Why I Wear This Mask…
By: Roaring Flames
Every time I walk outside of that house I think to myself, "What do they truly think of me?" or "What were they like before they met me?" All I know is that they need me… He needs me… He…? Kyou-kun… Everyone says that I am the person whom could actually cure his curse…
But what really is the curse…? Him turning into the cat or is it something else…? Something that goes deeper than transformation… It's the loneliness that the cursed person gets from being the cat… From the rejection of the cat from the old zodiac legend… But… I, Tohru Honda, the only member in the "Year of The Cat" fan club and Kyou-kun's friend…
Friend… After all the things we been through… From the moment we meet, after he crashed through the roof and I witness the true furry that he had against Sohma-kun… Then accidentally learning the "Sohma Family Secret" by bumping into him and changing him into a cat… Seeing him fleeing at the first second he hears the name "Kagura" and seeing how dedicated Kagura-chan was to Kyou-kun at first hand… Then things became more serious when I met Akito…
Akito… The head of the Sohma family… The one whose words were law to them and the one who carried the full weight of the zodiac curse… The one whom Sohma-kun fears the most and the one whom Hatori felt the full rage of and almost losing sight in his eye… But… To me, Akito was a child whom was forced to grow up way to fast and brought down by the fact he was to die… He didn't see that he was still alive and had the chance to live his live out to the fullest… I hope he will do better in the future, Mother…
Mother… It was with your words "Be yourself" that helped me get through most of the hard times in life… Even though one of the "hard times" was trying to get over the fact that you're gone… The only thing I have left of you is your picture and my memories of all the happy times we had together… Without you and your words I don't think I would be here with the Sohma's… With Sohma-kun, Shigure-san… And Kyou-kun…
End…That was the first short story in this collection. So if you want to see your favorite characters' confession then just send in reviews.