I had this new idea after reading Hana Kimi, so I sort of stole the situation, but gave it a Fruits Basket twist. I hope you like it!

Note: Italics = thoughts. I hope it's not too confusing.


"I went to the school today and registered you for classes, so you're all set to go tomorrow morning," Tohru's grandfather said. "You just need to sign this form and take it to the office tomorrow."

Tohru took the piece of paper and her grandfather continued. "Your uniform is in this box." He motioned toward a box sitting on the kitchen table.

"Thank you so much! You didn't have to go to all that trouble! I hope it wasn't too much of a bother!" Tohru said frantically.

"It's no trouble…" her grandfather replied, smiling. "You should take those things to your room and get ready for bed. Tomorrow will be a busy day."

"Okay," Tohru said grabbing the box and heading to her room. When she made it there, she opened the box and pulled out the clothes. "Huh?" Tohru stood puzzled as she looked at the male uniform. It must be a mistake… I'll just take this one back tomorrow and get the girl's uniform instead.

She put the boys uniform back into the box and looked at the registration form. At the top she read 'Kaibara High School'. "But that's an all-boys school!" She said aloud. Then she looked from the uniform to the registration sheet and back to the uniform. I can't go to an all-boys school! "Mom, what do I do?"

Tohru sat on her bed trying to think. I can't go to Kaibara High, but I don't want to inconvenience my grandfather. He already went to so much trouble registering me. I couldn't possibly ask him to do it all again!

That's when it hit her… Why can't I go to an all-boys school? If I just pretend to be a boy, then I won't make trouble for anyone. Plus, Tohru's more of a boy's name anyway…

She stood up and walked over to her mirror. Boy… boy… how do I make myself look like a boy? The first thing she did was take out her hair ribbons. Hmmm… still too girly. She grabbed her scissors and started cutting herself a whole new hairstyle.

Somehow, she managed not to ruin her hair. It actually looked pretty good. The new length didn't quite make it to her shoulders, but she figured it should be short enough to pass for boy hair. After all, lots of boys were wearing their hair longer these days.

To complete the look, she switched into her new uniform and looked at herself in the mirror. It's perfect! No one will ever guess I'm a girl! Kaibara High School… here I come!


Okay, that's all I've got for now. Hope you liked it! More to come later…