Thank you very much for reading my fan fiction. I appreciate it,
and to all those who have reviewed you have my thanks.
Aya Komodo, thank you so very much for pointing out my spelling mistake. I guess my fingers must have just gotten away from me. = ) Anyway, it should be corrected now, I hope I didn't miss any.
Also, this is just because I want to say it. When I first watched the show I didn't know anything about the manga, or who was who among the zodiac, but I always loved how Akito would just hang out of the window, and how the birds always loved him. At the time I was sooo sure that he had to be the reincarnation of the rooster. Don't worry I know the truth but I just REALLY felt like throwing that in.
Anyway thank you again for taking the time to read this, and please feel free to review. I know I have a long way to go as a writer, and I truly want to improve so constructive criticism is very welcome.
Notes *Aura: Aura is like a signpost that says what type of condition a person is in emotionally and physically. If the aura swirls in a hypnotic way it means the person is well mentally unstable would be a nice way to put it. Also black is not a good color to see. It can mean evil, sadness, illness, etc. Rust red is a short fuse.
*Seiza: in martial arts it is a seated position where you have your feet tucked under you.
*Kimono: In Japanese it literally means clothing.
Chapter 4: Truth's Revelations
It didn't take very long for them to reach the Sohma house.
Adrian had never seen a home with arrangements quite like these before and to her the place resembled a small town more than a home.
"This estate is where most of those know the family secret live. There are probably about 50 family members who live here. Each family has there own house here." Hatori explained. "Not all of the family lives here though, about a hundred live elsewhere throughout the city. Yuki here of course is one of them." Hatori stopped in front of one of the houses, and knocked. A black haired man, dressed in a suit opened the door, and motioned them inside. He had a silly smile on his face when he saw Adrian.
"Ms. Coleman?" Shigure took her hand in his. "I'm so glad we have this chance to meet I've been looking forward to this." His eyes skimmed over her school uniform. Oh how wonderful cute high school girls are!!!
"I assume Akito, is aware of our visit." Hatori interrupted his friend's lecherous fantasy. "We shouldn't keep him waiting."
"Quite right, quite right! So sorry about that." Adrian tugged her hand away from his. Shigure began to lead them down the hallway to the room where Akito was waiting for them. Adrian couldn't help but to notice the spirit of the black Labrador following him down the hall. It was hard to keep a straight face; his playful nature did indeed remind her of a dog.
Adrian tried to focus on the task at hand, keeping the stories she had heard about this 'Akito' in mind. The stories she had been told of his raging temper and jealous nature were all she needed to keep a straight face. She couldn't afford to have any levity in her system when she entered that room to face him. The only thing she could hope for is that he would find her proposal at least interesting.
Shigure knocked and entered the room first.
She couldn't help but to notice just how grim his face had become in such a short amount of time. Something about the dark and heavy atmosphere in the room made her nervous, and it wasn't just Shigure's face.
She glanced across the room as she took her seat on the floor. The only light came from the open screen where a young man sat dressed in traditional kimono. He simply sat there watching quietly. A dark aura surrounded him on all sides. Akito was obviously the one that bore the full burden of the curse; it wasn't hard to imagine the burden that must have been laid on his shoulders.
She stayed quite doing her best to stare forward while waiting patiently for him to speak first. Minutes rolled by in silence, no one spoke or moved. Perhaps they didn't dare to. Adrian knew though she couldn't stand being seated in a seiza position for much longer, to a westerner unaccustomed to this it was extremely uncomfortable. Her feet were already beginning to fall asleep.
"Why are you here?"
The period of silence had made Adrian more than a little uncomfortable. She wasn't quite sure how to start so she decided to be blunt. Perhaps that was the best way.
"I was asked to come."
"Asked?"
"I was told a story of a family with a curse that had haunted them as far back as they could remember. The woman who told me this story asked me to come and see if there was anything I could do." She felt it best not to mention the fact that the woman had promised a sizable amount to her parents if she was successful in breaking the curse.
Her announcement had definitely caught Akito's attention, as well as everyone else's. They were all watching her very closely now.
Adrian took a deep breath before she continued on. She didn't know if this was welcome or not, but she couldn't do anything for the family if it wasn't.
"This is a very unique curse. However, it's not completely unknown no me." She watched as Akito rose from the floor, his expression was a mask, but his aura... his aura had a slight swirling effect around the edges. The color red, the color of anger, was beginning to mix in as well. Things were becoming dangerous. "I believe I can help, if you want me to."
"Who told you this... who was it?" Akito's words were as dark and cold as his aura.
"I never asked. My parents had arranged our meeting."
"You never asked?" Akito walked closer to the girl seated on the floor. Something about her was extremely irritating, perhaps it was her confidence. Still he felt he had to be careful, it would be all to easy to have her completely scared off right now.
"Would you like for me to help?" She asked.
Adrian couldn't believe that anyone would ever willingly carry the curse that he bore. She was sure that it was that very curse that was driving him close to the border of insanity. She also knew that the curse on Akito was a very strong curse. It couldn't just be broken; it was going to have to be manipulated very carefully. The animal spirits wouldn't be a problem. She could deal with those one at a time, she'd have to pace herself, but it could be dealt with. The junnichi though would have to want there freedom though.
"Do I look like a fool, girl?" Akito watched her carefully, irritating though she was she had definetly captured his attention. The real question now was weither she was boasting or not. So far no one had ever been able to do anything about the curse, what gave her the confidence to believe she could? She probably couldn't, stupid girl. He'd make her regret making such a foolish and vain proposal.
"My name is Adrian." She watched as Akito's hand flew in the air. "Do you want me to prove that I can do this? I can." His hand stopped.
Prove it, could she? A few moments wouldn't hurt, and if she really could do as she promised...
Adrian's heart was pounding in her chest, if she said that she wasn't scared at that moment it would have been the biggest of all lies.
"Prove it."
She rose to her feet, and faced the three men behind her. "Yuki you hate this don't you? Do you want me to break the curse?"
All the eyes in the room were glued to her as she sat next to him. She couldn't use rituals this time; this was going to be a demonstration of her power. It would be easy to break the curse if she could use rituals, but to do this using only her powers... she hoped she would be alright afterwards.
When Yuki met her eyes, and saw her sincerity. He thought of Tohru. The times he had tried to save her only to be transformed. How she had always kept the secret that was being offered to be removed from him. Thinking about what exactly that would mean for him, he found himself nodding without even realizing he had. He wanted to be able to be like everyone else. Not to be in constant fear of being discovered. Also he wanted... he wanted to know what it felt like to be held. Thoughts kept going through his head as to what it would mean to be free of this curse.
Adrian began.
Yuki kept thinking that he wouldn't have to hide himself from the world. He'd be able to live normally among everyone else.
Words were being spoken around him, but they didn't matter really.
His thoughts drifted back to Tohru. How she had taken care of not just him but most of his family over the last year.
"....spirit..."
How old injuries had healed because of her kindness.
"...eternal light..."
Forgiveness had been earned and received.
"...rest..."
He kept thinking about how she had done all these things for them, he wondered if he could ever do anything to pay her back.
Is this love he wondered? It never really mattered before, he could always be with her, but all he could ever do was protect her.
"...freedom..."
He could feel a hand lightly touching his shoulder, and it felt as though a piece of him was leaving for good. He felt a little sad but, something inside him told him that it was happy to be free.
The sound of a thud brought Yuki's mind back from his wandering. Adrian had collapsed on the floor.
Chapter 5: Promises
Aya Komodo, thank you so very much for pointing out my spelling mistake. I guess my fingers must have just gotten away from me. = ) Anyway, it should be corrected now, I hope I didn't miss any.
Also, this is just because I want to say it. When I first watched the show I didn't know anything about the manga, or who was who among the zodiac, but I always loved how Akito would just hang out of the window, and how the birds always loved him. At the time I was sooo sure that he had to be the reincarnation of the rooster. Don't worry I know the truth but I just REALLY felt like throwing that in.
Anyway thank you again for taking the time to read this, and please feel free to review. I know I have a long way to go as a writer, and I truly want to improve so constructive criticism is very welcome.
Notes *Aura: Aura is like a signpost that says what type of condition a person is in emotionally and physically. If the aura swirls in a hypnotic way it means the person is well mentally unstable would be a nice way to put it. Also black is not a good color to see. It can mean evil, sadness, illness, etc. Rust red is a short fuse.
*Seiza: in martial arts it is a seated position where you have your feet tucked under you.
*Kimono: In Japanese it literally means clothing.
Chapter 4: Truth's Revelations
It didn't take very long for them to reach the Sohma house.
Adrian had never seen a home with arrangements quite like these before and to her the place resembled a small town more than a home.
"This estate is where most of those know the family secret live. There are probably about 50 family members who live here. Each family has there own house here." Hatori explained. "Not all of the family lives here though, about a hundred live elsewhere throughout the city. Yuki here of course is one of them." Hatori stopped in front of one of the houses, and knocked. A black haired man, dressed in a suit opened the door, and motioned them inside. He had a silly smile on his face when he saw Adrian.
"Ms. Coleman?" Shigure took her hand in his. "I'm so glad we have this chance to meet I've been looking forward to this." His eyes skimmed over her school uniform. Oh how wonderful cute high school girls are!!!
"I assume Akito, is aware of our visit." Hatori interrupted his friend's lecherous fantasy. "We shouldn't keep him waiting."
"Quite right, quite right! So sorry about that." Adrian tugged her hand away from his. Shigure began to lead them down the hallway to the room where Akito was waiting for them. Adrian couldn't help but to notice the spirit of the black Labrador following him down the hall. It was hard to keep a straight face; his playful nature did indeed remind her of a dog.
Adrian tried to focus on the task at hand, keeping the stories she had heard about this 'Akito' in mind. The stories she had been told of his raging temper and jealous nature were all she needed to keep a straight face. She couldn't afford to have any levity in her system when she entered that room to face him. The only thing she could hope for is that he would find her proposal at least interesting.
Shigure knocked and entered the room first.
She couldn't help but to notice just how grim his face had become in such a short amount of time. Something about the dark and heavy atmosphere in the room made her nervous, and it wasn't just Shigure's face.
She glanced across the room as she took her seat on the floor. The only light came from the open screen where a young man sat dressed in traditional kimono. He simply sat there watching quietly. A dark aura surrounded him on all sides. Akito was obviously the one that bore the full burden of the curse; it wasn't hard to imagine the burden that must have been laid on his shoulders.
She stayed quite doing her best to stare forward while waiting patiently for him to speak first. Minutes rolled by in silence, no one spoke or moved. Perhaps they didn't dare to. Adrian knew though she couldn't stand being seated in a seiza position for much longer, to a westerner unaccustomed to this it was extremely uncomfortable. Her feet were already beginning to fall asleep.
"Why are you here?"
The period of silence had made Adrian more than a little uncomfortable. She wasn't quite sure how to start so she decided to be blunt. Perhaps that was the best way.
"I was asked to come."
"Asked?"
"I was told a story of a family with a curse that had haunted them as far back as they could remember. The woman who told me this story asked me to come and see if there was anything I could do." She felt it best not to mention the fact that the woman had promised a sizable amount to her parents if she was successful in breaking the curse.
Her announcement had definitely caught Akito's attention, as well as everyone else's. They were all watching her very closely now.
Adrian took a deep breath before she continued on. She didn't know if this was welcome or not, but she couldn't do anything for the family if it wasn't.
"This is a very unique curse. However, it's not completely unknown no me." She watched as Akito rose from the floor, his expression was a mask, but his aura... his aura had a slight swirling effect around the edges. The color red, the color of anger, was beginning to mix in as well. Things were becoming dangerous. "I believe I can help, if you want me to."
"Who told you this... who was it?" Akito's words were as dark and cold as his aura.
"I never asked. My parents had arranged our meeting."
"You never asked?" Akito walked closer to the girl seated on the floor. Something about her was extremely irritating, perhaps it was her confidence. Still he felt he had to be careful, it would be all to easy to have her completely scared off right now.
"Would you like for me to help?" She asked.
Adrian couldn't believe that anyone would ever willingly carry the curse that he bore. She was sure that it was that very curse that was driving him close to the border of insanity. She also knew that the curse on Akito was a very strong curse. It couldn't just be broken; it was going to have to be manipulated very carefully. The animal spirits wouldn't be a problem. She could deal with those one at a time, she'd have to pace herself, but it could be dealt with. The junnichi though would have to want there freedom though.
"Do I look like a fool, girl?" Akito watched her carefully, irritating though she was she had definetly captured his attention. The real question now was weither she was boasting or not. So far no one had ever been able to do anything about the curse, what gave her the confidence to believe she could? She probably couldn't, stupid girl. He'd make her regret making such a foolish and vain proposal.
"My name is Adrian." She watched as Akito's hand flew in the air. "Do you want me to prove that I can do this? I can." His hand stopped.
Prove it, could she? A few moments wouldn't hurt, and if she really could do as she promised...
Adrian's heart was pounding in her chest, if she said that she wasn't scared at that moment it would have been the biggest of all lies.
"Prove it."
She rose to her feet, and faced the three men behind her. "Yuki you hate this don't you? Do you want me to break the curse?"
All the eyes in the room were glued to her as she sat next to him. She couldn't use rituals this time; this was going to be a demonstration of her power. It would be easy to break the curse if she could use rituals, but to do this using only her powers... she hoped she would be alright afterwards.
When Yuki met her eyes, and saw her sincerity. He thought of Tohru. The times he had tried to save her only to be transformed. How she had always kept the secret that was being offered to be removed from him. Thinking about what exactly that would mean for him, he found himself nodding without even realizing he had. He wanted to be able to be like everyone else. Not to be in constant fear of being discovered. Also he wanted... he wanted to know what it felt like to be held. Thoughts kept going through his head as to what it would mean to be free of this curse.
Adrian began.
Yuki kept thinking that he wouldn't have to hide himself from the world. He'd be able to live normally among everyone else.
Words were being spoken around him, but they didn't matter really.
His thoughts drifted back to Tohru. How she had taken care of not just him but most of his family over the last year.
"....spirit..."
How old injuries had healed because of her kindness.
"...eternal light..."
Forgiveness had been earned and received.
"...rest..."
He kept thinking about how she had done all these things for them, he wondered if he could ever do anything to pay her back.
Is this love he wondered? It never really mattered before, he could always be with her, but all he could ever do was protect her.
"...freedom..."
He could feel a hand lightly touching his shoulder, and it felt as though a piece of him was leaving for good. He felt a little sad but, something inside him told him that it was happy to be free.
The sound of a thud brought Yuki's mind back from his wandering. Adrian had collapsed on the floor.
Chapter 5: Promises