"So Shigure why did you go to the main house yesterday anyway?" Tohru finally asked the next morning, at the table. Shigure glanced over his newspaper.
"Oh that, well Hatori needed some help. Apparently Akito was having a bad day again. He's been sick the past couple of days. Hari's been very busy." Yuki quietly listened when Shigure mentioned Akito's name.
"So is Akito feeling any better?" Tohru questioned.
"Yes, by the time I got there, everything was fine. He's doing much better now."
He went back to his newspaper. "Now that I think about it, he wants you to visit him in a couple of days. What do you say; would you like to go see him?" Now Kyo and Yuki were listening attentively.
"Oh I guess I could but I'm not sure what I can do. I mean if he's already feeling better."
'How could she even think of going? After what happened last time.' Yuki thought, taking a sip of tea.
'Is she crazy? He already threatened to erase her memory. And she's still willing to go see him.' Kyo reminded himself. Shigure looked over at the two of them and caught how concerned they both looked.
"What's with you two? Don't look so worried."
"Don't we have every right to be though?" Yuki mentioned.
"Yeah this is Akito we're talking about here." Shigure let out a sigh.
"There they go again. I'm gonna be there too. So what's the big deal?"
"That doesn't make it any better." The both of them pointed out. Tohru came back into the conversation.
"Please don't be so concerned about me. I think it'll be nice to get to go see him. Who knows, maybe he's different by now."
"Well then we're going too." Kyo decided.
"Actually he specifically asked that you not come. He wants to see Tohru alone."
"But I thought you said you'd be there too." Yuki reminded him. Shigure hesitated for a minute.
"Of course I'll be there. After the last time, there's no way I'd just leave her in there alone." Yuki and Kyo fell over quickly.
"Why do we even bother?" Kyo muttered to himself.
"So how about this weekend? Does that sound okay? Maybe you could even cook him something." Shigure suggested.
"Yes that would be nice. I wonder what he likes." Tohru wondered out loud.
"Oh anything you make will be enjoyable I'm sure." The two of them continued talking about it as Kyo and Yuki quietly got up to clear the table off.
"I don't like this. It's not as simple as they think." Yuki complained softly.
"Yeah, but she seems pretty determined to go so I doubt we could stop her."
"Well I don't think that Akito has changed at all. I hope Shigure's on his guard when they go. I can't believe he's agreeing to this. He was even there last time." Yuki added. Kyo let out a growl.
"It's just like a said; we can't do anything about it. So it's pointless to even talk about it." He answered in an angry tone.
"That's just like you to give up that easily."
"Don't start with me; I'm in no mood for it today." He remarked, leveling Yuki with a look. "The heck with it, I'm outta here." He stomped off to his room. Shigure walked in to see what the problem was.
"Everything okay in here?" He asked casually.
"You know it wouldn't hurt if you at least pretended to care about this. You do remember what happened last time right?" Yuki brought up.
Shigure thought about it for a minute and then it dawned on him.
"Oh that, yes well I'm sure Akito isn't even thinking about that. There's nothing to be worried about."
"I hope your right. If anything happens to Miss Honda, I'm holding you responsible." Yuki threatened.
"Come on Yuki, I wouldn't allow anything bad to happen. Akito would just like some company. He wants to get to know Tohru better. It isn't right that we keep her all to ourselves." There really was no reasoning with Shigure. It never did get anywhere.
Tohru- Well the rest of the week pretty much flew by. Before I knew it, it was time for Shigure and myself to go visit Akito. As surprised as I was to get the invitation, the whole way there I really felt nervous. I mean what if I did something else that made him unhappy with me. And last time I saw him, he was very angry. And then there was what he said to me in the woods. I can't get his words out of my head. The more I think about this it seems like a bad idea.
Shigure glanced over at Tohru as they made it up to the main entrance.
"Uh Tohru, are you alright?" He inquired, tilting his head. All she could do is nod. Shigure let out a laugh at her expression.
"You didn't let those two get you all upset did you? There's nothing to worry about. You should know by now how much they exaggerate."
'As much as Shigure is trying to make me feel better I don't think it is working.' Tohru told herself.
Shigure straightened his tie some before opening the door. Tohru followed him in, staying close. In her hands she held some small cakes that she made for Akito. Before she knew it they were in the main house. Hatori greeted them at the door and they followed him to Akito's room.
"Good morning Akito. How have you been?" Shigure asked as they walked in. Tohru tried to hide behind him as Akito talked to him. Hatori had left the room already.
"And where is Miss Honda?" Akito inquired. Tohru poked her head out from behind Shigure.
"Um, hi. It's good to see you are doing better." She said still feeling nervous. Akito looked much better though to her now. He wasn't so pale and his robe was tied instead of being a mess. He looked very neat and clean.
"Yes, thank you. It is good to see you as well Miss Tohru Honda." He always referred to her in such a polite way. Tohru brought the treats up that she had brought for him.
"I made these for you. I hope that you'll like them." She mentioned.
"That was very thoughtful of you. Shigure why don't you go get us all some tea. I'd like a couple of minutes along with Miss Honda." He ordered. Shigure excused himself and left the room
'He left me alone. What could Akito possibly want to tell me alone?' Tohru's legs felt like they weren't able to support her for much longer. Akito took a seat by the door that led outside. Tohru walked over to sit opposite of him. After a couple of minutes he finally spoke up.
"I just wanted to apologize for what happened the other week. I had no right taking my anger out on you." He told her. She looked up, confussion written all over her face. "It was wrong of me to do so. I wanted to let you know I will never do anything like that again to you."
'That's what he had to say? I can't believe I'm hearing this. Wait till I tell Kyo and Yuki about this.' She thought.
"Thank you." Was all she could think of saying. He smiled slightly then turned to the door.
"HATORI!" He called loudly. Tohru felt a cold shiver run down her spine.
'Maybe that's why he's apologizing. Maybe he's calling Hatori in here to erase my memories.' Her heart started to beat faster as he called again. She once claimed that she didn't care if her memories were erased but now she really didn't want to forget. She sat there trying desperately not to let how she was feeling show.
Author's notes-Don't you just hate it when you're reading a story and they leave you hanging at the end of a chapter. Don't worry I'm not that cruel. I'll get the next chapter up in two days at the least. But I demand reviews. They really make me happy. :) -see.
"Oh that, well Hatori needed some help. Apparently Akito was having a bad day again. He's been sick the past couple of days. Hari's been very busy." Yuki quietly listened when Shigure mentioned Akito's name.
"So is Akito feeling any better?" Tohru questioned.
"Yes, by the time I got there, everything was fine. He's doing much better now."
He went back to his newspaper. "Now that I think about it, he wants you to visit him in a couple of days. What do you say; would you like to go see him?" Now Kyo and Yuki were listening attentively.
"Oh I guess I could but I'm not sure what I can do. I mean if he's already feeling better."
'How could she even think of going? After what happened last time.' Yuki thought, taking a sip of tea.
'Is she crazy? He already threatened to erase her memory. And she's still willing to go see him.' Kyo reminded himself. Shigure looked over at the two of them and caught how concerned they both looked.
"What's with you two? Don't look so worried."
"Don't we have every right to be though?" Yuki mentioned.
"Yeah this is Akito we're talking about here." Shigure let out a sigh.
"There they go again. I'm gonna be there too. So what's the big deal?"
"That doesn't make it any better." The both of them pointed out. Tohru came back into the conversation.
"Please don't be so concerned about me. I think it'll be nice to get to go see him. Who knows, maybe he's different by now."
"Well then we're going too." Kyo decided.
"Actually he specifically asked that you not come. He wants to see Tohru alone."
"But I thought you said you'd be there too." Yuki reminded him. Shigure hesitated for a minute.
"Of course I'll be there. After the last time, there's no way I'd just leave her in there alone." Yuki and Kyo fell over quickly.
"Why do we even bother?" Kyo muttered to himself.
"So how about this weekend? Does that sound okay? Maybe you could even cook him something." Shigure suggested.
"Yes that would be nice. I wonder what he likes." Tohru wondered out loud.
"Oh anything you make will be enjoyable I'm sure." The two of them continued talking about it as Kyo and Yuki quietly got up to clear the table off.
"I don't like this. It's not as simple as they think." Yuki complained softly.
"Yeah, but she seems pretty determined to go so I doubt we could stop her."
"Well I don't think that Akito has changed at all. I hope Shigure's on his guard when they go. I can't believe he's agreeing to this. He was even there last time." Yuki added. Kyo let out a growl.
"It's just like a said; we can't do anything about it. So it's pointless to even talk about it." He answered in an angry tone.
"That's just like you to give up that easily."
"Don't start with me; I'm in no mood for it today." He remarked, leveling Yuki with a look. "The heck with it, I'm outta here." He stomped off to his room. Shigure walked in to see what the problem was.
"Everything okay in here?" He asked casually.
"You know it wouldn't hurt if you at least pretended to care about this. You do remember what happened last time right?" Yuki brought up.
Shigure thought about it for a minute and then it dawned on him.
"Oh that, yes well I'm sure Akito isn't even thinking about that. There's nothing to be worried about."
"I hope your right. If anything happens to Miss Honda, I'm holding you responsible." Yuki threatened.
"Come on Yuki, I wouldn't allow anything bad to happen. Akito would just like some company. He wants to get to know Tohru better. It isn't right that we keep her all to ourselves." There really was no reasoning with Shigure. It never did get anywhere.
Tohru- Well the rest of the week pretty much flew by. Before I knew it, it was time for Shigure and myself to go visit Akito. As surprised as I was to get the invitation, the whole way there I really felt nervous. I mean what if I did something else that made him unhappy with me. And last time I saw him, he was very angry. And then there was what he said to me in the woods. I can't get his words out of my head. The more I think about this it seems like a bad idea.
Shigure glanced over at Tohru as they made it up to the main entrance.
"Uh Tohru, are you alright?" He inquired, tilting his head. All she could do is nod. Shigure let out a laugh at her expression.
"You didn't let those two get you all upset did you? There's nothing to worry about. You should know by now how much they exaggerate."
'As much as Shigure is trying to make me feel better I don't think it is working.' Tohru told herself.
Shigure straightened his tie some before opening the door. Tohru followed him in, staying close. In her hands she held some small cakes that she made for Akito. Before she knew it they were in the main house. Hatori greeted them at the door and they followed him to Akito's room.
"Good morning Akito. How have you been?" Shigure asked as they walked in. Tohru tried to hide behind him as Akito talked to him. Hatori had left the room already.
"And where is Miss Honda?" Akito inquired. Tohru poked her head out from behind Shigure.
"Um, hi. It's good to see you are doing better." She said still feeling nervous. Akito looked much better though to her now. He wasn't so pale and his robe was tied instead of being a mess. He looked very neat and clean.
"Yes, thank you. It is good to see you as well Miss Tohru Honda." He always referred to her in such a polite way. Tohru brought the treats up that she had brought for him.
"I made these for you. I hope that you'll like them." She mentioned.
"That was very thoughtful of you. Shigure why don't you go get us all some tea. I'd like a couple of minutes along with Miss Honda." He ordered. Shigure excused himself and left the room
'He left me alone. What could Akito possibly want to tell me alone?' Tohru's legs felt like they weren't able to support her for much longer. Akito took a seat by the door that led outside. Tohru walked over to sit opposite of him. After a couple of minutes he finally spoke up.
"I just wanted to apologize for what happened the other week. I had no right taking my anger out on you." He told her. She looked up, confussion written all over her face. "It was wrong of me to do so. I wanted to let you know I will never do anything like that again to you."
'That's what he had to say? I can't believe I'm hearing this. Wait till I tell Kyo and Yuki about this.' She thought.
"Thank you." Was all she could think of saying. He smiled slightly then turned to the door.
"HATORI!" He called loudly. Tohru felt a cold shiver run down her spine.
'Maybe that's why he's apologizing. Maybe he's calling Hatori in here to erase my memories.' Her heart started to beat faster as he called again. She once claimed that she didn't care if her memories were erased but now she really didn't want to forget. She sat there trying desperately not to let how she was feeling show.
Author's notes-Don't you just hate it when you're reading a story and they leave you hanging at the end of a chapter. Don't worry I'm not that cruel. I'll get the next chapter up in two days at the least. But I demand reviews. They really make me happy. :) -see.