Fruits Basket FanFic
Okay. *sigh* I have written my first fanfic. Please do not laugh, or at least do not tell me if you do laugh, lol. Anyway, it's three in the morning so I'm going to leave it where it is, despite the fact that it's disorganized and leaves off rather suddenly. I have much to learn about writing. -_-'
This is from Fruits Basket. I left name titles out and just used first names for those who are not familiar with the anime (and to be honest, to make it easier on myself, lol). Except for Hatori. For some reason, I cannot immagine Tohru calling him anything but Hatori-san. I suppose I've gotten too used to it.
Walking home from her partime job, Tohru started thinking about her conversation with Hatori. She wished she could do something for him. He had been so kind to her. After all the pain he had gone through, he was concerned about her well being. What a kind, selfless person Hatori-san was.
She glimpsed something very brightly colored through the bushes and went closer to investigate.
"What beautiful flowers!"
Maybe she could pick some for Hatori-san, they always cheered Tohru. She went around the bushes and bent over to pick a few, but as she did, Tohru felt a sharp pain in her ankle and a snake slithered over the path as she stumbled.
Tohru's eyes watered as she bent down and looked at her ankle. She hadn't seen the snake well enough to know if it was poisonous. She'd hardly seen it all. There was nothing for it; she'd just have to hope for the best and get home as quickly as possible.
She stumbled forward, limping as the pain in her leg increased. After ten minutes of hurried limping, Tohru had to slow the pace, and it wasn't much longer before she couldn't walk anymore. She tried, but her leg wouldn't cooperate; the pain was too much, and her ankle had swelled significantly. Her vision was starting to go a little fuzzy, as well.
She started crying again. The snake must have been poisonous after all. That being the case, she was in extreme danger if she didn't find help soon. Grabbing a tall stick lying nearby, Tohru tried to get up again. She only managed to get a few feet further before collapsing again and passing out.
It wasn't long before the Souhmas began worrying about Tohru, and hardly longer before Yuki found her, lying half a mile from the house, a flower clutched in one hand, a stick in the other.
"Tohru? Tohru!"
She opened her eyes slightly, "Yuki?"
"Are you okay?"
She tried so hard to concentrate on what he was saying, to understand. But she was so tired, and in so much pain. She just wanted to sleep.
"Stay awake, Tohru. Stay awake."
What was wrong? Had she fallen? Was she sick? I wasn't long before he found the cause. The swelling ankle, not to mention the blood from the bite gave it away. He considered his options for a minute. She needed a doctor, and taking her to Hatori might be faster than taking her home and having Hatori come over there; it wasn't too much farther. He ran off toward Hatori's, Tohru in his arms.
Yuki pounded on the door with his foot.
Hatori opened the door, "What is-?" he saw Tohru.
"Hatori. Something's wrong with Tohru. It looks like she's been bitten by a snake."
There was a long pause.
"Bring her in."
"Thank you."
He led Yuki to a bedroom.
"Lay her there," Hatori said, indicating the bed.
Yuki did so.
"Now go."
Yuki looked at him. "I'm staying with her."
"There's nothing you can do, and she's obviously not going back to your house, tonight. Go."
Yuki didn't want to leave Tohru, but Hatori was right. There was nothing he could do. In fact, given the small amount of space, it was likely he'd get in the way.
"Is she going to be okay?"
"She will be. Now go."
Yuki still didn't like it, but Hatori wouldn't lie to him. He hesitated.
"Do you want me to help her or not?" Hatori asked.
"I do," Yuki responded.
"Then go."
Yuki gave him a look and then left.
Hatori was very worried, despite his words to Yuki. Snake bites could be very dangerous things, and unfortunately, he didn't know what kind of snake had bitten Tohru. This complicated things a lot. He looked down at her. She was panting slightly and her brow was creased. Her temperature was extremely high as well.
His mind flashed back to the meeting they'd had a couple of weeks back. Her smiling eyes as she told him about Spring and how she loved it. Her tears as she cried for his loss. How wonderfully full of life she seemed. He intended to see her that way again.
Tohru woke at various points of the night, but was unable to make any sense of what she saw. She thought she saw Hatori, but wasn't she still lying in the forest? Someone forced her to sit up and put a disgusting liquid in her mouth, and she tried to spit it out, but a voice told her she had to swallow it; it would make her feel better. The voice was very familiar, and she trusted it. Afterwards, things started to come into focus better, although she slept for a good part of it. By morning the next day, she was able to comprehend where she was. She looked across the room and saw Hatori, asleep at the desk.
"Ha- ?" ... better to let him sleep. He didn't look like he'd gotten much.
She felt extremely guilty. She should have been more careful. She knew there were snakes around; she'd been stupid not to be on the look out for them. And now Hatori-san slept at his desk because of her. She felt like such a nuisance. Exhausted simply from waking, Tohru went back to sleep, still worrying about the inconvenience she'd caused Hatori-san.
Kyo and Yuki pounded at the door. They'd been at it for five minutes, now, and still no one answered.
"Hatori, are you there?"
More pounding.
Finally, the door opened and Hatori stood there, eyes rimmed from lack of sleep.
"How is she?" asked Yuki.
"She's doing much better, despite the fact that her sleep has been interrupted by a certain two people pounding on the door."
...
"Can we see her?" asked Kyo.
Hatori considered. Tohru needed rest, but these two weren't going to be reassured by his words alone.
"You have five minutes."
Tohru awoke to a horrible pounding that seemed to echo in her skull. It went on for quite some time before it stopped. Then Yuki and Kyo came in. Her eyes widened and she tried to sit up, but she tried a little too quickly and her head didn't seem to move with the rest of her. She clutched the bed post while her mind reorientated itself.
"Lie down, Tohru," Yuki said, pressing a hand on her shoulder.
Slowly, she obeyed, not sure she could have sat up much longer, anyway.
"You look much better than you did last night." Yuki turned to Hatori, "Thank you Hatori." Hatori nodded.
Kyo stared at Yuki. She looked better? Just what kind of snake was that?
"She needs to rest now. She'll probably need to stay today and possibly tomorrow, but afterwards she'll be fine," said Hatori.
Finally, Tohru found words, although she spoke slowly, "Hatori-san, I- I couldn't! I've already .... inconvenienced you enough, and it was so ... kind of you to take .... care of me last night, I couldn't poss-ibly impose further."
"Tohru, you're in no condition to leave right now. You're staying and that's final." Everyone seemed to be in agreement with this last statement. Or rather, everyone but Tohru, who didn't really have the energy to protest.
That night, Hatori helped Tohru out of the bed. She slowly walked, limping slightly, and went outside to sit on the porch and look at the stars. She hadn't been outside in awhile, and she needed to feel the cool breeze.
Hatori came out behind her and watched as Tohru gazed up at the stars. His mouth twitched upward, she was so like her, so like the woman he'd almost married. He abruptly stopped the smile; he couldn't afford to love again. It didn't destroy him the last time, but that didn't mean it wouldn't succeed on the second attempt.
"Hatori-san?"
He looked at her.
"Do you know any of the constellations? I've always wanted to know them."
"I know a few."
"Could you, could you show me a few?"
He hesitated, and came and sat down beside Tohru.
"Do you see that one, there? Those three really bright stars?"
"Yes."
"Those and the reddish one over there are part of Orien, the hunter."
"Oh. What about those over there? Are they part of something? They always stick out to me."
He almost smiled, "well, it depends on which constellation you're looking for. Different cultures have developed different constellations for those particular stars."
Tohru was still looking at the stars, and didn't notice the change in his expression.
"Are there constellations for the Jyunishi?"
"Do you see those over there?"
"Yes, I see them."
"That's part of the dog."
"What about yours, Hatori-san?"
This time, Hatori did give a small smile, "the ones you pointed out a moment ago, they are part of the dragon."
As you can see, I'm not very good at this kind of thing. -_-'
This is from Fruits Basket. I left name titles out and just used first names for those who are not familiar with the anime (and to be honest, to make it easier on myself, lol). Except for Hatori. For some reason, I cannot immagine Tohru calling him anything but Hatori-san. I suppose I've gotten too used to it.
Walking home from her partime job, Tohru started thinking about her conversation with Hatori. She wished she could do something for him. He had been so kind to her. After all the pain he had gone through, he was concerned about her well being. What a kind, selfless person Hatori-san was.
She glimpsed something very brightly colored through the bushes and went closer to investigate.
"What beautiful flowers!"
Maybe she could pick some for Hatori-san, they always cheered Tohru. She went around the bushes and bent over to pick a few, but as she did, Tohru felt a sharp pain in her ankle and a snake slithered over the path as she stumbled.
Tohru's eyes watered as she bent down and looked at her ankle. She hadn't seen the snake well enough to know if it was poisonous. She'd hardly seen it all. There was nothing for it; she'd just have to hope for the best and get home as quickly as possible.
She stumbled forward, limping as the pain in her leg increased. After ten minutes of hurried limping, Tohru had to slow the pace, and it wasn't much longer before she couldn't walk anymore. She tried, but her leg wouldn't cooperate; the pain was too much, and her ankle had swelled significantly. Her vision was starting to go a little fuzzy, as well.
She started crying again. The snake must have been poisonous after all. That being the case, she was in extreme danger if she didn't find help soon. Grabbing a tall stick lying nearby, Tohru tried to get up again. She only managed to get a few feet further before collapsing again and passing out.
It wasn't long before the Souhmas began worrying about Tohru, and hardly longer before Yuki found her, lying half a mile from the house, a flower clutched in one hand, a stick in the other.
"Tohru? Tohru!"
She opened her eyes slightly, "Yuki?"
"Are you okay?"
She tried so hard to concentrate on what he was saying, to understand. But she was so tired, and in so much pain. She just wanted to sleep.
"Stay awake, Tohru. Stay awake."
What was wrong? Had she fallen? Was she sick? I wasn't long before he found the cause. The swelling ankle, not to mention the blood from the bite gave it away. He considered his options for a minute. She needed a doctor, and taking her to Hatori might be faster than taking her home and having Hatori come over there; it wasn't too much farther. He ran off toward Hatori's, Tohru in his arms.
Yuki pounded on the door with his foot.
Hatori opened the door, "What is-?" he saw Tohru.
"Hatori. Something's wrong with Tohru. It looks like she's been bitten by a snake."
There was a long pause.
"Bring her in."
"Thank you."
He led Yuki to a bedroom.
"Lay her there," Hatori said, indicating the bed.
Yuki did so.
"Now go."
Yuki looked at him. "I'm staying with her."
"There's nothing you can do, and she's obviously not going back to your house, tonight. Go."
Yuki didn't want to leave Tohru, but Hatori was right. There was nothing he could do. In fact, given the small amount of space, it was likely he'd get in the way.
"Is she going to be okay?"
"She will be. Now go."
Yuki still didn't like it, but Hatori wouldn't lie to him. He hesitated.
"Do you want me to help her or not?" Hatori asked.
"I do," Yuki responded.
"Then go."
Yuki gave him a look and then left.
Hatori was very worried, despite his words to Yuki. Snake bites could be very dangerous things, and unfortunately, he didn't know what kind of snake had bitten Tohru. This complicated things a lot. He looked down at her. She was panting slightly and her brow was creased. Her temperature was extremely high as well.
His mind flashed back to the meeting they'd had a couple of weeks back. Her smiling eyes as she told him about Spring and how she loved it. Her tears as she cried for his loss. How wonderfully full of life she seemed. He intended to see her that way again.
Tohru woke at various points of the night, but was unable to make any sense of what she saw. She thought she saw Hatori, but wasn't she still lying in the forest? Someone forced her to sit up and put a disgusting liquid in her mouth, and she tried to spit it out, but a voice told her she had to swallow it; it would make her feel better. The voice was very familiar, and she trusted it. Afterwards, things started to come into focus better, although she slept for a good part of it. By morning the next day, she was able to comprehend where she was. She looked across the room and saw Hatori, asleep at the desk.
"Ha- ?" ... better to let him sleep. He didn't look like he'd gotten much.
She felt extremely guilty. She should have been more careful. She knew there were snakes around; she'd been stupid not to be on the look out for them. And now Hatori-san slept at his desk because of her. She felt like such a nuisance. Exhausted simply from waking, Tohru went back to sleep, still worrying about the inconvenience she'd caused Hatori-san.
Kyo and Yuki pounded at the door. They'd been at it for five minutes, now, and still no one answered.
"Hatori, are you there?"
More pounding.
Finally, the door opened and Hatori stood there, eyes rimmed from lack of sleep.
"How is she?" asked Yuki.
"She's doing much better, despite the fact that her sleep has been interrupted by a certain two people pounding on the door."
...
"Can we see her?" asked Kyo.
Hatori considered. Tohru needed rest, but these two weren't going to be reassured by his words alone.
"You have five minutes."
Tohru awoke to a horrible pounding that seemed to echo in her skull. It went on for quite some time before it stopped. Then Yuki and Kyo came in. Her eyes widened and she tried to sit up, but she tried a little too quickly and her head didn't seem to move with the rest of her. She clutched the bed post while her mind reorientated itself.
"Lie down, Tohru," Yuki said, pressing a hand on her shoulder.
Slowly, she obeyed, not sure she could have sat up much longer, anyway.
"You look much better than you did last night." Yuki turned to Hatori, "Thank you Hatori." Hatori nodded.
Kyo stared at Yuki. She looked better? Just what kind of snake was that?
"She needs to rest now. She'll probably need to stay today and possibly tomorrow, but afterwards she'll be fine," said Hatori.
Finally, Tohru found words, although she spoke slowly, "Hatori-san, I- I couldn't! I've already .... inconvenienced you enough, and it was so ... kind of you to take .... care of me last night, I couldn't poss-ibly impose further."
"Tohru, you're in no condition to leave right now. You're staying and that's final." Everyone seemed to be in agreement with this last statement. Or rather, everyone but Tohru, who didn't really have the energy to protest.
That night, Hatori helped Tohru out of the bed. She slowly walked, limping slightly, and went outside to sit on the porch and look at the stars. She hadn't been outside in awhile, and she needed to feel the cool breeze.
Hatori came out behind her and watched as Tohru gazed up at the stars. His mouth twitched upward, she was so like her, so like the woman he'd almost married. He abruptly stopped the smile; he couldn't afford to love again. It didn't destroy him the last time, but that didn't mean it wouldn't succeed on the second attempt.
"Hatori-san?"
He looked at her.
"Do you know any of the constellations? I've always wanted to know them."
"I know a few."
"Could you, could you show me a few?"
He hesitated, and came and sat down beside Tohru.
"Do you see that one, there? Those three really bright stars?"
"Yes."
"Those and the reddish one over there are part of Orien, the hunter."
"Oh. What about those over there? Are they part of something? They always stick out to me."
He almost smiled, "well, it depends on which constellation you're looking for. Different cultures have developed different constellations for those particular stars."
Tohru was still looking at the stars, and didn't notice the change in his expression.
"Are there constellations for the Jyunishi?"
"Do you see those over there?"
"Yes, I see them."
"That's part of the dog."
"What about yours, Hatori-san?"
This time, Hatori did give a small smile, "the ones you pointed out a moment ago, they are part of the dragon."
As you can see, I'm not very good at this kind of thing. -_-'