Authors Note:

This story is a re-make of Cursed Constellations and will introduce 14 new characters to the group. They will be based off of the Greek/Western Zodiac. Please know I have done a lot of research into making these characters as close to western astrology as I can, as well as incorporating the original mythology tales, with some additions of my own. They will not be perfectly accurate. But I hope they will be close.

I lost most of my notes from my notes from the previous story; however, I consider this one new and improved. And drastically different with a few, small exceptions. Please enjoy~

Prelude: The Omen

It started as a shadow of a moment. A raven sitting on the branch of a tree outside his deskside window at the same time, at the same place, every day. Like clockwork - An omen. The occurrence meant nothing to Hatori until Momiji pointed it out to him one day.

"Look, Hari-san, there's a raven by your window!" Momiji said, ecstatic. Then, he started to notice the raven more and more frequently. Hatori had never been one prone to superstition; however, they do live with a mythological curse so it seemed naïve and rather selfish to believe there weren't other mysterious existences out there in the universe.

But he never expected something quite like this…

"The rest cannot know, Hatori," Akito told him sternly. "It would cause a panic."

There were many topics Hatori and Akito did not see eye-to-eye on, but on this, they agreed. For the past several months, Hatori had begun an investigation based on nothing but a feeling. A feeling that turned out to be accurate. At first, Akito was extremely hostile to the thought of Hatori even researching the phenomenon. That the idea was ludicrous. But even Akito couldn't ignore the nightmares of ravens surrounding him until he went mad.

It seemed this town wasn't big enough for two curses.

Chapter One: Stubborn as a Bull

Miyako awoke to fire blazing against her bedside. She heard her younger sister screaming in the corner of her room. Help me, One-san, Help me! Sweat dripped down her forehead as she coughed through the smoke and made her way down to the floor, trying to find her sister through the thick, black fog.

What might have been minutes later, Miyako awoke again. Her breathing had drastically accelerated and, not unlike the dream, sweat was dripping down her forehead like a faucet. After taking a moment and looking around, Miya anxiously sighed. What a surprise. She awoke to her regular room that was not on fire. It was all just a dream…it was always just a dream.

Five years ago, Miyako's parents perished in a terrible fire and, ever since, Miya has had various forms of PTSD ever since it happened. Miyako and her younger sister, Chiyo, were in the house the night it went down in flames. And while, strictly speaking, the fire had never physically harmed either of them, it haunted Miyako in a different way.

Because ever since…her entire family suspected she set the fire on purpose.

"Good morning, Miya-san," a voice said, greeting her. Miya rolled her eyes. Since she's not 18 yet, she and Chiyo lived with an attendant at the family estate. It was such a slap in the face. Miya would do just fine caring for her sister – but no one ever listens.

"Is it?" she asked, rather sarcastically. Today was her first day of school so she was only slightly on edge. Up until today, she had been begrudgingly homeschooled by the attendants here; however, the head of the family approached her months ago and said that enough was enough.

"We've simply run out of teachers that are willing to tolerate you, Miya-kun," he told her. It wasn't untrue. Being cursed with the Greek Zodiac came with more than a few downsides. As children, the Taurus were known to throw many tantrums over nothing. They grow out of it, of course, as Miya now had…but just like a bull, that temper lies hidden under the surface. And you don't want to be there when it awakens.

They were all stereotypes, of course. Not every Zodiac member completely mimicked their constellation counterpart. Still. Many of them couldn't ignore a lot of the major similarities. The Zodiac clan were not meant to be underestimated; not any of them.

Miyako could not get the feeling out of her head, though, that the head of the family had some ulterior motive for allowing her to attend school. He usually kept her so close by…

She sat at the table of her house on edge, thinking profusely on what it could be. Her attendant, Himari, was in the kitchen, finishing breakfast, and eventually brought three plates to the table. One for Miya, one for herself, and then one for Chiyo who had yet to awaken. Miya stared at the breakfast before her with a frown on her face.

"It's going to go cold if you don't eat it," Himari said plainly. Miya rolled her eyes, glancing down at her bowl of rice, two hard-boiled eggs, and a banana. Strictly speaking, her favorite, but even food couldn't overpower her distaste for today's eventual happenings.

"I'm not hungry," Miya said lowly, pushing the bowl aside. Himari sighed, agitated.

"Fine," Himari spat back and began to eat her own plate. Honestly, Himari and Miya usually got along and Himari had grown accustomed to Miya's stoic and stubborn temperament. Let's just say, she knew what she had signed on for when she agreed to be the guardian of both the Taurus and the Gemini.

Speaking of.

"Nee-san, you're still here!" They both turned and saw little Chiyo hugging her stuffed animal cow and making her way to the table next to both of them. Say what you will about the Gemini, but they were very loving towards those they were attached to. And the two sisters of the Zodiac were extremely fond of one another. It was the one trait that made it tolerable for Himari to live with the two of them. There was strange, genuine love there.

Unsurprisingly, a smile actually came across Miyako's face as soon as Chiyo came to sit down and Himari couldn't help but grin.

"Wouldn't miss your first day of Junior High School, Imouto," Miya said. Chiyo beamed. "Are you nervous?"

"A little," she admitted as she began to pick at her rice. Chiyo was usually anxious about something or another but she genuinely enjoyed going to school and learning which rather took priority over her social anxiety.

"Himari-san said there will be a library at the school," Chiyo said rather excitedly. "I'm going to check out a book on astrology before I leave today."

Miya shook her head in amusement. As a child, Miya wanted nothing less than to know as little as she could about the Greek zodiac stories. Wanted to distance herself from it as much as possible…and she certainly wouldn't have been caught dead in a library.

"You're a funny kid," Miya grinned. She grabbed her banana and then ruffled the hair on Chiyo's head, which made them both smile. With a long sigh, she grabbed her backpack and slung it over her shoulder. It was now or never.

It was decided Himari would take Chiyo to her school and Miya would make her own way to the co-ed academy she had been enrolled in. At least with the walk, she could try and retain her calm before she was drugged through a day of boredom and agitation. In the back of her head, she was worried. It had been a while since she had been around anyone that wasn't a member of the Tsukino clan. Let alone men that would risk her transforming. And she could feel her agitation growing. What if the bull was released? What if she transformed?

Miyako shook her head trying to rid herself of those thoughts. As long as she kept her head down low, what's the worst that could happen?

Major characters introduced:

Miyako, the Taurus;
Chiyo, the Gemini

Next chapter you will meet Ryuu, the Scorpio.