Fruits Basket- The Zodiac Demon

Sick

Tohru Honda sat in sat in her desk, waiting for the bell to ring. It was the last class of the day and she could tell that a certain orange haired classmate of hers was more than ready to be outside. A drop of nervous sweat ran down her face. She could sense the sparks flying from Kyo to Yuki and vice versa, it looked like it would never change. The bell rang and Tohru began to gather her things, pondering on what she would cook for dinner tonight.

"Hey."

Tohru looked over her shoulder to see Kyo standing behind her.

"Can we go already? I can't stand being stuck here with that damn Yuki." He growled.

Tohru smiled.

"I'm all done, sorry it took so long."

Yuki walked up to them.

"Miss Honda, do you have to work tonight?"

Tohru froze. She'd completely forgotten that she had to work tonight!

"Oh no, I completely forgot! I have to get there early so I can get home at a decent time! But I still won't be able to make dinner tonight!" She panicked.

Kyo grabbed the top of her head and interrupted her little panic rant.

"Calm down, would ya?! We'll order out!"

Hearing that put Tohru's mind at ease, but she still had to get to work early so she get home earlier than almost midnight.

"See you back at the house, Miss Honda." Yuki said as he picked up his bag and exited the classroom.

"Yeah, see ya later." Kyo mumbled as he walked out.

Tohru sighed with relief, it looked like things were going to be okay.

-><-

"Another day of work done." Tohru said as she exited the building she worked at, "I wonder what Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure ordered for dinner tonight."

A grin spread across her face. With all of the money she was making this month she would finally be able to help pay for all of the doors that Kyo and Yuki always broke when they fought. A sudden coughing fit stopped Tohru dead in here tracks. She knew that she'd gotten sick again, but she didn't think that it was this bad. Then Tohru saw the small flecks of blood on her palm. She had to get home. She had to tell everyone that she needed help, but she also didn't want to be a bother to them.

I'll just pretend that I'm fine. If it gets any worse, then I'll tell them.

Tohru sighed sadly. She just kept weighing everyone down, doing more harm than good. Hurrying back, Tohru got halfway home before another coughing fit overcame her. Falling to her knees, she tried to stifle her cough so no one would notice. It wasn't like anyone was going to notice her anyway, the area seemed to be completely devoid of life, even the animals were silent. Trying to stand, all sense of balance seemed to flood out of her body, causing her to fall to the ground again. But instead of hitting the hard ground, Tohru found herself in someone's arms.

"K-Kyo?......Y-Yuki?" She asked as she started to fall unconscious.

There was no answer, but Tohru managed to see the eyes of the person who caught her. One was the color of the blue moon, and the other.......was a purple as Yuki's were.

"P-Pretty." She managed to gasp quietly.