Me-Hi peoples! My name is Rose (pen name)and this is my 1st story. Thank you for reading!

Summary-The vengeful spirits of the zodiac have transformed Tohru so that she's part of the curse! A struggle for love, adventure, secrets, trust, and a quest to finally set the spirits free.

Disclaimer-I do not own Fruits Basket. If I did, I would have my own giant Water Park. ;)

Chapter 1:To Fight Fear

It was a clear day for February, and Tohru had just finished making lunch for the Sohmas. It had been 4 weeks since her confrontation with Akito, telling her that, no matter what, she was alive right now. Since then, life in the house felt calm and content. She gracefully set the table and began grabbing meals.

"Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, lunch is ready!"

Yuki and Kyo walked into the dining room, glaring at each other. They hadn't had their daily morning fight, so both were frustrated.

"What, you got something to say, you damn rat?!"

Yuki let out an irritated sigh, " Can't you shut your mouth for 5 seconds, you stupid cat?!"

"Oh, you want to go right now, girly boy?! I've been waiting to kick your ass all day!!!"

Kyo threw a fast punch, though not fast enough. Yuki sidestepped and kicked Kyo in the gut, slamming him into the screen door and onto the backyard. Kyo shook off the pieces of broken wood, now in a fury. " Dammit! Now you've done it, rat!!!"

Tohru hopped out of the gaping hole in the wall and ran toward Kyo with her Dining Room set First Aid bag. " Kyo, are you hurt?!"

Yuki took a step toward Kyo. " You really shouldn't worry about him, Tohru. Even idiot cats have 9 lives."

Tohru ignored Yuki and hurriedly opened the kit, reaching for a big box of band aids. " Kyo? Where does it hurt?"

Kyo sighed and muttered, " I'm fine, Tohru."

But Tohru was already spraying disinfectant and strapping band aids on Kyo. " She truly is an angel" , thought Yuki.

Tohru had on a small smile. "There, we're fin-"

"Tohru!!!" , a sing-sing voice called from the Dining Room, " Where, oh where, is my afternoon meal, my beautifu-" Shigure stopped abruptly as he observed Yuki scowling with disapproval at Kyo, and Tohru sitting down with a First Aid bag through a hole where the baack door should have been. He sighed, " Must you 2 always destroy my house? Akito's not going to like this. It's the 10th bill we've sent him this month."

"Ah, to hell with Akito." , Kyo grumbled, getting up.

Tohru sighed and took Yuki's hand. Yuki put his arms around her and held her comfortably. Ever since their meeting with Akito, the curse seemed to have lifted on Yuki, but no one else. Yuki did not complain though, not in the slightest. Neither did Tohru.

Kyo looked away, " Can't you 2 kiss somewhere else?" , he said, annoyed. It had been 2 weeks since Yuki and Tohru told everyone about their emotions, and Kyo didn't mind it. He just felt uncomfortable and awkward. Tohru was like his ditzy sister. To imagine her dating that rat was..........just weird. He was glad she was happy, though, and made sure to watch over her. "That damn rat is going to wish he was in hell if he ever hurts Tohru" , Kyo thought menacingly.

However, the same cannot be said for Shigure.

"Awww, Kyo, how could you ever shun young love???" , he said shockingly. " The presence of love is in the air! Can't you smell it? I know!!! I'll call Aya!" , Shigure said happily, running toward the phone in the living room. " He would love to be-"

"No!"

Shigure didn't have the wits to finish his sentence, as Kyo and Yuki tackled him in a speed so fast that guaranteed them a spot as pro wrestlers.

"Shigure!" , Tohru cried, grabbing the Living Room set First Aid kit. She quickly placed an ice bag on Shigure's head, babbling questions about if he was okay or where it hurt.

"Oh Tohru! You are truly a gift to our family. Yuki is sooo lucky you have you as his wife!"

Yuki turned a brilliant crimson and was about to beat Shigure unconscious with Kyo when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" , Tohru called as she stepped over Shigure's body and dodged the frozen Kyo and Yuki to get the door.

"Your stupid ears are showing, idiot." , Yuki said as he followed Tohru to the door.

Kyo growled, and waited in the living room, in case someone who didn't know about the curse came in. He didn't exactly know how to pull his ears back down.

Tohru looked through the peephole and gave a small, sad smile. Yuki was instantly concerned, wondering who on Earth could make Tohru unhappy to see him or her. She opened the door to a tall, dark figure with his hair covering his injured eye.

"Hatori! Hi!" Tohru smiled one of her ditzy smiles, though it looked a little nervous. Hatori looked at her with amazement, "She's going to visit Akito's father, and she still has the courage to smile." , he thought.

Yuki was a little startled. "Hatori." , he said nervously. Why on Earth was Hatori here?

"Hatori?" , Kyo wondered as he walked to the front door.

"Hari!!!" Oh how I have missed you so!", Shigure cried as he ran through the hallway joyfully.

Hatori suppressed a smile and sighed. " Shigure." He turned. "Yuki. Kyo." He nodded to each one of the boys. They nodded back. "Hello Tohru.", he smiled at her.

She grinned. " I have lunch ready. Please come in."

Yuki and Kyo followed curiously. "How did she know to make lunch for all of us???" , they both thought.

The Sohma boys sat sat down at the low table while Tohru passed around their meals. Hatori slurped some of his noodles quietly, fully aware that Kyo and Yuki were staring at him oddly. This continued for about 10 seconds when Hatori set his noodles on the table.

Hatori took a breath, and gestured at Yuki and Kyo. " So, I know you both are wondering why I barged into your home and sat at your table, considering the fact that you both are acting as if I'm wearing a funny hat. I am here to drive Tohru to the Main House, where she will have a chat with Shuhan. Akito's father, if you don't know."

Shigure laid deathly quiet while Yuki and Kyo stared into blank space in fear. Akito may be the leader of the zodiac, but Shuhan was the leader of the curse. He was all 12 zodiac animals, the voice of the vengeful spirits. They had never met Shuhan, but for Tohru to meet the leader, the speaker of their curse, was out of the question.

"NO." , was their only word.

Tohru stood up. "Please, I want to go. Akito says that only Shuhan can lift curse. I want to see if I can do anything or help in any way to destroy it once and for all. Not to be rude, but this is my choice." She sounded kind, but confident and firm.

Shigure spoke seriously, " You have to understand, Tohru, that this is no man. He is merely another body that all 12 of the spirits reside in. They all think differently, an they are very dangerous. If you choose to speak to Shuhan, their thoughts will enter both your mind and body. They can cause you to do things against your own will, and their many arguments and thoughts may drive you to madness." He looked thoughtful, "Only once have I seen Shuhan, and the only way I didn't go mad was because the dog spirit protected me and made sure that I was safe. Few people not of the curse have spoken with Shuhan, and even fewer are not in an institute. Kana spoke to Shuhan, and she turned out fine. Maybe it's just because she had a strong heart, unlike Shuhan's maids. You, too, have a very strong heart, so I don't think you will be in any trouble." , he smiled kindly at Tohru.

Yuki stared at Shigure, "You think she should...........go?"

Shigure frowned, " I don't like it, but if Tohru wants to do this, it's her choice."

Kyo crossed his arms. " We'll, I'm coming with you."

Hatori shook his head. " Shuhan only grants an audience with one person at a time."

Yuki looked at Tohru, deep pain in his eyes. " Do you really have to go?"

Tohru wanted to say no, to say that she was kidding and that she loved him and would stay with him, but she nodded her head. " I have to do this. To see if there's a way. I know that the curse has disappeared for you, but I need to do this for all of the members of the family."

Kyo looked at Tohru with sad eyes, as she grabbed her coat while Hatori ushered her out the door. "Do you have to leave now?"

"Yes."

Kyo turned and hugged Tohru, turning into a bright orange cat. "Bye." He waved a cat paw.

Yuki stopped her from exiting the house and hugged her tight. He kissed her for 7 Mississippi's and whispered in her ear, " I love you. "

She gave him a quick kiss, " I love you too."

Hatori started the car and Tohru scooted inside. "Bye!" , she called, and waved her hand from the window.

Shigure waved a hand, while Kyo a paw. Yuki waved goodbye sadly, not knowing if she would return as his Tohru.

Tohru put her hand in the car and tried to hold back tears. She didn't know what she was doing, or who Shuhan really was, and if she would return sane and see Yuki again.

"Just be yourself, you'll be fine.", her mom's words echoed through her head. She pulled out the picture of her mom from her shoulder bag, and smiled.

"Your right mom! I can do this. I can stand up to Shuhan and free the Sohmas from the curse! I can do this!"

Hatori watched her speech in the rear view mirror. "She truly is an angel", he thought as they closed in on the Sohma main house.

Tohru had no idea what she was getting herself into.

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Lol so what do you guys think? My 1st fan fic. Please R&R!!!!!Thank you for reading until the end!!! :D