.Memories in a Basket.  
                                                                   Chapter One



"Kyo-Kuuuun!" I shouted across the room. "We need more streamers for Yuki-Kun's surprise party!"
"Yeah, yeah." He grumbled, " I don't understand why we have to throw a party for that guy anyways..."
"Because, silly. We love Yuki-Kun, and he deserves a good 18th birthday party. That's why." I smiled and
continued taping up streamers. The chair wobbled, all of a sudden and Kyo caught me in his strong arms.
"Gah! Thank you, Kyo-Kun!" I looked into his eyes, and for a moment, I thought he was going to kiss me.
Then Momiji burst into the room.
"TOHRU!!! KYO!!! I BROUGHT YUKI A PRESENT AND CANDY!!!"
"DAMMIT, MOMIJI, STOP YELLING!" Kyo yelled. He went over to hit Momiji, dropping me in
the process.
"Ah, Tohru!  I'm sorry!"
I got up, rubbing my head where I fell.
"I'm alright. Haha!" I wobbled a little. "Whoa. Feeling... a little... dizzy..." And I slumped over.
The last thing I remember is the ceiling and an angelic voice telling me that it's going to be alright.  

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I woke up in an unfamiliar bed in a white room with a window overseeing a parking lot. As soon as I sat up,
I saw a boy with orange hair sitting next to me in an uncomfortable-looking chair. Orange hair. How
unusual. Who is he, I wondered.
"Ah! Honda-San! You're awake!" And there was another boy, and this one had silver hair.
"Wh- Who are you? Where am I? ... Who am I?" I was so confused. The boy with the orange hair woke
up, and when he saw that I was awake, he immedietly started apologizing.
"Tohru! I'm so sorry! This is all my fault!" and he paused, waiting for a reaction.
"Oh. Were you talking to me? Um... Could one of you two tell me what I'm doing here? And who you are?"
"Tohru. You don't remember? You fell and hit your head decorating."
"Honda-San? Honda-San, do you know who you are?"
I paused for a second.
"Um... My name is... Is... You are... You..." I trailed off.
"Honda-San, my name is Yuki Sohma, and this is my cousin, Kyo Sohma. You live with us.
" EHHHHHH?!?!?! M-me?! L-Live with m-m-men?!?! That sounds so... vile! Who are you?!"
" We JUST told you, Tohru. We're Kyo and Yuki Sohma, and. You. Live. With. Us." replied the boy with
orange hair. He seemed slightly irritated. The boy with the silver hair seemed much cooler and collected.
" Excuse me... Sohma-San and Sohma-San, but could you tell me where... and who I am?" I asked, fearing
the worst.
" Honda-San, you are in Nitigawa Hospital, because of a concussion. The doctors say that a symptom
may be headaches, nausea, and acute temporary memory loss." Explained Yuki Sohma.
" Tohru, " said Kyo Sohma. " You fell off of a ladder because that DAMN Momiji had to come in and
barge around like he owned the place!" he explained angrily. I assumed that Tohru was my first name.
" So... My name is... Tohru Honda. I live with you, Yuki and Kyo Sohma in your house, and I have memory
loss? T-that seems like... Ah... Where... Are my parents? Shouldn't they be here too?"
" Tohru..., " began Kyo Sohma, " Your parents are... dead..."
" D-dead?! Bu-but how?!" I sat up frantically and searched for answers in their eyes, which by the way,
were lovely silvers and crimsons.
" Well, Honda-San, your father died of pnemonia complications when you were a small child, and your
died in a freak car accident three years ago... You... Don't remember that either?"
" Oh... Oh my... goodness... What did I miss?!"
" Tohru, I know that this is alot to take in, but the doctors said that they're going to release you after
they do a few small tests, and you can come home. Maybe home will remind you about your past, and it
might refresh your memory."
" Yes, Kyo. That is a good idea. You could also visit the onsen owned by the Sohmas, the lake, your
mother's grave, your work building, and we'll have everyone come to see you, and maybe you'll remember
them." added Yuki.



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A few hours later, and I was on my way out of the hospital, Kyo and Yuki on either side of me, and on our
way back to the Sohma estate. Apparently, the land owner was a Shigure Sohma, and I was actually rather
excited to meet him. As we pulled up in the cab, Yuki payed him, and I went inside.
" Uwaaah! What a beautiful house! I live HERE?!" I asked, excitedly.
" Why, yes. You do, Princess." came an alluring voice inside the kitchen. I saw a raven haired man, in his
mid-twenties, leaning an arm against the kitchen doorway. " Welcome home, Princess Tohru." he smiled.
" Thank you very much! You must be Shigure Sohma-San!" I eagerly crowed.
" No problem, no problem... Now, you must know! I am your fiancee!" he replied.
" Ah... Wha-What?! F-fianc-cee?!"
" SHIGURE!" Both Yuki and Kyo yelled in unison. They looked ready to kill.
" I kid, I kid. By the way... You three haven't seen Mi-Chan around, have you? I've been avoiding her all
week."
" Sssssshigureeeeee!!!!!" came a ghostly voice from the bush.
" Ah!!! Mi-Chan! What are you doing in that bush?! Your hair is an absolute MESS!"
" S-S-SENSEIIIIII!!!! WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME???!!!" She yelled, chasing after him. "TODAY
IS THE DEADLINE, AND MY HEAD WILL ROLL IF I DON'T TURN THE LAST 500 PAGES IN BY
6:00!!! AND IF I DIE, YOU ARE THE FIRST ONE I COME BACK TO KILL!!!"
" Okay, okay. Sheesh, Mi-Chan. Que Sera Sera. What will be, will be." he smiled at her.
" Gaaaah! Sensei, you had better have those pages!!!"
" Oh, yes, yes. The silly novel. Here you are, Mi-Chan. Now, please. I don't like maniacs on my property."
But before he said that, she was gone.
" Oh, my goodness... Is every day here like this?" I asked curiously.
" No, not every day. Every other day though, Honda-San."
" And may I ask one more thing? If I am not Shigure-San's fiancee, then who is my... fiancee? I have an
engagement ring." I looked to each of their faces, and saw that Kyo Sohma was the one blushing.
" Kyo-San, a-are you... my fiancee?" As I looked, he bashfully nodded. I blushed and, looked away. I... I
didn't even know the guy, and I was engaged to him?! But, somehow, there seemed some justification to it,
like, even though I don't remember him, we had a special connection, and the fact that we were engaged
seemed somewhat... right. I glanced at my " engagement ring, " and saw that is was inscribed. 'Tohru, my
umeboshi from above. You complete me.' and tears suddenly came to my eyes. And I didn't know why.
" K-Kyo-San, Yuki-san..." I began, through my tears. " What exactly was I like?.. You know. Before the
accident?"
They both looked rather grim, but seeing as it was about to rain, I figured that they didn't like the
overcast forecast for the day. Especially that Kyo-San.
" Well, Honda-San. It seems that we will stay the weekend at the Sohma's main vacation spa and health
spa." he smiled grimly, " You can go with your friends, Uotani-San and Hanajima-San, and pick out the
outfits and swimsuits that you choose. They will be going with us. Oh, and Tohru?" smiled Yuki warmly.
" Ye--yes?" I replied quickly.
" I'm... A little ashamed..." he admitted, "and I... need your help. You see... Machi, the girl who I really,
really like...well, I'm having a bit of a hard time mustering up the courage to ask her to vacation with us.
Can you help me out?" he looked desperate, and the look on his face was so heartbreaking, I just had to help
him.
" Okay! I AM a girl after all, and I suppose there's no harm in helping..." Yuki grinned a heartbreakingly
handsome grin, kissed me on the cheek, and left me, flustered, out hanging the laundry. (Yay, I still
remember how to do laundry!)
And so, later that morning, these two girls cam to pick me up. They were freaky. That much I was sure of.
One had blonde hair and looked tough enough to take on a gang of twenty thugs, and the other one was...
detatched from this world, and probably trying to destroy it... But, they didn't seem any harm, so we
headed together to the local mall, just us girls.
"Excuse me... Hanajima-San and Uotani-San, you really don't have to babysit me when you could be doing
better, more fullfilling thing to do. Please don't trouble yourselves." I stated, scared that they would
leave me alone.
"Oh, Don't worry, Tohru-Kun, we'll take good care of you." said yanki Uotani.
"Oh, yes." agreed Hanajima, "But your waves were sadly very depleted when you got this concussion, so
it is harded for me to get a good reading from afar."
" Oy, Hanajima. You're too serious. Lighten up." She grinned at me, punching me lightly on the shoulder.
" Ah, Uotani-San, Hanajima-San, thank you for shopping with me! I... I am just sorry that I can't even
remember being your best friend... You all must be so frustratated with me..." I trailed off, turning away.
" P-p-poor Tohruuuuuuuuu!" Uotani-San cried, practically knocking me over in her attempt to suffocate
me in a large bear-like hug. And then Hanajima-San joined in on the love.
" Don't worry, Tohru-Kun! We'll get your memory back, no matter what it takes!" Hanajima-San declared.

Little did she know the obstacles and challenges that were inevitably on their merry way.


END CHAPTER 1!