AN: I said I would write an intro poem for the zodiac crew, so here it is in a reader's POV. I written this after I written all the zodiac poems and others, so it's not really much of a intro, but I put it there for future readers. Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket!

The Circle of Twelve

Once upon a time,

In years not to long ago.

There was a girl,

Who was polite and kind, but alone.

She came across one day,

A quiet house with no one around;

What she found instead was a little display.

Twelve little figurines sitting on their little stand,

Each represent a period in the Chinese New Year.

The girl smiled to herself at the cute figures,

Then she frowned, "There's no cat here".

Then came a stranger, Shigure the owner of those figurines,

And then a unexpected inhabitant, a classmate named Yuki.

Let not forget the orange one, Kyo, who "crashed" in later.

All three carried a heavy secret and dark mysteries.

The Circle of Twelve.

Little did this girl know that day,

That her life, her heart, forever...

Will change.

This secret comes to the girl's knowledge,

As well a new place to call home.

She has to carry a horrible secret...

But she just kept smiling, knowing she's not alone.

In days later, she met a girl named Kagura, with a one-sided heart,

Who runs blindly for love about,

For her koshii.

"I wish I could love someone like that," the girl thought out loud.

Soon she met foreign boy,

Who kissed her at first meeting,

The met him again at a school event.

His name is Momiji.

Also at that same event she met a doctor,

Named Hatori.

He seem cold and cruel at first,

But for her sake, he was only worried.

The Circle of Twelve.

The dog, the rat, including the cat...

The boar, the rabbit and the dragon...

This is quite unsual for the girl!

These things don't usually happen!

During a school run,

She met a young lad.

Hatsuharu, a young man with a double in one,

Call White or Black.

He is really polite and quite mature,

Although strange, as one could say.

He's not the oddest one, as the girl could see.

That is when she meets Yuki's brother, Ayame.

Fast on words and unthinkable in actions,

No could stand up against him,

He is way to flamboyant! (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

Determined that it'll be his brother's heart he will win.

Don't care for the beatings and ignorance,

He just want to share something with him.

"Just meet halfway," the girl said Ayame,

He took that to his heart within.

In the spring's rain,

Hatsuharu brough a little tiger in his arms,

"Oh, what a cute kitty!" the girl said.

And the tiger caused her harm.

Despite the painful meeting,

The girl reach out to this little tiger,

Who transformed in to a little girl, crying.

Everything will be alright, little Kisa,

Because you are the one we all love.

Just have courage,

Because life will always be tough.

Not too long way,

After "dark clouds" passed though,

Came a little boy,

With high strung attitude.

Hiro loves the tiger, no doubt.

Jealousy is what he feels to the girl,

Who easily comfort the tiger.

This has shattered his world.

"You'll be Kisa's prince someday," was all the girl could say.

The Circle of Twelve.

The rat, the dog, including the cat...

the boar, the rabbit, the dragon...

The cow, the snake, the tiger and sheep.

Three more...what more could happen?

She met a nervous woman, who turned out to be a man,

Who lost faith in himself because no believes in him,

"You could find that in someone," the girl said with soft smile.

Ritsu thought, "I hope I could hear those words once again"

Since that time it's been awhile,

Until that summer a horse named Isuzu was found.

At the same time interval,

The bird, Kureno, was introduced to clear the girl's doubt...

Doubt you say?

She though the Sohma leader, Akito, was the last zodiac.

No he's far worst, and cruel of them all,

"Closest to God," said he, as he stood in the shadow black.

Circle of Twelve.

The rat, the dog, including the cat...

the boar, the rabbit, the dragon...

The cow, the snake, the tiger and the sheep...

The horse and the bird...now that she met them all what would now happen?

They are the Circle of Twelve,

excluding the cat,

There is even a "God" in the center of it all,

The Circle of Twelve, the Chinese zodiac.

AN: Now that's long! I almost written three pages! This introduce all the zodiacs and Akito without giving the main story away. This is based on the manga, not anime. In the manga, Tohru meets Hiro and Ritsu after the "Nekozuki" segment. In the anime the show if before that incident. Aye me, two more to work on! Read and Review!