A.N. My first Furuba story! Many thanks to Yume-chan for helping me with this fic. Hope you enjoy it since it's my first time writing a songfic (song crossover fic? crossover song fic?)

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits' Basket. I wish I did. But I don't. So there. The song 'Welcome To My Life' belongs to Simple Plan, while Daniel Powter owns 'Bad Day'.

Guide-

Cockroach: My stupid sister

Kenji: My BF or maybe my ex?

Chapter 1: Welcome To My Life

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like – (pause)

A typical day:

Thursday, 1st June 2006

Mum just finished shouting at me for showing up at cockroaches' stoopid cheerleading tryouts when all I did was to give her some moral support. STRESS was supposedly what I gave her instead. She flunked anyway.

I saw Kenji lip-locking with Haruki this morning. And you know what? He said it was a dare and that he didn't like her. GREAT excuse! He looked like he was really enjoying himself. To make his lie even more obvious, he dumped me! He dumped ME. I should be the one dumping HIM!

And then this guy came up to me and out of the blue asked me out on a date. Kenji was in hearing distance so I agreed. LOUDLY. Guess what? I ended up paying the bill for that date after the slipped out through the back door. And it wasn't very cheap either.

Now, cockroach is screaming at me to return her nail polish. As if, I, Honda Tohru of all people would take HER things. I don't even like her nail polish.

Hmm…I should trick her for what she has done. Cockroach.

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

A few minutes later…

"Aaah! MUMMY! There's a cockroach on my bed!"

Welcome to My Life.

No one ever lied straight to your face
And no one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
You never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like

Welcome to my life

Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding

No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me.

Friday, 2nd June 2006

Just returned from a club meeting. I can't believe Haruki's dad just bought her the newest handphone on the market. I so wish I was her! I don't even own a radio.

While I was in the toilet today, I overheard two club members talking:

(Conversation)

Person 1: That girl is so irritating.

Person 2: Yeah, I know what you're talking about. She's such an idiot.

(Pause)

They have to be talking about Haruki! They hate her too!

(Continued)

Person 1: Haruki said she accused her of stealing Kenji

Person 2: We all know Haruki and Kenji are a couple after all.

(End conversation)

So they were foes after all! I can't believe what they say! Kenji! The man of my life! The man I was going to marry (or…maybe not) with Haruki! Unbelievable! What a bunch of pathetic lies. Kenji loves me –maybe.

Boys! No wonder they're from Mars!

Saturday, 3rd June 2006

I keep trying but it's no use. I try to forget that Kenji ever left me. I keep fighting that gnawing feeling deep down. Trying so hard to remember to act normal. To act as if it never happened. And…well, I was failing.

I saw them again. Together in the mall sharing an ice-cream. He was feeding her. She was feeding him. I can't stand it!

Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna run away?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming

No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like, what it's like—(pause)

My life stinks!

Welcome To My Life.

End Chapter 1