Disclaimer: I am how you people would say 'Poor' meaning I don't own much, and that includes Fruits Basket.
A/N: Aaaanyways, Sorry for the terrible non-updatign ness. ; I'm working on another Fruits Basket story which, as well as this one and my two Inuyasha fictions, willl be moved onto another username. (I don't like the name grape-chan anymore, I sound like a fruit cake.) Anyway, so be looking for fiction written by Hanyou Chan
CHapter 2
Kyo wandered around the house for a few moments trying to find Tohru. That girl just wouldn't stay in one place too long. He sighed.
A soft thud was heard in the next room, and Kyo's eyes slightly widened. He carefully walked toward it and flung open the door awaiting to see what the noise came from.
He saw a girl, looking to be a Momiji or Haru's age, standing perfectly still holding a red book and looking wide eyed at him in fear. She had hair like Tohru's, but her bangs parted to the side. Her eyes darted to the door outside and before Kyo could take another step closer, she dashed for the door, opening and shutting it in time for him to get to that side of the room.
"What the hell? Who was that?"
"Kyo?"
Kyo turned around seeing his mortal enemy looking at him, "What do you want?"
Yuki walked over to him, "What's with all the slamming dors, eh?"
I saw a girl in here and I was about run after her when she ran out the door."
Yuki blinked abit and narrowed his eyes, "Brown hair and wearing a blue shirt and shorts?"
Kyo glared, "Yeah, how do you know?"
I saw her in the library before lunch. You don't know who she is either I take it?"
"If I did I would ahve told you, stupid rat."
Yuki ignored Kyo and walked out the door following the footprints in the soft ground, "C'mon stupid cat."
Tohru was sitting in the garden when she heard rustling in the bushes near her. She stiffened, 'Oh no..'
She looked to her side in sligt fear, "W-Who's there?"
A girl came tumbling out the bushes on her stomach gripping something against her chest. She winced abit and Tohru's eyes widened, 'That poor little girl!'
The girl's head lifted and Tohru saw silver eyes looking at her through her bangs. he young girl sat up and looked at her in fear. Tohru walked over to her and saw the girl crawl back. Tohru kneeled down next to her, "What's wrong little girl? Are you hurt?"
The girl's fear seeme to vanish because she smiled softly as if for the fist time. She shook her head annswering if she was hurt.
Tohru smiled back at the girl, "That's good. WHat's your name little girl? I'm Tohru Honda."
The girl's eyes widened abit hearing her name and she gulped scooting back, her fear more intense.
Tohru didn't understand, "What's wrong?"
The girl didn't reply and she tried to stand up, but fell.
But someone caught her. SHe looked up, gripping the red bood to her chest and saw Kyo gripping her arm and glaring at her, "There you are, who the hell are you, and what are you doing sneaking aorund the house?"
The girl struggled against his grasp and Tohru stood up looking at Kyo, "Kyo, please don't hurt her, she's scared."
The girl looked at Tohru in shock and backed up against Kyo. Tohru and Kyo's eyes widened and they waited for the familiar 'POP' and colorful smoke to arrise..
But it didn't come.
Tohru and Kyo looked at the girl who was still afraid, leaning back against kyo's chest and staring at Tohru.
Yuki came out the bushes and saw the scene. He too was shocked. How did this girl not transform?
Tohru took a step closer and the girl oushed harder against kyo, knocking them both into the bushes. Tohru and Yuki steped to the bushes to help them up, and the girl scrambled to get off Kyo, only for Yuki to pick her up, "Litt;e girl, why are you so afraid of us."
The girl shook and pointed to Tohru, "W-witch."
Tohru, kyo and Yuki's eyes widened, "What?!"
Kyo glared, "Tohru is not a witch!"
She looked at Kyo, "Monster.."
Kyo grimiced and Yuki looked at her in shock, "How?"
The girl pulled away from Yuki, "Evil rat."
She looked at them all, still in fear and tripped back again from her loss of gravity and shivered in fear, "WHat do you want with me!?"
They looked at her and Tohru knelt down besode her, "We odn't want anything from you, why are you so afraid of us?"
"He said you we're a witch."
Kyo and Yuki glared, knowing who 'He' was.
Tohru smiled and patted her back, "Why don't you tell us more?"
The girl, seemed to calm down feeling Tohru's kindness take affect and said, still in her small voice, "He said that, you are taking the power away from him, and you're corruping everyone. He said that the monster is evil, and must be locked away. He said that the evil rat was his slave, and disobeyed him all the time and had to be punished. You all have to be punished.. that's what he says."
Kyo knelt down by the girl too, as did Yuki, "But that's all wrong. Akito is trying to trick you, as he did all of us."
The girl seemed to be calmer now and looked at them all sadly, "He says that, you all are evil. And I'm not safe around you."
Tohru looked at the girl, "No one can be evil, we all ahve good in us somewhere, even if it's deep down inside. Do you think we're evil? We're trying to help you, I'm not a witch, I'm Tohru Honda. Kyo isn't a monster, he's Kyo Sohma, Yuki isn't an evil rat, he's Yuki Sohma. You can't judge people by other's opinions, that's what my mom said. You have to get to know them yourself. Kyo is very kind and shy, Yuki is awkward and sweet. If you got to know them, you would ahve your own opinion too. Akito thinks all of us are evil, but that's his opinion, not yours."
The girl looked at Tohru as Yuki and kyo blushed hearing her compliments. She smiled, "I'm not a tool of evil, I'm Amaya Sohma."
Yuki, Tohru and Kyo's eyes widened as they heard her answer. "Tool of evil?"
"Amaya Sohma?"
"Kyo didn't transform when she fell on him, but she can't be a member of the zodiac."
"Amaya isn't a member of the zodiac." Amaya said clutching her book. They looked at her waiting for her to continue, "Amaya is key for the curse."
"Key?" Tohru blinked, Amaya continued, "Akito is the 'god' of the zodiac, Amaya is the angel of the zodiac. Akito is the lock that keeps the Zodiacs locked away, Amaya is the key that opens the cage.."
Kyo blinked, "What's that suppose to mean?"
Amayua hesitated, then opened her book taking out the same letter Yuki almost read earlier. She unfoled the paper and read aloud, " This is a leter Amaya found in Akito's room, it was for Amaya. It says:
Amaya-chan, It's me, I know this will be hard to understand, my daughter, but you are an important key for the curse. Akito is like a lock, and he has trapped ll of the Zodiac members up in his 'cage'. He will not let them out because he is afraid that they'll be happy. akito deasn't want anyone happy, because if he isn't happy, than no one can be. Now Amaya, since you are the key, that means that you can unlock the zodiac from their cages. I'm sure you will one day notice they do not tranform in your embrace, but that is because Once they have been embrased by you, you're key has unlocked their cage that Akito has locked. They wil be free from the curse. If Akito finds out, Amaya dear, that means that he will lock you away, and you cannot unlock yourself. If this happends, you must escape and find them to break the curse! Don't be afraid Amaya dear, this is only tradition. Once this generation of Zodiac have passed on, the new generation will be cursed, a new key will be born, and they will carry out the same mission.
With Love,
Father."
Amaya looked up at them and kyo looked wide eyed, as did Tohru and Yuki. Kyo looked at her seriously, "Since you hgged me, that means that the curse is broken for me, the cat?"
She nodded.
"That's it?"
The girllook at him rudely, "What else do you want? Confette?"
Yuki and Tohru coulnd't help but laugh.
"AMAYA!"
All eyes were fixed on the frail god of the zodiac, Akito.
Amaya winced and curled up in a ballclinging to Tohru, "Don't let him get me Tohru! He's hit me again! Please." Kyo and Yuki stodd up and glared at Akito.
"Akito! Why!?"
Akito sneered,"because then you wouldn't need me, would you? You would just be on your meery way and leave me here alone! Now, Amaya, come." Amaya sat still clung to Toghru and shaking in fear.
"Amaya. COME NOW. Do you want another beating?" Amaya gulped and started to cry. She stood up, but before she could walk to Akito, Yuki scooped her up in his arms and gave a nod to Kyo.
"Wha?"
Kyo understood, and when Yuki ran away with Amaya in his arms, Kyo pulled Tohru in his own arms and followed Yuki. 'It feels so good, to hold her in my arms for once.. even though it's under such crappy circumstances.'
Tohru, who was surprised by the sudden move, squeaked and wrapped her arms around Kyo's wasit in reflex. Kyo couldn't help but blush. Yuki and Amaya stopped at the edge of the gate after they ran for about 5 minutes, and Yuki turned back looking at kyo as he arrived with Tohru. They both panted and Yuki set Amaya down and she gripped the red book still. She looked to Yuki and smiled, then gave him a big hug in thanks. Yuki patted her head knowing the real reason for the hug, to unlock him from the curse so he would be free, that was her thank you gift.
"Now what?"
Tohru blushed relizing she was still in kyo's arms, but for an odd reason, she was afraid that if she reminded him, he would let her go.. she didn't want that to happen just yet.
Welp! What'd you think? Last chaper is next but I hope you liked this one. I was always thinking about this and I decided to put it on paper. Cool way for the curse to be broken, huh? By the way, Amaya is my OWN character and NO she isn't gonna be pared up with anoyone. -rolls eyes- I have OC chars to play roles, not fall in love with the major, original charcters.
