Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or any of its characters. I only own my characters and all their weirdness.

Happy Chinese New Year (2-19-15) In honor of the year of the ram there is a special guest appearance. Enjoy^^

It was nearing the end of the school day on Friday and Novalee didn't even notice. "Psst! Lee!" She heard a whisper shout, finally shaking out of her daze. She turned to the sound of the voice to see Kyostaring at her. "Are you alright?" He mouthed, silently. She nodded. His orange eyes narrowed on her and he frowned.

"I'm fine." She defended.

"Then why did it take thirty minutes to get your attention?" he whispered harshly, gesturing toward her desk. She looked around her desk and noticed tiny paper balls surrounding her. He had been trying to get her attention for a while. She looked back at him for a moment and then turned back to whatever the teacher was rambling about.

When the bell rang, hands slammed down on her desk making her jump. "What's with you?" Kyo demanded.

"What do you mean?" she asked, plainly.

"You! You're not happy. You have hardly said two words to anyone today. Everyone's worried about you!" He pointed to the door where Tohru, Yuki, Hana and Uo-Chan were all standing, trying to give her some privacy.

"I just have a lot on my mind. It's nothing. I promise." She said with a fake smile in a fake happy voice. This only seemed to make Kyo angrier.

"Damnit Lee! Don't pull that fake happy shit with me!" his head slammed into her desk with Yuki glaring from behind him.

"What did I tell you about yelling at people you are trying to help." Yuki's soft voice made him even more scary when he was mad.

Novalee stared wide eyed at the pair as they began to argue. She sighed and walked to the door.

"Nova-chan!" Tohru called out as she began to pass by them.

"I'm fine." She said, fake smiling again. She looked down as Tohru grabbed her hand. She looked from her hand and back to the group. Yuki and Kyo had stopped fighting and everyone was watching her with worried expressions. Her heart sank. She took a deep breath. "It's a long story and I have to go home, which is the last place I want to be right now."

"Why don't you come home with us?" Tohru suggested.

"I don't want to impose." She admitted.

"You are never an imposition." Kyo replied.

"So you're not still mad at me?" Nova's gaze was on the floor.

"Why the hell would I be mad at you?" Everyone was staring at Kyo now.

"Yesterday at my house. You just ran out and wouldn't talk to me." Nova said, upset.

"I was just dealing with some things." his cheeks flushed. "but I'm not mad at you."

Nova finally agreed to go home with Tohru, even though she knew she would get into trouble for it. Yuki and Kyo even walked with them. They all walked mostly in silence. When they reached the house Nova asked the boys where they lived, assuming it was close by.

Tohru began to chuckle nervously. "Actually it's a funny story."

Nova looked to the boys for an explanation. "Tohru lives with us. We found her living in a tent nearby so we agreed to let her stay with us." Yuki explained.

Nova looked back to Tohru with a mix of emotions. The door to the house slammed open, grabbing her attention. A man with black hair and a gray kimono emerged, greeting them with a smile, until he saw Novalee. "Ohmygawditsyou!" She exclaimed.

"So we meet again?" He said with a smirk.

"I'm so sorry!" Nova pleaded.

"You're sister isn't with you is she?" He asked, looking around to see if Hayli was hiding close by.

"Wait a second! What's going on?" Kyo demanded. Shigure began chuckling.

"Ummm... well Hayli and I went to a business party with our Dad and Hayli threw a chair at Shigure because he wouldn't stop flirting with her." Nova explained, sheepishly.

"What the hell you damn pervert!" Kyo yelled at the man.

"So you two know each other." Tohru finally concluded.

"I am so sorry." Yuki told her sincerely, patting her shoulder.

"As pleasant as this reunion is." Shigure said, "May I ask why are you here?"

"Tohru invited me over to her house. Why are you here?"

"This is my house." Nova's jaw dropped at his response. What had she gotten herself into?"

Hayli sat on the swingset at the park, dragging her foot in the dirt. She knew she should have gone straight home after school but she didn't feel like facing her family at the moment and wasn't entirely sure what to say to Nova, considering they hadn't spoken in two days. Hayli lifted her head at the sound of someone sitting on another swing, causing it to creak. There was a boy a few years younger than herself with light brown hair. His brown eyes were glaring at her, causing her to be taken aback. "What?" he demanded.

"What do you mean what?"

"Why are you looking at me?"

"All I did was look over!" She shrieked.

He paused, looking at her suspiciously. "Aren't you a little old to be playing at a park."

Her blue eyes narrowed. "Aren't you a little young to be mouthing off and picking fights." she retorted. The truth was she had been the same way when she was his age.

"What's your problem old lady?" he asked, not backing down.

She let out a huff. "You're too young to understand." She dug the toe of her boot into the dirt.

"Don't act like you know anything about me." His voice was soft but sounded like he knew something about the world that she didn't know.

"I just broke up with my boyfriend." She told him.

"If you are so upset about it, then why did you do it?"

"Well...because he wasn't who I thought he was."

"People are rarely who they appear to be on the surface." He was no longer looking at her but seemed to be focused on something else entirely.

"My sister and I got into a fight about him."

"Then it sounds like your sister cares about you." He looked back to her. "And is a better judge of character than you are."

Hayli let out a chuckle. "You're a brat."

He smiled back. "And you're too old to be harassing a middle schooler."

"Hiro!" A soft happy voice called out.

They both tuned to see a young girl with golden hair and light brown eyes jogging towards them. "Hi Kisa." He mumbled.

"Did you make a new friend?" She asked, smiling up at Hayli.

"No." he replied.

"This brat was just helping me realize some things." Hayli said, standing and ruffling Hiro's hair.

"Aww, Hiro that's so kind of you." Kisa looked up at him admirably. He looked away embarrassed. Hayli smiled at the pair and watched for a moment as they talked happily before she headed home, her heart light.