Hidden From the World

By: .Cami.B.

Chapter 12: The Boar

AN: Hi everyone! I know… I know you're all probably really mad or super annoyed with me by now. Let me say, I'm really sorry for the long wait for this chapter. It's been almost a year since I've updated and two since I started writing this story. I really didn't mean to take this long to update. I recently moved into a new chapter of my life and have just settled into college. I am on summer vacation at the moment, but I am also taking summer courses, so I do not have as much leisure time as you probably assume I'd have this time of year. I honestly was super busy this past year and never had time to write. Again, I'm very sorry. I would also like to apologize if this chapter is a little shaky and not as well written as the other chapters. The characters might be a little out of character because I haven't written for so long and it's been ages since I last watched/read any Fruits Basket so my memory of each character's personality might be off. Anyhow, we left off with Kyo and Tohru's roof scene. Let's recap what's happened so far:

Tohru has met of half of the Juunishis: Hatori, Shigure, Ayame, Yuki, Haru, and Momiji and she's met Kyo as well. Akito has grown from being very cold toward Tohru to a little more affectionate. Tohru and Akito are engaged to be wed in a month or so. However, right when Akito seems to be caring for Tohru a little more, Tohru is sent away to live with Shigure. Nobody would tell her why except "its bad luck for the bride to see the groom before the wedding" which Tohru knows is total bogus. Tohru starts life at Shigure's house and finds herself doing what she enjoys most: cooking/cleaning for the men there. I believe this is where we left off. Ok, with that said…here we go chapter 12!! Please review if you can! I need your advice now more than ever before! XP Thank you!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Fruits Basket characters in this story.

My day began as it usually did with the usually trip to the kitchen to start breakfast. Yuki-kun made his way down the stairs first as always. He was always the earliest riser among Shii-chan and Kyo-kun. I greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning Yuki-kun. How are you feeling this morning?" I asked joyously.

"Fine. Thank you for asking Honda-san," he replied with a warm smile, "Will breakfast be ready soon?"

"Oh! Yes, would you like to have breakfast now?" I asked wondering if he'd like to wait for Shii-chan and Kyo-kun.

"If it wouldn't be any trouble for you," he replied kindly.

"Oh! Of course not! I'll get your platter ready right now!" I hurried back into the kitchen.

"I'll help you," he insisted and followed me into the kitchen.

We were preparing everyone's breakfast when another set of footsteps alerted me. I peeked out to see whether it was Shii-chan or Kyo-kun. As expected, it was Kyo-kun; Shii-chan was usually the one that slept in on weekdays. Kyo-kun was stretching when he caught me looking at him. I smiled.

"Good morning Kyo-kun. Did you sleep well?" I asked joyously.

"It was alright," he replied coolly.

Yuki-kun slide out of the kitchen behind me and gave Kyo-kun an annoyed glare once he saw him. "You could be a little less rude to the person that made your meals you know, stupid cat."

"Oh no, they're going to fight again!" I thought.

Instantly I jumped in between the two and yelled, "Please don't fight!" It was as if it was reflexes to do so, but to my surprise, Kyo-kun had no intentions to fight Yuki-kun.

"I'm not going to fight him," Kyo-kun said simply as he stretched his other arm.

"Huh?" I was dumbfounded by Kyo-kun's ability to consume Yuki-kun's insult without throwing a fit about it. "Kyo-kun, are you ill?"

He looked over at me, "What?"

"I don't know. You just don't seem like yourself today," I added softly.

"I'm alright," he replied as he made his way down to the ground across the table from Yuki-kun.

Yuki-kun began eating his breakfast without saying another word to Kyo-kun. Kyo-kun looked up at me but did not say anything. I knew he wanted to say something because his mouth opened for speech for a second before hesitation stopped it. He paused as I watched cluelessly.

"Oh forget it, I'll go get it myself," he said to himself as he made his way up again.

"Huh?" I replied confused as he came toward me.

He slid past me and into the kitchen behind. He wanted breakfast! That's what he was hesitant to ask about. "OH! Kyo-kun, you wanted breakfast! I'll get it for you, please allow me!" I called to him.

"No, I got it. Is this orange plate here mine?" he called back.

"Um, yes," I answered watching from behind him.

"You made fish?" he asked seemingly amused.

"I thought you might like—" I paused, "Fish."

I assumed Kyo-kun liked fish simply because he was the Cat of the zodiac. I made a stupid assumption. Oh! How am I going to tell him that! Kyo-kun probably doesn't want to talk about him being 

the Cat. What should I do? As I hesitated for an appropriate explanation, Kyo-kun broke the awkward silence and regained my attention as he chewed on the piece of steamed fish. "Thanks, I like fish," he said simply as he ate off the orange plate.

Kyo-kun made his way out of the kitchen with his breakfast in hand and settled back where he was originally at the table across from Yuki-kun. I followed shortly afterward.

"Yuki-kun, do you like your breakfast? I'm sorry, I didn't know what you liked, so I guessed," I explained.

"No, Honda-san, this is delicious. I love it. Thank you very much for this delicious meal," he answered with his warm smile.

I returned his smile with my own.

"Where is your breakfast Honda-san?" he asked suddenly.

"Oh, I've already ate this morning when I got up," I answered cheerfully as I made my way down to the table between the two boys.

"Oh?" Yuki-kun's expression showed a hint of bewilderment. "Do you wake early in the morning to make us meals?"

"I am accustomed to waking up early, so don't worry," I replied.

My reply seemed to have relieved only half of the concerns Yuki-kun had, but he settled with my reply and continued enjoying his breakfast. Yuki-kun and I were conversing as Kyo-kun ease dropped when someone knocked on the front door.

"I wonder who that might be," I said aloud. "Please excuse me."

Yuki-kun gave me a consenting smile as I excused myself from the table and room. I pulled one of the sliding front doors aside to find only a light breeze and the debris it carried with it.

"Hello?" I said softly as I examined the empty yard. "Is someone there?"

No one answered, but as I was about to shut the door a glimpse of short dark brown hair caught my attention. The face of a young girl with shoulder length dark brown hair and eyes peeked out from behind a wall. She appeared shy, but she was very beautiful I thought. She looked a little older than me, but definitely not more than a couple of years.

"Hello," I greeted her politely.

Her body slowly revealed itself to me as she slowly made her way out from behind the wall. She was wearing a green dress and had on with it a brown teddy backpack. She looked shyly at me.

"Is Kyo-chan here?" her voice was soft and soothing.

I smiled. "Yes, he is," I answered cheerfully. "Please come in."

She followed me into the house. I guided her to the living room where I left Kyo-kun and Yuki-kun. I was not sure who this young girl is, but she seemed nice enough and something about her attracts me. We made our way into the living room and before I knew it, this girl pounced from behind me and toward Kyo-kun like a tiger attacking its prey. I stood in shock.

"OH! MY KYO-CHAN! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!? DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME AGAIN!" the girl yelled as she embraced Kyo-kun tightly.

Kyo-kun seemed annoyed by her embrace. He struggled to free himself as her hold on him tightened to a point where he appeared to no longer have the ability to breathe.

"KYO-CHAN, I MISSED YOU!" the girl continued yelling as he hold tightened on Kyo-kun.

"Ah, miss—" I hesitated realizing I didn't know her name. She noticed my hesitation.

She stopped tugging on Kyo-kun's seemingly lifeless body and looked over her shoulder at me. She examined me.

"Um, I think Kyo-kun is hurt. Maybe you should—" I was broken off by her sudden howling.

She burst into tears for an unknown reason.

"KYO-CHAN! HOW COULD YOU CHEAT ON ME?! WHY! WHY! WHY!" she repeated as she tugged Kyo-kun left and right.

"AH!!" I yelled as I approached her from behind.

She pounced from the ground and turned around to take a second look at me. "NO!!" she cried angrily.

This sudden change in mood caught me off guard. With one swift motion, Kyo-kun was thrown out into the garden, through the paper shade doors. I jumped from astonishment. She had a lot of strength for a girl of her age and figure.

"AH! KYO-KUN!" I yelled.

The girl chased after him and before I could react to all of this, she was swinging Kyo-kun around as if he was a lasso and she was his cowboy. Her constant swinging subsided to kicks and then to punches.

"AH! Kyo-kun is getting hurt! We should help!" I yelled as Kyo-kun flew from one side of the yard to the other in five second intervals.

Yuki-kun calmly took a sip of his tea which now sat comfortably in his hands for the table had been pounded to bits by the girl's amazing strength.

"Yuki-kun?" I was dumbfounded by his calmness in this situation.

The third set of footsteps echoed behind me and I knew who this last set belonged to, Shii-chan. He yawned as he entered the living room in his usual grey robe. I ran over to his side to inform him of the situation.

"Shii-chan! Kyo-kun is being attacked!" I explained worriedly.

"Huh?" he looked at me and then at the broken table and shade doors in front of him. He sighed.

"Shii-chan?" I examined his emotionless facial expression.

His attention went to the flying Kyo-kun and girl that was sending him flying outside. "She's early," he said simply to Yuki-kun.

Yuki-kun took another sip of his tea. "You invited her over?" Yuki-kun asked.

"Me? No way, she insisted to come over," Shii-chan said appearing to be joking.

Yuki-kun did not reply, but from his facial expression I could tell that he did not believe Shii-chan. I grew more and more nervous as Kyo-kun's screams echoed louder and louder into the room and the girl's strikes became harder and harder.

"Um, Shii-chan…Yuki-kun, should we do something to help Kyo-kun?" I asked nervously.

Shii-chan looked down at me and smiled. "Oh my beautiful flower, you don't need to worry yourself over little Kyonichi. Its how he bonds with his fiancée," he smiled.

I was shocked. "Shii-chan did you saw fiancée?" I thought I misheard him, but I didn't.

Shii-chan reacted to my astonishment with a simple nod. "I wish they'd stop tearing my house down though," he sighed, "Young love, it's so destructive."

Suddenly, Kyo-kun freed himself from the girl's wild grasp and ran back into the room. He looked at me first and then at Shii-chan. "SHE'S NOT MY FIANCEE! SHE'S JUST CRAZY! THAT'S ALL CRAZY!"

The girl ran in after him and was ready to brutally punish him for his words it seemed when Shii-chan shot her a "that's-enough" look. Shii-chan looked at me for a second and then at Kyo-kun's angry face. Shii-chan smiled.

"Oh, but everyone knows you two young love birds are engaged," he said jokingly.

"I NEVER SAID I LIKED HER! SHE'S CRAZY!" he argued.

"BUT KYO-CHAN! YOU SAID YOU'LL MARRY ME! REMEMBER?!" she leaned in to Kyo-kun and glared threateningly at him.

"WHAT?! That's because you threatened to kill me if I didn't say yes! You threatened me with a knife and we were only kids!" Kyo-kun argued as he slid away from the girl.

"A PROMISE IS A PROMISE!!" she leaped into the air and with fire burning in her eyes, she got a hold of Kyo-kun again.

"Ah! Please don't hurt Kyo-kun!" I called instinctively.

With a strong unbreakable grip on Kyo-kun, she turned to look at me. Her eyes were no longer filled with anger, but with sadness instead now. "Kyo-chan, do you like her? Is that why you don't like me anymore?" she asked sadly.

Kyo-kun looked at me. "WHAT!! NO!! I MEAN, LET GO!" he yelled.

The girl let go and amazing sat very still beside Kyo-kun and me. Shii-chan took advantage of this rare opportunity and made some introductions. I was glad.

"Well, now that you've broken everything possible in my house," Shii-chan teased, "Let me introduce you to my fiancée."

Shii-chan's words obviously brought to her a sense of relief and a great amount of joy. Her spirit was lifted instantly. She reached over to hug Kyo-kun.

"But wait—" I cut off dumbfounded by the fact that Kyo-kun did not transform into a cat.

Shii-chan noticed. "Juunishis can embrace other juunishis from the opposite sex," he explained.

My eyes widened. "Juunishi? She's a juunishi?" I asked drawn.

Shii-chan smiled and nodded. "My lovely Tohru, this is Kagura Sohma. Kagura this is my lovely Tohru Honda-chan."

Kagura-san looked at me and smiled. I bowed and greeted her by her name for the first time. "It's nice to meet you Sohma-san."

She giggled. "You can call me by my first name and it's nice to meet you too Tohru-san," she replied hugging Kyo-kun tighter now. "I'M SO HAPPY KYO-CHAN! YOU'RE NOT CHEATING ONE ME! YAY!"

There was a short silence before Kagura-san broke it. She froze as she examined me once more.

"Shii-chan, she's too pretty to be your fiancée," she looked over at Yuki-kun, "She must be your fiancée Yuki-chan!"

Yuki-kun and I blushed simultaneously. Kyo-kun broke free from Kagura-san's grip. Annoyed, he commented, "She's too good for that stupid rat."

Yuki-kun ignored Kyo-kun.

"Now, now boys there's no need to fight over the beautiful Tohru-chan. We all know who she's madly in love with," Shii-chan smiled, "Me."

Kyo-kun and Yuki-kun replied in unison, "SHUT UP YOU OLD PERV!"

"What? Can't a man wish?" Shii-chan lightened the mood by asking for his breakfast. "My lovely Tohru-chan, do you happen to have breakfast for me too?" he said with a gentle voice.

"Oh! Yes! Of course," I headed to the kitchen, "With all of the commotion I almost forgot about it. I'm sorry."

I returned with a tray of a three course breakfast for Shii-chan. His eyes sparkled as he admired the beautifully decorated plates of food.

"Oh my Tohru-chan, I knew you were sent from the heavens to be my guardian angel," Shii-chan commented, "Come my angel, let me hold you close to thank you for your beautiful meal!"

"Um…" I blushed.

Before Shii-chan got to me, Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun got to him. Shii-chan was pinned to the ground by Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun's elbows.

"You're disgusting!" Kyo-kun declared.

"They should send you to jail for being a molester," Yuki-kun followed simply.

Kagura-san was also admiring the breakfast displayed in front of Shii-chan. "Did you really make all of this Tohru-san?" she asked in admiration.

I smiled warmly. "Yes, I did," I answered.

Sparkles appeared in her beautiful brown eyes. "Can you teach me how to cook? I want to be the perfect wife for Kyo-chan!" she exclaimed as she grabbed Kyo-kun back into her arms.

"FOR THE LAST TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO MARRY YOU!! LET GO!!" Kyo-kun yelled in between breaths.

"YOU WILL MARRY ME! AND WE WILL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER!" she roared over Kyo-kun's struggling body.

"My dear Kagura, Tohru-chan's skills as a housewife is far beyond your reach. Maybe Kyonichi should marry Tohru-chan instead," he joked.

I blushed as Yuki-kun let out a light sigh seeming to be the foreshadowing of some disaster. Kagura-san jumped up leaving Kyo-kun's body to fall to the ground.

"NO! I will learn to be a good wife! You'll see!" she was very determined. "Kyo-chan, give me your clothes, I will wash them for you."

She began to tug on his clothes as he tried to stop her. "WHAT?! ARE YOU CRAZY?" he howled at her.

"Come on Kyo-chan! Take them off, I can't wash them if you don't take them off!" she replied even more determined than ever.

Kyo-kun got up and ran for it. Kagura-san pulled off his black t-shirt right before he landed in the garden.

"Kyo-kun, come on!" she called after him.

I smiled as I watched the two outside. As bizarre as their relationship may seem, Kagura-san seems to love Kyo-kun very much and I'm happy for Kyo-kun and Kagura-san. Kagura-san is also a juunishi. I wonder which juunishi she is. Let's see, she very outgoing and has incredible strength. Maybe she is the Tiger? Shii-chan finished his breakfast and smiled at me.

"That was delicious my beautiful flower," he complimented, "Thank you. Now, if you'll excuse me I'd like to go work on some things."

"Ok," I replied, "Will you be going out?"

Shii-chan nodded. "Yes, but I will be back for dinner."

I smiled. "Ok, then I'll have dinner ready," I promised.

"Great. See you later my fantasy come true," he said as he disappeared around the corner.

My attention was now on the standing Yuki-kun.

"Do you have somewhere to go too Yuki-kun?" I asked.

"Oh, yes, I have to go to school," he answered.

"School?" I mumbled as I examined his outfit.

Yuki-kun was wearing his school uniform this entire time and I did not notice it at all.

"Oh! Right school!" I exclaimed.

Yuki-kun smiled. "Did you go to school too before Honda-san?" he asked out of curiosity.

"School? No. I wasn't allowed to go to school," I answered sadly.

"I see," he replied, "I had expected that you didn't."

"Huh? Why?" I asked.

"You're from the main estate and if you weren't a servant, you must've had a private teacher," he assumed.

"Yes, I did, but not anymore," I answered sadly remembering the times when I would attend private lesson alongside Akito-san.

"I see," Yuki-kun said with a reassuring smiled. "Well, I'm off. Thank you again for the delicious meal Honda-san."

"You're welcome," I replied as I cleaned up all of the broken and unbroken dishes.

Yuki-kun disappeared. Kyo-kun and Kagura-san's voices faded as they ran deeper and deeper into the forest. I was alone. It was quiet for a second. It was very quite.

Flashback.

Akito-san sat very still. He appeared to be annoyed by today's lesson and by our new teacher. He didn't want to be there nor did he like our teacher much. I sat quietly beside Akito-san as Mr. Okowa lectured us on proper sentence structure in formal writing.

"Akito," Mr. Okowa paused noticing Akito-san's attention was elsewhere. "Akito Sohma!"

Mr. Okowa was a new teacher that was hired just yesterday because our previous teacher Miss Ashiyora resigned. She too was new when the previous teacher before her resigned. Akito-san is not the type of person that likes to be told what to do and as a result we've went through countless teachers. Mr. Okowa is a renowned teacher in Japan who was teacher to many children from prestigious families. He was use to children like Akito-san and believes he can control him.

Mr. Okowa grew impatient. He folded his arms in front of his chest and waited for a reply. As expected Akito-san did not reply.

"Mr. Akito Sohma, I am talking to you," he announced as if it wasn't already obvious.

Akito-san glared at what appeared to him as a pesky old fool. He rose from his desk and headed for the door. "The lesson is over. I'm tired," he said simply.

"The lesson is not over until I say it's over. I am the teacher!" Mr. Okowa exclaimed.

"Then you're fired," Akito-san said as he disappeared into the hallway.

Mr. Okowa was dumbfounded. I struggled as I decided who to tend to first. I rose and looked at Mr. Okowa. I bowed politely.

"Please forgive Akito-san's behavior. I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude," I assured him.

He smiled at me. "Tohru you are a bright child and I am not disappointed because of him, but because I can no longer teach you."

I was caught off guard and did not know what to say. I was honored.

"Go tend to him," he ordered.

"Yes, sir," I bowed and exited the room chasing after Akito-san.

I caught up with Akito-san who appeared to be annoyed by my presence, but I was determined to get him to let Mr. Okowa stay.

"Akito-san, Mr. Okowa is a great teacher and I—" I broke off.

"He's annoying," he interrupted, "I am God. He's not worthy to teach me and you are in no place to question my authority!"

My immense amount of determination was flushed away instantly and an overwhelming amount of disappointment took its place. My expression illustrated the disappointment that was growing in me. Akito-san looked at me for a second.

"Why do you look that way? You're ugly. Stop looking like that," he demanded.

With everything that was yet to be overwhelmed by the disappointment that grew in me, I smiled. Akito-san let out a big humph and started walking again. I followed silently like God's servant should without questioning where he was going or what he was going to do. I followed silently.

End of Flashback.

Kagura-san's voice sounded the house once again and brought me back to reality. She peaked into the kitchen with a bright smile on her face.

"Tohru-san," she called.

"Yes, Kagura-san."

She appeared hesitant, but managed to ask, "Do you think you can teach me to be a good wife?"

I blushed. "But I am not a wife. How can I teach you to be a good one if I am not even a regular one?" I questioned my own abilities.

"Of course you are a good wife! You can cook, clean, and do wife stuff!" she declared. "Please Tohru-chan."

She pleaded with passion in her eyes. She was determined and nothing I can say will break it. I smiled warmly. "I'll try my best!"

Joy overcame her instantly. "I'll start with laundry!" she announced as she swung what appeared to be Kyo-kun's black t-shirt and green cargo pants in the air.

"Ok," I smiled as I guided her to the small laundry room down the hall beside the kitchen on the ground floor.

Excitement overcame her as she stared admiringly at the two white laundry machines in front of us. I was showing her how to start a load of laundry in the washer when I realized that I had to do Shii-chan and Yuki-kun's laundry as well.

"Kagura-san, I have to get Shii-chan and Yuki-kun's laundry, please excuse me," I excused myself from her presence.

I headed upstairs and retrieved Yuki-kun and Shii-chan's laundry hampers. I was tugging them down the stairs when Kagura-san appeared joyously in front of the stairway.

"Do you need help Tohru-san?" she asked cheerfully. "I'm done with Kyo-chan's laundry."

"Great! I will leave these in the laundry room and we can go grocery shopping," I smiled.

"YAY!" she exclaimed in excitement.

I set the two hampers into the laundry room beside the washer and met up with Kagura-san in the house's entry way. She wore a big smile on her flawless face and seemed thrilled to see me. I greeted her and she returned my greeting with that of her own. We both pulled on our shoes and coats.

"Wait!" I suddenly realized, "Kagura-san where is Kyo-kun?"

She smiled. "He said he'll be back for dinner," she informed.

"Oh," I said softly, "Ok then we'll have to make a delicious dinner for Shii-chan, Yuki-kun, and Kyo-kun when they get back!"

"Yes!" she replied.

Kagura-san and I walked into the city to a grocery store near by. Kagura-san and I talked about a lot of things, most of which was about Kyo-kun, but I didn't mind. In fact, I enjoyed discovering more and more about Kyo-kun. Kagura-san told me that they fell in love when they were young children and that it didn't bother her that Kyo-kun was two years younger than her. She said that she had decided to marry Kyo-kun since before she can remember. We talked, walked, and shopped our afternoon away. We returned home with a lot more than mere groceries, though we did have a lot of it. Kagura-san was so thrilled to shop that she'd insisted we stop by every store we passed by. She purchased several new outfits and a collection of accessories for both herself and Kyo-kun.

We arrived at the house around two o'clock in the afternoon. I was shocked by house quickly time flew by, but I was not upset for in the time I've spent with Kagura-san I've learned more about Kyo-kun and Kagura-san than I ever could've at home for weeks. I unlocked the front door and we hauled all of the bags into the house. To my surprise, Kyo-kun was making his way down the staircase. He looked at all of the bags and sighed.

"Women," he said simply.

"KYO-CHAN!! LOOK WHAT I GOT YOU! IT'S MY FIRST PRESENT TO YOU AS YOUR WIFE!" Kagura-san announced.

I smiled. Kyo-kun looked at me and then at Kagura-san's cheerful expression. Kagura-san held up a cat figurine that resembled Kyo-kun's animal form next to another cat figurine of a white female cat. Kagura-san must be a white tiger! How amazing, I thought! Kyo-kun helped us move the grocery into the kitchen while Kagura-san hauled her newest prized possessions into the living room. We gathered into the living room. I made us all tea and was pouring Kyo-kun some when Kagura-san's loud bang onto the newly replaced table.

"OH NO!" Kagura-san screamed suddenly alerting both Kyo-kun and me.

"What are you going crazy about now!?" Kyo-kun yelled at Kagura-san annoyed.

"Is something wrong Kagura-san?" I asked concernedly.

"I forgot about Kyo-chan's laundry!" she panicked.

I chuckled lightly and Kyo-kun rolled his eyes. "It's a machine. It turns off when its does automatically," Kyo-kun explained in annoyance.

Kagura-san turned to me for my confirmation it seemed so I gave her a light nod to assure her that Kyo-kun was right. Relief came to her naturally and she smiled. Kagura-san relaxed and before I had expected her arms were around Kyo-kun again. I smiled amused.

"Tohru-san, what are we going to do now? Are we going to make dinner now?" Kagura-san asked eagerly.

"Yes, I should start on dinner right away!" I announced and invited Kagura-san to join me.

Kyo-kun rose from the ground and headed for the front doors.

"Kyo-kun?" I mumbled as he disappeared behind the wall.

"Let's cook Tohru-san!" Kagura-san encouraged as she pulled me into the kitchen with her.

Kagura-san worked on the soup for the dinner as I stir-fried some vegetables and chicken. I glance over at the uncooked fish that was lying on a white plate.

"I have to get to the fish soon," I mumbled a loud.

Kagura-san's stirring halted as she slid her way pass me to the fish. "I'll do it! If it's for Kyo-chan I want to do it. Do you mind Tohru-san?" she asked nicely.

"No. Of course not," I answered thrilled to find Kagura-san so passionate about cooking.

Dinner was half done when we heard a loud scream from Kyo-kun nearby. We ran into the hallway to find a sea of white bubbles flooding the hallway. This see of bubbles came from the laundry room where Kyo-kun's voice came from.

"Kyo-kun!" I called. "Are you alright?"

Kagura-san and I watched nervously and helplessly as Kyo-kun's body dug out of the bubbles.

"What happened?" Kagura-san asked confused.

"YOU TELL ME!" Kyo-kun yelled as he held up his black t-shirt that was drenched in soap water.

Kagura-san's eyes were watery. She stormed into the bubbles as she called to us, "I'll fix it don't worry Kyo-chan."

In a few seconds, the sea of bubbles grew and invaded even more of the hallway.

"Kagura-san!" I called worried about her safety now.

At this moment Yuki-kun's voice alert the three of us. He was setting his bag down when he noticed the hallway engrossed by the soap bubbles.

"What is going on Honda-san?" he looked to me for an explanation.

"Ah…I…Kagura-san…laundry," I didn't know what to say.

"It's not her fault, Kagura tried to do laundry and it ended up like this," Kyo-kun defended me.

"I never said I thought it was Honda-san's fault," Yuki-kun defended himself. "Where is she?"

"She's in the laundry room! Yuki-kun…Kyo-kun, what should we do?" I panicked.

"She made this mess. she'll get herself out of it. I don't care about her," Kyo-kun declared coldly.

Almost instantly, Kagura-san's body flew from the sea of bubbles and onto Kyo-kun's. She mounted Kyo-kun to the ground and started attacking him.

"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?! I LOVED YOU! I WASHED YOUR CLOTHES!" she roared angrily as she consistently threw punch after punch.

Yuki-kun sighed. "Kagura, stop," he told her.

She ignored him. Yuki-kun gave up and looked over at the bubbles. "Honda-san, let's clean this up before Shigure gets back."

I nodded obediently. "Yes, of course! I'll go get the mop and some buckets!" I informed him and ran off into the kitchen.

I returned to find Kyo-kun and Kagura-san fighting outside in the garden. Yuki-kun was waiting for me. We were clearing the bubbles when a loud crash sounded the house. We ran outside to find a collapsed concrete wall, Kyo-kun, a stranger on the ground, and Shii-chan's car pulling up to the house. There was a thick cloud of dust and brown smoke that surrounded the scene. The stranger was lying on the ground near a brown bike. He must have been riding by when the collapsing wall hit him. The smoke cleared and I began to examine the scene again. I expected to find Kyo-kun and Kagura-san, but to my surprise I only found Kagura-san's clothes.

"Oh no!" I thought. I recognized what had happened instantly. I looked around for a white tiger, but there was none to be found. Once the smoke completely disappeared, I found the man on the ground stunned by the animal on top of him. He had a little brown boar on his chest. He held onto the boar who was struggling to get away.

"Kagura-san?" I mumbled in disbelief.

Shii-chan saw the whole scene and immediately came to our rescue.

"Kagura-san?" the man repeated looking at the animal on his lap.

"Yes, that's our pet Kagura-san!" Shii-chan interrupted. He hastily grabbed Kagura-san off of the man's lap and handed it to me.

I looked at the sad animal for a second. Shii-chan spoke to the man for a little moment before he got up and left on his bike. Shii-chan escorted us all back into the house where he found the half cleaned sea of bubbles.

"What happened my lovely Tohru-chan?" Shii-chan asked in astonishment.

"Um… well…" I mumbled.

POOF! Kagura-san, who had clung onto Kyo-kun's shoulder on our way into the house has suddenly transformed back into her human form. Kagura-san hung from Kyo-kun's right shoulder naked.

"PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!!" Kyo-kun jerked.

"DON'T BE SO MEAN TO ME KYO!!" Kagura-san yelled.

She broke out into a brutal punching session again.

Kagura-san's ability to see all of the good qualities in others is admirable. She has a unique way of showing her affection, but I think that's what makes her different. I never would have guessed that Kyo-kun would be engaged. I'm so happy to have met Kagura-san today even though it was a long and chaotic day. I wonder what other juunishis I will meet one day. I want to meet them all and when I do, I want to invite them all to the wedding. I know it will be great! Everyone will have so much fun and Akito-san…maybe he'll be happier too. He always seemed so lonely, so I wonder if he'll like the idea. Maybe just maybe.

AN: Hey everyone! I know...shaky badly written chapter, but I wrote this chapter before I decided to rewatch some of the Fruits Basket episodes and I didn't want to start the chapter over and have you wait another million years. I apologize if you're disappoint, but I promise the next chapter will be up soon and it will be great! Please review this chapter even if you thought it sucked. In fact, let me know if you thought so so I can be motivated to do better next time. Thank you for reading!! Until next time!