Kyoko is Alive

By

Dragondolphin1990

Chapter 3-Memory

Kyoko walked down the halls of the Sohma main house, whistling some happy tune. She had recently been to a doctor, but refused to let Hatori be her doctor for this. No, this was too important to let Hatori know. She had been to a doctor down town and hadn't let anyone know about it.

The first person she wanted to see was Akito. She looked down at the silver band around her finger, her engagement ring. Finally, she reached Akito's room. The door was slightly ajar, so she let herself in. Akito was in one corner with his arms crossed. Kyoko walked up to him. He stopped her, "Go away; I don't want to see anyone. And shut that door."

"Akito…"

"GO!"

She rushed out of the room and slammed the door. She sat on the ground with her back against the wall and cried into her hands. This was the first time Akito had ever yelled at her. Usually, when he was in one of his moods, he would simply ignore her, but he'd never yelled at her.

After a few minutes she stood up and left. Akito never saw from her again, so he suspected she had died or something. She avoided the Sohma's since then. Slowly, she forgot about Akito and his family. Kyoko's daughter was growing up beautifully.

Then, there was the crash.

Kyoko went into a coma. Her doctor didn't expect her to make so he told the family she was dead. Amazingly, she woke up and went to find her daughter.

"So, that's what happened to me…" Kyoko said.

Tohru found her mother's story very interesting, "Wow… So, why did Akito yell at you? And why didn't you ever tell me that my father was alive?"

Akito responded, "I've been mad for many reasons in my life. I don't specifically recall what had ticked me off that day."

Kyoko said, "I never told you because I hold grudges for a long time. I think I'd be willing to forgive Akito know though. Forgive and forget, I always say. Even though that line is really clichéd."

Tohru didn't ask anything else. The two Honda's left. Kyoko kissed Akito lightly before leaving. Hatori drove the two of them to Shigure's house. Hatori asked Kyoko, "Kyoko, if Tohru is your daughter, does that mean…?"

She chuckled at his question, "I'll let you figure that one out."

"You and Akito… ew…"

She laughed. Tohru thought the same as Hatori. That was a really gross thought. Tohru prepared dinner and managed to convince Kyoko that she didn't need any help. As always, the Sohma's complimented Tohru's cooking abilities.

During dinner, Kyoko said, "Tohru, I think I'm going to go live with dad and my sister. Do you want to come or stay here?"

Tohru replied, "I tried to live with Grandpa' but I realized that Yuki and Kyo and Shigure are such a big part of my life that I can't possibly leave them."

She replied, "If that's what you want."

"Thank you, Mom."

"I understand if you want to live with your cousins and not me. I wouldn't want to live with me, either, after thinking I was dead."

"Cousins?" Momiji, who was still over, was the only one that caught that.

Kyoko quickly looked at her watch-less wrist, "Well, look at the time. I've got to go."

"Bye, Mom," Tohru said, giving her mother a huge hug.

Momiji asked, "Did Miss Tohru's Mom say 'cousins'?"

Yuki said, "She did, didn't she?"

"I, uh…" Tohru was at a loss for words, not wanting to tell the truth.

Luckily, Kyo saved her, "So, what'd Akito want? He didn't do anything, right?"

"No, no, he didn't do anything. He just wanted to talk to Mom…" she trailed off.

"Why?" Momiji asked.

"Shouldn't you be home?" Kyo punched him.

"Waaah! Kyo's hitting me!"

"Shut up, twerp."

"Can I spend the night? Please!"

"It's alright with me," Shigure said.

And with that, everyone had forgotten about Akito, except Tohru. She kept thinking to herself, 'Could he really be my… dad?'

That night, Tohru sat up in her room, thinking about that afternoon. Kyo knocked on her door. Tohru said, "Come in!"

Kyo entered, "Hey, Tohru, are you O.K? You haven't seemed the same since you got back. Akito didn't do anything, did he? 'Cause if he did…"

"No, it's nothing. I've just been thinking, that's all."

"About what?"

"Stuff…"

"Oh, your mom. I'm… glad… she's back, so you don't have to be alone like that anymore."

"I'm not alone, though. I've got you and Yuki and all of the Sohma's. How could I possibly be alone with so many great friends?"

"Well... uh... if you every, you know, need a friend or something..."

"Thanks, Kyo."

A/N-Well, I hope you're all happy. I didn't end it in a cliffhanger this time. : ) But it's kind of short. insert Ritsu apologizing (I'm so sorry! I don't deserve to breath this air or be on this website! I'm so sorry!) I'll try to get the next chapter up soon. I'm leaving for spring break in two days, but I'll try to finish another chapter in time.