My Characters:

Mei Sohma- The tiger (Yes, I took Kisa's place. Deal with it. I would've taken Rin's horse, but she's just too creepy and cool... with a really nice outfit.) Used in all of my Rp's simply cuz I'm too lazy to think of a new one.

Age-17

Height-5'6

Hair- Really long white-blond hair

Eyes-crystal blue

Clothes: Ususally leather

Looks: Really pale, but in a pretty, not creepy, way. She's skinny and fairly pretty with a really large smile.

Note: Slightly pyscotic.

Oh, and to all you Fruit's Basket fans, I've made some major changes. They're still posessed by the zodiac, but don't change when hugged by the opposite sex. Instead, they can change at will and when they're weak. (It's my fanfiction, I can do what I want.)

"Well if you hate is so much, then leave!" Kyo shouted

Mei growled.

"I didn't say I hated it here. I said I hated it here with you. As in I hate you."

Mei grinned slightly.

"Honestly Kyo-kun, you'd think you'd be smarter by now, but I guess you really are just a stupid cat."

Kyo hissed.

"I'm not stupid!"

"Right, you're just... how do they say it? Academically challenged."

"I'm not challenged!"

"Really Kyo... you should get a hold on that temper, it's not healthy."

Kyo growled and reached for a vase to hurl at Mei. A hand reached out to stop him. Shigure.

"Kyo!"

Mei whined.

"Gure-nii, Kyo was going to hurt me." ((Gure-niibig brother Shigure))

(Note: Mei does this a lot, whine to get her way.)

Kyo rolled his eyes.

"Shigure, she's doing it again!"

Shigure rolled his eyes. Mei flicked her long white-blonde hair.

"Well, I couldn't help over hearing your conversation and maybe Kyo's right."

Both their jaws dropped.

"Huh?" Mei asked

"I'm not kicking you out." Shigure explained "But maybe you should leave, take a break for a few days. Seeing as how Kyo lacks the competence to be sent away..."

"Hey!"

"And you two clearly need a break from each other..."

Mei brightened.

"You know Gure-nii..."

"He's not your big brother." Kyo muttered

"Gure-nii... you might be right." Mei said "I'll go away for a while. It'll be fun."

She skipped away.

"I hope you know what you're doing." Kyo mumbled.

"Of course. I mean, how much trouble could one little blonde cause?"

"Shigure, we are talking about Mei here."

"Oh yeah."

Elsewhere, several days later, Seto Kaiba made his way down a busy street. Hands in his pockets, head held low, no destination in mind.

"Excuse me, sir?"

He looked up.

"How do you feel about cheesecake?"

"About what?"

"Cheese-- well see, I'm doing this survey... oh forget it. My name's Mei."

She extended her hand. Kaiba took it and shook it, then eyed the skinny, long haired, pale yet black leather clad beauty before him. She winked at him with a crystal blue eye.

"Why, where are you manners? Aren't you gonna tell me your name?"

Kaiba eyed her strangely.

"You don't know?"

"Well Honey, if I knew we wouldn't be having this conversation."

Kaiba continued to stare. Most people around here knew oh too well who he was. Seto Kaiba. Billionair. Owner of Kaiba Corp and most importantly, creater of the latest in dueling technology and a master duelist himself.

"You know, if you keep staring that hard, you'll burn your eyes out."

"Sorry, it's just that most people around here know me..."

"Well, I'm not like most people, nor am I from around here. So... enlighten me... I already told you my name..."

"Oh... Seto."

"Seto, I like it." Mei said "Like Seth, but not... Seto... very cool."

Kaiba finally released her hand.

"Well..." He began

"So what's your favorite food?"

"Huh?"

"Fav food... you."

"Oh... uh.."

"Me? I like ice cream. What's your favorite flavor?"

"Uh.."

"I like vanilla. I like to put toppings on it. Do you like toppings?"

"Well..."

"I do. I like all kinds of toppings... sprinkles, chocolate chips... even caramel. Do you like caramel?"

"Well actually..."

"I do. I love it. It just kind of melts in your mouth. Now, caramel can be pronounced two ways, which do you pronounce it?"

"I--."

"Cool, me too."

They continued talking like this... well mainly Mei talking and interupting and Kaiba getting in only 1 or 2 words in at a time. Until Kaiba happened to glance at his over priced watch.

"Look, it's getting--."

"Late? I figured... time flies when you're having fun right?"

"Yeah, it just wisked right past me." Kaiba muttered "It's late... I should get you home."

"Uh..."

"You do have a home don't you?"

"Well Seto... define home?"

"A place to stay?"

"Define 'place' and 'stay'."

"Well, where are you sleeping?"

"I dunno." Mei said, shrugging

"Where are your things?"

"On my back." She replied, turning and showing her backpack

Kaiba rolled his eyes.

"Come on." He said, taking her hand

"Seto? Where are we--."

"It's a surprise."

"But what..."

"You'll see when we get there."

"So, you're the famous Seto Kaiba?" Mei asked, looking around his penthouse.

He nodded, sliding off his coat.

"And that's why you didn't tell me your last name?"

He nodded again. Mei sat down on a couch and yawned.

"You thought I'd care?"

"Most do."

"Hon, look at me. Do you honestly think I care about anything in life?"

Kaiba shrugged.

"So, you at least have a good heart, if not a great conversation ability..." Mei said "Are you going to let me sleep here?"

He nodded.

"Cool." Mei said, stretching "I'll take the couch, but first, I'm gonna shower."

Later that night, Kaiba stirred in his sleep. He rolled onto his side on his bed, and saw a small lump in the covers.

He reached out and touched it. It wiggled. He touched it again. It giggled this time.

"Seto. I'm ticklish."

"Mei?" He demanded

"Mmm-hmm."

"What are you doing in here?"

"In where?"

"In my bedroom... In my bed!"

"It was cold out there." She said, turning to face him "It's warm in here." She reached out and touched his cheek "You're warm."

Kaiba moved her hand away.

"You could've warned me before."

"Before what?"

"Before you came and slept in my bed."

"Well." Mei said, scooting closer "You were sleeping so peacefully Sweetie. I didn't want to wake you."

Kaiba sighed and laid on his back, preparing to go back to sleep. Suddenly, Mei's arms were around him.

"I'm still cold." She said, laying her head on his chest.

Despite himself, he wrapped his arms loosley around Mei. He felt her hand under his shirt, rubbing around his belly button. He turned his head to tell her to stop, but then, somehow their lips found each other...

When he awoke in the morning Kaiba still on top of Mei. He burried his face in the pillow, refusing to look at the blonde he was so suddenly taken with.

Kaiba knew almost nothing about her, in fact, except for the fact that her name was Mei, and spell M-E-I not M-A-Y... which is an old lady name in her opinion... Kaiba knew nothing about her at all.

He figured she was pretty strange, besides the way she talked and dressed, and also the things she said, she also; for reasons unknown to him; purred in her sleep.

He finally looked down at her sleeping form and smiled. She really was cute. Mei stirred and looked up at him.

"Yawn." She said

Kaiba raised an eyebrow.

"I'm trying this new thing where-- never mind. Sleep well?"

Kaiba nodded.

"I guess I make a comfortable pillow?"

He nodded again.

"Should I move?" He asked

Mei shook her head.

"No. I like you here. You're not heavy, and besides. I just... never mind."

Kaiba brushed back Mei's hair.

"Stop it." He said

"Stop what?"

"Stop looking sad."

Mei raised an eyebrow as Kaiba slid off of her and put on his robe and moved to the living room couch where Mei was originally supposed to sleep.

Mei follwed.

"Does that usually work?"

"What?"

"Telling everyone what to do? Commanding their very lives?"

"Usually."

"What about with your girlfriends?"

"Girlfriends?"

Mei nodded.

"You mean you don't have one? A hot, rich, young guy like you doesn't have girls crawling all over him?"

Kaiba shook his head.

"Something about me just turns them off."

"Must be your colorful personality."

Kaiba shifted in his seat.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Let's face it Seto, you're not exactly the warmest guy... emotionally anyways... to be around. You push people away. Those that try to be your friends. Those that try to love you. You're cold to them, and you push them until they give up and walk away. And you know that's true."

Kaiba stood, angry.

"What do you know?" He shouted "You barely even know me."

"I don't need to Kaiba-kun." Mei said evenly, standing behind the couch "I can see it in your eyes. You long for someone to be close to you, but you don't want them to hurt you. And you don't want to hurt them."

Kaiba calmed down, then sat back down on the couch.

"How do you know this--."

"I told you Seto. I can see it in your eyes. The eyes are the window to the soul and I can read your eyes quite well. They're the same eyes of someone I know."

Kyo drummed his fingers angrily.

"Where is she? She hasn't called in days."

The phone rang. Kyo jumped for it, but Yuki got there first.

"Hello?"

"Is it Mei?" Kyo asked

"Yes that's fine. See you then." Yuki said, hanging up."No, it was Hatori. He's on his way over here." Yuki grinned slighly "You miss her, don't you?"

"She only went to the store."

"I'm not talking about Miss Honda. You know that. I'm talking about--."

"I know! I know! And I do not miss her!"

Yuki shook his head.

"Kyo, it's okay to miss her. She really cares about you, and you her. It's natural to be worried."

"I'm not worried!"

"Then why do you jump every time the phone rings, hoping it'll be her?"

Kyo lowered his head.

"Alright, you damn rat. You win! I do miss her.. and I'm worried.. Mei's not a real big person you know? She's small and tiny..."

"Imagining her right now aren't you?"

"SHUT UP! The point is... she... she's so little. I'm not sure if she can take care of herself."

"Mei's smart... she can..."

"No. I mean... what if someone... Ugh!" Kyo put his hands to his head "Why am I so irritated? Why can't I stop thinking about her?"

"Maybe because... you love her?" Yuki asked

Kaiba ran his fingers through his hair.

"You saw all that in my eyes huh?"

Mei nodded.

"It's my special power."

Kaiba almost smiled.

"So... is this what you do all day?" Mei asked "When you're not working?"

Kaiba nodded. Mei reached out and began to rub his shoulders. He sighed contently.

"Just sit and stare..." Mei murmered, still rubbing, then she got a bright idea "There's someone I'd like you to meet."

The phone rang. Kyo jumped up and this time beat Yuki to it.

"Mei?"

"Weird way to answer the phone. But yes."

"Mei--." He said, sounding relieved

"Kyo--." She said softly "Kyo-kun, it Gure-nii there?"

"Uh... he's around here somewhere..."

"What about Aaya? Is he there?"

"Nope. I think he's out of town."

"Aw. I really wanted to talk to him. Oh well, let me talk to Gure-nii."

"Alright..." Kyo said, then "Mei?"

"Huh?"

"You're alright, right... you're safe and everything?"

He could almost feel Mei smile.

"Yep! Right as rain and safe as houses." She said, cheerily "Though I was never exactly fond of those sayings. I mean rain really can't be right or wrong... well, I guess if it flooded and killed someone, it could be wrong... And I don't get the houses one. I mean, people get murdered in houses all the time, and what about abusive families? Since when did houses become so safe?"

There was a murmer in the background.

"Okay, fine Seto." Mei said "Kyo... Shigure?"

"Oh, right."

A moment later, Shigure answered the phone.

"Mei?"

"Yes?"

"It's good to hear from you, what can I do for you?"

"Well, Gure-nii, you can put up with an extra house guest for a few days."

"Sure.. when and who?"

"In a few days... and it's a surprise."

"Well... fine then... you take care Mei."

"I will Gure-nii... you finish those pages for your editor."

Shigure laughed.

"Oh... you were serious."

He laughed again. Mei hung up.

"We're all set." Mei said, looking down at Kaiba

"Would you tell me what's going on?"

"And what, suck the fun out of it?"

She walked over to the bookshelf. She laughed.

"You have a lot of books by Shigure Sohma."

"Yeah, he's pretty good. Pretty hard to find on account of all his pen names."

Mei giggled again.

"What?"

"Nothing. I've just never met anyone who actually has any of his books."

Kaiba raised an eyebrow.

"You know him?"

Mei nodded.

"He's my nii-san." She said "Well, not really, but he's close enough."

Mei grinned.

"Let's take a bubble bath."

She headed for the bathroom.

"Wha-- why?"

"Because... I said so. Now.." She said, running the water "Take off that robe."

Kaiba did as he was told. Mei removed her's too and poured in some bubble bath. Then sat down in the large tub as it filled. Kaiba sat in front of her as she rubbed his chest. He leaned back, his eye lids felt heavy.

"Mei?"

"Hm?"

"How old are you?"

"19."

"Oh."

"Why?"

"Just wondering."

Kaiba sighed and leaned further back into Mei's arms.

"You know..." Mei said, wrapping her legs around Kaiba "I'm about five foot six... so that's roughly sixty six inches of pure comfort wrapped around you."

Kaiba almost laughed.

"So... now, maybe you'd want me to know your story?"

Kaiba turned and looked at her, Mei smiled.

"Please?"

Kyo laid on his back on the floor, his eyes stared straight up at the ceiling. But he wasn't really focused on it. His mind was wandering to Mei.

Did he love her? He wasn't sure. Granted, she's pretty cute and funny, but she's always been really evil towards him... and pretty violent. Yet... some part of him didn't mind it. He actually enjoyed her spontanity and ability to just laugh everything off. Maybe he did love her. He wasn't sure.

Rolling over on his side, Kyo smiled, remembering a time a few months ago, when they'd had a huge fight. Mei had tried apologizing, but he wasn't listening and tried to leave. Of course Mei followed him, tackled him to the ground and sat on him until he agreed to make up with her. Granted they ended up fighting again that night, only about three hours later. But even though he never told her, that meant a lot to him. The fact that she cared enough to do that, to hold him to the ground when most would've just given up and left him.

Then his mind wandered to her smile. To her laugh. Her hair. Her tiny form that was so tough, but looked as if one really hard wind would blow her clean over. Her attitude, which could make even the biggest of men quake in their boots.

Suddenly Kyo sat up.

"Oh my God..."

"Wow, that's so... moving. There should be a movie, or at least a book."

Kaiba smiled.

"And yet." Mei said "It seems very lonley. Now I see why you are, how you are... you just... you're just used to being alone."

"You aren't?"

Mei shook her head.

"Nope. I have a very large and unusal family." Mei said "I'm never really alone, even when I want to be. There's always something or someone hanging around."

"Is that why you ran away?"

"Ran away? Oh... no... I didn't run away... I just took a break for a while... I needed to get out for a while... so I left."

"Oh, my mistake."

"It's cool." Mei replied "Still... I do wonder what everyone is up to right now."

"I'm in love with Mei."

Kyo was surprised at his own words. He couldn't believe that he hadn't realized it before. Mei was beautiful. Smart. Witty. They had so much in common. He was so deeply in love with this girl. And as soon as she got home, he would tell her. Tell her how much he loved her. How much she meant to him.

But what if she didn't feel the same way? What if she hated him? Truely despised him and every thing associated with him? What would he do then?

Then again, what if she did love him? Felt how he suddenly felt? Then would they live happily ever after? Move away from the Sohmas and have a nice life somewhere? Somewhere far? Would the Sohmas allow it? Would Akito? The majority of the familly hated Kyo, but almost everyone loved Mei, even Akito, who even actually jokes with her from time to time. They would never let someone as precious as Mei go with someone like him. The cat.

What on earth was he going to do?