Later that night, Yuki awoke to the sound of voices from the roof. "Just like that Baka Neko," Yuki thought. "Flirting with Tohru's best friend while she is lying here… Although, it seems she has past the worst of it."

"Sohma-kun, I love strawberries." Tohru murmured. Yuki smiled, he remembered the morning she said that. It was right after she had met Kagura. They had been through so much together over the past year; it was like she had somehow become a part of him, the better part.

Yuki gazed fondly at the unconscious girl. Her brow was no longer feverish and, despite the sleep-talking, she was resting quite peacefully. It seemed like everything was going to be alright after all. He heard the door slide close downstairs. "Maybe it's one of Shigure's-"

"Yuki! I've come to check up on you!" That voice! It couldn't be!

Yuki shot up from the chair and ran to the doorway, trembling all the way. Akito Sohma stood in the genkan, shoes already removed, smiling up at him with that icy glint in his eyes.

"Wh-What are you doing here?" Yuki said, voice shaking.

Akito's evil grin widened. "Darling Yuki, am I not allowed to check up on my favorite cousin? I was worried something dreadful had happened when Hatori did not return." His voice was soft, so he did not wake up the other Sohmas in the household. "Well? Will you not invite me in?"

Yuki's brain refused to function, like it usually did when Akito was around. He tried to answer him, but coherent words would not pass his lips.

"Well, that's not exactly what I was expecting," Akito walked toward the stairs. As he climbed up them, he looked straight into Yuki's eyes. "But I suppose it will have to do."

Yuki's brain was ripped from its blissful absence when he watched Akito ascend those stairs. "What will happen when he sees Tohru?" He thought frantically as Akito approached him. Yuki reached to close the door but it was too late, Akito would think something was odd. He could not let him go into that room. "The only thing I can do is try to get him downstairs..."

Luckily, Akito's eyes would not leave Yuki's. The black orbs swallowed Yuki up, not allowing him to look away. Akito placed a hand on his face. His flesh crawled at the touch but he was unable to resist.

"You are so perfect, Yuki." Akito said seductively. Now that Tohru was gone, there was no reason for him to hold back. He moved his hand to Yuki's chin and pulled it toward him. Yuki's eyes grew with fear. This pleased the elder Sohma immensely. He loved the look of terror on Yuki's face. Roughly, he forced a kiss on the boy. Yuki's resistance was pathetically weak, "What else would it be? Yuki would never go against me." Akito thought as he enjoyed the feeling of Yuki's lips against his. His tongue crept into Yuki's mouth as his hand pulled the embrace tighter.

A soft voice called from the room Yuki had came out of. It was a woman's voice! Akito roughly pushed the youth out of his way and stormed into the bedroom.

"THAT WOMAN!" He said when he saw Tohru lying there. He fumed, no longer caring if anyone heard him. "Why the HELL is she here?"

He started to walk toward the unconscious girl when a hard blow hit him in the back of the head.

Yuki had a murderous look in his eyes. It was something Akito had never seen in them before. Yuki's voice came out harsh, without a trace of fear. "If you lay on hand on Honda-san, I swear to God-"

Lightning fast Akito composed himself from the shock and interrupted Yuki's threat. "What will you do, Yuki? I AM your god!" Akito pushed Yuki out of the room and up against the wall in the adjacent hallway. "How dare you speak to me like that! I own you! You belong to me!" Akito was slapping him now, hard and relentless. "You just don't learn your lessons do you! No wonder your mother didn't want you! No wonder your brother abandoned you! No wonder that worthless girl forgot you so easily!" Akito raised his hand to deliver another slap but was stopped. Yuki had grabbed his wrist less than an inch away from his face.

"Don't talk about things you don't understand." Yuki said deathly calm. He applied pressure to Akito's wrist. "You think you know everything. You think you can treat everyone like dirt and we'll continue to worship you unconditionally!" He squeezed harder, causing Akito to wince in pain. Akito tried to escape, clawing with at Yuki with his other hand, but Yuki's grip was viselike.

Akito, desperate to get away from the enraged rat, summoned the last of his calm and whispered harshly, "When I am through with you, that bitch won't want to look at your 'pretty' face anymore. Then I'll take her for myself."

The images Akito's words conjured were too much for Yuki to take. His grip loosened. Akito saw his chance and took it. A blur of cloth and flesh flashed before Yuki's eyes and before he knew it Akito's hands were around his throat. Oxygen was no longer making its way to Yuki's lungs. Red flashed before his eyes. A strangled cry for help barely passed his lips as his arms clawed uselessly at his attacker. Words unscrambled to form briefs thoughts. They were screaming at him, telling him to escape in anyway possible.

"Akito!"

The god turned to see who was interrupting his heart to heart with Yuki. At the bottom of the stairs stood a frightened looking Kyou accompanied by a slightly less calm Saki. Seeing an opportunity, Yuki struck with fear strengthened arms. With a harsh shove, Akito plummeted down the steep stairway, looking into Yuki's eyes the whole way down.

Kyou pulled Saki away to avoid the falling god. Akito landed hard; there was a sickening thud and crimson liquid oozed from his forehead.

"What have I done?" Yuki asked, shocked when he saw Akito's motionless form.

The brave brunette stepped forward and checked for a pulse. She held he fingers against Akito's neck and counted out the seconds. She looked up at Yuki and sadly shook her head, "You killed him Yuki..."

Tohru's voice called from the room again coherent and alert. "Yuki...?"

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Alright, I've had a couple of people ask for an epilogue, I am planning on wirting a sequel eventually but not right away but if you guys REALLY want one then i shall write one if i get enough requests. But HURRAH! my first fanfic is finished! WOOT! a big thanks to all you guys who reviewed you guys are awesome. Thanks for taking the time to tell me what you think it really means alot to me. Ali out