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Chapter List
- 21
- 22
- 23
Disclaimer: I do not
own Fruits Baskets or any of the characters involved in it. I merely wish to portray my own ideas
through the characters. Meaning: I no own, so you no sue.

Author�s Notes:
Hi! Soooo sorry this was out so
late! I wasn�t feeling well at all
today but pulled myself together to finish this. I have to try and finish up the next three chapter�s by the 2^nd
of September when I start college again so look out for those as I�ll try my
hardest to finish them up. Ok few
notes, Fruits Basket is originally in Japanese so learning English would be
learning a second language and in Japanese Grammar the verb usually goes at the
end of a sentence. Also I don�t know if
Hatori�s power is linked to being cursed but it is in this story. Also all the stuff about Kyo�s training I�m
making up, I�m no martial artist but Kagura is supposed to be helping him so I
tried to work on what I thought was the problem. Anyway thanks to all of you who continue reading and reviewing! Thanks and I hope you enjoy! Ja!

Wish for you on a shooting star

Chapter
22: Benkyo! Benkyo! Benkyo! (Study!
Study! Study!)

Tohru
rubbed her temples and let out a deep sigh.
�So, first subject, and then predicate with a verb in the middle marking
where the predicate portion starts?�

�Do
you need a break Honda-san?� She shook
her head.

�No,
no. English Grammar isn�t my best. I know the meanings of the words and kind of
know how to throw them together, but I still have trouble remembering to put
the verb in the middle and not on the end.�

�Learning
a second language is always hard, but it can help you in the long run,� he said
handing her a glass of juice.

�Thank
you,� she said downing it and leaning back towards the fan trying to cool the
stiflingly hot room. �Not just for the
drink and the tutoring, but for everything.
And�and I�m sorry.� She leaned
over, her face hidden behind her hair but Yuki still saw a tear trickle down
her face.

�Honda-san,
are you ok? I�m sorry if I upset you.�

�No,
no it was nothing that you did. I don�t
know why I�m thinking like this or why I feel the way I do.�

�Honda-san? What are you sorry for?�

�That
I never returned your affections. I
know it�s stupid and that you are in love with Kagura-chan. But I feel sorry for hurting you the way I
did, I felt like it was a dream and everything that was going on wasn�t
real. But then after the hospital it
was like I woke up and I was too afraid to confront you to apologize. But I�m sorry, I�m really sorr-� She was cut
off by a sob as she tried to wipe the tears from her eyes, but to no
avail.

�Honda-san�� He took her in his arms and held her as
close as he possibly could. �I know it
hurt, it hurt worse then anything I ever experienced. But it was something that had to happen. I wouldn�t want you to lie to me, especially
about your feelings. You can�t help who
you fall in love with, and sometimes people get hurt along the way even though
you don�t want them to. But you can�t
help it. And if you and Kyo hadn�t
fallen in love, I would have never noticed Kagura for the woman I love.� Tohru blushed at how open Yuki was being
with his feelings.

�Really,�
she said looking up at him her eyes still watery with unshed tears.

�Really? And because of your love, we may finally be
free. You have given all of us
something special, something none of us have felt in a long time, if ever, you
gave us hope and a chance at a normal life.�

�But
I didn�t do anything,� she said feeling embarrassed.

�Sometimes
people don�t realize that all the little things they do everyday really affect
others. Just being friends with us, all
of us, accepting and even embracing us and our curse, is more then even some of
our family members would do.� Tohru
nodded thinking back to some of those people, Momiji�s mother, Kyo�s mother,
Kanna.

�Do
you think they�ll remember?�

�What
do you mean?�

�If
Hatori�s power is from being a member of the curse, do you think it will wear
off when the curse is broken?�

�I�never
really thought of that.�

�Do
you think, do you think they would finally accept them if they no longer had
the curse?�

�I
don�t know. I mean I know Kanna didn�t
mind the curse, she was more afraid of Akito.
But Momiji�s mother, she was more upset about the curse.�

�Do
you think it would be better�if they didn�t remember?� Tohru turned away to look out the
window. �Some of the things, some of
the reasons people turned out the way they did was because they lost someone
close to them like that. Momiji is
always so cheerful and Hatori is withdrawn, and Kyo�� She paused wiping her eyes.
�They all became who they were because they lost that person, do you
think if those people came back they would change, or would it just complicate
the lives they�ve built for themselves after forgetting?�

Honda-san�� Yuki was at a loss for words, she made sense
but he didn�t know how to respond to her inquiries.

�What
I�m really asking is what will happen if they remember? Do you think things will still be ok?�

�Tohru-san,�
he said grabbing her attention.
�Everything happens for a reason.
I don�t mean to be disrespectful but even your mother�s death happened
for a reason. Because of that you met
us and were able to help us. If they do
remember and come back, it will happen because it�s supposed to.� Tohru smiled as she wiped the tears away and
turned back to Yuki with a smile.

�I
suppose you�re right. Thank you
Yuki-kun.� She slowly got to her feet
with the help of the nearby wall. �I�ll
be right back; I need to use the restroom.�
Tohru slowly walked down the hall to the bathroom, which was becoming a
more frequent trip for her as the days went on. As she washed her hands she looked out the window she wiped the
cool water over her face and over her stomach.
�You hot too,� she asked quietly.
�You really should come out, it�s much cooler,� she said in a joking
voice. She looked down surprise as she
felt a kick.

�I
was just joking, wait until my tests are done, please,� she said before
laughing at herself in the mirror.
�Even if the baby can hear me I doubt it can understand me.� She got a serious look on her face as she
stood there in thought. �I wonder what
you will be. A little Kyoko or a little
Kazuma,� she said to herself with a soft smile on her face at the names she and
Kyo had picked out.

She
stepped out the door and made her way back to dining room table as it was found
to be the coolest place in the house that day.
She giggled at the memory of the picture Kisa had drawn for her. She had drawn a little red headed girl in a
school uniform holding hands with a cat and a rice ball and said that�s what
she hoped her daughter would look like.
She entered the room and saw Yuki leaning back against the wall staring
out the window. A sudden thought
flashed intro her head of a little brown haired boy with violet eyes and the
strength of both his parents held within his tiny body. Tohru couldn�t help the giggle that escaped
and caught Yuki�s attention.

�What�s
so funny Tohru-san?�

�Nothing,
Yuki-kun.�

�Kyo
you need to focus,� Kagura said as she stuck out her hand to grasp his and pull
him to his feet. �You have the
techniques, you have the skills, and you have the strength. Your speed could use improvement but your
problem is you don�t focus.�

�What
are you talking about, I watch every move you make and block out your
distractions, and how am I not focusing?�
She walked over and sat under the shade of a tree and motioned for him
to follow. She pulled a bottle of water
from a cooler sitting under the tree and handed one to him before getting one
for herself. She took a long cold swig
enjoying the cooling effect of the water on her parched throat.

�You
watch, and you keep distractions out but that�s not focusing.� He looked ready to say something but she cut
him off. �You watch, watching means you
see what happens. When you focus you
can watch my moves and eventually predict them if we spar enough and learn how
to clock them. It�s like when you watch
someone cook. You see what they�re
doing as they�re doing it but you don�t know what they�re going to do
next. But when you learn to cook you
know what they�re doing as they�re doing it and know what to expect. I know that�s probably a bad example, but
I�m not much at explaining as I am showing.�

�I
am trying to focus but when I think you�re going to do something you do
something else and I have to try to find a different way to block or attack and
then you go back to what I though you were going to do and my tactic is all
thrown off.�

�You�re
thinking too much.�

�What?�

�I
know it�s hard to believe, but you think too much. It�s like me throwing a punch strait at you. Instead of just blocking with your hand as a
first instinct, you ponder over which would be the best move. In the long run it takes too long and even
though you could have easily avoided or blocked the punch you didn�t. Yes it�s good to think and even size up your
opponent when you haven�t sparred with them before. But when fighting a known opponent you should have some feel for
how I move. Fighting is about knowing
what to do when something is thrown at you, but knowing isn�t just thinking,
it�s listening to what your body is telling you to do.�

�I
know what you�re saying but hearing what to do and actually doing it are two
different things.�

�Ok,
how about this,� she said and leaned forward to kiss him but he quickly rolled
away and ended up behind her and grabbed her hands pinning them to her sides.

�What
the hell was that?!�

�Your
instincts.�

�What
the fuck are you talking about?�

�Your
instincts. You know that when I lean
forward to kiss you I tend to leave myself open to behind attacks and you know
the best way to dodge me. You know all
of this in your head but your instincts were what warned you of what I was
going to do before I did it and got your ass moving.�

�Yeah
but what the hell were you thinking?!
What about Tohru and Yuki?�

�What? You thought I was serious?� When he didn�t answer she started getting
very pissed. �Kyo you pervert!!� Kyo quickly let go and rolled to his feet to
get out of harm�s way, meaning Kagura�s way.
He moved to the left as her foot swiped to his right, but she caught his
leg as she brought that same leg down under his feet and pinned him down. �See, instinct,� she said with a smirk.

�Ok,
but why is it so hard for me to apply it to regular sparring?�

�What
do you think of when you spar?�

�Of
becoming better, of how to beat the person, of how to block my weaknesses-�

�No! You think of all that before a match, not
during! When you�re in a match the only
thing you should be thinking of is one step ahead of you. Take everything one at a time and try to
predict the next move or if you can�t then you need to try and find the best
way to block.�

�But
then I won�t be prepared!�

�You
will be if you do all that other shit before the match!!! You have to be mentally ready to fight not
wondering about all that other stuff!
It should be just you and the other person!� Kyo sighed and grabbed the water taking another swig.

�It�s
hard not to think. Even when I try to
block things out they just slip in.�

�So
you�re more of a distraction then anything else.�

�Yeah.�

�Is
there anytime when you can�t think of anything, when you�re just caught in the
moment?� He immediately blushed. �Not like that you pervert! Seriously.�

�When
I remember that night in the rain when I transformed, when Tohru still came
after me.�

�Think
of that night before your matches. Just
clear your mind.� She sat there letting
him think a moment before interrupting his thoughts. �So you ready for another round?�

�Yeah.�

Kagura
lay on the grass, her body aching, her breathing erratic, and a smile plastered
on her face. A face loomed over her
over, a triumphant smile plastered on his face, as he held a hand out for her
to grab. She took it as she was hauled
to her feet.

�You
did it Kyo! You finally beat me.� Kyo was still breathing hard but couldn�t
wipe the smile off his face.

�I
did, didn�t I�� Both of them walked
over to the tree in a daze and fell under it reaching for their waters. �Are we still up for tomorrow though? I do have two weeks to still improve.�

�I�ll
help ya for the next week, but then you should really try to spar with
Yun-kun.�

�Yuki?�

�Don�t
sound so stressed, you should be fine if you fought anything like you did
today. Isn�t kind of interesting how
Tohru�s tests are on the same day as yours.�

�You
mean I didn�t tell you?� She shook her
head no. �I asked for that day, so we
could help and support each other and celebrate on the same day. For better or worse that we did it. Even if she fails or even if I don�t become
a teacher we still tried.�

�That�s
so romantic; I didn�t know you were like that.� Kyo blushed and looked away.

Kyo
walked into the quiet house and took off his shoes walking into the living room
to see Tohru with a book in her lap and her head down in dreamland. He smirked and walked over to sit beside
her. He took the book from her lap and
put something in the book to keep its place before setting it aside and leaning
in to kiss her soft lips. Her eyes
immediately fluttered open and a blush sprung up on her cheeks as she
awoke. He pulled away softly and looked
up with a smile at her startled eyes.

�Morning
book worm.�

�Goodness,
what time is it? I was just studying.�

�Shh. It�s only eight, and if you�re tired you
should rest. It might actually be
better to try and study in the evening with this hot summer weather starting.�

�But
if I stayed up all night-�

�You
would sleep all day. But it would be
better for you to rest during the day when it�s the hottest anyway. If you want you could even bring your bed
downstairs where it�s cooler in the day.�

�But
it would seem a bit lazy wouldn�t it?�

�No, it might be better for
your health. You could always ask
Hatori when he gets back from the hospital.�
Hatori had been making weekly visits to the hospital with urine samples
and taking other tests to make sure her health was still up. �It�s just something you could do; you don�t
have to if you don�t want to.�

�But
I don�t want to keep Yuki-kun up.�

�Yuki-kun?� Tohru blushed a bit at him noticing how she
called him in a more familiar way but continued.

�Yes,
he does still have to go to school.�

�Well
why not try having the work your having problems with laid out somewhere for
when you wake up and then after that you could study on your own and put away
anything you have trouble with for the next day?�

�I
guess that could work. I just don�t
want to inconvenience anyone.�

�You�re
not any inconvenience.� He leaned
forward and kissed her on the forehead and pulled her as close as the curse
would allow. �Tohru don�t feel ashamed
to ask for something. You�re allowed to
be a bit selfish, you�re pregnant.
You�re uncomfortable, moody, hungry, and probably tired. And you�re allowed to be.� She looked ready to protest but he put a finger
to her lips. �You are.� He slid an arm around her back and pulled
her to sit in front of him even though she tried to protest. He knew when she was sore because she would
try like hell to hide it. But she was
becoming less and less objective about it.
His hands moved over her back pushing and rubbing especially on her
lower back.

Tohru
had to fight the urge to lean back against him. He always knew just what she needed even when she didn�t say
it. �I love you Kyo.�

�I
love you Tohru.� He leaned and kissed
the nape of her neck. �So how was your
study session?�

�Math
is getting a bit easier to understand but English is still hard. I just hope I�ll be prepared when it comes
time. They said I could bring one page
of notes per subject, front page only when it comes time.�

�Yuki
is pretty good at English; I think you�ll be ok. Just try going over the notes he gives you and take it easy. If your overwhelmed just take a break and
try again.�

�You seem different. How did your spar go?�

�I
beat Kagura,� he said calmly.

�What,�
she said turning to face him quicker then he could react. �You beat her? That�s great!� She hugged
him even though she knew he�d probably be mad about turning into a cat. With a poof she was hugging an orange cat
but she was still so happy. �You�ll
make a great teacher! I�m so happy for
you!� Kyo found it in himself to smile
even though he was once again turned his small orange cat form that he had
hated for so long. She quickly started
apologizing though as she realized what she did.

�Tohru
I don�t care really,� he said responding to her apologies. �I just can�t wait for next week; I�ll be
going after Yuki!�

�Yuki? Really? Wow you�re training is really paying
off. What made you change all of a
sudden?� Kyo smiled before leaning in
and kissing her.

Author�s Note: Ok
like I said I�m going to try and finish this before classes start again but I
don�t know when. I have a pretty full
work schedule this week but I�ll try my damndest! (Is that a word?) Anyway thank you to all who enjoy this and
continue to review! I hope you
enjoyed! Ja!
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