Tohru stared up at the strange boy with orange hair.
"Sorry," she said, "but who are you?"
The boy's eyes grew wide and Tohru sat up with start. "Are you alright?"
The boy blushed and didn't answer. For some reason he reminded Tohru of a cat.
"More to the point, are you alright?"
A tall man with dark hair was standing over them. He wore a grey kimono and had a kind face.
"Oh yes, I'm fine. But please tell me where I am?"
"You're at Sohma House – and you've bumped your head very hard. You seem to have amnesia. Hatori here is a doctor – the man gestured to another taller man with hair covering half his face and a very serious look. The doctor – Hatori – walked forward.
"I'll examine your head for injuries," he said, and gently pushed Tohru's head back. After some time he said, "You seem to be fine, you just need to go home and reacquaint yourself with your life."
"Well then," the dark haired man said, "we'll be going, Hatori, Akito."
Tohru turned to see another man in the room with an awfully strange smile on his face, as if he were a monster that wanted to swallow her whole. But she couldn't think that – after all, her mum had always said- her mum!
"Excuse me," she asked the tall man, "but do you know if I have a picture of my mother somewhere?"
"Ah, indeed you do. It's on your desk at home and you'll see it when you get there. In the meantime, I'm Shigure and this is Kyo." He pointed at the orange haired boy, who was still red and not looking at her. "We all live together in my house on the edge of town."
"Oh, how kind of you to have us."
"No, no, I should be the one saying that to you, what with all the cleaning and cooking you do."
Tohru blinked. If this was her life why on earth didn't she remember anything?