Disclaimer: Fruits Basket doesn't belong to me.
Rat in the Hat
SakuraRibbons: Welcome to a new fanfic!
Kisa: Sakura-chan, who will be in this story?
SakuraRibbons: Ummm…I'll put as many characters from the storyline as possible!
Kyo: When you say, 'as many' that means I won't be in it. Right?
SakuraRibbons: Of course you will! You have a major part in it later on!
Kyo: Shoot…
Note: Italics are thoughts.
Chapter One
Hats
"Hey Tohru!" Uo and Hana came up to a girl none other than Tohru Honda. It was a nice day and Tohru was in town doing some shopping.
She turned around and greeted them. "Good morning! What are you two doing here?" Tohru asked tying part of her hair with the ribbon Yuki gave her for White Day.
"Would you like to go on a walk Tohru-kun?" Hana asked smiling at her friend.
"I'm sorry you two but, Yuki-kun asked if we could talk a bit today. He said it was kind of important." Uo and Hana exchanged surprised looks.
"Okay. Well, if the prince disses you or anything, I'll beat him up for you," Uo said cracking her knuckles.
"Ummm…I don't think you'll need to do that!" Tohru said panicking slightly.
"Alright. See you later Tohru-kun," Hana said waving. They both headed to the station, probably to Hana's house. 'Oh! I should get home soon! I don't want to keep Yuki-kun waiting!' Tohru thought. She picked up her bags and rushed back to the Sohma compound.
Meanwhile
"Arisa? Do you think he is going to tell her?" Hana asked gazing at random people.
The blond shrugged. "He might, he might not. The prince is a person who can't just say that he likes someone. Anyway, I hope he doesn't say anything that will hurt Tohru."
"Yes. Well, in any case, we'll ask her tomorrow on how the conversation went," the gothic girl said.
At Shigure's House
"Honda-san?" Yuki walked over to Tohru, the floor creaking slightly.
"Eh? Oh, good morning Yuki-kun!" the girl said cheerfully. She set down a few grocery bags.
"Ummm…I'll start on breakfast!" Tohru decided rolling up her sleeves.
Yuki smiled. "Honda-san…you don't have to. The baka-neko and the perverted dog have gone out today."
Tohru laughed slightly at his comments. "Okay then. Well, you said you wanted to tell me something important! Do you want to talk about it now?" she asked blushing slightly, setting down the last bag on the kitchen counter.
"Alright. Let's go to the secret base then. And…" Yuki stopped and looked at the floor.
Tohru gave him a concerned look. "Are you okay?" she asked, her eyes full of worry.
He nodded and smiled. "Yeah, I'm fine. Ummm…could you bring a…hat with you?" Yuki asked looking a little embarrassed.
"Okay!" the brown haired girl said cheerfully. She quickly ran upstairs to her room. 'Oh! Let me bring that orange hat! I can tell Yuki-kun the story about the boy who helped me!' Tohru thought. She picked up the hat and rushed downstairs. Yuki and Tohru went out the door, and Yuki slid it shut.
They walk to the base in silence. Yuki was playing with his hands. 'What's troubling him? Is it about me? I hope I can help Yuki-kun!' Tohru thought.They reached the garden and sat down. "Ummm…would you like to talk now Yuki-kun?" Tohru asked nervously. He nodded and took a deep breath.
"Honda-san, remember when I told you that I opened the lid?" Yuki asked looking at the brown haired girl carefully. She nodded and kept listening. "Well…I'm going to tell you some things. For one thing, that hat you are holding in your hands was given to you from a boy that helped you home when you were little. Right?"
Tohru just nodded again, dumbfounded. 'How does Yuki-kun know about the hat and the boy who gave it to me! Was he there when it happened? Or was he the one who…' Yuki kept going. "That boy who helped you…was me…"
TBC
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Author's Note
Oh yeah! Yuki-chan tells Tohru about the hat! I hope that in the later volumes of Furuba, he tells her. So…what do you think? I wrote another story called 'Names to Call Her'
It's about some of Yuki's feelings. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this so far!