The Shogun's Daughter
By: StarlightSakura
Chapter 1
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*in bright flashin lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue.
A/N: Por tu, mi amiga (I dun care if that's how u say it or not!! Spanish has a buncha rules & I can't keep up with it!!! Kinda sad cuz I'm hispanic) ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!!
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"Damn that old woman! Wherever she is! Why did she put this curse on me?!" A small orange cat asked himself. "Now everyone will run from me. The witch put this curse on me to make me miserable! How was I supposed to know what I was doing? I was only a child when she did it!" the cat yelled to himself.
~*~*FLASHBACK*~*~
"Hey! Watch it young man. You could hurt yourself." Said a woman in her thirties to a young boy with orange hair and red eyes.
The young, 7-year-old boy just stuck his tongue out at her. "Why should I listen to an old lady like you?" He asked.
At this the woman became infuriated with the little boy. "Tell me, young one, what is your name?" She asked in a shaky tone.
"Sohma Kyo." The boy answered.
"Well then, Sohma Kyo, for your disrespectful nature, I bestow upon you a curse. From this day until the day you die, anytime a girl hugs you, you shall be turned into a cat. Yes, a cat, those dirty creatures that are ignored by everyone. And to make it interesting, the day a girl falls in love with you and doesn't run away from you because of your curse is the day it shall be lifted. Since that day shall never come, you shall be cursed like this forever." The woman said. She poured some red liquid onto Kyo's head. "This is the blood of a cat, showing that you are now a prisoner of it's curses." She said.
"Whatever you say old lady. Bye!" Kyo said as he ran off.
~*~*END FLASHBACK*~*~
"Damn her! That was ten years ago! I was a little boy, boys are rude like that." yelled the cat.
He knew he was walking through a crowded street but didn't care. He knew everyone was staring at him and women were holding their children back to keep them from touching him but he didn't care. He knew the village knew him as a freak and nothing less but he didn't care. As far as he was concerned, his life was over. All he had to do was find a way to actually end his life. But he wouldn't let that happen. He was Akito, the head of the Sohma clan. According to Akito, Kyo, the orange cat brought the curse upon himself and he was going to make sure Kyo didn't die in any other way except of old age. Strange how Kyo and Akito lived in different villages but Akito managed to keep in charge of the whole Sohma clan. Kyo lived in a house with his cousins, Sohma Shigure, Yuki, Kagura, Hatsuharu, Kisa, and their permanent guest Honda Tohru.
'Tohru-kun. She's so sweet, she's like a sister to me. She never cared about my curse. Maybe she could be the one to help me cure it. But the love I have for her is more like the love between a brother and sister. Besides, she is already engaged to Yuki. Ah well, like I really care if this curse is ever lifted. Besides, I'll never find anyone like Tohru who won't run screaming when they see me change.' Kyo thought to himself.
"Kyo-kun!!" yelled a voice.
The orange cat looked up and saw a girl with brown hair and brown eyes wearing a green kimono run up to him. As she was running, there was a *poof* and the cat changed into a tall 17-year-old boy with orange hair and eyes the same color as the blood of the cat that was poured on his head many years ago, only thing is that he was naked. Luckily for him, the brown haired girl was carrying a brown and white kimono.
"Kagura. Thanks for the clothes. What do you want?" Kyo asked as he put the kimono on. He chuckled at the women who shielded the eyes of their young children.
"KYO-KUN!!!!" Kagura yelled as she held her arms out to Kyo but then suddenly punched him. "Where the hell have you been?! I was so worried that you got lost or something. Don't ever run out on me again!" She smacked Kyo around a few times and he landed in the grass with miraculously only a nosebleed. Kagura calmed down and looked at Kyo. "Kyo-kun! Oh my goodness! Are you alright?" She yelled as she ran up to the fallen orange haired boy. She picked him up and held him in her arms, thus activating the curse and causing him to change into the small orange cat again.
With a sigh, Kyo looked up at his cousin. "I'm fine. What do you want?" Kyo said.
"Shigure-san says that the Shogun, Arima, is going to be visiting us tonight and that he will be staying the night. He said to hurry on home. We have a lot of preparing to do. You have to help Honda-san in the kitchen. You are the only other person who knows how to cook without getting anyone sick." Kagura said.
Kyo started walking away from the village again. "Coming? You said yourself there's a lot that needs to be done before the shogun arrives." He told his cousin.
Kagura nodded, picked up his clothes and walked behind him, ready to throw his clothes at him when he changed back, which he did in the middle of the town center.
When they approached the house, noises could be heard inside. The sounds of people bustling about getting ready for this important visitor could be heard from the front gate.
"Wow, it sounds hectic in there."
"It is Kyo-kun. Even Momiji and Ayame came over to help."
"Kyo-kun! You're back. Great, come help me in the kitchen, please?" A voice said as a girl about 15-years old popped her head out of a small window.
"Sure. Thanks for the clothes Kagura." Kyo said as he ran into the kitchen.
As the house continued to bustle with activity, a small carriage came closer and closer to the Sohma house.
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~*~*END CHAPTER ONE*~*~
By: StarlightSakura
Chapter 1
~!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!~
*in bright flashin lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue.
A/N: Por tu, mi amiga (I dun care if that's how u say it or not!! Spanish has a buncha rules & I can't keep up with it!!! Kinda sad cuz I'm hispanic) ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!!
~!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!~
"Damn that old woman! Wherever she is! Why did she put this curse on me?!" A small orange cat asked himself. "Now everyone will run from me. The witch put this curse on me to make me miserable! How was I supposed to know what I was doing? I was only a child when she did it!" the cat yelled to himself.
~*~*FLASHBACK*~*~
"Hey! Watch it young man. You could hurt yourself." Said a woman in her thirties to a young boy with orange hair and red eyes.
The young, 7-year-old boy just stuck his tongue out at her. "Why should I listen to an old lady like you?" He asked.
At this the woman became infuriated with the little boy. "Tell me, young one, what is your name?" She asked in a shaky tone.
"Sohma Kyo." The boy answered.
"Well then, Sohma Kyo, for your disrespectful nature, I bestow upon you a curse. From this day until the day you die, anytime a girl hugs you, you shall be turned into a cat. Yes, a cat, those dirty creatures that are ignored by everyone. And to make it interesting, the day a girl falls in love with you and doesn't run away from you because of your curse is the day it shall be lifted. Since that day shall never come, you shall be cursed like this forever." The woman said. She poured some red liquid onto Kyo's head. "This is the blood of a cat, showing that you are now a prisoner of it's curses." She said.
"Whatever you say old lady. Bye!" Kyo said as he ran off.
~*~*END FLASHBACK*~*~
"Damn her! That was ten years ago! I was a little boy, boys are rude like that." yelled the cat.
He knew he was walking through a crowded street but didn't care. He knew everyone was staring at him and women were holding their children back to keep them from touching him but he didn't care. He knew the village knew him as a freak and nothing less but he didn't care. As far as he was concerned, his life was over. All he had to do was find a way to actually end his life. But he wouldn't let that happen. He was Akito, the head of the Sohma clan. According to Akito, Kyo, the orange cat brought the curse upon himself and he was going to make sure Kyo didn't die in any other way except of old age. Strange how Kyo and Akito lived in different villages but Akito managed to keep in charge of the whole Sohma clan. Kyo lived in a house with his cousins, Sohma Shigure, Yuki, Kagura, Hatsuharu, Kisa, and their permanent guest Honda Tohru.
'Tohru-kun. She's so sweet, she's like a sister to me. She never cared about my curse. Maybe she could be the one to help me cure it. But the love I have for her is more like the love between a brother and sister. Besides, she is already engaged to Yuki. Ah well, like I really care if this curse is ever lifted. Besides, I'll never find anyone like Tohru who won't run screaming when they see me change.' Kyo thought to himself.
"Kyo-kun!!" yelled a voice.
The orange cat looked up and saw a girl with brown hair and brown eyes wearing a green kimono run up to him. As she was running, there was a *poof* and the cat changed into a tall 17-year-old boy with orange hair and eyes the same color as the blood of the cat that was poured on his head many years ago, only thing is that he was naked. Luckily for him, the brown haired girl was carrying a brown and white kimono.
"Kagura. Thanks for the clothes. What do you want?" Kyo asked as he put the kimono on. He chuckled at the women who shielded the eyes of their young children.
"KYO-KUN!!!!" Kagura yelled as she held her arms out to Kyo but then suddenly punched him. "Where the hell have you been?! I was so worried that you got lost or something. Don't ever run out on me again!" She smacked Kyo around a few times and he landed in the grass with miraculously only a nosebleed. Kagura calmed down and looked at Kyo. "Kyo-kun! Oh my goodness! Are you alright?" She yelled as she ran up to the fallen orange haired boy. She picked him up and held him in her arms, thus activating the curse and causing him to change into the small orange cat again.
With a sigh, Kyo looked up at his cousin. "I'm fine. What do you want?" Kyo said.
"Shigure-san says that the Shogun, Arima, is going to be visiting us tonight and that he will be staying the night. He said to hurry on home. We have a lot of preparing to do. You have to help Honda-san in the kitchen. You are the only other person who knows how to cook without getting anyone sick." Kagura said.
Kyo started walking away from the village again. "Coming? You said yourself there's a lot that needs to be done before the shogun arrives." He told his cousin.
Kagura nodded, picked up his clothes and walked behind him, ready to throw his clothes at him when he changed back, which he did in the middle of the town center.
When they approached the house, noises could be heard inside. The sounds of people bustling about getting ready for this important visitor could be heard from the front gate.
"Wow, it sounds hectic in there."
"It is Kyo-kun. Even Momiji and Ayame came over to help."
"Kyo-kun! You're back. Great, come help me in the kitchen, please?" A voice said as a girl about 15-years old popped her head out of a small window.
"Sure. Thanks for the clothes Kagura." Kyo said as he ran into the kitchen.
As the house continued to bustle with activity, a small carriage came closer and closer to the Sohma house.
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~*~*END CHAPTER ONE*~*~
