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As Tae and Shigure arrived at the house, the sun was so bright it was almost blinding and the trees were making magnificent shadows against the dirt ground. As Tae set her eyes on Shigure's house for the first time, she was amazed. The house was much different from her San Francisco street-lining townhouse. It seems much more open and rustic. The doors were sliding doors. Here, the house seemed more trusting and welcoming then the triple bolted homes in San Francisco.

Tae opened the car door to feel the summer breeze. She smiled to herself, enjoying the fantastic weather. She found the surroundings welcoming. She knew that it was going to take awhile for her to become fully at home, but she knew that the outdoors were sure trying to speed things up. If the outdoors had feelings, could smile, and could talk, she'd thank them.

"Welcome home, Tae. Well, welcome to my home," Shigure said, looking at the rectangular house along with Tae, "I bet the others are anxiously waiting for our arrival. Let's not keep them waiting any longer." Tae nodded in response, and followed Shigure to help him with her luggage.

After they managed to get Tae's luggage out of trunk, Shigure sighed in relief. "I think I'll let you go inside and meet everybody. I'll take the backdoor and get these up to your room," he said, flashing a smile at her, "I'm just glad that our adding-on was completed before you arrived. It seems that many of the members of Sohmas like to spend there time here." And, with that, Shigure struggled with her suitcases. Tae was going to interject but somehow, he disappeared out of sight. Tae shrugged and made her way to the porch.

She looks at the pair of sliding doors and titled her head to the side. She knew that she was definitely not in San Francisco anymore. The doors appeared thin and delicate, like if you punched them lightly, they would snap in two. She walked closer, examining the light-colored wood that was part of the doors. She wondered, should she just walk right it or should she knock? She though for a few moments and she decided to knock. She didn't want to give off a bad first impression to her new roommates.

So, she knocked lightly on the wood paneling, hoping no to break the front door. She waited for a while, until she heard a quick bustling. A moment later, the door opened. Right in front of her was a girl, quite a bit shorter that herself. She had long, light brown hair, unlike hers which was short and a raven color. In a moment, the girl had a bright, child-like smile on her face. "May I help you?" she asked Tae, in a very formal way. Tae decided that this was the time to try and fit in and practice Japanese customs. She bowed slightly to the shorter girl, hoping to make a good first impression.

"Hello. I'm Tae Sohma. Shigure is just taking my bags around back. He said I should just come in, but I'd thought that'd be a bit rude," she said in a friendly voice, though there was a slight hint of shyness in her voice. She also hoped that her Japanese wasn't awful. She was a bit nervous about meeting the family that she had never met. Tae was wondering if this girl was part of the family. She heard that there was a girl that was staying there that wasn't part of the Sohma family. She figured that she would find out later.

"Oh! Hi! Wait! Shigure told me that you would be arriving tomorrow. I haven't had time to prepare your room or a meal or anything! I'm such a klutz! I knew I should have written this down!" the girl cried, obviously worked-up and upset. Tae's eyes widened. Tae thought that the girl was just a little crazy.

"No, no. It's alright. Please, don't worry yourself. It's alright. I'm not that hungry and I can sleep just about anywhere. Really, it's alright," Tae said, not wanting the poor girl to be upset. It was true, what Tae said. She could sleep just about anywhere. On the floor, on the couch, or even outside if it was needed.

The girl sighed in relief even though Tae knew that the girl was still a bit upset. "Oh. Heh. I'm sorry about that. I know that I worry a bit too much sometimes. Oh, I'm sorry. How rude of me. Please, do come in," she said, stepping aside for Tae to walk in. Tae muttered her thanks and stepped into the warm, very charming abode.

Tae looked around. To her, it was very ornate with the intricately weaved tatami. Of course, Tae did not know the name of the flooring was, but she was not going to ask any unnecessary questions. She decided that she would look this up later. Tae continued into the house, and she looked around the house. In the distance she could see the small, organized kitchen, which actually looked fairly normal comparing to the dining area that had a small, short table and four red cushions on the floor.

Then something, or rather someone, caught her eye. Sitting at the short table was probably the most beautiful boy that Tae had ever laid eyes on. He had pale skin that seems almost flawless and he had hair that was a silvery-purple color and it shined brightly. A moment later, he started to stand up and she saw that he had a thin, but athletic built. When he stood up completely, Tae could see his eyes. At the sight of his eyes, she froze. They were this indescribable grey that seemed to flicker with emotion, yet at the same time, seem completely emotionless. Tae moved her face, she it wouldn't be too obvious that she was staring.

The boy smiled in her direction. "You must be Tae. We weren't expecting you until tomorrow, but I'm sure we can manage. By the way, I'm Yuki Sohma," he said, bowing slightly. Tae found herself staring at him again, and this time it was at his smile. How could a boy have such perfect, pristine, and flawless features? Tae knew that she would never now. Most boys she knew were rough around the edges and weren't so flawless. She mentally shrugged the thoughts away.

"Oh! I'm sorry. I messed up again. My name is Tohru Honda. I am not part of the Sohma family, but I do live here," she said bowing again. Tae smiled at the girl and her clumsiness. Tae found her very adorable, like a little sister. A moment later, Shigure came in through another door, sporting a sweaty forehead and a smile.

"Tae, what exactly did you put in your bags? Bricks, perhaps?" he asked jokingly. Tae rolled her eyes and she smiled. "Yeah, I did put bricks in there just for you, Gure-kun," she said chuckling a bit. They all laughed for a while, but there laughter was halted by a loud crash. Shigure then left the room, trying to get away. They all turned their head the door. There stood a boy, who appeared much rougher than Yuki, with an angered expression. Then, suddenly a girl could be heard in the distance.

"Kyoooo!" the girl cried. The girl came running towards Kyo with this loving smile on her face. She embraced Kyo in a hug that seemed to be squeezing the very breath out of him. Tae did not know who the two people were. She assumed that they were related or acquainted with the Sohmas. She didn't want to intervene at the current moment. She really didn't want to get injured on her first day in Japan.

"Kagura! Why don't you just leave me alone?" he shouted at her in very good English, trying to wriggle out of her grasp. He wasn't succeeding and Tae made a note to herself not to anger Kagura in the future. She refused to let go of as he commanded her to do so.

"But why, Kyo? Don't you like being hugged by me?" she asked him with big, brown eyes in a pouting voice. He continued to try to wriggle out of her grasp and as Tae watched this happen, she mentally slapped herself. She couldn't believe that she didn't notice it when he first stomped in. The boy, who seemed to be named Kyo, had the brightest orange hair that she had ever seen. She had seen very red hair in America, but in Japan, it was almost downright weird. She stared at him for a little while, not really realizing what she was doing. Suddenly he spoke again.

"Hey, you! What are you staring at?" he snapped, still trying to wriggle out of Kagura's grasp. Tae was taken aback. This boy wasn't very polite. Tae was about to reply, but she was stopped by a soft, by audible voice.

"There is no need to be rude to our guest, stupid cat!" the voice said. Tae turned her head to the right to see that it was Yuki. Yuki stood there with his arms crossed and his face showed an expression of pure annoyance.

"Stay out of it, you damn rat! It's none of your business!" Kyo shouted back at Yuki. The two were now both glaring daggers at one another and Kyo, who was still trying to escape Kagura's extremely strong grasp, gave an audible growl.

"It is my business when you're being unacceptably rude to our guest," he retorted back, still with the same expression of annoyance. Tae wanted to interject, but she was stopped again.

"Who is she anyways? Is she that tart that Akito said would be staying with us?" he asked, still trying to get out of Kagura's grasp. At this, Tae gasped and her face flushed red with anger. She rolled up one of her sleeves as she started to make her way over to Kyo. He had pulled the last straw. But, she was stopped by Yuki. He pushed her back a bit and made his way over to the struggling boy. In less then two seconds, she saw Yuki roll up his sleeves and smack Kyo across the face. All she heard was a loud, distinct SMACK!

A moment later, Yuki spoke. "Now, I hope that will teach not to call our guests rude and disgusting names," he said warningly to Kyo. Yuki rolled his sleeves back down, shaking his head faintly. Tae desperately fought the urge to laugh out loud by biting her lip until she though it was going to bleed.

"Well, that's what Akito called her when we went to ta--" Kyo tried to say, but he was cut off by Yuki again but this time, he got hit upside the head. Kyo whined and rubbed his head.

"Don't talk about him. We don't need to bring an air of depression around when our guest has arrived.," he said, putting an end to the conversation as he turned his heel and away from Kyo. Yuki made his way over back to Tae and he smiled at her. "I'm sorry that Kyo is being such a wretch, especially to you. I'm sure he doesn't mean to be. He just can't help it," he said to her, still donning his magnificent smile. Tae returned the smile.

A moment later, Kyo stomped off, leaving Kagura, standing at the door. She stared at Yuki and Tae and smiled. Yuki came back to reality from his thoughts. "Oh, I'm sorry Miss. Tae. This is Kagura. She's also a member of the Sohma family. And that thing that just stomped off was Kyo. Unfortunately, he's also a member of the Sohma family. He's got a big mouth and he can really give but he doesn't know how to take it. Just try to ignore him or if he's being exceptionally bad, you can slap him," he said, chuckling a bit.

"Hello, Tae! I would love to stay and chat, but I really should get home," she said, waving at Tae. A moment later, she skipped off. Tae waved back, and she and Yuki stood in silence. They felt another presence and they turned around. There, peaking in, was Shigure. Yuki narrowed his eyes and spoke.

"Were you standing there the entire time? Why didn't you do anything?" Yuki said sternly to him. A moment later, Shigure replied with a weird, girly giggle and with that, he skipped off. Yuki turned back to Tae and rolled his eyes. "Shigure's my guardian. He's a bit of a pervert, but otherwise, he's harmless," he said, smiling his impeccable smile once again.

"Thanks for the warning, Yuki…kun," she said, smiling, "I guess I'll go unpack." She smiled and waved at him. She then made her way up the stairs to her room. She stopped for a moment. She didn't know which one was hers. "Wait, which one is mine?" she asked him, feeling kind of stupid.

"It's the second one on the left," he said smiling, motioning towards the stairs. Tae nodded in thanks as she made her way up the stairs. As she reached her room, she decided that this stay was going to be very, very interesting.