Disclaimer: I don't own Fruit's Basket; it belongs to Takaya Sensei, who is a genius! I do however own Olivia-san, well actually she owns herself, as do all my characters but I helped develop her physical features, she had her own attitude from day one.
The Forgotten
Chapter 3: Year of the Wolf
"What animal is she?"
"We're not quite sure, possibly-" Shigure was interrupted.
"The wolf?" everyone looked at Hatori, surprised. He sighed. "Remember how the legend said the rat tricked the cat? Well the cat wasn't the only one who was tricked. Initially the wolf was invited to the banquet and not the dog. But the selfish dog wanted to go so bad he changed the name on the invitation and claimed it was a mistake, that the wolf was never invited. Questionably he believed him, so the dog went to the banquet in place of the wolf. But when the wolf found out she was tricked she disappeared and no one ever saw her again. We had always wondered if she carried the curse or not." He explained. Everyone was staring at Hatori, obviously shocked.
"By we you mean," Shigure prompted.
"Akito, Kureno, Ritsu, and myself." Shigure nodded. He looked like a school girl who'd missed out on a big secret.
"Shigure, obviously if Akito knows, Kureno knows. And Akito told me to look out in case she came back; he's not too fond of her. I would've told you but I didn't think it important. No one ever thought she'd come back."
"How long have you known?" the dog asked curiously, no longer seemingly upset.
"Roughly five years."
"Oh, why does Ritsu know?" Shigure regained his attitude.
"Shigure," Hatori sighed.
"You found it more important to tell Ritsu than me?" Shigure made big puppy eyes.
"Ritsu found out by accident, he walked in while I was talking to Kureno." The dog stopped making sad expressions and looked down.
Olivia didn't like the idea of these "other Sohmas" talking about her like that. Why didn't this "Akito" like her? She didn't even know him! 'Oi ve…' she sighed. The men arguing looked over, oops, she must have done that louder then she thought.
"Sorry…" she forced a small smile. Taking a deep breath in something tickled Olivia's nose and she sneezed.
"Bless you!" Tohru looked up. Seeing Olivia's coat, a look of concern came over her. "Oh! Are you cold?"
"A little," the wolf complied. "But I'm fine with my coat," she assured Tohru who was standing up now. Nodding the girl reluctantly sat down. Hatori had found it warm in Shigure's house and yet this girl was cold, wearing a coat. Olivia looked over and saw Hatori walking towards her. Kneeling down, he reached a hand out and laid it on gently on her forehead. Olivia tensed up and straightened her spine. She could see everyone in the room looking on worriedly.
"You feel a bit feverish," he commented. Relieved sighs were heard all across the room. 'What were they so worried about?' Olivia wondered. "Maybe I should check you, you could be ill." Shigure nodded at Hatori's idea.
"Good idea Ha'ri, we wouldn't want our little wolf to be sick." He smiled. Kyo rolled his eyes.
"Oh my god…" he muttered. Olivia figured that this was typical Shigure behavior. This time the smile came on its own, this was her family.
"Alright, come with me," Hatori extended his hand to Olivia who shyly took it. Standing, she followed the doctor to the door. When he stopped to get his coat she realized they were still holding hands. Olivia gave a slight squeeze, causing the man to quickly let go. She looked up, was he blushing? No, it must have been the light. As she watched him slip on his shoes, she remembered her dilemma. 'How embarrassing,' she thought, lowering her head. That's when Tohru came up next to her and quietly set a small pair of black shoes on the ground next to Olivia. The wolf smiled gratefully and slipped them on. Tohru smiled back and went back into the living room. Olivia couldn't love the girl more for what she had done and would have to think of a way to repay her.
It is interesting how women share a certain connection, even upon first meeting, whereas men do not. You'll find that this connection comes in handy in many instances and the situation is always understood by other women and other women alone.
"Ready?" Hatori asked Olivia once he had his coat and shoes on. She nodded and lowered her head when he looked over. 'No one needs to notice that my eyes change color,' she sighed inwardly. "Alright, this way." He started towards the door, Olivia following behind.
"Bye Hatori!" Shigure sang from the other room.
"Oh yes, nice seeing you Hatori-san!" Tohru added politely. "And nice meeting you Olivia!"
"Yes, likewise Tohru," Olivia answered.
"Haa-san, do bring Olivia back later, don't keep her all to yourself!" Shigure called. Hatori sighed in annoyance.
"Later," he replied before opening the door. "Go ahead," he motioned for Olivia to go out.
"Oh thank you…" Once outside the two Sohmas climbed into Hatori's black car and drove in silence to the main house.
Upon arrival Olivia gasped.
"It's huge!" she exclaimed as they walked through the front gate. Hatori nodded.
"Well, there are a lot of Sohmas." He added as an after thought.
"I see," Olivia smiled.
When they came to Hatori's house, the doctor opened the door and the two went in. Olivia slipped off her shoes and lingered by the door.
"Please, come in," Hatori told her, then added, "but I'm going to need you to take off your coat Mrs. Sohma."
"Oh, it's Ms." Olivia corrected, blushing slightly.
"I'm sorry, Ms." He repeated.
"No it's okay…"
"Alright, could you come over here please?"
"Oh sure," Olivia walked over to the desk where the doctor was standing and looked up at the man before her. 'He's not that tall,' she thought, 'no more than 5'10", odd, Tohru was extremely short as was Shigure, for a man at least.
"How old are you Ms. Sohma?" the doctor asked.
"24,"
"Birthday?"
"January, 7th, 1981,"
"Height?"
"5' 7 ½,"
"Weight?"
"110 pounds," at this Hatori looked up.
"110 pounds?"
"Yes, is something wrong?
"No its' just extremely light for your height." He commented without expression. Olivia blushed.
"Oh," she said.
"Hair color, blonde," he said to himself. "Eye color?" he asked. 'Uh-oh' Olivia thought to herself.
"Ummm, you see, my eyes, change color." She stuttered nervously.
"Oh it's common enough, some people's eyes go from blue to green, brown to hazel-"
"No, my eyes, really change color." She sighed.
"Meaning," he urged her to explain further.
"Meaning they change color according to my mood."
"Really?"
"Yes, watch," Olivia looked the doctor straight in eye. 'He has nice eyes,' she smiled inwardly, 'Back on task!' "What color are my eyes?"
"Yellow, a medium shade of yellow."
"Okay, now watch closely." Concentrating on something sad, Olivia watched Hatori's eyes widen as her own eyes changed from yellow to green and settling on a deep shade of blue. "See?"
"Oh," he said, taken back slightly.
"Yeah…"
"Well Ms. Sohma, you're quite the individual." He remarked quietly. She looked up. The doctor was leaning over his desk writing all this down. "So, would you mind if I recorded a color code of some sort?"
"Not at all," she smiled.
"Oh, please have a seat Ms. Sohma," he offered, pulling a chair up, before sitting down himself.
"You can call me Olivia, being called Ms. makes me twitch,"
"Olivia," he remarked. "And I'm Hatori," he offered her his hand and she gladly shook it. "We'll go in some order, okay red?"
'Ah the color code,' "Red is anger."
"Okay, orange?"
"Like concentration I suppose."
"Yellow?"
"Happiness, content."
"Green?"
"Ill, or scared."
"Blue?"
"Sad,"
"Purple?"
"Ummm, determination I guess you could say,"
"What other colors are there now?"
"Black is ummm, very depressed…"
"Alright,"
"White is extremity, let's say, gold is selfishness, silver is creativity, teal is embarrassment, and pink is love." The wolf finished slowly so he could write it down.
"Thank you, now to take your temperature," Hatori put down his pen and grabbed the thermometer off the shelf. "Under your tongue." He instructed handing it to her, then he began looking over his file so far.
'He really does have nice eyes,' Olivia thought. 'No, what am I saying! Snap of it Livee!' she shook the thought from her head and waited for the thermometer to beep. When it did she handed it to Hatori who read the results.
"101.3, not serious but I'll give you some Advil, were you out in the cold for a long period of time?"
"Well," Olivia blushed, "When I transformed back, I was, ummm, outside…" she tried, hoping he'd take the hint. She looked at him for a reaction. There was that blush again, unless again it was the light.
"Oh, I see," he cleared his throat and handed her 2 pills. "I'll get you some water," the doctor said, standing and walking out of his office. When he returned, he handed Olivia a glass of water and warned "Now this might make you a little drowsy, so here, why don't you lie down, follow me." When he saw she was standing, Hatori led Olivia into his living room. Leaving her there for a moment, Hatori soon returned with a blanket and set it on the couch.
"I'll be right in the other room if you need anything." He assured her.
"Thank you." She smiled shyly. The doctor nodded before leaving the room. It wasn't long after she sat down that Olivia drifted off to sleep.
Something stirs. I sense it in my bones, this is probably the worst time to be alone. But what can I do, where can I go? To escape this fate, to let them know. The ignorant ones, the ones who don't realize that the world is about to change right before their eyes. A great curse revealed, a legend repeated, an evil reborn, the good defeated. If I can come out of hiding, then maybe there's hope. Then I can find a way to help me cope. But, what if I'm too late? Then what will come of my fate? But it's not just my life that's at stake. The souls of all are here to take, the evil one has come to steal their dreams. It's really a bigger deal then I thought it seemed. But I'm just one person, how can I fight them, to save my home, I'm much too weak to do this alone. I'll gather some people, tell them to bring their friends, then together we'll fight, bring this to a painful end. Some will die, we'll lose our own. But we'll pray for them, and at least we've won.
Unable to escape her dreams, Olivia slept fitfully but silently throughout the afternoon.
"What cruel fate has sleep bestowed upon me!" she called to the sky.
"Dreams," the moon answered, "and nothing more…"
Hey people! I love you all for reviewing! You're the best ever! Hope you liked my chapter! LYL
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