Kyoko is Alive

By

Dragondolphin1990

Chapter 5-Visiting with Hatori

A/N-I'm sorry this chapter took so long to come. I was on vacation and when I got back, I didn't feel like writing. Luckily, I couldn't sleep, so I wrote this at 12:30 a.m. Just because I hadn't gotten much sleep, that doesn't mean this is a bad chapter. Also, I'd like to thank my reviewers. Without you guys, it would have taken me a lot longer to come out with this chapter.

It had been a week since Akito died. Tohru seemed really depressed, so nobody bothered her by asking how she had hugged Hatori. Shigure said to the others, "They should have selected a new head by now. I wonder what's wrong."

"I don't give a darn," Kyo muttered.

"Akito really is dead. It's so hard to believe," Yuki still couldn't believe.

Tohru sniffled, "He wasn't that bad…"

The other three stared at her like she had just grown a second head and was foaming at both mouths.

The phone rang and Shigure pranced happily to answer it, "Hello! Who is it?... Ha'ri! It's so good to hear from you!... What? How could you not want to talk to me?... You want to speak with Tohru?... Alright, I'll go get her."

He returned to the others, "Tohru, Ha'ri wishes to speak with you. You two had better not think about eloping."

Shigure was instantly hit through the wall by Yuki and Kyo. He whined, "You're breaking my house again."

Kyo threatened, "We'll break more than your house."

Tohru sighed and answered the phone, "Hello, Hatori…"

"Tohru, I'm sure you know why I called."

"Yes… It's about what Akito said, isn't it?"

"Yes, you and I both know very well what it is that he had said."

"But I couldn't. I mean… I…"

"Tohru, calm down."

"Okay."

"I need you to come up to the main house so that we can talk about this."

"O-Okay."

"I will see you tomorrow evening, then."

"No, I have work tomorrow!"

"You are working for a Sohma, am I correct?"

"Yes…"

"But if you are to be the head, then you shouldn't have to work for anyone, let alone your family."

"Alright. Tomorrow."

"Goodnight, Tohru."

"… Goodnight."

They hung up. Tohru slowly returned to the others, where Yuki and Kyo had grown tired of beating up Shigure. Shigure, being the mind-in-the-gutter idiot that he is, said, "Our little flower is growing up and eloping with our stoic Ha'ri…"

"I am not eloping!" "She is not eloping!" Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki all said.

Once again, Kyo and Yuki ground their cousin to a pulp; however, the two were nice enough to spare his writing hand so that his editor could still work poor Shigure to death.

Now that they thought about it, wasn't she due here? Shigure's manuscript was supposed to be done a week ago, and, of course, he didn't finish it yet. As if on cue, she came running through the door. Shigure limped away, still injured from his beatings. "Shigure! Please tell me you're just fooling with me. Tell me that you finished the manuscript."

"I'm just fooling with you. I finished the manuscript."

"Really?"

"No."

"Shigure, get to work right now!"

He groaned, "Do I have to?"

"YES! Now get to work."

Shigure was once again locked in his room working on his computer. His editor waited frantically outside his room, making sure he didn't escape. Luckily for her, he didn't have a window to escape out of. Eventually, Shigure produced a manuscript and the household was once again at peace.

The next day, Tohru left to go visit Hatori. Yuki asked her as she was leaving, "Do yo need me to walk you to work, Miss Honda?"

"No, I wouldn't want to be a burden. Besides, didn't you say you had things to do today?"

"If you insist. Well, I'll see you tonight."

"Bye!" Tohru said, leaving.

She sighed, thinking, 'I couldn't tell him I was leaving to go see Hatori and most likely become head of his family and that I'm actually Akito's…'

After walking for a while, she finally made it to the Sohma main house. She almost expected to be hugged by an overzealous Momiji, but then remembered that he was still going to school. She wandered around the area, trying to find Hatori's office. Finally giving up, she asked some person, "Do you know Hatori Sohma? He's a doctor who lives somewhere around here."

"Yes, I know him."

"Could you possibly direct me to where he is?"

"His office is that way. When you reach an especially large tree, turn right. Go straight for a while and you should be near his office."

Tohru thanked him and followed the directions. Eventually, she found her way. She knocked on Hatori's door. He opened it, "Tohru, I'm glad you decided to come."

"You went out of your way to invite me here, so I couldn't possibly be rude and not show up."

He replied, "You're always so kind to everyone, even when you don't want to be here. That's admirable."

She blushed, "I, uh…"

"Anyway, we should get down to business. Akito said that you are to be the next head of this family. I cannot go against his wishes."

"I couldn't possibly. I don't know the first thing about being the head of a family."

"I would be able to help you. I aided Akito many times, especially when he was exceptionally ill."

"Ill… Would I get sick like that?"

"Akito had been sick since birth, and you have not, so it would be likely to presume you're health should remain stable."

"That's good…"

"So, will you become the head?"

"Do I have to?"

"You have very little choice."

"Then I guess I will…"

"Thank you."

"So, what do I do know?"

"We will probably have some sort of celebration in honor of gaining a new head."

"And then I have to tell the others about Mom and Akito."

"Yes, you cannot keep your heritage a secret forever."

"I still have a hard time believing it."

"Akito and Kyoko are very different. I guess that is what made them such a cute couple."

"Uo would beat you up for calling the "butterfly" cute."

"Uo? Butterfly?"

"Uo is my friend. She used to idolize the "Red Butterfly". That was Mom's gang name. They said she looked like a red butterfly when she rode on her motorcycle."

"Kyoko was in a gang?"

"Yup!"

"I suppose someone should tell her about Akito."

"You can. I don't think I would be able to tell her without breaking down."

"Okay, I'll do that. I will also plan the ceremony for you. You should try to tell the other Sohmas before then, though."

"I… I'll try."

"The ceremony will most likely be in a week."

"Can I go back home now?"

"Sure. I'll stay in touch."

Tohru left. Once she got out of Hatori's office, she let out a breath that she had been holding. Slowly, she followed the paths to the outside, but once again, she found herself lost. Luckily, she ran into Momiji, who had recently gotten out of school for the day.

"Oh, hello, Momiji!"

"Tohru!" as usually, he hugged Tohru.

Only, this time, there was no familiar 'poof'. Momiji blinked a few times, "I didn't change?"
He hugged her again, "I've never hugged a girl before, except for Kisa, Kagura, and Rin. Why can I hug you?"

Tohru replied, "I think it's because I'm…"

She faltered, "I'm, uh…"

"You're what?"

She quickly said, "I'mtheheadofthefamilybecauseAkitowasmyfather."

He replied, "You're head of the family because Akito was your father?"

"I, uh… yeah…"

"Cool!"

Momiji began hugging Tohru over and over again. Finally, he calmed down, "So, did you tell the others?"

"No, but I'm going to have to, I guess."

"Yay! I can hug Tohru!"

"Um… Momiji…"

"Yes?"

"I'm lost. Could you help me get out of here?"

"Sure!"

He led Tohru to the exit. She slowly walked home, trying to find the words to tell Kyo, Yuki, Shigure, and all the other Sohmas about what had happened. 'This is going to be hard,' she thought to herself.