"Standing on the moon, With nothing else to do...
A lovely view of heaven, But I'd rather be with you."
Disclaimer: I do not own nor claim to own Fruits Basket. Furuba is the property of Natsuki Takaya. The OCs (original characters) that are used may or may not belong to me. Permission has been asked and given by the owners.Paragraphs in italics are flashbacks. Italics + quotation marks are thoughts.
Prologue
The entire room was silent.
No one spoke. No one even breathed.
The silence was deafening in itself. Twenty seven pairs of eyes were locked on the female at the head of the table. Not an eye blinked. Not a finger moved.
Then, all Hell broke loose.
Twenty six voices were instantly thrown into the air, a roar that was deafening to the Goddess's ears. But she would have no quarreling. No arguing.
"You heard what I have said! And my word must be obeyed."
Her voice boomed over the others. Most of them fell silent once more, disbelieving.
Akito stared down each and every pair of eyes at that table.
"You will marry the person seated opposite you. Whether you like it or not. Come, Taishki. Kureno."
The room erupted into a deafening roar once again as the Goddess, God, and former Rooster left everyone to themselves and each other.
Everyone else was at a perfect loss.
"Why do I have to marry someone I don't know? Who cares if they're cursed with my Zodiac Animal too?"
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Akito had been searching.
Searching and searching and searching.
Akira had told her to find them.
So she had to.
She had to honor her father's wishes.
It had taken a few years, but finally, she succeeded.
She had tracked them all down.
The Nakamura family.
Ones who, also, for whatever reason, were cursed with the Chinese Zodiac.
Her father had told her of them on his deathbed. Ren tried to forbid it, but he wouldn't listen to her. He loved his daughter too much to keep her in the dark about this.
Akito had gone and personally met with the God of the Nakamura Family.
If there was a God up above, he had dealt both families a cruel hand, and even crueler masters: each Sohma had a corresponding Nakamura of the opposite sex.
Akito and Taishki had decided to control their families.
Each pair of matching Zodiacs were to be wed.
Whether they liked it or not.