It means a lot to me that you are taking the time to read and review
this story. Thank you very much.
Looking back over this last week I'm in a bit of a shocked state over how many chapters I've come out with! Wanting to see Akito sappy is definitely inspirational.
Also thank you for those giving me advice in my writing. I'm paying attention to it all I assure you, and even if I don't use it on this story (due to some major spoiler or various other things that I am worried about revealing to soon) I assure you I will remember it on my future stories. = )
Just random: You know how Microsoft Word has those little assistants that just sit there and do funny things? Well if you took the cat assistant removed the collar, and just colored in that small white patch wouldn't he kind of look like Kyo in, well in of course American comic drawing style, but still?!
Author's Notes:
Nothing really except that Adrian is actually a boy's name, but I liked it so much I just had to name her it.
Chapter 7: Jealousy?
"Akito, hold on a minute!"
Momiji was left just lying on the floor as Adrian stumbled after him.
What had made him so mad? Adrian wondered. Did she do something wrong? Perhaps she had done something to irritate him the night before.
It didn't matter, but still how dare he just ignore her like that?
She could see him heading down the hall and out the door. Normally she would have caught him already, but today she was just too weak to move very quickly, and so she stumbled after him.
"Akito!"
Adrian slammed right into his chest when she turned to go out the door, losing her balance she almost hit the floor, Akito though had grabbed one of her arms to steady her, before letting her go.
Akito's expression was so cold; it made her think of ice. What had she done to him to cause this?
"Go eat something."
Was Akito always so brisk with everyone, or was it just her? He was ordering her around and ignoring her in the same breath, and it was beginning to piss her off.
"Hold on a second!"
Adrian grabbed his elbow trying to make him stay, and talk to her but her but her body had simply had enough. Her knees gave way and she fell right onto Akito, taking them both crashing down to the ground. Adrian hadn't completely passed out. Her eyes were closed shut but she was still aware of Akito's lean frame under hers, and his pounding heartbeat in her ear.
It was so calming. She forgot what she was so angry about, and just let herself be. She didn't have the energy to move around anyway.
Akito was staring up at the sky, and Adrian was sprawled across his chest. He honestly didn't know what to make of the situation, nothing like this had ever happened to him before. This was her first morning in his house hold and she was already beginning to make things run amuck.
He was beginning to wonder if her fainting spells were normal, and if this would happen all the time.
"I'm sorry." Adrian whispered against his chest. "I didn't realize I was this weak. I guess I used too much energy..."
Akito could barely hear her voice, she sounded so frail, even more so than he was.
With a gentleness that astounded poor Shigure who had just returned from Adrian's apartment, Akito adjusted her weight in his arms and carried her inside. Akito carried her back to his bedroom, and set her down on his futon, once again. Closing the door behind him he returned to the main room where Hatori and Momiji were seated.
"Where's Adri-an!" Momiji whined.
"Shut up." Without even a glance at either of them, he grabbed her tray and carried it back to his room. His cheeks were a little warm thinking about what had happened earlier, but he chose to ignore it.
"Do you have the strength to eat anything?"
"I think so." She murmured. She tried to push the cover off of her but it wasn't necessary. Akito held her in his left arm while he fed her with his right. She was surprised by how gentle he was being with her. It was almost like she was a porcelain doll that he was afraid of breaking. He was being so... kind.
She hadn't expected this.
Everything she had been told about Akito had said that he was cruel and calculating, but how he was acting right now, she felt as though that woman had lied to her about Akito. She knew he had a temper, but this gentle side had been completely unexpected.
When at last she had finished her meal, he laid her back down on the futon, and told her to rest.
Adrian could still feel his hand's warmth on her back, and she wondered how someone so kind could be thought of as cruel.
Grabbing the tray again, he left the room and once again headed down the hall. It was the first time he had ever felt that through living he was needed. So what if Tohru had told him that day that everyone would be sad when he died. They still needed him dead. Everything around him was a painful reminder of that fact, and yet she had promised to free him from that eternal burden. Also, there was something else. It was only a feeling he had but he felt that she really did need him right now. Though he didn't understand why, but he understood that he wanted to do it. He wanted to help in anyway he could.
"Where's Adrian! Is something wrong with her?!" Momiji was genuinely concerned; he had heard that she had collapsed right after freeing Yuki.
Akito turned his frosty eyes on Momiji, making him shut up rather quickly. "If you ever do that again in my presence you will wish you hadn't."
Akito sat himself down in front of his breakfast and began to eat.
Not another word was spoken over breakfast by anyone.
Adrian awoke to find that she was feeling better. Her body didn't complain as much when she tried to move and even though she still was hungry she wasn't as starving as she had been before.
Adrian found that she was still dressed, and wandered down the hallway looking for the restroom, or bath, or whatever they called it here in Japan.
She smelt, and she desperately needed a bath.
Checking each room she came to, she couldn't find it, and the house seemed completely deserted, when at last she came to the room that she had met Akito in the first time, she heard voices, coming from inside. She didn't know why but she didn't knock, she didn't open the door she just stood there and listened.
"Akito, anyone of us would gladly take her in for however long she is going to be staying. Your health is fragile enough as it is you don't need to risk it over someone we don't even know! Also, this is the second time she's collapsed, she could do it again."
"Oh? Are you questioning my judgment?"
Akito's voice was low and quite, but there was a heavy threatening tone underlying his words. Adrian hadn't known Akito that long but she did know he was about to snap.
"Not at all, but..."
"Excuse me." Adrian said as she opened the door, catching them both off guard. The other man excused himself and headed off.
"What is it?"
"Hmm... this is kind of embarrassing but where can I find the restroom? I really need to use the bath."
Akito smiled. It was a true smile, filled with amusement. No he wouldn't allow her to live with any other Sohma. Even if it had only been one day, she was too interesting by far to let live with anyone else, besides she had a promise to keep, and he wasn't about to let her out of his site until it was completed.
Chapter 8: The Unraveling
Now that Adrian is finally beginning to feel better, and Akito is at least acknowledging the fact that he is...well... fascinated with his new house guest, Adrian begins her work breaking the curse, what revelations will the two of them working hand in hand for a common goal bring exactly?
Looking back over this last week I'm in a bit of a shocked state over how many chapters I've come out with! Wanting to see Akito sappy is definitely inspirational.
Also thank you for those giving me advice in my writing. I'm paying attention to it all I assure you, and even if I don't use it on this story (due to some major spoiler or various other things that I am worried about revealing to soon) I assure you I will remember it on my future stories. = )
Just random: You know how Microsoft Word has those little assistants that just sit there and do funny things? Well if you took the cat assistant removed the collar, and just colored in that small white patch wouldn't he kind of look like Kyo in, well in of course American comic drawing style, but still?!
Author's Notes:
Nothing really except that Adrian is actually a boy's name, but I liked it so much I just had to name her it.
Chapter 7: Jealousy?
"Akito, hold on a minute!"
Momiji was left just lying on the floor as Adrian stumbled after him.
What had made him so mad? Adrian wondered. Did she do something wrong? Perhaps she had done something to irritate him the night before.
It didn't matter, but still how dare he just ignore her like that?
She could see him heading down the hall and out the door. Normally she would have caught him already, but today she was just too weak to move very quickly, and so she stumbled after him.
"Akito!"
Adrian slammed right into his chest when she turned to go out the door, losing her balance she almost hit the floor, Akito though had grabbed one of her arms to steady her, before letting her go.
Akito's expression was so cold; it made her think of ice. What had she done to him to cause this?
"Go eat something."
Was Akito always so brisk with everyone, or was it just her? He was ordering her around and ignoring her in the same breath, and it was beginning to piss her off.
"Hold on a second!"
Adrian grabbed his elbow trying to make him stay, and talk to her but her but her body had simply had enough. Her knees gave way and she fell right onto Akito, taking them both crashing down to the ground. Adrian hadn't completely passed out. Her eyes were closed shut but she was still aware of Akito's lean frame under hers, and his pounding heartbeat in her ear.
It was so calming. She forgot what she was so angry about, and just let herself be. She didn't have the energy to move around anyway.
Akito was staring up at the sky, and Adrian was sprawled across his chest. He honestly didn't know what to make of the situation, nothing like this had ever happened to him before. This was her first morning in his house hold and she was already beginning to make things run amuck.
He was beginning to wonder if her fainting spells were normal, and if this would happen all the time.
"I'm sorry." Adrian whispered against his chest. "I didn't realize I was this weak. I guess I used too much energy..."
Akito could barely hear her voice, she sounded so frail, even more so than he was.
With a gentleness that astounded poor Shigure who had just returned from Adrian's apartment, Akito adjusted her weight in his arms and carried her inside. Akito carried her back to his bedroom, and set her down on his futon, once again. Closing the door behind him he returned to the main room where Hatori and Momiji were seated.
"Where's Adri-an!" Momiji whined.
"Shut up." Without even a glance at either of them, he grabbed her tray and carried it back to his room. His cheeks were a little warm thinking about what had happened earlier, but he chose to ignore it.
"Do you have the strength to eat anything?"
"I think so." She murmured. She tried to push the cover off of her but it wasn't necessary. Akito held her in his left arm while he fed her with his right. She was surprised by how gentle he was being with her. It was almost like she was a porcelain doll that he was afraid of breaking. He was being so... kind.
She hadn't expected this.
Everything she had been told about Akito had said that he was cruel and calculating, but how he was acting right now, she felt as though that woman had lied to her about Akito. She knew he had a temper, but this gentle side had been completely unexpected.
When at last she had finished her meal, he laid her back down on the futon, and told her to rest.
Adrian could still feel his hand's warmth on her back, and she wondered how someone so kind could be thought of as cruel.
Grabbing the tray again, he left the room and once again headed down the hall. It was the first time he had ever felt that through living he was needed. So what if Tohru had told him that day that everyone would be sad when he died. They still needed him dead. Everything around him was a painful reminder of that fact, and yet she had promised to free him from that eternal burden. Also, there was something else. It was only a feeling he had but he felt that she really did need him right now. Though he didn't understand why, but he understood that he wanted to do it. He wanted to help in anyway he could.
"Where's Adrian! Is something wrong with her?!" Momiji was genuinely concerned; he had heard that she had collapsed right after freeing Yuki.
Akito turned his frosty eyes on Momiji, making him shut up rather quickly. "If you ever do that again in my presence you will wish you hadn't."
Akito sat himself down in front of his breakfast and began to eat.
Not another word was spoken over breakfast by anyone.
Adrian awoke to find that she was feeling better. Her body didn't complain as much when she tried to move and even though she still was hungry she wasn't as starving as she had been before.
Adrian found that she was still dressed, and wandered down the hallway looking for the restroom, or bath, or whatever they called it here in Japan.
She smelt, and she desperately needed a bath.
Checking each room she came to, she couldn't find it, and the house seemed completely deserted, when at last she came to the room that she had met Akito in the first time, she heard voices, coming from inside. She didn't know why but she didn't knock, she didn't open the door she just stood there and listened.
"Akito, anyone of us would gladly take her in for however long she is going to be staying. Your health is fragile enough as it is you don't need to risk it over someone we don't even know! Also, this is the second time she's collapsed, she could do it again."
"Oh? Are you questioning my judgment?"
Akito's voice was low and quite, but there was a heavy threatening tone underlying his words. Adrian hadn't known Akito that long but she did know he was about to snap.
"Not at all, but..."
"Excuse me." Adrian said as she opened the door, catching them both off guard. The other man excused himself and headed off.
"What is it?"
"Hmm... this is kind of embarrassing but where can I find the restroom? I really need to use the bath."
Akito smiled. It was a true smile, filled with amusement. No he wouldn't allow her to live with any other Sohma. Even if it had only been one day, she was too interesting by far to let live with anyone else, besides she had a promise to keep, and he wasn't about to let her out of his site until it was completed.
Chapter 8: The Unraveling
Now that Adrian is finally beginning to feel better, and Akito is at least acknowledging the fact that he is...well... fascinated with his new house guest, Adrian begins her work breaking the curse, what revelations will the two of them working hand in hand for a common goal bring exactly?