Name: Riko-kun
Age: 14
Gender: male
Zodiac: Rat
Personality: Riko-kun's most noticeable character trait is his quick temper. He's ready to fight even if someone just looks at him funny. But though he might have a quick temper, he's really very nice if you get on his good side. He doesn't really get close to anyone, because he doesn't trust anyone. His only friend is Myumi, who he has only just recently begun to trust after knowing her for about a year. Because of a feud between himself and Hinote's family, he stays far away from her. He also thinks she has something against him.
Appearance: Like this kid here. He is rather short and pale. He is thin. He has long-ish black hair that sort of covers his eyes, which are also black. His family is wealthy, so he often where clothes like the ones pictured.
Animal appearance: he's a rat with dark grey fur and black eyes...
History: unknown (ooh I bet you can't wait to find out XD)
Relations: good friends with Myumi, but has issues with Hinote and her family (they have issues with him as well)
Other: Riko-kun has an intense fear of cats (that cat in the picture just was in the picture, it's not his or anything ^_^; and by the way that picture is © maui at deviantART)

« RIKO // RAT »

Riko tore his eyes away from the computer screen. He let his eyes linger on the bright neon light of his digital clock. 4:45. It was a lot later than he expected. If he didn't get to bed soon, he knew he'd regret it. His family was going to make him be up by 6:00, because they assumed he needed at least an hour to get ready for school. He had argued with them, saying that he only needed about 5 minutes. But his parents were stubborn, and told him to let the argument drop. And he had grudgingly done so.

He sighed, and turned back to the computer screen. He said his farewells to a few online friends, telling them that he had to go for tonight. Then he logged off of his screen name, and closed down all of his windows. He set the computer on standby. He stood up, yawned, and flicked the lightswitch. His room went dark, except for a sliver that was showing through the slightly open curtains of his window. His made his way towards his bed, pulled back the covers, and lay down. Slowly, he drifted off into a dreamless sleep...

« 6:00 AM // THE NEXT DAY »

Riko pryed open his sleepy eyes, looking at the alarm clock to absolutely sure he hadn't only been sleeping for about a half an hour. That's what it felt like. When the alarm clock's bright numbers confirmed that it was indeed 6:00, he got out of bed and headed for the bathroom. He grabbed his toothbrush, ran it under the faucet, and then reached for the mirror so that he could open it to retrieve the toothpaste. It was there that the following note was taped ::

"Dear Rat,
I'm sorry for the lack of notification, but you are the new Chinese Zodiac of the Rat.
This is not normally meant to affect anyone outside of the family.
I can't tell you anymore details now, but please make your way to the address above ASAP so that you can meet the others.
Don't hug anyone of the opposite gender.
I know it's strange, but you don't want to know the consequences.

Yours,
Akito Sohma."

Akito Sohma? Who was that? And how had he gotten that note on the bathroom mirror in his room? Riko decided he was completely unsure of this guy. And he also decided that when Myumi and Akira came around to pick him up (they had told him they would), he would ask them about it. Myumi at least knew something about the Zodiac. She would be a great person to ask. Of course, even if she thought that this letter was explicable, he wasn't sure his parents would be too keen on him going to some guy's house who they knew nothing about.

« AFTER HIS SHOWER & BREAKFAST // THE SAME DAY »

Riko heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it!" he called to his parents. He ran down the staircase to the double doors at the front of the house. Opening it slowly, he saw Myumi and Akira framed in the doorway. "I'm going to school! See you later!" he called to his parents. Then he shut the door behind him, and took the note, which had earlier been his bathroom, out of his pocket. He handed it to Myumi, and said, "What do you think of this?"

« // END OF FIRST POST »

Enjoy. He only got 1 hour and 15 minutes of sleep, lol. Expect him to fall asleep in school...