Hey guys! I don't own Fruits Basket or Fairy Tail :( And thanks to those two people that responded- Maritzapesante and noodles swag 101. Since the last chapter wasn't really exciting, here's part of "the Accident" that is in this story, it's not the time that Akito accidentally pushed Tohru off of the cliff. It takes place a while ago so the characters are younger. And it doesn't tie into this story as much as it will to the sequel. And yes, I'm making a sequel because I feel like it instead of adding it on to this story. And speaking of this story...

CHAPTER 7

Screams, heat, a… a roar? I blinked sleepily and got up. I immediately inhaled smoke and started coughing. What's happening? It's so dark! I ran my hand along the wall to keep my self steady and called out, "Mama? Where are you? Mama!"

"Lucy? Lucy!" I turned saw Mama heading towards me, "Come here sweetie, let's go to my room. You're safe with me and Capricorn will protect us. Open, Gate to the Goat- Capricorn!" Mama ran with me to her room.

Capricorn appeared beside us, "How may I be of service, Layla-sama?"

"Capricorn, please keep us safe," Mama told him and turned back to me, "Lucy, you can stay in my room for the rest of the night." We started slowing down, we were at her room.

"I promise to do my best, Layla-sama. I shall protect you and Lucy-sama from any harm that comes your way." Capricorn assured Mama as we stepped through the door. I didn't say anything, I was frightened. There were shouts everywhere and smoke billowing through the hallways.

"Mama? What's happening," I asked, my voice was trembling from fear.

"It's all just an accident, nothing happened. There's nothing wrong. You shouldn't worry." Mama sat me on her lap and rocked back and forth while humming a lullaby, like she used to do when I was younger. I started to drift off to sleep when the door burst open. Capricorn got ready to fight but it was only Kureno so Capricorn stood down, assuming his guarding position.

"Are you alright," I heard Mama ask.

"Yeah, but 'it' has happened," Kureno replied.

"Are you sure? 'It'?" Mama asked, there was something in her voice that I couldn't place. It sounded like… fear? But what would Mama be afraid of? What is 'it'?

"Yes."

"I can't leave Lucy though."

"I'll take care of her," a new voice came. Kazuma-sensei?

"Kazuma! You startled me. Al-alright, protect her. I need to stop 'it'," Mama said, "Capricorn, you should go back. We'll be fine though, Kazuma and Kureno will protect Lucy and I'll call out Aquarius." Aquarius-nee? But Mama only calls her out when something bad happens.

"As you wish, Layla-sama," Capricorn bowed and disappeared.

"Lucy, you stay here with Kazuma and Kureno, I'm going to go make sure that everything is okay," Mama set me down and smiled, "Bye Lucy, stay safe! Now, I need to hunt down some water, okay? I love you, my daughter." Why was she saying bye as if I wouldn't see her ever again? I don't want to say sayonara to my mama, she was the only one who was still there for me other than the Zodiacs, she was a regular human but accepted my curse.

"I love you too Mama," I said, I wouldn't say sayonara forever just yet. She turned away, but not before I saw a tear slide down her cheek. I wanted to cry as well, but pushed my tears back down, I would stay strong. I ran to Kureno, I couldn't hug Kazuma-sensei or else I would turn into a horse, and I don't like turning into a horse. I watched Mama go out the door I could feel that something was horribly wrong, but what? Why do I feel like I shouldn't let Mama go? No! Don't leave! But she was too far away to hear me .I started crying, Kazuma-sensei and Kureno comforted me. I tried to go to sleep, but I was too tense.

Minutes pasted, but it felt like hours. None of us said a word. I had stopped crying but I was still waiting for that peace that usually follows, instead, the feeling of discomfort grew. It was still mostly dark but sunrise was creeping closer. The smoke had gone away though the heat hadn't. Or maybe it was just me. Either way, I could still hear crashes and screams. And… roars? Again? Why would there be roars? They sounded closer than last time too, I hugged Kureno tighter and he covered my body with his own, as if to shield me from something.

CRASH! There goes the wall! I could see a flash of light and a body flew into the room and hit the floor with a thud.

"Mama? Mama! Wake up," I ran to her and my tears started flowing again.

She shakily reached up a hand to stroke my face, I grabbed her hand and she whispered, "Lucy, I love you." Her hand went limp in my grip.

"Mama," she closed her eyes and sighed. "No! Mama! You can't leave me! Wake up! Please, you can't die! MAMA!" I sobbed over her body.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up to see Kazuma. He said, "Lucy, you should move so I can check her wounds." I got up unsteadily and stepped back. My legs couldn't hold my wake so I fell down but Kureno caught me. Mama's body was covered in scratches and blood. Her keys were gripped in her other hand. Her body was limp on the floor. She couldn't be dead… right? Sobs racked through my body and I dropped even further to the ground. Kureno sat next to me and comforted me.

"She's not dead," Kazuma-sensei spoke from beside Mama. My tears started slowing down. "She isn't dead but her pulse is just barely there and she needs medical treatment. I would call Hatori to see if he knows anything but it's too dangerous and he might not so I wouldn't want the trip to be in vain and endanger Layla-san." Kazuma tore some cloth and started treating Mama's wounds. Kureno got up and searched for things around the room that would help. Just as he found the first aid kit, a voice spoke up from the doorway.

"How disappointing," it mocked, "Our precious Layla-sama." I looked up to see-"

"Lucy! Lucy! Wake up," a voice above me commanded. I opened my eyes to see the Zodiacs crowding my bed and Tori-nee was the one who woke me up. They saw me open my eyes and all of them smiled, relieved. Kisa crawled onto my bed and I hugged her.

"Lucy, I'm glad you're awake. You were screaming and thrashing around in your sleep, "Tori-nee told me.

I sat up and smiled sheepishly, "Sorry for waking you guys up. It was just a nightmare. Loke? What are you doing here?" I looked at my lion spirit who looked just as relieved as the rest of them.

"Your spirits could feel your fear and we were worried. Especially Aquarius, Cancer, and Capricorn. I'm guessing it had something to do with your mother. Anyways, we were all worried so I came here to check on you," He told me.

"Yeah well, I'm fine now. You'd better go back and tell them that, I don't want them to worry over nothing," I told him.

"But that wasn't nothing, we could feel it," Loke reminded me, "But I'll tell them that you're fine now." Loke flashed away.

"Was it 'that' nightmare," Haru questioned me.

"Yes," I confirmed.

"I'm sorry," Akito sat down by my bed and hung her head.

"Aki-chan, it wasn't your fault," I tried to comfort her.

"You should try to go back to sleep. I'll bring you a pill so that you won't have anymore nightmares," Hatori shoed the others away and Kisa crawled off my lap to follow, rubbing her eyes. Haru and Akito were the last ones out, Akito looked back at both of us and I smiled to tell her that I was fine. Haru sat by my bed.

"Do you want to tell me about it," He asked. Everyone knew that the Accident was harder on me than it was on the rest of them, I had witnessed it first-hand and my mama had almost died. She stayed in the hospital for weeks. During those weeks, Akito, Tohru, and I had become friends because Tohru and I had comforted Akito through those times. Too bad that once my mama got out of the hospital, she took me and we left. I had never gotten nor wanted to explain what happened. I knew that I was going to one day so I told him later and he kissed my head and left.

I sat there thinking about that day.

I looked up and saw Akito in the doorway, her eyes were glowing red and she was mocking us with both her voice and posture. It had gotten lighter, it might have been about six or seven. Akito entered the room, her posture radiating malice. But once her head went into the light, she passed out.

"What happened," I asked Kazuma-sensei.

"I'm sorry but I can't tell you. But Akito might," He continued bandaging Mama's wounds as well as he could so Kureno got up and picked up Akito.

"I'll bring her to the infirmary and call over the doctor and Hatori," Kureno told Kazuma-sensei.

"Alright," was all Kazuma-sensei said. I anxiously watched Kazuma-sensei bandage Mama.

"Will she be okay?"

"I don't know, I really don't know."

The next day, Akito apologized to everyone. She wouldn't explain what happened, though and all of the Sohmas were scared. This was top secret though, so word never got out. All of the kids kept it a secret and not even the "outside" Sohmas found out.

Tori-nee interrupted my thoughts with the pills and a glass of water, "Here, take this." I complied. "Did Layla-san ever tell you what happened that night?" I shook my head. "Well, I'm not sure either, nobody knows what actually happened but some of us knew that that had a big probability of happening. I researched it but I never found out what exactly happened."

"Oh," I didn't know why he was telling me this, "Thanks Tori-nee."

He smiled, "Your welcome, I'm canceling classes for a week, this must be traumatic for you and it's not good for your health. And sleep well." He turned off the night and I drifted off to sleep.

It's done! The next chapter is when Levy finds out :) And I need a list of magic for the Sohmas to learn! Ah, this is going to be tiresome, I'd welcome any ideas! Please? I think that there's something else that I need but I can't think of it now so... Bye! And sayonara is a Japanese farewell.