Oh, no, Akito's not of the zodiac (and Hatori's the dragon, remember? Seahorse?) That's apparently the other part of the curse. I'm not sure what's going on there but possibly next month's volume of manga will explain more... There are 14 volumes of manga and the anime only covers the first 8, which is why it feels unfinished.
And yeah, the story seems to be about highly disfunctional families.... Kyo's teacher is a good substitute father, though.
Akito's NOT of the zodiac?
I knew Hatori was the seahorse...but since I hadn't seen a real horse, I guess I thought that's what he was. Making an assumption based on English, I guess, wasn't I? Doesn't necessarily translate.
Kewl...he's the dragon? I'm that year, too. Heh...