Hey guys- delete one fruits basket story and post another. Outside looking In was going no where- so i decided to cut it off. Hopefully this one turns out differently. Hope You enjoy! Oh- and im sorry if the chapts come out pretty slowly- or slower then usual- im working on 8 diff fanfics at once- so. Enjoy! read and reply please!

Disclaimer: I dont own Fruits Basket - only Rara and Hoshihira (aka: Hira)

"Rara! Come on- hurry up or we'll miss the flight!" I called into the house to my adopted daughter.

"Coming!" she called back and I smiled while shaking my head. Sometimes she still amazed me.

"You said that five minutes ago- now come on!" I ordered, trying to sound like I was angry. It didn't work- it never did. Finally, three minutes later, she was coming through the hall and toward me.

"Sorry- I had to get some last minute things," she apologized, smiling sheepishly. I sighed, and my shoulders sunk.

"What am I going to do with you?" I asked her, and I saw the look in her eyes. I smiled to let her know it was alright, and she calmed down. I had been assigned as Rara's godmother when her mother was pregnant with her- and after her mother died when she was four, I took custody of her. After about three years, I decided to legally adopt her- and she became my daughter. Life had been hard for us though- I barely managed to keep a steady job, and sometimes it was hard just to keep food on the table. But, we managed to get through every month- and I was glad. I never regret taking full custody of Rara- she was a sweet girl- and I had always wanted a daughter- but before that could happen, I needed to keep a relationship going past three months. My last boyfriend had been four months ago- and the one before him had been about a year and a half ago. Sometimes they were short relationships- sometimes they lasted three months, mostly though, they lasted one month. It was sad, I know- but either they cheated on me or wanted something that I didn't necessarily want to give to them so quickly- if you know what I mean.

We quickly got into the taxi and finally got to the airport. We hurried through the busy people-traffic inside and made it to the plane just in time. Once boarded onto the plane, we sat down in the lower-class seats, Rara by the window and me beside some guy- he seemed like he was checking me out, which gave me the creeps. We buckled our seatbelts and the plane took off- finally.

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Four long hours later, the plane landed, and we had somewhat reached our newest destination. As we stepped out of the plane, the guy I had been sitting buy grabbed my arm roughly. I heard Rara lightly squeak in surprise, and I looked the guy dead in the eyes.

"Let me go," I said, trying to be polite- if that didn't work though- and it didn't- I knew exactly what to do. I started screaming like a child in a panic attack. It brought some stares from other passengers, but also brought the security. They instantly processed the scene, took the guy away, apologized to me, and Rara and I were on our way- me with a smug smile on my face.

"Are you alright Hira?" Rara asked me, and I nodded; I hailed a taxi and we got in. She looked at me with mild concern on her face, but I smiled at her. It had been somewhat fun to do that- scream in the middle of a crowd with a guy gripping your arm like he was about to hurt me. I have to admit- though I'd never say it out loud- I was a little scared at first. I told the taxi driver where to go, he nodded, and we were off.

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"Are you kidding?" I asked in complete awe, amazed at the news I just received. My grandfather had recently passed away, and had left me his place- but not only did he leave that. He left me a huge sum of money, and everything he owned. For the first time in my life, it seemed like I was getting what I wanted.

"It's yours ," the bank manager said, smiling friendly. Rara was waiting outside- I didn't want her in here incase it had turned out bad, and we wouldn't be any better off then we had been at our previous home. But this had turned out great- and the bank manager handed me a sheet of paper with the checking account – the amount in it – and another paper with my grandfathers will. Sure enough, he had left me everything- and I was happy beyond my greatest thoughts. I thanked the bank manager, bowed before I left, and walked out of his office. Rara looked up from her chair, and her eyes searched mine- as for some clue as to how we would be.

"We'll be fine," I told her, smiling, then waved her over to me," Come on- lets go to our new home…hold on, let me make a quick withdraw first." I traveled over to one of the ladies and withdrew enough that would last us the first couple weeks or so. Then we were off to our new home.

We stood outside the complex. It was exactly what I remembered it being. We walked up the stairs to the door, I used the key that the bank manager had given me, and the door clicked unlocked. Taking a deep breath, I opened the door and we walked in. At first, I couldn't see much, but that was because the curtains were all closed and all the lights were off. The only light was coming from the door- but as soon as I shut the door- it was complete darkness. I made my way- slightly tripping over things, might I add- to a window and opened the first curtain I could find. That rally let some light in, and we could finally see.

"Wow," Rara and I said in perfect unison, and then smiled at each other.

"Well…let's explore- shall we?" I asked Rara and she nodded. Together, we went throughout the house, and we saw what all was there. There was a total of two rooms, one though was being used an everything room- had a mini-couch, a table and 2 cages- one that was bird-sized and one rat-sized- and other things. I laughed which caused Rara to look at me.

"I remember these cages- when I was a little girl, my grandpa used to have two pets- a rat and a bird. The bird was a parrot- and was the noisiest thing ever- but it was funny when it would copy what we said. When someone would walk into the complex, the bird would say 'Welcome- pleased to meet you' and I remembered I was so spooked at first the first time I met him. His name was Kaoru- why grandpa named him that, I have no clue. The rat was Mori, and he just sat there, not doing much. He was a sweet little thing that let you touch him and everything. I miss them both," I explained, and Rara nodded.

"So, we can re-arrange things slightly and this will become your room- I'll take grandpa's room," I tell Rara and she nodded. Then we began with that room, and I told her stories of when I had been here when I was younger.

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"We'll it'll do for now, right?" I said, hopingly.

"Of course!" Rara nodded, smiling. It was later that night- and we had finished with the slight rearranging and had gone on a small shopping trip to get her a bed and food. She was using some of the furniture we had found.

"Well- I'll cook us something to eat before we go to bed for the night," I say and head to the kitchen.

"Aw, can't we stay up-" Rara began.

"No- and knowing you, you'll probably still sleep till almost noon even if you go to bed now. She always was wanting to stay up late- why, I could relate. I had been the same when I had been her age- but she couldn't get used to doing that. Pretty soon, she'd have to go to local school.

We finished eating, and she unpacked the rest of her things, getting her self situated, as I done the few dishes. Then, we went to bed for the night. I lay down on the bed, and my thoughts traveled to grandpa. It was odd not seeing him here while being here- but I had to get used to it. Sighing, I closed my eyes, and let sleep consume me.