Dear Readers, this is my first fanfic, so bear with me please. Give me all the feedback you want I need to know what too perfect but if you're going to criticize do it at least a little kindly please.

P.s. this is a KyoxTohru fanfic, as usual. :") also a little maybe like a couple chapters of Shigure/Akito, Hatori/Kana, and Yuki/Machi because i love them. They may be a bit OOC but at this point i don't care....lol and if you're paying attention like good little readers you'll notice lines from the show that i slipped into there :")

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own any part of fruits basket or Cascada's song "Everytime we touch" or...anything *tear*. I'm simply inputting my own thoughts on how they after math of the first season DVDs should go (: and also, if there's something in my story that's in one of your stories, i did NOT take anything i read from any other fanfic. I simply wrote what i wanted and if there is something similar it's purely coincidence. (:

WARNING: There ARE spoilers in chapters four and five if you've only seen the anime. so you can either skip those chapters or not read the fanfic.

"The good and the bad times, we've been through them all. You make me rise when I fall." -Cascada, Everytime We Touch

Chapter 1 - Fruits basket upset

Well, i guess it's a little late to start with "Once upon a time," so lets start with this story specifically starts in a mansion in the woods that a girl who lived in a tent just happened to find on the way to school. In a turn of events, her tent was covered in mud and miscellaneous peices of earth and she ended up living in this misterious mansion. She soon found out about a family curse when her kind hosts are under great deals of stress or chests of the opposite sex touch their bodies they transform into the twelve animals of the zodiac, plus the cat, she became great friends with the three men she lived with, Shigure, Yuki, and Kyo. The three of them, Tohru, Yuki and Kyo, were in their 3rd year of highschool, which means they were graduating that year. Although some other members of their strange family, closer than others. And this girl's name was Tohru, Tohru Honda, and no not the car to be specific. I think it's safe to say Tohru and the red haired, garnet eyed, boy who was cursed by the cat had become very close. They were always on the roof discussing things like martial arts and how Tohru shoud learn to scold Shigure for making such stupid comments...One night they were up on the roof and it had become quite cold after a warm, sunny spring day and they had gotten so into their conversation about music (it sounds so stupid but i couldn't think of anything else T_T) their faces were almost touching, they could feel the warmth of one anothers breath one their chilled faces and when their conversation ended their cold, and worn out lips almost touch but they were inturrupted by another of Shigure's thoughtless statements,

"Tooooohru! what's for dinner? What are you two doing up there? Kyo i hope you're treating our flower to the respect she deserves!"

"Urghhhh! SHUT UP YOU STUPID DOG!" Screamed Kyo in anger, mostly because they were interrupted, but he'd never admit that to anyone.

"Kyo, please, calm down it's okay let's just go down before the rumors start flying.." Tohru said as she tried to calm him down. "I know! You can come help me with dinner!"

"Whatever." Kyo said "What are you making for us anyway?"

"Umm, i was thinking about leek porridge!" Tohru said calmly

"WHAT, ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!" Kyo exclaimed.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I'll make something else!" Tohru apologetically stated "My other choice was actually salmon, i got it for a discount at the store!"

"Okay fine whatever. Thanks." Kyo said as he blushed. He never liked saying how he felt or what he needed to not seem rude. He never acted like that. Tohru helped him with his manners a lot.

They climbed down the ladder into the kitchen as Shigure kept a close eye on them giggling to himself the whole time. Kyo saw this and immediatly closed the Shoji screen as they walked in. Shigure was dissapointed but also curious, but he had a deadline on a book so he went back to his study to work a little before dinner. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Kyo propped himself up on the counter and turned to Tohru while she prepared their meal, she never actually needed help but she really did like Kyo being with her. It made her feel warm and happy, not to mention safe. She could still remember they day, the first day of their second year of highschool when he told her she didn't have to worry about anything when he was with her, and she was safe. It didn't really mean much to her at the time, but now she cherishes those words more than ever.

Now, Tohru was just now putting the salmon in the oven and starting the rice when she heard a voice calling her name.

"Tohru,"

'It's a male's voice...' She thought 'But, Shigure doesn't sound like that, and Yuki's at the base.'

"Hello...?" Kyo said as he waved his hand in Tohru's face

"Huh?" Tohru questioned. "Uh, I'm here!"

"Tohru, I need to talk to you." Kyo said somberly.

"Yes?" Tohru replied.

Kyo then hopped down from the counter and slowly approached tohru "Tohru I," His face slowly turning red and his palms sweating...

"Yes?" Tohru now anxious and curious to hear what he was going to say.

A/N: hope you guys liked it tell me what you think!