Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. I own Amaya, Rei and Lieko (who, thank god, is not in this chappie).

Hmm… I'd like to thank my reviewers who are: moonflower, Kitty Kyon Lover, Aqua, Nekokazam, Amanda, Redsarah, and Amandazh94. Anyway, here's the story. Sorry if it gets a little confusing. If it does, please blame the time. I was up until 3 AM writing. At first I was having difficulty, but then I really got started. So, here is the 10th chappie. Hope you like it! I think my chapters are getting longer slowly. This is nearly five Microsoft pages in font size twelve. Yay! And now, enjoy! There seems to be some error right now, so I'm just gonna not add the rulers. Instead there will be a little -.

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Chapter 10

"Hatori-ue, I can't wait any longer, I have to see Megumi-kun!" Amaya marched up to Hatori's desk, putting her palms on it and leaning on them. It had been a week since Megumi had visited last, and Amaya wasn't one to remain patient.

"So you're finally going to face him, how brave of you, I'm proud. Unfortunately, Akito won't tolerate that." Hatori had looked up momentarily from the folder her was flipping through, but he didn't want to see Amaya's death glare, so he had began looking once more.

"How cruel of Akito-nii. It's not like I obey to him, anyhow. If you need me, send for me at Megumi-kun's house. Sayonara, Hatori-ue." Amaya walked away, waving nonchalantly as she went.

"There's no way of stopping her now…" Although his face didn't portray in, Hatori was worried for her, she just couldn't stay out of trouble, could she? She still had many open wounds from when Akito found out she had let Kyo and Tohru in. Someday she would be her own terminator.

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"Nido to aenu hito ni basho ni, mado wo akeru…" Amaya sang as she walked up to Megumi's house with Rei prancing beside her. The duo froze on the sidewalk in front of Megumi's apartment, others sending either dirty glances or traumatized stares at Amaya as they walked by.

"Are we going to remain out here all day, or are you going to go up to that door and knock?" Rei pawed Amaya's leg while talking, earning more gawking spectators.

Amaya went up to the door, and just when she was about to knock, Hana-chan opened the door, her face grim.

"Oh, konicchi wa, Amaya-kun. I was not expecting you…" Saki looked down at the shorter girl with cat ears.

"Hana-sama, what is wrong?" Amaya stepped in when silently gestured to follow. Hana-chan led Amaya inside to the living room and walked out. Amaya knew well enough she should sit down, so she did. A few minutes later, Saki came in with two cups of tea and a bowl of milk for Rei, who had followed them in.

"Amaya-kun, I am sorry that it has to be me to inform you, but Megumi is currently… gone." Hana-chan sat down as she placed the cups on the table and the bowl on the floor. Amaya picked up the cup gently, but her hand was shaking too much, and the scalding tea was being thrown out of its containment and onto Amaya's hand.

"What?" Amaya felt tears well up in her eyes; she couldn't believe Megumi was gone. "Megumi can't be gone! What has happened!" Amaya felt herself grip her katana that was always on her waist, it somehow helped comfort her.

"He went to see you, and he never came back, I had hoped he was with you. But he would have called if he was… He wouldn't concern us all." Hana-chan hung her head, trying to stop the tears from coming.

"Could he have been kidnapped! Oh no, he's hurt!" Amaya wasn't trying to discontinue her weeping, for her eyes were brimming with countless tears. She felt both her hands tightening, the hand holding the glass teacup was very close to shattering it, while her katana grip was used to such treatment and was fine.

"He could be fine, Amaya-kun. Besides, nearly no boys are kidnapped, it is always a girl." Hana-chan knew nothing about Akiyo's existence; therefore she didn't suspect Megumi could be being held captive and being tortured by him at the very moment.

"No, he can't be, Akito must have him!" Finally, the cup shattered, cutting Amaya's hand. The worry and anger rushed out of Amaya as the pain took over, and she was glad. Maybe this was why people cut themselves; it took their minds off everything but the pain.

"Who is Akito?" Saki asked, not noticing the blood flowing down Amaya's hand and dripping onto the white carpet.

"He is my brother and the head of the Sohmas. He controls everything and everyone in his family, and he hates me. So taking Megumi to hurt him is to punish me." Amaya sighed and looked away; she too wasn't concerned with the blood that now covered her hand. She had survived through much worse and right now, explaining was important.

"How does he control everything?" Hana-chan was now curios to who exactly Akito was. She thought Amaya was being a bit stingy on her explanation, that she might be hiding something.

"How does he control everything… do you mean why isn't he overrun because of his cruelness? Why everyone obeys him? I can tell you that. He is special; he has a certain power over the others." Amaya looked off into the distance, now Hanajima knew she was hiding something.

"What is this special power, Amaya-kun?" Saki leaned in; she didn't want to miss anything.

"He controls them by, a curse, a curse that affects fourteen people directly. Since you know this much, I will tell you the rest. I know you have heard of the Chinese Zodiac. The thirteen other people besides Akito are inhabited by the thirteen Zodiac spirits. Those thirteen people are Kisa, Hiro, Momiji, Hatsuharu, Kyo, Yuki, Kagura, Ritsu, Isuzu, Kureno, Shigure, Hatori, and Ayame. They turn into their respective Zodiac animal when they are hugged by the opposite gender or when they become weak. Akito is the god in the Zodiac story, and he controls the entire Zodiac. I guess I should tell you everyone's individual animal. Kisa the tiger, Hiro the sheep, Momiji the bunny, Hatsuharu the cow (ha ha, has anyone noticed that they call Haru the cow, and a cow is a girl?), Kyo the cat, Yuki the rat, Kagura the boar, Ritsu the monkey, Isuzu the horse, Kureno the rooster, Shigure the dog, Hatori the dragon, and Ayame the snake. I think that's it…"

Hanajima sat there on the couch, staring at Amaya for a while, internally comprehending everything that she had said. Now she knew why none of the Sohma boys she knew would let themselves be hugged, and why their waves were so unique. "So, Akito might have Megumi captive…"

"Yes, he might. I guess I should go home now and look around…" Amaya looked at Rei, who was sleeping soundly. "I can't believe I just told you that… When Akito finds out he will be furious." She looked at the ceiling for a minute or two, pondering. "Oh well!" She smiled brightly, amazing Hanajima at her satisfactory at the moment.

"Yes, you ought to go; I guess I will be hearing from you soon?" She received only a nod and a wave before Amaya and Rei were gone (after Rei was poked, prodded and pinched many times by Amaya to be awakened, of course).

"Hmm… Today has been eventful…"

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"Tohru I…" Kyo was lying on the roof, looking at the stars, trying to think of a way to express his feeling towards Tohru.

"Yes, Kyo-kun?" Tohru climbed up the ladder and sat next to Kyo, gazing at him. He turned to look back at her, smiling contentedly.

"Isn't it beautiful out tonight?" He sat up and kissed her cheek lovingly, causing her to blush. They had kissed a few times, but hadn't really decided whether they were a couple yet.

"Hai, it is, Kyo-kun." Tohru put her forehead to his, gazing into his eyes tenderly. "I have wanted to know for a while now, what do you feel for me?" She pulled back, and he sat up and stared at her intently.

"Well, what do you want to know, exactly?" He found the topic difficult, for he had been practicing for the longest time, trying to find the right way to tell her how he felt, but it seemed that he just couldn't say it.

"I want to know, do you like me as a friend, or as a girlfriend, or what." She looked away, thinking he was going to tell her something she didn't want to hear.

"I think of you as… you. If you want me to think of you as a friend, I will try but… I think of you as something… more." Kyo blushed, trying not to sound corny as he tried to draw his feeling out for her, without actually saying the three words that always came out as something less… romantic whenever he tried to tell her.

"I want you to think of me as something more. But what do you mean by that? Do you mean as a family member, or what?" Kyo looked at Tohru, confused, just as she was.

"Well… uh…" Tohru was suddenly having a hard time as well, so Kyo decided to act upon his feelings and lean down to kiss her, which he did. They stayed there for about a minute before they both pulled back panting for air.

"You want me to think of you like that, right?" Kyo did what Tohru had done before, and rested his forehead on hers. All she could do was nod her head and smile compassionately.

"Good, I already think of you like that." Kyo smiled before gently pulling Tohru's face towards his for another kiss, which he didn't get because Yuki came flying up the ladder, looking grim.

"Amaya is on the phone, she says it's an urgent situation." Yuki watched as Tohru and Kyo practically flew down the ladder, they had gotten fond of Amaya. It was either that, or they knew when Amaya called something an urgent situation, it was and urgent situation.

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Heh, Amaya never calls anything urgent. So… what's bad enough for Amaya to call the house that holds the dog and the rat? Who knows! Maybe she's dying along with Megumi, seeing as he tried to protect her from Akito, but then got them both hurt and now, SHE'S PREGNANT! OO Heh… I was joking about that, you know… That won't be happening! Not now, not ever! I don't like those twists! This isn't a drama. Well, R+R! Now, I've got to be going, I've been dodging people trying to not get in trouble for being on the computer right now. Sayonara! Wait... I wrote that last night... don't mind the dodging people thing. Oh, Amaya was singing Passion which is the Japanese version of My Sanctuary, which is the opening theme for Kingdom Hearts II. Since you all should know the details now... sayonara. And this time, I mean it, I'm finished talking! (everyone: Halleluiah!) Humph, how rude.