Konnichi wa, minna-san! I'm back with chapter 1! I hope you all enjoyed the prologue and I hope you can read and review for my story because that would make me so happy!
Well, without further ado, I give to you, chapter 1!

bNatsumi Sohma/b

"Takaharu, you must come home! She's beautiful!" Akiko Sohma, mother of the new born baby Natsumi had exclaimed. "W-What? What do you mean you can't? But, Takaharu, she needs to see her father...what! You won't be back for three years! But what about--..." She was silent for a moment as obviously the person on the other end was speaking. "I-I see...well, please, keep Fukuna safe...I don't know what I'd do if I lost my little boy..." She smiled, then hung up, looking to the new born baby in her arms.

This baby had small traces of light brown hair, she would kind of remind you of a peach some would say. But Akiko was very pleased with her daughter, she loved her so much. She hugged the baby close, feeling little Natsumi open her eyes. The small infant looked up to its mother with squinted chocolate brown eyes. She yawned cutely, like any small infant would, closing her eyes again.

"Hello? Akiko-san?" A familiar voice said as a certain familiar person popped his head in the door way.

"Hm? Oh! Shigure-kun!" Akiko smiled. "It's good to see you! How have you been? Not bothering Hatori-kun too much, are you? And what of Ayame?" Akiko kept on until Shigure stopped her.

Shigure Sohma, a young boy of sixteen, a Junior in High School. Was a close friend to Akiko and Takaharu Sohma, even though they held no relation. He was a young lively boy, along with his two friends Ayame and Hatori Sohma. He lived at the main Sohma house along with a lot of others, of course. But he had met Fukuna when he was about 11 himself and befriended the young fiery boy.

"Oh, so it's a girl?" Shigure smiled, approaching Akiko slowly, not wanting to startle the new born.

"Yes, Shigure, this is Natsumi..." Akiko held out the tiny baby, who gradually opened her eyes and looked to Shigure, blinking.

The youth smiled. "She's very cute, Akiko-san."

"Thank you, Shigure-kun...would you like to hold her?" Akiko smiled.

"Hai, of course." He smiled, taking the small infant into his arms, a look of sympathy in his eyes. "This child is cursed by the Zodiac as well..." He thought as he stared into the infants brown eyes, which were now opened and big. "I'm very sorry, poor little Natsumi...the life ahead of you will most likely not be good...yet, I still wonder...what Zodiac animal could you be? There aren't any left of this generation...Hm..." He thought calmly to himself, smiling down at the young infant.

Natsumi just blinked, and blinked. She stared up into Shigure's brown eyes, which were much like her own. She then gave a slight infant-like smile, which made a look of surprise wash over Shigure's face. He smiled back and handed the baby back to Akiko.

"I should be headed to school now, I'll see you later, ne?" Shigure smiled to Akiko.

"Of course, thank you for visiting Shigure." Akiko smiled

The boy nodded and smiled, planting a kiss on the new born's head and then turning and walking out. As the day went on, he still pondered as to what Zodiac animal Natsumi could be. Could she possibly be...a...dog? He blinked. No, no, no, HE was the dog... But, she was born in the year of the dog, was she not? This kept getting harder and harder for the youth as he walked on.

I know! Short chapter! But they'll get better! I know this doesn't really make much sense...I was getting confused myself...Natsumi was born in 1994 and Shigure's 16? I know, really confusing but just bare with me! I know Shigure should be only twelve and all but that would kind of ruin the whole story...so I'll just go with what I have.
R&R please!