7/ Sep/ 06

AN:

Wow two updates in the same week. On fire I am ar. Not that you could call this an update, just a sortta tweak. Im redoing most of the chapters, actually 90 of lol. The writing is like so hard to read :P

Well anywho hope ya like it.

Sashenka
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Chapter 2 -

"What could you possibly have to say that I would wish to hear?" he asked his voice cold and demanding. He trailed a single finger up the woodwork of the floor and traced a small pattern into it. In a slow, almost bored manner.

"Its about…" she began

"Yes?" he pressed his voice becoming even more demanding as his hand stopped its idle play. His shoulders tensed slightly as he half looked over his shoulder. This was taking too long, the time had long past since he had desired the girl out of his sight.

"Kyo" she said hesitantly seeing his shoulders tense even more

"Kyo?" he repeated his tone no longer demanding but laced with hate and disgust. Something bubbled inside him flaring up his anger but he remained quiet as she affirmed what he had heard.

"Yes" she nodded gracefully.

Akito got up from lounging in the sunlight and came into the room. His movements were slow and deliberate and his gaze was as cold as ice, yet as sharp as a blade. He smiled his half, slightly amused, smile. But it was soon replaced with a contorsion of anger. Jerking her hair he yelled.

"What about Kyo what about him? He's not even worthy of bearing the Sohma name!" he spat his face inces away from her own. He was so close that she could feel his breath on her face.

"Im not sure of what's going on…I don't know anything really but I do not that he's scared Akito, he's scared of being isolated" she said softly frightened by the out burst of raw anger.

"Who cares about the stupid cat. Its horrible he's not a human, he has not right at all. He sent you to come and beg for him. Well it wont work!" he yelled "Its already been decided!"

Tohru managed to look at him and her eyes softened as she met his gaze evenly. Akito saw it and again he yanked her hair. A few strands fell to the floor silently, and un-noticed.

"Who decided it had to be that way" she asked

"Its been a centuries long rule! You don't know anything about the Sohma family at all!" Akito spat. "NOTHING!"

"Please Akito I know your not as heartless, please Akito let him go! We both know he cant beat Yuki don't make him suffer for an age long mistake" Tohru begged

"Why should I!" he asked. Why should the others have their freedom, when he…their leader, when he was so cruelly denied his. He would never escape his torment, and neither would they!

"Please" she begged once more.

Akito remained silent and transfixed his grip still tight on her hair. Gently he let tendrils of her hair slip through his fingers and he stepped back. Then he laughed, a soft cruel laugh that made Tohru look up surprised.

"Alright then, I will let him go…" he began

"Akito…" she whispered a glow of surprise and supreme happines radiating from her face as she gently clasped her hands together in a gesture of delight.

"But on one condition" he said "there must be a final fight between the rat and the cat" he began to laugh cruelly again. A manical gleam lit his eye for a second and Tohru found herself going cold.

"Leave" he said suddenly turning into his private quarters. "We have finished for today. I will summon you when you are needed" he waved his hand dismissively and she blinked, shocked, for a moment. Before bowing respectively and leaving the room.

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"Did you have a good time at Hana's Tohru?" Momiji asked as she walked through the door. Just like the little kid he was mentally, and visibly he began pestering her as soon as she walked into the door.

"Oh hi Momiji your still here?" she asked slipping her shoes off and beaming dowm at him.

"Oh yeah Hatori wanted to have a look at you, did you injure yourself? Kyo said that you had are you alright? Does it hurt? You want something? Huh Tohru?" he asked in a very fast voice

"Oh I'm fine" she smiled amused at his antics.

"I think I should be the one to decide that" Hatori's voice came from behind Momiji.

"Oh hi Hatori!" Tohru smiled

"What, are you guys still here?" Kyo asked coming in the door behind Tohru.
"My, my it is busy in here isn't it" Shigure said appearing at Hatori's side. "Hatori why don't you sit at the table and Tohru will come to you?" Shigure said.

"That's a good idea, clear off!" Kyo said pushing past Momiji

"Kyo that's mean!" he whined

"Ah shut up!" he yelled smacking him over the head

"Someone Kyo's hitting me!" Momiji wined

"Momiji come with me. I have some candy!" Shigure said smiling

"That makes you sound like a perverted old man" Yuki said, following Shigure into the kitchen. Muttering darkly at the jibes Shigure was throwing at him. Tearing her gaze away from the pair she looked around her, all that was left in the entrance area was her and Kyo.

"Kyo…" she began. Wishing to tell him the good news. Is it good news? I still didn't really learn anything. And Akito…Akito seemed so sad, she thought to herself, Maybe I shouldn't mention anything to Kyo yet

"Hatori's waiting" Kyo said impatiently. Tohru snapped out of her thoughts and nodded.

Sitting opposite Hatori the pair waited in silence and the tension in the room rose up by a few notches and Tohru just continued to beam.

"Lets have a look then" Hatori said tiredly.

He really does look tired, Tohru thought as she took in Hatori's appearance, maybe I should make him some dinner.

"Its nothing really" she said unwrapping the bandage and showing him her hand.

Hatori looked at it for a few moments. Then he gave her a cream to put on her hand for a few days.

"Hatori, do you want to come around for dinner tomorrow night?" Tohru asked suddenly.

Hatori paused in closing his bag and stared at her. Was this her way of payment? He already told her he didn't wish to be paid. And with this sudden outburst of chicken pox at the main house he wasn't sure he'd be free.

"I mean you look so tired and everything. I thought you might like to have dinner. As payment for helping me out today" Tohru said gently. Hatori smirked inwardly, he was right.

"Did I hear that right, Oh Hatori are you going to accept an evening full of our little flower's cooking?" Shigure asked appearing at the doorway still wearing a perverted grin

"Shigure, grow up" Hatori said standing up.

"Oh…" he wined.

"Thank you" Tohru said softly standing up to walk him to the door.

"Your hand should heal in a few days. I'll come by and check on you tomorrow" Hatori said professionally as he picked up his back and walked out of the room closely followed by Shigure who was laughing and joking.

Kyo walked into the room and sat at the table. Tohru looked at Kyo and then at the door wondering what she should do. Finally she sat down again.

"Kyo"

"What?" he asked

"Um"

"If your going to say something say it. You don't just call a person's name and don't say anything!" he began heatedly.

"Im sorry its just I…I…." she couldn't find how to tell him she went to see Akito.

"WHAT?" he yelled

"Its nothing, I'll go start dinner" she replied and padded into the kitchen.

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"Where have you been Kazuma?" Akito asked coldly in the growing darkness.
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I went to talk with Shigure and Hatori" he replied honestly.

"Why?" Akito asked. Kazuma hesitated. "It doesn't matter anyway, I know why. Now I have something to tell you. You have an important assignment to do" Akito said turning to look at him.

"Its to do with Kyo" Akito said softly as a bird sat on his finger.

"Its time, isn't it" Kazuma said.

"yes it is. However the cat will not be fighting Yuki" Akito said

"He wont?" Kazuma asked definitely confused

"No…no he wont I have a better plan. A plan that includes Miss Honda and you Kazuma are going to help me" Akito said. Kazuma raised his eyes to stare at Akito was he saying what he thought he was saying. Kazuma couldn't understand.

"Leave" Akito hissed.

Kazuma inclined his head and slowly he got up and left the room pausing on the threshold to look at Akito before leaving. Akito stood and went into his private chambers, looking to a bookshelf he saw a box on top with a heavy padlock on it, he reached up and brought it down. Unlocking the padlock with a key in his pocket he brought out a very old and dusty book, the light green leather cover glowing faintly, the silver heavy claw clasps reflected the light. Akito opened it and began to flick the pages with his spider like hands until he found a page he was looking for. Akito read through it before barking some orders to the servants who scurried off quickly.

Akito formed his plan in his mind as he waited. Everything fell into place so perfectly, it would be clear who had done this but they wouldn't be able to do anything. An elderly man servant came to the door bearing a tray, Akito snatched it from him and literally threw him from the room. Back in his private quarters he began to mix a numerous amount of things, herbs, spices…a strange number of things still lay on the tray. Akito kept making references to the book, not really caring whether his measure's were right, either way it would bring about the same desired consequence.

Finally after 30 minutes of pounding, grinding, mixing and adding things. Akito had a liquid substance that was electric blue. Akito picked up the silver Athame from the tray and slit his palm, crimson blood falling in droplets into the liquid, there was a sizzling sort of noise and the substance turned from blue to a brilliant white. Akito took his hand away and as he watched the whit dimmed and all that was left was a clear liquid that looked just like water. It was complete it was finished. Akito poured some into a phial carefully and collapsed onto his bed, the ordeal taking energy from his fast decaying health. Akito managed to have one last maniacal burst of laughter before falling into inky darkness.

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"Good morning!" Shigure began in a sing song voice as he came to sit at the table with Yuki who had gotten up surprisingly early.

"Good morning Shigure!" Tohru smiled back putting some food in front of him.
"What would we do without our little flower's precious cooking? May all our days be blessed with full stomachs and happy, happy days." Shigure smiled.

Yuki and Kyo both rolled their eyes and Tohru stood there smiling before she sat down to eat her own breakfast.

"Yuki I hear there's going to be a dance at school…is that true?" Tohru asked

"yes it is, the council have been planning it for a while now" Yuki said calmly

"I don't know why, its not like anyone wants to go to a stupid dance anyway" Kyo piped up.

"It could be a lot of fun!" Tohru smiled Kyo looked at her and then continued eating breakfast. "You know you wouldn't be able to go" Shigure said suddenly. Yuki and Kyo both looked at him.

"Why the hell not?" Kyo demanded

"To dance you would have to get close to a girl, and we all know what happens when you hug them" Shigure said. "

I have thought about that myself, but it still might work. I would be too busy to do any dancing anyway" Yuki said. Tohru wasn't really listening she was picking up the empty dishes and was already washing them in the sink.

"I'm not going anyway, its Stupid" Kyo said putting his chin into his hand.

"That's good, if anyone would blow the secret it had to be you" Yuki said

"Why the hell would it!" Kyo yelled.

"Because the term cat like reflexes doesn't apply to you. You'd walk straight into a girl" Yuki replied

"SHUT UP!" Kyo yelled.

Tohru appeared at the door with her bag in her hand, watching with growing anxiety, she hoped they weren't going to fight again. Kyo saw Tohru, he didn't like to fight with that damn rat when she was around…he knew she didn't like it.

"Come on or were gonna be late!" he growled standing up and pausing long enough to pick up his bag and put on his shoes before storming out of the door. Tohru waited for Yuki and they both left a little more quietly. Tohru was surprised to find Kyo waiting patiently outside. As they walked to school conversation was awkward and tense. Tohru wondered just how much the two really hated each other and what was going to happen.
'Oh mom, I don't know what to do. They both seem so tense' she thought to herself. The same words filled her mind, words from her mom.

'Just be yourself, you'll be fine'

Tohru smiled and continued to walk, glad that everything was going well.

For now…