Chapter 1 - The Girl From Alkmaar

It was one of those normal days in Shigure Sohma's house. Yuki and Kyo were arguing, in the
kitchen, over if they should have carrot soup or leek soup for dinner, Shigure was busily working
in his office (or at least he was trying to be busy…), and Tohru Honda, the only girl who knew of
the Sohma Family curse, was wiping off the dirt-encrusted doors of the house.
"I think we should have the leek soup. I feel like having leeks tonight…" Yuki told Kyo calmly.
Kyo slammed his fist on the counter, making a small crater.
"Leeks are disgusting! I HATE LEEKS! Carrot soup is better!" Kyo screamed, as normal.
Shigure poked his head out from his office and smiled.
"It is so good to see those two getting along…" he sighed happily. Tohru walked by the two boys
screaming at each other with a happy expression upon her face.
"I have an idea. I'll make Yuki leek soup and Kyo…I can make you carrot soup. How's that
sound?" Tohru giggled a bit, cocking her head to the side. The two boys stopped fighting and
looked over at her.
"Oh, Tohru, that wouldn't be necessary. I wouldn't want you to do double-work for me." Yuki
said, touching her on the shoulder.
"Yeah. You work your @$$ off around here anyway….We'll order out, I guess." Kyo also replied.
Tohru blinked a couple times, "Oh. Well, I don't mind really….But, I could use a break
anyway…" She laughed a bit before walking upstairs and headed towards her room.
"Poor Tohru…She does so much for us without earning anything…we should throw her a
party…." Shigure said as he walked into the kitchen. Kyo grunted and walked outside. He
hoisted himself on top of the roof and sat down staring off, caught up in his own emotions, like
he always did.
"Ah! I've got it!" Shigure raised a finger, apparently proud that he could actually think of
something other than High School girls.
"What? Got what?" Yuki pondered, washing his hands in the kitchen sink.
"Let's throw a ‘Thank You' party for Tohru! For all the work she has done!"
"Hmm….Wow, Shigure, I think you actually have a plan. One that doesn't involve strippers…"
Yuki retorted.
Suddenly, Tohru walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Hey guys. What's going on? You
both look like you're hiding something…"
Yuki and Shigure quickly looked at each other nervously. "N-nothing. We aren't hiding anything,
right Yuki?" Shigure placed a hand to the back of his head.
"Nothing at all. Excuse me, but I think I left the bathwater running…" Yuki said and quickly
scrambled out of the kitchen.
So, they decided to put on a party for Tohru…But how long could they keep the surprise from
her?



It was soon the next day and Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo were at school. They met up with Hatsuharu
and Momiji in the hallway as usual. As the school bell rang, notifying everyone to hurry up to
class, Yuki called over Hatsuharu and Momiji and told them of the surprise party for Tohru.
"Oh wow! A surprise party for Tohru! How exciting!" Momji ecstatically jumped around.
"Momiji, you must be quiet. Tohru doesn't know about this party yet…we have to keep it from
her…" Yuki snapped.
"Oh! Sorry! My lips are sealed!" Momiji made a zipper motion to his mouth. Hatsuharu nodded.
"I can keep the secret, Yuki."
"Good. Now that we all know, let's get to our classes before we're late." And off to their classes
the three went.
Tohru was already sitting down in her desk, surrounded by Hana and Arisa (Hana was scaring the
Yuki Fan Club as usual...).
The teacher quieted the class down and then told everyone of a new student. "Class, we have a
new exchange student today. She comes all the way from Alkmaar, Netherlands, which, by the
way, is perfect since we're studying Dutch history right now. Class, I would like you to meet our
newest student, Skyla Mahault!"
The girl stood up from her desk and strutted up to the front. She had long, auburn hair that was
put up in a French twist and deep blue eyes. Her face was feminine and rounded and she had a
small narrow nose. She wore the normal school outfit and around her neck was a bright blue
pendant, which accented her eyes.
"Hei! Is wat op?" Her voice was a clear as a crystal. She was beautiful, too, but it seemed as if
she had the personality of a demon. As she spoke in Dutch, everyone stared at her in confusion. ,
"Ugh…I said, `Hey, what's up?'. Are you all stupid or something?" She said quite bitterly.
The teacher laughed nervously at the uncomfortable silence in the room."Uh, thank you, Miss
Mahault. You may take a seat now…"
Skyla smiled and walked back to her seats. All eyes were glaring at her, but she didn't flinch or
stir. She fought back with a glare so menacing, everyone looked away and one person actually
cried out.
During the rest of the class, Skyla remained silent and focused on the lesson that was at hand.
People were whispering about her, but she didn't care one bit. At the end of class, everyone was
hurrying to get out of the class; to "escape" from Skyla. As Tohru headed for the door, someone
bumped into her and she fell to the floor, her books falling with her . Tohru moaned and looked
uponly to see Skyla glaring at her, "Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you!"
Skyla rolled her eyes and smirked at the helpless Tohru. "Hmph. It's not safe to just sit there on
the ground. You could get germs or even get trampled Also. You should watch where you're
going." She said in an almost monotone voice. She held out her hand to Tohru, and Tohru gladly
grabbed it.
"Oh, thank you. By the way, I'm Tohru Honda. Nice to meet you, Skyla." She blinked a few
times as Skyla scoffed and began to walk away. Tohru quickly caught up to her, "Oh, I'm sorry if
I offended you or anything!"
"Haha…no, you didn't. I just didn't want to hear you able on, that's all." Skyla darkly said with a
bit of a chuckle. Tohru's eyes went wide and she bowed her head.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bore or babble or anything!"
"What's all this? You don't have to-…Oei!" Skyla was bumped into something that made a weird
popping noise. Red smoke poofed out in a giant cloud and Skyla fell to the floor. Tohru's eyes
went wide and she quickly grabbed the orange cat in his heap of clothes. As quick as lighting,
Tohru ran off until she got to the rooftop of the school.
"Great…the new girl bumped into me…." Kyo said. Tohru's eyes were still wide with fright and
she was breathing heavily. "Tohru, what the hell's the matter with you?"
"Skyla….her eyes…they were looking the whole time!" She finally managed to choke out.

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