Chapter 1: The Black Cat
Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru where all waiting for a special guest to arrive with Shigure, who was going to live with them. Tohru knew this had to be another Sohma family member, because of the rumors she's heard from Yuki. Yuki and Kyo were sparring again outside the house while they waited. Tohru started lunch and prepared the table. She heard the door open, "Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, he's home." She told the boys. They came inside and sat at the table. Shigure walked in with one suitcase, "Why, my little Tohru you already prepared lunch, thank you."
"Um, Shigure-kun who's the guest, I'm a little excited to meet them?"
"Oh, yes her, she's currently with Akito and I will be picking her up shortly, so I packed her stuff and brought it here, to save time." He said with a smile.
The boys looked at each other. They looked really worried. Tohru looked at him and said, "Can I come with you to pick her up?"
"Of course you can as long as you stay with me, okay?"
"Okay," Tohru gave him a genuine smile, "now let's eat."
Later Tohru and Shigure both were walking over to the Sohma house. As soon as they reached the house they saw a girl stumbling out of Akito's part of the house. Shigure told Tohru to stay there in front of the gate. Shigure ran in and stopped her from going any further. Shigure looked her in the eyes and said, "You provoked him again, didn't you."
He carried her out and as Tohru saw her; she saw cuts, bruises, and what looked to be a black eye but it was small. She gasped as Shigure laid her down on the sidewalk next to her, "What happened to her?" She asked.
"She must have got mugged or something." He sighed.
Tohru put her hands over her mouth. Then looked to see Akito standing there watching them. She looked back at Shigure, "Is she going to be okay?"
"Yeah she'll be fine, come on let's get her home."
"Um, okay." Tohru said as she looked back at the girl. Shigure gently picked her up and carried her all the way home.
When they got home the boys had already destroyed the front door again. Shigure sighed and walked in, he saw the house was a mess. He dropped the girl and yelled for the boys. The boys walked in and saw the girl on the floor. Yuki pulled Shigure outside to have a "talk" with him. Kyo picked the girl up and said, "Tohru get some ice for her head and hurry."
"Okay."
Kyo laid her on the couch and Tohru came with the ice. Tohru gave the ice to Kyo and asked, "So, who is she?"
"Her name is, Nami Sohma, and she is the black cat."
"What do you mean, 'Black Cat'?"
"I mean she's the second cat not mentioned in the story but is a bad omen in legends." He sighed, "She turns into a cat like we do, by getting hugged or if weakened. She always goes against Akito whenever she has a chance."
"Why does she do that?"
"Because, she hates being an omen, and a monster," he sighed, "that necklace she has on helps her from transforming into that monster."
Tohru looked at the black necklace, it had a red bell on it, "So she's like you?"
"Yeah, sorta," He walked into the kitchen, "I'm gonna make her some food."
"Oh ok, be careful."
"Yeah, yeah."
As Nami opened her eyes she rose up fast and looked around. Tohru jumped and said, "She's awake!"
She gave Nami a happy smile, Nami just stared at her. Kyo, Yuki and Shigure all came into the room; she looked down at her legs and saw the bruises. She then looked at Kyo, "Kyo, where am I?"
"You're here at the damn dog and rat's house, don't you remember? Hatori called the other day saying you wanted to be out of the house for a while."
"Oh."
She sounded upset to Kyo, he sat down beside her. He put one hand on her back, "Heh, I remember that time you first came into the dojo. You were so lost it was pathetic."
She laughed, "Yeah, you're right I was, huh, like a pathetic no good monster!"
Her attitude completely changed from the laughter to some sort of rage. She stumbled getting off the couch. She stumbled out the back door, and as she closed the door, Tohru stared at Kyo and Yuki. Kyo followed her and Yuki went into the kitchen to see the food Kyo had left out for Nami. It was rice balls! He smiled and yelled for Tohru. Tohru came in and saw a plate of rice balls sitting on the counter, she smiled as well. The rice balls were shaped as cats.