Hey Everyone! Welcome to my first fanfiction! So anyway since I'm new bare with me lol. Anyway so I basically wrote this story a few years ago back when I was in high school when I was OBSESSED with fruits basket (still am). But I lost it and you know life. But then I learned that they are remaking fruits basket! So I thought what a perfect time to finally rewrite and post this story!

So basically Hatori is my favorite character. I feel he is underappreciated and doesn't have a lot of backstory and book time he deserves. And I liked the story line with him and Mayu in the books but it was so quickly brought up and not talked about that it just doesn't do it for me? Idk. So I wrote a better love story line for him, And created a new character for him. And since like I said I was obsessed and in high school at the time I made the character myself (I know I had problems lol) besides the shameless fantasy the story turned out pretty good so here it is!

Oh and Erin's story isn't mine at all just her looks and personality... oh and obviously her name haha.

With out further ado here it is My Summer!

Revised 03/03/2021 (I swear one day I'll be done revising)

Chapter 1: A Fateful Encounter

It was a cold December night. The winds blew strong, and icy snow fell hard. Hatori sat in his dimly lit office staring out the window, watching the winter weather.

He sighed looking at the clock. 11:30pm. He should go to bed. However, with the snow falling like this his mind kept drifting to Kana. His heart ached, and he knew sleep would be hard to find tonight.

As he walked to his room he threw his jacket on the floor and started to untie his tie. His mind wandered and wandered through guilt and inner conflict.

He was suddenly pulled back to reality by the phone ringing. Surprised to see Shigure's number on the screen, he quickly answered.

"Hello?..."

"What?..."

"How?..."

"And what do you want me to do?.."

"Okay, okay I'll be right there." He said as he hung up the phone and rushed out.

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Earlier that night

Erin looked around the dark woods. She didn't have a clue where she was. The icy snow pelted her hard, soaking through the sweater she was wearing.

'How'd this happen' she thought to herself.

How far had she walked? She shook her head. It didn't matter now, she was never going back.

She thought this road through the woods would give her a shortcut to the next town. She had some money, she could buy some food or stay at an inn. However, this road didn't lead anywhere. It seemed to go on for forever.

She started feeling dizzy and hopeless. She was hopelessly lost, her whole body hurt, and her legs burned.

The snow was getting deep and it soaked right through her tights. It was so dark and cold. Erin stumbled through, but she could barely see anything; it was so dark.

She was so dizzy and cold she wandered off the path without realizing. The bare twigs scraped her frost burnt skin. It was then when she slipped on ice and rolled down the steep hill. Everything went blurry, but she could barely make out a house with glowing lights on top of the hill. She wanted to go there but she couldn't move.

Tears ran down her face as she slipped into unconsciousness.

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Hatori pulled into the familiar driveway of Shigure's house. He grabbed his bag and ran up the stairs. He was welcomed by Shigure, who was standing in the entryway waiting for him.

"So what exactly happened?" Hatori asked removing his coat.

"Well, Tohru-kun thought she heard a noise outside. And when we went out we found her just laying there unconscious. We moved her in here, but I don't know what else to do." Shigure sighed, leading him into the house.

Hatori walked further in as he saw the unconscious girl on the floor. She seemed small and pale, with matted long dark hair. Her skin was clearly frost burned and her breathing was shallow. No doubt she had asthma and the cold was triggering it.

"But who is she? Where'd she come from?" Hatori asked flatly after examining her.

Shigure shrugged. "You're guess is as good as mine Ha-san. I guess we help her then ask questions?" Shigure said a little too happily, which made Hatori's eyes roll.

Tohru came downstairs. Her brow creased with worry. "Is she going to be okay?"

"Now that Hatori is here, I think she'll be fine." Shigure said trying to placate her.

"I'm only a family doctor." Hatori deadpanned. He was still uncomfortable with this whole situation. He didn't like the idea of an unconscious girl in Shigure's home. It reeked of something illegal.

"Ha-san! That hasn't stopped you in the past when you took care of Tohru-chan!" Shigure whined.

"Yes it would be a shame if we couldn't help in some way." Tohru nodded.

Hatori sighed focusing on the task at hand. "We need to get her warm. Honda-kun go draw a bath. Make it warm but not hot. We don't wanna burn the skin further." Hatori said calmly while noticing the girls lips were blue. How long was she out in the cold?

"Shigure help me remove her wet clothes. And behave." Hatori said sternly as he went to work. He carefully carried her to the bathroom and soaked her in the bath.

After she was out and redressed in a sleeping yukata, he applied ointment to the frost burn and wrapped them. He also bandaged and cleaned her cuts. As well as put a brace on her ankle. She had stirred a bit, but was now sleeping which Hatori allowed. She needed the rest. He would get answers later.

As he finished up he looked at the time. 1:45am. Hatori sighed, exhausted. The girl was resting in Tohru's bed.

He looked over at her laying in the big bed. She looked so… small and fragile.

He believed she would be fine in the morning. She was lucky the frostbite wasn't worse and that Shigure found her.

There was a small knock at the door. Hatori made a noise and Tohru walked in. She had a stack of blankets and Yuki in her wake.

"Here, I would hate for her to get cold." Tohru said, layering up another blanket. Hatori nodded glancing at Yuki. He was studying the girl's face. "I think I might know her." He said, moving closer to get a better look.

Hatori and Tohru looked surprised and waited for him to continue. "I know she goes to our school. I think she's in 3B. I've seen her in different classes and in the library." He explained.

"I wonder why she was wandering through the woods." Tohru asked. She was remembering her own time in the woods. She was lucky it wasn't winter when she was in her tent. She would have froze for sure.

"I think we've done all we could do tonight. All there is to do now is let her rest. You two should head to bed. Tohru are you okay using the guest room tonight?" Shigure asked from the doorway.

Tohru nodded her head. "Of course!" She said before they left the room.

"I guess we should watch her in case she wakes." Hatori said tiredly, stifling a yawn.

"Ohhh Ha-san you like the view of a pretty girl sleeping do you?" He said with a pervy grin.

"I'm not even going to dignify that with a response." Hatori said sternly, writing in his files.

Shigure was such a moron. However, he did find his eyes drifting back to her once more.

"When do you suppose she'll wake?" Shigure asked.

Hatori just shrugged. He was too exhausted to deal with Shigure right now.

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Erin assumed she died. She must have. She was cold and then all of the sudden she flew into warmth. She was comfortable now. This is okay. Staying cozy like this forever wouldn't be so bad.

Soon however, she heard voices.

Voices? She couldn't make out what they were telling her. There was light too. Too much light. As the voices grew louder she felt pain, coldness, and burning. Burning? Was she on fire?

Panicked, life sprung back to her aching, stiff body. She jolted up yelling.

"AHH!" She cried, flailing her arms as someone tried to hold her down. Her vision was cloudy and she had no idea where she was. All she knew was that she was in pain. She started crying and kept flailing.

"Stop. Please. Everything is alright. We aren't going to hurt you. We found you outside. We're trying to help you." A stern voice said.

Erin stopped and looked up at the man with his hands on her shoulders. She looked and saw another man, his hands held up awkwardly, unsure of what to do in the situation.

Suddenly, her memories from last night came flooding back to her. She jolted up once more and looked around. She was in a bed room with the two men. She looked down at the bandages and her changed clothes.

"I'm not dead?" Erin asked, surprised. The one man laughed. "Not yet it seems." He said between laughs.

Erin suddenly became increasingly uncomfortable. She was very shy and hated being around strangers. She was also very confused at her predicament.

"I'm sure you have a lot of questions. We do too. So I'll explain and I'll get right to the point. My cousin Shigure found you passed out in the snow outside his house. Your wounds were very serious and you're lucky they weren't worse. But luckily I'm a doctor and was able to help you. But you should seek other medical help to finish the job. Now I don't know why you were out there so late in the cold. But it doesn't matter. Who can we call for you?" The doctor said sternly.

Erin stared at him absolutely terrified. She felt like he was yelling at her. All of the sudden she felt as if she made a terrible mistake.

She wished she died out there in the snow. She was just trying to get away from him. She couldn't take it anymore in that house with those uncaring people.

She thought she could make it on her own. She was 18 now. She should be mature and figuring everything out on her own. However, now she's here and hurt. She looked like a little kid in need of help. She just wanted to go home, but she didn't even have a home to go back to.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

She was so stupid. She didn't even know these people and now she was in their house. She was absolutely terrified. She started scratching her hand. Raking her nails into her skin out of anxiousness.

"I'm sorry" she mumbled, bowing her head. "I'll go now, I won't be a bother anymore." She said sadly, before jumping out of bed to run out.

"Wait-" The doctor started to say as she got up quickly.

She had completely forgotten about her ankle and the second she put weight on it she cried and fell to the ground.

This was the last straw. She was trying to hold everything in but she couldn't anymore. She started sobbing on the floor.

"We should take you to the hospital, they'll be able to help you there." The doctor said, putting a hand on her shoulder.

Erin panicked, and looked up quickly. "No! Please don't! You can't if I go there they'll call my aunt and uncle and then they'll make me go home!" Erin cried.

Shigure and Hatori glanced at each other. "I-I hate it there. I'd rather die in the snow then go back there." Erin said through her cries.

"Well why don't you stay here then? Just until you're healed and you can continue on your journey of living on your own. Besides you can't go too far you still have to go to school." Shigure said happily.

"Yes! You should stay!" A girl's voice said outside the door as it opened. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to over hear. I just bought another change of clothes." She bowed.

Erin looked around the room confused. They wanted her to stay with them? But she doesn't even know them. They don't even know her name. Did she look that pathetic? And then there's this girl. She looks familiar.

"I'm sorry where are my manners, I'm Tohru Honda. We go to school together. I'm in class 2d." Tohru said bowing politely.

"My name's Erin." She said quietly.

Tohru Honda... She had heard that name at school. All the third year girls talk about her because she supposedly lives with Yuki Sohma or "prince charming". All the third year girls were obsessed with him even though he was younger than them.

Although, if that rumor was true and this was Sohma's house she'd be talked about more than Tohru!

"I-I...can't stay here." She said timidly.

"Oh please stay. I know it's intimidating staying with people you never met before but the Sohmas are all so nice and caring. Especially Hatori-San and Shigure-San." She said with a smile.

"Oh my flower compliments me with her kind words." Shigure swooned playfully.

Erin glanced at Hatori, still scared of him. How was he nice and caring?

"So you'll stay Erin-chan?" Tohru asked with pleading eyes.

Erin glanced back to Hatori and Shigure once more. Hatori sighed. "Well as a doctor I don't recommend you go out on your own in this condition." He said flatly.

"So it's settled Erin-chan stays here until she's all better!" Shigure said happily.

"Please, let me help you get back in bed." Tohru offered.

Erin looked around nervously. What had she gotten herself into?

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Hatori took a drag of his cigarette. This all couldn't end well. Akito barely allowed Tohru to live here. If Erin found out about the curse he'd have to erase her memories for sure.

His body tensed at the thought.

She had looked so scared before. Seeing her panic and breakdown like that… Well it was a sight Hatori knew all too well. She looked just like Kana did when she was broken.

His heart ached as he took another deep drag of his cigarette.

"Ha-san, smoking this early in the morning? You must be stressed. You worry too much. Where's our new friend?" Shigure said cheerfully.

"She's sleeping. And I think my problem may be that you don't worry enough. Inviting her to stay? What will Akito think?" Hatori asked, looking over at his cousin.

"It's only temporary I can make up some lie or excuse, maybe play off she's a friend of Tohru" Shigure said, always having an answer for everything.

"Tohru was supposed to be a temporary guest." Hatori shot back. "You'll get attached and then she'll never leave."

"Your words hurt me Tori. Besides, how can you talk to me about getting attached you're the one who told her not to go." Shigure said.

"Yes, but that was medical opinion. You just want her to stay because you have some ulterior motive." He deadpanned.

"Again, you hurt me with your words. I don't have ulterior motives. But, who knows Erin-chan may be the missing piece to our puzzle. She may benefit us greatly. So, you should try to think of it as more a fateful encounter." He said with a smile while walking away.

Hatori sighed and stubbed out his cigarette. What was going through that damn dog's head?