I would give you up to make you happy.
If only for a moment of joy,
Knowing that you are free and happy.
Even if I must leave you behind,
And suffer and eternity of tears.
Wrath of the GodRini stared at her form in a mirror in her room; almost detesting the person she saw staring back at her. She could see nothing but a sham of a woman in that reflection, nothing but burden to those around her. She hated being so weak, being so naive. She felt like a child whenever Shigure looked at her. It seemed as if he was now staring down at her, instead of counting her as an equal like he did when they were younger. It had all changed once he had left the main house. He had left her at the mercy of the God, Akito Sohma.
'How could he have known…that Akito would hurt me in his absence? He couldn't possibly. And I don't want him to know…to worry…I am not worth of him. Even Akito tells me what I know…that Shigure will never…will never return my…' Rini thought bitterly, turning away from the reflection, 'Who was I kidding? How could I have thought he would have stayed for me…to keep me from being lonely. He wanted to leave so badly…and now he's a famous writer. Why would he want…a…a child in mind to be near him. I am only a hindrance…'
Rini sat down pitifully, but heard a stomping noise down the hall. The door to her room was flung open and forced off the sliding track, and a man with tousled ebony hair and flashing deep brown, almost black eyes in a kimono was standing in her doorway.
'Akito!' Rini thought in fear, realizing that he had found out about her leaving the house. He grabbed her hair violently and pulled her off the ground, resulting in a cry of pain from her throat. This sound fell on deaf ears though, and he did not seem to hear her pain. He just shook her and slapped her face, his hand leaving with the sickening sound of soft flesh being hit. Her face immediately bruised and her head was snapped to the side, the force of the hit making her neck crack.
"WHY?" he screamed, shaking her once more, "WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE! KURENO TOLD ME HE SAW YOU LEAVING! AND WEARING SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHITE NO LESS! WHY DO YOU DILEBREATELY DISOBEY ME? WHY!" Akito screamed, slamming a fist into her hated mirror, and the shards scattered like razor sharp rain. Many of the pieces grazed her face, or physically dug into the soft flesh, and small rivets of crimson blood flowed down her face.
As she cried in pain, her salty tears mixed with the equally salty blood and streamed down her face faster, not allowing her cuts to heal. Her hands clung hopelessly to Akito's arm that held her hair in an iron grip. He banged her head against the broken glass and wall behind it, only furthering her injuries. Her blonde hair was steadily being stained a reddish orange, and Akito decided to change his tactic.
He went to steadily slapping and punching her in a seemingly never-ending rhythm. Her body ached all over, and bruises of all colors, red, black, blue, yellow, materialized on her frail and weak body. Her blue eyes went dim as she had given up all hope of Hatori coming to save her as he had times before, and she went limp, subduing to his endless torture.
She suddenly felt Akito stop and felt him drop to the floor in front of her. while his one hand still grasped her hair, the other caressed her face, as if he had just realized he was hurting her. he pulled her face to his and kissed her cheek. He was shaking and crying, his tears mixing with hers and running down her face as they landed on her.
"Rini…I'm sorry…we'll get you to Hatori…he'll help you. Please forgive me…I love you so much…I don't want anyone to see you but me…" he said quietly, coldly. A strong hand gripped his, pushing on the blood veins in his wrist, causing him to let go and cringe in pain. Cold, steel gray eyes looked down at him in the shadow of long deep brown hair. The woman in the black kimono twisted his hand until he cried out, then let go.
"Stop. Leave her be and stop messing with her mind Akito…" the woman said. Rini looked up in surprise. Who would save a speck on the planet like her?
"Kaya-sama…" she breathed, then blacked out and saw nothing but darkness.
