Chapter 4
Tears
Tohru let a smile grace her lips slightly. Then she got serious. "Yuki! Why are you doing this?! Why did you do it? You took over the city.. took your family away to the dungeons... you sent the rest of us into hiding. Yuki! Why have you become like this?!" Tohru pleaded.
The boy stood up straighter and his mouth opened, but nothing came out. "Yuki.. can you speak?" Tohru asked. The icy man stepped up to Yuki. He put a hand on his shoulder.
"Yuki." it said. It was Akito. Yuki shrugged his hand off. The prince stepped down one step. He still stared at Tohru with those blank eyes. It frightened Tohru slightly to see this person walking slowly towards her.
Yuki had never done anything by himself since he took over.. Eaten, talking was done by Akito, walking was done in groups, nothing had been Yuki. Why was he suddenly going on his own again? Akito didn't like this at all.
"Tohru." Yuki said again. He liked the word. The name. The first real word he spoke in 3 years. "Tohru Honda?" he asked as he become level with her. She nodded. "Yes, Yuki." she said.
Yuki's arms twitched a bit and for a second Tohru expected to be hit or something. But instead, the arms were around her as he tried hugging her. He was slightly just leaning on her. Akito looked at the guards on both sides and then ahead.
"Tohru.. I missed you." The real Yuki said. It came out of the mouth of the prince in a whisper for her ears only. It was like he was crying. Inside, Yuki had cried forever.. but then somehow lost track of things and forgotten to cry.
Tohru saw the tears stream down the pale face of the rat. Yuki hadn't really hugged her.. he wasn't a rat. Tohru would've hugged and comforted him but didn't want him to transform.
"I... don't know.." Yuki's voice only slightly sounded like it was crying, compared to the streams of tears rolling down his face. "What have I... done, Tohru?" it asked.
"It.. we can fix it.." Tohru cooed. But arms grabbed Yuki and pulled him away from her. One arm stretched out futilely and then fell to his side as Yuki was turned around. Not as many tears were falling anymore and Tohru thought she'd seen life flash back to his eye momentarily.
"Yuki!" Tohru couldn't say anymore and Yuki was being forced off to do whatever it is he did. Akito grabbed Tohru by the collar and raised her off the ground with more strength than he seemed to have, His hood fell off as he glared up at her.
"Why?! Everything is perfect and you ruin it! Why did I take you?! Why does he become himself when he sees you?! Why after all my trying to keep him from you, that you still somehow get in my way?!" Akito growled. "Answer me!"
"Yuki.. is a living being Akito. Just like you. So why are you forcing him to do this? How?" Tohru asked with the little breath she could get.
"I made him like this, so he is mine. It doesn't take much to make some people like this." Akito grinned evilly. "I can break you too.. I can.." Akito laughed once. "Take her to my room. Yuki is going to have a bride." Akito threw her to the floor as she passed out.
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Short but sweet.. Poor Yuki.. (a total Kyoru fan). Now for that explanation of something I promised in chapter one... I am a personal fan of Akito being evil and/or the bad guy. I don't know.. he just fits the part. So sorry if my story hurts any people not cool with him being evil.