Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.

Chinese Princess: Hello everyone! This is my first Fruits Basket fic, so please go easy on me okay? Oh yeah, in this story, there is no curse, since I'm putting Kagura as Tohru's older sister.

Chapter 1: The Beginning

It was a cold night in Ichikawa. A man in his thirties was waiting in the quiet hospital with his two years old daughter. Katsuya Honda was walking back and forth, waiting anxiously for the news on his wife and the new born baby. Finally, a nurse came out to call them to enter. Katsuya picked up the little girl and went through the room where it held the operation. There, he saw his wife holding a baby.

"Kyoko?"

The woman look up and smiled. The two approached closer, there they saw the small infant.

"Kagura," her mother started, "this is your new baby sister."

The dark, brown haired girl clapped happily as she look at the baby.

"She's beautiful, Kyoko," the father exclaimed. "What should we name her?"

"I was thinking, Tohru would suit her."

"Tohru, huh? Okay, she'll be named as Tohru."

Kagura smiled and clapped happily again, "Tohru! Tohru!"

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It had been almost ten years since Tohru was born. They were right now in front of the graves of her father and mother. Her father died when she was only three and her just past away not too long ago in a car accident. So now, she and her sister were to leave to Tokyo to live with their grandfather.

"Tohru!"

The small girl turn and saw her sister waiting for her.

"Come on Tohru! We have to go!"

Tohru turn back to the graves and quietly said her good-bye before taking off toward her sister.

After a few moments of walking, they made it to the city, where they were supposed to be picked up by their grandfather's driver.

As they waited, Kagura took out two rings and gave one to Tohru.

"What are those?"

"They're our parent's wedding ring, it's the only thing we have to remember them besides pictures, here, you hold unto mother's. Her name is carved inside."

Tohru look at the ring and saw the name, "Kyoko." Then she bend down and took off the string tie from her shoe, then put the ring through before putting it on like a necklace. Her sister smiled as she watch her, but then someone came by and took a hold of Kagura's purse and run.

Kagura gasp, "Thief! Stop! Someone help!" Unfortunately, the thief was already way ahead.

The older girl look over at Tohru, "Tohru stay here! Don't go anywhere! I'll be right back!" And then she took off.

Tohru waited like her sister said, but after a while, she began to worry. 'Where is she?' Tohru thought, looking around. All she saw was other people walking by, not noticing her. She waited a few minutes later, until she decided to look for Kagura. Tohru run off toward the direction where Kagura and the thief went, but she wasn't aware that a car was coming straight at her.

The man in the car stepped on the brake once he saw Tohru. When the car finally made a complete fast stop, the car bumped into Tohru, making the little girl fell down unconscious. The man quickly got out of the car to see if she was okay, but when he saw no movement, he hurried and took her toward the hospital, ignoring the people who saw the incident.

To Be Continued...