If you want this to be a romance, message me... because I can go eather way at this point. XD

God told all the animals to come to a very important party. The mouse decided to deceive the cat by telling him that the party was at a later date, so while the other animals were climbing up a hill to the party, the cat was at home sleeping. The placement of the animals in the zodiac apparently depended on when they got to the party, so the first animal was the mouse who rode in on the Ox's back. Then the tiger, rabbit. dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and boar. This is the story of the zodiac that most know of. But a small twist is left out, for God was shamed by it. There was another animal invited to God's ball; the fox. The fox is known for her sly ways and Stories depict them as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. Foremost among these is the ability to assume a human form. The fox knew it would be a difficult journey to the banquet, so she decided to trick God; She took on the form of a beautiful young woman and seduced God, tricking him into taking her to the banquet. When she got to the party hall, she ran off. God could not pursue her at the moment because his guests, the known zodiac, would arrive soon. The fox went a safe distance from the hall, before returning to her true form. Unfortunately for the fox, the cat, who had been slumbering within sight range, saw her. The cat said nothing as the fox ran off to the ball, but instead returned to his slumber. The fox was the first to arrive at the party, and they all enjoyed the festivities. After the party was over, and the cat learned of the rat's trickery towards him, he became bitter. The cat thought of the memory of the fox being in a different form, then changing back and returning quickly, and the cat figured out what the fox had done. Now the cat was angry. The fox was aloud into the zodiac and she had tricked God, where he was not aloud, and he had been tricked by the rat. The cat ran up to God, and told all that he seen on the night of the party, hoping that he would take the fox's place because of her trickery. This did not happen. The fox was exiled for making a fool of God, and the cat remained excluded

"Mother, why are we leaving Uncle Shiguwe and Uncle Ayame and Uncle Hatowi behind? And what about the other kids? Why can't I stay and play?" a young girl with silverish hair that had grey streaks through it asked, her upset light red, almost orange-ish yellow, eyes shone sadly at the thought of leaving her friends.

"We must hurry, Yukiko, we can't be caught, if he catches you, he'll lock you away forever!" the woman said, panting and pushing the child along towards the entrance of the huge mansion.

The girl was small, and young, three years old at the most. Yet she was very intelligent. She had been reading since the age of two, and speaking and walking from the age of one. She could write, and speak fluently, when the majority of the children her age could barely crawl.

The woman picked up the frowning child, and ran for the exit.

"You can't escape! The cursed child is mine!"a cruel, loud, male voice bellowed from behind the two panicked females. The young child wailed, utterly confused as to what was occurring. "That child belongs to God! You do not have the right to take her! She will be confined as was all the foxes of past generations!"

"NO! This child is mine! I conceived her! You can not take her away from me!" the woman yelled in reply.

The child looked back over her shoulder to see her three closest friends, Sohma Shigure, Sohma Hatori, and Sohma Ayame. Although they were around ten years older than the young girl, they had taken a liking to her childish maturity. They called out to the retreating image of their young friend, but to no avail. Both women disappeared behind the trees that lined the entrance to the Sohma estate.

The woman quickly beckoned the child into the passenger seat of the car and crawled into the driver's seat herself. She started the engine and drove off, leaving the angry servant behind. Despite her own situation, she felt sympathy for the servant, he would be punished severely for losing a zodiac child.

"Mommy..." the young girl sniffed, wiping away her tears. "Mommy, where are we gunna go?"

"I don't know, Baby, I'm not sure. But far away. Until you're strong enough to protect yourself from that evil boy." the woman growled, her hatred for the young Sohma 'God' apparent.

"Mommy, why do you hate Akito so much? He's actually really nice..."

"SHUSH! That boy is evil! He wants to take you away from me! He wants to lock you away so you belong to him! So nobody but he can see you! I wont allow that!" she woman yelled hysterically. She wasn't insane, her actions were all a result of the godchild's, Akito's, mother speaking of locking away Yukiko. Although the fox only appeared every two hundred years in the zodiac, the fox was always locked away because it was banished for deceiving God.

The child cried hiccuped sobs, distressed by her mother's abnormal behavior. "Shh... it's okay Baby, it's okay. Mommy's sorry for yelling. I'm just tired, love, after we sleep I'll be all better." the child nodded and wiped away her tears. She was soon asleep.

Yukiko awoke and frowned. The familiar memory still hanging on the edges of her mind, dispite her attempts to push it away.

"Mother..." she murmured, at the woman's memory. Sohma Azumi had died in the previous week, on August 22, of illness. Her mother wasn't sickly, it was only that during the period that Azumi was ill, Yukiko was ill aswell with a head cold. Yukiko wasn't aware of her mother's state due to horrible migraines that, at times, even knocked Yukiko unconscious. Her mother wasn't aware how bad her health was because she was so worried about her child. Yukiko looked at the worn journal that she had taken along with her. It had apparently been her father's. Yukiko had never met her father, when she was born cursed, he fled, and was killed in a car accident not to much later. Yukiko didn't hate, nor love, her father. She only kept the old book because her mother treasured it. She opened the worn cover and looked at the first page, the only page with an entry.

December 10, 1992

My daughter was born today. She is a beautiful child, with shocking red eyes and little tufts of silver and grey hair. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her.

And hated her the moment I held her. The doctor held the child gingerly, as they walked over to my love. My love, Azumi was laying on the bed of the hospital room in the Sohma estate. The docter lay the giggling baby in the arms of my wife who smiled down at the newborn, then left the room, to return to the main estate where they were usually stationed. The young baby blew a bubble with the spit from her mouth, and blinked when it popped. It was the most adorable thing I had ever seen. Azumi beckoned me over to see our new daughter. She looked up at me expectantly, and I carefully reached to pick up the child. Everything seemed fine, until I pulled the newborn child into my arms. A small explosion occurred with a POP, and instead of the beautiful baby girl I was staring at a moment ago in my arms, there was a baby fox. I dropped the thing onto the bed with a startled yelp, and looked around for my child. Who was no where to be found. My wife looked up at me in horror as I yelled for the doctor. Just as the doctor reentered the room another POP was heard, and my child was lying on the bed, wailing. No. Not my child. That thing isn't my child. That thing isn't even HUMAN! I ran. It was cowardly to leave Azumi behind, but I had to escape. I'm not even sure what I was running from. I don't know if I ever will be. I'll never return to Azumi, or that demon possessed child.

Tanaka Yori

Yukiko stared at the entry bitterly. She wasn't angry at her father for hating her. She was angry because he never gave her a chance. He was never really given the opportunity, but it was obvious he wouldn't take any opportunities to get to know his child.

The conductor came over the intercom of the train Yukiko was currently on, telling all passengers to prepare for the last stop.

'Well, Mother, here I go,' Yukiko thought, 'hopefully I'm strong enough to protect myself from Akito now...'