Chapter One

This is no happy ever after

[Kyo P.O.V]

You would think that after everything that has happened thanks to Tohru, things would be better. I could agree that some things did, however, it felt like it got worse at the same time. The Zodiac were more in control of their abilities and could withhold contact among a non-Zodiac for a certain amount of time as long as we trust them, without turning into our animal form. Everyone felt hope into breaking the curse once and for all.

Oh, you thought that the curse is broken? That was everyone's mistake. Yes, Tohru has accepted the cat, but she hasn't accepted its heart. She chose the Rat of all people, but of course I was no longer surprised. In a way; I have grown to become more civil towards the silver haired man. I wouldn't say we are friends yet, just acquaintances by far. The only human that I brought myself to trust which gave me the ability to not change into a cat straight away, was the one and only, Tohru.

Moving on to the actual part of why I'm telling you about this tale is because, even though things make it look like it's going to never end with only lost hope. Things do get better and it will. My reason? Well…

You will just have to wait and see.

The weather couldn't have been more bitter and cold. A typical Monday morning. What makes it worse was that I had to go to school. Shigure and Akito were having none of my complaints since for the past few weeks I locked myself up in my room. Only to leave the room for food and a shower. I couldn't handle seeing Tohru and Yuki every day since I found out that they got together. The feeling of my heart being ripped and burned to pieces for each glimpse that I made.

Why did Tohru have such a grip on me? Why did I let myself fall for her? Why did I stay when I could have trained in the mountains till the day that I have to be locked up in the cage? Just… Why? The answer, I was everyone's way out and it didn't mean anything to them if I got hurt or not. No one loves the cat.

Arriving at the school gate, it was oddly busy in the field grounds. "What the heck is going on here?" I said out of thought. The couple peered over at me to see where I was looking then Yuki spoke up. "We have new students coming in for a year transfer or so. They all come from a certain part of the world, which gives me much curiosity on who we will meet". Tohru brightened up and responded, "oh that's great! I can't wait to meet everyone. I just hope that I don't do anything to upset then. But what if.."

There she goes with her worrying habit. She trails off into a worried frenzy and the damn rat calms her down. 'That should be me' I thought subconsciously, before making my own way ahead to the school door. As I was about to place my hand onto the handle to open the door. "Kyo my love!" I frowned upon hearing the familiar voice coming in close behind me. 'Why does this have to happen today of all days?' I complained in thought.

"We get to share the same school together now! Isn't that great? Hopefully, we even get to be in the same class! If it happens, then it's proof we are truly meant to be!" Her voice was too hyper in my point of view as she pulled me into one of her crushing hugs. I swear I could feel and even hear my own ribs cracking. "Also, I saw some of the new transfer students. They seem so cool and smart. But they're not as great as you!" She added, clearly making a bad attempt to impress me. As if I could care less about the transfer students.

They were only going to be here for a year then move back to wherever they came from. What's the point of making any attachments when they're only going to disappear afterwards? "I don't really care Kagura, I really don't want to have any involvement with them", I answered, pushing her away to get to the door. Once I made it inside, the brunette just kept following me. "Ok then… How about we mess with them from afar?, It will be fun. I already found two or three people that are such nerds!" She insisted, sporting a devious smirk on her face.

'You seriously got to be kidding me', I groaned internally, ignoring the Boar Zodiac and continuing my journey towards class. This time Kagura didn't follow. Thank god for that. Turning a corner and making a quick trip up the stairs, I finally made it to class. Stepping inside, I found my usual seat and sat down before resting my head, ready for my nap. From the corner of my eye, I could see Yanki and the static air girl enter the classroom. I just wanted to be left alone! "Oh it's the red head Kyo", the Yanki complained, making me feel angry.

I stayed quiet as they both went to sit down in their seats. Eventually, more and more students walked into the classroom. They were all in their own social groups, chatting away to one another. I was stuck at the back with no one to talk to, but I was okay with it. Soon enough, Tohru and the Rat entered the room. "Taking a nap already, stupid Cat?" The silver head glared at me. I felt a vein twitch with anger. "Mind your own damn business!" I snapped, clenching my fist at him. "K-Kyo please…" Tohru stuttered, her worried look, hitting me in my soft spot.

I tensed up and looked away, ignoring the two. 'Let's just get this day over and done with already'. As if on cue, the teacher arrived into our classroom to announce the start of the daily lessons. "Good morning class, it's good to see you all back for another week. Well… Most of you", the teacher sighed, his line of sight catching towards my direction. He then added, "As you may all have heard. The school has gained a few transfer students for the rest of the school year. Almost every class is assigned with one or two transfer students. We are fortunate enough to have two".

Everyone around me seemed to be in high spirits, while I just groaned in my chair and rested my head. I listened carefully as I went to close my eyes. I could make out the sound of the classroom door sliding open, followed by the patterned footsteps of two people entering soon after. "Class, these are our two new students. May you two please introduce yourself", the teacher spoke up. Soon enough I heard one of them step forward, "The name is Ethan Williams, I'm seventeen and I come from Australia! My main hobby is Hockey but I'm up for any kind of sport". He spoke with a very evident accent, it was rusty but it was enough to get the girls on the edge. 'Great he's gonna be another Rat boy, isn't he' I mentally complained.

I looked up to see the man, he seemed around my height with long curly brown hair, and he had the beginnings of a small beard starting to grow. He really did look the part of an Australian. He even grinned like one too. I then noticed the second student, a short girl. Her light brown hair was tied back into a ponytail. Despite it being tied up, her hair was fairly long for someone her height. Even the colour was so light it was almost blond or… Cream? Her eyes I could not see clearly as her hands covered most of her small face, along with her large fringe, which covered most of her right eye. However, I could slightly make out that her eye colour was a dark blue. I would agree it was an interesting combination of students that we got, but once again, I lost interest.

I was about to rest my head back down, 'till the girl spoke. "H-hello everyone. I'm Angelica Ivy Rosaline. I come from Italy, the city Vernazza. I'm… about to turn 17 next February, not long before Valentine's day in fact. My favourite hobby is music, but I also love reading and any challenging sports. L-lastly… I have my own companion that I love bringing along with me, her name is Valentina".

'Who and what?' I raised my eyebrow, the girl was losing my interest more and more. She sounded like a normal girl in my opinion, just foreign with fancy names. I glimpsed over to Tohru. She was different. Tohru wasn't like everyone else and that's why I ended up loving her. She was sweet, kind and always put others first. But it's unfortunate that the Rat beat me again with a challenge that I didn't want to lose. It may be true that my ego was damaged every time that I lost, but nevertheless, this damaged me enough to lock myself up in my room for three months straight.

The teacher told the new students to sit down on their seats, as Ethan sat beside me. While Angelica sat two rows in front of me. I guess it's time to deal with another long day.