Disclaimer: Fruits Basket; not mine, never was mine, and will never be mine.

A/N: So onward with chapter 4! Three day weekend baby and no homework! So I will write chapters like there is no tomorrow. Hopefully it's all to your liking and since I have nothing to do you should have plenty to read. There was a dance at my school today (Friday) but the only way I would be able to go would be if someone asked me and no one did. So with my limited freedom I couldn't go.

Chapter 4

"Hey, this is Nala Kuramae!" Tohru told everyone excitedly.

"Are you related to Mine Kuramae?" asked Ayame suspiciously.

"No, I'm afraid I'm not," Nala said quietly.

"Oh, that's too bad. She is the most delightful person," Ayame praised. "Well, shall we get on with were we left off? So Kari and I had been together for about five months now and…"

Flashback 10 years ago

"Why won't Ayame let me hug him?" Kari asked Shigure as they were walking home, Ayame had student council things to do.

"I'm sure he has his reasons. It's better not to worry about it," Shigure told her his heart skipping a beat. If she was suspicious about it what was going to stop her from finding out about the curse. As Shigure dropped her of at her house her little sister who had been one at the time was crawling around outside. He laughed as she ran over and picked her up swinging her around.

"Ayame, you have to tell her about the curse," Shigure shot out as soon as his friend walked in the door.

"What! Now why would I do that?" Ayame asked, his usual air of calmness sinking in.

"The sooner she knows the better she will be able to take the pain. You don't want to end up having to have ten years of her life erased," Shigure said.

"Your right 'Gure, I'll be sure to tell her on Friday when I see her!" Ayame cheered. If he had known then what would happen in the next few days he would have never had a relationship in the first place.

End of Flashback

"Wait! You know my sister? You went out with my sister," Nala whispered to herself. "Although it might not be her. Ayame, what color was Kari's hair and eyes?"

"Her hair was more white than anything and her eyes were a deep forest green color. Although I can hardly see how you two could be sisters," Ayame said smiling.

She has unnaturally light hair. Almost all of our family has black hair, some dark brown. But, no one had hair like Kari's. I always envied her; I wished I could be a beautiful as her. That's why I became a Yankee," Nala said sighing.

"Well, do you want to hear the rest of the story or not?" Ayame asked happily. He didn't really want to be thinking about it again but when he told Yuki it seemed different. It seemed like he could connect with him. Maybe, just maybe if he kept with more interesting stories like these he and Yuki might just meet each other halfway.

Flashback 10 years ago Kari's Narration

It's all my fault, what happened. All my fault. Why was I so stupid? Why did I think that I could help him? Why did I think I could understand this, this curse? His parents kicked him out of their house. They said they were ashamed of him. He said he would have to tell Akito. Akito seems like a thing of fear to him, and Shigure, and Hatori. They all seem to be united under this curse. I don't know what to think. Should I be scared? Or should I feel happy that he trusted me with such a big secret? I don't know, but I do know that I'm afraid of what Akito might do to me.

I came back to school today. Mostly I came so I could cheer at the game tonight. But I also wanted to see Ayame. I had been away from him for five days. I also thought I should come back not wanting to miss more than three school days. Ayame told me we would have to see Akito tomorrow. Somehow though, I'm not afraid. I'm relieved that he was so calm about it. He didn't tell me what Akito wanted to talk about, but it didn't seem like it would be so bad. My teachers and friends are worried about me. Kimi said my cheeks were sunken and my face was really pale. I saw that she was right but told her I felt fine. Even if Akito were to kill me I would never tell Ayame's secret to anyone.

Everyone thinks that Ayame and I broke up and that's why I was gone. When I told them I was sick they didn't believe me. Not even Kimi. Ayame and I, we aren't even officially broken up yet. It all depends on Akito's wishes. I talked to Shigure and he told me about memory suppression. Hatori had the gift of erasing memories. Shigure said that if Akito wished it Hatori would have to erase that me and Ayame were ever together. I saw the worry in his face as he told me about it. I think that if I was in his position I would have stopped us from all of this. Knowing the sacrifices they had to make, it would have been easier to forget if Hatori erased all their memories. I suppose I can't do anything now but someday I hope there is somebody willing enough to risk everything in life to free them from this curse.

We saw Akito today. He started talking to me first. He said that I shouldn't get conceded and keep my nose out of his business. I couldn't believe what he said. He won't let anyone in. He screamed at me. He called me a conceded little bitch. I started to yell back at him, to tell him that he didn't really care. My head hit the floor and I felt blood trickle down my face. Akito was standing over me, laughing. I hope this teaches you not to mess with our business! He shouted at me with his creepy voice. Please, don't let him hurt me again. I pray to God don't let him hurt me. He shoved me head to the floor again. Shut up you stupid girl! You think you know what's it's like to have a curse! You have no idea what we are going though! His words, they were worse than anything. Those words made me realize, I can't do anything. I started crying. There's no way I can save them. It's selfish to even think so. Akito let sit at the back of the room as he called in Ayame, Shigure, and Hatori.

Tears slipped down my face as Akito's hand slapped Ayame. He started shouting. He called him selfish, and told him he only thought about himself. He yelled at Hatori to erase my memories. Hatori walked over and pressed his hand over my eyes. I could hear Ayame's pleas to Hatori in the background. As Hatori's hand gripped harder on my forehead I felt a calming sensation. I fell to the floor all of my memories released.

I woke up in my own house this morning. I tried to get up but I felt a hand holding me down. I looked up to see my mother standing over me. She told me Shigure told her I fell down some stairs. She told me about all my injuries. I reached up and touched my forehead. My mother gave me a confused look and I reached up to my head. I felt a wrap around my head with my hair hanging in long strands down my face. I looked across at my mirror and saw that some of my hair had blood on it.

Kimi's Narration

I went to go see Kari today. She looked horrible, even more than she did before. I got Shigure to tell me about Hatori's memory suppressing abilities. As I was talking to her I could tell. She had really forgotten about Ayame. There was no memory at all about the two. And for some reason that made me cry. I just started crying as she talked about our latest math assignment. She looked over at me and tried to comfort me. It was no use though. Nothing she could do can erase this. The happiness they had together, gone. It was all gone. But yet she was perfectly happy. Ayame wasn't though, he was depressed. Though you couldn't tell if you didn't know him. But I could see it, it was in his eyes. I saw the pain that only could mean this. But yet I was happy. Seeing Kari like this. Only a week after her memories were erased. Seeing her smile like that. Seeing that she was back to her old self. Somehow it makes me happy. I'm not quite sure why but I can only believe that one day a girl like Kari will find her way into their lives again. Only, this time, she won't have to leave. She will be the one to stop the sadness caused by the head of their family.

End of Flashback Yuki's Thoughts

He must have been so sad. Although there was no way to tell what would happen, if I knew what was going to happen, I would have wished I never met her. Thinking that it would be easier to forget, but we can't forget. We, the cursed, there is no way to forget. That's what we thought. Although we still can't forget all out pain, we can still numb it. One day a girl like Kari will find her way into their lives. That girl has come. Tohru. She will be the one to stay forever. Akito can never defeat her. And even though Akito is our god, even if he controls everything that happened in our lives, that is changing. Tohru, you are the one who will break the curse. And I hope someday, from the bottoms of my heart, that Ayame can once again reunite with Kari. Only this time, they can stay together forever. Someday we will be able to have a normal life. There will be a day in our lives when love will last forever.

Well, that would be it. I'm pretty sad to end this fanfic, I sure had fun with it. I am really pleased with the way I ended this. I didn't really think I was gonna end it on this chapter but I guess it all worked out that way. I think I'm gonna do I segual to this story but I'm not sure what it will be about. If you have any ideas please tell me. I'm thinking I might do a Shigure/Mayu fanfic next.