A Cursed Union by FFchick
Prologue
A/N: Unbeta-ed. If you would like to beta, by all means, email me at eightteen year old girl stared infront of television holding a playstation controller and and was jerking around.
"What the hell are you doing Arasalla?" A boy asked from across the room.
The finally stopped when she pushed start, pausing the game. "Playing Final Fantasy Seven," She told him.
"That old game, damn, it doesn't look good on a Playstation Two," He remarked.
"What are you doing here?" She asked getting up. Arasalla was a woman-child of about 5'2" in height and slender build nicely curved for her build. She wore a pair of carpenter jeans, a blue-gray tanktop and wore a pair of white socks with pink tennie shoes.
"Don't get tailfeathers ruffled," The boy spoke.
"Not a bird," She muttered. "That would be Maru."
"How is your lover by the way?" The teenage boy asked.
"He is NOT my lover," She almost screamed.
"Oh admit it ookami," The boy remarked. "The family head has been in your pants."
Arasalla lost it and slapped the boy, making him crash into the wall. "If you say anything like that to me again, I will kill you, now get out!" She said pointing to the door. She didn't cry, she was pissed and went to the living room and noticed something on the table next to the game controller. It was a velvet square box, about an inch tall and five or six inches wide and she opened it. Then she noticed a most perculiar charm bracelet. It had several trinkets on the charm bracelet there were thirty seven charms on it... Those that belonged to the Celtic, Native American, and Chinese Zodiacs. "What is this about?" She said aloud.
"One would think you would know," a man spoke. He was approximately seven feet tall, he had silver-white hair in a high ponytail and intense amber eyes, not to mention he was wearing armante.
"Maru, forgive me but I have no idea what you're talking about and why aren't you in Japan?" The young girl asked.
"I have been talking about unification with the rival of this family," Maru spoke. "And we've come to an agreement pertaining to a merger between them and us. After all, the Manatu have alot to offer them."
"What do they have that can benefit us," Arasalla asked.
"I'm glad you asked my sweet she-ookami... Resources. They have more than we do, they own more than half of Japan and that's saying something." Maru told the young woman.
"So what you own a majority of Texas, California, New York, Alaska, and Nevada," Arasalla spoke.
"Very good, once their family head dies, I will be the one in control," Maru stated.
"You're marrying her?" Arasalla asked not hiding the shock.
"OF course," Maru stated approaching her. "And I've already met your intended."
Arasalla blinked for a few moments. When the thought process was operational agan she said, "No."
Maru's cold emotionless almost cracked. He pushed her on the couch and put his arms on both sides of the girl blocking an escape. "You belong to me, you are a means to end, granted your mother was a miko and passed down her power to you and you are capable of doing whatever I need done. However you will marry who I've chosen for you and you will participate in the joint mating season." He stated coldly.
"Go. To. Hell." Arasalla stated to Maru almost growling, her eyes had turned yellow and more canine-like.
Maru smirked and said, "That's my girl."
Arasalla blinked, her eyes returning to usual dark brown that was more nightlike than muddy. "What?" She asked.
"I wouldn't want you to start submitting now, you're going to meet the family yourself. First, you're going to meet with each of them and I won't tell you who your intended husband is. You will be doing this and find which is the polar opposite and figure out who belongs to who... But I'll give you this... The males are matched with younger females. So you can narrow it down my sweet Arasalla."
The girl rolled her eyes and snapped, "I am not yours. And the name is ARAS! A-R-A-S you stupid falcon!"
Maru walked out the door, loving the rage coming from the ookami. It just was always nice to have a defying female, he pitied the fiance.
Aras stared at the video game and noticed a plane ticket, it was for the personal plane that belonged to Maru. "Maybe it won't be so bad, I'm probably engaged to the Inu... Oh crap and I bet he's a nenphomaniac," She grumbled not liking this at all.
Suddenly she heard the phone ring and jumped over the couch and ran to the cordless and pushed talk and suddenly heard ranting.
"I can't believe that S.O.B.! He just said I had to marry some prick he picked out!" The ranting voice of Maya yelled. She was the trout in their family and was very proud of that and her independence, all the females were.
"Aya, calm down, you're not the only one, so am I," Aras spoke rather softly and heard nothing. "I'm sure so is Liz and I'm sure she's panicking, do you have your plane ticket."
"Yeah," Aya said.
"Good," Aras said softly. "Pack up, we don't have much of a choice in this, you know what will happen if we defy Maru's order on this, do you want him to hurt any of our siblings or cousins? You never know we might like our fiances. I'll get some intel tonight on the Sohmas if I can... Will that ease your rage?" She asked softer.
"Of course," Aya said with a happy-go-lucky voice.
"Okay, I'll have the limousine pick you up tomorrow, and don't worry if you get a jerk, I will beat the tar out of him and then there will be no fiance. 'Kay?" Aras asked.
"You're a godsend," Aya stated.
There was silence. Aya hung up.
Aras left the comfort of the living room and grabbed her car keys and left and locked up the house and went to a black jeep with an ookami painted on both sides. She began to drive until she came into town to a small white house with a white picket fense. She parked her car infront of the house and saw a tomboy-ish girl sitting on a bench near the door on the porch crying. "Hey," She called to the girl.
The girl looked up to Aras and wiped the tears away. "Hi," She said.
"He engaged you too, Liz?" Aras asked.
Liz just nodded.
Aras went to her cousin and hugged her. "It'll be okay," She said.
Liz broke away and said, "No it won't, I'm being sent away far away from the family! Away from you and Aya and Ittetsumono and all the others!"
Aras could see Liz was shaking really bad and knew this wasn't good and saw she was deathly pale. She grabbed Liz's arms and said, "Me and Aya are going with you. We were talked to today. Tomorrow we're all going to Japan and we'll stay together and get to know our husbands to be... Okay?" She asked.
Liz didn't hear anything, she collapsed.
Aras panicked by getting her older cousin in the house and to the loveseat and noticed the dinner untouched. It was a hamburger, coke, and fries. The very thing that Liz needed right now. So she grabbed the burger and told Liz, "Hey you have to wake up. Not going to have you sick on me." She was deathly worried.
Liz woke up and said, "I don't feel so hot." She attempted to eat and was able to eat the burger as Aras sit with her. "Thanks," She said.
"Man, well your future husband better take good care of you... I bet he's the dragon and they're usually doctors huh?" Aras stated knowing a little about the family they were to integrate into.
"Do you think he'll be kind?" Liz asked weakly.
Aras took a Dr. Pepper from the fridge and said, "He better be. You deserve that."
"But I won't get that I'll probably be married off to the snake as I am a serpent," Liz admitted.
"Think you can handle a flamboyant serpent?" Aras asked watching over her cousin.
"Possibly," Liz said looking happier. Only Aras could help Liz cheer up.
"You know whoever he is, I'm sure they'll take good care of you. Pretty soon you'll prefer their company to mine." Aras said softly.
"Doubt that, my fiance will probably will be unnerving," Liz stated. "And make me wear a dress."
"Well eat and I'll help you pack for the trip, if we need anything more, we can always buy the stuff," Aras said noticing her stomach was rumbling.
"Let's order a pizza," Liz upped and said. "A large pizza with lots and lots of veggies and cheese on it!"
Aras laughed, this was the side Aras liked of Liz, the spontaneous hyper girl opposed to the girl that was quiet and depressed.
--end of prologue--
Next Time: Chapter One! Meeting The Three
A/N: IF you're wondering, this is not a self-insertion but it does have plenty OC that have been thought of. If you have any thoughts on who should be with who, please vote when you review! OBTW, Manatu is not their last name, I'm still trying to find a good name for them. Manatu (sp?) means spirits of the earth, it's basically a name like the Jyumoushi (sp?). Also another note, my mom has a tendancy to have her blood sugar drop so low that she needs it back up... A hamburger does help because of the meat and cheese. This is my first Fruit Basket fic.
Aras(alla) (ookami/wolf)
(E)Liz(abeth) (serpent)
(M)Aya (trout)
Ittetsumono (Owl)
Maru (Falcon-Family Head)
Akito (Sohma Family Head)
Ayame (snake)
Hatori (dragon)
Hatsharu (cow)
Hiro (sheep)
Kagura (swine/pig)
Kisa (tiger)
Kiyo (cat)
Momiji (rabbit)
Ritsu (Monkey)
Shigure (Dog/Inu)
Tohru
Yuki (rat)
