(The same day as the day Yuki stormed out angrily. I can't write two at once; it'll be confusing for everyone, including me. )
"Morning Akito. How was yesterday?"
"Just like any other day, fine. Are they gone?"
"They've all gone home, having enjoyed themselves. It was a pity that you did not join us. Even I had some fun, and there were some funny things going on."
"Uh-huh. And what are you doing here? Just leave me alone. Having you staying here is keeping me busy enough."
"Me keeping you busy? Since when do you ever make your own bed? I have to make my own!"
Akito just shrugged. "What do I care? It's their job to treat me well."
Toyoko shook her head in a disgusted way. It took Akito all the energy he had to stop wanting to grab her head and yank it off. Toyoko blackmailed him, and he had no choice but to resist.
"The way you talk, it's as if you're some stuck up prince or king."
"None of your business. Leave before I lose my temper. I should let you know, when I get angry, everything is nothing to me, I'll hurt anyone who gets in the way. You don't want to do what you will regret."
"Oh dear! I'm so scared! NOT!" Toyoko mocked. "Just to let you know, I'm like that too. So if you go flying blind, I'll do the same. That's why they say that I can be scary sometimes. I'll be just your reflection, Akito."
Akito heard, but he remained where he was before, not moving at all. Finally he spoke, "Like I care."
Toyoko yawned. "It's stuffy in here. No wonder you're so dead. Let's go out for some fresh air. I can't stand spending half of my day here." With that, he grabbed Akito's hand and tried to drag him out.
He slapped away her hand and screamed, "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. ESPECIALLY WITH YOU!"
He received a slap in the face. It was the first time he had been slapped. He was shocked. "How DARE you?"
"Don't ask how I dare. I've said before, I'm not afraid of you. You better listen to me, Akito, or you will be absolutely nothing to world when I take your Zodiacs from you!" Toyoko threatened.
"Now," Toyoko continued, more calm now, "Will you come with me, or do you need another Attitude Problem lesson?"
He'd shrunk to a three-year-old. Though he stared at her with angry eyes, he had given in. He barely nodded, just a slight movement of up and down with his head.
"Good, let's go out. I'm going to bring you to somewhere very nice. But it's kind of wild, there. So I'm glad you did dress casually," Toyoko replied, back to her normal self (as normal as she can get with Akito).
With that, she pulled him out of the back door and out of Sohmas' Household.
"This is very tasty. How about yours, Akito?" Toyoko asked, eating her hotdog.
"So-so."
"You're still young, yet you sound like you're 80 years old. Have you got no feelings, no emotion?" Toyoko asked, curious. (She can be innocent when she wants to. When she's 'innocent', the Zodiacs love her even more.)
"Whatever. I'm not hungry. Can we go home now." It was not a question.
"Nope, it's only 3 p.m.! We've still got lots of time. I just wanted to make sure you don't get hungry halfway," Toyoko exclaimed.
"I'm done. Get this over with, and go home," Akito replied.
"Done here too. Let's go where we're really going. It's going to be so fun!"
"And I should believe you?" Akito snorted. "You are the weirdest person I've ever met in my life!"
"Besides that ugly girl… Tohru Honda…" He whispered angrily to himself. "Wasn't she enough? Then now, there's Toyoko Timika. I'm the most unluckiest guy in the world!"
Toyoko brought him to a farmhouse. There was one old farmhouse, with stables beside them, with horses, cows and even chickens. It was an attraction, actually, for visitors. However, there was no one there today. Akito felt himself being pulled to meet the farm owners. They were nice and friendly, but to Akito, they were NOT.
"Hi there. You must be Toyoko," the wife, Kimishita Takai, greeted cheerily. "My husband's closed the farmhouse today as you've requested, Toyoko." Kimishita turned to Akito. "You've got a nice girlfriend there, having go through so much trouble for today." She winked.
Akito almost puked. What was she talking about? Idiot, Toyoko wasn't his girlfriend, not in a million years. He would never get a girlfriend. What else? Who would like a guy like me? It's not my fault, blame it all on the stupid curse. Made me who I don't want to be.
Toyoko looked at Kimishita with innocent eyes. "He can't be my boyfriend! He was so angry with me! Never mind about that, where are the horses? Have you made them up just for us?"
"Customer's always right, of course we have! Enjoy yourselves!"
Toyoko then pulled Akito away again, this time to the stable. There were two horses waiting for them, one was white, the other was black. When the white one saw Toyoko, she neighed happily, as if welcoming her. The black one did too.
Toyoko laughed the laugh that Akito heard last time with the movers. He accidentally smiled. Toyoko noticed, but pretended that she didn't. "Hello, Sugar! And Black Night!" She pulled Akito forward. "This is Akito! He'll be riding you today, Black Night, ok?" She made a gesture as if talking to the horse.
"Toyoko Timika, I don't want to ride." Akito said rudely.
Toyoko looked at him in a funny way. "Why not? Today, I'm taking you riding, we're not going anywhere else."
"I don't care. I don't want to ride."
"I'll just have to force you then," Toyoko smirked and turned to Black Night. She made some gestures and then she nodded.
Suddenly, Black Night shot forward at Akito, slid its head through his legs shuffled him back, and Akito found himself sitting on the back of the horse. (I know, horses are really that clever? Oh well, this is a fiction…)
Black Night turned around and looked triumphantly at Toyoko. Toyoko applauded wildly and gave him some food as reward. Sugar ran forward and snuggled him. (It's obvious these two horses like each other, eh?)
Toyoko then slid on to Sugar. "Grab hold of the ropes, Akito! Or you'll fall and break your bones!" With that, she slapped both Black Night's and Sugar's back and off they went, running around the field.
Geez… I know this is kind of lame, but it's the one I can think of. I think I've read too much of this kind of storybooks… Oh help! Next chapter is Akito and Toyoko's thoughts, after they got back from the riding! Another "Thoughts Chapter"!