After the death of her mother, Honda Tohru finds herself living alone in the woods. When Sohma Yuki and his cousin Shigure stumble across Tohru and her makeshift home that has been damaged by a landslide, they convince Tohru to live with them as their new maid. Friendships blossom between Tohru and her new house-mates, but Tohru is in for a surprise when she uncovers the odd Sohma family secret.