All is quiet around Shigure Sohmas house now. It was almost deadly quiet in the morning if it weren't for the birds outside. Shigure Sohma sat patiently for his cousin Yuki to wake up. He heard his cousins' footsteps softly on the staircase, but he knew his only companion in this house wouldn't be fully awake for at least another twenty minutes.

But for once his cousin did seem fully awake. His sparkling amethyst eyes were wide open and he was already dressed. It didn't surprise Shigure though that his cousin had made one mistake. It was a Saturday morning and Yuki Sohma was wearing his school uniform.

"Um, Yuki?" Shigure stood up to greet him. "You do know that today is Saturday and you don't have to go to school today."

"Kuso," The violet haired boy cursed before running upstairs to change.

Upstairs when Yuki had put his jeans on and was pulling a t-shirt over his head stopped abruptly. He pulled it over his head quickly and stared out the window to see what had caught his eye. A girl around 16 was walking around outside around 100 feet away near the forest. She seemed foreign and lost, but before he could run downstairs and open the front door she had gone.

"What is it?" Shigure looked up from the newspaper he was now reading. "You still hoping that Tohru will come running back to you?"

"Shut it," Yuki said as he peered towards the forest outside. The girl had seemed lost and unfamiliar, what was she looking for? She had been carrying a tent and a holdall, was she planning on camping?

Yuki closed the door and walked into the kitchen before closing it when he smelt the horrific smell.

"We'll eat out tonight," Yuki said sitting at the table facing Shigure.

"No," Shigure said. "Just because Tohru is no longer here that doesn't mean that we can't still cook."

"But the two best cooks in this house have gone," Yuki said. "We can't cook to save our lives."

Shigure handed him a cookbook, "I found this in the library. It can't be that hard to make a few rice balls."

"What about the smell?" Yuki remembered the smell before Tohru came, this new smell was definitely worse.

"Get cleaning," Shigure said without looking at Yuki.

"So what you mean is I will be doing all the housework from now on?"

"Exactly," Shigure looked up smiling.

Yuki reluctantly got up and walked to the kitchen door, but instead of going inside he picked up the phone.

"What are you doing?"

"Calling Hatori," Yuki said. "Tell him to bring a cleaner over here. After someone has cleaned it I will try to keep it clean but I am not cleaning it out."

Yuki punched in the number and waited for an answer. After a few seconds the ringing stopped. Shigure had unplugged the phone.

"No," Shigure said smiling cheerily. "You can clean it."

"Tomorrow then," Yuki said taking his jumper off and holding it near his nose and mouth. He went in and brought out 4 apples, some bread, a jar of marmalade, and two 2 litre bottle of water.

"This will keep us going until the evening," Yuki said throwing his jumper into the washing pile. "Then we will go out for dinner. Tomorrow I will clean it."

"Fine," Shigure said. "But don't expect me to help."

"Fine," Yuki said biting on an apple.

Later on that evening, on their way home from eating out. Yuki saw the same girl a few metres in front. The girl noticed them and ran off before Yuki could call her.

Shigure didn't seem to notice her. He was too busy trying to stop his editor from crying. That woman turned up at the worst moments and Shigure still felt sorry for her. I guess he is kind at heart Yuki thought.

When they had reached the house Yuki went upstairs as Shigure and his editor were then arguing over whether Shigure was lying or not. Yuki changed into his pyjamas and noticed the girl again. She was sat on the little hill leading to the forest. She was writing something down, using the moonlight as a source of light. Yuki watched her until she had finished when she went back into the darkness of the trees. Something about that girl confused Yuki; she seemed a little unusual.

But then again the Sohma family wasn't exactly normal either. So Yuki got into bed and wondered whether the girl would be okay. That forest was known for mini landslides, if she was camping there she should be careful.

*

Meanwhile in the forest Amy was curled up in her tent and freezing. She had two hoodies on and a winter coat but was still cold. She didn't have a blanket or sleeping bag with her, just her tent and a few belongings with her. Her long blonde hair covered her sparkling blue eyes as she lay down. Her phone buzzed from inside her bag.

A text from her cousin Katie. I'll be over as soon as I can. I've got them following me so I can't come yet. You'll be okay, Kate xx.

Amy smiled at her cousins' text. At least she was coming over.

Suddenly a loud rumbling filled the air. Earthquake? Amy thought. Suddenly she was squashed on the ground, her tent flat against her back. Her bag was somewhere at her feet.

She tried opening her tent but was just greeted buy more darkness. It hit her; she was covered in rocks and soil. It must have been a landslide.

She tried digging herself out with her phone-free hand. She formed a small hole and shouted like she had just a few nights ago.

"HELP ME!" Just before she blacked out.

*

|Any thoughts? It was just to introduce the new character without giving too much away. My first story so sorry for any errors. Please review so I know what you think, and so I know I'm not writing for no reason. Next chapter will be out as soon as I write it (:

Shannon x