Yo, this is my first Furuba story. I've read most of it online, and naturally know the ending. I hate the ending. I'm sorry Natsuki Takaya, but it's true. So after reading the story, I thought I would let my mind play with the story. Don't worry, I won't kill the pairings. Please read and review!
Disclaimer: Don't own.
Suzume Sohma stepped off the train carrying a suitcase in one hand, and a purse in the other, and a backpack slinging from her shoulder. It was an early Saturday morning and she was being expected, so no one was suprised of her arrival. It was Saturday, March 26, school had just ended for Yosakoi Junior High School in Fukushima. Suzume was going to be starting her first year of high school at Kaiwaia(Kaibara) High school in the Hokkaido Prefecture. That's right, she was moving. Her mother became ill a year ago, and passed away. Her father passed away 5 days ago in an accident. He was driving to see her piano recital, it was snowing lightly, and the roads were icy. He lost control of the car and slammed into a tree. Suzume didn't find out until later that night when he didn't show at all. Suzume could not go stay with her mothers family because she did not know them, she never met them. Suzume barely knew her fathers family, he didn't like to talk much about them. Her fathers work contacted the Head of the Sohmas and notified him of the recent death of his cousin. Suzume knew that the head of the family was Akito, her father mentioned his name before in a conversation with her uncle Hatori. When Suzume asked about Akito, her father told her that he was the head of the Sohma family. Suzume tried to ask more about him, but her father refused to talk about him. Akito allowed for Suzume to live with her uncle in the Main House, which was a huge estate that houses many Sohmas who are close to Akito. Suzume did not personally speak to Akito or her uncle, she was told to pack the day before his burial, which was two days ago. She had little time to say her good byes, she had exams to complete, as well as funeral obligations.
So now, here she was, in debt to the Sohma family. The family she didn't know about. Suzume walked around on the platform for a few minutes, taking in the sights. She had never been here before, everything seemed so new to her. The way people bustle about, getting off and getting on the train. Suzume turned to walk and turn without looking, she then suddenly bumped into another man, causing her to drop her things and fall. The man was old, and losing hair, he looked down at Suzume and growled, cursing under his breath. Suzume lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry." The man only grunted and continued onto the train. Suzume sat on the ground as she watched as the crowds swarmed by her, not even looking at her, as if she were nothing. She stretched her arm out to grab her bag, whiched she dropped, but as she was reaching she felt instant pain on her hand, she looked up, a woman wearing high heels stepped on her. Suzume pulled her hand close to her and looked at it. She noticed it was red and starting to swell.
The crowds began to die down, and soon it was just her, and a few lingerers on the platform. Suzume looked to a bench a saw a man reading a paper. The man looked up to her and stared at her before folding his paper and putting it down nicely. He slowly began to walk over to her. Suzume quickly grabbed her bag, and stood up. She brushed herself off, and wiped her hands onto her black skirt which came down to her knees. She wore a pink shirt and a brown coat along with white knee socks and brown penny loafers. She fixed her short reddish brown hair with her hands, and quickly wiped her hands again. She inherited her hair from her mother. She held both her bag and her purse in both hands and bowed before the man as he approached her.
The man looked at the girl as she bowed before her, he knew she was nervous by the way she was shaking, he continued looking at her, and finally said, "Suzume, I wish we could've met on better cirmcumstances, but it is still a pleasure to meet you at last. My name is Hatori Sohma, I'm your uncle. I assume that is all you brought?" Hatori looked at her luggage, which wasn't much. Suzume rose up and looked at Hatori, "Yes, I uhh." Hatori cut in, "Then let us be on our way, Akito is waiting for you at the Main House. And what I have to tell you cannot be spoken publicly." Suzume slowly nodded her head. and followed her uncle who quickly turned. His pace was fast, and she had to run every few steps just to keep up with him.
Once in the back seat of the black car, she looked to her uncle, who looked at her through the rear view mirror. He started the car and said, "Seatbelt." Suzume replied, "Oh, I don't wear one when I'm in the backseat." Hatori responded with, "Seatbelt." A 'click' was heard, and Hatori looked at Suzume through the rear view mirror again, he saw that she was buckled up, he continued driving. There was a silence that lasted 5 minutes, and those 5 minutes were the longest of her life. Hatori at last, broke the silence, "What I have to tell you must not, in any way, be repeated to the people who live outside of the Main House. Did your father ever tell you the story of the Zodiac?" Suzume chirped, "Yes, when I was younger, he told it to me almost every night, but after a while, Mom got upset, she didn't like it." Hatori cocked his head to the side, and thought to himself, "She was the reason Hideki left in the first place. She wanted to live a normal life, and sheltered Suzume from it after she was born. She loved Hideki, just not his family." Hatori realized that he left the girl with silence and said, "Well, right to the point then. For many years, the Sohma family has lived with a curse, the curse of the Zodiac." Suzume looked at her uncle in confusion. Hatori continued, "The curse affects 12 members of our family 13 counting the cat. If a gender of the opposite sex hugs anyone with the affected curse, they will change into the form of their assigned zodiac animal." Suzume stared for a moment, "So wait...13 members of our family is cursed, and if I hug a guy in our family, they'll transform?" Hatori nodded his head, "That is correct." Suzume looked out her window, "So why will 13 transform if there are only 12 signs in the zodiac?" Hatori switched to the left lane and replied, "Because he is cursed with the spirit of the cat. The spirit of the cat also transforms into a monster, if he is not wearing his beaded braclet. The braclet will prevent him from transforming into the monster." Suzume still looked out her window. She was a bit bothered by all of this. She wondered why her father didn't tell her about all of this before, she looked to Hatori and asked, "What about Akito, what is he?" Hatori stared forward, his eyes kept on the road, "He is God."
Yeah, the intro was kind of bleh- but the intro toGrapes of Wrath was much, much worse. I hoped you enjoyed, and that this broadenedyour imagination. Again, please review, each review could save a life with the Huggyssupreme Foundation!
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