Fruits Basket Volume 2: Chapter 7 Translated by Zeynep (zgoral@gmail.com) Found at Chiisana Inori http://fruits.prettysenshi.com/ It's the seventh chapter of Fruits Basket! This is my Fruits Basket manga translation project, found at my Fruits Basket site, Chiisana Inori. You can also find scans for the manga there. This translation is not to be reproduced anywhere else, under any circumstances. It was made for people who have the Japanese Fruits Basket manga (or want to buy it) but don't know Japanese. I hope you enjoy this great manga series. =D % Lines that aren't spoken $ Lines that are flashbacks [] Actions/descriptions are in brackets () My own notes on the translation are in parentheses. Enjoy! Questions and comments are welcome! E-mail me at zgoral@gmail.com. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ P4 GIRLS Hanajima-san has a younger brother, right? Is he cute? Does he resemble you? HANA He doesn't resemble me at all. See, not even a little. %GIRLS %No... he's just like you. Somehow, he resembles you both inside and outside. P5 NARRATOR Now, a new party is beginning. TOHRU Ahhhh!!! [Tohru fx: tumble tumble BAM] P6 YUKI Honda-san, are you okay?! TOHRU Yes, but Shigure-san's books... KYOU Didn't I say it was okay if you didn't help? YUKI Weren't you the one that asked us to help you get the books out of your room when Shigure disappeared? KYOU I didn't really ask you guys for help. [Yuki fx: SLAM] KYOU You damn mouse!!! YUKI If you were to die, it would only be an improvement to your personality. KYOU The same goes for your crooked temper!! TOHRU Um... %TOHRU %Hello, my name is Honda Tohru. P7 SHIGURE Hey, you guys. If you have enough free time to fight, carry these. %TOHRU %I did it. I've become a lodger in the Souma house. The four of us: Shigure-san, %Souma-kun, Kyou-kun and I are living together. YUKI Here, these are lighter. KYOU Damn Yuki! Damn Yuki! %TOHRU %But the truth is, there's a huge secret in the Souma family. They turn into the %spirits of the Juunishi. For some reason, they transform whenever they're %hugged by someone of the opposite sex. P8 %TOHRU %This is something that must never be told to others. KYOU Did you see?! I filled up the bookcases faster than you! Heee heee! Moron! SHIGURE You tore up the covers, Kyou-kun. %TOHRU %Anyways... they're cheerful and kind, and never change. I wonder what kind of %fun things will happen next. I'm looking forward to it!! [Doorbell rings] YUKI Ah. TOHRU They came! %TOHRU %And today we have guests coming! [Tohru fx: pata pata pata pata] [Door fx: slide] TOHRU Welcome! Did you have any trouble finding your way? Then let me introduce you! P9 TOHRU These are Uotani Arisa-san and Hanajima Saki-san. UO Yo. HANA Nice to meet you. KYOU ........ SHIGURE Helloooo! %TOHRU %Now, the reason Uo-chan and Hana-chan are here is because there days ago... %It started when I told just the two of them that I was living with the Soumas. $SHIGURE $That's right... it's okay with me if you don't tell them about the Juunishi. P10 $TOHRU $Thank you very much!! $SHIGURE $But what kind of people are Tohru-kun's friends? $KYOU $A yankee and a psychic. %TOHRU %For a second, Shigure-san froze, but we talked about their visit anyhow. $UO $Whaat?! You lived in a tent?! And now you're living in the prince's house?! $Are you serious?! $TOHRU $Yes... I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it until now. Though a lot has $happened, it's fine now. They're all very nice people. Don't worry. P11 $UO $..... $HANA $I wonder if the Yuki Fan Club found out, what they would do... $TOHRU $........ $UO $And I thought you were with the prince and the carrot-top a lot lately... $So it figures. $HANA $I wonder if we could come over. $TOHRU $What? $HANA $I want to see what kind of living environment this is with my own eyes. $UO $That's a great idea!! Let's go! $HANA $Wait... if we go this suddenly, they won't be able to give us any sweets. $TOHRU $Ah.. what... $UO $That's right, we must go at a convenient time. P12 $UO $Then we'll sleep over during out next break! %TOHRU %So that's the reason. It was three days from today. SHIGURE Well, make yourself at home. KYOU Hey, is it really okay to let them in? They say that we can't underestimate the electro-magnetic wave woman. SHIGURE Que sera, sera. You worry so much. YUKI You're not even thinking about it, are you Shigure? HANA ............ a dog. P13 HANA .... is here. SHIGURE What?! Ah... t... there really is! Hey! You can't come in! [Souma fx: DOKI DOKI DOKI (heart pounding)] UO Hey, are you "Shigure-san"? What do you do? SHIGURE Ah, me? I write, I'm a novelist. [Bottle fx: DROP] TOHRU You're a novelist-san?!?!?! UO Why are you so surprised?! HANA She didn't know. P14 %TOHRU %I had no idea! But now that I think about it, Shigure-san does spend all day up %there in his room. YUKI What was it, pure literature? SHIGURE Yes, that. Something like this. Ah... oh, sorry. That's the wrong one. This is the real one. I only do that other one as a hobby. UO Aren't those two writing stles completely different?!? You're going to keep writing that kind of stuff?!?! SHIGURE But but it's really good. KYOU Are you some kind of pervert? YUKI What do you think you're doing, Shigure? P15 TOHRU To think that I was so close to someone as amazing as a novelist all this time... YUKI Honda-san, if you praise him so much it'll go to his head. KYOU Isn't that how Shigure is to begin with? %TOHRU %I learned something new again. I'm so happy... TOHRU Ah, I know!! I've thought of something fun!! Wait a second, I'll be back! [footsteps: pata pata...] UO Tohru? SHIGURE Well then, since I have work to do, please excuse me. Have fun! P16 [Door fx: slide] UO Tohru... it seems like she's fit into this household well. I'm happy for her... I understand why she kept it from us, but... at Kyoko-san's grave, we swore that if anything were to happen to Tohru, we'd be there for her. This might sound exaggerated, but for us, Tohru was our very first friend. P17 UO There were other times when we helped her out. That's why, not being able to do anything this time is really painful. It's because Tohru has gone through so much. What useless friends we are... KYOU .... She's not the kind of person that worries about such things. P18 YUKI Honda-san isn't the kind of person who asks for a lot. UO What..? [Door fx: slide] TOHRU Sorry to keep you waiting!! Let's start, Daihinmin!! (Note: Daihinmin is a card game, much like Monopoly) P19 YUKI ! HANA That's a great idea, Tohru-kun. UO You wanna continue our challenge from last time, carrot top? KYOU I told you last time, if I win, you're going to dye your hair black. UO Okay, but if I win, this time you'll dye your hair white. KYOU I told you my hair color is natural!! HANA Is that so? TOHRU Souma-kun will you play too? YUKI ..... what? ah... P20 YUKI Y... yes... SHIGURE Yes, yes. Then I'll come tomorrow. Yes. What? Yeah. Tohru-kun's friends are here. They sound like they're having a good time. [fx: GYAA! GYAA! (screaming)] UO You bastard! KYOU I'm just too good for you! YUKI Um, I've got a higher card... TOHRU I knew you'd be good at this! P21 UO Ahh... I yelled too much, my throat hurts. TOHRU In the end, I ended up losing. HANA By the way, this is a very nice bed. TOHRU Shigure-san bought it for me. UO He's like a grandfather with his first grandchild. [Door fx: creak, slam] UO Oh, Tohru, you still have this cap? TOHRU Yes, it carries a lot of memories. HANA What is it exactly? P22 TOHRU That's right, I haven't told Hana-chan about it. When I was around six or seven years old, the boys would always make fun of me. One day, a group of them ran after me and I was so scared, I kept running away until I got lost. I was so scared that they'd find me that I hid from midnight to dawn. I cried the whole time. And then a boy wearing this hat appeared in front of me. For a while he just stood there and looked at me, then he started to run. I thought about the situation I was in, then ran after him. P23 $TOHRU $Please wait! Please don't leave me! I want to return home!! Ah! [fx: trip] $TOHRU $It's no good, I can't keep up with him...... %TOHRU %No matter what, I'd look up and he'd be there. P24 %TOHRU %He'd wait for me, he was a strange and mysterious boy. [Tohru fx: gasp gasp gasp] [Hat fx: plop] %TOHRU %I realized that I had appeared right in front of my house. The boy was nowhere %to be seen. He just left this hat with me. P25 HANA What a wonderful memory. UO It would be even more amazing if you met after all these years and fell in love. TOHRU Ah ha ha, I won't meet him. UO I don't know, the world is a pretty small place. TOHRU That's right. If I were to meet him, I would thank him. But that boy has probably forgotten all about it by now. P26 TOHRU But when I think about it now... %TOHRU %That boy was probably my first love. UO You've gone through a lot since you were a kid. TOHRU No, not at all! Lately I've just realized how lucky I am. To live together with the Souma like this, to have a mother that loved me... P27 TOHRU To be together with Hana-chan and Uo-chan, two amazing friends... because you're always there for me. If I weren't thankful for your support, I'd truly be a fool. P28 TOHRU I love you very much... $KYOU $She doesn't worry about such things. $YUKI $She's not someone who asks for a lot. UO ..... Those two really knew what they were talking about. TOHRU What? HANA That's right. Tohru-kun is just that kind of a person. %TOHRU %I had just made a wish. At any rate, P29 %TOHRU %This feeling of being with the people I care for most... HANA Invincible friendship. UO Right? TOHRU Definitely! KYOU ...... [Door fx: close] P30 KYOU Hey Yuki... you... you, somehow... ah. [Yuki fx: snooooore] TOHRU Souma-kun is weak in the morning, as usual. Good morning. KYOU Qu... quick! Wake up!! [Yuki fx: snore] TOHRU But Kyou-kun is so nice. Attacking Souma-kun while he's sleeping wouldn't be the right thing to do, correct?! KYOU No, that's not it. He's even stronger when he's half-asleep. [Side print: Knows from experience.] P31 KYOU That's right! I'm always taking it easy on him!! Thick-skinned, cold-blooded, holier than thou attitude... [fx: run run run run run run] KYOU Damn mouse!! [fx: WHAM] KYOU What is it with you, weren't you just asleep?! YUKI Your stupid voice woke me up. KYOU That's enough of your damn superior attitude!! Be prepared, I'm going to defeat you!! Right now, that is my ultimate goal!!! YUKI Is that what you've been ranting about all morning? P32 HANA A cat and mouse... they're just like it. UO Hey, isn't there and anime where they always fight like that? HANA Tom and Jerry? YUKI & KYOU That's right, those two are still here. UO You two really don't get along, do you? YUKI Well... HANA But it seems to be a very enjoyable household. If Tohru-kun was living in a bad situation, I was planning on doing many things. Yes, many things... YUKI & KYOU What kind of things....? HANA But... P33 HANA I got good electro-magnetic waves from the both of you. YUKI & KYOU Wha...? HANA Oh? You're not aware of it? Oh well, that will also come with time. UO Then we leave her in your hands, okay? HANA For Tohru-kun's sake. TOHRU Uo-chan, Hana-chan... UO It's alright, just put that trashcan down already. YUKI & KYOU Somehow it's as if a new bride is entering the family... P34 UO We'll come back next time for breakfast. HANA That sounds good... I'd like to see more of the strange Souma family's electro-magnetic waves. KYOU Hey! Hey! Hey!! They must be joking, those girls... TOHRU Ah... um... I'll be very careful about them. But Uo-chan and Hana-chan are truly, truly very good people. So... KYOU Geez, do whatever you want. YUKI They're Honda-san's friends after all... P35 NARRATOR The party has begun. What will happen... SHIGURE Since Tohru-kun came, Yuki-kun and Kyou-kun have been very cheerful. It'll be good for them if this keeps going, but if you wish to ruin it, then... P36 SHIGURE It's really too bad, because Tohru-kun is ten times a nicer person than you. AKITO ...... SHIGURE Not that I'm asking for anything, that is. NARRATOR If it's a good or bad omen, even God doesn't know. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ End of volume 2 chapter 7