Chapter Three
"So Tohru, why have you asked if you could stay here?" Saki asked. Tohru looked down at the ground.

"No reason, I just want to spend more time with you and Arisa," she said. Arisa raised an eye brow at her.

"Do you need me to talk to the prince about this?" she asked. Tohru shook her head.

"No, no, I just think I should give them some space," Tohru reasoned. A stray hair popped out of Saki's head.

"My electric waves are sensing that you were hurt by the head of the Sohma house," she said in a mystical tone. Arisa glared at Tohru.

"Do you want me to beat this head of house up?" she asked. Tohru shook her head again.

"That would only upset Shigure and I'm not sure he would want me back at the house if you did that," Tohru whispered. "Well okay Tohru, whatever you say" Arisa said shrugging. Saki and Arisa suddenly stood up and walked out of the house. Tohru figured that they were going to go get some food for later and lay back on the futon Saki had loaned her.

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"I think we need to pay a visit to Shigure's house," Saki said. Arisa nodded her head.

"I couldn't agree more."

As they made their way up Shigure's steps they heard a mixture of screams, bangs, and crashes coming from inside the house. Saki and Arisa both looked at each other before knocking on the door. Kyo was the one who answered the door.

"Um... can I help you?" he asked, wincing as a huge crash sounded in the background.

Arisa placed her hands on her hips.

"Okay, what the heck is going on?! Why can't Tohru stay here?!" she hollered. Kyo back up slightly

"Okay, hold it Yankee. There is a very upset Akito inside and you might get killed," Kyo warned Arisa. Saki looked up.

"There are very strange electric signals coming from inside. This can't be a good sign," Saki commented.

"What are the signals, Saki?" Arisa asked. Saki waited a moment before she answered.

"They are coming from someone who..." she was cut off by Mei flying through the door and then Arisa and Saki met Akito. Her short black hair was hanging in her eyes and both her pink and white kimono were askew.

"If you come near Shigure again, I will kill you without a second thought," Akito snarled advancing on the editor. Then she noticed Arisa and Saki.

"Who are you?" she growled. Arisa and Saki backed up.

"We are friends of Tohru. I'm Arisa Uotani and this is Saki Hanajima," Arisa introduced. Akito flew into another rage.

"I DONT WANT ANYONE WHO ISN'T A SOHMA NEAR THIS HOUSE OR NEAR THE MAIN HOUSE," Akito yelled. Arisa may have been a Yankee but even she backed up at the sight of Akito being mad. "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?" Akito screamed, "GO!" Arisa took another step back and pushed Saki behind her.

"I think we'd better go now," she whispered to her friend. Saki nodded in agreement. As they turned to leave, Arisa once again addressed Kyo.

"We're still going to talk about this." Kyo looked worried. He slowly shook his head at Arisa and Saki.

"It would be better anyway if Tohru stayed with you or her grandfather. We shouldn't have allowed an outsider in our family," Kyo said turning away from the two girls. Both of Tohru's friends looked shocked as did Hatori, Momiji, Mei, Shigure, Yuki, and Akito. Akito, however, smiled at his reply.

"I may just let you join the family if you keep thinking like that," she replied. Kyo's eyes widened and he blushed slightly.

"Arigato, Akito," he said. Shigure stepped into the conversation.

"Arisa, Saki, tell Tohru that she isn't going to be aloud back here for a while. We need to let Akito make some decisions," Shigure said, and then he turned his attention to his editor. "As for you Mei, I will no longer put up with you acting like a child. Be mature for once or I will find a new editor." Mei looked shocked but Akito looked smug.

"B-but, Shigure, how will you ever get back into the publishing world?" Mei asked.

"I have ways, trust me," he said. Then he dismissed the three outsiders.

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"Tohru, we're back," Saki said as she and Arisa entered the room that their friend was staying in. Tohru looked up.

"Where did you go?" she asked. The two girls exchanged glances.

"We're sorry, we went to Shigure's house. We didn't know that problem there would be as mean as Akito," Arisa said, sadly hanging her head. Tohru was shocked.

"Did Akito hurt you?" Tohru asked. Saki shook her head.

"No, the important question is did she hurt you?" Saki asked. Tohru shuddered.

"Yes, but I'll be fine. It was just a few bruises," she said. Arisa frowned at her friend's answer and Saki looked sympathetic.

"Well one thing's for sure," Arisa said, "you're not going back to that house unless we give the go-ahead!"

"Bu-"Tohru started to argue held Saki set her hand on her shoulder.

"We can't let you go back," she continued, "it's too dangerous right now." Tohru just nodded and sat down on the couch, wiping her eyes. Tohru knew that her friends had won this one. Besides, she didn't want to forget.

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Hatori, Akito, and Shigure sat around the table discussing what was to be done.

"Everyone here knows what I want. I think it would be best for everyone if she forgot," Akito voiced. Hatori and Shigure exchanged glances.

"It might be best for her but what about for this family?" Hatori asked. Akito glared at him.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Akito snapped. Shigure sighed.

"Ever since Tohru came into our lives Yuki and Kyo have been getting along better. Not perfectly, but better," Shigure said. "I don't think letting her know the secret was the best idea but it has helped some." Akito looked horror-struck at what Shigure was saying. She was so upset that she stood up and backed up against the wall.

"WE DONT NEED SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE TO HELP US!" she screeched before she ran from the room. Shigure got up and followed her out the door. He found her standing in the garden, tears pouring off her face.

"Why don't you want someone to help us?" Shigure asked. "I know I will never stop loving you if she continues to live here." Akito turned to face him.

"How can you say that?! Ever Since you left Sohma house you've been distant," Akito cried. "Then when she moved in you haven't even spoken to me except for those rare occasions!"

"First of all, you kicked me out of Sohma house and told me you never wanted to see me again. Second of all, I tend to get injured when I speak to you," he replied in frustration. Akito opened her mouth to protest but realized that everything he had just said was true.

Before either of them realized it, Akito was showering Shigure with kisses. He smiled inwardly. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and captured her mouth with his. When they broke apart they realized Hatori was watching form the porch. Akito tried to glared at him but found her heart was too filled with joy.

"So Akito," Hatori started, as he walked towards the couple, "have you come to a decision about Miss Honda's memory?" Now Akito remembered how to scowl.

"I don't need help from the likes of her. She may keep her memory but if I find that she is around Yuki, Kyo, or the other's I will make her want to forget with every fiber in her being," Akito growled.

"Understood," Hatori and Shigure said in unison.