TITLE: Somewhere, The Fates Are Laughing At Me

SUMMARY:For Rika Haruko, eating a blessed fruit which leads to being cursed like the one on the Sohma family and impersonate her twin brother are the least of her worries when she has to deal with love! Oh, and did I mention she has an active conscience?

DISCLAIMER: No, I do not own anime/manga/products of Fruits Basket, so don't attempt to sue me. Thank-you.

IMPORTANT: "..." speech )...( annoying A/N interruptions

Make them 16 (Hatsuharu and Momiji) or 17 (Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, etc.), the rest, I don't remember -.-


Christmas carol:

"Merry Christmas, guys!" Rika and Momiji both shouted happily, waving their arms in merriment. The others greeted back, but not as…hyper.

"Hey, hey! Sing a song, Riku! Show them that song we made up!" Rika looked startled

"Ehh! Are you sure?" With a jolly nod, Rika turned to Tohru.

"Tohru-chan, wanna hear a Christmas Carol?" The brunette just smiled warmly

"I've never heard one yet, Riku! Of course I would!" Clapping her hands in excitement, Rika closed her eyes and began in her soft singing voice:

"On the first day of Christmas Ha'ri gave to me…One needle shot!

On the second day of Christmas, Kagura gave to me…Two cat-shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the third day of Christmas, Hiro gave to me…Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the fourth day of Christmas, Hanna-chan gave to me…Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the fifth day of Christmas, Tohru gave to me…five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the sixth day of Christmas, Kyo gave to me…six right hooks,

Five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the seventh day of Christmas, Ayame gave to me…seven frilly dresses,

Six right hooks,

Five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the eighth day of Christmas, Yuki gave to me…eight princely smiles,

Seven frilly dresses,

Six right hooks,

Five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the ninth day of Christmas, Shigure gave to me…nine pervert grins,

Eight princely smiles,

Seven frilly dresses,

Six right hooks,

Five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the tenth day of Christmas, Kisa gave to me…ten shutters,

Nine pervert grins,

Eight princely smiles,

Seven frilly dresses,

Six right hooks,

Five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Haru gave to me…eleven chokers,

Ten shutters,

Nine pervert grins,

Eight princely smiles,

Seven frilly dresses,

Six right hooks,

Five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, Momiji gave to me…twelve lollipops,

Eleven chokers,

Ten shutters,

Nine pervert grins,

Eight princely smiles,

Seven frilly dresses,

Six right hooks,

Five picture frames,

Four poisonous stares,

Three cold hard glares,

Two cat shaped bags,

And one needle shot!"

As the girl finished, she opened her eyes to see something interesting:

One Yuki smiling glaring daggers at the cat, not noticing anything else,

Kyo, for some strange reason, shoved through the ceiling with his head out of view and the rest of him dangling

Momiji running away,

And

For Shigure trying to get Tohru under the mistletoe.

'Best Christmas ever!' Rika silently thought at the scene that seemed so normal to her now.


-.-

Hitaru: Hiya! Just thought I'd give you people a Christmas gift before I give you the next chappy! I'm still waiting on those votes! AND NO, this has nothing to do with the plot of the story! It's a side thing. Hurray!

Mini-Waffle: Yea, hurry up. Oh, and Merry Christmas.

Hitaru: Not for me! I just heard, school! Nooooooooo!

Mini-Waffle: Poor you.

Hitaru: I know! But, don't worry, I'm two-thirds done with chap. 12! Hurray! Lol. Damn High school!

Mini-Waffle: Well, once again, Merry Christmas and everything else there is!

Hitaru: Wait…today's Christmas! I thought it was Halloween…no wonder people looked at me weird when I said it….

Mini-Waffle: (Sweat drop) See what I have to deal with, folks?

...And they all walked away