While Tohru was in the kitchen, preparing the dishes, Shigure came in and leaned against the counter, watching her cut the vegetables intently. "Yuki said you wanted to talk to me?" Shigure said. He was in his dark blue kimono. Tohru jumped as he spoke, she dropped the knife, "Eh? Shigure-san! You scared me!"
"You look distracted," Shigure said. Tohru looked at him and nodded slightly, "Hn, I saw Kyou today," Tohru looked up at him.
Shigure said nothing but chuckled and fold his arms as he waited for her to speak, Tohru regarded Shigure and looked away and picked up the knife she dropped, "Hmn, and Momiji-kun told me…" She continued cutting the vegetables, "That you know something about the curse," Shigure looked at her wide-eyed, after a moment, he regained his composure and chuckled a bit as he looked down on the floor, "Didn't I say this before? Just… be yourself,"
Tohru slammed the knife down and looked at Shigure crossly, "Just be myself? I tried that 3 years ago," Tohru remained her gaze on Shigure. It was the first time Shigure ever saw her mad, she has grown much stronger… yes, indeed… "It didn't work," Shigure leaned closer to her, "The curse is unbreakable," Tohru leaned closer to him, such that they were face to face, "I got the feeling you are not telling the truth," Tohru said. "And why would I want to do that? That is preposterous! How could you even doubt me, Tohru-kun!"
Tohru maintained her gaze on Shigure for a while, before she broke the gaze and returned to cut the vegetables, silence was remained until Tohru had finished cutting down and putting them into a bowl. Tohru then proceeded to place seasonings on the meat, "You know how to break the curse… but Shigure-san," Shigure regarded Tohru as she spoke softly, she spoke so softly, he had to strain to hear, "You don't want the curse to be broken, because you know that once the curse is broken, you can no longer be in control of Akito," Tohru said as a matter-of-factly, Shigure was stunned.
Tohru thought about how Akito would only listen to Shigure, why of all people would Akito only listen to Shigure? Just then, Shigure let out a loud laugh, which almost sounded sinister, How could she read him like a book? All these years trying to keep whatever selfish wishes he had for the Souma…How could she… From the look on Shigure's face, Tohru knew that what she had said, was true. That very instant, anger struck her.
"Have you thought about what would happen to the Souma after you passed away? You are the only one who knew how to break the curse, to free the Souma… yet you are so selfish about it… I never thought Shigure-san would be these kind of people," Her eyes now brimming with tears, struck Shigure with a pang of guilt in his stomach. Her words were so true… so irritatingly, disgustingly true. And that made Shigure furious;His gut fuming with anger.
He punched the counter, "Do you think, actually think, that I would do that!?" He said, raising his voice a little, trying to defend what little morals and dignity he has got left, his heart filling up with shame. "The curse, everyone from the outside who comes to know of the Souma secret wants to break it, they think they have the ability to do that, they think they have the power to do that, even Kana…"
Kana…? Hatori's ex-girlfriend?