To Run Before You Walk

By

Dragondolphin1990

Chapter 1- Cursed? Riiiiiight...

Disclaimer: I don't own Animorphs or Fruits Basket.

Ten years ago, when I was five, my parents were in a terrible car crash. I was in the car with them. They died. I've been in the hospital for as long as I can remember. Before they died, I had come down with a horrible sickness. The doctors said I would never recover, that I would only get worse until I die. Once a week, a mean old man tutored me and a few other teens that also live in the hospital.
One day, a boy who seemed about a year or two younger than me came to us. He said his name was Jake, but wouldn't say a last name. We learned that the earth is being invaded by parasitic aliens who live in your brain. They are called Yeerks. Jake and his friends, Cassie, Rachel, Ax, Tobias, and Marco, gave us an alien power to become any animal.
Many of us had been injured from birth and could not be healed by this power, but I was one of the few ones who got healed. It was amazing because I haven't walked in ten years and now I can fly.
Since that day, two months ago, I have acquired many morphs. My favorites are the leopard, dolphin, and eagle. I spend most of my free time flying high above buildings or swimming deep beneath waves.
Luckily, I haven't been in any fights yet. Until one day...

Yuki Sohma walked with Tohru Honda back to Shigure's house. These past months with Tohru had been the best time in his live. He wished so hard that he could hold her, kiss her, and show his love towards her. Yet Yuki didn't want to transform into a rat. Those were the only times he truly hated the Sohma curse.

We were at Cassie's house having a meeting. The other hospital kids couldn't make it today. After the meeting, I walked with Tobias and Ax to the forest. We didn't notice the controller following us because Tobias and Ax were in human morphs. When they started morphing, the controller jumped us. I'm not sure why he followed me when the three of us darted, but he did.
I ran, and ran, and ran. I did the only thing I could think of, morph dolphin and swim, swim, swim. The controller didn't follow me. When I got a little farther out, I morphed human.
I was an average sized girl, about 5 foot 4 and a half or so. My hair was fairly long and dark. I had no bangs; I haven't for many years. My skin tight leotard clung tightly to my skin.
A few minutes later, I morphed back to dolphin and headed toward what I thought was shore. I was very mistaken.

Kyo hated spending time with the dumb rat, annoying dog, and optimistic girl. Today, he hid in a desolate part of the beach, starring out into the waters. Stupid, he thought, the water shouldn't be so calming.
He noticed something among the waves, a girl who looked like she was drowning.

I finally saw a shore, and remembered to morph human. The salty water flooded into my mouth, causing me to choke. I barely noticed the orange haired boy coming to my rescue. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me to shore. This action only made matters worse by dragging me under the waves. Noticing that I was drowning even more, the boy rapped his arms around me and pulled me to shore.
I let out a harsh cough, and water poured out of my mouth. Only then did I notice that there was no boy, but a cat staring at me. Startled, I sat up. I felt like I was going to pass out.
I'm not sure how much later it was, but a starling pink flash caused the cat to become a boy, a naked boy. I quickly looked away. Not looking, I asked, "What are you?"
I realized what a stupid question that was because I could easily turn into a cat; however, I prefer leopards. He muttered, "I'm..."
"Are you an Andalite?" I asked. Then, on an after thought, asked, "Are you Visser 3?"
He was confused, "Visser? I'm a human... sort of..."
We stared at each other a few minutes before I realized, "Where are we?"
He was taken aback, "Japan..."
Then I noticed that I was speaking Japanese, the language I learned in the hospital, "Toto, I guess we're not in America anymore."
He laughed, "Wow, the dress in America is getting pretty stupid these days."
I remembered that I was in my 'morphing suit' and said, "I don't usually dress like this."
I laughed at my own stupidity, "Wow, I guess I know Japanese better than I thought. Oh, I'm Sarah, by the way."
He replied, "Kyo..."
Kyo started to walk off when I asked, "Were you that cat?"
"Yeah... I'm a cat," he said.
I replied, "I like cats 'cause Leopards are felines."
"And you like leopards because?" He asked.
"Well," I said, feeling awkward, "I, erm..."
"Look, Sarah," he said in what was not the most hospitable manner, "You're soaked. Come on over to my house and I'll get you some normal clothes."
I was taken aback. This Kyo didn't seem like the kind of guy to say something like that, especially to a complete stranger like myself, "T...thank you..."
We walked at a fast rate, not talking. He seemed to be a loner.
Eventually, we neared a house. It was amazing looking; I haven't been in a Japanese house before. We entered. I asked, "Are you sure it's all right for me to impose in your house?"
Kyo shrugged, "You're fine."
I was staring at how beautiful the house was. A man came in, "Wow! I didn't know you had any friends, Kyo."
I said, "Actually, we just met."
Kyo disappeared, returning with a pair of jeans and a big T shirt, "Bathroom's down the hall."
I left to put on the dry clothes. The jeans were very old and the T shirt was about 4 sizes to big. I returned to where Kyo and the man were, feeling uncomfortable. The man was saying, "This could be dangerous, Kyo."
My first thoughts were that they were Controllers, but Kyo seemed to have no clue who the Visser is. At the thought of him, I shuddered. An Andalite controller is not a good thing.
I entered the room. The man was suddenly quiet. Kyo introduced us, "Sarah, Shigure. Shigure, Sarah."
I held out my hand, and Shigure reluctantly shook it. Kyo asked, "What were you doing in the ocean anyway, and don't expect me to save you again."
That reminded me, "How were you a cat?"
Shigure glared at Kyo, who started to say something. I interrupted him, "You're Andalites, aren't you? Do you work for the Visser? Are you here to enslave the human race or save us?"
Kyo paused, "I have no clue what you just said."
Shigure, Kyo, and I stared at each other for a while, not sure what to say. Eventually, our staring was interrupted by a boy and a girl walking down the stairs. The boy said, "Thanks for helping me with the homework."
The girl smiled and said, "No problem."
The boy noticed us and said, "Oh, we have company. What are you wearing?"
I glanced at my clothes, not sure if they looked any better than my morphing suit, "It's Kyo's."
They both looked at Kyo. I asked, "Are you or are you not Andalites? How many times do I have to ask?"
Kyo bluntly said, "No."
I said, "Cool! More humans! Maybe you can help. You see, this controller was following me, so I morphed dolphin and swam here. It's not easy to get from America to Japan, you know. Do you know any Chi around here who could possibly get me home?"
The Sohmas stared blankly. The girl said, "My name's Tohru. Erik told us about you humans. I thought they were Andalites at first, too."
Having forgotten everything else in the room, I asked, "... Not Andalites... Then what?"
Tohru said, "They're humans, cursed humans."
I looked skeptically. She continued, "For someone who believes in aliens, you aren't very open minded."
"Get an Andalite to tell me, then I'll believe," I said.
"Perhaps we should ask Visser 3. Would you believe if he told you?" she asked.
"NO!" I yelled, "No way!!!"
The Chi started laughing at me. Meanwhile, the Sohmas were looking at us like we had just gone crazy.