So, this is my first Fruits Basket fanfic. And for those of you that read the manga, Akito is a guy in this story. Also, there are a lot of fox fanfics, but please read. You might like it.

Hope you guys like it! R&R!

Disclaimer:I don't own anything. Except for Inari.

A man stood among the broken statues and blue flames inside a shrine.
"Please, Inari Kami. Forgive me, please!" The man pleads. His head low on the ground, despair clear in his voice.
The Inari shrine erupts in more flames.
"You break a contract with me, then ask forgiveness? How dare you?" The flames yell, the words echoing.
The man starts crying.
"Please my wife is pregnant! Please spare my life! I beg you!" The man bows his head even lower.
The flames subside a bit.
"I suppose your lifetime will not suffice to repay me. Someone else will carry your burden. She will spend her entire life trying to atone for your sins!"
The man smiles a bit. He was spared. Now he could live his life with this wife and child!
The flames speak again.
"I would advise you to visit your newborn child. The curse is now hers. Remember that the child is my possession, even the beast that resides within her. My blood flows through her. Never forget that!" The flames disappear completely with that final echo.
"Newborn? But my child isn't to be until 2 months..." The man's eyes widen as he leaves, rushing to aid his wife. The man never looked back once. He never had to. For the rest of his life his smiling daughter would be the reminder of this broken promise.

I was stuck in a cage again. No matter where I run I always end up in one. Some are mental cages while others are more physical, not that there's a difference to me. I've only tasted freedom once, when I stayed with the Sohma family.
I'll tell you the story of how I ended up here. But first, I look over at the window to rake in the moonlight. I stand up from the floor of my prison as a cloud of smoke rises. It fades and you can see me. The other half of me.
With fox ears and nine tails, this part of me is kept hidden. My tails swish in the wind as I sing the song I sing every time I'm in another cage. I sang this a few time while I lived with them.
The pain I carried with me all my life, was slowly fading as I found a new family. Even among a family of Zodiac cursed people, I was still the freak. I guess my curse was to forever be different.
Never to fit in. Never to be loved. I always thought that was my purpose in life. I was after all, suffering for the mistakes of someone else.
And so, I'll start the story. The story of how a few people changed me. Especially a certain head of the Sohma family.

**Cue MEGA HUGE skip to the past**

Chapter 1

I get out of the car and walk to get my suitcase. I was going to live with the Sohmas from now on, since my current housing establishment was being renovated and such. Also, my mother doesn't like me.

My mom had driven me up here, where the Head of the family lives. I had to get his permission before I could actually stay.
I walk to the gates and a man greets me. He asks me to follow him inside.
I turn to say bye to my mother, but realize that she has already left. Of course. Guess, I have no choice but to stay even if I'm not welcome.
I walk behind the man through hallways and past doors, till we arrive at a pair of sliding screen doors.
The man knocks twice then waits in silence. I wonder if the Head had heard him when words come out in barely a whisper.
"Come in."
The man opens the door and removes his shoes before entering. I follow in suite.
"You may leave, Hatori." Said the Head.
Hatori bows his head and leaves. I was already being left alone with The Head? What do I do?

I go to the center of the room and sit on my knees.
I can honestly say that I was surprised when I saw the head of the family. I was expecting an old man, but instead I saw a teenage boy facing away from me wearing a traditional yukata.
His dark purplish hair was all I could see.
I wasn't sure who was supposes to speak first. After a moment of silence I speak up.
" Hi, my name is-"
"You dare speak first in my house? That's very shameful. I would expect you to have more manners than that, Mrs. Kitsune Inari." The words slice through my last bit of confidence as I stare at the ground in shame. The boy turns around, but I don't make eye contact.
"I am Akito Sohma, the Head of the Sohma Family. Ms. Kitsune, am I not even worth a gracious look?" The boys said with slight annoyance.
I look up immediately.
"Ah...no, I...wasn't...that.." My words trail into nothing as I stare at the extremely attractive male before me. My thoughts scatter as I get lost in his eyes, barely opened enough to see me.
" How arrogant are you to think that your sight would be gracious?" Akito questions with narrowed eyes.
Instead of arguing I just bow my head in apology. He was very good at manipulating people, I can already tell. He has a way of twisting peoples words.
Akito seems to have noticed my hair rolled into a bun.
"Let down your hair." Akito orders. I don't question his command.
Not wanting to anger him further I reach up and unclip my hair. The two braids the bun contained pile on floor.
Akito eyes open to the normal size. I think that counts as his eyes widening.
He walks up and picks up my white hair. I tense at the close proximity. My heart gets faster, and my breath gets quicker.
"That's quite a bit of hair you got there." He says, sniffing the ends of my braid.
I smile a bit. My hair went almost past my knees, one of my proudest accomplishments.
"You'll have to cut it." He says sternly.
My smile immediately falters and I knew you could see the disappointment on my face.
A small vein pops out as Akito grits his teeth in irritation.
"What is it?"
I inhale sharply.
"Um...well,...you..see..I..." I try to from words but I'm too flustered. I look down again.
Akito let's go of my hair. His fingers reach under my chin and force me to look at him. I could see the slowly turning anger displayed in his face.
My eyes shut tightly as I take a deep breath.
"My deceased father wanted me to grow my hair out, but you see I've already broken that promise and I still feel guilty. So please let me keep my hair! Onegai!" I exhale. I opened one eye slightly to see his reaction.
To my surprise he had let go of my chin and was already seated back where he was.
" I guess you could keep it. But you will have to live elsewhere, in another Sohma house. Ask Hatori to arrange it."
My face lashes out in smiles.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Akito rolls his eyes at my reaction.
"You will be required to come visit me every Friday, no matter what." He lies back down and all I could see was his yukata and the back of his head.
"You may leave." Was all he said after.
I get up and walk toward the door.
"Oh and Inari?" Akito calls.
I stop at the door.
"You can stop blushing now."
My face turns redder. Even though he is looking away from me, I know he smirks.
Time Skip
Hatori takes me to a little house within the forest. There appears to be a few people living here. I wait outside shyly while Hatori talks to a man in a yukata. I'm a little worried that they won't like me.
I see two boys fighting a little ways off. The orange-haired one was losing quite badly.
The door I was leaning against opens and out comes a girl.
"Hi! I'm Tohru Honda. Nice to meet you! I live here too. It'll be nice to finally have another girl around her!" The girl smiles. I wonder how long that smile will last after she sees. She isn't a Sohma so she probably doesn't transform.
"I'm Inari Kitsune. Please take care of me" I blush as I look down. I really was shy.
I was so distracted that I didn't notice the orange-headed boy flying towards me with just a single kick from the other boy. We both crash into each other, inevitably hugging.
I groan inwardly while he actually groans out loud.
A cloud of smoke rises and my ears and nine tails pop out. My hair that was previously in a bun is now hanging down trailing down my back and getting caught in between my tails.

I blush.
"What...are...you?" asks the orange cat sprawled across clothes.