1The Return Of Tenshi

Ch8

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-Kyo's Dream-

An eight-year-old Kyo watched his adopted father as he showed him how to do a roundhouse kick properly. He smiled as his body was filled with pride at Kazuma as he heard him compliment on his form. His red eyes narrowed as he tried to concentrate on the moves the young adult showed him.

"Konnichiwa."

Kyo stopped what he was doing and looked around the yard. Kazuma had went back into the house to finish his chores. The yard he was in was big and at the same time walled off. Branches of trees from outside were bent into the yard.

Kyo scratched his head and wondered if he was hearing things. A light giggle sounded throughout the air, leading him to the trees. He looked up to see a girl about his age, sitting on a branch.

She smiled and said again, "Konnichiwa."

"Konnichiwa," Kyo greeted back, "What are you doing up there?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to see you practice, that's all," she said cheerfully, "My name's Usgai Tsukino. What's your name?"

"Kyo. Kyo Sohma."

Usagi stood up on the branch and started to walk towards the top of the wall. Kyo watched with worried eyes as the seven-year-old tried to keep her balance.

"Be careful, Sagi, or you might fall and hurt yourself," Kyo said, lecturing the younger girl.

"Daijobu(1)," Usagi said confidently. When she was close to the top of the wall, she lost her balance and slipped, falling to the ground.

"Sagi!" Kyo shouted frantically. He raced over to the wall, trying to catch the falling girl. "I got…"

Kyo stopped abruptly as he watched Usagi glow into a pale gold color and a strange cocoon-like substance that was actually her wings wrapped her. Pure white-feathered wings were attached to her back as if she was an angel in real life.

Kazuma had rushed out when he heard Kyo scream, thinking that his adopted son was hurt, but was surprised to see Usagi sitting on the ground with a confused look in her eyes and face. At first, he wondered who the child was until he caught sight of her wings.

"Sagi, why do you have wings on your back?" Kyo asked, cautiously walking to the young girl, who was glaring at her wings in annoyance.

Usagi sighed as she stood up to brush the dust off her dress. "My name is Usagi Tsukino. According to the elders and Akito-san, I'm cursed as an angel, or better known as God's personal servant. I am also the very first member of this family to have this curse."

"But…your last name is Tsukino," Kyo stated with a puzzled tone.

"My mom's a Sohma," Usagi added dejectedly, "Please don't tell anyone, otherwise Akito-san will be angry. He said that not even those in our family know about the whole zodiac curse and I don't want you to have your memories erased because of me."

"It's quite all right, Usagi-chan," Kazuma said, "Actually we know about the Juunishi curse. Kyo, here, is a member of the Juunishi."

"Honto ni?" Usagi asked. Seeing Kazuma nod his head and Kyo beginning to shy away from her caused Usagi to wonder. "But I already met everybody. Let's see…Gure-nii is the dog. Yuki is the rat. Kagura is the boar. Momiji is the rabbit. Tori-nii is the dragon. Haru-kun is the cow. Aya-nii is the snake. Kisa-chan is the tiger. Hiro-kun is the sheep. Ri-nii is the monkey. Reno-nii is the rooster. Rin-nee is the horse. And Akito-san is God. So, who's missing?"

Kyo hid behind Kazuma and whispered, "Cat."

Usagi looked up quickly and asked, "You're the cat?"

Thinking that she would now hate him, Kyo covered his body completely behind Kazuma. "Hai," he replied softly.

Usagi gasped and squealed happily. She ran over to Kyo and tackled him to the ground with a tight hug. "Sugoi! I always wanted to meet the cat! He's one of my favorite characters in the story!" she exclaimed. She released Kyo and sat on his legs, as he laid on the floor on his back, with a bright smile on her face. "I asked Akito-san about the cat, but he told me to be a good girl and ignore the cat."

"Why do you want to know about me? Because I'm the cat, people tend to stay away from me," Kyo whispered, half afraid of losing a new friend and half surprised of discovering that this one person actually stayed by his side even though knowing full well that he's the monstrous cat.

Usagi's blue eyes blinked as she tilted her head to the side. "Why?" she asked, "Just because you're the cat?

"And…a monster," he added, muttering the last part. He sat up straight with Usagi still sitting on his lap. Kyo stared down to the ground, embarrassed and shocked over the fact that he told her the one part of his curse he wished to forget.

Kazuma stood there with a knowing smile on his face. He had heard stories of a young girl who had captured the hearts of many, including those who had no heart, and accepted everyone into a galaxy-size heart. Kazuma knew for a fact that no matter what, Usagi would accept Kyo.

"I don't get it," Usagi said, finally speaking, "How are you a monster? You look like the rest of us."

Kyo shook his head. "I don't want to scare you. You're my only friend," Kyo whispered.

"And I'll always be your friend," Usagi said quickly, "My mommy always say that friends remain friends no matter what because you like them for who they are."

Kyo glanced up to Kazuma for guidance. He was glad to hear those words that came from Usagi, but he still didn't want to anything that might scare her away. He stared at his martial arts teacher and guardian and saw him nod his head.

Kyo gently pushed Usagi off of him and stood up. His right hand gently brushed against a bracelet with red and white prayer beads strung on it. He shut his eyes and squeezed them close as he pulled the beads off, dropping them to the ground next to him.

Usagi watched with wide and frightened eyes at what was happening in front of her. Kyo bit his bottom lip hard so he wouldn't scream out into the air, not noticing the thin trail of blood dripping down his chin and onto the ground. He fell to his knees, back arched as his body started to change its size and color. His face grew long and narrow, his eyes resembling like a cat's, his ears were long, resembling like a rabbit's, his hands became huge with sharp claws protruding from his hands and feet. His skin was no longer a light tan color; it was now a dark brown color with a leathery feel to it. The air held a foul smell to it, almost as if something had died and left to rot.

Usagi's jaw dropped at the sight of the newly transformed Kyo. "You're…you're…" Her eyes stared at Kyo as she struggled to get her voice box working.

Kyo turned around with his head cast down. "I told you…I'm a monster," he growled.

Usagi closed her wide blue eyes and concentrated. In the darkness, she could envision an outline of the monstrous figure and there was a glowing ball of gold from the center of his shape. She opened her eyes and smiled lightly.

"Kyo, have you ever heard of the story, Beauty and the Beast(2)?" Usgai asked. Kyo shook his head. "The beast was actually a handsome prince with an ugly heart and because of his selfishness, was transformed into a monster, so he now ugly on the outside and inside as well. But as the story went on, when he found someone to love and care for, he became handsome again. And he revealed that even if you look like a monster on the outside, you can have a beautiful soul on the inside."

"But everyone always call me a monster. They never get to know the real me and they are always so mean," Kyo muttered.

Usagi hugged Kyo and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist. "Not everyone is like that. I'm sure that one day you'll meet someone who, even when they see this form, can see that beautiful heart you have," Usagi said, "It's just a matter of time and trying."

Kyo wrapped his huge paws around Usagi as his form started to shrink and return back to normal. His skin retained its tanned color again. "Were you scared, Sagi?" Kyo asked, "Of me? Did I scare you? Tell me the truth!"

"I was a bit scared, but I was more scared of you not wanting to be my friend anymore," Usagi said with a big smile on her face.

"You mean…you still want to be my friend!" Kyo exclaimed, "Even after all that?" He pushed himself back and stared at the girl, her wings still in sight. A trail of dried blood was still on his chin. His red eyes stared at Usagi in disbelief, his red eyes harboring tears as his vision blurred.

Usagi reached into her pocket and pulled out a pale pink handkerchief with white rabbits on it and proceeded to clean the blood. "I become friends with people for who they are on the inside," Usagi said with a smile, "And even after seeing that, I'm still going to be your friend."

Kazuma smiled as he watched Kyo and Usagi conversing with each other. "It appears that the rumors were true," Kazuma thought silently with a little smile on his face, "There is a little angel in the Sohma house who is friends with everyone she sees. I pray that the next person, who is able to see past Kyo's exterior, is like Usagi-chan." Kazuma believed that Usagi is indeed what her parents would call her, a gift from the heavens itself, as he watched the young angel become closer friends to the little monster.

-Kagura's Dream-

Seven-year-old Kagura stood near her mother and father during the New Years feast as she watched relatives, close and distant, hustling around to talk to each other, trying to catch up on old times. Her wide dark brown eyes watched as adults ran towards family members they haven't seen for so long and children waiting for little presents and money to be given to them for the year.

She sighed slightly as she wondered where everyone she knew could be. Kagura glanced down to her shiny black buckled down party shoes and wondered when she could take them off since they were getting uncomfortable. (AN: I completely sympathize her. I know how annoying and painful those kind of shoes were)

"Ikuko, Kenji, it's good to see you again. Where's Tenshi-chan?" Kagura heard her mother ask.

Kagura glanced up quickly, hoping that she could spend the time playing with the four-year-old before the banquet would start. "Oba-san(3), can I play with Usagi?" she asked with a great big smile on her face.

"Maybe later, Kagura-chan," Ikuko replied, "Right now, Akito wanted to be with her for a while."

Kagura glanced over to her aunt and saw that even though she was smiling and okay with everything, Ikuko was anything but calm. Her dark brown eyes reflected her worry about the fact that her only daughter and child, who is only just a toddler, is alone with the seven-year-old head of the family, who is known for his tantrums if he doesn't get what he wants.

"Do you want me to check on her, oba-san?" Kagura asked.

Kenji just smiled and patted her on the head. "It's all rigiht, Ka-chan. You could get hurt if you sneak around Akito," he said,

Kagura shook her head. "I'll be okay, oji-san(4)," Kagura said, racing out of the room, carefully dodging and making sure she won't hug or bump into anyone.

She walked through the quiet dark hallway to Akito's room, all the way at the end of the corridor. Akito, being the god of the zodiac, tends to get sick a lot and needed plenty of rest and silence. His large barren room was located in an isolated part of the main house.

Kagura stood outside of Akito's bedroom door and sighed in relief. She grasped the circular imprint on the door and slowly and quietly slid the door open a little. She peered into the dark room with a single lamp that was revealing a dim light in the room. Usagi and Akito sat quietly near the lamp talking and playing. Usagi was playing with a light brown stuffed bunny and treated it carefully as if the doll was a newborn baby.

There was silence coming from Akito, but on his pale face there was a certain softness that Kagura had never seen before. Akito was lying on his side and just watched Usagi as she was singing a made-up song at the top of her head.

"Usagi, come here," Akito said softly, sitting upward. He held his arms out as the small child did what he said. She walked over to him and sat in his lap as she stared lovingly at the rabbit. "Do you like it, Usagi? I got it just for you," Akito said in a soft tone.

Usagi nodded her head. "Arigato, Akito-san," she said, glancing at him. Usagi stared at the doll and whispered, "Kawaii(5)," before hugging it tightly.

Akito smiled lightly and wrapped his arms over her shoulders. He held the child closer to his chest and felt his entire body relax. Akito breathed in a faint scent of lilies.

"Usagi, do you want to come to the New Years Banquet tonight?" Akito asked, "It's Hatori's turn this year to dance."

Usagi turned to Akito and shook her head. "Mama say I have to sleep later," Usagi said softly.

Kagura held her breath as she waited to hear Akito's outburst of Usagi's refusal to do what he wanted. Instead all she heard was Akito laughing quietly and suggesting that Usagi will come next time.

Kagura closed the door and started to walk back to the party room. "Usagi must really be an angel if she could get Akito to be nice," Kagura whispered, "Maybe someday Akito will be nice to all of us." And with that thought in mind, Kagura raced back to her parents with a smile on her face.

(1) I'm okay

(2) I absolutely adore that Disney movie. I wanted to see the one in Broadway, but didn't have enough time. Later on in the story, you'll see a reference of Beauty and the Beast with the zodiac members and the characters from the movie.

(3) Aunt

(4) Uncle

(5) Cute

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