A/N: I do not own fruits basket! as much as I would love to, I don't. any similarities that this story has to other stories is purely coincidental and I hope you enjoy! XD

Claire's P.O.V

I slammed open the door and stepped into the classroom. i was already quite pissed off and really didn't give a shit about whether or not i was being disruptive. "Please take your seat so we can start the lesson." the teacher sighed as she took in my obviously pissed off mood. i nodded as i made my way to the only seat left in the room. i sighed as i took my seat and opened my art book to my previous drawing that was covered in apple juice thanks to some asshole that wanted to pick a fight with me. Let's just say that he won't be walking anytime soon. i sighed as i started the picture again. After about half an hour the bell rang and i packed up my stuff and walked out of the classroom.

'Time skip. Lunchtime'

I walked into the cafeteria and quickly walked out again. There was way too many people in there so I decided to take a walk. I plugged my headphones into my I-pod and turned it on. 'Don't you dare forget the sun' started to play and I turned it up full blast. I was not paying attention until I was knocked off of my feet. "What the hell!?" I shouted as I fell, my headphones were ripped out of my ears and I landed on my butt. The person who bumped into me didn't stop running and I growled angrily at them. "You asshole watch were you're going next time!" I shouted at them as I got up and brushed myself off. "Are you okay?" somebody asked and I turned my head to look at them. "Yeah I'm fine but that asshole could have..." I started but stopped quickly as soon as I saw who it was. "Oh my god, kyo?" I asked incredibly and he returned the favor. "Claire? What the hell are you doing in japan? I thought you went back to England?" he asked and I sighed. "It's a long story and I would rather not try to explain it." I said getting a little teary at the thought of what happened. He wrapped his arms around me completely catching me off guard. "What the hell?" I mumbled into his chest and he laughed before stepping away. "Man I missed you Claire. I'm glad your back." he said and I nodded. "It's good to be back. I like England and all but I made my home here." I said and the bell rang then scaring me a little. "Jesus Christ that was loud." I muttered and he laughed again. "What class do you have?" he asked as I grabbed a little piece of paper out of my pocket with my class schedule on it. "Umm art and music. You?" I asked looking back up at him. "Same. Come on." he said and I frowned. "Wait if we have the same classes then how come I didn't see you periods one two three or four?" I asked suspiciously and he shrugged. "I was late." he said before walking off in the direction of the art room. 'He hasn't changed much.' I thought to myself as I half jogged to catch up to him. When school was finally finished I stood up and stretched as I walked out of the room. "That almost killed me. Almost." I said thinking that kyo was behind me. Somebody laughed and I was sure that it wasn't kyo. "Wait what?" I said as I turned quickly to see that it was none other than yuki. "Well long time no see Claire. I thought you went back to England? What changed?" he asked as I hugged him. "Well it's a long story and not one I would like to share." I said and he nodded understanding how I felt. Just then kyo rounded the corner and walked towards us and I hit him when he reached us. "What was that for?" he complained and yuki laughed. "That was for making me think that you were behind me!" I shouted and he rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "Well sorry but the teacher said he needed to see me for a second." he said and I sighed. I suppose it's alright. Wait so if you both are here, does that mean that Torhu, momiji and haru are here to?" I asked and they both nodded. "So where are the-" but I didn't get to finish before something glomped me from behind. "Claire!" momiji cried and laughed as I hugged him back. "Hey momiji." I said and then I heard another voice call out my name. "Claire!" I looked up to see Torhu walking towards us. "Hey!" I said as she got closer and hugged me. "What are you doing here?" she said and I groaned. "I swear to god if one more person asks me that I'm going to kill something." I said and immediately momiji and Torhu backed off. "I don't want to talk about it and I'm sorry if I scared you." I muttered and they both ran up to hug me again. "Well I better be going. I have some things to do like homework and cleaning and cooking so I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow." I said and they all nodded while momiji pouted. "Do you really have to go?" he said and I nodded sadly. "I'll see you tomorrow okay? We can hang out then." I said and he instantly perked right up. "Okay! See you later Claire!" he said and I waved as I started to walk off.

As soon as I rounded the first corner I bumped into somebody. "Watch were the hell-" but I didn't get to finish my sentence before they wrapped their arms around me. I pushed them off of me and looked at their face. "Oh it's just you. Sorry haru." I muttered as I tried to push past but he didn't let me. "What's wrong?" he asked me and I pushed him away again. "I don't want to talk about it haru so just drop it." I said but he didn't. He began to tickle me. "Okay! Fine I will tell you but not here okay? Let's go back to my place." I said finally and he grinned. "Works every time." he said and I glared at him. "I hate you." I said and he laughed as we started to walk back to my apartment.

When we had gotten back to my apartment I peeked inside and he frowned at me. "Um...what are you doing?" he asked and I looked at him wearily. "Checking for something. Just wait here okay?" I said and he nodded and I slipped inside and was beginning to freak out. I ran around collecting random bits of clothing and undergarments and throwing them into the laundry and then ran around collecting plates and other kitchen stuff and threw them onto my bed and slammed the door closed. Once that was done I decided that the place was acceptably clean and I let haru in. "sorry about the mess...I wasn't expecting visitors." I muttered and he shrugged. "You obviously haven't seen what shigure and yuki were like before Tohru came along." he said walking in. "can I get you anything to drink?" I asked him walking into the kitchen and dumping my bag at the entrance to my room. "No thanks." he said following me into the kitchen. "Okay." I said grabbing my glass and filling it with water. "So why were you so upset earlier?" he asked and I nearly spat out my drink. "I forgot that that's why your here." I muttered as I set my glass down and turned back around to face him. "Something happened when I went back to England." I said taking a deep breath as he gave me a look that said 'go on'. I exhaled and walked into the lounge room and sat on my couch and patted the seat next to me. He sat and I took a deep breath again. "Okay so when I went back to England everything was fine for about a week before...before the crash" I had to force the last words out. Haru gathered me into his arms and held me while tears streamed down my face. "Please don't cry. I'm here now so please don't cry." he said but I couldn't stop. We stayed like that for a little while before I finally calmed down. "Okay now?" he asked and I nodded wiping my now red and sore eyes. "I'm sorry" I mumbled but he just shook his head. "No don't apologies. Do you want me to stay the night?" he asked and this time it was my turn to shake my head. "No we have school tomorrow and you need to get home. Maybe Friday we can have a sleepover." I suggested and he nodded, worry still clouding his eyes. "Goodnight." I said forcing a smile. He smiled a little back and said 'goodnight' but the worry never left his eyes. We are closer then siblings and even if we are not related we still treat each other like we are. I walked him to the door and hugged him before he left. "Are you sure that you're going to be alright?" he asked and I nodded. "Yes I'll be fine. I'll see you at school tomorrow okay?" I said and he nodded before walking out of the door and down the hall. I closed the door sighed as I started to clean up a little starting with my room.