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Chapter 11 – Tamasha's response

RECAP

"What do you look like without the bracelet?" Kyo blurt out, his curiosity getting better of him.

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Tamasha stared at Kyo for a moment, and then she turned away. Kyo was getting frustrated. What is it that she can't tell me? We're both cursed by the cat, isn't it? What is with her? "Hey," he said laying a hand on her shoulder. "What is it?"

Tamasha did not turn around. She just shook her head and looked down. Then she freed herself of Kyo's grip. She ran softly and swiftly as a cat out of the door, with no one noticing, except for Mingzashi and Toyoko. Kyo went just as swiftly after her. He really needed to know.

Mingzashi saw and was distracted from what Shigure was talking about. He noticed and asked, "What's the matter? I saw two cats went out. You want to go and catch them?" "Lovely idea," Mingzashi said, nodding. She and Shigure went after Tamasha and Kyo.

Tamasha ran and ran, finally allowing her tears to fall from her cheeks. When she entered a garden, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. She sat down, and buried her face in her hands. She cried and cried. "Thank you, thank you…" She kept muttering. She looked at her bracelet. Should she tell Kyo her truth? What is his true form? He said the thing she had been dying to ask, and when he asked her, she had to run away and cry…

"Hey, what the hell on earth is wrong?" Kyo came forward. "Why did you suddenly run away from me like that?"

Tamasha looked up and straight into his orange eyes. She smiled. "Thank you so much…thank you…very much…" Tears began to fall down from her cheeks again but the smile still held on her face. Kyo looked away. "Please… stop crying… please… I did not mean to make you cry." He was never good with a girl's tears.

Tamasha laughed softly, "Thank you so much. It's ok now. Thank you. I did not mean to cry either, but the tears just came. Sit down, I'll tell you what my true form looks like. But you must tell me yours first. I have a feeling yours is worse than mine. You Sohmas don't look happy. It's as if all of you are scared and fear can be seen in every one of your eyes. Even it is just a slight one."

Kyo was taken aback. She was so sensitive. She took in everything in one go and at the first time they met too! Kyo slowly nodded. It's time to tell another besides Tohru, anyway. "But you haven't told me why you cried," Kyo argued.

"When the time comes, you'll know… or maybe never know. It depends. Can tell me about your true form now?" Tamasha said, dismissing the point. Kyo took a deep breath. How hard could it be? She is also the cat, after all. "Well, I look really scary. And I have a disgusting smell around me too when I transform into my true form…"

While he explained everything, including Tohru and his hate for Yuki, Mingzashi and Shigure were listening very closely. Suddenly, Mingzashi grabbed Shigure shoulder and towed him away. "Hey! I still want to hear what goes on!" Shigure complained. "They deserve privacy. And I will make sure they get what they deserve," Mingzashi said firmly. Shigure had no choice but to obey.

(While still in the party room)

Toyoko looked at the time. She was getting just a tiny bit worried. What if they got into a fight? Why aren't Mingzashi and Shigure back yet? I know Mingzashi will respect their privacy. Wonder…? At that moment, Mingzashi appeared towing a complaining Shigure in.

Some of those nearer to the door turned to stare at them, while the others did not took any notice. Hatori, Ayame, Ritza and Himisu, who were nearest to the door, turned to look at them. "Where have to been? And with another girl too! What bad things have you been doing behind my back, 'Gure dear?" Ayame said flirtingly. Ritza turned to Hatori, with a puzzled look on her face. Hatori shook his head and said, "If you want to know, they've been playing that game since young. Just get used to it, but it's no use bothering them."

Ritza smiled her warm smile, a smile that reminded him of Kana. "She's already married," he reminded himself sternly. Himisu noticed what was going on between them, but said nothing.

Shigure replied guiltily, "I'm sorry, Aya dear. It was irresistible. But you must understand no one can replace you in the place in my heart. You are the support of me, my life." Right after he said that, Mingzashi punched him to the ground.

This time, it caught everybody's attention. "Man! Your blow is ten time worse than Yuki's and Kyo's added together!" Yuki laughed, "Hey, Miss Mingzashi! I must learn from you sometime!" "I love to teach. You definitely must teach this pervert some manners and he must be trained!" Mingzashi replied.

(Back in garden where Kyo and Tamasha were)

"Oh, your form and life is definitely worst than mine. And that Akito doesn't sound too nice too. The way you say it, it's as if you hate the god. I absolutely love mine. Toyoko's so sweet, but she can quite scary too. But most of the time, she is absolutely great. I really love her. All of us Zodiacs do," Tamasha said, her eyes shining at the mention of Toyoko.

"You guys are lucky, try my god! He's the absolute nightmare!" Kyo complained. Tamasha smiled, "No wonder you guys are referred to as cursed. I'm so lucky to be blessed." "Whatever, you haven't told me about your form yet," Kyo said.

"Oh… ok. Actually, I'm a lot better than you, come to think of it. I am so very lucky. I'm the one who's considered the 'cursed' one in the Timika family. But still, after hearing about you, I think I'm a lot more lucky," Tamasha started. "Without my bracelet, I look like a deformed cat. I have a cat's face, body, tail and all those, but in a deformed way. As in like… A weird face, body's in a weird shape, and so are my tail and all those. It's hard to describe, but it is really very ugly. I don't smell though… Ahh… I don't know how to describe it, only when you see it, you will then understand."

"Can you let me see now?" Kyo said, his curiosity still not satisfied. Tamasha shook her head. "I'm not going through all those pain just for you to see it. Do you know it hurts terribly just to transform, for me?"

It was Kyo's turn to shake his head. "No… for me, the transformation was not painful… It was… painless," Kyo answered, disappointed that he could not see it for himself. "But if it does hurt her, then it would be better if we both don't transform," He thought. He had taken quite a liking to Tamasha. "She's a like Tohru, but she has a strong mind. She thinks things through clearly, and will say no when needed. Tohru doesn't…"

"Let's get going, or either Kimiko or Toyoko will be worried about me. C'mon," Tamasha said, standing up and brushing dirt from her jeans. Kyo agreed silently and stood up. Together, they walked back to where the 'party' was, but not a word was exchanged as they walked back. Both were too deep in their own thoughts to say anything.

Tada! Done! I'm sorry I took sometime to update, I had the so-called writers' block…ah…when I was writing the previous chapters, and the words just flowed out of me. Then, for this chapter, I had to think very hard for the words! But I'm sure that's just for this time!