Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.

Kyo: Good thing too.

Me: Shut up.

Claimer: I own my OC and this plot.

Kyo: Poor girl…

Me: (Brings out chainsaw) Wanna repeat that?

Kyo: N-no.

I hope I didn't make Yuki too OOC in the letter in the last chapter, where he said that he loved Tohru.

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It was now three weeks since Yasu had come to live at Shigure's place. In the time that she lived there, a change had come over everyone. Kyo's temper wasn't set off by every little thing. Yuki relaxed a little more. Tohru became even more cheerful and tried her best not to hide her emotions. Ritsu started gaining a bit of his confidence back (Although he still wore women's clothing). Also, the others visited more frequently.

One cold, Tuesday morning, Yasu awoke to very loud shouts and terrified screams. Stumbling over the sheets, she pulled her long hair into a loose bun and shuffled down the stairs to see Yuki and Kyo fighting again, Shigure moaning about the damage to his house, and Tohru running around in her school uniform, screaming bloody murder.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" she roared. At the sheer volume of her voice, Kyo and Yuki stopped fighting, Tohru stopped shrieking, and Shigure stopped moaning.

"Kyo and Yuki are destroying my house!" sniveled Shigure.

"I can see that." Yasu said through clenched teeth. She guided Tohru to the kitchen, where she noticed breakfast was ready. She sat the poor girl onto a chair and gave her a cup of tea, which Tohru gratefully gulped down. Yasu then turned to Yuki and Kyo, both of who had followed her into the kitchen.

"What…happened!" she asked, stressing each syllable. Kyo and Yuki both opened their mouths to start screaming explanations at the same time, but Yasu noticed and banged her fist on both boys' heads. "One at a time." she said, trying to maintain her cool.

But both boys couldn't start without the other trying, so Shigure explained. "They were fighting about which fruit was tastier, apples or bananas."

Yasu rolled her eyes, and promptly slapped both boys. "You nearly gave Tohru a heart attack for THAT!" she shrieked.

Kyo stomped off, cursing and rubbing his sore cheek, while Yuki had the grace to apologize to Tohru and Yasu, both of whom forgave him immediately.

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"You should have seen Ya-chan, Uo-chan. She made Yuki and Kyo stop fighting like that!" Tohru exclaimed ecstatically while snapping her fingers.

Uo looked thoughtful. "She actually shut Orangey up?" she asked in amazement. "Cool. If she can actually make Big Mouth shut up, I'd like to meet her!"

"I can hear you ya know!" yelled Kyo from across the classroom.

"And so!" Uo yelled back.

Hana and Tohru immediately moved away to avoid bloodshed. "I sense the waves of a strong emotion within Uo-chan." Hana said mysteriously.

Tohru gazed weirdly at her friend. "Anger?" she asked.

Hana shook her head.

"Hatred?"

"No."

"Umm…I don't really know." said Tohru, deciding to give up.

Hana looked at Tohru. "Feelings that are stronger than hate or anger reside deep within Uo-chan's aura." she said softly. "Feelings that give great meaning to her interaction with Sohma-san."

Tohru gasped. "She LIKES him!"

Hana just smiled mysteriously. "Stranger things have happened, Tohru-kun."

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Yasu sung softly to herself as she washed the plates from breakfast. Shigure had gone out to hide from Mii, leaving her alone.

RRRING

The young woman sighed to herself and wiped her soapy hands on her jeans. She walked over to the phone and picked it up, twirling the phone cord around her finger.

"Hello?"

"Hello Ya-chan, this is Hatori."

Yasu felt shivers go down her spine at the sound of Hatori's voice, but suppressed the feelings from reaching her voice. "Ohayo Haa-san." she greeted. "What is it?"

"Yasu, I have some serious news for you. Akito has found out that you came back from Tokyo, and would like to see you." he said. His voice sounded grave.

Yasu gulped. She really didn't want to face off with Akito again. Not after what happened last time.

As if sensing her worry, Hatori quickly reassured her. "Nothing will happen Ya-chan. I'll be there."

Yasu gulped back her fear. "When does he want to see me?" she asked.

"This Saturday."

"Okay, thank you for telling me Haa-chan."

"You're welcome."

Yasu bit her lower lip. "Bye Haa-chan."

"Bye."

Click

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Later that evening, Yuki glanced worriedly at Yasu, who was eating silently. Her face was serene but her multi-green eyes showed no emotion whatsoever.

"Ya-chan, are you alright?" he asked.

Yasu snapped out of her trance and looked up at him. "I'm fine, Yuki-kun." she said tiredly.

"No you aren't Yasu-san." Kyo said. "You look so worried."

Shigure eyed his old best friend and sighed. "Ha'ri called you, didn't he? About Akito?"

Yasu nodded.

Kyo looked confused. "But I thought you could handle Akito."

The young woman shook her head. "I can handle anything but Akito." she said sadly. "I put it down to a bad experience with her."

Tohru squeezed Yasu's hand. "Please tell us about it Ya-chan. Perhaps talking will help you feel better." she persuaded.

"Alright." Yasu took a deep breath. "Basically, Akito and I have had a rivalry of sorts. It started the day I saved her life…"

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"Haa-chan, they are so cute!"

A 12-year-old Yasu was walking with Hatori towards their house (She was already living with Ha'ri and knew about the curse). They had passed a pet store and the young girl had her nose pressed against the window, cooing to the tiny puppies and kittens inside.

"Yes, they are." Hatori agreed.

"Aww, I've gotta buy one!" shrieked Yasu. She ran into the store, and a few minutes later she came out with a cute black Labrador puppy with floppy ears.

"Isn't she cute?" cooed Yasu. "I think I'll name her Stormie."

"It's the perfect name." agreed Hatori.

The two finally arrived at Hatori's house on the Sohma Main House. They opened the door and introduced Stormie to her new home. After getting her acquainted with her surroundings, the two 12-year-olds decided to sack in front of the TV. While Hatori prepared snacks, Yasu got out a stack of horror movies she bought at the local video store and smuggled in.

"Jeepers Creepers, or the Ring?" she asked, holding up two DVD cases with scary images on it.

"The Ring." Hatori said, bringing a bowl of buttery popcorn and two orange sodas. "It's scarier. Plus, Sadako is a better ghost then the Creeper."

"Alright." Yasu placed the CD into the DVD player and switched it on. She climbed up onto the couch with Stormie in her lap then cuddled up against Hatori's shoulder.

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"NO! DON'T GO NEAR THE WELL!" whispered Yasu in fear. She buried her face in Hatori's shoulder, trembling, when the phone jumped up ringing.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" shrieked Yasu. She grabbed Stormie and jumped behind the couch, shivering.

"Relax Ya-chan." said Hatori, grinning at his friend. "It's just the phone."

Yasu frowned at Hatori and came out from behind the couch. "Shut up Haa-chan." she huffed. She plopped on the couch with a frown on her face.

Still smirking, Hatori went over to the phone and picked it up. After a few minutes of hurried conversation, he hung up and went to Yasu.

"We were called to baby-sit Akito." he said slowly. Yasu grimaced. She hated the brat.

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"Wow, you were that easy to scare before." said Kyo in amazement. Yasu threw a leek at him. It hit him in the mouth and he shrieked with fear.

"Now who's easy to scare, huh Kyo?" she asked snidely.

Kyo frowned at her.

"Shut up baka neko. Let Ya-chan finish the story." Yuki snapped. Kyo glared at him before turning back to Yasu.

She sighed and continued her story…

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"Unnggghhh……unnnnngggghhh…….uuunnnnnnngggh……"

Yasu watched horrified as Akito rolled on the ground. Her eyes were rolled back and her mouth was frothing. Her hands clutched at the chest of her robe, as if it was suffocating her.

"What's happening Hatori!" shrieked Yasu. She knelt down and supported Akito by the back.

"She's having a seizure. Take care of her as best as you can. I'm going to call an ambulance." said Hatori hurriedly. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. Yasu turned her attention to the wheezing child on the floor.

"Akito, don't panic." she whispered. She laid her gently down on the floor and placed her hands above her heart. She counted to three and pumped Akito's chest in time with her own heartbeat. "You're not going anytime soon you brat." she mumbled.

She performed that for 5 minutes before the ambulance arrived and immediately put Akito on a life-support machine.

"You did a good job there Miss Sohma." said one of the paramedics as he helped the gurney carrying Akito into the ambulance. "If you hadn't performed CPR, this young lady would have died."

"Oh no, I'm not a Sohma." she said softly. "Just a friend."

The doctor looked at her. "My apologies. But still, Miss Akito owes her life to you. That was a very heroic thing to do."

"I just pumped her chest!"

"But that delayed the seizure from affecting her heart." explained Hatori. "You really did save her live."

Yasu beamed.

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"So shouldn't Akito be grateful to you?" asked Kyo. He was absentmindedly chewing on his fingernail.

Yasu looked out the window. "She should." she said.

"But Akito has never been the grateful type." finished Shigure.

"Exactly."

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"How can I ever repay you for saving my daughter's life?"

Yasu looked up at the Head of the Sohmas. He was standing, surrounded by other Sohmas. Akito was standing beside him. "Nothing much, sir." she said. "Just that if you wouldn't mind, I'd like the Sohmas to be an unofficial family for me. My parents died a long time ago and I have now where else to go to."

"Granted."

While everyone filed out of the room, Yasu stayed. She sensed Akito (Stupid little brat) needed, no, wanted to talk to her.

"Yasu," started Akito once they were alone. "I appreciate you saving my life and all."

"I know."

"But I do not appreciate you stealing Ha'ri away from me." she sneered. "The next time we meet, it won't be pretty."

Yasu rolled her eyes. "I have not stolen your precious Hatori, you little brat. And the next time we meet, I doubt it'll be in anywhere slightly good, so of course it won't be pretty."

Yasu turned around and walked off. Before she opened the door, she turned back to face Akito. "You're welcome." she said coldly, then left.

Akito burned with rage.

xxx

Yuki looked at Yasu. "You certainly handled that well." he said complacently.

Yasu laughed sardonically. "That was the last time I ever handled Akito like that. Akito stayed true to her word, our next meeting, 4 years later, was not pretty…"

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"I've never looked up the skirt of a girl." said Ayame loudly. The group was playing 'I've Never' at Shigure's house, and it looked like Hatori was winning.

Shigure glared at Ayame and drank from his bottle of beer. "I hate you." he gurgled. "I have never…worn my hair in a braid."

Both Yasu and Ayame took sips from their cups. Now it was Yasu's turn. "I have never…studied medicine."

Hatori took a gulp from his glass. Just as he was about to make his 'I never' statement, the phone rang. Shigure leapt up to answer it. After the conversation, he came back, looking worried.

"Yasu," he started. "Akito wants to see you."

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Yasu sneered at the woman sitting on the chair, gazing out the window. Perched on Akito's finger was tiny bird, twittering away.

"Remember…4 years ago…Yasu Hirashi?" she asked coldly.

"Yes, I do." Yasu answered just as frigidly.

"Well, now is the time."

Nobody knew what happened, but loud, piercing screams were heard from the room. Yasu stumbled from her quarters an hour later, bleeding profusely and gasping for breath.

xxx

"I don't want to elaborate what happened in that room." Yasu whispered. "But know that what that bitch did to me left a mark."

Yasu rolled up her sleeve and pointed to a long, thin X on her elbow. "Akito carved that herself, with a knife." she said. "She also killed Stormie before my eyes."

Shigure grimaced. "I saw the puppy's body. Not a pretty sight, I tell you."

Yasu then tilted her neck, where several, raw, red slashes were imprinted there. "More scars from your beloved Head." she said harshly.

Tohru looked at Yasu. She had been through more than she had imagined. "I'm sorry for dragging all that up again Hirashi-san," she said remorsefully. "I didn't want to pain you."

Yasu smiled at her. "I know Honda-san. I know. But I think you should all get to bed. You have school tomorrow."

All three teenagers wished the two adults goodnight, then went upstairs. Yasu stayed for awhile, before retiring to bed too.

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Yay! 19 pages! I'm so happy.

Wow, Akito is a bitch. She is in love with Hatori and thinks Yasu is his girlfriend, so she tortured the poor girl and killed her puppy. How sad… (sniff)

Anyway, I don't think I have fully described Ya-chan's eyes. The pupil is black (duh) and is surrounded by a ring of dark green. The iris is normal green, with flecks of light green and blue-green in it. The iris is surrounded by a ring of super light green.

For those of you who don't know, the game they played before Yasu was tortured is called "I've Never." It works like this. Those who play each have a glass of beer or some alcoholic drink. Then one by one, the players say things they have never done, like "I've never had sex before." or "I've never kissed a girl." The players who have done those things take a sip from their glass, and the first person with the empty glass loses.

I think.

Jaa,

Little Wolf Girl