TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCE
A Fruits Basket Fanfic

Written by Miyu, Vampire Princess

AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Ah, yes. A sequel! This story is the sequel to I.M. As much as I love promoting my own work, it is not necessary to read I.M. to understand this story (but read it anyway, come on you know you wanna). Heavy ratings for LEMON content in the following parts. Some LEMON and a squeeze of LIME here. Please see the main page for the Disclaimer.

Part One - CANDOR

"Sshhh. Someone's coming."

"I thought no one used this restroom during school hours."

You mean besides us? Apparently I'm wrong. And I hate being wrong.

"Shinta, you messed up but good," laughed a new voice.

There's a grunt and a muttered curse. "I didn't ask for her to dump the bottle on me."

"Maybe you should've?"

"Are you going to help me clean this up or what, Ryhou?"

"Hai. Hai."

The sound of running water tells me that they're busy. I hope it's hot water. Very hot water. Cause that's what we'll be in if we're caught.

Me and Tohru.

And we're both in a rather...compromising position at the moment.

Well, we ARE having sex in a school restroom.

Granted we've done this a number of times in the past few months. It was practically a habit now, about once a week. Only the day changed. Probably a good thing I didn't go with my initial thought and try to use the bathroom sink....

"Haru?" Tohru's voice is barely a whisper. Lips forming a cute little pout and the look of lust in her eyes is enough to make me throw caution to the wind and just finish what we started. Lunch will be over in ten minutes. Still enough time, I tell myself.

She looks so adorable in this state, all wanton and pouty. It brings a smile to my face to see her half-naked body pressed against the wall in the farthest stall from the door. I just hope that her shirt and underwear aren't visible on the floor by the stall door.

Her hips roll forward, pushing my sex further into her tight center. She's soaking wet, shivering from the sensations our joining has caused. She opens her lips as if to cry out and I cover them with my own. She kisses me back, any sound caught in the back of her throat. She wants more. She wants completion. Sorry love, not yet.

We've been holding this position for five minutes now and it's excruciatingly agonizing. I'm mere centimeters from Tohru's body, could transform if either of us lost it. Shit! Weren't those pricks finished cleaning up...whatever it was that needed cleaning yet?

It's as agonizingly painful for me as it is for her. I've come to discover over the six months we've been together that...well...Tohru's a bit of a screamer. She can make a lot of noise during sex. Not that I'm complaining. Any other time I'd love to hear her voice crying out for more, my name on her lips as she reaches orgasm. Just not today.

My hips flex, pushing me in to the hilt, and I have to stifle a groan of my own. I just want to bang her, hard and fast. That was the point of our little lunchtime encounter anyway. A quick needed release for both of us.

Instead, I start a very slow rhythm, pulling myself free of Tohru's sweet goodness before slowly, carefully pushing myself back inside. The sensation it causes sends a shiver through me and into Tohru. Her shoulders shake, causing her breasts to quiver. Leaning down I lightly lick the peak of one breast, earning myself a startled gasp from Tohru.

"Haru." Tohru's voice is louder, audible. Licking her other nipple, I continue my pace for a few strokes -- my body arguing every inch of the way -- hoping that whoever is outside the stall doesn't hear her.

"I think that's as clean as it's going to get, Shinta."

"Crap. My mother's going to kill me when she sees this." A sigh. "Maybe I should just apologize to Ri-chan."

The water shuts off and I immediately freeze. I'm half-in, half-out of Tohru. She's squirming, trying to get the rest of me inside of her, but I hold her hips still with my hands, my forehead resting against hers. Shaking my head, I try to get her to stop. She pouts again. Her squirming slows though it doesn't stop altogether.

I've awoken a monster.

And I love it!

As soon as we hear the door open and close once more, we attack each other. Our mouths lock tightly and I forcefully push myself back into Tohru. She breaks the kiss, gasping for air and calling my name.

With Tohru practically limp in my grasp, I push her further into the wall. Guiding her hips with my hands I begin pounding into her. The tension from the past few minutes should've taken most of the excitement away, but it only serves to make me harder.

What can I say, danger turns me on.

My breathing is labored after only a minute and I can't seem to ram into her fast enough. She's crying out, her fingernails clawing at my shoulders and chest. Her muscles begin to spasm around me and I know she's close. With one final cry she comes. The rush of heat through her body pushes me over and I go most willingly.

I slump to the floor, pulling out of Tohru as I do so before pulling her into my lap. With her hands, she pushes my white hair away from my face and smiles at me happily. I can't help but smile in return.

"I love you, Haru."

I try not to flinch, the words echoing in my ears. She's been saying that since our first time in the park. The words aren't exactly painful to hear. I love to hear them. There's just one problem.

I can't say those words to her.

I couldn't say it six months ago because...well, I knew I cared for her, but I wasn't sure it was love. Now...oh hell, I AM in love with her. I realized that only a week after our first encounter. I love her with all my heart, my soul -- if I even have one.

But I still can't bring myself to say those words.

I said them once -- and only once -- to another. It was years ago, but the memory is still too fresh. Too raw. I was different back then, I think. I've grown up a lot. But it still hurts when someone breaks your heart. There's a pain that never seems to go away.

Then again, there's the pain that is Akito....

I don't want to hurt Tohru. I should tell her the truth, but I know that even the truth can hurt. We're okay as long as we don't get caught. Six months is a long time to keep a secret. Could we do it for another six months? A year?

The rest of our lives?

"Haru?"

Blinking, Tohru comes back into focus. I must've drifted in thought a little too long. Sighing, I manage a small smile that doesn't look like a satisfied smirk. Usually that's all I CAN muster after an encounter with Tohru. I'm glad our physical encounters are starting to outweigh our technological ones.

But what to say? The first thing that comes to mind of course.

"The school bell will ring soon."

Stroking my right cheek with her left hand she smiles down at me. A knowing smile. She doesn't say anything more to me as she stands, retrieving her underwear and uniform top from the floor. If my inability to say 'I love you' in return is affecting her, she doesn't tell me.

I'm not sure if it's good or bad.

Today, I'll take it as a good sign.

She's finished getting dressed by the time I manage to stand and fix my own uniform into place. Buckling my pants, I feel a light kiss on my cheek. She gazes at me so sweetly, smiling so innocently. Am I the only one who's noticed the small changes in her?

"We're all getting together after school and going to the Vanilla Garden. Would you like to come?"

Her question ran, double-edged, through my mind. Of course I like to come. What guy doesn't?! I want to tease her with this, but I only chuckle to myself. She looks at me somewhat confused, but doesn't ask. Thank Kami.

"Sure. Where are we meeting at?"

"The front lawn."

DING! DING! DONG!

"You go first," I tell her. "Hurry."

We share one last passionate kiss before she finally leaves the stall and the bathroom. I'm left with the after-effect of our lovemaking and my own haunting thoughts about our relationship. Giving myself one last glance in the mirror, I leave the bathroom and head for the main school yard.

"Haru! Where have you been?"

All I can do is smile at my younger cousin. Ruffling his blonde hair as he falls into step beside me, we walk down the main hallway towards our classroom. I can still hear Tohru's voice in my head, my own voice echoing the words I was certain she wanted to hear.

"Haru?"

"Nowhere special," I tell him with a small smile. "Now let's get back to class. The sooner we finish class, the sooner we can go to the Vanilla Garden."

Momiji smiles happily at the thought. "Hai!"

~TO BE CONTINUED~