Title: フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket) Vol. 9
Artist/Author: 高屋奈月 (Natsuki Takaya)
Book Size/Pages: Small B-6, 195pp., w/furigana
Original Serialization: Hana to Yume Vol 24, '01 - Vol 5, '02
First Printing: 6/25/02
Rating: 4/4

While it was twice as long as any other chapter, I enjoyed Saki's background story. Like in a previous volume, it looks like the parts I like best about Fruits Basket isn't the main characters, the development of the side characters.

This volume has a bonus chapter.

49. As Yuki is going to his pre-semester student government meeting, he ponders over Kyo's words that he's a boring person. At the meeting, he meets two new members, one of whom after some interactions, tells Yuki that he's an interesting type of guy. Yuki explains to Tohru that he felt better after hearing that praise.

50. At work in the store, Alyssa meets a guy who reminds her of Tohru's clumsiness and becomes attracted to him. During lunch, she sees him in the streets and has a meal with him. Some misunderstanding happens when he belittles his visit to the store, but they manage to come to even terms. Turns out that he's a member of the Sohma clan too.

51. Saki was born with a special extra-sensory power that she never wanted, but had to live with. Being different, she was teased and pushed around by he peers as a young child. Once, it got so far that she willed on of her abusers to die, causing him to collapse. After that, things only got worse for her and she had to transfer out to another school. At this school, she met Tohru and Alyssa and their friendship started well until rumors of her past surfaced again. Saki tried to distance herself, but Tohru wouldn't allow her to isolate herself and wanted to be a friend no matter what happened before.

52. Kyo and Tohru visit Kyo's master's house where Tohru helps him with some cooking after he burnt his own meal. However, he gets a phone call from Kyo's father who wants to meet with him. He leaves the two kids alone and meets the dad who still blames Kyo for the chaos in the family. However, Kyo's master vows to protect him.

53. Momiji comes over and invites everyone to go on vacation at the Sohma summer house. While Yuki and Tohru are studying, Yuki brings up the topic about the cap that Tohru keeps around. Tohru explains to him that it was given to her by a kid who helped her out when she got lost as a child. And it's implied that the boy was Yuki as a child.

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