A/N: Thank you to all who reviewed! I'm so happy you like it so far. I'm not sure how long this fanfic is going to be because I don't even know how it ends yet. But heres the next chapter.
Tohru had excused herself from the kitchen giving Shigure the excuse that she had to "freshen up". He told her to take as much time as she needed because they were going to start cleaning the house for her today as part of her birthday present. She felt so relieved because she really wasn't in the mood to do any cleaning.
She had locked herself in her room and was staring at herself in the mirror with a depressed look on her face.
It's all my fault. It's all my fault that Akito isn't here.
Tohru sank to her knees and as she started to weep.
I remember everything and it was all my fault...
[Flashback] ( I didn't feel like putting the whole thing in italics so I'm just separating it from the actual story)
Tohru woke up and started the day just like any other in the Sohma house. Except she was a bit more cheery because Hana and Uo were coming over today.
Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure all came down to the table one by one as she was preparing breakfast. She smiled at each of them and said "Good morning!" If she had known how the day was going to turn out, she wouldn't have been smiling.
They ate breakfast together and began talking about things like school and Shigure talked about how his writing was coming along. Then there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Tohru exclaimed excitedly as she ran towards the door. She opened it to see Hana and Uo's smiling faces staring down at hers. "Hello! Thank you guys so much for coming to see me!"
Shigure looked at Kyo and Yuki with a face that said, "We better be careful because we don't want today to turn out like the last time." They understood and just nodded back as Yuki and Kyo looked at eachother and started to snarl.
You don't have to worry about me as long as that damn rat watches where he's walking.
It was that stupid cat who started it last time, not me.
The three girls walked into the kitchen and the boys forced a smile as they welcomed them.
"Well Hello, Saki, Uo." Shigure said with a smile.
"Hello everyone..."
"Hey Prince, Orange Top, and look that writer guy's here again."
Tohru was so happy that everyone got along well. She didn't know what she would've done if they had ended up hating eachother. As long as we are a little more careful this time, things should go smoothly, she thought as she smiled.
Everyone was now seated around the table talking again like there had been no interruption in the first place. Except this time Uo and Kyo were arguing about who was the better Rich Man, Poor Man player. This gave Tohru an idea as she ran upstairs to her room.
They all stopped talking and stared at this sudden exit and jumped at the even more sudden entrance.
"I know, we can play Rich Man, Poor Man!" Tohru said as she whipped out a pack of cards. "That way we can figure out right now who the better player is."
"Alright! Your on Yankee!" Kyo shouted.
"Prepare to lose Orange Top. I'll show you once and for all who the better player is!" Uo replied.
"Oh, such lovely electric signals." Hana stated sarcastically.
There was still something that bugged her about the electric signals of those boys. There was something there that she didn't understand. Some big mystery. But they seemed like O.K. people for her Tohru to be living with so she stopped thinking about it and began to play the game.
"You cheater!" Kyo shouted.
"What are you talking about Orange Top?! That's totally fair!"
"No it's not. I've never heard of anyone being able to do that in this game!"
"You want to settle this now huh? Let's take it outside then!"
"If it's a fight your looking for then your gonna lose Yankee!"
Tohru and Yuki were trying to calm them down because things were getting a tad bit out of hand. When all of the sudden Uo lunged at Kyo and tackled him to the floor.
!POOF!
Holy Shit! They all thought in unison.
"Oh my God, Orange Top just turned into a cat!" Uo shouted.
"I knew it," Hana said calmly, "Now I know why you boys have such strange electric signals. Did you know about this Tohru?" She has to know. She's been living with these boys for over 4 years now. There's no way they could keep something like that hidden for that long.
"I uh-," Tohru stammered, "well I mean-."
"Yes, she's known of it." Shigure said grimly, aware that they couldn't escape it now. Tohru stared at him in shock.
This whole time Kyo and Yuki had been sitting there frozen like statues; dumbfounded with what just happened.
"It is our family's curse unfortunately," Shigure began. He told them how the curse worked and what animals they were.
"Oh my god!" Uo said completely blown away.
Hana, however, had been staring at Tohru with a look of hurt. She never told us. Why does she feel she can't trust us anymore. First the fact that she was living here and now this. A tear started to form in her eye but she closed them and willed it away.
"I-I'm so sorry, Hana...Uo... "Tohru started, "for not telling you about it. But I was sworn to secrecy and If I had told you, your guys' memories would have-"Fear struck Tohru at that instant as she gasped and put a hand over her mouth. She looked at Shigure and he only nodded with a sad look on his face.
Hana and Uo were left with a confused look on their faces at the unfinished statement.
"Yes, Tohru, I'm going to have to tell Akito about this. And you girls should be aware that you might have your memories erased." Shigure said as calmly as ever like it was an everyday thing. Yuki and the three girls gasped. Kyo on the other hand was quite relieved thinking about the fact that the Yankee wouldn't remember beating him in Rich Man, Poor Man.
"No way, I'm not letting some guy erase my memories!" Uo shouted.
"I don't fancy that idea either..." Hana said.
"You won't have all of your memories erased, just the ones that contain us."
"But we met you guys four years ago! That's a whole damn lot of memories if you ask me!"
"Well, I'm sorry. There's no use in putting it off, I'm going to call Hatori and we are all going to see Akito tomorrow." Shigure said as he walked away.
Kyo had changed back to no one's notice and had re-garnered all of his clothes while Shigure was delivering his little spiel.
Shigure walked back in and told Hana and Uo to call their parents because they would be staying the night. Hana and Uo did so still shocked from the news they had just received. Afterwards, Tohru took them up to her room.
Yuki looked at Shigure. "Does this...Does this mean that Miss Honda... she might also—"
"Yes Yuki, Kyo, Tohru's memories might also be erased because of this little incident."
Yuki and Kyo froze. Tohru might forget meeting them. She might forget all the time they had spent together, holding hands and walking along the street, talking about school and other things.
Kyo ran out of the house and climbed up onto the roof. Yuki was still staring at Shigure in shock. He got up quickly without saying a word and walked up the stairs and slammed his bedroom door behind him.
[Tohru's room]
The three girls were laying down on Tohru's bed.
"I just want you all to know that if the worst happens, and we all get our memories erased,"Tohru started, "that we will all still be friends because we met eachother long before any of us met the Sohma's. So even if we don't remember any of them, we will still have eachother."
Hana and Uo nodded.
"Let's redo our promise, you know, the one we made years ago." Uo said.
"Yes...the promise to always be there for eachother and help eachother no matter what." Hana finished Uo's statement.
They entwined their fingers together as they thought about the promise.
"We promise to stay friends forever." They all said. Then they all went to sleep, trying not to think about tomorrow.
[Yuki's room]
I can't believe that Miss Honda might forget that we ever met. Or lived in the same house, or shared our meals together.
Yuki's head fell between his hands. He started to cry. For the first time since he couldn't remember, he was crying. And eventually he cried himself to sleep, dreaming about all the times he and Tohru had spent together.
[The roof]
THUMP
Damn it! She can't forget! I don't want her to forget about me!
THUMP
Its all my fault.
THUMP
It's all my fault. I shouldn't have tried to fight Uo. I wasn't thinking!
THUMP
Kyo was slamming his fist against the shingles as he thought about Tohru forgetting all the times that they had spent together on this very roof. He couldn't stand the thought of seeing her in the school hallways, passing her by, and her not even knowing who he was. Thinking he was just some random person that she had never met when she consumed his every thought. She was the only person who accepted him for who he really was.
THUMP
His beads jingled against his wrist as his knuckles slammed against the solid tile. Tears began to stream down his face. He couldn't fight them.
THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP
[Tohru's room]
Tohru woke up with a fright and looked beside her. Hana and Uo were still asleep.
THUMP
What was that?
THUMP
She heard it again and realized that the sound was coming from the ceiling.
THUMP
Kyo?
Tohru got up as carefully as she could, trying not to wake her two best friends.
I hope he's ok.
THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP
She walked into his room and saw the ladder leading up to the roof.
I never did ask him. I asked Yuki four years ago when I thought I was going to have my memories erased. But I never asked Kyo. Never made him promise.
With that thought she climbed up the ladder and saw Kyo sitting there with his head in his hands sobbing.
Oh no! I think he's crying. Tohru had only seen Kyo cry once, and that was when she talked to him in his true form for the first time. She had wanted them to stay together..always. She still wanted that to be true, but she didn't think it was possible at this point.
Kyo heard someone join him on the roof. Shit, its her. I can't let her see me like this! But he couldn't stop the tears. He had too many memories running through his head. He remembered teaching her how to fight. He remembered dancing with her at prom. He began to cry even harder. Damn it!.
"Kyo?" He heard her voice but he couldn't bring himself to look at her.
"Kyo its alright. You can look at me. I won't think any less of you just because I've seen you cry. Because in fact Kyo," Tohru started to sob, "I've been holding back tears all night and I don't want to anymore." She began to cry as well.
Kyo looked up and saw Tohru staring at him, crying. He couldn't stand to see her cry. "It's alright Tohru, I didn't mean to make you cry. I-I just can't stand to think about not seeing you every day, smiling at me and listening to me. You were my first friend, Tohru, I-I wanted you to know that."
Tohru smiled. "Thank you, Kyo. And if I do have my memories erased, promise me that you'll still be my friend." Kyo blinked. "Kyo, promise that you'll still talk to me in school and maybe, one day, we will become friends again." Tohru was running her finger along the shingles, looking down at her lap as she said this. "Promise?" she asked, looking at him this time.
"I Promise."
She held out her pinky with a smile. A grin formed on his face as he linked his pinky with hers.
"Now come on Kyo, we have to get to bed, we have a long day tomorrow. Plus you could catch a cold out here."
Heh. Even with what she has to face tomorrow, she still worries about things like a cold. He followed her down the ladder and they separated and went to bed.
