Title: Cassandra
Pairing: This chapter contains slight Haru/Yuki and Hatori/Shigure
Rating: M
Warnings: This chapter doesn't really seem like it's Rated M, but as the story progresses, it will become more obvious. There is also slight OOC, language, and some talk of violence
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya does.

Blood spattered behind his eyes as he could feel the sharp sensation of pain rolling through this body furiously. One by one, every single member of the family fell lifeless as four figures stood before them. The leader of the pack laughed viscously as he looked at his conquest, his dark onyx eyes sending chills through the air as he lifted up at blood covered sword.

With that thought Souma Yuki sprung up in his bed, sweat rolling down his body, the thought of the blood running through his mind hurriedly until he couldn't see straight. He had experienced nightmares before, but never had he experienced one to this degree. What could it have possibly meant? He closed his eyes tightly as he tried to think what this vision was trying to tell him.

He lay back on his bed as he tried to convince himself it was just a dream. As he took deep breaths, trying to slow his heart rate down, he knew that it was something more. It was almost like a premonition to warn him of a future that he knew nobody wanted. Slowly, he shut his eyes trying to forget the image, only to be plagued by the sight of blood the whole night.

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His mind was a blur the next day as well. As he walked out of the door, he couldn't even focus on Shigure's questions to him. He couldn't think of anything as he looked at his cousin except for the blood that was rolling out of his body. He cringed every time he closed his eyes, trying to block out the thoughts of death from his mind. Yet it proved to be futile.

It had been silent for him all day, nobody spoke to him. They all must have known what he was feeling. The day was so surreal, to the point where he had to question whether he was still awake or if the dream had taken him over, suffocating him to death. The moments that passed pulled the theory in either way, leaving his mind in a heated war.

As he walked the halls getting ready to go home, he couldn't help but feel pain rolling through his body. What was that dream? What did it mean? Was it trying to tell him the future? Was that all really going to happen? He continued to walk as he tried not to answer any of those questions. He knew that he wouldn't want to know.

He was almost out the door until he felt a hand fall on his shoulder.

"Are you alright?" the person asked him, his hand tightening on his shoulder.

"I'm fine, Haru," Yuki stated, he knew that Haru had been noticing since the morning that there was something wrong with him. Haru never missed a beat when it came to Yuki.

He tried to walk past his cousin only to be pulled back yet again. He looked into Haru's grey eyes and saw a slight look of worry within them. He knew that everyone was aware of the pain that he was going through, but he also knew that Haru didn't need to know about the dreams he had been having. They were just dreams, nothing more.

"You don't seem alight," Haru continued.

"I said I'm fine," Yuki snapped, turning to him as he walked out of the school. "I told you that already. Why can't you just believe me?"

"Because your eyes are saying otherwise," Haru stated as his defense.

"Stop trying to get into this," Yuki breathed. "It's nothing."

"Then stop making it seem like it's a big deal. If it was nothing, you would tell me," Haru argued, his voice still not above a conversational tone, Black Haru still not sliding through the cracks of his sanity.

Yuki sighed as he continued to walk forward. "Just take my word for it…"

"Yuki, I have never seen you this pale before," Haru stated, noting the physical appearance of his older cousin. "There's something that you aren't telling any of us, but we're here for you if you need us."

That was a fact. They were always there for each other when they all needed it, but this was different. In his dream they had all tried to help him, but they had all fallen down into a pool of blood. No one could stop this. If it were to be a reality, Yuki would have to try to prevent it before it got out of hand.

Every step that he took reminded him of that dream. How could he watch as every member of the Zodiac was killed? He could never allow himself to watch as his family was murdered. But he knew that they would try to ask him what's wrong. So he was going to try to avoid them, and everything that they were trying to say.

As he arrived as the house he walked quickly through the door, almost sprinting, leaving Haru behind him. He couldn't bear to think of what was going to happen, and he saw that every time he looked at his face. It hurt him, but he would have to shut himself out until the dreams stopped.

"Yuki!" Haru cried out watching him walk up the stairs to his room.

"What happened at school today?" Shigure asked, noticing Yuki's peculiar behavior.

Haru shook his head, looking up at the stairs. "I have no clue what's going on in Yuki's head these days."

He started to walk up the stairs, his eyes focusing on what was ahead. The mystery of what was going on with Yuki had consumed everyone's lives to the point where they had gone out of their way to try to figure it out. Haru walked until he was outside of Yuki's door, his body moving to fall up against it, his back rest on the wood of the door.

"What's really going on?" Haru asked as he leaned up against the door. "There's something that you're not telling us. We're all worried about you, Yuki. You don't have to hide what's going on inside of your head right now."

"I don't want to scare you," Yuki breathed as he sat on his bed behind the door, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Nothing you can say will scare me away," Haru breathed.

Yuki closed his eyes and sighed. "Okay, I'll tell you," his whole body froze as he tried to find the easiest way to tell him what was going through his head. "I had a dream that we're all going to die."

Haru's body shook as he heard those words pass Yuki's lips. "You should have told us, Yuki…"

"I know, I just…" he took a deep breath. "I didn't want to scare you…"

"Why are you trying to run from me? I'm always there for you when you need me, Yuki. I would never abandon you because of a dream," Haru breathed.

The door then opened, Yuki's eyes locking with Haru's as he turned to look at him. "I didn't want you to get terrified by all of this. I know it's just a dream, but it frightened me, I didn't want the same reaction for you."

"I know," Haru stood up as he moved toward Yuki. "But I'll be here if you get scared again," he walked through the door into Yuki's room. "I'll always be here for you."

The moment Haru walked into the room, a sense of comfort rolled through Yuki's body. He didn't have to be scared anymore by a dream. There was life outside of a moment of fear. There was the reality that Haru was always going to be there for him.

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"The impurities have existed for too long," a man stated as he looked upon his three subordinates. "The time to strike is drawing nearer."

A blond woman laughed as she heard the words that the man had stated. "Finally, it's about time we got to do some real action. All of this planning was starting to become a pain in my ass."

"Be more patient," a redheaded woman reprimanded as she looked over at her comrade. "When the time comes we should stay with the plan and avoid useless casualties."

"How noble of you, princess," the blond stated with a chuckle. "But you know damn well that there will never be a real war without some casualties. And those casualties should be harsh. Your tortuous ways do nothing for me."

"What was that you bitch!" the redhead shouted.

"Hey!" a young man called out. "When are you two going to stop fighting?" he bowed before his master. "When is the time going to come?" He took a deep breath before looking into his master's eyes. "Katsu-sama?"

Katsu looked down at his subordinates, a smile coming to his face. "We'll go tomorrow morning, when they least expect it…" he chuckled lightly as his subordinates all starting to grin. "Tomorrow the rat will be mine."

Laughter filled the room as all four of them looked forward to the day when they could start their plan. The onslaught was only beginning, but oh was it going to be satisfying.

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Haru's eyes opened suddenly as a chill rolled through his body. He looked around the room to see what was happening, why he was having sensations like this. His eyes fell onto Yuki who was snuggling deeply into his chest, breathing softly as he slept. The horror that had been rolling through his body had died down while he was in his embrace.

He ran a hand through Yuki's hair as he held the older boy closer to his chest. He wasn't going to let anything hurt him, no matter what this force that was rolling through him was. The nightmare that Yuki had spoken of made him feel uneasy. Haru never was one to believe in the supernatural like this, but he had a feeling it could have been a premonition.

As he thought about the events that Yuki had spoken of, it made it obvious that he had to relax. It was just a dream. He shouldn't make too much out of it. He closed his eyes and attempted to go back to sleep.

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Shigure sat outside of the house, watching as the stars glittered in the sky. He closed his eyes feeling the breeze brush gently up against his face, caressing the flesh tenderly. This had been a difficult day. Since the moment that Yuki had that look on his face, he knew that there was something that was happening, something that he would never be able to stop.

Footsteps came closer to him as his eyes opened, a smile gracing to his face. "You came…"

"Of course I came," Hatori stated, walking closer to him. "You made it seem urgent on the phone," he sat down next to Shigure. "This is serious, right. This isn't another one of your excuses to talk about nothing, is it?"

"No," Shigure answered. "This is serious."

Hatori sighed as he looked over at Shigure. "What is it? It must be extremely serious to make you so frantic."

"It's Yuki," Shigure stated bluntly. "He's been acting strangely. I think that he might be hiding something from us. I don't know what it is, but I have a fear that it's something threatening."

Hatori took a deep breath, placing a hand on Shigure's shoulder, the other man shuddering up against his touch. "It's probably not that serious. If it was life threatening, he would have told you by now. He must have good reason not to say anything."

As Shigure was about to respond, a chill went through his body, freezing him right where he sat. His eyes looked up at the stars again as he thought back to the chill. It didn't feel right. Making eye contact with Hatori, he knew that the doctor had felt the brush of cold air as well.

"It got cold all of a sudden," Shigure breathed, his body still stiffening.

Hatori nodded as he moved closer to him, his eyes closing loosely. "Yeah."

As the chill left, Shigure's eyes moved to look at the windows behind them. There was something wrong. He could feel it deep within himself, something that he was going to happen, something dangerous, something that was going to change their lives forever.

There will be more chapters to come after this. And happy New Year, may 2008 bring bright days to everyone.