I don't own Ouran or FMA or Fruits Basket but maybe I'll get it for Christmas!
-Occurring at the same point in time as the Host's dilemma-
Umehito Nekozawa was sitting in a dark room, stroking his puppet/curse doll, Belzeneff, pondering who should be cursed at his godforsaken school. Suddenly, the door at the other end of the room opened, revealing a blinding light that sent shivers up his spine. He hissed in annoyance, cowering toward his beloved darkness.
"Umehito Nekozawa?" a silhouette in the doorframe asked.
"Yes, what do you want?" Nekozawa asked uncertainly, "And close that door!"
The figure stepped into the darkness of the room, closing the door behind it. As his eyes adjusted, Nekozawa saw that this person was dressed in long, flowing robes, with black hair, and black eyes that shone with evil and maybe hatred. He thought this person was a boy, but he could not be exactly sure. "Fine, there," the person snapped. Then, he composed himself and looked toward the boy cowering in a corner and spoke with a new tone, "Umehito, my name is Akito Sohma. I'm new here but I bring a great curse. You shall now be cursed with the spirit of the rooster. Do what you will with this curse but you shall turn into this animal when hugged by someone of the opposite sex." He turned to leave the room, leaving behind a very confused Nekozawa. Suddenly, Akito turned around and said, "Oh and others at this school are cursed as well. You actually know them. In fact," he trailed off and beckoned toward the door.
There, in the doorway, stood a small tiger. It had fear in its eyes and looked completely pathetic to Nekozawa. Then, it uttered, "Big brother?" Nekozawa's eyes widened in terror; he knew that voice.
"Kirimi?" he asked.
-Before that-
Kirimi Nekozawa was in her classroom, playing with her friends, Winry and Roy (hey she is in elementary school. They play with toys!) They were giggling hysterically and having a great time when the door opened with a bang, making the two young girls jump. Standing before them was a boy in long robes with jet-black hair and eyes that matched his hair. The three young friends were close to tears as this stranger stared down at them.
"Kirimi Nekozawa?" the person questioned. Kirimi did not respond; she was too busy fighting back tears of fear. "Fine then, my name is Akito Sohma. I am new here and I bring a curse that will cause students at this school to turn into animals if hugged by someone of the opposite sex. You have been chosen and will now be cursed by the spirit of the tiger."
Akito pointed toward her and, defensively, Roy threw his arm around Kirimi. Roy was startled when Kirimi turned into a puff of smoke and she disappeared. "Kirimi?" he shouted. Meanwhile, Akito slipped from the room with a smirk. In Kirimi's place sat a cute tiger with a startled expression on its face. It gazed up at Roy's and Winry's dumbstruck faces.
"What's wrong Winry?" the tiger asked, "Roy?"
Winry fainted as soon as Kirimis began to talk and Roy was still and silent with shock. Kirimi, confused and desperate, ran from the room toward where she knew her brother was. She knew he could help her.
As she approached the door, she saw that it was opened a crack enough for her to squeeze through. She did this and was shocked to see her brother cowering in fear as he stared at that Akito person from earlier.
Scared and feeling alone, Kirimi uttered, "Big brother?"
He looked toward her, shock and disbelief on his face and uttered back, "Kirimi!"
Again, Akito slipped from the room in the confusion, a smile on his face. He loved causing this much pain and suffering.
"Brother, what's happening," Kirimi asked.
"I don't know, that… that boy said we were cursed but…" Nekozawa said. Kirimi was afraid, her brother never acted this afraid, in fact, he was the one who was usually cursing people.
"What are we going to do?" she asked.
"We're going to break the curse," Nekozawa said, "There's always a way to break a curse. He said others at this school are cursed as well."
"Who else is cursed?" she asked.
"I would start at the host club but I'm not entirely sure," Nekozawa said, "We'll just have to wait and see."
Just then, the small tiger disappeared in a puff of smoke, revealing Kirimi. "Look, Brother, I'm back to normal!" Kirimi squealed with joy. Then, seeing the confused look on her brother's face, she asked, "Brother, what's wrong?"
"Kirimi, go put on some clothes," Nekozawa told her, looking away and handing her his robe to wrap herself in.
She took it and thanked her brother as he helped her wrap herself in the robe. Thankfully, they were brother and sister, so it was less awkward than it could have been. After she changed into her clothes, both brother and sister set out to find a cure to their curse.
-AN-
I got a review asking if I would make another chapter with the other characters. Well, I did. Thank you for your review btw! I will be updating with the other characters mentioned in chapter one soon! I promise!
Did you catch the Fullmetal Alchemist Reference? No… then read it again! Oh how I love Roy and Winry. I was going to have Winry grab a wrench but I didn't know where she would get one at school. (see my dilemma?) Oh and Big Brother also comes from the Nina episode (makes me cry every time).
I shall update soon, I promise! (Hopefully! I do say that every time.)
Thanks for your reviews! I appreciate them! They make my day! XP
