Disclaimer: All though I wish I did, I do not own Fruits Basket in any way, shape or form. All I have is my wild imagination.
Haru stared out the window of the school, looking bored. I hate these useless classes. Outside, there was thunder and lightning. The storm excited Haru, and he was eager to skip last period.
The door opened slightly. Haru was the first to notice, since he sat at the back of the room. Hmm, who's this? He wondered.
A girl with red eyes and white and gray hair stepped into the class. Haru had never seen her before. She boldly walked up to the teacher.
"Hi, I'm your new student, Reina Sohma. I was told to come to this class, sorry to interrupt."
Haru sized her up. Her name's Sohma…that's odd. I'll have to talk to her now.
"Oh, right" The teacher said. "Umm…go sit back there next to Hatsuharu, the kid with the weird hair like yours."
Oh, she's going to get hell for her hair, just like I did.
The girl looked at the teacher with a look of mock surprise on her face. "My hair? It's weird? I never knew! How will I go on!" Then she walked right to the back of the room and promptly sat down.
Haha, she's good. He thought. He then noticed the way she looked. She had three piercings in both ears, and she wore a tight black choker around her neck. In the center of the choker was a pendant shaped like a knife.
That's kina hot. Haru surprised himself. I'm thinking like those idiot jocks. He turned to Reina and smiled.
"Hey, I'm Haru. Nice job on the teacher."
She smiled at him. "That woman's an idiot. Did she really think I would sit there and take that?"
Haru grinned. "You're pretty good. The first time she did that to me I got myself suspended by throwing her across the room."
Reina looked impressed. "Violent, I see. And well trained. Am I allowed the pleasure of knowing your last name?"
Haru wanted to laugh. "You'll find this funny. My name is Hatsuharu Sohma."
Reina looked him over. "Seriously?"
"Yeah. You live somewhere in the estate?" he asked, curious as to why he'd never seen her.
She frowned. "I did, at one point. But Akito was…interested…in me, so I got the hell out. I've been living in foster care with the help of Tori-nii."
Haru was perplexed. "You know Hatori? Then how come I've never met you? That's kind of crazy."
"I was sort of isolated…long story. I was considered "dangerous" because of my unique abilities."
Is she talking about the curse? I'm not sure…better keep quiet for now…
"That must have sucked."
"Hell yes! I am so glad to be going to a normal school! One with boys!" Reina was beaming.
"Hey Haru, are you flirting?" Momiji walked up grinning. "Hi, I'm Momiji, and we have the same last name!" Momiji was a cutie.
Reina smiled sweetly. "I see. I was just talking to Haru about the estate."
"You live on the estate? Is Tori-nii your doctor? Who do you train with?" Momiji's questions just kept coming.
"I don't live on the estate anymore…I'd like to live with some family members though…foster care is lonely at age 16."
"If you don't want to live at the estate, you should live with Shigure, Yuki, Tohru and Kyou! They have extra space."
Haru rolled his eyes. He cared for his cousin, but he could be a real pain.
Reina seemed to find the information interesting. "Really? Oh, but I don't know…three males…I don't know if that would be safe…"
"You're cursed too?" Momiji blurted out. "What animal are you?"
Momiji can be so stupid sometimes. If she's not cursed we're in big trouble.
Reina looked amazed. "You're cursed too? Wow…I'm the cat." She whispered.
"But that's impossible!" Haru exclaimed. "Kyou's the cat!"
Reina looked at him. "I'm pretty sure I know what I turn into. Hence the white hair…I turn into a black and white cat."
"But that's Kyou's animal. There's only one cat, isn't there Haru?" Momiji asked.
"That's definitely what I thought…"
Reina looked at their baffled faces. "Well, maybe I'm just some freak accident. But I'd like to meet this Kyou."
"I think he'd be interesting in meeting you." Momiji said brightly. "But, he's a bit…umm…rude. He may not seem like a very nice person, but Torhu says he is."
"And who's Tohru? Another cursed Sohma?"
Haru shook his head. "No, she found out the secret by accident. She seems to be just what Yuki and Kyou needed…" And I wasn't enough for Yuki…
"Oh…then maybe I shouldn't be imposing, I mean, I've never met them, and to ask to live with them…"
Momiji smiled. "Shigure would love another girl in the house!"
"Shigure…hmm…I think I've met him in Hatori's office…the dog right?"
"YEP!" Momiji grinned. "I'm sure they'd take you without question…except maybe Kyou…but don't mind him."
Haru sighed. There goes the chance of having Reina nearby. He wanted to learn more about her. "You know, you could always come back to the estate. Akito wouldn't have to know."
"Are you crazy Haru?" Momiji gasped. "Akito would find out."
"Yeah, if I came back, he'd know." Reina sighed. "I do miss the estate though, at least the parts that I saw."
This isn't fair to her. I'll tell Akito. "Listen to this idea. I'll tell Akito and you can bunk at my place, okay?" This is moving fast…
"Umm….are you sure? It's kina sudden…I mean I've known you for a total of 10 minutes."
"Who cares? You're a Sohma, so I think we could get to know each other better."
"Me too!" Momiji shouted.
"All right…" Reina thought hard. "Why not? I'll call up Tori-nii tonight."
"Cool." Haru said. Awesome. He thought.
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