01x05 - I've Been Fooling Myself

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It seems the renovations are over.

That was surprisingly fast.

The outer walls have yet to be renovated,
but it's habitable now…

Grandpa just called to let me know.

So…

I haven't started making dinner yet!

That's okay, Tohru.
Why don't we all go out to eat tonight?

It's fine!

I've already bought all the ingredients!

Sorry I'm late!

Mom!

Welcome back. Dinner's almost ready!

Hey! I told you to stay in bed,
you have a fever!

I'm fine, my temperature
came down quite a bit.

I can't just sleep
while you're working hard.

Thank you for everything.

But it's fine to get discouraged
sometimes…

Or to be selfish, once in a while.

That's hot!

I know, but I'm all right.

I'm sure Grandpa's new house
will be a good place! Besides…

Compared to a tent,
it's going to be heaven.

You should eat the salted fish
in the fridge over the next few days.

And you're almost out of soy sauce.

Also, they changed the day to take out
the non-burnable trash, so be careful.

Also…

This is my grandpa's address.

I'll leave it here just in case.

So tomorrow's the day, huh?

Thanks, you've really helped us out.

I'm the one to thank you!

I promise I'll take the Soma secret
to my grave!

Good luck in your new house.

Yes! I won't get discouraged!

Well, I'll go to pack up my things.

-I thought you'd stop her.
-Why?

We were supposed to take her in
just until the renovations were over.

The fact that…

a stranger like her was in this house
was an anomaly in itself.

What's with this gloomy atmosphere then?

I got the wrong idea.

There was no way
we could become a family.

I've always been a bit of a dummy,
haven't I?

FRUITS BASKET

Okay, everyone! It's recreation time.

Today, we're all playing a game
called "Fruits Basket."

You're an apple, and you're a banana.

Cherry! Pear! Peach!

Honda, you're a rice ball!

For some reason, I was bullied
quite a lot by the boys back then.

I think that was another one
of their pranks.

But I…

Rice balls are delicious!

Let's go!

Apple!

They all started playing
that fun game in front of me.

And there was I, waiting for someone
to call out "rice ball."

I just kept waiting.

That's right.
I'd never been the brightest girl…

Long time no see.

Thank you for having me over.

-Welcome, Kyoko.
-It's Tohru, Grandpa.

There was no chance that a rice ball
would get to join the fruits,

right from the start.

Looks like she's really gone.

That was quite an uneventful farewell.

But even so…

It still feels very melancholic.

My dear Tohru.

Strawberries? I love them!

It lights up.

Please be my friend again, okay?

I love the Cat of the Zodiac!

I wanted to be from the Year of the Cat!

Right straight punch!

Soma, you're wonderful,

and Kyo's wonderful too.

I wonder if they ate breakfast
this morning…

Maybe I should've said a few words
before leaving…

But I'll meet them in school again.

So, are you done unpacking?

I'm sorry, I'll finish right away!

Unbelievable.

We've just moved to a bigger house,

so why do we have to share a room now?

I'm sorry.

Kyoko, they want you downstairs.

It's Tohru, Grandpa.

Is something wrong?

I think it's best to discuss
this kind of thing sooner than later.

Tohru, it seems you've been living
in a man's home, is that right?

I hired a private detective
to check on you.

No way! You're living with a man?

I was sure I was ahead of you
in that field!

A private detective?
Why would you do that?

You know, my son's dream
is to become a policeman.

So we can't have someone in the family
with a criminal record, you see?

I thought hiring a private detective
would be going too far,

but I hear Kyoko was pretty brazen
in her days…

Besides, they say "Like mother,
like daughter," right?

I was worried.

If you're going to live in this house,

please make sure to not do
anything of that sort, okay?

Tohru.

Those people you lived with,
they didn't do anything…

indecent to you, right?

Grandpa?

Is looking down on people
the only thing you know how to do?

-Kyoko, I'm sorry.
-Oh, don't be!

Please don't think badly of them.

It's just that they're
unpleasant at heart, that's all.

-Wait, Grandpa!
-You're not helping us at all!

Huh? What? Did I say something wrong?

Even so, they're still my beloved family,

and this home is still
the place where I belong.

Even if they say a few mean things to me,
I can bear it.

But you don't have to stay here
and put up with them.

But…

No, it's not as if I'm kicking you out.

I just think that putting up with things
doesn't suit Kyoko.

I remember Katsuya saying that
Kyoko would live better

in a place where
she could spread her wings.

Dad…

So this house may leave you
unsatisfied, Kyoko.

If there's somewhere else
you'd like to go, you can.

It would be too ungrateful
for me to say I'd be "unsatisfied".

I've been loved so much by my mother,

and I even have two wonderful friends.

And Soma and the others
have been so kind to me, too.

And you're giving me
a roof over my head again.

These are all things
I should be grateful for.

I'm truly blessed.

And yet…

I shouldn't feel that…

I want to go back!

I shouldn't be this sad
about leaving Soma's house!

Soma, and Kyo…

I wanted to know more about them.

I wanted to eat with them,

and I wanted to talk to them
about all kinds of stuff!

I wanted more.

The truth is that I didn't want to leave!

I wanted to…

That house, with Soma, Kyo and Shigure.

I wanted to stay there.

Am I being selfish?

Is this proof that I'm too soft on myself?

Yes.

Come back to us.

You're distracting me. Just go outside
if you want to take a walk.

Why don't you go read in your own room?

Besides, what the hell are they thinking?

Kicking her out for the renovations,
and calling her back like this!

What the hell are you saying?
It's totally normal.

It's not normal at all!

They should think more
about her circumstances!

You should talk,
a guy who went missing for four months.

What did you say? Are you picking a fight?

Interesting.

Shall we do it for real?

Bring it on, you damn rat!
Come outside!

Come on, both of you! Calm down!

-I am calm!
-Oh, really.

Dammit!

I'm going to take a walk.

See you later!

-Are you looking for something?
-What? Oh, just the nail clipper.

If you're looking for Tohru's memo,
Yuki took it with him just now.

That damn guy!

It's hard to find just with this address…

I suppose I'll ask the police, and…

Wait up! Damn Yuki!

Give me back the memo!

This is not it.

This is not it either.

Hey! We've circled back here.

This is odd.
It should be somewhere on this block.

None of the houses said "Honda"
on the front.

-Give me that!
-No chance.

Damn you! It just got renovated,
so it should be all new and shiny.

How come we haven't found it yet?

The outer walls have yet to be renovated,
but it's habitable now…

Hey!

What are you doing?

HONDA

Here it is.

It's still in full renovation mode.

Yeah, the outer walls are.

-Let's at least talk to Honda.
-Yeah.

No one answers.

Maybe they can't hear you.

-Excuse me--
-Wait!

-What are you doing, you damn rat!
-Hush!

I hear Kyoko was pretty brazen
in her days…

Besides, they say, "Like mother,
like daughter," right?

If you're going to live in this house,

please make sure to not do
anything of that sort, okay?

Tohru.

These people you lived with,
they didn't do anything…

indecent to you, right?

Grandpa?

Is looking down on people
the only thing you know how to do?

-Hey, what the hell is this?
-I don't know.

It's useless to ponder right now,
let's just take her back.

-Wait.
-Ouch!

-What the hell?
-Shut up!

The important thing here
isn't what we want.

It's what she wants, right?

It would be too ungrateful for me
to say I'd be "unsatisfied"…

You're giving me
a roof over my head again.

These are all things I should be
so grateful for.

I am truly blessed.

And yet…

I shouldn't feel that…

I want to go back.

I shouldn't be this sad
about leaving the Somas!

That house with Soma, Kyo and Shigure…

I want to stay there!

What?!

Yes.

Come back to us.

Soma?!

-Who's this?
-Such a beautiful girl!

Soma, why are you here?

-Let's go.
-You as well, Kyo?!

Wait, Kyo--

The door was unlocked,
so we came in without permission.

-Are Honda's things upstairs?
-Wait a second, what's going on here?

We came to pick Honda up.

You're from the house
where little Tohru lived?

You're telling me you're a boy?

Don't call her "little Tohru," you scum.

Wait, Kyo…

Why were you there?

You're the one who left the address.

The house was tough to find, too!

Thanks to that, I had to go around
and search for it with that damn Yuki.

I don't know why I'm doing this either.

Why should I feel so nervous
right after you left?

Not knowing the reason
makes me even more nervous!

But…

Even though you were fighting
with each other,

you came all the way here for me…

Besides, if you didn't want to leave,
you should've said that!

How do you know that?

We heard everything!

I think you can be selfish for once.

If someone acted selfish every day,
that would sure piss me off.

But in your case,
it's fine if you complain

or act selfish once in a while.

It's fine if you get discouraged, too.

It's okay to get discouraged sometimes…

What's wrong? Why are you crying?

I want… to go home.

I want to go home, where all of you are.

I want to go home!

Come on, let's get going already.

Wait, Kyo…

Let's go.

Next up is…

Rice ball!

I don't think there's anyone luckier
than me, Mom.

What was that all about?

That was a boy…

Now I'm tired.

That was a boy…

Be well.

Kyoko.

It's Tohru, Grandpa.

That was a boy…

Congratulations on succeeding
to steal the princess away!

You're not making it sound great.

You should say "save" instead of "steal."

Well, it seems I'm back.

Yeah, no problem!

Leave all the rest to me.

No, I can't!

-I can't cause you any more trouble!
-It's fine, don't worry.

If you just go back to how you were…

The efforts of these two, who stole
your memo and ran off, may pay off!

I have to say, I've never seen
Yuki so upset like that!

I wasn't--

-upset.
-You liar.

You had "regret" all stamped on your face.

You must be talking about yourself.

-Damn you…
-What is it, stupid cat?

As you can see things are still quite
rough here, but welcome back, Tohru.

Thanks!

This is the day I'll take you down!

Let's see if you can.

And so,  I'll be living
at Shigure's house once again.

I'm back…

with my new family.