Author's note: Finally some new reviewers.

Fate's Child: Thanks for showing the enthusiasm. And as you requested, here's the next chapter.

Risa Crockett: I have some plans for Willow later on. As for romances…well you better just find out. Lets just say that an old flame will burn again and two new ones will begin. Oh and Ayame will come in later on, in his own fashion… if you excuse the pun.

The Obligatory Fight Scene

            Kyo watched the blonde stand over Hatori's limp body. "Ok woman, your asking for it." He's the first one to go and kicks her legs out from under her. "Fool me once, shame one you." She gets up and he goes for a head kick this time. She cached it in one hand and a stunned expression crosses his face. "Fool me twice, shame one me." She backhands him into the wall.

            "How the, even Yuki can't…." Kyo groaned. Suddenly Yuki stood up. "I'm sorry Mrs. Summers I can't allow you to…" He stops as her fist makes contact with his face. Meanwhile Dawn and Tohru move in the back away from the battle.

            Shakily, Kyo stands up. "I don't know who you are but…" Suddenly Xander's fist is seen entering his vision. "Hey, I may not know your fancy smancy karate but I know how to take advantage of a situation."

            At this point it was all out chaos. Yuki got up and went In for a punch which she easily dodged to his surprise, where as she kneed him in the stomach. She then elbowed the rising Shige in the gut as he rose to attack her.. Meanwhile, Spike sat in the background and just finished his first cigarette. He rose for a moment but only to take out another.

            "You guys should know by now that…" "Buffy!!!" Dawn jumped out from behind to tackle the rising Yuki. As their bodies collided and her arms surrounded him, a small boom was heard. Dawn was suddenly on the ground, next to a small mouse with fuchsia eyes.

            The action in the room suddenly stopped. Everything got very quiet just as Hatori regained conciseness and sat up. After a few minutes, Xander was the one who broke the silence. "Okayyy…and I thought I had a problems in the past." Dawn picks up Yuki by the tail. "Would you please put me down." His voice called from the rat, agitated. "Ah!!!" Dawn shrieks, dropping him.

            As Hatori gets up, he feels hand around his color as Buffy Picks him up and pins him to the wall. "Ok, Mt. Light hands. Whatever you tried to do to us obviously didn't work and at this moment I'm very pissed off. Don't mess with me." As Shigure gets up from behind, he starts out. "Uh well, as you can see, technically, our families cursed. Every time we're hugged by members of the opposite sex, the twelve main members of the Sohma family transform to the twelve animals of the Zodiac." Kyo growls. "And the cat." He quickly mentions.

            "Hey that's one of the nicest curses ever. I mean, thinking through all the others that I went through…" Everyone looks at Xander. "Ok, I get it. This is Xander's time to shut up now.

            "So whets up with Light bright over here?" Willow comes in from behind. "Well he was supposed to erase your memories of me turning into a dog just in case. But is seems as through he didn't get to finish." Hatori shock his head. "I did finish." The others in the family and Tohru opened their mouth in shock. "You should right now have no recollection of what happened or how it happened."

            Buffy turns to Willow who nods. Buffy lets Hatori go. "Well, I guess it's the obligatory fight between heroes." They all look at Xander. "Huh, did somebody say something?" He looks up into the air. 

            "So, the question for us remains, how are you two immune to my power? IT seems as through you not that ignorant to supernatural events." Buffy smirks. "A girl's got to have her secrets."

            "So…Kyo's a cat, that mouse is Yuki, that black dog Buffy saw had to be Shigure, and Hatori is…" Before Hatori could stop it, Shigure answers, aggravating him. "A seahorse."

            At that moment, Spike chooses to burst out laughing. "This is bloody hilarious. I've heard and seen some funny curses in my time but this is just…unspeakably funny." He continues laughing. "Sea horse…" Dawn asks. "Well, technically he's the dragon but in our culture, dragons used to live in the sea and we called seahorses baby dragons and such." Tohru answered.

            "So ah, I guess that's it. Sorry about you house." Shigure shrugs it off with a flick from his hand. "Kyo and Yuki destroy this place enough its no trouble." So that explains why parts of the house look newer then others. Buffy thought.

            "Actually I could come over tomorrow. I do work at a construction company and have to fix Buffy's windows all the time." Shigure smiles and nods. "Uh well then, sorry to eat, trash your house and leave, but we really need to be going." She and her group start to get up and go. "See you tomorrow Dawn." "Er…uh you two…"

            They left with the house still in shambles.

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Later that night, Hatori visited Akito. "Akito." He bows. "I have some…disturbing news. Early this morning a girl ran into Shigure this morning. She bumped into him and revealed the curse. Not wanting to…bother you he enlisted me to wipe her memory clean  so we invited them over to dinner. When I went to wipe her and a friend of her's memory clean, they wouldn't wipe. They were immune and very hot so took their anger out on us till we told the whole story."

            Akito looked up. "Immune you say." He almost seemed to…smile. "I would like to meet these girls. Have them come over tomorrow." "One last thing. Some of their friends found out…" "It doesn't matter. Just call the girls."

            Hatori nods, and then bows to the head of the family. He then quietly leaves.

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At about one in the morning, Akito is still awake, looking out his window to the night sky. His still figure almost looks dead until he speaks. "I know you're here. Come out, I would like to meet you."

From the shadows, a woman comes out. "Interesting form you have chosen.  I wonder if it has anything to do with something you wish of me." The woman smiles. "You absolute correct. I think we could be best friends. We each have something the others want. I have the key to you wish, and you have key to mine."

From his place, Akito smiles. "Fine, we'll see. I do though sort of enjoy this proposition, especially coming from the first…"

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            The following day passed quickly for Dawn. As Buffy and the rest were still looking through clues as for where the first was going to go first, she was off with Tohru and the boys. As the sun went down, the fun though was about to end.

            "Tohru, it's getting late and Buffy will probably be expecting me." Dawn explained. With that constant smile, Tohru replied, "OK, Yuki, Kyo and I will escort you home."

            Kyo growled atr this while Yuki nodded. "Yes Ms. Summers. I agree with Tohru." As they enter a darkened street near Buffy's house, two strange men walked up to them. "Excuse us, but do you have the time." Kyo as always walked by, sputtering, "Buzz off." Yuki though, stopped to answer. "Excuse my cousin, he has a bit of a hot steak. I don't believe any of us have a watch."

            The man smiled. "That's ok, we know what time it is." Realizing the obvious, Dawn say something witty. "Damn…" Kyo suddenly turns around and decides to ask the wrong question. "Well then what time is it you bozos." He demanded angrily.

            Suddenly their facial features shifted, becoming grotesque. They're ridged fore heads and new fangs cause Kyo to take a step back. "It's time for our breakfast."