A/N: Hello, I'm kind of new here (still. i lost my password before i could post anything else and get familiar with the site ''), but I decided to post this story anyways. I just finished the fruits basket series (for about the 100th time, lol) and I NEED to write. I love CONSTRUCTIVE criticism and I love reviews. I will tell you now; If don't get at least 3 reviews for every chapter, this story will be buried in hell forever! cackles evilly(lol) . Hope you like it! Well here goes.

Disclaimer: I do not own the anime/manga of Fruits Basket; therefore, I am not entitle legal permission to use his idea, but seeming that this is fan fiction, I'm going to. The credit for these characters belong to Natsuki Takaya.

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It was a cold winter's eve when Tohru finally finished work and started her way back home. She was thinking, thinking about her mother, thinking about the Sohma family, thinking about her friends coming over tonight, thinking about the winter dance…

Wait a second, thinking about the WINTER DANCE! Tohru blushed and shook her head sadly; she wouldn't go, not this year not ever. Nobody had ever asked her out, she had always been the oddball and always would be.

Tohru stopped at the house, smiling slightly. Poor Kyo always trying to avoid everyone, but always getting the attention. Yuki was no better off; his charms had stirred up all the girls. She giggled at the thought of them turning into cats and rats at the dance.

She knocked on the door, and then stepped inside.

"I'm home! Sorry I'm late!" She waited, but only the creaking of the floorboards answered her hollow call. "Hello?" she tried again, still, nothing answered. She came into the kitchen and saw their clothes lying on the floor, all in a jumbled mess. Had they tried taking out the clothes from the wash? Tohru wondered about that, but she was more concerned about where everybody had gone. She picked up the clothes and returned then to the washroom, she would fold them up later.

She walked up the stairs and stared. There sat a little gray mouse, a bright orange cat, and a dark black dog. How were they transformed?

"You guys? What happened?" Stupid question to ask seeing how they were animals. "Sorry for asking." She mumbled as she sidestepped them. Tohru threw her bags in her room and went back to the top of the staircase.

She picked up Yuki and held him up to her eyelevel. She smiled and put him down. "I guess eye telepathy won't work. Well, I going to make dinner now, but I'm not sure you guys want to stick around. My friends are coming over again. I was going to tell you guys but," she looked at them, "as you can see, you can't talk. I hope that this is alright."

Just then, Tohru heard a knock at the door. She rose swiftly and pranced down the stairs. She opened the door to greet her friends Arisa and Saki.

"Good to see you Arisa Uotani" she nodded at Arisa, then at Saki "good to see you to Saki Hanajima." Tohru stepped back from the door to let them in. "I'm sorry, but I haven't made dinner yet. I was late getting away from work today." She went to prepare some dinner while her friends sat at the table.

"Hey, where's carrot top? And the prince? Not even the weird old geezer here? If they leave you alone and you get hurt, I'll kill then myself!" Arisa declared, looking around the room.

"Oh, I'm not sure where they ran off too; maybe they went to the market." It sounded more like a question than an answer. Oh why can't anything go right when there around? Tohru thought as she chopped some onions.

It was Hanajima who rose up and headed for the stairs. Tohru's heart pounded as she raced to beat her to the stairs.

"I'm sorry Hanajima, but the upstairs is just a complete disaster! Please don't go up there!" He words came out harsher than she had intended it too, but the Sohma's were bound to change back soon!

"Why do I sense animals with mysterious auras?" She continued to head up the stairs. Tohru kept inching up until she heard 3 small explosions. I hope they have their clothes! Tohru looked at Hanajima in the eye and said, "Please! Let me at least clean my room Hanajima!" Tohru exclaimed as she shoved Hanajima down the stairs and ran up them. He spotted the three boys instantly. They were stark naked! A heavy blush flooded her face as she turned around again. "S-sorry!" She stuttered and twiddled her fingers.

"Damnit! Why did they have to come here tonight?" Kyo exclaimed.

"Great. Hey, baka-neko, you don't happen to have any clothes up here, do you.

"No, none of us do." Shigure said nonchalantly, as if nothing was wrong.

Tohru looked at the wall and sighed. She knew exactly were there clothes were. In the wash. However, what about when they transformed? Didn't they have any clothes on then? Tohru didn't think that they ran around the house buck naked, but…there really was no one but themselves to see them…still.

"Weren't you guys wearing any clothes when you transformed?" Tohru asked timidly, still facing the wall, and still blushing.

"True, but we transformed downstairs and we are now upstairs." Shigure pointed out. Kyou glared, quite annoyed at the situation. Finally, when the silence finally got to intense for Kyou he shouted, "What the hell are we supposed to do now? Your stupid friends are waiting downstairs, and were NAKED upstairs!"

Arisa called from below, "Hey Tohru, I think I heard carrot-top shout that he was naked upstairs!"

"Oh-oh, th-that w-was n-nothing at all, Arisa! I'm fine—I don't think a-anyone is around tonight. I'll be down in a second!" Tohru managed. Tohru never liked lying to anybody for any reason, but this was a huge secret that the Sohma's trusted her with, she couldn't spill, not even for her friends.

"How the hell do you think we are going to eat? You going to take up food for your three imaginary friends!" Yuki cursed and swung his fist at Kyou's face. Sure enough, it hit true to Kyou's face.

Tohru whirled around with he eyes wide with worry. She had never liked it when they fought.

"Please stop! You'll make noise and they'll wonder were it's coming from!

Tohru blushed again as she realized that they were still naked. Tohru would have turned back around, but there were footsteps coming up stairs. Arisa and Hanajima!

"Tohru, we don't care how messy it is up here, but we heard something up here and we were worried!" Arisa and Hanajima were getting closer.

Tohru sighed and spoke to Kyou, Yuki, and Shigure. "Sorry you guys, but I don't have any other choice!" With that, Tohru launched herself at Yuki, then Kyou, then Shigure. As was to be expected, they all turned into the animals of the zodiac.

"The stupid dog and cat were up here? And you didn't tell me!" Arisa rushed over to cuddle the cat.

"Don't forget the rat." Hanajima put in. She stood before them, staring icily at the animals. "Why do they remind me of your friends?

Kyou hissed at Arisa. Tohru plucked him from her arms and cuddled him instead. Whispering into his ear, she murmured, "Sorry, but I had no other choice. Please behave, Kyou. Please! Just for this one night!

Tohru put him down and stood up. "Well, it's time for their dinner, then they go to bed!" She declared with a forced smile. Arisa nodded then headed back downstairs after Hanajima.

"Well if all the noise was just the pets then I guess we'll just wait for dinner."

Tohru watched as they disappeared from sight, then she focused her attention on the 3 animals before her.

"Okay, you guys are my pets now. Please act normal! Kyou, try not to chase Yuki okay? And Shigure, don't try anything perverted." With that, she headed down the stairs with carrot-top, the prince, and the pervert.

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"This is delicious Tohru!" Arisa said, obviously enjoying Tohru's cooking. "It's way too good to have it wasted on carrot-top!" The cat hissed, but remained at his dish, chowing away at his portion of food.

"Tohru, you know human food isn't good for pets." Hanajima said, looking towards the 3 filled dishes spread about the room.

"Oh, today is...um…their birthday!" She nodded. "The dog is 14 years old, the cat is turning 5 and the mouse is turning 3!" Tohru quickly changed the subject.

"So, do you have a date for the winter dance?"

Arisa smiled, and for once in her life, she blushed. "Yeah, well not right now, I was thinking about…thinking about asking Kyou. Hanajima was going to ask Yuki." Tohru gasped spitting her drink on Kyou.

The cat choked, hissed and ran out the cat flap that was installed in the door. The rat squeaked frantically, looking at the dark psychic girl now sitting at his place at the table. Tohru apologized and smiled.

"You hate Kyou though Arisa. Hanajima, I thought you didn't care for Yuki, I mean you guys would be adorable together, but…" Tohru trailed off at a lost of words.

"Kyou is just like me. Sure, we fight, but that is all part of the charm, right? I mean, fighting with him is fun, we compete and it's just fun being around him." Arisa said rather shyly.

"Yuki is calm and thinks things through. I haven't met such a composed person since birth." Hanajima stared at Tohru.

"You know you guys will have to ask them out fast, I'm sure lots of people already have been planning to ask them out." Tohru shifted her legs beneath the table and looked out the window.

Just then, Kyou decided he was hungrier than shocked, or disgusted.

"Who are you planning to go out with Tohru?" Arisa asked.

"Oh, I'm not going." Everybody stopped eating and just stared at her. Not going? The winter dance only occurred every 4 years, and Tohru was NOT GOING!

"Why not!" Hanajima said, sipping her tea.

"I never go to dances. No one would ask me. I'm just planning on saving myself the humiliation of expecting someone when no ones coming. Some people have silver knights, but I don't." Tohru said with a glum expression.

"You idiot, everyone loves you! I'm sure people will ask you to go with them!" Arisa said patting her back and smiling brightly.

"Thanks Arisa." Tohru glanced at the clock and looked out the window. "Well, I think it's time for you guys to go. I'll think about the whole date thing ok?"

The girls said their goodbyes and left with contented belly's and smiles upon their faces. Tohru sighed and shut the door.

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10 minutes later, everyone changed again. Kyou wouldn't stop shouting about Arisa and Yuki wouldn't stop mumbling about Hanajima.

"Sorry you guys! I promise I'll never invite them again without your permission. I just forgot!" Tohru feel so guilty for causing the Sohma's so much trouble.

"It's okay. It was quite fun really. I learned some new things about your friends." Shigure laughed and walked away.

Tohru looked at a very flushed Kyou and Yuki.

"So, are you guys going to ask them out or not? I hope you do. They've done so much for me. My only regret is that I've never been able to re-pay them back. It would mean so much to me if you have then one great night for them to remember."

Tohru looked hopefully at Kyou and Yuki.

"I don't know. Hanajima is nice and all, but she kind of freaks me out. I'm glad she admires my…composure, but…it's not fair to give them false hopes, now is it Tohru?"

"It wouldn't be false hope. If you really enjoy each other, then it will work out somehow. As I've heard, there no obstacle for true love." Tohru said brightly.

"Now what dumbass said that?" Kyou said rather loudly.

"My mother.." Tohru turned away and headed up the stairs to her room.

"You're a dumbass, baka-neko!" Yuki hissed under his breath.

"I didn't mean that Tohru. I'm just pissed off that Arisa want's me to go out with her. I'm going to give her a try anyhow, okay?" Kyou called out.

Tohru turned around and smiled happily. "Thank you Kyou! That makes me feel good. I hope you guys have a great night!"

"I guess there no harm in asking Hanajima for a date to the dance. I might even find that I like her." Yuki smiled.

"Thank you! Both of you. I know you guys are hesitant, but I promise you that it will turn out ok!" The exuberance in her words brought a smile on both the boy's face's.

"Well, I guess we should hit the sack now. I'll see you in the morning!" With that, Kyou departed and headed out for the roof.

"Have a good nights rest Miss Tohru." Yuki smiled again and took his leave.

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A/N: Well that was chapter one, I hoped you like it. I know it was confusing. Sorry if it was badly written. If you have any idea's or pointers then please leave a review. Sorry if there were any mistakes ''. It's hard alone…In the next chapter the fluff and humor will really kick-in . This was planned to be a really long story, so, there is lots to come! Thanks!