A/n: well I hope posting three chapters in one day will make up for my absence, this should be the last post of the day but you never know with me…

I also just learned about the Virginia Tech shooting and, though it's not much, I'd like to dedicate this chapter to the 32 victims who have passed on (33 if you include the shooter but I'm not dedicating this to him) and the 15 in the hospital, and I hope that those 15 all make it out okay…it's not much but I'd rather do this than ignore it completely. I've been keeping up with the live news coverage for about an hour now…it's pretty bad.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket T-T

"Once upon a time in a time only a decades and two years past there lived a small girl. She lived with her mother, her father had passed on before she was born, and her mother loved her very dearly.

One day the mother took the small girl to a large estate, in which she was to meet a very important person and spend the day with him. At first the girl didn't like the new arrangement but she soon warmed up to the boy and would love the times her mother would take her to his home.

As time passed, though, the girl realized that the boy wasn't all she thought he was. His friendliness he showed her at first soon melted away to reveal what could only be described as a monster"

Len took note when she noticed Kyo flinch at the word but continued on as if she hadn't noticed.

"He would tell her what to do and when to do it and if she did otherwise she would incur his wrath"

At this sentence she lifted the sleeve of her borrowed clothes to reveal a long white scar that stretched from her shoulder to her elbow.

"The girl quickly learned, however, not to do this. More time passed and her mother would bring her over to the boy's house despite the girls' pleas for her to stop.

One day the boy had granted the girl a day of leave from him saying 'you sicken me go away' and she did. She spent the day with one of the other residents of the home, another boy who was treated the same as she was by the head of the family"

She paused for a moment to take another bite and continued.

"The first thing that the girl noticed about the abused boy was his poor health, she noticed that he didn't seem happy at all, and his smiles never reached his face. So she decided, on her own, that she would try to see him as often as possible and make him feel better. Months passed like this and she was certain that the other boy knew nothing of her endeavors.

The time came when her new friend had to start school, and it became a rare treat when they were able to meet up with each other once more. Often times he would bring some of his school friends, who were later revealed as family members also, and the girl and him would play once more.

The girl wanted it to last forever, she loved playing hide and seeks, cops and robbers, and the other childish games they always played, but no matter how much she loved it she knew all good things had to come to an end.

One day, when the boy had given the girl leave once more, she was playing with the boy and his small group of friends. She had been declared 'it' and was running frantically after the other children, determined to tag one of them. It was then that she noticed something out of the corner of her eye, without stopping she turned to look and met the gaze of a furious boy.

She instantly felt fear take a foot hold on her and didn't notice the rock in front of her. She tripped and as she fell she took her friend, the boy, down with her. At first she was relieved to have her fall cushioned but as gray smoke filled the air she knew something was wrong.

The other children gathered around waving their hands to clear the smoke from their faces and calling out both the boys and the girls name and asking if they were all right"

She paused for another bite of food, and blushed slightly as she realized all eyes, even Kyos', were now on her. "Go on" encouraged Yuki, his voice sounded urgent, almost as if she was telling him something he needed to know.

Len nodded in agreement.

"At first the girl had no idea what had happened, the boy had disappeared leaving behind his clothes and in his place stood a small rat." She noticed Yuki's eyes grow wide with surprise.

"She wondered where the boy had gone, no realizing that he was still in front of her until the rat spoke 'are you okay?' it asked her not realizing what had happened. The girl only stared at the rat, and ignored the screams from the other children. 'You can talk?' she asked uncertainly. 'Hmmm, uhh yeah' the boy replied still not understanding why startled screams filled the air. 'Look' the girl said poking a small finger lightly into the rat's torso.

Almost instantly the angry boy was at her side gripping her wrist and preventing her from repeating the action. She looked up at him frightfully as he pulled her up easily and begin dragging her back to his room. She protested, of course, but compared to him she was nothing.

As soon as they were out of sight from the other children and her friend, the rat, the boy took out his anger on her. She didn't know what she had done wrong, but whatever it was it made the boy very, very, angry.

She had no chance to ask him, either, before he put a curse on her. Every time she would get weak or hugged by a boy she would turn into a cat. She ran home to her mother, at a loss for anything else to do, and almost instantly her mother came up with a plan.

They were to move far away from Japan, to the United States and change their names and everything else that could lead a search to them. That very night the girl and her mother left, never to return again.

At first the girl was happy enough she had taken a name she had always wanted, Len, and her mother didn't seem to mind her curse too much, although she had become horribly protective of her only child afterwards.

But like before, time passed and the girls mother eventually took a job that required her to be out of state about 99 of the year. Len, oddly enough, wasn't upset by this; she still loved her mother and understood that it must have been a burden to raise a cursed child. It was then, at age 14 she vowed to find a way to change back and earn her mothers love once more.

So the girl did everything she thought would help, she spent much time bringing back the memories she had worked so hard to suppress and remembered quite a bit more than she thought possible, she even started martial arts classes and got a black belt impressively fast. After two years of all this she decided that it was time to return and keep her vow."

Len sighed and stared down at her rice.

"And here I am today" she ended with a sad smile. "Doing all I can in my power to regain the life I never had" She took a small sip of tea and drank more of it as she realized it was sweet.

"You" Yuki paused in his question as if contemplating asking it or not. "I think I can remember now, you I mean" she looked down at the table as if ashamed. "So you're the rat" Len smiled, "thought as much, sorry for not saying good-bye Yuki" she said sincerely.

Yuki looked up at her confusion clear on his face. "that was the last day I saw you" she explained "and I never got a chance to tell you bye" a look of understanding suddenly crossed his face. "I'm happy" he said the word as if it were a stranger to his lips "I thought that everyone had their memories erased" Len said nothing, just let the words sink in and gave a small smile in reply. She turned back towards her meal and continued eating.

"Do you like it?" Tohru asked, sounding nervous. Len nodded "yes, it's very good" the other girls face brightened at the comment and a wide smile covered her face. Len shoved another spoonful into her mouth and began to chew slowly. She knew, the hard way, that if you go for such a long period of time without eating that it was a very bad idea to try and fill your stomach right afterwards.

Len saw Shigure take something out from his robe and she turned to watch as he flipped open a small blue notebook and start writing something in it. "What are you doing?" Len asked curiously. Shigure looked up at her and smiled "I think your story could be a bestseller" it took a moment for Len to realize he was talking about books. "Bestseller?" she asked.

Shigure nodded happily "Yes! Yes! Of course a man holding a beautiful young princess and a handsome young prince in his custody only to have them meet and fall in love, but both the princess and the prince have a horrible curse and because of this the princess is sent away. But a few years later they, unknowingly at first, meet up again with one another and rekindle their fiery love while at the same time trying to free themselves of the horrible curse" he smiled happily and Len only stared at him.

"And who exactly are the prince and princess?" she asked cautiously. Shigure's eyes grew wide "Why you and Yuki of course!" he said as if it were common sense. Len's red/brown eyes flashed angrily for a moment before her hand met with the back of Shigures head. "I don't love him!" she protested while at the same time daring him to say something else.

"Yes, but he's a prince you'll fall for him eventually" Shigure complained rubbing the back of his head. "Such violence, maybe you'd be better off with Kyon" this time Kyo beat Len to the hit. "What the hell kind of nonsense are you talking about?!" the angry boy shouted.

"Like your one to talk!" Len accused Kyo. She felt his anger turn from Shigure to her "What did you just say?!" he raised a challenging fist in the air. "I said someone with a curse should be more careful when going down the stairs!" it was a lame answer but it fired him up all the more.

"What the hell kind of response is that?!"

"Why are you asking so many damn questions?!"

Both of them held their fists in the air now, the only thing separating the potential fist fight was the low table.

"I don't care if you are a girl, I'm gonna kill you!"

"I'd like to see you try! After all how can a kitten compare to a lion?" she was slightly proud of her comparison.

"I'm gonna kick your ass!" his face was growing red.

"Bring it on!" she challenged.

Before either one could make a move on their behalf a flash of silver and Kyo was down on the ground, Yuki standing over his fallen body. "You really are hopeless" he mumbled before stepping away.

Kyo glared at him and released the closest thing to a snarl that Len had ever heard come from a human being. Before he ran out of the room, a few moments later and Len heard the slamming of his door.

Len took her seat once more and waited patiently for her anger to boil down. "I'm sorry for causing such a commotion" she apologized through clenched teeth. "Yep you two would make a great couple" Shigure replied. Len clenched her fist in her lap and relaxed it once more.

"Would you mind if I stayed one more night?" she asked, hoping she hadn't ruined her stay. Shigure nodded "I wouldn't mind, just as long as you don't follow Kyo's example and try to destroy my house" Len nodded in agreement before bending her head down to finish her meal.

a/n: so that concludes chapter 5 D i hope you guys are happy and review please ;P i'll love you if you do...okay so maybe not in that way but...well yeah i shut up now