Thank you DarkLady-Iria and Envy Eyes for your gracious reviews!

Now, before we go on, I forgot to mention that this fanfic contains many spoilers! So if you don't like spoilers, then please stop reading this fanfic.

This chapter is very short, and I'll explain why after the chapter ends.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket in any way or manner, I only own copies of some of the manga book.

Now on with the story!

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The whole zodiac, plus Tohru, were at the hospital. As soon as Shigure broke the news to them, they rushed to the hospital. Although no body really liked Akito, he was their God. It felt like they would be disrespecting Akito if they weren't there with him in such a crucial situation.

They've already been waiting for two hours. There still wasn't any news on Akito's condition. Hatori were with the other doctors, since he was a doctor himself, and being the Sohma family doctor, he had the privilage of taking care of Akito.

Finally, after almost three agonizing hours of waiting, Hatori came out to give them the news on Akito.

"Well, Akito had to go into surgery for his injuries, but they aren't as bad as they seem. Everything seems to be going smoothly and Akito's recovering right now. He's in a short-term coma right now, but that's normal for what he's been through. He may wake up in a few hours. If you want to visit him right now you can, but only one person at a time." Hatori said.

Shigure immediately stood up. He had almost gone crazy of waiting, although most couldn't tell since Shigure was able to keep a calm face, cracking a joke every now and then to sooth the tense atmosphere.

Shigure entered the room. The door closed with a soft 'click'. The room was one of those private hospital rooms for only one person. Since Akito was the head of the Sohma household, the Sohmas wanted the best care for their head.

The room was a painted with a plain, bare white. The curtains were also white. The only things that were in the room was a small mini fridge for food and the bed that Akito was in. But also there was a small wood round table with a vase of blood-red Tsubaki flowers, Akito's favorite flowers.

'Akito…'

Shigure's eyes were brimmed with tears when he saw the woman he loved lying there, defenseless and weak, but nonetheless beautiful in a dark, mysterious manner.

He brought his hand to Akito's face to brush away a strand of hair that was in front of her eyes. He still felt that rush whenever he touched Akito's pale, creamy white skin.

'She's still as beautiful as ever.'

Shigure just sat there, staring at Akito, but with memories of his past with her rushing through his head. But he pulled out of his thoughts to check the time. Ten minutes had passed, and Shigure sighed, knowing he shouldn't stay any longer.

"I love you. Even though I'm still angry about what you did with Kureno, I still love you." He whispered in Akito's ear as he left. Taking one last glance at the dark beauty, he left the room.

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This chapter was very short, I know. I tried making it longer. But I didn't want to add the others thoughts because I was afraid it would ruin the atmosphere with the Shigure/Akito moment. And this chapter is crucial since it shows Shigure's thoughts.

But I promise that I will try to update with the third chapter as soon as possible!

Please review so that I know people are actually reading my story and are enjoying it. I would really appreciate it, and even if it's just a few words, I'm glad that you review nonetheless.

Until next time, ja ne!

-Jenni