(Hii~! :D Sorry I took so long...DX. But here it is! Hope you enjoy! ;3

*Warning (?)* Black Hiro will appear in this chapter, and he is obsessively in love with Kisa. 3 ;D

*DISCLAIMER* I DO NOT OWN FRUITS BASKET. NATSUKI TAKAYA DOES. XD)

-Hiro Sohma-

"What is up with you and Kisa Sohma?"

"Huh?" Hiro stared blankly at the group of guys crossly standing in front of the 16-year-old boy. Is this what they called me out for?

"You heard me. Why are you and Kisa-san always together? Even if you're related this is abnormal, especially since you don't even go to the same school, yet she visits so often to walk home with you. It is not as if you two are dating or you're her bodyguard or anything ridiculous like that."

"Pfft." The snickers escaped from Hiro's mouth, as he looked at them, amused.

"Wha-what?" The apparent "leader" of this group asked, obviously offended.

"Nothing. It's just that you looked so much like a bunch of jealous girls, I found it funny." Hiro Sohma smirked openly now.

"What did you say, you cocky bastard?" The guy now rolled up his sleeves, getting ready to lunge at him.

Dodging coolly, Hiro laughed. "That all you got?" he taunted, thinking, How dare he say me dating her or protecting her is "ridiculous". Damn brat.

"You seriously are not deserving to be with her. But then again, she must be kind of crazy herself to be so committed to someone like you."

What...in the bloody hellis he saying? Is he diarrheaing from his mouth?Must be. There's no other explanation for why he's spitting out this bullsh*t.

Slamming a fist at the brick wall behind the pathetic boy, Hiro snarled, "Did you just call Kisa 'crazy'? Are you friggin' stupid?" Deadly pain shot through his arm as the wall cracked beneath Hiro's fist.

"You know," he continued, venom dripping on every word. "I was gonna let you off lightly, because it's not my fault you're acting like a bunch of jealous b**ches...but seeing as you insulted not only me but the woman I love...Well, I can't guarantee you'll see the light of day after this."

With that, Hiro snapped.

"Dammit." Hiro was angrily observing his bruised knuckles at his desk, waiting for the teacher to arrive. His whole upper body seemed to be throbbing in silent pain and agony. Even though I taught them their lesson, as I thought, eleven against one is pretty tough. I have to train harder.

The boys from earlier stumbled into the room and got to their seats, avoiding eye contact with the handsome, short-tempered Sohma.

Hiro smirked. Victory.

"Hello, Hiro-kun."

"Hm?" Hiro glanced up to see Megumi Hanajima staring blankly at him, with his mouth in a thin line, which was his version of being friendly. "Oh, hi, Megumi-kun."

"I see you got into a fight again," the calm boy remarked, nodding at Hiro's now-purplish knuckles. "You really find it difficult to control your temper, don't you."

"Those guys just really pissed me off..." Hiro grumbled weakly in defense, too tired to protest. "And anyways, I successfully taught them their lesson." A wicked grin played mischievously on his lips.

The ends of Megumi's mouth twitched. "So I see."

Suddenly, the door slammed open and Hiro could immediately feel the tension rise. Glancing to see who could have caused such a reaction other than himself, Hiro saw Kasumi Kurosawa, stroll casually into the room. Her appearance was very bold as usual, with her long, layered chestnut brown hair with bright blue highlights, an embroidered indigo butterfly on the left chest of her uniform, and long nails with a navy blue plaid design on them. Teachers were definitely wary that she was going against school rules, and even the student council had tried their best. But there was something about her: the empty, cold glare in her eyes and the never-changing expression, even more so than Megumi. Something about her...made the people around the girl ask themselves if the rumours of her having killed someone true.

Even Saki Hanajima, who had once come back to the school to pick Megumi up, saw Shizuko and told them that her waves were very strange. Almost like Yuki Sohma was before, but different.

Although Hiro didn't really understand what Saki-san meant at the time, he did know that Kasumi wasn't a cold-hearted killer or a teen prostitute who threw away her feelings like some of the rumours had been saying. No, she wasn't "Kaibara's Ice Queen", she was an insecure girl who was on her guard at all times. Well, most of the time. She let her guard down only to her big brother and Kisa's manager , Kurosawa Masao (Hiro disliked him for being so close with Kisa), and her boyfriend. Hiro wasn't probably supposed to know who her boyfriend was, but that was difficult since he was living with him. Yes, it was...

Momiji Sohma.

It had shocked Hiro to find out this fact last year, when he had come home from school a bit late because he had clean-up duty. All was quiet, and at first, Hiro had suspected no one was there. As he walked further into the house, he could now hear a girlish giggle and the murmuring of the television.

Strange, he had thought. I've never heard that laugh before. And if I remember correctly, Kagura-san and Kisa-chan both said they were coming home late. Momiji-kun said he was going to be with his girlfriend...could that be her? Girlfriend...I wish Kisa and I could... Hiro let that thought trail off, blushing like mad.

As he passed by the living room, he glanced sideways to see the back of Momiji-kun's head, and a smiling girl snuggled up to the boy and feeding him cake.

Paying them no mind, Hiro continued on towards his room. Then he stopped. He had seen that girl's face somewhere before. Backing up, he stared at the girl once more. There was no doubt about it. It was the girl who had transferred to their school a week before.

"K-Kasumi...?"

"Hiro!" She gasped, pulling away from Momiji in shock.

"Hiya, Hiro-kun!" Momiji grinned, seeming oblivious to the awkward atmosphere around him. "Welcome home!"

"Uh...yeah."Hiro mumbled. "S-sorry for intruding." With that, the boy briskly walked away, trying to forget what he just saw, confused. She just transferred...and she's dating...Momiji, of all people?

Meanwhile, Kasumi seemed very dizzy. "Wait...Hiro...you live here? Wait, huh? Wait...stop, Hiro!"

Hiro could hear something rustling, and the thud of footsteps behind him. Then a strong grip on his shoulder. Glancing back, he saw Kasumi blushing staring at the ground for a moment, before her clear, green eyes met his.

"Pl-please don't tell anyone what you just saw."

"I-I...won't," Hiro stammered, still a little shocked.

"Really?" Hope was heard in her voice, and the tight grip on his shoulder was gone. "Thank you, Hiro-kun!"

"No problem."

Now, Hiro could feel Kasumi's stare on his back. Whenever they were together, she was like this: tense, as if she thought he would tell her secret to the whole world. The girl obviously had a hard time trusting people.

The next few periods seemed to take forever, as Hiro wrote down notes, waiting for school to end. Unfortunately, thinking like this make the hours seem even longer, and the handsome teenager was practically itching to leave.

Finally, in what seemed like ages, the bell rang for school to end. Hiro Sohma burst out of his seat, ran to his locker, put on his shoes, and dashed outside. It was at that moment when he realised how strange he must of looked, in that much of a hurry. Other students were looking at him, quite concerned, as if his relative had just died and that's why he was in such a rush. But, no. It was so he could hurry home to see his crush. Oh well. Hiro shrugged, and went on his way to the school gates. To see Kisa waiting, a slight blush on her cheeks.

"H-hi, Hiro-kun." She stuttered shyly, oblivious to all the stares she was getting.

Meanwhile, all the attention was bothering Hiro quite a bit, and he led her out the school gates. "K-kisa? Why are you here?" He instantly regretted it the moment those words left his lips, as they sounded as if he was annoyed with her.

"U-um, I-I just wanted to walk home t-together..." She mumbled quietly.

"Hmm? Sorry, what did you say?" Hiro asked apologetically.

Kisa shook her head quickly. "N-noting." Then smiling, she questioned. "Did you have a good day at school today?"

Her happy expression is so damn adorable, Hiro thought as he grinned.

"Yeah... Let's go home."

(AHAHA. I told you. XD Anyway, hope y'all liked! Please R&R! .)