Fruits Basket - Battle Against Akito And The Zodiacs

Chapter 6 | Morning

Yuki slept through the night without any nightmares about Akito.

He woke up calmly. He opened his eyes slowly and  his room was filled with sunlight. He slowly raised up trying not to cause pain in his arm. He changed the gauze on his arm before he went to sleep last night. He noticed his arm was healing.

He looked over at the clock on his dresser.

  7:18 A.M

He thought he would sleep in past seven o'clock, but he didn't feel tired anymore. He was greatful he had gotten good sleep. It was Saturday so he didn't have school.

He got out of bed and went downstairs. The sun was shining in the house brightly. He went to the kitchen then to the living room. No one seemed to be up but him. He decided he would get some early morning fresh air.

When he walked outside he was greeted by the warm sun. The air was fresh and smelled of sweet flowers.

He walked to the steps in front of his house and sat down looking down all the steps and he began to wonder.

"Things have been crazy the past two days. I wish someone could explain that voice I heard yesterday to me. Was I just hearing things? It sounded like Torhu's voice. Maybe it was like when I heard the laughter at her work. I don't know, maybe their connected somehow. I just need to figure it out, but I don't know what I'm looking for or where to look. It seems like.."

His thoughts were cut off when he heard Torhu walk up to him.

"What are you doing out here?" She said sitting down beside him on the stairs.

"I woke up earlier and no one was up so I came out here to get some fresh air. I was just thinking about how weird these past two days have been." He says calmly

They sat in silence for a moment.

"How is your arm doing?"
She asked

"It's healing and it hasn't caused me a lot pain." He said while looking at her. Her hair was down and flowing ever few minutes from the wind. She was in a new pair of pink pajamas.

"Look, about freaking you out when I got hurt... I'm Sorry...I didn't mean to scare you." Yuki said

"It wasn't your fault. It was a accident." She said calmly.

Yuki wanted to tell her about his dreams of Akito's voice and the dream of the zodiacs at the bottom of that hill but he didn't want her to worry about him. He wanted to figure it out without her knowing because it might put her in danger. He also didn't want her knowing because he didn't want her to know that he could be a threat to her, even though he didn't believe it.

"I feel like sometimes...that I don't deserve to live here." Yuki admitted.

He never really felt like he deserved to live in that house. He spent so long under Akito's influence that he was convinced he didn't deserve anything that was good in his life.

He knew it and he's been trying to think otherwise, but it seems like he just causes problems for Torhu and Shigure and sometimes Kyo.

"You do deserve to live here. It's your home and it's become my home. It's wouldn't be the same if you weren't here. You may make mistakes but...were your family..we will forgive you for your mistakes." Torhu said in a convincing voice.

He felt a little better.

"You always know what to say"

He thought to himself. He gave her a smile.

"Thank you" Yuki said

"Your welcome" She said smiling back.

Yuki's stomach growled.

"I guess it's time for breakfast." Torhu said then got up and headed to the house.

Yuki realized he hadn't eaten anything since the dinner he had before he got hurt.

"Maybe I should help with breakfast." Yuki says as he catches up with her.

"Well from what I've heard from Shigure your terrible when it comes to cooking." Torhu says with a smile

"I'm not denying it but I want to help."

"You can help with the dishes and the other stuff like that."

"Sounds fine with me" Yuki says

They head into the house to make breakfast.

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