So I had lost my flash drive that had all of my chapters and newer ideas about a year ago. and I just moved into my new place when I found it again! So here is the last chapter that I had written and now I can start on my brand new chapters! Hope you like.

I woke alone in the same bright yellow room. My body felt heavy and my head was still spinning as I tried to sit up. Moving ever so slowly I turned my body so I could swing my legs over the bed. Every inch I moved it felt as if I was moving a ton with me. Devon was gone. I stared at the spot that I had last seen him and tried to make sense of the situation. He had turned into a small black bird. How? It's not humanly possible for someone to turn into an animal. Is it? My thoughts were interrupted with a soft knock on the bedroom door.

"Come in." I whispered. My voice was still raw.

Tohru walked into the room with a small tray of water and sandwiches.

"Hatori said that you need to drink lots of water to keep you hydrated. And food will help too." I could tell that she wasn't herself. Her voice lacked the cheerfulness that she normally has.

"Devon's alright?" I asked.

"Yes. He has turned back into his human form and he's awake." She smiled.

I was relieved. "Tohru. You know about this don't you." I whispered. "About what's happening to him."

Tohru sat next to me on the bed and folded her hands into her lap. Her eyes stared at the floor.

"I know of the curse. It runs in Yuki's and Kyo's family. They take the form of one of the Chinese Zodiac when hugged by the opposite sex or if they are under a lot of stress."

"But I have hugged Devon before. And that has never happened." I stressed. "And he's not part of their family is he? I mean Kyo and Yuki didn't even know who he was."

"I have met some of the Sohma family but they have a lot of people in their family tree. I'm sure that there are even more people that Yuki and Kyo don't know about. I don't know how you are able to hug him. Maybe there are exceptions to the curse that we are unaware of. Even I don't know what the curse actually is but there is one person that they are unable to defy." Tohru's voice was slowly getting lower as she continued to speak of the curse.

"Tohru! Rose!" Shigure yelled, "Can you come down stairs please!"

"Are you able to make it downstairs? I will help you." Tohru stood and extended her arm.

I smiled and used her as leverage for each step. Moving hurt but I wanted to find out more about this curse and what Devon has to do about it.

Hatori guided Tohru and I through the house and into the living room where the rest of the family was. On the floor were two small beds, one was already occupied. Hatori helped me lay down on the empty one next to Devon. His eyes had regained their sparkling.

Shigure cleared his throat. "Okay now that everyone is here and counted for we need to talk about what happened earlier today."

I could feel the atmosphere in the room shift immediately. I reached up and started to play with my necklace. It's what I did when I get nervous or uneasy. It was the only thing left of my mother's that I was able to save from my dad. A simple black stone circled by a ring of gold.

Shigure was the one to start.

"Rose, what happened in Tohru's room earlier was very… unexpected. I'm sure you have lots of questions for both the Sohma family and for Devon."

My eyes moved around the room. I was unsure what it was that I wanted to ask.

"What exactly is the curse and how is Devon related to it?"

"As Tohru told you before you came down we change into the different animals of the Zodiac when hugged by a person of the opposite sex or when our bodies are stressed. As for Devon, I'm not sure how he is related in all of this."

I saw all of the eyes in the room move to Devon's face. I found his hand that was next to mine and squeezed it tight.

"My mother was a servant in the Sohma main house and she became pregnant. She never made it to the hospital so no one else but my immediate family knew. I was then born as a bird. I was never taken to the Sohma house after I was born. My mother raised me but my father sent us plenty of money to survive." He spoke quietly.

"Who is your father?" Hatori stared at him with disbelief.

"I don't know. I've never met him." Devon's voice was barely a whisper.

"That still doesn't explain why you are able to hug Rose and not change." Kyo chimed.

"I wasn't able to hug anyone else. Rose is different. I could tell from the first day that I met her. She's the only one that I am able to touch and not change."

I could tell that the rooms atmosphere was getting even more tense with each passing second and I'm sure Hatori could tell when he ended the conversation saying that Devon and I needed more rest.

Every one slowly filed out of the room without saying a word. The day's events finally catching up with them.

"Rose, Devon. I left some water on the table for you in case you get thirsty. I hope you have a good night's sleep and feel better in the morning." Shigure smiled and followed the rest of them out of the room turning off the light behind him.

We laid there next to each other without saying a word for what felt like a very long time. I knew that he was hiding something from me but I never would have imagined that this would be it.

"Rose." He whispered. "I'm so sorry."

I was hesitant. "For what?"

"For keeping something like this from you. I was just afraid what it is that you would think. Also I thought I was in the clear once I figured out that I could hug you without changing." He sounded like a small child. "I'm so sorry."

He was half right. I didn't know what to think. How should I react knowing that the boy I had fallen in love with is cursed.

"I don't know what to do Devon." I mumbled. "I don't know how to save you."

We were quiet again and I had thought he had fallen asleep when I felt his hand squeeze mine.

"You already have saved me." He whispered. "You saved me from a life of loneliness when you stayed with me." He paused. "Will you stay with me now that you know the truth?"

It was my turn to be hesitant. Could I still love this boy knowing the truth? Yes, I could still love him. There is no doubt in my mind. The only thing left is; do I really know the truth?

"Yes. Sorry to say Devon but you are stuck with me." I smiled trying to relieve the pressure of the conversation.

I didn't know if he had seen me smile but I saw the glimmer of his white teeth which made me smile even more.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm positive that I'm okay." I whispered to him. I could feel my eyelids drooping.

I felt the warmth of his hand softly rub against my cheek making my skin tingle. I drifted back into sleep with a question lingering in the back of my mind. One that I knew would be there once I woke up and will be there until I find the answer. How can I lift this curse?