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Chapter 2

"EEEYAAAGH!" Lakukeshi screamed and turned around, slapping the person full force across the face.

It was Kyo.

Looking grumpier than ever, he groaned and touched his burning cheek. "You really hurt, you know that?"

Lakukeshi couldn't help giggling. "I'm so sorry!" she laughed.

"Whatever. Come on, let's go home." Kyo slapped her lightly on the head, and they set off.

Walking along the path, Lakukeshi thought of how she was so lucky. The Sohmas had taken her in without a second thought; she really was very fortunate. She was so tangled up in her thoughts, she didn't watch where she was going, and she tripped over a rock. "Ah!" she fell.

Kyo leapt to catch her, and in the process, his arms went around her to break her fall, and…

POOF!

Groaning, Lakukeshi wobbled up. When she opened her eyes, she found herself staring into the eyes of a VERY annoyed cat.

"E-EH! Kyo-kun? A-are you this cat? Can you hear me!" Lakukeshi freaked out and shook the poor cat frenzily.

"Yeah, I can hear you! Now stop shaking me!" the cat spoke grumpily.

"AAAGHH!" Lakukeshi screamed. "Kyo-kun! Don't worry! I'll take you to the doctor! Or should I take you to the veterinarian? AHH! Which one is it, Kyo-kuuuuun!"

"Stop it! The game's up." Kyo sighed. "Basically, the Sohma family is cursed by the animals of the zodiac. I'm the cat, stupid Yuki is the rat, the idiot pervert Shigure is the dog, and Hatori, your doctor, is the dragon."

Lakukeshi stared. The silence stretched out uncomfortably, and Kyo's fur (or hair?) started to bristle.

Unexpectedly, Yuki strode in. His eyes wide, he quickly understood what happened. "Lakukeshi. Hold Kyo. We're going home." Yuki smoothly took charge of the situation.

BACK AT THE SOHMA HOUSE

"Oh…Kyon-kyon, you just can't do anything right, can you?" Shigure sighed, a headache forming.

"Shut up!" Kyo hissed. He was back in human form, after an extremely embarrassing transformation in front of Lakukeshi.

"So…you know about the curse then?" Tohru happily inquired.

Lakukeshi nodded. Tohru's face lit up, and she smiled. "Now I have someone to talk to about the zodiac!"

The Sohmas said nothing, but all were thinking the same thing—would Lakukeshi be able to keep her memories?

"Too bad Ha'ri-kun left already. He could've thought of something…" Shigure moaned.

"I'm sorry! I must be so much trouble…" Lakukeshi said and bowed.

Shigure noted that both Yuki and Kyo turned slightly pink whenever they looked at Lakukeshi. Tohru suddenly gasped, looked at her watch, and quickly took off her apron. "Oh no! I'm late already! I'm going with Hatsuharu-kun to watch the movies!" Shigure nodded, and Tohru ran out the house. Tohru was spending a lot of time with Hatsuharu lately, and Akito seemed to approve. Kyo and Yuki had become particularly moody, but now they were acting almost normal. In fact, he noticed that Yuki had already started to call Lakukeshi "-kun". When Tohru had first came, Yuki had only addressed her as "Honda-san", and that was still the way it was.

Yuki interrupted his thoughts. "Please, Lakukeshi-kun, you're no trouble."

Shigure smiled cheerily and asked the same question he had asked Tohru so long ago: "Do you like to do housework?"

Lakukeshi, caught off guard, stuttered, "I…I guess…"

Flowers popped out of thin air as Shigure cried, "Then you're most welcome here! If you don't mind, you can share with Tohru; her room is upstairs."

And that is how Lakukeshi Takai came to live in the Sohma house, and our story can finally unfold.