Umm......Hi everyone. This is my first try at fanfiction writing....
so- gotta give me credit for trying.
Here's the first chapter- hope you like it.
Please review and tell me what you think.
I'll try to update soon.
I'll answer questions as long as they are appropriate- so, keep that in mind.

And Aki Hajime means Bright Beginning- for those of you
who are wondering.
Thats all for now- Happy Reading.

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I walked down the noisy city streets, lined with cars- parked and in-use. Stopping at a corner, I pushed the button, and waited for the red hand to change to a green person walking. Sighing to myself, I looked up at the sky while I waited. It was a clear day- soft wind occasionally, and the sun wasn't making it too hot. I looked back at the sign, and with a start I realized it had changed- and continued on my way before it changed. Its not that I was in any hurry to get anywhere- I was just walking around for no real reason. Back at my house- or father's house- it was getting pretty hectic. His girlfriend always came over, and brought her daughters along- and they always fought over me. One said I loved her, the other one said I loved her, and it would keep going on and on like that until they left- which sometimes took a good day or two- depending on how many nights my dad's girlfriend stayed. A light breeze ruffled my ear-length golden brown hair; I heard a whistle from a passing car. I looked up and saw some teen girls in it, and sighed. No matter where I went- I was caught by the fandom of girls. For some reason they all thought of me as a prince, and at the high school I attended- there was a Prince Ean fan club. It began when I moved here from Japan in my middle school years- 7th grade- and now I was in 10th grade. Oh how much I wanted desperately to go back to Japan, but there was a part of me that wanted to stay- despite all this craziness. A sudden car honk brought me out of my thoughts, and I quickly got out of the road. I hadn't been paying attention and almost got ran over- which happened when I thought about Kimi. She was the somewhat outsider at the high school- not popular but not a nerd or anything else. Kimi had a couple close-knit friends, but other than that, she didn't have much at the school. She was pure American, and had lived here her whole life. If I moved, I would want to bring her along, but that would be a heck of a conversation.

''Hey Kimi- will you come with me to Japan?'' I thought in my head with a smirk. As I looked across the street- I saw Kimi and her three friends, lounging at the park- just hanging out and having fun. I was so glad that Kimi and her friends weren't part of the fan club at school- but did that mean Kimi didn't like me?

"Possible," I though sadly, but pushed that aside and kept walking. My path, though, lead me straight by where Kimi was- and I took my chance to be near her. As I neared them, I happened to start hearing bits of their conversation- and as normal, for them anyway- they were talking about anime.

"You have to admit that Kakashi has his good side," Kimi said.

"But he reads those perverted books!" exclaimed Angel.

"So? Put that aside and he's awesome!" Kimi argued, smiling. Angel sighed, giving up; even I knew that once Kimi's mind was made up, there was no changing it.

"What about Gaara?" Kimi said, and Angel sat up quickly," he can be cold hearted at times- but he has a good side as well. Everyone has quirks- but that's what makes us love them."

"Naruto," I thought, as I passed them," Most likely they'll start with another anime soon." Sure enough, before I was out of earshot, I heard Raine's voice.

"What about Kyoya?" Raine asked Kimi.

"He can be evil and have a bad temper- but he can also be very caring and lovable," Kimi noted.

"Ouran High School Host Club," I thought, and sadly, I was now to far from them to hear more. I would have loved to join in the conversation- but then Kimi might think I was weird or something. A tire squealed to a stop ahead of me, and I looked up.

"Oh great," I moaned inwardly. Ashlee and Mary- my dad's girlfriend's daughters- had somehow found me- probably more like hunted me down. Quickly, I turned and tried to pretend not to notice them, but it didn't work. As I walked away, they tackled me from each side, each clinging to an arm, and stared each other down.

"He's mine! I reached him first!" Ashlee said icily.

"No! He's mine! I reached him first!" Mary argued," Ean- tell her you love me!"

"No- he loves me! He told me so- which is why we have a date tonight!" Ashlee countered, and that's when I intervened.

"I don't love either of you," I told them, trying not to be a snob about it," And Ashlee- we don't have a date tonight!"

"Then it's tomorrow!" Ashlee exclaimed.

"No. It's not," I told her," We never have a date- never ok?" I managed to shake them off, and re-traced my steps. As I walked, I kept my eyes on the ground, hoping not to look like a stalker or anything like that to Kimi.

"EAN! Wait up!" I heard Ashlee and Mary sing together from behind me, and soon they were glued to my side- again. Why they were acting nice to each other right now- I have no clue. I walked by Kimi and her friends, my face blank- the two clutching onto me smiling smugly. That's when realization hit me- they were trying to make it look like they were better then Kimi. Once again, I shook myself free from their grasp.

"Leave me alone you two," I told Ashlee and Mary, and walked off- my face slightly warm.

"Am I actually blushing?" I thought, wondering- if I was I hope Kimi hadn't seen me blushing," Why must my life be like this?" My cell phone began to ring and I picked it up.

"Yeah dad?" I asked, and listened," Alright, I'll be there." I hung up and sighed- there was no way to ignore tonight. Dinner with everyone- dad, his girlfriend, Ashlee and Mary- great. With that and one last look up at the sky, I headed toward home.

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Quickly, I got in my room, shut the door- without slamming it- and locked it.

"Safe," I thought, smiling. Turning around, I made my way to my desk and sat down- turned on the computer and desk light- and sighed. Clicking my screen name, I signed in- I had a screen name so that if anyone else got on my computer, they couldn't access anything without my password- which no one knew. As the computer loaded everything, a couple clicks alerted me that I had email and my messenger popped up- showing the few people I considered my actual friends. I logged into the school site and signed in there- and I saw I had a message from the person I tutored.

To: Lightening_Tiger

From: Blue_Rose

Subject: help please

Message:

Hey, I need some help in algebra…again -_- . I'm starting to fall behind everyone again. It's not my fault- I just can't seem to keep up with everyone. Will you please help me?

I couldn't help but smile a little. Blue_Rose was one of the sweetest people on the tutor program. I had no idea who she really was, which was part of the program- you never got your real name told to anyone- but your profile showed your weak points and your gender. From their, when you needed help, you would message one of the tutors who excelled in that subject you needed help with, and they would help you the most they could. I looked at the time it was sent- and quickly replied- seeing it was sent just moments before.

To: Blue_Rose

From: Lightening_Tiger

Subject: help please

Message:

Of course I'll help you. ;) What exactly do you need help in?

I sent the message and began to work on my own homework when the message box opened up and I saw a reply.

To: Lightening_Tiger

From: Blue_Rose

Subject: help please

Message:

Thank you so much! Well- right now we are doing slopes…but I don't understand how to do them….at all -_-. My teacher says there's a certain formula…but I don't know what it is- and I don't know if I could even understand it if I had it.

I smiled to myself, and quickly replied back.

To: Blue_Rose

From: Lightening_Tiger

Subject: help please

Message:

Always happy to help. Your teacher is right- the formula to find a slope is pretty easy to remember- it's: Y2 – Y1 = M(X2- X1) where M equals the slope which equals rise/run which in return equals Y2 – Y1/ X2 – X1. That might seem a little confusing, so in other words the formula is: y = mx + b, where m = slope and b = y intercept. Which ever one you use, is up to you. I find the first one easiest. Does this help you? If not- I am completely happy with doing some practice problems.

I sent that and sat back, slightly spinning in my chair, waiting for a response. Soon and sure enough, a response came.

To: Lightening_Tiger

From: Blue_Rose

Subject: help please

Message:

I get it!! Thank you so so so much!!! I owe you so much for this!

I smiled and replied back, before I signed off.

To: Blue_Rose

From: Lightening_Tiger

Subject: help please

Message:

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help. If you ever need any help ever again- feel free to ask me. I'm usually up until 11 or so- and normally up by 9 on the weekends. I have a sport practice on Wednesdays though- which is right after school until 5. I keep a pretty close eye on my messages. Ciao.

As I was about to sign out, another message popped up.

To: Lightening_Tiger

From: Blue_Rose

Subject: help please

Message:

Ciao- that's bye in Italian. You take foreign language or something as well? Sorry…just curious. Night!

Laughing softly to myself, I sent one last reply.

To: Blue_Rose

From: Lightening_Tiger

Subject: help please

Message:

No- I don't take any foreign language- I'm just naturally bilingual. I've never been to Italy though. I know Japanese, Italian, Dutch, and French. 'Night.

I sent that and signed out, and then I went to bed.

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Walking through the hallway- I managed to look up and see a huge group of girls- all of them in the fan club. Quickly, I made a left turn and found myself in the library.

"At least they can't harass me in here without getting into trouble with the librarian," I thought, sighing contently. The librarian hated anyone who spoke to loudly, so it was the perfect place to get away from obnoxious, loud fan girls.

"I'm here- I might as well look at what books are here," I thought, and began walking down the isles. Sadly, they didn't stock any anime books- but if I signed out anime books and the word got out- I'd be ruined. Which might not be that bad and all- but then Kimi might think I was nuts. I stopped at one of the science fiction spots, and picked out a random book. I flipped through a couple pages, but closed it and put it back. As I put it back though, I saw Kimi at the computers- and if my eyes weren't deceiving me- she kept giving anxious glances at the librarian's desk.

"What is she doing?" I thought, and walked toward her, sitting down beside her. She quickly minimized her screen and resumed a report.

"So- what's the report about?" I asked her silently.

"What? Oh," Kimi said, slightly frowning, and I saw her eyes read a couple lines of what she had written," Rain Forest."

"Interesting," I replied quietly," What were you looking at before I showed up? I saw it- so no use in hiding it." I saw her look anxiously at the librarian's desk, then at me, and finally she sighed, and brought the screen back up.

"Fruits Basket manga on the computer," I found myself whispering, and then quickly looked away, thinking horridly," I shouldn't have known that- I shouldn't have known that- I shouldn't have known that! Great!" I wanted to bang my head on the keyboard in front of me, but I resisted.

"How'd you know?" Kimi asked softly- and I noticed her voice was pleased, rather then sickened.

"I happen to read them in my spare time," I confessed, my head ducking a little.

"Awesome!" she exclaimed softly, and I looked up at her, pleased.

"I have the DVD's…if you want to come over and watch them with me," I offered.

"Um…" Kimi said, thinking, and then nodding," Sure. What time?"

"Right after school- if you are available."

"Okay- I'll meet you at your locker," she smiled, and then signed out of her school account as the bell rang. Sighing sadly, I got up and faced the door.

"Good luck…prince," she said, and I noted the sarcasm in her voice; I smiled, and left the library right after her.

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"Sorry about that," I apologized, as I shut my bedroom door and locked it.A group of fangirls had practically stalked me all the way to my house, and had given Kimi ice cold stares. She questioned my movements and I explained.

"If I don't lock it- Ashlee and Mary will burst in any time of the day and interrupt me," I told her, obvious annoyance in my voice.

"Oh- I'm sorry," she apologized.

"No reason for you to be sorry- it's alright," I smiled, and crossed my room to my TV. I pulled the Fruits Basket DVD's out and turned to her.

"Any preference on where we begin?" I asked, and she shook her head.

"None at all," she assured me with a smile that took my breath away. I opened the case and went through them, finding the first one.

"If you don't mind me asking, why'd you dye your hair?" I asked her. I saw her reflection in the TV screen; she toyed a little with some strands and then answered me.

"I guess I got tired of the dark brown/dirty blonde color, and wanted to be more of my natural color- blonde- but after adding the hair color- it turned out more of a strawberry blonde," she answered. I nodded, and pushed the button for the DVD to begin- but nothing happened. Then I realized I had to turn on the TV first; after I did that, I sat back and pressed play.

"Make yourself comfortable," I told Kimi with a smile, and she nodded, laying on my bed on her stomach. A sudden unfamiliar voice got my attention.

"Do you want to go back home? Do you think you would have a better life then where you are now?"

"Yes," I answered aloud, not knowing what else to say or do.

"Do you want to see what it's like somewhere else? Possibly live in a different world?"

"Yes," I heard Kimi answer.

"Then welcome." The voice stopped, and soon I felt myself get tugged by an invisible force into my TV along with Kimi. After who knows how long, we landed with a thud on hard ground. I looked around and became speechless.

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Todo," I heard Kimi say softly, and I nodded.

"Call me crazy- but I think we're in the Fruits Basket world," I said softly, and Kimi looked at me with wide eyes.

"Do my eyes deceive me- or are their two strange teenagers on my porch?" I heard a man say, and Kimi and I looked up- and found ourselves looking at none other then Shigure Sohma.