Kage (author): Hello!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Fruits Basket character's -sob!- except the girl they find, which is my OC,

PLEASE NOTE: This takes place just before they all start school together ((all being Yuki, Kyo, Tohru, HatsuHaru, and Momiji by the way.)) The story will definetly pick up after a bit, just be patient, .

Suzumi- Yes I hate Akito, yes I love Kyo, and thanks so much for reviewing! I dunno about the whole HatorixTohru thing... that just kinnda bothers me.... my fav pairing has to be YukixHaru!

Veronica- Thanks, and Kurai's hair color is like..... imagine a pool of white, then add a drop of dark green into it. It's just the slightest shade of that dark green. ....I dunno if it makes sense, but thats the best way I can describe it, hee.

Chapter 4- Mystery

Kyo's POV

I felt really warm. Not uncomfortably hot, just warm. It was really nice...wait a minute!

I jerked my head up. I had fallen asleep!

"Hey sleepy."

I jerked my head around at the unfamiliar voice. Oh, it was... the girl. What was her name again? Oh yeah, it was Kurai.

She knelled at the other end of the table, "I'm really really sorry! I'm so sorry!"

It took a minute for my brain to regear and figure out what she was talking about. Last night's conversation suddenly hit me like an ocean wave slamming into a rock.

'"Whenever I look at a person for the first time, their life flashes right into my mind. I used to have to sleep afterwards, and let my mind work through that persons life, but now I can lock most of that life away behind a door in the depths of my mind without looking at it. However, a memory or two usually slips by.... and thats..... how I knew.... about..... your...."'

I shook me head, "No... its..... um...... was my mother's death.... all you saw....?" I asked hesitantly.

When she nodded her head I kept going, "But.... you can pull up my memories anytime you wanted....?"

She nodded again, "But I swear I won't! Not ever!!"

I nodded slowly, "Yeah.... alright." So she hadn't seen anything about the Zodiac curse.... that was good....

"Um.... somebody named 'Tohru' called...."

I jerked my head up, "When?"

"A little while ago, I didn't pick up the phone, so the machine got it."

Oh...."What time is it?"

"Lesse....3:11."

"A.M.?!" I yelped. I couldn't believe it was so late! Or... early.... I s'pose....

I staggered up sleepily and stumbled to the phone. A red number 1 blinked at me and I hit the button next to it. Tohru's voice rang out from the machine, [Hello, Kyo-kun! I guess your asleep... anyway, Yuki-kun and I are staying at the place where I work! Momiji-kun's dad walks to work all the time, so we don't have any way of getting home, but they said it was fine that we stay here until the rain sto-] BEEEP!!

'I guess the machine cut her off....' Well at least she was in a safe place, out of the rain. To bad that kuso nezumi wasn't stuck out in the rain....

"Tohru.... isn't that the girl who's living here? I think you mentioned her earlier...." Kurai-san asked hesitantly as she stepped into the room with her hands behind her back.

"Uh... yeah." Suddenly I remembered the mess I made while making Kurai-san all that food. "Aw shit..." I mumbled, slapping my head with my palm.

"What's wrong?" she asked, tilting her head a little.

"Erk... I made this big mess while fixing you all that food..." I told her slowly, "I guess I should clean it up so Tohru-san won't have to when she gets home..."

"Oh... um... well.... I kinnda already did it while you were sleeping..." she said just as slowly.

"Really?" I asked, relieved, as I moved into the kitchen. As I stepped into the kitchen, I looked around, pleased. She had washed and dried all of the dishes, then wiped down the kitchen, making it look especially clean.

"Is this alright?" she asked timidly as she walked in behind me.

"Yeah, its good." I said gruffly. She beamed nonetheless.

I put my hand behind my head in though, "I guess we might as well sleep...." I said uncertainly.

She nodded and stepped back to let me out. Suddenly it hit me. Where was she gonna sleep? She sure as hell wasn't going back in MY room! I'd already been kicked out for 3 stupid days!

I watched her as she moved towards the blankets I had folded up behind the table and started to make them into a bed like I had to do for the past few nights. She wanted to sleep on the floor?

I sighed and mentally rolled my eye's as I moved to help her out, "You can take my room tonight, I'll sleep out here again."

She looked up at me is surprise, "What?! I couldn't! I've already slept in your room for days! No, I'm not sleeping in your room!"

I stared at her. Her reaction was almost like Tohru-san's, only more....

She threw down the blankets and sat on them, glaring at me defiantly, "I'm not moving, so go sleep in your own room!"

I just stared at her again, "Are you stupid?!"

"Depends on what your expectations are," she said, smiling slightly.

I didn't really understand the comeback, so I tried again, "You need to sleep in my room to get better! Sleeping on the cold living room floor ain't gonna help you!"

"I'm fine! Don't worry about it! I already feel guilty for kicking you out of your own room, don't make me feel worse," she grinned evilly, as if knowing that what she said would effect me the way it did.

Dammit.... she guilted me into it.... I mean, how was I supposed to respond to that?! I couldn't draw up anything to say.... I was still groggy from my nap earlier...

"Fine..." I sighed in defeat and dragged my feet all the way to my room. If she wanted to stay on the stupid floor, let her....

I hit the futon and was out like a light.

I woke up slowly, still wanting to sleep. Some part of me told me I had to get up. Hearing the still pouring rain only worsened my mood. How could it rain so much?? I stretched and yawned widely as I glanced over at my clock. Shit! It was almost noon! I jumped off my futon and stepped out into the living room slowly. Was anybody home? Oh yeah! I kept forgetting about Kurai- san. I stalked silently farther into the living room, only to find her gone again. My anger shot up to the roof.

I swear to everything holy, if that girl is out in the rain again... I thought as I stomped towards the front door, only to find it already open.

I stepped outside onto the front porch, "Kurai-san!!" I yelled outside, reluctant to get wet again.

"Kyo-kun?" I heard. I looked to the right to see her coming around the corner.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I yelled.

"Just walking around the porch..." she said as she stepped closer, letting me see that she wasn't wet.

I scowled anyways, "You're gonna get sick again wandering outside so much!"

"But I didn't get wet!" she protested.

"So?! It's still chilly outside, and you can still get a cold! Plus Hatori said you had to stay in bed, which you're not!" I yelled.

"Fine..." she said, moving past me back inside, hanging her head like a little kid in trouble. I shuffled back inside behind her, hands thrust deep into the pockets of my pants, which I hadn't bothered to change out of before I fell asleep.

"I made breakfast, if you want it." she said, seemingly recovered from my yelling, "I already ate."

"When the hell did you get up?!" I asked in disbelief. I was the one who usually woke up early, but I still slept until noon! Then again, I did stay up until after 3 a.m.

She shrugged, "I don't sleep much when it rains."

"What's with you and the stupid rain?" I asked moodily. This chick made no sense at all...

She opened her mouth to answer, but a sudden voice interrupted her.

"I'm home!" I heard Shigure announce as he walked into the kitchen, just as Kurai-san turned her head to see who it was. Next thing I knew, Shigure was staring right into Kurai-san's eye's.

Kage: Yay! I got more reviews while writing this! Ok... I got ONE more review... but it all adds up in the end, lol. Sorry this took awhile to post, my computer was being RETARDED! I'm working on the 5th chapter as you read this. You get to learn more about Kurai in the next chapter, too. Until next time!