How Can This Be?

Chapter 4

The Spirits of Yin-Yang

ChipsAhoyPup

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or Kea.

A/N This chapter's going to have the bad Akito. NOOOO! (sobs in emo corner) xD

"I forgot that you two have to see Akito." Mel and Kea could only quizzically stare at Shigure. Yeah, Mel was human again. It was noon the next day, and Kea was still staying at the Sohmas.

"Who's Akito?" Kea finally asked.

"Akito's the head of our family. You could say that he's the 'God,'" Explained Shigure.

"Ahh, God?" Mel tilted her head to the side. "I'm kinda Catholic, and I know that God is dead. Or, Jesus is."

"Well, the God to the zodiac." Shigure nodded.

"Why do we have to see him?" Kea changed the subject.

"He wants to meet you guys," Muttered Shigure, looking away. Mel wondered if he was lying, but didn't say anything.

"Oh, and, uh... do you think I could stay here a bit longer?" Kea asked, sounding nervous.

"Won't your Mom be worried?" Mel wondered, staring at Kea worriedly.

"No, my Mom's dead!" Kea shouted, then clamped her hands over her mouth.

"What?" Mel and Shigure cried out at the same time.

"I was lying. She's not working. She's dead. I... I just continued living at the house after she died, though." Kea drooped her head and stared at her feet.

"You can live here," Shigure suggested. Mel stared at him. "It would actually be easier, too."

"Why would it be easier?" Kea asked, caution shining in her eyes. She obviously didn't trust Shigure too much.

"Because Akito doesn't want you to tell people about the zodiac," Replied Shigure, giving her a thoughtful look.

"I guess I can live here," Kea said hesitantly.

"Yay, we'll be like sisters!" Cried out Mel. "Except that we can't hug." Kea half-grinned in amusement.

"When are we seeing this God dude?" Kea asked Shigure.

"Probably at 2:00," He said, nodding.

"What time is it now?" Mel asked in confusion.

"It's 12:30," Said Shigure, laughing. I may be able to speak Japanese, but I can't tell the time here, Mel thought, trotting up the stairs. Then she had an idea. She quickly set the watch on her wrist to 12:30, so that now, she had the time right there.

"Perfect! Come on, Kea, let's get ready," Mel called.

"Coming," Kea replied. She leaned in towards Shigure and whispered something. He gave her a sympathetic look and nodded his head. Kea nodded back, then raced up to Mel. "Alright, ready."

"What were you saying to Shigure?" Mel hissed as they tromped up the stairs.

"Nothing," Muttered Kea. They went upstairs without another word and got ready to go to Akito's.

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Mel and Kea were sitting on their knees in front of Akito. He was much more intimidating than they'd imagined. Shigure and Hatori were outside, claiming that they'd wait for the two girls to come out after they were finished. "So, what do we have here? Two girls who found out about the curse," Growled Akito, narrowing his eyes.

"I'm sorry," Mel instantly murmered, not knowing what to say.

"Don't be sorry, Mel. It's not our fault," Kea said, patting Mel's back.

"Actually, it is your faults. You think you can live with the Sohmas?" Akito's voice was as icy as a blizzard.

"I'M SORRY," Repeated Mel, louder.

"It's not okay!" Snapped Akito. He picked Mel up by the collar of her shirt and pulled her up so that Akito and Mel were at eye-level. Mel could barely breath.

"Hey, put her down! You're choking her!" Shouted Kea, getting to her feet.

"You dare yell at me?" Hissed Akito darkly. "You two don't know what it's like to be a Sohma."

"Mel knows what it's like! She knows what it's like to be cursed!" Kea replied, glaring at Akito.

"She does, does she? She thinks she understands what it's like to be cursed?" Akito pulled his arm back, then whipped it forward, releasing his grip on Mel's collar. Mel squeezed her eyes shut as she felt herself fly through the air.

"Mel!" Screeched Kea. She leapt at Mel, catching her in mid-air, and tumbled to the ground. Poof! Kea was now holding a small wolf-panther in her hands. Mel's clothes fell and rested against Kea's knees.

"WHAT IS THIS?" Akito curled his lip as he glared down at the wolf-panther.

"It's Mel, you dumb-a--" Kea started.
"WHY IS SHE A DOG?" Akito looked pissed and surprised all in one time.

"She's cursed, DUH! And she's a wolf-panther, NOT a dog! I already told you she knows what it's like to be cursed!" Kea screeched. "AND you hurt her!"

"But... you're both girls!"

"No, duh."

"How can she be cursed? There was no wolf-panther in the zodiac!"

"Again, no, duh. No one knows, moron." Kea was now pushing her luck.

"What did you call me?" Akito's eyes narrowed.

"I called you a moron, and I could've called you worse," Kea informed him, looking bored.

"WHY DO YOU GIVE ME NO RESPECT?" Snapped Akito. He picked up a nearby pot and threw it towards Kea. Kea leapt backwards, accidentally dropping Mel. Mel fell right where the pot was aiming. She stood up, getting ready to run, when CRASH! The pot had smashed completly into Mel's side. Mel collapsed, blood pouring out of her flank. She let out a yelp before going unconcious, her mouth gaping.

"MEL!" Kea cried out, kneeling besides her friend. "Wake up, Mel, wake up!" Her eyes teared up as she started stroking Mel's side. Blood clung to Kea's hand, but she didn't care, she just kept petting the unconcious wolf-panther.

"The ancient curse of long ago, stumbled upon by a stranger."

"What was that?" Cried out Kea, leaping away from Mel, which was where the voice had come from.

"The Yin and Yang of the Arctic Wolf and Black Panther, merging together, and sucking itself into a teenager from across the whole of the world."

"That's so creepy," Gasped Kea, staring at Mel. Mel's mouth was still gaping, but the words were echoing out of her mouth.

"For twenty-thousand years, the Arctic Wolf and Black Panther had been intertwined and stuck in the clouds. The only way they could find a body to rest in is if the body is inhabitable by a love for the two animals. This person had to, also, wait until they're in High School. The Arctic Wolf and Black Panther grew impatient quickly, so they sent the human to Japan early. Only if the human was in Japan could they inhabit this body. They now live in the body, on a mission to bring the Arctic Wolf and Black Panther legend back into the worlds of others."

As the words came out of Mel's mouth, so did a white and black figure. It was an Arctic Wolf and Black Panther, intertwined so much that they looked like a Yin and Yang symbol. Once they were all the way out of Mel's mouth, Mel turned human again. Except she was naked. Kea and Akito quickly looked away, listening to the words that continued to echo through the room.

"The legend of the Arctic Wolf and Black Panther is that the Yin and Yang gave it a special curse. Once in the body, it was similaur to the curse of the zodiacs. Except that, when hugged by anyone, animal or human, girl or boy, the inhabbited human turns into a form of the Arctic Wolf and Black Panther of them mixed together. This causes it to be impossible for the human to have many friends or love anyone. But there is a mission, and a way to break the curse."

"A way to break the curse," Gasped Kea, listening intently while still looking the opposite way of Mel.

"To break the curse, one must--" The voice stopped abruptly, with a groan from Mel. There was a sound of the Arctic Wolf and Black Panther being sucked back into Mel's body. Mel sat up, a wolf-panther again.
"What happened?" She groaned, her ears flattened. She looked over and saw the gaping wound, with the blood gushing out. "I'm bleeding!" She screeched.

"Alright, you two," Growled Akito. "I'll allow you to stay. This is because this is the first time I've seen some one with a curse that wasn't the Sohma curse. And, to you," Added Akito, pointing a finger at Kea. "I want you to see how hard it is to try to break a curse. Stay away from trying for the Sohma curse, and try to break your little friend's curse. I hope to never see you two again." With that, Akito vanished into the shadows.

"What happened?" Repeated Mel. "Why am I bleeding?"

"Never mind that," Kea replied. "We have to find a doctor for you." She scooped Mel up in her arms and walked outside to meet Shigure and Hatori.

"What happened?" Shigure and Hatori asked at the same time, staring at Mel's wound. (A/N I wonder how many times people are gonna ask what happened. I dare you to count. XD)

"Akito threw Mel through the air, I caught her, she turned into a wolf-panther, then Akito got mad, and threw a pot at Mel, striking Mel unconcious, and a hell of a lot more happened after that," Kea grumbled, sounding exausted.

"Lucky for you, I'm a doctor," Hatori said. "Did Akito say you could stay?"

"Yeah," Kea grunted. "Hey, did you know about the curse?"

"Shigure told me while you were in there," Hatori explained. Shigure, being his childish self, and getting bored, gave Hatori bunny-ears with his fingers while they were standing there talking. "Please, Shigure, get your fingers away from my head."

"Fine. Can we get going? I'm bored," Groaned Shigure.

"Sure. We need to fix up Mel first," Hatori told him. "While we're going, can you tell me what happened after Mel went unconcious?" Hatori stared at Kea. Kea nodded her head and explained in detail, and as they walked away, the sun set behind them.

A/N Gah, that took forever to come up with! And it's still not over! xD Phomma was pressuring me to finish this, and I felt just like Shigure, trying to avoid it. ^.^ I HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY, PHOMMA! X3