When red eyes stare at you
Tohru came with Akito everywhere, and she got the sight feeling that no one talked to him willingly. Even Hatori was a little standoffish, but she could understand that. It just creeped her out to see feared eyes when Akito walked into the room. He wasn't that bad; Tohru could sense some good in him. She also realized in the people she just met, their eyes lit up when she walked in beside him. Of course, it was replaced by fear a moment later, but Tohru could see hope. That made her happy.
It explained her surprise when she heard a crashing at the door. "Akito, I need to talk to you!" No one ever asked for him before.
"It must be that stupid cat." Akito said. Oh, the cat from the legend! He was cursed too? "Oh, yes, the cat. One day, I'll take off his bracelet for you, but I don't want to deal with the smell. He turns into a monster though, and he wants to be let in? He probably just thought of a strategy. Well, the day is boring enough, this should be interesting." Akito opened the door.
"Finally! I want to talk to you about that stupid rat," The boy stopped as soon as he saw Tohru. His eyes widened, as if he reconized Tohru from before. His voice became quiet, "Never mind about the rat. I want to talk about something else with you."
"Alright, let's hear it." Akito sounded annoyed.
"Alone, please." Kyo snapped back.
"Why?" Akito asked venomously.
"I want to talk to you privately so it doesn't get spread around the whole Souma estate." Kyo replied in anger. Tohru looked at him again. The boy turned away from her, but Tohru noticed something in his eyes. He felt guilt. He was trying to cover it up with false anger, but Tohru was good at these things.
"Oh, I get it." Akito replied. "Tohru, leave now." Tohru left the room. She didn't know what was going through Akito's mind. Did he see the guilt? Maybe he just thought talking to the cat would be interesting. The cat, Tohru forgot to ask his name! Well, she could always ask Hatori later. Tohru smiled.
In Akito's room:
"What is she doing here?" Kyo yelled at Akito. He couldn't help it. The guilt was overriding him, and then she shows up. He wanted something to distract him from it, he needed something to distract him from it. It was eating away at him. How many nights was he without a decent nights sleep? Kyoko probably died with those injuries and he could of saved her. Just seeing Tohru made the memories happen again and again. In fact, they were still repeating.
"Oh, you knew her before?" Akito smirked. He was enjoying this! Of course he would; that was the type of person he was.
"Yes I knew her before. I saw her when she was a little kid. She hasn't changed since then. You haven't answered my question. What is she doing here?" Kyo yelled. He was getting seriously pissed.
"Let's say it was a little exchange." Akito replied back.
"What kind of exchange?" Kyo asked.
"Her mom was dying, so I saved her life. Everything has a price, and now she is here." Akito shrugged. Guilt struck again with Kyo. So her mom didn't die, but Tohru was stuck here? Not only that, but she didn't look like a girl anymore. That isn't Tohru! She would never do that!
"This is all my fault." Kyo put his head in his hands. "The price can be paid by others, right?"
"It is already paid, though I really would like to see you locked up early. She is already permanently tied here. Now Kyo, she is handling it quite well. She isn't unhappy at all. In fact, her happiness gets annoying at certain times. Then again, you already seem to be locked up in guilt. That is the best kind of prison." Akito smirked.
"You mean, she cursed?" Kyo asked.
"Yes, of course she is you stupid cat. How else would I tie her here?" Akito replied annoyed.
"You are just trying to replace-" Kyo yelled. He didn't care. Tohru didn't deserve staying here because Akito was feeling guilty and trying to fill a hole.
"Shut up!" Akito got up and threw the table at Kyo. "That is not true! Get out! Get out!"
The table hit Kyo in the arm. His arm was bleeding and there was many splinters. He didn't mind. He got a reaction out of Akito. He still thought about that day. Who knew? He had to try to get Tohru out of here. Someone had to think of something. He'll try even if he wasn't the best at plans.
Kyo skipped going to Hatori's office and went directly to the roof. He tried to think of something, anything to get Tohru out of there.
