Back in the room, all eyes were on the door, waiting. Tohru hoped she would see Hakiri walk back in any moment, bleeding but alive. Kisa hugged tightly into Yuki, who kept a tight hold on her, making sure she wouldn't have to look at the corpses that littered the floor.

Kyo was huffing angrily. How could he just leave like that? Basically tell them all that he would probably die… How could he just charge out by himself, expecting to take on all the gang members that resided inside the mansion. He felt both anger and sadness at Hakiri. That bastard…

Tohru gasped and cried out as muffled shots were suddenly heard, and a loud commotion of Hakiri's sword. There were cries of pain, more shots. Suddenly everything was quiet.

No…no… Tohru thought the worst and burst into another episode of heavy tears. Yuki put Kisa behind him, grabbing his kitana and holding it steadily in both hands. Kyo pushed tohru next to Kisa, taking a fighting stance, just as ready as that damn rat, waiting to see the dozens of Yakuza burst through the door.

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Hakiri fell to his knees, his eyes wide with pain as he collapsed, seeing his certain death closing in on him. Four shots had pierced his chest, his body completely covered in injuries. His vision started to blur, and the pain wasn't there. All he could feel was the cold despair of his defeat. He curled over, staring at the floor, ready to accept his fate…

Hana flashed through his mind. His family came after. Then Tohru. No…no this couldn't be it. He had to live..he had to keep fighting…

A familiar tingle flashed through him, and he suddenly was filled with unimaginable strenght as his body started to change.

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CRASH! Two bodies flew straight through the wall with a loud crack of shattered wood, and screams ensued. Suddenly the doors flew open with Yakuza backing away, shooting madly back into the hallway with wide fearful eyes.

Bursting through there mass, came the most terrifying creature any of them had ever seen. Hakiri was now a bestial form of a tiger, easily three times the size of a normal tiger. His fur was spiky and glossed with blood, a mane of sharp looking fur bursting out of his neck. His fangs were massive, and his claws the same. His very appearance sent shivers down everyones spine.

He let out a deafening roar that made Tohru and Yuki tremble. The massive tiger swiped left and right, sending bodies flying through the air like dolls. He pounced another, ripping away the screaming mans head like it was a meatball. The remaining Yakuza ran screaming like banshees, fearing for there lives. Hakiri turned and swiped at those who remained to try and kill him, only to meet there death at the end of his claws.

Tohru watched in shock at the carnage, shielding Kisa from the sights of death. As the last of the Yakuza disappeared, Hakiri glanced over at them, and with a low growl, collapsed to his side, and slowly shrank back to his naked human body.

Tohru cried out and rushed to his side, kneeling down, watching with horror as his blood pooled out beneath him. His body trembled violently, and Hakiri could barely breath, choking and coughing.

All his injuries were completely exposed. Deep, long cuts ran up and down his back and sides, and about a dozen bullet holes littered his body. Blood ran over him as if covering him in a blanket of red.

"NOOO!" Kisa screamed, rushing to join Tohru. She hugged onto him tightly, crying bitterly. "No! No hakiri don't!" she stuttered between tears, nuzzling her head into him. Hakiri shakily raised an arm, and curled around the childs shoulder in one last embrace.

"Get..out of here.." he mumbled weakly as his arm fell back to the ground. He coughed up a copious amount of blood, shuddering.

Tohru felt like a giant lump was blocking her throat, and she was unable to speak. Crying, she gently picked up Hakiri, hugging her arms around his neck in a desperate attempt to hold on to his life.

Kyo and Yuki stood above him, Yuki letting silent tears fall from his eyes. Kyo's lip quivered, but was ashamed to let Hakiri's last sight of him be his tears.

"Go..there's…more coming.." Hakiri gasped.

"Your going to be okay.." Tohru mumbled, finding her voice. "We just need you to get you to Hari…he'll heal you…"

Hakiri shook his head, his body trembling again. "I love you…Tell that to Hana…" he choked out.

"don't talk like that! Please! You have to live!" Tohru cried out.

Yuki placed his hand on Tohru's shoulder, watching Hakiri. "Die in peace," Yuki said, accepting his cousins fate.

Hakiri smiled a little, a small glint in his eye. Suddenly he broke out in coughing, and his body gave one more violent shudder before it became absolutely still.

All that could be heard was Kisa's heavy tears.