Hello everyone! Welcome to my fanfiction! So basically If it wasn't obvious Hatori is my favorite character. He Shigure and Ayame I love. But they have like no back story!!! I need the back story. Especially Hatori. He was one of the first ones born with the curse what was it like? What were his parents like? What was he like as a child? I need answers!!! But I probably will never get answers (unless the new anime coming out will cover more of his backstory...maybe hopefully)

BUT it probably won't so that's why I'm writing this! I'm going to try to keep everything accurate to the tidbits we did get about his backstory in the side columns and even to the time/era. Considering the first book started off in 1998 (year of the tiger going into the year of the rabbit) so that would mean Hatori was born in 1971 or 1972 (which is awful cause that means I'm in love with a 47 year old) anyway so I'm gonna try to keep it as accurate as I can so wish me luck! And thanks for reading!

Chapter 1: The Sohma Curse

January 21, 1972

Asami Sohma had always been lucky. She had been born at a low rank on the "outside" of The Sohma family. Her father always said she had been born lucky. She was born in January the month of the rat the best and smartest zodiac animal. It was because she was lucky and special she was able to marry the family doctor from the "inside" and live a lavish life of perfection. She went from being a no one in her family to a person of high status. She even had an opulent inside home and maids. Her life was perfect. It was everything she had ever hoped for and worked for. And she intended to keep it that way. Absolutely perfect.

She was also expecting their first child together. In two months she would carry on her new line of distinguished Sohma children who acted nothing like the rabble she grew up with. She already had the finest nannies and tutors picked for the child. They would have to be entrusted to continue on in the medical field and become the next Sohma family doctor. So they're education was very important.

However Asami was very unaware of the dark curse that loomed over the Sohma family and the burdened gift her husbands family had possessed. She was blissfully unaware that the insiders looked at her worried every time she passed with her swollen stomach. She was also blissfully unaware of the dormant curse waiting to reawaken at any moment. It wasn't until she went in to labor very suddenly and very early when everything came crashing down.

Asami yelled in pain. How was this happening? She thought. Her child wasn't due for two months. And she wasn't even showing signs of labor just yesterday when she had a check up from her husband himself. She worried about the baby being small and premature and she also worried about losing the baby. If she lost the baby It would look terrible and everyone would pity her. Plus she had so much riding on this baby to boost her position in the family.

She looked around the small clinic room. All the nurses were watching her with somewhat sad expressions. What was wrong with them? Were they worried about how early the baby was being born? Shouldn't this be a happy moment? Her husband was looking at the contraction papers.

"You should be ready to push. You're already fully dialated." Dr. Sohma said surprised. One of the nurses looked at him shocked.

"That's not possible that was so fast!" She exclaimed. Re checking for herself.

Asami started pushing and within 10 minutes she heard crying.

Shocked she stared into her husbands arms to see a perfect baby boy. He was absolutely perfect and normal sized to. Even for being 2 months early. He cried and wailed only shortly. As they cleaned him off Asami got a good glance at his beautiful blue violet eyes and dark hair. Something about him was so beautiful it almost seemed unnatural. Did all mothers see there children this way? Tears ran down her face in pride. Even her husband wore a small smile on his usually stern face

"What will you name him Mr. and Mrs. Sohma?" One of the nurses asked as her husband weighed him and checked him over.

"Hatori. Hatori Sohma" Asami said joyfully as her husband returned with a perfectly swaddled baby.

"8lbs and 2 ounces and 21 inches long." He said amazed. "For 2 months early, that's amazing" he said handing the newborn to his mother.

Asami reached her hands out and laid the infant on her chest. He was a miracle. Perfect in every- POOF! Suddenly there was a puff of smoke and her perfect baby was gone. The nurses gave the doctor an I told you so look. But Asami was in shock. She couldn't comprehend what just happened. She strained to sit up and saw instead of her baby in the blankets a 3 inch seahorse.

She screamed and almost flung the thing before her husband grabbed the seahorses and held it right as another puff of smoke happened and the baby was back crying at all the commotion.

"Call the head of the family. The Sohma curse has returned." The doctor said sternly looking down at the new born junnishi.

Okay there it is!! Sorry it was a little short but obviously they'll get longer as the story goes on. But I feel this was a good beginning chapter. I honestly always wondered how the zodiac members got through infancy without their mothers not being able to hold them. But anyway I hope you guys enjoyed!!! Let me know what you think! See you in the next chapter!