REVELATIONS

(A/N) This goes out to by bestie who demanded I write a sequel or at least another chapter. Her little kind email skitz at me inspired my ideas for this. Thank-you, yes, you know who you are! Saavy?

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THIS IS THE SEQUEL TO 'NEW SECRETS OLD SECRETS COME INTO THE LIGHT' SO IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, THEN I AM AFRAID I MUST ASK YOU TO LEAVE AND RETURN WHEN YOU HAVE DONE SO. THANK-YOU.

Chapter one;

Tohru's blood seeped through her kimono, pooling on the dusty floor. That bastard! I will make him pay for what he has done… was the last thought going through her head before she collapsed.

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Haru didn't know what to do. He had to escape. Shigure and Ayame were drunk and trying to get him to do the hokey pokey with them. He could here them coming, he had to hide. Opening one of the many doors, Haru entered and quickly shut the door. He sighed and looked around his hiding space. Shards of light were slicing through the musty, dust filled air, the floor coated in a fine layer of fallen dust except were the footprints lay. Footprints? That wasn't right.

That was when he saw her. The onigiri girl lying in a pool of blood. "Tohru!" he cried as he ran over to her. Contrary to popular belief, he did not love her that way. She was like an older sister and he would always protect his family. Rolling Tohru onto her side, he checked her pulse; weak but there, the he checked her airways; very shallow breathing. She would die soon if he didn't get help.

Picking her up bridal style, he carried her outside to the banquet. "Hatori!" he screamed. All the zodiac members (plus Akito) turned. Hatori saw the dying girl in the ox's arms and immediately ran over, dropping his drink along the way.

Before the glass hit the floor and exploded into thousands of crystal shards, the dragon doctor had already whisked them towards his surgery.

All the Sohma's, except Akito, Kureno and Rin, followed. Rin never liked Tohru and wasn't going to start now, Kureno didn't because he was loyal to Akito, and Akito didn't leave.

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After removing the knife and securing the bleeding, Hatori told the other cursed family members what had happened.

"She was, obviously, stabbed in the back and the knife pierced her heart. The cut was clean and with rest and blood transfusions she should make a full recovery."

Everyone sighed with relief.

"Can we see her?" asked Momiji, his face still streaked with tears of worry.

"Only one person may see her for now. I'll give you a moment to decide who." Hatori left to do some paperwork regarding his latest patient.

"I think Kisa or myself should go." Suggested Kagura. "It would be good for a girl to see her first. Just incase she's a bit of an emotional mess."

"I think Shigure should go," offered Hiro. This earned a lot of startled reactions.

"Why 'Gure?" asked Aya.

"Well, he does seem to always be able to make her feel better. Remember that day she flunked a test? She was sooking like it was the end of the world. Shigure went in there for 5 minutes, came out and she was all happy again."

Kisa smiled. "Hiro, I think that's the best idea you had today."

"Yeah," agreed Haru. "Even better then your idea to throw water bombs at Kureno and then drop a bag of flour on his head! Ha ha ha haaaaa." His laughter was soon joined by even one else's.

"Okay, I'll go. But if I'm not out in 35 minutes, burn everything in my bottom drawer. Got that Aya?" Shigure asked the snake.

"You can count on me!" he replied, happy again for the first real time since they had seen the near death Tohru.

Shigure turned and walked towards the large white door. Opening it quietly he saw the sleeping form of Tohru. He shut the door and walked over.

She had a drip in her arm, an air tube running around her face. She really had changed from the girl he met admiring his zodiac figurines into her. But who was her? She looked the same and treated everyone the same, but there was something about this sleeping princess that was definitely different, something he just couldn't put his finger on. Noticing a green chair beside her bed, sitting down he took her hands in his own.

"Oh Tohru," he said quietly, in a way a father would to his only daughter. "You must tell us who did this to you." A single tear of salty crystal water slid down his slender cheek.

That was when he heard a kind of… moan. He looked at Tohru's face and saw the girl was waking up.

"Shigure?" she whispered. "What are you doing here? Where is here?"

"Ssshhhh." He cooed soothingly. "And I'll tell you everything."

After relaying all the information, Shigure had to ask the one question everyone wanted to know. "Who did this to you?" he whispered.

She diverted her eyes.

"It's okay if you're not ready tell anybody, but when you are. I'll be here." He placed a hand, lovingly on the side of her face. "If you want anything, just ask."

"Actually there is something, you could get for me…"

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Shigure closed the door behind him as he exited the room.

"How is she?" asked Yuki worried.

"Exhausted."

"But is she going to be all right?" Momiji asked, in a demanding yet caring way.

"She's going to be fine, she just needs her rest. Yuki, Kagura, Can I talk to you two for a moment please?"

Content with that information, the zodiac members that bothered to care, departed, promising to visit Tohru the next day. Leaving the rat, boar and dog to talk in private.

"What is it? Is everything alright with Ms Honda?"

"Yeah, is this about what happened to her?" asked a concerned Kagura.

"It's about Tohru, yes. But not what you think." Shigure sighed.

"I need you to find someone for me."

"Who is it?" Yuki had a very strange expression on his face, one of curiosity and worry.

"Kyo."