AKITO'S SISTER

I don't own the rights to fruits basket, my only claim is my character Ashi, those of you who think otherwise are stupid.

Note: This story take place after episode 26 of the TV series.

Chapter One

The morning of their third year of high school began like the mornings of their second and first had always begun, but this time Haru , Momiji, Kisa, and Hatori stopped by to wish them well, only there was another face, a Somha that Tohru hadn't met yet.

Upon laying eyes on the girl with Hatori both Yuki and Kyo froze. Tohru just stared. "My name is Ashi Sohma, You're Tohru Honda, right?" The girl was a near inch taller than Yuki and though it looked as though she might go to school with them she was dressed in boys black pants and a high collared black button-up shirt. Her violet eyes were complimented well by her short, jet black, hair, as it reached just past her ear lobes and a faint red healing scar ran down the right side of her face.

"Yes...pleased to meet you." Tohru muttered, then smiled as she saw Ashi smiling at her.

Then Ashi's eyes turned to Yuki and Kyo. "You two need to stop staring, it's not polite."

"Oh." Yuki said. "Will you be joining us at our school this year, Ashi?"

"Yes. Hatori had me take the entrance exam last week." Ashi replied.

"Oh." Tohru said.

"Unfortunately Akito has fallen ill, so I must be on my way." Hatori said.

"You're not staying?" Ashi asked him.

"No, I believe you will be fine, Ashi, you normally are." He replied walking away.

"What was that all about?" Shigure asked. "Oh! Ashi. So good to see you outside the main house for once."

"Actually Shigure, you're going to be seeing me more often, I'm going to school with Yuki, Kyo, and the others." Ashi told him. She looked down. "Akito sent me away."

When she said this all of the people on Shigure's front porch froze.

Yuki spoke first. "He sent you away?"

"Yes."

"What is the matter?" Tohru asked. "Why is it bad that Akito sent you away?"

"You see Tohru, Akito is my younger brother. You've seen him when he gets riled up, well I am one of the few people who can calm him down. If he's sent me away than there is only one other who can calm him down, though not as well."Ashi explained.

"Oh. Akito is your brother?" Tohru asked slightly confused.

"Half brother actually, we have the same mother. I'm two years older than him."

Kyo finally stopped being surprised enough to notice something. "Why are you wearing that? You're a girl, why aren't you wearing a girls uniform?"

Ashi looked up at him for a moment then turned around and walked down the path.

Quite unlike himself Kyo didn't pursue her, only gathered his school things and walked with the rest of his friends twenty feet behind Ashi.

Yuki however pondered what her appearance meant. She sacrificed herself and let Akito do to her what he would so others wouldn't be hurt by him, so what does it mean that she's here?

"Ashi?" Tohru said catching up to her.

"Yes?"

"Why are Yuki and Kyo afraid of you?" Tohru asked. "You don't have to answer I..."

"Because I beat Yuki in a fight. Technically both of them are black belts, but Yuki's better than Ky, he doesn't like the fact that I beat Yuki. But I'm supposed to be able to, I'm a master." Ashi replied absent mindedly.

"Why aren't you wearing a girls uniform Ashi Sohma?" The homeroom teacher asked as she took attendance after the bell rang.

Ashi said nothing just held out a note. The teacher read it and gave it back without saying anything.

Later at lunch Ashi joined Yuki, Tohru, Kyo and their group of friends without saying anything.

"Hey, who are you?" Uotani asked.

"This is Ashi Sohma." Tohru introduced.

"Another Sohma, huh?" Uotani looked at her.

"It's not polite to stare." Ashi told her reaching for one of the rice balls that Tohru had made.

Her sleeve was unbuttoned and pushed up to her elbow revealing several scars running along her arm, some healed and some healing.

"Whoa! What happened?" Uotani asked her.

"Nothing." Ashi muttered, turning away.

On the walk back to Shigure's house no one spoke and Hatori's car was there when they got there.

Ashi ran to the door and took off her shoes.

Hatori was talking to Shigure when she paused in the doorway.

"If you want her to stay here Hatori, she can." Shigure said. "I'm sure Tohru wouldn't mind another girl in the house."

"I think that's the wisest option, Akito is still quite ill and he says he doesn't ever want to see her again. I think being away for a while would be good for her. Last time he was this mad he nearly killed her." Hatori told him.

"Still her courage is to be commended, I don't think anybody could do what she has done for everyone. Even Akito, if he chose to see it, would mourn her loss if he truly did end up killing her. He doesn't see what it would be like without her."

"Hmm."

That was when she decided to make herself known. "Hatori, how's Akito doing?"

"He's still quite ill, Ashi, but he can only get better with time. How's your arm?"

"Itchy as hell, I can't believe that this is good for it." She replied holding out her arm for Hatori to look at.

Rolling up her sleeve, he exposed that the entirety of her forearm was wrapped in a bandage that was currently soaking up blood, just as Yuki, Kyo and Tohru walked in through the doorway.

"Oh, my! You're bleeding Ashi!" Tohru exclaimed as she ran into the kitchen to get the first aid kit.

"Hatori already has his bag, Tohru. You don't have to worry about it." Shigure said going after her.

"I'm not causing trouble for Shigure, am I?" Ashi asked.

"No. He's invited you to stay if you want, you wouldn't have to sleep on a bunk in my office." Hatori told her as he re-cleaned the wound with peroxide. "I think you should, you've been cooped up at the main house for so long, it'd be healthy for you."

Ashi thought about just what Akito had told her the day she got her current wound. ' Go! I hate you! You think you deserve my favor, you can die and rot in Hell for all I care! Mother was right, I will be alone someday, now leave! I never want to see you again!

"Are you sure?" Hatori asked her as he stood in the doorway ready to leave. Ashi nodded her head. "Well, if anything happens just call."

Ashi waved goodbye to Hatori as he drove away. Then walked back inside and upstairs to Tohru's room where she was staying.

Getting into the sleeping bag that Hatori had dragged out of the car she heard Tohru call.

"Ashi, where did you get all those scars?"

"It's a long story Tohru." She told the kind, concerned girl.

"Maybe you'll tell it to me sometime." Tohru told her as she drifted off to sleep.

Ashi lay awake for a while pondering what Tohru had said. 'Maybe you'll tell it to me sometime.' "Maybe, just maybe."

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PREVIEW: When Ashi realizes something important she goes to visit Akito. And gets the crap beat out of her! Will she ever tell Tohru what happened?