Kage: -Keels over- X.X I can't believe this!! My Internet has gone down for the day, and I have written 3 new chapters for my Dragon Knights fic 'Scar', typed part of a chapter for my Yu Yu Hakusho story 'Demon Heart', and am now working on a second chapter for this story, when its.... 12:02!! Yes, a.m.! I need sleep.....

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, .

ALSO NOTE: Momiji will appear in this chapter, and I'll be following his character in the manga, where he's half- german. I've only taken two years in German, so won't use anything you won't be able to understand.

Chapter 5- Home

Kyo's POV

"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.

I could instantly tell she was reading his memories. They way he stared and couldn't move, even though he looked like he desperately wanted to. Kurai-san looked scared, and I suddenly remembered her saying that she needed some sort of distraction to be thrown out of that persons memories.

I did the only thing that came to mind. I stepped right beside her and clapped my hands about an inch away from her face. She flinched horribly and fell backwards, panting hard while Shigure just stood there blinking and looking confused.

Man, I thought to myself, Why are stories always repeated just because somebody happens to not be here. We'll just have to explain it again when that kuso nezumi and Tohru-san get home...

I soon found myself helping Kurai-san to explain what happened and why.

When Shigure was all caught up, he was unusually quiet and serious.

"So... you saw only one of my memories, and the others are locked away in the depths of your mind?" he asked, as if confirming it.

She nodded and looked like a child who had been caught doing something wrong, "Think of my mind like a computer. A computer with lots of folders, each labeled and never opened."

He nodded, "I'm not accusing that you'd look, I was just wondering.... which memory you happened to see?"

She nodded again, "I saw you when you were in highschool with two other boys, one with dark, short hair and another with white, long hair. The boy with long hair looked sad and was leaning against your shoulder with-"

"Alright," Shigure interrupted, holding his hand up, "That's alright, I know the rest."

I couldn't help but be curious. I mean, Ayame was always the bubbly annoying type. I couldn't really imagine him sad....

"So your name's Kurai, then?" Shigure asked, reverting back to his normal self, smiling.

"Yes, I'm sorry I caused you trouble..." she apologized. Where had I hear that before? This girl reminded me somewhat of Tohru-san.

"Well, Kurai-san, how are you feeling?"

She smiled and I got up and moved to the kitchen, my stomach growling all the way.

"I fell much better, thank you." I heard her reply. I looked in the fridge and was greeted by a new carton of milk. Forgetting a glass, I just opened it and drank right out of it.

"That's good. I'll have Hari come by later to check up on you." Oh great.... Hatori was coming over again...

I walked back into the living room, my curiousity suddenly kicking in, "Hey, how'd you get home?" I asked, stepping back in the living room.

"Ah, Hari drove me here of course. I spent the night at the main house, then asked him to drive me home. I was afraid you'd wreck my house if you were left here too long. Tohru-san and Yuki-kun called him awhile ago, trying to reach me. He drove off to pick them up where Tohru-san works."

"Why didn't you just stay at the main house? And why aren't you wet?" I huffed.

"The weatherman said this rain was going to last quite awhile. That, and the fact, that I was supposed to look after Kurai-san here. Now that she's awake, though, that point is wasted." he grinned, "And Hatori pulled right up to the house so I wouldn't get wet."

"Thank you very much for caring for me," Kurai-san cut in, "Please exscuse me for a moment." she said as she got up and limped towards the bathroom.

I layed back on one arm after putting the milk on the table, "I wonder if she's crying." I said slowly, only slightly caring. I hated it when a girl cries.

Shigure cocked his head to one side, "And why would you say that, Kyo-kun?"

I shrugged the shoulder I wasn't leaning on, "That's what she did after she saw my memory, even though it was just that one. She saw the one of my mother's death...." I added quietly.

Shigure frowned slightly, "She seems to pick out sad memories...." he suddenly shook his head, "I'll admit, this was the last thing I was expecting to happen. What an unusual girl.... It seems so unreal that she can just look into our eye's and get our life story."

"Do you believe her?" I asked slowly.

Shigure shrugged, "How else could she've known about each of our memories like that?"

I suddenly remembered, "Hey, what was the memory she saw from you?"

He shrugged, "It's not important."

I growled and got up to put the milk back in the fridge, not really hungry anymore. I wanted so bad to go up on the roof, but it was still storming. Suddenly remembering, I stepped into the living room again, "Oh yeah. This chick has a thing for rain. When she first woke up the first thing she did was stand outside."

Shigure cocked an eyebrow, "Seriously?"

I sniffed, "No, I'm lying. Asshole..." I muttered as I leaned on the table again, not finding anything else to do.

Shigure suddenly said, "I wonder.... how can we keep her from reading the others memories?"

I huffed again, "Like I give a shit if she reads that kuso nezumi's mind."

"What about Hatori's and Tohru-san's?" he asked slowly.

.........That could be a problem. Hatori's saddest memory was erasing Kana's memory. If she saw that, it would undoubtedly lead to many questions. Tohru's would be her mother dying, though. So we were probably safe with her. I had no idea what that kuso nezuimi's saddest memory was, and I didn't care.

Hearing no response he kept going, "I wonder if she even has a place to stay.... or more importantly, how she wound up on my doorstep with all those serious inuries..."

"So ask her." I replied shortly.

He sighed, "It probably touches some painful memories, Kyo-kun."

"I doubt it," I muttered, "She lost her memory even before she got here. She might know how she got them, but nothing else."

Shigure frowned and leaned back a little ways in response. Kurai-san came out of the bathroom a minute later, eye's slightly red. So I was right. She had been crying.

Shigure spoked as she came in the room, "Kurai-san... I need to ask you something."

She glanced up and I saw Shigure flinch. When he saw nothing happening he blinked, then kept talking, "Hatori-san and Yuki-kun have very.... painful memories... I have to ask that you try to avoid looking in their eye's at all costs, ok?"

She nodded, "Yes, of course! I'm really sorry..."

He just smiled, "Don't be, just try to avoid there eye's as much as possible. I'll explain the situation to them as well."

I jerked my head up, hearing footsteps a few moments before the front door slid open. Kurai-san flinched as the door hit its frame, hard.

"Guten abend!! ((Good evening!!))" I heard an annoyingly familiar voice cry out.

"Great," I muttered, banging my head against the table, "What's Momiji doing here?"

"Hello Shigure-san! Kyo-kun!" I heard Tohru- san's voice.

"Shigure!" I heard Hatori yell, the rain almost drowning him out as it poured even harder. Which, in turn, caused the throbbing in my head to increase.

SHIGURE'S POV

I bounded up as I heard Haa-san's voice, intending to breif him about Kurai-san and her strange powers. Thankfully, Kurai-san sat there, as if knowing she shouldn't greet them. I stepped in front of them quickly, smiling in a small greeting. Everyone looked up at me curiously as they stood in the area where shoes were supposed to sit.

"Listen," I whispered, though loud enough so the could all hear me, "The girl awoke, but she has some kind of weird thing.... uhh...." What was the best way to describe it...? "If she looks in your eye's, she can read your memories. I'm afraid she'll find out about the curse, so try and avoid her gaze, especially you, Haa-san."

Yuki-kun looked at me curiously, "Shigure, if she finds out about the curse, why can't we just erase her memory?"

I shook my head, "I don't think we can! She said that when she looks into a person's eye's for the first time, all their memories are automatically poured into her mind, ready for her to view at any time. I think trying to erase them could hurt her."

Yuki-kun sighed and rolled his eye's slightly, obviously tired, just as I heard footsteps approaching behind me. "I'm going to take a warm bath." he announced, stepping fully into the room only to come face to face with Kurai-san, who had also just entered the room.

Kage: Bwahahaha! Cliffhanger!!! Though, not much of one...heehee? And FYI, its not gonna be the same thing that happened last chapter. Just wait and see! Not much to say apparently, until next time,