Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket, I just own Usagi.

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It was March 15th, the day after White Day and 8 year old Usagi was packing her bags and running away. Why you ask? It's because she's not wanted where she is. Akito, the head of the Sohma family had told her that and to leave as soon as she possibly can. "Nobody will even care if you're alive. You're an outsider you don't belong with us. You will NEVER be one of us," Akito's voice rang through her head as she released a few tears onto her pillow. She picked up the final thing she had to pack, a picture. Of whom? She doesn't remember, but she figured they were important to her if she had a picture. Usagi picked up her bag, walked into the only other child's room and kissed her forehead. The girl passed a mirror on her way to the front door. Looking at her reflection, she fixed her mud and blood caked hair as best she could with a sigh, knowing that it won't help. With a sigh and a deep breath, Usagi opened the front door and disappeared into the rain.

After running for what seemed like hours, Usagi came to a nice looking neighborhood and she was overcome with fatigue. She fell asleep in front of the first house she came to. Unbeknownst to the eight year old, a woman with orange hair poked her head out the door, spotted the child, picked her up and brought her into the house smiling.

5 years later

13 year old Usagi ran into her little sister's room and jumped onto her bed bouncing up and down to try and wake her up.

"TOHRU-CHAN! Wake up! It's time to go to school!" Usagi shouted as she saw a bush of brown hair pop up from under the covers. Usagi crawled over to her sister's head and leaned over, her black hair contrasting with her sister's light brown hair as it slowly covered Tohru and she woke with a start and the sisters butt heads.

"OW! What did I do now?!" Usagi yelled playfully as her sister worriedly looked over her injury.

"GOMEN Oneechan! I didn't mean to!" Tohru said as she looked as if she was about to cry. Usagi sighed and rolled her eyes playfully as she brought her little sister into a hug.

"I know silly, I was just playing around!" She said as she ruffled her sister's hair and told her to get ready. Tohru ran into the bathroom and was getting ready when Usagi went into the kitchen to make breakfast. Their mom had already gone to work for the day as usual and Usagi usually cooked. She gave Tohru some pointers every once in awhile because Usagi wouldn't let her near anything in the kitchen that she could hurt herself on, which was basically everything but that's beside the point. They didn't have much time this morning so Usagi just stuffed some bread in the toaster and packed her bag. By the time she finished and Tohru came out all ready the toast was out, buttered and jammed and ready to go. They walked out the door, being careful to lock it, and ran to school where they met up with Uo-chan and Hana-chan and went to class.

Later that night

Usagi felt restless as her dream went on. She tossed and turned and writhed in any position possible to try and make herself comfortable. Voices rang through her mind, some scary, some sad.

"You think you can go against the head without paying the consequences?"

"Stop it please!"

"Leave him alone!"

"I knew I couldn't trust you in this family"

"I'm sorry about this,"

"RUN WHILE YOU CAN! USAGI!"

Usagi awoke with a start dripping in a cold sweat. She walked over to her nightstand and picked up the picture she arrived at the Honda house with. She looked over the faces in the photo and heard those haunting voices again. Usagi looked out the window and then down at the photo again, she knew that she had to find out why she saw and heard these things. Usagi dug out her duffel bag from soccer (which was rather big) and put all her clothes, shoes, her pictures, the charger for her cell phone and iPod, and lastly her locket she received from Kyoko, her mother, on her most recent birthday. Usagi walked into her mother's room and left a note. After she set the note down, she kissed her mother and sister goodbye and left the house.

The next morning Kyoko awoke to find the note and this is what it said:

Mom,

I'm sorry to be telling you this through a note but I didn't want to wake you because you need your energy for work. I need to go away for awhile. I know this may be hard to bear, but I need to know who I really am. I have my cell phone with me in case you need me and I took my emergency credit card and some food with me. Tell Tohru to call me any time she wants and I'll be waiting. I will call you as soon as I get to a safe place to stay. I might go to grandpa's I'm not sure, but I just really needed to do this. I'm really sorry again for leaving you, I hope someday you can forgive me. You'll always be in my heart.

I love you!

Usagi

Kyoko smiled as a tear trickled down her face. Maybe I'll stay home today, she thought as she tried to figure out a way to tell Tohru her Oneechan may not come back for awhile.

TBC

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