Opening the eighteenth volume, this chapter follows Kakeru's conviction that only Yuki can coax the truth from Machi about the rumors surrounding her, and the unsettling secret the two uncover when they call on her.
Standing as the first chapter of the eighteenth volume and the one hundred and second overall, the installment picks up rumors claiming that Machi once tried to kill her younger brother. Her brother Kakeru decides that Yuki is the only person able to draw out what really happened.
Kakeru and Yuki go to see Machi together, set on learning the truth behind the whispers. During the visit the pair uncover a startling secret about her past.

Naruto vs Luffy with the twist nobody asked for: Luffy tickled Hinata on date night, and she kind of liked it. We break down the whole fight and commit to a winner....

There are no women on Namek. That isn't an oversight, it's the biology. Why we handed Piccolo the one thing his own species rules out, and why it had to be trap soul....
The chapter contains the moment Yuki promises Machi to leave footprints in the snow with her the next time it falls, a vow the two later renew alongside their son Mutsuki in Another: Bonus Manga 2. Machi Kuragi appears on the cover, and the chapter is written and drawn by Natsuki Takaya.
Chapter 102 is the first chapter of volume eighteen and the 102nd chapter overall. It follows rumors that Machi Kuragi once tried to harm her younger brother, prompting Kakeru Manabe and Yuki Sohma to visit her and learn the truth.
Kakeru believes Yuki is the only person who can get Machi to open up about the rumors surrounding her, so the two go to see her together and end up uncovering an unsettling secret from her past.
In Chapter 102, Yuki promises Machi that he will leave footprints in the snow with her the next time it falls, a vow the two later renew with their son Mutsuki in Another: Bonus Manga 2.
Machi Kuragi appears alone on the cover of Chapter 102, which is written and drawn by series creator Natsuki Takaya.
Chapter 102 opens the eighteenth volume of Fruits Basket and runs 30 pages, following Chapter 101 and preceding Chapter 103.
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