A/N: Hi, so it's been a while (but hopefully not too long) since I last updated. I don't want to keep you waiting so I guess I'll post the replies to the reviews at the end of this chapter. On to the story!

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Tohru was changing and peered at herself in the mirror. She sighed.

What have I gotten myself into, Mom? Here I am, in the bathroom of a guy I don't even know. I don't know his name, I don't know where I am and I don't know how I got here…wait I do know that. He said he carried me, didn't he? He must be strong to carry me so far…and it was raining.

She sighed again and pulled the shirt over her head. Opening the door, she stepped briskly out. He was standing there with his back turned towards her. It looked like he was thinking.

"Um…I'm sorry again for all this trouble I'm causing you."

He jumped at the sound of her voice and whirled around. Relaxing, he smiled, "Oh, didn't I tell you, it's no trouble at all. Are you all dry?"

Nodding, Tohru was just about to reply when she suddenly lost her balance and for the second time that day, she was falling.

Yuki instinctively reached out to steady her.

POOF!

A cloud of smoke blurred her vision, and by the time Tohru regained her balance, the boy was nowhere to be seen.

Huh? He was just here…where could he have gone?

Looking down, she was surprised to see a little gray mouse standing at her feet. He was surrounded by a pile of…clothes?

Oh my gosh, aren't those Yuki's clothes? But that means…

BANG!

The door slammed open and an orange cat darted in with its fur slightly matted with rain. A black dog followed him soon after. It shook the rain off. At first, they did not notice Tohru and the cat was angrily muttering something like, "Stupid dog…stupid rain…why did it have to rain?" The dog did not comment but was snorting with what sounded strangely similar to a laugh.

Wait a minute, Tohru…disappearing people, talking cats, laughing dogs? You must be going crazy…

Suddenly, the cat and dog noticed her presence and their jaws dropped in surprise. The cat was the first to speak, "What are YOU doing here?"

You mean he really does talk?

"I…I…I'm sorry. I didn't know…what…who are you?" Tohru stuttered.

"It doesn't matter who I am. I live here, and you don't and so I'm asking you what you're doing here."

The dog now interrupted, "Now, now, Kyo, is that any way to speak to a fine lady?"

I can't believe I'm having a conversation with a cat and a dog. Kyo? Isn't that the name of that guy who…

The dog was gaily unaware of Tohru's discomfort and confusion. He went on, "Now, please tell us, what is your name?"

Tohru was flustered for a second. After all, she had never introduced herself to a dog before. Still, that was no reason to be rude, "My name…" she cleared her throat nervously, "my name is Tohru Honda. I'm pleased to meet you…um…sir."

POOF! POOF! POOF!

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Tohru screamed.

"Oh, I didn't see anything, nope nothing at all. I must be going crazy! I'm going to open my eyes, and everything will be normal and I will be in my own room just having a nightmare."

She cautiously peeked through her eyes. Unfortunately, she was not at home. Luckily, the three men who had just been naked had gotten dressed and were now looking at her with various expressions. The boy who had carried her earlier had a face that was unreadable but showed signs of tension. There were two other men. One looked slightly older and had dark hair that fell in his eyes a bit. He wore an old-fashioned kimono and was looking at her in amusement. The other was…she gasped.

It really is the guy from my class…Kyo Sohma. But…that means…he's a cat?

He was glaring at her with an unmistakable air of disgust and anger.

The older man seemed unfazed by all this…no, indeed, he seemed to be enjoying the whole scene.

"Well, well," he clapped his hands together ceremoniously, "Now that the lovely lady here has introduced herself, I believe it is our turn. I'll go first, my name is Shigure Sohma."

He looked expectantly at Kyo. Seeing Kyo's expression, he chuckled nervously and said, "Ok, and this is my cousin, Kyo Sohma. Don't mind him, he's just in a bit of a bad mood right now."

His gaze now turned to the other boy who had thus far remained silent.

Sighing, the boy said, "My name is Yuki Sohma." He did not elaborate further.

Sohma, Sohma, Sohma?

"So you're all related?"

Shigure beamed enthusiastically, "Yes, yes, we're all cousins. Just all one happy family."

"Save it," Kyo snapped at him.

Yuki looked at her and Tohru once again found herself entranced by his violet eyes.

"Miss Honda, I guess we have some explaining to do."

"I, well, yes, I mean…only if you want to…I mean…if you don't want to, I understand," Tohru started babbling.

"Shut up!" Kyo yelled, cutting her off.

Yuki looked in surprise at his cousin. For once, he was thankful for his presence. The girl's incessant apologizing was something he did not know how to deal with and he could feel himself tensing up every time she started babbling another long string of words.

Tohru was now sitting intently on the ground with her legs crossed, waiting to hear their explanation.

Where do I even start? Yuki thought.

A/N: Ok, I'm going to cut it off right there because it seemed like a good ending place…haha I'm lying. More like I'm running late for my piano lesson and I still need time to answer all those reviews. I promise the next chapter will have lots of explanations and hopefully Yuki's attitude will turn around. I keep meaning to make him less antisocial but he's not fully in my control. Oh well, he'll see the light eventually.

Girl Pika: I'm glad you like the story so far and thanks for the compliment. I do try to keep the people in character as much as possible and it's fun imagining what would happen in that kind of situation.

deadlykitty: Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I was trying to write it to show how Kyo really does care about Tohru or at least he doesn't want to see her unfairly punished, but being the macho, unwilling-to-show-his-emotions type, he refuses to admit that and so he pretends like he doesn't care about anything.

yukirufan749: Haha, thanks for reviewing. Hope this update was soon enough for you. I'll try to make the next one by the end of this week. I love Yukiru too!

yoshiru: Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't have to use it in this one since Kyo didn't really have much to say, but I'll keep it in mind for future chapters. Hope you keep reading! And don't worry, Yuki won't stand a chance against the inevitable, falling in love with Tohru! He's already falling for her…

3xThreat: Thank you so much for reviewing and I'm having a lot of fun writing this story not only because it helps me get my thoughts out but also because so many people have been nice enough to review. By the way, I read one of your stories, and it was really good! I hope to read more of them in the future!

KittyofPiratesSwoop: You're very welcome and thank YOU for the review! Please keep reviewing and reading.

Chaka the Chopstick Ninja: Ahaha…your reviews always crack me up…in a good way. Anyways, thanks for reviewing all four chapters so far and for all of the nice things you said. Hope to hear from you again!

kahel09: Thanks for your funny reviews…they always make me laugh. I love Yuki and the reason I started writing this fic was because I met a real-life Yuki…haha if that makes any sense. Anyways, yeah, if I had someone staring at me like that, I would either be melting (if the guy was cute) or sweating (if the guy looked like the psychopathic stalker type). As to happy ending, sad ending…I'm still not sure. Haha…personally, I like reading happy endings too, but we'll see.

Remmy Sohma: The funny thing is, you said you can't wait to find out what happens next, but really, I can't either. Honestly, I have a general idea of where I want the story to go, but it always changes on me, so each chapter is kind of like a surprise for me too. Anyways, hope you keep reading and bear with me if it seems like I'm a little lost.

Katontheedge: Aha! I introduced Shigure in this chapter and I'll try to fit in Haru in the coming chapters. I do try to keep everyone in character as much as possible, but sometimes it's hard to fit that in with the plot, too. Thanks for the advice, though. Hope you keep reading! (and reviewing!)

mangaluver749: Thanks a lot! I hope this update was quick enough. Keep looking for updates because I'll try to post them as frequently as possible.

Jess-chan of the Nya Nya Neko: I hope this chapter and the last answered your questions about the curse and I'll go into more detail probably in the next chapter. I was debating about whether or not to include it, but I decided to because it is a crucial part of how the characters act and feel.

kitsunedemon: Thank you so much for the compliment! But I can't take all of the credit because a lot of the descriptions just come from real life and I'm just writing down what I see. Hope you keep reading the story and I look forward to hearing from you again!

Whew…that was a relief. I had felt bad for not answering any reviews and so now I've finally gotten around to it and if you reviewed more than once, thank you so much! I really appreciate it and keep doing it! But unfortunately, I wasn't able to answer each of your multiple reviews individually and so I just answered them all under your single name. Thanks again and I hope to update again very soon!