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Chapter 1. Stranger With a Red Shirt.
Yuki walked outside and sat on the porch. It was a nice day out. Birds were singing in the tree next to the house. Yuki sat there thinking about Tohru When he saw a red thing walking down the road toward the house. Yuki stood up to see who was coming. As the person was getting closer Yuki didn't know who she was. Yuki went to greet the young girl. She was wearing a red long sleeve shirt , blue jeans, and tenia shoes. Her hair was brown with blond streaks.
"Hello can I help you?" Yuki asked with a smile on his face.
"Umm..Yes would this be the Sohma's house?" The girl asked.
Yuki had a shocked look on his face. They never had strangers looking for their house.
"Hello are you alive?" The girl asked waving her hand in front of Yuki's face.
Yuki jumped in surprise. He looked at the young girl. To Yuki the girl looked around the age of fifteen.
"Sorry, yes this is the Sohma's house. May I ask who you are looking for?" Yuki replied with a confused smile on his face.
"Yay!" The girl screamed jumping up and down."I came from a far land to come and see all of you." Still jumping up and down. "I came to ask you about your curse you have." She smiled and stopped jumping.
Yuki was really shocked this time. /H..how does she know of the curse? Did she run into one of the other Sohma's? Did she come to see all of our forms? No I must stay calm./
"May I ask you a question?" Yuki said really fast.
"Sure." She smiled at him.
"What's your name?" Yuki asked trying to be polite.
"Oh! I am sorry my name is Kaylee." She replied putting her hand out to shake Yuki's. Yuki was confused what was he suppose to do. Yuki was going to ask but before he could ask she grabbed his hand and put it in hers.
"It is called a hand shake." Kaylee said moving their hands up and down. "Where I come from this is how we greet each other." Now letting go of his hand.
"Oh! I didn't know that. My name is Yuki. Nice to meet you Kaylee." Yuki smiled and bowed. Kaylee did the same. "So how do you know about our curse?" Yuki Said coming back up from the bowing.
"That's right I didn't tell you. Me and eleven other friends were cursed with the same curse." Kaylee explained laughing after she said it.
"I see so what animal are you?" Yuki asked trying to get an answer.
Kaylee stopped laughing. She looked into Yuki's eyes. "You want to know." Smiling she hugged Yuki. Surprised that a person he just meet was hugging him. Kaylee stepped back.
"What." Kaylee screamed. "Why didn't I transform?" She stood there confused.
Yuki stood there trying not to decide if he should tell her.
"Kaylee I think you didn't transform because we both have the same curse." Yuki explained trying not to laugh.
"Your right that is why." Kaylee laughed a little. "You will just have to wait and see." Kaylee laughed and turned away from Yuki. "I will come back tomorrow it's going to be dark in thirty minutes." Kaylee turned her head and smiled and started walking away.
"Wait." Kaylee stopped and turned and around to listen to Yuki. "Are you staying in the area?"Yuki asked.
"You can say something like that." Kaylee turned around with a smile and ran away leaving Yuki to think.
Once Yuki could barley see her it hit him that she had no place to stay. " Wait come back." Yuki yelled and went after her.
Yuki was about one hundred meters away from kaylee when she turned a sharp corner. That is when Yuki lost her at the park. Yuki was breathing heavily and went over to the swings to catch his breath. Yuki sat in the swing. / Where could she of gone. She is really fast at running. I couldn't keep up with her./ Yuki started to swing while looking up at the sky. After five minutes of silence, Yuki herd a growling sound coming from the play ground on the right side of him. Stopping the swing he stood up to go see what the sound was.
"Oh! Not enough money to buy food." A girls voice exclaimed from the dome slide.
Yuki climbed the ladder and walked over to the dome slide. Looking in he could see Kaylee drawing a picture of a bird.
"Maybe if I sale all of my pictures I can get some money." Kaylee said not knowing Yuki was outside.
"Excuse me Kaylee." Yuki said nicely.
Startled Kaylee jumped and her pencil went across her drawing messing it up.
"I am sorry I didn't mean to scare you." Yuki pointed at the picture. "And sorry about that."
Kaylee looked down at her picture. "Oh! That is fine I can draw another one later."Kaylee said while shutting the sketch book.
"Kaylee may I come in?" Yuki asked.
"Sure, come on in there isn't enough room but sure." Kaylee smiled and made room for Yuki. Yuki bent down and stepped in. Sitting down Yuki asked. "Why are you living in the park?"
"Well I can't afford a hotel so I went walking around looking for a place to stay. And that is how I ended up here." Kaylee smiled and looked at her stomach witch was growling pretty load now. "And I can't afford food tonight ether."
"How would you like to come and live with us? Until you can find a place to stay." Yuki started to climb out of the dome.
"I don't want to be a problem." Kaylee said quietly.
Yuki turned around after hearing Kaylee. "Its know problem at all and when we get there we can get some dinner for both of us. I am sure Tohru would love to have another girl around. Tohru most likely already has dinner ready." Yuki told Kaylee hoping to convince her.
"Ok I will." Kaylee said. "But I am leaving as soon as I get the money to buy an apartment." Kaylee snapped quickly.
Yuki smiled then said. "Well then lets gather your suff." After Yuki finished his sentence Kaylee shoved a bag out of the dome.
"Here can you hold this?" Kaylee asked.
Grabbing the bag Yuki was shocked how fast she packed.
"Ok I think that is everything." Kaylee said looking out at Yuki.
"Lets get going then." Yuki said. Then turned around walking to the ladder.
"Are you going down the ladder?" Kaylee said still looking at Yuki.
Yuki turned around with a puzzled look on his face.
"We can go down the slide." Kaylee pointed behind her. "It is easier. Oh! Can I put this picture in my backpack please?"
Yuki handed her the backpack. Kaylee put the picture in the pack and gave it back to Yuki.
"Come on lets go." Kaylee said as she disappeared going to the slide. When Yuki crawled in he could see Kaylee already to go down the slide.
"I'll go first then you can slide my bag down ok." Kaylee said.
Yuki noticed that one of Kaylee's sleeves was caught on a screw that was loose.
"Wait." Yuki tried to stop her but it was to late. Kaylee had already slide down and her whole sleeve ripped off. Yuki sighed and slide the bag down. Then grabbed the sleeve that hung on the screw. When he slide down to see Kaylee looking at her sleeve.
"Here this belongs to you." Yuki gave her the Sleeve.
"Thanks. At least I can start a new fashion trend." Kaylee laughed. Then grabbed the sleeve. When Yuki saw a bracelet that looked just like Kyo's.
"Kaylee I know your Chinese zodiac animal." Yuki said now looking at Kaylee's face. "You are the cat aren't you?" Kaylee looked down at her wrist.
"Hey you cheated. You saw my bracelet." Kaylee had a mad look on her face. "But that is ok." Kaylee started to laugh.
"Lets go now Miss Honda must be worried." Yuki said with a smile on his face. But Kaylee had a confused look on her face. "Miss Honda is Tohru. Sorry forgot to tell you."
Yuki and Kaylee went walking back to the Sohma's house. The lights went on in front of them as they walked down the street. Kaylee was telling Yuki about her homeland.
"Kaylee we are here." Yuki said ready to go in and get some food. Kaylee stopped and took a deep breath. Then Yuki opened the door. Everyone's eyes int the room looked at Kaylee.