Welcome! If you are a new reader, doubly welcome! If you have read my writings before, welcome back! Some of you returning readers probably know this, but this is the sequel to my previous story Give it all Away. Yes! But, don't worry about going back to read that! I am going to give you a full summery of that story in the first chapter, unless you feel the need to absolutely go back and read it, then go ahead :) But anyways... again, Welcome to my new story! Please enjoy chapter 1 of The Remnants of a Curse.
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Previously, in Give it all away:
Tohru had a very short time left to break the curse, and thus far had been fruitless in discoveries. But saying that she wanted to break the curse was a little bit of a cover up; she had decided long ago that if she couldn't break the curse, she would, at least, free Kyo from his future in confinement. And so, with little hope of finding a cure for the curse in a week, she went directly to the person who could help her the most. Akito.
The deal they made would hurt Tohru a lot, but she would keep Kyo away from that small dark room. And so, a party was planned for around a week later. All were invited; the Juunishi, Hanajima, Uotani, Shishou. But this party was no mere get together; that was for certain. For half way through the party, Akito showed up. And, with much struggle from the people involved, had Hatori erase their memories.
And after they forgot, Tohru was confined in the cat's room, but not for long. Akito brought her out slowly, as his private maid. Then he even went so far as to almost introduce her to the Juunishi, if a fateful food fight hadn't broken out. And of course, this food fight had incited Akito's wrath; luckily, Hatori was there to rescue Tohru from his furious clutches, and convinced Akito to allow her to become his personal maid.
Kyo, on the other hand, was dreaming dreams about a supposedly forgotten Tohru, though her face remained blurry in his head. His dreams haunted him every time he slept, which he did often now, because he loved to dream about his mystery maiden.
But, as time progressed, Tohru became encouraged to continue searching for a way to break the curse and eventually, she did. She found a small booklet in which told her how to break it. And so she did.
And, when the curse broke, Akito attacked her and knocked her unconscious. Kyo came to rescue her from certain doom. And, when Tohru woke from her unconscious state, she remembered nothing.
And so, the rest of Akito's plan was put into action. Finally, after so long, Tohru gave it all away.