Legacy of the fox

Disclaimer- I do not own Fruits Basket, as much as I love it. It belongs to the one and only Natsuki Takaya. However, all original characters are mine.

Chapter One –

One stormy night.

"Foxes are the most cunning of all animals"

"They are wilful and devious enough to accomplish anything."

"But did you know? The fox was so devious that it decided to play a trick on the God."

"And in doing so, jeopardized its chances of having a part in the Chinese Zodiac."

"And thus, was ignored and disgraced, just like the cat."

"But…. There WAS someone who possessed the spirit of the fox."

"And of course. It was a Sohma."

Thunder struck and the rains poured down over Japan. Tohru Honda hastily ran to the windows of the kitchen and closed the windows. "Oh dear…. I forgot about the clothes! They're still outside…" she quickly closed the last window and rushed out the door, bumping into Kyo Sohma in the process. Kyo, who possessed the spirit of the Cat, was drinking out of a milk carton, grunted and backed off. " Whoa, Tohru what's the rush?" he asked, wiping his chin. She bowed and rushed up the stairs. "Clothes! I left them on the balcony!" The sound of her clattering up the steps faded away. Kyo placed the carton on the table and smiled ruefully. "That girl…."He said. "Always like that." Tohru ran up to the balcony and piled the clothes onto the basket. As she leaned over the balcony to pick up a windbreaker, she saw rustling near the forest surrounding the house. 'Eh…?" she said, holding the windbreaker in her hand. She stared at the dark forest. "No one? But I thought I saw…." Her train of thoughts was interrupted by Kyo,shouting up the stairs. "Hey, Tohru! Its dinner! Shigure bought back bento sets! "Oh! I'm coming!" she jolted back to earth and carried the basket of clothes downstairs." "Must have been dreaming," she thought, as she went down the stairs.

Shigure Sohma was already sitting at the table, eating his bento set. Tall and handsome, he was wearing a loose fitting kimono and reading while shoveling food in his mouth. Cursed with the spirit of the Dog, he looked up and smiled as Tohru came in with cups of tea. Yuki Sohma, a handsome young man with grey-silver hair who possessed the spirit of the Rat, was quietly eating his bento set, but brightened up when he saw Tohru. "Hey, Honda. How are you?" he asked, gesturing her to sit down. Tohru sat down, thinking. "Well…when I was keeping the clothes up in the balcony, I thought I saw a flash of brown in the forest, but when I looked again, there was nothing." Yuki smiled and continued eating. "Must be your imagination.." Shigure slowly looked up from his book. "Tohru…was that 'flash' you saw, a deep brown?" Tohru looked surprised, but answered. "Um…I did not look carefully…was it important?" Shigure noticed the worry in her eyes and smiled. "No, nothing. Just curious." He said, nonchalantly. They continued eating, and Shigure was acting normal again, but Tohru could notice a small spark of fear in his eyes.

Unknown to them at that moment, someone was in the forest. A girl, with short, deep chestnut- brown hair, and a pale face. She had cuts and bruises all over her face, and her clothes were all torn and ripped. Several cuts were bleeding. She was panting heavily and limped as she walked through the forest towards Shigure's house. Her eyes flickered as her walking slowed. Her breathing became laboured. "Just-just a bit more…" she whispered. "I got to find him…" As she reached the end of the forest, her knees buckled and she fell down. Sprawled over the ground, she struggled to get up. "I've got to get up…I need to tell Tohru Honda.." She gave up and closed her eyes. There was a loud 'POOF' sound and brown-tinged smoke was seen. The girl was gone, in her place; lay a brown, little fox.

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This is my first fanfic written in so I hope you all can be lenient on me! I hope that this story is enjoyable. Please give me your reviews, arigatou.