Artemis: ;; nyeh heh heh heh…yesh I know I haven't been writing much. In fact, the last time I wrote was during my birthday….last year. Hee hee. I've been doing much drawing on Fanart Central.

Akerri: sighs she's lying. She's hardly updating her pics too.

Artemis: you're so mean TT…mew! Anywayz, I'm writing a new ficcie! This time…not in roleplay. This is going to be very VERY difficult for me. This will introduce my new Fruits Basket original character, Nemii Mieru enjoy! Mew!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fruits Basket. I only own my original character, Mieru Nemii and the story plot.

Honda Tohru walked cheerfully down the hall with her two best friends, Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki. It was a bright morning and was full of promises. As Tohru sat down in her seat for class, she looked up to see a new and unfamiliar face in front of the class. Uo-chan whispered whispered to Tohru. "Ah, that's the new girl I've heard of. They say she moved in here from up north." Tohru's face lit up. "Wow, a new student. I wonder what she's like!"

Hana stared forward at the girl and spoke in her calm soft-spoken voice. "hmm…I can feel unusual waves from the girl…much like Sohma Yuki and Sohma Kyo…" Tohru stared at Hana in amazement and then looked towards the girl. She was exceptionally cute, just as the other Sohmas were, but as she glanced at Yuki and Kyo, they seemed to have no idea who she was either.

The teacher walked in and had a small conversation with the girl. The teacher stood up straight and introduced the girl. "Class! We have a new student here with us today. Her name is Nemii Mieru and she just moved in here a month ago."

Mieru bowed her head down and smiled. She was a very charming girl. Her whitish-bluish hair was wrapped up in two buns on the side of her head. With eyes flashing a deep blue and skin as pale as snow, she looked like an ice princess.

The teacher smiled and told her to sit next Kyo. But Mieru asked the teacher if she could be seated somewhere else. The teacher, giving in, sat her next to Mai, #2 of the Yuki FanClub.

The class passed on quickly, especially with Mieru answering all the questions of the teacher and sometimes even correcting her. Tohru watched her, wondering if Mieru could have any relationship to the Sohmas. Later in the day, Tohru approached Yuki and asked him if he knew anything about Mieru, anything at all.

"eh? I'm sorry, Honda-san," Yuki said politely " I have as much knowledge of her as you do."

Tohru nodded and went on her way down the halls to her next class. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a boy place his hand lightly on Mieru's shoulder. Tohru seemed surprised when she saw panic all over the face of the usually calm and charming girl. Tohru's eyes widened as she saw Mieru grab the boy's arm and throw him to the ground. Mieru ran quickly down the hall to avoid the peering eyes of her classmates.

Tohru walked home on the chilly night from work. It was cold and she had forgotten her jacket. As she arrived back into the Sohma house, she collapsed on the porch.

"Tohru-kun? Tohru-kun!" Tohru heard as she awoke. Shigure was looking over with worry on his face. "Tohru-kun! You have a fever! You collapsed in front of the door. Ooh, poor, poor, poor Tohru-kun." Shigure held his arms out to hug her but put his arms down when he was hit over the head by Yuki. "Shigure, don't be such…a dog."

Shigure rubbed his head. "aww, that's so cruel of you. Tohru, Kyo is cooking some hot soup for you. I'm going to call Hatori, just stay put." He got up and walked towards the phone. After awhile, Shigure returned. "Ha-san will be here soon."

After Hatori examined Tohru, he stated what had happened. "Unfortunately, Tohru has gotten a very bad cold. I'm sorry to say this but she's going to have to stay from school for five days. Make sure she gets plenty of rest and drinks lots of fluids. As long as she's not exposed to bad food, she'll be fine."

Shigure looked at Kyo and Yuki. "Nuu…there's no one here to cook for poor Tohru-kun. Plus, who will take care of the house since Tohru needs her rest?"

Tohru opened her eyes slightly and coughed. "I-I know….that new girl, Nemii Mieru. She doesn't seem to take too well to…" Tohru coughed "…men."

Yuki just thought of something. "That's right. I also heard that she worked as a maid in her family's inn. We could hire her as a housekeeper for awhile."

Hatori sighed. "Since you already have a solution, I better get going." As he walked out, Shigure began to glow with happiness. Kyo stared at him "Oh no, he's going into old pervy man mode." "I believe he's always in that mode." Yuki answered back.

The next day in class, Yuki approached Mieru and asked for her assistance at the Sohma house. Mieru hesitated, but then smiled.

"Sure, I'll work for you." She answered. "On one condition though…"

Yuki stared at her, getting ready for whatever she was going to ask.

Mieru smiled and chuckled weakly. "umm..do you think I can work as an live-in housekeeper?" she blushed and looked down "ano…you see, I've kinda been living by myself for awhile and its getting harder to pay the rent now."

Yuki thought for awhile. "hmmm, I can ask my cousin, the owner of the house." but I doubt he'll have a problem with another highschool girl in the house…

Mieru smiled and bowed. "I have to go to class now, but thank you for offering the job to me."

The YukiFan Club members glared at Mieru as she walked down the hall calmly.

Later that night, Yuki discussed Mieru's request. Shigure beamed happily. "Of course I'll let her stay here! I'm sure she can make herself comfortable in the other guestroom." Kyo looked at him. "…other…guestroom?" he asked. "You never told us there was another guestroom."

Yuki agreed. "Hai, that's right. And as long as I've been living in here, I've never seen it either…"

Shigure grinned. "hehehe…I keep that room open for..er, special occasions."

Loud yelling was heard from the Sohma house that night. Most of them were, "You're a sick old man!!" and "That's disgusting!!"

Artemis: ;; mew, that's it for the first chapter. Hope ya liked it.

Akerri: XP I agree with yuki and kyo, shigure is a sick old man

Artemis: strangles Akerri nuu!! Shigure-san is my love doggy and you shall not say otherwise!!!

Akerri: dies

Artemis: (..)…..okaaaaayz, umm, please review.