Katsuya walked very slowly back to the house guiding the sleepy Stephanie the entire way. When they arrived they immediately went to bed, falling asleep as their heads hit the pillow. But it wasn't but two hours later when Katsuya felt someone shaking him.
"Kaye" Reiji replied, "Wake up man."
"Reiji?" Kaye opened his eyes sleepily, "What are you doing? Why are you waking me up?"
"Yamato has called a meeting with the Zodiac members and their parents."
"Now?" Katsuya sat up surprised.
"Now" Reiji nodded, "My dad says it's important apparently."
"Okay. I'll get ready" Kaye said in a hoarse voice as he slid on his pants.
In a matter of moments the two of them were walking to the main house along with Sakura behind their parents. Katsuya had left a note for Stephanie so she wouldn't worry.
"What do think this is all about?" Yuki said.
"I don't know" Hatsuharu shook his head, "But if it's Yamato you know it's going to be interesting."
"That's for sure" Kyo replied as Rin nodded and Tohru frowned worriedly.
They arrived at the main house and took their positions. Katsuya, Reiji, and Takara knelt near Yamato's pillow by the other Zodiac members, while Sakura stood in the back with her father. Tohru, Yuki, Rin, and Hatsuharu meanwhile walked over to the chairs where Arisa and Kureno had saved them seats. The other grownups stood or sat all around the room. They waited for what seemed like forever until finally Yamato entered the room followed by Kagura and Akito Sr. He sat down on his pillow and then smiled at the crowd.
"I'm glad you all could come" he replied, "I know it's been awhile since we have gathered like this and I'm sure you all are interested to know why. So I'll tell you" he paused as they listened, "For some time I have been concerned about the fact that the Zodiac members are so far apart. But I do realize how much Kyoto means to some of you. So I have found another way to make it more convenient."
"Another way?" Shigure spoke up.
"Yes. As most of you are aware of the Sohmas are originally from Kyoto. In fact there is a main house down there, not ten minutes away from your house isn't there Katsuya?" he looked straight at him.
"Yes" Kaye nodded.
"Well if it is such an inconvenience" he said a bit sarcastically making Kyo frown, "for you to move up to Tokyo then perhaps it would be better if we move the remaining members down to Kyoto."
"What do you mean Yamato?" Hatori asked.
"It's simple. I've heard that Kyoto air will be much better for my health. I am commanding at this point that the Zodiac members as well as their families if they like, to relocate down to the main house in Kyoto."
There was a hushed silence as he continued.
"It is not an inconvenience for any of you to change your jobs. You Shigure for instance, are a novelist and you can work anywhere."
"Yes. But" Shigure started to say but Yamato interrupted him.
"And you Hatori, Kureno, Kisa, Rin, and Hiro. You all have jobs that can easily be found in the that city."
They nodded still stunned.
"And as for you Hatsuharu. You are in a band and you travel anyway."
"That's true" he nodded with a frown.
"So I don't see any reason why we can't do this It will all be very easy to move your children down there. After all Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru were able to do it" he looked to the back and frowned when he saw Kyo's expression, "And of course if there is any objections, I have already spoken to Akito and the elders about this" he pointed to the older man who stood by, "I have been given complete control over the situation. The Zodiac members must go. Whether you go with your children is your choice. Oh and one more thing" he said as he stood, "All the Zodiac members will be required to see me at least once a week. Is that understood?" he looked down at the ones kneeling.
They all bowed their heads in agreement.
"Excluding all those I do not wish to see of course" he added glancing at Sakura briefly and then turning away, "That is all. Katsuya meet me in my room as soon as everyone has left" he replied walking over to the door.
"Yes sir" Kaye nodded as everyone began to file out.
Once outside they all began discussing the news in full detail. Sakura and Reiji talked about it the whole way back to the house where they found Stephanie waiting for them on the porch. When told a little of the news and that Katsuya was still at the main house she hurried quickly to it to be there for him when he came out.
(Next Scene)
It was at least another twenty minutes till she saw him emerge somberly from the building. He saw her at once and walked over to her with a weak smile.
"Hi" he replied.
"Hey" she embraced him, "Are you all right?"
"Not really. Did Sakura tell you?"
"Yea. Well at least you'll have Reiji with you now."
"This actually sucks" he sighed, "You know I only had to see him once a year. Now I'm going to have to see him once a week. Maybe more."
"Is that such a bad thing?"
"You don't know what he does to me. At least when I only had to see him at New Years, I could leave. And leave all those yucky feelings behind as well. Now they're always going to be around."
"Actually they were always around Kaye. You can't escape your problems that easily."
"That's true. What are you doing up so soon? I thought you were going to sleep."
"I was worried about you when I heard everyone get up this morning."
"You're so sweet" he replied kissing her forehead.
"You want to go back to the house?" she asked as they started to walk with their arms around each other.
"No. I'm not in the mood to answer questions. Let's go down to the lake. We can talk some more."
"If you like" she nodded and they moved away from the courtyard.
From where he stood Yamato saw them from his room and frowned at the sight. His eyes took in every appearance of her so he could remember her when he arrived in Kyoto. Then he moved from the window, sat down at the table, and began to scribble notes once more on his pad.
(Till Next Time)
Authors Note: Okay! That's it for this week! Hope you liked it! See you all on October 4! Because next week this girl is finally going on vacation! See you all later and have a good weekend!
Next time on Curse Renewed:
Chapter Eleven: An Old Forgotten Feeling
Tohru has a surprise for her family and the rest of the Zodiac members have moved down to Kyoto. Find out what happens next time!
And
Chapter Twelve: Yamato Meets the American
The head of the Zodiac meets Katsuya's girlfriend for the first time. Don't miss a minute!