Chapter 4- The secret is out
The entire Zodiac was gathered in the Main House, minus Hatsuharu, who had gotten lost again and had to retrace his steps until he found something familiar.
"Haru's ALWAYS getting lost! It's not that hard to find the place, its huge!" Kyo growled.
"True," Yuki agreed "If you could find Sohma House, Hatsuharu should have no trouble at all."
"Shut up, Rat-boy! I'm not as bad as he is!" he saw Hatori entering the room from the other side through as sliding door and decided to keep the rest of his comment to himself.
"Well, what'd you drag us all here for, Hatori?" he demanded.
"Yes, Hatori, what could be so important as to warrant a meeting like this?" Yuki asked.
Stupid Rat, always making me look stupid! He always acts so mature and makes me look like an idiot!
He heard Shigure giggle. The door slid open again and the room went silent.
Hatori turned around and everyone was surprised to hear him curse and try to get in the way of a figure in the doorway
Before them stood a beautiful woman wearing a full length red kimono decorated with golden flowers. She had black hair and a very delicate face, but sharp eyes, so sharp they looked like they could peel the skin right off you.
"Hatori, who the hell is that? Is she a Sohma? Why is she here? Did somebody get married?" Kyo asked as he stared stupidly at the woman.
She looked at him and smiled.
"Kyo-chan!! I've missed you so much!! I want a HUG!!" she yelled happily, starting to run toward him.
Kyo, who had a sudden feeling of déjà-vu, turned to run…
and was tackled from behind.
"What the hell!! Get off me!!" he yelled. "How the hell do you know my name anyway??"
The woman, who had decided she didn't want to hug him anymore, had gotten up.
"Kyo-chan-" she began
"Don't call me that! I'm not cute!...Or a little kid, either!"
"The last time we talked, I wasn't very nice. I'm sorry!! Will you please forgive me??" she asked, bowing low.
"What the hell are you talking about? I've never seen you before in my life!!"
She laughed. "Silly, neko-chan, you saw me at the summer house! Don't you remember? Oh by the way, have you beaten Yuki yet?"
Suddenly, Kyo realized who he was talking to. He swore loudly and fell down after tripping over his own feet.
"What the hell happened to you? Why are you dressed like a…like a…Oh."
Yuki stared, his eyes going from the woman –woman!!—he saw was Akito and Kyo on the floor.
This could not be happening!!
Akito looked at Yuki and took a step towards him.
The Rat felt his stomach tighten as he stared at Akito, unable to take his eyes off her. The fact that he was in the same room as Akito terrified him enough, but here she was coming toward him, reaching out her hand to touch him…
"No!" he gasped "Get away from me!"
Not daring to take his eyes off Akito, he took a step back.
She looked hurt.
"But Yuki…I just wanted to apologize- Hatori, what are you doing? Let go!" she whined.
Hatori had grabbed Akito's arm and was gently but firmly pulling her to the other side of the room.
The Rat sighed in relief. While he tried to wrap his thoughts around this newest Sohma revelation, Hatori was trying to remove Akito without hurting her.
He eventually succeeded and turned to face the rest of the Zodiac.
"That is why I summoned everyone here today- yes, even the Cat." He added as Kyo began to mutter something under his breath.
"There is something very wrong with Akito. She has overdosed on Anafranil, an anti-depressant medication that was never prescribed to her. I am not certain how many pills she has taken, though I do know who is responsible for the medication falling into Akito's hands, nor do I know how long the effects will last. Therefore, I must warn you that…… for every high there is low, for every stop there is a go, and that's what makes the world go round!" he declared in a sing-song voice.
"What the HELL?? Are you one something, Hatori?!" Kyo yelled.
"Maybe." He said, tapping his nose.
The rest of the family watched in horrified fascination as their once serious doctor did the chicken dance.
As he danced, something fell out of Hatori's pocket and rolled toward Yuki.
The Rat frowned as he picked it up; it was a pill bottle with the label Anafranil.
He gazed at it, the true horror of the situation dawning in his mind.
The bottle was completely empty.