Chapter 3: Honey, we're home!

Michiko was walking happily, completely absorbed by the bunny in her arms, and almost jumped out of her skin when Micharu let out a long high pitched squeal.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Michiko, there it is! Shigure's house!"

Michiko just stared. Then the shock wore off and her eyes grew big and impossibly shiny. Momiji could

feel the bubbling energy radiating off her. "So happy…. I GET TO SEE YUKI'S ROOM!"

With impossible speed, both girls were at the door. Micharu slid it carefully, remembering that Shigure liked to keep his house in one piece. They didn't have the right to ruin it….yet. They glanced around inside with sparkly eyes. Michiko set Momiji down, and Micharu placed his clothes next to him.

"Momiji, which way is Yuki and Kyo's rooms?"

"Up the stairs, Yuki's is the first one and Kyo's is at the end of the hall." Before Momiji could finish what he was saying, Michiko was gone, up the stairs leaning on the doorframe of Yuki's room, Micharu following her disappearing into Kyo's room.

Though Michiko tried to control herself, her fangirl instincts erupted and she dive bombed Yuki's bed, landing in a belly flop, and quickly wrapping the covers around herself in a cocoon. She inhaled deeply, a huge smile on her face.

In Kyo's room, Micharu was slightly calmer, spreading out on his bed and stroking his pillow. "Just think, this is the spot that my sweet Kyo rests his head at night." Without another thought she buried her face in the soft, Kyo scented fabric.

Both girls sat up abruptly as they heard voices coming from downstairs. "Shigure, remind me to never, ever let you be a parent chaperone again."

"Come now Yuki, I wasn't that bad."

"Not that bad! You tried to sneak into the girls cabins four times!" Kyo yelled.

"Yes well, I was just making sure they were safe and everything."

"That's what the female chaperone was for," stated Yuki, slightly annoyed.

"I'm sure Shigure didn't mean any harm."

"Ah, my sweet flower, thank you, at least one of you will defend me."

"Hi guys!"

"Oh Momiji!" Tohru called to him. "When did you get here?"

"A few minutes ago. I came with some girls I met, but they disappeared."

Michiko and Micharu snuggled further into their selected beds.

"Girls?" Shigure asked, "High school girls?"

"I'm not really sure, I never asked. It was kinda weird though, they said they knew all about the curse, even about your true form Kyo."

"What!" Kyo grabbed onto Momiji. "Why would you tell them that!"

"Wahhhhhh, Tohru make him stop! I didn't tell them, they already knew!"

"But, how is that possible?" Asked Yuki. "Momiji, are you sure these girls aren't Sohma's?"

"I'm sure of it, I've never seen them before."

"Hmmm," Shigure paused thinking to himself. "That is rather strange, where are they now?"

"Somewhere upstairs I guess, they asked where Yuki and Kyo's rooms were, and I haven't seen them since."

Yuki and Kyo gazed up the stairs, neither heard any movement. "Come on you stupid rat, we might as well go and try to find them."

"Agreed."

So, Yuki and Kyo made their way up the stairs and into their respective bedrooms.

Yuki noticed his blankets all piled up, and saw two glittering eyes gazing at him from a tiny opening in the blanket. He stepped closer, unsure of what it really was. His reflexes weren't quick enough and he found him self embraced by a rather excited, squealing girl. A loud pop and smoke signaled to her that he had transformed. She scooped up his rat form, and kissed it on the head. "I've waited forever to do that to the real thing. Don't you think you're a good likeness?" she said holding up her stuffed Yuki rat for him to see.

"…. What is that thing?"

"It's you silly, well a stuffed plushie version of you anyway." She squished Yuki tighter, "eeeeeeeeeee, you're even more adorable in person."

In Kyo's room

'It sounds like she discovered Yuki' thought Micharu, 'Now it's time for my Kyo and I to get acquainted.'

Kyo looked around his room, noticed a pile of blankets similar to what Yuki had found in his room. However, what he didn't know what that Micharu was no longer under the blankets, but hiding behind his door. Once Kyo was inside the room, she shut the door, and leaned her back against it, Kyo whipped around to look at her. "What's new pussy cat?"

"….Um". Before he really had a chance to react, Micharu swept him up into a bone-crushing hug. A pop and smoke, then she was revealed holding a disgruntled orange kitty in her arms.

"You're so soft and snuggly, I'll never ever let you go!" Kyo's kitty eyes went wide with fear at this proclamation.

A second later, she heard Shigure's voice in the kitchen. "Did you boys find them?"

With Kyo stowed safely under one arms, Micharu raced down the stairs with incredible speed, sliding into one of the sliding doors in her rush. Her eyes found their target. Shigure. In a split second he was in her arms, then a pop sounded and she clutched a black dog, and a still disgruntled orange kitty. "You guys are the best!" She sighed in her state of bliss, snuggling her face into Shigure and Kyo's fur.

Michiko skipped down the stairs, the biggest grin on her face. Just as she reached the entrance to the kitchen, she tripped over her own feet, sending her sprawling into the group. "Hehehe, oh Hey Micharu, I see you found them." Micharu grinned.

"I see you found Yuki as well."

"Yup!" she held up the tiny white rat with pride. "He's even cuter up close."

Michiko looked behind her, "oh, hey Tohru, what's up?"

"Um… not much, it's very nice to meet both of you."

Micharu looked back at Tohru as well," nice to meet you too"

"Same here" quipped Michiko.

"Um, not to pry or anything, but how do you know about all of this?"

"You wouldn't believe us if we told you." Both girls spoke in unison.

"I see, well then, how about some tea?" Tohru asked politely.

Michiko looked at Micharu, "I think tea would be great, we should give them some time to take it all in, it's not everyone who can handle us in a big dose like this."

"I agree, tea would be wonderful, it'll be just like the series. Can you believe it! Us, having tea at Shigure's house!"

several minutes later

Everyone sat calmly, and fully clothed, at the table, while Tohru passed around cups of tea.

"Well now," said Shigure, "Now that we're all back to normal, maybe you could explain some things to us."

"Yeah! Like why the hell you're sneaking into our rooms and hugging us!"

"Kyo, be nice" scolded Tohru.

Kyo blushed slightly and hung his head. "Fine."

"Awe, That's so Kawaii!" Michiko whispered to Micharu. "So Tohru, have either of these guys asked you out yet?"

A huge blush formed on Tohru's face, "W-what, why would they do that?"

"Wow," whispered Micharu, "I mean, I knew that she was a little dense, but this is ridiculous."

"I know, you'd think she'd have figured out something by now." Michiko looked up at her, completely serious, "Tohru, we know from hours and hours of observation and careful research that both the cat and rat have feelings for you, but for some reason, neither of them has done anything about it yet."

Yuki and Kyo blushed deeply, both avoiding looking at Tohru. "You must have made a mistake, we're all just friends."

Michiko shook her head, and glanced at Micharu sending her a look that seemed to say: 'I don't believe

that for a second.'

"Anyway," interrupted Shigure, "back to the topic at hand, how do you know about us?"

"Well," stated Micharu, "You see, we've watched you guys on TV, and in mangas. You're all part of a series called Fruits Basket. I know that probably doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's true, that's how we know about everything. Basically you guys are an anime made for the enjoyment of our world. Not that we love you any less of course. I'll bet you didn't even know that Kyo has a fan club. Not just one of girls at his school either, but there are hundreds of girls all over the world who love Kyo, and Yuki too."

"I think all of them have a fan club somewhere." Michiko offered.

"True, true, anyway, back to what I was saying. Everyone who has seen this anime, or read the mange knows about the Zodiac curse. We know that Akito is the head of the family, and the curse that he bears. We know about each of your animal forms, we know about your relationships that you seem content to ignore in public, but secretly think about all the time. Basically we know everything."

Michiko squirmed over to Kyo, "Did you know that we've all seen your true form, but we all still love you? I'm not allowed to love you publicly, cuz Micharu has claimed you as her Bishonen, but I do anyway." She crawled over to Yuki as well. "And Yuki, we know what happened with you and Akito when you were little, and I've wanted to hug you for so long, ever since I found out, nobody in our world really likes Akito very much because of that, and of course what he did to Hatori, and pretty much everyone else." Michiko then swept Momiji up into her arms, "And Momiji, we were just watching the episode today when you told Tohru about your mom, we were hugging our stuffed Momiji bunnies and crying, cuz we felt so bad for what happened to you. We know about everything bad and everything good and everything in between." They all stared at her completely shocked. Michiko stood and walked over to Shigure. "Just one question, ok Shigure?"

"Um, sure."

"What the heck is up with you and Ayame?"

Shigure scratched the back of his head nervously. "Oh that, well you see…"