Sorry, I know it's another short chapter, but I hope you like it so far.
"Well, if you are willing," Akito said softly, leaning back against the wall. "You must realize that there will be no pulling back, and it requires a great sacrifice. In each generation there can only be one person outside the Zodiac that can bestowed with the power to counteract the curse. That means they are the only person that Zodiac members of the opposite gender can have intimate contact with from outside the family. I am willing to accept you as that one person."
"What do I have to do to make it work?" Tohru asked warily.
"All members must love you. Now, they need not all be in a sexual way, but some do. The females must only love and respect you as a sister, and you can seal yourself to them with merely a kiss on the cheek. Yet with the males of mature age, it must be a consummated bond. That means Hiro you can treat as one of the females because of his age, but all others require much more. So congratulations, Miss Honda, you have a man harem," Akito chuckled to himself.
"Do I need to do it with you?" Tohru wondered, pulling back slightly.
"A kiss on the cheek is all I need. I'm too sickly to exert myself in that fashion, and there are other contributing factors as well."
"I love you all, so I will go through with it," Tohru replied, as she leaned forward and softly kissed Akito's pale cheek. He gave her a gentle hug, and she looked up to see him crying.
"Thank you. No one has ever done that. Please know that I am sorry for the pain I have caused everyone, for I did it all out of jealousy. I always wondered why they could be loved while I was left alone, so I strove to make them as miserable as myself. I am willing to let those feelings go now. I hope we can learn to forget the past, and be true friends," Akito whispered in her ear.
Tohru pulled back, and smiled up at Akito. "I will always be here for you. You needn't ever be alone in the world again," she said brushing away his tears.
"Go back to Shigure's house now. They need you as much as I do," Akito said, rising.