Hello again this is me! I had a great birthday party and now I'm 13! YAY! Well now I'm going to work on this story because I think it's going to be great…but now it sounds like I'm just bragging ha ha ha. I just hope I get more reviews because a certain FANFICTION wouldn't except chapter 2 for other reviews! Hmmmmm I wonder who I'm talking about……..HMMMMMMM! Okay enjoy everyone!

Chapter 3 "The Cat Leader"

Tohru walked downstairs prepared to tell Yishanu that her job was completed. But, while thinking on what to say, she thought about the boy she had now locked up in Yishanu's son's room.

"That boy…" thought Tohru passing some servants. "He doesn't look anything like Momiji-san. It's so strange. To me, he seems too beautiful to be real. But I just can't believe he is a Zodiac…what is so great about this boy that Yishanu would actually let him stay in his son's room?"

She continued walking down the hallway passing some rooms and a couple of kitchens. She spotted Ghanjan exiting out of the kitchen. She waved at him and he waved back. She knew that he was too busy and Tohru didn't want to cause him any trouble, so she continued heading her way to the lobby where she knew Yishanu and Momiji were. Kaxa however was probably out somewhere else with the remaining soldiers.

As she approached the door, she noticed it open and Tohru took a step back quickly. She noticed Momiji eating some kind of cracker while walking out when he noticed Tohru in front of her.

"Tohru!" shouted Momiji excited.

"Is Yishanu in there Momiji-san?" questioned Tohru as she tried to look inside the room.

"Nope!" said Momiji somewhat happy. "He wanted me to tell you that he and the remaining soldiers from earlier went back to the Zodiac's ground to collect all their dead soldiers blood...I think…"

"He wants to recreate their DNA…" thought Tohru as she watched the happy Momiji chewing up his cracker.

"So is that prisoner gone?" questioned Momiji as he licked his fingers, trying to get the remaining pieces of crackers.

"Well…sort of I suppose," said Tohru. "The prisoner is actually a Zodiac just like you Momiji-san."

"REALLY?" shouted Momiji excited. "WHAT'S THE PRISONER'S NAME TOHRU-KUN?"

"…Well…I didn't really get to ask his name…" said Tohru depressed. "I thought it would be fun to be friends with another Zodiac, but it seemed that he doesn't like me."

"Then let's go see him!" blurted out Momiji. "I probably know who he is if I see him face to face!"

"Momiji-san," said Tohru softly as she tried to calm him down. "I don't think we should go see him until Yishanu comes back. It's probably the wisest thing to do at this time. And Yishanu will probably become irritated if I de-spell the barrier."

"Awww," sighed Momiji. "But promise when King Yishanu comes back, we go see him! Promise?"

"…All right," answered Tohru.

"You promise?" asked Momiji one more time.

"Yes yes Momiji-san," answered Tohru once again. "Did Yishanu ever tell you when he will return?"

"Mm-mm, he just said that he will return soon," said Momiji.

"Oh," said Tohru as she looked at the stairs.

Zodiac Castle

The Zodiac servants were rushing down the halls around the castle near the leader Akito's office scurrying away from a gray figure who walked slowly through the halls, ignoring everyone from his sight. The servants were all scared of this figure, and for some reason caused a huge silence.

The door leading inside to Akito's office was suddenly smashed open, and the gray figure stormed in and clamped his hands on his desk, creating a serious expression on his face.

The all lord leader Akito didn't bother to look up at him, but instead kept his eyes on the work and documents he was working on.

"Good day," said Akito suddenly still continuing writing down reports on his sheet of paper. "I see your as down mood as always. Have you ever thought that maybe you could knock before entering? And I thought that pesky cat was worst then you."

"Good day to you too," muttered Yuki stupidly to his leader. "Guess what happened during the battle?"

Akito kept quiet, continuing working while the moody Yuki still stood at the head of the desk.

"Those mortals defeated us," said Yuki. "The cat army and the tiger army have all fallen. Only very few of them are still alive right now."

The silence from Akito continued, but this didn't make Yuki angry.

"Continue," said Akito filing up his papers.

"Apparently…" started Yuki. "None of the warriors who are alive right now do not remember anything, making it hard to report any other damages or maybe future attacks."

Taking his eyes off from his documents finally, Akito gave Yuki a blank look.

"Is that so?" questioned Akito. "So now we have very few cats and tigers…the dragons haven't completed transforming yet…and those damn rabbits won't do a single thing…do you think we're in trouble, Yuki?"

A figure suddenly walked inside the door, wearing a green uniform with a black collar around his neck. Green was most suitable for a dog, and the collar really explained everything about their form.

"Have I sent any invitations for anyone to come inside my office without permission?" said Akito stupidly taking his eyes back to his paper work.

"I heard from some of the other warriors that only half of the cats are all right," reported Shigure taking a seat. "But only few tigers are still going."

"Is the tiger leader…dead?" questioned Yuki, as he stood straight.

"Yeah," said Shigure sadly. "Jekami-kun was a beauty and a powerful woman. Too bad she isn't here right now…have you heard about kitty by any chance?"

"No," said Yuki. "He's probably off somewhere getting chase by Kagura."

"That's true," answered Shigure as he looked out the window. He suddenly spotted Yishanu's army around the dead soldiers. Even though it was a blur, Shigure could tell it was him.

"Something bothering you?" questioned Akito still not taking his eyes off the paper work.

"That Yishanu guy is over there at the battle field," said Shigure.

"Should we do a surprise attack?" questioned Yuki as he looked at Akito sharply.

The silence was kept between the three of them. Of course, knowing about Akito's strange behavior, no wonder why it's quiet. Only the rustling of the papers were heard around the room. Some servants ran pass the door, rushing around the castle to complete their task.

"…Let them be," said Akito. "Seems I have given them a chance for today."

"Have you gone insane?" snapped Yuki. "Right now we can defeat them! With that damn Yishanu out of the picture, there will be a better chance of us succeeding!"

"The last time I had notice," said Akito looking at Yuki sharply. "It was I, Lord Akito, who was leader of the Zodiac Lands, who controlled the lands and all the Zodiacs and therefore, I don't think I have gone insane, and you should not consider yourself to question me, and more importantly, you should instead merely agree to my order."

Shigure looked at Akito with a blank look, but as for Yuki, he knew that Akito has gone insane. Akito would always make plans on ways to kill the mortals, and here, right now at the bottom of their noses, was the perfect chance. What was Akito thinking?

"LORD AKITO!" shouted a figure that ran inside wearing a dark brown suit with a short black skirt. She took a breath and tried to calm herself down.

"What do you need?" questioned Akito.

"…Ky, Kyo…" Kagura panted still trying to catch her breath.

"Cat Leader," said Akito unexpectedly. "Refer him to that, or Lord Kyo."

"…Right," said Kagura as she calmed herself down. "Lord Akito! One of the soldiers in battle remembers everything about the attack!"

"Is that so?" questioned Akito looking down at his work. "Hurray for him."

"But, Lord Akito!" blurted Kagura as a tear fell from her eye. "LORD KYO WAS TAKEN BY THE MORTALS!"

It was then silence in the office. Akito looked up at Kagura with his ever image of total calmness, but with a more deadly glare in his dark eyes. Shigure stood up quickly as he and Yuki looked over at Kagura shocked. This was very important now. Losing a Zodiac could mean losing the whole battle, knowing that they know everything.

Akito's eyes were narrowed, and the depress Kagura fell onto the ground crying continuously as the Lord approached her, staring at her while Yuki and Shigure watched Akito. He suddenly just walked right pass her and went out of the door, leaving the crying Kagura and the two shocked Zodiacs behind.

"The Cat Leader has been captured?" thought Shigure and Yuki as they walked over to Kagura and tried to calm her down.

Mortal Side Castle

Momiji decided to help out the servants and wait for the arrival of Yishanu. The servants around the castle were too nervous and scared about the "new prisoner" and now the castle was just a rampaging show. Some servants ran up to Hanajima and started asking ridiculous questions about the prisoner while she merely stated that there was nothing to be afraid of. The servants however didn't believe her and continued to worry.

Tohru however was in her room, standing at the porch waiting for Yishanu to return. Only when he returns, they, that means Tohru and Momiji, might get permission to see the prisoner that was now across Tohru's room. Only a door away was a Zodiac, a pure Zodiac that was only a door away.

"Only a door away…" thought Tohru staring out into the plain lands. She didn't spot Yishanu or any warriors anywhere, and she knew that this was going to take a long time.

She left the porch and closed the door while looking at the entrance of her bedroom door. She stared at it, wondering if she should go towards it. Tohru walked very slowly up to her bedroom door and opened it, and right in front of her was now the prisoner's room. She could see the barrier easily, and it was still as powerful as ever.

"Should I…" thought Tohru as she closed her bedroom door. "I told Momiji-san that I would go in when Yishanu comes back. But…"

She looked around, checking if any servants or warriors were coming. It seemed that she had the whole tower to herself.

"I just want to get to know him," thought Tohru. "That's all. It's not like I'm setting him free or anything."

She walked up to the door and started despelling the spell she had set on the door. As soon as she knew that the door was slightly low on its barrier, she turned the doorknob very slowly and opened it, making the door creek a little.

She took a peep inside, checking if the prisoner was still sleeping, and to her surprise, he was. But instead he was back to his human form with clothes on.

"Did he wake up earlier?" thought Tohru as she closed the door very slowly. She looked at the chair next to her where she placed his clothes, and now it was on the boy. She took a step forward, checking if the boy was surely asleep.

And asleep he was.

She continued with this process until she finally approach the snoozing boy on the bed. She kneeled down to see a better picture of him since the cellar was just too dark.

He had orange hair just like she saw in the cellar, but still couldn't see his eyes. And just like always, he had that same expression on his face; anger and hatred.

"His hair color is so strange," whispered Tohru to herself. She suddenly started hearing voice coming closer to the door, and recognized that it was Hanajima and Ghanjan.

"Oh no!" thought Tohru as she rushed over to the front door. She didn't want to leave the room, for if she did, then surely Ghanjan or Hanajima would tell Yishanu that Tohru was in the prisoner's room. It was against the mortal code to tell everything to Yishanu, even if you are close friends.

She then realized that they entered Tohru's bedroom, and she then started hearing voices again.

"Princess Tohru?" questioned Ghanjan as Tohru heard.

"I don't detect her waves in here," said Hanajima.

Tohru then started waiting, wondering what they were going to say.

"…I sense Tohru in…that room," Hanajima said calmly.

"Which room?" thought Tohru as she started panicking.

"That's the prisoner's room that I heard," said Ghanjan suddenly. "She wouldn't be in there. She put a barrier around it."

"But it seems so clear," said Hanajima.

"Don't be sure of yourself," said Ghanjan as his voice started fading away. "Let's go find Momiji. She might be with him."

Tohru then started hearing the two voices fading away from the tower as she tried to calm herself down.

"And I thought they would come in here," said Tohru to herself. "Knowing I weakened the barrier."

"Then why did you come in?" questioned a voice behind Tohru.

Tohru suddenly turned around and caught a glimpse of a certain orange head. She then founded herself pinned against the door with the prisoner's hand clenched over her right wrist and neck.

"Why the hell am I in here mortal?" questioned the prisoner.

Tohru couldn't speak at all, with the prisoner's hand practically crushing her neck. She tried to answer, but couldn't. She even almost couldn't breathe with this person's strength. She averted her gaze at the doorknob where here free hand was. She touched it and her hand started glowing green.

The prisoner noticed Tohru's move, than suddenly released her, not knowing what she was doing. Tohru fell onto the ground while the prisoner just stood in front of her with his glaring eyes.

"What did you do?" snapped the prisoner.

"…I created the barrier…" gasped Tohru trying to catch her breath. "You can't get out if I place up the barrier."

"Wow," said the prisoner stupidly. "I'm locked in from some silly mortal."

He walked over to the bed and sat on it, placing his hands on his face from so much embarrassment. Tohru stood up and watched the prisoner who seemed to be pissed. But this was her idea in the first place. She was the one who wanted to see the prisoner, and she shall. She walked over to him and kneeled down, trying to see his face through his hands.

"I know it must be hard staying here," said Tohru calmly. "But you have to. I really want to set you free so you could run back home, but I'm not allowed to. Please understand."

The prisoner still didn't remove his face from his hands, which made Tohru pretty depress.

"…How long am I going to stay in this hellhole?" snapped the prisoner as he looked at her sharply.

Tohru looked at the prisoner, and noticed his sharp orange eyes. It looked so strange; she never saw anything like this. Next to Momiji who had blond hair and purple eyes, but still, Tohru was very interested.

"What are you looking at?" snapped the prisoner sharply.

"Oh I'm sorry!" blurted Tohru as she apologized. "I was just never saw anyone with orange hair and orange eyes."

"Is there a problem with that?" shouted the prisoner at Tohru as she fell back.

"Um no!" blurted out Tohru. "Theirs is nothing wrong with it honestly! It's just so interesting. Please accept my apology!"

She bowed down to him, not wanting to look at him. The prisoner, however, remain calm.

"You're an idiot," muttered the prisoner.

Tohru looked up and noticed the prisoner looking at Tohru angrily; yet, it seemed that she was safe for now.

"Did I ask you to bow down to me?" snapped the prisoner as he looked away.

"Oh I'm sorry!" blurted Tohru as she stood up quickly.

She looked at the prisoner with worried eyes as he looked away. At first, Tohru thought that this Zodiac would be kind and fun to hang around with just like Momiji, but it seemed that her imagination was shattered from this orange head that was now sitting in front of her.

"Ah I forgot!" blurted out Tohru as she made a little bow. "I haven't introduce myself yet! I'm Tohru!"

"…And you're glad?" snapped the prisoner. "Are you special or someth'n?"

"Well…" stuttered Tohru trying not to make him mad. "I'm sort of a Princess here I suppose."

"Wow a princess," muttered the prisoner stupidly. "…Wait, are you Yishanu's daughter!"

"No no!" stuttered Tohru, as she looked at him scared. "Actually, not exactly, I'm sort of adopted from him so I'm really not related!"

The prisoner ignored her, pissed that she wasn't Yishanu's daughter. If he could kill Yishanu's kids, than that would defiantly make him mad.

"Does he have any kids?" snapped the prisoner.

"…The Zodiacs killed them," said Tohru sadly. "Didn't you know that?"

"Damn it," muttered the prisoner.

"Um, if you don't mind, what is your name?" questioned Tohru happily as she looked at the prisoner.

There was a long silence between them. Sounds of the other servants were heard downstairs who were going through the castle, panicking where Yishanu was, for since they were low class, they don't have the right to know many things. No one entered the tower where Tohru and the prisoner were, and that was okay for she was not allowed inside the prisoner's room in the first place.

"Lord Kyo," muttered the prisoner.

"…Your name is Kyo-kun?" questioned Tohru.

"That's Lord Kyo," snapped Kyo.

"Well, its very nice to meet you Lord Kyo!" greeted Tohru as she held her hand out. Kyo, however, ignored it. Tohru pulled her hand back and looked at the moody Kyo.

"KING YISHANU HAS RETURNED!" shouted a servant from downstairs.

Tohru and Kyo looked over at the door when they started hearing more shouts about Yishanu's return.

"Um, I have to go now," said Tohru as she rushed over to the door. She looked behind her to see if Kyo would follow, but instead he just sat on the bed. "…I-I'll bring you some food later, okay?"

Kyo just ignored her as Tohru destroyed the barrier. She walked out of it quickly and closed the door, placing the barrier around it again. She looked at the door for a while, but realized that she should be going downstairs to report that her job was completed.

She ran downstairs, passing some worry servants who bumped into her, but Tohru ignored it all. She didn't see any of her friends around either. They were probably in search of her as well. She suddenly ran through the exit and approached Yishanu and Kaxa with the other four warriors who were holding little glasses of blood from every soldier.

"Yishanu!" shouted Tohru as she rushed up to him.

"Oh hello dear," greeted Yishanu. "How is the prisoner?"

"…The prisoner is locked up," said Tohru. "Why didn't you tell me it was a Zodiac?"

"I thought you would figure it out on your own," said Yishanu as he and Kaxa walked away from her. "And it seemed you did."

As Yishanu strode away, Tohru turned around and stared at Yishanu angrily. He could of put her in a lot of danger for all she knew. But, she tried to ignore that when she suddenly saw Hanajima, Uotani, and Momiji running up to her.

"There you are!" shouted Uotani as she hugged Tohru. "We were so worried!"

"Um, Hana-chan?" questioned Tohru as she tried to look over Uotani's "extreme" hug. "Could you make dinner for three?"

"Yes Tohru-kun," said Hanajima as she walked away. Uotani followed after saying goodbye to Tohru while Momiji stood where he was.

"Are you going to ask if we can see the prisoner?" questioned Momiji excited as he jumped up and down.

"Yes," said Tohru. "Come on we have to catch up with him!"

Tohru and Momiji ran inside the castle, trying to catch up with Yishanu. They saw him surrounded by other servants who were asking him so many questions. But Yishanu simply ignored each one of them. Tohru grabbed Momiji's hand and started pulling him between the huge crowd until Yishanu noticed her.

"Yishanu!" shouted Tohru so her voice would power over everyone else's. "May Momiji-san and I see Lord Ky, I mean, the prisoner?"

"Now Tohru," said Yishanu as he continued looking ahead of him. "This prisoner is very dangerous. Even though you manage to lock him up, that doesn't mean that you're stronger then him. So I forbid you to see him."

"But Yishanu!" blurted Tohru still holding Momiji's hand.

"Now why don't you and bunny boy go somewhere else?" questioned Yishanu. "I'm very busy right now and I don't have time to talk."

The crowd suddenly covered Tohru and Momiji and they were now left behind the crowd. They watched them leave while Momiji looked at Tohru depress.

"We can't see the prisoner," sighed Momiji. "…Let's go play now!"

"We're going to see him," said Tohru as she rushed inside the kitchen where Hanajima cooks. Momiji followed Tohru, wondering if it was a good idea. As soon as they saw the kitchen, they noticed Hanajima walking out with a tray with three bowls of chicken salad.

"Hana-chan!" shouted Tohru as she ran up to her.

"Here are your lunches," said Hanajima softly. "Would you like me to carry it to your room?"

"Oh no its okay Hana-chan," said Tohru as she took the plate. "But thank you for asking!"

Tohru and Momiji started running upstairs while Hanajima looked at the both of them with calm eyes. She didn't run after them, but merely went back inside the kitchen where Ghanjan was at as well.

Stairs to the Tower

Tohru and Momiji continued rushing up the tower. Tohru tried to keep up with Momiji, for she was holding the tray, and it was pretty heavy. They passed some servants who ran downstairs. One female servant almost hit Momiji, but he manages to run behind Tohru and not turn into a rabbit.

The finally arrived at the top of the tower where she spotted the barrier still glowing as bright as ever.

"Wow Tohru did you create that?" questioned Momiji excited.

"Momiji-san may you hold this tray?" questioned Tohru as she showed Momiji the tray.

"Sure!" answered Momiji excited as he took the tray. He walked sideways a little from the weight of the tray but managed to keep his balance.

As Tohru started breaking the barrier, Momiji watched in awe until Tohru opened the door. They both walked in as Tohru closed the door. She turned around and noticed that Kyo wasn't anywhere.

"Where is he?" questioned Tohru worried as Momiji placed the tray on the bed.

The porch door suddenly opened and walked in Kyo who looked at Tohru and Momiji surprised.

"CAT LEADER!" shouted Momiji excited as he ran up to Kyo. He started hugging him while Kyo tried to break free.

"Cat leader?" thought Tohru surprised. "What does that mean?"

"LET GO OF ME!" shouted Kyo as he pushed Momiji away. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!"

"Nope!" replied Momiji excited. "I was taken in as a prisoner! But now I'm with the mortal side!"

"HAVE YOU GONE INSANE?" snapped Kyo. "YOU ABANDED YOUR OWN SIDE FOR THIS SILLY PLACE?"

"Yep!" answered Momiji.

"Um, could the two of you calm down?" questioned Tohru worried that someone might hear them. "Momiji-san, what do you mean by, "cat leader?"

"I'm sorry Tohru-kun," replied Momiji as he rushed up to Tohru. "Kyo is the cat leader!"

Tohru looked at Momiji confused while Kyo looked at them stupidly.

"Each animal has a leader," said Momiji excited. "Like for me, I'm the bunny! Our leader who controls all of the bunnies is Seigo-san! And for Kyo, he's the leader who controls all the cats! That makes him the cat leader!"

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?" questioned Tohru surprised. "Wow, controlling the whole cats…Lord Kyo you seem so important!"

Kyo just ignored them; thinking that this was stupid that she was so surprised that he was a leader.

"Tohru-chan your hair is messy," said Momiji suddenly.

"A princess shouldn't go around with a messy hair," muttered Kyo as he leaned against a wall.

"How do you know she's a princess cat leader?" questioned Momiji.

"…Um, I kind of went inside here to greet him," said Tohru as she released her hair tie. Her hair then fell into its rightful form, letting it hang down. "Please don't be mad at me. I just wanted to see another Zodiac."

"I forgive you Tohru-chan!" said Momiji happily.

Tohru smiled at Momiji while Kyo looked at the both of them like they were some kind of hillbillies from the west.

"Oh!" said Tohru suddenly as she ignored her hair. "We brought lunch Lord Kyo!"

Kyo looked over at the bed where he saw the trays of chicken salad. Tohru and Momiji walked over to it and started eating their bowl while Kyo's still remained on the tray. He didn't move an inch and that made Tohru worried.

"Are you not hungry?" questioned Tohru.

Kyo didn't reply and just walked outside to the porch. Even though he was a prisoner, even he wouldn't just escape. That would be to lame. Maybe he could stay here for a little while and observe the castle. Who knows, he may find some hidden passages and secrets to help his side win the battle.

"Is Lord Kyo always sad?" questioned Tohru as she looked at Momiji.

"That's how he is," said Momiji as he ate a piece of chicken. "He hates everyone, but don't worry, I think he likes you. Everyone he meets he always has to do something horrible to them. But I don't think he's done anything bad to you, did he?"

Tohru continued eating, wondering why Kyo would hate everyone.

"I'm going to earn the trust of these silly mortals just like that damn rabbit," thought Kyo as he looked outside. "And when they finally do, then this place will become the Zodiacs."