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Chapter-2

The pain hit Haru once the pavement of the Sohma Estate touched his body. For what seemed like ten minutes or so, but was really about thirty seconds, he blacked out. He couldn't see, hear, or even smell. All that lingered was the pain and the throbbing. He tried to get up but was being weighed down by some unknown force. But that came to his mind quickly.

He remembered the running, the astonishment and shock, the shout, then the hit. Once those involuntary words left the safety of his mouth, Akito Sohma pounced on top of him like he was her prey of something. That's why the pain engulfed his body.

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Akito stood off Haru's unconscious body. He walked back over to Rin, expecting to continue to lead her to the Room. He ignored her face of horror. She was stunned by the action Akito took.

Instead of following him, she just stood there. She refused to go to the Room now. Her mind has changed. Suddenly, all that mattered in the world to her was Haru. Akito didn't like this disobedient behavior.

He grabbed her arm and forced her to follow. "Come on," he spoke harshly to her without ever really look at her. She gave up on resisting and minded. They reached the Room and, for what seemed like the first time in her life, she was scared.

The stories she heard about the Solitary Room were frightening. But from what she saw at that moment, they seemed underestimated.

She stood frozen. Akito, once again, tried to push her through the open door. "No," she managed to choke out. "I won't go in."

"We had a deal," said Akito. He looked frustrated.

"You will go in now without any more resisting."

"No."

"You must."

"I won't."

"Get in NOW!" he bellowed.

Rin jumped. She took one step toward the door. All she wanted was Akito's grip to loosen. She took yet another step and luckily it did. She took a deep breath. She couldn't believe what she was about to do. Yeah, she was a rebel, but this was criminal act.

She turned quickly and shoved Akito back into the nearby bushes. Without looking back at he expression, she ran. She ran back to Haru. She ran back to her love.

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Haru came to his senses and was surprised to find no one around him. 'Wasn't Akito there on top of him a few seconds ago?' he thought. He stood and looked around his surroundings. He rubbed his eyes just to make sure he was hallucinating. He wasn't.

Suddenly, he heard a scream. A very familiar yet unrecognizable scream to him. He took a step toward the direction the noise seemed to be coming from but winced at the sharp pain in his head. He lifted his hand to his head and felt blood. 'Crap!' he thought.

Then, came footsteps. They sounded to him like someone was running in his direction. And they were coming directly from the way from the Solitary Room. There was a flicker of hope that crossed him that it might me Rin. The footsteps grew louder, symbolizing that the person was growing closer.

In a near by tree, a bird squawked and nearly gave him a heart attack. He turned and looked at the bird directly in the eyes. It amazed him that the bird didn't turn away. Was he trying to warn him in some way possible? He took that question seriously and started to worry. He walked toward the noise again, ignoring the pain. He stopped at the corner of one of the buildings, listening to the gaining footsteps. When they seemed to be just feet away from his position, he turned the corner and Rin right into him. She wasn't strong enough to knock him down the way Akito did, but made him grunt a little.

Haru noticed that she was sobbing, He hugged her. She looked up with a tear-streaked face. There was a sign of gilt in her expression as well and made him wonder what she made her feel guilty whatsoever.

"Shh. It's okay. What happened? Tell me," he said to her, looking deeply into her eyes.

She just shook her head. Haru was still confused. His face seemed to show that too because Rin started to explain. Her voice was shaky and choked.

"I couldn't do it. I couldn't put myself into the Room. I just couldn't bear to be away from you."

Two words stuck out the most in her little explanation. The first one was "myself". Was what she said meaning that she asked for herself to be put in the Room? If this was true, then why? Was it something he did to make her do such a crucial thing? The other word, more of a sentence, was "cant bear to be away from you". This made his heart flutter.

Rin looked up at Haru and gently touched his face. A subtle smile crossed her face. "I love you," she said while leaning in for a kiss.

Their lips were so close to touching, but their love was interrupted. Akito was storming toward their direction yelling. "You! How dare you disobey your master! Come back right now!"

They just stood there for a second, looking at his befuddled expression. "Lets go," Haru spoke to Rin. They turned the other direction and left. Hearing Akito's running paces, they started to run. They passed the gate. Haru started to feel lightheaded. His eyesight was getting foggy. He slowed his own pace and started to walk from side to side.

The thud came next and it all went black. The only thing he heard last was Rin's voice of concern calling out to him.