To Win
Ch. 2: Akito's Instructions
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The door slid open slowly, the doctor taking a step through the threshold. "Mitani-kun…" he called softly.
The girl sat up against the wall, one leg pulled up against her chest, the other stretched out in front of her. Icy blue eyes looked up at the dragon through strands of white hair that fell disorderly in front of her face. She tucked the stray hair behind her ear. "Yeah?"
"Please come in, Mitani-kun." Hatori said, stepping to the side, clearing the doorway. Mitani stood up slowly, her white kimono with silver stitching and blue obi falling into place. She slipped past Hatori into the darkened room. The door slid closed behind her, cutting out the light entirely.
"Akito-san…" Mitani called in a strained voice, taking a cautious step forward.
"Mitani-kun." Akito called back, his silhouette black against the dark wall. He pushed open the door behind him, allowing sunshine to light the room as the glass door behind it kept the cold outside.
Mitani scowled as she kneeled in front of him. "Aw, why so sour, my dear? I thought you'd be happier now that you've got your first item." Akito asked with fake sympathy, his head tilted to the side, studying the girl.
"I would be…" she said dangerously "If you'd just let me do my task instead of wasting time here!"
Akito chuckled "You are so overly confident, Mitani, my dear. You don't know a failure when you see it." He reached out a slender hand and ran it through her snow white hair "Maybe you should just give up?"
Mitani slapped his hand away from her "Shut up! I'll finish and I'll be freed! If you want proof-"she slammed Yuki's tie on the floor "Here! Here's your proof!" She yelled.
Akito picked up Yuki's tie gently and glanced up at the girl glaring down at him.
In a swift movement, he seized Mitani's wrists, wrapping the tie tightly around them and pulling her close. "Don't you ever talk to me that way." He hissed in her ear. "You sould be grateful that I'm giving you this chance." He slapped her across the face with the back of his hand. "My sweet Mitani… you'd better shape up…" he shoved her roughly to the floor. "Or I won't even let you continue your task."
Mitani closed her eyes tightly and murmured something under her breath.
Akito knelt down next to her "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that."
"I said I apologize, Akito-san" she hissed.
Akito smirked. "Very well." He undid her tie bind and wrapped it around his hand. "I'll hold onto this. Your next item is a ring the Ox, Hatsuharu, wears on his thumb. Take it and we'll discuss the Tiger's object." He instructed, getting to his feet and going over to a table at the end of the room.
Mitani pushed herself to her knees and watched him. He ran his hand down the length of a long box sitting upon the table before carefully lifting the lid up. He placed Yuki's tie in the box and closed the lid securely, turning back to Mitani.
"Truthfully, I don't think you'll finish this task at all." Akito smiled cruelly. Mitani narrowed her eyes.
"And what makes you think that?"
"The unofficial, thirteenth animal of the Juunishi." Akito said calmly, leaning against the wooden table.
"Thirteenth?" Mitani asked suspiciously.
"The Cat." Akito smirked.
Mitani slammed her fists on the floor. "That isn't fair! You said an object form every Juunishi! You never said I'd have to collect form some outcast!"
"I never said you wouldn't either." Akito shot back, coming over to her. "And there's still one more after that."
Mitani clenched her fists "And who would that be."
"The girl named Torhu Honda."
"Her? Why her! She isn't even a Sohma!" Mitani exclaimed.
Akito shook his head "Nor is she a member of the Juunishi. However…" he knelt down infront of the girl. "She is protected by the entire zodiac. It will be a challenge to get her item." Akito warned.
"I can do it." Mitani answered.
Akito chuckled "we will see, won't we? For now, focus on Hatsuharu."
Mitani's lip twitched. "May I go?"
Akito nodded "You may go."
Mitani bowed reluctantly and stood up heading for the door. She swept out of the room, leaving Akito alone.
Akito chuckled to himself. "It might not seem so now, my dear sweet Mitani-kun." He whispered "But you are doomed to fail."
Mitani changed quickly out of her kimono and into a pair of blue jeans and white tank top. She slung a navy blue button up sweater over her shoulder a headed outside, ignoring the freezing air touching her skin. Her hair whipped freely around her face as she headed to part of the stone wall gate. She took a step towards the wall. Before her foot touched the ground again, white wings unfurled from her back and she shot up into the air, landing elegantly on the wall. Mitani shot a glance over her shoulder. Akito watched her from the doorway. He smirked at her. Mitani narrowed her eyes looking away.
"I'll show you, Akito-san." She whispered, her wings folding back and disappearing as she jumped off the gate to the outside. "Just watch me."
I hope you enjoyed chapter two! Chapter three will be up shortly! Please Review!
