Chapter Three: The truth
The school bell jolted Saya from staring at the male, she breathed to herself trying to compose herself, her eyes closed for a moment as she wondered just why in the world was there someone who looked just like her; it wasn't like she had a twin or anything like that. As her eyes fluttered open slowly she saw the boy known as Momiji standing in front of her.
"Hi there, my names Momiji."
"I-I'm Saya, its really nice meeting you Momiji."
"Want to come have lunch with me?"
"Umm sure, thank you."
As she smiled lightly to him, she was amazed that someone had just come and spoke to her let alone asked her if she wanted to have lunch. The two of them walked through the hallway as Saya was extra careful to not hit anyone as Momiji had a big smile on his face as she heard a few students whisper.
"Hey who's that with Momiji?"
"They look identical; do you think they are siblings?"
"Got to be twins."
Saya did her best to ignore the words as she looked over to Momiji who looked like he was not even caring about what was being said as he was humming. He soon pulled on her arm as he started to skip as if he was a child. She giggled skipping with him until they made it up to the roof where he waved to a group of three people.
"Tohru."
He called in a cheery voice running from Saya, the long haired brunette smiled to him before noticing Saya. The girl walked over slowly her head was down resorting back to her shy nature as Momiji kind of figured she was a shy person as he chimed in.
"This is Saya she's a new student in my class so I offered here to come up here and have lunch with us."
Saya nodded as the other girl nodded smiling as her closed her eyes introducing herself as Tohru Honda and that the two boys were Yuki and Kyo Sohma. Saya eyes grew some as she heard the last name for the two boys were the same her's she was silent for a moment as the orange haired boy spoke out.
"What, does she talk?"
"Kyo that wasn't really nice to say."
Momiji looked to him; Kyo didn't say anything as he didn't care if it was mean. Saya shook her head as she looked up slowly catching the trio off guard by her looks. Tohru was the most surprised thinking she was seeing two Momiji's before her though one had long hair.
"I just, my last name is also Sohma as well."
"Haha it's like were twins."
Momiji giggled, Saya nodded at his statement as she agreed though she still found it strange. The purpled hair male named Yuki was amazed as much as Tohru.
"Well it's very nice to meet you Saya."
"Y-yes it's very nice to meet you Yuki, and everyone else to."
Saya smiled letting herself open up a little bit more, So the group eventually sat down and ate lunch and talked about random things, eventually Tohru asked some questions about Saya that made her sort of clam up as Tohru bowed her head over and over apologizing for making her feel uncomfortable as the blonde just shook her head saying it was alright. Lunch was soon ending as Momiji had gone ahead with Tohru and Kyo to throw the mess away and return to class so she was left alone with Yuki as she bowed.
"Umm thank you very much for allowing me to sit with you guys today for lunch."
"Oh its alright, no need to thank me. But I was wondering if I could ask you a question Saya."
"Umm alright, what is it?"
"Mind coming home with me after school, I think there's something you need to know."
Something to know? She wondered what he meant about that but she agreed to his request anyways, she smiled before running down the stairs to her class as didn't want to be up there anymore now.
"What Saya is going to Yuki's? I want to go to!"
Momiji whined as class was over, Tohru was just smiling and Kyo was starting to get annoyed by his whining, Saya still was refusing to make any eye contact with Yuki since he asked the request as she was scared something bad was going to happen to her while she was there.
"Stop your whining Momiji!"
"I don't mind having Momiji coming over, do you Yuki?"
"I guess there would be nothing wrong with it."
Momiji jumped in the air giggling as they all soon headed off, Saya wondered if Tohru was related to them since she figured out already that she lived with Yuki and also Kyo. She looked around the wooded area as she wondered what kind of place she would be heading to so far out in the woods. They soon eventually came to a medium sized traditional Japanese style home, Saya thought it was amazing since she didn't know people still built there houses like this anymore. As they walked into the home a older gentlemen in his late thirties maybe wearing a greyish kimono with black hair strolled to the entrance.
"Ah, I was wondering when you three were coming home. An hello there Momiji."
"We brought a guest with us today."
Yuki pointed behind him to the blonde that was bent over taking her shoes off, Shigure grew a small smirk that soon vanished by Kyo calling him a pervert.
"My, is this a friend of yours?"
"We just met her today; well Momiji introduced us to her."
"Yep she's a new student here."
Momiji chimed in, Saya soon got her shoes off putting them so no one would trip as she looked up to the conversation as she was about to introduce herself before Shigure cut her in his expression going blank.
"It's Saya."
"You know her?"
"Yes Tohru, all of us older Sohma's know about her unlike all the young ones."
Saya blinked as she didn't understand what was going on, how this guy knew about her but she didn't know his name. Shigure took notice on the girl's confusion as he sighed as he figured that her parents would keep something like this from her as he gestured them all into another room. As they sat around the table Saya sat next to Momiji as for some reason she felt comfortable near him. Kyo spoke resting his arm on the table.
"Mind telling us all about how the hell you know this girl?"
"Well as you know us Sohma's are cursed under the Chinese zodiac that's already been complete right? Well naturally there shouldn't have been any more members after Momiji was born since he is the youngest. But Saya was an exception, you see Saya originally wasn't supposed to be born from what Hitori spoke but somehow the baby was alive and her parents kept her and when she was born she looked just like Momiji an mirror image, down to the exact point where she transformed into a rabbit."
Saya sat there listening to this information; she wondered why her parents had never told her about this. She could understand her mother never telling her something like this but her father. She thought he loved her enough to tell her something like this. It even made since to her now why no family ever visited them or came by on holidays or birthdays, the young blondes eyes began to water as she lightly spoke.
"So I'm a copy and that's why mama and papa said I had no family."
"Yes."
Shigure spoke closing his eyes, his voice hinted sadness for the female, it was instructed after her birth that her parents would move from the main estate and lives away from the Sohma family. Tohru was in light tears about the sad story since she felt that the Sohma's had a lot of pain in their lives because of the zodiac curse, and she had more determination now to break their curse. Momiji looked to Saya that was now crying, he felt bad for her knowing that since she was his double she had all this pain done to her as he took ahold of her hand as he smiled sweetly to her witch caused Saya's eyes to grow looking up to him.
"Even if Saya's my double she's still my friend no matter what."
The girls cheeks pinked a little hearing him say that as she smiled softly letting her eyes close some as she was happy that her first friend wasn't going to leave her and would still be her friend no matter what.
"Thank you Momiji."
