Chapter 1
A/N: This idea juts popped into my head and i couldn't help but write it down and post it up! Oh yes, and Kureno is still cursed by the Rooster in this story, he isn't free yet.
Tohru Honda had just finished a tiring day of work and was simply walking back home. She was alone since Yuki had to go out and Kyo went to Kazuma's dojo. She told them that she would be fine saying that Momiji might've showed up. But, unfortunately he didn't so she didn't mind going home alone.
"Excuse me?" she heard a hollow willowy voice that made her jump five feet in the air.
Tohru looked at her right to find a woman who wore dark purple clothes from head to toe with a black cloak around her she had a cart loaded with different things on. There were necklaces and bracelets and papers with signs on and different dark-looking things. There was a black umbrella on top that was really not needed since there was no sunlight.
"Can I help you?" Tohru asked.
"Are you in need of anything- over here we have a few bracelets that are exceedingly rare that they perform a protective charm over the person who wears it. Over there are a few-" the lady went on.
"Um, pardon me, but I really don't need any, I'm so sorry," Tohru said.
The lady's eyes widened slightly.
"But they are rare." She said as though it explained everything.
"I know, I'm so sorry," Tohru apologized.
The lady however went to the back of the cart and rummaging sounds were heard. Tohru took it as though she was looking for something. She couldn't just leave since it would be incredibly rude.
"Here, this will show you if you need anything from me," she said.
Before Tohru could protest, the lady slipped the ring onto Tohru's thumb. The ring started to glow purple then orange, purple then orange ect.
"Ah, I see, you do need something from me, the ring tells me so," the lady said in her hollow voice.
"No, please, wait, I really have to-" Tohru started.
"These necklaces are powerful magic that they break any curse."
Tohru stopped and stared at the lady then at the necklaces. She held one that had a thick black thread with a translucent coloured stone with a carving of some sort of spiral.
"You mean any curse?" Tohru gawked.
"I repeat, any," the lady said in her unchanging tone.
The curse of the Zodiac flickered in her mind. She thought about the Sohma's and about their curse. She was finally going to free them! They were going to be freed!
"Can I please have 13 necklaces?" Tohru asked.
"Ah" the lady seemed delighted.
She counted 13 necklaces off a pin and put them in a bag. Tohru paid the amount and was about to leave.
"Ummm what shall I do it something goes wrong?" Tohru asked.
The lady looked at her, "Nothing shall go wrong, I assure you, the answers are all on those necklaces." She gave a slight smile before disappearing behind her cart.
break "Ummm Shigure?" Tohru said as she sat down in front of Shigure that evening.
Shigure lowered his newspaper and looked directly at her. "Yes?" he said in his usual happy tone.
"I think I've found a way to break the curse" Tohru said.
Shigure's goofy smile faltered with a serious look.
"What do you mean?"
Tohru explained her encounter with that lady and the story of the necklaces, in which they can break any curse and that it might break theirs. Shigure sank in every word of it and examined a necklace.
"I see" he said in a very soft tone that was unusual for someone to hear from him.
"Oh no! I forgot to buy one for Akito!" Tohru panicked all of a sudden as she remembered Akito.
"No, don't worry, if we're all free, then Akito will be free too, since there is no one for him to lead. The Zodiac Leader can't live without his animals," Shigure explained.
"Oh so, ummm if you don't mind- that is ummm can-" Tohru stammered.
"You want everyone to come tomorrow, right?" he said turning back to his usual tone.
"Yes, please"
"Don't worry, by tommorw every single person who calls himself- or her- a Zodiac is going to be there!" he smiled.
"Thank you," she stood up and bowed slightly.
"We should be thanking you!" Shigure waved as she left.
He then grabbed the phone and was ready to dial the numbers of about 10 different people.
FBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFB Tohru had finished work a bit early so she can meet all the Zodiacs in Shigure's house. Kyo and Yuki had known about this yesterday and were in pure joy. She hoped that they would be happy. She hoped that they would be free and happy and- and normal.
She was close to home but she could hear a lot of noise coming from that particular house. She could clearly hear Kyo's voice and Ritsu's aplogies and Ayame's boasts, the rest were loud murmurs surrounding it. She felt utmost excitement.
If possible, the house was even noisier that you could feel the air vibrate. She tip-toed to the living room to find out that the place was in an uproar. She spotted Shigure and Kureno glaring coldly at each other. Ayame was ranting over to Hatori, who was obviously ignoring him. Yuki and Kyo were in a corner fighting as usual with Kagura clinging onto Kyo's arm. Haru was sitting with Rin who was stiff with her back turned and her eyes closed. Hiro and Kisa were watching T.V, well Kisa was, Hiro was yelling at Momiji about something. Ritsu was running around the room like a mad man shouting apologies to anyone that would listen. Kagura had finally spotted Tohru and had squealed in delight.
"Tohru!" Kagura had practically pounced on her giving her a tight hug.
Kisa had come forward to greet Tohru with a hyper Momiji.
"So you really found it, didn't you?" Rin said in a chilling voice of an antisocial mood.
"Well, I hope I did" Tohru said uneasily.
"What do you mean 'you hope you did?' What if it all goes wrong, huh? What are you gonna do about it? How are you going to take responsibility if it all goes the wrong way round? What if your hope was all drowned to none, huh? It might be that, that seller might be laughing at you right now! I just can't stand stupid people!" Hiro spat.
"Hiro," Kisa said in her timid voice.
Rin seemed to be the only one to agree with Hiro and she was subconsciously nodding while staring into space. Tohru felt very nervous at this point but Kagura took on.
"So, where are they? Those things? Necklaces, weren't they?" she asked.
"Oh, yes, they're right here," Tohru rummaged through her bag finding that particular paper beg that held those special necklaces.
Kagura took one and passed the bag along until everyone had a piece.
"So, what do we do then? Dance with it?" Kyo asked examining the necklace to his eye's height.
"Idiot, you wear it of course, isn't that right Ms. Honda?" Yuki smiled.
"I don't really know, I didn't ask-" Tohru replied.
"What do you mean you didn't ask? Are you stupid? I mean what idiot goes around not knowing what to do with what they bought? I mean, what if it wasn't a necklace, what if it were something else-" Hiro started.
"Shut up, Hiro!" Kyo yelled.
Hiro was going to protest until he caught Kisa's sad-looking eyes. He stopped immediately and muttered an apology. She smiled at the Sohma's as positively as she could until they all started to put on their necklaces.
"I don't feel anything" Haru commented.
Then a stab of pain caught Momiji's head. Tohru rushed to his side.
"Momiji, are you oka-" then, another shout was heard followed by many others.
The rest of the Sohma's were clutching their heads in pain as though there was something screaming in their heads. Just before Tohru could panic or react a very strong light emitted that blinded her. She closed her eyes tightly and kneeled on the floor clutching her head too, for safety. Wind started to whip around the place with such force. She heard screams then complete silence. The only sound was the unstoppable howls of the whipping wind. The light seemed to go on for a very long time, up until she felt it getting dimmer and dimmer. She felt it go when the wind had already died away.
Slowly she lifted her head up slightly. Her neck hurt from her very low bending, yet she was so concerned about the Sohma's that she didn't care about the pain. She got up completely to find the place- unharmed. The papers hadn't moved and inch and it was just as it had been before. But the Sohma's were scatted everywhere. On the floor, on the tables, on the chairs They were all like dead bodies lying on the floor.
"I've killed them!!" she screeched in pure horror.
A/N: That was it! well, the switch will of course be in the 2nd chapter and of course she didn't kill them since it's a switching story... well, pls review!