Me: Hey everyone this is my first Fruits Basket fanfiction, so please leave any comments good or bad it doesn't matter to me. Anyway I absolutely adore Fruits Basket; it is my most favorite anime. I hope you enjoy this story. I don't not own Fruits Basket but I do own the OCs. Oh and this is only the anime not the manga, afraid I don't remember enough of the manga to do it that way.

Prologue

Most people know the story of the Chinese zodiac but what most don't know is about the family that chose to bare half the curse. Long ago the zodiac members not only changed into their animal but also had a harsh life and had characteristics of the animals they became.

It became too much for the zodiac to handle. They would often live to be barely a teen before their body could handle no more and die. Another family who knew of the curse noticed and choice to take on the part of the curse that was killing the zodiac.

They took on but why has everyone forgotten about their roles. Now it's time they let themselves be known to the Sohmas.

Chapter 1

Hello everyone my name is Tohru Honda, I have been living with the Sohmas for a whole year now and everything has been going great. I have wonderful friends and I have gotten to meet a lot of the cursed Sohmas. Oh I should tell you what their curse is. Well in the Sohma family there is always 13 born under this curse. Those 13 all turn into an animal from the Chinese zodiac, oh and the cat that was tricked.

"Alright class to start the year off I'm giving you a project." Tohru's history teacher said with a smile as the whole class groaned.

"Oh it's not that bad you will get to pick your topic to right about in your essay. Its due in two weeks and the essay is a research paper about your topic; it must be no less than 10 pages." The history teacher told them all.

"The rest of period is yours to think about what you want to right about." With that said the history teacher sat down to read a book.

"Ah man you have to be kidding me, a project at the beginning of the year; this is going to be hell." Arisa Uotani complained as she leans back in her chair.

"It'll be fun Uo-chan, at least we get to pick what we write about." Tohru said with her big smile.

"Yes it will be fun we can write about anything in history." Saki Hanajima said to them.

"Kyo, Yuki what do you guys plan to write about." Tohru asks them as she turns to face them.

"I'm not sure yet Miss Honda," Yuki Sohma told her with his charming smile as in the background you can see his fan girls swooning.

"Ok, Kyo what do you plan to write about?" Tohru asked him.

"The history of fighting," Kyo exclaimed as he climbs on his chair with his fists in the air, one foot on the desk, and fire burning in the background.

"Of course you would write about something irrelevant, you stupid cat." Yuki said turning his head away.

Right before Kyo could respond the bell rang for the end of the school day.

"Oh I'm going to stop at the library to look for some books to study I will meet you guys at home." Tohru said as they all went their separate ways; Arisa and Saki to the subway to head home, Yuki and Kyo who were going to walk with Tohru back to Shigure's but now have to walk without her.

"Alright Miss Honda see you then I hope you find what you're looking for." Yuki said with a smile as he starts to drag Kyo away since he was shouting something about never wanting to walk with the damn rat.

In the library Tohru is at the very back trying to find some books to do research on.

"Now I need to find some books about the Chinese Zodiac," Tohru mumbled to herself as she walked down the aisle.

"Huh what's that book doing lying on the ground." Tohru said as she went and picked up an old book.

It was a beautiful old book, covered in thick old leather as its front and back as well as binding. On the front were carvings all over and as Tohru inspected each carving she realized they were all zodiac animals. She noticed there was even the cat on it, which is strange because all the books she has found don't have the cat on the cover or they have the cat in a dark cage. This was the first book with the cat actually a part of the group.

"Oh it's almost time to go," Tohru says after she looked at the clock she then runs to the front to ask, "Excuse me, how much is this book?"

"Oh no one reads that book anymore so why don't you just keep it," the man behind the counter said.

"Really oh thank you." Tohru bowed to him then ran out.

"Well Satomi is going to be happy that little Miss Tohru Honda finally found the book." The man said as he watched Tohru run off.

"I'm back," Tohru yelled as she took off her shoes.

"Hey Tohru, Yuki said you went to the library did you find what you were looking for." Momiji Sohma yelled as he came running up.

"Oh Momiji you're here," Tohru said surprised, "will you be staying for dinner?"

"Yup so is Haru, isn't that great." Momiji said as he started to pull Tohru to the table where everyone was sitting at.

"Oh ok I should go put away my book then make dinner ok." Tohru said, and then ran up the stairs to her room after saying hello to everyone.

"I wonder if I should show any of them the book I found it seems very strange." Tohru wondered out loud then, "oh well I should find out what the book is about before I worry anyone."

Later that night after Momiji and Haru went home; Tohru went straight to her room after telling everyone that she wants to go read some of the book that she got and that she would see them in the morning.

"Let's see what this book is about," Tohru said as she opens the cover and begins to read.

"You all know the story of the zodiac but very few know of the curse of the zodiac." Tohru paused confused for she thought only the Sohmas knew and this book wasn't written by them or owned by them either, "What those few don't know is there's more to the curse than what they have seen."

"More to the curse, what does that mean and why haven't we seen the rest of it then." Tohru says this all confused then continues reading.

"Long ago the cursed members of the zodiac endured more than just transforming from contact with an opposite gender. What were lifted off of them by another family were the hardships that came with the creatures they become. Another family took on the pain of carrying those troubles…" Tohru continued to read until she fell asleep where she sat.

Tohru's Dream

"Huh where am I, a graveyard?" Tohru asks as she sat up to see a dark and gloomy graveyard surrounding her.

"Hello Tohru Honda," Tohru heard as she turned around as fast as she could to see a beautiful woman sitting on one of the gravestones.

She was indeed beautiful with crimson red hair to her lower back with her bangs covering her right eye, kind of like how Hatori hides his eye. Her eyes were the same color as her hair. She was wearing black dress shoes, red tights to her thighs, a red plaid skirt, a black dress shirt with a red tie, a silver heart belt around her waist, and a white doctors coat with black trim.

"Who are you?" Tohru asked her.

"I'm sorry little Tohru but that is something you must figure out on your own. I see you found my families book." She said as she gestured to the book Tohru was hold tightly in her arms.

"It's yours, then you know what it's talking about." Tohru said as she ran to stand in front of the woman.

"Yes but I can only answer one question and that is if you can figure out my name with the two hints I give you." The woman said, "But don't worry I only see you in your dreams so you have all day to find your answer and to decide a question to ask."

"Ok and the hints?" Tohru asks.

"Simple my name is a Japanese name and it has wise in its meaning. I am here to warn you of what's to come but first you must find the answer of who am I." the woman said this last thing as everything faded to white and Tohru woke up.

"Warn me, warn me of what?" Tohru asks herself as she gets up and begins to get ready for the day.

"I have all day today to find a name that means wise in Japanese," Tohru said as she starts making breakfast for everyone, "I wonder why she picked me to have her book and should I tell the Sohmas or not."

Right after she said that out loud Kyo walked in to pour himself a glass of milk.

"Oh good morning Kyo," Tohru said as she finished making everyone's breakfast.

Kyo didn't respond and instead went to sit at the table where Shigure is reading the newspaper. Yuki then walked down the stairs half asleep.

"Good morning everyone," Tohru said as she walked out with all of their breakfasts to give to them.

"Good morning Tohru," Shigure exclaims dramatically.

Soon enough they were all out and walking to school which was strange because Tohru has never heard them be this quiet. They went through the whole day easily with only a few out bursts and soon they were splitting up to go home. Tohru had told them during lunch that she was going to the library again after school.

"Excuse me. Do you know who wrote this book?"Tohru asked the man at the front.

"No I'm sorry it's just always been here." The man told her with an apologetic voice.

"Oh ok um is there a book of Japanese names here by any chance." Tohru asked.

"Yes third aisle should have some book about names," the man said while pointing at the right aisle.

Tohru went and found a book on Japanese names I went to check it out so she can search at home.

"Thank you, good bye." Tohru waved as she walked out and started to walk home. On the way she looked in the back of the book to see if there is any sort of sorting in it.

"Oh hello Tohru," Shigure said as she walked up still searching in the book.

"Shigure, Yuki, Kyo are you guys going somewhere." Tohru asked them as she noticed them dressed to go somewhere.

"Um yes we were called to go to the main house and wont be back till late so don't worry about dinner for us." Shigure told Tohru as they all then started heading to the main house.

"We will be fine Miss Honda so please eat and get some sleep instead of waiting for us ok." Yuki told her as he starts to walk away after Shigure.

"Ok see you later; I'll have leftovers in the fridge ok." Tohru yelled to them while waving good bye.

"Huh I wonder why they were called." Tohru wondered as she went inside to make herself a quick dinner before she sat in at the table to search for the name that means wise.

"Yes I found it," Tohru shouts a few hours later while jumping up. She then grabs her books and runs upstairs for bed after realizing it was late. She soon fell asleep with that one name on her head.

Tohru's Dream

"Welcome back, I see you've brought results." Tohru heard the woman say as she sat up and realize she had both the small name book but also the zodiac book.

"Um yes your name its Satomi isn't it. It's the only name I could find with wise in its meaning." Tohru told the woman.

"Yes my name is Satomi, did you figure out your question?" the woman, no Satomi, asked her.

"My question oh right. What's your relation with the cursed zodiac?" Tohru asked Satomi.

"Simple Tohru I thought you would realize it by now. I am a part of the zodiac, when that family took on half of the curse they made it so that there would always be another 13 people having to live there life in part fear of being discovered." Satomi told Tohru.

"But I don't understand why the Sohmas don't know about your family." Tohru said truly confused.

"I'm sorry Tohru I can only give you that one answer, but I must warn you to be care of who you tell. Akito is noticing things in the main house and it's too soon for the Sohmas to remember just yet." Satomi told her with a worried expression, "Please be careful he will hurt you if he realizes you know something that he doesn't."

"Wait do you at least know one person of the zodiac that I can tell, please, I don't know if I can handle this alone." Tohru asked Satomi with her head down and tears starting to fall.

"All I can tell you Tohru is that my other half can be trusted. I will appear in his dreams as well, but I will not tell you who he is." Satomi told her, "You must figure out which zodiac I am by how I act."

"Wait, I need to know more." Tohru yelled as things started to fade away again.

"Goodbye and good luck I shall see you again." Satomi's voice was heard as Tohru fell in to a dreamless sleep with only thoughts to keep her company.

…Who is your other half…? Tohru had this as her last thought before she woke to…

Me: Well I think this was a very good start to a story that I'm really enjoying. I do plan to finish this and don't worry you shall learn what Satomi is in the next chapter but till then anyone want to guess. Please rate and review.