Fruits Basket 1st Season

Grandfather says the renovations are over.

That was surprisingly fast.

Yes... The exterior walls aren't complete yet,

but he called and told me that it's ready for us to live in now...

...so...

Oh, no! I haven't started cooking yet!

That's okay. Why don't we all go out to eat tonight?

It'll be all right!

I already stocked the ingredients!

Sorry I'm late!

Mom!

Welcome home. Dinner is almost ready.

Hey!

You have a fever, and I told you to stay in bed!

It's all right. My temperature has come down a lot.

I can't just stay in bed while you're working so hard.

Thank you, Tohru.

But it's okay to get discouraged...

...or be selfish every once in a while.

That's hot!

I know. But I'm okay.

I'm sure Grandfather's remodeled house is a good place, too.

And it must be Heaven compared to the tent.

"Fruits Basket"

You should eat the salted fish in the refrigerator before too long.

Also, you're almost out of soy sauce.

Oh, and the non-burnable trash day changed recently, so please be careful.

What else...

Here. This is my grandfather's address.

I'll leave it with you just in case.

Tomorrow is the big day, huh?

Thanks for everything you've done.

No, thank you!

I promise to take the Soma secret to my grave!

Good luck in your new home.

Right! I won't get discouraged!

Well, I'll go pack up my room.

I thought you might stop her.

Why?

This was always supposed to be until the renovations were done.

Her...

A stranger like her being here was an exception, not the norm.

Wanna explain why you two are radiating gloom, then?

I've been fooling myself.

Of course the Somas and I can't become family...

I've always been a little dim, haven't I?

"Fruits Basket"

Okay, everyone. It's recreation time.

Today, we're playing the "fruits basket" game.

You're an apple.

You're a banana.

Cherry!

Pear!

Peach!

Honda, you're a rice ball!

For some reason the boys picked on me a lot back then.

That was probably intended to be mean.

But I...

Rice balls are yummy!

Okay, here we go! Apple!

I watched that fun-looking game unfold in front of me,

and I waited for the rice ball to be called.

I waited expectantly.

That's right. I've never been the brightest lightbulb.

Hello, everyone.

Thank you for having me.

I'm glad you're here, Kyoko-san.

That's Tohru, Gramps.

It should have been obvious...

...that the rice ball would never get to join the group.

"Please warm up the food in the refrigerator. -T"

Evidently she's gone.

That was an anticlimactic departure.

But it still left

plenty of melancholy behind...

...Tohru-kun.

Strawberries! I love those!

It lights up.

Please make friends with me again, okay?

I've always loved the zodiac Cat!

I wanted to be the year of the Cat!

Right-handed jab!

Soma-kun is great. And you're great, Kyo-kun.

"Fun Year-Round Vegetable Gardens" "Martial Artists"

I wonder if they ate breakfast this morning...

Maybe I should have said something to them in person after all.

But I'll get to see them again at school...

Are you done unpacking yet?

Oh, I'm sorry! I'll finish right up!

Sheesh, we just moved to a bigger house,

so why do I have to share my room now?

I'm sorry.

Kyoko-san, they're calling for you downstairs.

It's Tohru, Gramps.

Hello, is something wrong?

I think it's best if we discuss this sooner rather than later.

Tohru-chan, I hear that you've been living in a man's home.

I had a private detective investigate.

You were a live-in girlfriend?! Go you!

I was so sure I was maturing faster...

Wh-Why did you hire a detective?

My son's dream is to be a police officer.

So we can't very well have someone with a criminal record in the family, you know?

I thought hiring a private detective might be going too far,

but they say Kyoko-san used to get quite violent...

And you know the phrase "Like mother, like daughter." I was worried.

If you're going to live in this house, you be sure not to do anything indiscreet, all right?

Say, Tohru-chan.

Those people didn't do anything... indecent to you,

did they?

G-Gramps?

Are jeering and taunting all you people know how to do?

I'm sorry, Kyoko-san.

Th-That's okay.

Please don't think badly of them.

They're just unpleasant people, that's all.

Gramps!

You're not helping!

Hmm? Oh, did I say something wrong?

Still, they're my beloved family, and this is my beloved home.

I can put up with them saying a few mean things to me.

But you don't have to stay here and put up with any unpleasantness.

But...

Oh, no, I'm not trying to kick you out!

I just don't think "putting up with things" suits you, Kyoko-san.

Katsuya told me Kyoko-san would be happiest

living somewhere she could spread her wings.

Dad...

So I think you need something a little more than this place.

If there's somewhere else you'd rather go, Kyoko-san, that's okay.

No... I don't deserve to think I "need more"...

My mother loved me so much,

and I have two wonderful friends...

...and Soma-kun's family was so kind to me...

You're giving me a roof over my head again.

I have to be grateful for everything.

I'm... blessed.

So...

So I shouldn't say...

...that I want to

go home...!

I shouldn't... miss being with the Somas so much!

I wanted to get to know Soma-kun and Kyo-kun better.

I wanted to eat with them, and to talk about all sorts of things.

I wanted more...

The truth is... I didn't want to leave!

I wanted to stay...

I wanted to stay with Soma-kun and Kyo-kun

and Shigure-san.

Is that selfish?

Does it prove that I'm too soft on myself?

Yes.

Come on home.

You're distracting me. If you want to take a walk, do it outside.

Just read in your own room!

Anyway, they're way too high-handed, kicking her out for some renovations

and then summoning her back when they're finished!

That's not high-handed. It's totally normal.

It ain't normal at all!

They oughta think a little more about what she wants!

Big talk for the guy who left home without a word

and dropped off the map for four months.