I know it's not original, but it's also a little bit different, and the difference will be shown in the next chapter. Meanwhile, here's chapter two.

"I'm so sor…" said Tohru as she held up an orange cat. She started panicking so much that she was unaware of Yuki and Shigure's presence; without warning, two more puffs of smoke filled the room and a dog and rat appeared before Tohru's eyes. She couldn't believe it; she just couldn't believe they just turned into animals. She sunk down to the floor and closed her eyes thinking to herself: 'this can't be happening.' She was suddenly interrupted when a voice came from one of the animals, noticing it was Kyo.

"It's your fault you damn rat!" he shouted.

"Don't even think about blaming us you stupid cat!" Yuki shouted back.

"Will you two knock it off!" said Shigure accidently throwing Yuki off of his head as he sat up.

"You guys talk?" asked Tohru.

"I guess we have to tell her," said Shigure as Yuki ran back to sit on top of his head. "Tohru, I'm a dog, and Yuki is a rat. The cat is Kyo. If you're wondering, we've been living with this curse for several generations. Whenever we hug a member of the opposite gender or when our bodies are under stress, we transform into the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, plus the cat. After a while we change back, but…"

Three puffs of smoke filled the air once again.

"…we're naked."

Tohru turned away and covered her eyes while the three guys quickly got dressed. After a few minutes they were at the table in the sitting room, except for Kyo who was sitting on the porch away from Yuki. Tohru was beginning to understand as to why she had been hearing weird stories about Yuki at school; she even realized the cat from the zodiac wasn't at all like she heard in the story when she was younger. It was especially proven when she witnessed Yuki and Kyo getting in a fist fight with each other. This was out of the ordinary for her, she felt like she had to do something.

"P-please don't fight," she said.

"Don't worry Tohru," said Shigure. "They do nothing but fight whenever they see each other. It's been like that since they were young."

Tohru continued to watch as Yuki made his move and sent Kyo flying out the door and into the yard. She was very surprised; she had never seen this side of Yuki before. It kept floating in her mind as she was getting ready for school, and again she walked with Yuki. They talked about this morning's incident.

"It's that secretive isn't it?" asked Tohru after Yuki told her about the last time the secret got out when he was in elementary school, and all the children around him needed to have their memories erased. "I had no idea."

"That's why Shigure's going to talk to Akito the head of our family about what happened this morning, what you've been through recently, and that you're capable of keeping the secret perfectly safe without doing anything to let it slip in hopes that you'll be able to stay."

"So what's Akito like?" asked Tohru.

"She's the same age as us; she's very nice and fun to be around; although when she's angry it's best to stay out of her way. But she only gets angry when someone is not being nice to her family, so she's very protective. If you're able to stay with us, it's likely Akito will become very protective of you."

That was a surprise to Tohru; the head of the Sohma family being protective of her let alone it was a girl her age. That really was something. Tohru kept thinking about it so much she could hardly concentrate in class. She was hoping she would be able to stay.

I know it's short, but there will be more. I know the information about Akito is different from the manga, but that's the twist of this story. Read and review and please be nice about it, I'm doing the best I can.