Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I've got two new stories that I'm working on, if you're interested, 4 Fruits Basket characters appear in my Anime Survivor and all of the Fruits Basket characters will be appearing in my Anime Hearts story. (They have barely any reviews so I'm begging you to read!!!) Anyways sorry I took so long to get this chapter posted! Again, I added some new FB characters so if there's on OOCness let me know! Thanks for reading :)

School had come and gone the next day and Tohru just couldn't work up the nerve to talk to Miya about what had happened the night before. So instead, she had invited her over to the Sohma's house again so they could work on their homework together. Tohru had got home early and decided she would make a snack for her and Miya.

" Did you ask her?" asked Kyo as he walked into the kitchen.

" I, uh no," replied Tohru, now rethinking her idea of inviting Miya over.

" Why the hell-"

But he was cut off by a knock on the door. Kyo's eyes widened as he looked at Tohru. Had she really invited her over again? This was his opportunity to ask her for himself! Kyo started to run to the door, but when he got there, Yuki had already beat him to it. As he opened the door he found Miya standing there with a long silvery snake slithering down into her shirt.

" Is this yours?" she asked a little uneasily as the snake ventured down her top. Yuki gasped and reached out to grab the snake but he was too late. The snake was now moving freely underneath Miya's top and in order for Yuki to get it he'd have to reach down into it. He stood at the door trying to figure out a less awkward way to get at his older brother when suddenly Shigure came running into the hallway.

" Who let a dog in the house?" he cried in confusion. However the closer he got to the door he soon realized what was happening. " Ah! Aya!"

At the sound of Shigure's voice the silver snake popped his head out of Miya's top and Yuki, seizing the opportunity, grabbed him. He stared into the snake's eyes and with one swift movement flung it back outside slamming the door behind it.

" Ah! Yuki no!" Shigure cried as he opened the door and ran outside the look for Ayame.

" Is that your pet?" asked Miya slightly confused by the recent events.

" It's…Shigure's…pet," replied Yuki trying to hold back his anger. As they walked into the living room, they were met by Tohru and a rather eager looking Kyo.

" Ask her," whispered Kyo.

" No," replied Tohru as she smiled and waved at Miya. " I…made…us…a…snack… so…we…don't…have…to…work…on…an…empty…stomach."

" Oh, you shouldn't have, but thank you," said Miya.

" Ask her," whispered Kyo again, this time a little louder.

" Kyo, shhhh!"

"ASK HER!"

Yuki, Miya and Tohru stared at Kyo in shock. Miya's eyes widened as she said, " Ask me what?"

" Oh! It's nothing, Kyo's just-"

" Are you a guy?" asked Kyo obliviously cutting Tohru off. Miya stared at Kyo in shock. Tohru and Yuki hung their heads in embarrassment.

" Where is the dog?" Shigure asked as he entered the room.

" AHHH! You're hair is so beautiful!" cried Ayame as he ran towards Miya.

" What's all the commotion?" said Hatsuharu as he entered the room.

" Ooh!! A new friend!" cried Momiji running in after Haru.

" WHERE"S THE DAMN DOG?"

" ARE YOU A GUY OR A GIRL?"

" Is that your natural colour?"

" NEW FRIEND! NEW FRIEND! NEW FRIEND!"

Tohru grabbed Miya by the hand and dragged her into the kitchen to get her away from the all chaos. " Here…try…one… of…these." Tohru held up the platter of snacks she had made. Miya's eyes widened, the spices that Tohru had used in the snacks had such a strong smell that Miya's nose couldn't handle it. Her eyes glassed over and she fell to the floor with a loud thud.

" Oh my god! Miya!" cried Tohru as she leaned down next to her friend dropping the snack platter on the floor. The rest of the houseguests came running in to see what had made the noise.

" Tohru what happened?" asked Shigure bending down towards Miya who was now passed out on his floor.

" I-I don't know! Sh-She just fainted!" said Tohru as tears welled up in her eyes.

" Aya, call Hatori. Haru, help me get her upstairs to a bed," said Shigure.

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It was dark by the time Hatori finally showed up. Everyone was sitting in the living room waiting for him to come, as Miya still lay upstairs.

" What happened Shigure? Ayame's explanation was a little vague," said Hatori as he followed Shigure upstairs to the room where Miya lay.

" We're not sure what happened really, but I should tell you in case she wakes up. Miya is deaf Hatori, but if you talk slowly she can read your lips. Look, there's something else I have to tell you. Last night as she was leaving, Yuki hugged her and he didn't transform," said Shigure with a hopeful look at Hatori. " Maybe you can find out why?"

Hatori nodded and entered the room. While he was inside tending to Miya, everyone else made their way upstairs to find out how she was doing. Hatori exited a few moments later looking rather unimpressed.

" She's fine. She passed out, but she should come around in a few minutes or so."

" Can I go in to see her?" asked Tohru sheepishly. Shigure looked at Hatori hoping he would have and answer to his question, but Hatori just shrugged.

" I don't see why not," said Hatori glaring at Shigure.

Tohru entered the bedroom and screamed. Everyone rushed in to see what was wrong when suddenly they were all taken aback. Miya slowly opened her eyes and sat up to see everyone staring at her in shock. She immediately looked down at her hands, then ran her tongue across her teeth. Her heart started beating faster as she closed her eyes. She reached up to grab a small chunk of her hair and brought it in front of her face. She slowly opened her eyes to see that her once beautiful white hair was now a dark jet black. She let out a small whimper and looked back up at everyone.

" You have ears!" cried Kyo, breaking the silence.

" What happened to your hair?" asked Ayame in shock.

" I'm sorry…I wasn't supposed to stay this late, I have to go," Miya said, and for the first time since Tohru had met her, Miya hadn't looked at the floor when she spoke.

" Miya……why…...don't……you……-" said Shigure as he was cut off.

" It's ok Shigure, I can hear you just fine. You can talk to me normally."

" Umm…okay well, why don't you come downstairs, we'll have a cup of tea and you can explain okay?"

" I can't tell you! You wouldn't understand!" Miya cried out as tears began to form around her eyes. Yuki walked over to the bed and sat down next to her.

" It's okay Miya, we're all really good at keeping secrets," he said.

" That's an understatement," muttered Kyo. Yuki glared at Kyo for a moment then returned his gaze to Miya.

" Why don't we go downstairs. If you decide that you want to tell us that's okay. If you decide that you don't…well that's okay too," said Yuki.

Miya nodded. She followed the Sohma's and Tohru downstairs and sat down in the living room. Shigure brought her a cup of tea and sat down next to Ayame and Hatori. The young girl sat silently for a few moments sipping her tea. She knew she had to tell them the truth, but what would they think of her? She had never had friends before and she didn't want to lose all these wonderful people sitting in front of her.

" Please…you have to understand…I've never told anyone. I…no one would understand. This has to be kept a secret, please," said Miya. Everyone looked up at her. They hadn't really expected her to tell them, but they nodded in agreement just the same.

" On nights when there is a new moon, like tonight, I turn into a human. I hadn't expected to stay this late,"

" You turn into a human?" asked Kyo nervously. If she was a human only one day a month, what was she the other times?

" Yes. The rest of the month I'm a demon," she replied bluntly. Everyone's eyes widened as they sat back trying to understand. " My mother, Kagome, is a human and my father, Inuyasha, is a half-demon. Somehow when I was born, I was also born a half-demon. Half dog demon, half human."

" I knew I could sense a dog!" cried Shigure in relief. " I thought I was going crazy!"

" When I'm in my demon form I cannot hid my claws or my fangs," she continued.

" And your ears?" asked Tohru.

" Dogs ears that sit atop my head. That's why I always wear the red ribbon to tie them down," Miya explained.

" So how come you told everyone you were deaf?" asked Kyo.

" If I didn't tell people I was deaf, most people would wonder how I could hear without ears."

" Hmm...good point," said Yuki.

" Well, Miya you are still welcome in our home anytime you wish. Demon or not," said Shigure with a smile.

" And we won't tell no one about your secret!" cried Momiji.

" Well at least that's explains what happened the other night with Yuki," said Shigure as he looked up at Hatori. " Would you mind taking her home? It's too dark for her to walk on her own."

Hatori nodded and grabbed his things. Tohru walked with Miya to the door thinking about the confession her new friend had just made.

" Look Tohru, I'm really sorry I couldn't tell you sooner. Most people just wouldn't understand. I don't know why, but for some reason I know I can trust all of you," said Miya as she put her shoes on.

" I promise you, your secret is safe with us," said Tohru smiling.

" You ready?" asked Hatori.

Miya nodded, " See you at school tomorrow?"

" Yep!" said Tohru as she waved good-bye to her friend and closed the door.

" You okay?"

Tohru turned around to find Yuki standing in the hallway. " Uh…y-yes. I just, I mean I never would have thought…"

" I think that one caught us all off guard," said Yuki as he turned to head back into the living room. Tohru stood at the doorway a little longer taking everything in. She smiled to herself as she followed Yuki's path back to the living room.