Author Notes : well I'm gonna be working pretty fast on this story, but who knows just how busy I'll get? As for a few questions already being asked in reviews : will she get the memories back? I really can't say, it may or may not happen, something's telling me this story is going to be a looooooooooong one. But alas, my disclaimer is up, I own nothing. However you people should know by now that in my stories Akito is male.
Rating : M
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Chapter Two : The First Rain
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Everyone knows that in order for a seed to grow, it must receive the life giving rain. But alas, for Akito, it had seemed that he had never received that first rain, never grown, been stunted, and simply could not grow do to his own darkness. All of the Sohma family knew this. But as news of Tohru's banishment from her memories and the family spread throughout the family, everyone had a different reaction, some like Hatori went back to their normal lives as if nothing had ever happened. Others like Ritsu, Kisa, and even Kagura were in tears over the loss of her, afterall they had all been good friends with her. Akito didn't even seem to change at all, infact hos health conditions were becoming drastically worse, for reasons unknown to most other then Hatori who had to be at his side almost 24/7. Kureno was next to Akito as always, he was after all the pet of the head of the family. Of course there were others such as Hiro, or Rin who acted like they really didn't care, and Rin probably didn't. However, the biggest changes were in both Yuki and Kyo.
Shigure's house was eerily quiet, even Momiji had finally stopped chattering on like he used to, they were all seemingly dead to the world. Of course they had all done what they could now to move everything, do all homework, and even somehow make something edible for dinner(courtesy of Kyo), because they knew to still not let Yuki near the kitchen. After dinner they all went silently to their beds, Haru and Momiji were both in Tohru's room, they had taken her bed, of course Haru had put black sheets instead of pink sheets on it, as soon as he and Momiji hit those sheets, they fell asleep. But it was not the same with Kyo, Yuki, or Shigure.
Shigure ended up staying up the whole night typing out a pretty sad novel, not like his usual romance novels. Yuki lay awake staring up at the ceiling, it all seemed so empty, he felt his entire world breaking down., and he felt his tears come streaming down his cheeks and he let out a cry of emotional pain as he placed his hand over his face and he turned on his side, for the first time in three days, he sobbed, and sobbed. This was all his fault in his mind, and he ended up sobbing the entire night until he fell into a troubled sleep at 1:00 am. Kyo wasn't angry, he wasn't sad, he didn't know why he felt this way, he felt numb, like everything had been ripped away but like he was lost, he had nothing, not even the feeling of sadness. And so Kyo lay awake there, until the morning when he got up and got ready for school.
As soon as they all reached the school, Yuki saw Tohru, she was standing there with Uo and Hana, looking cheerful and blissful as ever, she looked over to Yuki and she smiled and waved.
"Hello Prince Sohma-kun! Have a good day!" spoke her overly formal yet still sweet voice.
Yuki felt the words hit him, she didn't really know him, she was just being formal, and Yuki put on his princely smile for her and waved, as he then began walking down the halls before he suddenly bumped into Manabe. Manabe fell and looked up at him with an almost odd look of sadness. Manabe was never sad, he was always boisterous and annoying to Yuki, infact he hadn't even spoken to Yuki since the day Tohru had left their lives. This made Yuki very worried, was Manabe sick? But then again Yuki wondered, when had he even ever come to care about Manabe's feelings at all? Maybe it was the facts that Manabe didn't treat him like a prince, then again neither did any of the student council, maybe it was the insulting tone that Kakeru Manabe used with him that made it so odd for him to be so formal and polite towards Yuki.
"Manabe-kun, may I speak with you?" spoke Yuki's ever polite voice.
Manabe looked at him with this look of annoyance.
"How many times have I told you Yun-Yun? Call me Manabe, no kun or san, or anything else. But yeah sure, but can we do it somewhere private, there's something I'd like to ask you about." spoke Manabe's ever cheerful voice.
Yuki and Manabe walked into the Janitor's closet, by now Yuki was severely confused. Why would Manabe be wanting to talk to him in private about anything? Usually he openly insulted Yuki in a teasing way, or maybe it was just that he was like Yuki's brother that irked Yuki the most.
"I saw something the other day...it was four days ago. Ever since then you've seemed down, and the Honda girl has not been hanging around you at all? But what happened to her I'm not worried about, Yun-Yun...how long have you been able to turn into a rat?" spoke Manabe's usually fun and loving voice in a very serious tone.
Yuki stood in shock, Manabe knew!? But how!? It showed on Yuki's face too, he looked like he was in shock, he also looked horrified, oh no, would Akito have to erase Manabe's memories too? Would Yuki lose his best friend at that school to all this? He didn't know if he could take it.
"Manabe, you must never speak of this again. You hear me? Please...please don't leave me too..." spoke Yuki's almost broken voice.
"Why would I leave you over something like this Yun-Yun? What's so bad about it? All you did was poof into a rat. Who would I tell anyway?" spoke Manabe's kind yet confused voice.
"Manabe, this is a family secret, everyone in school knows you as the biggest blabbermouth of all time. Please listen to me, all of the Sohma's or at least 14 of us are cursed with the Chinese Zodiac. When girls hug us, or we get stressed or sick, we poof into our animals. I am the rat, the other three at this school, Momiji, Haru, and Kyo, are the Rabbit, Cow, and Cat. Yes I know the cat is not truly part of the Zodiac, and neither is the head of the family Akito. Akito's curse is not of the animals, he is eternally sick, in the head and body. Anyone who finds out about our curse usually has their memories erased by Hatori, the Dragon or Seahorse of the family. Under Akito's orders. Tohru was the exception, but once she let the secret get to her friends who saw me change the other day, her memories are now erased of ever really knowing me, or any of the Sohmas. If you speak of this ever again Akito may erase your memories of me too." spoke Yuki's hushed and very freaked out voice.
Manabe pretty much had gotten the gist of it, he asked a few more questions about Tohru, about her connection to the family, about why the family was cursed. Yuki answered them as best as possible, after all was said and done, Manabe was looking up at Yuki in wonderment.
"I won't say anything Yun-Yun, but are you gonna inform your family of me knowing like you did with Honda-san?" asked Manabe's quiet voice.
Yuki palmed his for head, he didn't know what to do, he'd basically spilled the secret again, and he knew if Akito was to find out, he'd be furious.
"I don't wanna take the chance of losing you too So as long as you never speak of it, not even in front of my other family members, everything should go ok. So no I'm not going to tell Akito o anyone else you know, ok?" spoke Yuki's calm and soothing voice.
Manabe smiled at him and then they left the Janitor's closet, Yuki felt a bit more nervous now, when suddenly he felt someone press up behind him, he looked up and behind him to see Haru, he smiled a bit in a polite yet obviously annoyed manner.
"What's going on Haru? And why are you so close to me?" asked Yuki's annoyed tone of voice.
"Yuki...I'm gonna miss her too, you know? But I wanna ask you something about her." spoke Haru's calm and collected voice.
"What would that be Haru?" asked Yuki in a less annoyed tone of voice.
"Did you love her, like in love with her?" asked Haru's kind voice.
Yuki tensed a bit, of course he had loved her, in a sexual way, no. He knew his sexual orientation, he was pretty sure he liked Manabe and Haru both too in that kind of voice, but hell was going to freeze over before he sacrificed his reputation for anything, he supposed this made him seem heartless and cold.
"I suppose not in love with her Haru. But I did love her." spoke Yuki's calm and collected voice.
"You know Yuki, it would do your mental health, physical health, and health in general a lot of good if you actually gave into what you wanted. I'm a caretaker like Tohru too you know, though I may do it in different ways, you can deny it all you like Yuki. But I am in love with you, whether you really like me back or not, I always will. But I gotta wonder, who do you like if you didn't like Tohru? After all you're a teenager, teens like other teens, hormones and all. I know you probably don't like me, but then again, who knows. I hope you actually find someone, but I hope you know, I'm not gonna try to take her place, but I do wanna help take care of you. I know you probably don't want anyone close to you right now Yuki. But I'm always gonna be there for you, like I always have been." spoke Haru's kind and calm voice.
Yuki turned to him and smiled gently at him as he leaned into Haru's ear and he hugged Haru close.
"I knew Haru, I will always know, just wait for me, I'm confused, but thanks, when we get home, would you mind at least letting me be with you there, you're my friend Haru, and right now I need to sort out my thoughts, just let me hold onto you incase I fall too hard from all of this." spoke Yuki's kind voice into Haru's ear.
Haru held Yuki for a while as Yuki broke down and cried for a bit, Haru did after all happen to be the person Yuki always ran to if he needed emotional support and with all that was going on. Yuki did need this. The bell rang and Yuki cleaned himself up, putting up the prince as he walked into his first real day of school without Tohru at his side.
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Author Notes : The next chapter will focus on Kyo's point of view, this story will focus on both couples(one is actually a threesome), then the fourth chapter will go back to Yuki and the two he'll wind up with. Yes people I know, there are going to be a few parts that last forever, this story may wind up over 20 chapters long for all I know.
Yuki : sheesh...how much more angst can there be at this point?
Author : well you Yuki are the angst king, and Haru can bring the angst too, I'm working with Kakeru Manabe for the first time, so I'm not sure how this will turn out.
Manabe : you don't even read the manga.
Author : No I don't, but my best friend Jordan tells me enough about it so I know a lot about you.
Manabe : wait...so you don't read the manga, why not?
Author : I hate Rin with a passion, that's why.
Manabe : ah, ok.
Author : Reviews please!!!!
