Author's Note: ?'s always been lonely, so I decided to make up a girl for him. I was originally going to do a ? & Tohru thing, but I support Kyo & Tohru too much xD. I hope you enjoy, and please review! Oh yeah, this is in the anime world if you're wondering, cause in the manga, it'd be awkward for ? to end up with this girl, if you've read that far~ And if you're wondering what the ?'s are about, well let's just say it would be more fun for me to keep the guy a mystery xD.

A slim seventeen year old girl threw a rope up over the wall that surrounded the Sohma family's private estate. She whipped her light blonde hair over her shoulder as she scaled the wall, trying to keep a good balance. The girl reached the top quickly and jumped down to the other side. As she fell she let go of the rope so it fell to the ground on the other side of the wall.

As she landed, the girl thudded into a young blonde haired boy, who was interestingly enough wearing a purple dress. The questionably dressed boy crashed to the ground under her, turning into a rabbit. She jumped back, not knowing what she had done to the young looking boy. Why had he become a rabbit? What was going on here? Another boy, who looked older and more mature, came over to the intruder. He had white hair on top and black underneath, which made him look suspicious. He slapped the girl across the face, causing her to black out and faint towards the ground. He caught her in his arms before she crashed onto the rabbit, who was looking quite dizzy.

The girl's eyelids fluttered open to reveal dazed silver irises. A man with dark hair that covered one eye knelt over her. She was inside, laying on a soft mat. A small fire was glowing in the fireplace, and the room she was in held lots of books. It had a wooden floor and white walls. The man with dark hair appeared to be a doctor by the way he dressed.

"She needs to be questioned by Akito," the guy with white and black hair said. He was leaning against the wall beside the door.

"She will be, Hatsuharu. Although, right now, she seems to be a little out of it. Looks like she's had a rough time lately," the doctor replied. The girl tried to sit up a little, obviously weakened by whatever Hatsuharu had done to her. She groaned a little.

"What's your name?" the doctor asked.

"Kurami," she replied, "Kurami Itou."

"Ah," he took one of her hands to examine it, noting a ton of little scratches and scars on her arm, "You do know that you shouldn't be inside these walls, correct?"

"I know," Kurami replied faintly, "But it was the only place I could turn to. You gotta do what you gotta do, ya know?" The doctor nodded in agreement.

A while later, Hatsuharu and the doctor took the girl into a separate house to speak with the one called Akito. Kurami and Akito sat on the floor opposite of each other. They were sitting on mats, and the doctor and Hatsuharu had left them so they could talk one on one. "Now tell me, Kurami, what exactly are you doing here?" Akito asked in a demanding tone.

"I had no where to go. My parents, they're dead. Everyone in town thinks I murdered them, but I swear I didn't! I just didn't know what to do and..." she broke into tears.

Akito flicked a tear off her face. "Don't cry," he hissed, "I'll tell you one thing, today's your lucky day. People usually say that I'm merciless. Heck, I agree with them. But I've decided to make an exception for you."

"Thank you," was all she could say.

"There's something different about you, Kumari. Usually the questioning isn't that quick and painless...I guess, however, since the townspeople think you're a murderer, you can stay here inside these walls. I have a spare bedroom upstairs I'll let you stay in. I don't know why I trust you right off the bat, without even knowing your intentions, but it just feels right. Although don't try anything stupid, or you're a goner. Oh, and one more thing. You saw Momiji turn into a rabbit earlier...you must never, ever tell any outsider about that. You hear me?" his tone was sharp.

Kurami nodded her head, "You got it!"

Akito nodded with cold eyes, "Good. You go upstairs and get all settled in."