Disclaimer: Sadly I do NOT own Fruits Basket; if I did we would all be praising Yuki Sohma.

A/N: This is my first story for Fruits Basket; I have wanted to write it so much!

Mysterious Stranger,

Capture my heart,

Know all my secrets,

Before someone tears them apart….

-by me!

"Yuki can you go get some things from the grocery store?" Tohru Honda said as she was cleaning the rugs and sheets.

"Sure Miss Honda." Yuki said smiling. Tohru knew their secret, the curse that they have always have. See the Sohmas, Yuki's family, have a curse that whenever a member of the opposite sex hugs them or they become overwhelmed, they will become an animal of the zodiac. Yuki was the rat; Kyo and Shigure who live with Yuki were the cat and dog. Yuki's dark grey hair swept over his bright purple eyes from the wind as he walked the paths and sidewalks to town.

"It's a beautiful day." Yuki said to himself as he looked at the sky. What Yuki didn't know was that there was a girl lost and confused heading his way.

"OH I think I took the wrong turn, I am so blonde…" she said mumbling to herself. Yuki didn't notice as he seemed to keep walking, staring at the sky as he did. The girl wasn't watching either, her white blonde hair was blowing behind her, and her beautiful silver eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at a map.

"AHHH!"

"POOF!"

"Oh I am so sorry!"
"POOF" Yuki had gone to mouse form, but there was another poof after his own.

"Oh mom is going to kill me if she ever learns about this…..oh I am so dead…" the other voice said, smoke cleared around them and Yuki was looking at a pink mouse with a ribbon around her neck talking to herself.

"Are you ok miss?" Yuki inclined, scurrying over.

"AHHHHHHH!"

"Yes I am a rat… but why are you?" Yuki asked confused.

"Are you Yuki Sohma?" She asked hopeful. He nodded still lost in the confusion.

"My name is Kiko Myay. I am the American Zodiac rat." The pink rat said smiling and bowing.

"Wow I never knew there was someone like me, and you language is very good for being from America." Yuki said, impressed by the other rat.

"I studied it in America." The pink rat said with a little blush on her tiny face.

"Now why did you need to find me?" Yuki asked thinking back to what she asked.

"Akito sent me to live with you, I was sent here from America by our head of family to learn more and get a better life." She said smiling.

"Oh! You're the visitor!" Yuki said still sitting there in rat form.

"Yep!" She said smiling again. Yuki liked her rat form.

"POOF!"

"POOF!"

"Don't you hate that you're naked when you transform?" Kiko asked as she went behind a tree and put her clothes on.

"Always." Yuki responded, "Now Miss Myay come with me to get some groceries!" He came out from behind another tree and had a blush creeping up his face. Kiko looked better in person form.

"Ah, so this is the Yuki Sohma I hear so much about. We go?" Kiko said picking up her bag and holding out her arm.

"We go!" Yuki said smiling really big. They were walking back each carrying about two bags of food until they got to the door of Shigure's house.

"Ok just to warn you Shigure is a pervert and the dog, Kyo can be mean and is the cat. But Tohru will love you!" Yuki said giving a warm smile. Kiko nodded turning away with a little smile on her face.

"Yuki your home! And who is this?" Tohru said taking the bags.

"Meet Kiko Myay, the rat of the American Zodiac." Yuki said sitting down, "She is going to be living with us."

"Finally another girl, and someone I can hang out with." Tohru said with a light laugh. Kiko nodded and laughed as Shigure walked in.

"Oh look a new high school girl! This must be Kiko, Akito told me about you." Shigure said, singing the beginning line.

"You pervert…" Yuki said putting his head into his hands and sighing. Kyo suddenly came running in.

"I hate that yankee." He said wiping his head, "Whoa who are you?"

"My name is Kiko Myay the rat of the American Zodiac. You are the cat, if I am not mistaken your name is Kyo." She said putting her bag down, "You look a lot like my cousin Jeremy, he's the cat too. A black one with white spots."

"Wow, ANOTHER RAT TO BEAT!" Kyo said throwing his hand towards her.

"Is that the only thing you think about?" Yuki asked in a monotone voice. Tohru was freaking but Kiko knew what to do. She whipped around and kicked him out of the house.

"My poor house keeps getting destroyed…" Shigure whined. Yuki was surprised.

"Where did you learn that crap?" Kyo asked wiping his cheek as he re-entered the house.

"My father." Kiko answered rolling her sleeves up.

"Is he a master?" Yuki asked curiously.

"No he's the head of our family."