Author's notes: To Kiki and Sami the Archangel: That's how I intended it to be! Scary and all tradgedy-like
To Angel girlBB7: Thank you. And yes it is hard to picture Shigure all mean isn't it Xx
To czee and my two best friends (Lil Devil and Thunder Fkare): Thx for all the support! I would never had been able to write all this and my other fanfic if it wasn't for your constant thretening XoX

Chapter 2

I watched as Shigure opened the door. It was so dark and my shoulder was starting to bruise under Shigure's grip. He finally let go of my shoulder then pushed me into the room. I fell on the cold wooden floor with a slight thud. I got up slowly and looked to my shoulder. Shigure had gotten blood on it.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Yuki-kun." Akito's voice rang through my ears. I looked up at her. As usual she was wore her red kimono and was giving me her coldest looks.

"So Tohru-kun finally went insane. Shigure told me." Akito said in a smug voice. Shigure told her everything! It annoyed me so much. Why couldn't he keep a secret from this bitch?!

"I warned her to stay away. And she thought I was being selfish. You all did." Akito let out a laugh that sent chills down my spine. So Akito knew what was going to happen as well. Was Akito, in her own twisted way, trying to save Tohru? No. I knew her real reason from wanting to keep Tohru away. She wanted to keep me miserable.

"You LIAR! You never wanted to save Tohru! I wouldn't be surprised if you were happy that she went insane! In fact I think you are the cause of all of this!" This was when my face was sent crashing into the floor. Shigure had grabbed my head again, his bloody hands threatening to crush my skull once more. He didn't let me get up from the floor either so my face was being crushed on to the cold wooden floor.

"Do not talk to her that way!" Shigure snarled at me. Jesus Christ! Why did Shigure care so much!? I thought he was on my side!

"Thank you Shigure." Akito said with a menacing grin. With great difficulty I turned my head to look at Akito. She saw the confusion in my eyes and her grin grew.

"You don't know this side of Shigure do you? I wouldn't expect you to. My brother is so good at acting."

"Brother?" The words slipped out of my lips as a choked whisper.

"Half brother actually." Akito said in a sort of gloating tone of voice. It all made sense now! Why Akito only talked to him, why Shigure couldn't keep secrets from her! But why was he being so cruel to him? The fact that they are related still didn't explain why Shigure was doing this. Where was the laidback, carefree guy he knew?!

"Anyway you came here to find out why Tohru turned out the way she did. I will tell you why! This is the second part of the curse. It normally doesn't happen but…it just does sometimes. Like now! Someone who is not a zodiac and does get involved will go insane. Just like your precious Tohru! What made things worse was that she saw Kyo in his real form and didn't do anything except stay! The more involved a normal person gets, the more prone they are to this…curse." Akito was now snarling at me. She was enjoying this. All of it. The tears welling up in my eyes, the pained look in my face. I couldn't take this!

"You knew about this Shigure…why didn't you say anything?! You liked Tohru too!" I shouted in the loudest and clearest tone I could muster.

"Everyone liked that bitch Tohru! And they didn't know about this part if the curse until recently. But it was too late! She was already showing the symptoms! Didn't you notice it? She was becoming at least a bit more distant! Her little fits of rage!" I could feel more tears forming in my eyes. Akito was right! Now that he thought about it she was a little colder to everyone over the past month! Sometimes when he went into her room she would be lying on her bed and everything was a mess. He thought she was just tired so she didn't clean for a few days but she must have messed up her room herself. She would snap at Kyo and himself sometimes as well! Why didn't he notice?!

"That's right Yuki…this was all your fault. It always is…" Akito whispered into his ear

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I sat in my room in the darkness. I thought about what Akito said. She was right. It was my fault. I didn't notice. Tohru didn't belong with us. But I was selfish. I tried to keep her so I could be happy. But now look what my selfishness did to her. I have to right the wrong I did to her. To my beautiful Angel….

"The curse did this to her…so…." My eyes widened. If I could break the curse then I would be able to save Tohru! But…how? How do you break this curse? I stood up. It didn't matter! I was going to save my angel no matter what happened! I started to walk out of my room but stopped. Who would know of a way to break this curse? This very curse that ran through my veins? I clenched my fists and my jaw. I felt me lips curl into a snarl. I stood at my doorway for a while, thinking, trembling from my rage. I needed someone to help me. Someone who would do anything for me….

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"Yuki-kun!!" His annoying voice made me wince. I hated him but I had to work with him so I could free Tohru. I looked up at Ayame's gold eyes.

"What are you doing here Yuki-kun? I'm so happy you came to me for once!" His voice, his face, his attitude. It all made me want to make me scream. I hated him. But for Tohru I would do anything. But he was so happy. Maybe he didn't know about Tohru.

"Have you heard about Tohru?" I asked him. I tried to make my voice more pleasant. But it didn't work. The hate for Aya and the anger from the curse combined…I just couldn't find a way to smile or be happy. Aya stared at me for a while. The smile on his face fell. Maybe he knew Tohru would go inane too.

"I'm so sorry Yuki-kun." His voice was deeper and very sad. Yes he knew. I clenched his fists then forced a nod.

"I know you are. When did you find out this would happen?" I asked him. I had stopped trying to be happy and cheerful. So my tone was even colder and more distant. Aya winced a bit and looked down.

"A few weeks ago." He replied to me in a whisper. I nodded.

"Not so bad. He better be telling me the truth." I thought and a snarl almost escaped me. But I caught it in time and continued to frown.

"So do you want to come in Yuki-kun?" He asked me with a small smile. I nodded and walked into his shop.

"I need a favor." I said. I was too angry to not be so blunt.

"Yes Yuki? Anything." That was what I liked to hear! A cruel smile formed on my face. That was the only thing I could do. Aya seemed afraid though.

"Do you know how to break the Zodiac Curse?" I asked him in a dangerous tone. He shook his head.

"You want to free Tohru don't you?" Ayame asked me. I knew he was smart. But I still didn't like him. He could go to hell for all I care. But not now. I still needed him. I nodded in response.

"So do you know how?" I demanded. Aya shook his head and my anger level rose. Somehow Aya could tell. Whether I frowned deeper, snarled or smirked, I do not remember.

"But do not worry Yuki! I will help you free Tohru! I want you to forgive me and for us to be live together as brothers for the rest of our lives!" Aya grabbed my hands as he said this. I held in a cringe and nodded my head. I would be able to use Ayame to my advantage and he wouldn't even care! This was perfect.

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