"I am not afraid of you anymore, Akito. That was the past. And this…this is the future."

I got this idea from reading a couple of fanfictions on this site. And since most of my stories seem to be immensely unpopular, I decided to try yet again on an entirely different level. So enjoy!

Also, this is based on my current feelings, so the theme may often change from really sad to very funny. This might get a little odd because of this, so all I can say is – It's gonna be one wild ride!

"Yuuukiii-kun!!"

I groaned and turned over, mumbling sleepily, "Go away, Ayame.."

"But Yuki-kun, I'm not your dear brother! And I made you breakfast!"

"Then who-?" I rolled back over and immediately wished I hadn't. There, in front of my eyes, my poor innocent eyes, was a cat. But not just any cat. The cat. In an apron. With a tray of pancakes and milk. The cat. Breakfast. Apron…

"AHHHHHH!!!" Yuki bolted out of bed faster than a runaway train and darted to the other side of his room, narrowly missing the wall as he tried to erase his horrible dream from his mind. And sadly, failed. Poor little rat…But anyway, as he slowly calmed down from his terrifying dream, he glanced at his clock and realized with great annoyance that it was 3 in the morning on a weekend.

"Stupid cat.." He sighed and crawled back into bed, though couldn't seem to get back to sleep. The rather scary feeling from the dream remained, lurking around the room like a yaoi fangirl. Luckily, the girl writing this fic is not a yaoi fangirl, or our hero would surely be doomed. Not that I have anything against yaoi or – ("On with the story!" growled Kyo from the sidelines) –gulps- alright, now where was I? Ahh, yes…anyway, Yuki could not seem to shake off this feeling, but he could never imagine the horrors he would have to face the next day.

The war for the zodiac was just about to begin.

Chapter 1: A meeting of the gods

"Morning Yuki!" Tohru cheerfully greeted the yawing rat as he made his way into the kitchen, perking up slightly at the smell of good food that wasn't cooked by a certain cat. "Breakfast will be ready in a couple minutes. Oh, and Shigure said he wanted to talk to you…"

"Shigure?" Yuki repeated outloud, looking confused. "Did he say why?"

"He just said it was important," Tohru nodded to herself as she stirred whatever heavenly creation she had mastered today. "I think he's in his office."

"Thank you, Miss Honda," the prince flashed her a small smile and walked out. Barely a minute after he had disappeared around the corner, the girl slumped slightly onto the non heated parts of the stove, smiling as if in a trace, which she pretty much was.

"Ahh, my precious Yuki…I will have you soon enough.."

Meanwhile, Yuki had stumbled into Shigure's room at a very unfortunate time, and the poor rat added another session of therapy to his agenda.

The dog was reading one of his stories out loud. But it didn't end there. Oh no, of course it didn't end there. He also was giggling like a drunk wood cutter AND seemed to be acting out his character, apparently named Mark, speaking in some surprisingly soothing tones to a coat rack named Susan.

"C'mon baby, let's go to my place and have some…fun!" 'Mark' exclaimed with another giggle. The rat was stuck between tackling the dog to the floor and fleeing like a mad man. He decided on a go between.

"Shigure…are you alright?"

"Why, of course I am Su-I mean, Yuki!" Shigure turned to him, looking rather embarrassed. "What can I help you with?"

"I thought you asked for me," the rat raised an eyebrow, still rather disturbed by the earlier scene.

"Oh, yes…that's right." Shigure nodded thoughtfully, now rather serious again. Scary how he could do that so quickly… "Actually, I have something you might not enjoy so much…"

"What?" asked Yuki, getting a bit impatient by now.

"Well…I got a call from Hatori last night. It seems Akito wants to meet with you this afternoon."

Yuki froze, his eyes wide. "He…I….what?!? Why?"

The perverted dog sighed, "Calm down, Yuki. I knew you'd have a hard time taking this…I don't know why he wants to talk to you, but Hatori offered to hang around the room incase anything gets out of hand. And anyway, from what I hear, Akito is getting so weak now I don't think he could lay a hand on you."

"I doubt it," the rat said under his breath. Shigure shot him a surpised look and he continued, "You know as well as I do that he hates me…he'll do anything to get to me."

Shigure sighed again, "I do agree with you on that, but you don't need to be so afraid of him anymore. He is far less powerful now, and I fear his time is short. He could easily be on his last week. I think you should just go."

"Not like I have much of a choice anyway," Yuki growled quietly, "But thank you, Shigure…I'll think about what you have said." With that, the angry teenager left, leaving a rather depressed puppy.

"…Maybe I should have waited until later to say anything.."

The rest of the day passed as a blur to the rat, and before long, he found himself standing infront of the gates of the Sohma estate. "Well, here goes nothing," he thought wearily before entering the dreaded compound and all thoughts of his sure-to-be demise vanished, replaced by an utter calmness. Even as he met up with Hatori and was led to Akito's chamber, he felt no fear until he entered the room and found himself facing the God of the zodiac.

"Glad to see you could make it…Yuki."

-To Be Continued-

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