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Chapter 4

The Awkward Silences

"This is rather awkward..." said Shigure out loud. He had been rudely taken from his work by an angered Kyo and dragged into the living room to hear that the infamous Sohma secret had gotten out. In the living room he had been told all that went on at school as well as the complication of the unconscious Miss Honda, who wasn't fully informed.

"So, what are we going to do about it?" asked Kyo.

"I'll have to tell Akito of course," Yuki's face changed slightly at the mention of Akito's name, "And then we once again shove the responsibility onto another person's shoulders. Besides, Akito seems good at making decisions, or practiced at least. I'm sure he can handle this situation."

There was the indiscrete noise of air being let out as almost every person in the room breathed. They had involuntarily been holding their breathes in the tension.

"And I think it would be fair to call Ha'ri to see what he can do about Tohru-san." continued Shigure. Both Kyo and Yuki tensed up visibly.

If you did not know these two young men and they were looking at you right now, you would think, by the look in their faces, it might be a good idea to possibly run away unless the expression changed immediately. However, I hope that you, the reader, does know them. Since you and I both know the young men, we would know that, by the look on their faces, it would definitely be a good idea to run away unless the expression changed immediately. It did not.

"Wait! Yuki, Kyo, I didn't mean it that way!" Shigure said hastily, "She still hasn't woken up, I thought it might be a good idea to call a doctor to make sure she didn't hit her head or something!"

"Fine." the two said in unison, looking away from Shigure resentfully. Both Kagome and Inuyasha sweat dropped. Shigure carefully slid out of the room. There was a long awkward silence while the uninformed guests were trying to guess what had caused the outburst. It has something to do with that guy Ha'ri-san, but what could it be? thought Kagome restlessly. As the uneasy thought continued, Tohru's eyes fluttered open.

"Honda-san, you're awake!" noticed Yuki.

"Yes, but. . ." she sat up suddenly and looked around, eyes jumping from one object to the next. "What happened? I was at school, and I came to ask you if you were coming to lunch and I tripped and, and," she passed out again. Everyone in the room sweat dropped. Oh boy. What on earth are we going to do with her. thought Kyo, shaking his head.

Yet again there was an awkward silence. Inuyasha looked around expectantly for some time, then broke the quiet with, "Yuki-san, what's up with you and this Akito?" Yuki's face clouded as though he were remembering something painful. Kyo simply looked away from his cousin, knowing more than he wanted. Kagome looked from Yuki to Inuyasha and back.

"It's a long story." said Yuki, coming suddenly out of his revere.

"We don't seem to have anything better to do, so lets hear it." pressed Inuyasha.

"I don't want to tell it anyhow." replied Yuki.

"I will if rat boy here won't." said Kyo resignedly.

"Fine." Yuki stood up and left the room. He didn't want to be reminded in any more detail than he had to. There was a short awkward silence.

"Well, like he said, it is a long story." started Kyo. "Akito is the head of the Sohma clan. He makes all the decisions, and you have to get his permission before doing anything big. He's especially protective over the Juunishi, the cursed members. We all lived at the main house, but most eventually leave. All except Hatori-san, Akito's doctor. Akito has never been, I suppose you would call it, normal. He thinks nothing of others and just doesn't understand anything about, well, human nature. Yuki-san, was, you would say, his object of torture at the main house. Life there was a living hell most of the time anyways but Yuki always got special treatment." Kyo spat coldly. "The most, I suppose, memorable experience for him was when Akito locked him up in a dark cage for a long time. Days, weeks, I don't remember and neither does he. And that's not all he's done." he concluded eerily. Kagome was about to ask "What more has he done?" when she realized she didn't want to know.

"He sounds like a terrible person." she said in sympathy.

"He is." agreed Shigure. He closed the paper door behind him as he entered the room. "As well as my younger brother." Yet another awkward silence followed this statement, taking everyone by shock. Noone knew what to say to Shigure or anyone else. Therefore they just sat there, contemplating Akito.