Wings
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Note: This fanfic follows the manga up to Chapter 82. Major Spoilers. Sohma Rin is the horse in the 12 Zodiacs.
Chapter 1 – The Meeting
Honda Tohru walked down the pavement of the city. It was in the afternoon and most people were either at work or at home, hiding from the scorching sun.
She took out a folded paper from her pocket and re-read the map again.
"Eto...that bookshop should be a bit farther down, nee..." She mumbled to herself.
The jingle of the bell distracted my attention. I pull my eyes away from the book to the front door. A girl with long hair came in. That was all I could see by the sun behind her that shone into this shadowy shop. Refreshing, after all these darkness...
I shrugged. I could hear the shopkeeper making small talk with the newcomer. I shut one of my ear to their conversation and returned to my book.
"Anou...do you have any books on curses?" The voice was high and tentative; a friendly person, judging by the voice.
"Curses? Of course! It's on the New Age section." She leaned over the counter and pointed to the spot where I was standing. "It's just on those shelves there!"
Distracted again, I lifted my head to stare.
The girl had big brown eyes (a bit too wide, in my opinion) and black hair. She cocked her head when I stared at her, and something stirred in her eyes.
Coming back to my analysis by the voice, she pretty much fitted the friendly personality.
The girl thanked the shopkeeper and walked over to where I stood. I went back to my book.
Hmm....I skimmed the chapter's section...ahh..curses...
I flipped to the page and read:
It's very difficult to determine if someone has cursed you unless they openly tell you so or you find physical evidence of it. But whether someone has is not the crux of the issue. What matters is whether you are allowing a curse to work on yourself.
The power of a curse doesn't come from external sources. We curse ourselves, through self-defeating thoughts, feelings, and behavior. By telling ourselves we don't deserve pleasurable things, we're powerless in bad situations, we have bad luck nonstop, etc. Those negative feelings manifest into our actions and we end up sabotaging happy situations and creating unhappy ones. Most of the time we're not aware when we're doing this.
Exploring those self-defeating feelings within ourselves brings to light how a curse was successful. Deal with those feelings and you'll be rid of the curse. Then it won't make any difference if someone tries to curse you. Curses "work" through belief in them.
I stopped at that paragraph. Interesting...
The power of curse doesn't come from external sources. We curse ourselves, through self-defeating thoughts, feelings and behavior.
...Like feelings of uselessness....I sniff quietly. But for the Jyunishi, those self-defeating thoughts are probably from Akito...
Sudden movement at the corner of my eye. Looking up, the girl before was reaching for a book on the higher shelf. The petite fingers were inches from the target; yet, it couldn't seem to stretch any further.
I strode next to her and reached up. I easily got it.
"Eh? Ah!" She franticlly bowed as she accepted the book. "Arigatou gozaimasu!"
"Ie, it's nothing," I smiled faintly.
She flashed me a smile as sunny as the sun.
" All About Curse ", I caught the title of the book in her hands. My eyes slightly widen.
"Are you interested in curses then?" I asked, mildly curious. She didn't look the type that might curse anyone who offended her...
"Eh? I'm just...a bit of interested in them..." She began hestitatly.
Deciding not to probe anymore, I smiled and went back to my original spot.
It is human nature to blame someone else for our misfortune, rather than to see what actions we took that may have led us to the place we are. It's easier to believe someone or something "out there" is causing our trials and tribulations. This, however, is not taking responsibility for your own actions and attitudes, it's deciding that someone else has control over your life.
If you feel you are cursed, the best magickal thing to do is regularly practice a grounding or centering exercise. There is a grounding exercise here from my BOS. The LBRP (Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram) is highly recommended for those with a ceremonial bent.
I don't understand. I don't understand at all.
Not taking responsibility for your own actions and attitudes, it's deciding that someone else has control over your life. Huh??
My eyes hurt. It had been totally overworked over the books I had read. Guess I should call it a day?
I pushed the book back and walked to the shopkeeper.
"Izumi-san, I'll be leaving now," My frequent visits to this bookshop had attracted the shopkeeper's attention. We exchanged a few things over the counter.
"Ah! Not buying anything today, Sohma-chan? Very well then! Ja na!" There was a tone of disappointment in her voice.
"Ee...ja!" Guilty as I felt, I walked out.
The tinkle of the bell above my ear was the last thing I heard when I spotted a girl racing across the street.
Dressed in body-fitting leather shirts and short pants, long dark hair flowed with the girl's insistence urgency.
She seems to have a knack for tight fitting garments..
My eyes widen in shock. She's already out of the hospital?
Quick as she had come, Sohma Rin had disappeared.
"Sohma-san!"
Startled, I reared around to find myself knocking into the opening door. I cried out and my hands automatically went to shield my eyes. I stumbled back a few steps.
A searing pain filled the spot above my left eye.
