WARNING: Very bad, bad stuff happened to Akito. If you are weak in the stomach…get a bag…that's why I had to up the rating….
Hatori had had enough. He was now driving with his two best friends, Haru, Tohru, and a cat Kyo. They had decided to go and confront Yuki personally. Hatori had to drive since no one else had a license. If it was up to him, he would be in the back seat trying to recover from what he saw.
Ayame, Hatori, and Shigure had searched around Hatori's room looking for Akito. They hadn't found anything until Ayame opened one of his drawers. What they saw was skin. It must have been Akito's. Who else's could it have been? Hatori thought of the most logical place to put a body. In the closet, of course.
He walked over to the closet and opened it, but he was not prepared for what he saw inside. He screamed at the horrid sight of Akito's fate. Yuki, in his rage, had done much more than just skin him. He had cut off all his body parts and hung them in the closet. Hatori fell back and screamed. His friends ran over to him and saw what Yuki had done. Ayame grabbed Hatori in his arms and tried to keep him from screaming. Shigure couldn't pull his eyes away from the sight. Then, he saw something that made him look closer.
Placed at each body part was what appeared to be a sticky note. Shigure reached his hand in the closet and pulled the one that was closest to Akito's head out. He swallowed down the vomit that had come back up and quickly shut the door, unable to look at it a moment longer. He read the sticky note that was splattered with blood and gave a loud gasp. Ayame looked at him holding an unconscious Hatori in his arms.
"What is it?" he asked with a shaky voice.
"That Yuki…." Shigure said disgustedly. He handed the note to Ayame who read it.
"I don't understand." Ayame said.
Shigure snatched the note back and held it tightly in his hand. "Each note is telling how to connect Akito's body parts back together. He's telling us how to put Akito back together again."
Ayame stared at the note in his friend's hand and began to shiver. He buried his face in Hatori's neck and began to sob. "It couldn't have been Yuki. It couldn't have been Yuki." He whispered to his unconscious friend.
Hatori tried to shake the image of a dismantled Akito from his mind. He was unsuccessful. They had finally reached Shigure's home. Everyone jumped out and ran inside hoping that Yuki would be able to give them an explanation. Hatori stormed in followed by everyone else. He looked around for Yuki but didn't see him.
"Yuki!" he screamed.
Ayame closed his eyes tightly and knew that the moment of truth had come. It was time for him to pick either his beloved brother or his best and closest friend. He was so torn up inside. Tears fell from his eyes knowing that he would have to hurt someone. He waited as he heard footsteps coming from the top of the stairs.
Yuki slowly made his way down. He had changed clothes since he had talked on the phone. He was now in a dark black t-shirt with short sleeves that showed off his scars and dark black pants. Hatori shook his head as he saw him. He finally completed his suicidal look. Nothing was missing. He had the attitude, the cuts, and the clothes to match.
He finally reached the bottom of the stairs and smiled at everyone. "Everyone looks terrible. What's the matter?" he said teasingly.
"How could you do such a disgusting thing?" Hatori said with grimace.
Yuki just shook his head. He smiled widely and stared at everyone. "Do what? I have no idea what you're talking about, Hatori." He said.
Hatori couldn't take it anymore. He stared into Yuki's gleaming eyes and knew he felt no remorse at all for what he did. He stood there and lied about doing such a horrible to Akito. He was not the same Yuki they once knew. He never would be. Hatori looked over at a crying Ayame. It wasn't fair to him, as Yuki's brother, to have to deal with this. Hatori looked back at Yuki and stalked towards him. He grabbed the rat's scared arm and began to drag him towards the hall.
"Where are taking me? Let me go!" Yuki shouted. He tried to pull away but Hatori had such a powerful grip. Everyone followed with Ayame in the lead. He watched in horror as Hatori opened a closet door and slammed it shut. Hatori then used all his strength and pulled the doorknob right off. He backed away and stared at the door while listening to Yuki's screams from inside.
"No!" Ayame shouted running to the door. "He's claustrophobic! Let him out, Hatori!" The snake pounded on the door, trying to think of a way to open it. "Yuki! Yuki, I'm coming! Hold on! I'm coming, Yuki!"
He cried as he heard his younger brother calling his name. He kept banging on the door, knowing it was doing nothing to get his brother out. He fell to his knees and sobbed deeply. He put his hands to his ears trying to block out the sounds of Yuki's cries.
"Ayame! Ayame, help me! Please! Help me, Ayame!" Yuki cried from inside the closet.
"Yuki! I'm trying, Yuki! Hang on just a little longer!" Ayame shouted to Yuki. Ayame turned around and saw Hatori standing to the side with the doorknob in his hand. He ran over to him and snatched it away. Ayame fumbled with it, trying to put it back in place. After a few moments he finally got it. He pulled the door open and when he did the doorknob fell away again. Inside, Ayame stared at the now unconscious Yuki. He had finally passed out from screaming and fear. Ayame quickly pulled his brother out of the closet and held him in his lap.
Shigure watched as these two brothers slowly fell apart mentally. Ayame clinged to Yuki like he would never let go. He cried into the young boy's chest and kept repeating his name. Shigure knew that Yuki had won. Ayame would choose him, not Hatori. There was no denying it any longer.
Ayame finally got control of himself. He gathered his brother in his arms and began to walk away. Hatori and the others chased after him.
"Where are you going?" Hatori said.
Ayame continued to walk towards the door. "Away from here and I'm taking my brother with me. No one here understands him and no one wants to. He needs help and you're not providing any, Hatori! None of you are!"
"Stop right there." Hatori said in a low voice.
Ayame stopped. It was so instinctive to listen to whatever Hatori told him. He slowly turned around and looked Hatori in the eye. He didn't need to say anything. Ayame saw that Hatori wanted him to stay. He wanted him to leave his brother and stay with him. Ayame looked at Yuki in his arms. How could he leave him? For the first time in his life, Ayame knew he would defy Hatori.
"Good-bye…." Ayame walked out the door.
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