A New Story, A Long Rivalry

Narrator- "Most of you know the Sohma's story, but how about I tell you a new one, This one is about two rival families, the Sohma's and the Saki's. The Sohma's and the Saki's never got along, throughout generations they always battled, hand in hand combat, you wouldn't think that now, it all changed when both families were cursed. The Sohma's family curse is that when they are put under much stress or hugged by the opposite sex, they would transform into an animal of the zodiac. The Saki's curse is that when they are near a member of the zodiac they can reveal their animal form, but if they touch their skin, they turn into a human-zodiac mixture! But in my opinion, I think it helps them rather than drag them down, I find this is a disadvantage for the Sohma's, so in that case… I vow to help them even though for my opinions I have been cut off from my family, I DON'T CARE! I want to help them whatever way I can, I am Amaritzu, Cursed as a Saki but defender to the Sohma!"

Before we let the story go on let me give you a little insight on Amaritzu, She is the daughter of Natalia Saki and Kuhn Saki, she is cursed like most other members of her family, including her older brother Rio Saki, who shares her opinions but stays within the family to inform her of any big moves in that her family plans to perform. She usually tries to cover herself in the incident a zodiac- Sohma bumps into her or something, the only thing she leaves uncovered is her face. She wears a long light-brown trench coat, and a black long-sleeved top. She is always wearing track-suit bottoms or jeans and boots. To cover her neck she wears a red scarf and on her head a red bobble-hat, Don't forget she needs to cover her hands, a pair of plain black gloves does the trick for her. Now you have the outfit idea, but now for the facial features, She has bright blue eyes, and pale skin, her hair is a medium length silver and is always wearing a sparkly clip her brother gave her before she left. I think it's about time we got on with this story, don't you? Ok…

It's late Friday evening, Shigure, Tohru and Yuki are just finished grocery shopping and they are walking down the highstreet:

Tohru- Wow! I can't believe we got everything done so quick!

Shigure- You're right, although it's a pity Kyo didn't come…

Yuki- It's always that stupid cat slowing us down, you see without him we now have time to see what other things Miss Honda likes to do

Tohru- Who… me? No no, I'd rather see what you are interested in… You know from a friends point of view

A smile falls upon Yuki's face and a laugh from behind the smile. Meanwhile a few meters ahead of them, Amaritzu was resting on a building, when she spots the two Sohma's, she begins to walk ahead to keep her distance when she walks into, none other than her three uncles, Riku, Oroko, and Jaimile Saki, Who also are cursed. She mutters under her breath:

Amaritzu- Not a good time.

Oroko- Well lookie, lookie… its our family outcast… *He grabs her wrist and lifts her until her head is at his head's height* What did you say there pip-squeak….

Riku- Why the worried face dumpling?

Jaimile- Because two of those dumb Sohma's are about to cross the line…

The other two look up to see the three walking towards them. Amaritzu panics, looking towards the Sohma's then her uncles… In an adrenaline rush she kicks her foot on Oroko's chest and flips free from his grip, she turns to the three and shouts:

Amaritzu- Get out of here!

The three look directly at her, getting the message, then Shigure and Yuki give a nod of acknowledgment and make a dash for the right as they recognise her uncles. Tohru stands in amazement, not understanding, then she is dragged off by Yuki as they make a swift exit. On their delayed route home after a long awkward silence, Tohru eventually gets the questions off her chest:

Tohru- Who was that girl? Why did she tell us to leave? Who were those guys? Why did we listen to them?

Shigure- That girl, we aren't sure who she is, but she helped us. Those guys don't like us, and would bring harm to all of us, and most likely reveal our secret…

Tohru- They know your secret? But how?

Shigure- That is something we will not discuss today…

Yuki- That was a little too close. Them all lightly dressed, probably to get more range!

Shigure- There will be no more talk of this now!

Their silence begins again and continues throughout the evening, even at home. Tohru is sitting in the dining room of the Sohma house. She knows that Yuki told Kyo and as usual they fought over it. She couldn't help thinking about so many questions "Who were they?" "How do they know the Sohma secret?" "Could they be Sohma's or friends of the Sohma's" Until her train of thought is interrupted by a knock on the door. She opens it, and there on the ground unconscious "THE GIRL FROM EARLIER" There she was, passed out, bleeding, bruised and badly beaten. Tohru brings the girl in and lays her flat on the ground. She gets a cold cloth and places it on her forehead then shouts up the stairs:

Tohru- Shigure! The girl from earlier, who helped us! She's here, and she needs help!

Her cry could be heard throughout the house then the rush of footsteps sounds from the stairs, Shigure's figure, he opens the door then 'POOF!' When the smoke clears there is Shigure in his zodiac form, the dog.

Tohru- SHIGURE! What happened?

Shigure- This, I suppose, means my theory is correct. She is a Suki.

Tohru- A Suki? Wait you mean from the famous company Suki Inc?

Shigure- I believe so, and those men who were behind her were her uncles. But still I have one unanswered question. Why would a Suki help us?

Tohru- Why do these Suki's not like you?

Shigure- This goes back generations, way before the family curse. In fact it was because of our fighting that our families were cursed.

Tohru- Wait, the Saki's are cursed too?

Shigure- Indeed, whenever any of us get close to them….

Just at that Kyo and Yuki walk in:

Kyo- Hey, what was all the commotion….

Then double 'POOF!' as Kyo turned into a cat and Yuki into a rat.

Shigure- That happens.

Tohru- You mean they turn into their Zodiac form?

Kyo- Aww hell she's a Saki!

Yuki- What gave it away you stupid cat.

This infuriated Kyo but their argument was interrupted:

Shigure- we can't worry about that now, as long as we don't touch her skin we'll be fine. Tohru, just attend to her and her wounds.

Tohru, did what she was told and attended to her wounds, then left her to recover. About an hour later Yuki and Kyo were having another pointless argument, after a physical fight, then to finish it off Yuki roundhouse kicks Kyo through the wall into the next room, WHERE AMARITZU WAS RESTING! Just before this Amaritzu was re-awakening, then a rip in the wall as Kyo came flying in, 'POOF!' He turned into a cat in the air and still continued to fly through it, until he landed, his lips on her lips, then a larger 'POOF!' and smoke filled the room… :

Yuki- Oh-no