HI guys! I really intended this chapter to already be up but I fought with how to start it, seriously it had like three different beginnings until I finally decided I liked this one the best. I've also been busy with some videos, with some original stories of my own and some other fanfics, Christmas shopping and the list could go on so yeah—again I apologize for the wait—so enough of me blabbing who wants to know what's going to happen next! I know all of you do lol!
Oh and I apologize, I don't remember Ritsu's mother's name, I don't even remember if they say it in the anime and I've looked and everywhere just say 'Mother' so I just she has no name and I believe they just call her 'Hot Spring's Lady' in the anime (which this is based off of since Akito is a male in this) so I will just refer to her as Ritsu's mother or the Monkey's mother….just to let ya guys know! ^^
I DO NOT OWN FRUITS BASKET! I only own Megami Sohma!
Chapter 4: A Visit from the God
Akito awoke in his room at the Sohma Estate but something was different—the Estate was back to how it used to be—the God smirked taking in the lush grass and beautiful flowers which could be seen from his window, the birds were singing and the sun was shining into his chambers. He rolled over in bed and his sick smile widened at the sight of a sleeping Megami at his side.
Her eyes fluttered up and she smiled at him, "Good morning my God."She said before kissing the tip of his nose.
"Good morning my Goddess."Akito smiled.
The God and Goddess got dressed and left the Main House to take a stroll in the beautiful gardens of the Sohma Estate, their hands were linked together and everything was perfect until a certain tall and handsome Dragon crossed their path. Megami unlocked her hand from Akito's and rushed after Hatori, who paused and smiled at her lovingly, the Dragon and Goddess shared a passionate kiss right in front of the God and then started walking, hand in hand, never looking back at him.
Everything changed around Akito; it was as if the memory of the Sohma Estate crumbled about him, causing the God to fall into a void that flashed visions of Hatori and Megami kissing or holding one another, then he saw images from their wedding and he saw the happiness on the Dragon's face when the Goddess told him they were expecting.
"Megami!"He screamed as he continued his descent down the rabbit hole that was showing him things that were never meant to be—that were forbidden. The God outstretched a hand towards the image of the Goddess' smiling face, "Megami!"He screamed frantically and then everything went black.
Akito Sohma awoke screaming. The sickening images of the Dragon and Goddess still burned his mind, he growled under his breath as he ran a hand through his dark hair which was matted down with sweat. "Dam Hatori."He cursed.
"Why are you cursing me Akito?"
He heard his voice ringing in his ear. Akito slowly turned his head to see Hatori standing in his room, grinning smugly at him, the God glowered at the Dragon and bolted out of bed swinging violently but as he reached Hatori, he suddenly vanished and the God realized he was fighting a figment of his imagination.
Akito crumpled to his knees, covering his face with his hands as he screamed out in frustration. "I will kill you Hatori! I WILL KILL YOU!"
Hatori awoke to an empty bed. He sat up running a hand through his hair, the sun was shining into the room and he glanced over at the alarm clock on the night stand seeing that the time was nine thirty. "I should have already been up."He said to himself as he got out of bed and wandered into the sitting room to find his family and Tohru sitting around the kotastu.
"Morning Ha'ri!"The Rabbit smiled brightly bouncing over to the Dragon before wrapping his arms around him.
Hatori grinned ruffling up Momiji's hair, "Good morning Momiji."
"Did you sleep well? Megami wanted you to sleep in since you've been working really hard."
"I did sleep well thank you, now where is Megami?"Hatori asked as Momiji pulled him over to the table where a large and hearty breakfast had been prepared and was spread out for them to devour which most of the Sohmas were doing.
"Oh she and Ritsu's mother prepared this wonderful meal for us."Shigure said. "I wish I had a beautiful flower like Megami around."The Dog sighed.
"You and me both Gure."Ayame pouted.
Hatori rolled his eyes at his cousins as he stood up, "Aren't you going to eat?"Kagura asked.
"I will but right now I have to say good morning to my wife."The Dragon smiled in the direction of the Dog and the Snake and then he strolled out of the room and into the hall to find the kitchen.
"I believe Ha'ri was rubbing our faces in the fact that he is married and we aren't."Shigure whimpered.
"Oh our Ha'ri is so mean!"Aya cried dramatically.
Hatori walked into the kitchen which was right down the hall from their suites, he found Megami, Ritsu, and his mother washing the dishes they had dirtied from making breakfast. Ritsu glanced over his shoulder and smiled, "Um Megami…you have a visitor I think."He said shyly.
Megami looked back and smiled, "Hatori."She said drying her hands on the apron she had tied around her dress. "What are you doing up? I wanted you to sleep in so you could get some rest."
"Well the bed seemed so lonely without you there beside me."He said brushing a piece of her hair behind her ear. Hatori let his hand linger there as he stared at her lovingly; she gently grasped his hand and smiled up at him before capturing his lips in a passionate kiss.
"Why don't you two go join the others?"Ritsu's mother replied softly. "Ritsu and I can finish the dishes."
"Are you sure?"Megami questioned.
She smiled. "Of course Megami, I thank you for your assistance especially in your condition; please try to relax while you stay here."The Monkey's mother replied gently ushering the couple out into the hallway.
"Well since your free would you like to join me for breakfast?"Hatori asked with a smile holding his arm out to his wife.
Megami giggled and linked arms with him, "That sounds lovely."She replied. The couple walked down the hallway and reentered the sitting room to find their family still enjoying breakfast, Hatori and Megami took a seat and began to fix their plates.
"Megami this meal is simply delicious."Shigure smiled.
"Thank you Shigure, but I can't take all the credit, Ritsu and his mother helped me."She said.
"So I've been dying to know, have you and Ha'ri picked a name out for that little bun in your oven?"Aya asked.
"Hey! Don't refer to the baby as that!"Kyo snapped.
"Oh I see Lucky Kyo is going to be an overprotective uncle."The Snake teased, "Really Kyo that should be Ha'ri's place since he is the father."
"Shut the hell up ya dam snake! And stop calling me 'Lucky Kyo'."The Cat hissed.
Megami smiled, "Well we did pick a name, Kaida."
"Oh that is absolutely gorgeous!"Aya squealed.
"Doesn't that mean 'little dragon'?"Yuki asked with a smile.
"Yes that is what it means."Hatori replied. "Megami really liked it when we found it in one of her baby name books."
"Oh that is just too adorable! Wonderful choice Megami!"Aya grinning.
"Thank you Aya."
The Sohmas finished their meal and Tohru and Megami carried the remaining dirtied dishes into the kitchen for washing along with some assistance from Momiji and Kisa. When they reentered the sitting room they found Hatori standing and pulling on his suit jacket as he told the others that he would be stepping out for a while.
Megami paused in the doorway, "Your leaving?"She said.
Hatori glanced at her over his shoulder, seeing the worried look that had spread across his wife's lovely face he turned towards her, "I won't be gone long, I'm just going to the office to pick up some papers that need to be filled out and then I'll be back."He replied.
"Do you think that's a good idea Hatori? I mean what if Akito is there at the office…if you have to go at least take Shigure or Yuki or Kyo."
"Megami I'll be fine. I promise."
An ominous chill seemed to crash down on Megami like a mighty ocean wave, something seemed to scream out at her that if Hatori left something was going to happen and it wasn't going to be good—she clasped a hand over her mouth and everyone noticed how pale she had gotten. "Sis, are you going to be sick?"Kyo asked concerned.
"N-No…I just feel like something bad is going to happen if you leave Hatori."Megami replied looking up at her husband with pleading eyes.
"I'll be fine Megami, I won't be long."Hatori said before capturing her lips in a passionate kiss. The Goddess clung to the Dragon and deepened the kiss, the Dragon pulled the Goddess closer to him and then they both pulled away to recapture their breath.
"Okay, just be safe and come back soon okay?"She said.
"I will."Hatori replied. He kissed her on the forehead, told his family 'goodbye' and then exited the room. Megami stood frozen for a moment, a wave of nausea and dizziness seemed to wash over her, as that menacing frostiness still lingered about her.
"Megami are you sure you're alright? You seem pale."Shigure replied.
"Um yes I'm fine."Megami said with a reassuring smile, "I'm just going to go outside for some fresh air."She said before walking towards the sliding doors in the sitting room and wandered outside to the winding porch. Megami then took a seat and gazed out at the gardens of the Hot Spring Resort—the flowers which were a variety of vibrant colors were in full bloom and the grass seemed to be a surreal green which reminded her of the gardens back at the Sohma Estate long, long ago—she surpassed that memory, not wanting to be reminded of that prison or Akito. Hatori will be fine, Megami. She told herself rubbing her arms for warmth, it was spring but the chilled bite of winter still lingered in the air.
Suddenly she felt something being wrapped about her; she looked up to see Yuki placing a blanket around her shoulders. The Rat smiled down at the Goddess and then took a seat beside her, "Thank you Yuki."She said pulling the blanket closer to her.
"You're welcome."He grinned. "You know everything is going to okay. We'll figure something out and then we'll all have a normal life."Yuki said.
"I know."She said softly.
"Yeah and we'll finally be free from that dam bastard Akito."Kyo's voice said from the doorway. Yuki and Megami looked over at him to see the Cat walking out to join them, taking the seat on the other side of his sister. "Just think when Kaida is born, she won't have to ask why Uncle Kyo transforms into a cat when he's hugged by a girl."He said rubbing his sister's swollen belly.
Megami smiled. "She wouldn't have to wonder why cousin Yuki is turned into a rat."Yuki said.
"She'd love both of you even if you were still your Zodiac animals."The Goddess replied, "She'd love you for you who are, just like I do."
Afternoon came around and the Sohma family was just finishing up a wonderful lunch prepared by Ritsu's mother and the Monkey himself, Megami sat staring down at her plate which was untouched. "Something wrong Megami? You didn't eat anything."Hatsuharu said.
"Hatori should have been back by now."Megami said. "I-I know I worry too much but I just have a feeling something bad is going to happen today."
"I'm sure he's fine. An emergency may have come up at the office."Shigure said.
"Your right Shigure, it's probably nothing."
"Megami how about you help me with the dishes, I mean if you want to, it will get your mind off of Hatori."Tohru suggested with an innocent smile.
The Goddess smiled back at her friend, "Thank you Tohru."Megami standing up from her seat with the help of Kyo.
"No problem, I know housework takes my mind off of whatever worries me."She said as they gathered the dirty dishes.
"Same here. Tohru, you and I sure are a lot alike."Megami said as the two carried the dishes towards the kitchen down the hall.
Tohru nodded. "Shigure has always said we're sisters."
"Ah but you couldn't be sisters because Miss. Honda you are hideous and Megami here…is an absolute Goddess."His dark voice said.
The Goddess and the Rice Ball froze as they entered the kitchen, their wide eyes locked onto the God. "A-Akito."Megami stammered.
He was leaned against the counter, leering at both of them with his dark eyes glistening. The God was dressed in the same clothing that he wore when Megami had first seen him a few days ago; he unglued himself from the counter and began to approach them. His locked onto the girl that he hated so much—Tohru—Megami noticed and blocked him from her. "She has nothing to do with this Akito."Megami said.
"Why don't you leave Tohru so I can chat with Megami in private?"Akito spat harshly narrowing his eyes at her.
"I-I'm not going to leave you alone with him Megami."Tohru said.
"It's okay Tohru. He won't hurt me."Megami reassured with a smile. "Go and get Shigure or Kyo or someone. Okay?"
Tohru nodded, "Okay."She said before she hurried out of the room leaving the God and Goddess alone.
Megami moved her gaze back to Akito. "How did you get in here? How did you even find this place?"She asked.
"Really now it wasn't that hard to get in here, all the doors are open."Akito smiled like the Cheshire Cat, he laughed and then said, "And I just simply asked for directions and here I am."
"What do you want?"She asked.
Akito smirked. "That should be obvious—"
"Akito! What the hell are you doing here?"Kyo hissed storming into the room and taking a protective stance in front of Megami.
"Kyo, settle down."Shigure said as he and Haru walked into the kitchen. The Dog stood before the Cat and Goddess and the Ox stood on the other side of the Goddess, all three men glared at the God that stood before them smirking.
"Well if it isn't the Dog, the little Kitty and the stupid Ox."Akito said.
"You bastard!"Haru snarled lurching forward before Shigure quickly restrained him.
"Calm down Haru, we don't need a fight on our hands with Megami in here."Shigure said. The Dog moved his narrowed gaze to the God, "What are you doing here Akito?"
"That really shouldn't be that hard to figure out."Akito said. "I want Megami back at my side."He said moving his stare to Megami who froze and gripped onto Kyo's arm. "I want her and you animals all back under my rule and one more thing…I want to kill Hatori."
Megami gasped. "What? No! No you can't!"She yelled as tears stung her eyes. "Why? Why would you want to do that? What did he ever do to you Akito? He was your doctor!"She cried moving towards him but Kyo was pulling her back.
Akito glared at her, "He stole you away from me."He retorted.
"He didn't steal me away! I was never yours! I never loved you! I had always loved Hatori and I always will!"Megami snapped.
"It doesn't matter because I'm going to kill him. So where is the dam Dragon anyway?"Akito inquired.
Megami began to sob and Kyo wrapped his arms around her glaring at the God. "He's not here."Haru spat.
"Oh well. I'll just come back later and slay the Dragon."Akito replied walking past them towards the door, "Unless Megami comes back with me, then I'll leave all of you be and I won't kill Hatori. Think about that my Goddess. Well good-bye."He grinned before vanishing down the hallway.
"H-He wants to kill my Hatori."Megami cried.
"Megami he's not going to touch Ha'ri."Shigure said.
"Akito is a very determined person…he's just going to keep trying until he succeeds…maybe I should go with him."Megami said.
"What? You are not going anywhere that bastard Megami! Do you hear me?"Kyo snapped.
"If I don't he'll keep coming after all of you and h-he'll kill Hatori."Megami said harshly. "I'll be saving all of you if I—"
"You're not going near him Megami!"Kyo yelled. "You are not going to do that do you understand me? When Hatori gets back we'll have another family meeting and discuss what to do but you are not going near Akito ever again."He said pulling his sister close to him in a tight hug. "I promise myself I'd protect you Megami and that's what I going to do sis. I won't let him hurt Hatori or you anymore."
Tears trickled down Megami's cheeks as she embraced her brother, "Kyo."She cried.
"Come Haru let's go."Shigure said softly. The Dog and the Ox left the siblings in kitchen and strolled down the hall, "We need to tell the others what happened and we better be ready for when Hatori returns, I have a feeling that the Dragon isn't going to be too happy."
"Yeah your right."Hatsuharu replied as they entered the sitting room where Tohru and the Sohmas were waiting—they told them of Akito's little visit and about the threat to the Dragon which caused all of them to freeze.