His Sunflower (Fruits Basket Sequel)

The Beginning

  "I'll be one of your best friends! -Momiji Sohma

A blonde haired boy stood tall, staring out of the window at the dark night. The fluorescent moonlight casting an eerie glow that lit up his pale skin, lightened his blonde hair, and twinkled in his chocolate brown eyes.

An elder male adorned by sparkling amethyst eyes and lilac hair that accented his slightly tanned skin, he stood slightly shorter than the tall blonde and seemed almost like a girl.

"Are you sure you'll be alright alone Momiji?" The lilac haired boy asked.

"I'll be fine. It'll only be for a week right? Besides I should be asking you that." The blonde, Momiji, teased lightly.

Yuki gave him an unimpressed look.

"I've gotten better." He protested while fingering his travel bag.

"Yeah, yeah. You take care, you hear?" Momiji smiled.

"Of course." He nodded.

Momiji smiled and waved Yuki off as he got into the car waiting for him before turning back to the starry night sky.

A sad smile appeared on his cheerful face. He closed his eyes and fingered the charm bracelet he had taken to carrying everywhere.

"Three years have passed Heart Girl, you're finally coming back, huh?"

Somewhere, past the woods,within the town, in front of a small house, a young girl tilted her head, her brown hair brushing her pale skin and honey brown eyes searching the night, she was certain she had heard something.

"Hinata." Her twin brother gently nudged, his brown hair accenting his green eyes that stood bold on his tan skin.

"I'm coming Hideaki..." She nodded and smiled weakly before looking to the pavement and walking inside.

Hideaki watched her go before looking at the night with narrowed eyes. He didn't want come back to Japan, much less this town, but his grandmother had passed away so he didn't really have a choice but to go with his distant cousin. Technically she was adopted so she wasn't even his cousin. Hinata would've hit him for saying that but it was the truth.

Her name was Mayuko Shiraki, a teacher at the school he used to attend in this place.

Apparently she was engaged to a guy named Hatori.

Hideaki grimaced one last time before he followed inside.

"I'm going to send you to live with a family friend for a while Hina-"

"No!" Both Hinata and Mayuko looked up in surprise.

"I'm sorry Hideaki but this is how things will be." Mayuko said firmly.

"I'm not leaving Hinata alone." He shook his head.

"Hideaki...don't be unreasonable...I'll be fine." Hinata frowned, fidgeting nervously.

"Hinata-"

"H-Hideaki you may be my brother but you can't d-dictate my life. It w-won't be forever. We should th-thank Miss Shiraki for not just dumping us in an orphanage." Hinata murmured quietly.

Mayuko's eyes softened, she often remembered a similar girl that often trailed around one of her students, Tohru, like a little duckling. Back then, she was more open, more loud.

She was also often trailed by a blonde boy in her following years before she disappeared.

Later, when she was engaged to Hatori, she was finally told the family secret and what happened to the younger Honda.