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Eiko woke up at dawn, again. She always did. It was a habit that she had gotten into. She didn't really mind it though. She was very excited about today. Today was Monday, and her first day at Kaiwaia High.
Since there were a few hours before she had to go to school, she decided to explore the area. Eiko lived alone. No parents, no siblings, no one. She had found a very peaceful clearing in some woods that was sort of near to the school.
She was searching for anything unusual that might pique her interest. Bored and unable to find the clearing she started in, she gave up and started to hed out of the woods so she could get to school. Walking through the woods, she found a path. It seemed pretty unusual, which was what she had been looking for, and, wondering what it could possibly be, decided to follow it.
All of a sudden, the trees started to clear out showing a beautiful clearing with a peaceful house sitting in the middle of it. She started to walk towards it when she felt her stomach growl. She remembered that she hadn't eaten in a long time. She began to feel dizzy and collapsed to her knees before the house. The world spun whirls of color in her eyes. She grabbed her head to trry to stop the world spinning. Three people, one girl and two boys, started to walk out of the house when they noticed Eiko.
One of the boys and the girl came running over. The boy slightly shook Eiko to see if she was okay. The swirls of color slowly fled from her eyes and her vision started to clear. She looked in front of her and saw a very handsome boy of around her age with dark bluish-grey hair and violet eyes. Eiko made an expression of confusion as if to say, "Where the heck did you come from?"
The boy, noticing that she had acknowledged his existence, asked, "Are you all right, miss?"
"Huh?" Eiko was still trying to turn the wheels in her head. "Oh! Um... yeah, I guess so. Uh... who are you?" The wheels in her head were still spinning madly.
"Oh, my apologies, my name is Yuki Sohma, and this is Tohru Honda." he gestured to the girl kneeling worriedly next to her looking as if she were about to cry.
"It's very nice to meet the both of you. My name is Eiko."
"Are you alright?" Tohru asked.
"Hm? Oh, yes I'm alright. I just haven't um... had breakfast this morning and it's a long way from my house to the school. I'll be fine though." Eiko quickly stood up to show that she was okay, but swerved on the spot. Yuki stood up and held her arm to steady her.
"I know! I'll go inside and get you something to eat." Before Eiko could refuse the offer, Tohru ran into the house. Eiko sweat dropped.
"Is she always like this?" She asked Yuki, who was still holding her up.
"If you ask me it's annoying." The boy that didn't rush over had decided to walk over.
"Shut up you stupid cat." Yuki glared at the other boy. Eiko looked up to see who Yuki was talkin to. It was another really good looking guy. He had bright orange hair that looked like he dyed it.
"Don't call me stupid you damn rat!" The boy clenched his fist.
"Miss Eiko, this is Kyo. He acts tough, but he's just a harmless idiot." Ignoring Kyo's shouts Yuki continued. "Miss Honda should eb done with your breakfast." He tried to help Eiko to the house, but she pulled her arm away.
"I'm fine. I can walk by myself."
"Are you sure?" Yuki looked worried. Eiko nodded her head and gave him a weak smile. She followed Yuki into the house.
"Your house is wonderful!" Eiko exclaimed as she walked into the living room. Yuki and Kyo sweat- dropped.
"It's a normal house! How could it possibly be wonderful!?" Kyo yelled. Ignoring him, Eiko went over to the table and sat down. A man came into the room wearing a kimono.
"Ho, what's this? I must be seeing things. Another high school girl in my house? I must be in heaven!" The man grinned widely and sighed happily. There was a loud thud, and before Eiko could even blink, the man was on the ground twitching.
"You sick bastard!" Kyo kicked him.
"Really Shigure... must you be such a pervert? In front of a guest no less." Yuki sighed and turned to Eiko. "Please excuse my cousin. He's a pervert, but he doesn't actually do anything."
"Yeah... sure..." 'These people are weird,' Eiko thought to herself. Tohru came in with a plate of eggs and toast (muahaha!!! It's the typical American breakfast!)
"You know... you really don't have to do all this."
"Oh, it's no trouble. I'm happy to do it."
"It will be trouble if you don't get going." Shigure stated while reading the newspaper. Tohru looked at her watch.
"Oh my gosh, we're gonna be late!" Tohru started to panick. Eiko grabbed the last piece of toast and everyone rushed out the door.
Author's Note: Yay! My second fanfic! I'm finally making some progress. I guess this chapter was kinda short, but I can only type so fast! Well hope you enjoy this chapter and read many more! Page-chan