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Hey everyone who does not know. I had to change my account, so now I have to repost all my chapters. I will post all original reviews. ( only those on my honor)

Anyways...this is my most recent K+K story-

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RS-Gomen nasai, I want to see the big incident about KK's younger lives in book 12 before I continue for proper reference..so I don't start writing it one way,read the book, and change my ideas. Make sense? Nod if you understand...neck aerobics...very good..

OK Voila!

Good-Bye Kagura-neechan

Chapter One
There's A First For Everything

It was a rare sunny day for early spring. The sun radiated warmth as a balmy breeze meandered throughout the park by my house. I was in such a state of bliss that any seven-year old would be in; Okaa-chan had finally let me out to play. Such treats were a rarity for me; she's always so overprotective of me, constantly checking on my beads lest they slip off and reveal my true form. My other self is truly abominable; there is only one word for something so repulsing…a monster. Still my mother would always insist she loved every part of me, like she thought any good mother should. I know it really terrifies her; I just wish she'd admit it. I'd understand; all I want is for us to always stay together.

Suddenly a red bouncy ball came falling from the heavens, sending the sand castle I had been laboring over for so long crashing down to from whence it came.

"M-my sand castle!" I blinked in surprise.

"Oh no! Gomen nasai, I didn't mean to knock it down!" an angelic voice cried.

I turned to face the speaker only to be overwhelmed with the soft scent of wild flowers and two orbs resembling the color of the sky before a storm. She was a young girl who looked a couple years older than me. She had a petite figure with porcelain skin, most of which was hidden beneath a yellow sundress. Her hair glistened, the color of fertile earth.

'She's so kawaii!' I thought, my cheeks tinting pink.

"Eh, do you feel okay?" she asked, slipping her silky hand onto my forehead. "Because you look a little flushed." Her kawaii face scrunched slightly in concern.

My cheeks blazed as I jerked back. "Of course I'm fine," I snapped.

"Oh …ok. I'm Sohma Kagura. What's your name?" she said, smiling warmly.

I hesitated. "Sohma…Sohma Kyou."

Her delicate face paled. "So you're the…I wondered about your hair…It's the color of the neko, isn't it?" her voice wavered as she spoke.

I flinched. "Yeah. So what now? Are you going to run away like everyone else? Go ahead… I- what did I do to deserve this?" I pursed my lips tightly so that tears of well-known disappointment wouldn't squeeze out of my eyes.

She paused before shaking her head, "Nothing…you've done nothing wrong. Grownups - they say such mean things sometimes, but you're not like they say. I don't think you're a …monster anymore than the rest of us suffering from this curse. You aren't any different from me, so why should you be alone? I don't care what they say; I just want you to be my friend." She smiled at me with something I've never seen before…acceptance.

I blinked at her vehemence. "How do you know about the curse? Are you one of the cursed animals too? Which one?" I questioned curiously.

She laughed heartily, "Kyou-chan, haven't you ever heard of curiosity killing the neko?" She then wilted a bit "I'm the inoshishi. It's so pathetic and stupid; it would shame even a boy!" Tears brimmed in her eyes.

'Oh no; what did I do now?' I hate seeing girls cry.

"O-oi, it's better than me!" I tried to joke.

She sniffled; "I guess that's true…" She smiled a bit, but only briefly. "B-but still all the kids make fun of me and play mean tricks on me, because I'm so…different. I've never had any real friends!" With that, a few sobs escaped her.

I panicked 'Nonononono!'

"Then why don't I be your friend? Just please stop crying!" I begged.

The tears stopped "Honto?"

I scratched my head "Uh…sure."

Her eyes sparkled with bliss and the next thing I knew, I was wrapped tightly in her arms.

"N-nani?" I exclaimed only to be squeezed tighter.

It was a completely new sensation to be enveloped in such warmth and acceptance. I sighed and every muscle in my body relaxed as I hugged her back, hearing her heart steadily beat against mine.

'So this is what a real hug feels like…'

I think it was the first time anyone's really ever hugged me. My father was always disgusted with me and Okaa-chan can't hug me, because of this stupid curse. As for everyone else…well they hate me, too - or so I thought, until I met Kagura.

She finally released me with a sheepish smile." Gomen; I guess I got really excited. I do that a lot."

I finally cracked a grin, "I don't mind. I kind of liked it."

"Okey-dokey, then what do you say we fix your sand castle…friend?" she offered, adding the last word tentatively.

My grin grew wider. " I say you need a shovel!" I replied, handing her my spare one.

We learned a lot about each other while rebuilding it. It turned out she lived near the park too, just past the hill beside it.

"So Kyou-chan, are you an only child?" Kagura asked while trimming the edges of the castle.

"Hai, are you?" I fired back.

"Hai, but I wish I had a brother or sister." She sighed.

"I did too, but I already got my wish, Kagura-nee-chan? " I tested.

She beamed with elation. "Then I did too!"

Suddenly, we heard a voice in the distance. Kagura stood up, brushing the sand off her legs. "I gotta go; Okaa-chan's calling." With that, she began heading home.

"Matte!" I cried. I had finally found a friend and now she too was leaving me.

"Kyou no baka!" she teased, "I'll be back! See you tomorrow, Kyou-chan?" she asked over her shoulder.

"Hai; tomorrow. Sayonara!" I waved, inwardly exhaling with relief.

"Bye-bye Kyou-chan! " She waved back before running home.

I was studying the magnificent (or so I thought) castle we had made together, before I heard Okaa-chan calling me for dinner.

"I'm coming Okaa-chan!" I answered, flashing our castle one more glance before heading homewards.

Sooo.. what did you all think? please send me review and tell me and if you want to flame me...well just tell me why. Criticism is a building block for a good story!

RS signing off!