I heard it was suicide.
Poor thing.
If only she hadn't given birth to the child with the Cat spirit.
--Shut up. --That child isn't even crying.
Even though he's the one who drove her to kill herself.
Shut up!
It's not my fault!
It's not my fault at all!
That's right.
I understand.
Nice to meet you. I'm Kazuma Soma.
It's not my fault!
--It's not my-- --It's okay.
It's okay. I understand.
Kyo, will you come live with me?
"Fruits Basket"
I'm glad to see you're well, Kazuma-dono.
I'm delighted to hear your work is so successful, Shigure-kun.
It's going okay.
Thank you very much.
It's nothing.
Kyo-kun told me about him before. He's his--
Shihan.
It's nice to see you after so long.
Yes, and you. It's been a while, Kagura.
Shihan, it's... good to see you.
Well, look how tall you are. You've grown, Yuki.
Tohru-kun.
This is Kazuma Soma.
He's Kyo-kun's shisho, as well as the instructor
who taught Yuki, Kagura, Haa-kun, and the others martial arts.
Oh, I see.
May I call you "Tohru-san"?
Oh, y-yes!
Pleased to meet you. I-I'm Tohru Honda!
I've heard much about you.
And I hear that you know about the zodiac spirits?
Ah, yes.
I see.
Kyo-kun. Why don't you get out of the corner and greet him?
You haven't seen him since your mountain seclusion, right?
Aren't you happy to see him again?
I--
Kyo-kun...?
Which room belongs to Kyo?
Um, it's upstairs to the right.
I can take you.
No, thank you. I can find it.
That's so like him.
Right?
What do you mean?
You see, Kyo-kun is actually really happy to see him,
but he doesn't want to show us that.
Especially not Yun-chan.
Kyo. I'm coming in.
Shisho. Sorry for being rude.
It's okay. I understand.
Welcome back.
Welcome back, Shisho!
I'm back.
So Shisho-san is not one of the zodiac members?
No, but he is from the main family.
They say Shihan's grandfather had the Cat spirit before Kyo-kun.
So Shihan may be the one who best understands Kyo-kun's situation.
But it's always seemed like more than that, like he really loves Kyo-kun.
As a real father would.
A real father...
You're done with your training journey, then?
That's right. I can't leave the dojo any longer than this.
Then... Then, that means I can go back to the dojo, too!
That's what you promised, right?
You will continue to live here.
Wait, you're breaking your promise?
Are you scared of Akito, too?
That's not it.
It's because I judged this place the best environment for you.
Whether her living with you was coincidence or fate,
if she can be a comfort to you...
Shisho!
I don't like this place!
It's like I'm sitting in a lukewarm bath, and my skin's getting pruny.
Sometimes...
I hate it so much, I can barely stand it.
I never asked to be comforted!
I hate it!
I don't think that's it.
It's not "hate"...
Shihan, you'll be staying the night, right?
I'm staying the night, too!
What the heck? Go home!
Aw!
Where should we lay out Shisho-san's futon?
In Shigure-san's room?
No, definitely not.
I think Kyo-kun's room would be best.
--What? He can just sleep in here--
--I'll go ask. --What? He can just sleep in here--
Oi!
Kyo-kun, I'm sure you have so much to tell him.
Not really.
Oh, yes!
Um, if possible, I would love to see you and Shisho-san
do what you call "going a few rounds" some time!
♪ Shihan's futon! ♪
Tonight...
...I will remove it. I apologize in advance
for the commotion it will cause.
Oh, dear...
What made you decide this so suddenly?
Today, when I saw how he looks at her...
I thought, perhaps she stands a chance of opening his heart.
And perhaps she will accept him.
Either way, I feel it best to find out now rather than later.
Even you choose to entrust everything to her?
However, you can't be certain that it will succeed.
Even if she does accept him, it's likely that Kyo will reject that.
And this time, he may well break for good.
He may come to despise even you. He may never smile at you again.
Are you willing to bet on such long odds?
Whoa, look at this. How'd this even happen?
Shisho, you're really not so great at this.
Yeah... I definitely need more training.
Even so...
Even so, I'll take my chances...
...on her.
Do you have some time tonight?
Hm? Yes...
Shisho, couldn't we have talked inside?
You know I feel lousy on days like this.
My grandfather was the same.
I heard he was often ill on rainy days.
Because of the Cat spirit?
Or because your true form's spirit hates the rain?
It's about time you fully accept your true form,
--or you won't be able to move forward-- --I do accept it!
I accept that...
...being born with the Cat spirit meant my life was already over.
And that it's that rat's--it's his fault.
That he was the cause of all this!
It's his fault! It's all because of him!
I'll kill him, then I'll die, too!
Then you'll be satisfied, right?!
If I die, too, that'll satisfy you, right?!
You haven't changed.
Do you plan to keep living this way?
Plugging your ears, closing your eyes...
Concealing everything beneath your hate for Yuki.
Is that the only way you can sustain yourself?
And then... And then, you plan to die like this?
All alone...
...like my grandfather.
You said that you hate this place.
But that's not true. You're simply trying to run away.
You realize that the warmth from this "lukewarm bath" comforts you.
However, the truth is that you don't want your true form to be discovered.
You're scared of what you'll lose if it's found out.
You're just trying to run away from this uncertain situation!
--No-- --And therefore...
I'll take away your option to run.
And we will learn whether or not you'll lose what you've found.
Kyo, let's find out...
...if your life is truly already over.
It's all right.
Because I love you.
That's why I don't want others to see you.
Nobody look at my child.
Don't look.
Disgusting.
Don't look!
This is Kyo's true form?
His body is gross and misshapen.
And what's that? What an awful smell.
Like the smell of something rotten.
This is the Cat spirit's true form?
Kyo... kun?
Disgusting.
She saw me. She saw me.
She saw me!
It's over. It's all over.
I'm...
...done for.
That is the other form that Kyo, who has the Cat spirit, was hiding.
Does it disgust you?
Does it scare you?
Will you comfort him for me?
A smell that I've never smelled. A form that I've never seen.
Is that Kyo-kun's other form?
What should I do?
What's going on?
I don't know what the right thing to do is.
But...
Even so!
What's the matter?
Did something happen again?
Kyo, did Akito say something to you?
It's all right. Because...
--Stop. --...I love you.
Stop it!
I've had enough...
Kyo-kun...
Stay away!
Why... Why the hell are you following me like nothing's the matter?!
--Kyo-kun... --I said stay away!
What's wrong with you?
Are you blind? Can't you smell?!
We both know I'm creepy and sickening!
Why can't you just leave me alone?!
I don't need any of your pity!
Please...
Please, no more...
Kyo-kun, but... but I...
I love--
Don't touch me!
Get lost.
You're annoying! I want you out of my sight!
Next time, I'll cut your face up!
Get lost!
If I'm going to lose her anyway...
...I'll hurt her so bad that she'll never forgive me.
So bad she'll never have to worry about me again.
I'll wreck things so bad she'll never want to look back.
I can't take it anymore...
I'm sick of losing people, sick of pity,
sick of feeling miserable, and sick of having things forced upon me.
No, honey, you're as human as anyone else.
You just turn into that form for a little bit because of bad magic.
You turn back to normal right away, don't you? That proves it.
It's all right. I'm not scared at all.
Liar.
You were scared, weren't you?
Isn't that why you checked dozens of times every day
to make sure the rosary was on?
I'm proud to have you as my son.
Yeah, right. Why didn't you let me outside, then?
I won't let anyone see you, because you're so adorable.
You were ashamed of me, weren't you?!
No, I love you.
I would die for you.
Why is that all you ever said?
You never acknowledged the real me,
so why were you always proclaiming how much you loved me?!
Your mother loved you more than anything else, you know.
Stop it! Don't force that "love" on me!
I don't need it.
Don't need it...
Let's go home. We have to go...
...back home!
Otherwise, I have a feeling that Kyo-kun won't come back to that house.
Ever again.
--Stop. Let go! --No!
--Don't you get it?! --No, I don't get it!
Let go of me!
I'm scared...
Right now, even though I hear your voice, it doesn't sound like you.
You're in a form I've never seen, and it scares me.
But... But from now on, I want to understand.
Just like you listen to me when I'm discouraged,
from now on I want you to share with me when are!
I want you to tell me when you're hurting, or scared, or feeling weak,
and let me worry about you!
Because... Because I want to keep living together.
To eat, study, and worry...
All those things. I want to continue to...
...continue to live life with you!
It would've been...
It would've been fine if she didn't love all of me...
...or if she were scared of me.
Being scared would've meant she was looking at the ugly part of me.
But Mom used love to avoid looking at me.
She avoided thinking about it.
I wanted her to think it through with me, to worry with me.
To say she wanted to live life with me...
I knew it was stupid, because nobody...
Nobody would ever say that to me.
I was sure of it, but...
Tohru.
Tohru!
This is how...
This is how you melt away the ugly feelings
and dark thoughts inside me, bit by bit.
How is it that someone like you would be by my side?
That you would cry for me?
Why do I wish for it?
I know I shouldn't, I know I don't have any right to...
I know it's a mistake to be by your side...
So why can't I help wanting to treasure you this time,
to never leave you?
I can't help wishing.
"Summer Will Be Here Soon"
Summer will be here soon.