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Thank you for your opinions and praise of our writing skills! Sorry for the ever so long delay in writing this story. *bows down for forgiveness*. school and life came over us as well as timing. Finally we got off our asses and wrote this chapter. It is not a long chapter sadley ;_;, but! More will be written soon ^_^ so don't worry! We hope you enjoy what we have written in this section, and continue to anticipate more!
Rach * Alicia
Disclaimer: We do not own fruits basket in anyways... ;_;
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The rain was setting in hard by the time Shigure and Yuki reached home. As they stood dripping in front of the door, Kyou came from the livingroom and handed Yuki a towel. He waited for them to dry off before he asked them anything.
Yuki no longer dripping, pushed past Kyou and headed towards the livingroom. After he was gone from sight Kyou asked Shigure what happend. The dog leaned against the wall, with the towel in his hand.
"Akito would not tell us anything. We only waited to see him." Shigure said. "I never talked with him at all. We only saw him as we were leaving. It was more than we wanted to see."
Shigure was still soaked and headed towards his room to change. His answer did not give anything that Kyou was looking for. He headed over to the livingroom to see what the rat was up to.
Yuki was sitting slumped by the door. Kyou nearly stepped on him when he entered. He sat across from Yuki who did not give him a glance. Just as he positioned himself on the floor Yuki muttered something.
Kyou looked at him about to ask him what he said. When Yuki just burst out, "He touched his foul body to hers!" Kyou jumped aback from Yuki who just caught him off guard. "He waited until we were within sight of him...then he forced his mouth onto her!"
Kyou stared at Yuki, Shigure came in having heard everything that was said. His stare went towards Kyou. "Is that true Shigure?" Kyou said with his head facing down. A few seconds passed before Shigure answered him.
"It's true." Shigre said finally. Kyou did not look at Shigure or Yuki. He just stood up and left the room. Kyou went up the stairs and into his room. His window was open, the rain was still heavy. He looked out to see a small patch of open sky. Twilight was starting to descend on the dreary moods of everyone beneth.
Hatori was examining Akito as usual. Tohru was in a different room. She was laying by an open screen door and staring up at the clearing sky. A small odd feeling came from within her. It was the only pleaseant feeling she had felt within the last few hours.
An elongated shadow was cast upon Tohru. She turned to see the silouette of Hatori coming into the room. He had his medical bag with him and closed the door behind him. Hatori turned on the light and set his bag down.
"I'm to give you an exam." Hatori said. Tohru got up from her spot and went over to Hatori. She spoke when she stood directly before him. "Um...what kind of exam will it be exactly Hatori-san?"
Hatori looked at her. "It is to be a full examination, but you would need to go to my office for it to be done. But Akito does not want you to leave the property...so I will have to attempt to do one here."
Tohru looked as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't want to say it.
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Hatori did not like giving such a thoughrough examnination in such conditions. Doing it to Akito, he was use to, but to do it to Tohru really discomforted him. He was almost done, recording her information to a small chart he had, Hatori told Tohru she could get back dressed. From his examination Hatori could tell Tohru she was in fit health, except the bruises upon her body.
Tohru tied her sash tightly, she was tired for some reason. She then realized that she had not eaten anything at all that day. Her stomach ached for something to be placed in it. Hatori heard the noise, he back was turned and he said, "There is a meal waiting for you with Akito. I'm to take you with me as soon as the examintation is done. Which would be now."
Tohru nodded her pale face, clasping her hands in front of her. Hatori grabbed his bag and lead her out of the room. The darkness of the main Souma house never seemed to dissapear. Even in midday Tohru noticed the lack of light within the place. Finally they came to the familiar door to Akito's room.
When they entered, Tohru noticed Akito was not there. She felt quite unsure of what Akito was planning. Hatori turned and closed the door behind Tohru. "Hatori-san, where is Akito-san?" the teal eyed girl asked, glancing warily about the room.
"He's bathing at the moment, he'll be done shortly."
He then moved to the other side of the room and opened another door that lead to a joined room. He entered himself but quickly came back out with a rather large secure package. Hatori gave it to Tohru.
"Please change into this, if you need help with the sash, a servant will be waiting outside to help you." Hatori then left her alone to change. Tohru still stared at the recently closed door that he exited for a few moments. She then opened the package. Out fell an elegant kimono, the colour of blood.
Tohru was taken aback at the colour of the beautiful cloth, but she proceeded to change into it. It was difficult, considering the length of the sleeves and skirt, but she only resorted to getting the servant when she absolutely needed it. Finally Tohru was dressed in the shimmering silk. Her hair was french braided on two sides and finished off with a bow.
The servant left the room, Tohru didn't see her leave, her back was to the door. She was examining the pattern of black flowers on the kimono's sleeve.
"The colour of life suits you Tohru-san." Akito's voice said from behind her. It was as smooth as the silk covering her.
Tohru twisted toward his voice, he had greatly surprised her. He had entered without her even noticing. The door was closed behind him, and was dressed in a rather dark kimono. She could not tell where it began, or ended.
"A-akito-san,...you surprised me-" He waved away her words. "Nevermind saying such things, you didn't aknowledge my compliment Tohru-san, I find that quite rude."
Tohru completely had turned to his direction now. Quickly thinking, she gave a bow to him, "Gomen-nasai Akito-dono, I did not mean to seem rude to you..."
He again interupted her talk. "It does not matter now, there are more important things to address." Akito moved closer to her as he spoke. The door slide open behind him and Kureno walked in carrying a small table. Two other servants followed him and started to set up a small eating area in the room.
After they had set up the meal upon the table, the servants started to clear away. Akito gave a look over to them, he caught their eyes and they hurried out. Kureno gave a slight bow before he left the room himself.
Akito turned his gaze toward Tohru, he smiled. "Now Tohru-san, it seems now we eat." He directed her to walk over to the table and site down. Aktio was the first one to sit, and watched her situate herself with hungry eyes. He could feel and see the discomfort she felt.
A few moments passed before either of the two moved. "Are you not hungry?" Akito asked her.
Tohru blushed, "N-no Akito-san, I did not want to seem rude to take the first bite." She quickly replied.
He gave something short of a laugh. "Your too kind" he said, mocking her and tilting his head to the side, letting black bangs fall into his cold eyes. "Such a warm heart in this dark place. Tell me Tohru, are you afraid of being in the dark?"
Tohru shook her head slightly, her brown hair barely moving. "No, Akito-dono, my mother always told me that the dark cannot hurt you."
"The dark itself does nothing to you, it is what exists in the dark that does..." Akito added onto Tohru's statement. Tohru felt a strong urge to clarify the subject. "Not if you can find the light that creates the darkness, everyone exists in the dark in one moment of their life. They need to find their light, the one that will expell the darkness and free them from what harms them."
Akito narrowed his eyes, his pale hand knocking over the food as he stood up. "There is no light in the darkness! The darkness is darkness, light can not shine through the immortal darkness that resides in our lives! Not even the light from you could take away the darkness in the hearts of those that are cursed. The darkness swallows the light!" He yelled.
Tohru had put her arm up in defense, blocking any of the food that spilt her way. Akito's eyes flared a dark coldness toward her. She did not want to have him envelope further into his temper. Tohru was about to apologize about what she said, but Akito looked down and seemed to calm himself.
She slowly lowered her arm down as she watched Akito sit down. "It was because of a light that those cursed fell to darkness..." Tohru did not know what to say to Akito. He had revealed apart of how the Souma's became cursed. Akito was still, he did not stir or glare towards her. She could barely hear the signs of life coming from him. She cautiously moved toward Akito.
She wrapped her thin arms around him, moving his head gently to lay upon her breast. "Akito-dono....." Her warmth and heartbeat filled the entirety of his mind. He let himself stay like this, his moment of weakness and accepting the pity of this teal eyed girl. And then suddenly he violently shoved her away, standing up and gathering up his fallen robes. Tohru stared up at him, blinking and her eyes misted over with confusion. "Do not show me your pity, I don't desire it. If anything, pity yourself" Akito sneered.
He straightened his robes upon himself, and stared at the small form of Tohru laying in front of him. The flowing robes that enclothed her body were flayed about her. Her hair was slightly loose, and the free parts lay across her shoulders. Tohru appeared as the weak one now, but Akito did not feel to prey upon her. He looked at her from under thick lashes and turned, leaving the innocent girl all by herself.
His prescence never left the room however. Tohru could still feel the emotions left behind from him.
Please Review! Like it or Hate it!
Thank you for your opinions and praise of our writing skills! Sorry for the ever so long delay in writing this story. *bows down for forgiveness*. school and life came over us as well as timing. Finally we got off our asses and wrote this chapter. It is not a long chapter sadley ;_;, but! More will be written soon ^_^ so don't worry! We hope you enjoy what we have written in this section, and continue to anticipate more!
Rach * Alicia
Disclaimer: We do not own fruits basket in anyways... ;_;
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The rain was setting in hard by the time Shigure and Yuki reached home. As they stood dripping in front of the door, Kyou came from the livingroom and handed Yuki a towel. He waited for them to dry off before he asked them anything.
Yuki no longer dripping, pushed past Kyou and headed towards the livingroom. After he was gone from sight Kyou asked Shigure what happend. The dog leaned against the wall, with the towel in his hand.
"Akito would not tell us anything. We only waited to see him." Shigure said. "I never talked with him at all. We only saw him as we were leaving. It was more than we wanted to see."
Shigure was still soaked and headed towards his room to change. His answer did not give anything that Kyou was looking for. He headed over to the livingroom to see what the rat was up to.
Yuki was sitting slumped by the door. Kyou nearly stepped on him when he entered. He sat across from Yuki who did not give him a glance. Just as he positioned himself on the floor Yuki muttered something.
Kyou looked at him about to ask him what he said. When Yuki just burst out, "He touched his foul body to hers!" Kyou jumped aback from Yuki who just caught him off guard. "He waited until we were within sight of him...then he forced his mouth onto her!"
Kyou stared at Yuki, Shigure came in having heard everything that was said. His stare went towards Kyou. "Is that true Shigure?" Kyou said with his head facing down. A few seconds passed before Shigure answered him.
"It's true." Shigre said finally. Kyou did not look at Shigure or Yuki. He just stood up and left the room. Kyou went up the stairs and into his room. His window was open, the rain was still heavy. He looked out to see a small patch of open sky. Twilight was starting to descend on the dreary moods of everyone beneth.
Hatori was examining Akito as usual. Tohru was in a different room. She was laying by an open screen door and staring up at the clearing sky. A small odd feeling came from within her. It was the only pleaseant feeling she had felt within the last few hours.
An elongated shadow was cast upon Tohru. She turned to see the silouette of Hatori coming into the room. He had his medical bag with him and closed the door behind him. Hatori turned on the light and set his bag down.
"I'm to give you an exam." Hatori said. Tohru got up from her spot and went over to Hatori. She spoke when she stood directly before him. "Um...what kind of exam will it be exactly Hatori-san?"
Hatori looked at her. "It is to be a full examination, but you would need to go to my office for it to be done. But Akito does not want you to leave the property...so I will have to attempt to do one here."
Tohru looked as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't want to say it.
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Hatori did not like giving such a thoughrough examnination in such conditions. Doing it to Akito, he was use to, but to do it to Tohru really discomforted him. He was almost done, recording her information to a small chart he had, Hatori told Tohru she could get back dressed. From his examination Hatori could tell Tohru she was in fit health, except the bruises upon her body.
Tohru tied her sash tightly, she was tired for some reason. She then realized that she had not eaten anything at all that day. Her stomach ached for something to be placed in it. Hatori heard the noise, he back was turned and he said, "There is a meal waiting for you with Akito. I'm to take you with me as soon as the examintation is done. Which would be now."
Tohru nodded her pale face, clasping her hands in front of her. Hatori grabbed his bag and lead her out of the room. The darkness of the main Souma house never seemed to dissapear. Even in midday Tohru noticed the lack of light within the place. Finally they came to the familiar door to Akito's room.
When they entered, Tohru noticed Akito was not there. She felt quite unsure of what Akito was planning. Hatori turned and closed the door behind Tohru. "Hatori-san, where is Akito-san?" the teal eyed girl asked, glancing warily about the room.
"He's bathing at the moment, he'll be done shortly."
He then moved to the other side of the room and opened another door that lead to a joined room. He entered himself but quickly came back out with a rather large secure package. Hatori gave it to Tohru.
"Please change into this, if you need help with the sash, a servant will be waiting outside to help you." Hatori then left her alone to change. Tohru still stared at the recently closed door that he exited for a few moments. She then opened the package. Out fell an elegant kimono, the colour of blood.
Tohru was taken aback at the colour of the beautiful cloth, but she proceeded to change into it. It was difficult, considering the length of the sleeves and skirt, but she only resorted to getting the servant when she absolutely needed it. Finally Tohru was dressed in the shimmering silk. Her hair was french braided on two sides and finished off with a bow.
The servant left the room, Tohru didn't see her leave, her back was to the door. She was examining the pattern of black flowers on the kimono's sleeve.
"The colour of life suits you Tohru-san." Akito's voice said from behind her. It was as smooth as the silk covering her.
Tohru twisted toward his voice, he had greatly surprised her. He had entered without her even noticing. The door was closed behind him, and was dressed in a rather dark kimono. She could not tell where it began, or ended.
"A-akito-san,...you surprised me-" He waved away her words. "Nevermind saying such things, you didn't aknowledge my compliment Tohru-san, I find that quite rude."
Tohru completely had turned to his direction now. Quickly thinking, she gave a bow to him, "Gomen-nasai Akito-dono, I did not mean to seem rude to you..."
He again interupted her talk. "It does not matter now, there are more important things to address." Akito moved closer to her as he spoke. The door slide open behind him and Kureno walked in carrying a small table. Two other servants followed him and started to set up a small eating area in the room.
After they had set up the meal upon the table, the servants started to clear away. Akito gave a look over to them, he caught their eyes and they hurried out. Kureno gave a slight bow before he left the room himself.
Akito turned his gaze toward Tohru, he smiled. "Now Tohru-san, it seems now we eat." He directed her to walk over to the table and site down. Aktio was the first one to sit, and watched her situate herself with hungry eyes. He could feel and see the discomfort she felt.
A few moments passed before either of the two moved. "Are you not hungry?" Akito asked her.
Tohru blushed, "N-no Akito-san, I did not want to seem rude to take the first bite." She quickly replied.
He gave something short of a laugh. "Your too kind" he said, mocking her and tilting his head to the side, letting black bangs fall into his cold eyes. "Such a warm heart in this dark place. Tell me Tohru, are you afraid of being in the dark?"
Tohru shook her head slightly, her brown hair barely moving. "No, Akito-dono, my mother always told me that the dark cannot hurt you."
"The dark itself does nothing to you, it is what exists in the dark that does..." Akito added onto Tohru's statement. Tohru felt a strong urge to clarify the subject. "Not if you can find the light that creates the darkness, everyone exists in the dark in one moment of their life. They need to find their light, the one that will expell the darkness and free them from what harms them."
Akito narrowed his eyes, his pale hand knocking over the food as he stood up. "There is no light in the darkness! The darkness is darkness, light can not shine through the immortal darkness that resides in our lives! Not even the light from you could take away the darkness in the hearts of those that are cursed. The darkness swallows the light!" He yelled.
Tohru had put her arm up in defense, blocking any of the food that spilt her way. Akito's eyes flared a dark coldness toward her. She did not want to have him envelope further into his temper. Tohru was about to apologize about what she said, but Akito looked down and seemed to calm himself.
She slowly lowered her arm down as she watched Akito sit down. "It was because of a light that those cursed fell to darkness..." Tohru did not know what to say to Akito. He had revealed apart of how the Souma's became cursed. Akito was still, he did not stir or glare towards her. She could barely hear the signs of life coming from him. She cautiously moved toward Akito.
She wrapped her thin arms around him, moving his head gently to lay upon her breast. "Akito-dono....." Her warmth and heartbeat filled the entirety of his mind. He let himself stay like this, his moment of weakness and accepting the pity of this teal eyed girl. And then suddenly he violently shoved her away, standing up and gathering up his fallen robes. Tohru stared up at him, blinking and her eyes misted over with confusion. "Do not show me your pity, I don't desire it. If anything, pity yourself" Akito sneered.
He straightened his robes upon himself, and stared at the small form of Tohru laying in front of him. The flowing robes that enclothed her body were flayed about her. Her hair was slightly loose, and the free parts lay across her shoulders. Tohru appeared as the weak one now, but Akito did not feel to prey upon her. He looked at her from under thick lashes and turned, leaving the innocent girl all by herself.
His prescence never left the room however. Tohru could still feel the emotions left behind from him.
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