Chapter 1: Introduction to the Taiyou Family
"The Taiyou Family is a large, and wealthy family, with a curse. If one believes in the Chinese Zodiac, then they would also have to believe in the Sun Signs of the west. In our great family, twelve people are cursed with the signs of the Sun. We have lived for the most part a peaceful existence in America and a few other places over the world.
The members of my family live their lives as I instruct them too: They call me Aunt Margo; I am the eternal guide of the Taiyou family as well as their doctor. Only the Taiyou family members who are cursed are allowed to know of my existence. This curse is activated whenever a member of the Taiyou family gets really angry or stressed. In response, they turn into a representation of the Sun sign they were born under.
My descendents each have a unique and interesting personality. The child born under the sign of Capricorn, the goat, is named Caira. She is incredibly stubborn, and fights often with Aiden. The child born under the sign ofAquarius is Alarice. When under great stress or engulfed by anger, she turns into a siren, having a great power over men. Many problems have arisen from this in the past.
Pearl was born under the sign of Pisces, and she changes into a fish of any assortment. She has a very short attention span, she is hyperactive, and she is well known for rambling on without knowing it.
Aiden (previously mentioned) was born under the sign of Aries. Aiden transforms into the ram; she is proud, and loves to be the instigator of fights between her and the goat. She can be very discourteous and stubborn sometimes.
The child born under the sign of the Taurus is Tempest. She turns into a bull. She is quick to anger, and can be extremely stubborn: Also you don't want to startle her.
The child corresponding to the sign of Gemini is Gypsy; when she gets stressed, she becomes two people. Over all, she seems to be the most "normal" of those born under the Sun Signs. But then again she becomes the sweet, kind, Light Gypsy and she just as easily erupts in to Dark Gypsy.
The child born under the sign of Cancer is Cody. He loves pinching people, dancing and is always looking for girls (he's absolutely insatiable); but can get irritated very quickly.
Leo's namesake was taken from his sun sign. A born leader in every way, he is sweet and kind and takes peoples feeling into consideration. He is also the family psychiatrist.
Vanya was born under the sign of Virgo. She is one of the older Taiyou family members. Her personality is selfish, self-centered, so she does a great job as the family attorney (mostly dealing with the lawsuits against Cody). When she transforms she becomes the eternal virgin; a tall, slender woman with blonde hair, deep green eyes and a pure white flowing gown.
The Libra sign is occupied by Lilly; a fun loving girl who has an insistent need to have balance in everything. She goes by the nickname of Pixie. When she is not transformed she is at her most normal. When she transforms, it is in the form of a Pixie-Bob, a type of house cat prone to hyperactivity.
The child born under the sigh of Scorpio is Sahara, who prefers to be called Sting. She is very defensive and always seems to end up getting into fights (with her having kicked, punched and stung the other party): Therefore, each member of the family caries around and antidote for scorpion stings.
Finally, we have the child born under the sign of Sagittarius. He is named Skye. He turns into a centaur, and is also one of the older members of the family. He is very athletic, mature, and very prideful.
We have had many struggles these last couple of months, and it has been decided that the "cursed children" should re-locate themselves. I have made the decision to move the whole lot to Japan. I arrived yesterday, and am preparing the new house for their arrival. Which brings us to our current situation…"
"There are too many boxes on this side of the room. Must move boxes. OH NO! that side of the room has three big boxes and this side has five!"
"DAMN IT LILLY!" Will you leave the boxes alone! Those are my boxes, go get your own." shouted Sahara, the Scorpio.
"Lilly, could you please go into the kitchen and pack the silverware, no one can pack the silver ware as well as you can." Leo calmly stepped in before anyone else decided to get involved.
"So, Leo, where are we going again?" Asked Alarice, the siren, coming into the room with boxes from upstairs.
Suddenly loud thumps and angry shouts could be heard coming from outside.
"DAMN BITCHY RAM! LEAVE ME ALONE."
"Aw, is wittle Caira getting mad. I'll take these boxes and you can get some more!"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? GIVE ME THOSE BOXES BACK!"
"You don't need to get so pissy. I was just putting them into the truck."
"That's not a truck," her eye twitching, "THAT'S A GARBAGE CAN!"
"Oopsy, my mistake!" Aiden, the ram, giggled and hopped back into the house leaving a very angry goat behind.
"They give me a headache" "Skye, they give us all headaches" Tempest, the bull, replied with a sweat drop on her head.
"So, what's in Japan?" Cody, the crab, asked, questioningly
"People of course." Answer Gypsy, the Gemini, sweetly, tilting her head just a little to the left, with a smile. Mean while making her dark half gag.
"What….what, don't…….don't people in…in the place….Japan, eat fish? That's not right, wrong. You know fish are shinny like nickels, oh oh oh NICKLE!" Pearl the fish leaps into the air and lands on the floor, grabbing for the shinny nickel Gypsy's dark half tossed on the floor, in order to stop the fast rambling of the spastic Pisces.
"We are going to Japan, because Margo says odd things seem to happen more often there, so our actions won't be as easily noticeable." Explained Leo, as he packed up the last of the family's boxes from the house.
"I don't see why we can't have some one do this for us. I mean we are rich and going to Japan, we don't want to look like poor people do we?" Asked Vanya, the very bored and irritated 23 year old.
"Where is Aunt Margo? I thought she would be leaving with us." Questioned an 18 year-old Cody the crab with an evil smirk on his face. Thoughts of pinching people without being punished ran through his head
"Margo is going ahead to get our homes all arranged. Also, don't even think about pinching people. Margo left me in charge. Now, we are getting into the cars and going to the airport on time" said a very stern-faced Leo.
All twelve people piled into the cars. Leo was in the front car with Gypsy, Pearl, and Cody. Riding in the second car was Skye, Sahara, Lilly and Vanya. In the last car was Tempest, Alarice, along with Aiden, and Caira (fighting as usual).
"Something is coming. Something that feels…ominous." The small, sickly looking young man with dark hair and eyes muttered.
Hatori looked up quickly at Akito with his usual stoic face, "What is it?"
"I don't know, it just feels like something big is going to happen." He said as he turned away from the window and adjusted the sleeve of his yukata which was currently slipping off his left shoulder, exposing sickly white skin.
"We're Here!" Lilly, the Libra, shouted as she threw her arms into the air at the airport.
"Yeah, but I think some of use are worse for wear." Sahara, the scorpion, said in a mocking tone.
"Oh Pearl, your airsick, but wait you're a fish, Ha!" Gypsy, the Gemini, concernedly said, walking over her very nauseous cousin to comfort her.
"Moving on, where do we go from here?" Asked Tempest, the bull, while walking out of the airport doors carrying three luggage bags (only one of which was hers).
"Well, we are all going to meet with Margo; she wishes to discuss the situation and such. We will go to the main house, now." Informed Leo, looking over his family to make sure everyone was present and accounted for.
The cars sent to pick up the incoming family rolled up to the curb and escorted the Taiyou family to their estate. Everyone was quiet; even the ram and the goat had ceased arguing.
'Well, I guess the prospect of seeing Margo has made everyone nervous,' thought Alarice, the siren, while looking out the window. "I wonder if I will ever find someone who will understand."
"Where here!" declared Vanya, the virgin, as she shuffled around a bit to gather her things.
Sky, the centaur, whistled in approval. Gypsy, Pearl, Aiden, and Caira all nodded in reply.
"WOW! It is hug, you know how many girls I can get to come over and have a lot of fun with?" questioned Cody.
"No pinching. Now come over here and help with the luggage." Said Sahara, while glaring at the young crab.
While the family gathered boxes and luggage into the main house Leo slipped out so he could talk to Margo and see when she would like to address the group. Turning down a corridor he could hear people talking, and the yelling of Caira as Aiden dropped a box on her foot. Smiling, he turned down anther hall. Seeing the sliding door, he approached it. When he opened the door, he eyed Margo. She was sitting at a small tea table pouring tea for two.
"I heard you coming." Margo said in a light, happy tone. "I have not seen you in a while. Come, sit and have some tea with me."
Leo walked over and bowed. "Thank you. It has been a while. I guess you know why I have come?" he said in a similar light voice.
"Yes, I think I will talk to everyone tonight, after dinner. Everyone is tired, and hungry. Besides there is something larger I need to talk to you about." She looks up at him with a more somber look in her eyes. Leo knew she was serious about something, and probably for a good reason. Placing is cup down, he leans in to hear more closely, "What is it?"