I came up with this because of an RP my friend made up on another website. There is basically another zodiac called the American zodiac and there is another line of Chinese zodiacs in this along with a few normal people. Lots of OCs that my friends and I own, but I own none of the original stuff. I honestly don't like OCs very much, but I feel like this is gonna be good. I feel like making this TohruxKyo or ArisaxKyo with one of my characters making one of those girls jealous along with Machi(that you will figure out later) when I decide which couple I should go with. HELPEH!

So, anyways. There are new kids at Kaibara(Is that what it's called?) high school. Nothing special, except they tend to stay away from the opposite gender except for a few. Most of them seem to be related, yet look nothing alike and have different personalities. Sorta like the Sohmas. No, exactly like the Sohmas But wait, why does this one girl seem so scared of the Sohmas? And is Kyo finally breaking out of his shell around the quiet girl? Why are Yuki and Kyo fighting even more? Someone's gonna be jealous….

Chapter 1

It was a pretty normal day at Kaibara high school. Kyo and Yuki(mostly Kyo) were fighting over pointless things and Tohru was fretting over them getting hurt or something like that. Arisa was telling Tohru not to worry and Saki was… sensing waves. Wait, there were new ones that appeared very similar to the Sohmas. Almost… the same!

"There are new waves here," Saki said in her usual monotone. "They are very similar to the Sohmas, but some are those of normal people." Tohru, Arisa, and the fighting cousins looked at her as new students walked to the teacher. They spoke for a little before introducing themselves. The students consisted of four girls and two boys.

"Yo!" One blonde boy said. "The name's Caleb!" He looked like a typical jock. Spikey blonde hair and ice blue eyes. Two of the girls glared at Caleb and a third one was hiding behind the two girls.

"Hey there," the brown haired boy greeted. "The name's Jake." His moppy brown hair fell into one of his green eyes. One girl grabbed Jake's hand, squeezing it slightly. He smiled at her and whispered something.

"Hi," the same girl holding Jake's hand said. "My name's Kysa, and Jake is my boyfriend." She gave a slight glare at a few girls and Jake squeezed her hand. Kysa had golden hair and blue eyes that sparkled.

"Yo!" An orange haired girl said. "My name's Tora and don't forget it! Any of you do anything mean to my cousin, I will FREAKIN KILL YOU!" Her hair had black streaks and she had dark green eyes. She was glaring at everyone, as if to emphasize her words, and they shivered, except Kyo and Arisa, who looked amused.

"I'm Layla," an orange haired, black and red streaked girl said. "To add on to my dear cousin, Tora's, words, if anyone of you even think of hurting her emotionally or physically, I'll assist her in killing you." Layla's piercing green eyes glared down at everyone. Now no one wanted to know who their cousin was. The quiet girl whispered something and did some sign language with her hands. She had soft amber eyes and brown hair with white at the tips.

"She said, 'I'm Janet'," Layla translated. "'I'm Layla and Tora's cousin. And those two are true to their words, even though they don't need to go tha-' HEY WAIT A SECOND! We do need to go that far!" Some people laughed at her outburst.

"Okay, that's enough," the teacher said. "I'll be back after delivering some paperwork to the office, so feel free to talk until I return." The teacher walked away and the kids took their seats. Layla and Tora sat on top of their desks beside Janet's desk as she sat down and began drawing in her sketch pad. Tohru and her friends walked up to them and the other new kids who were nearby.

"Hi there! I'm Tohru Honda!" Tohru greeted. "These are my friends, Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima! And those two are Yuki and Kyo Sohma!' She gestured to her friends and Janet shot her cousins a quizzical look, to which they just shrugged. Then she signed something.

"She said 'Hi, Honda-san, Uotani-san, Hanajima-san! Hello Sohma-kun!'," Layla translated.

"Please, call me Tohru!" Tohru beamed.

"Hey there," Arisa said. "Call me Uo."

"Hello, and please call me Hana," Saki said in monotone. "Your waves are very much like the Sohmas."

"Waves?" Tora questioned, tilting her head.

"Ah yes!" Tohru exclaimed, clasping her hands together. "Hana senses waves!" Janet looked at Kyo and signed something.

"NO!" Tora cried at whatever Janet signed. Layla stifled a chuckle. Janet then signed something else and Layla looked thoughtful.

"I'd go with the first one, but anything's possible," Layla said, shrugging. Yuki spoke up.

"If I may," he started. "Is Janet-san mute?" The girls were hesitant at first but then Tora spoke up.

"No," she said softly. "Someone hurt her so much, that she stopped talking and learned sign language."

"Then she needs to get over it," Kyo said. "No use acting mute and heartbroken." Janet looked at him and signed something while whispering with a slight smile.

"She said 'Thank you Kyo-kun. That is very nice advice.'," Layla translated.

"Wait, why does Janet keep speaking in honorifics?" Jake asked as he walked up to them with Kysa, still holding her hand. "We're from America. We don't speak in Japanese honorifics."

"You do know our family originates from Japan, right?" Tora said, raising an eyebrow. Suddenly, Janet gave a silent giggle and signed something. Layla laughed and Tora blushed and looked at the ground.

"Man, I really wish I knew sign language," Jake said. Janet just gave a silent laugh and continued drawing.

"Miss Janet?" Yuki said to Janet. "May I ask what you are drawing?" Janet seemed hesitant but then showed her picture. In the middle of the page, there was a sinister shadow. Around the shadow were many people that seemed to be a combination of animals. Janet, Tora, and Layla were included.

In the drawing, Janet seemed to be flying with owl wings where her arms should be. Layla was flying in the air as well, but with more scaly wings on her back, like a dragon. Tora seemed to jump out like a tiger and her eyes became catlike and her teeth were those of a tiger. Everyone else in the picture was left unknown to them.

One girl had coyote ears on her head and seemed to be distancing herself from everyone. A boy's hair seemed to stick out like a lion and he stood protectively behind a girl who was sitting down with a fluffy tail. A small, four year old girl seemed to hop around like a bunny as she held a carrot and had bunny ears on her head. A boy with sharp red eyes seemed to be hiding and his tongue was slipping out of his mouth, making it looked like that of a snake.

A girl with rat ears was crouching on the ground. Another girl's hands seemed to turn into black paws and she was kicking a soccer ball. A girl with wolf ears and pale white hands was watching everybody. One other girl seemed to have peacock feather spreading out of her back. The last young girl had a lion's tail and silver feathers for hair.

Wait, there was one final girl in the background, hiding. She had white cat ears and a scar beside her left eye. Her eyes were those of a cat's and she had a tail as well. She was wearing a bead bracelet much like Kyo's. She was glaring at the rat girl.

Above all those people were Jake, Caleb, Kysa, and more unknown boys and girls. And at the very top of the page were the words 'No matter how crazy, friendship and family will always prevail.'

"That is very nice, Janet-san," Yuki commented, hiding the suspicion in his voice. Janet smiled and nodded her head in thanks.

"Who are these people?" Kyo asked.

"Oh, they're some of our family and friends," Layla said. "Janet got the animal idea from the Chinese and American zodiacs." Janet gave Layla a pointed look as the teacher came in.

"Alright everybody, take your seats," the teacher said. Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru looked at each other with the same thought going through their heads. American Zodiac?

So, I didn't really include everyone in the American and Chinese OC cast, because we have yet to decide on other characters yet. No flames please! Oh, and the American zodiac consists of the following:

Wolf

Bear

Owl

Meerkat

Prairie Dog

Lion

Gecko

Coyote

Peacock

Gryphon

Koala

Fox

The fox and the wolf are like the cat and the rat. The fox and the wolf hate each other. Oh, and here's the story of the American zodiac: The same day God invited the Chinese Animals to a banquet, Goddess invited the American ones to a feast of her own. The Fox. The Wolf. The Bear. The Lion. The Meerkat. The Gryphon. The Owl. The Peacock. The Prairie Dog. The Gecko. She invited all of them down. Of course, all the animals were delighted and couldn't wait. On the morning of the feast, everyone was up and ready. They all wanted to be first. They raced towards there, everyone in a good mood. Of course, the Fox was cunning, and he had an idea. He asked the poor old Gryphon for a ride. Of course, being the nice person he was, the Gryphon agreed. But the Wolf saw through the trickery. Right before they arrived at the feast, the Wolf beat the Fox back, and forced him to the end of the line. So. The Wolf is the first year, and the Fox the last. And the Fox has a deep hatred for the Wolf ever since.

I don't own that story either. It belongs to my friend.

And please vote for which couple you like more: KyoxTohru or KyoxArisa! And sorry if anyone seems OOC. I try my best. Should I continue this? R&R please!