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No word from anyone, just the two of us, sitting next to each other, to stare at each other lovingly. That's something new. Lovingly.
More like me staring at her like that, and her just being her normal self. But I don't mind. Maybe all I need is her to be right beside me. Then again, maybe it's just a fetish that I have grown accustom to, something that I got from Shigure most likely. If they were to hear this, if they were to hear the little secret that the little dragon had, they would most likely either say, 'Good luck' or beat me to a pulp.
Either way, Ayame and Shigure would do something to lecture me from this. But, no one will know my little secret. No one. If they were all to find out about it, I would die. They would shun me from the family, to love an 'outsider' and to love someone as beautiful as a precious flower blooming in the spring. No one will know except her.
She would never shun me out of her life, to give me a cold shoulder. She never has to anyone. She always has accepted everyone in this family, even Akito, and he hates her more then ever because of Shigure. She always gives her cheery smile, her loving eyes, and her full attention whenever there was a problem. Or just to listen whenever anyone talks.
All I want to do now, all that I want to do now that I see her, is hold on to her, to protect her from any harm, and to possibly love her with all of my heart. I would give her everything. But, what if society did try to pry us apart from each other, all because of age, 'experience', and both of our pasts?
Though, what if it isn't society that would try and pry us apart? What if it was one of the Sohma's, trying to win her heart their own way by torturing another? What if her heart only had one person in there for only her?
No. If I think that way, then all will be lost. I will believe that she loves me. It might be selfish, but it's the only way to ease the pain in my heart, to make me think about her every moment I have.
She is the only reason that I keep going.
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Shigure opened the door to his room, and smelled some rather delicious food. He thought he just woke up from a horrible nightmare that Akito took Tohru away from them, so he smiled. He walked out into the den, and saw Kyo attempting to cook and Yuki just sitting at the table, staring at it in a daze. So it wasn't a dream then.
Reality hit him. Hard.
He looked at Kyo, who looked like he was having a really hard time to cook, but he kept at it. Shigure knew that they weren't going to give up so easily, just because she was taken away by a ruthless man that lived just a couple miles away. They weren't going to die, were they?
Shigure sat down at the table, and looked at Yuki. It looked as if he got no sleep whatsoever, and all Yuki could do now is think. His eyes were half-open, sleepy and dazed, and would only blink slowly. Shigure closed his eyes, feeling his heart begin to feel pain, and banged his fist on the table.
There was no way to get over this.
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Hatori fluttered his eyes open, feeling the Sun's rays hit his body. Once he fully opened his eyes, he saw the light hit his eyes, and he flinched. Now he was awake. He sat up in his chair, and sighed. He looked down at the floor, where Tohru was laid to sleep last night, and she was not there.
Now he was fully awake.
He looked around in his office and didn't see her. He started to panic. What if a servant came in last night and took her away to see Akito? He abruptly stood up, and kept looking around. He couldn't find any trace of her anywhere. He opened the door, and there sat Tohru, with a smile on her face, looking out at the garden.
At first he was relieved to see her safe and sound, but began to worry. How long was she out here for? She looked back at him, and kept smiling. There was no sign of sadness on her, which was good. But she looked scared. She was scared of something, and he couldn't figure out what she was scared of. Then, she spoke, the smile began to fade with her.
"I saw Akito."
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Yuki jumped out of his thoughts, and Kyo came out of the kitchen, with burnt food in his hands, both looking at Shigure. They didn't know what got over him to hit the table so loud, or so hard, but they took a guess at it, and figured that they were right.
It was about Tohru.
Sure, it was just last night. But, no one got sleep, no one spoke to one another, and no one made any comment about her at all during the last 8 hours. They all truly missed her. Kyo shook his head, and placed the food on the table and sat down across from Yuki.
"Let's eat." He whispered softly. He figured no one heard him, since Shigure was beating himself up for this, and Yuki was deep in thought. He shrugged his shoulders, and grabbed some food. That is, until Yuki stopped him.
"Wait for Miss Honda…"
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She saw Akito? When did she see him? Why did she see him? He began to panic even more. "I saw his early this morning. It was odd to walk through the main house though, since all of the servants kept eyeing me, and whispering to each other." Hatori sat down next to her, and she continued.
"Once I reached the door to his room, I… I was afraid. Afraid of death." Hatori knew that anyone and everyone that didn't belong to the Sohma family was afraid of him. "Once I got in, Akito had that malicious smile on his face. I-I was scared. I didn't know what to do.
"I watched him walk around me, past me, and just kept smiling. I didn't know what he was going to do, and I didn't know what he was going to say. All I did was watch while my heart was in pain. Finally, something snapped inside of him and he hit me." Hatori looked at her face closely, and saw a red mark on her left cheek.
"All he said to me was I was a disgrace, and how I was a disgrace to bother you from living with you. I-I told him that I wanted to stay with you, but he didn't like that, so he slapped me again. I kept insisting that I wanted to stay with you… but… I just don't know what to do about it!" She put her head into her hands and began to cry loud.
'Stay with me…' He thought about it, and he would probably enjoy the company of her, since she is always a joy to be around anywhere the Sohma's go. He smirked for a quick second, but it soon faded and kept thinking of the horrible man at the head of this family.
He couldn't believe Akito. At least, for now, he didn't do anything drastic to her, like raping her or something like murder. But, the fear on her face. He never saw her like that before. But, she still managed to smile during the whole story. He shifted his eyes over to her, with her tears running down her face, and he could only think of one thing:
He held her.
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Kyo and Shigure looked at Yuki, who had tears in his eyes, darkness looming around them, and fear in his face. Shigure felt his heart getting worse, so he had to leave. He couldn't stay there and see Yuki like that at all. Kyo placed his food down, following his orders, and began to fear.
He looked out the door, and could only imagine her just walking back into the house, greeting everyone a good morning. But this morning was different. It wasn't good at all. It was gloomy, depressing, horrific. She wasn't there to smile at them, to ask if everything was alright, to care for them.
She wasn't there.
"Damn it!" Kyo stood up, and ran out of the home, towards the main house. He didn't know what he was doing, nor did he want to stop. He wanted to see her, once more, to see how she was doing, to see if she was alright, to see if she was still smiling.
Yuki watched him run off, and stood up. He formed his hand into a fist, and ran off, following Kyo. He didn't know what he was doing. All he knew was he wanted to see her again, to see her smile again, to hear her voice again. He didn't care if he had to see Akito. He needed to see her.
They all needed to see her.
Shigure watched the two boys run off to find her, and all he could do was watch. He couldn't run after them, he couldn't run towards her. He couldn't do anything. His heart was in too much of pain, and all he could do is watch. He hoped they would find her and reach her.
Or else the life in this house will remain depressed.
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"Ha-Hatori?" He just sat there, with his one arm around her, holding onto her. He couldn't stand the man. He couldn't stand anyone that would make her cry, frightened, scared. He would never forgive them, no matter what or who it was. He looked at her, and stared at her.
"Don't be scared." She widened her eyes, and kept looking at him. "You are safe." Her lips began to tremble, and more tears spilled out of her eyes. As she was wiping them away, more tears kept coming. She tried to stop them, tried to make them go away. But they wouldn't.
"I-I'll t-try." He smiled, and she looked at him again. She saw his smile, which made her smile and give a little blush on her cheeks, though it was unnoticeable from her flustered cheeks. He let her go, and stood up. He turned his head over towards Akito's room, when he saw something running into the main house. Something orange.
"Kyo." She looked up at him, and saw him staring off into the distance. She looked that way with him, and saw something gray run into the Main House. The thing looked over at her, and saw it say something to the other person, pointing in her direction.
They came for her.
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"Damn it, where is she!?" Kyo entered the Main Entrance and stopped about 20 feet into the land. He looked around, trying to find something that was her's, or her footsteps. Anything would've worked for him. He saw Hatori in the distance standing and looking at him, and someone next to him. He figured it was Akito, and kept looking around.
Soon after, Yuki ran into the Main Entrance. He stopped 10 feet behind Kyo, catching his breath and looking at the ground. While catching his breath, he looked to his left, and saw Hatori standing up, looking at Kyo. But, there was someone else there with him. He couldn't see the other one, because of a tree.
But he knew who it was.
"Kyo." He looked back at Yuki, who was still catching his breath. "She's …" He pointed towards her, and Kyo looked over at Hatori. Then, he saw her. She was sitting with Hatori in his garden. Kyo couldn't move. He finally found her, finally saw her face once again.
He could finally sleep knowing he saw her again.
He took a couple of steps towards her, but was stopped by a servant roaming in the land. "Get out." Kyo looked over at her. She had blue eyes, gray hair, in a bun, and holding a tray of food. Kyo looked away and kept looking at Tohru. "Both of you. Get out." Kyo shifted his eyes over to the old servant, and kept looking at her.
"You betrayed Master Akito. You will leave." Yuki looked at her, and saw her just staring at Kyo with hate in her eyes. Kyo knew he couldn't put up a fight with Akito, but he knew he could not leave the land without saying something to Tohru. He took off, running towards Tohru, with the old woman yelling to him, for someone to stop him, and Yuki watching him.
He wouldn't leave just like that.
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Hatori just watched the whole scene unfold, along with Tohru. He saw Kyo trying to get over to Tohru, to walk towards them both. But, the servant stopped him, probably telling them to leave. He heard footsteps behind him, and saw Tohru walking towards them, until she stopped at the side of him.
She just kept staring out at them, hoping that they would come and save her, come and whisk her away from there, come and take her away from her fear. Then, she saw him run towards them, run towards them both. He had determination in his eyes, his face, his movements. But, he was stopped.
He was tackled to the ground by another servant in the Main House, and held him down to the ground. Tohru began to walk towards Kyo faster and faster, and all Hatori did was watch. He couldn't run after her, couldn't go and do anything. His heart was in pain.
"No please! Don't hurt him!" Tohru yelled to the servant. Kyo got up, but the servant held him back. Tohru kept walking towards him, reaching out to him, until she saw someone behind Kyo, standing in front of Yuki and the woman. She stopped, dead in her tracks, and didn't make a sound.
"Leave my grounds at once, you monster." Akito told Kyo. Kyo looked back at him, and snarled. God how he hated that man. The servant took Kyo by his arms and began dragging him, while Kyo was not going without struggling. Akito looked at Yuki and smiled. "You may leave too, my precious Yuki." Without hesitation, he left, but not without looking at Tohru for the last time.
'Another day, we will come back.' He left the Main House, leaving behind Kyo, who was face first in the dirt. They both walked back to their home, guilty, and kept thinking of the only person that actually meant something in their lives: Tohru.
Akito looked at Tohru, who was frightened at what he was going to do, and he began to walk towards her. She, however, didn't stay where she was. Oh no. She began to move back, to move away from Akito. She didn't want to be near that man, nor did she want to have anything to do with him at all. She wanted no part in his life at all.
She didn't want to be punished again.
But, he kept walking towards her, inch by inch. She kept backing away, inch by inch, until she ran into something, making her head quickly spin to see what she ran into. She looked, and all she saw was white. 'A white overcoat…' She looked up at Hatori, with a serious look on his face, and he put his hand on her head. Her worries and fears were gone, just like that, just from looking up at him.
He was her savior after all.
"Akito, you should be in bed." Akito stopped walking, and looked directly at Hatori. 'So, he believes that he can protect her just like that then.' Akito smirked, which Hatori still didn't back down from it, and all he could do was chuckle. Be in bed? When a monster is on the loose, trying to get to another monster? That's impossible.
"Why? So you can protect this girl here? That monster should never be allowed in this family, nor should she be in public at all!" Tohru just stood there, watching Hatori become even more pissed then he was before. 'Stay with me…' Her words echoed through his head, and Hatori smiled. He was going to keep her safe, and stay true to his own words.
"If you will not accept her, then I will." He took his hand off of her head, and bent down. Putting both hands on her upper arm, he picked her up, and placed her on his porch. He moved in front of her, unseen to Akito, and smiled. "Do not take something that the whole family needs away." He turned around, and saw Tohru smiling. He smiled back and grabbed her hand.
He was the one that needed her the most.
And she was the one that needed him the most.
"Hatori!" Before Akito knew it, Tohru was already in Hatori's office, and Hatori was beginning to step into his office, following her. "Hatori!!" It was to no use. The office door closed, and Akito felt his anger rise. Hatori had no right to betray the head of the house! He didn't stand against the head of the house! No way would he be able to beat him! Akito looked at the servant from before, and smiled. "I have a mission for you. Get me Tohru Honda and Hatori Sohma." The servant nodded, and began to walk away.
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Hatori listened to Akito's words, and shook his head. After what she had been through, after what the Sohma's have been through, Akito would never allow happiness into his house, or his family. Putting his head on the door, he sighed. He closed his eyes, and listened to his surroundings.
Footsteps walking away, calm breaths, and tears falling.
He looked back to her, and she had her head down, looking at the ground, and tears falling off her face. Yet, there was still a smile on her face. He just kept staring at her, in awe. How can one that has been hurt so many times in one life smile just like that? It truly was a mystery.
She stood there, trying to make the tears go away, but to no avail. She was too happy to stop. Hatori saved her, out of all of the people. Hatori! Not Kyo, Yuki, but rather, Hatori. She liked it. It was a step out of the lifestyle at Shigure's home, and she had to face the fact that she was no longer to stay there, but rather there.
Her new home.
Before Hatori could walk towards her and hold her, a knock was heard. They both jumped, and looked behind at the door. They knew who and what it was. But, they were not going to answer. Not yet.
They wanted to stay like that.
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Kyo and Yuki reached Shigure's home, and saw him standing in the doorway, awaiting their results. They looked at each other, then back at him. They didn't know what to say to him, whether it were to hurt him or not. But, Shigure was the first to speak.
"Is she with Hatori?" Yuki nodded his head, and Shigure smiled, showing Yuki and Kyo for the first time since she left. They were confused at his actions. Why was he smiling? Was there something that they didn't know and they should know? Kyo stepped forward and looked at him.
"They kicked us out! All we wanted to do was visit her, and they kicked us out!" Shigure closed his eyes, and kept smiling. Kyo continued. "Yeah, she's with Hatori. Why do you care who she is with?" Kyo looked up at Shigure, and saw his smile still there.
"Because she'll be safe."
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Tohru looked at Hatori, and didn't know if she could open the door or not, considering the last time she tried to open the door. He nodded, allowing her to open the door, and she nodded back. She looked back at the door, and walked towards it. In her stomach, fear began to overcome her, and her hands began to shake as she reached for the doorknob.
She opened the door, and saw about three servants residing outside. She was about to ask what they wanted, one of them grabbed her arm, and another grabbed the other. "Master Akito wishes to see both you and Hatori. Come with us." She nodded, but desperately wanted to squirm away. She was dragged out of the room, Hatori following, with the servants still at his and her side.
None of the servants acknowledged Hatori, and they certainly didn't want to talk to Tohru, the monster they heard about from Akito. The only words that were spoken from all of them were from Hatori to Tohru. He bent down and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry. Don't show fear and you'll be safe."
Tohru looked back at Hatori, and smiled.
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"What do you mean she'll be safe?" Kyo asked him. He didn't understand anything that came out of Shigure at all, unless it was towards him, then he would figure it out.
"What I mean is that he won't let Tohru get hurt by Akito." Shigure looked at Kyo, and Kyo looked away. 'If he is the same Hatori I talked to on the phone, he won't let anyone touch her.' Yuki smiled, and began to walk away from both of them. They both looked at Yuki, and couldn't figure why he would just walk away like that.
'If she is safe, then I am happy.'
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They reached the 'room of death' and the servants whispered through the door, "They are here." From the room, you could hear Akito scurrying around, and all you heard was a raspy voice.
"Bring them in." The servants looked at each other and nodded, letting go of Tohru and pushing Hatori next to her. They flew the door open, and both of them looked into the dim room. No light resonated in the room, the sun just glimmering off of Akito, and all you saw from him was the malicious smile.
"Come in." They looked at each other, Hatori nodding at Tohru, and they both walked in together. The door was shut behind them, and they both looked back on cue. Then, a laugh was heard. Hatori was the only one to look back, and frankly, Tohru didn't want to see or speak to him. She feared him.
"Sit down." Hatori grabbed Tohru's hand, and began to walk towards Akito. He feared him, not knowing what he was going to do to both of them, but he wanted to be her savior. Tohru just walked with him, with her head held high, yet fear shown in her eyes. Akito smiled as he saw them sit down right in front of them both.
Hatori looked over at Tohru, and began to worry. He began to wonder what the reason was that he was there. He had one thought on why he was there. 'Akito wants to erase her memories.' He refused to think that, and yet he knew that was probably the reason why he was there.
But, if he were to be asked to erase them, he would refuse.
Akito felt the bird leave his finger, and Tohru watched the bird fly into the tree. She wished that she was a bird right then, to be free to leave whenever, and just go back. But she couldn't. She watched him come towards both Hatori and herself and the malicious smile began to fade.
"What makes you think you can betray me, you monsters?" Hatori looked at Tohru, tears in her eyes, and stood before Akito.
Is that good enough? I tried not to make it a ... cliffhanger, but I am sorry! I cannot help it!
Anyways, I am sorry I haven't updated for almost ((Keyword almost)) a month. I didn't mean it. But I had an essay due, and I could not get to the story. Again, I am sorry. n(-.-)n
Point of this chapter? I think Akito was pissed. ((Pardon my language, but it's true!)) I shall make Akito suffer in the next chapter though...
By the way, the next chapter will mostly be all Akito, Hatori, and Tohru. I might place some flashbacks in there or something, but I am not sure yet. Eh. We'll see what comes along XD OH! I almost forgot! The first part of every chapter WILL be Hatori's point of view for each chapter. I will TRY to make it what is going on in that chapter already, but I cannot make promises. -.-
I should be watching the Super Bowl ((GO COLTS!)) but of course, I wanted to update, just for you all. :3
Thank you for all of the reviews last time! I feel so special :3
Until next time!
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