DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA OR FRUITS BASKET

Authors Note: This fanfiction is off the idea of strawberryMIKO's "Nightmare's in the Light". The writing is mine, but the starting idea is strawberryMIKO's. Also, this story takes place after the battle with Naraku in the anime, and after the end of the Fruits Basket anime.

Chapter 1

"Kagome. Kaaagoooomeeee. KAGOME!"

Kagome snapped out of her daze to see the car had stopped. Kagome peeked out the window and grinned. She was finally here.

The miko opened the door and, after waving a good-bye to her mother, walked toward the house in front of her. Her mother waited outside until Kagome would tell her she could go.

She knocked politely on the door and smiled as an old man answered.

"Hello," Kagome said. "I'm here to see my friend, Tohru Honda. Is she here?"

The old man smiled. "I'm Tohru's grandfather. I'm afraid Tohru doesn't live here."

"What!?" Kagome exclaimed. "But she has no one else to live with!"

"My dear Tohru has gone to live with some friends." He said with a smile.

"She's shaking up with 3 men." An airy voice said behind the grandfather. Both the man and Kagome turned to a boy with dark hair.

"What did you say?" Kagome asked, moving in front of him.

"Tohru's living with 3 dudes. What a stupid girl-"

Kagome smacked him, making him stop midsentence.

"Listen here, you," Kagome said, grabbing the boy's collar. "Tohru is an amazing girl. She wouldn't live with men unless she trusted them. So shut your face."

Kagome turned back to the grandfather.

"I'm sorry sir. I just get upset when someone offends Tohru. She hasn't had the best childhood."

"No need to apologize." The old man said. "I'll give you the address of where she is currently staying."

The man took out a slip of paper, wrote something down, and gave it to Kagome.

"Thank you." She said, and she went to her mother to tell her they had to go somewhere else.

Kagome finally found the address and inspected the house. It wasn't too bad, but you never knew.

Kagome knocked on the door, hearing a familiar voice from inside call, "I'll get it!"

The door swung open to reveal a friend Kagome hadn't seen in a long time.

"Kagome?!" Tohru gasped.

"Tohru!" Kagome answered, and swept her friend in a hug.

Tohru was grinning as Kagome let her go.

"Kagome, what are you doing here?"

Kagome fake-pouted. "I can't come to see my friend?"

There was a cough from behind Tohru, and Kagome looked to see three men. One, taller than the others, had black hair, and was muttering something that sounded like, "Oh! A high school girl!" Another was very feminine looking and inspected Kagome with a curious gaze. The last, a orange haired boy, looked very annoyed.

"Oh!" Tohru exclaimed. "Kagome, let me introduce you!"

"No need! I'm Shigure!" The black haired man said. He pointed to the feminine boy and explained his name was Yuki, then pointed to the annoyed one and told her he was Kyo. There's something up with their aura's. Something fishy is going on. Kagome thought as she introduced herself.

"How do you know Tohru?" Kyo growled.

"I could ask the same about you." Kagome shot back.

"You wanna go?! We can go!" Kyo leaped at her but was pulled back by Yuki.

"Control yourself you idiot cat," Yuki said quietly.

"Shut up ya damn rat!" Kyo yelled and attempted to punch Yuki.

Yuki dodged easily and threw a punch back. The two fought it out until Tohru, looking at them with her large blue eyes, asked them to please stop fighting.

Seeing how upset Tohru was, Kyo backed up and scratched the back of his neck, and Yuki stepped away from Kyo.

Hm. They care about her feelings. Good. Kagome thought.

"Tohru, why are you living with them?" Kagome asked, stepping inside. "You could have just lived with me."

"Well, I didn't want to be a burden…" Tohru said, and Kagome sighed.

"Tohru, think about yourself sometimes. Not just others."

"She's right," Yuki said. "We found you in a tent in the woods. You need to take better care of yourself, Miss. Honda."

"You what?!" Kagome stepped forward, but tripped on a loose floorboard, and landed on top of Yuki.

"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry..." Kagome said, getting up. I didn't mean to-"

Kagome stopped midsentence, because of all four of the people around her were staring at her, gasping.

"Uh...what's wrong? Is everything okay?" Kagome asked.

"She wasn't affected," Shigure whispered.

"I didn't change." Yuki gasped.

"H-how?!" Kyo exclaimed.

"Uh...guys? Is everything okay?" Kagome asked.

"Kagome," Shigure said. "Answer this question truthfully- are you really a girl?"

"Yes. Why?" Kagome asked.

Shigure sighed.

"Kagome, you might want to sit down for this conversation…"