Tohru filled her cup with tea for the third time. She looked at Yuki, who was partly relieved and partly confused. "I hope I'm not boring you."

Yuki snapped out from his senseless ideas in mind, for he tried to recall everything the goddess told him so far. "No, I'm really interested on the story." he said quickly. "It's so interesting… that it's hard to believe."

Tohru chuckled softly. "Ne, I don't really expect you to believe demo, it's the truth. Akito was really good at first, but he became immortal and…"

"SO you must have a hard time with him."

"Usually, yes." She replied sadly. "But Hatori-san was there to cheer me up and… Kana-san also. But still, they also had a hard time with Akito… especially Kana-san…"

"Can I join you guys?" Kagura peeked inside the room and went in. Kyou and Shigure followed her after.

"Ne, tell us what happens next." Shigure said excitingly.

"Ok, but I think you know what happens next." She smiled.

"I don't care! Just on with the story!" Kyou yelled.

"Keep quiet!" Yuki ordered. "I had enough peace until you guys came in!"

Tohru laughed at the arguing Sohmas. "Okay…"

Celeste once again wandered around the house one day and she caught a sight near Hatori's room. It was him and Kana kissing each other hungrily and passionately. She giggled when she saw Kana almost lost her balance as she tried to catch up the doctor's movements. Hatori cornered her, broke the kiss and buried his face on the crook of her neck.

Kana gasped for air as his hands wandered her sides. "Tori…" she whispered.

"Kana…" he hissed as he kissed her neck and smelling her scent.

Innocently as possible, the goddess walked towards them quietly. They were too 'busy' to notice her. Until, "Ahem!" Celeste called for their attention.

Hatori quickly stood up and turned towards her. "C-Celeste…"

"O-Ohayo…" Kana stuttered and was blushing furiously.

"Hello…" she replied. "Ne, if you're going to do that, do it in a private place." She giggled.

"Sorry…" They laughed as well. "See you later, Celeste." Hatori grinned as he opened the door, dragged Kana in playfully and closed it behind him.

"Love…" Celeste whispered. "But still, I feel there's something wrong…"

Without her knowing, Akito spied on them earlier. He grinned evilly and walked away, back to the shadows.

The goddess silently sat in front of Hatori on his office. Kana was busy on her desk while the doctor was reading the morning papers. It took him a while before he noticed her. "Eh?" he asked confusedly. "Do you need something, Celeste?"

"Is there something that I don't know?" she asked happily. "I felt it last night and… um, I predicted that something 'happy' happened. Can you tell me?"

Kana blushed furiously and Hatori chuckled. "What do you mean?"

"What's with the ring?" she pointed Kana's finger. She quickly hid it but it was too late.

"Kana, dear, we need to tell her." He said. She sighed as she stood up and walked towards him.

"Ano, Celeste, there's something we've been planning for a few days now…" Kana began.

"That's why I'm here, right?" Celeste smiled.

"We're planning to get married, Celeste." He said quickly.

She should be happy for them but instead, her face saddened. "Marry?"

"Yes, but we need Akito's permission and---"

"Please," she stood up quickly. "You shouldn't!"

"Shouldn't what?" Kana asked. "Shouldn't get married or shouldn't tell Akito?"

"BOTH!"

"CELESTE!" Hatori stood up and shot a sharp look at her. "It's our decision---"

"Something will happen, Tori-san! Something worse than dying!" the goddess cried out. "And you won't be the one affected. She will!"

"There's nothing you can do anymore, Celeste." He explained. "We're planning to tell him tonight."

"Please don't…"

"Stay away from it, Celeste." He said sternly.

"No." That was Akito's quick response. Celeste remained motionless beside him while Hatori and Kana almost fell off from their seats when they heard his reply. "There will be no wedding." He said sternly.

"But---"

"DO you want me to wish for it, Tori-san?" he asked. "Remember, a goddess is just beside me. She will grant any wish that I want."

"Please reconsider." The doctor asked.

"No." Akito looked at Kana. "I still have patience and I can control it so you're still free to go."

"You can't keep him here forever!" Kana stood up from her seat.

"Kana-san---"

"Please let him go!" Kana yelled at him.

"SILENCE!" Akito rose from his seat and stretched out his hand. "I had enough of this. I let you go every time I see you flirt around my doctor! Not to be jealous, but you have the nerve to be this close to him!"

"Akito… Kana…" Hatori stared at them.

"Then, you decided to keep him here forever? You're just scared that…" Kana took a deep breath and spilled out everything. "… that he would leave and never come back! Despite that you're immortal, you're still weak! You can't go on when you don't have a doctor or even… Celeste! You refused to give her freedom because you will be helpless once she leaves you!!!"

"ENOUGH!!!" Akito yelled once more. "I had enough and heard enough! You are not worthy to be his wife! You're not ready to face the challenges to have a husband who transforms whenever you hug him!"

"I don't care if he transforms into something!" she cried out. "I love him and he doesn't have to hide anything from me. I would accept everything just for him. If he needs me then I'll be there. I know I can't hug him but this won't be the obstacle between us. I love him, Akito-san… and I would do anything just to marry him…"

"Kana…" Hatori whispered. He was out of words after what she said.

She kneeled again in front of the Sohma clan head. "Please… give us your permission to marry…."

"No…" was Akito's answer.

"But---"

"That was a good speech but… no, there will be wedding." Akito said sternly. "Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes…" Kana whispered

"Yes, Akito-san…" Hatori agreed persuadingly.

"And…" Akito smiled evilly. "Just to make sure there will be no secret weddings or anything…" he turned around to face Celeste. "I need to do and fix something permanently"

Hatori looked up and saw Akito caressing the goddess' cheek.

"Celeste, dear," he whispered. "Grant me this wish…"

"Yes?"

"NO!" Hatori stood up and grabbed Akito's hand. "Please don't do anything to her!"

"I want this girl, Kana…" he began. "… to die in front of me."

"No!" the doctor yelled again. "Please, Celeste, don't…"

"I can't stop him." Celeste whispered sadly.

"DO IT!" Akito yelled and laughed. "I want to see it. I want to see her suffer and beg… just like the rest of those pathetic Sohmas who tried to kill my family, Celeste."

"Yes… master…"

"DO it!" he commanded lastly. Before their very eyes, Kana began to wrap her arms around her and screamed in pain.

"KANA!" Hatori stood up and went towards her. "Kana, please hang on!"

"Tori…" she whispered as she struggled towards him. "This pain…. It hurts…."

"Kana!" He hugged her tightly. "Please…"

She began to shake uncontrollably. Tears fell from her eyes as she buried her face on his chest. "Help…"

Hatori hugged her even tighter as he heard Akito laughing in amusement. "It's amazing!" he cried out. "It's the same thing… same scenario that had happened… they screamed and struggled as the pain kill them eventually."

"No…" Hatori whispered. After a few moments, Kana stopped moving and her grasp loosened as she made one last look at him and smiled. "I love you…" then she laid there… her life was taken away.

Tohru stopped as she saw Kagura crying. "Ne, I thought you heard that story already…" the goddess whispered.

"I know but…" Kagura wiped a tear. "I just couldn't help it… I mean… they're so close…"

"I know… and I witnessed their love. I admit that they were good together but Akito had nothing in mind but greed and jealousy."

"You heard that Yuki?" Shigure eyed his cousin.

"Shut up."

"I thought Kana lived," Kyou began. "But did not live to tell the tale."

"Yes, that's what happened next…." Tohru said sadly.

"Hatori-san…" Celeste whispered as she entered his room. She saw him kneeling beside a futon, where the late Kana was laid. Despite that she's dead, he held her hand like she was sick.

"Celeste… I should have listened---"

"Regrets always come in the end, Hatori-san." She knelt beside him. "Don't make Kana cry for you."

"But still, I was… so stupid that I loved her."

"Don't regret that." She replied. "You loved her because you do. And she loved you the same. It's already done. Please let her go…"

"I… can't… Celeste." He leaned on her shoulder. "I loved her. She captured my heart and never let it go. That's why I love her. She's… the only one."

Celeste looked at her friend. He was moved deeply from what has happened. She realized that as the time goes by, he will be looking frail and will be missing her so much… so…

"There is a way, Tori-san." She whispered suddenly.

Hatori sat up and looked at his immortal friend. "A way?" he asked. "You mean, she can still live?"

"Yes. I talked to my mother about this and, it's going to be a hard one, demo…" She explained. "I can grant you a wish."

"Really then---" he began.

"Wait! I have to remind you something!" she whispered. "Akito is my master and he can wish over and over again just to kill her. And I can only grant one wish from you. You have the disadvantage but it's better that seeing you so down."

"I see." He thought seriously. "What to wish for…"

"Akito is only angry at Kana because she wants to marry you." She explained. "But when she doesn't… Akito won't hurt her…"

"I got it." He looked at Celeste. "I know what I want."

"Then go ahead and wish it away." Celeste smiled happily. I'm glad I could help him, she thought.

He looked at her seriously and said, "I wish that she would come back alive…" he stopped. "…but her memories should be erased."

He watched as her face saddened. "Erased?" the goddess asked. "But, that would mean…. Like you haven't met her at all!"

"That's right." He replied. "She must not get involved or even meet me. That's the only way to keep her alive and away from him."

"But… you can just wish that she would go to Hawaii or Canada and… have a life there!"

"But she can come back here and… Akito had his ways of getting information." He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Celeste, thank you for giving me this opportunity to wish for her life back. She doesn't need to die. I know what I'm doing… and I'm not regretting it."

"But… she will never see you again. She won't have those feelings for you."

"I know but… deep in my heart, I will still love her, just as you love Akito." He whispered. "She might forget about me but I won't forget about her. Who knows? I might meet her someday."

"Hatori-san…"

"Celeste, please grant it for me…" he whispered

She looked down on the floor, ignoring his stare. "Yes, Tori-san…"

"What happened next?" Kagura asked.

"I'll continue that for you." Shigure said proudly. "Tori-kun made up an excuse that she was his patient and is under recovery. She stayed there for quite a while until her parent came and fetch her. No affectionate words were discussed between them but still, Tori loved her."

"Hai." Tohru sighed happily. "It's a happy but sad ending."

"Yes, but can I ask a question?" Gure looked at her. "I was there when Kana left the house. How come I didn't see you?"

"Eh? Well, it was nearly about time when you came or when Kana left." The goddess began.

"Tori-san…" Celeste whispered. It was late that night when she entered his room. It was nearly her time for her to ascend and… she wanted Hatori to be a witness. He approached her and hugged her tightly.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked. "You haven't told Akito about this yet."

"I don't need to." She replied. "If I do, he'll stop me and my guardians will kill him."

"I see. You still loved him no matter what."

"Hai." She whispered.

"Are you going to return here?" he asked suddenly. She looked at him and smiled unsurely.

"I don't know. I still need to do a lot of explanation why I overstayed here. That would take about a few years, I guess." She explained. "Demo, if my name is cleared, maybe they'll appoint me a new mission and descend once more."

"I'll be waiting for that…"

"So…you tried to steal my goddess, Tori-san." Akito appeared behind them. Celeste jumped from her place while Hatori stepped forward to protect her.

"Leave her alone, Akito."

"Is that an order, Hatori?" the head cooed. "You're life ends here, Hatori!" He faced her and yelled. "Celeste, kill him now!"

This time, the goddess shook her head.

"My fellow guardians are waiting for me, Akito. My duty ends here… and I failed my mission." She explained. "I no longer see you as my master anymore…"

"Celeste… you're leaving me?!"

"She made her decision." Hatori said sternly. "No matter how hard you try, she won't listen to your self-centered voice."

There was a great light before them. Akito tried to grab her but Hatori held him back. She slowly ascended and waved goodbye at them. "Take care of him for me, Hatori-san!" she yelled.

"See again, Celeste!" he waved goodbye while Akito remained silent.

After the light disappeared and everything returned to normal, Akito suddenly collapsed on the doctor's arms.

"AKITO-SAN!!!"

"So that explained a lot." Shigure said. "You weren't there when Kana left the poor doctor in pain. And also, Akito was sick and locked himself up in his room."

"Yes, and also, I was…er… suspended for a year and was forced to report about everything but… I skipped the immortal part." She smiled. "I don't want my mother to get in trouble for me."

"So when you left, Akito lost his immortality and became sick." Yuki repeated.

"Yes, that is…uh… 'heaven's curse'." She smiled.

"SO that ends it all."

"Yeah…" she sighed in relief.

"That was a good story, mistress."

They turned around and saw a girl about Tohru's age but has a greater height than her. She wore a long velvet cloak a plain blue robes inside. She had a long yellow hair and she had a crest of the sun on her chest. She looked surprised but eventually happy to see her.

"It was nice to see you safe, princess…"

They all stared at Tohru. "PRINCESS?!"