Please don't hate me! Slight spoiler in this chapter! But DON'T WORRY! If you don't like spoilers then just read on as normal until you get to the part where Shigure walks out of the room, I'll give you all a little heads-up!
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Hatori finished cleaning Tohru's wounds an carefully carried her to Yuki. He shooed Shigure from a nearby armchair and set her down. Ayame sat on the floor weeping beside the bed. Yuki was only half-conscious. "YUKI! PLEASE STAY WITH US! STAY AWAY FROM THE LIGHT! YOU HEAR ME? AWAY!"
"Ayame, either keep you voice down or shut up!" the doctor warned his friend, a sudden urge to kill rising.
"NEVER! I'll SHOUT IT TO THE HEAVENS FOR MY SIBLING'S HEALTH TO BE RESTOR-!"
Kyo stuck a fist in the snake's mouth. "you dare say another word, and I'll knock you into the year of the rooster!" he threatened. Aya nodded his head in fear.
Shigure placed himself on the floor beside Tohru, his face wasn't glowing with that cheerful smile anymore. "how long?" he asked solemnly.
"eh...?"
"about a week. After that we'll need to find you a new home, Tohru," Hatori said. "and I'm counting on you, Ayame and Shigure, to keep Akito as far away from her as you possibly can." He thought it was strange how he felt so surprised that he didn't have much faith in his words.
"I – I can just stay with my grandpa," Tohru offered.
"but..." Kyo started. "... what if he asks why you're not staying with us anymore?"
She hadn't thought of that. No one had. For a moment, they were all silent, pondering solutions to their problem. Yuki just lay there, seemingly sleeping. "I... guess I can tell him that you were moving... or something like that..." Tohru could feel her tears bubbling up. "but... I don't want to lose my memory. You're all the best friends anyone could ask for!"
"oh, Tohru, please don't cry!" Shigure begged, wiping away a tear with his thumb. "no matter what happens, we'll still be your friends. Even if you don't remember us, we'll never forget you!"
She sniffed and curved her lips at them all. There was an ambulance siren going off just outside of Sohma house as several paramedics flooded their way out. Yuki was weakly shaking his head but no one had noticed – he wasn't told that he's going to be hospitalized. Hatori most likely didn't tell him because he knew the rat would refuse to go.
"Tohru, you'll have to wait in another room whilst we get Yuki into the ambulance." Hatori went to pick her up again. "one of you will have to go to the hospital with him. Shigure?"
Shigure shook his head. "I have urgent business to attend to! How about you, Kyo?"
"I," Ayame began. "shall gladly accompany-!"
"do I have to?" the cat asked, completely ignoring Ayame.
"I can go!"
"yes, you have to. Make sure no female doctors examine him or be careful that he doesn't transform," Hatori ordered, awkwardly holding Tohru in his arms. "we don't have time to argue, Kyo, just go down and show the paramedics where to go. Then you can follow them in-"
"I know what to do!" he shouted, annoyed that he was being treated like a five-year-old.
"please! Let me go with-"
"shut up, Ayame!" they all said – well, except Tohru, who was feeling sorry for him.
Both Yuki and Kyo were gone, leaving Tohru with the Notorious Trio. Hatori made her go to sleep, repeating that it was late and she needed to get some rest. He, Ayame and Shigure laid out a flew blankets on the floor of the main room while the girl slept on the dragon's bed. However, Shigure left the room and when he was asked where he was going, he just replied with a simple 'I'll be back'.
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The dog carried on sauntering until he reached Akito's room then knocked on the door casually.
"who is it and what do you want?" Akito's harsh voice shot out at him.
"it's me, Shigure." He slowly creaked the door open and peered through to see him lying on the balcony as usual. "I've come to visit you, Akito." He kneeled down onto the floor.
"don't lie to me, Shigure." He sat up and swung his legs around to see him properly. "what did you really come for?" he stood and walked slowly around him.
"what makes you think I would lie to my beloved God?" he laughed slightly. "don't you trust me?"
"answer my question!" Akito yelled.
The dog calmly smiled at him. "I did come to visit you. But I also want you to tell me why you attacked Yuki, Kyo and Tohru?"
"are you accusing me of assault?"
Shigure stood up, sliding a hand down Akito's cheek. "only if you did assault them..." he leaned closer to his ear. "don't lie to me..." he whispered.
Akito's eyes flared with anger as he struck Shigure's face. "so what if I did?! I'm God! I can do as I please! You have no right to stop me!" he screamed.
"I didn't say I did." He didn't face him. The dog turned away towards the door before he was dragged by the back of his kimono and pulled to the ground.
"I didn't say you could leave!"
Shigure remained laying on the floor. He rubbed his now sore neck and silently grunted with the pain of almost being suffocated. "no," he choked. "you didn't. I'm sorry."
Akito bent down, hovering above him. "next time, don't just leave me. Now get up!"
He obeyed and continued to massage his neck. Standing face-to-face, the dog awaited his next orders. "why do you like that girl? Do you love her? Does she return your love?"
"do I love who? Tohru? No, of course not. I highly doubt she has that sort of interest in me either," he laughed. "I only have one love. I'm sure you know who that is, am I right?"
"you leave me to ponder over your silly riddles? Are you too afraid to say it out loud anymore? WELL?!"
He shook his head. "what's the point in love if it's not going to be shared? I love you, Akito. I always have and I always will." He went to lift Akito's chin to face him but 'God' swatted his hand away and stared in disgust. (A/N: I say 'God' because.. well, let's just say I'm not exactly an Atheist... and I don't have anything against them!)
"I bet you don't know the meaning of the word. If you truly love me, you would always do as I say. But do you?"
"my dear Akito," Shigure started. "love isn't about following orders all the time. In fact, love is all free-will-"
"SHUT UP!" Akito yelled. Then he quickly pressed his lips against Shigure's and tightly wrapped his arms around his neck.
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