~~MIRROR~~

(Based on the song by: Lithic)

Theme: Kyou/Fruits Basket

Genre: Drama/Thriller/Dark.

Rated: 13 and up. (R)

Plot: Kyou's braclet is taken off by Akito and his actions do some

damage to Tohru and the rest of the cast.

Chracters: Tohru, Kyou, Yuki, Haru, Ayame, Akito, Shigure, Hatori, Kana, Kisa,

Hiro, Momiji.

Part One: Akito Arrives.

Kyou set on the roof of the Sohma house and looked at the sky.

He sighed alittle and looked at the clouds quietly, everynow and then

he held up his arm and looked at the black and white beaded braclet

on his wrist. He flicked it a couple of times and sighed again then

looked down at the ground, to watch what was going on below because

he heard a familiar voice. The only thing was... he hoped it was the

wrong voice he was hearing.

"Greetings Tohru, Shigure...Yuki" Akito's voice was quiet and somewhat

gentle. But also emotionless at the same time.

"Well Well, Akito...What a surprise it is to see you here." Shigure said,

trying to hide the nervousness in his voice. He bowed, So did Yuki and

Tohru. They then moved out of the way so Akito could go inside, they

followed quickley behind him. Kyou smirked and watched them walk inside,

he figured he would wait alittle while before going inside himself.

Inside the house Hiro, Kisa, Kana and Ayame stood up to greet Akito as he

entered. They bowed to him and he returned their greeting then sat down.

He looked at all of them and wondered why they were all here. He turned to

ask Shigure about it, but not before shooting Kana a diry look.

"Shigure...why are they all here...?" Akito asked calmly.

"Well, Hiro and Kisa have been here alot latley...Kisa is here because of Tohru

and Hiro is here because of Kisa...and well...Ayame will be Ayame, if you know

what I mean..." Shigure finished.

"Yes...." Akito said slowly and then looked at Kana. "What about...Her..?"

"Oh uh....well I knew Kana from when she...uh...." Shigure stopped then figured

out another way to put it without bringing up anything. "Lets just say she's a

friend of mine..."

"I see...." Akito shot Kana another cold glare and even though she didn't

remember him she still felt alittle worried, even though she didn't know quit

why. She stayed quiet and blinked at him every now and then.



~~~

Kyou, who was still laying on the roof decided that he had better go inside

sometime,just so Akito wouldn't get mad and the fact he wasn't there later on.

He sighed and looked at the clouds for a few more seconds, then glanced at his

braclet agian before getting up and slowly walking inside.

~~~

Akito blinked and looked towards the door as Kyou entered.

He had his arms crossed and quickley rushed inside to sit down, not even

bothering to bow. Akito smirked but didn't do anything because he knew how

Kyou was. "Hello Kyou..."

Kyou heard him but didn't answer and just smirked alittle and growled.

"Hmph!"

Tohru blinked as she watched the two then stood up and started to head

towards the kitchen. "Is everyone in the mood for some tea?!" she asked,

sounding surprisingly happy seeing as how Akito was there.

Everyone nodded and watched her as she walked into the kitchen. After that

Akito looked around at everyone again then glanced at Ayame who stood up.

He swung his hair around so it was hanging loosely over his right shoulder then

headed for the kitchen also. "Oh Toooohru! I'm coming to help you!" he said

in a hyper voice then bounced off into the kitchen. Yuki put his head in his hands

and sighed. "Will it ever end?!"

Shigure blinked. "Will what ever end, Yuki...?"

Yuki sighed again. "That happy-go-lucky attitude and voice of his..." he looked

up towards Shigure. "It gets on my nerves!"

"Oh that...well as I said before...Aya will be Aya..." Shigure answered then

blinked as he heard Ayame start to talk none-stop to Tohru, who was 'trying'

to make tea. He laughed alittle, then stopped after a few seconds because he

noticed everyone but Kana was looking at him like he was an idiot.

Kana found the Ayame ordeal rather funny herself, but she tried not to laugh.

Kyou smirked "Ayame that bastard....I wish he would get the hell out of here

and NEVER come back!" He yelled angerly and shut his eyes.

"Eheh...Really Kyou...I know Ayame can be alittle out of control sometimes... But

if you get to know him little more and see him differently, he isn't that bad of guy!"

Shigure chimed in, trying to lighten the mood in the room.

Yuki overheard what Shigure said and shuttered at the thought. "Ayame...I'm

asshamed that he's even my brother...." Yuki said quietly then smirked.

Shigure sighed. "Poor, poor Aya....They act so cruel towards you!" Shigure said,

though he was talking to himself rather then to Ayame, or anyone else in the

room for that matter.

Akito looked over at Kisa and Hiro and watched them for a second.

Kisa looked at him with fear in her eyes and didn't say anything "......."

Hiro looked at Akito alittle coldly. Akito smiled at the fact that Hiro protected Kisa

and turned to look at the other side of the room. He suddenly turned his gaze

over towards the door as yet another member of the Sohma family stepped inside.

Shigure blinked. "Oh, Ha'ri! What a surprise!." he said cheerfully.

Hatori smirked.

"Why are you here...?" Shigure asked, thinking it was odd that Hatori had come by.

"I came because I have to check up on Akito and see how his illness is coming

along and Mo--" Hatori stopped talking suddenly and looked at Kana who was

sitting across the room at the end of the table. Kana smiled at him.

"Hi Hatori!" she smiled brightly. ((Note she doesnt think of him as anything more

then a friends since her memory was erased.)) "How are you?" she asked

cheerfully.

Hatori blinked and looked down for a few seconds. 'K...Kana....' he quickley looked

by back up though. "...Uh, I'm fine...what about you?" he managed to smile alittle.

"I'm good!" she paused and looked at him. "...um...Whats wrong...?"

Kana blinked alittle.

Hatori smirked again. "..Nothing...." he answered then went to sit down, and out

of instinct ended up sitting by Kana. Who didn't seem to mind. Akito gave Hatori an

evil glare.

"Oh...um, Momiji came too." Hatori added as Momiji rushed into the room. He smiled

at the group then looked around. "Where's Tohru...?" he asked, with sad eyes.

"Oh, hehe. She's in the kitchen with Ayame making tea." Shigure answered and

chuckled a alittle. Momiji looked at Hatori and Kana then smiled alittle.

"Hiya Kana!" Momjij squeaked and smiled, waving happily.

"Hello Momiji." Kana smiled and waved back alittle. Laughing at the boy.

Hatori cleared his throat.

Momiji blinked.

"Hey Ha'ri, weren't you gonna look at Akito?" He asked cheerfully.

Hatori nodded. "Yes..." he answered then went over to Akito with his bag of

medical supplies. Akito just watched him and let him do what he wanted.

Momiji watched Hatori for a few seconds also then headed towards the kitchen.

Yuki listened to Ayame and put his head down. "Ayame and his life stories....

Honestly, he's told them all so many times he's probably starting to believe them

himself..." he said coldly.

Shigure sighed, but laughed alittle.

Kyou growled. 'GOD, I CAN'T STAND IT!!!" he yelled. "SHIGURE, GET HIM OUT OF

HERE!!!"

"Now now, Kyou....don't be so mean, Aya means well.." Shigure commented.

"I DON'T CARE IF HE MEANS WELL OR NOT! I KNOW HE'S TRYING TO CHEER

EVERYONE UP, BUT HE'S JUST MAKIN' EVERYTHING WORSE!!"

"Oh like you should talk, Kyou! Your yelling even louder then he is, and your

certainly not making things better!" Yuki said coldly then glared at Kyou.

"SHUT UP! I DON'T CARE, I JUST WANT HIM OUTTA HERE!!!" Kyou yelled back.

"DAMMIT YOURE ALWAYS TRYIN' TO PISS ME OFF AREN'T YA, ALWAYS TRYIN'

TO BLAME STUFF ON ME!!!" Kyou shouted and glared back. "I'LL BET IF I WERE

A MEMBER OF THE ZODIAC YOU WOULDN'T ACT THE SAME WAY!!" He added.

"You not being in the zodiac has nothing to do with this, and it wouldn't change

anything! Even if you WERE a member of the zodiac, even if you were something

other than just a stupid cat, It STILL wouldn't change the fact that you're a

loudmouth, hotheaded jerk!" Yuki shouted back then fell silent.

So did everyone else in the room. Surprised at what Yuki had said, and that he had

actually yelled it.

Kyou growled and glared death at Yuki. "SHUT UP YOU DAMN RAT! I DON'T CARE

WHAT YOU THINK!!!"

" Like I care?! It's because of YOU that everyone is 'most' afraid of the curse! It's

because of YOU that everyone's memories had to be erased, It's because of YOU

that the zodiac curse is feared so much! DO YOU REALLY REALIZE WHAT THE TRUE

ZODIAC CURSE IS?!" Yuki screamed then stood up.

Kisa looked at Yuki with fear in her eyes and backed away from the table. Hiro

pulled her into a protective hug then watched as Yuki and Kyou stared at each

other.

Kyou, who had stood up a few minutes ago, dropped to his knees.

and looked at the ground, glancing at his braclet. "...........Yuki......"

Kyou looked up again. "Of course I know what the curse is.....how could I not..."

His eyes started to tear up as he stood back up and started to head out the door.

Kana, Hatori, Kisa and Hiro all watched and listened in shock. Akito on the

other hand found it quite amusing. He smiled evilly then grabbed Kyou by the

wrist before he had time to walk out. Kyou blinked in shock as Akito held him

tightly by the arm and placed his fingers lightly over Kyou's braclet and started to

run his fingers over the beads. Yuki froze and watched Akito in fright.

"............................................................"

No one spoke as they watched. Kisa and Hiro and Kana had no idea what was

going on.....But Yuki, Hatori and Kyou knew all to well.

Akito smiled slyly at Kyou then slowly started to slide the braclet off of Kyou's wrist.

Kyou watched Akito, hoping he wouldn't really pull it completly off.

Suddenly Kyou's breath caught in his throat and the tears in his eyes went away.

Because his hurt was now turning into fear.....

Yuki ran across the room to try and reach Akito before it was to late.

"Akito! Stop it!!!" Yuki screamed.

CLIFF HANGER!!! ....I'm typing part two right now though....^^;;

Part Two: The Zodiac's True Curse. The Year of The Cat...