Four Seasons

Ch 10

Pt 2

I'm BA-ACK! Sry this took so long... I've had this up for awhile but didn't type it. Plus finals are coming up... evil finals. Anyway, you don't want to listen to me rant, have fun and don't forget to review!


"Momiji, Yuki, Kyo and Haru." Gure listed and when I raised an eyebrow at him he continued, "They're the rabbit, rat, cat and cow."

I smiled sadly. "That's why Momiji reminded me of my little brother. He's the rabbit, they're so alike." I rubbed my eyes with the back of my left hand to find Hari and Gure staring confusedly at me and Aya, who was rubbing his head against my cheek.

"What do you mean?" Gure was the first one to ask the million-dollar question of the day. I laughed quietly and gently unwound Aya from my arm and handed him to Hari who looked at me questioningly.

"I suppose I should tell you. You would find out eventually anyways." I admitted to them, then turned around explaining, "I'll just wait until Aya changes back."

We only had to wait a few minutes before there was another poof and a cloud of smoke, then a minute later Aya said, "You can turn around now Beth!"

I turned around to see Aya was, indeed, dressed. "Alright, no doubt you want to know about my lack of hysterics, screaming or fainting. Sit down and I'll tell."

They exchanged glances and sat down again, Hari in his desk chair and Aya and Gure next to each other on the couch.

"Alright," I sighed, "Where do I start? I suppose I should tell you the basics." I sighed again and backed up so I was leaning against the doorway. "My family is also cursed. More specifically, my brothers, sister and I are cursed. It affects any generation where there are four siblings." I paused and smiled at their reactions. "You weren't expecting that."

Hari shook his head and Gure and Aya were speechless, for once.

"Our curse is pretty much like yours. The four of us are cursed to transform into an animal representing one of the four seasons when we're kissed by a member of the opposite sex. That's why I never let you kiss me." I told Gure to explain after I finished.

"And you're the?" Hari asked, twiddling his thumbs thoughtfully (does he do that?)

"I'm getting to that." I assured him. "My little brother is the rabbit for spring, my sister's the bird for summer, my other brother is the fox for fall," I paused for suspense, "and I'm the wolf for winter." I fingered my hair, "Note the hair color."

Shigure said happily, "That's why we get along so well, because I'm the dog and you're a wolf!"

I smiled at him, "I suppose." Then I quickly walked over to Gure and Aya, before they could react I put a hand over each of their eyes and erased their memories of what I had just told them. I really didn't want to, but I just told myself it was the best, for all of us.

Turning from where Aya and Gure sat unconscious on the couch, I saw Hari looking at me oddly. "What did you do to them?"

I smiled painfully. "I'm sorry, but I had to. You shouldn't really know about my curse."

Hari raised and eyebrow at me, "So now you're going to erase my memories?"

I nodded, biting back the tears that were ready to fall. "I'm really sorry Hari. I really like you Sohmas."

"Alright, that's fine. Go ahead." Hari told me, giving me a half smile that was, admittedly, a little creepy. I looked at him curiously, then shrugged and walked over to him. "I'm sorry." I told him again, put a hand to cover his eyes and erased Hari's memories.

But when I opened my eyes and withdrew my hand, Hari was still smiling at me in that weird way and he wasn't unconscious. I frowned, "It didn't work, did it?"

He slowly shook his head. "No, it didn't." I groaned and rubbed my forehead. "Why not?"

Hari smiled at me again. GAH! "Because I'm the dragon."

I glared at him. "And what does that have to do with anything?" When he didn't respond I realized something, "You can erase memories too, can't you?" He smiled and nodded again. "And stop smiling like that!'

Hari looked at me confused. "Sorry." He paused. "But yes, I can."

I sighed and ran my hand through my hair, what could I do now? He knew! She was going to kill me! "Alright then, how about this?" I promise to keep your secret if you'll keep mine. Is that agreeable?"

"Yes, I promise." Hari nodded and shook the hand I had reached out to him.

"I suppose Mii doesn't know about your curse?" When Hari shook his head, "Alright, I won't tell her. But Tohru knows of course, how couldn't she." Then I had an idea. "How about I do a little something for you?"

Hari looked up at me, eyebrows raised. "Like what?" Instead of answering I walked back up to him and placed my right hand over his left eye. "Beth? What are-"

"Don't worry, just relax." I closed my eyes, and let my body do the healing, focusing only on his eye. A few minutes later I reopened my eyes and took my hand away, smiling at my handiwork.

"Beth, what did-" Hari asked as he opened that eye and then gaped at me, I never knew he could gape. "My eye, I can see better." Hari exclaimed, looking surprised.

I held my wrist that was throbbing slightly. "I'm glad to hear that. Along with a gift to erase memories I can also heal slightly." This made me frown slightly. "It's because I'm the eldest, just one of the drawbacks."

Hari opened his mouth to respond, but then Aya and Gure stirred over on the couch. I put a finger to my lips and smiled at Hari, so he nodded his understanding.

With that I ran over to Gure, leapt onto his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck, causing him to transform. Waving the smoke away I wrapped my arms around his now thicker neck. "Gure! You're all right!"

He blinked and stared at me. "What happened? I pretended to sob into his fur. "I don't know! You just collapsed all of a sudden, it was horrible!"

Gure licked my cheek. "I'm sorry to worry you like that." Then he asked curiously, "Are you a snake per chance?" I shook my head. "Nope, already checked, I'm a tiger."

"Beth, can I have a hug too?" Aya asked, pouting from next to me. I turned to him and enveloped Aya in a hug.

A few seconds later Aya disappeared in a cloud of smoke. I caught him reflexively then smiled as he coiled himself around my arm. After he was comfortably sitting there, I wrapped my arms around Gure once more.

"Your going to choke him if you continue that death grip." Hatori commented, causing me to gasp and immediately let go of Gure.

"Are you alright? I didn't hurt you did I?" I panicked, looking Gure over.

"Hari! Guess what?" Called a young, cheerful voice from the hallway.

We all tuned to look at each other. "Momiji." We said as one, then turned again as the door slid open with a bang and Momiji bounded in. Then when he saw us on the couch, he stopped dead.

I laughed, and what a sight we must be. Hatori sitting in his chair as calmly as ever even though the Sohma family secret had been discovered. Then there was Gure sitting next to me in his dog form, with Aya coiled around my arm and finally myself in my tattered clothes with my hair all over the place. I turned to look at him. "Momiji! Hey there my little student you."

Momiji looked very surprised. "You mean me?" he asked, pointing at him.

I nodded. "Mm-hmm." Then smiled brilliantly.

He glanced over at Hatori, curiously. "She knows? About the curse?" Hari nodded and I let go of Gure's neck.

"Here are your clothes Gure, go change." I said, picking up Gure's clothes and handing them to him so he held them in his mouth. Gure nodded, jumped off the couch and proceeded to walk out of the room pausing only to wink at Momiji.

When he was gone I turned to Momiji beaming wildly while Aya began slithering up my arm to recoil around my neck. "Come here Miji-chan!"

He smiled, laughed and ran towards me, then leapt into my lap. I hugged his small warm body for a few seconds before he transformed along with a pink cloud of smoke. I waved it away to find a small yellow-brown rabbit sitting in my lap, gazing at me with small red eyes.

I found myself starting to cry hysterically at the familiarity at this sight. 'Why, why me!' Momiji looked up at me sorrowfully and Aya rubbed his head against my cheek.

"Ellie, what is with you and crying hysterically at the most random times?" Gure asked as he came back into the room adjusting his robe slightly.

Momiji sat up resting his paws on the front of my shirt, looking sadly at me. "Beth? Are you all right? I'm sorry if it was me, okay? I'm sorry."

I smiled and wiped my eyes with the back of my hand. "No Miji-chan it wasn't you at all, never ever." To help him feel better I picked him up and held him against my shoulder.

"Are you okay Beth?" Aya asked, moving so his head was resting on top of mine. "Why are you so sad?"

I sighed and cradled Momiji back and forth in my arms. "I'm not sad, really I'm fine. Just a little…tired." I made up.

Shigure, Momiji and Aya nodded as they took my excuse for the truth. I hate lying but I can't tell them again, that would just mean erasing their memories again. But Hari gave me a look that clearly said he wasn't buying it. A curse on him and all dragons! I thought angrily.

Glancing meaningfully at Hari I said clearly, "I'm going to go find something to eat. I'll be back soon." I gently unwound Aya from my neck and set him on the couch next to me, along with Miji-chan a second later.

Then I stood up, walked across the room to the door, and closed it behind me. I walked down the hall a few steps keeping up the pretense, then stopped and leaned against the wall. A few seconds later the door opened again and Hari stepped out. He closed it behind him, then walked my way to stop and face me, eyebrows raised curiously.

"So?" He asked in that stonily voice of his. "What was that little performance about?"

I opened my mouth to answer, but at the same time there were two loud 'pops' signaling Aya and Momiji's transformations. "You know what it was about." I answered testily.

"I'm sure I do." Hatori answered but didn't give any sign that he did know. 'Stinking secretive Sohmas!' I exclaimed silently.

"Don't tease me Hari, I'm not feeling up to it. Now tell me yes, or no, do you understand?" I nearly yelled at him, but then contained myself quickly. Don't forget, I still had my hangover, even though it was better.

"About your family, I believe." Hari answered, not quite flinching at my little speech. I suppose he got insults and threats every time he visited Akito, so he was used to it.

"Yes." I replied simply, waiting for him to continue. When he didn't I sighed. "My little brother to be clearer."

Hari had an 'aha' movement, then said, "Your brother who is also cursed. The one who transforms into a rabbit?"

"Good job Sherlock." I muttered sarcastically. But when his only response was two raised eyebrows I sighed and gave up. "I would think that you would be the one most likely to understand that expression." Then ran my hand through my wild hair.

"I'm afraid I don't. But why did Momiji remind you of your little brother?" Hari asked me, leaning against the opposite wall.

I rolled my eyes at him. "You just said part of why it does. Because they're both cursed to transform into rabbits and I suppose they're the same age, or close at least."

"How old is your little brother- what was his name?" Hari asked me, obviously trying to calculate the difference.

"His name is Peter, and I suppose he would be 17 or 18 now. Last time I saw him he was five." I forced myself not to start crying again by biting my lip.

"Momiji is 16, while Kyo, Yuki and Tohru are 17." Hari told me informatively.

"Ah, well I was close." I commented happily, and then frowned. "Momiji acts much younger then he really is."

Hari nodded. "Yes I know. He can be a handful at times. I remember on one occasion that someone compared him to the Energizer Bunny."

"I can understand that. Peter was always more energetic then the rest of us could stand." I agreed, smiling in remembrance.

"Mmm." Hari commented intelligently. Then he looked at me worriedly "Will you be alright now, are you feeling better?"

I smiled at him. "Ever the doctor aren't you Hari? Yes, I'm fine now, thanks."

"Alright then." Hari started to move away but then paused. "If you're hungry you can make something for yourself if there's anything in the kitchen, or you can ask Momiji, Shigure or Ayame to call the kitchen for food." When he was finished ordering me around, Hari continued walking in the opposite direction of where everyone was waiting for us.

"Where are you going?" I called after him. Hari stopped long enough to answer. "To work." Then he continued.

I growled under my breath at him, turned quickly on my heel and walked back into the room where everyone was still waiting.


Sooo? Didja like it? Huh? Huh? Big suprise right? Right?

Sry... way too much sugar. Plus boring classes and stupid finals.

Once again I am VERY sorry about how long this took to type up and update. Too long if you ask me, which I know you didn't. Thanks goes to my friend Yanikei for beta-ing this.

Hopefully next chapter will come more swiftly... I do have an idea, so its a start. Big suprise involved!

To my reviewers:

Kitkit: uh oh. I'll be VERY careful then.

JennyKim: Thanks... and now I guess you know why she didn't

Tuki: THANKS!

hiddenstars: puts hands over ears Wow... O.o. loud. I'm glad I made your day, and yes... she found out. I guess you know why she was so matter of fact or w/e you said... she was used to it. Yes, headaches are evil, hangovers even more so. I'm not like that at ALL, my friends call me dense. Sry it took so long.


Hope everyone liked it! Don't forget to review! And next chapter there's a even BIGGER suprise! Well, its not actually a suprise, but you get the idea...

cya later,

miji-chan