Fruits Basket Volume 2: Chapter 9 Translated by Zeynep (zgoral@gmail.com) Found at Chiisana Inori http://fruits.prettysenshi.com/ It's the ninth 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. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ P68 %TOHRU %Though it's a bit sudden, here I am in the middle of the Culture Festival! TOHRU Thank you very much!!! [The sign on the door says: Rice Ball Stand] [fx: run run run] TOHRU Yay! I'm happy! So very happy!! We're number one in the food and drink category! The rice balls are very easy to eat! P69 CLASSMATE1 The rice balls that Honda-san made are delicious! TOHRU What?! Tha... that's... CLASSMATE2 This cat-shaped rice ball is also cute! TOHRU Thank you very much... Though I was also thinking of a mouse-san rice ball... %KYOU %Cannibalism...? TOHRU But please contribute the class's proceeds... GIRL Wait a minute!! No taking photos!! P70 GIRL Yuki-kun said he didn't want it!! CLASSMATE1 That's right... somehow, that's a little too cute. CLASSMATE2 Yes... CLASSMATE3 Souma-kun is truly being a promotion to attract customers... %TOHRU %That's right. Souma-kun couldn't refuse the third year's wishes. Today for the %first time, he is wearing girl's clothing. This has caused an uproar every- %where. Both boys, girls, and teachers are visiting our class to see Souma-kun %dressed as a woman for today. The result is the rice balls selling well. P71 %TOHRU %Though Souma-kun isn't happy about it. [Small print: he's sitting in a chair] [Tohru & Yuki fx: blink] %TOHRU %I get the feeling he's been avoiding me for a while... TOHRU I wonder if I did anything to make him angry...? KYOU Leave him alone, leave him alone. It's embarrassing for him to wear women's clothing like this. P72 KYOU That guy's got a complex because of his womanly face. Ke ke ke!! UO Hmmm... though it's a face many strangers are envious of... KYOU You look great, you damn Yuki!! TOHRU What... should I do... I was also thinking, "He looks so cute"...!! UO Don't worry about it, I was thinking the same thing. KYOU That's right, no matter which way you look at it, he's a girl. Ke ke ke! %TOHRU %But right now that's the reason Souma-kun is suffering. But even so, he's %wearing women's clothes because everyone wanted him to. It's really... really.. P73 %TOHRU %It's really a nice thing to do... MOMIJI (German) My dear heavens!! [fx: jump] YUKI ?! MOMIJI Yuki! You look like a girl!! YUKI !! CLASSMATE What's going on? TOHRU Ahh!! %TOHRU %That's the boy that kissed me the other day!! P74 KYOU Why is he here? TOHRU ?! What?! Kyou-kun, you know him? HATORI Momiji, stop wandering around on your own. MOMIJI (German) Yes! YUKI ..........!! HATORI You look well, Yuki. Kyou too. P75 YUKI Ha...... GIRLS Kyaaaaaaaaa!!! You know Yuki-kun?! He's so cute!! He's so cool!!! MOMIJI Good day! I'm Souma Momiji! I'm half Japanese and half German! I'm a relative of Yuki and Kyo! GIRLS So cuteeeeee!! TOHRU !! Is that so?! KYOU It's true. In any case, why is Hatori here? P76 %TOHRU %What a chance meeting!! To meet more of the Souma... Momiji-san surprised me!! %But could it be, maybe these two are also Juunishi... HATORI By the way, Yuki... when did you become a girl? YUKI ...... I'd imagine you'd have noticed all the times you've seen me naked... GIRLS Wa... Yuki-kun, that's... it can't be... is that so?! CLASSMATE Souma-kun, you... is that so?! YUKI Wrong!! P77 HATORI Okay, take a deep breath. YUKI He's a doctor... I never would've expected to see you here. HATORI You didn't come to your promised physical examination this month. TOHRU Souma-kun, is something wrong? YUKI Well, um, no... HATORI Yuki's has weak bronchi. Ever since he's been young, they've acted up. ..... Are you Honda Tohru-kun? TOHRU Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. P78 HATORI I see. You really are a normal girl. YUKI Hatori... GIRL Kyaaaa!! Don't do that!! Don't climb on the cart! KYOU What are you doing, you idiot?! I told you to stop that!! YUKI Momiji... TOHRU Oh no... just a second, I'll be back... YUKI ...... Why did you come? [In the background, there's a lot of yelling and falling sound effects] HATORI If you're complaining, tell it to Momiji who found one of your advertisements. P79 HATORI Furthermore, when Akito saw one of those, he wanted to come also. YUKI Wha... HATORI But he had a fever of 39 degrees, and as his doctor I stopped him. So because of that, he just requested that I come in his place. I'm also Momiji's chaperone. [In the background, fx: fall fall, thump, bam] [Classmate: Ahh! Stop already!! Kyaaaa!!] [Kyou: Come here a second, you idiot!!!] YUKI You're not being a chaperone at all. HATORI It's preferable to come in the evening. Don't worry, I didn't come with the intention of laying a hand on Honda Tohru. THAT is Akito's decision. I just have one more thing to say... P80 HATORI With that appearance, you really are a Mrs. YUKI It's a big favor. KYOU You got it, stay there!! MOMIJI Uwaaaaa!! Kyo hit me! TOHRU Kyou-kun... MOMIJI To-ru? It's To-ru! How are you, how are you? I came to see you! Where'd you go? TOHRU I mean, that can't possible... Hello... so you're a part of the Souma. MOMIJI Yes! Last time was a predestined encounter! KYOU You guys are acquaintances? MOMIJI We met in Papa's building!! Papa's the president, it's his building. It's my playground! TOHRU Ah, what... P81 TOHRU Whaaat?! Is that so?! KYOU ... Hey... MOMIJI Ah ha ha! To-ru is fooled! Hey, hey, To-ru... Do you know about the Juunishi? TOHRU Ah, yes. MOMIJI Alright!! That means it's okay if I hug you!! KYOU Stop right there, brat. %TOHRU %"It's okay if I hug you," he said! He's a part of the Juunishi after all! MOMIJI Just because To-ru is cute, you're trying to keep her for yourself, aren't you?! Because you hug her every day, don't you?! P82 KYOU Gah... nobody does such things!! MOMIJI Sukiyaki!! (Note: This is a play on words. "Suki" would mean, "I like you," while "sukiyaki" is a kind of Japanese meal) TOHRU Ah... [fx: tumble, POOF!] YUKI !! CLASSMATES What was that?! An explosion?! Tohru?! Hey, what's going on..... P83 TOHRU ................ KYOU ....... CLASSMATES What? What is this? What is that bunny doing here? What about Momiji-kun?! %TOHRU %Oh no!!! GIRL1 Wait a minute! Aren't these Momiji's clothes?! GIRL2 What? No way! What's going on?! Wasn't there an explosion?! CLASSMATES But that's so weird! Only Momiji-kun's clothes are left? And there's a rabbit? That's odd... What happened, Tohru?! However you explain it, it's weird, Honda-san. YUKI ..... weird? P84 YUKI The real weird one... is me. It's just... this is so peculiar for a boy... It really doesn't match, does it... CLASSMATES He's revealed his true feelings! No Souma, you're the best!! %TOHRU %Thank you very much, Souma-kun! You sacraficed your social position for that %speech to help us out! CLASSMATES If you were really a girl, I wouldn't be able to leave you alone! That's right! You're incredibly beautiful! YUKI .... Thanks. KYOU Does this damn brat understand the consequences of his actions?! HATORI You're grounded for a week. P85 MOMIJI But... but... those two are scary, To-ru... KYOU Don't hide behind a woman!! TOHRU It's because you're a bunny-san, isn't it... [small print: So that's why he's like that.] HATORI Really, this time we were saved because Yuki decieved them. KYOU Hmph. That interest in the opposite sex is just his preference. Whatever he might say, he likes being a woman... YUKI Do you want to fly even higher...? KYOU Damn mouse... P86 YUKI Momiji... you've got to be more careful. HATORI You should really think first, Momiji. Well, we should head on back. MOMIJI What?! Already?! I still wanted to talk to To-ru! HATORI If you were to cause a problem, we'd leave. That was your promise, wasn't it? MOMIJI Harii's no fun... KYOU Leave! HATORI Oh, that's right. I almost forgot something important. Yuki, Kyou, stand there. YUKI What? KYOU Huh? HATORI Answer my question: What is one plus one?! P87 YUKI & KYOU Two. [Note: the word for "two" in Japanese is "ni," which makes you look like you're smiling. It's kind of like "cheese" in English.] [Camera fx: FLASH] HATORI Akito told me to take a picture for him. I got a good shot. See ya. MOMIJI See you later! KYOU HA-TO-RI!! %TOHRU %Eventually I wasn't able to understand Hatori-san very well... Perhaps he's not %a part of the Juunishi after all... P88 YUKI This is the worst... Akito's going to see a picture of me like this... what will I be able to say afterwards? TOHRU Kyaaaa!! Souma-kun, you'll catch a cold!! It's dangerous.... YUKI It's even worse being in this outfit. TOHRU But... but... everyone was very happy. YUKI A boy isn't happy being called, "cute." TOHRU ...... I'm sorry. I also thought you were cute. YUKI I didn't want to be seen like this to Honda-san, either. I'm such an idiot... P89 YUKI As I thought, I should've refused from the beginning. TOHRU Um... but, whenever my mother called me cute, I'd be happy. She'd say it because she loved me soooo much. $KYOKO $Tohru, you're so cute! $TOHRU $Heh heh... %TOHRU %It's a way of showing affection. TOHRU I'd be very happy. %TOHRU %Mother... mother... though... P90 %TOHRU %Though you won't ever be saying it again... TOHRU That's why everyone says it, they mean it because they like Souma-kun. Um... hm... well, though somehow that sounds more like an excuse... I'm not really following through, am I... YUKI No... it's strange. Whatever you say always manages to comfort me. Then I guess we could be of service to senpai-tachi a little longer, right? But just one thing before we go... could you take this out? It got stuck. TOHRU Taking off these clothes is just as much of a predicament as putting them on... YUKI I think that if you were to wear this, it would definitely suit you. TOHRU Ah ha ha! No way. But I'm envious, it's just like a princess... P91 YUKI You're cute. Honda-san is always much cuter. P92 YUKI .... Thanks. Shall we return to the classroom? %TOHRU %U... Uwaaa!! Wha... what did he say?! I'm surprised and impressed, my heart is %beating so fast! To be... To be called cute by Souma-kun...!! %That's right... before "cute," or "pretty," Souma-kun is definitely a very %"cool" person. YUKI Did you get the camera? KYOU Shut up, it was impossible. P93 YUKI Ah, that's right. Honda-san... TOHRU Ah, yes?! YUKI About Hatori... if you ever meet, it'd be best if you weren't alone with him. TOHRU What?! Why is that? YUKI That's... though Hatori isn't a bad person... TOHRU ... YUKI A long time ago, when my actual form was exposed and people were talking about it, the one who erased all of their memories, was Hatori. That's why I was a little worried... just be careful for the time being... [fx: beep, beep, beep] SPEAKER Honda Tohru-san, class 1-D, Honda-Tohru-san, class 1-D. Please come to the first floor lounge immediately. P94 TOHRU Wha... what?! Me?! YUKI I wonder what it could be... TOHRU Um... I'm going. $YUKI $Erased their memories... %TOHRU %It can't be that there will be a day when something like that will happen... HATORI Oh, sorry for calling you like this. Kyou isn't a problem, but I wanted to talk honestly with you without Yuki being here. %TOHRU %We're all alone, just like I was told not to be...!! HATORI Though it's a little sudden, here's the Souma address. Come and visit during your next break from school. TOHRU What?! P95 HATORI I wanted to talk to you first off. It's very important. Naturally, you won't tell Yuki and the others about this. It's not a negative or bad thing. [Tohru fx: heartbeat] HATORI Do you understand what I mean? %TOHRU %The one who erased everyone's memories is Hatori... He suppressed their %memories. Suppression... Suppression...!!! %What should I do?! If I turn him down here, will he suppress my memory?! %But... but... he said it's really an important thing he needs to talk to me %about... that's right. Mother said not to be suspicious of others... TOHRU I... I understand!! HATORI That's good. If you come, maybe you'll also get to meet Akito. TOHRU What?! P96 MOMIJI (German) Don't worry! [Tohru fx: heart thump] MOMIJI To make sure that Hari doesn't do anything perverted, I'll be there too! I'll keep guard over him! So please come, To-ru! HATORI You... [Tohru's heart fx: thump thump] MOMIJI To-ru's a girl, she'd be scared of being by herself with a man. %TOHRU %When did he get here...? But I'm a little relieved that Momiji-san is going to %be there. I've been called to the Souma home by Hatori-san all of a sudden. I %wonder what he has to talk to me about. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ End of volume 2 chapter 9