Chapter 3

And Then There Was More

Last time on The Curse I Never Had -Midori was stuck at the house by herself and getting restless. She even wrote a whole two part book about Fruits Basket, one part for the anime, the other for the manga. Even when she was done, nobody had come back yet. What will happen next? Read away to find out!
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Midori's POV (Expect this every single time. Yes, it will become annoying, your point?)
As I finished up the book of information to signal I wasn't a stalker, just a crazed fan, I was starting to get worried. How long could it take to find Kyo-kun in the woods? It doesn't take that long to garden. DidSensei get lost on his way back? I was about to explode from all of the stress, and then POOF (wow, I really did explode). I was...a cow? But how? Shouldn't I be a cat or rat? I'm sure that they're closest. Or even a boar...was Hatsuharu-kun nearby? Well, it couldn't hurt for this lonely cow to go on an adventure.
I looked around and saw something come racing toward me. I couldn't see through all of the dust emitting from them. It was...Kyo-kun being chased by Kagura-san -.- What was I supposed to expect? I moved a far distance away from them so I wouldn't be crushed. I felt like such a dumb-bell! I wasn't like this before the space and time continuum happening. I was the smartest one. Was it something that happened, or do I just take on more traits when in animal form...does this mean that right now, I have no sense of direction? Great, I'll never find the house again like this, and especially some clothes. There's no way I'll ever get back to Sensei's if Haru-kun can't even find the bathroom...I'm doomed xx I'll be stranded until I change back or somebody with some sort of sense of direction finds me, I thought doubtingly. Out of nowhere, I heard a familiar voice.

It was Hatsuharu-kun! For some reason, he came up and asked me who I was and what was I doing. I told him I was Lauren Sohma and would really like to be taken back toSensei's house. But I wasn't amazed at the response I got.

"Well, I don't know where I am either...I feel like I've been out here for days. I wonder why?" was all he could conjure up.

How was finding Haru-kun going tohelp me when neither of us had a sense of direction (A/N: At least for the moment,Midori doesn't)? The only things that could cheer me up was that Kyo-kun and Kagura-san were okay and I that got to meet a zodiac member. But what wouldhappen when I changed back? I wouldn't have any clothes on! How embarrassing would that be!

"Haru-kun?" I called.

"Yeah, what is it?" he replied.

"Um, when I change back, I won't have any clothes. Could I borrow your trench coat?" I asked blushing (A/N: Do cows blush?).

"Sure, but you'll have to pay a price."

"What're you talking about?" I was beginning to think he had snapped to black for some reason.

"Tell me why you're a cow. I'm supposed to be the cow. How do you know my name? I've never even met you before," he said. I was just relieved that he didn't snap!

"Coat first," I told him.

"Fine," he said giving me the coat.

And so I began with my magic, how I messed up space and time continuum, my end of the curse, and all the way down to me getting so stressed out about everybody being gone for so long that I transformed and was confused, so I went looking for him and got lost since the cow has no sense of direction. He understood pretty well, and we waited for me to transform back so we could try to find Sensei's house. I still couldn't believe that I left without realizing I wouldn't have any clothes, another thing I got from the cow, being forgetful. I really needed to start thinking some more. It could have been good for me, just not in cat form. Yeah, that could have been bad. (A/N: Wow, that was a bunch of run on sentences.)

After a few more minutes, I changed back in a big POOF and while in the smoke that surrounded me I quickly put the coat on. After that, I seemed to have regained some sort of sense of direction and we got back toSensei's house with ease. By then everybody had come back and I went downstairs to go get some clothes.

When I came back up the stairs, I explained everything. Sensei laughed his novelist head off and then I remembered the Fruits Basket information I had compiled. I shared it with everyone and it definitely made them believe every word I said. Every single one of them could recall something of the sort and we matched it exact. I also told them that I couldn't find the manga or anime anywhere and was very sad about this as I loved them and wanted to have my precious Furuba belongings.

Sensei gave me my class schedule and I stared at it blankly. It said that I was in 10th grade! I was only 13! Was my mark really that high?

"Sensei, I'm only 13. Why am I being placed in my 1st year of high school?" I asked confused.

"Your marks were so high they had to let you go in. Now, if I'm right, you play the saxophone, right?"

"Yes, I do. I've only been playing for 8 mont...wait, that was before the space and time continuum interference. How could I still be playing?" Now I was really confused.

"Well, not everything changed. Things you did before you can still do since you retained all of your old memories and didn't get new ones. Just luck that you still have something you're good at," said Yuki-kun. Out of the five people comes brains. I guess that he's right.

"You do have a point, Nii-san. I guess that I should try better in my thinking...maybe I'm just not up to the challenge of trying to get my life back in order. Wait, how can I do something like that when it wasn't in order to begin with?" I said as I started to cry. This was too much pressure on me. I couldn't even figure out a few things on my own and it took a lot of thought to get the right answer to all of my questions and concerns. "I haven't even been here for a day and I already want to go back to the way life was. Always being left out, scared of everything, and being a loner. It was better than trying to find a new way of living without things that I had, and with things I don't know how to handle. I've never had siblings before, or a curse, just my little power that made life all right but now that power has gotten the better of me is ruining my life! I can't stand it!" I was beginning to go black and gray at the same time and they were merging. Hatori had said in the car that things like that could happen with my personalities.

All of a sudden I lashed out with a powerful magical blow coming out of the choker I was wearing around my neck.

What'll happen next? Well, than review, review! I need reviews to have the incentive to post another chapter. (edit x 4) That last thing kinda seemed like a panic attack...I wonder how I know that...