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Shina- Shh! Tora get your butt over here with that paper that says we own Fruits Basket!

Tora- Ow! What the hell was that? looks down to see a rope around her ankle. Shina they've got me!

Shinasighs Do I have to do everything my self? grabs a cross and garlic to ward off the lawyers.

Lawyers- Hissssss! Just give us the ownership papers and no one gets hurt.

Shina-NEVER!

Tora- ow ow ow ow!lawyers hold a knife to her neck

Shina-reluctantly hands over the papers. FINE! But we own everything else! HAH! shoves finger lawyers face. He tries to bite her.ok bye now! Shina and Tora like the devil is at their heels (which is kinda true, the lawyers)

Summary- Shina- runs in, Tora not far behind.

Tora-Is it just me or have the lawyers gotten more hostile?

Shina- Baka Tora! This is no time to worry about lawyers! We have an audience! They want to know what the story is about.

Tora-Oh yeah. Well here it is folks. Rin has died. Haru is heartbroken. She had a rare blood type and it was given to a girl in a Kyoto after she's in a car accident. What happens when she and her step-sister meet the Sohma's for the first time? Much fun ensues!

The Blood That Ties

Prologue:

Haru's P.O.V.

She looked so peaceful lying there. Her waist-length black hair spread itself over the pillows. She looked for all the world like she was sleeping, but I knew the truth. Rin was gone.

She had been sick. Hatori did all he could to help her but to no avail. She died as she slept in my arms.

My eyes drifted away from Rin's angelic face to the people surrounding me. Yuki's face was sad, and his eyes glistened with unshed tears. Kyo's face was somber, but his crimson eyes were turbulent with emotion. Kagura was shaking violently next to Kyo, and was crying like a baby. Tohru had tears streaming down her face, and was sniffling loudly, as were Momiji and Kisa. Shigure and Ayame were trying to keep their emotions in check, and failing miserably. Hatori was his ever stoic self, but one look in his eyes showed his pain. Ritsu was sobbing loudly in, surprisingly, men's' clothing, and Hiro was crying tears that racked his entire body. At the end of the row was Akito, with the same bored expression on his face as always. It was probably his fault that Rin got sick all the time. I hated Akito for his dismissive-ness, and even more for not letting us be together.

Looking at Rin again, I remembered when Hatori told me that he donated part of Rin's blood to a blood bank in Kyoto. Rin had a rare blood type, A negative, and Hatori decided that her blood may be able to help someone. I felt a little strange about that at first, but I suppose Hatori was right.

I looked back at the row of people. Tohru had begun to cry even harder and Yuki put his arm around her for comfort, or at least as much as he could without setting off the curse. Kyo looked a little uncomfortable for a moment as Kagura sobbed openly into his shoulder, but then he pulled her close and gently as he could (for Kyo anyway) attempted to calm her.

I looked back towards the casket and the angel lying there. She looked beautiful lying there in a pure white kimono on a bed or white and red carnations. A single tear traced its way down my cheek and I gently wiped it away. I never cried. I gently leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her cool lips before pulling back to go to my seat beside Ritsu.

"I love you, wait for me," I whispered as I walked away. I silently swore that I would never love anyone as much as I loved her.