Author's Note Important!: Hallo guys first of all I'm from Switzerland that mean English isn't my native language. There will be much literal error and I have unfortunately no BETA but I hope you can forgive me ^^. I just must write this story. I would be glad if you gave me tips in the review who I can improve myself
About the story: It based of the Manga but Akito is a boy, I just think it fits better in my story. For the first part I wrote that Akito told her about him as a God at the first meeting. I know it isn't right but it was easier to writ it this way then explain the howl thing right. It's a Akito x Tohru story.
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN FRUITS BASKT IT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO NATSUKI TAKAYA, I'M JUST A FAN.
(Tohru)
It was almost 3 months since Tohru Honda met the head of the Zodiac the first Time. He came to the School to tell her the truth about him. The truth that he is God. The God of the cured Zodiac. At this time Akito was really angry about her she believed, not that he is ever in a good mood but she was sure that he was really furious. He talked to her not to explain himself. He did it to scar Tohru and on this way he tried to keep me away from his family. So over all she was pretty shore he don't like her at all what makes her sad because she really want him as a friend no matter what a bad person he seems to be then. For the fact that she beloved he hate her, Tohru was even more surprised that she got a letter from the main house to visit him together with Yuki and Kyo witch was also very surprising beacons Kyo got not often the chance to get to the main house.
A Day after the the letter arrived all three made their way to the main house. A Maid welcomed them and lead them in a dark room. "Well, the disgusting cat the treacherous rat and the ugly girl really came over. I wasn't shore if even one of you would be brave enough to face me." Akito said and stepped out of the dark corner he was standing a second before. His Raven hair hung in his face but Tohru could see that he was glancing at her with his soulless black eyes.
Tohru's heads moved fast and her eyes looked at the wooden floor, trying not to meet Akito's blak, cold and heartless eyes. She was nervous and a bit scared but at the moment it wasn't that bad. The head of the Somas came closer until he stood right before her, so that he was able to whisper in her ear. "You scared of me, are you?" He asked her not expecting an answer. He just continued during he enjoyed her fear. „I'm shore none of you ridicules persons has a clue way I summoned you hear. So let me tell you..." At this moment with a loud noise the door jumped open. Akito took a step back as he saw Hatsuharu walking in. He holds an old looking sword in his left hand and his eye fixed right on Akito Sohma. It seams that the sword was ment for Akito. "You littel bastard! He told me! He told me everything!" Haru yelled with all his power. Both Kyo and Yuki jumped back well knowing way. The young man in front of them was no longer the nice, calm and kind Hatsuharu, he alredy changed into Black. It means every on in the room was in great danger no matther if they are his frends ore not. He wouln.t make any different. but still the one how should have fear him the most was Akito. Black glazed at him with all his hate. "I'm not sure what you are talking about. But I'm thinking their is no reason to jump in MY PRIVATE ROOM WITHOU MY PREMISSION!" The God of the Zodiac raised his voice at the end of his talking. Haru still didn't make a move forward but he started to tremble not because of fear beacons of hate. 'How can this monster be so ignorant?' was the Last thing he thougt, after that he lost his control absolutely and didn't even know what he was thinking.
"I give a damn on your permission! You monster!"
" What in the world gives YOU the right to call ME a monster?"
" And what gives you the right to try to kill Rin?"
"Hatsuharu-kun place tray to calm dawn! I don't know what happened but I'm sour it was an accident. Just place calm dawn!" Tohru said out of nowhere still standing in the middle of the room.
"Miss Honda, stay out of this." Yuki said worried but to late.
The boy with the whit hears turn around to face Tohru. His rage chanced him into black and this time it so bad that he was absolutely out of control. He moved in her direction, ready to use his sword. He grabbed it firmly by the handle pulled it out and pointed it at Tohru rushing over to her. Suddenly Akito Sohma moved between the tow and protecked Tohru with his own body like a shield. "How dear you attack her when your angry with me?" With tow smart moves he hit Hatsuharu and knocked him out.
Tohru how was felled on the floor some seconds bevore meet the boy with a sword in his waist, with disbelieve. She couldn't understand why he saved her.
Haru regain consciousness.
As Akito nearly collapse Yuki run over to him and gave him hold. The head of the Sohmas was not sure if he should push him away , in fact it was not like him to accept help from one of his family. But then he let him gave his assistance only beacons he don't want to be forced to go on he knees before one of his animals. Yuki nearly dyed of helping him but in the end he saved Miss Honda so he decided it would be the less he could do if he kept him standing.
With heavy breath Akito started to speak up. "I knew you have a really hard time to control your temper. But if you go agents me and nearly kill a girl, which would be very bad for the reputation of our Family you must be teaches a lesson!" His eyes looked at the boy with the whit hears and continued with his speech without any emotion: „You'll stay her in Yuki-kun's room as long as it takes to manage the problem with your temper." Haru whited his eyes in shock. He never imaged that it would end so bad. "No Akito-sama place it was my fault. If I shut..." Tohru was trying to protest but Akito interrupt her suddenly." I got between you and this Monster. I took the pain and the injur. I pretty shore you would be dead by now when i hadn't helped you AND YOU MISTRUST MY RULING!" Akito turned even more wild he pushed Yuki away and finally pulled out the sword. Now he just stood right in front of Tohru. heavy bleeding and hard bereaving.
"No I...I..just" Tohru faced the floor she was so thankful for saving her but she also new that Haru didn't want to harm her. And she didn't want him to be punished beacons of her.
"I just thought ..."
"WATH !"
„I could take the punishment instead of Hatsuharu-san" finally she spit out the words and closed her eyes in fear. Yuki stood up moved in the Tohrus direction. "Miss Honda you do..." but Akito stopped him from getting closer." I think that's Miss Honda's decision and none of your business Yuki-san. Kyo try to do something useful call Hatori-san and after that leave all of you. Miss Tohru you stay here." He said in his cold voice like I never happened anything certainly not as if he had a sword in his body some minutes ago. Kyo stood up and nearly run out of the room to call Hatori. He just couldn't believe what took place.
(Tohru)
Some hours ago a maid brought Tohru in a dark room the only thing in it was a bed. It seemed really cold and lonely in it. Tohru thought she would feel much better if she would have the picture of her mother. But she didn't got the chance to pack anything. After the others were gone the maid leaded her strait into this room.
Suddenly the someone opened the door. Tohru looked up and saw Akito leaning agents the frame. The top of his Kimono was white open and hung a bit of his shoulder so that she could see bandages over the wound. At the first moment she wondered why he leaned against the frame. It doesn't seems like the head of the Sohma to loos attitude. But then she realized that he must have great pain. She saw it in his breathing and sweating.
His face was mostly covered from his black hair she couldn't see his eyes but she knew that he glazed at her.
"A… Akito-sama."
"Don't think you'll go out of this room before I die." He turned around and was about to leaf when Tohru suddenly asked a question; " Akito why did you safe me and how? I mean you didn't die and you knocked Hatsuharu-san out as it was nothing." She still couldn't believe it that this sick seeming boy could have so match strength.
"You mean how this weak boy was able to do such a thing?"
"No Akito I…I just..."
"Shut up when I'm talking to you." He made some steps in her direction. "Let me tell you something about me. I never get to a normal school I was taught at home. The things I learned were mostly traditional things like calligraphy, Ikebana and for you the most important thing martial art. So you see I knew my body very well And I knew exactly where I can be hit with the sword to take less damage. And take this fool dawn was not a big deal. To the other question. I just want to protect my Family. A Dead girl would make to match trouble."
"But if you can keep me here without trouble you could just kill me and nobody would it even recognize."
"Enough!" He rides his hand over his head to slap her, but then he writhe his body in pain. Tohru tried to help him but he just put her away." I don't ned your help!" Akito straighten his body up
turned around and was about to leaf when he stopped one last time. " To make something clear you have to speak to me as Akito-sama." With this words he finaly left the room.
(Akito)
"Ahhhg!" 'It's worse than I thought. But what was that. Why did she try to help me e second after raised my hand against her?' Akito was on the way in his room when he thought about what happened some moments ago. He just couldn't find an answer this girl was just to…
Two Days later
Akito leant out of the window watching the birds. It was a nice sunny day but he felt really bad and wasn't like going outside. After a wail the girl in Yuki's room came back to his mind. Since she is her he tried to understand why she aced so stupid. Finally he came to the solution that if he wants to have an answer he would be frost to study her. So he stood up and walk along the floors towards Yuki's old room.
(Tohru)
Tohru trieed to set her new yukata but it wasn't so easy as she thought. It's was the first time she where a traditional yukata but she had no other choice it was the only thing that was given her and the clothes she whore as she arrived at the Honk were already dirty.
Tohru turned around as she recognised that someone was opening the door. She was just halve dressed and beacons of that a bit ridiculous looking. "What a mess!" Akito said and walked over to her. He helped to set her yukata as Tohru got red on her check. "A...Akito-sama..." He had a good look on her body as he helped her.
"Don't worry I'm not interested in your ugly body, I just don't like it when tings aren't properly."
Tohru was not shore if he really tried to calm her dawn or just want to hurt her. But more irritating about his answer was that he did wear his kimono like a homeless it always hung of one of his shoulder or was half open. 'Not like he couldn't wear it this way, he has a nice body, but properly was something else.' Thoru thought.
"Akito-sama. Why did you come to visit me?"
"Do I need to have a reason to visit what belongs to me?"
"No of course not. I..."
"There is in fact a reason. You won't get to your old school anymore. From now one you will be taught here at the main house. But just from time to time not every day."
"oh" Tohru was surprised and faced the floor. That means she won't see her friends anymore.
"You look sad. Did you really believed that I would let you go to this school?"
He finished her yukata and turned around ready to leaf.
"Can I make a call?" Tohru asked with a weak voice.
"Why?"
"I would like to aske Yuki-san if he could bring me the picture from my mother." Tohru was still watching at the wood floor. Akito turn back and glanced at her.
"Why should I allow you to have a photo from your mother? What is the big deal with her?" Akito asked without any emotion on his face. "She was the only thing I had and she looked always after me since she died this picture is the only thing that's left and without it I feel lonely and lost. And is like she never exist. Please ..." Tohru stopped as she realised that he stood right in front of her. He grabbed her face with bout of his hands.. Not to be nice only to fix her and force her to look up at his face. He saw her wet eyes and enjoyed her pain. "It hurts you. To think about your mother. Didn't it?"
"Yes!"
"Then I'm glad your mother died."
Tohru could no longer hold back and began to cry.
Akito felt like he won, like he broke her just like he did it to Yuki.
"Do you hate me?"
"N...no Akito-sam..."
"Don't lie at me! SAY IT!"
Tohru got scared and cried even harder. Suddenly She felt pain at her back, then she realised that Akito had pushed her at a wall. "SAY IT NOW!"
"I didn't lie. I don't..."
"DON'T THINK I'M STUPID!" He slapped her. He stepped even closer. So clos he could feel the heat of her body and he felt the breaf on his chest. He knew she was scared. "Akito-sama I can't say that because it's not true. I don't hate you. Maybe I fear you but I don't hate you."
"After all I did to Yuki, Hatori, Rin most inproten after all I did to you. U still say you don't hate me? I said I'm happy you mother dyed why shouldn't you hate me?" He spoke silent but with a lot anger in his voice. "I know you didn't mean what you sed. I knew you're a god man. You just hurt."
"Don't tell me what I meant or not and don't say me how I feel. YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME!" He raised his arm again but this time formed his hand a fist.
"Then tell me how you feel. Tell me your story. I want to know you! Akito-sa…" She cried and now looking strait in his eyes.
He smashed in the wall behind Tohru, turn around and headed to the door. "I tell Hatori to bring your the picture." Then he left.
(Some houers later)
Tohru was sleeping when Hatori got in her room. He set on the bed and touched her shoulder to wake her up when he realised her body was really hot. 'She must have fiver' he thought, in the same moment Tohru opened her eyes.
"Hatori-san why are you her?"
"Akito told me to bring you this." He showed her a picture. Thoru took it immediately and passed it to her chest 'Mama'. A glam got in her eyes and she hugged Hatori.
"Thank you so much. Hatori-san"
He pushed back after a moment of silents and looked at her. "Miss Honda... Tohru you don't have to do this. I'm shore Hatsuharu would take his punishment if you want. You saw how Akito can be. The next time it's won't just be your cheek."
"Why do you Know about that?"
"He said he had an argument with you. And the Injure on your cheek is not ignorable."
"Oh. You know Hatori-san, I believe he isn't a bad person in the end he seved my life and yesterday... he was totally out of control but then he smashed the wall not me. I think I touched him somehow. That's way I stay here. I want to understand him and I want to help him no matter what. And I believe he is the one of the Zodiac with the worst story. I mean the way he look some time, he seems to be lonely for a long time…"
"You could be right. But Tohru tell me whenever you reach your limit. Okay?"
"Okay." She smiled at him.
"For Know you should sleep you have a bit fiver."
"No I'm fin."
"It's your decision. Now I have to go I'm a bit busy today. I will send Akito to look after you from time to time."
"No please I don't want to be a burden."
"You're not Tohru." He smiled and left.
(Akito)
"It's not my problem if she is sick or not. I won't look after her." Akito argued like a kid agents the pleas of Hatori. He always feels a bit like a little boy with Hatori around him. Maybe it's because the dragon, or rather the seahorse, always took care of him like a son. "Akito-san please in the end is she here because of you and I'm worried that she could be really sick so do me that favour."
The bout man were spiking while Hatori took care of Akitos injury. "Fine. But Know put this new God damn bandage on me and life. I thought you were busy." Hatori find it funny to see Akito acting like a child, it make him a bit more sympathetic.
Hatori stud up and got out. As he turned he smiled a little bit. 'It didn't need as much arguments then I thought.'
An hour after Hatori is gone. Akito stood up and got over to the room where Tohru lived now. 'I don't even know way I'm doing this. She is just an unimportant outsider girl. Damn Hatsuharu if you wouldn't have act so foolish I won't have this problems now. '
He opened the door and watched through the room. His eye found her siting on the bet. Her forehead was wet she seemed to be sweating hard and Her breathing was heavy and irregular. "Miss Honda. Is every thin all right? Hatori said I should watch after you from time to time."
Tohru looked in his direction and smiled gently. She stood up and walked over to him. Each step seems to be painful. "I'm fine, thank you." She said as she bowed in front of him. "Akito-sama I have to apolo..." With this words she started to overbalance and lost consciousness.
Akito grabbed her before she hit the ground.
(Tohru)
As she woke up, the first thing she realised was that she wasn't in her room anymore. Tohru sated up and saw Akito sitting in a Corner and glancing at her.
"Akito-sama what happened? And where are we?"
"You lost consciousness. You seemed to be sick so I brought you in my room. It's the warmest in the house. Hatori installed an extra heating because of my bad condition. You will stay here until your full recovered."
"Akito-sama but I can't it's your room, where do you stay? I don't wan't to be a burde. I..."
"Stop rambling! I heat it! I will stay here and sleep on the floor."
Tohru coulden't believe it. Akito the God of the Zodiac would sleep on the floor because of here. She felt bad about thins. She cost always trouble to Akito.
"Akito?"
"What."
"Thank you." She smiled her classic smile. But Akito was still emotionless. "Don't think I do this for you. You still mean nothing to me."
Tohru smiled even harder. She knew he care about her. After a while of silent, Tohru decided to talk about something. It took all her bravery but she managed to spit out the words she liked to ask since the conversation with Hatori.
"Akito-sama. Tell me about your mother."
"Why should I?" He respond still emotionless. But no emotion means he wasn't angry so Tohru continued.
"Because I listen to you. I want to know you."
"My mother hats me, she would like to kill, me I think."
Akito was honest but he still didn't show his feelings. He decided to keep his thought for himself.
"That's really sad."
"It isn't. The only thing that's hurt me is to lose my Zodiac, my own and only family because of you."
"Akito- Sama i don't want to steal your family. I..."
"Be quiet know!" He watched away and Tohru followed his order.
A day after.
"Miss Honda. Yuki and Kyo came to visit you."
Tohru opened her eye and saw Hatori standing by her bet. She smiled at him. "Where did Akito go?" She checked the room bud couldn't find him. He didn't sit in the corner where he was the hole last day, and his bet on the floor was as empty as the corner.
"He got out for a walk, maybe he didn't want so see the cat."
He stood up and left the room to summon the boys. Yuki and Kyo came in, a minute later. "Miss Honda how do you feel?"
"Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun! Match better then yesterday thank you."
"Listen we go home with you. Haru will come this afternoon and takes the punishment." Kyo said with kind of pressure.
"Kyo I can't. I said I take the place from Hatsuharu and so I meant it. Akito is really nice to me he allowed me to sleep in his bed for the for te time I'm sick. You don't need to worry"
"Tohru he isn't nice ore kind he is a heartless monster. And I don't let you suffer because of him." Kyo griped her arm very harsh as he heard a voice from the other direction.
"I'm not sure if you are in the position to call someone a monster you abnormal cat." Akito stood in the door and glanced with all of his hate at Kyo.
"Kyo-kun please let me go. I want to stay. Let me do this for Haru, it's the less what I can do for this family."
"NO WAY! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" Kyo griped her even harder.
"Kyo please, please! You hurt me, let me go."
He tried to push her up. "Come on Tohru lets go home."
"SHE TOLLED YOU TO LET GO YOU BASTARD!" Akito walked over and hit him in the face. Kyo flew through the whole room and hit the wall.
"It must be really depressing to relays that all this training in the mountains was for nothing."
" I will show you if it was for NOTHING or not!" Kyo stand up and run over to Akito to attack him with all his power. Put Akito dodge without any problem. it seems to be worse for Kyo then the fights against Yuki. Akito thru him the second time thru the whole room. He walked over to Kyo togive him the rest.
Tohru froze in fear, but then she saw blood on Akito's kimono and realized that it must come from his wound.
"Akito stop please stop, your bleeding!"
He stopped immediately and watched dawn his body and saw his kimono soiled with blood.
"Leave now! And Miss Honda calls Hatori I need his help!"
Yuki griped Kyo and carried him away. 'why did she stop me only as I start to bleeding and not when I attack this filthy cat?' Akito thought as he watched her running away to call Hatori.
"Ahhh!"
Tohru closed her eyes every time when Akito screamed in pain. Hatori sew his wound again. 'I can't believe it he is suffering because of me. Again.' Tohru thought.
She felt bad so she tried to speak with him after Hatori was gone.
"Akito-sama, I'm so sorry it was all my fault."
"Stop excusing all the time! It wasn't your fault, it was all his."
"No he just tried to help me."
"So I am. But it seems to be unimportant what I did. The only thing that count is that the family you stele away from me tried to help you."
"I don't. I really grateful..."
"YOU BETHER ARE!" He stepped over to her griped her hand pushed her out of the bet and against a wall.
His breathing got faster and he came closer and closer. "Akito-sama. Please I don't want to steal them away. You lost them long before I came into this family." Tohru inhaled fast. She didn't believe what she had said.
"How dear you!" He raised his hand. "Please stop! Let go. Akito stop. I didn't meant it" She cried and trembled. It was then when he realised what he was doing. It wouldn't make sence to protect her from this damn cat when he hurt her afterwards. He let his hand dawn. "I... I'm out of control from time to time." He pushed back and turned around. She was surprised he clamd dawn from one second tow the next. Tohru searched any talking point to avoid any unpleasant silent
"Akito-sama. Cane you teach me in martial arts. That for the next time I can help myself."
"There is no need for thins. I will protect you."
He turned around and left. 'He will protect me? So he really cares about me.'
A few days passed without match talking. One day as Tohru thought Akito isn't in a too bad mood she started a new tray to talk to him.
"Akito did you ever feel happy?"
"Sama."
"What do you mean?"
„you supposed to call me sama."
"Oh I'm sorry. Akito-sama"
„To answer your question. Yes there were actually a time I was happy. When my father was still alive. He really cared about me. But since he dyed i never felt something like happiness again."
"That is sad."
"What do you care you had a perfected life until you mother died."
"That's not thru. When my father died, my Mother lost the most important thing she had. She forgot that I exist and nearly killed herself. In this time I felt lonely all the time. Then one day she remembered me and she pulled together and gave all her power to be a good mother for me. And she was. But you already knew I felt the same pain like you did ones. The pain of losing someone really important."
"Miss Honda, are you strong enough to go for a walk?"
"I think so."
"Follow me then."
Akito stood up and walked out of the room. He waited outside on her.
They walked along a small footpath Into a little Park. Akito sit down on a bench. None of them said a word. They just watched the whit birds searching for food on the ground. In the shadow of a cherry tree. The wind blow through the leaves. Everything seems to be peaceful. But Tohru still had o idee why Akito brought her here and this after she told him about her father.
"Akito-sama this is a wonderful place." Tohru said after a wail.
"Forget the sama."
"Oh. Thank you Akito." She smiled her bright smile at him. And so he did. Tohru couldn't believe it. She never saw him smiling before. Until now he only shows his emotionless or his angry expression to her. 'He looks so handsome when he smiles. 'she thought.
"Why do you gaze at me?"
"You are smiling."
"I'm not." And he smiled even brighter. But then it disappeared and he looked a bit sad.
"Tohru, You should give me up. It's to late for me. I'm a monster."
"You're not!" Tohru was shocked that he came up with that after he seemed to be so happy.
"You still have no idea who I am or what I did. I mean you said me you want to be my friend, and you will listen to me, after I put you in this dark and lonely room. And what was I doing? I nearly hit you with mi fist. A girl that tried to be nice to me."
"Akito you wrong. I know you don't want to hurt me. You saved me three times you must be a nice man. otherwise you wouldn't have done this for me."
"Maybe know I understand way they all love you so match. You never give up a person and you always look after them before you look after yourself."
"You not other than me, you care of the Zodiace before you care after you."
"Don't talk about this animals. Let's go back."
His expression turned back emotionless. There were always this rare moments when he opened himself up. But they went so fast as they came.
Back at the Honke Tohru had to sleep after the walk. Her body was still week because of the Illness.
Hatori came around to check her at the evening. So Akito left the room to let them alone. It's not like he would be interest in her body but he was sure she would not feel comfortable, if he stay.
"Hatori-san do you know why he always evades when I talk about the Zodiac?"
"You mean Akito? I have to be honest I don't know. I never talked match with him about such things. Acutely you seem to be the only one how talks to him about such topics. It's kind of impressive that he let YOU come so close to him."
Tohru didn't replay anything and just let Hatori do his work.
"You are much better. I think in some days, you will be full recovered."
"Thank you Hatori-san."
Akito entered the room. He had his angry expression in his face. Tohru saw it even if she wasn't able to see his eyes thru the raven hairs. He seems to be in a really bad mood. She wondered what happened.
"Akito what is wrong?"
"Noting that concerns a stupid girl likes you." He was very angry and Tohru got nervous. She didn't want to say something wrong so she staid quiet. His mood made her uncomfortable. He was unpredictable and this made her fear him.
"No big speeches today?" He was really harsh and glanced at her. "I... I don't know what I supposed to say if you don't tell me what is wr..."
"YOU WANT TO KNOW IT?" He walked over to the bet kneeled on theit up over her, and pined her armed over her head. "HE WON! THE CAT WON! CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THIS MEAN?"
Tohru was irritated from the situation to have him so close, and this lying in the bed but even in this moment she realised exactly what happened and what it meant to the god of the Zodiac. "The curs is lifting." She wisped. He breathed hard and looked back and forth like he didn't know what to say ore to do. "Akito You sacred. You fear to lose them definitely." she was still whispering but she gripped his eyes with her own. He let go of her arms and gripped his raven hairs his hands. "I will lose them all. No one will be left. I will be alone!" He didn't cry but Tohru saw his pain in his expression. "You won't be alone." He was perplex and watched at her. "How can you be so shore?"
"I believe they don't hate you."
"And what if they do?"
"Then I will be left to stay by your side." He grad her arms, now softly, and bend over her again. His face came closer to her .He felt something in his stomach he never did before. He didn't knew it and it was soft but it felt good. "Thank you Tohru Honda." He whispered in her ear then he pushed pack and left the room.
Tohru couldn't breathe. He was never so close by her without physically ore mentally hurting her. She still felt his breathe on her ear. She turned red by thinking back at the moment..