AN: Bri-chan: Hello one and all! I'm sorry it took so long to update but like I had said before my computer had crashed and I had to update from the schools computer. Then summer break came. *sweat drops* probably not the best idea on my part.

Kyo: Are you a moron?

Bri-chan: Stop insulting me! Do you want to go in the box again?

Kyo: Not the box…

Bri-chan: Yes the box! So try being nice for once!

Yuki: Come on you two. Can't you at least try to get along?

Bri-chan: But Yuki! He's being mean to me!

Yuki: He's probably just sulking about not being in the last chapter.

Kyo: What!

Bri-chan: Oh, by the way my computer and my email are back up now so updates should be coming somewhat faster. And in this flashback Yuki and Kyo are both about seven years old.

Yuki: Bri-chan does not own Fruits Basket or any of its characters.

Bri-chan: If I did then Kyo would have a crate!

Key: (You'll get it later)

Word- thought

"word"- spoken Japanese

/word/- spoken language of the angels

Yuki's chest began to feel tight as he ran out of breath. He had been running for two hours straight without stopping or slowing down. He was too scared to look back in case he was being followed, although he doubted it. But still, he had to keep running. He was too terrified to stop now.

It had started like any other day would. He had arrived at Akito-sans palace and they were playing in the garden. It was always just the two of them. Akito-san never wanted anyone else; he was always content with Yuki.

Only Yuki.

It had been that way since he had first met Akito-san. He'd always had a special interest in Yuki. He thought it was because of his wings. They were as soft as, well, a feather. But even so, they seemed softer and more fragile than anyone else's. And then there was the color. They were as white as his name and appeared to glow from the light reflecting off them. They gave off an aura of purity and were the perfect image of what an angel should be. Akito-san seemed to envy them in a way.

Akito-san had no wings. After all, why would god need to fly. He was only to stay in heaven and look after the universe. But sometimes Yuki got lonely. He wanted to play with other angels as well as Akito-san. And that's where he went wrong.

He had asked Akito-san if Haru could play with them as well. Haru was another angel who lived next door to him and he thought that they could be friends. At this Akito-san started to get angry. He had always had a temper but he seemed to be even more so then usual. He had begun to yell at Yuki about how he didn't need any other friends and how he wasn't allowed to spent time with anybody else.

Then when Yuki asked why Akito-san had slapped him. Slapped him! He was so shocked that he had run out of the garden and away from the palace. He just wanted to get as far away from there as possible.

And now, after running for so long, he had no choice but to stop and catch his breath. Bent over with his hands on his knees, Yuki gasped for air as he took in his surroundings. His eyes widened at what he saw. All around him he was surrounded by clouds. He must have gone uphill somewhere because they lingered on the ground and floated with the slight wind.

As the clouds shifted they reveled several pool of water scattered around the place. The water was as blue as the sky and shined as the sun hit their surface. Yuki walked around in awe of this place. He had never seen anything more breathtaking in his life.

He looked into the water and gasped when he realized that he couldn't see his reflection in the water. Instead he saw flickers of images every minute or so. But they came and went so fast that he could have been imagining it. He continued to walk around looking at all the different pools and watching out for the flickering he had seen.

All of a sudden his foot met with cold water as he walked right into a pool, hidden by the white clouds. The water swirled around him as he sank deeper and deeper. Like a cocoon, the water surrounded him until he was completely encased in darkness.

He felt his feet go numb. Then his legs, then his waist, and so on until the numbness creep up his entire body. It was as if he wasn't even there. Only his mind remained, until that to, slipped into the darkness.

Then he felt them all come crashing back to him as if his soul had fallen from a great height and slammed back into his body at the bottom. The water receded and the light came back so quickly that he had to cover his eyes.

When he finally opened them again he stood there in shock at what was in front of him. All around him there were giant buildings that reached up into the sky. There were hundreds, no thousands of people crowding the street and sidewalks. Upon closer inspection Yuki saw that these people didn't have wings!

They…they must be humans! Then does that mean that I'm on earth! How did I get here!

Panic rose in Yuki's chest as he franticly looked around. There were no traces left of his travel and everything looked so alien to him. The ground was covered in some strange white substance that was cold to the touch. Even the humans spoke in a language that he couldn't understand.

Unshed tears stung his eyes as he started walking around trying to find something, anything that could help him get home. He was scared. He hadn't even known that it was possible for angels to travel to earth. But here he was and now he had no idea how to get home.

Yuki walked for what must have been hours until eventually his body started to go numb. His cloths were soaked from his fall in the water and he was freezing. In heaven the weather was always a nice cool breeze in the sun, like spring. With everything so full of life. He had never experienced such extreme cold before, and the fact that he was wearing white shorts and a short sleeve shirt didn't help. By now he was on the verge of hypothermia. It came as no surprise to him when he collapsed in an alleyway by the sidewalk. He lay there unable to move and wondered if he was about to find out what happens to angels who die.

This is it. He thought in dismay. This is the end. No one is ever going to find me. I'm going to die here alone in this strange place.

His eyes closed as he waited for death to take him.

"Look daddy! It's an angel!"

Yuki opened his eyes with a start as he heard a young voice shout incoherent words in his direction. In front of him stood a boy who looked about his age with his finger pointed at him. He was clad in blue jeans and snow boots with an orange winter jacket. He had gloves and a striped scarf wrapped snugly around his neck. His face wore an expression of awe with his mouth hung open and eyes wide. The eyes themselves were a deep crimson and shone like rubies. And his hair was orange. Like, BURNING orange. As if his hair was on fire.

The hand that wasn't pointing at him was entwined with that of an adult. Yuki assumed the adult to be the boys' dad. The man was tall with long brown hair that hung in a low ponytail and a gentle face. He looked down at Yuki with surprise on his face, which quickly changed into a smile.

"Why yes Kyo. It is." The man walked toward Yuki with the young boy following close behind. He knelt down next to Yuki and tried to examine his condition. After a few minutes he frowned and turned to his son. "Sorry Kyo but I'll have to take you to the toy store another day. Right now we need to get this child out of the cold."

The boy, who had been staring at Yuki until then, looked up at his father and smiled. "That's ok. We can always go some other time."

And with that the man scooped Yuki up in his arms and the three of them walked off. Yuki had no idea who these people were or where they were taking him but didn't have any strength left in him to struggle. Even if he did he wasn't sure he would have. They seemed nice enough and he didn't feel any hostility coming from them. With those last thoughts Yuki silently slipped into unconsciousness.

AN: Bri-chan: And there you have it folks! Part one of Yuki's flashback! I hope you enjoyed it!

Yuki: Um….Where's Kyo?

Bri-chan: In the box! :3 He was being a naughty kitty.

Yuki: You know we DO need him in one piece for this story.

Bri-chan: Don't worry; he'll be out before the next chapter!

Yuki: Sigh. Please review this chapter. The more reviews she gets the sooner she'll update and the sooner Kyo will get out of the box.