The day I escaped was the day I met my doppelgangers enemy, Yuki Sohma. My name is Anna and have been abused my whole life. I sat there cold and hungry the wound in my chest hadn't stopped bleeding. I needed a doctor so I told Nora that I would be back before sunrise.

"Yuki?" I said feeling weak.

"Who are you? How do you know my name?" he replied with a tone in his voice saying that he was scared. I mean I would be scared to if I were in his position.

"I'm Anna Sohma… I need your help… look at my wrist."

I passed out. I was hoping that he saw my beads and understand I was the Cat. I knew he was the Rat and Nora was his doppelganger. She talked nonstop about the day she would be free to go and marry him. I myself was supposed to marry Kyo, but he didn't know that. No one knew about us doppelgangers except Akito, head of the Sohma family. It was her decision to lock all of us up. She said that she wouldn't allow us interfering with the lives of the true Sohma. All 13 of us weren't born we just appeared onto earth the same time our match did. The only difference between us is that we have opposite genders. OK, by now I think everyone is lost. When I was mentioning the Cat and the Rat, I meant the curse that has taken over the Sohma family. They and their matches turn into the 12 animals of the Juunishi. I, like I have said before am the Cat. If I am hugged by a boy other than the Juunishi I turn into an orange cat.

When I awoke I knew where I was. I was at Shigure's house. "You're awake." The voice was Yuki's.

My side hurt and I was starving. I hadn't eaten in three days.

"Thank you, for helping me," I replied blushing.

"Any time. So are you hungry? Miss. Honda is making breakfast."

It was daybreak.

"I would love to, but I can't stay. I need to get back before Nora gets in trouble for me being gone, and let me tell you if they can think of something that can hurt you they will. What they might do to Nora would be horrid. Yesterday was the worst."

I looked down to see I wasn't wearing the clothes that I was earlier, and I had bled through it.

"I think I need to call Hatori. Miss. Honda will bring you some food. You aren't going anywhere," Yuki declared and headed for the phone.

"No! I need to leave. I know I'm not in any condition to leave, but I have to."

"I'm sorry Anna, but you can't the wound in your chest will only get worse if you move. Miss. Honda will be with you in a moment."

I slumped back on my mat. I hadn't ever slept on anything so soft. It was either the floor or don't sleep back at home, and when you slept on the floor it was cement. Miss Honda walked into the room carrying a tray with food that smelled great. She sat the tray down and smiled.

"Thank you… Tohru," I said timidly.

"Not a problem," she replied still smiling.

"I know everything Tohru… I'm sorry if I could be in your position I don't think I could live."

"What do you mean?"

"Your mother, she died. I couldn't be in your position if I wanted to. I have neither a mother nor father."

"Then how are you here?"

"Kyo," was my answer.

I held up my arm and showed her my beads. Tohru Honda was the only outsider that knew about the curse.

"How can you be the Cat? I mean Kyo is!" she exclaimed.

"Can I eat first I haven't in about three days, and what I did eat was just scraps."

She brandished the food and I ate it no lie in less than three minutes flat.

"Would you like some more?" Tohru asked when I was done.

I nodded in agreement. She came back with more food and I finished that off faster than I did the other tray. When I had stuffed myself full Yuki walked into the room.

"Hatori said he's on his way," he said and walked out of the room.

"Now," Tohru said, "how are you the Cat?"

I explained everything, well mostly everything. I told her of how Akito locked all of us up, and how I was a doppelganger and how I got hurt. By the time I was finished she was crying.

"Hello… might you be Miss. Anna?" said a man supposedly Hatori.

I had seen Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure, but not Hatori. He was tall and his hair hung over his left eye. I knew why he hid his eye. Akito hit him with a flower pot, because he and his girlfriend Kana were going to get married. You can pretty much get the picture.

"Yes I'm Anna," I replied timidly.

"Where and how did you get hurt?" he asked.

"The glass whip and it's my chest."

"What glass whip?"

"The one they whip you with when you don't get all your chores done." "Who is 'they'?"

"The guards."

"Where you in jail?"

"No, Akito put me and the other 12 in there so we couldn't find you guys, watch." I hugged him and nothing happened.

You're thinking naw dip, but if Hatori was a regular guy I would have turned into a cat and then vice versa he would be a sea horse.

"Which animal are you?"

"The Cat."

"Let's not dilly dally show me your wound."

I lifted my shirt and the cut had puss on it.

"Oww that has got to hurt!" he said.

"Trust me it does."

"Tohru can you wet this cloth?" he asked Tohru.

"Yes of course right away," she said and disappeared into the kitchen. She returned with the rag and sat down to hold my hand. I didn't know why she was doing it but I got the picture when Hatori wiped the blood and puss away from the wound. It hurt like getting poked with a hot poker and let me tell you I know how that feels the scar on my back is proof enough. When he was done he pulled the little pieces of glass out with tweezers and then got out a needle and thread.

"This may hurt… but it's to help keep out infection," Hatori said.

"It won't hurt as bad as getting this sucker."

"Would you like to be put to sleep while I do this it might be better."

"Go ahead and do what you want."

Hatori put down his things and retrieved a needle from his bag.

"I won't hurt it'll just make you sleep."

He put the needle in my arm and it did sting but that didn't matter Nora was in trouble and I couldn't help her. I was going to leave as soon as I woke up.