Author's Note: Now, I know that I said that there won't be a sequel…well…I changed my mind.

Here's the sequel. I hope you'll like it!

Eternal Darkness

Disclaimer: If I owned Fruits Basket, I wouldn't be here, writing stories about it, and drawing about it.

Chapter 1:

The wind rustled as a gray-haired young man made his way towards his home—or Shigure's house as he should say. He held his jacket tighter towards him and kept on walking. It got colder and colder as he kept walking. He glanced at his watch, reading 12:04 a.m. and knew that it was late. He could tell that it was late even without looking at his watch. Another breeze picked up and he glanced to his left.

A shadow of a figure went by quickly. He missed it, but he could have sworn that he knew that person. He glanced suspiciously to his right and when he saw nothing, he kept walking. Then…it happened.

"Y-Yuki…" he heard a voice, and the gray-haired young man turned around and came face to face with the person he would last expect to see…Akito Sohma.

Akito—or what looked like Akito—had a ghostly pale complexion, was wearing a black collared shirt, and black pants. His black collared shirt was torn near his right shoulder and arm and a cut was under his left knee. He looked almost transparent, but what caught Yuki's attention the most was a heavy chain strapped on—no, inside his chest. There was also a nasty stench of blood.

"Help…me…" Akito started, as his head began to lower itself. He reached out an arm and Yuki was very, very scared. (I mean, come on! If someone you knew was dead and now you see them on the street, wouldn't you be scared, too?) He did nothing, but back away into the wall behind him.

"A-Akito?" the gray-haired young man asked, startled. Yuki was now very pale and was becoming paler by the second. He absolutely did not expect Akito to be here, and now of all places—of all the time, even!

Akito stopped reaching out, and shrank to the ground. He clutched his sides and started to scream. Yuki's eyes widened even more—if possible—and looked around to see if anyone else heard. It had appeared that no one else heard, so Yuki closed his eyes, held his hands to his ears and started to mutter under his breath. "This is a dream, this is a dream, this is a dream…" was his mantra.

Akito kept screaming, but was becoming more and more transparent…until he finally disappeared. Yuki couldn't take it anymore, turned in the direction of Shigure's house and ran. Once he grasped the doorknob, he met darkness.

--

"Do you think he's awake now?" a timid female voice asked. She had long brown hair tied up in pink ribbons, and was wearing a pink nightgown. She was kneeling beside a bed, which was occupied by a male and she was clutching her hands together. She had asked another male, who was apparently, the doctor.

The doctor was wearing glasses at the very moment, but he took them off after finishing examining the patient. He had hair covering his left eye, but his right eye color was an olive green. He was in the traditional white doctor's uniform and beside him, sat another male.

This male, also had glasses on, but was now wearing them for good. He had an almost gray hair and was wearing a brown-gray color kimono. He had an unusual solemn face on—well, unusual for him. There was a sudden noise and he turned to look behind him.

He was surprised to see the red head in the doorway. "Hatori…" the red head started, making his way towards the bed and the other two male—his cousins. "How is he?" he finished and stopped right in front of the bed.

"He's only passed out from shock, although I don't know what would have shocked him this much…we can only guess…" the man called Hatori explained. He set his glasses down into its case. The red head only looked to the ground. Tears started to fall out of the brunette's eyes. When the red head heard her sniff, he looked up quickly.

"H-Hey! Y-You don't have to cry! He'll be all right!" he started to hold out his hands as if saying 'stop'. But the brunette only kept crying and collapsed onto the floor. The red head bent down and picked her up onto his back and said, "I'll take her to her room," he told the family doctor and they went into the hallway, with the brunette still crying.

Hatori Sohma turned back from his younger cousin and watched the patient. The gray-haired young man started to stir and Hatori leaned in with hope. Seeing that movement, the man in the kimono, the red head and the brunette stopped what they were doing and averted their attention towards the patient. (Well, the red head and the brunette walked back into the room.)

His eyes gently opened and he blinked a few times before jolting up. "Ah! A-Aki—" he started but was cut off by the doctor. "Yuki. Calm down. Here's some water. Drink," he told his younger cousin and his cousin nodded and gratefully accepted the glass of water. He took a few gulps before bringing it down again.

"Yuki…now can you explain to us what happen?" the man in the kimono asked this time, but was instantly nudged in the elbow and he let out an 'Ow! What was that for?' Yuki only looked out the window, but his eyes widened at what he saw. Akito was at the window, watching him, one hand on the window and there were tears on his cheeks…and then Yuki blinked and he was gone.

"Don't listen to Shigure. He's just rushing things; you can tell us when you're ready, all right, Yuki?" the doctor asked and Yuki nodded. He took another sip of water. "Thank you…" he muttered, bowing his head a little. "Yuki-kun?" the brunette took a step towards him and started to call his name. The gray haired young man looked up at the voice.

"Honda-san?" he asked confused, then glanced around the room to find another occupant, "Kyo?" He looked at Hatori questionably and the doctor only answered that they 'were worried about him'.

"Yuki-kun? Are you alright?" the brunette asked and the other teen just nodded. "That's good to know…" the red head muttered, but the other occupants heard him and the red head tried to correct himself. "I-I mean, it's good because if you weren't, then I wouldn't be able to kick your ass!" he stuttered out and Yuki chuckled, completely forgetting the whole incident.

Hatori only smiled, while Shigure burst into laughter and Tohru smiled nervously. "Okay, just stay in bed until morning and then you'll be okay, alright Yuki?" the doctor continued and the patient nodded. "Be sure that he gets plenty of water, Honda-kun," the doctor kept talking, slowly picking up his medical supplies and packing them in his briefcase and zipping them tightly.

After finishing packing his supplies, Hatori walked out the door and Shigure followed him. All three teens watched them as the two adults made their way down the stairs. Yuki continued to watch the adults even after they disappeared from view while Tohru and Kyo turned around to face the slivery-gray haired teen.

"Yuki?" the brunette asked uncertainly as she leaned forward. Yuki gave a jump and turned around to face the brunette. "What is it, Honda-san?" the teen asked with a smile. "If you don't mind me asking…what were you going to say? You know…when you first woke up…" her bangs were now covering her eyes from Yuki's view as Kyo watched the conversation.

"It's okay, Honda-san. I don't mind, but…I'd rather not talk about it right now…" he replied and he looked out the window once more. Seeing nothing, he turned back to look around the room, but stopped when he saw something in the corner of his room.

There, was Akito, crouched up as if in pain, but was silent as a rock. Deathly pale, and there was the same chain in his chest, and small droplets of blood, dropping…dropping onto the floor, but no one took notice. Yuki's eyes widened at the sight, but since Tohru and Kyo were facing him, they didn't know what he was looking at. He turned to tell his cousin and Tohru, but when he looked back at the corner, Akito disappeared—again.

"What is it?" the red head asked suddenly, and Yuki looked up, alarmed. He had been focusing on the corner of his room. "A-ah…nothing," he said finally, looking back down. He started to trace the fabric of his blanket with his finger and said nothing more. Tohru looked up suddenly and said, "Ah! I know! I'll make some tea! I'll be right back, Yuki-kun!" she said cheerfully.

Yuki nodded and the brunette ran out the room, into the hallway and towards the kitchen. Both teens watched her as she ran, but when she disappeared out of their sight, they turned back to look at each other. "So…" they both started at the same time, but stopped when they heard each other. An awkward silence fell on them but Yuki broke the silence quickly.

"What are you doing back here? I thought you were at the dojo," the slivery-gray haired teen asked, cocking his head. "Yeah well…as soon as I heard that you had collapsed, I just…decided to see…if you alright…" he trailed off. Yuki's eyes widened and smiled. "Thanks," he said quietly. "So, are you alright?" the red head asked. Yuki smiled again and nodded. "Yeah," he muttered and his eyelids began to droop. "I-I'm getting kind of tired…yawn, so I'll just go to sleep. Is that alright with you, Kyo?"

Kyo nodded, and started to walk towards the door. He turned off the lights, and closed the door behind him. Yuki smiled to himself, and lied down. His eyelids closed and he fell asleep.

--

It was dark. All he heard were footsteps and the panting of an exhausted person. He looked around in the dark as if a light would appear. "Hello?" he called into the darkness.

No one answered.

He called again. "Hello?" He started to run, but that only got him nowhere. He panted, and his asthma didn't seem to affect him at the moment. And then…it happened again.

Akito Sohma appeared for the fourth time that night. Only this time…he wasn't screaming bloody murder, and he wasn't bloody himself, but there was still that weird chain attached to a hole in his chest.

The chain looked like it had been just dipped in a puddle of blood and brought out and cleaned over and over and over, repeatedly again.

Yuki's eyes widened and he backed up involuntarily. "A-Akito?" he whispered as though he couldn't believe it. "Is…Is that you?"

The Akito he saw only gave a forlorn smile and nodded.

His mouth opened and formed only one word.

"Help…"

The older Sohma's eyes grew red and glowed. His smile turned to a smirk and started to slowly walk towards the younger Sohma.

The deceased Head of Sohma's arms began to grow longer until they reached Yuki and his throat. His hands began to snake around Yuki's throat—Yuki, being completely still and too shocked to move—and began to choke him.

Yuki awoke.

--

Beads of sweat formed on his forehead as he tried to dry it with his sleeve. He gasped and got up, his asthma taking over him. Apparently, he had been loud enough to wake Kyo—only Kyo.

His cousin walked over towards him and whispered, careful not to wake anyone, "What's wrong?"

The cursed mouse's shoulders shook violently as he tried to speak. "I…I had a dream…no, nightmare… But it was nothing," he shook it off, "Don't worry about me. Go back to sleep…"

The cursed cat shook his head "no". "I am not leaving until you're telling me what's it about." He expressed each word in an utmost violent form.

But Yuki held onto his decision and said, "I told you, don't worry about me. Besides, it's rather silly after all this time…" The last part became to be a whisper.

Kyo seemed to understand. He nodded and answered for him, "Is it about Akito?" he guessed.

Yuki nodded reluctantly.

--

Making up his mind, Kyo decided to ask, "Hey, since we can't sleep now… Why not go downstairs and I'll make some hot chocolate?"

Yuki looked surprised at first, but only nodded. He followed Kyo down the stairs and into the dark, empty kitchen.

After a few minutes of walking down the stairs in silence, Kyo decided to break the silence as they entered the kitchen. "So… Do you want crème or milk in your hot chocolate?"

Yuki looked at his cousin with a funny face before answering, "Milk is fine."

Kyo nodded, walked over to the cupboard and began to take out the needed materials. Yuki, deciding to help, went over to the refrigerator and took out the carton of milk.

He set it down next to the mugs, spoons, cocoa powder, and sugar and said, "Here."

Kyo nodded in acknowledgement and began to work. Yuki, knowing very well what would happen if he tried to help, backed away and decided to turn on the T.V. He told his cousin that he'd set up there with some cookies and Kyo nodded again.

Yuki walked into the living room and turned on the T.V. He flipped through a few channels before finally settling on one. He sighed and watched as he waited. During a commercial break, he decided to turn his gaze over to the window.

What he saw next startled him so much, he nearly dropped the tray of cookies.

There he was. Akito again. For god's sake! Why did he keep on seeing Akito everywhere! It's only been a year! Akito was looking very pale, same ole chain attached to the black hole in his chest, dark blood stains here and there, and the same sad, forlorn smile on his face.

Sad…forlorn smile?

Yuki shook his head as he set the tray on the table, and looked again. Akito was gone. Instead, there was a light, mist in area Akito had been.

"Hey… What are you looking at?"

Kyo's voice made Yuki's skin nearly jump off him. He turned his gaze off the window and nervously, in a startled voice, said, "Nothing… Thought I saw something." Kyo cocked his head one way and handed Yuki a mug.

"Here. Drink up," he said. He noticed the cookies. "You didn't tell me you going to set up cookies," he said in a slightly accusing tone. He chuckled at his own little joke.

Yuki looked away, but then suddenly looked up, alert. Kyo, also looked up, alert.

Both had felt another person's presence.

"Must be Shigure," Kyo muttered, "Must be sneaking around like always." But Yuki shook his head. "It's not his. I know it. I've lived with Shigure for longer than you have. I know Shigure's presence…"

Kyo opened his mouth but closed it again when he couldn't find any words to say.

Both waited for the person's presence to do something.

And then Yuki's eyes widened, in a scared sort of way. He knew the presence. He didn't want to remember it, he did. "It can't be…" he whispered to himself.

The phone rang.

Author's Note: Sort of scary… I'd like to give credit to the author/manga-ka of YuYuHakusho for the idea of the ending. Is this horror-ish? Sort of…? Anyways, don't be lazy! Click the button down the in left hand corner and I'll update as fast I as can.

Preview:

Yuki froze at those words. Had the phone rang earlier?

"Eh? I thought you knew…" Kagura said on the other line, "I called twice already… I thought you picked up, but all I heard was static," she explained.

Both Yuki and Kyo froze. "What…do you mean… twice already?" Kyo asked in a slow manner.

"You mean… You didn't…hear?" she asked, in the same manner.

Even though Kyo knew that Kagura couldn't see him, he nodded. After realizing that she couldn't see the movement, he quickly added, "I didn't hear the phone ring…" he glanced at Yuki – who was staring at the table with wide eyes – "and I don't think Yuki did either…"

"What—" she was cut off.

The phone went dead.