"Welcome! I'm Tohru Honda, it's a pleasure to meet you! I've set up a bed for you in the guest room, I hope that's all right, if it's not you can have my bed, I don't mind, and if there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. I've made fish for dinner, do you like fish? If you don't I can make something else."

Nariko stared at this 'Tohru Honda', her eyebrow raised in mild annoyance. Yes, this girl certainly was something, and that something was most probably going to get on her nerves. Almost the very second she'd arrived Hatori had warned her to be nice to this annoying girl (although he'd not used the word annoying, apparently the majority of the Sohma's like her) Nariko didn't respond, she just blinked, avoiding conversation, but this girl didn't seem to get it.

"Was your journey okay? You didn't run into any traffic did you? I just hate that, when you're late because you get stuck in traffic."

"Was I late?" growled Nariko, her patience wearing thin

She'd caught Tohru off guard "Um... no... I-I don't think so..."

The eyes of both Hatori and Yuki flickered between Nariko and Tohru, ready to step in if Nariko's temper snapped.

"You don't think so? Be sure of your answers you incom..."

"That's enough Miyamoto" interjected Hatori,

Nariko looked away. She'd never promised that she would be nice.

The door to the kitchen slid open, revealing Shigure, smiling in what Nariko supposed was supposed to be a 'welcoming' way, but it actually just made her desire to leave even stronger.

"Ah, little Nari-chan, I thought I heard your dulcet tones."

Shigure flinched visibly at Nariko's death-glare, completely frozen to the spot. "If you ever call me that again, swear to god I will kill you where you stand."

Trying and failing to keep his composure, his smile now more a painful grimace, Shigure continued to speak "Then what would you prefer?"

"Miyamoto-san will suffice." she said, not relaxing her death glare and going back to her tea.

Hatori looked at his watch "I have to leave now." he rose from his place, and without even a goodbye, he left the room. They heard him greet Kyo in the hall way, Kyo's response of 'what the hell are you doing here?' before Hatori left.

Just as Tohru noticed the mildly surprised look on Nariko's face, Shigure called out to Kyo "Kyo! Could you come in here a minuet? There's someone I'd like you to meet!"

The door slid open "What is it, what do you..." he trailed off, noticing Nariko "Who the hell are you?"

"Kyo, this is Nariko Miyamoto, Nariko, this is Kyo Shoma, the cat of the zodiac you have met before." said Shigure brightly, waving his hand in a nonchalant way.

Kyo and Nariko exchanged a curious, sharp gaze.

"It'd be hard to forget that hair..." said Kyo

"Likewise" she shot back "I ain't never met someone with such a stupid lookin' face"

"Who you callin' stupid you-"

A loud crash of thunder and sudden heavy rain cut him off and his shoulders slumped slightly.

"Oh, no!" exclaimed Yuki "The vegetable garden!"


Kyo lay on his back, staring dully at the ceiling. The rain storm outside was making him feel... well, bleh was the only word he could put to it. Though this didn't seem to change the fact that he couldn't get that Nariko girl out of his head, he knew that he'd met her before (It really was hard to forget that hair) but he couldn't remember when. She seemed so familiar.