Okay so first chapter. Just to let you know, the Sohma family is not cursed with 12 twelve zodiacs (plus the cat), but Yuki and Kyo still don't get along. They also retain their personalities from Fruits Baskets, only with ninjaness thrown in.

A knock at the door of her apartment woke Tohru from her deep slumber. She glanced at the alarm clock on her bedside table. '9:00?! I guess I forgot to set my alarm again…' With a sigh, she slipped out of the bed and slowly walked to the door.

"I'm coming!" she yelled as the visitor knocked again.

Blinking the sleep out of her eyes, she creaked open the door a little and smiled at the impatient looking boy standing in front of her.

"Good morning, Kyo-Kun!" she chirped, and then let out a large yawn.

Kyo smirked, leaning against the wall. "Jeez, it took you long enough. What on earth were you-"he paused, noticing her pajamas and major bed head. "You forgot to set your alarm again, didn't you?"

Tohru smiled sheepishly. "Yes. I'm sorry I made you guys wait. I promise I'll be ready in five minutes." With that statement she shut the door in Kyo's face.

She sprinted around her clean room, tearing a clean, white shirt and jean shorts out of her dresser. Then, while she almost literally threw her clothes on, she ran to the bathroom and put her long brown hair in two pigtails. Then, calmly, she grabbed some money, said goodbye to the photograph of her mother, and stepped out of the door again.

"You're right, that was fast." Kyo commented as they walked down the stairs and into the street below.

"Where are Yuki, Arisa, and Hana? Are they already there?" Tohru asked as they walked along the street.

"Yeah, they said that they were going to order you something. You must be hungry; we didn't get to eat at all yesterday." Kyo replied, smiling down at her.

'Kyo-kun must be in a good mood or something, he never acts like this!' Tohru thought as she spoke. "Yes, I am! Have you eaten yet?"

He shook his head, his orange hair moving along with it. "Nah. The Hokage sent for me this morning, so I still need to go see what she wants. I'll join you girls and that damn rat boy after I'm done though."

"Why did she want you? It's our team's day off, isn't it? Also, would you and Yuki-kun please try to get along? You guys ARE on the same team and in the same family you know?"

Kyo chuckled. "Not a chance. We're like a cat and a rat; we will NEVER get along." He stopped just as they reached the restaurant. "I gotta go; I'll come meet you guys here when I'm done. Save some food for me!" With that said he walked away, leaving Tohru alone, but not for long.

As soon as she walked inside the restaurant where she and her friends were meeting for breakfast, Arisa and Hana grabbed Tohru and pulled the small girl into a hug. "Oh hey guys! Great to see you!"

"Finally, you're here! I was getting kind of worried." Arisa said, letting go of Tohru.

"Nope, I'm fine. I forgot to set my alarm again… Sorry I made all of you wait this long. Are you done eating already?" her mouth was watering from the smell of the food.

She looked to the table where Yuki, who looked a little out of place, sitting there all alone, was sitting. "We've started eating, but Yuki ordered you some food and it still smells delicious." Arisa said, leading Tohru to the table and sitting her next to the boy.

"Rice balls!" Tohru exclaimed when she saw the plate in front of her. "Thanks for ordering breakfast for me. I promise I will pay for my share." Then she hungrily stuffed a rice ball in her mouth.

"Wow, did you and Kyo eat after we got back from our mission yesterday?" Yuki said, smirking.

"Nope. We got back so late after dropping you off at the hospital, I went straight to bed!" she paused, remembering something, "By the way, Yuki-kun, how is your arm?"

He lifted his bandaged right arm so she could see it through the sling that wrapped around his shoulders. "It's healing, but I won't be going on missions for a while. I'm gonna train some more though."

"Good! Kyo and I will need you back as soon as possible." She said, smiling.

"Where is that stupid cat boy anyway? I thought he went to get you." Yuki said, looking around.

"He did, but the Hokage sent for him. He is going to come meet us here later." She explained, reaching for a drink of water. "He should be back soon."

The all ate, talking and laughing, as the time passed. All of them had been very busy with long missions, and this was their first day off in a while. Finally, a familiar red head strode toward the table, scooting into the spot next to Tohru.

"Hi Kyo!" Tohru greeted.

The boy grunted in response, not looking at her or anyone else at the table. Tohru noticed that he strangely looked pale, and when he reached for a glass of water his hand was shaking. "Are you alright? You're not sick, are you? Do you have a fever?" she asked worriedly, reaching up to feel his forehead. His skin was cold as ice and clammy. She let out a little gasp and moved her hand away.

"I'm fine, Tohru. I'm just hungry." He mumbled, smiling a half hearted smile at her and reaching for some food.

Tohru turned away, confused. 'He was in such a good mood earlier today. What happened?'

"What did the Hokage want? It's your day off, why would she call for you?" Hana asked Kyo.

Tohru felt Kyo tense beside her, but he kept on the same smile. "Oh, I just needed to turn in the mission report from yesterday. Also, she assigned me and Tohru our next mission for the day after tomorrow."

"What is the mission?" Tohru asked.

"I'll tell you after breakfast, alright?" Kyo said, somewhat defensively, and then turned back to his food.

The others looked at him for a moment, and then also concentrated on their food. "Did you hear that Shai Yugao was killed on her mission yesterday? She died in that huge explosion at the fire temple that she was guarding with Genma-san." Yuki said, taking a sip of his leek soup. Yet again, Tohru felt Kyo take a sharp breath and stiffen next to her.

"Yeah! Her funeral was today. Poor girl. I helped treat Genma-san in the hospital today and he looked terrible. Her team and family must be devastated." Hana added while Kyo slowly closed his eyes, and put his head down so that his orange hair covered his eyes.

"Well, she knew what the risks were of guarding that temple. But still-"Tohru paused, "It's a horrible way to die. An explosion of all-"she was cut off by Kyo suddenly jumping up, shaking the table violently.

"Excuse me." He choked out, and then ran out of the restaurant.

Yuki and Tohru stood up, calling after their teammate. Tohru started to step out of her place, but Yuki pulled her back. "Don't."

"What the hell was that?" Arisa yelled, causing everyone in the restaurant to look at her.

"I sensed an odd aura from him- he seemed… terrified…" Hana said, looking confused, as Yuki and Tohru sat down again.

Tohru's brow furrowed, concentrated. "He seemed so happy earlier. I … I don't know what happened!"

"Just try to talk to him later; he's probably having another one of his mood swings. Maybe it was the leeks in his soup?" Yuki said to Tohru, trying to be comforting. "Come on; let's finish our food, or what is left of it."

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"So I wonder what mission Tohru was assigned to." Arisa said, starting a new subject while the four friends walked along the streets of Konoha.

"Also, why are they telling us about it two days before it actually begins?" Tohru asked.

"To prepare, of course." Hana simply said.

"Prepare for what?" All three of her friends said in unison.

"I… I don't know." Hana answered, shrugging her shoulders.

Arisa suddenly stopped and looked at the time. "Awh man, Hana and I have to go help with the chunin exams. Unlike you two we don't have the day off. See you guys later!" With that said, they both walked away towards the academy, leaving Tohru and Yuki alone.

"So Yuki, when are the ANBU exams?" Yuki had been preparing to become an ANBU for months, and the Hokage was finally going to give him his chance.

The grey haired boy frowned. "In a week." He mumbled.

"Oh. But…Yuki… your arm!" Tohru exclaimed, feeling bad for her teammate and knowing full well that he couldn't perform without his sword hand.

"That's why I need to train. I'm going to start training my left arm to wield my sword so I'll be ready for the exams. Actually, that's where I'm headed right now." He smiled. "You better go talk to Kyo, while I train."

"You're right. I'm sure I'll know where to find him."

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Sure enough, as Tohru walked up onto the roof of her and Kyo's, who lived on the floor below her, apartment building, she saw the boy lying on the shingles in front of her. He was facing the cloudy sky, but his eyes were closed tightly. Thinking her teammate was asleep, and not wanting for wake him, Tohru started to walk away.

"No… stay. Please." The "sleeping" boy whispered, barely audible.

Tohru slowly walked back and sat down next to him. "Are you okay? This time answer truthfully."

Kyo slowly sat up, still avoiding Tohru's gaze. He paused for a moment, and then shook his head. "No. I'm not okay."

"Hokage-sama?" Kyo said, walking into her office. His sensei, Shigure Sohma and Tsunade's assistant and student, Sakura and Shizune, also stood in the room. "Here is the mission report."

"Thank you, Kyo. Now, listen, I have a new mission for you and Tohru Honda, your teammate." Tsunade said, somewhat solemnly.

"Now? But, Hokage-sama, it's Tohru and my day off today and tomorrow."

"I know. This mission is to be started the day after tomorrow. I just… I just wanted you both to be prepared for it. I think you would need more than two days, but this mission needs to be done as soon as possible."

"What do you mean, prepare?" Kyo asked.

"Here are the mission details. Shigure?" Tsunade handed them to the jonin, whose eyes widened as he read them.

"Hokage-sama; this can't…you…He's only sixteen! He's only a chunin." he studdered. Kyo walked over and took the folder from the man's hands.

"What are you shuddering about sensei?"he spat, opening the folder and reading it. "An A rank mission- to gather information from this temple and destroy the rest of what it holds. Collapse the building by…Th…That's impossible. If I did that, destroy this building from the inside, then I surely would…"

"Tsunade-sama, you can't mean this is a suicide mission?" Shigure said, looking concerned.

"What happened? You were fine before you went to see the Hokage-" Kyo cut her off.

"That's exactly why I'm not fine. It's about the mission we've been assigned to." He mumbled.

"What is the mission? If you don't want it, then why don't you just refuse to do it? The Hokage won't mind if it's that bad." Tohru said, still confused.

"Damn. I wish I COULD refuse, but I can't. If I did, some other shinobi would have to take it." He paused, shaking his head. "Listen, before I tell you what this damn mission is, promise me that you won't freak and run straight to the Hokage. This wasn't her decision."

"Whose was it then?"

"The council's. The Hokage didn't want anyone to take the mission, but she couldn't refuse the money or the information."

"Well, what's the mission? What type is it?"

"A rank… it's a…" he swallowed, taking a deep breath. "Our mission is to go sneak into an old temple in the land of Earth that has vital information on other shinobi villages in it that was originally Konoha's."

"Well, won't it be heavily guarded?" Tohru asked.

"Of course it will be; there will be ninja and the whole temple will explode if we set off the alarms. That's why, while you distract the ninja outside, I will go ahead of you and sneak into the temple using my jutsu. I will grab the information that is vital to Konoha, and place it in a safe spot. Then, you'll clear the area and I'll go back and…" he took a deep breath. "I'll set off the bombs inside the building to give you enough time to get back to the village with the information, while destroying any other thing that we don't want anyone to know about."

Tohru looked at him, semi-shocked. "But, if you have to set off the bombs from the inside, that means, during the explosion…"

"It means that I will die in the process." Kyo finished, whispering, looking even paler then before. "It's a suicide mission, for me at least."

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