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Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket and the song "Going Under" by Evanescence.

Chapter 19

"Battle between the Angel and Shinigami"

Land of the Dead- Inside Palace-

Sakura walked into a room that was full of her belongings, her past belongings before she left. Sakura walked towards a mirror closet to find a black dress with red ribbons and black boots with red shoe laces. She put the dress on with the boots, until a knock was on the door. "Whom is it that wishes to enter?" she said in a gothic tone of voice. The door cracked opened and Sakura's eyes grew large to find Tohru and Kyo being dragged into her room by demons. "We found these intruders in the land. What do you wish to do to them?" the demons asked her as Tohru and Kyo looked up to see their beloved shinigami in front of them.

Now I will tell you what I've done for you -
50 thousand tears I've cried.
Screaming, deceiving and bleeding for you -
And you still won't hear me.
(going under)
Don't want your hand this time - I'll save myself.
Maybe I'll wake up for once (wake up for once)
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom

There was another knock on the door. "Whom is it that wishes to enter in the room of the angel of death?" she said in her gothic voice with her eyes in a golden color. Another group of demons walked in but this time, the whole group was found and taken into her room. "What do you wish to do with these ignorant mortals?" they all asked as the whole group looked at the shinigami that was once their belovely theirs. They waited for her answer until she finally said "Leave them be. Leave them as honorable guests." The demons left as they were ordered to do. They knew she was not in the mood to deal with them. But there was something not right about her at all.

I'm dying again

"Why are you all here?" she asked them as she stared out the window. "Do you wish to bring me back to the land of the living? If so, I cannot. If I do, I'll become nothing more than a killer. The first person that would've died if I stayed would have been Tohru." They all looked at her as Tohru stood up from where she was. "I already know that. It's because…" Everyone stood up and saw that the two looked alike when they saw them at the window glass. On the window, the past Sakura and Tohru looked at each other in dresses. Tohru wore a white dress while the past Sakura wore a black dress.

I'm going under (going under)
Drowning in you (drowning in you)
I'm falling forever (falling forever)
I've got to break through
I'm going under

"We are reincarnations of each other." They both said at the same time. The group looked at the two as they turned around to face the group. "I think that this was a mistake. I should have thrown you all to the dungeon." Sakura told her friends as she turned and walked away from them. Tohru grabbed her by the hand and turned her around forcefully. "It's because of you leaving, that we came all the way over here to get you back! Are you going to run away from us again?!" Everyone stared as they saw the argument occurring. They were all thinking "how did Tohru get so much strength?" in their thoughts at that very moment.

Blurring and stirring - the truth and the lies.
(So I don't know what's real) So I don't know what's real and what's not (and what's not)
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore

Sakura and Tohru stared deep into each other's eyes. "Something will happen if you stay here to long. You will die if you are here to long. My reason for being here is none of your business. Don't interfere, you angel version of me." Sakura told Tohru in her thoughts. It didn't sound like Sakura at all. The Sakura that she knew would never say anything like that to her at all. "Tohru-chan…save me…This isn't me! The person who is talking to you just now is an evil spirit who took over my body! Tohru-chan!!!" a different Sakura voice said in her mind. Sakura sounded like she was in trouble.

I'm dying again

The two let go of each other and Tohru's aura became light blue and it was visible. Sakura's aura was now red and it was very visible. "I think that something bad is gonna happen." Shigure said to himself that Arisa and Saki were able to hear him. "Whatever gave you that idea?" Arisa told him as she looked at him as if he was an idiot. (Author's Note: Holy…I wanna see this! BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF SA-CHAN, TOHRU!!!) "We will battle each other for the decision of my staying or leaving." Sakura told Tohru with her aura hitting Tohru's. "Held in one hour." Tohru told Sakura as wings were sprouting out of the two's back. They both stared at each other and said at the same time, "I WILL NOT LOSE TO YOU!!!"

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Land of the Dead- Back of Palace- One Hour Later-

Kyo, Yuki, Kisa, Hatsuharu, Shigure, Arisa, Hiro, and Saki all waited for Tohru outside of the changing room. "Something bad is going to happen." Hatsuharu said to himself softly in a worried tone. Kyo and Yuki looked at him and Kisa said, "Onee-chan is the reincarnation of Sa-chan. If she is, then that must mean that Onee-chan has the same abilities as Sa-chan!" Arisa and Saki looked at her and they both thought the same thing. Tohru opens the door slowly and holds out a giant sword. She was wearing the white dress like the angel version and white wings sprouted out of her back.

I'm going under (going under)
Drowning in you (drowning in you)
I'm falling forever (falling forever)
I've got to break through

As the group takes their seats, Tohru and Sakura walked into the arena. They both carried the same sword and wore the same outfit but in two complete opposite colors. "Ready, Tohru-chan?" Sakura asked Tohru in her gothic voice. "Set, Sakura-chan?" Tohru asked Sakura as they both took their stances. "Go!!!" they both shouted at the same time as they both sprinted towards each other. Bangs and clashes were sounded everywhere. Tohru and Sakura had the same speed, strength, and attacks that no one was able to keep up with them at all.

I'm...

"FLOWER THUNDER!!!" Tohru cried out as lighting came out of her sword towards Sakura. Sakura dodged the attack and vanished in thin air. Tohru looked around for her but then she heard her voice saying, "You should always be on your guard." Tohru turned around saw Sakura swinging her sword. Tohru's eyes grew large and she jumped into the air to dodge the attack. When she did, Tohru looked like the angel version of a cat shinigami. She stood on Sakura's sword and drew her sword at her. Sakura smirked and shouted out, "FIREY SAKURA BLOSSOMS!" which fire and sakura petals came out of the sword. Tohru jumped off and the two sprinted towards each other once more.

So go on and scream
Scream at me I'm so far away (so far away)
I won't be broken again (again)
I've got to breathe - I can't keep going under

In the audience, Kyo and everyone else looked at Tohru like she was another person. "Onee-chan looks scary like this." Kisa told everyone and she sounded like she was going to cry in fear. "Our little flower is after all an angel." Shigure replied to Kisa as they all watched very carefully. Arisa and Saki looked at Tohru and saw Kyoko's fighting spirit within her. "She definitely has her mother's fighting spirit within her." Arisa told Saki as they watched the fierce battle taking place in front of them. Saki closed her eyes while saying, "No…she has the spirit of both her mother and Sakura's within." Tohru and Sakura were injured horribly but they continued to fight. (Author's Apology: sorry everyone, but I can't write a whole hour of fighting between the two unless ya wanna read gruesome events occurring. I thought it would suck having to tell you all that Tohru and Sakura both had their clothes ripped in shreds and they both bleeding to death at this very moment.) "I WILL NOT LOSE YOU, SA-CHAN! I WILL NOT LIKE I LOST MY MOTHER AND FATHER! I WILL BRING YOU BACK TO US WITH MY MOTHER AND EVERYONE ELSE!" Tohru shouted out at her as she swung her sword at her with all her strength.

I'm dying again

Sakura fell all the way to the wall with a clash. Tohru walked towards Sakura as Sakura fell onto the floor. She stood up to find her right in front of her. "WHY?! WHY ARE YOU DOING SO MUCH FOR ME?! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH PAIN AND BURDEN I AM GOING TO BRING?!" Sakura yelled out as Tohru bent down to her. Her hands were light blue and she touched Sakura's forehead. Sakura backed away from her but couldn't escape. Instead of being able to escape from the angel's touch, she hit herself in the back of the head against the wall. The spirit that was possessing Sakura left the body as Tohru stood up and held onto her sword. Tohru swung the sword at the demon.

I'm going under (going under)
Drowning in you (drowning in you)
I'm falling forever (falling forever)
I've got to break through

Tohru bent back down to where Sakura was. She placed the young shinigami on the floor. The group left from their seats to go to the arena. As they got there, they saw the two still on the floor. "Tohru-san, are you guys okay?" Yuki asked her as he placed his hand on her shoulder. Tohru turned her head to face them with her left eye covered with blood. Her shoulders were covered with blood and cuts, her right leg had a huge cut that was the size of her arm, and there were cuts all over her back. Her hair was cut a bit shorter. Sakura opened her eyes very slowly to find Tohru right above her. As she did, she stood up but fell back down. "I…I…I can't believe it! I almost killed you, Tohru! I'm so sorr-!" Sakura shouted out as tears were flowing down her eyes to be interrupted by a hug from Tohru.

I'm going under (going under)
I'm going under (drowning in you)
I'm going under

"Don't worry about it, Sa-chan. You were possessed by an evil spirit." Tohru said as she hugged the shinigami. Sakura's eyes were full of sorrow and hate. Her shoulders were full of blood and cuts, her legs were brutally injured, and she had a broken arm. There was blood coming out of her mouth and there was a cut on her cheek. The group smiled at the two. Tohru and Sakura both hugged each other and fell asleep from their dreadful and fierce battle.