Author's Note: Welcome, and thanks for checking out my first fanfic in ages. I have always been a fan of Fruits Basket anime, manga, and fanfiction. I decided to write one on my own. Please read and review. It might judge whether I post sooner or even post a new chapter at all. It will mean a lot to me. Thanks.

Full Summary: Tae Sohma has lived in San Franciso all her life. Now that she is sent to live with family in Japan, her adventure begins. What will Tae's arrival stirr up? Humor, Drama, or Romance? Maybe all three.

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DING DONG.

"Welcome to Tokyo International Airport! Please remain seated until the seatbelt sign is turned off."

At the sound of the flight attendant's voice, Tae almost jumped completely out of her seat in surprise, her long nap ending in an instant. She looked around. There were people waking up and shuffling their belongings together. Tae yawned, stretching her arms and making sure she didn't knock the elderly man she was sitting next to in the face. She rubbed her eyes, sighing deeply.

She reached below the seat in front of her to retrieve her backpack. She placed it in her lap, waiting for the chance to be able to stand up after four hours. She could feel her sore legs pretty much begging to be stretched.

In moments, the seatbelt sign was turned off and Tae could here the clicks of the seatbelts being unbuckles. Soon, there was a long queue in the aisle and Tae decided to remain in her seat until a majority of the other passengers had exited. She sat there, contemplating what living in Japan would be like. She had lived in San Francisco all her life and now, being in her junior year in high school, her environment was scheduled for a most drastic change. She was going to be living with relatives that she had never met.

Her parents wanted her to experience a whole different world, but Tae knew the real reason that they wanted her to go. They were going to be traveling all over the year and they didn't trust her to stay with her best friend, Sam, who had always had a knack for being a bit on the wild side. They didn't want that to rub off on Tae so Japan and unknown relatives it was.

The only thing that Tae knew about the family was that their surname was Sohma the same as hers and that their family was quite large. Great, she had to memorize everyone's names. She knew that this was going to be quite a challenge for she was never good with names.

Most of the people had exited the plane so she moved across the empty seats and finally was able to stand in the aisle. She stretched her legs, and then she tossed her backpack over her shoulder as she made her way to exit the plane. She felt the cool, quick breeze on her bare arms and she smiled. She had always loved the wind just as long as it wasn't enough to push her across the street.

She lived in San Francisco after all. There was plenty of wind and chilly air there. She walked down the hallway that led to the gate. She was greeted by a welcoming and warning message that was apparently in Japanese, and then in English. Her father was Japanese so he insisted that she take Japanese school when they lived in San Francisco. She knew a great deal of Japanese, but she was no where near fluent in it.

Tae looked around the gate area, looking for the person that was going to pick her up. She scanned the area until she saw a man, holding a sign that read "Tae Sohma". The man was tall and looked fairly attractive. He looked no older than twenty-five years of age. He was wearing a pale greenish-gray kimono. Tae found this quite odd because she was told that kimonos, now-a-days, were only wore for special, important occasions.

She shrugged it off and made her way over to the man. She was a bit nervous, having never meant a member of the Sohma family in Japan. She stopped about four feet away from the man, and craned her neck to look at him in the eye. She sighed and decided it was now that she should speak. "I'm Tae Sohma," she said without trying to show emotion, for she didn't know what this man was like, if he was nice, if he was mean, or if he was even perverted. Tae got all queasy just thinking about that.

She decided to hold out her hand for him to shake, for she was related to him after all. He gave her a funny look and then he chuckled a bit. The man then smiled at her and bowed slightly.

"I am Shigure, but feel free to call me Gure-kun!" he said to her. She titled her head in confusion. She really wasn't used to Japanese customs, being raised in the Americas. "Gure-kun? I'm sorry I don't seem to understand. What is with the "kun" after your nickname? I'm sorry if I sound stupid," she said, lowering her head a bit. She sighed as she waited for him to respond.

"Oh, I beg your pardon. You aren't used to Japanese culture as much as I thought. I thought that your father would have taught you a bit about Japan before you arrived, but I guess he didn't. Well, anyway, the suffix, "kun", is placed after the name or nickname and it is used when talking to a man or boy that you are familiar with. I'm sure that when we arrive your new roommates will be more than happy to assist you with learning the customs of our dear Japan," he said, with a smile that wigged Tae out a bit.

She nodded but then, she stopped. "Roommates? Who am I going to be living with?" she asked him, with a curious look on her pale face. She thought she was going to live in the main house, but when the word 'Roommates' came up, she believed that this might have changed.

He chuckled a bit and smiled. "I know what you are thinking. At first, you were going to be staying at the Main House but since that Akito hasn't been doing very well health wise, some of the other members of the family and I convinced Akito to let you stay with me. Also, a few other members of the family live with me as well, and a girl by the name of Tohru Honda has taken up residence with us as well," he said, nodding.

Tae looked at Shigure with a curious expression. "Akito? Who is Akito?" she asked.

"Ha. So many questions you have. Well, Akito is the head of the family," he said to her, "Now, I have a question for you. Is my English that awful?" he asked, tilting his head to the side a bit, smiling.

She shook her head vigorously. "Oh no, no. It's fine. It's nice," she said, smiling, "So…" She looked down a bit, shuffling her shoes a bit.

"Oh!" he said, coming back to his senses, "I think that everyone will be waiting for us to come home. I know that they are anxious to meet you," he said excitedly. He grazed a hand against her back, attempting to lead her to the exit.

"Wait. What about my luggage?" she said, stopping in her tracks. She would definitely need her luggage, now living in a new place.

"I forgot. How silly of me! Heh. This is just like me," he said, hitting his forehead with the palm of his hand, "Well, let's go get them, shall we?" Shigure then started towards the baggage claim.

Tae followed him, and about a minute later, they arrived. "So, who lives with you, Shig—I mean Gure-kun?" she asked, looking up at him as the waited for her luggage to arrive.

"Hmm, well, I think that I should let that be a surprise. Surprises are always the most fun, no?" he said with his trademark smile. At this, Tae sighed because she hated surprises.

Finally, Tae spotted her luggage, two very large duffle bags, and she pointed them out to Shigure. Once they got them out, the made their way to the parking lot.

"What is in your suitcases? Bricks?" he joked, smiling once again.

"No, silly! Almost all of my belongings," she said, chuckling a bit.

"So, shall we go then?" he asked as the approached the car. Then, Shigure opened the trunk and heaved the luggage into it. Then he closed it.

"Yes. Let's," she said, taking a deep breath as she sat in the passenger seat, ready for this new adventure ahead of her.