I had this story posted before and deleted it to start over and see if it gets better so people would read it as much as my other two just so you know i based the charater Rena Kunisaki off of the charater with the same name from the anime .hack in case anyone starts to wonder why the name sounds i did change her hair color to black and her eyes to yellow ( i thought i was cool).

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Tohru Honda was just an ordinary high school girl before she ended up living in a tent in the woods after the death of her mother left her as an orphan. And not wanting to be a burden on her friends or grandfather by asking for a place to stay, lived there in the woods till her second home was destroyed from bad weather. This caused her to wander into the lives of the Sohma's after stumbling across their home not far from her tent and meeting the homeowner Shigure and Yuki who both lived there together. Not long after their encounter she meet Kyo in the process of discovering the deeply guarded family secret that when they are hugged by the opposite sex or are under stress suddenly change into one of the animals of the Chinese zodiac.

She had been living with the family for nearly a full year falling into the normality of family life she hadn't had in the time she was alone dealing with the loss of her mother. But now she had birthdays to celebrate and holidays to spend with people besides her best friends giving Tohru somewhere she was completely comfortable in calling her home.

"There all the laundry is done and I have some time before school to make everyone something special for their lunch."

Tohru was always in a happy mood even with the emotional events she has gone through and today she was in an extra good mood from the excitement of a new student transferring to their class today. And wanting to spread a bit of her good mood to the three males that had taken her in she was making them each a big lunch of their favorite snacks. Shigure was oldest and worked as a novelist even though he liked to give his publicist grief but maybe that was the bit of his zodiac animal showing through. Shigure was the year of the dog and as he came to eat some of the breakfast Tohru set out for everyone he couldn't help but laugh as a grumpy cat and a very groggy rat walked into the room.

"Kyo I'm surprised your not taking advantage of our little Prince now while he's half asleep"Smiling broadly as he drank a large cup of coffee dresses in his usual kimono.

"Shut-up it's too early to get into anything with that dumb rat plus its worse when he's tired to fight than it is when he's fully awake."

Kyo was the orange haired temperamental cat of the zodiac .He could be a bit awkward at times and hot headed but Kyo was someone who meant well. All his life though Yuki (or as he's known at school and in the Sohma family Prince Yuki)has always been his enemy by being that he believes if he can finally defeat the rat he can be accepted into the zodiac instead of being an outcast. On the other hand Yuki had a very different reason to fight constantly with the cat .

He was jealous and angry at Kyo, not only because unlike Kyo he didn't want to be apart of the Sohma family and instead surround himself with normal people but that even though Yuki was well liked by everyone the curse kept him from really connecting with people; while he saw that Kyo was the type of person that once he got use to people being around and getting close enough for him to trust they were drawn to him just by being himself. Those two facts that lead to the rats' hatred towards the cat would never be said aloud but defiantly were the base of his frustration.

After the usually one-sided arguments between Yuki and Kyo during breakfast it was off to pretend like he was actually working for Shigure and school for everyone else. After finding that they had been placed in the same class again this year along with Tohru's best friends Uo-chan and HanaJima they stopped chatting with each other to turn to the front of the class to listen to the teacher.

"Welcome to what will hopefully be another happy and joyful year of school but before we continue with the plans I set out for us all today I would like to let our new student introduce them self". Everyone waited with a bit of wonderment of what the new student would be like.


"Bet you anything it's some stuck up boy that's going to try and move in on your title of Prince Yuki"

Uo-chan said as she nudged him in the shoulder. The group had all gotten to be good friends in the time Tohru started living with the two boys but as the door slid open to revile a girl instead of the stuck up guy much of everyone in the class expected one of HanaJima wave reports came in.

" I sense odd waves coming from this girl but nothing to be worried about but also I predict the hormone crazed boys are going to fawning over her like the girls do Yuki-san."

As always the resent report was right as the girl walked to the front of the class only to be greeted with whistles and cheering from the boys in the class and hateful glares meant to poke her with daggers from the girls. Honestly though you would have to be blind not to find her attractive with her long black hair, smooth light brown skin and the most eccentric catlike yellow eyes. Completely ignoring the uproar of excitement she had caused turned to the class only to say

" I'm Rena Kunisaki that's pretty much all there is for you to know till I have decided otherwise."

"Well miss Kunisaki I am personally looking forward to having you in our class " the woman returned her attention back to the rest of her students "Now who would like to show Kunisaki around today?" Every guy's hand shot up immediately (well everyone except Yuki and Kyo) even the ones with girlfriends but as always Yuki was picked even though he didn't raise his hand.

The teacher gave a smile to reassure the girl as she said "Yuki is one the schools best students I'm sure that he will take great care of you"

From his desk Yuki said "It would be a pleasure for me to show you the school Kunisaki-san" then gave a polite smile.

"Please you can just call me Rena" she took an open seat behind Kyo and was obviously over come by Yuki's charm the second he smiled at her.

As the day flew by it was already afternoon and was time for lunch; the group invited Rena to join them in the back of the classroom to eat. Tohru told her all about things to do in town, where the best food was and about teachers in the school as Uo-chan mocked the rest of the class who weren't very good at hiding their obvious hatred at the moment for having the new class queen or their reigning prince to themselves especially the Yuki fan club as the watched the new girl share friendly conversation with their Prince. They had their eyes glued to the group.

"Look at the three of them with him! That weird girl, the Yankee, the air head and the supposed new Queen" each word was full of venom as they closely watched Tohru as she brushed rice from Yuki's face and fix Kyo's tie even with his protest that he didn't need anything from her and ate the lunch she made him. But what happen next made the club of girls nearly snap their desks in half.

Rena stroked Yuki's hand as she asked him if he would meet her later at one of the small restaurants Toru had mentioned earlier making it clear that she wouldn't take no for an answer and looking in those large cat eyes he couldn't say no unlike the many times he had been asked by other girls. Kyo gave a angry look he quickly tried to covered by throwing some of his lunch food at the Yankee to insist on a fight but that look of anger or jealousy couldn't get past HanaJima's wave report but just this once she kept it to herself as she also felt less than happy waves emitting from Tohru as the bell interrupted the heated conversation.

Assignments were written on the board that would be due in the upcoming weeks then the first very eventful day of school ended and students gathered to talk or make their way to the next hangout spot. The walk home was quieter than usual from not having Yuki there to argue with Kyo since Rena meet him at the gates after school and had Yuki direct them to their destination. Kyo didn't look up for a conversation at the moment either so Tohru tried to keep her mind off of the new girl or Yuki's almost date.

When the two got home they found a note stuck to the door saying Shigure was called to the main house and might not be back till late so Tohru started her work in the living room as Kyo laid on the floor to get comfortable. Ticking of the clock was all you could hear reading that it was nearly ten o' clock and neither Shigure nor Yuki were home yet.

Then a key unlocked the door and the dog and the rat were home.

"Hello you guys sure did get back late what were you… doing?"

Tohru forgot everything else she was going to say seeing that there were two more people trailing in behind her house mate.

"Um hi what bring you two here?"

Kyo had sat up to see that the other two people were Hatori and Rena. Hatori was another member of the Sohma family who worked as a personal doctor to Akito, the head member of the family, and who also had the responsibility of erasing or hypnotizing the minds of anyone that happened to stumble across the Sohma secret so it would stay exactly that, a secret. . So with him coming over with Rena just after her date with the stupid rat must mean bad news and looking at the confused look on the girls face and unhappy ones of everyone else Kyo could only be certain that his prediction was right. "Yeah sorry about leaving the two of you home alone for so long but it turns out we had a few changes that are going to happen thanks to a few unseen problems."

Shigure looked back towards the three behind them and asked Yuki to explain his side of the story before him so everyone understood what was going on.


~Earlier today~

The restaurant they were sitting in was rather small and cozy full of small knick-knacks from all sort of places and pictures of local residents that were regular customers. Rena was sitting across from Yuki drinking a sweet drink while Yuki sipped some tea listening to Rena tell him more about herself and ask him questions about his life. So far he found out that she lived alone in an apartment not to far from where they were now and wanted to become a florist like her mother was before she pasted. But after a few more questions and polite chit-chat Rena asked something Yuki had been wondering about himself since she walked into the classroom hours earlier.

"Do I look familiar or anything to you Yuki-kun?"

"Yes it's your eyes they look like I've seen them before a long time ago but I can't put my finger on when or where ".

He looked down at the dark color of his tea again trying to recall the memory of where he had seen or meet Rena before.

"Well I guess you wouldn't bother remembering me from the fact I shouldn't remember you after that man with the one eye made everyone else forget about you" Yuki chocked on his next sip of tea.

"Yeah I know your dirty little secret Yuki-kun but you can wipe that freaked out look off your face, I mean it's been all these years and I never told anyone so they could come and do experiments on you did I? So take a breather."

She slurped the last of her drink playing with the cherry left alone at the bottom of the glass

"Why did you keep my secret all this time? I mean if I was as young as we were and you saw what you saw I would think you would have told anyone who had the time to listen"

"No, you were my friend Yuki and once I remembered everything I figured you didn't want anyone to know so I didn't say anything? Besides would you believe a little girl saying she saw a boy turn into a rat? I don't think so"

Yuki nodded as the waiter came with their check and the two left the restaurant. Walking around the neighborhood Yuki couldn't quite think of what to do next after all there was someone other than Tohru that knew about the zodiac curse now and he had to be terrified for Rena's sake. What would Akito do if he found out that there was someone that had known about them for years and more importantly couldn't have her memories permanently erased? Just then Hitori's car pulled up next to the two as Shigure said to get in the car and the group speed away up the street.

~At the house ~

"Yes and here we all are now. It seems that Akito found out a couple months later that Miss Kunisaki-san had some unpredicted immunities to Hitori's work but from the fact she had left to live in America up until a month ago he never could do more than search for her with little results other than cities she may have been living in."

He tried to ease his way into the next bit of news but thought it may be easier for the three teens he had living in his home if he just threw his news out there for them to grasp on their own

"So now that she's made it back Akito found it best to have her be our new house guest!"

"What?!"

Ok it seemed Shigure had made the wrong choice so stepping in to clean up the situation Hatori explained in more detail.

"It is better for everyone involved for this new living arrangement to happen from the fact that this girls immunities to our mind cleansing could be linked to something Akito has planned for the family. It's the same reason he allowed for Miss Honda to stay and if this were to not happen I'm sure he would take her privilege of living here away and memories of both girls permanently."

"If she chooses to not stay than neither of us can live here? And what could Akito possible have planned that would involve either one of us?"

Hatori saw the concern on the young girls face and felt bad for his harsh statement.

"Tohru don't worry I can tell that you love it here and I would never jeopardize that even though I really don't know any of you at all but I've decided to stay. I was lonely being on my own anyway I'm sure I can trust you all"

Tohru looked less upset and nodded her head to show her agreement to Rena having to live in the Sohma house.

"So it's settled Kunisaki-san will stay and someone will bring her belongings soon,"

Hatori said goodbye and left as quickly as he had come with the other four people in a slight awkward silence interrupted by crickets chipping outside.

"Well I suppose I should go and make some room for you upstairs and if anyone is still hungry there are some leftovers in the refrigerator"

Tohru made her way upstairs to find someplace in her room for Rena to keep her things "I'll come and help you Honda-san"

Yuki followed behind Tohru as Shigure took Tohru's invitation to the food in the kitchen leaving Kyo and Rena alone in the living room. Rena sat close to Kyo on the floor making him feel on edge since it seemed that more and more girls were always coming around these days but Tohru and his love crazy stalker Kagura had been the only females to be this close into his personal space.

"You know I already saw Yuki in his other form and when I asked the other two guys they told me their animals so would you want me to guess which one you are or do you want to just tell me?"

"You sure are up front aren't you? "

Kyo laid back on the floor making sure to scoot away to make some separation between the two of them.

"Yes I am and I happen to be curious also so if you won't tell me I think I'll just find out for myself!"

Rena leaned forward wrapping her arms around Kyo's neck before he could even have a chance to counter her sudden chokehold of a hug before a loud poof and he changed into a bright orange little cat.

" Kyo you're so cute! And you're the cat I never would have guessed!"

She hugged him tight with Shigure smirking as he spied from around the corner saying to himself

"High school girls sure do give our lives a lot of unexpected surprises."

Then leaving the room to enjoy his plate of rice balls was glad he didn't have to listen to the yelling and screaming from Kyo shut his door surprised at how oddly quit it was.

Kyo was dead silent as Rena held him close to her neck as she hugged him. He could feel her heart beat against his small cat body and couldn't think of anything to say when he heard yuki say that Tohru wanted to ask Rena which sheets she liked better and was set back on the floor being stared at by the rat.

"What are you looking at rat face?"

"Nothing just a bit surprised you weren't screaming your head off and getting cozy with Rena."

Yuki turned and went back up stairs as Kyo did his best to claw at the other boys' legs until another poof of smoke engulfed the cat and he had to stand and go to his room to cover his now nude human body.


Inside Tohru's bedroom she and Yuki had found that Hatori had already delivered Rena's small twin sized bed and a few of her other possessions earlier but Tohru was having a difficult time deciding if Rena would like having her bed set with polka dots on it or if she would prefer the white ones that were packed away for her.

"I think I like the polka dot ones you have better than my plain ones, it's more colorful"

"I thought so. And I found a pair of my pajamas for you to wear if you want them and I could run you a bath too if you want."

Tohru spread the sheets and blankets on the small bed running her hands over it to make sure she got all of the wrinkles out.

"Thank you Tohru but I was actually hoping we could talk for a minute"

Tohru placed Rena's pillows on the bed and fluffed them a little before sitting on her own bed ready to find out what the other girl had on her mind.

"It's just that I was wondering if we should be worried about what Hatori-sama said. You know about how the head of their family supposedly has plans for the all of them that involve the two of us. After all they all have a big important secret to keep and I don't see how two girls can help them in any way." she twirled a strand of her long raven black hair around one of her long slender fingers

"It just seems fishy to me. I mean I haven't seen Yuki-kun since before I could tie my own shoes very well and now they expect me to live here with him and some other people I only meet today?"

"You don't want to be here Rena? Well of course it kinda weird I know that but I'm have good faith you'll come to love it as much as I do here. Each of them is special in their own way and are my second family now that my mom is gone."

She picked up the picture of her mother smiling broadly the way she remembered her doing as she was growing up from the night stand.

"They care for people really strongly even if it's in a hard to read way. I can tell already that whatever friendship you had with Yuki is sill close to his heart as it must have been all those years ago."

"You really think so?"

Tohru nodded her head still holding the picture of her mother in her small hands watching Rena's expression as she seemed to mentally travel back to the time she had spent with Yuki as children before asked a question that caught Tohru off her guard making her fall off the bed.

"Do you love Yuki-kun? I mean really love him?"

"What! I don't know I-I mean that Yuki-sama is so nice and …but -but he and me I-I just!"

Unknowingly to either of the girls there was a third person listening to their conversation. It was Kyo who had been passing by in the dimly light hallway when he heard the question Rena had asked and stopped just outside the door. He wanted to know the answer also but never got to hear a direct one because of Rena's laughter saying how she just wanted to have them stop being so serious.

"I use to be in love with him myself back in the day. He was the only boy I knew who didn't want to pull my hair or mess up my drawings as a kid."

The two girls laughed together as they began to gossip about different boys they had meet in their lives and continued unpacking some of Rena's things but Kyo couldn't help but silently sigh as he made his way to his room.

Kyo's room use to be Shigure's small library so it had plenty of shelves that were now filled with Kyo's martial arts competition trophies, pictures he had reluctantly taken with his family or friends from school and CDs that were randomly placed among other junk that creeped into his room. He crossed the room, stepping on clothes he hadn't bothered picking up till he threw his self into a bean bag chair surrounded by a pile of the latest CDs he had collected and his stereo. He sat going in and out of listening to the lyrics and loud bass of the songs as he tried to preoccupy his mind from what Rena and Tohru had been talking about.

"Do you love Yuki-kun? I mean really love him" Rena's question kept replaying in his head till he could barely keep from going and punching that dumb rat square in his girly face. He sat there stewing in his own anger till he finally drifted off to sleep.

He was awaken by the bright streams of sunlight squeezing their way through his dark red curtains and groggily started to undress to get ready for school. Then as he stood wearing nothing to conceal himself he heard a whistle which turned out to be from Rena who was spread on her back near the stereo using another bean bag to lean against the wall. She had her hair pulled back into a long ponytail wearing oversized neon pink headphones and her school uniform.

"Don't stop just cuz I am hear I am enjoying the show I only need some popcorn and id be all set."

Kyo stood nude and embarrassed as he saw her large yellow eyes slowly pass over every inch of his body. His orange hair was rustled and wasn't combed as it always was but being naked Rena could see his slender muscled frame and flat sculpted abs from years of martial arts training.

"Maybe Tohru was right when she said I would like living here?"