Blueangel1888888: Hey people, here is my second chapter. This one is defiantly longer then the first. I will actually be introducing my character. Oh and here are the pairings in my fic: TohruxKyo, HatorixKana, HiroxKisa. That's all for now. I'm not doing any yaoi because well I can't. Here we go.

OH yeah, and I don't own fruits basket.

Hatori looked at the passing buildings as the taxi weaved in and out of the roads. He couldn't believe it; just yesterday he had been in Japan and was now in New York. He had done some research through the families medical records and found that there was only 1 Sohma child that wasn't in the compound. The child's parents were reported dead by the Nevada authorities. After doing some background searching, he found that the child was in New York with their new mom. When Akito found out, he sent Hatori to New York right away.

"Hey Mac, we're here." The cab driver said as he pulled up to a big building with the words "Trump Towers" in front. Hatori paid the cab driver and headed up to the building. Before arriver, he had called the 'mother' and told her some of what was going on. She agreed to meet him.

He walked over to the door and the doorman opened it for him. Hatori looked at the names lined up on the wall. 'Aarons' Perfect. That was the name of the woman with whom he'd been talking to. He buzzed her and she let him in. Hatori climbed the stairs to the 14th floor. He found the apartment number he was looking for and opened the door.

What he found wasn't exactly what he expected from a normal apartment. It was extravagant to say the least. The living room was decorated in a very modern fashion. The tables were all steal and glass and the couches were a white color. There was a fireplace off to the side and a big screen TV with a home entertainment system right up front. Right behind the white love seat, there was a giant window that gave an amazing view of New York.

"Mr. Hatori? Ms. Aarons is waiting for you in her office." A maid said as she walked up behind him. Hatori nodded and followed her out of the living room and into a hallway. The maid stopped in front of 2 steel doors and gestured for him to enter.

Hatori breathed in deeply and opened the doors. Inside he saw an office, well more of a study really, there were filling cabinets along the walls and even a couple of couches in front of another TV. In the center, there was a large black and steel desk with another large window behind it. Sitting at the desk was who he presumed to be Ms. Aarons.

Ms. Aarons wasn't quite what he expected. He expected some 50-year-old woman with gray hair and a double chin, that wasn't what he got. Ms. Aarons couldn't of been older then her late 20's to early 30's. She had waist length light brown hair and dark emerald eyes. She was by far attractive by today's standards. She was also wearing a black suite and skirt combination with a red shirt under the suite. On her lips was something that looked like a smile but Hatori could plainly see the determination in her eyes.

"Mr. Hatori, welcome." Ms. Aarons said as she got up from her chair and shook his hand. Her voice sounded the very determination and confidence that her eyes held.

"Thank you Ms. Aarons." Hatori said shaking her hand.

Ms. Aarons smiled and shook her head. "Mrs. Aarons is my mother, my name is Christina." Ms. Aarons… I mean Christina replied. Hatori nodded his head and sat down on one of the couches that she gestured too. Christina sat opposite of him.

"I hope you don't mind if I get straight to business." Christina said as she looked at him. "But you said that this matter had something to do with my daughter and her 'real' family." Christina said, emphasizing the word real.

"Yes lets get down to business. Well anyway, your daughter is actually a member of my family. Her name is Mika Sohma. She was the daughter of the late Etsu and Kin Sohma. 11 years ago, they left Japan for reasons unknown and came to America. Only a couple of weeks later, did we receive news from the Nevada authorities that they had died in an accident. We never knew that they had a child so of course we didn't look. Well I was doing some research on all of the family when suddenly Mika's name came up. At first I thought that she had perished in the accident along with her family but I found some medical records of hers that had been published only a few months before." Hatori said as he pulled a folder out of the brief case that he had with him. He gave the folder to Christina "Here are the papers if you want to check the authenticity." He said.

Christina took the papers and flipped through them. Feeling every one of them to make sure that they held the seal of authenticity. After a good 30 minutes she looked up again.

"So Mr. Hatori, what is it exactly that you want with my Ashley?" Christina asked, stressing the name change.

"Well I want to bring her back to Japan so she can live with her family." Hatori said matter of factly. He was waiting for Christina's response. And again, the young woman managed to surprise him.

Christina actually laughed after he finished talking. After a couple of seconds she managed to stop laughing yet still had a smirk on her face. Her eye's twinkling mischievously. "Listen Hatori." Christina began. "I found Ashley 11 years ago in the Nevada desert. I adopted her legally and I raised her as my own for 11 precious years. By all laws of man and those of nature, I am her mother." She finished with a smirk still gracing her lips.

"But-" Hatori began; unfortunately he was interrupted by Christina.

"But nothing." She said sharply. "Now listen here, I am one of the best lawyers in all of New York. I know all the loopholes in the laws and you have absolutely no case to claim Ashley as a member of your family. She is my daughter." Christina said. She finished the last sentence with a voice that left no room for argument.

"But." Christina continued. "I think that it would be a good idea for her to get to meet her family in Japan and get to know about her heritage. Now if, and only if, Ashley agrees. I will be willing to let her live with you and the Sohma's in Japan for a couple of months." Christina finished.

Hatori weighed the effects of her words. He hadn't expected such a fight. Finally he nodded. Suddenly there were voices coming from the hall as the front door opened and closed.

"Hey there Christina!" came a voice from behind Hatori. He turned around and saw a young girl

The girl who had just spoken was wearing a purple and pink roxy girl shirt with black pants. And her hair was violet.

'So this must be Ashley.' Hatori thought, 'who else but a sohma would have hair that color?'

"Hey Lilly." Christina said to the young girl. Hatori gave her a questioning look.

"Lilly?" he asked. The girl behind him nodded. "But why do you have violet hair?" he asked.

"Dude, its called hair dye. Just a month ago, my hair was green." The girl, Lilly, explained.

"Hey would you wait up lil." Said another girl. She had jet black hair and brown eyes. She was about 2 inches taller then Lilly. "Hello Ms. A." the girl said.

"Hey Trini." Christina said.

"How rude, you guys are ditching me in my own house." Said a third soft voice. The owner of this voice stepped out from behind Trini. She was somewhere in between Lilly and Trini in the height category. She had light blond hair that fell just a little past her shoulders. She has two long bangs covering part of her eyes and by some miracle; both bangs are a slate blue color. Her eyes are silver and shinning with curiosity. She is wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. "Um, hello." She says to Hatori.

"Mr. Hatori, this is Ashley." Christina says, gesturing towards the blond haired girl.

Hatori was silent for a minute or so and then he put a fake smile on his face. "It is nice to finally meet you Mika-san." He said. Ashley gave him a very confused look, so did Trini and Lilly.

"Um, its nice to meet you too." Ashley said with a confused look still on her face.

"So are you two staying for dinner?" Christina asked Lilly and Trini.

"Nope, I just came here to pick up my sweater that I left here yesterday and I just dragged Trini along." Lilly explained.

"Oh right, let's go get it." Ashley said as she headed off to her room with her two friends following close by.

"So what did you think of Ashley?" Christina asked Hatori.

"She seems nice enough, but there is just something guarded about her." Hatori said. Christina nodded with understanding. "If you don't mind me asking, how did you find her?" He asked the woman. Christina sighed and began her story.

Flashback

A young girl, no older then 18, was driving along an empty road in Nevada. Everywhere she looked, all she could see were cactuses and desert.

"Damn, I knew I should of left sooner." She cursed to herself as she squinted to make out the road in the dark night. Her headlights helped some but not that much.

She was on her way to meet her parents. Her dad was a business tycoon and her mom was a surgeon. They were going to spend a week together to make up for the family time that they had lost. So here she was, driving to Las Veges at about 2 am.

Suddenly she heard something that sounded like an explosion up ahead and saw fire. She sped towards the fire wanting to make sure that no one was hurt. By the time that she got there, the fire was raging. She looked at her surroundings and saw car parts all over the place. Right in front of her was an overturned Taurus. The car was up in flames. She pushed her brown hair out of her face and ran towards the car, asking if anyone needed help. Suddenly, something else caught her eye.

Only about 15 feet away from the burning car, there sat a little girl. She had her knees curled up to her chest with her chin resting on them. Her face showed absolutely no emotion. Her silver eyes watched the flames with intent.

"Hey, get away from there." Christina said as she grabbed the little girl and pulled her away from the fire.

"Are you ok?" She asked the girl, her voice full of concern. The child nodded slowly.

"What happened? Where is your family? Are they hurt?" Christina asked.

"My family?" the girl sad in a barely audible voice. A small smile spread on her face. "Those people weren't my family, I have no family." The girl said.

"What do you mean?" Christina asked the girl, lifting her chin so she could see into the others eyes.

"They were no family of mine." The girl said slowly, and stubbornly. Though Christina could still hear the pain in her voice as she said every world.

"How old are you? What's your name?" Christina asked.

"I-I don't know." She said silently as if for the first time, she realized that she didn't remember anything. Slowly, tears began to form on the edges of her eyes.

"Hey, its ok. I'll take care of you." Christina said hugging the girl. She could feel the flames of the fire burning down and could hear the sirens in the distance.

End of Flashback

"And that's how I met her. Soon after I went to the authorities and adopted her. Needless to say, my parent's weren't thrilled at first but they both warmed up to her. Dad is so protective of her and mom treated her like a dress up doll." Christina explained.

"So what happened when you found out that she changed into a falcon whenever she was hugged by someone of the opposite gender?" Hatori asked.

"I tried to have myself committed." Christina said dryly. "Then after a while I was able to deal with it. I still love Ashley, you know. Even is she's a falcon." Christina finished. Hatori nodded.

"Hey mom, what's for dinner?" Ashley asked as she came into the room.

"Ash, sit down. We need to talk." Christina said as she started telling the 16-year-old girl about the discussion that had just taken place.

"So what do you think about visiting them in Japan for a while?" Christina asks. Ashley just keeps biting her bottom lip and looking at her shoes.

"Please make up your mind soon Mika-San." Hatori says.

"Mika-San? Huh?" Ashley asks. Suddenly a little whirlwind appears in the office and out of it pops Trini.

"Mika is a Japanese name meaning moon. It's unisexual so it can be used for both boys and girls. And san is a polite way of referring to someone. Kind of like our Mr. And Ms." Trini explains. Everyone gives her a weird look. "I'll just let myself out." She says as she leaves the room.

"Um o.k. Well my name is Ashley and not Mika." Ashley says.

"So are you coming with me?" Hatori asks impatiently. He really wants to know so that he can make arrangements.

"Yeah." Ashley answers.