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Chapter 20- Day 9- Ritsu's Block


I don't how I found myself here, but somehow, I stood… sat rather, in front of Ritsu at the Hot Springs. He looked at me with a slight smile, "H-h-hello Yuki."

"Ritsu, you know why I'm here." I muttered softly.

"I do." Ritsu said.

I just stared at him, and he nodded and began.

In the dark the boy quivered. He heard his mother plead with someone, she was crying, begging. He let out a small sob, "This is all my fault." He knew if he cried loud he would be in even more trouble. His shoulders shook, he heard his father plead now too. The boy got up and he was shaking very much. He stepped quietly into the hallway and peered around the corner. His mother was on the floor crying and his father was pleading and arguing with some men. They shoved past the boys parents and came toward the hallway he was hiding from. He let out a gasp and ran toward his room and shut the door, ran over and quivered in a corner.

"Come here Athrin." A voice said gently as the voice entered his room.

He sobbed and tried to make himself into a tiny ball in the dark corner.

"We aren't going to hurt you." He realized it was a female voice.

He muttered, "Who are you?"

"Sosaru Sohma. Family. Come here Athrin." Sosaru held her hand to his hiding spot.

"Go away." He said as forcefully as he could, but he was very afraid.

"Kikai wants to see you Athrin." Sosaru said gently as she grabbed his hand.

"LET GO!" He wailed. Next thing he knew, he was a monkey in Sosaru's arms. She walked down the hallway and to the front door, he shivered violently and cried mother.

He saw her huddled against a wall, he head in her knees, sobbing, his father sitting next to her, neither would meet the boy's eyes.

This was three years ago, the boy was now confined in a room in the dark. All the time he cried, and all the time he wanted to die, he felt he was a bad person. Suddenly the door to his room burst open, Kikai was standing there, and behind her lagged a man.

"Athrin, I have a new cell mate for you. Another disobedient one." She chuckled as she shoved the man into the room and locked the door behind them. The man stood up, straightened his shirt and dusted himself off, "Who are you?"

"Athrin."

"I'm Takai."

"Why are you here?" Athrin shivered.

"I couldn't entertain Kikai any longer. She is getting desperate, needy, and she is dying."

"Can you get out of here?" Athrin asked.

"I wish. I could try and break the door… but…" Takai sounded sad as he sat beside the boy in the dark room.

"But?" Athrin said sadly.

"She'll kill Hitori if I break out… I can only leave if I promise never to disobey her again." Takai sighed, "What about you?"

"She killed my parents, I disobeyed her, and she shut me in here. She'll only release me if I… what was the word? I think she said, if I played with this girl. I didn't want to."

Takai raised an eyebrow in the dark, "But you're only… what… like… 10?"

"I'm eight." Athrin said.

Takai noticed a stack of paper in the center of the room, a pen on top of it. He grabbed it and scribbled something on it, "Kikai, light please."

He shoved it under the door and waited. Athrin rocked back and forth hugging his knees in the dark.

Hours later the door burst open, a servant with food came in and stood by the open door. She put the trays there and stood waiting.

Takai took the paper, now that he could see clearly and wrote Kikai a note,

Kikai,

Let Athrin go… let him do as he wishes and I promise to never disobey you again… if I do… you…can… punish me severely.

Takai Sohma

The servant took his note, and handed them three lit candles, "I'll be back for the trays later… I'm sorry about this Takai…"

Takai nodded, took the candles and watched the servant go and lock the door again, he motioned for Athrin to come over. The boy came, "What was that?"

"Nothing Athrin. Now eat." Takai pushed his plate toward him.

Hitori stomped crying into Kikai's room, "WHERES DADDY!?"

"Poor brat… your father will never see the light of day again."

"Where is he?" She whined.

"Nowhere you can find him, now leave."

Hitori stomped away crying.

Ritsu looked at me. A tear had fallen from his eyes. He wiped it away. I smiled at him, "Thank you."

I got up and began walking away. When I reached home I collapsed into the couch and hugged my arms to myself. I shuddered, the more I heard, the more it hurt her, and the more she suffered.


Tohru sighed, the pain in her heart grew, "Oh Yuki."

Hana put her arm around her friend, Uo looked upset, "He… can't do it. There's no way… Tohru…"

"Uo. Please… don't doubt him, he needs our support… I believe in him. We need to have faith." Tohru said sighing.

Over the days her condition got worse, she became pale, and she could barely move, she barely had strength to talk, the day was coming closer and she kept getting worse.


I shrugged it off, crying would do no one good. I need to find out about the next person. The Rooster… I don't think I'd ever met him before. I went to find Shigure, "Hey. Can you tell me about the Rooster?"

He laughed, "You mean Kureno?"

"Kureno?"

"Yea. That's the Rooster."

"Where is he?"

"Near Hatori."

I nodded, "Okay."


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