Author's note: Okay so here's chapter 5. I've drawn a head picture of Sakura and I'll put it on my deviant art. I'll put my accounton my profile for this siteso people can see it (It'll be at the bottom). Anywho... Enjoy Chapter 5.

Chapter 5: The Sohma Curse

After a while, everyone was sitting at the table and the boys were all fully clothed.

"We must seem pretty strange to you right now." Shigure said.

Sakura said nothing for a while and suddenly asked a question. "What are your last names?"

Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure all looked up. "Huh?"

"Your last names. What are they?"

"We're the Sohmas." Shigure said.

"Sohma." Sakura whispered to herself. She thought for a moment. The name that starts with an 'S'. It's Sohma. Why didn't I realize this before? I knew Yuki's last name so why didn't it ring any bells? It doesn't matter now. I'm here with the same family that is cursed just like me. I need to know how to break that curse.

"So, are there others like you that are cursed?" Sakura asked.

"Yes, there are ten other members of the family that all are part of the zodiac. Each are different animals. Then there is the head of our family. Which reminds me, I'm going to have to tell him what has happened." Shigure said.

Yuki froze and gave a blank stare at hearing the name.

The head of the Sohma family. Sakura thought. That's who brought the curse upon us. It's not the same person but he still represents the same thing. Our curse. Our pain. Our suffering.

"Why don't you seem all freaked out about it?" Kyo asked. "I mean normally people go crazy when they see someone change into an animal."

"You're the cat, aren't you?" Sakura said, changing the subject. "I really do like the cat. I know that if there was such thing as a year of the cat then I would be born into that year."

"What are you? Some kind of cat-lover? It's not that great you know, being a cat and all." Kyo said.

"No, no it's not…." Sakura said.

All three boys stared at her with confusion.

Shigure broke the long silence. "Well, before all of this, Yuki was telling me you lived in a tree."

Sakura fell back. She had not expected to here that and especially not the way Shigure said it. He was almost making fun of her. She quickly got up and a sweat drop appeared.

"Well uh, I do. I mean I did. I'm not sure why Yuki brought me here. I'm perfectly fine staying up there."

Shigure smiled. "Well, you know that this whole area is Sohma property. Then there are many wild animals, molesters, and other hazardous things in the woods. Not to mention, you could get very sick while being out there."
"Uh, well I'm sorry that I've been staying there without permission. I can pay you if you let me stay there….. please? Oh, and I'm capable of taking care of myself while I'm there. I know what I'm doing and I--" Sakura began to feel dizzy and fell to the floor.

Yuki ran over to Sakura. He felther forehead. "It seems you've already got a fever. Make yourself useful stupid cat and get Miss Luna some medicine."

Kyo got up. "WHY DON'T YOU GET IT YOURSELF YOU DAMN RAT!"

Shigure sighed. "You two are terrible hosts to our guest."

Sakura lifted herself up. She meant to grab Kyo by his shirt but she ended up grabbing his left wrist. On that wrist, he had a beaded bracelet.

"Please…" Sakura said. "I need to get better so I can go back to my home…" Sakura coughed and fell. When she hit the ground, the sound of the bell made a tinging noise. Kyo froze as he heard the sound. A strong connection between Sakura Luna and Kyo Sohma had formed.

By hearing the sound of the bell, Kyo had triggered an event that will soon happen and that will save both families from their curses.

After a long silence, Kyo walked to the kitchen (which was cleaned thanks to a certain someone) and came back with some medicine.

Sakura took it and Yuki carried her to the room she would be staying in. Shigure had made her a bed and Sakura rested there. He sat down next to her. As he did, he smiled. You're just like her. He thought. So much like Tohru Honda. Maybe this time, Akito will let you stay with us. You're different than her and I'm sure you're what this family needs.

Yuki stared at her thinking the same thing. Kyo had ran to the roof and began thinking about what just happened when he heard the sound of the bell.

Sakura was feeling drowsy from the medicine. She looked outside the window and saw how dark it was.

"I'm sorry I've troubled you so much…" Sakura whispered.

"Oh, don't worry. You're no trouble at all." Shigure said.

"But I am. Everywhere I go, I'm nothing but trouble; nothing but bad luck. That's why I ran away from home. I was…. trouble. My family didn't want me there. Just the head of the family did. I couldn't stand her anymore, so I ran away. I lived on my own and in a tree so she could never find me."

"It sounds like there's something deeper than that. Something more troubling than anyone else could understand. What about your parents?"

"My-my mom died a couple years ago. She got really sick and she couldn't get better. My dad works overseas and I haven't seen him for a long time. He writes a letter every month to tell me what he's doing. I won't be getting one this month…. I don't want to go back there…. Not ever… I need to be strong…. I can't… let a little…. fever…. stop me." Sakura fell asleep.

"She reminds you of a certain someone, doesn't she?" Yuki said.

"Yes. It seems she's justlike Tohru. Who knows, maybe even better. However, I don't think she's telling us everything. There's something. One thing that she isn't telling us."

"Well, we'll just wait and see. Maybe one day she'll tell us." Yuki said, looking at her.

"You know what was strange was Kyo's sudden action. I never thought he could suddenly do as he was told. He usually rebels for a while before giving in."

"Yes, well he's nothing but a stupid cat. Maybe he does haveabrainin that head of his. I'll bring her things in here." Yuki left the room.