Broken Together
Summary: Looking to the boy in the window, Kagome felt her heart clench. "Mama...who's that boy?" Rai turned her eyes to see who it was that her daughter spoke of, "his name is Akito, and he is to be the one you spend the rest of your life together with. The Gods have chosen to save him, but you must act as their Messenger, Kagome." Kagome smiled, "so we'll be allowed to play together too?!" A wistful smile graced Rai's lips, "Yes...you can both play together...for as long as you want, for as long as you think you can."
Anime: InuYasha/Fruits Basket
Pairing: Kagome/Akito
Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort
Rated: M
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Kagome looked wearily around at the gardens and small bridges in front of the nice house she and the mean old lady who cared for her had just arrived at only moments ago. In front of them was a person she'd never seen before. She looked at him, or maybe he was a her? She couldn't quite tell, and that made her slightly more nervous than she already was. "Where is...Akito?"
"The young master has returned to the main house. You will see him again at the end of the year during the New Years Banquet."
"I can't see him before then?" Kagome frowned, seven years old, she was young, but not stupid. She had spoken with her mother and Akira on many occasions before their death. They had both told her she would marry Akito, be his wife, and yet… "I want to see Akito!" ...and yet she was still only a child, and could only throw a fit. The old lady beside her was a witch, or so her mother had most commonly referred to her as such.
"You are not to see him anytime before or after the New Years Banquet."
'Wait...before or after?!' Kagome felt tears start to swell in her eyes before she shook her head and cleared them away. "But Mama said that I can play with him for as long as I want. She said I could!"
"Do not raise your voice, Kagome!" The elder woman snapped. "You will only be allowed to see him during the Sohma Family's New Years Celebration...however...that in time will change. When you turn fifteen, visitation will be mandatory once a month at least."
"So many years away..."Kagome pouted, but the conversation was clearly over.
"This..." the old woman waver her hand in front of Kagome and towards the...person... "is Ayame, and he will be responsible for you for the time being. How long you stay with him depends entirely on if everything works out well or not. Since he is in his last year of Highschool, you will do well to stay out of his way while he studies. Am I understood?"
To Kagome, this didn't sound like one of those questions where you had more than one right answer, "...yes ma'am..."
"Very good. Ayame, I do apologize for leaving such a heavy burden on your shoulders." The old woman bowed as low as she could in her decrepit state.
Kagome watched, looking between the woman and the one who was identified as a boy, Ayame.
"It's quite alright, madam, for truly, this is no bother." He flipped his silvery hair over his shoulders, his golden eyes met hers for the first time since she had arrived on his doorstep, and...she felt safe. Or...more like, she felt she'd be okay.
"Then I leave her in your care." She straightened and left Kagome in front of the boy.
It was quiet, and not until the old woman was completely gone and out of sight did he speak. Kneeling down before her, he smiled, "My fair princess, shall we?" He held a hand out to her and Kagome stared at it for a moment...then...she ran past it and threw her arms warmly around his shoulders. She buried her head in his neck and she cried. A warm hand touched uncertainly against her shoulder, before warmly rubbing circles against her back as he soothed her aching heart. It was only for a moment, and Ayame's eyes during that moment were wide in his shock. He was staring at a faint pink glow that had formed almost protectively around him almost as soon as Kagome had thrown her arms around his shoulders. Then, as it began to fade…-POOF-…
"Ah!"
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Ayame already knew what was to come. I mean, he was a snake! Kids were scared of snakes, or at least...little girls were. As her eyes drifted over his albino form, she tilted her head in confusion and curiosity. Holding him gently in her small hands, she carefully cradled him in her arms.
"You turned into a snake..."
"...y-yes...yes I did."
"Why?" She wondered if it was something she did. Kagome had her own secret and she and her mama had only let Akira know about it. So she didn't want to say anything, but she wondered if it was her fault that he had turned into a snake. 'My powers haven't turned people into animals before though...'
Ayame was unsure of how to answer, if he should, or if maybe he should just call Hatori. He thought of that for a second before quickly shaking the idea away, far away. 'That old woman did say I was responsible for her, but it isn't like she left me with a list of do's and don't-you-dare's...so...' He smiled charmingly, well, as charmingly as he could in his snake form. "I guess it's time you know, Kagome. All boys...turn into animals!"
"Lie!" She yelled out before laughing all the same.
"No, no! It's true! They really do! When a cute girl hugs a boy, they turn into an animal!" He pushed strongly, trying to get her to believe what he said. Not only to provide an excuse for his own transformation, but to keep her from going near any man in the future altogether.
She was smiling and shaking her head. "Akira-Sama and Akito didn't."
"..." That deer-in-the-headlights look surfaced on Ayame's face, which on a snake was quite a curious expression indeed. A new fit of giggles escaped Kagome as she watched him give way to a sigh, "...only the strongest guys turn into animals. Akira-Sama...and Akito-Sama...their bodies were and are to fragile and weak to change into animals."
Kagome frowned, "so...not all boys, only the strong ones?"
He nodded, "but listen...it'd be bad if anyone without the ability to transform found out. They might try to hurt those of us he can transform. Do you mustn't tell anyone...do you understand?"
"It's our secret?"
Smiling gently, Ayame nodded, "yeah...our secret."
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Me: So how long has it been? Please don't expect updates so often. I have two jobs now, and I'm trying really heard not to completely crash. But I will do my absolute best to finish my stories! So don't give up on me~! ~BOWS~
