Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Fruits Basket characters.

Note: It's pretty bad when the characters in a story know more than the author does, isn't it? ^^;; Haru just won't tell me what he saw in that closet… u.u; I know, that's just pathetic…I do have an idea of what he saw but I'm not sure if I want to use that idea…But at any rate, Hatori's power might need to come up soon…as well as Yuki, Kyo, and maybe even Shigure will have a need for a power…Will ya'll let me know what kind of powers you think they should have? I would appreciate that very much to hear your opinions! ^_^ (Oh, and I'm going to put little lines between paragraphs every-now-and-then to help separate the darn things 'cause my stupid program doesn't save tabs and doesn't like spaces for some stupid reason. Any who, on with the story!)

Chapter 15:A Little More Help

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Hatori sighed as he sat down for the first time in several hours. No one's wounds had been fatal, but a couple of them wouldn't be getting out of bed for a while.

'What could have made him do this? What is driving him so mad that he'd have that kind of power?'

"Hatori!"

He stifled a growl of aggravation at hearing his name called out yet again. He stood up as a man came in, slightly out of breath and pale.

"What is it?"

"Has anyone mentioned to you about the four who were killed earlier?"

"What!? No…I've been busy with survivors of the attacks…can't you just get rid of the bodies?"

"We would've but there's something you should see."

Hatori followed the man to where the bodies lay and when he spotted the corpses he gasped out in a low whisper,

"What!?"

He bent down to closely examine the neck of one of the victims and ran his fingers over an area of the neck that didn't seem quite right.

"Does it mean…what I think it means?"

"Yes," Hatori grimly replied, "He took their blood. The curse…is back…to destroy us all."

The man looked at him in horror when he realized that he was not misjudging the situation.

"So no one is safe? For every vampire he takes, the curse will only get stronger! The creature will soon be able to be free of the seal! We must take him out before it's too late!"

"No! Let me do some research and then I'll speak with Akito…This curse cannot be awoken that easily. According to the legend, whose blood would you have to drink before that curse can come upon you?"

"…Akito's blood."

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"Has he figured it out yet?"

"Y-yes…"

"…No matter…Continue to keep an eye on him…but also continue your observation on Kyo…His help won't last forever and when he does use it up, he'll have wished he'd never even had the chance to use it."

Akito let out a cruel laugh as Haru cringed slightly while still laying on the floor where he had fallen from a blow that Akito had given him earlier.

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Kyo sneezed and then shuddered. Now not only did it feel like he was being watched, but apparently someone was talking about him too! Though, that shouldn't be a surprise after all he had done…He shrieked to a halt when he realized his surroundings. He hadn't been watching where he'd been walking and had ended right back at his house.

'We'll…now is the best time to try to talk to her…'

He took a deep breath as a shaky hand reached out to open the back door.

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Tohru gasped when she heard someone unlocking the door.

'Is it Hatori again? …Or could it be him?' such is what ran through her mind as time seemed to slow and what would have normally happened in an instant, seemed to take minutes. The door opened a head with orange hair popped out from behind it, immediately scanning the room.

"Um…Can I talk to you for a bit?"

His hesitant voice sped time back to normal flow and she shakily nodded her head for him to come in.

'It's not like I have much say so in the matter,' she thought as she watched him pull up a chair to the middle of her room. A good distance away from her, but not incredibly far away either.

"Hey!"

She jumped, his voice coming out much louder than she had expected. She also noticed that he was gripping onto the chair arms very tightly.

"I…I know I don't have I right to ask this after what I've done to you…but…"

She noticed that his necklace that he was wearing had begun to glow…Just what was that anyway?

"C-can you please forgive me for what I did!? I'm not asking you to forget or to look past it, I just want you to know that I wouldn't…I didn't mean…I couldn't--"

"I…forgive you."

His head snapped up and his eyes met hers as soon as she had uttered those words.

"…Thank you…That's…that's all I wanted to hear. I'll leave now…"

She watched him get up and start to head for the door. Her head screamed out, 'Stop him! Ask him! Tell him! Don't--' Too late. He'd already walked out of the door and locked it.

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Kyo walked slowly out of the house, but after standing on the porch for a second or two, he took off like a bullet…running towards the medical building.

'Maybe Hatori will know how to get rid of this damn curse before it consumes me and harms, not only that girl, but everyone else on this property--if not the world!'

He ran into the building, almost bowling over Shigure (who was coming out to take a walk…and trying to avoid a certain someone that was being very persistent) and actually put a look of surprise on the stone face* that was Hatori's.

"Kyo? What--"

"Is there a way to break the curse?"

"W--"

"Don't say you don't know what I'm talking about either! I know you've had to of figured it out by now, so tell me…is there any hope?"

"I'm not sure…I'll have to do some more research."

"More?"

"You didn't think once I knew that I'd sit around waiting for everyone's doom, did you?"

"I..er…"

"Well anyway, I did find a second item for you to wear."

"Second? How did you…?"

"That one you're wearing around your neck couldn't be gotten a hold of by any mortal or vampire…and so I went for the second option and made the bracelet charm."

Hatori reached into a small box and grabbed Kyo's hand. He attached a small silver charm of a cat to his black and white beaded bracelet. Once it was on, Kyo raised his arm to stare at the little thing.

"How can something like this help?"

"How can that medallion help?"

"…"

"Exactly. Just be happy you don't have to wear a rat charm for it to work."

Hatori let out a small smile when he saw Kyo make a face at that thought.

"If that's all you need for now, why don't you lay down in one of the rooms and try to get some rest?"

"Yeah…I think I'll do that, thanks."

Hatori watched as Kyo slowly walked out of the room.

'He's probably dead tired…'

'Hatori…'

"!? Akito…"

Hatori, despite himself, couldn't keep down the overwhelming feeling of fear that soared up within his body…and it only increased when the next words he heard were,

'Come to my chamber…immediately.'

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*Ah, I can't think of any other way to describe Hatori's face at the moment… 'Stone faced' may be a little too harsh but ya gotta admit, he's not the kind of person to smile very often. (Unlike Shigure and Ayame…)

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((AN: Oh no! Whatever will happen to Hatori!? (And what's up with poor Haru? Just what was in that closet?) Heh…you'll just have to wait and see. Though, I'd like it if ya'd tell me what you think might happen. Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. I get stuck and so I either have to cut a chapter short or I have to wait until I have time to sit down and think about it...Anyways…Reviews please!))