Title: Innocence Lost
Author: Ariyana
Fandom: Fruits Basket
Theme: #8 fairytales
Pairing: Kagura Sohma/Kyou Sohma
Rating: [13+] Some Caution
Word Count: 155
Disclaimer: Fruits Basket belongs to Natsuki Takaya, Hana to Yume, TokyoPop, Funimation and whoever else I forgot.
Notes: For the most part I'll be mixing anime and manga for these one-shots and drabbles. This one is about their childhood.
Summary: He does remember.

He doesn't tell Kagura but he likes it when she reads to him. He always puts on a show of protesting her choice of fairytales because that's what boys do. He's not supposed to want to hear about Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella or Snow White, because that's not manly. At least that's what his father tells his mother when she wants to read her son a story.

The day Kagura runs away from him in fear a piece of his hope dies. So Akito is right, monsters don't get to be loved. Nor do they get to be hugged or read stories too.

He looks back on those days when Kagura's hugs were his safety net and her stories made him feel warm and fuzzy inside. He misses that innocence they once shared but time can't be turned back. Whether Kagura knows it or not he will always cherish their past. Those memories are theirs alone.