I am utterly, the WORST person ever. I am a terrible author. I again, apologize for my absence. I've said it before, and I still don't understand why, but I'm just not super motivated when I'm home. When I was in school, 1,100+ word chapter in a 57 minute period was cake. Now it takes me 8+ hours to do it. I think I get too distracted. I do want to finish this story, but after that, I'll probably be super inactive again. I am, however, now on Wattpad as NoelleMonroe0 and asianfanfics as NoelleMonroe if you want to talk with me there. I started a GTOP story (Wattpad) because I got into KPOP and BIGBANG so yeah.

Anyway! I think I'll go to 12 chapters and end it. Any other stories I post here, I want to try to prewrite so I don't leave people hanging for so long.

Long note aside, let's get to it :) They're still OOC, I'm sorry.

Disclaimer: I do not own nor claim Fruits Basket. All rights belong to Natsuki Takaya.

Chapter Ten: What To Do

As Yuki walked into the living room, he saw that Hana and Uo were there as well.

"Oh, hello. I wasn't expecting you two. How did it go?"

"It was very fun. Our Tohru was very happy."

Hana smiled as Uo added. "It was bomb. You guys should come next time."

"I'm glad." the rat smiled. "If you'll excuse me, I need to make a phone call."

He walked away as the others continued their previous conversation. He went to the phone and dialed the dragon's number.

He answered on the fourth ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Hari. I have kind of an important question."

"Alright, shoot."

The teen took a breath. "It's kind of weird. I know you can erase memories, but can you dig into someone's past?"

He heard silence. "What is this about, Yuki?"

"Well, I was talking with Kyo this weekend, and he said some things."

"Well… I technically could, but it would be immoral."

"Even if he suggested that his mom's death wasn't suicide?"

The rat heard the elder take a sharp breath. "Why would he think that it wasn't? Who could've?"

"He suggested that it was his father. She was emotionally and physically abused by him. Kyo thinks he did it to get rid of him too because she protected him."

"Well, that certainly is motive. Kyo's father is a cruel and spiteful man."

The rat agreed. "So, do you think there is anything you can do? I wanted to call you before you brought Shigure home. Kyo wants to ask you as well."

"I could bring the moron back early if you guys want to sit down with me and discuss this. This is a serious accusation, and if I did this and failed, we'd all suffer Akito's punishment."

The silver haired boy immediately thought of Hatori's eye. He shuddered. "All we want is to talk for now. I think you should come over soon."

"Alright. I'll go tell Shigure to be ready. I'll be there within the hour. See you later."

"Bye."

The rat hung the phone back on it's cradle and quietly made his way upstairs. As he neared Kyo's room, he saw the cat's door open. He stood in the dorrway and watched the cat fuss over his rose. He was gently misting it and talking to it, as if he was trying to coax it into being green and alive immediately.

The rat walked into the room and touched Kyo's shoulder.

"It will take more than a day." He smiled at other boy.

Kyo smiled softly. "Yeah. I just want it to look more lively. Ya know?"

The rat nodded. "I understand. Give it a few days and it will perk up."

Kyo set the squirt bottle on his desk and leaned against the edge.

"What's happening down there?"

"Hana and Uo stuck around, I'm not sure how long they'll be here. But I called Hatori. He's gonna come by a little earlier."

"Did you ask him?"

"Sort of. I explained why we wanted to talk to him. He said he'd be here within the hour."

"So he'd actually consider doing this?" The cat looked surprised.

"Maybe. He said it was dangerous, especially if something went wrong."

The orange haired teen nodded. "Yeah, Akito would get really pissed. I mean he fucked up Hatori's eye because he wanted to get married. Makes you wonder what the hell he'd do to us."

Both stood in silence, knowing full well that Akito was capable of doing more than just hurting them. A lot more.

"Yuuukii! Kyyoooooooo!" Momiji's carried up to their ears.

The cat rolled his eyes. "Damnit." Yuki chuckled.

The prince stepped into the hall to see the rabbit coming up the stairs. "Yes?"

"Are you gonna come down and talk to everyone? Hana and Uo have to go soon!"

"I wouldn't mind. Stupid cat, what about you?!" Yuki hated the words, but he didn't know how they were supposed to act yet.

"What about me?"

"Come down stairs. Hana and Uo are leaving soon, so come talk to them."

"Why the hell do I care?"

Yuki heard the cat go out his window and knew he went to the roof.

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Kyo sat alone on the roof, watching the trees leaves shake in the gentle breeze. He watched as Tohru's friends walked away. He sighed.

He was surprised by arms around his chest and a face buried into the crook of his neck.

"I'm sorry I called you stupid." The rat's voice was quiet.

Kyo pulled Yuki's wrist away from his neck, forcing the other to sit beside him. He wrapped his arms around the silver haired boy, comforting him.

"It's alright. We have to be careful until we figure out how this going to work. Acting that way is normal. I mean, imagine how freaked out they'd be if they saw us like this."

Yuki nuzzled against Kyo's shoulder. "True. I don't like it though."

"I don't either."

They both looked up the street as the crunch of tires on gravel caught their attention. They moved off of the roof and went into Kyo's room. Yuki stepped into the hallway, seeing Hatori walking towards them.

"Hey."

The doctor looked at him with a nod.

"I told Shigure to keep Haru and Momiji distracted to we could talk."

Yuki nodded and lead Hatori into Kyo's room. He was sitting on his bed. Hatori walked to him and pulled the chair away from his desk and sat down. Yuki shut the door and moved closer to the other men.

"How are you doing, Kyo?"

The cat shrugged. "Better than to be expected, I guess."

The dragon nodded. "Did you really suggest that your father had something to do with your mother's passing?"

Kyo looked a bit taken aback. "Well, that was blunt."

"This is a serious accusation, I don't feel like beating around the bush. Did you?"

"Well, yeah. I mean, people know how irritated he'd get when mom stopped him from yelling at me, especially in front of family. He was a jerk."

"Being a jerk doesn't necessarily mean one is capable of murder."

"I saw him hit her, Hatori. Like, way more often than anyone should see someone get hit. That was a weekly thing. She always had bruises and cringed if any man got too close to her. She was afraid of him."

Hatori nodded. "I looked at her medical file before we came here. I don't know why the previous family doctor covered up the abuse, but there's some documentation of it. Did you ever see or hear something that would suggest more than abuse?"

"Well, I didn't fully understand some of the things he said at the time, but he was always warning her to behave or he'd make her sorry she disobeyed him."

"That… Jesus. He does have a check up scheduled in a few weeks, I can bump it up and check. I just do want you to understand that if I do this, we could all get hurt."

"Won't he be suspicious of you doing something with his mind?"

"Well, he needs a new shot, who's to say I can't him give a little something to help him relax?"

"Damn Hatori, that's dark." They looked at Yuki.

"This whole discussion is dark, Yuki. That is the easiest way I can think to actually get into head, short of getting him drunk, and he wouldn't drink with me."

"When can you do this?"

"Next week? Probably, and I do actually have to travel around when I would've seen your father, he just doesn't need to know I still could've seen him."

Kyo nodded and looked at the floor. "Thanks. I know this could end badly, but I appreciate you still doing it."

Hatori looked shock that the cat thanked him. "Uh, you're welcome. I'll call you after it's done to tell you what I see or if you two should run like hell."

The two teens chuckled, despite the meaning behind the elder's words. The dragon stood and bid them farewell before leaving them alone to think.

Again, I am sorry that I haven't updated in so long. Like I said in my first A/N, I am on Wattpad and am currently working on a GTOP of BIGBANG fic on there, so if you're interested, maybe head over to my profile (NoelleMonroe0) and read it. Leave me a review, even if you yell at me and hate me for updating so slowly, I thank you for reading and supporting my story despite my current lack of motivation. -hugs- love you guys