Kyo slowly came to wondering what the hell had happened. He knew that his head hurt like a bitch. Oh right, someone had struck him with a frying pan. He knew the person had been a stranger as well, he had noted that she was female and about the same height as Tohru. He had thought at first that it had been Tohru but the person's voice wasn't the same as well as her scent. While Tohru smelled like strawberries and honey, this person smelled very sweet, so sweet he almost felt his teeth rotting in his mouth sweet.

'Oh my gosh, I didn't mean to hit him, I thought it was a burglar' He heard the foreign voice break through the hazy fog he found himself in, slowly gaining consciousness.

'Don't worry, it takes more than a frying pan to get the best of our little kitty here' he heard Shigure's voice. Oh that damn dog already was making jabs at him and wasn't even awake!

'What happened, I heard noise downstairs, is everything alright Miss Harmony' There was that damn rat. He could recognize his annoying voice anywhere. Wait…Miss Harmony?

'Our little run away is back and Harmony knocked him out because she thought he was a burglar' He heard the dog snicker.

' maybe she knocked some sense into him then' He heard the rat comment snidely' then again, it may damage his brain more than it already is' There was the clearing of a throat.

'Yuki, remember our little chat hmmm?' The feminine voice said sternly and he heard Yuki clears his throat. Ah! Serves him right…wait, was the female actually defending him?

'I'm sorry, I guess it came out on its own, forgive me Miss Harmony, is he going to be alright' that faker rat said.

He felt a soft, gentle hand touch his forehead and he could barely hold back a wince.

'Well it's definitely going to bruise, I feel so bad…' The female said with remorse. Nobody actually felt sorry for hurting him…who was that girl?

He slowly opened his eyes slowly, wincing as the light viciously attacked his cornea.

'Ahh there he is' He heard Shigure say in a baby voice.

'Wait till I'm able to stand you damn mutt…' He threatened as he gritted his teeth as his head pounded.

'Yup personality still intact' Shigure commented with a cheerful note.

'Be careful now, I didn't hit you lightly' The female voice sounded and his eyes snapped up, ruby meeting emerald. The woman was looking down at him with a little smile. He had a clear view of her face. She a heart shaped face with a tiny nose. Her hair reached her chin in a mix of white, black and orange. That's when he realized that his head was laying in her lap. He jerked away quickly making him wince as his head painfully pounded.

'Oh careful there, take it easy' She tried to reach for him but he backed away from her touch, making her frown.

'Don't touch me! Who are you anyway?! The cat hissed.

'She's Harmony, our new housemate Kyo' Shigure said ,as if it was that simple. Kyo whirled around to face him.

'What's up with you and welcoming strange woman in this house?!' Kyo snarled as he got to his feet, his pounding headache momentarily as annoyance poured from him.

'Because who doesn't want to be in my company' The dog said confidently and let out a whine as the dual haired woman tugged at his ear.

'Don't flatter yourself there baka' the woman glared as the dog withered under her powerful grasp.

'You're so mean Harmony' Shigure whined as the woman finally relented her grip from his ear.

'Someone got to keep you in line in here' she sniffed before waving' well now, since this issue is taken care of, I'm heading back to bed, have a nice chat boys' She disappeared down the hallway. The tension suddenly became palpable in the room, suffocating even.

'Oh I'm going to head back to bed too boys, don't break my house please' that coward… Kyo thought as the dog slipped away, leaving the cat and the rat alone. Kyo went to walk past the rat but he was stopped by said rat blocking him with his arm. He felt himself bristled, he just came back and the rat was already looking for a fight? He would gladly give him one.

'Get out of my way you damn rat' Kyo hissed, his crimson eyes boring into Yuki's amethyst.

'Not until you hear what I have to say' Yuki glared back coldly. The cat attempted to push past him the male.

'Like I give a damn about what you have to say!' He growled, his annoyance steadily rising.

' You're an idiot you know that' Yuki snapped as he grabbed the cat's arm, making him bristled even more and violently tug his arm out of the rat's grip.

'Do you know how much you made Tohru worry over your absence?' The words made him freeze in place. He stopped in his track' How WE were worried about you' He added. Wait We?

'Yes you heard me right stupid cat, we, as in me, Shigure and everyone else. Despise what you think, what you believe, there are people who cares about you in this house.' Kyo couldn't believe his ears. He felt at loss…People cared for him? He knew Tohru cared, but he didn't expect the rat to.

'Do you know how many times I saw Miss Honda stand on the back porch, waiting for you to come back? How many scenarios she thought up? That I thought up? She didn't mean to hurt you when she chose me and I didn't want to hurt you either, she blamed herself countless times when you left.' The words the rat uttered struck him right in the heart. He chuckled sadly, his eyes looking everywhere but at Yuki.

'How come I didn't expect less from her…?' He said bitterly, all his anger being replaced with remorse and guilt. He finally met the rat's eyes. He saw no anger, no reprimand but sadness.

'Because you can't see how important you are in her eyes, in our eyes' Yuki said softly as he paused beside the saddened cat. He hesitantly raised his hand which made the cat flinch. The purple haired male gently patted his shoulder.

'Welcome home…Kyo' He muttered softly before brushing past him and up the stairs, leaving Kyo looking after him in shock. He had called him by his name…

-Fruits Basket-

I sneaked out of the room as the girls still snored away. I had dressed up in my running attire and got ready for my morning run. I guess my old habit of going jogging with Rainbow Dash hasn't died down, despise me being extremely lazy at times. I'd wake up early, just a bit before the sun rise and I'd go have a nice refreshing trek through the woods. I went to the kitchen for a long drink of water before my run. I stepped into the kitchen and saw Kyo drinking from the milk carton. He seemed to be in running attire too, well I thought so. He had a tank top and loose fitting pants. I cleared my throat and he promptly choked on his mouthful of milk.

'Hey, don't startle me like that' He coughed as he wiped at his mouth with the back of his hand. I frowned in sympathy.

'Sorry I didn't mean to' I said as I reached into the fridge and retrieve a water bottle. I uncapped it, stepping aside as Kyo went to put the milk carton back into the fridge. I saw the nasty bruise peek through his hair. I grimaced. He caught me looking at him and scowled.

'Watcha lookin at?' He snapped. I paused mid drink, my brow furrowing in concern.

'The bruise on your forehead, I'm really sorry…' I said and he huffed turning away.

'I'm over it, anyway what are you doing up this early?' He asked, changing the subject.

'I'm going for my morning run, what about you?' I asked, refilling the bottle once it was empty and putting it back in the fridge so I would have nice cold water when I come back.

'I was heading for a run too' He said nonchalantly, heading out to the living room, opening the sliding doors, letting in the crisp morning breeze. I clearly saw the bags under his eyes, had he slept at all last night? I did hear Yuki talk to him but I didn't make out all the words.

'Did you get any sleep? You did come in late…' I said as I hoped down the porch and started my stretching.

'I didn't sleep a wink, why do you care' Ok, his negative attitude was starting to get to me.

'Geez don't be such a sourpuss, I was only trying to help…' I found myself saying. I choked on my words as they came out of my mouth. Ok, what was up with me and being a total bitch these days? I often caught myself saying little comments like that lately. I saw him gap at me and immediately regretted it. He was going to leave or worse, yell at me some more.

'I'm sorry' He said stiffly, as if apologizing hurt him physically. Well Tohru did tell me that he always had a hard time saying he was sorry, but always manage to do little gestures or actions that made up for it.

'I guess I'm kind of cranky from the lack of sleep that's all' He excused, rubbing the back of his neck, his eyes refusing to meet mine. I offered a smile.

'Hey, wanna race?' I asked, changing the subject and I saw the relieve look on his face' Loser makes breakfast' A smirk lit up his face, a competitive appearing in his eyes. Wow… That made him look even more handsome…What?

'Eh! That's a deal, prepare yourself to make a 5 stars breakfast because I'm not gonna go easy on you because you're a girl' He smirked which I gave right back.

'Oh you don't have to worry about that kitten, I can hold my own just fine' I said, getting in position, almost laughing as he bristled at the nickname.

'Oh you're on now woman' He growled, mirroring my position.

' 3.2.1 Go!' We both darted off.

-Fruits Basket-

'H-how…did…you…do…that? I lost like an amateur' Kyo asked in disbelief as he panted, bended over with his hands on his knees. I panted as well, sitting down on the ground to take a breather.

'Eh! That's my secret' I said mysteriously with a smile. I will give him some time before telling him my story.

' want me to help you with breakfast?' I asked good naturedly.

'No you won fair and square imma do breakfast on my own' He insisted as we stepped inside. I took my now cold water bottle from the fridge and took hearty gulps as Kyo started to take out the things to make breakfast.

'I'm going to go shower, don't burn anything' I teased as I walked out of the kitchen. I heard him clang pans and pots around. I giggled to myself, maybe this could be the start of a tentative friendship between me and the cat.