I recently read a story called Tohru Unknown by Princess-Serenity-Serena and I loved the concept of it. I guess you can say that it inspired me so I am going to try and do my take of the story. If you stumble across this story Princess-Serenity-Serena I hope you don't take offence to it. I am not mocking your story in any way! I love your story and there will be many similarities. So don't get mad at me! I am struggling to get my point across '-.- I can't seem to find the right words! Gah! Anyway enjoy…

I DO NOT OWN FRUITS BASKET OR THE INSPARATION TO THIS STORY THEY BELONG TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS!

Chapter 1:

Trust

I feel bad hiding stuff from them. Especially since I know so much about their family and their curse but something like this has to be hidden until absolutely necessary that it needs to be shared. I learned that the hard way…

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Tohru's POV

There is so much to do today! I have to run errands, make sure the house is sparkling clean, do my homework, cook, and so much more. Tomorrow everyone is coming over for Shigure's birthday party. It's going to be so much fun but the preparations are going to take a lot of effort but I don't mind. Even though it is not a surprise party, Yuki is going to take out Shigure tomorrow afternoon so me and Kyo can decorate the place.

"Ms. Honda? Is there something wrong?" says a sleepy Yuki coming into the kitchen.

Realizing that I had spaced out and almost burned the eggs I was cooking for breakfast, "Oh nothing wrong I was just thinking about everything I had to do for Shigure's party tomorrow!" I said as I took them off the burner.

"Oh ok I'll be out here if you need me." He says pointing to the dining room

"Ok!" I say cheerfully

As he turns to walk away I say "And Yuki stop calling me Ms. Honda! It makes me feel old! Call me Tohru please."

"But Ms. Hon…" He starts

"TO-HRU!" I say cutting him off. He gives me an exasperated look "As you wish Tohru" he says defeated.

I smile at him and he turns to go once more.

I turn my attention back to breakfast and I manage to save the eggs. I add rice balls, and sausages along with a few other things to the spread and then I start to take it out to the table.

There I find that Kyo has awoken and is currently glaring at Yuki. *sigh* I guess I should be glad that they aren't fist fighting anymore like they did when we first met. *flashes back to that first time she saw them fight*

"Good Morning, my fair Tohru!" says Shigure

"Good Morning, Shigure!" I say happily back "What did Yuki say this time Kyo?" I ask the orange-haired boy

"Huh?" he turns his head towards me "Uhhhh N-nothing!" he says stuttering. I also catch a slight blush on his face as he turns away from me once again.

A ghost of a smile plays on Yuki's lips "Right Kyo? Nothing." I sigh at Yuki taunting Kyo.

After we finish breakfast I go up to get changed not knowing that Kyo had followed me.

"Hey Tohru, do you want – uuuhhh ummm company on your errands?" he blushed

I hated to say no to him but I had to take care of some things that he can't know about just yet.

"I would love your company but I am going to go dress shopping for tomorrow and I don't want you to have to suffer through that." As soon as I said dress shopping he looked happy that I had declined his offer.

"Ok Tohru well I'll see you after you get back."

"Bye Kyo" I say grabbing my purse.

I have the walk to town to decide where to go first. It takes almost the whole walk but I come to the conclusion that I should 'shop for a dress' first. I walk to the 'dress shop' which in reality is a customs and tailoring shop. I open the door hearing the oddly familiar ding from the security system on the wall.

"I'll be right with you!" I hear from the back of the store

"Ok I'll just be up here!" I shout back

Recognizing my voice the man in the back comes out immediately "I wasn't expecting a visit from you until later, Tohru!"

"Check again, Hawk" I say calmly

He looks at my eyes "Kitten! An even more unexpected visit! What brings you here?"

"Well actually I need a dress for tomorrow. It's Shigure's birthday and we are throwing a party." I say while browsing his collection of dresses.

"That's all?" he asks incredulously

"Yeah. Why did one of the boys do something stupid?"

"No usually when you come, Kitten its something major."

"Well Tohru didn't want to wear a dress so I took matters into my own hands." I find a dress that looks nice "I like this one. Can I try it on?"

"Sure, right back here" he points to the dressing rooms. I put on the dress and it fits almost perfectly. I come out so Hawk can see it. He whistles and says "With a few alterations it should be perfect!"

"How long should it take you?" I ask

"Uhh 20 to 30 minutes tops."

"Great I've got a few other errands to run then Tohru will come back to get it make sure she doesn't refuse it!"

"See ya, Kitten"

"Bye" I say walking the door.

Hawk was my mom's right hand man and he is as loyal to me as he was her. My mom was the head of the Yankees, a well-known gang almost like the Japanese Mafia. For as long as I remember she was taking me to meetings. The gang became my family. When my mom died, she left the gang to me. She also the same 'ability' as I do, hers was named Black Tiger; therefore, when I developed it they immediately called me Black Kitten. The boys are pretty docile in their normal everyday lives, though get on the wrong side of them and you can be in worlds of hurt. I guess it's the same as me.

I finish grocery shopping and all my other errands with no problems at all. I head back to the dress shop to pick up the monstrosity Kitten picked out.

*sigh* You didn't have to do this you know!

Oh but I did!

Grrrr!

Oh come on Tohru! It will be fine

*sigh* lets just go!

I walk into the shop again.

"Hey Tohru! I'm finished with it. If you would just try in on one more time to make sure everything is correct."

"Ok" I grab the dress and try it on. I have to admit it is pretty. Hawk is a great designer.

That he is.

"How does it look?" I ask him

"It turned out great!" he happily replies appraising his work. I go back to get dressed again.

"So how much do I owe you for it?" I ask him at the cash register

"Nothing"

"Hawk I'm going to pay you! You spoil me way to much!"

"Fine $50"

"$75"

"$60"

"Ok" I give him $60 and he bags my dress

"Oh I almost forgot Kitten wants some more clothes that are 'her'. She said that we should start dressing like 'her' a little more. She said that you would understand and that you know what she likes."

"Finally! I've been waiting forever to get started on that! I'll have a while new wardrobe for you in a few days!"

"Thanks Hawk!" I say as I walk out of the store.

I walk home with everything I set out to get and even a little extra. As I approach the house I see Kyo in the front practicing his martial arts every few seconds he would look to the woods right where the path comes out of it. I keep walking until I get to where he can see me. He smiles as soon as he does.

"Hey Tohru! How did your errands go? Did you get everything you needed?" he asks

"They were wonderful and I did get everything I needed and more!"

"Do you want any help carrying anything? You have a lot of bags there."

I smile not wanting to reject his thoughtfulness twice in one day I say "Actually yeah would you take these to the kitchen?" I give him the grocery bags.

"Ok" he says. We walk into the house together and he heads toward the kitchen and I head upstairs to put away my dress and the decorations. I finish and go back down to find Kyo struggling to find where the baking powder goes. I come up behind him and take it out of his hand. Startled he turns around quickly and looks at me with that adorable surprised expression on his face.

"I'll take it from here, Kyo"

"But I wanted to help you out." He mumbles

"You already have and you'll get to help me a lot tomorrow so why don't you go back outside and train some more. It was nice to see you doing that again"

He blushes and says "Ok I'll see you later" ducking his head quickly to hide his blush no doubt.

I get back to putting away all the groceries "Yosh! Time to make the cake!" I get out all of the ingredients to make the cake. I finish mixing the cake in 15 minutes so I put it in the oven to start baking. After I clean all of the dishes I used, I start to make lunch. Once I'm finished I call Kyo in from outside, Shigure from his study and Yuki from his room. We all sit down to eat.

"So Yuki where are you taking me tomorrow?" says a happy Shigure

"I haven't decided yet"

"I'd just drop him off at the park and let him watch all the pretty girls that pass by." says Kyo

"And that's exactly why you aren't taking him out!" Yuki says a little annoyed mostly because Shigure would have like to do that.

"Well excuse me, Rat Boy!"

"Watch your mouth, Stupid Cat!"

"Don't call me stupid!"

"Guys please stop!" I say finally. Both boys clam down after that and we finish our meal in peace.

I clean up after lunch and the cake is done so I pull it out of the oven and let it cool down. I go up to my room to sort out the decorations and to decide what goes where. I sketch it out so I can explain to Kyo how I want it tomorrow. I go back down to ice the cake. I find Kyo in the kitchen looking around for something.

"Kyo, what are you looking for?"

"I was looking for the icing so I could help you with the cake" he says turning around to look at me.

"Why are you being so nice all of a sudden? Not that I mind, but it is sort of strange" I question

"Uhhh well BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT!" He's angry!

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you, Kyo!"

"No don't be I shouldn't have blown up like that" he covers his face.

He looks so vulnerable. I know he is beating himself up for yelling at me. I want to protect him from himself and everyone else. Before I know what I am doing my arms slide around him and I pull him to my chest. Time seemed to slow down. Kyo lifted his head out of his hands and looked at me with a look of utter shock. He looked at me like that for what felt like forever. Finally I hear the familiar 'poof' and I see the orange smoke. I am now holding an orange cat whose eyes are still trained on mine looking at me with such emotion. I keep hugging cat-Kyo trying my hardest to show him he's not alone anymore that I am here.

"Kyo don't beat yourself up so much. It hurts me to see you hurt yourself like that" I say. Cat-Kyo nods his head. I put him down so he can change back but I keep talking to him.

"I know how you work Kyo. You don't mean to be mad, you just don't know how to express other emotions very well. You don't have to worry about hurting me or scaring me off. I'm not going anywhere, I promise."

Another puff of orange smoke and I see Kyo's eyes are watery and its looks like he's about to cry. I put my hand on the side of his face "Don't cry, Kyo" I say as I turn away from him so he can put his clothes back on.

"You know, Tohru I errr-uhhh would still like to help you with the cake" he says. I turn back around and smile at him. "Well then let's get started!"

The rest of the day was uneventful. As I sat in my room, I went over everything I did today and everything I have to do tomorrow. Ugh! There is still so much to do!

At least you get to spend a few hours alone with Kyo

That's a plus but we still will have to be doing work, decorating and what not

Who said you can't multi-task?

Stop it! Anyway how's that research on the curse going?

The boys haven't come up with anything yet

Ok well lets keep searching

We should get to bed its getting late

Goodnight Tohru

'Night Kitten

I wake up early to get breakfast going. Once I'm done I go to wake the boys up.

I go upstairs where all the bedrooms are the first one I get to is Kyo's. I walk in and everything is a mess, even Kyo himself. His hair is disheveled, his shirt is riding up his torso revealing a tanned, sculpted stomach, his blankets are all over the place, but despite all that his face looks perfectly tranquil. I walk over to his bed, careful not to step on anything. I sit down on the edge of it and lean over to shake Kyo.

"Kyo, Kyo" I whisper softly. He doesn't stir.

"Kyo" I say a little louder shaking him harder.

"Gguphth" he mumbles

"Kyo, time to wake up" I say cheerful fully awakening him

"Tohru…"

"Come on enough of this! Up!"

"I'm up!"

"Go down for breakfast!" I say as I exit the room

Waking up Yuki was not so easy, he is so not a morning person. I finally gave up and half heartily whispered "Prince Yuki" in a sweet voice in his ear. Turns out that is the best way wake him up. The look on his face was priceless as well.

Shigure was already up and working on his books (when was he so committed to working?). We finished breakfast so I went to make sure the house was tidy and everything was clean. By the time I finished that Yuki and Shigure were heading out for their little adventure, leaving me and Kyo alone. Together. In the house. This was going to be a long few hours.

"Kyo! Come here I have to show you where I want you to out up all the decorations!" I shout pulling out my drawing from yesterday. In an instant Kyo is at my side looking at the drawing.

"I drew everything out for you so it would be easier for you"

"Ok" he said studying it.

"I'm going to be in the kitchen cooking if you need help with anything, ok?"

He nods as he gathers everything he is going to need and heads to the main room.

I get two dishes done when my phone rings.

"Hello?" I says opening it

"Kitten, I have some information on the project you gave us"

"Go ahead, Hale"

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I hope you liked! This shouldn't get in the way of my other story though this one might be updated less. Check out Tohru Unknown here .net/s/3344501/1/bTohru_b_bUnknown_b

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