Kagome was sitting at home when Yuki, Tohru, Haru, and a small tiger cub came into the house. Shigure noticed the cub and called her Kisa, making Kagome realize that she was part of the zodiac. Yuki bandaged Tohru's hand and Kagome listened to Haru about Kisa's story, receiving a bit from Kisa. He glared at her.

"Did I make you angry?" He seemed irritated and Kisa ran out of the house.

"Did you just go black?"

"No. That just really hurt." He looked at the bite mark as it began to bleed. Kagome went out in the yard to find Kisa and found her by the fence. She sat down and held a hand out to her, receiving a bite. Kagome flinched, but not much. The bite wasn't to hurt, but to warn. Something she learned in the past.

Then a woman came over and started to talk to Kisa. It must've been her mother. She asked why Kisa was acting the way she was and why she didn't say anything about the bullying. Kagome remembered Momiji's words and chimed in.

"Maybe she didn't tell you because she was afraid what you would think. Maybe she was afraid you would reject her. And that thought scared her." The small tiger changed back and began to cry silently as she stroked the hand she had bitten. Kagome took off her jacket and put it over the girl to cover her.

For the next few days Kagome and Tohru were stocked by Kisa, every second they could they showered her in love. Kagome saw the opportunity as a way to indirectly make up for the time she couldn't spend with Rin, as well as hopefully get the girl to speak. Unfortunately for Kyo, they had leeks a few times for meals because Kisa liked them and that's what she 'picked.'

Kagome and Tohru started walking home from work when they heard this call.

"Sissies. Sisses. Sisses." They looked up to Kisa coming towards them smiling. The two girl couldn't take it and ran to her hugging her.

"I love you!" They both said in unision, happy that the girl had her voice back. The next day, Kisa returned to school and as much as Kagome missed her, Kagome was happy to see Kisa return to her mother.

A month later Kagome and Tohru had gotten colds. They decided to share a room to rest up, making it easy for the others to care for them, though they both felt like burdens. Kyo came in with a gas mask and goggles as he carried two bowls of leek soup. Kagome and Tohru got on the floor to eat it and smiled as the leek hating cat removed him gas mask and goggles. Kagome wondered where he found the gas mask, but soon forgot because she began to cough.

"You still need to rest. Hatori said to get lots of rest and get lots of liquids, I'll bring some juice up later, okay?" Kagome and Tohru climbed back in bed and Tohru closed her eyes and Kagome turned to watch Kyo leave. He turned momentarily and blushed to see the miko watching him. She smiled as he blushed. 'Thank you' she mouthed and closed her eyes to sleep.

After a few visits from Hatori, Kisa, and Momiji, Tohru and Kagome were back on their feet. Kagome had thanked Kyo for taking care of her and Tohru by removing another foot off his Subjugation.

On the way to work a few days after, a boot fell and there was a boy sitting on a wall. He told Tohru to pick it up and after she did so he sassed her for it. After a little more talk Kagome cut in.

"Excuse us, but we are going to be late for work and have no time to entertain you. Now, if you please..." He grabbed their school bags and took a wallet out of Tohru's and the fang out of Kagome's since she had put it in there for gym class and never thought of putting it back on, which shocked her. He ran off and Tohru fell to the ground. Momiji came behind them and went to get Kisa while the other two went to find Hiro, the boy who took their things.

"Do I have to tell you what I'm doing?" Kagome and Tohru heard from inside the park. They turned and there was Hiro and Kyo.

"The picture. Is it alright?" Kyo turned to him.

"What did you do?"

"What if I'm innocent." Kagome was about to walk over and pummel the kid and retrieve the fang back if it wasn't for Kisa coming and making Hiro give them back. They asked Hiro to apologize when Tohru and Kagome said no.

"I won't forgive him. Hiro needs to be punished." Everyone looked at the two.

"What are you going to do?" The two thought for a second, looked at each other and smiled.

"We'll hug you." And they did so, Tohru picking him up and smiling at his adorable lamb form.

"Let's try this again. Hello Hiro, my name is Tohru."

"And I'm Kagome." She smiled as she picked the fang off the ground and wiped it off.

"What's so special about that dumb tooth anyways?" Kyo stopped Kagome by stepping between the two.

"It means everything to her and that's all you need to know ya lil' brat." Kagome smiled. He just saved that poor boy from becoming lamb chops for Diamond.

Tohru and Kagome went to work and apologized for being late. That Saturday, they were blessed with hanging out with Kisa and cursed with being stuck with Hiro for the day. They went to the park and got crapes. Tohru said something to Hiro about being so grown up and Kagome noticed that that was all he needed to get closer to her. Kagome couldn't help but wish for Tohru's patience, because she had wanted to put the subjugation beads in her pocket on the boy since he arrived at the house that morning.

A few weeks later while walking home from school Kagome and Tohru met someone on the steps. It looked like a woman, thought Kagome knew that the person was in fact male, wearing a pink Kimono with long orange brown hair with a little bit held back with a red ribbon. The two girls helped the other inside the house.

Ritsu was the stranger's name and he was the son of the hot spring hostess and therefore the monkey of the zodiac. After a small accident Tohru found out after Ritsu was a boy when they bumped into each other and he transformed.

Ritsu stayed at the house for a few weeks, apologizing for everything and anything he felt he had done wrong, and a few times just stood on the roof babbling about being a waste of space and being too much of a coward to take his life. Kagome had had enough once and joined him, telling him never to speak like that again and that he did have meaning in his life and to be happy to be alive. This made him cheer up and after a few more days he returned home.

"It's about time he left." Kyo said while drinking some milk from the carton.

"I don't know. I had fun having Ritsu here." Tohru smiled. Kagome sighed.

"When aren't you happy Tohru? Really?" Tohru's smile grew.

"I guess you're right." Kagome smiled. Her only wish at that moment was that Tohru would never be overly depressed again.

Two chapters in one day I'm feeling pretty good. What do you guys think? This story is almost done following the Fruits Basket series, but don't worry the story won't end there =)