Angel: Now is the time to add the extra disclaimers since this chapter has material directly from the book.

Ni: SHE DOES NOT OWN

Angel: Thank you. So if you haven't read Fruits Basket, then this will contain spoilers. I'm sorry if you don't like the fact that it's like the manga (except for the OCs).

Ni: SHE DOES NOT OWN

Angel: ...Yeah. The plot and OCs are mine, but Fruits Basket belongs to Natsuki Takaya ONLY!!!

Begin Chapter 6

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Joanne woke, feeling groggy. -Stupid alarm clock!- She reached out to turn it off, only to find that the alarm wasn't where it usually was. Joanne opened her eyes and sat up. The alarm clock was next to Tohru's bed. She heard a moan from beneath her and leaned over the edge of her bed. Danielle was just waking up, a pillow stuffed over her head to block the noise. Suddenly becoming mischievous, Joanne slid off her bunk bed and hovered over Danielle. Right when she was about to scare her friend, a cheerful Tohru popped open the door and announced that breakfast was ready. Joanne yelped and tumbled forward, landing on her friend. Danielle squeaked, then started giggling. Joanne stood back up and, trying not to laugh, thanked Tohru for letting them know. Tohru smiled and closed the door.

"Here I was, trying to scare you…And she manages to scare me!" Joanne muttered. Danielle threw off her covers and looked around for her uniform. Joanne held it out to her and started changing into her own uniform. Once she was done, she glanced in the mirror.

"Do you think this skirt is to short?" Joanne asked her friend, who had joined her in front of the mirror. Her skirt reached below her knees, a couple inches below the tips of her fingers. Danielle shook her head.

"Compared to mine? No." Danielle's skirt was short, about an inch above her finger tips. Shaking her head at her friend's skirt, Joanne left the room to go to the bathroom, the only place she would take down her hair. Joanne glanced down the hallway and saw that it was empty. Shrugging her shoulders, she took down her hair and brushed it with her fingers. With her hair down, it reached to a few inches below the hem of her skirt. She started towards the bathroom. Suddenly there was a choking noise behind her. She spun, her hair flying around her like threads of copper silk. There stood Kyo, his orange eyes wide to the point of popping out of his head. Joanne gasped.

"G-good morning!" She said, rushing into the bathroom. She slammed the door shut. Danielle poked her head out of the bedroom. She saw Kyo standing in front of his room with an odd look on his face, his mouth wide open. Danielle sighed and walked over to him.

"You're going to catch flies that way." She said, closing his mouth. He turned his stare on her. "Lemme guess. You saw Joanne's hair down." Danielle said with an inward sigh. She had seen her friend's hair down only once. "Here's a bit of advice. Don't mention it unless she asks you about it. She…" Danielle paused, glancing over at the bathroom door. "She promised her brother that she would keep her hair long. And, after he….After he died, she swore she'd never let anyone see how long her hair really is. No until she's married." Kyo's expression softened and he, too, glanced at the bathroom door. They stood in the hallway together for a few moments, before Danielle's stomach gave a loud rumble. She laughed and started down the stairs. After a moment, Kyo followed her. Everyone was at the table when they arrived. After a few moments of silence, Joanne walked down the stairs. She sat down and smiled.

"Whose ready to go to school?"

"The new first years are so cute!" Tohru exclaimed. They were in their classroom after orientation. Joanne and Danielle had already been introduced to Uotani and Hanajima, Tohru's two friends. Uotani was a 'Yankee' apparently. She had blonde hair that was tied into a loose knot at the back of her head. She had brown eyes and, at the moment, had a dust mask over her mouth. Hanajima a long, black braid going down her back and deep blue eyes that almost seemed black. She could sense waves, which seemed to freak Danielle out, now that she had actually met the girl. Kyo had his feet up on his desk and was reading a manga book called 'Mogeta'.

"It would have been nice to see Kyo-kun and Uo-chan at orientation…" Tohru said cheerfully.

"TOO MUCH EFFORT." Kyo and Uotani said in stereo. Danielle giggled. Kyo glared at her, then noticed that Joanne was smiling behind her friend. He glanced away.

"And even if it wasn't, there's too much pollen outside. If I had to sit still out there, I'd go nuts." Uotani sighed.

"Just take a pill." Kyo growled.

"Don't work. Maybe I took to many different drugs when I was younger…" Uotani wheezed. Joanne frowned slightly, thinking.

-Haven't I heard this argument before? In fact, this looks familiar…- She glanced at her friend and saw Danielle staring at her. He friend gave a slight nod and glanced at the group, then back. Then she held up four fingers. Joanne stared at the fingers for a while before it finally registered. -We must be in the fourth Furuba book!- She thought excitedly. Danielle smiled at her, then turned back to the group. Joanne listened to them in time to hear Hanajima say, "He's an idiot." Danielle and Joanne suppressed their giggles.

"Wait a second! There are more Sohmas here?!" Uotani exclaimed, lowering her mask slightly. "What are they like? Male or female?" Tohru laughed slightly.

"They're both boys. Oh, yeah, Joanne-chan and Danielle-chan haven't met them yet!" She turned towards the two friends. They smiled and nodded.

"Well then, go get them and bring them here, Kyon." Uotani ordered.

"Yes…Fetch." Hanajima seconded. Kyo looked panicked.

"YOU--! Why me?!" He protested. "Why don't you make her do it?" He said, pointing at Tohru. "She's going to go introduce those two to them anyway, aren't you?!"

Tohru smiled and said, "Yes! We were just going!" Hanajima placed her hand on Kyo's shoulder. She leaned forward, which made her seem as if she were towering over him.

"Why would we send Tohru to do such a difficult task…?" She asked him.

"BUT IT'S OKAY TO SEND ME TO DO IT!?" Kyo freaked.

"Yup." Uotani said casually.

"Um, it's alright…I know! Why don't you come with us?" Tohru asked cheerfully. Kyo glowered at her.

"Look you--! I don't even want to see them at home, much less at school!" Danielle took that moment to steal one of Tohru's lines.

She leaned towards him and said cheerfully, "It might be different seeing them at school! It could be fun!" Joanne smiled and decided to add her own comment.

"Come on, Kyo-kun! Let's go see them!" Kyo stared at the three girls in front of him.

Finally he sighed and said, "Okay, okay…" Uotani and Hanajima watched them walk off.

"Interesting…" Hanajima murmured.

Joanne looked around the school's halls. Tohru had forgotten to ask what class the two Sohmas were in, so they had split into two groups to look for them. Danielle was with Tohru, while she was with Kyo. Joanne stopped and leaned against a wall. Kyo was nearby, talking to two first year girls. Evidently, they were in the same class as the new Sohmas because Kyo sent them away with a "Go get them for me". Joanne sighed, trying to get her shoulders to relax. Ever since that morning, when Kyo had seen her hair down, she had been worried that he might say something.

-Gah! What am I going to do? What if he talks about it? I don't now…- Joanne was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't see two young men looking at her. Kyo noticed though, as he walked over to join her. He heard their murmurings about cute, but dumb girls. They were talking about going over and 'talking' to Joanne, who was leaning against a wall with her eyes closed.

"Easy prey." One of the boys commented and started towards the girl. Kyo reached her first and leaned against the wall next to her, one hand in his pocket, the other in a fist against the wall above Joanne's head. Joanne looked up at him, startled. Kyo glared back at the startled boys with a look that seemed to say, "She's mine!". The boys nearly ran, the way they walked down the hall. Kyo turned his glare to Joanne who backed away a step.

"Don't stand there like a doofus." He said, smacking her slightly on the head. "Doofus." Joanne winced and put a hand on her head where he had hit her. "Ow! Okay, sorry…" She glanced away. Kyo looked slightly startled and was about to ask something when Tohru and Danielle found them.

"We couldn't find them…" Tohru sighed. Danielle had an inquiring look on her face as she looked from Kyo to Joanne. Joanne just smiled and shook her head. Danielle shrugged.

"HALLO!" They heard a cheerful voice call.

Tohru turned and said, "Oh! Momiji-kun!?" Danielle and Joanne turned to see a yellow headed boy running towards them. He had brown eyes and was apparently wearing the girls' uniform. When he was in reaching distance, Kyo whacked him, hard enough to knock him over.

"ARE YOU RETARDED!?" Kyo cried. The three girls crowded around Momiji, helping him stand. Joanne heard foot steps and turned to see a white and black haired boy coming towards them. He was wearing the boys' uniform, but his shirt was unbuttoned low enough to see several low hanging necklaces.

"'Sup…" The boy said calmly.

Tohru turned around and exclaimed, "Hatsuharu-san!" Joanne smiled up at him. He stared back calmly.

"Oh, Hatsuharu-san, this is Joanne-Chan and Danielle-Chan. They're living at Shigure-san's." He blinked and nodded at them. Meanwhile, Kyo was still yelling at Momiji.

"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING THE GIRLS' UNIFORM?! HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET?! IT'S DISGUSTING!" Kyo yelled. Momiji was whimpering and rubbing his head. "You're worse than Haru, and he's down-right LEWD!!"

"Oh, c'mon…" Haru started, "It looks good on him." Momiji perked up immediately.

"It does, doesn't it?!" he said cheerfully. Tohru, Joanne, and Danielle reassured him hurriedly.

"Just because it looks good doesn't mean it's not wrong…" Kyo muttered. Joanne smiled at him humorously.

"You just admitted that he looks good." He looked outraged for a moment, then sighed. Just then, Haru perked up and started scampering and prancing towards a person who was walking towards them. It was Yuki.

"Momiji…What are you wearing?" He said with a sigh.

Danielle grinned and said, "Yuki-kun, are you off duty?"

"No, not yet. I just noticed you six here and stopped to say hi." Yuki responded. Tohru smiled and turned to the others.

"So, what do you guys think of our school so far?"

Joanne and Danielle said in stereo, "I don't know. Ask me in a few years." They both looked at each other and grinned. Speaking in a low voice, Danielle said in English,

"You know, before I was found and taken to Shigure's, I was hoping I didn't have to go to school anymore…" Joanne laughed and patted her friend on the shoulder. They turned back to their new friends and noticed three new people standing with them. One of them, the boy, was yelling and addressing them as if he was superior to them. Tohru was trying to comfort Momiji who was looking as if he were about to cry again. Joanne, remembering what was going to happen next, glanced at Haru. He was scowling. Suddenly there was an audible SNAP as Haru lost his temper.

"Shut the hell up…" Black Haru said in a very dangerous voice. "You're really pissing me off. Quit acting like the king of the school…You stupid son of a bitch." Joanne winced and tried to tune out the rest of what was said. Danielle stifled giggles as Haru started vigorously shaking the boy, who happened to be the student body president. Kyo yelled at him, trying to make him stop, only to have Black Haru turn on him.

"YOU RAN AWAY FROM OUR LAST FIGHT WITH YOUR TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS!!" Black Haru screamed.

"YOU WERE THE ONE WHO DECIDED IT WAS OVER!!" Kyo yelled back. Joanne shuddered.

Without thinking, she ran to them and stuttered, "U-um, please stop fighting…" Kyo turned to look at her and saw tears in her eyes. He was so surprised, he stopped yelling. Haru on the other hand kept yelling. When the president asked him again about his hair(a bit rudely I might add), Haru dragged him into the nearest boys' bathroom. A moment later, the president emerged, looking a bit shaken.

"The evidence is irrefutable." He said shakily. "The world is filled with things I have yet to comprehend…" Haru looked smug. The president left along with his two female friends.

"Um…What did you do in the restroom to prove that's your natural color?" Tohru asked. Danielle leaned in attentively. Yuki and Kyo looked alarmed. Haru leaned towards her and caressed her face.

"Hm? Do you really want to know? Why don't we just cut to the chase and do it." Black Haru said seductively.

"Huh?" Tohru said, confused. Then both Yuki and Kyo punched him in the back of the head, making him fall over.

"Black…I can't handle it when he turns black…" Kyo said. A few moments later, Haru sat up, looking a little dazed.

"I'm kinda tired…" Haru said calmly.

"Oh, really? You're tired…?" Kyo said with exasperation. Joanne giggled helplessly. Kyo glanced at her. A sudden emotion flooded him. -Why am I relieved?!- Kyo thought angrily. He recalled her face when she pleaded them not to fight and shook his head.

Over head, a bell rang summoning them to their classes. Tohru, Joanne, and Danielle headed to their class as Momiji asked Kyo and Yuki to stay behind with them for a bit.

As they walked away, Joanne heard Kyo say, "What do you want? If it's stupid, I'll punch you." Danielle, hearing it also, giggled.

"Well, that was quite a commotion!" Tohru said cheerfully. Joanne and Danielle giggled along with her.

"You look like you're enjoying yourselves." The girls stopped in their tracks and glanced around. Standing near them was a tall boy about their age wearing all black. The thought that crossed Joanne and Danielle's mind was -Akito…-

End Chapter 6

Angel: This chapter is longer than the others because I combined chapter 6 and 7. So after I add the next chapter, it'll be a while until I add another because I'll actually be writing it!

Ni: It's about time you started on this fic again...

Angel: Sorry .

Ni: Anyways, Read and review please!