Disclaimer: I don't own any Fruit's Basket characters, the only one that I truly own is Kiora Kitsunare. I give credit to Natsuki Takaya for making such a great manga/anime.

In the old Chinese Zodiac legend, the cat was tricked by the rat and hated him forever. However, there's another part to the story that isn't as widely known as everyone thought. I'm here to tell you the true story of the Zodiac.

It was a bright, sunny day as a young girl walked down the street. The wind was blowing her black hair as the silver tips reflected the light. Her icy-blue eyes were clouded slightly as she tried to keep herself from passing out. She had run away from home after her father beat her and left cuts and bruises on her arms and neck. Hoping that Hatori was home, she headed towards the main Sohma house. Reaching the gates, she sighed nervously as she entered, for it had been years since she had seen anyone from the Zodiac. Looking around, she knocked on Hatori's door and waited for an answer.

Hatori looked up as he heard someone knocking on his door. He stood, thinking that it was Shigure coming to bug him again. As he slid the door back, he blinked a couple times as he stared at the girl standing outside. "Um, can I help you?" he asked, thinking that she had gotten lost.

She looked close to fainting when he had asked her the question. "Are you Hatori? I need help, please."

He sighed and stood back, letting her in. "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

Sitting on the couch, she looked at him and smiled slightly. "It's been quite some time since I've been here, so I can't expect you to remember me. I'm Kiora."

Hatori smiled as he remembered and went to get his medical bag. "I didn't mean to forget. So was it your father again?"

Nodding, she closed her eyes and leaned back. "I think he went too far this time. I don't want to go back to my house."

He knelt in front of her and started wrapping her arms. "I'll call Shigure and see if he'll take you in for the time being. I think Kyo would be glad to see you after 10 years."

Smiling as he finished bandaging her arms, she curled up and drifted to sleep. Hatori got up and grabbing the phone, dialed Shigure's number and waited for an answer.

At Shigure's House

The phone started ringing as Tohru started getting dinner ready. "Can someone get the phone, please?" she called, trying to get the miso soup ready.

Kyo grumbled before standing and answering it. "Hello?"

Hatori's voice came through on the line. "Kyo? Is Shigure there?"

"No, he ran off again, much to the annoyance of his editor."

"That's just great. I wanted to ask him if he could watch over someone for me. She doesn't want to go home, in case her father tries to kill her."

"There's a girl at your house? What's her name?"

"Kiora."

Kyo went silent for a few minutes. "I'll be right over." Hanging up, he walked down the hallway and out the door, stopping to tell Tohru that he'd be a little late. Heading off to Hatori's house, he couldn't help but wonder if Kiora was really there. 'It's been 10 years since her family forced her to leave. I wonder if they forced her to change her last name as well.' Arriving at the house, he sighed as he opened the door and looked at Hatori. "Where is she?"

Hatori looked up from a book he was reading and pointed towards the couch. "Over there," he said before going back to his book.

Walking to the couch, he smiled slightly at the sleeping form of Kiora. 'At least she's back.' He looked at her arms and noticed the bandages on them. He placed a hand on her head and lightly ruffled her hair. "Hey, wake up," he whispered.

Kiora shifted slightly and opened her eyes, looking up at Kyo as she smiled. "When did you get here?"

"A few minutes ago. Hatori called and I came to get you. So let's get going. Dinner ready at Shigure's and I'm hungry."

Sitting up, she stretched and stood up. "You sure Shigure doesn't mind me there?"

"If he knew that you'd be coming, he'd be jumping for joy," he said as he headed out the door.

Bowing slightly to Hatori, she followed Kyo back to Shigure's house. Arriving at the house, Kyo walked in and looked at Tohru. "I'm back, and I brought someone with me."

Tohru smiled and looked at Kiora, who was standing behind Kyo looking nervous. "Hello, I'm Tohru Honda. What's your name?"

Kiora blinked a couple times and smiled back. "Kiora Kitsunare. Pleased to meet you."

Kyo sighed and sat down. 'I thought as much. They did change her last name,' he thought as Yuki walked into the room. He looked surprised to see Kiora standing there. "Kiora? What are you doing here?"

"I ran away from home. Father tried to kill me this time. I can't go back there."

"Well, you're welcome to stay here for the time." Shigure had walked in and was standing behind Kiora smiling. "We always like to have you here."

Kyo nodded, looking up at Kiora and smiling. "Besides, it's been ten years since I've had a fight with you, sis."

Please be nice and R&R. This is my first fic and I'd like to know if there's anyway that I can make it better.