Kyo and Tohru drove down the familiar road of their old town where their daughter was giving birth to their first grandchild. Tohru was ecstatic at the news, grandchildren was once only a dream to her and now it was coming true. Kyo on the other hand was a nervous wreck. What if something went wrong? The question crossed his mind hundreds of times throughout the three hour drive. Hatsaharu and Rin had already had their first grandchild, Shiro. He was a rather quiet boy that preferred to keep to himself in large company but was quite fine around people he was acquainted with. Also with a grandchild was Shigure and Akito. They had birthed Akihisa, a quiet boy by nature but was quickly becoming like his dad. Although Kyo or Tohru had never properly met them, Kyo knew there was something off about them. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but knew it was there somewhere.
"Kyo! You missed the hospital." Tohru said.
Kyo had been so deep in though he hadn't realized he missed the hospital. He turned the car around quickly and pulled in an empty parking space. Tohru busted out of the car and towards the hospital, leaving Kyo with a light smirk on his face. He walked in after her, stopping at the front desk to ask for the room number. He quietly led his wife to their daughter's hospital room where they took a seat.
"Mom...Dad..." Himeji mumbled.
"We're right here" Tohru said in her comforting voice.
"G..Go get the doctor." Himeji said with a flinch.
Tohru and Kyo looked at eachother, confused. "Is it time?" Kyo asked.
"YES! GO GET THE DOCTOR" Himeji screamed.
Kyo scrambled out of his chair to find the nearest doctor. He ran down the hall, ignoring the stares from the people roaming the hallways. He came upon a doctor at the end of the hallway and stopped him. " My...daughter...birth..." Kyo panted, catching his breath.
The doctor nodded in reply. " I'm coming" he said with a smirk.
The doctor and Kyo scurried down the hallway toward Himeji's room, the doctor stopping Kyo outside the door. "You may want to stay out here" the doctor said.
Kyo nodded briefly and watched as the doctor invited some nurses into the room and closed the door. In all the confusion, Kyo didn't notice Yuki, Momiji, and Shigure walk up to him.
"Need company?" Yuki asked, getting a brief nod from Kyo.
Yuki sat next to the nervous Kyo, Shigure sitting on the other side of him, and Momiji standing. "It's going to be alright" Momiji said optimistically.
"I hope so..." Kyo groaned," So where's Machi?"
Yuki snickered. "She doesn't like births." he replied.
Shigure was being uncharacteristically quiet, his head down. This earned confused looks from the rest. "So how's Akihisa?" Momiji asked.
"He's...fine." Shigure answered.
All of a sudden, Tohru busted out of the door. "They're twins!" she cried," girls!" She fell into Kyo's arms and cried happily. Tohru stood up, signaling Kyo to go see them.
Kyo stood up as well, walking into the hospital room to see Himeji holding two baby girls. As Kyo stared at them, every problem in the world seemed to disappear. The only thing that seemed to matter at the moment were the two beautiful grandchildren in front of him. "What are their names?" Kyo managed to say.
Himeji smiled at her father. " Yume and Yumi" she said, her voice shaking a little from the tears that were starting to spring from her eyes.
"You did a good job" Kyo whispered, beaming.
~~~ 5 years later ~~~~~~
Tohru and Kyo made frequent trips to see their granddaughters. Yume was rather loud, always being the first to volunteer for something or being the first to point out that something was wrong. Yumi on the other hand was as quiet, or even quieter, than her cousins. Although they were twins, the only thing they shared was their silvery hair color. Over the years; Kisa and Hiro, Ayame, and Kagura had their grandchildren. Kisa and Hiro's grandchild was named Takeshi. He took on more of Hiro's personality, but could easily switch over to Kisa's innocent nature. Ayame's grandchildren were named Masa and Kakashi. Finally, Kagura's grandchild was named Satoshi.
While Tohru fawned over her grandchildren most of the times, in her extra time she stayed with Shigure, Ayame, and Hatori. They were old and getting sickly. Some even feared they wouldn't make it for another year. But, she changed her schedule when she learned Uotani was getting her first grandchild. She visited her and Kureno more often, drilling them on being a grandparent. When they day came; Kureno, Tohru, and Saki camped outside the hospital room, awaiting the news. Tohru had even brought everyone's grandchildren, explaining they should formally meet their cousin. When all of the sudden, the doctor walked out of the room. " It is a girl" he said.
Tohru and Kureno stood up, but before they could; they noticed the grandchildren were all shaking. "Are they sick?" Tohru questioned Kureno. Tohru and Kureno shrugged and walked in the room, Kureno darting toward his grandchild.
"Her name's Eri" Uotani said happily. Kureno's daughter was unable to speak due to a medical condition when she was younger, so Uotani did most of the talking. Kureno reached out for her, cradling her in his arms. The grandchildren swarmed Kureno, laying a hand on the baby.
Kureno froze. "No..." he cried, looking down at Eri," It can't be!"
Tohru let out a low wail, sobbing into her hands. Saki layed a hand on Kureno's shoulder comfortingly.
Throughout the Sohma family, a light chill spread through them. The previously cursed members looked to the sky, a soft wail escaping them. Shigure, Ayame, and Hatori sobbed into their hands. " Why now?" Hatori asked.
"Not Kureno..." Shigure whispered.
Ayame shuddered. " It was inevitable" he said.
"The curse has begun." they said in unison, before submitting themselves to the sleep of death.
While some say they had a heart attack, other know it was the shock of the curse that had murdered them. But it is for the better, never could they be truly at peace knowing the curse has risen from its grave and infected the newest generation of Sohmas'.