I really wanted to write more of Momiji, so I hope you enjoy his scenes as much as I do! :3

Kyo: Why would you want to write about an energetic brat like him?

SnowyNeko: Because he's such a fun personality! He's adorable, not matter what you think, Kyo Kitty!

Kyo: He's annoying and irritating!

SnowyNeko: Is not!

Momiji: What're we talking about?

SnowyNeko: Run Momiji! Kyo Kitty isn't very happy!

Kyo: *Noogies blonde boy*

Momiji: Waaa! Miss author! Kyo's hurting me!

SnowyNeko: Leave him alone! He's innocent!

Kyo: He's an annoyance. *backs off anyway*

Momiji: *sniff sniff* Miss author does not own any of us Fruba characters...

SnowyNeko: It's okay, Momiji. Have a lollipop.

Momiji: Mmmm!

Even though I've figured out their secret, they allow me to stay with them until my identity is found. Most likely, that'll be until I find my way back to my own world.

From what Tohru tells me, Shigure is the dog, and Kyo is the cat from legend. It compliments him well, with him being temperamental and solitary. He reflects his animal more than the other two in my opinion. I mean, aren't rats supposed to be sneaky and disliked? Dogs… well, Shigure does fit that standard fairly well.

Apparently Momiji, who turns out to actually be a boy to my disbelief, is the rabbit. Again, rabbits are regularly skittish creatures. I've never seen a bunny as sociable as Momiji.

The doctor Hatori is the dragon. I confess I'm pretty intrigued as to what his transformation appears to be. Being only an animal of legend, he could look like anything, really.

The school uniform I've been provided with has a skirt too short for comfort, so at my request I'm given some black leggings to go along with it. The tie is actually kind of cute, although I have no idea how to tie it, and I personally think the dark blue color suits me.

When I walk out of Tohru's room (where I'm sleeping for now) with my tie in hand, I see Tohru tying Yuki's tie. He meets my eyes, but quickly glances away sheepishly.

"Oh, good! I thought I was going to be the only one who doesn't know how to tie one of these," I breathe out thankfully. I walk over next to him and Tohru quickly moves over to help me after finishing with Yuki.

"You're going to enjoy school here, Miss Carter," he tells me while the brunette concentrates at the task at hand. "I'm sure you'll be comfortable. I plan on introducing you as a distant relative, so I'm sure everyone will be welcoming."

"I look forward to it." Secretly, I'm overjoyed he's introducing me in that way. Hopefully this way his fan girls won't mob me. If they think we're blood related, even if it is distant, they may not get so worked up when I'm around him.

"And done!" Tohru proclaims stepping back, satisfied with her work. "We should get going, or we'll be late!"

As we leave, Kyo hops down from the roof. He lands lithely in front of us and eyes Yuki tauntingly.

"You can't even tie your own tie, can you?" he provokes confidently. "How weak can you get?"

"Even if I am a weakling, you've never been able to beat me, so what does that make you?" Yuki asks, walking around the confrontational cat without a second glance.

"Hey you damn rat! If you've got something to say, look me in the face!"

"You don't deserve even that much, you stupid cat."

Tohru turns to both of them frantically, nervously anticipating a full-blown fight. The anxiety is portrayed so plainly on her face, I decide, though I'm sure this is a daily occurrence, that I should probably step in this one time.

"Tohru, how about you take Kyo to school a different way today," I suggest placidly. "Yuki and I will take the route you guys usually take."

"There's no way I'm going to give this path up for that damn rat!" Kyo shouts heatedly. I swear if this were on a screen, cat ears and a tail would appear with hair standing on end.

I glare at him sternly. "If you have any complaints, feel free to hit me."

"Urk." He pulls back, unsettled by my tone of voice. I almost break my strict façade and grin. He acts like a tough guy, but he just can't bring himself to hit a girl. What a softie.

Seeing my point, Tohru put on a smile and talks with Kyo, eventually persuading him to come with her. He walks by her side without once looking back, to my relief. Yuki and I make our own way to school, not having an ounce of trouble thanks to the absence of a certain orange haired boy.

When we get there, the Yuki fanatics greet us.

"Yuki! How are you today!"

"I'm feeling well, thank you."

"Yuki! If you ever have trouble with the homework, you always ask me!"

"I'll keep that in mind, thank you."

"Yuki!"

"Yuki!"

"Yuki!"

"Who are you?" I'm spun around by a strong grip on my shoulder, coming face to face with one of his fan girls.

"My name is Vierra Carter," I introduce myself with a bow, like I've seen in most Japanese animes. "I'll be attending school here for a short time. Please take care of me."

"But why are you with Prince Yuki?" Her glower matches the ones of the other girls around her, whose faces turn bright and friendly the second Yuki turns his head their direction.

"I'm a relative of his," I lie smoothly. I put up a smile as phony as theirs with ease. Idiots, each and every one of them. "I'm glad to see he's so well liked at his school."

"Well of course!" she says, puffing up her chest with pride.

"Yuki is a precious student of our school!"

"How could anyone not like him?"

"We need to get to class, but it was nice meeting you," I fib with the same fake grin. They wave as I leave like the simpletons they are.

"You've got to deal with that every day," I sigh, empathetic. It must be silent torture to go through that so often.

"Yes, but it isn't that bad, Miss Carter," he ensures.

"But I bet you absolutely hate having to turn them down do often. They must be confessing their love for you left and right."

He looks at me questionably. "Actually, I've never had that happen. I never get the chance to talk to them one on one."

"YUKI! VIERRA-CHAN!" Arms fling around me uncaringly, only to have a puff of smoke replace the person instantly. When it clears up, a small yellow rabbit is cuddling in my arms.

"Momiji! You shouldn't do this at school!" I scold him. If anyone else saw, they'd be in a lot of trouble. He looks up at me with saddened eyes.

"But this is the first time you've seen my zodiac!" he whines, ears down in shame. "Aren't you happy?"

"If you wanted to show me, you should've waited until we got home." I look around, seeing only us and Momiji's discarded uniform on the ground. His uniform is girl's, only with shorts instead of a skirt. That must mean he's a student here. I glance back down at the immature bunny in my arms. That must mean he's a high school student like Yuki, Kyo, Tohru and me. Not wanting to be rude, I refrain from mentioning my discovery.

"Yuki…"

We both turn around towards the deep voice, the little animal I'm holding looking up. A boy with black and white hair is staring at Yuki intently. He steps forward and grabs hold of Yuki's shirt like a lovesick, embarrassed girl.

"Yuki, who is this?" he asks, staring at Momiji in my arms.

"This is Vierra Carter. Miss Carter, this is Hotsuharu Sohma. He's the-"

"The cow zodiac?" I nod to his multi-shaded hair. "The coloration is a dead giveaway. Nice to meet you, Hotsuharu was it?" I shift the yellow puffball into the crook of my sling and hold my hand out.

He takes it and shakes my hand like a true gentleman. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well. I hope Momiji isn't causing you too much worry."

"Not at all." Wow, yet another purely shojo boy for all the girls to go crazy over. I will not deny that the politeness both he and Yuki shows is nice for a change, though.

"Hey! Everyone else is already here!" When we see whom Tohru is with, the rabbit hops away quickly, dragging his clothes with him for when he turns back.

"What about that little blond kid?" An equally blond girl approaches us along with a black haired girl I don't recognize.

"Oh, uh, yeah! Momiji isn't here, is he?" Tohru laughs nervously, to which they both ignore and turn their attention to me. Kyo just stares off into the distance as if there's someplace he'd much rather be.

The same girl from before speaks first. "Who's the newbie? Never seen her around before."

"Oh! Vierra! These are my friends Uo and Hana! Hana, Uo, this is one of the Sohma's relatives, Vierra."

I shake Uo's hand, but Hana never extends hers to shake.

"This girl has strange electrical signals," she states in a seemingly consistent monotone. "Weird, but different from the rest of the Sohmas."

"O-oh." I lower my hand uneasily. Can she really tell just from meeting me that I'm misplaced? How can such a character exist within an anime?

"I would like to speak to you in private," she tells me. Her expression never changes while she talks, which is slightly unnerving. "If we ever get the chance."

"Um, yeah, sure." Who knows? If she's got some sort of power to tell who I really am so quickly, perhaps she's strong enough to be able to send me back home.

Yuki interjects before the awkward air can get any worse. "We should be heading inside, unless we want to be late."

"Alright, whatever you say prince," Uo jokes sarcastically, but we all start to go in anyway. As we make our way through the halls, a fully dressed Momiji joins us with his usual overly joyful smile and laughter.

All the while, though, I can't shake the feeling we're being watched.

So, before this chapter Kyo and I had an argument on our opinions on Momiji. Tell me what you think of him! Is he a sweet childish character, or a jolly little brat? I hope we can all agree that he is a sweet little thing! I think Momiji needs more of a fan club to be honest.

Till then, Kisses from SnowyNeko! :3 MEOW!