Hi, I'm Olivia (a.k.a BlueEyesNeverLie). I'm a british teen and this is my first FanFic (so be nice!) This is a Fruits Basket FanFic and it's set in the 1800's (I like that time era and the other Fruits Basket FanFics that I have read that have this theme always capture me so I thought, hell to it, I'm going to make one myself) you'll notice that instead of the American mOm I'll be using mUm because I'm english... Sorry. Also, I'll be spelling Kyo the same was the subtitles do in the anime, not the way they do in the manga.
When I first made my FanFic account I didn't think I would write a story, but now I just hope that I can have fun with doing what ever I please with my favourite characters... Enjoy!

Chapter 1 – New Start

Tohru was running. She had lifted up her ankle-length skirt and run from the house in the rain through the dense woods surrounding her Aunt and Uncle's estate. She had nothing but the book in her pinafore.

She ran for the entire night until she tripped on a root and fell flat on her face in the middle of a mud road, winding her and causing her head to smack against the hard, muddy ground. She reached up a hand to her head and felt something warm and sticky. She lowered her hand to her eyes and in the pale light of the moon saw her hand covered in a dark liquid. Her blood.

She smiled at her hand. She was happy she found the courage to leave the house of her wicked Aunt and Uncle. They would notice she was gone, but not for the reasons that you would expect. They would most likely miss her for the simple fact that they wouldn't have a cooked breakfast waiting for them when they came down in the morning, or that their laundry from the day before hadn't been washed, folded and put away.

Soon Tohru began to feel dizzy, most likely from blood loss, and she gave in to the blackness covering the edges of her vision.

When she opened her eyes and saw the dirt path, she gasped and sat up. Unfortunately, she sat up to quickly and very nearly lost consciousness again. Tohru cautiously stood up and inspected herself. Her dress was torn from the trees that had pulled at it as she ran and her arms, legs and face were caked in mud, but as she started walking a darting pain burned her ankle and she gave a little yelp.

She looked around for a stick and when she found one long enough she tested her weight on it. Happy that she would be able to walk, she looked down at her dirty clothes and skin.

'No one would want to hire me, I'm filthy!' Tohru thought to herself. 'Surely there must be a river or something around?'returning to the woods she went in search of one. When she did find one, she stripped to her undergarments and she washed the mud from her dress.

Tohru was 17; she had been home-schooled by her mother, when she was alive. Sadly the girl's mother had passed away from illness when she was just 13 years old and with no other family but her aunt and uncle, whom she had never met before, she had no choice but to go and live with them.

They did not continue her education. They treated her as one of the servants, she was made to cook meals, wash clothes, scrub floors and groom the horses. But whenever her aunt and uncle went out to the market or on important business Tohru would quickly finish her chores and go to the estates large library. It was there where she would read about different places, traditions, foods and people.

She continued her education on her own. She would test herself on everything she had learnt and would write down everything she thought interesting or helpful in a large book that she had found amongst all the others in the library. Once she had read all the books she knew would help her, she made a mental note that as soon as she could, she would leave the house and be a Governess. Once she realized she had a goal she cheered up. The week after her 17th birthday was when she ran.

After she had cleaned her dress, she hung it on a tree branch that was in the sunlight and let it dry as she cleaned her hair and scrubbed at every part of her body. She thanked God that no one was around. To be seen with such a little amount of clothes on was scandalous and Tohru felt a blush creep to her cheeks.

Soon enough she was dry and so was her dress. She tied her damp hair into a braid and made her way back to the main road. As she limped up it in hope of finding a town an elaborate two-horse closed carriage drove towards her. As it passed her, she looked through the window and saw a beautiful man with black hair. It was only a glimpse but the sight of him took her breath away.

She snapped out of her gaze when she looked back and saw the carriage had stopped. Her heart quickened at the sight

'Oh no! Maybe he saw me looking. I'm so nosy! What's wrong with me? He's probably mad, I'll probably be punished' as Tohru fretted about what she might have done she felt a tap on her shoulder.

She turned around and saw the beautiful man staring at her. His deep, chocolate brown eyes were half covered by his long black bangs. Tohru bowed at the man.

"I'm so very sorry, sir! I hope you don't think me rude!' She exclaimed. The man stared at the girl, dumbfounded. He touched her chin and she looked up.

'Sorry?' he asked, 'Why on earth would you be sorry? I couldn't help but notice you were limping, and a beautiful flower such as yourself shouldn't be walking the streets alone. Please, come with me and you can see the family doctor.'

Tohru's cheeks burned at the flower comment but she followed the man back to his carriage.

'I'm Shigure by the way. Shigure Sohma, who might you be?'

'Tohru. Tohru Honda.'

'Well, it's very nice to meet you Tohru' Shigure said, 'very nice indeed'

His driver helped her into the carriage and she sat down as her heart thumped in her chest
'Oh mom!' Tohru thought to herself, 'look at me, I'm in a carriage! With a beautiful man!'

Tohru felt her cheeks flush again at her last comment but thankfully Shigure was too busy looking out the window to notice. She looked out the window as well and watched as the trees outside passed by in a blur.

'Ahh, We're here Miss Tohru Honda!' Tohru looked over to see the large estate house, far bigger than her aunt and uncle's and her jaw involuntarily dropped. Shigure gave a chuckle and gestured for her to walk in.

Out of the corner of her eyes she saw something move. She looked up to the roof and saw a flash of orange. Shigure followed her eye line, 'Miss Honda, are you alright?'

Tohru jumped at the sound of his voice. Her eyes dropped to the floor, 'Yes, , I thought I saw something, but it must have been a trick of the light.' Shigure chuckled and gave her his arm to lean on as he helped her up the stairs to the entrance.

'Hatori!' Shigure called out, and the man calmly entered the room. He looked at Tohru and nodded at Shigure. 'Help this lovely flower, her name is Tohru Honda. She has hurt herself; I found her lying in the middle of the road close to death!' At this last part Shigure bought the back of his hand to his forehead and closed his eyes dramatically.

Hatori rolled his eyes and took Tohru from Shigure and brought her to a small white room. He inspected the foot that she said hurt, he stood up 'Well, Miss. Honda, judging by the bruising you have sprained your ankle and should rest it for a few days, a week at the most.'

He turned to leave but as he reached for the door he looked over his shoulder and said 'don't worry, I know better to believe Shigure's story… the stupid dog' with that he left. Tohru got up and limped back to the main entrance where she heard Shigure talking with someone

'Shigure! Are you insane, bringing a girl here? You know how dangerous that is? Especially now that stupid cat is here, you know he has no awareness of girls, she would walk straight into him and find out…' the voice stopped when Tohru came in with wide eyes.

Shigure looked over and smiled warmly at her. A boy, about 3 inches taller than herself stood with his back to her. Shigure muttered something to the boy and he turned around.

He was just as beautiful as Shigure. His hair was a dark grey and his eyes were the most stunning colour of purple. The boys eyes widened when he saw her, and then they softened and he gave a brilliant smile.

'Hello, miss. I'm Yuki Sohma. Pleased to meet you.'

So how was it? Please review and I promise to get the next chapter up really soon! Tell me stuff I did wrong, or if i went OOC in some places, I could also do with some ideas. Any will do!
Please stick with me, I promise you won't regret it. Kyo will be in the next chapter, PROMISE PROMISE!
Much love! Olivia x