A/N: Hey guys. I want to explain a few things before you read the next chapter. For one: This is before "Fruits Basket" happened so I'm trying to give like a prolouge kind of a thing with this story. It's not supposed to be the actual story line. Second: Akito is a boy, if you didn't get already. I wrote it in the summary just btw. And I'm kinda following the anime series not the manga. Third: I had to improvise with the whole Akito driving thing. I had to come up with some way for him to find her and that's all I could think of. I highly doubt he would be walking in the rain when he lives like an hour away or what not and he's to stubborn to wait for Hatori. Fourth: Yes, Akito is acting OOC but there is a reason I promise you. Let's just say it's all Kit's fault. And lastly: It's only the fourth chapter people! It's just beginning. Everything will come together and make sense in the end. I'm sorry if it's not exactly like FB but hey I'm new at the whole "fanfiction" thing so give me a break :(

Also what to you guys think of Kit? I wanna know what you think!

If you have any more questions, comments, or complaints, just review! Thanks for reading!

Chapter 4

The smell of food wafted through the air, arousing Kit from her sleep. The girl slowly blinked as her eyes adjusted to the morning light. The sun was shining bright through her window and a warm breeze russled the white curtains that hung in front of it. Kit sniffed the air and her stomache gave a loud growl. When was the last time she had eaten? That's right...it was yesterday morning before she had escaped. Kit gave a yawn and pushed thoughts of her old life away. She looked around for the source of the delicous smell and saw that there was a tray with a tin covering on it, on the side table by her bed. Kit scooted towards it and peered at it. The smell was deffinately coming from the tray. Kit took hold of the handle ontop of the convering and pulled it off. Instantly a cloud of steam rose from the plate on the tray. Kit felt her mouth drool alittle as the fragrance made it's way up her nose. The plate was packed with foods she has never seen or eaten ,but they sure smelled good. There was this yellow fluffy stuff on one side with red drizzle ontop, greasey strips of meat, links of another type of meat, and toasted bread with squares of melting white stuff in the middle. The last piece of food she knew well ,but this bread didn't look molded or stale. Kit was just about to reach for the bread when the door opened revealing a cheery face. Yona. The woman was carrying a cup of orange liquid and when she saw Kit and she smiled brightly.

"Good morning, Kit! Does your breakfeast suite your taste?" she asked walking over, placing the cup behind the tray of food and then sitting on the girl's bed. Kit looked at Yona and then at the food. She placed the tin covering on the bed and then pointed to the yellow stuff.

"What is this?" she asked meekly, hoping Yona didn't get offended and scold her for not being apreciative. Yona just tilted her head and Kit prepared for the worst.

"Those are eggs and ketchup. You never had eggs before?" asked Yona. Kit slowly shook her head and looked back at the eggs. Yona's face dropped but she quickly recovered giving Kit a wide grin.

"Well, your just going to have to try them! They are delicious." Yona said watching the girl reach for the eggs. Yona quickly stopped her.

"You can't eat eggs with your hands silly! Use this." Yona got off of the bed and picked up a metal stick with points ontop. Kit gazed at it curiously. Yona saw her confusion and quickly explained.

"This is a fork. You eat with it. Watch." Yona stabbed the eggs with the fork and brung it to her mouth, giving it a few blows as steam arose and then gently swooped the fork to Kit's mouth. Kit opened her mouth and ate the eggs. They were still very hot but Kit didn't mind that. All she was paying attention was the taste. They were good! Kit opened her mouth again, her green eyes lighting up. Yona giggled and began to feed the girl. When the eggs were gone, Yona forked one of the links of meat. She hovered the meat near Kit's mouth and said,

"This is sausage. Say ah!"

Kit opened her mouth as the sausge went in. The sausge wasn't as chewy as it looked and was filled with flavor. Kit nodded her aproval and opened her mouth again, then she thought it better not to be rude and said,

"More...please?"

Yona smiled and few her the other two links of sausage. The plate was half-way gone by now and Kit started munching on the toast that, as Yona explained, was lathered in butter. Yona watched the little girl eat the entire breakfeast and drink the orange juice all in a matter of a minutes. Kit swallowed the last of her breakfeast she cast her gaze at Yona.

"Is there more?" she asked, trying not to sound like a begger. Yona chuckled and shook her head.

"If you eat any more, you will get a stomache ache! Now, tell me. Which part of that breakfest did you like the most? I want to know what I should cook you for tomorrow."

Kit thought it over and scratched her head. She didn't know what was her favorite. It was all so good! Yona waited patiently and Kit decided not to wait any longer.

"I liked it all! It was better then any of the food I ate back at the House!" As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Kit regretted it. And seeing the curious look on Yona's face, just made her panic thicken.

" The House? Is that where you live?" Yona asked. Kit suddenly became very guarded and slowly nodded her head.

" And they don't feed you like this?" Yona pressed. Kit's face became blank and she looked away from Yona. She was not trying to be rude, but Yona didn't need to be burdened with her life. And if anyone knew about the House, they always ended up disappearing. Kit did not want Yona to be gone forever. Yona was about to ask again ,but Hatori then walked into the room, carrying his doctor bag. Yona turned to him and started to walk over.

" May I please speak with you, Master Hatori?" she asked quietly so Kit didn't hear. Hatori glanced at Kit, who was still in her nightgown and sitting on the bed with her hands folded. Then he turned back to Yona and nodded. Both adults slipped out of the room and Kit mentally groaned. What was she going to say? She had to protect her new home.

Hatori closed the door and waited for Yona to begin. The woman ganced back at the door before looking back at Hatori.

" I don't think she was treated well back at home. Maybe that's the cause of those bruises I saw last night. Also she said she's from some place called "The House" ,but it doesn't really give us any clue as to where she came from. Master Hatori, I am very worried for her. Did you see how frail she is? And when she talks she's very gaurded. What should we do?" Yona had tears forming in the corners of her eyes. This was a little girl who obviously is in need of serious help. Hatori listened to the woman before sighing.

" I was planning on questioning her today. Maybe I should re-think my approach if you say she's very insecure about being here and honestly I think any child her age would be scared of a being in a stranger's home. Try not to push her to much and hopefully she will open up to us." The man said. Yona nodded and was halfway down the hall when Hatori called back to her.

"And Yona! Try not to get attached. I don't know what Akito is planning on doing with her but I don't believe she will be here long." Hatori said, with a lowered voice. Akito was not in his room at the moment but that didn't stop Hatori from being cautious. Yona nodded once and then continued down the hall, her head down. Hatori watched her go, and then walked back into the room. He wasn't shocked that Kit remained in the same spot as they left her. Kit glanced up at him, her face was unread-able.

"How are you Kit? Is your foot hurting still?" he asked placing the bag down and sitting on the bed next to the girl. Kit shook her head, not moving the rest of her body. Hatori guessed she thought she was in trouble because Yona had abruptly asked to speak with him. The man decided to fix that.

"I hope you know your safe here, Kit. We don't want to hurt you."

Kit's expression softened and she shifted in her seat. Hatori bent down to his bag and began to give her a check up.

" Could you sit up against the wall, please?" Hatori asked.

Kit instantly fixed her position and watched as Hatori used the "fancy necklace" to listen to her heart. Kit breathed in and out deeply as Hatori asked and watched the man intentively. He had a young face and his dark bangs swayed as he moved. Hatori reminded Kit of a man back at the House but he wasn't nearly as handsome as the doctor in front of her. Hatori pulled back and put his tool away. Then he took out some wrappings.

" I'm going to change the bandage on your foot, so can you please lift it onto my lap." Hatori asked. Kit nodded and gently placed her hurt foot ontop of Hatori's lap. Then man carefully unwrapped the first layer of wrappings and then to the second layer where there was gauze held in place. Kit tried not to squirm as Hatori removed the last of the bandages. He froze. Kit mentally kicked herself for having rapid healing abilities. She watched Hatori's confused gaze.

"Your foot. The cut is halfway closed already." He turned to her. " That's certaintly odd." He hinted at the unasked question. Kit tore her eyes away from Hatori and mumbled,

"It healed."

Hatori raised an eyebrow sceptically.

"Healed. Just like that?"

"Yes..."

Kit was getting nervous now. Would he think she was a demon and send her back? Or worse...would he tell Akito she wasn't normal. Kit thought of any possible way out of the situation but she found none. She quickly decided it was best to keep silent and just give simple anwsers. Luckily Hatori questioned no further on the matter of her foot. Instead he continued on with the check up. He wrapped her foot back up (not like before since her foot was half way healed already) and went on to other things. The whole time Kit wached him with a wary glance. When Hatori was done he placed all of his tools back into his medical bag and set it to the side. Kit watched as he striaghtened himself up and look at her. She could practically see the questions in his mind and she knew this was where she would have to lie...if neccessary. Hatori looked her over for a second. Kit had remained int he same postion the whole time during her check up. Her back was unnaturally straight. Her hands were clenched now in her lap. And her eyes were sharp and aware of everything. Hatori could almost shiver under her stare ,but he found it just made him more enchanted about the girl. Who was this little mystery that fell into their laps? Well, he was about to find out.

" Kit, is it alright if I ask you a few questions? It's not like an interrigation. I'm just curious about you."

Kit tensed and she nodded slowly. Hatori began.

" Why were you on that road at such a late hour? In a storm no less."

Kit thought about the best way to answer without making him suspicious.

" I had gotten lost." In a way, she wasn't lying. She hadn't known where she was going when she was on the run. Hatori raised an eyebrow.

"Why were you out there by yourself? Don't you have any other relatives that are worried about you right now? "

Kit thought very hard. What would a normal child say? Of course, she would't know. She was kept under lock and key in a hidden research center in the middle of the woods. Kit knew her lying had come to an end. She just couldn't think of anything to say. She would have to tell Hatori some truth, just not enough to put him in danger.

" I don't have an relatives alive. Where I was living, I got into to trouble. I was trying to run away from them when I was struck by lightning." Kit felt a mini burden lift of her shoulders. It wasn't the whole truth. Heck, she barely explained anything. But still, it felt good to let someone in on her life, even if it was just the basics. She watched for any signs of shock or really anything from Hatori but he just stared and nodded.

" I understand. This might be a personal question ,but where do you live? You might think the people you were living with don't love you, but I'm sure they are worried about your safety."

Kitakaze felt anger stir inside of her. Outside a harsh wind blew as Kit shook her head. Her eyes dangerous.

" They do not love me. And they do not care about my safety. They just want me alive for their own gain. I will never go back there. Ever. " Kit's eyes seemed to glow and Hatori was nervous for a second. He gestured for her to calm down.

"It's alright, Kit. You don't have to go back there if they had treated you badly. I'm just trying to figure things out. Calm down." Hatori moved closer and Kit shook her head.

"You don't understand! You can't understand! I don't want you to get hurt!" Kit's eyes watered and something was happening outside. Hatori glanced out the window and saw the wind was really picking up. Was she doing this? The man looked back at the little girl tried hard not to wrap his arms around her and tell her she would be okay. Then what she said made him think. He made a mental note to ask about "him not getting hurt" another time. Right now he needed to calm her down.

"Kit, it's going to be okay. If I can't understand, fine. I won't try to understand anymore. All I need for you to do is calm down. Your not in danger here. Everything will be okay." Hatori's voice was soft and reached Kit's ears. Kit groaned inwardly for almost losing control like that. She almost gave away her secret. Kit took a few deep breaths and swallowed the lump that formed in her throat. Instantly the wind died down to normal outside. Kit blinked back unshed tears and lowered her head.

"I'm sorry, Hatori." she whispered. Hatori placed his hand ontop of the girls head and she look up at him with aplogetic eyes.

" It's alright. I'm sorry if my questions upset you. But you know you can trust me, right? If there is something bad going on at home I want to help you."

Kit gave a small grin.

" Thank you. " she croaked.

Hatori let a smile form on his lips and he removed his hand and stood up.

"Your welcome. Now, Yona will be back and she will show you around the property. For now just wait in here." Kit nodded and sat in a more comfortable position on the bed and watched Hatori leave. As he closed the door she only thought one thing. That wasn't my home. This will be though.