Complete, a Fruits Basket Fanfic (Chp. 1)

Complete

Chapter 1: Only the Beginning
Summary:
Natsuko Sohma, a half-cursed girl cursed by the year of cat. Unlike her half-twin Kyo, she is accepted by the Sohma family because of her power to control her Juunishi form transformation. For that, she feels that she will never be normal. Never truly loved. Never complete. But the day she met Yuki, she knew she is completed. Kyoru, OC/Yuki

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Yo, I’m Shay-chan33 and this is my first Fruits Basket fanfic

To be honest, I just finished reading the manga around four days ago and can’t wait to start a fanfic about it XD I was just happy and touched by the anime and it’s plot I was just too excited and felt that I should start a fanfic about it as soon as possible!

I kinda felt bad for Yuki in the anime because he didn’t have a lover, so I made this fanfic I do in fact love Yuki/Machi, but I kinda already planned this fanfic before I read the manga… so yeah… Very sorry for Yuki/Machi fans out there *bows*

So here it is

So yeah… Natsuko is my OC, and as told in the summary, she is Kyo’s half-twin (older) (different mom, same dad)

Here’s some info about her:
- Her full name is Ito Natsuko (she lives by her mother’s surname and hides her identity as a Sohma)
- She is a half-curse (a rare Sohma curse) and can turn into her Juunishi form anytime she likes (can hold for around 42-48 hours)
- She’s still cursed for some unknown reason (everyone’s curse is lifted, but hers hasn’t)
- Her mom died from a disease
- She’s been separated from Kyo since Kyo’s mother died and hasn’t seen him ever since
- She’s been tortured and used by Akito since she was a child (somewhat like Yuki), but she ran away when she finished her 1st year of high school and lived (and trained) with Kazuma (Kyo’s shishou) ever since

So… without further ado! Here’s chapter one!!

By the way, this is around when the gang goes to 3rd year of high school, after the whole manga happenings (for those who haven’t read it, I highly recommend it!!), the only difference is that Yuki hasn’t confess Machi yet

Disclaimer: I don’t own Fruits Basket!

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Natsuko’s POV (Forest)
Raindrops fell from the sky, hitting my almost bare skin as I ran. The sky was a dull and gloomy grey, contrasting with my fighting spirit at the moment. Trees surrounded me, lush grass trampled under my unclad feet. My two legs ran as fast as they could take me. I just have to reach my new home.

C’mon!! Just a little bit more!

A small two-storey house stood a little out of my view. My soon-to-be new home. I kept running towards it, not even caring about my long, tangled tangerine hair. My cobalt blue eyes were set on the small building not to far from my reach. My sling bag was swinging loosely on my shoulder, my hand tightly gripped my skateboard and my clothes stuck onto my frail body, yet I still didn’t care.

My only objective was to arrive to my new home. Unfortunately, I didn’t pay attention on the path before me and tripped on a branch. My head took first impact and my body took the last. My belongings immediately scattered to the ground.

My body refused to move as red liquid dripped from my forehead. My head lied on the cold mud, but my half-closed eyes were still set on the abode just out of my reach. As my stamina decrease, so does my consciousness.

I felt myself transform, my orange, small and furry form replacing my frail human body. It didn’t really matter though, right? Just then, a shadow forecasted above me, but my body was too weak to face the person and just like that, my vision turned black and felt myself fall into unconsciousness.

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(Unknown place)
The radiant sunrays shone brightly on my eyes. I groaned, moving my body slightly. I forced myself to open my eyes and realized I was still in my Juunishi form, but instead of towering trees, I was now in a small room. A soft, fuzzy blanket was draped on my body, giving me warmth.

I raised my head a bit, observing the room I was in. It wasn’t bad actually, fairly good in fact. There was a neat pink bed beside me, a study table across the room, a nightstand, a dresser and I noticed the curtains hung on the window were pink too. I guess this must be a girl’s room then.

I closed my eyes again, resting my head back on the small pillow I was on. It’s not a problem then, I’ll just rest again. But then, the door opened and I lazily opened my eyes again.

There standing by the door was a girl, probably around my age, a tray in her grasp. My lazy cobalt blue eyes met warm teal ones. She had coffee brown hair that extends to her waist with long side bangs framing her face and blue bows in her hair. She was undeniably pretty and the kind smile on her face just makes her look even more beautiful.

“Konichiwa Neko-san, are you feeling better now?” she questioned, her smile still plastered. I nodded a little bit in response and her smile widened as she knelt down.

She placed the tray on the ground and informed, “You hit your head quite hard so please rest here for the night. We’ll look for your owner some other day.”

I slightly smiled at her and she smiled back. “Oh! The items scattered around you when you passed out have been cleaned and placed over there,” she assured, pointing to a corner. Surely, my belongings were dirt-free and neatly placed by two familiar-looking suitcases. Wow, this girl is really kind-hearted…

“I’m Honda Tohru! Nice to meet you, Neko-san,” she introduced, a gentle smile on her face. Tocchan… eh?

“Oh! I almost forgot!” Tohru gasped. She started moving a bowl of white liquid and a plate of fish from the tray to my sight. “You must be hungry… so I brought you some fish and milk.”

I gladly accepted and started nibbling on the fish. A warm object suddenly touched me and I realized it was Tohru, stroking my back.

“You know Neko-san… you’re a lot like my boyfriend…” she mused, still stroking me, “He’s not exactly a cat… but something similar to it… he used to be alone and how you say… abandoned.”

That… sounds a lot like my half-twin. She then grinned wide, a hue of pink dusting her cheeks, “But I still love him though, he’s really sweet and although he used to afraid to show his real feelings… he isn’t anymore now.”

“You know… I’ve lived here for two years now…” she began, her eyes beaming with nostalgia, “It all started on the day I still lived in a tent… it was only me and my mother…”

I listened to her attentively as she told me her experience since her mother died. The ups and downs she faced during the two years she was here. The happy moments, the sad moments, the joyful moments and the sorrowful moments. She cherished all of those memories, whether it was bad or good.

Without realization, hours passed. The sunny afternoon sky was replaced with dark night sky. Somehow in the middle of her storytelling, she ended up placing me on top of her bed. I snuggled close to her as she wrapped her arms around me.

“Neko-san… Have you ever wondered, what is out there for us… in the future that seem so close, yet so far away?” she marveled. I shook my head no at her, but she kept smiling. “There is no telling what is in the future… anything can happen… nothing is impossible… every step to the future completes our life… none are… insignificant.”

And just like that, we fell into slumber. Little do they know, that this is not the end of their meeting. But a beginning of their adventure.

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(Next day)
Cold.

That’s what I first felt that morning. The morning breeze from outside greeted my bare-skinned body. I sat up lazily and blinked. I had transformed back to my original human body and as expected, I was nude.

I climbed down from the bed and yawned. I am so not a morning person. I blink the sleep in my eyes and opened my sling bag. My clothes from the other day were there and I threw on my undergarments, covering myself with the blanket from yesterday.

I turned my head left to right. Tohru was nowhere in sight. I sighed. She’s probably at school right now… And that’s when it hit me. I gasped in realization and dashed to the alarm clock on the nightstand. I widened my eyes. I was thirty minutes late on my first day!!

Oh yeah!! My uniform is in my suitcase! And it’s sent to the house I was supposed to arrive to yesterday!!

I inwardly smacked myself for my stupidity. I opened the door and was relieved no one was in sight. I can’t possibly wear a fancy kimono to school. I walked down the hallway, but one of the rooms was unlocked. Peeking into the room, I noticed the clothes hung on the balcony clothesline.

My legs rushed to it and I grabbed it. I sighed. It’s school-worthy so it’ll have to do for now. I put it on as quick as I could and after adjusting it until it was my size; I rushed back to Tohru’s room.

Brushing the messy tangerine bundle known as my hair, putting on a pair of socks and shoes, slinging on my sling bag and grabbing my fiery skateboard, I deemed myself ready for school. Returning back to the balcony from before, I leapt off of it and landed on the ground safely. I hopped on my skateboard and pushed myself forward until I was moving in maximum speed.

Kaibara High! Here I come!

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Tohru’s POV (Kaibara High, 3-D)
My face broke down into a wide grin as my eyes set on my two best friends, Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki.

“Uo-chan! Hana-chan! We’re finally third year students!” I rejoiced, wrapping my arms around both of them. They both returned my hug with equal affection, both smiling as happy as me.

“Heh, it feels like only yesterday we entered high school… right?” Uo-chan chuckled.

Hana-chan giggled as well, followed by me, agreeing, “Yes it does, doesn’t it?”

Just then, the door opened, revealing the two princes of Kaibara High. Sohma Kyo and Sohma Yuki. Girls were watching their every move, whether they were freshmen, sophomores or seniors. The two walked in casually, yet the girls were still gawking at them.

I smiled warmly and greeted, waving my hands for them to see, “Ohayogozaimasu, Kyo-kun! Sohma-kun!”

Both turned to me and immediately smile and walked towards us. The girls faltered at this and started dispersing, yet some stayed, the Prince Yuki Club and the Kyonkichi Club.

“Ohayo Tohru, Yankee, Hanajima,” Kyo-kun greeted, hugging my waist. My cheeks immediately flushed at his touch, but I kept smiling.

“Ohayo Tohru, Uotani-san, Hanajima-san,” Sohma-kun addressed, smiling as usual. Compared to before, Sohma-kun smiles a lot now. It makes me happy that he can now smile genuinely.

From those greetings, our chatting started. We discussed various things as we usually do. Even though, we do this almost everyday, we never get bored. School is never boring when with friends after all.

Unfortunately, the bell rang and we had to return to our seats. Mayuko-sensei, our homeroom teacher, entered the room with a smile.

“Ohayo class 3-D and welcome back to Kaibara High school. I guessed everyone had fun in his or her holiday?” the class erupted to groans and sighs, unhappy that the holidays are over.

After the class quiet down, Mayuko-sensei announced, “Well class, today we have a new student,” the class broke into whispers and murmurs again and she continued, “Ahem, curious I see. Sadly, she’s running rather late today so we might have t-“

The door barged open and a person stood there, panting heavily, “Gomen for being late, sensei!” Everyone in the room and I too, of course, turned to the person by the door.

The person had long tangerine hair that ends at the upper-thigh with side bangs that reaches just right on the shoulder. The person had friendly cobalt blue eyes and was probably slightly taller than me. The person was unquestionably a girl, but what confused us was the fact that she was wearing the boy’s uniform.

“That is fine… but can you explain why you are wearing the boy’s uniform?” Mayuko-sensei suggested.

The girl scratched her head nervously, “It’s kinda a long story… Is it okay if I explain later?” Mayuko-sensei nodded at her and gestured to the girl, “This is the new student, class.”

Natsuko’s POV-
“I’m Ito Natsuko! But you can call me Nacchan or Tsu-kun,” I affirmed, a bright smile on my face, “Glad to meet you all.”

The boys were all applauding as I was done talking. Some of the girls were happily clapping as well, but some gave me glares. This is gonna be a tough year…

“Arigato Ito-san… you may sit beside Honda-san. Honda-san, please raise your hand,” Mayuko-sensei instructed. Wait! Did she say Honda-san?!

Surely enough, the brunette raising her hand at the far back was none other than Honda Tohru. I walked to my decided seat and sat. But… she wouldn’t know I’m the cat from yesterday right?

“Well class, since this is the first day, there will be no lessons today and you go home at eleven. Yuki-san, please come with me outside after this. That is all, enjoy the rest of your day,” Mayuko-sensei finished.

Just in time, the school bell rang, signifying lunchtime. Many students scattered out of the classroom. I sighed. First day is going pretty well I guess.

I felt a sudden tap on my shoulder and jumped, clumsily falling to the floor in the process.

“Gomen’nasai! Gomen’nasai! Are you hurt?” I faced up and saw Tohru along with two unfamiliar faces standing before me with hands outstretched.

The first one had straight blonde hair that stops by her shoulder with bangs covering her right eye. Her eyes were dark blue and I noticed how tall she was. Her sleeves were pulled to her elbows and her skirt almost reached the floor, it somehow fit her though.

The second one had braided, wavy black hair, which had been placed on her right shoulder. She had serious-looking dark purple eyes and I noticed her nails were painted jet-black. Although that was against the school rules (I think), I had to admit it suits her.

I took their hand and got up with their help. I gratefully smiled at them and waved a hand in a laid-back manner, “It’s fine really.”

“Well, um… gomen’nasai! For making you fall,” Tohru bowed, several times, she then stuck out her hand, “I’m Honda Tohru, nice to meet you To-chan.”

Technically, I’ve already met her, but no way I’m gonna say that to her. I shook it and raised an eyebrow, “To-chan?”

“Do you like it? We made up that nickname for you,” the blonde explained, grinning toothily. I nodded happily and she chuckled, giving me a rough handshake, “I’m Uotani Arisa, nice to meet ya!”

I returned her handshake with equal power and grinned, “You too!”

“I’m Hanajima Saki, pleased to meet you, To-chan,” the noirette gently smiled, shaking my hand and I nodded in response.

“Glad to meet you three too,” I grinned, “Can I give you nicknames too?”

At first, the three widened their eyes, but at the end they nodded while smiling. I racked me brain and when I confirmed it, I suggested, “How about Tocchan, Ricchan and Kicchan?”

We burst out laughing. Laughing for what? We have no idea.

When we were done laughing at nothing, the three gathered their hands together. They turned to me and smiled, “Friends?”

My face broke down to a huge grin and I placed my hand on top, “Friends!”

“Now that we’re all buddy-buddy, how about we introduce her to Carrot Top and the Prince?” Ricchan suggested, the other two agreed.

We started walking to the door, but then two figures ran in. One of them bumped to me harshly, making me fall to the floor, again.

“Uh… gomen… you alright?” a familiar voice said.

I faced the owner of the voice and we gasped simultaneously. Orange hair? Brick red eyes?

“Yokkun?!”

“Natsu?!”

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Doneee!!

Sorry there’s no Yuki/OC here I’ll be sure to have that plenty in the next chapter

So yeah… I have no idea if I did good or bad…

Anyway, constructive criticism is accepted and any advice would be much appreciated

See you in the next chapter