Summary

A girl runs head-first into Kyo Sohma. She seems to know him and knows he's a cat before he transforms. But why is she running out in the dark? What is she running from? Summary sucks, story's better.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Fruits Basket characters. Wish I did. But Yukino is mine. The 'she' at the beginning is Yukino.

Chapter One: Meet The Rose

She ran. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She ran as far from that place as she could though her asthma was keeping her breathing slow. She wanted to get away from the house where it had happened.

Flashback of 2 Hours Ago

"Welcome home, Yukino," said her father Kakeru, standing in the doorway of their home.

"Hello, Father," Yukino said. "Where's Mom?"

"Dajaido said that she would be home a little late. Ah, there she is now." A red convertible pulled up in front of the house.

"Mom, who's your friend?" Yukino asked, referring to the man in the driver's seat. Dajaido smiled.

"This is my boyfriend, sweet," she said. Yukino's jaw dropped. What is she talking about?

"Dajaido," Kakeru said slowly. "What are you talking about?" Dajaido turned to him.

"I'm leaving, Kakeru. I won't be coming back," she said, still smiling.

"NO!" Yukino yelled. She ran to the car and leaned towards her mother. "No! You can't leave! How could you do this to us, Mom!"

Dajaido kissed her child. "Don't worry," she said handing her a red rose. "We'll see each other again someday. I know we will. Yukino...Don't forget; Mommy loves you." And with that, the car drove away. Dajaido was gone forever.

Yukino stared for a moment. Then she ran.

End Flashback

She clutched the rose in her fist tighter. How could she? How could her mother leave them like that? How could she abandon everything she had? Didn't she see what she had in her life already? She wanted to keep running, and never have to look back ever again.

She would've kept running if she hadn't ran headfirst into someone. POOF! She landed on the dirt as an orange smoke cleared. "Ahh...," Yukino said, rubbing her head.. She looked up and saw an orange cat.

"Watch where you're going, why don't you!" the cat yelled.

"Ahh! I'm sorry Sohma-Cat-San!" She stood up and put the rose in her uniform pocket(Secret pocket on the inside of uniform). It was then that 'Sohma-Cat-San' realized that he was a cat.

"Aack!" He yelled. "HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" He yelled.

"We are in the same class...Kyo Sohma? Right?" Yukino said, gathering up his clothes.

"NOOO! HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT I'M A CAT?" He screamed.

"Well, um...you look like a cat right now so...," Yukino said, worried that he might start yelling again. Of course, being a baka neko, he did.(Hah, hah, Yukino's kinda dim)

"NO, WOMAN! HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT I, KYO SOHMA, AM A CAAAAAAAT!" He screamed. (Hah, so is Kyo)

"Shush, someone might hear you," Yukino said, standing up. "Here are your clothes. I must go now. See you in school Monday." She started walking away. Kyo ran to her.

"Oh, no you don't! You're coming to the dog's house. We can't have you remembering this," he hissed. Yukino turned and nodded, keeping her head down as the neko began to lead her to Shigure's home. "Hey, what are you doing out in the dark anyway? It's not safe out at night," he said. "BUT DON'T THINK THAT I CARE!" he ended. Yukino nodded. She needed to tell someone.

"Well...at sunset, my mother left me," she said very quietly. Kyo looked up at her, expecting to know more. "I had just gotten home from school. My mother pulled up in front of the house with this man. She said that he was her boyfriend and that she was leaving...," Yukino's voice faded. She sighed. "I don't get it. Right before she left, she said that she loved me. But if she did, why would she leave like that? Why would she abandon her own daughter and husband of 17 years and life like that? I don't know..." A silence followed her story. Kyo muttered, "Too bad. I'm sorry."

Yukino stared down at the dirt. She clutched Kyo's clothes. "You have no idea how lucky you are to have a mother who didn't and probably won't leave you alone like that," she told him. Kyo scoffed.

"It's none of your business, but I don't have a mother," he grumbled. Yukino looked at him sideways. Kyo shook his kitty-cat head a little. "She committed suicide." Yukino gasped.

"I'm very sorry, Sohma-Kun," Yukino whispered. Kyo mumbled something then stopped.

"We're here," he said. "Come and- POOF! Kyo changed back into a human.

"AACCKK!" Yukino threw herself into the ground, face-first. Kyo put on his clothes.

"C'mon," he said and they entered the home.