Chapter 6
For the next couple of weeks Ayame and Kageshi have been visiting Yuki, Kyo, Tohru and Shigure. As of late Yuki and Ayame have gotten a lot closer than they were before and that was due to Tohru and Kageshi's part. Tohru and Kageshi both teamed up against Yuki into spending time with Ayame. This annoyed him but knew they wouldn't stop nagging if he didn't so he did.
One after noon Tohru stopped by to visit Kageshi, they've had talks but not one where it was just them two. She brought over some onigiri she made and Kageshi brought made some tea. They sat down across from each other and began the conversation.
Tohru took a sip of the tea, "Wow! This is really good, may I ask what kind it is?" Kageshi giggled, "It's dajarleeng, imported from London. I found a shop before I arrived here and had bought the whole store out practically." Tohru drank some more. "It has a very unique taste right?" Tohru, "My mother always wanted me to go to High School so I have no time to go to places like these, iina (lucky)." "You know I think me and you are a lot of alike." Kageshi laughed. "Ayame- san says that me and you always refer to our mothers."
"That's because I only had a mother, my father died when I was young." "So did mine, but my mother died one year after my father, so I have been on my own for a long time. But I don't mind I got to explore new places and discover new things learn to be on my own."
"Was the Sohma family one those discoveries?" By that she knew what she meant and they started laughing. "How is Yuki, Shigure and Kyo-san doing? Good I hope."
"They are good. Kyo-kun and Yuki-kun still fight but not as much they seem to be getting a long to some point, but I think by nature they will always fight like cat and mouse." "Yes can you imagine them like best friends?" The thought and image ran across they're minds and it was just a very scary thought, they thought. "Tohru-san, can I ask you a question?"
"hai (yes)" "Do you..what I mean is." she wasn't sure how to say it because Tohru was dense at times. "Do you think it's possible to fall in love with one of them without getting rejected?" That was the best way she thought she can put it. Tohru sat and thought, "Yes. They have all learned by now that touching another female will make them transform but I do believe that they can fall in love." "Like Hatori-san?" there was silence for a little while until she spoke again. "I know about their curse, Akito-san told me. You know I have the same 'power' if you want to call it that like my mother, I can see the future sort of and I can feel feeling of whom ever I am next to. When I spoke with Hatori-san I felt sadness, he misses her a lot, but I told him no matter what he's done, she's never really forgotten him."
"Really? She never has? How do you know?"
"When you're in love, you never really forget those feeling no matter if they were erased. There will always be some trace of it left especially when you meet again." "Ohhh" she sipped her tea again. "What about you?" "huh?"
"Have you been in love?" Kageshi wasn't sure how to answer that question, yes she cared for Ayame, but she didn't know if that's what you could call it. "Have you been in love?" She asked back, "Are you in love with anyone?"
"Well I don't know but I do love Yuki and Kyo and Shigure." She said with a smile. At this point Kageshi thought that Tohru didn't know what she was talking about until she continued. "I do love them, but I have to admit I do love Kyo and Yuki more. I can be completely myself with all of them, but Kyo. he has that something that if you make mistakes he will speak his mind. Yuki is just. too secretive sometimes but he cares a lot about me. What do you think?" Kageshi kind of knew already who she would choose it was very obvious, "You don't need me to tell you what I think of them Tohru- san, you have your heart and it will tell you." "I have to be honest sometimes I don't like being compared to you." Tohru didn't really understand but Kageshi felt and knew that at times they would always compare her to Tohru and even though they have accepted her she feels at times that she doesn't belong there. Tohru was there first and is the first female to be completely accepted by the Souma family and (even if he didn't admit it) by Akito. Ayamari didn't want to be first in their lives but she didn't want to be compared to someone else when there would be no competition. She knew it wasn't Tohru's fault but the thought of it, she disliked comparion's. Tohru spoke up in the midst of Kageshi's thought; "I've heard that Akito- san is getting better thanks to you, that is good news to hear. I hear it's a special tea that you've been giving him?" "New certainly travel's fast doesn't it?" "Huh?"
"Never mind. Yes I do go to visit him everyday. The tea is a formula that can only be brewed and used by my family. It helps recreate body cells that the body has lost. It is not just the tea it also has to do with belief, the person giving and person receiving does not accept it and believe in certain things then it will not work. Just like love. My mother told me that Love is a kind of magic. It can make things happen for better or worse but if you believe in it you will have it. She told me that my father loves me no matter what and his love is a special magic." Tohru didn't quite understand but it made sense to her.
They chatted away for hours, Kageshi telling Tohru some of Ayame's 'adventures in his shop and Tohru would tell her about Yuki and Kyo and Shigure, them always fighting and destroying Shigure's house. And when Ayame and Yuki spent time together it was always fun and awkward seeing them get along to some point. As Tohru kept on talking Kageshi wasn't feeling very, "Excuse me Tohru-san I have to go to the bathroom." She got up and as she got up she collapsed to the floor. Tohru sat there motionless, she didn't know what to do, this usually doesn't happen to her. As she got up and ran to her finally Kyo was at the door.
"Hello? Is anyone here? Kage-chan I was told Tohru was here?" He opened the door and went inside and found Tohru over Kageshi's collapsed body. Tohru just didn't know what to do. She liked her and never felt threatened by her but yet she found herself making no effort or movement to help her. Kyo looked at her and then at Kageshi.
"Oh! Baka! What are you doing? Help her!" Kyo yelled at her. He moved Tohru out of the way and she snapped out of it. Kyo picked Kageshi up and brought her over to Hatori's place. Tohru who was also running behind felt this need to go and tell Akito so she ran the other way without Kyo noticing.
"Akito-san!" Tohru shouted out through the screen door. "Akito-san! Akito- san!" she opened the door and found Akito standing outside. "Tohru-san? How nice to see you? What is it that you want?" He felt no need to sound nice to her but he also felt no need to be rude. "It's Ayamari-san! She's collapsed and." "Ayamari-san? What happened?" He said this without moving but the tone in his voice gave off a different answer. To Akito he was fond of Ayamari like he was of Yuki just in a different way and he also knew that her presence was helping him become a bit stronger little by little and he was not about to lose that. Akito walked past Tohru and left her there.
Kyo kicked open Hatori's door because his hands were full. "Hey! This is not Shigure's house don't." He stopped as soon as he saw Kyo carrying Kageshi. Kyo walked over to Hatori and he cleared and laid a futon on the ground so he can place her on there. He felt her pulse, "I'm barely getting a pulse. Go get my bag on my desk." He yelled out to Kyo. Kyo ran and got it after he handed it to him he noticed Tohru wasn't behind him. He went to the door and much to his surprise Akito was there about to open the door. He looked at Akito who walked passed him and headed straight to Hatori and Kageshi. He stood over Hatori who was checking Kageshi. Hatori turned around and was not that surprised he got up and walked over to his desk and placed a call. As soon as he hung up Akito was hovered over her, to him she wasn't just a 'friend' but a healing source. In his mind he needed her to get better and in a sense was using her.
Kyo who was looking for Tohru found her coming up to the door. "Where were you? I was worried!"
She was running out of breath and finally got out, "I went to tell Akito- san about Ayamari-san" "Akito?"
"I thought he would want to know." Kyo didn't understand but helped Tohru inside.
Hatori tried calling Ayame at his shop but he had already left so he walked over to Kageshi. Akito, Kyo and Tohru were there also.
"Well.." he started off, "She's barely breathing on her own. It's almost liked the way Akito was before she was getting better. I called an ambulance to take her to the hospital I will be her acting doctor we just need to use the facilities."
The ambulance came and took her away. Momoji and Kisa who was just arriving ran over to find out what was happening. Yuki who was already there with Shigure thanks to Kyo's call informed them of what happened. Akito went back to his room and let them go with her. He was well but not up to going the hospital, he didn't like them and wasn't going to go to one just for her.
Yuki had quite a worrying face; no one could find Ayame or get a hold of him. He had left the shop 20 minutes ago or so and no trace of him. Shigure put his hand on Yuki's shoulder and told him not to worry and that he should stay there with Tohru when he gets back the rest of the family would go with Kageshi to the hospital.
Since she had no family to contact Hatori signed Kageshi in as Ayame's wife that way there would be whispering or anything of the sort.
Ayame finally arrived at the main house an hour later. He found Yuki and Tohru waiting for him. "OH! My dear brother has finally come to visit his loving good looking older brother!" Ayame was going to give him a hug but was stopped by the atmosphere. He looked around and saw no Kageshi. "Is Kageshi here? Did she keep you guys waiting?" he said jokingly. "Niisan." Yuki said. Ayame looked at him, "Kageshi's been taken to the hospital, Shigure, Kyo, Momoji, Kisa and Hatori are with her so you don't have to worry." Ayame had the most scared look on his face and ran out the door but was caught by Akito in the door. "Akito." Ayame whispered. Yuki and Tohru who got up to chase Ayame saw him too and were speechless. Akito moved out of the way and let Ayame through with Tohru and Yuki passing him.
Shigure, "How is she?"
"It's strange" Hatori said, "It's almost as if she and Akito were trading places. She seems to be coming down with the symptom's he had when he first discovered it." Hatori was informed at a young age of Akito's condition in order to take care of him. "But her cell's seem to be intact."
Momoji was trying to cheer Kisa up who was holding Kageshi's hand and seemed to be on a respirator. "Kisa-chan, let's both pray ok? She will be ok and then she'll play with both of us" Momoji had such encouraging words for her but wasn't sure how true they were going to be if something else were to happen.
Ayame finally arrived and tackled Hatori for details. He explained to him everything and told him that she needed to stay in the hospital for observations and he needed to run tests.
Back at the main house Akito as cold as he is felt a small pain of guilt inside, he remembered what Kageshi told him the first time she came over by herself and offered him the 'cure'.
"I can help you"
"No can help our family, it's a long curse that we have and no one can help us" "Let me try" She brought up the tea she brought and told him to drink it. "Believe and give it time. I will come everyday with this, but you have to believe." Akito wasn't sure what kind of scam she could be pulling, but he found no reason to reject her since he had nothing to lose. He drank it, "but there is one condition" He looked at her, "You can't fall in love with me and there is a price to pay on My part." "Yes?"
"I can only do this to one person, of my choice and in return to helping another, I forfeit my life."
He then thought of other times of their conversation.
"Why did you decide to help me?" "Because the other's would be sad and Tohru-san would be sad to see you go and to see the other members sad." She poured some tea for them, "Besides we all die someday, just some more earlier than others. And I would like my last time to to help other's like no one did for me." "I don't understand" She took him by the hand but he took it away. "You don't need understand, just Accept someone wanting to help u" At that he decided to try it, I mean he accepted Tohru why not try this girl he thought, he had nothing to lose.
Ayame and Shigure stayed with Kageshi in the hospital with Hatori. They urged Ayame to go home but he wouldn't budge. He really felt for this girl and wanted to take care of her.
*Note: Thanks for the reviews I really appreciate it, it helps me develop more what's going to happen. Even though some think Kageshi is taking Tohru's place, she isn't^^ I know no one can but her character has been established as she couldn't take the curse away but as someone who can accept them, good and bad which is why I didn't make Kageshi like that.
For the next couple of weeks Ayame and Kageshi have been visiting Yuki, Kyo, Tohru and Shigure. As of late Yuki and Ayame have gotten a lot closer than they were before and that was due to Tohru and Kageshi's part. Tohru and Kageshi both teamed up against Yuki into spending time with Ayame. This annoyed him but knew they wouldn't stop nagging if he didn't so he did.
One after noon Tohru stopped by to visit Kageshi, they've had talks but not one where it was just them two. She brought over some onigiri she made and Kageshi brought made some tea. They sat down across from each other and began the conversation.
Tohru took a sip of the tea, "Wow! This is really good, may I ask what kind it is?" Kageshi giggled, "It's dajarleeng, imported from London. I found a shop before I arrived here and had bought the whole store out practically." Tohru drank some more. "It has a very unique taste right?" Tohru, "My mother always wanted me to go to High School so I have no time to go to places like these, iina (lucky)." "You know I think me and you are a lot of alike." Kageshi laughed. "Ayame- san says that me and you always refer to our mothers."
"That's because I only had a mother, my father died when I was young." "So did mine, but my mother died one year after my father, so I have been on my own for a long time. But I don't mind I got to explore new places and discover new things learn to be on my own."
"Was the Sohma family one those discoveries?" By that she knew what she meant and they started laughing. "How is Yuki, Shigure and Kyo-san doing? Good I hope."
"They are good. Kyo-kun and Yuki-kun still fight but not as much they seem to be getting a long to some point, but I think by nature they will always fight like cat and mouse." "Yes can you imagine them like best friends?" The thought and image ran across they're minds and it was just a very scary thought, they thought. "Tohru-san, can I ask you a question?"
"hai (yes)" "Do you..what I mean is." she wasn't sure how to say it because Tohru was dense at times. "Do you think it's possible to fall in love with one of them without getting rejected?" That was the best way she thought she can put it. Tohru sat and thought, "Yes. They have all learned by now that touching another female will make them transform but I do believe that they can fall in love." "Like Hatori-san?" there was silence for a little while until she spoke again. "I know about their curse, Akito-san told me. You know I have the same 'power' if you want to call it that like my mother, I can see the future sort of and I can feel feeling of whom ever I am next to. When I spoke with Hatori-san I felt sadness, he misses her a lot, but I told him no matter what he's done, she's never really forgotten him."
"Really? She never has? How do you know?"
"When you're in love, you never really forget those feeling no matter if they were erased. There will always be some trace of it left especially when you meet again." "Ohhh" she sipped her tea again. "What about you?" "huh?"
"Have you been in love?" Kageshi wasn't sure how to answer that question, yes she cared for Ayame, but she didn't know if that's what you could call it. "Have you been in love?" She asked back, "Are you in love with anyone?"
"Well I don't know but I do love Yuki and Kyo and Shigure." She said with a smile. At this point Kageshi thought that Tohru didn't know what she was talking about until she continued. "I do love them, but I have to admit I do love Kyo and Yuki more. I can be completely myself with all of them, but Kyo. he has that something that if you make mistakes he will speak his mind. Yuki is just. too secretive sometimes but he cares a lot about me. What do you think?" Kageshi kind of knew already who she would choose it was very obvious, "You don't need me to tell you what I think of them Tohru- san, you have your heart and it will tell you." "I have to be honest sometimes I don't like being compared to you." Tohru didn't really understand but Kageshi felt and knew that at times they would always compare her to Tohru and even though they have accepted her she feels at times that she doesn't belong there. Tohru was there first and is the first female to be completely accepted by the Souma family and (even if he didn't admit it) by Akito. Ayamari didn't want to be first in their lives but she didn't want to be compared to someone else when there would be no competition. She knew it wasn't Tohru's fault but the thought of it, she disliked comparion's. Tohru spoke up in the midst of Kageshi's thought; "I've heard that Akito- san is getting better thanks to you, that is good news to hear. I hear it's a special tea that you've been giving him?" "New certainly travel's fast doesn't it?" "Huh?"
"Never mind. Yes I do go to visit him everyday. The tea is a formula that can only be brewed and used by my family. It helps recreate body cells that the body has lost. It is not just the tea it also has to do with belief, the person giving and person receiving does not accept it and believe in certain things then it will not work. Just like love. My mother told me that Love is a kind of magic. It can make things happen for better or worse but if you believe in it you will have it. She told me that my father loves me no matter what and his love is a special magic." Tohru didn't quite understand but it made sense to her.
They chatted away for hours, Kageshi telling Tohru some of Ayame's 'adventures in his shop and Tohru would tell her about Yuki and Kyo and Shigure, them always fighting and destroying Shigure's house. And when Ayame and Yuki spent time together it was always fun and awkward seeing them get along to some point. As Tohru kept on talking Kageshi wasn't feeling very, "Excuse me Tohru-san I have to go to the bathroom." She got up and as she got up she collapsed to the floor. Tohru sat there motionless, she didn't know what to do, this usually doesn't happen to her. As she got up and ran to her finally Kyo was at the door.
"Hello? Is anyone here? Kage-chan I was told Tohru was here?" He opened the door and went inside and found Tohru over Kageshi's collapsed body. Tohru just didn't know what to do. She liked her and never felt threatened by her but yet she found herself making no effort or movement to help her. Kyo looked at her and then at Kageshi.
"Oh! Baka! What are you doing? Help her!" Kyo yelled at her. He moved Tohru out of the way and she snapped out of it. Kyo picked Kageshi up and brought her over to Hatori's place. Tohru who was also running behind felt this need to go and tell Akito so she ran the other way without Kyo noticing.
"Akito-san!" Tohru shouted out through the screen door. "Akito-san! Akito- san!" she opened the door and found Akito standing outside. "Tohru-san? How nice to see you? What is it that you want?" He felt no need to sound nice to her but he also felt no need to be rude. "It's Ayamari-san! She's collapsed and." "Ayamari-san? What happened?" He said this without moving but the tone in his voice gave off a different answer. To Akito he was fond of Ayamari like he was of Yuki just in a different way and he also knew that her presence was helping him become a bit stronger little by little and he was not about to lose that. Akito walked past Tohru and left her there.
Kyo kicked open Hatori's door because his hands were full. "Hey! This is not Shigure's house don't." He stopped as soon as he saw Kyo carrying Kageshi. Kyo walked over to Hatori and he cleared and laid a futon on the ground so he can place her on there. He felt her pulse, "I'm barely getting a pulse. Go get my bag on my desk." He yelled out to Kyo. Kyo ran and got it after he handed it to him he noticed Tohru wasn't behind him. He went to the door and much to his surprise Akito was there about to open the door. He looked at Akito who walked passed him and headed straight to Hatori and Kageshi. He stood over Hatori who was checking Kageshi. Hatori turned around and was not that surprised he got up and walked over to his desk and placed a call. As soon as he hung up Akito was hovered over her, to him she wasn't just a 'friend' but a healing source. In his mind he needed her to get better and in a sense was using her.
Kyo who was looking for Tohru found her coming up to the door. "Where were you? I was worried!"
She was running out of breath and finally got out, "I went to tell Akito- san about Ayamari-san" "Akito?"
"I thought he would want to know." Kyo didn't understand but helped Tohru inside.
Hatori tried calling Ayame at his shop but he had already left so he walked over to Kageshi. Akito, Kyo and Tohru were there also.
"Well.." he started off, "She's barely breathing on her own. It's almost liked the way Akito was before she was getting better. I called an ambulance to take her to the hospital I will be her acting doctor we just need to use the facilities."
The ambulance came and took her away. Momoji and Kisa who was just arriving ran over to find out what was happening. Yuki who was already there with Shigure thanks to Kyo's call informed them of what happened. Akito went back to his room and let them go with her. He was well but not up to going the hospital, he didn't like them and wasn't going to go to one just for her.
Yuki had quite a worrying face; no one could find Ayame or get a hold of him. He had left the shop 20 minutes ago or so and no trace of him. Shigure put his hand on Yuki's shoulder and told him not to worry and that he should stay there with Tohru when he gets back the rest of the family would go with Kageshi to the hospital.
Since she had no family to contact Hatori signed Kageshi in as Ayame's wife that way there would be whispering or anything of the sort.
Ayame finally arrived at the main house an hour later. He found Yuki and Tohru waiting for him. "OH! My dear brother has finally come to visit his loving good looking older brother!" Ayame was going to give him a hug but was stopped by the atmosphere. He looked around and saw no Kageshi. "Is Kageshi here? Did she keep you guys waiting?" he said jokingly. "Niisan." Yuki said. Ayame looked at him, "Kageshi's been taken to the hospital, Shigure, Kyo, Momoji, Kisa and Hatori are with her so you don't have to worry." Ayame had the most scared look on his face and ran out the door but was caught by Akito in the door. "Akito." Ayame whispered. Yuki and Tohru who got up to chase Ayame saw him too and were speechless. Akito moved out of the way and let Ayame through with Tohru and Yuki passing him.
Shigure, "How is she?"
"It's strange" Hatori said, "It's almost as if she and Akito were trading places. She seems to be coming down with the symptom's he had when he first discovered it." Hatori was informed at a young age of Akito's condition in order to take care of him. "But her cell's seem to be intact."
Momoji was trying to cheer Kisa up who was holding Kageshi's hand and seemed to be on a respirator. "Kisa-chan, let's both pray ok? She will be ok and then she'll play with both of us" Momoji had such encouraging words for her but wasn't sure how true they were going to be if something else were to happen.
Ayame finally arrived and tackled Hatori for details. He explained to him everything and told him that she needed to stay in the hospital for observations and he needed to run tests.
Back at the main house Akito as cold as he is felt a small pain of guilt inside, he remembered what Kageshi told him the first time she came over by herself and offered him the 'cure'.
"I can help you"
"No can help our family, it's a long curse that we have and no one can help us" "Let me try" She brought up the tea she brought and told him to drink it. "Believe and give it time. I will come everyday with this, but you have to believe." Akito wasn't sure what kind of scam she could be pulling, but he found no reason to reject her since he had nothing to lose. He drank it, "but there is one condition" He looked at her, "You can't fall in love with me and there is a price to pay on My part." "Yes?"
"I can only do this to one person, of my choice and in return to helping another, I forfeit my life."
He then thought of other times of their conversation.
"Why did you decide to help me?" "Because the other's would be sad and Tohru-san would be sad to see you go and to see the other members sad." She poured some tea for them, "Besides we all die someday, just some more earlier than others. And I would like my last time to to help other's like no one did for me." "I don't understand" She took him by the hand but he took it away. "You don't need understand, just Accept someone wanting to help u" At that he decided to try it, I mean he accepted Tohru why not try this girl he thought, he had nothing to lose.
Ayame and Shigure stayed with Kageshi in the hospital with Hatori. They urged Ayame to go home but he wouldn't budge. He really felt for this girl and wanted to take care of her.
*Note: Thanks for the reviews I really appreciate it, it helps me develop more what's going to happen. Even though some think Kageshi is taking Tohru's place, she isn't^^ I know no one can but her character has been established as she couldn't take the curse away but as someone who can accept them, good and bad which is why I didn't make Kageshi like that.