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Chapter 12: Return of the Outsiders: A Fruits Basket story by Alicia.

Her small form laid before him. Her face was showing the fever quite evidently, to the touch her skin was aflame. Hatori looked down at Yoko who was in a faint concousness. Her temperature was blazing over 40 (101 F?), she had to get to the hospital.

"Kagura, call the hospital." Was all Hatori said to her, she immediatly ran for the phone. Yoko was flowing inbetween dreams and conciousness. All she rememberd were blurred faces and the flashing of red lights.

The doctor nodded and informed her of what would be happening and how the next few days will be like. Engulfed by her own worries over the child, Kagura sensed a faint odd feeling at the moment the doctor left. She felt a breeze through the hallway, and heard faint crying.

Chapter One: Orignial Stoy: Rachel

"Tell me about it," she said, her voice breathy with joy. She looked beautiful, with the rosy tints in her cheeks from the harsh wind outside, and the brightness of her green eyes. But, of course, she had every reason to be. For years I had been stiff to everything and anything supernatural, despite, what she said were my 'experiences' with it. And now I had called her, Alicia Ryans, nationally famous psychic and best friend for 5 years and counting, to come to my aid, to help me unravel a mystery.

I shook my head, sliding my hands out from under hers. It wasn't personal, but I wasn't a touchy-feely person. That, and, well, touching her sent shivers up my spine. When I had told her this she said it was okay, and that it was to be expected. People dealing with the prenatural often got that feeling. From the first time she saw me, she had recited, she knew that I was prenatural. I had merely lifted my eyebrow in reponse before she explained that my aura was a pale purple shade, unlike the soft blue that surrounded most. Yeah, people had aura's and she could see them. Don't ask me, I don't understand it any better then you do.

"Akito-dono....," Tohru said, staring at the man in surprise. Still holding a smirk across his face, Akito glided towards the pair. He titled his head to the side, his smirk being replaced by a mocking smile.

"I repeat myself, Honda-san. Yes to what?" The head asked, his eyes becoming colder. His nearing person unsettled Tohru. She felt her movements freeze in their stillness.

Kyou's eyes narrowed to mere slits. "Just a question I asked about her well being Akito."Kyou did not like that Tohru addressed him with the implications of him as her master. (dono=master as sama=god or such)

Akito directed his gaze straight at Kyou. "I did not ask you Kyou, it is from Tohru that I want an answer from."

Kyou's fist clenched at his side as he glared at Akito with angry red eyes. The head sneered at him before re-directiong his gaze on Tohru.

"Honda-san, tell me," Akito said quietly. He gripped Tohru's wrist, digging fingers into her flesh. She squirmed under him a bit and looked at Kyou, who's face contorted into a vivid mask of rage.

Kyou's fist's were tightly clenched, at every moment Akito put strain on Tohru his fingers dug deeper. He ignored the throbing pain in his hands and just watched the two. Tohru saw from the corner of her eye the dripping lines of blood fall from his hands.

"I replied to Kyou upon how I was doing."She quickly said in turn to which Akito let go of her wrists. She brushed past him towards Kyou. Akito was alarmed at her sudden force against him. He reacted quickly upon the surge of anger in him.

With a sudden jerk of his hand, Akito shoved Tohru into Kyou. An orange smoke filled the hair as a soft 'poof" noise bounced off the walls. Kyou had

transformed.From the whole mess, Tohru has fallen down, dangerously close to landing on the cat.

"Kyou-kun?!" She cried, scooping up the cat to make sure he was alright.

The blood from his hands and only gone onto his darkly coloured kimono. He sat before her in his cat form. She looked down at him from alarm. Tohru

grabbed him and looked at his front paws. They had slight gashes or rawness on them.

"Kyou..."Tohru calmly said. Akito stood behind her glaring a wicked smile at the transformed Kyou. In this state Kyou could not greatly harm him. Akito

smiled, a graceful uplift of his lips, a smile that reached to his eyes. A cruel smile, matching cruel eyes.

"Come, Honda-san, our ceremony awaits," the head said, gliding towards the pair. He held out a slim hand to her, and Kyou hissed at the hand, hair standing

on head. Akito's eyes drifted to the cat, almost lazily, and with a swift movement of his foot, he kicked him.

Pain was felt greatly on Kyou's left side as he went sliding across the hall. Tohru's hands reached out towards him, but Akito grabbed them and brought

her person close to himself. Her painted face was just barely away from his black kimono. "Leave him. There are worse things I can do to him." He whispered into her ear. Kyou was too far to hear what Akito was said.

When he looked over at the pure bride, Akito and brought himself to engorge his mouth over her painted lips. A kiss that had started out soft quickly went to something deeper, brusing his lips against her. Tohru made a small sound of protest, her eyes frightfully wide. Akito wrapped an arm around her slender waist, pulling her closer to him, his tongue taunting her lips to part. He smiled and laughed into her mouth.

An inhuman growl came from behind Akito and he felt the claws in his flesh.

Akito let out a muffled scream of pain into Tohru. Kyou dug into his leg making him bleed his sins out.

The claws dug into the kimono and ripped them. Pale flesh and the freshness of the blood red fell through. Akito tightened his grip into Tohru's arm making her let out gasps of pain.

He tipped his head back, raven locks falling, hissing out a small breath of his pain. He let go of the girl he was holding, shoving her back as he did so. Akito bent down, grabbing the cat that had made him bleed, and snatched him away from his torn leg. His hands encircled the cats through, shaking him gently, a twisted smile coming to play on his lips.

"It is only fair for me to do unto you as you have unto me."His voice held a calmness, but an offset thrill bordered it.

Arms swept themselves about his waist. Tohru's face was forced into is lower back. Her tears fell down past her face. "Please..."She said. "...please stop."

Tohru brought more pressure into her arms as a plead with Akito. He didn't mind her prescence.

"Why should I Tohru-san...he insulted me for no reason. Which is why he must be punished." He didn't look at her as he said it. A slight mumble came from her lips. Akito asked her to repeat herself.

"You're promise...you would break your promise to me."Her eyes looked up at him, he turned to look at her. "Are you not of your word? Would you break it over this?"

He stared at her for a moment with no expression on his face. He turned back to look at Kyou. He dropped him and let him fall to the ground. "I may be many things, but I always keep my word."

Tohru let go of Akito and sat down upon the floor. She heard a poof and Kyou transformed back. Her eyes widend at the sprawled out form of a clotheless Kyou Her face blurred quite red.

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