Kokoro no Hitan
I was still in shock when Hatori walked over to me.
"I was looking for you....Are you okay?" He must have noticed my small pupils as well as my pale, clammy skin. He was a doctor, after all.
"I'm not quite sure Ha-san."
He looked at me questioningly, then he started to speak again. "Anyway, I came to ask you a favor. You know how some mothers reject the zodiac children. We've had another problem with that. Kaga. The boar. Have you met her?"
I nodded slowly. It was then that he probably realized where my symptoms had come from.
"Her parents. Her mother kept her for a year or so, but then decided that she just couldn't take it anymore. She left her here, her father explaining to Akito afterwards why they couldn't take care of her, and begging him to take her off their hands. She was left to me. Harusaki, the ox, joined her not too long afterward. Their parents...We think that the deaths of the former juunishi with their animals might have caused their parents' unneeded worry about their children's well being...So they brought them here. One of the couples already had another child, and have done their best to forget about Kaga. Harusaki's parents...had their memories erased."
"Why...did you hide this from me....From Tohru...From everyone else...?" I was looking at the floor, wide-eyed.
"You all were still healing, now you need to know the truth because..." I looked up at him. "Beause I can't take care of her anymore."
"What?!"
"Well, she is female, after all. She needs someone, a female older than her, to look up to. That's why I suggested to Shigure that she move in with you."
I took a step away from him. "You...You can't be serious!"
"I know how you feel about Kagara, that you still feel guilty. You and Tohru can help raise Kaga together. Maybe it will lessen your pain."
I couldn't move. I just stood there, shocked, staring at Hatori, wide-eyed, my jaw having dropped earlier in the conversation.
"I just figured I'd tell you. Akito agrees."
Hatori turned to leave. "M-matte!" He turned partially back around. "What about...Haru...Harusaki?" His back was facing me again.
"He'll be staying here with me." And then he walked off.
-Kyo Sohma
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A/N: This is the last chapter I have written (since I normally write them ahead of time). It seems that through the course of this fanfic, less and less people have remained reading it so, here's the deal. I have no idea how much longer this fanfic is going to be, so I want to make sure that at least five people are reading it. If I get five reviews saying that those people wish me to continue the story, then I will. If not, then it stops here. On a cliffhanger...So please tell me if you think I should continue or not. Thank you!
-Tigress of the Moon
I was still in shock when Hatori walked over to me.
"I was looking for you....Are you okay?" He must have noticed my small pupils as well as my pale, clammy skin. He was a doctor, after all.
"I'm not quite sure Ha-san."
He looked at me questioningly, then he started to speak again. "Anyway, I came to ask you a favor. You know how some mothers reject the zodiac children. We've had another problem with that. Kaga. The boar. Have you met her?"
I nodded slowly. It was then that he probably realized where my symptoms had come from.
"Her parents. Her mother kept her for a year or so, but then decided that she just couldn't take it anymore. She left her here, her father explaining to Akito afterwards why they couldn't take care of her, and begging him to take her off their hands. She was left to me. Harusaki, the ox, joined her not too long afterward. Their parents...We think that the deaths of the former juunishi with their animals might have caused their parents' unneeded worry about their children's well being...So they brought them here. One of the couples already had another child, and have done their best to forget about Kaga. Harusaki's parents...had their memories erased."
"Why...did you hide this from me....From Tohru...From everyone else...?" I was looking at the floor, wide-eyed.
"You all were still healing, now you need to know the truth because..." I looked up at him. "Beause I can't take care of her anymore."
"What?!"
"Well, she is female, after all. She needs someone, a female older than her, to look up to. That's why I suggested to Shigure that she move in with you."
I took a step away from him. "You...You can't be serious!"
"I know how you feel about Kagara, that you still feel guilty. You and Tohru can help raise Kaga together. Maybe it will lessen your pain."
I couldn't move. I just stood there, shocked, staring at Hatori, wide-eyed, my jaw having dropped earlier in the conversation.
"I just figured I'd tell you. Akito agrees."
Hatori turned to leave. "M-matte!" He turned partially back around. "What about...Haru...Harusaki?" His back was facing me again.
"He'll be staying here with me." And then he walked off.
-Kyo Sohma
~~~
A/N: This is the last chapter I have written (since I normally write them ahead of time). It seems that through the course of this fanfic, less and less people have remained reading it so, here's the deal. I have no idea how much longer this fanfic is going to be, so I want to make sure that at least five people are reading it. If I get five reviews saying that those people wish me to continue the story, then I will. If not, then it stops here. On a cliffhanger...So please tell me if you think I should continue or not. Thank you!
-Tigress of the Moon