Author's Notes!

Okay, so this story's taking place before my first story, Remember Me, (check it out if you haven't already). First spoiler: the curse is still in play here. Also, Akito should have always just been a male in my opinion, so he's male in any stories I write that include him. Lastly, if you're taking the time to read my story, then it shouldn't be too much of a pain to leave a review. Even if it's a simple 'I don't like it.' I can handle criticism, I'm a big girl. (: Enjoyyyy!!

I Don't Believe in God

It was a morning like any other regular Saturday morning. Yuki and Tohru talked at the table, exchanging morning pleasantries while eating their breakfast. Kyou had retreated to the roof, sulking over the morning fight which he lost (again), and Shigure was shedding hopeless tears over the brand new "unbreakable" door he had spent big money on. The door lay in at least forty pieces at Shigure's knees, while he lifted larger hunks and foolishly asked God if he was really meant to have a door. They finished breakfast, which Tohru collected and washed, leaving Kyou's out incase he got hungry.

Tohru collected her laundry, along with all the other's clothes. After it finished being washed, she took it outside in a big basket, hanging them up on the laundry lines. Tohru whistled an upbeat tune as she finished hanging up the last of Kyou's tee shirts, when a shrill scream pierced the air. Without hesitation, Tohru dropped the clothes pins, and sprinted off into the woods, leaving the laundry basket half full and one of Kyou's shirts pinned by only one shoulder. She ran towards the sound, heart beating in her chest as she ran as fast as her dainty legs could carry her. The screams had stopped, but loud "Oh my God"s could be heard in the same direction. Branches and thorns tore at her shins as she bursted through a few bushes and onto a path.

A girl, about Tohru's age, was on her knees, holding up a faintly familiar yellow rabbit with a goofy smile on its face. Oh no, Tohru thought, bringing a hand to her drumming heart. The girl turned to Tohru feverishly; a startled and scared look on her face.

"I was just walking, and he tripped! And, and, and I caught him! But he… he… HE'S A RABBIT!" She wailed, holding Momiji up to Tohru's face. He smiled even more.
"Tohru!! Hi!!!!" The girl dropped him, but Tohru dumbly caught him before he fell to the ground. Tohru held Momiji to her face, sighing. The trembling girl looked at them, confused. Tohru smiled and held out her free hand. The girl took it, standing up and brushing the dirt off of her jeans. They began to walk, but the strange girl turned back, grabbing Momiji's clothes.
"He'll need these incase he turns back," she said, handing them to Tohru. Tohru smiled.

"Yes, for when he turns back. But you need to come to my house now, since you've obviously seen the Sohma curse…" They walked towards the house, Momiji explaining every detail of the Sohma curse. The girl listened thoughtfully.

Now that the panic was over, Tohru could really get a good look at the girl. Her face was rounded, with bright eyes and heavy makeup. A shiny piercing protruded from the left side of her bottom lip. She had straight blonde hair, obviously not her natural color, since underneath and the girl's eyebrows were both extremely dark. Her skin was slightly tanned, and she wore dark skin-tight jeans with a loose fitting black tee shirt with skeletons and 'Avenged Sevenfold' written across her back. She didn't dress like any one around here would dress. The girl caught Tohru staring at her as she hugged Momiji at her chest whilst he babbled on. The girl laughed, smiling. Her teeth were bright white.

"My name's Anya," she said, turning her head up to the sky. "Yours is Tohru, right?" Tohru blinked, and smiled.
"Yep!" She giggled. "Anya isn't Japanese…" she began. Anya laughed.
"Actually, I'm from America. My mother was born in Russia, so she named me Anastasia, which I actually dislike, so I prefer people to call me Anya." She ran her hands through her hair, showing multiple piercings on her ears. Tohru thought she looked exciting and edgy, but made Tohru look too plain. Her blue pleated skirt, white shirt, pale skin and long brown hair was nothing compared to Anya.

Momiji was practically wiggling out of Tohru's arms.

"My name's Momiji! I'm Tohru's best friend!! We play all the time!" Anya laughed.
"I'm sure you do, rabbit." Momiji turned onto his back in Tohru's cradled arms.

"I think I'm more of a bunny, don't you Tohru?" Tohru laughed.

"So why are you in Japan, Anya?" Tohru asked as they turned onto the path that would bring them straight home. Anya looked around, she was quiet suddenly. "No reason." She said soberly. "Just visiting…" Tohru kept her enthusiasm.

"Visiting relatives?" Anya nodded her head.
"Yep," Anya said, as the woods began clearing and they could see the house. Kyou was fast asleep on the roof, wearing only his khaki pants. Anya stared at the house.

"Is that your house?" She asked. Tohru nodded her head.

"Well, it's Shigure's house. I just live there with him, Yuki and Kyou." Anya pointed at the sleeping Kyou.

"Which one's that?" Tohru couldn't help as Kyou scratched at the roof, dreaming.

"That's Kyou," She said. Anya raised her eyebrows, checking him out. Tohru, realizing what Anya was doing, continued. "He's my boyfriend." She smiled. Anya looked at Tohru.
"Aw that's cute!" Tohru smiled at her.

"Thanks. Now before we get there, I need to give you a few tips. First, Momiji will transform after I put him down, and he'll be naked so don't look when you see the cloud of smoke. Shigure can be a bit of a pervert, so watch your back. And just watch out because Kyou has a bit of a temper. And Yuki, don't fall for him too fast…" Before Anya could ask what she meant, the silver haired boy walked out to great them, his maroon eyes melting her insides.