Blood Drops On Roses

By Karea Wheeler

"Talking"

Dream/Flash Back

Thinking

Singing

(A/N: Author Note)

Chapter 1: Don't Try to fix me I'm so Broken

He'd watched the whole seen fall apart right in front of him, from the moment Momiji had walked outside, to the point Akito had hit him, and Tohru running in front of Akito, pleading with him too stop, yeah he'd seen it all, and done nothing about it. Akito placed his hand on Tohru's face and began talking to her, about what he had no idea but Tohru's face got pale and visibly stiffened, her eyes became wide blue horrors and Akito only grinned at her. The sky was dark for night time seeing at there was only clouds out and no moon out nor were there stars. A few drops landed on Tohru's face and slid down her cheek dripping off as more rain drops began to descend, crashing down into the silent earth, and then Akito pushed the limit. He dug his nails deep into the side of Tohru's face and slowly dragged it across her cheek and blood slowly emerged from the three marks on her cheek. It lingered on the opening cut for a moment as if the blood could think what was going on and decide where it was before sliding down her cheek.

At the moment Kyo was being held back by Haru Sohma and he yanked his arm away from him, not even Yuki could hold him back now. He reeled back and bawled his fist up tight, then with all the force he could muster threw it into the glass door that shoot through like a bang. Tohru and Akito looked up at the "blast", Akito's face grew angry and fearful, while Tohru's was astonished and curious. Kyo walked calmly through the broken glass door passing it with his hair dangling over his eyes, he'd had it; he was beyond pissed now, Akito was going to die today. He emerged, looking ready to kill the next thing that dare stand in his was, or had the stupidly to even look at him wrong, he knew it would be Akito. He moved to stand in kicking distance of Akito and Tohru while clenching his fist tightly, Haru and Yuki rushed out of the house and stared horrified at Kyo. He kept his head bowed and Tohru was shaking by then.
Yuki and Haru moved to grab one of Kyo's arms, but he was too far gone and threw them off like rag dolls, all the while keeping his hair over his eyes.

Akito didn't waste time in grabbing Tohru and puling her to him, then sliding his fingers around her neck while sliding his other hand swiftly in to his pocket. He jerked his hand out and flipped open a 6in. switch blade with a dark red handle. Placing it at Tohru's throat he smirked. Tohru gasped and struggled a little but Akito moved it to actually rest on the skin. Haru and Yuki both stared at Tohru and Akito, the only thing they thought they could do was try to restrain him. So again they tried to grab his arms and drag him away but they were also trying so hard not to lash out on Akito for pulling a switch blade on there dear Tohru. Kyo threw them off just as easily, if not more easily, than before and as this went on Akito was silently planning. Finally Haru and Yuki had to give up because if Kyo lost they knew they'd have to pry Tohru away from Akito. So they sat down and panted like they were tired, Akito didn't like the way this was going, Tohru was nearly in tears by this time. Kyo took one step and Akito rose the knife closer to the skin, or deeper.

"Don't you dare, if you think that a monster like you can defeat me your wrong, make one move and I'll kill her." Akito said with no smirk but fear never shown in his eyes either.

Kyo still didn't seem to hear him as he took another step and Akito stood his ground, he held that knife at Tohru's neck like it was an everyday thing. Fear showed in her eyes and her breath quivered to the point she almost couldn't breathe, this just couldn't be happening to her. Off behind a tree Momiji stood and watched with falling tears as the seen before him unfolded. What was going to happen to Tohru now? What was going to happen to the family if she died, or worse had her memory erased? He wasn't sure but he let tears fall from his violet eyes and splash down onto the soft brown soil, the rain started then, and it began to pour, pour like fresh tears of a Sohma who'd just lost all of their hope. Momiji wanted Kyo to stop before Akito hurt Tohru…but it was no use, Kyo was going to hurt Akito no matter what…was it really a mistake Momiji didn't know. Kyo took another step and then another and then he took another, but not once did Akito really cut Tohru's throat, but he was getting very close, tears came to Tohru's eyes.

"K-Kyo-kun." She breathed out letting hot warm tears slide down her pale face and drip off her chin, but not anyone but Akito could really tell she was crying because of the rain.

"Shh." Kyo called soothingly over to the frightened girl, and as crazy as it may sound it did sooth her fears, she almost immediately calmed down.

"Don't you understand you stupid monster! I could kill her yet you refuse to stop! I knew it!
I did! Your just like all the other cats! You deserve to be locked up! And if you don't listen to me I will not even come visit you!" Akito yelled at Kyo who still did not look up, and the fear was growing tremendously in Akito's voice.

"Burn." Kyo growled and Tohru swore she saw his eyes flash red through his hair, Akito did too, now he was worried.

Kyo grinned the most horrifying grin any of the Sohma's had ever seen, and Tohru had ever seen. It was cheek splitting, curling all the way up to his head, the dimples were so strong it was like a rolled up shirts, and all of his teeth had turned sharp and pointed. Akito backed away slowly realizing that he was in serious danger and keeping the knife firmly on Tohru's throat. In on swift motion Tohru was lying on the ground bleeding and Kyo was on top of Akito. It was like a flash of light had hit them. Kyo placed his hands around Akito's neck, his claws growing sharp and unbreakable, he slit Akito's throat with them then and let the blood run away from then on. Haru and Yuki watched with horrified and relived expressions, horrified because Akito had slit Tohru's throat and relived because Kyo had just killed Akito. The two boys wasted no time in going to Tohru's side, Yuki ripped his shirt sleeve off and rapped it around Tohru's crimson neck. Haru glared at Akito, who was dying painfully and screaming, he couldn't help but smirk.

Akito's hands flared around in pain and gasps as he placed his hand over his bleeding neck, his eyes showed that fear of dying to soon was what Akito had been holding back with every fiber of his very existence. Tohru shook and shook as did Akito from the omens pain that shot through their bodies from the cuts, and as quickly as he could Momiji ran to get Hatori. He sprinted through the glass door which Kyo had so diligently shattered, cutting his foot on a few broken pieces but ignoring it and continuing the grasp the phone. His tiny hands stretched out to grasp the shinning black metal and yank it up to his little ears, and with the speed that only a rabbit could have dialed Hatori's phone number. The other line rang twice and still Hatori did not answer, by then Momiji was fidgeting and jumping up and down as if to rush the dragon, or sea horse, to hurry and answer the phone. Two more rings came and still no answer and fear grew if Momiji didn't get him on the phone right then. Finally one more ring and Hatori answer the phone with a cold "Hello."

"Hatori, Hatori, come, come quick Tohru's been cut in the neck and, and so has Akito!" Momiji yelled out with a quick screech and waited for Hatori's reply which wasn't what he'd quiet expected.

"Did you tie both their necks up to stop the bleeding?" Hatori asked with little concern in his voice, but there was some and to Momiji that's all that counted.

"I think that Yuki and Haru rapped a shirt around Tohru's but Akito's no they are watching him-" but that was all he got before beep…beep…beep, Hatori had hung up, which meant he was on his way over right now.

Momiji stared at the phone that he had just talked briefly to Hatori on and slammed it down as hard as he could, spun on his heels, and began to run back outside to Tohru and Akito once again on his way out there getting a few cuts on his feet but ignoring the throbbing, Tohru was more important. He glanced around to see a new comer holding Akito's body and rapping a shirt around Akito's neck, but this new comer was not Hatori…it was Kureno, the roster. The rain was pouring down now when Momiji came back out the scene before him, Tohru was on the ground gasping but Haru and Yuki had backed off for Kyo and Kyo had Tohru in his arms and was taking her inside, while Kureno held Akito tightly to his chest and despite Kyo was lifting Akito and taking Akito inside as well. Tohru's long brown hair was caked with thick mud and her cloths were dirty now as well, her eyes were glazed over but Akito hadn't cut her deep enough to stop her breathing process, but Kyo had. Kyo had cut Akito's deep and hard so Akito had trebled breathing and his eyes only held fear, and to Momiji right now Akito looked like a fragile girl instead of a scary head of a family, he really did.

Tohru was placed on the big couch in the living room and Kyo sat down next to her and the right, and Akito was placed on the smaller love seat still in Kureno's lap, Haru and Yuki sat in one of the chairs on each side of Tohru and Akito, while Momiji sat down on the floor. They waited in silence for Hatori to get there no one said anything all though questions floated around that desperately need to be answered but no one made a peep. The tension could be seen in the air because the wait was long and torturous even though it was really only five minutes. Hatori busted through the door staring blankly at everyone as the wind blew his soaked hair and some water into the house. Her moved over to look at both people who were hurt and bleeding but pressure was being applied to their necks. Shigure came in next his usual care free smile whipped off his face by the news of Tohru and Akito the worst possible thoughts playing out into his mind, Kyo had really screwed up. Hatori walked over to Tohru first examine her and Kyo moved down to let Hatori see her. Then he moved over to Akito where Kureno was holding him, and scanned Akito over with a silent expression on his face.

Then he moved back over to Tohru and everyone watched as he pulled out some medicine and bandages, he slowly peeled off Kyo's shirt and Tohru made a small whimpering noise. Then with the care that a mother has for her new born child, he dabbed the medicine on her neck with care, but even with the up most care Tohru whimpered as hot fresh tears trickled down her cheeks again and she tried so hard to keep from crying out in agonizing pain but that was only the first part of Hatori's medical proceeded. He lowered a bottle that looked briefly like cajole and dripped it on to her neck, and instead of biting back on her sobs she screamed out and struggled. She was wide eyed and yelling and moving to get away from him, but he kept dripping it with a seemingly cold face. She screamed loud and long and rolled away from Hatori and on to the other side of the baish couch with fear and pain in her eyes she scooted back into a corner. "Please…" She sobbed her voice trembling. When Hatori tried to get Tohru back on the couch she fought with all her might and all her fear sobbing and pleading with Hatori to let her go, and eventually Hatori asked for help. Yuki and Haru moved to hold Tohru on the couch but her feet kicked rapidly so Shigure and Momiji had to help them until they had her completely held down and all Kyo could do was tell her soothing words. After they finished Tohru apologized over and over for being the way she was too them when all they wanted was to help her.

Hatori only nodded as he moved over to help Akito who he knew already was not going to make it, but no one was really sad to say the least, but Hatori treated Akito's neck with the most care he could mange. Kureno wasn't sad either but he figured that he might as well be good to Akito if its he's bound to die as it was. Hatori pulled Kureno's shirt off Akito's neck and took a needle and thread to begin his work, he sewed Akito's neck to the best of his ability which as the best any Doctor could, maybe better. He rubbed medicine on his neck and then after that Kureno moved so Akito could be placed on the couch. Kyo picked Tohru up calmly, which she had tears in her eyes and made a small whimper but let Kyo pick her up bridal style. He lifted her carefully and carried her up the steps to her bed room. He opened her door and moved to stand above her bed where he pulled her pink covers back and laid her as gently on the bed as he could manage and pulled the covers up to her neck and left them away from her wound. Down stairs they moved Akito to the couch that Tohru had previously been on since it was much larger and much more comfortable. After the two were comfortable Shigure and Hatori called everyone in the kitchen and shut the door because they all need to talk about the events that had taken place so quickly. Kyo leaned up against a wall with his hair over his eyes, his claws and teeth had gone back to normal while his eyes remained cat-slit. Momiji and Yuki both sat down at he table in the center of the kitchen while Haru stood at the foot of it staring off into space. Hatori and Shigure leaned up against the counter at the head of the room While Kureno stood in front of the door, stiff as a log.

"Kyo what in hell's name came over you. What the fuck were you thinking." Shigure said his usual self long gone, because more than anything he feared that they were going to lose that was most precious the Sohma's, Tohru.

"I-it was my fault." Momiji said bowing his head in shame, if he'd only let Akito go instead of anger him more like that then maybe none of this would have happened.

"No it wasn't Momiji, I have to be honest it was mine for not holding Kyo back better." Haru said nodding, understanding his part of the blame.

"We shouldn't have let him get so angry and not to mention I only added to his anger." Yuki said explaining to Momiji that he too had played a part in the fall of Akito and Tohru.

"No! It was my fault!" Momiji argued with them his voice tight as tears began to roll down them and he shook his head because he felt like it was ALL his fault.

"Momiji its all of our fault except Hatori and Shigure, for once, because we all played a part, but the main one at fault here is-" Yuki cut off as Kyo turned around and glared daggers of hatred at him, if Yuki made him mad right now he would regret it so he stayed silent.

"I'm glad you are all taking responsibility for what had happened but the fact of the matter is everyone is at fault, Akito is at fault, its even hard to say but Tohru is at fault somehow, we can't sit here blaming ourselves for things that have already happened. What we can do is figure out how we can fix it." Hatori stated cold looking at every face in the room seeing if they were absorbing and processing what he'd just said.

"I don't care if Akito dies…but if Tohru dies I'll kill Akito so slowly its in human." Kyo said in a low growl as everyone looked up at him with the horrified look, except Hatori and Kureno, they are way too cold for an expression.

"Kyo where did you mange to get the courage to even attack Akito like that?" Yuki asked with glazed eyes, not even for Tohru would Yuki have even dared to attack the god, how had he, the cat, the most hated, found the strength, to throw him and Haru off to the side so easily, and probably kill Akito by a scratch, from?

"…" He gritted his teeth together tightly and lowered his head again, he couldn't out right tell them that he was so in love with Tohru he was able to break the bond that connected him to Akito, so he stayed silent, not answering.

"No matter, Akito is dying I'll tell you that much, he won't live for more then a week and something more on Akito's death bed the person he trust the most he will tell all the dark secrets too, and how to break the curse, in turn that person will tell us all of his secrets and how the curse was broken." Hatori explained with a cold face and a moan tone voice that echoed.

"Who will he pick?" Haru asked so quietly that it was almost in audible.

"That is something that only Akito knows, there is no point in wondering, who ever it is will know it." Kureno said standing stiffly by the door being sure that no one was leaving to harm Akito and so that no one came in that didn't need to hear the conversation in the first place.

"I see." Hatori said nodding and everyone looked at him, the same question lingering in everyone's throat, even Kureno's, if Akito asks you to erase Tohru's memory will you do it?

"Hatori…" Momiji began to ask the question but Hatori rose his hand to stop him from even asking it and he looked deep into the eyes of the rabbit seeing right through Hatori's mask Momiji nodded to himself but Hatori voiced knowing the others wanted to ask the same thing.

"As long as Akito is alive I must do what he tells me, even if I do not want to. If he asks me to erase Honda-san's memory I have to obey and do so." Hatori's face fell then letting his mask down for a moment as everyone's head fell, but he quickly let it slip back in place, this was not good.

"You could just call her Tohru-san like everyone else." Shigure said seriously, tired of Yuki and Hatori calling her Honda-san, they were her friends and that hurt her a lot more then they saw because her smile became bigger meaning she was holding it, he was tired of it.

"I can call her Honda-san she doesn't mind." Hatori said but the look Shigure gave him said other wise and he sighed dropping the subject.

"You too Yuki, stop calling her Honda-san, call her Tohru like everyone else dose for once." Shigure said calmly and Yuki didn't respond only nodded slightly, he was right he need to stop calling her Honda-san and call her Tohru-san at least.

"Listen everyone just go to bed for now, Kureno and I will stay and watch Akito. Kyo you will watch Tohru. Tomorrow I will call the rest of the members to come and see Akito here. We'll order take out for breakfast if no one can cook, am I clear." Hatori said and glanced around the room at everyone and they all gave him slight nod's.

Hatori then walked out of the kitchen into the living room where Akito was still laying on the couch, he sat in a near by chair where he could rest easily leaving the smaller couch for Kureno. Kureno soon followed Hatori's pace and sat down on the little couch and began watching Akito who seemed to be sleeping peacefully on the spot. Momiji pulled a pallet out of the closet on his right and placed it down in Yuki's room, where Haru also laid a pallet out on the floor to sleep with heavy thoughts on his mind. Momiji snuggled in his pallet as Yuki climbed in bed where the three boys talked for awhile about the situation they had gotten themselves in, that Kyo had gotten them in. Shigure stalked off to his room, thinking about all that had happened and about Akito, what it was Kyo had done, about how he only knew one deep dark secret. He shook his head as if the thought in his mind would be shaken lose and flung out of his very brain, but something like that would never happen. Kyo sat on Tohru's bed looking down at the sleeping girl that he'd caused so much pain, why did he have to watch her anyway! Someone else could do it! But it was his fault she was like this anyway, so he kept his complaints to himself. But it was not to long after that sleep claimed the entire house and everyone slept peacefully that night. Unknown to what morning would bring.