the 14th of the cursed ones chap.4

Shigure:"Ayame, can I say the disclaimer?"

Ayame:"Oh, I think I should say it, because I am hardly in this story at all!"

Shigure:"Yes, thats true, but... I wanted to say it..." V-V

Ayame:"No!"

KG1000:"Hey! It's my story! I get to choose who says the diclaimer! and I pick......... Natsuki Takaya!" -

Takaya:"Uh- But KG, I--"

KG1000: (Glare's with an anime anger mark on her forhead)

Takaya:"Okey...sigh KyoGirl1000 does not own Fruits Basket! I do, but I dont own Rose, KG does."

KG1000:"Thanks Natsuki, because if I did, I would tell FUNimation to make a seoson 2 in the english version of FB DVD's. now lets get to the story!"

Theme Song

I was so happy when you smiled,

your smile breaks through the clouds of grey,

Far from the sunny days that lie in sleep.

Waiting for paitients for the spring,

when the flowers will bloom renewed again,

knowing there's more beyond the pain of today.

Although the scars of yesterday remain,

you can go on living as much as your heart believes.

You cant be born again although you can change.

Lets stay together always.

Kyo:"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Kyo waited for Rose to scream,

he waited for the POOF and the smoke to go all around him,

and he waited for the fleas to crawl on him and cause him to itch. (AN: About that last line, I thought I should liven things up a bit.Did it work?)

Rose:"Kyo! Whats wrong?! did I scare you?"

Kyo looks at himself to see he has not transformed!

Kyo:"N-No..."

Rose:"Well then what made you scream?"

Kyo's thoughts:"Rose, I know you can read my thoughts, can you hear me? Rose?"

Rose's thoughts:"Y-Yes.... I thought something like that was happening...But why?Why can we do that?Whats wrong with us?"

Kyo's thoughts:"Nothings is wrong, I'll--I'll tell you in my thoughts, a secret, I'll answer your questions,if you can answer mine."

Rose's thoughts:"O-Okey..."

Kyo:"Okey! lets go! were going to our camp!"

Tohru:"Okey!"

Yuki:"We're doomed..."

Shigure:"Hhhmmm....'

They're riding to they're camp

Rose's thoughts:"Well?"

Kyo's thoughts:"......My Family has a curse..."

Rose's Thoughts:"What kind of curse?"

Kyo's thoughts:"Well, we are possesed by the 12--13 vengeful spirits of the chinese zodiac. You know, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon..........Rooster, boar, dog, and also the cat."

Rose's thoughts:"I still dont understand, everyone has a spirit from the zodiac that protects them, even though some people dont know who it is..."

Kyo's thoughts:"What was that?"

Rose's thoughts:"Er--Nothing, please continue!"

Kyo's thoughts:"Well, when we get hugged by the opposite sex, or if we become weak, we transforme into our animal, we dont have any powers, well, we can talk to our respectful animals, but, well, I guess thats it!"

Rose's thoughts:"So thats why you sceamed, because you were afraid that I would find out your secret...its okey, everybody is cursed...you can say im cursed...er- I mean, what does that hafta do with you and me talking together in our minds?"

Kyo's Thought's:"well..."

Rose's thoughts:"And what animal are you?"

Kyo's Thought's:"Er--I'm the cat..."

Rose's thoughts:"gasp Your the cat! The cat from the story! the story about the banquet! thats so cool! I loved the cat! when I was in the orphan edge , they always told us that story for new years! The other girls always called me the cat, they always made fun of me and sayed I was foolish like the cat in the story because I always broke the rules and i never acted like them, they always made me feel different! Uh! I mean! I didnt mean that! I---"

Kyo's Thought's:"Yeah, my family never excepted me eather...wait, your an orphan!!!"

Rose's thoughts:"Er-- did I say that!?" I mean--"

Kyo's Thought's:"Start talk'n, I told you my story, now what's yours..."

Rose's thoughts:"okey, i'll tell you, (sigh) I guess my mom died when I was born, and my dad died when I was really young... the police found me in a empty house. They didnt know my age, only that I was an infant, they didn't know my father or my mother's last name, for they must have changed it so they didnt have one, they only knew that my name was simply Rose, and that I was an orphan, so they threw me in an orphan edge...There, they gave me what every child needs,food; shelter; and clothing.Then when the orphan edge thought I was around the age that I am able to get a job, they let me go. And after that I built my cabin, caught and trained my horses, and then met you guys! So you see, I dont know who or what happened to my parents, only that they are dead, and I dont know my birthday, or my sign of the chinese zodiac. so really I'm going, living, and leaving the future every second without a past to look back to....."

Kyo could tell that she was trying not to cry

Kyo:"Well, did you have anything? Anything at all on you when you came?"

Rose:"I had nothing except...this..."

(Rose takes something that was around her neck out from under her shirt, it's a necklace that had army green string that had 2 gold and green beads on each side, in the center, there was a coin, it was gold with a small square opening the center. Around the opening on one side was chinese writing on it, probably back before feudal times, because Kyo could not read it...on the other side, there was little pictures, chinese hyroglyphics (AN: Sounds gay I know, but I could not think of any thing else to call them) probably back in ancient history)

Kyo:"Do you know what it means?"

Rose:"No, but one thing for sure , I know that there is something about it that when I do, I will also find out who I am."

Kyo:"Rose, I dont think you'll hafto know what it means to find out who you are, I think I know who you are already..."

Rose:"What?What do you--"

Kyo:"Your a Sohma!"

Rose:"What!? You gotta be kiddin me if you think---"

Kyo:"Well, we dont trasform unless someone who is not in our curse hugs us and ofcoarse, if there the opposite sex, and well, I'm not covered in fur aint I?"

Rose:"What! I cant be a Sohma! I'm not cursed! There's no way! I remember one time when a boy hugged me once, and I didn't turn into an animal!"

Kyo:"please tell me about it..."

Rose:"Okey....."

Flash back

Orphamn Edge Instructer:"Okey girls, you can stay in Iimited Too for one hour to buy apropriate clothes, that means you Rose, Rose? Rose!!!!"

Suzie:"Hold your horses lady, 'cat' is over at Hot Topic, again..."

Molly:"Again!?!?!?!?!? Why cant she be normal, like us?"

Kathy:"Forget about cat girl, look at that t-shirt with flowers on it!"

Suzie and Molly:"Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!"

O.E.I.:" Okey, okey, you girls stay here! I'll go get Rose."

At Hot Topic

Younger Rose:"Ooohhh! Look at those bracelets! There all different colors!!! I wonder what there called..."

A boy over hears her, and comes over

Boy:"They're called sex bracelets."

Rose:"What's sex?"

Boy becomes annoyed by stupid question and acts as though he is a diffent person

Boy:"Come into the dressing room with me and I'll show you what sex is....."

Rose:"Uh, no thats okey...I like your neclace!"

Boy changes again

Boy:"Uh, Thanks, I bought it here, there are one's like it over there, if you want it, I'll get it for you."

Rose:"Er, really! Oh, if it really is okey..."

Boy:"Of course!"

After boy buys the necklace for her

Rose:"Thankyou so much! What can I give you to repay you!"

Boy:" Hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm........ a hug?"

Rose"Okey! ( Hugs boy) "

Boy:"Thank you... oh! Wow... I like your eyes, there blue, my favorite color."

Rose:"Oh! (Blushes) Thankyou! No one ever said that to me before!They think its weird. I like your hair. (Looks at kid's black and white hair) It reminds me of a cow!"

Boy:"Heh, well I got to go, bye! ( Hugs rose)

(A boy about 19 yrs. old see's this and runs over and grabs the boy)

Older Boy:"Hatsuharu! Lets go!"

Boy:"Yes Hatori...bye! Oh, whats your name?"

Rose:"It's Rose!"

Hatsuharu:'Okey, bye Rose!"

Rose:" Bye Hatsuharu!"

Suzie:"(In a mocking voice ) Bye Hatsuharu!"

Suzie, Molly and Kathy:"HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! So! you have a boyfriend! Who made the first move?! Him I bet! And he even hugged you! Eeeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!! I feel sorry for him, he has a cat for a girlfriend!"

Rose:"You bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

(Rose grabs Suzie's arm, twisted it to her back and starts to force it to go around her neck. Kathy grabs her hair to make her let go. Instantly she does, but then she turns around and grabs kathy bye the shirt and pushes her into the into a flower pot. Rose looks around for Molly,but finds her behind the Orphan Edge Instructure, who comes over and takes Rose by the hand and takes her to the bathroom.)

End Flash Back

Kyo :"So what happened ?"

Rose:"I got spanked, and I had to get one pink dress."

Kyo:"I know why you didn't transform..."

Rose:" (sigh) Why?"

Kyo:"Those boys, they're my cousins..."

Rose:"What!"

Kyo:"It's true, the boy is Hatsuharu Sohma, who is possesed by the cow; the other one is Hatori Sohma, he's the dragon, but he turnes into a sea horse..."

Rose:"Maybe your right...maybe I am a Sohma...but first I hafto find out what the hell this necklace means, till then I'm sticking to saying that I am not a Sohma..."

They reach they're campsite

Shigure:"Well Rose, We hoped that we would have an adventure while we were here, but I never thought we would have one like this!"

Tohru:"Yes! Thank you Rose! I hope we get to meet again soon!"

Rose:"Aahhh, Its nothin, and, you can come over any time, and I'm glad we became friends, excpecially you, Kyo, thank you for being open to me."

Kyo:"er, uh, um...(blushes)...anytime...-"

Shigure:"Aaaaaahhhhhh...Isn't that sweet!"

Rose:"You are solucky I'm on a horse!!!!!"

Shigure:"EEP! I mean, that's Kyo! He's nice once you get to know him!"

Yuki's thoughts:"Yes, but how open was he... (gasp) He woud'nt! Would he? Oh shit, yes he would..."

Tohru's thoughts:"Ahhh...everyones getting along so nicely!"

Rose is on dude, with the other horses tied to her saddle so they would'nt get away, obviously it did'nt work becaause something atracted them and they rode off the trail, even dude, Rose's most trusted and bravest steed, went off with them

Rose:"Woah! Hey, what are you doing you guys!Stop!!! (Rose trys as hard as she can to stop dude, but fails...)

Rose finally gives up, falls off, and runs after them.when she gets near a clearing, she sees her horses gazing, but then she hides when she sees two boys there too.

One boy is around her age (what ever that may be), Dark bluish-purpilyish hair, a pointed nose, and a tight shirt and pants. He reminded her of an evil yuki.The other boy was no more than 20, with a dark tan body and silvery white hair. He reminded Rose of a beautiful palomino horse.She didnt want to interupt they're conversation, so she listened:

ok ppls, if you dont know by now, the younger boy is Akito, if any of you did not know that by now you are a mouse brained fool, I like saying that, mouse brained fool...hehe!!!

Akito:"Vord, I hope for your sake you did'nt take me here for nothing..."

Vord:"Dont worry, Akito, the person who owns these is no ordinary girl, I can ensure you that..."

Akito:"Hmmmmm...Wait a minute!!!!!!!!How do you know this girl!!!!"

Vord:"Ive been watching this girl for some time now..."

Akito:"And she has'nt noticed!?!?!?!?!??!"

Vord:"Yes, she has been watching her back, and has been patroling the forest constantly, she nearly got me a few times...but she has reflexes like no human, hearing that is 10x as good as one eather."

Akito:"Sounds like Kyon-Kyon..."

Vord:"My point exactly, I think she lives with our curse, that she is our family."

Akito:'And I thought one 13 freaks were enough..."(snear)

Vord:(grudge)

Rose steps into the clearing

Rose:"H-Hello? Um, I'm sorry but, those horses, are mine, can I have them back?"

Vord:"Er, yes, you should watch your horses more carefully."

Akito looks at Rose for a second, and stares at disbelief, he saw something he did'nt want to see, Rose's eyes, they are the same as Vord's.maybe they are closer related than just a name.

Akito:"Where are your parents?"

Rose:"I----I, they past away."

Akito:"Oh, I'm sorry to here that, oh, I should intoduce myself, I'm Akito Sohma, head of the Sohma family."

Rose:"Your a Sohma!? What a cowincedence!!!!!! I just met Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure, oh yeah, and there friend Tohru Honda, the other day!! Actually, I was heading back from they're camp site!

-

Akito:"(wispers) Cats with fur, together they pure...

Rose:"What?"

Akito:"Oh nothing, oh, and this Vord Sohma."

Rose:"My name is Rose;please to meet you!!!" -

Vord:"And you too!" -

Vord looks at her with tender loving eyes

(AN:Okey, before we get to into Vord, we don't know the rooster or the horse, right? well I dont anyway, well, just to let you know, Vord is suppost to be possesed by the horse. oh! I forgot this in the scripture of Vord, its not very important, but he is MACHO!!!!! Yeah, Natsuki Takaya does'nt like to draw muscle men, it sayed in the 1st or second volume of FB, but Vord got some meat on his bones.[ no affence Takaya-san] )

Rose:"Er-right! well, um, I a-"

Akito:"Rose, would you like Vord to help you take you your horses back? He is, how I say, has some horse sense..."

Rose:"Er, um, I-if you want to..."

Vord:"I'd be happy to help!" -

On the way to th cabin

Rose looks over to see that Akito gone into a car (Hatori's car) and left

Rose:"I over heard you guys, so you are the one, the one that was following me, oh, and I'm not a Sohma, I already had this talk with Kyo, so don't start."

Vord:"You dont know who I am, dont you?"

Rose:"What?"

Vord:"Of coarse, you were when we last saw each other...but..."

Rose:"Um, I dont know you that well, but are you okey?"

Vord:"Errr...I cant stand it!!! (Jumps off and throws Rose off Dude, and hugs her....TIGHT!!!!!!)

Rose:"Er-hello?! I dont really know but...BIG AGE DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!"

Vord:"I'm sorry, but, I just missed you so much, so please...let me...embrace you...alittle longer...sis..."

Rose:"WHAT!?!?" (pushes Vord away)

Vord:"I'm sorry...You want to know about your parents, right? They were great, the greatest any kid could have, inleast for the 6 years I Knew them."

Rose:"What!? What do you!? How did you know I did'nt know them!!!"

Vord:"This may be a bit of a shock to you, but......I'm your older brother!"

Rose: (confused)

Vord:"It's true, Nosey Rosie..."

Rose looks at her life, she could'nt see him, but she did hear that name once in her life...But she would never tell him that..."

Rose:"You freak!!!" (Jumps on Dude and runs toward her cabin, with her horses following behind her)

Vord:"That didn't go to well....But still, by the look on her face, I think, even if it's only a little, she recognized her old nickname..."

ok ppls!!! this next sequence is a last minute day dream of mine, I think it will put more drama into the story, and maybe make the story a bit longer...Enjoy!

Vord:"Thinking about it now...It's almost like a dream, a very, long, sad, dream.... I remember everything..........

The time that Rose was born, she was already engaged to marry.....and that child, the child that later would have been her husband...was...Akito...

Dad, he knew that if the rest of us had to listen to the selfish child, than Rose would have endure selfishness, and the trechary of Akito...

So... Dad fled....he took Rose, and left me....But I understood...he probably thought that I was to attatched to the Sohma life, that I could endure it....and....he was right...I enjoyed playing with Ritsu, sensei, and the others...I enjoyed being special, unique, cursed... I could never have thrown away this life! I love it hear!!!................later, I found out that dad passed away, and with mom being already gone, I knew that Rose would hafto be strong, alone...I thought I would never see her again... then, one day I saw her! Even after all these years, I saw her! and now......she hates me....."

This is Rose running into her cabin after putting the horses away

Rose's thuoghts:" I'm not a Sohma! I'm not a Sohma! I'm Rose! Just plain old Rose! I'll prove it too!!!!! I'll find out who I am for myself!!!!!!

kg1000:"plz review--

Black Haru:"OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"