Hatori Sohma walked into the door. Shigure's worried face made him uneasy. "He's in here" Shigure said. Hatori walked into a room to see Tohru and Yuki tending to the boy and Kyo leaning against a wall. "I'll take it from here." Hatori said, walking over to the unconsious boy.

He froze as he saw the boy's face. It was identical to his own. They had the same hair, eyes. It was rather unnerving. He put his hand to the boy's forehead. It was far too hot.

Suddenly the boy's eyes opened. Tears welled up in his eyes. "Dad?" He asked. Hatori's eyes widened. Not only had he been called "Dad" but the voice was also female. It had indeed been impossible to judge the gender of the stranger. She was wearing a trench coat over her clothes. They had simply assumed she was a male because of her hair. "I'm your daughter, Amaya Sohma."

"Hatori, I didn't know-" Shigure began. "Don't finish that sentence, Shigure!" Amaya sat up. "I...had to see you. At least once." She was crying. "You...must be mistaken. I 've never" Hatori said awkwardly. "No. I'm your daughter. Hatori Sohma, I have come from the future. And I never want to go back!" She said.

"What the heck! Does this look like the Twilight Zone to you!" Kyo practically shouted. "Shut up, stupid cat! I saved your butt!" The girl shouted back. He looked at her. "What do you mean?" "Remember your little bet with Akito? When he died I called it off." Amaya answered. "Wait, you mean, Akito dies not long from now?" Yuki asked. Amaya looked at him. "You're the one he called his 'toy', aren't you?" She asked. Yuki looked at the floor. "Thought so. Yes. He dies." She was looking at him sympathetically. She knew what it was like to be Akito's "toy".

"Are you in the zodiac?" Tohru asked. "Miss. Honda! I'm so glad to see you again! I am not an animal if that's what you're asking. I took Akito's place as head of the family." Amaya looked beyond pleased to see Tohru. Hatori looked at her. "What did you mean, just once?" Amaya's happy expression faded and she looked to the floor. "Akito...Killed you when I was still very young." She said. There were gasps of horror throughout the room.

"But...my being here might change that! That is...if I am allowed to stay in this time." "How" Shigure asked. "Well, I found an old spell book thing in Akito's belongings and began reading through it. I found a spell for time travel. But any time travel will cause a change in the future. I do not exist in this time yet, so I am changing many things at this very second. If I stay here longer, who knows how many bad happenings I can prevent!" The cheer was returning to her face.

"What...about me?" Shigure asked, frightened. "You married a high-school girl." Amaya said. "REALLY!" Shigure practically screamed. "No. Actually, you and Aya wound up arrested for harassment." Amaya answered. He frowned. "Why is everyone so cruel?" "Because it's fun."

"Question: Why did you wind up on Shigure's doorstep begging for help?" Yuki asked. "Some people thought I would wind up becoming like Akito. They... have been trying to kill me. That's why I risked the time travel spell. I was afraid that they may have been able to follow me." Amaya answered. "Why would they think you would be like Akito?" Shigure asked. "Because he 'trained' a.k.a. tortured me. That's how mom died. When I was concieved, Akito decided that he was going to make me his 'heir'. Guess he knew he was going to die pretty soon. After I was born, he killed my mother. Three years later he killed you too, dad. Then I was placed in his care. He practically mentally tortured me up until the day he died, hoping it would make me like him. But it didn't. If anything, it made me more of my own person. I met Kyo that year. He had been isolated and I freed him. There was also a man named Yuki. He was the one who told me about you, dad! He also was the one who handed me the box with the book in it. I hope I can find him here!" Amaya had a look of determination on her face.

"He's closer than you think." Shigure said. "Huh?" "I'm...Yuki." Amaya looked at him. "So, he treated you that way too. I never got to see your face. You always wore a hood. But... you... I hope the future you and Miss. Honda are ok. You were trying to distract the people who were trying to kill me when I escaped." "How did you know I was Akito's 'toy'?" He asked her. "It shows in your eyes. The pain can easilly be read." Amaya answered.

Suddenly she grimaced. "Oh...my head..." "Lay down." Hatori instructed. She did. Almost instantly she passed out. "She has a bad cold." Hatori said. "OH NO!" Tohru exclaimed worriedly. "Shigure, can she stay here?" Hatori asked. "Of course, Ha'ri! In fact, she must stay here! We will all take care of her, right?" Kyo was the first to answer. "Darn right we will!" "Is the cat...caring" Shigure asked. "I owe her." He said. "Yuki, can you carry her up to the spare room?" Shigure asked.
Yuki nodded.

He picked the girl up and began carrying her up the stairs. He opened the door to the spare room and laid her on the bed. She groaned and opened her eyes a little. "Thank...you...for...everything" She said weakly. "Sleep well, Amaya-san."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Please review! Pleeeeeeeeease! Just so you know, it's said Amy-uh but spelled Amaya. so, yeah. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story.