Fruits Basket 1st Season

The rain should stop soon.

Let's wait a little longer.

Okay!

Say, it's almost time for final exams.

We have student council elections before that, though.

Yeah...

--President Takei-san insists that you be his successor, but...

-You alone are capable!

--It must be you! Rather, I want it to be you!

...I suppose it's not something you want to do, is it?

You're right.

I don't know what he and others expect of me,

but they've got the wrong idea about me. It bothers me.

The real me is more...

More what?

Nothing. Never mind.

Okay...

The rain seems to be tapering off, Yuki-kun!

Oh, it's Yuki.

Haru!

Hatsuharu-san?!

What are you doing in the rain?

What are you doing? You're soaked.

Are you lost again?

Looking for something.

I was looking for this one.

What a cute cat!

Knew she'd say that.

--Honda-san, she's a tiger. --Huh?

Kisa Soma, a tiger.

Her bites hurt.

Oh, really? S-So she must be the zodiac tiger.

N-Nice to meet you! Um, I'm Tohru Honda.

Honda-san!

Eh...

"Fruits Basket"

Oh, no, you got bitten.

Y-Yes...

I-I-It surprised me.

Kisa, come here and apologize.

U-Um, I'm fine, really.

Kisa!

Yuki-kun, Satchan doesn't talk.

--Huh? --She can't talk.

She stopped talking altogether shortly after entering middle school.

According to Tori-nii, it's a psychological issue.

It made her lock away all her words.

Stuff happened that made her stop talking.

and stopped going to school.

Then today, she ran away from home.

What?!

That's why I was looking for her.

I was surprised to find her as a tiger.

Found ya.

Did she bump into someone of the opposite gender?

It seemed like she was just exhausted.

So, what actually happened to cause this?

You know.

What?

Bullying.

That hurts. What, are you mad?

Telling me not to shoot my mouth off?

Yeah, right.

You know how worried I've been?

Your parents are looking all over for you right now.

O-Oh, what should I--

-Oh, you're bleeding, Hatsuharu-san!

--Calm down, Tohru-kun. She won't go far. --Oh, you're bleeding, Hatsuharu-san!

--Calm down, Tohru-kun. She won't go far. --We need to stop Kisa-san's bleeding!

I'll go stop Kisa-san's bleeding!

Calm down!

You're too calm, Sensei.

Haa-kun, did you quietly turn Dark?

Uh-uh. Just grumpy from the pain.

Don't know what to do with Kisa.

You seem pretty worried.

I didn't know you were so close.

--Jealous? --No!

--He's no fun. --Nope.

These guys...

I just feel like I have to help her, because she reminds me...

...of you, when you stopped talking for a while.

You curled up in a corner and went silent.

That was the only way you could protect yourself.

She's doing the same.

Shut up!

Do you have to get so worked up?

Yes, I do!

Are you ashamed?

You always like to rub salt into the wound.

It's a bad habit of yours.

It's my nature, I'm afraid.

Kisa-san!

So this is where you were, Kisa-sa--

It doesn't hurt. Not at all!

N-Not one teeny tiny bit! Nope!

Anyway, will you come inside, Kisa-san?

Kisa.

U-Um...

Kisa, my daughter. I've been looking for you.

Shigure-san took the trouble to call me.

Tell me, what are you doing?

Why are you doing this and causing trouble for everybody?

What are you thinking?

Do you enjoy making trouble for me?

Most mothers of children possessed by zodiac spirits

are either excessively overprotective or reject their children.

So, why didn't you tell me about the bullying?

Why did you run away from home?

Why won't you speak?

I'm so tired.

I can't take this anymore.

She couldn't tell you.

It's hard to tell someone

that you're being bullied.

I couldn't tell my mom, either.

She found out after a while, though.

For some reason, I started apologizing like crazy.

I felt so ashamed.

I started to feel ashamed of myself for being bullied.

And I was embarrassed to let my mom find out.

I was scared she wouldn't love me anymore.

I was scared...

...to let people know about this part of myself.

I desperately tried to hide it by pretending I was okay.

That made me feel even more ashamed...

...and embarrassed.

So

when my mom said, "It's okay,"

I was so relieved.

She said that there was nothing to be embarrassed about,

and I cried again, this time in relief.

Kisa-san might also feel this way.

She didn't want you to hate her.

She couldn't tell you because she loves you.

Stay here? Kisa will?

Some things happened today,

and I decided to take her in for a while.

What "things"?

Probably can't hurt.

"Mogeta and Art"

It looked like her mom was nearing her limits, too.

Might as well give them time apart to heal.

I have no idea what's going on.

So where's Kisa?

Satchan is stuck to Tohru like a burr.

Huh?

Did she fall asleep?

Yes.

She stayed close to you the whole time, huh?

She isn't too heavy?

No.

I envy Kisa.

Oh! Wh-Wh--

Just for a bit.

Let me do this for bit.

I was always ashamed of my weakness.

But I wanted someone to tell me, "It's okay."

To be my support and give me the courage...

...to want to be strong.

It's been three days since Kisa started living with us.

Thanks for waiting.

It's a little embarrassing that you wait for me even at the bathroom.

Sh-She's so adorable!

Strangely enough, Kisa-san hasn't left my side

these past three days.

Which must mean that she likes me.

She's like a duckling. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Doesn't she find that annoying?

I love you!

She looks happy about it.

I don't really get it.

Oi, I'm hungry.

Oh, okay!

Kisa-san, what should we eat tonight?

Kisa, you can't even say what you want to eat?

Now, now.

Ignore everything this idiotic and weak-willed fool says.

Que será será, Satchan.

Oi, get off! Don't touch me! It's creepy!

Come on, no need to be shy.