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Title: Now What? (1 of 3)
Fandom: Fruits Basket
Theme:  #7 tangled up
Pairing: Kyou and Kagura Sohma
Rating:  M for adult situations
Genre: Romance/Drama/Angst
Disclaimer: Fruits Basket and its characters belong to Natsuki Takaya and whoever else holds the copyright. No money is being made from this story it is merely being written for my entertainment.
Notes: This takes place at least four to five years after the manga ends. Will likely last for at least one or two more chapters.
Summary: Kagura wakes up to a shocking situation.

The first thing she noticed as the haze cleared and she drifted back into conscious was the extreme pounding in her head. She felt as if someone had hit her over the head with a brick. Her mouth felt like she had swallowed cotton as she licked her lips trying to restore some of the moisture in vain. Something beside her shifted, lightly brushing against her leg…her bare leg. Now that she thought about it she couldn’t feel anything but the sheets against her skin. Suddenly she shot into the upright position; her head protested the movement by rewarding her with a dizzy sensation in addition to the pounding that was already present.

“Oh my head,” she groaned softly. Her mind was racing trying to remember the night before; she remembered that she had been at the Main House for the New Year’s party. She could also remember that Kunimitsu had not been able to attend due to a series of business meetings that would not wait. So who the hell was in the bed next to her? She had been drinking last night with not much restraint and things were still blurry in her mind. Shakily she turned and pulled the covers down far enough to reveal her bed partner’s head. An instant lump formed in her throat at the sight of the familiar orange hair. “Oh no…” she said, panic rising in her tone. “Kyou wake up!” she demanded giving him a rough shake.

“Huh?” he muttered, grumpily.

“Wake up!” she shouted, causing him to jump and fall out of bed.

Suddenly his hand went to his own pounding head but quickly amended that decision once he realized that he was naked. “What the hell!” he yelled wrapping one of the loose sheets around his waist and pinning himself against the wall in horror.

“My thoughts exactly!” Kagura said, dropping her face into her hands. How could she be so stupid? She had given up on Kyou years ago but somehow here they were in a rather embarrassing situation.

“Kagura? How? Did we…?” he stammered trying to find the right question to ask.

Kagura forced her mind to focus on the rest of her body, though she and Kunimitsu were only engaged they lived together and had shared the same bed for sometime now. She knew her body well enough to confirm that she indeed had sex very recently. She hugged the covers tightly around her body trying unsuccessfully to stop the tears from falling. Not only was she a bad fiancée but she could add bad friend as well. What could they possibly tell Kunimitsu and Tohru that would make them understand that they didn’t do this on purpose? She could hear Kyou let out a heavy sigh before she felt his weight on the bed again. Then hesitantly she felt him pull her into a comforting embrace.

“Kagura, I’m sorry…” he whispered softly into her hair.

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He had watched her quietly sob into her hands and felt helpless to do anything. Things were hazy for him but he did remember Kagura being really drunk and him being only slightly less drunk offering to walk her back to her house since Kunimitsu was unable to make it back from his business trip. Tohru had been the one to suggest to him that he take her home and he was suppose to meet her back at the Main house afterwards. Everyone had been either full out drunk or tipsy but they all had to notice that he hadn’t returned. How in the world was he to hide something like this? More disturbingly he wasn’t sure if he wanted to hide it.

Even hung over Kagura looked beautiful sitting across from him. Her long brown hair hung around her face and shoulders covering her expose pale skin. She now had the sheets wrapped tightly around her body. He could feel his own body stir and quickly shook the thoughts away. They were already in a bind there was no need to complicate things further.

He and Tohru had been a couple for a few years now but they had yet to marry. Something always came up that allowed him to make the excuse to push the date back and Tohru never bothered to argument about it. Lately he found that he was missing something, that as good as his relationship with Tohru was he still couldn’t fully commit to them. Looking at Kagura’s distraught form on the bed across from him he began to understand why. Cautiously he closed the distance between them and pulled her in a comforting embrace.

“Kagura, I’m sorry,” he whispered softly into her hair. “I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

She stiffened in his arms before slowly looking up at him. “What do you mean by that?”

He looked deeply into her widened gray eyes and placed a hand gently on her cheek. “I’m sorry for hurting you…all these years.”

He could feel her breath catch in her chest before she pulled away from his embrace. “I’m not sure why you are saying this now but last night was a mistake. We both have someone now and things are good…why rock the boat?” she said getting off the bed. “I’m going to take a bath and clear my head. Please be gone before I’m finished.”

He felt her pulling away from him and it was the last thing he wanted now that he knew exactly what and who he wanted. Reflexively he grabbed her arm and pulled her back down on the bed. “Are you really happy with Kunimitsu?” he asked forcing her to look him in the eye.

She faltered slightly and turned away from his gaze. “Kyou, why are you doing this to me now? You have Tohru and I have Kunimitsu...at least I hope so after this stunt.”

“Answer my question,” he demanded.

“Yes, I’m happy with him,” she said, looking into his eyes. After all these years he could still read the emotions in her eyes.

“But…”

“But something is missing between us.”

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He had finally made it back home and he wanted to surprise Kagura. Quietly he entered the house and made his way upstairs it was as he almost reached their bedroom door that he heard voices...two very distinct voices at that. Silently he pressed himself against the wall to listen to the conversation.

“Are you really happy with Kunimitsu?” he heard Kyou ask.

There was a pause before he heard Kagura reply, “Kyou, why are you doing this to me now? You have Tohru and I have Kunimitsu...at least I hope so after this stunt.”

“Answer my question!” Kyou’s voice commanded.

“Yes, I’m happy with him…” said Kagura, although Kunimitsu noted the conviction wasn’t there.

“But…” Kyou pressed.

“But something is missing between us.” Kagura admitted. Kunimitsu could feel…almost hear his heart crack. She had assured him that she was over Kyou and he believed her. They had been together for a couple of years even lived together yet she always found excuses for them not to make it official. So was that it, was he just a lay over until she found the person she really wanted? Had he been her Kyou substitute? Part of him wanted to barge in and challenge Kyou but he knew violence wouldn’t solve this problem. Slowly he backed away and crept back downstairs and walked outside, he needed to talk to Kagura but not while Kyou was around. He reached into his suit pocket and pulled out his cell phone dialing their home number. He could hear Kagura scrambling upstairs to answer the phone in the hall.

“Hello!”

“Hey honey, I’m on my way home. I’m already in the compound. Want to go out for breakfast?”

“Yeah sure, I’ll see you in a few minutes,” she replied before hanging up.

His decision was made; he would play it cool and see what she would tell him. The next few hours would define how he was going to handle this situation. “Kyou, you had your chance and blew it.  I won’t give her up without a fight!” Kunimitsu muttered.

TBC

Description
Title: Now What? (1 of 3)
Fandom: Fruits Basket
Theme:  #7 tangled up
Pairing: Kyou and Kagura Sohma
Rating:  M for adult situations
Genre: Romance/Drama/Angst
Disclaimer: Fruits Basket and its characters belong to Natsuki Takaya and whoever else holds the copyright. No money is being made from this story it is merely being written for my entertainment.
Notes: This takes place at least four to five years after the manga ends. Will likely last for at least one or two more chapters.
Summary: Kagura wakes up to a shocking situation.

The first thing she noticed as the haze cleared and she drifted back into conscious was the extreme pounding in her head. She felt as if someone had hit her over the head with a brick. Her mouth felt like she had swallowed cotton as she licked her lips trying to restore some of the moisture in vain. Something beside her shifted, lightly brushing against her leg…her bare leg. Now that she thought about it she couldn’t feel anything but the sheets against her skin. Suddenly she shot into the upright position; her head protested the movement by rewarding her with a dizzy sensation in addition to the pounding that was already present.

“Oh my head,” she groaned softly. Her mind was racing trying to remember the night before; she remembered that she had been at the Main House for the New Year’s party. She could also remember that Kunimitsu had not been able to attend due to a series of business meetings that would not wait. So who the hell was in the bed next to her? She had been drinking last night with not much restraint and things were still blurry in her mind. Shakily she turned and pulled the covers down far enough to reveal her bed partner’s head. An instant lump formed in her throat at the sight of the familiar orange hair. “Oh no…” she said, panic rising in her tone. “Kyou wake up!” she demanded giving him a rough shake.

“Huh?” he muttered, grumpily.

“Wake up!” she shouted, causing him to jump and fall out of bed.

Suddenly his hand went to his own pounding head but quickly amended that decision once he realized that he was naked. “What the hell!” he yelled wrapping one of the loose sheets around his waist and pinning himself against the wall in horror.

“My thoughts exactly!” Kagura said, dropping her face into her hands. How could she be so stupid? She had given up on Kyou years ago but somehow here they were in a rather embarrassing situation.

“Kagura? How? Did we…?” he stammered trying to find the right question to ask.

Kagura forced her mind to focus on the rest of her body, though she and Kunimitsu were only engaged they lived together and had shared the same bed for sometime now. She knew her body well enough to confirm that she indeed had sex very recently. She hugged the covers tightly around her body trying unsuccessfully to stop the tears from falling. Not only was she a bad fiancée but she could add bad friend as well. What could they possibly tell Kunimitsu and Tohru that would make them understand that they didn’t do this on purpose? She could hear Kyou let out a heavy sigh before she felt his weight on the bed again. Then hesitantly she felt him pull her into a comforting embrace.

“Kagura, I’m sorry…” he whispered softly into her hair.

X
X
X

He had watched her quietly sob into her hands and felt helpless to do anything. Things were hazy for him but he did remember Kagura being really drunk and him being only slightly less drunk offering to walk her back to her house since Kunimitsu was unable to make it back from his business trip. Tohru had been the one to suggest to him that he take her home and he was suppose to meet her back at the Main house afterwards. Everyone had been either full out drunk or tipsy but they all had to notice that he hadn’t returned. How in the world was he to hide something like this? More disturbingly he wasn’t sure if he wanted to hide it.

Even hung over Kagura looked beautiful sitting across from him. Her long brown hair hung around her face and shoulders covering her expose pale skin. She now had the sheets wrapped tightly around her body. He could feel his own body stir and quickly shook the thoughts away. They were already in a bind there was no need to complicate things further.

He and Tohru had been a couple for a few years now but they had yet to marry. Something always came up that allowed him to make the excuse to push the date back and Tohru never bothered to argument about it. Lately he found that he was missing something, that as good as his relationship with Tohru was he still couldn’t fully commit to them. Looking at Kagura’s distraught form on the bed across from him he began to understand why. Cautiously he closed the distance between them and pulled her in a comforting embrace.

“Kagura, I’m sorry,” he whispered softly into her hair. “I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

She stiffened in his arms before slowly looking up at him. “What do you mean by that?”

He looked deeply into her widened gray eyes and placed a hand gently on her cheek. “I’m sorry for hurting you…all these years.”

He could feel her breath catch in her chest before she pulled away from his embrace. “I’m not sure why you are saying this now but last night was a mistake. We both have someone now and things are good…why rock the boat?” she said getting off the bed. “I’m going to take a bath and clear my head. Please be gone before I’m finished.”

He felt her pulling away from him and it was the last thing he wanted now that he knew exactly what and who he wanted. Reflexively he grabbed her arm and pulled her back down on the bed. “Are you really happy with Kunimitsu?” he asked forcing her to look him in the eye.

She faltered slightly and turned away from his gaze. “Kyou, why are you doing this to me now? You have Tohru and I have Kunimitsu...at least I hope so after this stunt.”

“Answer my question,” he demanded.

“Yes, I’m happy with him,” she said, looking into his eyes. After all these years he could still read the emotions in her eyes.

“But…”

“But something is missing between us.”

X
X
X

He had finally made it back home and he wanted to surprise Kagura. Quietly he entered the house and made his way upstairs it was as he almost reached their bedroom door that he heard voices...two very distinct voices at that. Silently he pressed himself against the wall to listen to the conversation.

“Are you really happy with Kunimitsu?” he heard Kyou ask.

There was a pause before he heard Kagura reply, “Kyou, why are you doing this to me now? You have Tohru and I have Kunimitsu...at least I hope so after this stunt.”

“Answer my question!” Kyou’s voice commanded.

“Yes, I’m happy with him…” said Kagura, although Kunimitsu noted the conviction wasn’t there.

“But…” Kyou pressed.

“But something is missing between us.” Kagura admitted. Kunimitsu could feel…almost hear his heart crack. She had assured him that she was over Kyou and he believed her. They had been together for a couple of years even lived together yet she always found excuses for them not to make it official. So was that it, was he just a lay over until she found the person she really wanted? Had he been her Kyou substitute? Part of him wanted to barge in and challenge Kyou but he knew violence wouldn’t solve this problem. Slowly he backed away and crept back downstairs and walked outside, he needed to talk to Kagura but not while Kyou was around. He reached into his suit pocket and pulled out his cell phone dialing their home number. He could hear Kagura scrambling upstairs to answer the phone in the hall.

“Hello!”

“Hey honey, I’m on my way home. I’m already in the compound. Want to go out for breakfast?”

“Yeah sure, I’ll see you in a few minutes,” she replied before hanging up.

His decision was made; he would play it cool and see what she would tell him. The next few hours would define how he was going to handle this situation. “Kyou, you had your chance and blew it.  I won’t give her up without a fight!” Kunimitsu muttered.

TBC