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Um… hi again… um… I'm sorry that I haven't really been updating this story… and um… about the tomcat… I need help with him, so if you readers could just give me ideas on the tomcat, then I'll see what I can do. I mean like, should he be an original character? Or someone from Fruits Basket that I don't even know (I only have the first three dvds and the first two books, but I've seen the fourth dvd and I've read the third book)? Anyways, I need help for him… and he can be a character from something else if I know who you're talking about… I just need help with him so he's not in this chapter.

Anyways… here is the next chapter, okay?

Chapter 3

Tohru looked around the once-again empty house. Kyo and Yuki were at school, and Shigure went somewhere. She didn't know where, but she also didn't want to invade his privacy by asking. "Hmm… well, I think I've cleaned every room in the house… so now what do I do?"

Iku stretched. "Why don't we go for a walk? I hate being cooped up in here all the freaking time!"

The young cat-girl looked at her friend. "But… wouldn't we sorta… stand out?"

"I guess you're right… In that case, we will put on a cloak!"

Tohru sweatdropped; what had gotten into Iku?

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The Prince Yuki Fanclub members were becoming a bit persistent lately with asking their young prince to the prom. He would always kindly refuse, but that just made the wacky girls more desperate. "Prince Yuki," said one of them, "would you please go with me to the prom?"

"I'm sorry, but I think that I'm busy that night," he replied. It was always the same old answer.

"Please?! I'll do anything!"

"No."

The girl didn't seem to understand the meaning of the word no, because she asked again. After yet another rejection, she noticed that he was about to walk away from her. "Prince Yuki, wait!" she exclaimed, jumping at him. Luckily, he turned around in time and was able to stop her before she hugged him.

"Sorry," he said quietly, "but I can't go with you. I have other plans."

"No, that's not it, is it, Yuki?" said the girl, tears filling her eyes. "You just can't be seen with a girl like me. That's it, isn't it? I thought that you were nice, but I guess you aren't after all, are you?" Then she ran from him, crying.

Yuki stood there silently. This whole prom thing was getting out of hand. He wondered how Kyo would be handling all this. Now I just want to go home, he thought quietly.

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Kyo was eating his lunch in the cafeteria when he noticed Uo and Hana walking towards him. "What do you want?" he asked them.

"Okay, Orange-top, now listen up," said Uo. "We're gonna find out what's wrong with you whether you want us to or not, but I'd suggest that you start talking now cuz you don't want us finding black mail for later on."

"I already told you you won't believe me even if I told you what the hell was wrong with me!!!" shouted Kyo. "Geez, why can't you just leave me alone?!!!"

"You're fun to make fun of. That's why we don't leave you alone."

"And you have a big secret that you're not telling anyone," said Hana.

Kyo only shrugged. "Does it even matter if you know or not?"

"Yes," answered Uo. "Now start talking. Yesterday you said something about aliens, didn't you? Let me guess, some aliens from outer space decided to show up and use you for experiments?"

"No damn it!"

"Then start explainin' what you meant yesterday by aliens."

The orange-haired teen only sighed in frustration. "No, I don't feel like explainin' anything, Yankee."

"Okay then, get ready to lose your reputation. See you around, Orange-top." Then Uo left.

Hana stared at Kyo a moment longer. "You know, if you're hiding an alien in your house, then I'm sure she would never believe it." Then she left too, leaving Kyo speechless. Hanajima was just too damn spooky sometimes.

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"Hello, Shigure," Akito said as the dog-possessed man entered the room. "What brings you here?"

"Well, someone found out about our secret," said Shigure, "but I think that you'd be surprised by who did."

The Sohma head only looked at him questionably. "What do you mean?"

"The girl who found about the curse… well, she's not from around here. Actually, she's not even from this planet. She's from someplace called Katar, I guess."

"Katar?" questioned Akito, suddenly interested in what his relative had to say.

"Yes. Her name is Tohru and she's staying with us for the time being."

"I see." Akito thought for a moment, before deciding on what to do. "Let her stay. She can keep her memories for now. However, I would like to meet this newcomer sometime… soon." Then he dismissed Shigure. Once the dog was gone, Akito said to himself, "Looks like I may have to have a talk with that queen again."

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That afternoon, Kyo and Yuki were actually walking home together from school. "So, how your day?" Yuki asked his cousin.

"Lousy. Uo's gonna go get black mail on me cuz I won't tell her what's going on. How 'bout you?"

"Not so good," answered the quiet boy. They walked inside Shigure's house, almost immediately being run over by a violet blur that whooshed past them. "Was that Iku?" wondered Yuki.

"I think so… Wonder what's going on?" They looked around and found no sign of Tohru.

"She must've gone out somewhere."

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The young cat-girl smiled as she walked among the humans on the cement sidewalk. The humans didn't even know that she herself wasn't really human, since her ears and tail were covered by a large cloak and hood. "Oh, how pretty!" she exclaimed when she saw a dress in a store window. She wished that she could wear something like that someday, but that was out of the question. She was a maid, a low rank, even here. Though she didn't mind working for the Sohmas. In fact, they were nicer than the princess ever was.

"Yo," she heard someone say behind her.

She turned around and saw two human girls watching her. "You new around here?"

"Um… yes," Tohru admitted.

"Thought so. It didn't look like you really knew where you were going. What's your name?"

"It's Tohru. And you are?"

"My name's Arisa Uotani, but you can call me Uo. And this is…"

"Saki Hanajima," said the other girl. "Call me Hana."

"Oh okay."

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Later that afternoon, Tohru came back to the Sohma house with a big smile on her face. "I'm back!" she called. She walked into the living room and saw Kyo watching television. "Hello, Kyo."

"Whatever," he said. "Look, about all the times I've yelled at you… I'm… sorry. It's just hard for me to control my anger sometimes."

"Oh. Um… that's okay, Kyo. Really. I don't mind at all. You're still nicer than the princess could ever hope to be."

"I think I'll take that as a compliment," said the cat-possessed teen.

It was a compliment, thought Tohru. Oh well. At least I have two new friends now. I wonder if I'll be able to see Uo and Hana again tomorrow? I hope so. "Well, I guess I'll start making dinner now. How about leeks?"

"Are you insane?! I hate leeks!!!" shouted Kyo.

"Oh? Well, how 'bout something different then? Like maybe… um…"

"Forget it, I'll get my own food!"

"Uh… okay…"

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There ya have it! Finally!!!! I am sorry for the long dreadful wait of this being updated. But I haven't been able to find good inspiration and I forgot about this story all together. Luckily, Momiji reminded me of it. So, I hope you liked this chapter of Kitten. And don't forget to read the top! I need help!