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A/N: Well, my turn to write my chapter, eh? I'm name: No Chichiri Da) and I'm gonna be the third writer of this fic. Though, the order may switch under certain circumstances. Anyways, I've been wanting to write this for so long so this should turn out a good chapter The main focus is the discovery of the second zodiac for both families and what each family head plans to do about it.
Juunishi no Daaku
Chapter 2A Dark Zodiac?
Both felines stared in complete and utter terror when they came face to face. The Cat noticed the panther carrying a schoolgirl uniform on its back. 'No, this can't be right!' He thought in confusion.
"Hey Akio-san, I thought I heard something by the janitor's closet…Perhaps you should check to see if there are some kids trying to have a little 'fun' if you know what I mean." A sly male voice echoed through the hallway.
A sigh could be heard from the other janitor. "You always make me do the worst jobs, you know that?" Heavy footsteps could be heard approaching the closet, forcing the panther to pick t he cat up by the scruff and carry him hastily into the closet.
"You idiot! Why are you--?!" Kyo's eyes widened. He just talked in his animal form to someone he didn't even know who, but seeing as she also somehow transformed he sighed and continued, "…taking us back to the closet?"
The panther gave an almost-human-like grin. "It's the closest place to hide, you're small enough to hide behind those buckets and I'll manage my way behind the mops. Hurry!" She spoke in a low voice. She nudged the smaller feline behind the buckets, causing him to yelp, and then wiggled her way behind the mops in the dark corner to blend in and hide.
The door suddenly creaked open and a heavy-set man's silhouette could be seen in the doorway. "Alright kiddies, get to your sex-ed class for once and learn abstinence is—and I'm talking to myself aren't I? Thank God…" He mumbled and shut the door. "False alarm. Let's keep going."
"Alright." Footsteps could be heard growing further and further away. Well, the next sound surprised both cats. There was a small poof and two humans sat naked hiding behind the buckets and mops.
Kyo, not even remembering that they were both naked, stared in complete shock at the girl. "You--?!"
Kioko's eyes widened and she blushed scarlet, wrapping an arm around herself to cover up and the other one felt its way along the floor to find her clothes. "Who are you?!" she cried after feeling a sudden connection to him. She found her clothes and clumsily grabbed them and put them on.
Kyo frantically searched for his clothes as well. "Who are YOU?!" He practically screamed. He also felt that connection, and it irked him. Could she really be…?
Kioko sighed. "Would you be quieter or shut up? Those janitors probably heard you and will come back and find us!" She growled, getting up briskly and brushing off her uniform.
The Cat pulled his clothes on as did the same. "They do, they die! I won't let anyone live who walks in on me in the same closet as some pesky girl!" He spoke arrogantly and burst through the door.
Kioko narrowed her eyes. "You never answered my question." She began, walking out of the closet after him. "Just who are you?"
Kyo glanced at her with an odd look in his eyes. "My name's Kyo Sohma. Yours?" He replied somewhat hesitantly. He may as well give the girl his full name so she'd be forced to give hers, and then tell Shigure to discuss this with Akito. He wanted to know what the hell was going on.
The girl's look softened a little at the not-so-harsh response. "Kioko Akuma. I'm a second year…I think I've heard your name before, you're a second year as well aren't you?" Her conversation with him got cut off by a yell:
"HEY!"
Both spun around instantly in shock. One of the hall monitors ran to them angrily. "Why aren't you two in class?!" Kioko quickly held up a pass signed by her teacher to go to the bathroom, but Kyo remained still with an aggravated look on his face; detention for Kyo, yet again.
"Meyumi!" The three high school girls cried in unison as they burst in through the door. "We have a problem!" Kioko finished.
Meyumi nodded. "You felt it too, didn't you?" Her eyes darkened slightly. "I'm going to have to have a talk with Kazuo-sama." Suddenly her bright exterior seemed to be absent, which was something the girls didn't normally see.
Kioko sighed and looked down. "This is a little different, Yumi-chan. I ran into a boy and, and, and…I wasn't the only one who transformed." She spoke, her words spoken faster and faster until she was finished.
Meyumi looked up from her painting, revealing a half-finished acrylic painting of a wolf howling from a cliff to a full moon. "I knew it. What was his name, did you get it?"
"Kyo Sohma." Takara spoke for her.
"And if they have this same curse as us…We have more classmates at our school with this curse." Izunami finished. "Among them are Yuki, Hatsuharu and Momiji Sohma."
Meyumi's eyes widened a moment, and then narrowed into a slight smile. "Hmmm, I knew there was something weird about that man…" She murmured to herself, causing the other girls who couldn't understand to glance to one another in confusion. "Alright, I'll have to speak with Kazuo-sama about this." She spoke.
"Yumi-chan…" Takara spoke, staring at her seriously. "Are you hiding something from us?"
The silver-haired woman just gazed back before brightening up a second later. "Of course not, I'm just as confused as you; my, what a situation--!"
Izunami cut her off: "You're terrible at lying, Meyumi-san. Why can't you tell us what's going on?"
Meyumi sighed. "If Kazuo-sama wants you to know, you'll know." Was her simple answer before she walked outside to her car, a door slamming and engine starting soon to be heard.
Kioko watched her cousin drive away. "That certainly didn't clear this situation up at all." She faced her other cousins and shrugged. "Perhaps she can tell us what's going on when she gets back." The others nodded and they all slung their backpacks securely back onto their backs and headed upstairs to their rooms to do their homework for the night.
Meyumi pulled her car up to the circle drive of the Akuma Estate. Turning the key and pulling it out to turn the car off, she got out, locked the car and headed inside. She quirked an eyebrow, noticing no one was standing around monitoring the lobby. It didn't matter; she knew where Kazuo's office was. She headed down the main hallway and headed straight down to a door with a small gold sign with 'Kazuo Akuma' imprinted into the metal. She knocked. "Kazuo-sama?"
"Come in." A neutral, welcoming voice spoke pleasantly. He nodded to Meyumi as she walked in and sat down at one of the chairs in front of his desk. He was a small man, very skinny and ill-looking. His hair was a bronze-red color and was combed neatly to the side. He wore a black business suit and a red and black tie. Gold eyes gazed upon the silver-haired woman. "What is it that you came to talk to me about?"
"The second zodiac. They're here in this city, Kazuo-sama. How do you plan to act?" Meyumi spoke. All playfulness that she displayed to the girls at home seemed to disappear in that moment. "You know what could happen."
The family leader simply smiled. "Let's watch them for a while. There's no need to fear or hate them unless we're given reason to." He spoke, his voice still full of neutrality.
She sighed. "Kazuo-sama. I ran into one of them on the street today. I almost couldn't contain my sudden anger toward him. The legend is the only explanation and obviously to our animal spirits it's all we need to be eternally angry with that family. The girls say there are four other zodiacs attending Kaibara High School as well, and they felt the same sensation of hate."
Kazuo nodded gently. "I understand. But you must not harm them. If anything, try to bond with your matching zodiac if you ever run into them." He replied coolly.
Meyumi blinked. "Matching zodiac…?" Suddenly she thought back to when she passed Shigure and go that odd feeling of hate and disgust. 'I'm sorry, it's just, you reminded me so much of a dog just then.' Her line played over in her head. So that's what he meant by their matching zodiac. Maybe he other girls bumped into their other matching zodiacs, which could have been the main trigger to their anger. Yet, Takara ran into Hatsuharu and Momiji and still felt that anger.
She nodded soon after. "I understand. Should I tell the girls the truth about the zodiac?"
"Meyumi, Izunami, Takara, and Kioko Akuma, hm?" Akito's voice spoke quietly. He was hanging outside his window, his arm sticking straight out from the window. His eyes were narrowed slightly, but they showed no sorrow or anything of the sort.
"Shigure-san told me to tell you that message." Hatori stood at the door. "What do you believe we should do?" He finished.
Akito's eyes only narrowed more, his lips curling into a smirk, but did not respond. The silence was enough of an answer to Hatori. The doctor's face appeared emotionless and then closed his eyes.
"I understand. Sorry for bothering you, Akito-san." He murmured in response and turned, opened the door and exited the room, heading off to his own room. He sighed. "Is this right? Should I really follow this order?" He murmured aloud.
A/N: Blah I know I rushed the end but I'm so happy. I haven't finished a chapter in three hours for YEARS! OO dramatic gasp hehe :P Anyways…Early chapter suspicion… And poor Kyo xD lol. Anyway. Next chapter Takara shall write. See you when Chapter 7 comes around!
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