Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket or any of the characters. But I do borrow the manga and the anime from my friends a lot. (Got no money or I'd buy it myself). Omg, my hand is asleep and I can't type with my left hand! Hahaha. Don't know why I'm telling all of you that though.

A/N: This is a fanfic about Tohru's sister. Now, Tohru doesn't know she's her sister and none of the Sohmas know that she's her sister. They all just think that she's a very distant relative of Kazuma…which…in a way she is. But more on that later.

Tohru was taking down the wash when she heard the excited cry from inside. She quickly folded the last three shirts and ran inside the house to see what could make Shigure cry out like that. When she saw him on the phone, she closed her mouth and set down her laundry to listen to the conversation.

"Really? You're coming? Oh that's fantastic. Yes, Ayame will be so excited. Oh I just can't wait for you to get here! When do you get here?" Pause. "Four hours! I just can't wait for you to get here." Pause. "Uh-huh. I'll be sure to tell Kyo to get himself ready for your attack." Pause. "You sure you don't want it to be a surprise?" Pause. "Yes, well I suppose it is only fair for you to warn him. Whatever. It's so much more fun to see the look on his face after a surprise attack. Well, I've got to call everyone else and let them know you're coming." Pause. "I don't think even I can put up with Aya when I tell him you're coming. For some reason whenever he talks I think I hear bagpipe music in the background." Pause. "Oh you hear it too? Yeah, a little annoying isn't it?" Shigure chuckled. "Well, I'll see you when you get here. And you'll be staying here correct? Yes! All right, see you."

He hung up and Tohru saw the ecstatic smile that lit up his features. When he finally noticed she was there, he looked up at her and the smile grew into a beam. "Why hello, young Tohru. You'll never guess who called. Why don't you go up and get Yuki and Kyo? I'm sure they'll want to know as well."

Tohru nodded and went upstairs. She set the basket in her room, then knocked on each of their doors.

Yuki answered, looking quite groggy and his hair was mussed.

"Oh, sorry Yuki. I didn't realize you were napping. But Shigure wants to tell us all who's coming for a visit."

"Don't worry about it Miss Honda. I'm sure that it's a good thing you woke me up. It will be harder for me to sleep tonight."

She smiled and then she went to Kyo's door. He answered it without a shirt on. Surprised, Tohru stared for a few seconds. Then he slung on a bright red shirt, but still left it unbuttoned.

"Sorry to interrupt you working out, but Shigure has some news for us and wants all three of us to be there when he tells us."

"S'fine. I'll be down in a sec. Just gotta put on a shirt."

"All right." She was smiling as she and Yuki walked down the stairs together. The three of them sat down and waited for Kyo.

When he got there, Shigure was still smiling like a lunatic who believes his mothership is finally coming to take him home. Kyo sat down and looked at him, then a look of slight trepidation and fear crossed his face.

"Rika is coming."

"What?" cried both Yuki and Kyo at the same time, all trepidation and fear gone to be replaced by enthusiasm. "When?" asked Kyo. "Will she be staying here?" asked Yuki.

"In four hours, and yes. I was thinking one of us could give up our rooms for her."

"I will," said Tohru, almost on reflex. "But who is she?"

"Rika Sohma is a very, very distant relative of Kazuma's. She used to live on the inside on Kazuma's insistence, then found her mother and moved away. But she always visits every once in a while, especially for the holidays. In fact, this is the longest span of time that she hasn't visited since…well, we'll wait and see how touchy she still is on that subject before I go around talking about it all the time."

Tohru took all this in. She wondered what it was that Shigure wouldn't mention. Then she thought of what he said about finding her mother. "What do you mean 'then she found her mother?'"

"Oh, well, that's another story in itself. But it's quite sad. Are you sure you want to hear it?"

Tohru, a little nervous, nodded.

"Well, Kazuma's third step-cousin, who he was very close to despite the distant relation, was a very wonderful man. He was handsome and smart and clever. He fell in love with a very wonderful woman who was just as handsome and smart and clever as he. They went all over town, flaunting their relationship to anyone who looked in their direction. They were very much in love. But Rika's father was already married.

"Then Rika's mother found out she was pregnant. She could not bear the shame and she left as soon as Rika was born. She wasn't heard of for ten years. Rika's father died two years after she was born and Kazuma took her in as well. But he couldn't take care of her very well at the time and so gave her to another willing family member on the inside. So she knows all about the Sohma curse and still remains a very loving family member. She's also quite a riot."

Yuki rolled her eyes. "But she's a lot more polite than Shigure and Ayame. She's also friends with Hatori and is the only one that can get Haru to stop being black in less than two minutes. Momiji thinks he's her shadow, as does Kisa, which will probably cause a few problems with Hiro, now that I think of it."

"No mind, no mind. It doesn't matter just as she gets here. Oh, and if she really does stay for two weeks then she'll be here when Mii gets here!" Again Yuki rolled his eyes in exasperation.

Kyo shook his head. "None of that is the greatest part about her. She's a great fighter, can almost take Master. But she was also a real help when I was asking her…" he trailed off and said something about getting snacks. Tohru watched him, confused. Shigure smiled and then she saw that his shoulders were shaking. He was suppressing a wild bout of laughter.

"What is it, Shigure?"

"Don't encourage him, Miss Honda."

Apparently this was all too much for Shigure and the suppressed laughter burst out, a melodious rich sound that seemed to roll from his throat. "He was asking her…" laughter…"about a girl he had a crush on at school!" Then all coherent speech was lost and Shigure was completely taken by his giggling.

Tohru decided she'd get the laundry folded and put away a little while after that and Yuki said something about a walk. Kyo was still in the kitchen. She felt herself getting very excited and a little nervous about this Rika.