OMG!!! I am so so so so soooooo sorry for the delay, im not going to bother making up any excuses for why I haven't been able to post, but to put it plainly I was having a pretty lazy week Lol, But! To make up for it I shall try to make a long chapter 3 for you all! Yatta! I would also just like to thank my first ever two reviewers I love you guys Lol, I would post your names up here but I don't know if you want me to so get back to me on that please if you would :P Anyway on with the story, and before I forget seen as I haven't done it in the other chapters:

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the fruits basket characters I only own Ayame and the plot and anything that does not seem familiar to you.

Amaya sighed as she walked through the streets in the early hours of SaTurday morning. Not the normal thing that any ordinary teenager would be doing, but she had been doing this for the past couple of weeks, it was because of her last adoptive family that she would get up as early as possible and then return as late as possible, but even after the 'incident' she continued to do it. She shivered as she remembered what had happened just a few nights ago.

'I cant believe I lost control, it always happens!' she yelled furiously in her head. She continued walking down the street kicking a pebble every so often scuffing her trainers. Her hands buried within her jacket pockets she kept her head down.

'I wonder if Kyo has done what I told him to, heh, nah he probably hasn't he was always so forgetful.' she thought just then she stopped.

'I thought so.' she thought as she smirked slightly. She continued walking but now stepping silently, Instead of hearing her own footsteps she heard heavier footsteps in place.

'So I was right,, there back already.' She thought as she quickly set off into a run. Taking a chance glancing back as she rounded a corner she noticed the man dressed in casual clothing but was adorned with dark sunglasses. He started to talk into a cell phone which only screamed for Amaya to run faster, and that is indeed what she did. Although it was still early hours in the morning of around 7 perhaps there was still quite a few people out on the streets,, mainly the few unlucky ones who still had to go to work or the few vendors who were trying to sell there products to the many tired and groggy people out here. Amaya of course having no intentions of being polite today shoved her way through the few people who got in her way receiving a few grunts and curses, Amaya ignored them and continued her mad dash, she looked back once again although now wishing she hadn't for she crashed straight into a solid wall like object, something grabbed a hold of her collar and held her in place, she looked up in surprise.

'Shit!' she thought as she saw yet another one of her pursuers who had ever so sneakily showed up and cut her off, now in there arms she started to panic.

'Damn it they have never caught me before, what am I going to do shit!' she screamed in her head. The man chuckled as he watched her squirm.

"We finally caught our first little foxy" laughed the man who was originally following her as he walked up to them. The large man who holding her grunted as she kicked his shin.

"Ah so we have a feisty one aye." stated the smaller of the two. Amaya glared at him.

"Alright so now you have me what are you going to do with me" she asked as icily as possible. The men just chuckled which gradually grew in volume until it turned into a laughter that sounded maniacally. This grew a few curious glances and so the two men dragged Amaya into an alleyway. Amaya's eyes widened as she noticed this and she was about to kick up a fuss when the smaller man drew close to her ear.

"I wouldn't if I were you, for you should know that we know of the curse and that may not work to well in your case here, im surprised you have not yet transformed considering the amount of people you crashed into whilst you were 'attempting' to get away from us, hahaha my dear Amaya you should no that neither you nor the other zodiac members will ever get away from us and there fate" whispered the small man. Amaya glared and spat in his face.

"I. Don't. Care!" she stated emphasising each word. The man glared at her.

"You little bitch!" he slapped her across the face but she didn't seem affected. She smirked

"Ill have you know…that im technically a vixen." she retorted cunningly. The mans temper seemed to be rising as his face was beginning to turn purple.

"You smart ass little punk, we'll skin you alive, and then we'll use your coat as a rug! No a coat! Then everyone will know what happens to the zodiac when they mess with us!" he screamed at her spit flying everywhere. Amaya didn't look too bothered by this threat.

"Is that all you have to say to me" she replied calmly sighing.

"Because I really have somewhere to go…" The man looked at her and smirked

"Oh really, where do you plan on going?" he questioned obviously faking being interested in what she was doing.

"Meeting someone" she replied simply. The man smirked.

"Oh yes, interesting." said he man as he looked around.

"They wouldn't happen to be foxes…would they…" he stated as he smirked, an evil intent in his eyes. Amaya's own eyes widened.

'No….' she thought. She squirmed in the large mans grip as she attempted to get him to let go of her collar, seeing that he wasn't going to let go she decided to do the only thing she could think off in this moment of need… She hugged him resulting in a large puff of red smoke. The men coughed and attempted to waft the smoke away, after it cleared they were the only two left in the alleyway and a pile of clothes.

"Sir, what are we going to do? Do we go after her?" the large man asked as he went to pull out his cell phone. The man shook his head.

"No, there is no need, we will use this time to think up another plan, in the mean time we shall leave this part up to the others." he started to laugh again as the two of them disappeared further into the alleyway, leaving the pile of clothes at the entrance of the alley way.

Amaya panted as she ran through the bushes.

'Damn it! Damn it! Damn it all!!!' she thought.

'How the hell did they find out' she yelled in her head as her short fox legs moved as fast as they could, she jumped over bushes and weaved through the trees. After Amaya ran from the alleyway she made for the woods, she had to get to her friends as soon as possible. She had to warn them. After coming to the clearing that she was at just yesterday after her encounter with Kyo she ran up a short but steep bank, if she could just get to the top of this bank then it wouldn't be long until she reached the red foxes den. But a sudden noise startled her which made her heart stop. It was a foxes bark, and not just an ordinary bark, it was a bark of help, this one bark held all of her fears as soon after numerous barks could be heard all saying the same thing. 'Amaya-sama! Help us!!!' Amaya's tail swished as she sped up, finally reaching the top of the hill she darted towards the brush line that separated her from her friends that were in need of her help. Her golden eyes set into a determined stare. She broke through the brush where suddenly all of her confidence disappeared. It was a blood bath, dead fox carcases lay all over the floor, the fresh smell of iron in the air. Clumps of hair lay all over the place, hair matted with blood, all of her friends, gone. 'No…' she thought as she made her way slowly around the den, the place that she had grown to love over the past few years, she would always come here in times of need, she was always welcomed by them. They were her family. She nudged Hira's mums carcass hoping that she may still be alive although she knew that would not be true. Then a sudden thought hit her.

'Hira!!' she thought suddenly alarmed. She looked around the clearing hoping to find him alive hoping that he was not one of the many carcases strewn throughout the den. After not finding him amongst the carcases she sighed a sigh filled with relief, but then there was the mystery, Where was Hira? Amaya looked all over looking for her young best friend before she heard a twig snap behind her. Startled she turned behind hoping to find Hira but what she did find produced a scowl upon her fox face.

"Carl…" she stated, her voice coated with venom. A man stepped out from the bushes, his black dress pants and navy blue shirt ridden off any creases even though they were in the middle of the woods. He laughed.

"Ah Amaya my darling, how have you been?" Carl asked as his shiny black dress shoes reflected the now bright sun. Amaya glowered at him.

"Oh just spiffing Carl." she replied sarcastically as her gold eyes bore holes through his big head, his brown hair slightly combed back a he runs his fingers through it, his brown eyes twinkling with cunningness. Just like Amaya's.

" Oh Amaya dear, don't be like that with me, I just came here to pay you a visit." he said as he walked closer to her before stopping and resting hand on his hip. Amaya continued to glower.

"Cut the crap Carl, why are you here, why did you do this!" she screamed swishing her bushy tail around the clearing to all of the carcases which were now occupied by crows picking at their flesh. Carl smirked.

"Why Amaya, what gave you the idea that I would do such a thing." he asked with mock pain in his voice.

"Because you enjoy playing sick little games with people you bastard" she screeched as she went to claw at his face, Carl simply moved to the side as Amaya soared past him, he grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and held her so they were face to face.

"Listen foxy!" he snarled Amaya flinched ever so slightly as she recalled what happened a few nights ago. The same voice filled with malice.

"I'll have you know, that with me here, your under my control, you and the rest of the zodiac, no one can get away from me, I collect all of the rare beings of this world and artefacts and no one will ever stop me ya here, so you better shut your cute little trap before I rip it off of you!" he growled. Amaya cowered slightly before she thought about all of her friends and what would happen to the rest of the zodiac, even if she may not remember most of them she felt the need to protect them, even if they may have put her through hell when she was younger they were the same as her. A sudden flame sparked up within her, she felt the need to do something, she could change things, she could save them, she could save Kyo and all of the others. Amaya glared at Carl and suddenly bit his face. Carl screeched in pain and chucked her across the field. She rolled to a stop and stood up shaking her fur as Carl looked up his hand covering his nose and one of his eyes, blood streaming out over his hand. Amaya looked into his other eye and saw the anger in which the other man held towards her, her adopted fathers anger, right before she lost control. Amaya continued to glare at him as he stood shakily but firmly. "That's it, I said I would play nice, but now, now ive lost it, im gonna kill you you little bitch!" he yelled as he ran for her. Amaya stood stock still as the towering furious man ran for her, the memories of what happened the other night coming back to her as she relived that moment of pure fear, terror, vulnerability.

The man came closer taking, long, slow, painful strides towards the figure. "You can't get away from me, no matter how many times you run little foxy…" Whispered the man in such a low voice you could barely hear it but one thing that could be heard in it was the murderous killing intent, its want, no need for blood. "Although I have to say I must thank you for running away because…" He slowly looked up as he stepped into a beam of light unmasking an eye full of malice and hatred but most of all death… "Because now I get to Kill you!!!!" and with that the man lunged for the figure.

Drip, Drip

The figure lifted back there arm to try and block the attack, but they knew that a person of their size could not hold back a fully grown man, especially one that was full off such an intense killing intent. The man let out a laugh that made him sound like a crazed maniac as he approached the poor hunched up figure attempting to stop him. "You can't get away now!!! You will surely die tonight fox!!!" The man was upon the figure when a cloud covered the moon taking away any existing light, covering everything in a vast blanket of darkness.

Drip, Drip

Poof

Amidst the smoke the man cowered in fear in the darkness, this figure, this was not the usual thing in which Amaya transformed into this creature was…was foul, it was…it was a demon! The creatures long, spiny mouth appeared through the smoke, it teeth protruding through the flaps of skin that were hanging over its lips and jaws. Its eyes glowering straight into the mans soul, searching within its depths, its figure was hunched and covered in red and black matted fur tufts giving the impression that it had been mangled as it looked like bits of its hair had been ripped out. Saliva and blood dripped from its mouth due to the teeth cutting through the skin, a bushy tail was located behind the beast and it swayed in a rhythm that seemed to hypnotise you. The man stared at it not aware of how dangerously close this beast was coming to him before it was to late, within the blink of an eye the beasts great claws had mangled the man to where he was hardly recognisable, the beast ripped out his eyes from their sockets before placing one in his mouth but not to long after spat it out again onto the blood soaked ground beside him along with the other eye making a pair. Within a matter of moments the beast morphed back to its original transformed state as the clouds passed over revealing the moon once again, and letting all light back onto the world. It unveiled the mess of mass murder. The man lay twisted; his own eyes once full of malice and hatred now lay on the floor next to him in a pile of gore and shredded mess. His arms were twisted in odd angles as were his legs, his neck was turned twice in a clockwise 360 degree motion and his jaw hung limply open. Next to him where the figure one was were human hand prints but they gradually turned into gigantic paw prints but then gradually turned smaller, the prints being made with blood.

Drip, Drip

In the darkness of the shadows slipping away the figure could be made out, slim and curvy, a bushy tail which was tipped in white and cold, cunning amber eyes which felt as if they were staring straight through you all though they were filled with pain and sadness were the last things that could be seen before they vanished into seemingly nothingness…

Drip, Drip

Amaya shivered as she was brought back to reality when a sharp kick to her side knocked the wind out of her body. She crashed into a tree and slid down it successfully getting a number of painful splinters lodged into her skin. She winced slightly as she stood before realizing that Carl was coming for her again, but instead of fighting she decided it was best to leave, so as Carl drew closer she made a swift dash between his legs and was through the brush in a matter of seconds, the last thing she heard before she was out of hearing range was Carl

"Ill get you you damn fox, ill skin you and your other zodiac friends one day!" he screamed before Amaya finally jumped through the woods and made it to the outskirts of the woods. She sat there panting for a while, she decided to lie down for a while and settle her shaking body.

'Everyone's gone.' she thought in despair 'Hira…' she thought.

'I couldn't protect any of you.' She lay her head down as tears poured out of her golden eyes still in her fox form.

'I have no one now.' she thought sadly. 'I'll always be alone' she thought as she gently closed her eyes and drifted off into a restless sleep, her tears reflecting in the sunlight.

Amaya was awoken by something wet landing on her nose,, she opened her eyes with a jolt and looked around for the source. Not finding anything she placed her head back down onto her paws attempting to go back to sleep when another drop hit her and then another and another until a number of drops were falling onto her and the area around her. She looked up and noticed that it had just started to rain. 'Oh great.' she thought miserably as she stood up and shook her now tangled fur. She turned to head out of the brush 'I may as well head 'home'' she thought as she broke through the brush that separated her from the city. She kept to the shadows as she walked through the now empty streets. The sudden downpour causing many people to run for cover. Only a few people were seen out and about and even then they were in search of some available shelter. Amaya sighed 'can this day get any worse' she thought she must have looked like some sort of giant drowned rat to anyone that looked at her.. All of a sudden the downpour seemed to get heavier, much heavier even accompanied by a flash of lighting or a rumble of thunder in the background. Amaya paled as much as she could being a fox at this moment. 'man I have at least another 2 miles to walk as well before I reach home which would usually take me about 30 minutes but being a fox it would take even longer, gah what's a fox to do.' she thought clearly distraught. Amaya raced around a corner spotting a porch like building which looked relatively dry and was protected from the rain. 'I may as well stay there for a while until the storm at least calms a bit'' she thought as she headed towards the porch like building. Among arriving she headed into the corner and sat down licking her paws not noticing the group that congregated in the other corner she proceeded to shake out her fur, hearing cries of distress and groans Amaya turned towards the noise and what she saw made her eyes widen and for her to pause in what she was doing.

Tohru, Kyo and Yuki were sitting around the table in there living room, all were exhausted for Tohru's friend's had only just left after giving warnings to the two boys to look after her.

"Man I thought they would never leave." stated Kyo as he lay on his side with his eyes closed and his hand holding up his head. Tohru just smiled.

"Hehehe, yeah, but I guess it was my fault for inviting them around earlier and at such short notice to, im so sorry Kyo!" reacted Tohru as she bowed from her place on the floor. Kyo looked at her in shock and sat up.

"Eh, it's not your fault Tohru…it's just that im tired and the weather seems as if its going to rain and you know what I get like when it rains…" stated Kyo awkwardly. Tohru looked up.

"You stupid cat, you never learn to keep your trap shut do you." butted in Yuki. Kyo twitched in annoyance.

"Who asked you ya damn rat, just stay out of this!" yelled Kyo. Yuki looked up from drinking his tea.

"Well I would but you see, there is the slight problem that is you are sat in the same room as me and your horrendous smell is distracting." replied Yuki taking a sip from his tea. "Oh Tohru, this tea is delicious, did you do something different with it?" asked Yuki as he looked at Tohru as if nothing had ever happened. Kyo stood up and raised his fist, an anger vein appearing upon his pale forehead.

"That's it you damn rat, fight me here and now!" he yelled as he ran for Yuki. Yuki quickly put his tea down and rolled too dodge Kyo's punch, Kyo quickly pivoted and went after him.

"You never learn you stupid cat!" shouted Yuki as he grabbed a hold of Kyo's hands trying to push him away.

"I dare you say that again!" yelled Kyo right back at him panting slightly.

"Stupid…Cat…" repeated Yuki as he tossed Kyo to the side smashing the table in the process. Kyo rolled to a stop on his stomach and got up on his hands and knees, seeing a shadow pass over him he looked up to see Yuki towering over him.

"You'll never beat me Kyo…" shadows passed over Yuki's face. "You are and always will be second best to me, your destiny was set by Akito as soon as you were born, it is for all of us, none of us are meant for any sort of love, were all bound to this chain of fate, the links cannot be broken, this is why you will never beat me, you don't have the strength over fate." Kyo looked down at the ground, seemingly giving up, Yuki turned around only to have his feet kicked from beneath him, Yuki's eyes widened briefly as he fell to the ground, Kyo went to put his foot down on his chest only to have Yuki grab his foot and push it up with tremendous strength, the force sending Kyo toppling over, Yuki quickly getting up to his feet slammed Kyo's head into the ground then grabbing his collar lifted him up to stare him in the eyes.

"What do you think you'll gain by beating me, what are you trying to prove…" Yuki whispered harshly at Kyo who was just hanging limply looking him in the eyes glaring straight back at Yuki. He smirked.

"Many things, one to show you that I can kick your ass when ever I want, two for respect but mostly, the thing in which I mostly want…" there was silence for awhile. The two just glaring at each other. "Most of all, I want freedom." Yuki's eyes widened as Kyo continued. "I want freedom to love, which is something that you'll never be able to have you damn rat…" whispered Kyo. Yuki's glare intensified.

"I think you got yourself mixed up you stupid, horrid cat!" yelled Yuki and chucked him through the now open sliding door in which Shigure had just entered through. Kyo landed with a large thud in the garden. The rain had now started to fall and Kyo just lay down on the ground, the rain soaking his clothes.

"Stay out there you damn cat, maybe it will wash that foul smell away and maybe wash away a bit of your arrogance and pride, maybe then you'll start thinking straight!" with that Yuki slammed the paper door shut. Shigure looked confused. He looked towards Tohru who was cleaning up the broken table and spilt tea. Tohru just looked up and smiled.

"Nothing Shigure -san, just one of there typical fights." with that she went back to cleaning as Yuki walked up the stairs giving of a silent warning saying 'Keep the hell away from me or your going to be killed' Shigure just slightly gulped before smiling goofily.

"Oooooooh Tohru-Chan…would you like some help in here, just me and you…"he waited for any sort of shout of warning or a whack over the head from any of his two younger cousins but when none came a serious look crossed over his face. 'Just what happened…" he thought before going into his study.

Kyo lay outside in the rain. 'every time,, every single time…' he though angrily.. 'He always gets the best of me!' he yelled in his head pounding the ground lightly. ' Even after everything I told them, even after I warned them all of the danger that was to come none of them believed me.' he thought sadly. 'Just because im the cat…' Then with a seemingly determination from nowhere he stood up with a fire in his eyes. 'What if I find that fox, I can find her and bring her to the others!' he shouted in his head. He quickly turned and headed into the house with a bang. Tohru had finished cleaning up the spilt tea, and the table pieces were now placed up against a nearby wall. Tohru looked up from her place on the floor where she was reading a magazine when Kyo toppled in through the door.

"Come on Tohru get your coat on, where going out." he stated, quickly grabbing her by the elbow. Tohru's eyes widened.

"H…Hold on Kyo, where are we going?" she questioned. Kyo looked at her with her coat in his hand.

"I need to show you something about what I told you and the others the other day!" He stated as if it were the most obvious thing in in the world. Tohru sighed.

"Kyo…we went over this, none knows about the curse other than the actual zodiac members me and a few of the Sohma family, so there is no way that-" Tohru was cut off by Kyo.

"You have to believe me! You will believe me once I've shown you this." he stated as he helped Tohru out her coat on. All of a sudden Yuki appeared from in the doorway and glared at Kyo.

"What's going on?" he asked as Kyo glared back at him. Tohru looked at him.

"Kyo wants to take me to show me something that will prove he's right about this organization wanting to capture the zodiac members" she said as they were about to walk out the door. Yuki looked at them before disappearing and then re appearing with his coat in hand.

"Lets go." he said as he slid his coat on and walked up to them. Kyo glared at him.

"Fine the more people I show the more you will have to believe me." he said as he walked out the door with Tohru and Kyo in tow. The rain was really coming down now and the three of them were holding there coats to them as close as possible, the rain seemed to get heavier and heavier and Kyo seemed to be slowing down tremendously but he didn't give up.

"Erm guys, I think we should take shelter for a while!" Tohru relayed to the two boys on either side of her before jumping when a clap of thunder was heard. Yuki looked off into the distance and noticed a porch like building that seemed to be sheltered from the rain.

"Look over there, I think we should rest there for awhile." he stated to the other two. The two others nodded slightly and they proceeded to run over to the shelter. After they finally reached it they tried to dry off, once relatively dry Kyo was the first to speak.

Guys I know we will find it, I mean it cant be that difficult, Its just a fox-" Kyo was cut off by Yuki.

"Yes but there are thousands of foxes in the area so that only narrows it down to 1 in a thousand. Kyo sighed.

"Yeah but I told you before it's a talking fox, A TALKING FOX!!" he elaborated. Yuki glared and Tohru laughed nervously.

"Now come on guys, lets not fight again." she said quietly. The three were however interrupted when they were suddenly showered with water. Giving off a few groans and yelps of surprise they looked to where it had come from only to see a little red fox staring at them, shock clearly evident in its cunning, golden eyes. Kyo let out a gasp of shock. Just audibly he whispered.

"That's her…"

Woohoo chapter 3 is complete! Sorry it took so long once again sigh but its done and dusted! And it was longer! Yatta! Anyway hope you enjoyed, the next chapter will be up soon too, but anyway cya next time and don't forget to review