Keeping it together
"You're worse than the cat, you are useless and unwanted! A disgrace to all of the Sohma's!"
Koyuki woke with a start those dreams of her last words with Akito has been replaying in her dreams for weeks now, harsh hateful words that have finally set her free from this terrible life.
"Koyuki? Are you okay, is everything alright? "Honey Senpai asked
"It's okay just a bad dream" Koyuki replied. "You've been having these dreams for a few nights now" Honey said while snuggling closer to his girlfriend, draping his hand across her torso.
"Just go back to sleep Honey, I'm okay."
A few hours later Koyuki woke up again and climbed out of the bed, or fell out. Koyuki was lower to the floor than usual, a lot closer. "Why on earth is everything so much bigger?" She looked up at the mirror on the wall, "Oh no, oh fuck!" Koyuki had turned into a Fennec Fox, her zodiac sign…
"Tamaki!" Honey called while throwing the music room door open.
"Honey are you alright?" Tamaki asked "No! Koyuki is gone! She wasn't there when I woke up this morning!" "Haruhi, was Koyuki in class today?" Honey asked almost pleaded
"I'm sorry Honey I haven't seen her all day…" All of the host's starred down at the grown refusing to look at Honey as his eyes weld up with tears
"So Kyo how does it feel to go to your first Sohma party?" Questioned Tohru, "I'm not sure, in my mind they always seemed so much bigger and more important, not everyone walking around and eating." He replied."
The thunder outside clapped louder than the time before and the rain fell harder than usual, "You know, legend said that when the Sohma's have a party and it begins to rain that an unwanted guest appears" said Kyo as he takes the glass from Tohru's hand, "Now let's go dance."
Yuki walked towards the open window to stop the water from coming in; before he closed it he saw a familiar animal on the windowsill, "Koyuki what are you doing here and why are you in your zodiac form?" "No time to explain Yuki just find me clothes before I change back!"
Yuki came back a few minutes later with a Sohma maid uniform, "It's all I could find on short notice, anything else you need?" "A warm place to change would be nice" Koyuki demanded
Yuki walked up stairs to see Koyuki starring out the window watching the rain slowly fall to the ground. Yuki walked over to her and ran his fingers through her long snow white hair. "So why are you in animal form? I thought Akito was able to stop it?" "Kyo broke free of the curse didn't he, and you too Yuki? As well as everyone else" "Yes about a month ago but what does this have to do with you turning into the zodiac?" Yuki asked as he backed away from Koyuki and turned on the lights. "I'll explain everything later, but first let's go inform Akito that I'm here"
"Akito" said Yuki while leaning against the door to her study "We have a bit of a surprise visitor" Akito looked up from her chair and glared at Yuki "What kind of visitor?" "One I'm not sure if you really want to see" "Send them in then Yuki" He walked out of the room and Koyuki walked in, and sat on the chair in front on the desk. "You know Koyuki that you are not welcome here!" "I know Kyo isn't either but you allow him to be here as well as that brunette that is clearly not a Sohma" "That's none of your business Koyuki now why are you here?" "Kyo's curse has been lifted so mine has returned and I need it to be fixed! I left fourteen years ago to start over again but I can't continue my new life if I'm turning into a fox left right and center" "Then I guess your only option is to break the curse Koyuki, and don't bother asking the others on how they did because they are not allowed to tell you" Akito stood up and walked towards the door, but not before Koyuki got there first, glaring u at her god who had a good foot and a half of height on the four foot teenager. "You don't want my curse to be lifted because I'm the only one keeping you alive, if I am no longer the gods' assistance then the god no longer lives, but why do I need to be the one to suffer?" Without another word Akito left the office.
Haru and Rin were sitting on the couch watching over Kisa, Hiro, and Momiji as they were playing bored games. "I'm surprised Koyuki has been in the Sohma house for over half an hour and you haven't noticed yet" Said Haru with a smirk, Rin sat up and turned to him "Really for that long? Do you know where she is?" Haru let out a soft chuckle "She's in the office, you can go I'll watch them" Rin leaned over and kissed Haru, then jumped up and ran through the open doors.
"You know it's been fourteen years since I've seen you but you seem shorter now" Rin laughed as she talked to her childhood best friend. "You seem more gothic than when we were four" The two sat down and reconnected.
"I go to Ouran academy on the other side of Japan; it's just me and Isoko now at home" "Oh how is your sister?" "Isoko is good just turned 12 last month." Koyuki gleamed when she said this; her father had left a long time ago and her mother died almost a year ago, so it was up to her to look after her little sister. "So why are you back?" Rin injected not knowing how to ease that into the conversation. "Funny story that can wait until after this party" Koyuki said as she stood up and headed to the door.