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Author's Notes: Sorry that it's been so long. PLEASE REVIEW!
Common Bonds
Author: Emilee1
Chapter 8: Second Sided Story
It was a bright sunny Saturday morning. After the rain from the day before, some of the flowers peeked their vivid colored heads from under the grass. Yuki's garden had grown remarkable heights in one day. The strawberries, which were planted for Tohru, were a bright red color glistening from the morning dew. The leeks and other green vegetables were a lush green color.
"Yuki," Shigure asked lowering his newspaper. "Would you mind going to the store to pick up a few things?"
Yuki turned to him in confusion. "What do you need?"
"Here's a list, you'll find out soon enough what it's for," Shigure replied handing Yuki a small folded piece of paper. After unfolding it, he scanned the words.
"What do we need all this for?"
Shigure put a finger to his mouth saying, "It's a secret. Why don't you take Kyo with you, and I'm sure Tohru would like to come."
Kyo walked by at the exact same moment Shigure had said that. He was drinking from a milk carton. After hearing this, he lowered the drink and looked strangely at them. "Take me where?"
"You're going into town with Yuki," Shigure answered.
"There's no way in hell that I'm going with that damn rat!" Kyo shouted balling up his fists.
"Well, I guess you can stay here. I'll call Aya to come!" Shigure picked up the phone and dialed the number of the main house. "Aya! Why don't you come over?"
He held the phone away from his ear. "Yes I would love to!"
"We're leaving," both Kyo and Yuki said stomping out the door. Tohru watched them go by as she was sweeping.
"Yuki, Kyo, where are you both going?" They turned to her. "Not that I'm inviting myself! I was just curious! I'm sorry!"
Yuki held up his hands in defense and chuckled, "No Miss Honda, we were going to the store to buy a few things for Shigure. The reason we are both going is because he just called my brother to come over. Would you like to come?"
Tohru nodded in delight, "Yes, that would be wonderful!" She stepped onto the sidewalk and ran to their side.
On their way over there, Tohru broke the silence. "What does Shigure want from the store?"
"Yeah, I've been wondering that too, so give me that paper you damn rat!" Kyo shouted swiping at the paper while Yuki pulled it away.
Yuki held out the paper to Tohru while she unfolded it.
"Hey! I wanted that!" Kyo once again balled his fists up.
"What does Shigure want all this stuff for?" Tohru asked ignoring the fact that Kyo was shouting.
Yuki shrugged his shoulders and replied, "He said it was a secret."
Tohru looked toward the sidewalk and began to think. I wonder…, what would this stuff be good for?
"Miss Honda!" Yuki shouted.
"Watch out!" Kyo also shouted.
Tohru looked up and saw a boy before she ran into him. POOF! Smoke filled the alley way. Luckily no one was there.
"I'm so sorry!" Tohru shouted not even realizing the fact that Kyo and Yuki were still normal. A small boar appeared in front of them. Is this Kagura? Wait, that couldn't be because I ran into a boy. I wonder if this is the boar from the Kirugureru family?
"Excuse me? Are you the boar from the Kirugureru family?" Tohru asked while the boar looked up at her strangely.
It nodded, "Yes, I am Benito Kirugureru." Yuki and Kyo looked at him with amazement in their eyes.
I wonder if he's just like Kagura? Yuki thought putting a finger to his chin.
"Tell me! Do you know Emiree Kirugureru?" Benito pleaded.
"Yes! Why is there a problem?" Tohru asked with worry in her voice.
"I've been looking for her all day, but she isn't at home! Neither is Kourutsuni!"
"Then we'll help you look for her!" Tohru smiled. POOF! Benito changed back as the other quickly turned their heads while he got dressed.
"I'm lucky that no one was in that alley way besides you three. So, are you Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru?" Benito asked pointing to each of them after calling their name.
They all nodded. "I have heard much about you three. So that means you know Chio as well?" They nodded once more.
"Yes! They are great friends; very fun to be with," Tohru shouted gleefully.
They walked toward the store and decided to take a short cut through another alley way. There they saw two figures.
"Emiree!" Benito shouted running towards her. He held onto her hand and said, "Where did you go? You were gone for over five minutes, you could have told me."
"I did tell you, now let go of me!"
"I wouldn't-," Kourutsuni tried to stop her, but it was too late. Benito had flames coming from his eyes as he began to twirl Emiree through the air.
"Hi, Kourutsuni!" Tohru greeted. Yuki and Kyo were too lost in thought. He's just like Kagura. They both thought the exact same thing. You know what they say, great minds, well not so very great minds, think alike.
Tohru stepped forward trying to quell the fighting when she tripped over a rock. Yuki and Kyo caught her, but there was one problem. POOF! POOF!
Benito quit hurting Emiree, as they looked on at a cat and a rat sitting on the cold ground. Kourutsuni gasped, "What's going on?"
"I guess we have some explaining to do," Yuki said scratching his head.
Kyo just sank down in a corner ignoring them.
"You see, the Sohma family is cursed as well, but I'm not sure why," Yuki explained.
"I see," Kourutsuni started while everyone looked at her, "I have never understood the story until now." She sighed and began the story, "There are two sides of the zodiac story. The Second Sided Story is what we call it."
Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo looked at her strangely.
"In the second part, the zodiac animals had a second generation, thus cursing our family. I never understood about the first generation until now, but that generation must have cursed the Sohma family."
Kirugureru Family
Kourutsuni – rat
Emiree – cat
Chio – cow
Benito – boar
Nozomi - ?
