5Okay everyone, hello there! This is my new and revised version of my old version of this story! It seemed tht the old The Kira Curse wasnt liked, which made me sad since I liked this story idea. So when i went back and reread it, i found that the way i wrote it wasnt tht good, im sorry! But! I redid it so now it's new and better than ever!
Disclaimer: I don't own fruits basket's anime or manga nor ant of the characters. Only the plot and my own characters that I made up!
I hope that you enjoy! XD
Her name is Tessa Rose and she was an average day teen. She lived in a small farm town in Ohio, in the United States. She was excited since her sixteenth birthday was only three days away. But she wondered how she was going to celebrate it this year.
'Now that I think about it, probably just another family get together.' Tessa said as a large smile played onto her face, 'Oh well, it's always fun to see my family again. Especially when my Aunt Yana comes to visit from Japan!' Anna Sohma wasn't her real aunt, since they were very distant relatives, but in Tessa's eyes, she would always be her aunt, no matter what had always wanted to visit japan but Yanna had told her that she shouldn't go there. When she would ask her why she'd tell Tessa that the Sohmas and the Roses don't get along. But Tessa didn't really understand why their families hated each other.
'There's not even that many of us left.' Tessa once again thought, with a sad smile played onto her face. It was the truth, in her family there were only eight people with the 'Rose' bloodline. Those eight people were; Tessa, her mother, her grandfather, her Uncle John, her other Uncle, Bill, her Aunt Kayla, also her Aunt's son Alex (10), and her own little sister Anne (4). 'It must be from something that happened way before I was born. But if so then they sure can hold a grudge.' Tessa thought as she finally reached her home, causing her to be pulled from her thoughts. 'Countrysides sure do have a long bus ride home from school.' Tessa sighed. This is where Tessa Rose's story, had begun.
"I'm home!" Tessa yelled while walking into her house. It was really quiet, so she knew that Anne must have been taking her nap.
"Tessa come into the living room, we have a big surprise for you!" Her mother yelled to her. She quickly listened and ran into the living room.
"Hey ya Tes-chan!" Aunt Yana waved at her. Tessa's face lit up as she ran over to give her Aunt a hug.
"I thought you wouldn't be coming until next week?"
"Well I thought that I would come earlier, since it's your sixteenth birthday."
"Awesome, I looooooove yoou!" Tessa hugged her once more.
"Haha, I know. Now why don't you put your things away so I can talk to your parents for a minute."
"Okay!" She grabbed her school bag and started to walk up the stairs. But her curiosity got the better of her, and she sat silently at the top of the stairs.
"..." "Are you sure they are coming?" Her mom asked sternly.
"Yes they want to, suppress, it before it awakens." Yana replied.
"But why come now?!" Her dad shouted, "There are so few of us!"
"It's because of that, that they are making a move!" Yana replied with an angry tone.
"An easier time to finish us off for good, while containing that." Her mom added in.
"Shit! We have to run!" Her dad yelled.
"It won't matter. They even have connections here in the U.S." Yana said while Tessa's mom started to cry.
"Well what can we do?" Her dad asked.
"Let me take her, back to Japan with me."
"NO!" Her mother had stopped crying, "if you can do that she will fall right into their hands!"
"No she won't!" Now Yana too was yelling.
"How do you know?!" Her mom yelled, starting to cry again.
"I can take care of them, both of them."
"Can you promise their safety?"
"No, I wish I could. But I promise to protect them, even with my life."
It was silent, then Tessa could hear her mom start to cry again.
"When do you have to leave?" Her father asked.
"In two days, and I suggest you leave too…" Yana paused, "for your own safety."
"... We can't…." Her mother said after heavy moments of pausing.
There was no noise at all. Tessa couldn't stand it anymore as she quietly ran to her room. 'Who were they talking about? And why would Mom and Dad have to leave for their safety? What the hell was going on?!' Tessa's brain was going a mile a minute. She wouldn't be able to ask about the conversation, since she wasn't supposed to be listening. When she returned downstairs, it was as normal as ever. After a delicious dinner and watching a movie with her family, Tessa said goodnight to everyone and headed to her room. She felt so comfortable to be able to lie down after a long day.
I had a strange dream that night, well more like a memory. The dream was about when Grandma would tell me stories before bed. Her's were always the best, but sometimes they were sad stories. Like the story about how the zodiac animals came to be. Since the God had a fun time with his animal friends he wanted them to live forever. All the animals were happy to stay with him forever. But the Cat wished to pass away with time, like how it should be. The God became very upset and cursed the Cat in his anger. Now the Cat had to live with a hideous form created by his and the Gods hate forever. Because of this, the Cat became an outcast to all the other Zodiac animals. That story was a sad one, and always made me cry.
On Grandma's deathbed she told me the Zodiac story once more. Then she told me a secret that I shouldn't tell anyone. The secret was that the Zodiac animals are still alive today, but with two different forms.
"Our family has some part to the curse, and even has it's own curse." Grandma told me, "But instead of the Zodiac Curse it's the Kira Curse, and it only affects the Rose family. Kira in Japanese can mean sparkly, or the meaning death. And a rose either symbols love, or blood like a red rose." She started coughing, "but our curse can only go to the eldest daughter, and since the Rose bloodline has many different 'families' mixed in it can only go for every-other generation of eldest daughters. And the one chosen has to have strong Rose blood running through their veins. It is confusing but this curse has been around a very long time, even my own great grandmother had it, and probably even before her. My Grandmother had, I have it, and you too will soon possess. You Tessa will be the next 'host' for Kira, and the curse." Grandma started coughing up blood and said one final thing to me, "your future will bring you grief and sorrow, but don't forget to always keep moving forward and a smile in your heart. Don't ever forget the Kira Curse and the Zodiac Curse, one day you might have to live by their legends. One more thing, be wary of the name Shoma, some you can trust, but others might try to use you. I love you, and live strong, fight the curse…." After that Granda let out her last breath.
"G-granny?" I let out sobbing tears, "don't leave me Granny!" I sat there crying as the room turned pitch black. I looked around but wasn't able to see anything.
"So the old woman finally died, i'm free." A cold woman's voice rang out, "take care of this body, I'll be needing it when you become of age!" Laughter filled the room as I covered my ears, trying to muffle the sound. But the woman's laughter rang in my head. I felt something in the room. Then something hit my chest as I crashed against the wall. I could feel something covering my heart, it hurt so much!
"NOOO, GRANDMA COME BACK!" I screamed And blacked out, the woman's voice still ringing in my head.
Tessa jolted upright on her bed as she looked around the room frantically. After a few seconds she calmed herself down. But her heart kept beating as if it wanted to leap right out of her chest. Her dream had felt so real that it scared her. She could still hear that cold woman's voice in her head, like she was still here. It sounded so real, so alive. The woman's warning, "Take care of this body, I'll be needing it when you come of age" rang throughout Tessa's mind . 'Who was she? What did she mean? What would she need my body for?' Tessa held her head as she couldnt think of an answer for any of her questions. Then her eyes went wide as she whispered out, "Why am I unable to remember anything after Grandma's death?"
*knock* *knock* The knocking sounds caused Tessa to jump alittle.
"Tessa, go to bed it's late." Her mother's voice yelled from the other side of the room's door. shaking her head, Tessa laid back down. 'It was just a dream, no need to over think it...' With that last thought she fell back asleep, but this time she didn't have another dream.
Chapter 1 finished! So how was it? Did it grab your attention? Comment if you have any opinions of this story! Should I keep going with it, or should i do like the old version, and just delete and forget about this story? Let me know, i could use the help!
Till nest time! XD