A/N: this is my first furuba story, so i hope you all like it! happy reading everyone! and please R&R! pwease? lol
Summary: Tohru has always known about the Sohma's cursed secret..but will she be the only one to know forever? A new student has just transferred to Kaibara School and is in Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru's class. Convinced that she can become a good friend, Tohru decides to have her visit the Sohma home. It is there that the new girl learns of the Sohma's secret. Now, will her memories be erased? Or will she and Tohru share the secret they must vow to keep?
Chapter 1: The Usual Routine; A New Student
It was a bright morning, Monday morning to be exact. The Sohma house was still and quiet. The sun rose and gave off a bright shine. Tohru Honda, age 18 had just started her third year at Kaibara School. The sun shone brightly on her bed, and she woke up happily, a smile on her face.
"Ah! What a wonderful day!" Tohru said with a smile as she rushed down the stairs to fix up breakfast. Soon enough, the wonderful smell of breakfast managed to find it's way to the other three people living with her. An orange-haired boy (age 18) walked down lazily and saw Tohru as she set the table.
"Mornin' Tohru. What's for breakfast?" the boy asked grumpily as he sat down.
"Good morning to you too Kyo. We're having the usual for breakfast today. I hope you like it. I think I've even gotten better." Tohru replied with a smile.
"The smell is so wonderful! What is it that my little flower has made this morning?" a voice asked dramatically as he made his entrance. The man had dark navy hair, a little messed up, and wore a simple brown robe.
"Will you stop that already Shigure? It's driving me crazy, you callin' Tohru like that. You perv." Kyo growled, his cat ears and tail showing angrily. The man named Shigure (age 29) waved his hand up and down.
"Now now Kyo, is that any way to treat your elder? The one who luckily manages to keep a roof over your head? Is it too much to ask to have some respect from you?" Shigure sobbed.
"Yes." Kyo answered plainly and Shigure turned white. Another boy with dark blue/gray hair walked down the stairs.
"Why are you yelling so early in the morning, you stupid cat?" he asked as he rubbed his eyes.
"How many times do I gotta say it! Don't call me stupid!" Kyo roared as he waved his fist up and down. Yuki just walked by, sat down, and started to drink some morning tea.
"Here you go guys. Breakfast is ready. Dig in!" Tohru said happily and the four sat down for their breakfast. Everyone loved it, and complimented on Tohru's cooking. As always, Tohru would smile with a blush and come up with some way to say, "Oh no it was my pleasure" or, "I'm so happy you all like it!" . Around those lines really. Today was a special day. Actually, it was the first day of Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru's third year at their school. When the three got ready to leave, they said goodbye to Shigure who was already being tracked down by his editor Mii. As the three walked down the dirt path, Tohru put a finger to her lip and stared at the sky in thought.
"What is on your mind Miss Honda?" Yuki asked.
"Somethin' bothering you?" Kyo asked.
"It's just that...I feel like I'm forgetting something that's all." Tohru replied with one of her bright smiles.
"Forgetting?" Yuki asked and Tohru nodded. She finally remembered and snapped her fingers.
"That's right! I almost forgot! Today we're getting a transfer student." Tohru said with a grin.
"A new transfer student? Do you know who?" Kyo asked. Maybe he could pick on the newbie for fun. Although it seemed a little rude, he thought it'd be amusing (quickie a/n i know they're annoying but!- i'm not sayin that kyo likes picking on people, i just have something funny in store when he tries).
"I think it's a girl...I just don't know her name. Maybe Uo-chan and Hana can help us out." Tohru replied and soon enough the three ran into Tohru's best friends.
"A new transfer student? I had heard that we were getting one, I just didn't pay attention that much." Uo-chan said with a shrug.
"I do sense a new aura coming from that way..." Hana said as a little strand of hair pointed to the right. The group looked and saw nobody.
"Are you sure? Maybe you should double check." Kyo suggested and Hana just stared at Kyo blankly. He pulled back. "Or not..it was just a suggestion..." he said and took one step back.
"What are you, chicken orange-top?" Uo-chan asked.
"Chicken! Try to say that to my face Yankee!" Kyo roared as he rolled up his sleeve.
"Bring it on!" Uo-chan answered as she and Kyo had sparks fly. Tohru was trying to prevent the fight nervously as she usually did and Yuki thought he caught a glimpse at the new student. It was a girl, but she was in the boy's uniform. She gave Yuki a blank stare, and then disappeared behind the wall again. Somehow, Yuki could feel chills when they met eye contact.
"Why don't we go to class? I'm sure we'll run into Hatsuharu and Momiji in the halls some time soon anyways." Yuki suggested with a sweatdrop as everyone was pushed inside. The new girl, age 18, a few minutes later appeared and walked inside. She had dark brown hair that went to her waist, and she had swoop bangs that ran into her right eye. She sighed, and walked in.
"What's up with you Yuki? You seem tense or somethin'." Kyo asked.
"Wouldn't you like it if I were tense? Then maybe you'd be able to actually hit me for once." Yuki teased.
"Hey I'm tryin' to be nice here! Don't make me regret it!" Kyo roared, his ears and tailed appeared for a brief moment. All of a sudden, someone landed on his head. It was a boy of age 16, his yellow hair and bright brown eyes made him look cute. Except...he wore a girl's uniform.
"Why hello there everyone! Kyo, are you feeling well? You're not usually this angry! It's only morning too!" the boy cried happily when he jumped off.
"Momiji! Will you quit doing that!" Kyo cried angrily.
"What's up with you Kyo?" a boy (age 16) with white hair and black in the back asked as he walked over casually.
"Nothing's up Hatsuharu. I'm just so stoked today that's all! It's all that damn rats fault!" he yelled.
"My fault? How is it my fault?" Yuki asked. Kyo was silent, and before he could answer the Vice President was screaming down the hall, chasing someone.
"Get back here! I can't let you go into your classroom unless you change uniforms! Don't make me hurt you miss! Miss! Miss! Are you listening to me!" the Vice President, Kakeru roared. The person he was following was the one Yuki had seen outside, the new student. She was wearing the boy's uniform all right.
"I hear you, and I think one more word out of you will make me go deaf. Will you get offa my back?" the girl snapped as she tried to lose the president, her left eye began to twitch slightly.
"I will not until you come with me and put on your rightful uniform! It clearly states in the rules that all girls must wear--" The girl twirled around, and glared at Kakeru.
"Look, you can honestly see that I don't care. So either quit your whining and let me get to class on time, or face the consequences." the girl said.
"Which would be?" Kakeru asked slyly.
"Let's see...a bloody nose, some broken ribs, maybe even a broken arm or leg. That and you'll make a new student late, and when I'm late the first day you don't want to see me angry." the girl replied, looming over the now smaller president. She cracked her knuckles, and that left Kakeru slumped into a weary faint. He continued to pester her anyways until they reached the group. The group apparently had just been listening to the conversation and staring blankly at both of them.
"Now listen here you! I am ordering you, as the Vice President of this school to wear the proper uniform! Ah! Prince Yuki, tell her she cannot be allowed to wear this!" Kakeru roared. The girl looked at Yuki, her eyebrow slightly raised. She stared at the group blankly, and they did back. She seemed to be examining them. When her eyes fell on Momiji, he just smiled brightly and she saw what he was wearing. A glint appeared in her eyes.
"You listen to me, that's a boy, right?" the girl asked as she pointed to Momiji.
"You bet I'm a boy!" Momiji answered with a laugh.
"Tell me, Vice President, what is he wearing?" the girl asked. The scene went to Momiji. The backround colors...well, they were pink with white sparkles. Momiji just smiled simply.
"A girl's uniform..." Kakeru muttered.
"Mm-hm. So, what you're saying, is that I can't wear the boy's uniform, while he can obviously wear the girls. Am I right, Mr. Vice President?" the girl asked. Kakeru could only sigh heavily, defeat seemed to be nearby.
"I..I guess...well, in Momiji's case it's different." he tried to cover.
"Different? Vice President, are you telling me his case is different just because he's a boy? Are you saying that just because I'm a girl I can't be allowed to wear the opposite sex's uniform? If so, then I must say that is truly unfair." the girl scolded. Kakeru turned to Yuki.
"Oh please Prince Yuki, save me! Just tell her to wear the proper uniform please!" Kakeru begged as he got on his knees and pleaded, tears were streaming down his face. Yuki looked from Kakeru, to the girl.
"I think it is safe to say that this girl can wear the boy's uniform. To be perfectly honest, there's nothing wrong with that." Yuki finally answered and Kakeru wearily drew back and disappeared. The girl sighed with relief as she put a hand to her head. She looked at Momiji. When she passed by, she put a hand on his shoulder and gave him a glimpse.
"Thanks kid. Boy am I glad I bumped into you. Otherwise I'd be having that damn loser follow me all the way to my class. I...owe you one." she said simply and brushed past Kyo, it seemed as if he was pushed aside forcefully.
"H-hey! Get your ass back over here and apologize to me!" Kyo roared.
"Kyo, you shouldn't be saying things like that. What did that girl do to you anyways?" Yuki asked with a sigh as he slapped his hand to his forehead.
"What do you mean what did she do to me! She pushed me on purpose!" Kyo cried. Everyone was silent, and stared at him blankly. The girl turned around to face Kyo.
"You're the one that said you were going to try and tease me cause I'm the newbie." she said to him. He backed away slightly. She took a step foward, and he took one back. She was on top of him now, a menacing look on her face.
"Here's some advice. If you're going to try and tease me, do it when there isnt' a crowd around. I'd actually like to see you try and make me angry. It'll be fun to see what I'll have to do to you for punishment. Oh yeah, one more thing too." she said to him. He seemed to be cowaring by now.
"If you want me to apologize, have a good reason next time. Loser." she said and walked off to the classroom. The group was just standing in the empty hallway, no one said a word.
"What a bitch." Uo-chan said with a frown as she had her arms folded across her chest.
"We'd better get to class...we might be late." Tohru suggested and the group went their seperate ways. Momiji turned to Hatsuharu.
"I don't know why, but something about that girl I like. I wonder if she was born under the year of the rabbit." Momiji said with a smile.
"I don't think she is...and who knows." Hatsuharu answered with a shrug as they went into their class.
As Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, Hana, and Uo-san entered their classroom, their teacher hadn't arrived yet. They went to their assigned seats. 'Oh great...I have to sit next to the newbie...' Kyo said with a shiver. For the first week of school, the teacher decided to have the class be partners for some of the projects they would do. If Kyo had to be paired with her, he'd probably die before the project started! The girl shifted her gaze from her book to give him a stare, and immediately he started asking frantically to trade seats with someone else. Everyone was already a little feet away from the new girl, but she didn't seem to mind.
"I'll trade seats with you Kyo. I don't mind." Tohru said with a smile. The new girl seemed a little surprised at how Tohru would willingly sit next to a complete stranger probably. Kyo sighed with relief, but then he still had to worry about his partner. It was Uo-chan.
"I hope you know what you're doing Tohru. I won't say I won't be a bother to ol' orange-top here." Uo-chan said with amusement.
"Someone save me..." Kyo said with a mutter as he sat down. Already he wasn't liking today. Tohru laughed with a smile, and turned to the new student.
"So, my name is Tohru Honda. What's your name?" she asked and extended her hand. The girl looked at it like it had some kind of disease, and looked the other way. Tohru was left smiling, sweatdrops started to appear behind her head.
"You can put your hand down. You look like an idiot." the girl said, not facing Tohru. She did reluctantly, and the girl turned to the front. Not making eye contact, she was silent. Tohru faced front as well, but as seconds passed she couldn't help but try again to make friends with the new girl.
"If we're going to be partners, we should get to know eachother... I already told you who I was, could you please tell me who you are?" Tohru asked nicely.
"Actually, I'd rather not have a partner. I tend to work alone anyways." the girl answered and Tohru went white.
"Hey! Be nice newbie! Tohru's trying to make peace and here you are throwing it in her face! Show her some respect!" Kyo snapped. He and Uo-chan were sitting behind them. Yuki and Hana were in front of Tohru and the girl.
"Shut up. This isn't any of your business anyways." the girl said with a huff.
"It is too my business! You shouldn't be treatin' Tohru like crap!" Kyo roared.
"If you care for her so much, why don't you just become my partner then let me continue to be rude to her?" the girl asked, a slight smile appeared on her face. She seemed to be having fun making Kyo angry. Kyo had a fist with her unknown name written all over it.
"Just tell her your frickin' name!" Kyo cried and started to calm down a little bit.
"No. She'll learn it anyways when I have to tell the whole class. Until then, don't bother me." the girl said and began to read her book again. As the teacher walked into the room, the girl introduced herself monotonously.
"My name is Akira Yamanaka." is all she said and sat down. Even the teacher seemed a little spooked at her 'enthusiasm' she had. When the first class had ended, the first assignment was to get to know their partner. That was easy enough for Kyo, Yuki, Uo-chan, and Hana. But for Tohru and Akira, things might get a little tricky. When it was time for lunch after a few more classes, Akira seemed to have gotten away from Tohru.
"I swear, how can you stand it to get to know that girl? Already she drives me crazy!" Kyo said as he took a bite out of his tuna sandwhich.
"Well I'll just have to see what I can do. Who knows, maybe we'll become great friends." Tohru replied with a smile. It was just by luck that she caught a glimpse of Akira sitting by herself under a tree. She was able to make the group follow her (after asking about five times) and they walked over to Akira. She looked at them and blinked a couple of times, and then looked at Tohru. As Tohru opened her mouth, Akira interrupted quickly.
"If this has anything to do with our assignment to get to know eachother, let's just make up something and say that we got to know eachother really well and we became friends. That sounds like a good report, doesn't it?" Akira said.
"Well, yes...but it's not true. And I would like to become your friend." Tohru said with a smile. Akira was surprised at this, and stared off into the distance. 'Why would anyone want to be my friend?' she wondered. Instantly, Hana could feel something from the new girl, but decided to talk about it after Akira would not be able to hear her. Akira stood up and walked off slowly.
"I guess we'll...we'll just continue this tommorow!" Tohru called. Akira could just picture Tohru smiling as she left.
"Yeah...Whatever!" Akira answered back, slightly waving, and continued to distance herself from the others.
"I swear...she's going to be the death of me." Kyo muttered.
"Really? I thought I would be the death of you after kicking your ass almost a thousand times." Yuki said and Kyo roared in rage, his ears and tail showing.
"There's something about that girl...Something she isn't tell us. Something tragic has happened, she won't say anything. She is shutting herself off from the world, and by doing so she is going to be someone hard to crack open." Hana said and everyone looked at her.
'I'm guessing that had somethin' to do with your powers, huh? Something to hide, eh? Well, Tohru's the right person to come to if Akira has a problem.' Kyo thought.
'Shutting herself from the world...sounds a lot like some of the Sohmas. But I'm sure for Miss Honda, opening Akira's heart to the world will be a simple task.' Yuki thought with a smile. As the group returned to their homeroom, they already saw Akira there, reading her book. Tohru took a seat, and just smiled. Akira finally noticed, and gave Tohru a weird stare. Tohru just continued to smile. 'If Hana's right, and if something happened to Akira that's made her shut herself off from the world, I just know I can make her open up a little! After all, like you always said mom, never give up and keep trying!' Tohru thought.
"Um...what are you doing?" Akira finally asked.
"Oh nothing nothing." Tohru replied with a laugh. Akira blinked a little, and then went back to reading her book. Tohru gave up with her bright smile, and thought about how to get to know Akira better. Asking the school for her file would be strange, but if it would help then that was okay...she guessed. 'I know! I'll invite her to the Sohma home! I'm sure she'll like that! We can spend time together then and I could get to know her better! We could become friends!' Tohru thought and pictured how it would turn out. She smiled in the beginning, but then frowned, and shivered. She had sweatdrops form. 'Then again...it might not go exactly as I plan it will, but it's a start! Wish me luck mom!' Tohru thought with a convincing smile. She turned to Akira.
"What?" Akira asked when Tohru took her hand. 'What the hell is this girl trying to pull? Whatever it is...it's freaking me out!' Akira thought.
"I was just hoping you'd like to come over to the Sohma house where I live this Friday. It'll be a great way for us to get to know one another! Whaddaya say?" Tohru asked with a smile.
"Well...I don't know..." was Akira's first answer.
"Aw c'mon. It'll be fun I promise! You'll even be able to get to know Kyo and Yuki a little better too!" Tohru said.
"Oh joy..." Akira answered monotonously.
"Pleeeeeeeeeeease?" Tohru begged. Akira warily eyed Tohru, and saw that she was being true to her word. 'I guess it wouldn't be that bad to come to her place...it must be nice at least if she lives with two other boys who aren't even related to her...' Akira thought. She sighed and gave Tohru a tired look.
"Fine fine, you win. I'll come over to the Sohma house Friday, after school." she said.
"Great! Tommorow then you can walk home with us!" Tohru cried happily.
"I never said I'd do that! I said I'd visit! Gimme the directions or something!" Akira shot back hastily.
"Oh no no no, you should join us! It will be fun! And besides, even if I did give you the directions you might get lost and we wouldn't want that to happen now would we?" Tohru answered simply with a smile. Akira's eye and mouth began to twitch. 'What is this girl trying to do? Kill me!' she thought. Then again, she did like the idea: A lot.
"Fine...I see there's no point in me argueing. It's hopeless anyways I'll still lose." Akira said with a sigh. Tohru jumped for joy, and quickly told Kyo and Yuki about Akira's visit. Kyo didn't like this and started a fit, and Yuki only sighed with a sweatdrop. When school ended, it was time for everyone to go home. Tohru decided to make one stop in the school office, where all the files of every person in the school were kept. When she was only a few feet away from the office, she saw someone round the corner quickly, a file in the person's hand. Tohru didn't think much of it, and walked in.
"Hello there Miss Tohru. What can I do for you today?" the assistant asked at the desk.
"Um...if it's possible, can I look at the file of Akira Yamanaka?" Tohru asked. The assistant thought for a while, and finally smiled.
"I don't why not. Hold on let me go get it." she said and walked into the back. Tohru waited patiently. When the assistant came back she was empty handed.
"I'm sorry Tohru, it seems like the file for Akira isn't here. Funny, I thought we had gotten it when she transferred. I guess I'll have to find it. When I do though, I'll be sure to let you see. Why do you want to see it anyways? Just innocent curiousity." the assistant asked.
"Well, Akira's not really someone who some people could get along with the moment they saw her... I was just wondering if something happened to her in her past that made her a little hard to be friends with, that's all." Tohru answered.
"Oh, I see. Well, if I can recall...a week before she came here...I think, something tragic happened to her. I can't remember the specifics, but that's all I know of that might be a clue..." the assistant answered. Tohru gasped.
"That's horrible! I wonder what happened!" Tohru cried.
"Yes, it truly is. And it's ashame that I can't remember what was so tragic to her. If you're her partner for your class Tohru, I'm sure you can reach out to Miss Yamanaka. After all, it's your smile that always brightens up my day. So why wouldn't it brighten up hers?" the assistant complimented and waved goodbye as she went to the back of the room when the school's phone began to ring. Tohru smiled at that compliment, and wondered if she could do it. She only smiled, and saw that Kyo and Yuki were waiting outside for her. When they left the school building, Akira rounded the corner and watched them walk off. She had the folder in her hand. It had Akira Yamanaka written on it.
"Tohru Honda huh?..." Akira said to herself as she put the file in her bag and disappeared, walking in the distance.
A/N: there u have it! Chapter 1 of my furuba story! hope u like it, and plz leave a review! so, how is Akira Yamanaka going to find out about the Sohma's curse? And there's something about her that's almost like Tohru...it seems that Akira and Tohru have something in common dealing with an accident that causes a loved one's death... the only thing, is that Akira is the total opposite of Tohru. Anyways, Find out in chapter 2 how Akira learns the Sohmas secret!
