Hope you like the second chapter you probably never know how long this took me to write. Mainly coz of gcse's and all that stuff, oh I'm telling my life story again... sorry... enjoy ^.^ oh yes about all the kyoxyuki stuff just ignore it I don't get all that stuff so just ignore it. Thanks ^.^

I look up and there is a huge fire coming off the top of the building... my apartment!!! O M G my apartment!!! My eyes were fixe on the bright orange illuminous flames emitting from the top of the building. All my memories, I mean I know it was a measly apartment, but I had spent half of my life here; the songs I liked to write and sing, the sleepovers with hana and uo everything was gonna burn to dust. No not everything, I won't let 'everything' burn down. And I did the most irrational thing I had done in my life--- I ran dodging the fire men swiftly and into the fire! Everywhere smelt of smoke, the stairs were charcoal black, and I could tell that the slightest bit of pressure would make them give in. I took steps 3 to 4 at a time taking the ones that were not as black. The higher I got the thicker the smoke became. I tried not to let that get to me as I trudged higher and higher to the top floor.

By the time I got to the top my heart was aching, my muscles worn out, tears streaked across my face as I staggered into the room. What if it had been burnt already, what if I would never see the faces of my parents ever again... and then all my fears were wiped away, because there on the table was my photo album the only thing I have left of my parents. It was still the crisp oak colour that it had always been, the only thing that wasn't burned. I picked it up and quickly walked back down the stairs. It is safe was the only thing going through my mind, the only thing I cared about, the only thing I would truly miss if it had been reduced to ash. I clambered down the last step and fell out the door...

Outside was still loud but most of the sound was coming from the back of the building, obviously they had gone to contain the fire back there, where it was probably strongest. A couple of people were scattered across the street, a few cars came from the darkness to pick people up. The rest of the street was silent it was almost deafening, and then there was... yuki? Had he waited for me? Why was he still here? Is he mad? Questions flew across my mind, I didn't want to face him, I didn't want to explain why I ran into that fire, and I just wanted to go home. But home is not an option anymore is it? Where will I go maybe hana or uo will let me stay but there houses are usually crowded I would just add to the amount. I felt a throbbing pain in my leg, how had that happened? Had something fell on my leg? Did it happen before or after the fire? To be honest I can't really remember. All I know is that I need to get out of this street away from this horrid smell of ash... Yuki still hadn't noticed me... ,Luckily. So I quietly limped past him trying not to make a sound, but it wasn't good enough. As he quickly turned round with a smile on his face and spoke my name, quietly at first the words barely leaving his lips, and then louder standing up so the words echoed through my ears.

"Nami your ok, I was so worried, thank goodness," Yuki said, slight tears filled my eyes, And I burst out crying, I told yuki almost everything that I was feeling, everything that was worrying me; about having nowhere to live, about how I went in for my photo album all that stuff, and, and he just listened, he listened to a sobbing girl in the middle of the street, who he barely knew, who he only knew her name because she keeps beating him in tests. And he listened, he didn't interrupt at all, he didn't seem to care that I was probably embarrassing him, he just stood there and listened. "Ok," He said once I had finished; his voice calm, soothing. "Since you have nowhere to live how about you stay with me for a while, you know until graduation?" WHAT ME LIVE WITH YUKI SOHMA A MAN CLASSED AS PRINCE IN OUR SCHOOL OMG!!!!! And whilst I thought of so many reasons not to stay I just nodded, I mean what else can I do?

Yuki helped me slowly limp to his home, we took many roads, corners and into a forest. The trees loomed above us, making scary shadows in the few scattered parts of light. No plants or grass decorated the ground, just cold, hard rocks. And then the opening... It was like something you would see in a fairy tale, different flowers where spread across the bright green grass, trees surrounded the area but not in the scary way. And in the middle was a large building, it was like the ones you would see in those classic movies. The walls were white, and the roof was flat and a chocolate brown. Yuki took me closer and closer to the house, when I realised this must be his home!

"Shigureee!?" he yelled as we entered the large building. Who's shigure? Is he yukis brother? Father? What if he doesn't let me stay here? Then what will I do? The sound of light thudding swept throughout the hallway, and with the swift sound of the door opening a man about in his twenties entered. His hair was a dark, dark brown, he has grey eyes and he was reasonably tall. The look of amazement made me almost want to laugh.

"OMG YUKI!!!!!" the man said, " To think that you of all people would bring a girl home makes me gaze in a poetic wonder, Oh my, my little yuki-Chan is growing up *o*" he hugged yuki and looked like he was about to do a happy dance... -.-

"Ignore my cousin uti-tori san, sadly he is the one that owns this house and he comes in useful, you know when the rent needs paying so I guess we will have to put up with him for now." Yuki smiled. I couldn't help but smile back, Yuki usually acts far and distant when he is in school but he can be laid back too. " Well let me show you to your room," Yuki pushed shigure off his shoulder and shigure just stood there, he looked like a lost puppy. I quickly followed yuki, to be honest that shigure person freaked me out way too much. I followed yuki down the hall and he opened the door, x.x the smell that came from that room knocked me ill, rotten fish, stale food, off meat and, socks? "Oops, wrong room." Yuki quickly closed the door, "That was the kitchen, as you may have seen there is a tad bit of a mess." A TAD OF A MESS YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME IT'S LIKE A PIGSTY!!!!

"Oh I see you found the kitchen," Shigure crept up behind us, if I hadn't been so used to shocks and surprises I would have most likely thrown him across the room. "Now Nami before you move in you have to answer one simple question," I nodded whilst wondering what the hell the question would be, " Do you like to cook and clean," -.-

" I s'pose I mean I can clean and stuff but my cooking..." I said but was rudely interrupted by shigure...

"Perfect you are our new maid," Shigure almost sang to which he received a sharp blow to his head. (By yuki I was in too much shock)

"What the hell are you talking about, uti tori san does not have to dress up in fancy little maid costumes just because of your sick perverted mind." Wow that was a first I had never seen yuki get so angry, well it's not like it bothers me much, but was shigure really thinking of me being in a maid dress, because if he was I could have used the outfit for Halloween and it would be cool cosplaying hmm. "Come on," Yuki pushed me up the stairs away from shigure. The room he led me to was quite small, a large window a mattress lay in the middle of the floor the walls are an odd cream colour, ah well it should do ^.^ I mean I can save up and redecorate whenever I want, can't I?

Yuki gave me a spare kimono for when visitors come, it was red and had a black dragon coming up the back. I have to admit it is pretty cool, I lay on the mattress staring at the ceiling. For now this won't be so bad, actually sharing a house with somebody, not being alone is not a bad thing right? My eyes slid slightly. I am so tired after all the commotion I haven't had a proper chance to sleep. So I closed my eyes slowly falling to sleep, BAM!!!

WHAT NOW CANT A GIRL GET TO SLEEP? Calm down, ok I stand up to investigate. I walk into the hall and in the ceiling is a huge hole, most of it lay on the floor. Great does that mean I am the one who is left to pick it up? *sigh* I walk steadily where I can hear voices. Pushing open the door slightly I see yuki standing by the window, I couldn't make out everything he said but there was a definite "...you... can't you not break something...cat" the ... are the parts with the words I couldn't make out. I push the door open a bit more and there stands a tall boy, his hair was orange, and he was wearing... WHAT ORANGE??? Oh well it shouldn't work me up so much, I guess I am in just one of those moods where idiotic things shock you. He was wearing a tight black top and cargo pants his fists raised and to be honest I can't be bothered trying to figure out what he is saying, he talks so damn fast.

"Hey," I suddenly said, WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH YOU MOUTH DONT TALK WHEN IT IS NOT NESSECARY! Oh well the damage is done I might as well carry on talking. "Just one itsi bitsy question... who the hell is this?" Orangey turned round, his glare was set upon me aiming the missiles.

"The question is who the hell are you?" He snapped back, his voice was lively and eager for a fight, the total opposite of yukis calm kind voice.

"I thought the question was... oh now look what you have done you have made me confuzzled."

"Not that it would take much! Ha!"

"Yeah s'pose your right, now who are you?" I ended that right there right then. Yuki peered round orangeys shoulder.

"Nami this is Kyo he is another one of my cousins," Yuki informed me politely, see now was that hard? Noooo, why the hell couldn't Kyo have just said that?

"Nice to meet you Kyo," I held out my hand he looked a bit taken back. Ok so would I but as you know I was in that random mood. "Awwww, you lukk so cutee when you are all shyyyyyy," I said because I knew that would wind him up. Ok now before I start describing the next scene you have to picture this in slow motion, ok? Just as Kyo was about to snap back, his foot stood on my kimono causing him to slip and fall on top of me. Yukis face turned in horror (still in slow mo) and Shigures face came through the door, his ice cream slowly moving to his mouth. A poof of smoke filled the room causing me to start choking and then the slow mo stopped.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU THINK YOU WHERE DOING?!" I yelled in Kyo's direction, but the problem was he's not there -.- "Kyo?" I asked, for some reason his clothes lay across my lap. I lifted them off quickly and there in Kyo's place was the cutest orange cat. "OMG THERE IS AN ORANGE CAT ON MY LAP!" I yelled yuki sighed while shigure stepped through the door. "OMG it is soooooooooo cute ^.^," I picked up the little kitty to which he hissed and attempted to scratch me. *o* hey but where was Kyo? And how did this cat get here? "OMG THE CATS KYO!"

"You're pretty slow aren't you?" The cat hissed at me, so he can talk too. Wow now he reminds me of somebody... who? Oh yesh me XD.

"You see Nami me yuki and Kyo all change into the members of the Chinese zodiac, you know we turn into animals?" Shigure explained.

"Nevverrrrrr, I thought Kyo was a bug," I said to shigure sarcastically. I wonder what animal's shigure and yuki turn into. Like reading my mind shigure pulled yukis shirt making him fall forwards on top of me, and shigure pulled me into a hug. Two more puffs of smoke filled the air making me cough once again, and before me appeared a black dog and a small grey rat. " Thanks I mean you couldn't have just told me what zodiac animals you were could you?" The dog shigure led me downstairs while yuki sat on my head, and Kyo was being held in my arms. Shigure warned me to look away, I faced the wall and 3 smoke clouds filled the air. As I turned back round there stood shigure, yuki and Kyo in their human forms.

"Well anyway this is Kyo as you may have noticed he has a bit of a temper, he fights yuki with passion, it's like he has a crush on him or something. Although he will never compare he always loses to yuki, it's like they say in the old legend the rat beats them all," shigure chuckled. Anger flew up inside me, all I could think was of how unfair shigure was being; how does the zodiac determine your worth, how good you are at something, or who is better than who?

"Shut--- up!" I said standing up, I felt all three pairs of eyes on me. "Don't determine other peoples worth because of a stupid legend, you will never understand what it is like to be looked down on. To have every shred of hope ripped from you because of a stupid, stupid story," And I sighed in my head. What have I just said, they will never let me stay now. This is why me living with people is pointless, they are going to think of me of a new type of jerk. "I-I-I'm sorry," I practically whispered, a single tear streamed down my face as I ran from the room and onto the roof.

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