Disclaimer: Fruits Basket will never be mine! Falls into uncontrollable fit of tears
A/N: Chapter 7, not so soon either. Hopefully there are some people keeping up with my stories. So to those people I apologize for all my laziness. I hope that you can forgive me and still read my stories.
Chapter 7
"We talked to Haru," Yuki said walking in. "It seems we have to do something for Akito to release us. That was all we got out of him."
"Do you have any idea what that could be," Hatori asked bending down to take out a book.
"No we tried to get it out of him but the damn cow wouldn't tell us," Kyo said slamming down in his chair. "Waste of my time if you ask me."
"Well it wasn't for me and Mayu," Shigure called walking in with a girl. She was very tall and thin and had her hair up in a ponytail. She came and sat down next to Tohru giving a welcome to them all.
"Sensei?" Yuki asked to no one in particular.
"So this is the girl who called Shigure a ripple after dumping him," Kyo blurted out a grin on his face.
"Yes that would be me Sohma," Mayu said standing up and while pulling a book out of her bag. It was an old book by the looks of it and some of the binding was ripped off. She waved it in the air and called out. "This is a book from my father's store. Shigure came in and tried to steal it so I had to come over. So I'll be staying here so I can get my book back."
Hatori walked over and opened the book. On the front cover there was a sticker reading, Property of Mimi Sohma, 1937. He turned another page to see a girl's handwriting;
June 14th 1937
I have just found out that I am the leader of the cursed Sohmas. I can't believe that they have done this to me. I can never live a normal life now and I will die young. I've been catching up with my reading in the library and came across all these books on the Zodiac Curse. I have to go now because mother is calling me for dinner but I will come back soon.
Hatori looked up a broad smile on his face. He pulled some money out of his coat and gave it to Mayu and brought the book to the table.
"This is exactly what we need guys," He said the grin still on his face. He opened the book to one of the last entries and read aloud.
July 21st 1944
I have just found out how I can cancel the curse. I was in the library reading and a particular book caught my eye. I further investigated this book and read that in order for the curse to be broken the members of the zodiac have to come to me with an appropriate gift and present it to me. But there was a catch, they also had to find a way for them to almost be dead but live though the experience. Now I'm no doctor but I have a feeling it's something that would stop their heart but not kill them, sort of like putting them in a coma…
"Yes, this gives us the answer. I have something I can get from the local hospital that will so this for us. Lets all plan to meet at Akito's on Saturday at about two o'clock. Mine, Mii, and Tohru will not need to come in but they can just stay outside the room and wait for us."
Saturday
Tohru stood nervously outside Akito's door. Everyone else had gone in with their gifts for Akito. She started to worry with the fact that they had been there for over an hour.
"I wonder if somethi-" Mine started when they heard a scream from inside. The three ran though the door to find Akito on the ground screaming. Kyo ran up to them and explained in vivid detail everything that had happened.
"So then Akito thought for sure we had all killed ourselves for him and started talking about how he wished for better servants. Then we all woke up around the same time and you should have seen the look Akito had on his face. He was so disappointed that we all lived. And this is the best part, after we all woke up we felt a warmth go though-out our bodies and our animal spirits flew out of us and up into the sky. I swear it was the happiest moment of my life."
Tohru smile as she walked silently beside Yuki and Kyo. 'Finally the curse has been broken. I can just imagine how happy everyone will be now. And mom, this is surely a day I won't soon forget.'
So that was it. Hopefully you all liked it and I hope that you will check out some of my other stories. Oh and by the way I might write an epilogue to this story, just like a chapter long just to tell how they are coping with freedom.
