Chapter 9: Tohru's Meet With Akito
"Bye Mr. Shigure. Tell the boys I'll be back before noon to make lunch." Tohru waved as she left the house in a hurry.
"That girl...always busy with something..." Shigure sighed.
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"Good morning, sir." Tohru bowed as she saw her manager walk past her.
"You've been a diligent worker Tohru. I'll promote you when I have the chance."
"Thank you so much sir. But I am satisfied as long as I get to work here."
"Mr. Shinkoku, Mr. Sohma requests for your presence in the meeting." One of Tohru's colleagues said.
"Tell him I'll be there in a minute." Shinkoku nodded.
"Mr. Sohma?" Tohru mumbled to herself.
"Ahh, yes. You've probably never heard of him as he rarely shows up, but he has a share in this company."
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"Mr. Sohma? Is he one of Sohma-san's relatives too?" Tohru wondered to herself as she was changing back from her uniform to her casual wear.
After changing, Tohru walked towards her locker, deep in thought.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Honda." Tohru heard a faint voice echo behind her.
The voice was gentle yet it sent chills up her spine. Tohru turned around and saw a man wearing a full black outfit. He somehow resembled Yuki except that his eyes were harsher.
"I'm Akito. You've probably heard of me from Shigure, haven't you?" Akito gave a warm smile at Tohru.
Feeling less edgy, Tohru smiled back at Akito and greeted him.
"How do you know who I am?" Tohru asked curiously.
"I happened to be scanning through your company's profile of members and coincidently saw your name and your photo. As you know, Shigure had once told me about you."
"Oh..." Tohru continued placing her things back in the locker.
"Want to go for lunch together??" Akito asked.
"But I..."
"Forget it if you can't!" Akito's voice boomed.
It sounded so threatening and so firm that it gave Tohru a shock and her legs turned wobbly. She took support from the lockers, as she was afraid that her legs might give way because of the shock she suffered.
"I can...but I'll first have to give Mr. Shigure a call..."
"Make it snappy." Akito answered curtly.
"Yes, Mr. Akito." Tohru ran hastily to the phone booth.
"Mr. Shigure, I'm sorry but I can't make lunch for you three as I met Mr. Akito during work and he invited me for lunch. I'm really sorry..."
"It's okay Tohru. You don't have to explain. Enjoy your date with Akito." Shigure mocked.
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"I'm done Mr. Akito." Tohru panted heavily.
"That's good cause I'm so hungry that I could eat you up on the spot." Akito said as he moved his face closer to Tohru.
He looked straight into Tohru's eyes with a cold, hard stare. Feeling frightened, Tohru avoided his eyes and changed to subject.
"So where will we have lunch?"
"There's a famous restaurant around the corner. I've been wanting to try it." Akito replied.
On their way from the office to the restaurant, there was a deep silence between Akito and Tohru. The silence was so suffocating and the tension was so great that Tohru felt her heart palpitating with fright.
"Well, here we are." Akito said abruptly.
"Oh...here we are..." Tohru echoed.
"Don't repeat after me. I hate that!"
"I'm sorry..."
When they entered the restaurant, they were ushered to a two-seat table.
"Would you like to have a set of couple meal? We're having an offer currently." The waitress asked politely.
"Do we look like a couple to you? No, we aren't! Are you blind or something? Why would I want to be this stupid and ugly girl's boyfriend? I have better taste that that you know." Akito suddenly burst out all the rage within him.
Feeling insulted and humiliated in front of the public, Tohru felt that her vision was blurred.
"I'm sorry but I've got to go now." Tohru left the restaurant with teary bloodshot eyes.
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"Tohru? What are you doing here? I didn't know you come up to the roof as well." Kyo said jokingly.
"Oh...I just have something on in my mind and I feel that I need to be alone. That's why I came up here." Tohru forced a smile on her face.
"You have something on your mind? What is it regarding?"
"No...it's nothing. Don't worry I'll be fine." Tohru replied.
"Well, if you still treat me as your friend you can confide your troubles to me..." Kyo said.
"Of course I treat you as my friend," Tohru said anxiously, "it's just that..."
Upon seeing Kyo's disappointment on his face, Tohru finally gave in and told Kyo about her meet with Akito.
"It's alright Tohru, all of us Sohmas know what Akito is like. He is just too straightforward and sometimes harsh. He always calls me a freak, as my zodiac form is actually an extra portion of the Chinese zodiacs."
"I'm sorry to make you rake up your past Kyo..." Tohru said guiltily.
"It's alright. I'm willing to confide in you as it makes me feel better." Kyo smiled.
"Thanks Kyo..." Tohru she felt hot heavy tears emerging from her eyes.
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Author's reviews:
I know it is quite weird that I add my author's reviews only in Chapter 9, but I felt that I had to apologize for not updating a new chapter for almost a week. I'll try to update the next few chapters as soon as possible. I hope you'll like this chapter. I personally dislike the character of Akito, but he is supposed to be mean and nasty, right?
"Bye Mr. Shigure. Tell the boys I'll be back before noon to make lunch." Tohru waved as she left the house in a hurry.
"That girl...always busy with something..." Shigure sighed.
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"Good morning, sir." Tohru bowed as she saw her manager walk past her.
"You've been a diligent worker Tohru. I'll promote you when I have the chance."
"Thank you so much sir. But I am satisfied as long as I get to work here."
"Mr. Shinkoku, Mr. Sohma requests for your presence in the meeting." One of Tohru's colleagues said.
"Tell him I'll be there in a minute." Shinkoku nodded.
"Mr. Sohma?" Tohru mumbled to herself.
"Ahh, yes. You've probably never heard of him as he rarely shows up, but he has a share in this company."
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"Mr. Sohma? Is he one of Sohma-san's relatives too?" Tohru wondered to herself as she was changing back from her uniform to her casual wear.
After changing, Tohru walked towards her locker, deep in thought.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Honda." Tohru heard a faint voice echo behind her.
The voice was gentle yet it sent chills up her spine. Tohru turned around and saw a man wearing a full black outfit. He somehow resembled Yuki except that his eyes were harsher.
"I'm Akito. You've probably heard of me from Shigure, haven't you?" Akito gave a warm smile at Tohru.
Feeling less edgy, Tohru smiled back at Akito and greeted him.
"How do you know who I am?" Tohru asked curiously.
"I happened to be scanning through your company's profile of members and coincidently saw your name and your photo. As you know, Shigure had once told me about you."
"Oh..." Tohru continued placing her things back in the locker.
"Want to go for lunch together??" Akito asked.
"But I..."
"Forget it if you can't!" Akito's voice boomed.
It sounded so threatening and so firm that it gave Tohru a shock and her legs turned wobbly. She took support from the lockers, as she was afraid that her legs might give way because of the shock she suffered.
"I can...but I'll first have to give Mr. Shigure a call..."
"Make it snappy." Akito answered curtly.
"Yes, Mr. Akito." Tohru ran hastily to the phone booth.
"Mr. Shigure, I'm sorry but I can't make lunch for you three as I met Mr. Akito during work and he invited me for lunch. I'm really sorry..."
"It's okay Tohru. You don't have to explain. Enjoy your date with Akito." Shigure mocked.
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"I'm done Mr. Akito." Tohru panted heavily.
"That's good cause I'm so hungry that I could eat you up on the spot." Akito said as he moved his face closer to Tohru.
He looked straight into Tohru's eyes with a cold, hard stare. Feeling frightened, Tohru avoided his eyes and changed to subject.
"So where will we have lunch?"
"There's a famous restaurant around the corner. I've been wanting to try it." Akito replied.
On their way from the office to the restaurant, there was a deep silence between Akito and Tohru. The silence was so suffocating and the tension was so great that Tohru felt her heart palpitating with fright.
"Well, here we are." Akito said abruptly.
"Oh...here we are..." Tohru echoed.
"Don't repeat after me. I hate that!"
"I'm sorry..."
When they entered the restaurant, they were ushered to a two-seat table.
"Would you like to have a set of couple meal? We're having an offer currently." The waitress asked politely.
"Do we look like a couple to you? No, we aren't! Are you blind or something? Why would I want to be this stupid and ugly girl's boyfriend? I have better taste that that you know." Akito suddenly burst out all the rage within him.
Feeling insulted and humiliated in front of the public, Tohru felt that her vision was blurred.
"I'm sorry but I've got to go now." Tohru left the restaurant with teary bloodshot eyes.
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"Tohru? What are you doing here? I didn't know you come up to the roof as well." Kyo said jokingly.
"Oh...I just have something on in my mind and I feel that I need to be alone. That's why I came up here." Tohru forced a smile on her face.
"You have something on your mind? What is it regarding?"
"No...it's nothing. Don't worry I'll be fine." Tohru replied.
"Well, if you still treat me as your friend you can confide your troubles to me..." Kyo said.
"Of course I treat you as my friend," Tohru said anxiously, "it's just that..."
Upon seeing Kyo's disappointment on his face, Tohru finally gave in and told Kyo about her meet with Akito.
"It's alright Tohru, all of us Sohmas know what Akito is like. He is just too straightforward and sometimes harsh. He always calls me a freak, as my zodiac form is actually an extra portion of the Chinese zodiacs."
"I'm sorry to make you rake up your past Kyo..." Tohru said guiltily.
"It's alright. I'm willing to confide in you as it makes me feel better." Kyo smiled.
"Thanks Kyo..." Tohru she felt hot heavy tears emerging from her eyes.
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Author's reviews:
I know it is quite weird that I add my author's reviews only in Chapter 9, but I felt that I had to apologize for not updating a new chapter for almost a week. I'll try to update the next few chapters as soon as possible. I hope you'll like this chapter. I personally dislike the character of Akito, but he is supposed to be mean and nasty, right?