What's up peoples? Yeah,I know what you're thinking. I lied when I said that I wouldn't be able to update for a few weeks. Wrong! I was just way more creative today than yesterday,okay? I Don't Own Fruits Basket. This is like the tenth time I've said it.

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Mina woke up in the morning,not wating to get up. She knew what day it was,and she dreaded it. She yawned and sat up. She carefully stood up,and grabbed her school clothes. She changed into them,and grabbed her inhaler. She put it inside her schoolbag.

She remembered that she neeed to give her P.E. teacher the note from her doctor. She took it out of the bag and placed it into her pocket. She sat down and brushed her hair. She noticed at Tohru wasn't in her bed. That Tohru. She's always the first one up. she thought as she went downstairs. She saw Yuki sitting down and talking to Tohru. She smiled as she noticed she was treating a bump on his head with ice. Mina tried to stifle a laugh,but a giggle got out anyway. Yuki looked at Mina with a smile.

"How'd you get that bump?"she asked him,and he gave a laugh.

"Stupid me. I tripped on the last few stairs and hit my head on the floor."he said to her,and she giggled again. "Nothing serious. Just a bump."he said again.

After Tohru finished cooking breakfast,everyone was downstairs. Except Haru and Momiji had gone back to the main house. Breakfast went by fast for Mina. She had been thinking only about what she was going to do that sad day.

"Mina,are you alright?"Tohru's question snapped Mina out of her train of thought. She noticed the three teens were now looking at her.

"Yeah... It's just gonna be a sad day for me."she told them. Yuki noticed Mina didn't really want to explain it again.

"Today is her birthday,guys. But... It's also the day her dad died."Tohru and Kyo gasped. "She isn't that happy about,as you can tell."he told them again,and that made Mina laugh a little.

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"Alright,Mina. I can see that this note is real." Her P.E. teacher said. "You can go."he told her again,and she walked out.

Mina hoped that no one would try and bother her. Her temper was particularly sensitive because of what had happened to her dad fours years ago. Just when she thought she was in the clear,the three people she REALLY didn't want to see the most right now showed up. The Sohma-Fan-Club girls.

"Mina!"they stopped her from going any further.

"Why won't you leave me alone?!"she yelled at them.

"You're getting too close to Yuki! We made a vow to protect him!"the taller one said.

"Yeah? Well,so did I! I'm his friend,and I'll protect him as well!"she said to them.

"From who?"they asked.

"From evil hags like you."Mina said menacingly. They lifted their noses into the air.

"We're not moving until you say you'll keep away from him!"they told her.

"Then you might as well be turned to stone. Because I'm going to be by his side. He was the first friend I made in a long time."she told them,the only thing keeping her from losing her temper was a very thin wall,that was crumbling as she spoke. "Now,I'd much rather not have to drain you three of your blood here in these hallways,or anywhere actually. So,if you know what's best for you,stay away from me."she told them,her voice barely heard by anyone other than the four in the hallway. "This day is a dreadful day to me. I lost someone close to me on this exact day four years ago. Unless you want your fate the same as that unlucky soul's,then I suggest you keep your mouths shut tight."she said,bearing the fangs she had just grown in her jaw. The three girls paled,and backed away into the classroom.

Mina walked into the classroom,knowing she was late.

"And where have you been?"My. Kimmoto demanded. The three girls didn't answer him,but Mina turned her head toward him. He saw the fangs seconds before they disappeared,and gulped a bit.

"Dealing with three bratty girls who can't seem to learn to stay away from me."she told him,and walked to her seat next to Yuki. Yuki rested his hand on her shoulder,and she sighed.

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Yuki looked out the his bedroom window of the house. Mina was sitting under the same tree staring into space for the last two hours. Nothing he did worked. He couldn't get her to speak to him at all. He sighed and walked downstairs.

"Yuki,what's the matter?"Tohru asked him. Yuki sighed again,and sat down in a chair next to Tohru.

"I'm worried about Mina. As soon as we got back from school she walked over to that tree and sat there. She hasn't spoken a word to any of us. I've tried everything I could think of to get her to speak to me. She just won't speak to anyone. It's... It breaks my heart to see Mina like this."he said,putting his face in his hands. "She's barely moved a muscle since she sat there."he said again.

Tohru walked over to the window,and she noticed that Mina was holding something. She squinted,and realized that it looked like a picture. She gave a quiet gasp. A picture! It must be one of her dad! Tohru thought,and ran upstairs to her room. She searched through her belongings,and found what she was looking for. She ran outside,and Yuki watched through the window as Tohru approached Mina.

"Happy Birthday,Mina!"Tohru said,trying to cheer up the very quiet and depressed girl. Mina looked up at Tohru. She saw a small box wrapped in shining paper.

She took it from her slowly,and opened it. She opened the box,and saw a picture frame that would fit the picture of her Dad. She looked back up at Tohru,getting up from her spot on the grass. She held up the picture of her Dad to Tohru,who smiled.

"Your father is very handsome!"she said. Mina was too happy for words. She slipped the picture into the frame. It fit into it perfectly. Tohru looked down at the now framed picture. Tears dripped from Mina's eyes onto the glass. Tohru was taken aback when Mina hugged her. After a moment,Tohru hugged her back.

"Thank you... Tohru..."Mina uttered. She sounded as if she hadn't talked at all for two years. But,it was only two hours. Tears swelled in Mina's eyes once more,and they blurred her vision as they came falling down. They let go of eachother and walked back into the house. Yuki ran over to Mina and hugged her tightly.

"I was so worried,Mina."he said,holding onto Mina as if he thought she was going to disappear and never return. "Please... Mina. Don't scare me like that."he said,and Mina hugged him back. They heard the door open,and a gasp was heard behind them. They turned and saw a man standing there. Mina felt Yuki shaking,and she looked back at him. There was more fear in his eyes than she'd ever seen.

"A... Akito..."Yuki choked out. As the man stepped closer,Yuki put Mina behind him protectively. Mina stared at the man,who looked somewhat like Yuki. Akito smiled and leaned over Yuki's shoulder,looking at Mina.

"Well,who do we have here?"he asked,and Mina began to shake as well. Akito's smile faded a bit. Mina noticed that Tohru was hiding from Akito. "Aren't you going to tell me your name?"he asked her. Mina looked back at Akito. She opened her mouth,but nothing came out. She took a breath,and let it out.

"M... My name is Mina Ichigone."she seemed to have trouble speaking around Akito,too. Akito smiled,and touched his hand gentley to Mina's cheek. She closed her eyes tightly,hoping he wouldn't strike either of them.

"Such a pretty name."he said,and she opened her eyes. He took his hand off of Mina,and took a few steps back. Yuki started shaking violently,and Mina was no different.

In the blink of an eye,Akito had struck Yuki across the face. Hard. Yuki yelled and he fell to the ground. Akito glared down at the rat.

"What do you think you were doing with that girl? I've never even seen her in the Sohma Main House!"Akito yelled at Yuki,and sat up,holding his cheek. "And if she's not part of the Zodiac,than how is it even possible to hug her?"Akito yelled again. He looked over at Mina,who looked right back.

She changed from terrified to angry. He had struck Yuki across the face. A low and dangerous growl erupted from Mina.

"Don't you dare touch him again."she warned Akito. She bared her fangs,and Akito's eyes slightly widened.

"I'm the head of the Sohma Family. I can do whatever I please with them."Akito stated after regaining his composure and some of his confidence.

The evil spirit began to lurk it's way into Mina's mind. She heard it speaking to her; Mina. Look at that man. He thinks he can strike your precious Yuki and get away with it. You must teach him otherwise. Let me give you some of my power,child. You can't hide forever. For father isn't here to protect you. But,you can still protect Yuki. But,you can only protect him with my help. Mina tried to ingore it,but she couldn't stand there and let Akito harm Yuki.

"Head of the Sohma Family,or not. Don't touch Yuki!!!"she yelled.

Akito punched Mina in the stomach. Mina returned the favor. Akito tackled her,and they both went crashing through the front door. They landed in the front lawn. Akito punched Mina in the mouth. She grabbed his hand as he threw his next punch. She swung him off of her,and threw him against a tree. She stood up,and tok a fighting stance. Akito stood up,after a moment of catching his breath,and threw his fist full-blast at Mina. Mina crossed her arms in front of her face and blocked the punch. She looked to her side,and saw Yuki running toward them.

"Akito! Mina! Stop!"he said,but Akito merely grabbed Yuki's arm and threw him against the tree,just like Mina had done to him. She heard Yuki gasp,and she saw him fall limp to the ground,unconscious. The thin wall holding back Mina's fury snapped in two,and she yelled as she threw punch after punch after kick at Akito,hitting him almost every time. She kicked him,and he fell to the ground,coughing loudly and holding his stomach. Akito got to his feet,and picked up a stick next to him. He sunk it as far it he could into the flesh on Mina's arm. She screamed,and kicked Akito away. She grabbed the stick and pulled it out. She dropped it to the ground. She balled her hand into a fist and jumped as hard as she could into the air. She began to fall toward Akito,and focused all of her strength into her hand. She punched him in the face,and once he was back on the ground,looked at her arm. She gasped. She was beginning to transform!

Yuki grunted,and opened his eyes. He almost yelled in shock once his vision came into focus. Akito lay on the ground,unconscious. Mina was standing there,her eyes closed,clutching her arm. He realized that she was bleeding heavily. Then,he witnissed her transformation.

Mina's grasp on her arm tightened,and her light-brown hair grew longer. It slowly turned from it's natural color,to black. Her blue eyes opened,and they turned blood red. She looked down at her hands,and noticed her skin paling to almost white. Her finger nail grew out,sharpening as they grew. They turned as black as her hair,and she felt her fangs grow out painfully. She grew in size,her clothes ripping. The remains flittered to the ground,and she looked over at Yuki. She opened her mouth to try and explain,but her victim's blood spilled out of her mouth. She shut it,and

Kyo,Tohru,and Haru came running outside(Shigure happened to be gone for the time being,along with Momiji who was at the main house.). They saw Akito's state and saw the blood all over the grass. Yuki's knees gave away and he fell to them,still in shock at Mina's true form.

"What was that thing that just run away from here?"Kyo asked Yuki. Yuki collasped completely to the ground,shaking violently.

"Yuki!"Tohru said,rushing to his side. Yuki looked up at them.

"That thing... Was... M-Mina."he choked out. The three teenagers gasped,and Kyo looked down at the grass.

"If most of that blood is hers,than she's going to die out there unless you go find her."Kyo said,and Yuki looked up at his cousin. Haru helped Yuki up.

"Yuki,let's go and find her."Haru said,and Yuki nodded. They ran off into the forest,going at a pace Yuki could keep up with.

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He saw me... He saw this form... He saw it... He saw me... He saw me... was all Mina could think as she kept running,dodging trees,jumped over puddles of water,slicing anything that was in her path in half. Luckily,it was only bushes and trees that had just began to grow. He saw me... I tried so hard not to let it happen,but he still saw me... I can't go back... I can't go back... she kept thinking, dripping her victims' blood on the ground with every other step she took. She jumped into the air,and landed on a tree. She stopped for a moment before racing on. He won't want to even hear my name. He'll abandon me like all the others. I can't go back,now... the horrible thoughts kept racing through her mind. She continued on,not caring about the pain in her lungs.