Hello! New Chapter. Waring this chapter has gory and abuse in this chapter. I hope you like it. Enjoy! Note in the end!

Shigure's home is now packed with teenage girls and boys. There is not much that he can do about it. Yuki and Kyo want to live there to get away from the Sohma house. Tohru Honda is a nice girl that started to live with them and helps around the house. Then, Utau Sohma, a broken teenagers who is getting back to a somewhat normal life. He is taking her to school to take entrance exams but he waits until she wakes up.

Utau stirs in the bed when she hears Kyo get up but she doesn't get up yet. She wants to sleep more because her body feels sore. She curls up into a ball and falls back to sleep. Kyo gets ready for school and smiles at the teenager in his bed. Utau is curled up like a cat and sleeps with ease. Shigure has said to him to let her sleep and they would go to the school later in the day.

"Have a good day Utau." He leans over to her and kisses her head.

The trio leaves for school and leave Utau with Shigure. The dog gets some work as he waits for the teenager to walk up. It is about noon and the cat comes down to the kitchen looking for food. "Good afternoon, Tohru made a bunch of food for you. I guess Hatori had told her to cook for you too." Shigure says in a calm tone and wonders what the cat thinks of Tohru.

Utau nods and looks at the food. She grins and eats a little bit of everything. "Did I really sleep that much?" She looks at the clock and then at the dog. "So why haven't you told Akito about me yet?" The redhead asks as she puts away the food and cleans up. She didn't trust the dog not after what she saw and heard about him.

He grins and glances at the teen. " You know I don't tell Akito everything. Also, I promise Hatori that I wouldn't tell him anything that he doesn't need to know. But if he sees or finds you that is your problem. Come on get dress. I want to get this done. Oh there is some of your old clothes and some money Hatori wanted to give you. If they don't fit, you can go shopping." Shigure is blunt with Utau and wants to say on neutral ground with her. She knows something about him and Akito which was the cause of her punishment. The dog still envies the cat because she knows who she loves and is loyal to her friends.

The teenager listen to her cousins and nods. "Thanks I will be down about hour." She gleams at the dog and he sighs.

"Fine. Take your time. I don't have anything to do or anything" Shigure grumbles and tries to write but he is having writer's block.

The teenager looks through the clothes, finds a purple dress that might still fit her, and she takes a shower. After she manages to comb her long hair and puts it into two very long braids. The dress is a sheer material and flow down to her knees. Utau looks in the mirror and notices that she looks almost human. She tugs on her bracelet and takes a deep breath. Her mind is filled with such bad thoughts and becomes worried about starting school. Would she fit in? Will people like her? The cat pauses and shush her own thoughts. She runs down the stairs and sees the Shigure is in a suit. " I am ready to go. How do I look?" She smiles at her cousin and hopes he will say something nice for a change.

Shigure looks up and down at her. "You clean up pretty good for a misfit teen." He laughs and she punches him in the shoulder playfully. He groans and forgot that Utau trained with Kyo.


The two Sohma get to the school and Utau completes the exam with ease. It takes the teenager to complete in about an hour. She is causation with all the people around her. She had made Shigure leave because she wants to go shopping and explore the school.

Utau gets her uniform, she passes a classroom with Kyo in it, and smiles. Kyo is interacting with other and he looks like he is having fun. It seems like he natural fits in with his classmates.

. "Hello, Utau. You take the entrance exam already?" A serene tone asks behind Utau.

She turns around to see Yuki and feels a bit better. "Yeah, unfortunately I will not be in your class. I will be next door. Kyo is so lucky and he can't even see it." She observes the orange haired teen with his classmates.

"I am sorry to hear that." He pauses and notices that Kyo is surrounded by people. " Yes I agree. I wish I could have friends like Kyo. You will do fine. How are you feeling? You look a lot better." Yuki glances at his cousin, she looks lovely in the dress, and looks well rested.

"Hmm? I do feel better. I had some of the food that Tohru made. She seems nice." Utau pauses and her tone becomes cryptic. "Tohru is a very special young lady. We might not know it now but she is important to the Sohma family" She stops talking and snaps out of her trance. Utau rubs her face and sees that Yuki is staring at her. " I did my weird prophecy thing. Sorry. Well you should go to class. I have to go." She smiles at the rat and wishes that she could do more for him. Utau knew that there was something missing in his life. The redhead walks away from the rat but he takes her hand.

Yuki pulls away after he sees Kyo looking at them. "It is fine. Nevermind. I will see you tonight right?" He smiles and wishes he could have talked to her longer and ask her how she feels about him. Utau is kind to him but he never understood why. He could never hate her no what animal she is.


She nods, looks into the room one last time, and smiles at the other cat. Utau gets out the school and sees that Shigure is waiting for her. " You can leave me alone for the afternoon that would be nice. I have some errands to run before I go to school. Thank you for taking me here. I know that you are not a bad guy. It just this family's curse. I learned that it affects us all but in different ways." She looks up at the blue sky and wants the curse to be broken. There is a bond between them all the zodiac animals but they are not united. The head of the family makes their decision and keeps them bond to them.

"I am not a good man either as you must of heard and met have seen. This curse is very difficult to deal with. Just make sure you come home before it gets dark or the boys might get worried." The dog waves and leaves the cat alone for today.

Utau laughs at Shigure's last comment. She thinks to herself. Yeah the boys will try to find me and hunt me down. The teenager finds a sets of shops and buys some clothes with the money that Hatori gave her. She got everything that she need for clothes and wanted a snack. The cat sees a Taiyaki stand nearby and she smiles. These are fish shaped sweets that have different fillings. Utau orders three fish with red beans and enjoys her snack on a bench. There are people walk around the street. Couples holding hands and smiling at each other. Students laughing about something that happen in class. Utau wonders what is normal and would be she ever be normal. The cat sees a family member leave a convenience store and follows him. "Hey Kureno- sama. Wait up."


The tall young man, sees Utau, and stops for her. "Oh hello Utau." He takes a look at the redhead and she looks a lot better than the last time he saw her. He is the one that saved her from Akito. He was the one covered in her blood and called Hatori to help. Kureno though Utau was going to die in his arms but somehow she lived. " You look well" He smiles at her.

"Oh thank you." She smiles back. "Thanks to you. I would have died if you didn't help me. Can you come with me to my parents' grave?" Utau asks in a docile voice and looks at him.

"Of course. You haven't been to their grave since you were in the room?" Kureno asks and just keeps walking with her. "It must be hard for you." He doesn't get to talk to members of the Sohma family much because he is with Akito most of the time. The young man was always intrigued with Utau because she manage to talk to most of the family even though she is the cat.

The redhead seems to ignore Kureno statement and stops. " Do you think that we will ever be normal? Like have a family? Friends? Lovers? You are free but you are caged inside that house." Utau asks and sees her cousin's eyes thinks that it might have been a mistake to ask.

He takes in a deep breath and glances at the cat. "Maybe? Someday we will be free from this curse. Whatever it might be. I want to be normal but it is far from reach." He turns to Utau and looks at her bright blue eyes. " You will have a normal life. You fight for the right reason and you will do anything to break the curse. Utau you are brave. I wish I could be like you." Kureno smiles at the teenagers and sees her tears run down her face.

As Utau listens to Kureno, she feels the tears fall, and he give her hope for a better life. "I hope you are right. Want to live the life I want. " She wipes off her tears and smiles at the man in front of her.

The two sohma get closer to the grave and they see a young man with sandy brown hair and he is paying his respect at Utau's parents grave. The redhead stops and hides behind Kureno. She panics, crashes into the man, and she changes into a big fluffy red cat with white paws. The young man sees Kureno and starts to walk towards him but then someone calls after him that is it time to go. "Come on Takashi." A person shouts at him. " I am coming." He runs the other way and farther from the man.

The rooster watches the young man run way and he seemed to be waiting for someone. In a few moments, Utau changes back to a person and gets her clothes on. She is in panic, starts to crying, and Kureno has no idea what could have upset her. "What is wrong? Did you know that person?" The person did look familiar to him but he couldn't place a name to the face.

"He looked... " The teen sobs in between words. " Just like my father. Could he be my brother?" She is confused who that person is and wants to be comforted.

"That could be a possibly but wouldn't you remember your brother?" He pause and wonders if Hatori took that memory away from her to ease her transition to the Sohma house. He wants to hold her but then she would turn into the cat again. He broke the curse but yet he is still stuck with Aktio because he promised he would be with him.

Utau had to fight the urge of hugging her cousin because she knew that he broke the curse. One he had saved her, he cared her to Hatori but she was a cat the whole time. For some reason being in her cat form could possibly have been the reason that she survived. Once she woke up from her attack, Kureno and Hatori were by her side, and she asked the rooster how he broke the curse. He had tried to explain but he couldn't with words. The two had bonded on that day but haven't seen each other for two years.

The teenager hugs herself and tries to calm down. She walks to the grave and Kureno gives her some space. Utau bows her head at the grave and struggles to stand up. She falls to the ground and weeps.

" I miss you so bad. Mom, Dad. I need you so much. I am so confused. I am so scared. I want to make you proud." The redhead is overwhelmed with emotions and wants her parents to be their for her.

Kureno observe the teen, he sees her fall, and can feel the sadness from her. He can't watch her like this anymore and he walks over to her. The young man hugs Utau and holds the cat as it whimpers in his arms. He pets her and coos the cat. " I am sorry. This must be painful for but your parents loved you. They would have been proud of you."

The cat slowly calms down, purrs to the touch, and starts to talk. " I know they would have been proud but I just miss them so much. Thank you for being here. You have done so much for me. I think I should go home. You must need to go back to Aktio." Utau says and hopes that there are no people here to see her change once more. "Oh my new clothes." She remembers after her emotional breakdown.

"I have them. I can carry them until we get to the Sohma house." Kureno sighs and wishes that he could do more for the cat. He knows that she has suffered and it might not be the end of it.

Utau wants to say no but she just lets her cousin carry the bags. She has to let people help her sometimes. " Well not too close to the house because I don't want Atiko to see us. Mostly me. He might try to kill me again." She says and shivers the thought of seeing Atiko again.

"I guess you are right. Then we should part ways sooner rather than later. He likes to watch me come home. I am late too. Don't worry it is not your fault Utau. I wanted to spend time with you. I hope to see you again." Kureno gives her the bags and walks to the house in dreaded. At least he got to talk to Utau again and she looks well. He hopes that this year will be about become normal.


The redhead walks home and is still worried that Atkio had seen them. She didn't want Kureno to be punish or hurt because of her. It is dark out but the cat manage to get home safe. She is greeted with a happy Tohru, an upset Kyo, and a worried Yuki. A bit of mixed feels which she is not ready to deal with at the moment.

"You are late. Where were you?" Yuki asks in a calm tone and hopes Kyo doesn't freak out.

"Hmmm. I went shopping. I met up with an old friend. I went to my parents grave. Tohru is there still dinner left? I am famished." Utau ask the young girl who is smiling at her.

"Yes. I put in the fridge. We weren't sure when you would come home. It looks like you got a lot of clothes." Tohru beams and hopes to talk more to the redhead.

"Oh look who finally came home. You had us worried. Well mostly the boys." Shirgure says and sees the teen was busy this afternoon.

Kyo couldn't stand everyone being so calm. "How can all of you be ok with this? What if she was hurt or worst. You are acting like this is normal." His temper rises and sees Utau eyes turn a dark blue.

She glares at her cousin. "I am not a child. I don't have to tell you everything. I am going to change and then I will have dinner with Tohru." Utau hisses at Kyo because is annoyed with his temper. She can't deal with anymore emotions at the moment. The redhead goes up to Kyo's room and changes into her new pj's. They were dark blue with stars and moons on them. Kyo comes up and grabs her hand before she goes down the stairs.

" I am sorry. But I get worried about you. I can't lose you again. I need to know what to happen to you." Kyo let's go of her hand and goes to the room.

Utau sighs and wonders why Kyo has to be so shy about his feelings. She comes down the stairs and sees the table it set. The cat beams at the food and notices that Yuki had left.

Tohru had heated everything up and waited for Utau. This is her chance to talk to Utau and get to know what she likes. "I thought you would want everything warm." The young woman smiles and the redhead hugs her.

"Thank you so much! It looks so good. Itadakimasu." Utau bows her head and eats a little of everything first. She sees that Tohru seems to want to ask something. " You can talk to me. I am not as short tempered as Kyo. What is on your mind?"

"What happen to your parents." Tohru pauses and shakes her head. In a frantic tone she says " I am sorry. I know that they died. You just said that you went to their grave." She pauses for a breathe. " I mean I know it can be hard because my dad died when I was little. Then my mom died recently and I miss her a lot." She admits to Utau and hopes that she is helping somehow.

Utau eats and listens to Tohru story. The young girl has been through alot and she is trying so hard to be her friend. "I am sorry to hear that. I can tell you what happen. My parents died in a car accident when I was ten years old. I had seen them a couple days before they died. I wasn't allow to see them and it seems that they were punished for seeing me. I was blamed for their deaths." Utau voice is cold, she remember that day, and how Aktio blamed her for their deaths. Then, she hears Tohru crying for her or her story.

"That is so sad. That is terrible. How can someone do that or say such a thing to a child. I am sorry for crying. It is so sad." Tohru wipes her tears and tries to be calm.

"You are so sweet Tohru. You helped me so much. You don't have to cry for me anymore. I have family members that care about me. I have Kyo, Yuki, Hatori and you. I want us to be friend." She smiles at Tohru and hugs her.

"Thank you Utau-san! I am happy to hear that. You must be tried. Goodnight" Tohru goes to bed and leaves Utau alone.


The cat walks slowly to Kyo's room and hopes that he is sleeping. He is not the room and she guess that he is on the roof. Utau goes to the roof and sees the teenager mopping around. "Hey." She lays near him and looks at the night stars. "It is nice up here. You come here to think?" She asks him and wants to cuddle up to him like she did as a kid.

"Yeah, I guess. I just like being alone here. But you can stay here. It is a little cold at here." He paused and pulls in his cousin his chest. "You have the fun with Tohru?" He asks but wants to talk about why she was gone for so long.

Utau cuddles up to his chest and smiles. " Yes I did have fun. I like her. What do you really

want to talk about?" She asks as she looks up at Kyo's eyes.

He takes in the cold air and starts to talk. "I want to know what happen to you. Why you were gone for so long? I know it can be hard to talk about but I need to know. I want to protect you. I can't lose you again." Kyo can't look at her when he asks because he might cry.

Utau pauses before she tells him the story. She knows that she can't give the whole truth but she can tell some details. "Ok. Fine. I will give most of the story other parts I have to leave out to protect some Sohma family members." She sees Kyo nod in response and waits for her to start the tale of her absence. " I had seen something that Akito didn't want me to see.

He thought that I would tell everyone but I promised that I would tell no one. I had begged him to let me go. He wouldn't have it and he put me in the cat room. I would get fed once in awhile and I was in the dark all the time. Akito would come to the room to yell at me and blame me for my parents death. He would say that no would love me, miss me, or hear me scream. Other days he would beat me or whip me. This would last for a few month. I honestly I don't know how I survive those months. All that I could think of was my parents and how I needed to break the curse. I was so lonely." The redhead takes in a deep breath and sees that Kyo is shocked with what she is saying. It is not the worst part of her tale. "It seemed that someone was missing me and had questioned Akito my absence. He was not happy about it. So his solution was to kill me. I just remember him stabbing me and yelling at me for trying to be a God. I was so confused and I shouted so loud for help. I don't know how many cuts I had but I could feel my warm blood on my hands. Then I blackout and I was in Hatori's care. He was shocked that I survived after the abuse and the stabbing. I had a strong will to live he had said. It had taken me a few month to heal. Aktio had thought that he had killed me and told everyone that is suicide. I had stayed in an apartment far away and healed for a year. Then I went on a journey to heal my mind but it didn't help much. I was still isolated from my family. I contacted Hatori and wanted to have a normal life. He said that I could stay with Shigure and tell family member that I am alive when I was ready. I didn't want Akito to take over my life. That is how I got here. Kyo?" Utau turns the cat's face and sees the tears.

He cries, he pulls his cousin in close, and kisses her head. He couldn't find the words to describe how mad or sad he is at this moment. Kyo takes in a deep breathe "We were looking for you. One day we did hear a scream but someone told us to ignore it. If I knew it was you I would have run to you. I am so sorry. I wasn't there for you. Damn you were there the whole time. When Haru heard you were missing he went black and he wanted to beat the shit out Akito. It took the three of us to calm down. How did you last so long?" He asks with a shaking tone.

"I didn't get to live a normal life yet. I want to be in control of my life. I had to confess my love to someone. I had to see my family once more. I have so much that I want to do. You were a reason. Of course Haru freak out. I miss him. I will tell him when I am ready." Utau tells Kyo while looking into his eyes. He has amber eyes but she sees the kindness in his eyes.

"That is good to hear. It seems that we can't control our lives because of the curse. Do you think that we can even have normal lives?" Kyo asks and hears Utau laugh. "What is so funny?"

"I had ask the same question for an old friend. They told me yes. I have hope for a bright future for us. Come on. Let's go to bed. I have to go to school tomorrow." The redhead gets up and climbs into the room.

"Hey. I was comfortable." The teenager grumbles at his cousin. He follows her and they go to bed. "Good Night Utau." He holds her her close.

"Good Night Kyo." She replies back and is glad that she can be with her cousin. When they were younger everyone said that the they would get married. However, she though Kyo as a brother and they were close. She hopes one day that the whole Sohma family can have a normal life.

All the feels. I am still setting up the story but there will be Tohur in the story after I make a foundation for Utau tale. I would love some reviews. Thanks for reading.