Disclaimer- I don’t own Fruits Baskets, and I never will!

Hello everyone, my name is Pegasus Rider.  I know what I want to do with this fic, however I do not know who I want the pairing to be, so please tell me.  You have three choices, Haru/Tohru, Hatori/Tohru, and Momiji/Tohru.  Please leave a review and tell me what you believe the pairing should be.  Thank you!

            The cold wind stung Haru’s cheek and he shuddered as he pulled his jacket closer to him.  It was in the middle of winter and a cold wind was whipping through the air.  Haru silently walked through the quiet forest; the only sound besides the whistle of the wind was the crunching of his leather boots on the soft white snow.  Haru irritably glared ahead of him as he walked down the well-worn path that led from the main house, to Shigure’s house.

            “What am I doing?”  Haru thought as he continued to walk through the forest.  “They’re just gonna be gone for one week, Tohru can take care of herself for that short amount of time!” He thought as his mind strayed to the conversation he had with Yuki two days ago.

~~~~ Flash Back~~~~

The phone in Haru’s room rang and Haru lazily got up and answered it.  “Hello?”  He asked in his monotone voice.

“Hi Haru, this is Yuki.”  Yuki said from the other end of the line.

“Yuki?”  Haru asked, dazed.  “How are you, what’s up?”

“I’m fine, but I have a favor to ask you and Momiji.”  Yuki said sounding slightly frazzled.

“What is it?  I’ll do anything for you Yuki, you know that don’t you?”  Haru asked.

“Erm, yeah.  It’s about Miss Honda.  As you know I’m leaving for a student council trip in a day.”

“Yeah, what about it?”  Haru asked, slightly confused.

Yuki sighed.  “Well, it lasts a week as you know, and during that exact same week Kyou promised to go train with his master.”

“…So?” Haru asked.

“Well, Shigure is also going to be gone on a trip with his editor.  I think they’re going to some kind of book fair, which lasts a week, and that means that Miss Honda will be by herself for a week, and frankly, well I don’t think she can take care of herself for that long.”  Yuki rushed.

“Oh.”  Haru said, blinking.

“So I want you and Momiji to go check on her everyday, starting two days from now.  Will you Haru?”  Yuki asked.

“Sure.  I’ll call Momiji and tell him, he won’t be able to come check on Tohru will me that first day though, said something about his sister’s first violin recital.”  Haru said wrapping the phone cord around his finger as he thought of the hyper bunny.

“Thanks Haru.”  Yuki said sounding relieved as Haru could faintly hear Kyou yelling in the background.

“No problem.”  Haru said as he heard a thud.

“Kyou!”  Shigure whined loud enough for Haru to hear over the line.  “Try not to ruin the house okay?   The main house refuses to pay for the damage you inflict on my house.”

“Shut up you stupid cat!”  Yuki yelled, his voice slightly muffled as he held his hand over the receiver.  “You can stop your sniveling now, Haru will check on her along with Momiji.”  Yuki yelled before going back to his conversation with Haru.

“Make sure she locks the door every night.”  Yuki said, his voice still sounding slightly worried.  “And remind her to turn off the water and stove.  Thanks again Haru, I’ll see you in a week.”

“K, bye.”  Haru said allowing the phone to drop back onto its stand. 

~~~~~ End Flashback~~~~

Haru peered ahead of him and spotted the dark shape of Shigure’s house.  It was officially the first day that Haru had to check up on Tohru.  He stomped his feet on the sidewalk as an attempt to rid his boots of some of the snow they had collected.  He then knocked on the door and entered after taking off his boots and throwing them aside.

“Come in!” Tohru yelled, her head poking out of the kitchen.  “Oh, hi Haru!”  Tohru said giving Haru a cheerful smile.  “How are you?  Oh my goodness, you must be freezing!  Here let me get you a nice cup of tea!”  Tohru said after gently steering Haru in the dinning room.

Haru blinked as his steel gray eyes filled with warmth.  If you were around Tohru for even a moment, she seemed to brighten your heart and make your troubles disappear.

“Did you get lost on your way over?”  Tohru asked from inside the kitchen.

“Not really, there’s a warn path from here to the main house.”  Haru said as he rubbed his hands together.

“That’s good, I’d hate for you to get lost in this weather!”  She said with a smile as she brought over some hot tea for Haru.

“Thanks.”  He said taking the mug from her.

“No problem!”  She said with a huge smile.  “So, how are you and Momiji?”

“I’m fine.”  Haru stonily said.

Tohru gave a sad smile.  “Ah, but when Haru talks like that, I know something is wrong.”  She gravely said.

“Well…” Haru started.  For the next hour Haru found himself confessing all of his problems to Tohru.  Tohru was a good listener, and often gave him useful advice.  Haru was pleasantly surprised as he looked outside and noticed that it was dark already.  “Well I had better go now.”  Haru said as he stood up.

“Oh, but will you be able to find your way back to the main house in the dark?”  Tohru asked, her big teal colored eyes filled with concern and worry for Haru.

Haru gave her a slightly cocky smile.  “Sure, don’t worry.”  He said as he walked over to the entrance and slipped on his boots.  “Remember to lock the house and turn off the stove.”  He reminded her before he opened the door.

“Will do!”  Tohru said with a smile as she waved good-bye.   Haru turned around as he walked backwards and also waved at Tohru’s figure standing in the doorway as the light flooded around her.  He brushed his silver white hair back and tucked his hands in his pockets as he braved the cold night.  “That wasn’t so bad.”  He thought.  “In fact, I’m almost looking forward to tomorrow.”

Haru watched the energetic bunny hop around the path.  “Momiji, slow down, your making me tired.”  He said as Momiji danced around in circles.

“We get to go see Tohru!”  Momiji sang over and over.  The sun was out and it had warmed up.  The wind was no longer cold or piercing, and was now more of a gentle breeze.

“I think we’ve established that.”  Haru wryly said as Shigure’s house came into view.

“YAY, Tohru!”  Momiji yelled as he ran toward the house.  He waited impatiently at the door for Haru and practically squealed with joy as he and Haru removed their shoes and threw them aside.

“Let’s give a cheer, Momiji’s here!”  He sang loud enough for Tohru to hear him as he jumped into the house.  Momiji paused, waiting for Tohru to come out of the kitchen, smiling and chattering away, but everything in the house was still.  “Where’s Tohru?”  Momiji asked, confused.

“I don’t know, you check down here, I’ll go up to her room and see if she’s still in bed, even though I doubt she is.”  Haru said, quickly climbing the stairs. 

“Okay…” The rabbit said now more subdued and serious.  “Tohru?”  He asked as he wandered around the first floor of the house.  “Haru and I are here.”  He said poking his head into Shigure’s study.  “Tohru?”  He said louder.

Haru shuffled down the hallway and paused outside of Tohru’s door.  He removed his black gloves and shoved them in his pocket before he knocked on the door.  Nothing inside the room stirred and Haru slid the door open.  “Tohru?”  He asked an empty room.  He looked around and shrugged, about to leave before he noticed a blob under the covers of Tohru’s huge bed.  He quickly walked over and peeled back a cover to unearth a sick, feverish Tohru.  He quickly put his hand to her forehead and flinched at the hotness of it.  He scrambled out to the hallway, quicker then he had ever been before.  “Momiji!”  He bellowed loud enough for the rabbit to hear him.  “Call Hatori, and hurry!”

Well that’s it for now; so tell me, did you like it? Did you hate it?  Please leave a review and be sure to tell me what you think the coupling should be!