Chapter 2

Kira gathered her things, taking everything she could. She was going to a cousins house, named Shigure. She headed out the door, and through the main gates. It felt great to be out of that place, whenever she was allowed out she loved it. The fresh air, the wind, everything. Rather than the suffocating atmosphere of that house. Hatori waited for her at the end of the walkway, she had only met him once or twice, but she had remembered his black hair which was cut so that one side always hung in front of his face; over one of the hazel eyes he possessed, and a voice that always seemed so distant and almost un emotional.

"Are we ready?" he asked.

She nodded and got inside the car. It was a long drive from the main house to Shigure's. His house being settled in a wooded area far from civilization. They drove on though the town, passing little shops. Kira took notice in the children that walked, or ran around the sidewalk. Tugging at their mother's skirts for whatever it is they had set their eyes on. Coming to a stop, Kira merely sighed in envy. How she had wished that she could be exactly like them. Carefree and the world at their feet with the only responsibility of being a kid.

Soon they arrived and Kira stepped out of the car. My was it hot… She fanned herself with her hand about to fall over from the weight of the air around her. This seemed just quite and ordinary as she looked upon the grounds of Shigure's house. But then again, it was never kept that way for the Sohma family.

An explosion came from the far side of the house, half the wall fell off revealing an enraged girl with tousled brown hair and a temper that was not to be messed with by the fire burning in her eyes.

"BUT KYO I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF!!!."

A boy was sprawled out on the grass, motionless; having been thrown threw the wall. But, the girl's attitude changed suddenly realizing what she'd done. Racing over to him she cradled him, or more like strangled him in her grip.

"Oh, Kyo! Who could have done this to you!?" she cried. Kira just looked at Hatroi who just shook his head in shame.

"You could let your guest have a more formal greeting, you know? Shigure" he said calmly.

"Ah! Ha-chan!! You arrived! I didn't realize what with Kagura destroying my house…oh dear."

The man named Shigure stood at the moth of the whole; he too had dark black hair and had black eyes to match, wearing an old kimono.

"Um, nice to meet you," said Kira not knowing how to respond to all this. Shigure just smiled, coming down to meet her.

"I think we'll have a fun time.. Hehe.. A fun time indeed", Shigure chimed. Hatori hit him over the head muttering how stupid and idiotic Shigure is.

"Ow! That hurt!" he wailed "Hatori's mean! mean mean mean!! oh!" he suddenly paused, acting like nothing had happened, "And pay no attention to Kyo and Kagura over there, they'll be paying for the damage."

He smiled, Kagura and Kyo being several feet away heard them, and Kyo burst into rage.

"What do you mean I'll pay!? She did this!!!," he said pointing a finger at Kagura.

"Now, now Kyo, don't yell in front of our guest, it's rude" Shigure said trying to sound adult like.

"And you're an ass!" Kyo raged.

He stormed off as Kagura pleaded for him to come back but, Hatori just told her to go home and after much convincing she skipped away with little worry.

What the hell am I getting into? Kira thought to herself placing her hand on her head, bending it slightly down in utter shame.

Kira was finally settled after countless bickering from Kyo who refused to help carry her things in as ordered by Hatori. She lied on her bed, savoring every moment, taking it all in. She closed her eyes, breathing in slowly, only to open her eyes to a silver haired boy, standing in her doorway.

"I hope you like it her," he said with a smile.

"Yea, well, better than where I was…" she replied, leaving an uncomfortable silence for them both.

"Oh, sorry, let me introduce myself, I'm Yuki, Yuki Sohma," he said smiling again.

"Kira Sohma." She sat up off the bed and walked over to him.

"Any particular reason you're standing in my doorway?" she asked. Yuki blushed slightly forgetting that he was indeed doing what she said.

"No reason, I was just walking up and I saw you, so I decided to introduce myself."

She gave a hard look at him, searching for something in the violet eyes he carried.

"Your eyes," he finally said "they're very pretty." She blushed at the comment, having not too many people say that. They either starred dumb founded or called her a freak. "

Um, thanks…", the blush still on her face, he smiled and headed down the hall to what she assumed his room.

She watched him go to the door. Kira couldn't help it; she ran behind him and grabbed the end of his shirt. He looked back at her startled.

"Could I maybe… Hang out with you or something? I mean- I don't really know anybody, and well…"

Yuki relaxed and understood. Looking at her, even though she was almost as tall as him, she looked small standing there still holding on to his shirt. Her eyes glowed as he smiled and accepted her offer. Kira was taken on a small tour of the house, being shown where things were, what rooms not to go into. All the while, she noticed, they stayed away from Kyo. She figured because Yuki was the rat, and wanted his distance from him.

"And that's the house," Yuki said finally done being the tour guide and glad of it.

"Ah! Here you are!!" Shigure said cheerfully racing into the room.

"Oh, sorry, am I interrupting something? Could there be two love-." He was cut off by Yuki slamming his fist on Shigure's head.

"Ow! You're just as mean as Hatori, I can't believe you would hit your own cousin!?," he whined.

Yuki just sighed and said "As of right now, I don't even know you, so it doesn't matter."

Shigure continued to whine as Kira just watched wondering what to do.

"Well er…I'm sure-maybe, oh never mind," she stammered.

"See Yuki! She's sticking up for me! At least I have some loyalty in this house!," Shigure stated proudly, even putting his foot on the table and raising his arm in the air, making a fist with his hand.

"How do you know she wasn't going to insult you?," Yuki said smoothly.

Shigure just fell to the floor and slowly "crawled" away, muttering and crying to himself. "I swear… I'm sorry you have to put up with him." Yuki said placing his hand to his head, closing his eyes and then opening them to Kira.

"I can manage, I hope", she said with a smile.

Author's Comments:

I hope you all are enjoying this story:) Chapter 3 will be up soon. Have to work out a few kinks and loose ends! Again! Hope you enjoyed and are enjoying:)

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