Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.

Authors Note: Okay, I'm proud of this chapter for some reason. By the way, I added to the story summary the fact that this story will have Kyo abuse. I thought that was kind of obvious in the story context, but I added it just in case any of my readers do not like that. Also, this chapter switches perspective back and forth. For example: it tells of Saturday morning at Shigure's house, and then about Saturday morning with Kyo. Ok? And…yea, I think that's it. Enjoy:

Book of the Cat

Chapter 14

Friday10:30 P.M.: Sohma Main House:

Kyo followed Akito deeper and deeper into the main house. 'More like main castle,' Kyo thought bitterly. He had no idea why Yuki wanted to run away from here.

Finally Akito stopped walking through what seemed like the endless maze of passages. He pointed to an ornate door.

"This is my room. You are not permitted here." Kyo nodded and Akito continued. "This is Yuki's room." He pointed to an old wooden door. Kyo nodded again, then turned towards Akito.

"Am I part of the Zodiac now?"

Akito stopped dead in his tracks. "What?" His voice was sharp.

Kyo looked him in the eyes. "I beat Yuki."

Akito stared at him, then threw his head back and laughed. "You did not beat Yuki. You used a pathetic, idiotic attempt and you failed."

"No! I beat him!"

Akito's cold laugh pierced the air. "Ha, fine. You "beat" Yuki, now enjoy your royal suite!" He pulled open the door and threw Kyo inside. Kyo landed face first on the floor. Before he could even get up, the door closed and locked behind him. Akito's maniacal laughter followed him as he walked down the hall.

"Part of the Zodiac? Don't make me laugh!"

Akito's laughter slowly died down. Kyo stood up and tried to look around. It was pitch black. He put his hand in his pocket and fumbled around until he produced his keys. He held up the tiny flashlight he had and turned it on. A weak ray of light helped to illuminate his room.

There was no furniture or clothes in the room. There were no books, movies, televisions, or games to occupy Kyo's time. There weren't even any light fixtures and the only window was so narrow and tiny and high up that even a rat couldn't use it. The only thing besides Kyo in the room was the infinite amount of cobwebs that tend to gather after a long time.

Kyo bit his lip. How could this be Yuki's room? Did Akito mean a different Yuki? Were there any other Yuki's? No, there weren't. Kyo took a few steps on the hard scratched wood floor. The walls were not paper, they were thick and probably had bricks underneath the plaster. It wasn't a room; it was a cage.

A tiny scrap of paper hanging in the corner caught Kyo's eye. It was an old, faded kiddy drawing of sunshine and a meadow with a tiny lake. Things outside. It was signed by "Y.S." Those were the things Yuki had been running to as a child. Kyo turned back around to the door. He shined his light on it and gasped. By the handle we're little dark red handprints. Someone had struggled to get out of here and Kyo had a feeling he knew who that child was.

Kyo dropped his flashlight and room was pitched into darkness again. He didn't retrieve it; he merely sunk down to the ground and curled up into a ball. That was one of the few times in his life that Kyo was so scared he couldn't sleep.

Saturday 2 A.M, Shigure's House:

Yuki woke up with a sore, raspy throat and a slight fever. Tohru was in the room with him, placing clean laundry on his dresser. She obviously had not intended of going to sleep unless she knew Yuki was okay.

"Tohru," Yuki said. His voice was quiet and it hurt to talk, but Tohru heard him and smiled.

"You're awake!" She rushed to his side. "Don't talk so much…here, have a glass of water…" She grabbed a cup from Yuki's nightstand and pressed it into his hand. He smiled graciously and put the glass to his lips. The water was cold and refreshing as it ran down his throat. He finished the entire glass in one sip.

Tohru took the empty glass and placed it back on the table. Yuki's voice reached her ears again.

"Where's Kyo?"

Tohru's hand shook and the glass was knocked from the table and shattered on the floor. Shigure happened to be passing by at that moment and heard the noise. He saw Yuki was awake and Tohru was pale again. He put a comforting hand on Tohru's shoulder.

"I'll tell him, why don't you get some rest."

Tohru nodded and left the room. Shigure bent down to pick up the shards of glass and Yuki stared at him quizzically. Finally Shigure began to speak.

"Hatori came by to check on you. I told him what Kyo did and he was equally disturbed as the rest of us. I had thought Kyo would run away while the commotion occurred, but he surprised me. He looked like he was going into shock from what he did. I think he was as scared as the rest of us. Anyway, Ha-san called Akito and told him of what Kyo had done and… well… Akito asked that Kyo come back to stay at the main house."

"What?"

"Yes, you've had the same reaction as all of us."

"But…why? What's going to happen to him?"

"I have no idea, Ha-san promised to call me as soon as he had any details. I expect a call very soon."

Sure enough, the phone rang in less than five seconds.

Saturday 7 A.M. Shigure's House:

The next morning was a cheery, Saturday morning. The sun was shining brightly, the birds merrily chirping, and although the cold winter wind was bitter and strong, it was still a lovely day.

It was lovely outside at least.

Shigure woke up first that day. Well, technically, you need to be asleep to wake up, and Shigure had not slept at all that night. His mind was solely focused on Kyo. He frowned as he entered the kitchen. 'That stupid teenager had acted to irresponsibly.' Shigure thought as he made himself a pot pf coffee. He had tried to kill his own cousin…at least five times. It wasn't abnormal for him to try to beat Yuki, but it was weird that he had tried to kill Yuki. 'The stupid imbecile.' Shigure reflected bitterly. 'How could he do that?'

He reflected on Hatori's phone call. It had been short as Hatori had very few details to spare. The only thing he told Shigure was that Akito took Kyo inside the main house to Yuki's room. Shigure had personally never been inside Yuki's room, but he knew of it from stories Hatori had told in secrecy. Yuki had not had a pleasant childhood in that room, and Shigure had a feeling that Kyo's stay would not be much happier in that room.

The next thought that crossed Shigure's mind was Kyo's punishment in general. He tried to justify sending Kyo to the main house. 'He needed to go. Who knows whom he would've hurt next?' But somewhere in the back of his mind, his thoughts were only of sadness for the red-haired boy he had come to think of almost as one of his friends…Almost as a son.

Saturday Noon, Shigure's house:

After lunch, Uo and Hana stopped by to visit Tohru. Yuki answered the door after having snuck out of bed.

"Wow, Prince, you look like crap," Uo said, staring at his tousled hair and the bags under his eyes.

"Indeed, your waves indicate a drop in the state of your health." Hana added.

Yuki ran his fingers through his hair and exhaled. "Yea…I ate something I was allergic to."

"Oh, that sucks. Where's Tohru?" Uo questioned.

As if on cue, Tohru burst into the room. "Yuki! Hatori-san said you should stay in bed!"

"I'm fine, Tohru. The fever is gone. And besides, you have visitors."

Tohru turned and noticed her friends. She smiled warmly. "Uo! Hana! How lovely of you to visit."

Hana nodded. "We wanted to see you. Do you have any snacks?"

Tohru nodded and Hana followed her into the kitchen. Uo was left with Yuki. She stared at his rumpled appearance.

"Where's Carrot-top?" she mumbled.

Yuki looked away. "Gone."

"Gone? Like…ran away?"

"No, my other cousin requested that he come back to live with him."

"Which cousin? Haru?"

"No."

"Momiji?"

"No."

"Hatori?"

"No."

"Hmmm…uh--"

"Just stop guessing, you don't know him." Yuki smiled.

Uo nodded. "Um, when is he coming back?"

"I don't know…"

There was a moment of silence, finally Uo said, "Tell Tohru I'll meet her in her room." She ran upstairs before Yuki could respond. If Yuki had been listening, he would have heard the door to Kyo's room open and then shut a minute later.

Saturday 6:30 P.M., Shigure's house:

After hanging out with Tohru and eating through the entire kitchen, Uo and Hana finally prepared to leave. Tohru walked them to the living room to see them out. Yuki and Shigure had been watching T.V., but they stopped to politely say goodbye.

Shigure waved good-bye and in his cheery voice said, "Hope to see you soon!"

Yuki stared at Uo; she was clutching her large backpack tightly to her chest.

"You're holding that bag as if we'd steal it from you." He pointed out with a smile.

Uo laughed nervously. "Um…yea, well, a girl and her purse…"

Tohru nodded and smiled. "Bye Hana! Bye Uo!"

"Bye Tohru. Take care." Hana said.

"See you Monday." Uo added.

They walked out simultaneously and Hana was heard mumbling about getting more snacks. Once they were gone, Tohru went back to cleaning and Yuki and Shigure went back to their television program. Without Kyo there, the house was a lot quieter.

Uo and Hana paused once they were off Shigure's property. Uo let out the breath she had been holding in and she loosened her grip on the bag. Hana stared at her.

"I take it you stole something…Yes…you did…From Kyo's room."

Uo nodded and pulled open the backpack. An old book, bound in some sort of leather and with the title "Zodiac Book of the Cat," slipped into her hands. Hana nodded, as if stealing was perfectly honest.

"So…this is the book you were telling me about?"

Uo nodded and Hana placed her hand on it. After a minute she pulled away.

"The waves from the book match the new waves from Kyo."

Uo shivered, remembering Hana's ominous warning the morning after the dance.

"Different bad. Very bad."

Hana looked Uo in the eyes. "This book is evil, Uo. Kyo's in trouble."

Saturday 7 A.M., Sohma Main House:

Kyo woke up with a stiff neck that very same morning. It seemed he had only just fallen asleep when the door was kicked open and Akito strolled in.

"Wake up, you stupid cat."

Kyo picked himself off the floor and copied the bow that Hatori had preformed last night. Akito laughed at his attempts.

"Stupid, foolish cat. Do you think that by bowing and staying calm I will forgive you? I live to punish you. You, the foul cat, think you can be part of the Zodiac? It's pathetic. You're worthless and vile and nobody will ever care about you."

"You're lying!" Kyo yelled, then gulped as Akito approached him. He hadn't meant to lose his temper.

"I'm what?" Akito glared.

"Uh…" Kyo tried to think fast, but before he could, Akito's fist slammed into his face. Kyo staggered back, holding his eye. Akito didn't look it, but he was strong. And quick.

"In the future, never doubt me." Kyo nodded. Akito seemed pleased by Kyo's silence. "As for rules of the house, you will be given food at 6:30 A.M., noon, and 6:30 P.M. You will only leave this room when I give permission and you will never show any disrespect for me or anyone else in this house. Remember, you are beneath us all. You are not above the lowest servant in this house. If anything, be happy that I am not making you do the housework. Remember your place here, cat."

Akito began to walk away, but Kyo stupidly called out. "Hey, it's 7:00, shouldn't my breakfast be here?"

Akito growled. "Did you honestly think I'd feed you today after your little performance last night? Next time you eat, you'd better hope I don't slip anything you are allergic to into your food."

He walked away, but turned back one more time, smiling at Kyo's confused expression. "One more thing…" Akito said. Kyo stared at him. Akito suddenly pulled back and punched Kyo in his stomach. Kyo fell to the ground and Akito's kicks showered his ribs. Kyo wanted to block or defend himself, but he was afraid that Akito would get even madder. And besides, he could handle one small beating…

…Couldn't he?

Authors Note: That's a pretty decent length? Right? Ha, okay, well maybe not for you all, but its good for me. Anyway, I hope it wasn't too confusing… you know, it was Saturday at Shigure's house, then it went back to Saturday morning at the main house… I hope that made sense… I labeled it to be helpful! (I'm so proud of myself.) Anyway, I'm pooped cause I went Xmas shopping and had to beat up several evil shoppers… (Maybe…). Anyway,

Thanks to my Reviewers:

Kyoluvr: Ha, I think that was my shortest review ever, but you got your point across. Thanks!

Elina: Ha, you sound like a robot: "Must Be Punished." Ha, yup, bad, bad Kyo.

SageWriting: Oy, angst is good. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

Shadow7272: Ha, yea, Kyo tries to kill her, but she only flips out when he tries to kill Yuki… I guess that's because in my mind, Tohru cares about other people more than herself. And she loves Kyo and Yuki so much, that she couldn't imagine losing either one of them. She is upset and confused with Kyo, and she's upset and concerned for Yuki… so, angst. Yup.

Sesshumarusgirl101: Akito keeping his hands off Kyo? Oy, if I had Kyo locked up in the room next to me, you wouldn't be able to get me away.

Imbrium4: Ha! I get it… you want Haru. I'll see if I can fit him in next chapter, if not he'll be in the chapter after that.

Fullma8712: Better and better? Thanks. And yea, Kyo should fess up… but he's too stubborn and he's kind of afraid of what will happen to him…

Dark Inu Fan: Indeed, no one will know exactly what will happen to Kyo in that dark room. And I'm sure all the family members will be kind of mad at him for what he did to Yuki, so they might avoid him and not even notice the pain he is going through. Hint

Dark-wolf-soulx: Oh my G-d, you are like my new favorite person in the entire world cause you just compared Kyo to being emo. All of my friends here are emo and it's so funny that you said that, because whenever anyone is being moody we always tease them and say, "You're emo too!" Ha, that's great. Then you go on and call him a tart candy, or the cereal box prize or sushi… Ha, yay! As for Hatori listening to gangsta music, I always kind of thought he'd listen to something like… eh, country music. I don't like country music, but if any of my reviewers like it, that's great for ya'll. But… yea, I always kinda pictured Hatori as like… a country music guy…

ShadoWalker: Ha, suspense? Yessirreee! Next chapter won't be posted until next week though… Ha, you'll have to wait… I already know what will happen.

Starship Gazer: Ha, yea the trip to the main house is certainly not a trip to Disney World. Well, I guess it could be kind of like Disney World if you think about the spinning teacups that make you vomit… But, I kind of like those…. So….yea…

The Cheshire Katt: I don't think Akito will be the one getting smacked around… Hints Ha, keep reading. And, just so you know, popcorn is my favorite food ever… and because you mentioned it…you're just… even cooler now.

Narutofreak22: Yea, Tohru rejecting Kyo was pretty sad. I didn't know if I got the emotions right on that part. I'm glad you liked it.

And to my silent readers: I hope you all are enjoying the story thus far. Do you have any questions, comments, or suggestions? You all know where to put them. (I'll give you a hint: hit the "Submit Review" button.) Anyway, enjoy!