"W-who are you!" The college student demands, his face flushed red. "Why are you in my house!" He points at her tails and ears accusingly. "You... You cosplaying otaku! Those are high quality fake tails and ears, though, they nearly fooled me!"

She tilts her head to the side, confused. "Cos... playing? What is that? These tails and ears are real... Why would they be fake?"

"That can't be." The guy shakes his head.

"See for yourself. She wraps her tails around him, constricting him. "See, they are real." Sakura says, determined. She tightens her tails around him tighter, smothering him in fur, wanting to prove her point.

The guy coughs, being constricted. "All right, all right, let go of me. I believe you... Though I have no idea how you got those." Her fluffy white ears twitch at this sentence, and he suddenly wants to... touch them. He instinctively reaches out to poke them, not thinking of anything except those fluffy white ears and how soft they would feel.

The guy caresses her ears gently, entranced by the fluffy fur. The ears twitch slightly at his touch. She shies away, embarrassed and feeling uncomfortable at his sudden intimate gesture. "W-what are you doing?"

"Sorry. I couldn't help it..." The guy turns his head down, staring at the floor. His cheeks burn, blood rushing to them. He didn't quite understand why he did something like that to someone he just met.

They stare awkwardly at each other for a few moments more. The guy is intrigued by her large golden yellow eyes, innocently staring back at him. The iris of her eye was similar to that of a fox or cat. The pupils would momentarily dilate as the sun from his window glimmered into her eyes. She was very beautiful, the sun's shining rays highlighted the perfect features of her face and her flawless complexion.

He breaks free from his state of zoning. "Wait... Why are you in my home and where did you come from? If those tails and ears are real, where did you get them?" He also wanted to question her strange state of dress. She wore a very traditional looking red flowered yukata which looked like it came right out of the feudal era. But that was probably the most normal thing about her at this point.

How can I explain this to him? Maybe he doesn't know about magic since he appears to be a normal human. I don't want to scare him off, he seems like he could be a nice ally.

"Well, um... You may not find this believable, but I came from a different dimension. A place where magic is used. Even most humans aren't aware of the spells we can use there. I'm assuming you don't know about magic since you look human. Let's just say I got in a lot of trouble, and the only way my friend could help me at the time was to use a spell to send me to a random dimension and year."

Sakura expectantly looks at the guy, waiting for what he thought. But all she got in return to of what she thought to be a simplified and understandable story was a blank stare from him.

Awkwardness settles in the air as Sakura slowly backs away from him on the bed. "Oh, I should introduce myself. Pardon my intrusion, my name is Sakura. Nice to meet you." Sakura formally bows to Takashi, and raises her head, meeting her gaze with

his. Takashi had never been bowed to before so formally, he felt somewhat like a king. "I am Takashi Sohma." He awkwardly tries to copy her bow. "Nice to meet you..." He murmurs.

Sakura could tell how uncomfortable Takashi was with her there. She wanted a place to stay, but it seemed like he didn't want her here. "Well, sorry for falling on you, good bye!"

"W-where are you going?" Takashi demands.

She gets off the bed, and attempts to run out the door. Before she had even covered a foot's distance, she trips over her own feet and face plants upon the floor.

Shoot. I forgot I cannot run very well yet... Stupid human feet. They are much too heavy.

Takashi rushes to her side. "Are you okay? That looked like it hurt."

Sakura blushed, her cheeks burning. "I am

fine, thank you." She stands up, shaking violently on these new feet she was not

yet used to. "I won't bother you any longer, goodbye" Limping towards the door, she was a sorry sight.

I can't leave her alone. Takashi thinks. I don't even know this strange girl with ears and tails, but I just can't leave her alone. I want to protect her. She is just too helpless to go out into a world alone. I want her to stay here with me, but would it really be right for a stranger with ears and tails I don't even know to stay here? We just met, after all... I'll just have to hope she doesn't have too much of a hard time in this new world.

Sakura stops abruptly right at the doorway. Wait. This really isn't good. I have no idea where to go or stay from here. For all I know, there might be hostile humans who won't be as nice as Takashi. I really do need to stay here... Heheh. I have an idea. Forgive me, gods, but this is for my safety and shelter...

"Wait." Sakura turns around, strolling back towards Takashi. "How would you like to have... three wishes?"

"Eh?" Takashi's emerald eyes widen, intrigued. "Wishes?"

Sakura takes a few steps forward towards him. "Yes. I have access to powers which can allow me to grant you three wishes, anything you want. I won't be able to grant you the wishes until my mana completely regenerates, it should take a few months to be full after using the mana to time travel. How about it?" She smirks, seeing Takashi's eyes light up at the mention of wishes.

Heheh. Humans are so gullible. Not even I have the power to grant wishes. I already told him it wasn't me who used mana to get here anyways... She holds in her laughter.

"But in exchange..." Sakura murmurs. "If I give you the wishes when I am able to, you will let me stay here."

Takashi blushes, thinking about what it would be like to have a girl living with him. Worth it... Heheh.... What will I wish for? He thinks.

"I accept." Takashi responds with no hesitation. "But, if you stay here, I want you to help take care of the house, like cleaning and sometimes taking turns making dinner, stuff like that." Sakura tilts her head to the side slightly, confused at what he has said.

"What is it?" Takashi asks.

Sakura nibbles lightly on her lip. "I am confused. I thought humans hunted for

their food? You said that I should make the food, and that I should clean too. I don't know

how to do that..."

Takashi grins kindly. "Ah, don't worry. If you don't know how to do stuff like that I can teach you."

Sakura smiles brightly back at him, exposing one of her sharp canines. "It's a deal, then."

"Well anyways, I'd better get back to bed..." Takashi scratches the back of head, feeling awkward. Sakura meekly asks, "Where will I sleep?" She scans the room, only seeing one bed. I hope he has more than one bed. The last thing I want to do is sleep in the same bed with a stranger...

"Um..." Takashi murmurs, contemplating. "I have only one bed and the couch in my living room is too small to really sleep on... But don't worry!" He starts to blush, fumbling with his words. "You won't have to sleep in the same bed with me or anything... I'll just bring out some blankets and sleep on the floor. You can have the bed."

Sakura blushes as well. "Thank you... That is very kind of you." Shoot. I have to sleep in the same room with him. I guess it's better than having to actually sleep in the same bed with him, but still.... Awkward!

Silence consumes the room as they both don't know what to say. Takashi coughs, clearing the silent atmosphere. "Do you need a change of clothes? Your kimono seems kind of dirty and worn." He stares at the large blood stain and hole on the kimono which came from the arrow the villager had shot. He was curious, but wasn't sure if she wanted to talk about it. Sakura looks down, just now noticing the blood stains and dirt caked onto the red kimono. It must have happened when she was imprisoned by the villagers. "Yes, please."

I don't know how I feel about wearing a guy's clothes... Sakura thinks. But I definitely don't want to sleep in this really dirty and gross kimono.

Takashi nods, and slides off the bed, heading towards his light wooden dresser in the corner of his room. He rummages through them for a few moments. He sighs, frustrated.

"What's wrong?" Sakura asks.

"I'm sorry... I haven't done the laundry yet, but I only have a clean tee shirt for you to wear... It should be long enough for you to wear it by itself. I'm really sorry!" Takashi bows his head down, embarrassed.

She shrugs it off. "Ah, it's okay... As long as the shirt is long enough." She wasn't exactly comfortable with the idea of wearing only a shirt, but it would probably be like a dress on her anyways.

Takashi tosses his shirt to her, a plain white long sleeved shirt. "Well, you should probably change into that now since it is late and I'm going to sleep soon. I'll wait outside the door while you're changing. Tell me when I can come in." And with that, Takashi leaves the room, closing the door behind him. Outside the door, he was blushing again, trying not to think of the soon to be shirtless girl in his room. It wasn't everyday something like this happened to him.

Meanwhile, Sakura slips the kimono off, and stares at the shirt in confusion. I haven't seen clothing that you wear like this... I've only seen kimonos like people wore in the village.

She spends countless minutes trying to put the shirt on right, and finally she slips her head through the correct hole. "Alright, I'm done." Sakura says.

Takashi opens the door, and sees her. She is standing there, blushing, feeling self conscious as he stares at her.The sleeves went past her fingertips, being way too long. The shirt sits just at the top of her thighs. Long enough to cover what needs to be covered, but it definitely needed to be longer...

He blushes. She looks so cute...

Takashi buries his face in his hands, trying to conceal the blush. "Um... I'll be right back. Gotta get ready for bed." He quickly leaves the bedroom, heading towards the bathroom to get ready for bed.

Sakura is left sitting on the bed, confused. He is weird... Why did he act like that after he saw me? I don't understand humans.

About 10 minutes later, Takashi strolls back into the room, wearing comfy sweatpants and a gray tee shirt to sleep in. He carries some red blankets and a pillow to sleep on the floor with. He tries not to look at her so he doesn't end up freaking out again. Avoiding her gaze, he lays out the blanket and pillows on the floor for himself. He then walks towards and corner of the room and turns the lights out, not sparing her a single glance.

"Well, good night." Takashi murmurs. He slips under the blankets, feeling strange having a girl in his room who was going to sleep there.

Minutes pass, and the darkness and neverending silence eventually lull the pair into a deep and peaceful sleep.

Later...

Takashi rolls over, being in a weird state of half sleep and half awake. Something fluffy and warm brushes softly across his face, tickling him and causing his nose to twitch. What was this fluffy thing? He was not awake enough to think. All he knew was that this fluffy thing was very soft and cuddly. He slowly opens his mouth and chomps down on the fluffy thing, wanting to know what it tasted like. Nom!

Something moans loudly when he bites, and he suddenly becomes tightly constricted by what feels like arms around his side. The sudden force wakes Takashi up out of his dreaming state. What? What was I doing? What is grabbing me?

He looks over to his right, and sees Sakura's face only inches away from his, slightly illuminated by the moonlight streaming in through the window. She was sleeping, a silly grin on her face as she slept. She was clinging onto Takashi with much force. Every so often she would mumble something too quiet to understand.

Why is she sleeping with me! This isn't right... I just met her. But so cute... Almost as if on cue, she moans faintly in her sleep, tightening her grip on him.

Oh and she moans too? +1 point for me.

Her furry white tails suddenly swish onto his face, nearly suffocating him. He coughs, surprised. Her tails were so... Active, I guess you could say. They constantly twitched and moved, tickling Takashi.

Shoot. Maybe she rolled off the bed in her sleep. She's treating me like a stuffed animal! I better get her back on the bed, or she might be angry in the morning and call me a pervert or something dumb like that.

Takashi attempts to pull away, but her grip on him was extremely strong. When he tried to pry her arms off him, she suddenly squeezes him tighter, bringing him closer and nearly crashing their noses together. Her various tails end up being shoved up and between his legs with much force.

He groans, not expecting to have some tails jab the you know what. She is making this very, very, very difficult! Whenever I try to pull away, I just get squeezed more. I guess i'll have to sleep like this and deal with her reaction in the morning.

Takashi sighs, giving up. When he relaxed, the position was actually quite comfortable and warm. Her deep breathing made him feel safe and calm, and it doesn't take long for him to drift back into a deep sleep.