BEFORE I START OFF THIS CHAPTER, A FEW MINUTES AGO RICKY FLIPPING DILLON LIKED ONE OF MY TWEETS AND I'M SHAKING SO MUCH HELP.

Previously on UD...

"Serena, come on!" Kyo yelled, popping his body through the doorway with a glare sent towards her general direction. Serena glanced back at him, ready to protest

"Go. I will talk to you later, okay?" Alice pulled her into a quick hug before she dragged away by Kyo. Kyo let Serena walk in front of him, growling at Alice

"I don't trust you."

"I don't expect you to.".

Akira's POV

I groaned out in pain, feeling my thigh throb in pain while every muscle from the waist down ached in agony. 'Damn it, I really shouldn't have ran so fast-' I opened my eyes, springing up unnaturally like a voodoo doll be possessed, eyes wide as my eyes burn, 'I slept with my contacts in.' I reminded myself, glancing around the room. I furrowed my brows, this looks so familiar but not familiar at the same time. Where was I? I looked down at my thigh to see I was now wearing black shorts, my left thigh newly bandaged. I studied my hands, staring at the scrapes and cuts from thorn bushes I had touched while running through the forest, they were also bandaged up. Who bandaged me? And how the hell did I get here?

3rd Person's POV

The group of Sohmas sat around the table with Ayame, Hatori, and Shigure at the head of it. The three were silent, Ritsu who had just came back from 'kicking' the last guests of the night out, declaring the hot springs to be closed for the night. He was confused, but even more so when he had watched Hatori sprint in with a regular girl in his arms covered in blood, and that he didn't transform into a seahorse. That is what was running through everyone's minds in the room, and they wanted answers. Shigure cleared his throat, glancing at his two best friends before standing up from his seat at the table

"Do you want me to break the news to them-?"

"No, I will do it. Sit back down Shigure, it is my responsibility as her guardian." Shigure nodded, sitting back down. Hatori let out a heavy sigh, shaking his head before staring at every individuals' face in the room. He couldn't back out now

"What aren't you telling us?" Yuki asked the three, knowing that they knew something that he did not. Tohru nodded in encouragement, "Yes, what is going on? How did-"

"As you all know of the curse that rests upon this family..." Hatori began before trailing his eyes on Serena, "And a few others. You are wondering why I didn't transform, and why I had kept it a secret from all of you." They nodded

"What the hell is going?" Kyo asked him, slightly raising his voice. Hatori took another breath, digging through his pocket before pulling out his wallet. He opened it, grabbing the picture that should help in the explanation. He threw it across the table at Yuki, who grabbed it just before it slid off the wooden table. He stared down at it, recognizing the three faces

"This is you and... Hoshi and Caralina, but there is a little girl in this-" Yuki froze, feeling goosebumps run up and down his skin

"Read the back." Hatori ordered softly. Yuki turned over the back of the photo, reading the names written on it

"Hoshi and Caralina with their daughter Ammara, Age 5, and older cousin Hatori."

"Holy shit." Kyo cursed along with Rin in shock

"Hoshi and Caralina have a daughter?!" Ritsu asked, not expecting this revelation. Hatori nodded, glancing down the hall where Akira was asleep

"How do I not recall her?" Yuki asked him

"Because..." Ayame shook his head, resting his hand on Hatori's shoulder, "I will break it to them, you have explained enough." Ayame cleared his throat

"Years ago, 5 years if I remember correctly. All of your memories of her was wiped away, only I, Hatori, Shigure, Akito, and her parents remember her."

"What does this have to do with what happened today." Tohru asked, becoming confused. She was naive, and didn't understand what they were trying to tell her

"Ammara Akira Sohma, The Ugly Duckling." Shigure spoke her name without hesitation. He knew they would do anything to make sense of this, but their brain wasn't allowing them to. They couldn't bring themselves to make the connection

"She is cursed like the rest of us, she is a Sohma. Cursed to be the Ugly Duckling of this family. Ammara Akira- or as you now know her as Akira Ammara, is family to us." Hatori broke the news, feeling the weight of the secret lift off of his shoulders, now they knew the truth, at least some of the family members did

"Wait what?!" Rin got up from her seat on the floor, slamming her hands down on the table making Serena jump, "How the hell could you keep this from us, from her family more importantly?!"

"We had no choice in the matter. Akito ordered Hatori to get rid of everyone's memories of her."

"That fucking bastard..." Kyo grumbled under his breath, letting a growl escape his throat. Serena glanced between the two, shrinking into herself as she sat in the middle of the two

"Why did he do such a thing?" Ritsu asked, feeling his heart unnaturally throb in worry

"I reckon you all know of the story of the Ugly Duckling, yes?" They nodded. Hatori sighed deeply, rubbing his temples

"When she turned ten, we were going to hold a celebration for her. But, things turned sour when she didn't transform into the White Swan like she should have, instead, she almost went blind, breaking a mirror out of anger and resentment, she still has the scar to this day on her forehead to prove it." They fell silent in the room. Tohru felt awful for Akira- Or Ammara, she didn't even know which name to call her now

"You casted out a ten year old girl?" Serena asked and they nodded solemnly

"Akito ordered us to, we had no choice in the manner. Ritsu was the one who escorted her out of the household and into the field her and Caralina picked out for Ammara to live for the rest of her life, or at least until she hopefully did transform into the White Swan."

"This is crazy..." Yuki muttered, staring down at the photo. He was finally seeing the resemblance between the parents and daughter, he could finally picture the three of them side by side. Hatori cracked his knuckles, leaning forward slightly

"I deeply apologize for keeping this secret from all of you, but it was for the best-"

"For the best?! She has been suffering for five years Hatori, do you not realize that!" Kyo shouted, clutching onto the table, his fingers turning white as he clenched his jaw

"I do. And you have no idea what joy I felt when I finally saw her after five years at her job in the cafe. I finally knew that she was safe and sound, I didn't have to worry about her anymore... But it began to worry me."

"Why?" Serena asked

"From what she has told me, she has stolen many things in order to survive, water, electricity, lumber, food, anything she needed to live. I was confused, because I thought for sure Akita supplied her with everything that she needed but now, I know that he never did. She had to fend for herself, I have done a check up on her, her iron level is low, she is anemic, she needs more carbs, salt, sugar, vitamins, and basically anything to keep her body going."

"That's awful." Ayame commented, not knowing of this piece of information. It was a shock to him, but he knew that if she was left in Hatori's care, she would be in good hands when staying with a certified doctor

"Who else knows about this?"

"I have already said who knew about this, but I have been requested by Hoshi and Caralina to take away their memories of her, they have been suffering along side her, worrying about her because Akito didn't permit them to see her at any given time, and even forbade for the three to send letters to each other. They want to forget her."

"I knew it." All eyes fell upon the standing Sohma, the Sohma who was casted away for what she was. Ammara Akira Sohma stared at Hatori, her eyes narrowed in resentment.

To Be continued