Childhood Memories - Chapter 01
Title: Childhood Memories
Author: Viv
Genre: drama/angst/romance/humor
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Fruits Basket [manga]
Pairing: Yuki/Kyo
Disclaimer: *shakes head* of course they're mine, like, DUH!
Summary: “… Shigure. Why in the world do you have a book on magic?” [Multi-chaptered - chapter 01.]
“WHAT THE- OW!”
Thump. Thump. Thumpthumpthump.
“WHO THE HELL LEFT THIS FREAKING BOOK LYING IN THE STAIRS?! SHIGUREYOUSTUPID-”
‘… damn cat.’
A frustrated sigh escaped the lips of the young man as thin fingers reached up to massage his temple, his head throbbing at his cousin’s constant yelling. He looked up at the ceiling for a moment, as if silently asking what he had done to suffer this much.
‘Being born in the Sohma family. Right. Forget I ever asked.’
Yuki blinked and was suddenly brought back down to earth as an annoyingly familiar voice yelled something, shattering another brief and rare moment of peace. The rat’s eyes strayed to the closed door of his bedroom before he finally huffed and quickly stood up from his low table - where sheets of paper were scattered - and stalked to the door and quickly slid it open.
“STUPID CAT! WOULD YOU JUST- ” he quickly faltered as he stared down at the wide brown eyes looking up at him. Yuki could already hear the apology forming in Tohru’s head.
“Oh! I’m sorry if I’m bother- ”
“It’s alright Honda-san. Kyo was being so loud that I had a hard time concentrating on my English assignment. I wanted to get it done to have the rest of the week free. This is none of your fault.” he smiled gently at the girl as the soft blush on her cheeks receded and she returned the action.
“I came up to tell you that dinner was ready, Sohma-kun.”
The grey-haired boy nodded and slid his bedroom’s door close behind before followed his housemate downstairs.
“SHIGURE! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS THING?!”
The moment Yuki stepped a foot into the dining area, he flinched. He quietly walked up behind a young man of his height bellowing and waving around a thick book in his right hand.
And then he reached out and whacked Kyo behind the head.
“OW! What the HELL was THAT for, you DAMN RAT?!” Angry red eyes turned to glare at him.
Yuki glared evenly back at his cousin. “You’re loud.”
“Well you were not the one who fell down the stairs!”
“And clumsy.”
“Shut up! It wasn’t my fault! If that perverted dog hadn’t left his book there I wouldn’t have fell!” The redhead pointed the book he was holding at the figure sitting on the floor at the table, grinning much too innocently at them after looking up from the warm dishes under his nose. Kyo suddenly flinched and moved his shoulder around a few times.
“Now, now, Kyo-chan, you should’ve looked at where you were going. Besides, I thought cats always landed on their feet?”
“Well I also happen to be human and one of these days you’ll be the death of me, bastard. And stop calling me that.”
Soft steps quickly approached the dining area as Tohru emerged from the kitchen, carrying along a platter with a few bowls of steaming soup. The girl smiled brightly at the three men, beckoning them to take their places.
Kyo plopped down beside Shigure, dropping the book carelessly, as the remaining Sohma sat down on the other side of the redhead. Their housekeeper carefully placed a bowl in front of each seat before sitting down herself and putting the platter down at her left. The rice-cooker was already placed at her right.
“I hope everyone will enjoy dinner tonight.”
“Everything smells wonderful Honda-san.” A soft blush crept up the girl’s cheeks.
“Thank you Sohma-kun.”
“Is this leek soup?!”
Kyo glared at the bowl as if it were to jump up and attack him at any moment before looking up to see the sudden worried stricken expression on Tohru’s face. He quickly looked down, took a deep breath and picked up the bowl before gulping down the warm liquid as fast as he could. A relieved smiled appeared on his friend’s still blushing face.
“Ah, my little flower, my pretty housewife, how you honour an old dog like me each day with your delicious - ACK!”
“Shigure-san! Are you alright?”
A muffled snort was heard beside Yuki as the latter kept sipping his soup with his spoon as if he were completely oblivious to the situation. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw Kyo rise and stomp off to the kitchen, still snickering at Shigure who was rubbing his forehead and nose - where four red lines had appeared, and whimpering as Tohru fussed over him.
Kyo returned a short moment later and Yuki saw his cousin’s hand drop something beside his bowl. When he looked closer, a pair of chopstick - ‘He got me another pair of chopstick too?’ - had taken the place of those he had thrown at Shigure. His gaze then settled on the redhead. Kyo broke apart his own new pair of chopsticks before raising an eyebrow at him and nodding at Tohru who handed him his bowl filled with rice. Yuki shook his head and returned to finishing his soup.
[...]
The table had been cleaned and the dishes were done when all four inhabitants of Shigure’s house all found there places back around the table. Kyo was holding the book he had dropped earlier.
He stared at the cover for a moment. Then, giving the dark-haired man a strange look, he shoved the book smack in the middle of the table. Yuki leaned in, frowning.
“Magical spells and potions.”
Shigure grinned wider.
“… Shigure. Why in the world do you have a book on magic?”
His older cousin blinked innocently at him and shrugged.
“Ah. Shigure-san, can I see it?”
Shigure nodded and again, smiled cheekily. Yuki noticed that Kyo was about ready to clobber the older Sohma.
Frankly, Yuki wouldn’t even attempt to stop his rival from doing so. In fact, he’d probably lend a hand to the cat.
Tohru reached out, her small hands grasping the book and pulling it closer to her. She opened it and started reading, chocolate-covered orbs roaming around at the random page they had fallen upon.
Her eyes widened as she finished scanning a passage and proceeded to read it out loud for the rest of the room.
“Rejuvenation spell. Turns back ten years. Read the following chant out loud and then look at the person you wish to cast this spell upon. If you wish to cast it upon yourself, you need only to look at a clear reflection yourself.
Spell of rejuvenation
Turn back the tide of time
Take this person back to her younger years
Bring the past forward
And let him or her relive their youth
You have then successfully cast the spell. However, this will take overnight before the any changes take place.”
The young woman looked up and blinked repeatedly at the fiery teen facing her. Her cheeks reddened again.
“Ah. Uh, everyone, do you think this could really happen?”
Silence answered her as her housemates sweat-dropped. Kyo shook his head, exasperated, before looking back at the embarrassed girl.
“Don’t tell me you believe that! Shigure, what the hell possessed you to have to piece of crap?”
The dog smiled sheepishly. “Aya gave it to me.”
Instead of answering, Kyo dropped his forehead against the table as Yuki growled. “I should’ve known.”
They snapped back at each others.
“Don’t say the same thing than I-”
“Stop it!”
“No, you sto- ARG!”
“Ai, ai! Looks like the cat and the rat has much more in common then they want to believe, don’t you think, my lovely flower? Great minds think alike.”
“SHUT UP YOU STUPID DOG!”
“Again, they’re agreeing on something. Although I’m not sure about the ‘great’ part of the quote in this case.”
Tohru giggled at the two younger Sohma, one hand covering her mouth. Her eyes suddenly widened.
“Kyo-kun! You’re bleeding!”
The boy looked away from his enemy and blinked before frowning. His hand rose to his temple and felt something sticky on his fingers. He pulled his tan hand back, staring at the red there.
Tohru was already fussing over him before the small droplets of blood on Kyo’s forehead even registered in anyone’s mind. The injured cat flinched when his friend’s careful slender fingers came in contact with his scalp and he quickly jerked back.
“I’m alright Tohru. It’s probably from falling down the stairs. I think I hit my head against the railing.” He gave Shigure a pointed stare as the latter looked away, smiling sheepishly and rubbing the back of his own head.
Kyo stood up and yawned, stretching himself gracefully in a way that reminded the other of a cat. He suddenly winced again as he brought an arm down and moved his shoulder around. Yuki remembered his cousin doing that same movement with the same shoulder earlier.
“Well, I’m tired. I’m going to bed.”
And with that Kyo left the room.
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July 22, 2005
Author: Viv
Genre: drama/angst/romance/humor
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Fruits Basket [manga]
Pairing: Yuki/Kyo
Disclaimer: *shakes head* of course they're mine, like, DUH!
Summary: “… Shigure. Why in the world do you have a book on magic?” [Multi-chaptered - chapter 01.]
“WHAT THE- OW!”
Thump. Thump. Thumpthumpthump.
“WHO THE HELL LEFT THIS FREAKING BOOK LYING IN THE STAIRS?! SHIGUREYOUSTUPID-”
‘… damn cat.’
A frustrated sigh escaped the lips of the young man as thin fingers reached up to massage his temple, his head throbbing at his cousin’s constant yelling. He looked up at the ceiling for a moment, as if silently asking what he had done to suffer this much.
‘Being born in the Sohma family. Right. Forget I ever asked.’
Yuki blinked and was suddenly brought back down to earth as an annoyingly familiar voice yelled something, shattering another brief and rare moment of peace. The rat’s eyes strayed to the closed door of his bedroom before he finally huffed and quickly stood up from his low table - where sheets of paper were scattered - and stalked to the door and quickly slid it open.
“STUPID CAT! WOULD YOU JUST- ” he quickly faltered as he stared down at the wide brown eyes looking up at him. Yuki could already hear the apology forming in Tohru’s head.
“Oh! I’m sorry if I’m bother- ”
“It’s alright Honda-san. Kyo was being so loud that I had a hard time concentrating on my English assignment. I wanted to get it done to have the rest of the week free. This is none of your fault.” he smiled gently at the girl as the soft blush on her cheeks receded and she returned the action.
“I came up to tell you that dinner was ready, Sohma-kun.”
The grey-haired boy nodded and slid his bedroom’s door close behind before followed his housemate downstairs.
“SHIGURE! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS THING?!”
The moment Yuki stepped a foot into the dining area, he flinched. He quietly walked up behind a young man of his height bellowing and waving around a thick book in his right hand.
And then he reached out and whacked Kyo behind the head.
“OW! What the HELL was THAT for, you DAMN RAT?!” Angry red eyes turned to glare at him.
Yuki glared evenly back at his cousin. “You’re loud.”
“Well you were not the one who fell down the stairs!”
“And clumsy.”
“Shut up! It wasn’t my fault! If that perverted dog hadn’t left his book there I wouldn’t have fell!” The redhead pointed the book he was holding at the figure sitting on the floor at the table, grinning much too innocently at them after looking up from the warm dishes under his nose. Kyo suddenly flinched and moved his shoulder around a few times.
“Now, now, Kyo-chan, you should’ve looked at where you were going. Besides, I thought cats always landed on their feet?”
“Well I also happen to be human and one of these days you’ll be the death of me, bastard. And stop calling me that.”
Soft steps quickly approached the dining area as Tohru emerged from the kitchen, carrying along a platter with a few bowls of steaming soup. The girl smiled brightly at the three men, beckoning them to take their places.
Kyo plopped down beside Shigure, dropping the book carelessly, as the remaining Sohma sat down on the other side of the redhead. Their housekeeper carefully placed a bowl in front of each seat before sitting down herself and putting the platter down at her left. The rice-cooker was already placed at her right.
“I hope everyone will enjoy dinner tonight.”
“Everything smells wonderful Honda-san.” A soft blush crept up the girl’s cheeks.
“Thank you Sohma-kun.”
“Is this leek soup?!”
Kyo glared at the bowl as if it were to jump up and attack him at any moment before looking up to see the sudden worried stricken expression on Tohru’s face. He quickly looked down, took a deep breath and picked up the bowl before gulping down the warm liquid as fast as he could. A relieved smiled appeared on his friend’s still blushing face.
“Ah, my little flower, my pretty housewife, how you honour an old dog like me each day with your delicious - ACK!”
“Shigure-san! Are you alright?”
A muffled snort was heard beside Yuki as the latter kept sipping his soup with his spoon as if he were completely oblivious to the situation. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw Kyo rise and stomp off to the kitchen, still snickering at Shigure who was rubbing his forehead and nose - where four red lines had appeared, and whimpering as Tohru fussed over him.
Kyo returned a short moment later and Yuki saw his cousin’s hand drop something beside his bowl. When he looked closer, a pair of chopstick - ‘He got me another pair of chopstick too?’ - had taken the place of those he had thrown at Shigure. His gaze then settled on the redhead. Kyo broke apart his own new pair of chopsticks before raising an eyebrow at him and nodding at Tohru who handed him his bowl filled with rice. Yuki shook his head and returned to finishing his soup.
[...]
The table had been cleaned and the dishes were done when all four inhabitants of Shigure’s house all found there places back around the table. Kyo was holding the book he had dropped earlier.
He stared at the cover for a moment. Then, giving the dark-haired man a strange look, he shoved the book smack in the middle of the table. Yuki leaned in, frowning.
“Magical spells and potions.”
Shigure grinned wider.
“… Shigure. Why in the world do you have a book on magic?”
His older cousin blinked innocently at him and shrugged.
“Ah. Shigure-san, can I see it?”
Shigure nodded and again, smiled cheekily. Yuki noticed that Kyo was about ready to clobber the older Sohma.
Frankly, Yuki wouldn’t even attempt to stop his rival from doing so. In fact, he’d probably lend a hand to the cat.
Tohru reached out, her small hands grasping the book and pulling it closer to her. She opened it and started reading, chocolate-covered orbs roaming around at the random page they had fallen upon.
Her eyes widened as she finished scanning a passage and proceeded to read it out loud for the rest of the room.
“Rejuvenation spell. Turns back ten years. Read the following chant out loud and then look at the person you wish to cast this spell upon. If you wish to cast it upon yourself, you need only to look at a clear reflection yourself.
Spell of rejuvenation
Turn back the tide of time
Take this person back to her younger years
Bring the past forward
And let him or her relive their youth
You have then successfully cast the spell. However, this will take overnight before the any changes take place.”
The young woman looked up and blinked repeatedly at the fiery teen facing her. Her cheeks reddened again.
“Ah. Uh, everyone, do you think this could really happen?”
Silence answered her as her housemates sweat-dropped. Kyo shook his head, exasperated, before looking back at the embarrassed girl.
“Don’t tell me you believe that! Shigure, what the hell possessed you to have to piece of crap?”
The dog smiled sheepishly. “Aya gave it to me.”
Instead of answering, Kyo dropped his forehead against the table as Yuki growled. “I should’ve known.”
They snapped back at each others.
“Don’t say the same thing than I-”
“Stop it!”
“No, you sto- ARG!”
“Ai, ai! Looks like the cat and the rat has much more in common then they want to believe, don’t you think, my lovely flower? Great minds think alike.”
“SHUT UP YOU STUPID DOG!”
“Again, they’re agreeing on something. Although I’m not sure about the ‘great’ part of the quote in this case.”
Tohru giggled at the two younger Sohma, one hand covering her mouth. Her eyes suddenly widened.
“Kyo-kun! You’re bleeding!”
The boy looked away from his enemy and blinked before frowning. His hand rose to his temple and felt something sticky on his fingers. He pulled his tan hand back, staring at the red there.
Tohru was already fussing over him before the small droplets of blood on Kyo’s forehead even registered in anyone’s mind. The injured cat flinched when his friend’s careful slender fingers came in contact with his scalp and he quickly jerked back.
“I’m alright Tohru. It’s probably from falling down the stairs. I think I hit my head against the railing.” He gave Shigure a pointed stare as the latter looked away, smiling sheepishly and rubbing the back of his own head.
Kyo stood up and yawned, stretching himself gracefully in a way that reminded the other of a cat. He suddenly winced again as he brought an arm down and moved his shoulder around. Yuki remembered his cousin doing that same movement with the same shoulder earlier.
“Well, I’m tired. I’m going to bed.”
And with that Kyo left the room.
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July 22, 2005