RF: Hey, so this is my first Fruits Basket story, I hope ya'll like it!

Chapter 1

Tohru POV

"Tohru, come here please," My father called me to the large dining room, where he was working on his laptop. It was rare enough for him to be home, and even rarer for him to want to talk to me.

"I didn't think you'd be home until late tomorrow, did your trip end early?" I slid my hair back behind my ear and stood up straighter.

"I'm only home for the moment; I wanted to tell you of the developments myself." My dad replied formally, "From now on you'll have company here at the estate; I've made a business deal with the Sohma family, and there will be at least three of them staying here until the project is complete. I didn't think you'd mind, you've always been very isolated here." My eyes widened as I heard and processed the news.

"How long will this last?" I wondered, concerned for my privacy. It was a large house, larger than most, but I was assuming these Sohmas were men. My father shrugged stiffly, and I responded, "Okay, just give me some heads up on when they'll be here,"

My father opened his mouth just as the doorbell rang, and I raised my eyebrows at him. It took all of two minutes to reach the front door, and when I opened it, three men stood there. The tallest-presumably the eldest-had brown hair and seemed very good natured. On both sides of him were two teens, one had purple hair, and looked quite feminine, and the other had orange hair, with strong feature and was very muscular.

"Excuse me, Miss, we are looking for the Honda residence, I'm afraid we got a bit lost on our way," The tallest man smiled politely at me, and I grinned falsely back.

"You didn't get lost at all, I'm Tohru Honda, and my father is-" I was cut off by my father's hand on my shoulder.

"Right here, this way Shigure-san, I assume that these two young men are Yuki and Kyou, correct?" My father let the trio enter, and I stood back, wanting an explanation for why they were already here.

"That's us," The violet-haired teenager replied, beaming in such a way it made it seem as if the metaphorical spotlight were on him. "We look forward to staying with you, Mr. Honda, and we would like to thank you for letting us stay in your home,"

My father nodded, "I'm glad I could be of service, but I will not be staying here, I have another trip, I will be leaving in about ten minutes, and you will mainly be staying here with Tohru." The two younger boys looked at me in surprise, and I began to feel self-conscious in my school uniform.

"I'll be able to do the cooking, and I always do the cleaning, when you have laundry or something just let me know, and I'll get it done. Forgive me if I don't talk much after this, I'm not used to guests." I explained, the new guests nodded and I excused myself, leaving my father to use his last few minutes to give them a tour.

A couple of hours passed, and soon there was a knock on my door. I set down my pencil, glancing at the sketch on top of the desk, before standing to see who needed assistance first. It was Shigure, smiling goofily at me.

"Sorry to interrupt, Miss Tohru, but I was wondering if we might order in some food for tonight, just something like pizza, nothing too extravagant." The optimistic-looking man asked, and I nodded silently. "Is there any kind that you prefer?" Shigure asked politely.

"No, I'm fine with almost anything," I replied, "Just let me know when it's here, please." I quietly closed the door, just as Shigure turned to begin his way back to his own quarters.

It took about twenty minutes, but when the delivery man rang the doorbell, I exited my room and made my way to the kitchen, where the three Sohmas were already opening the five boxes filled with greasy, calorie-filled slices of cheesy deliciousness. I didn't get to eat out very often, but it seemed like that was what these boys lived on. I took only three slices, while the others devoured the rest as if they hadn't eaten since last week. Of course, I'm sure that's just how the male portion of the teenage population is all the time.

"Sup, Tohru," The boy I took to be Kyou greeted around a mouthful of pizza.

"Excuse my family and me, we don't usually eat around others and I'm afraid we've lost most of our manners," Yuki-I assumed-apologized on behalf of himself as well as Kyou and Shigure. I simply giggled at them all, Shigure and Kyo having cheese stretching across their chin, and Yuki dabbing his mouth with a napkin.

We finished all the pizza, even though I only ate what I'd grabbed initially, and the three men had eaten the rest.

"Man, why didn't you guys buy more? I'm still starved!" Kyou complained, and I laughed lightly, knowing that he'd had all of two of the five pizzas.

"If you'd like, I usually cook, I could easily do something simple," I offered, and he nodded like a puppy getting a chicken leg, "Okay," I laughed, and when to the pantry to grab some pasta noodles. It took all of twenty minutes to fix the spaghetti, and Kyou devoured the first serving of it, holding his plate up for more. Shigure and Yuki had left to shower and get to sleep. It was just Kyo and me awake, seeing as my father had left several hours ago.

"You're a good cook," Kyou grinned, and I nodded my thanks, "No, really, you're amazing, can you be my personal cook?" he joked, and I laughed, louder this time.

"I can't promise that I'll cook anything, or go anywhere with you, but when we're both here, and there's stuff I can cook with, just say the word," I answered, and he smiled happily at the deal.

"I will stay here forever if that's the deal," Kyou joked, and I beamed, still giggling.

"Having company wouldn't be so bad…" I trailed off, a dreamy look overcoming my features, and the redhead stared at me curiously.

"You really don't get to see many people, do you? You seemed to be used to the idea, too. Not to mention that you mentioned that you do all the cooking and cleaning…"

I shook my head, and shrugged, "I am used to it, but I go to a good school, and have quite a few great friends. Of course, once school ends, I don't get to see them nearly as much, but ever since my mom died I've been the one to get back up on my feet and take over. I think my dad is gone so much because I look too much like Mom for him to bear." My features became softer and I felt my eyes moisten on the topic of my mother.

"I'm sorry…" Kyou's voice went lower, quieter than it had been when we were joking around.

"Don't be, it was a long time ago, besides, my two best friends helped me move on. I still miss her, but I'm fine," I forced a soft smile onto my face as I turned back to Kyou. "And now I even have company here, it should be fun!"

Kyou's POV

She seems so happy, but just for a second I saw the sadness I had felt when I saw my mother's fear for the true form of the cat. Even if she's going to be with us now, I know that something is missing from her. Maybe if her dad were home more often? I don't know. I've never been good with people.

The petite Honda girl and I talked for a while longer before I excused myself for bed. I could tell this would be an interesting few months.

RF: That's it! I don't know how long it'll be for me to update, but I'd really like at least 3 reviews before I do, they're what keep me going! :D R&R!