AN: I do not own fruits basket nor do I own it's characters.
First fanfiction, please be gentle. I'm thinking this story will go on throughout Kyo's childhood, we will see.

What the hell am I doing? Kazuma Soma thought to himself. I just adopted a son. I have a son. What the hell am I going to do with a son? He grabbed his gear and headed out the door, thinking back on the events that aspired just a few days ago.

He had gone to the funeral more from curiosity than anything else. He suspected that's why anyone went. He caught only glimpses of a tall dark man and a boy only noticeable by his bright orange hair. Kazuma instantly knew who the boy was, his grandfather also had bright orange hair even in his old age. It wasn't until he was walking back that he heard the shouting.
"It's not my fault! It's not!"
he turned to the noise
"Liar" this wasn't a shout, more like a sneer "You know what you are, you know what you did. Don't act like you're so innocent. If these people knew what you really are do you think they'd even want to look at you?"

Kazuma could see it now. The boy's father hovering and the boy putting on an angry face, but like a cat snarling at the dog right before it was crushed.

"It's not my fault! It's no-"
In a movement the man had his hand around the boys throat. Speaking words Kazuma couldn't hear, not that he needed to.

"That's quite enough" Kazuma said loud and clear and the father let go of his son who fell to the ground, then turned and looked at Kazuma.

"What do you care?" He spat "You're from the inside, you know what he is, you know what he did."
"He's your son" Kazuma said, doing his best to make his appearance authoritative.
"that 'thing' is not my son" the man waved his hand as if brushing aside cobwebs.
"Very well" Kazuma didn't think, he just turned towards the boy, the boy he didn't even know the name of.

"What's your name?" he knelt, smiling gently
"Kyo" Kyo looked up from where he sat on the ground, never having gotten up after the choking.
"Kyo, would you like to come live with me?"

That's where it started, and now he was going to have a son. He didn't even know how to deal with kids and now he was going to have a son. 'What the hell is wrong with me?' He knocked on the door to Kyo's apartment. His father answered the door, clearly drunk and not bothering to hide it.

"Oh" he chuckled "Right, you're taking the monster away today aren't you. Hey Thing!" He yelled down the hallway.
from behind the man Kazuma could see Kyo peeping his head around, then the kid walked forward his eyes cast downward. "Look hehe" the man laughed again. "The monster is all yours now, every little fucking bit of him. Don't you dare bring him back though, I don't want no returns ya hear me?" He slurred, pushing Kyo out the doorway and slamming the door. Kyo winced and Kazuma heard the bolt shut into place. Kyo still hadn't looked up. Kazuma knelt down beside the boy 'what the hell am I doing?'
"Hey Kyo" He smiled, Kyo averted his eyes. "Why don't we get you in the car okay?" he tried to take the boy's hand but Kyo flinched away, then when realizing Kazuma expected a replay Nodded slightly.