((This is a fanfic of Fruits basket with a few of my own characters in the mix and a historical figure or two. Its all in good fun and I have the deepest respect for everyone's name that appears in my writing.))

Chapter One

Sohmas

"Hi! I'm Tohru Honda! I've been living with the Sohma family for two years now! They took me in after my mom's passing in an unfortunate accident. I love each Sohma and always love it when a new one appears! You see, the Sohmas' have a curse on them, when hugged by a member of the opposite sex or stressed, they transform into one of the animals of the chinese zodiac! Well I am in my junior year of high school, I'm buckling down along with Kyo and Yuki to make the best grades that I can so that I can go to a good college. But with Summer approaching so rapidly, time just seems to be flying!"

Tohru walked up the hall of the school to her second period class. She had her bag in her hand and a bounce in her step that never really vanished. The girl's cheery outlook on life was noticeable by anyone and everyone. She looked around a bit wondering what it would be like to be in her final year and "above" the rest. Her day dreams were interupted when she bumped into something.

"Sorry," she said bending down to collect her things that had fallen out of the bag. She looked up a moment to see what she had bumped into but the figure had continued walking. Tohru finished picking up her things and began to jog a bit to class.

Once Tohru arrived in class just before the late bell sounded. She panted as she made her way to her seat sighing. Her seat was right between her best friends, Hanajima and Uo. The two girls turned at the same time to see their friend sit down, it was quite uncommon for the girl to be late but there was always a first time for everything. The class went on for a while before any work was actually given, when the work was indeed givien however, Uo decided she would ask why Tohru had been late and Hanajima sinced the question approaching.

"Were you trying to ditch?" Uo joked.

Tohru began to panic at the thought of skipping class. She shook her head quickly, denying even the idea of ditching, "no, no, never, I wouldn't do that," she said, "I was just a little late after talking to the coucelor about the summer education program. Oh and then I bumped into somebody and I had to collect my things."

"You are thinking of joining the summer program? I thought you had enough credits," Hanajima questioned.

"I may be shy of two that I can't make up in my senior year," Tohru said with a smile, "they said I could have a place!"

Uo shook her head, "enoough yammer about summer school," she said growling at the words, "I want to know who bumped into you and didn't even offer to help pick up your things."

"Maybe they did and I didn't hear them," Tohru said, not wanting Uo to worry or cause an unnecessary scene, "or maybe they were late as well."

"No excuse," the yankee said with crossed arms and a head shake of shame.

The teacher collected the papers that the three had worked on together. Their talking hadn't kept them from their work, well maybe Uo. Hanajima was always on her work, even in a moment of worry. After the class ended the three headed for lunch together. They decided to eat in the cafeteria and on the way they ran into Yuki who seemed quite busy with Kyo. The two were arguing as always and Kyo seemed to be on the verge of challenging Yuki to another fight that he wouldn't win.

"Cool it orange top," Uo said placing her hand on Kyo's head that was indeed covered in thick orange hair.

Kyo growled and swung at the tall girl but missed when she dived to the side a bit. She returned the violent gester with one of her own, a slap to the side of his face. The slap left a pink mark that nobody would mistake for a blush in a million years. Kyo was ready to go at it but restrained himself. The boy

staightened an invisable wrinkle in his clothes and cleared his throat.

Tohru was almost afraid to ask what had gotten Kyo into such a nasty mood but didn't let this fear get the best of her, "what happened, Kyo?" she asked innocently.

Kyo made a sound that sounded much like a scoft and turned aournd so that he wasn't facing anyone with his arms crossed. His pouting style was close to that of a child's after he or she didn't get their way.

"He's just angry," Yuki responded.

"When is he not?" Uo questioned.

"That stupid Lopez!" Kyo suddenly shouted.

"Learned his name already, have you?" Yuki responded in his same calm tone of voice.

"Lopez?" Tohru asked. She hadn't heard of a Lopez, that sounded like a hispanic name.

"Yes, he's a new student, just started school here," Yuki said, "I saw his files, this will be his first public school, before he was attending Brighten."

"Brighten!" Uo exclaimed as she nearly fell back.

Tohru looked at Uo and reached out to help her stand properly, "what's wrong? What is Brighten?"

"Beahavioral Institue," Yuki said, "when a child is facing jail time, they are often given the choice of jail or a behavioral insitute like Brighten."

Uo shook her head, "only the worst of the worst go to Brighten, that's a hell of a place, everybody there has anger problems. Most are there because they tried to fight their parents," she explained, "used to know a few kids from there."

"Oh my," Tohru said surprised, "well I guess if he's here, he's all better, he's worked through all of his issues right?"

"That's normally the case," Yuki said with a nod, "I wouldn't worry to much, Ms. Honda. Kyo just seems to bring out the worst in everyone."

"I do not!" Kyo debated, "that ass hole needs to go back to Brighten!"

"He didn't fight me," Yuki said.

"Shut up," Kyo growled.

"Perhaps we should send YOU to Brighten," Yuki responded with a sly smile.

Tohru was growing curious about the school called Brighten. She had never heard of it, but then again if it was a Behavioral Institute she probably had no reason to know of it. Tohru shook the thought of a homicidal school mate out of her mind and turned to see Momiji running towards them. Momiji was always so happy, he was even happy to transform into his zodiac form, the rabbit.

"Yuki, Yuki," Momiji called waving with a smile, "they need you down the hall, there was a fight."

"A fight?" Yuki asked. He was confused since normally he didn't have to deal in affairs like that. He would deal with the after affects of a fight like the suspension paper work.

"Alright! Now this I want to see!" Kyo exclaimed, "who was it between?"

"Haru and another boy I've never seen," Momiji said.

"Haru?" Yuki said with a concerned tone. There was suddenly the sound of cheers and everybody decided it would be time to check things out. Yuki and Momiji took the lead in running to the scene of the fight. The two were closely followed by Uo, Hanajima, Tohru, and Kyo.

The crowd of the fight extened for a good twenty feet. Momiji and Yuki got through pretty easily and Kyo helped Tohru, Hanajima, and Uo get through. The five got there just in time to see a punch being thrown by Haru. The second boy dodged to the side, his hair in a long dark braid. The boy had tan skin and his eyes were gray as he through a punch of his own, also missing but just barely.

"Its Lopez!" Kyo and Yuki exclaimed at the same time.

The boy, now named Lopez, and Haru locked hands and were each putting all their strengh into shoving the other over. Lopez kicked his foot out trying to trip Haru but Haru stomped down on Lopez's foot. Lopez growled and shifted his head slightly and bit down onto Haru's right hand. Haru let out a slight groan of pain but didn't unlock his hand from Lopez's.

The two boys were so intense in their fighting that nobody could seperate them by word of mouth. It took two teachers to pry them apart. Haru had obviously gone black because he was trying hard to pull away and continue on with his fight. Lopez was the same, he had actually gotten away a few times but never far enough to do Haru damage. The two had blood on the mind. Yuki agreed to take Haru while Lopez was taken to the main office to call his parents. Yuki took Haru to his own small office. Tohru and Kyo followed them but Uo and Hanajima decided to stay back and get lunch.

Once the three were in Yuki's office, he closed and locked the door. Three doors down was the main office where Lopez was taken, though the two boys had taken diffrent routes to get to where they needed to be, nobody wanted to see another fight.

"Got to you too, huh?" Kyo asked first.

Haru nodded and then punched his right fist into the palm of his left hand, "that ass hole," he growled, "called me a freak."

"I'm having trouble believing that this boy is going about just starting trouble for no reason," Yuki said in a calming tone.

Hearing Yuki's voice seemed to calm Haru to the fullest extent. He responded in his own soothing tone, "believe it."

Kyo nodded in agreement, "if I've never agreed with ol' cow boy before, I do now," he said.

"Why would he want to risk being sent back to Brighten?" Yuki asked more to himself.

"He's nuts," Kyo answered.

Yuki had his index finger to his chin in thought and then shook his head, "I'm going to talk to him," he said unlocking and opening the office door.

"Should we call the main house now?" Kyo asked as Yuki stepped out of the room. Yuki didn't respond, he simply left out, closing the door behind him.

Tohru looked to Haru and Kyo, they seemed to share the same expression, a deep loathing. She gave a nervous laugh and then looked at the door, she was rather concerned on how Yuki's mood would be once he returned.