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Recap: Akito has ordered Hatori to erase Tohru's memories. Hatori has just asked Tohru to step into another room.
Chapter 2
"Hatori-san, are you going to erase my memories?" Tohru asked, her voice faltering.
"Akito has asked me to do so, and Akito's word is law," he responded.
Her eyes filled with tears as she thought of the family she had made. Ever since her mother had died, the Sohma's had taken her in. They had given her a home, friends, a family. They were slowly easing away the pain from losing her mom and her dad. She thought of each of the zodiac members that she had met. She thought of Yuki and Kyo last, as her heart wrenched. "D-do I have to forget everything?" she asked quietly.
Hatori walked towards her, and bent down to her level. In her ear he whispered, "I won't erase your memories, Tohru-san, but you must pretend that I have. I will have to leave you on the floor of this room, since the erasing will knock you out. Instead of erasing your memories, I will put you to sleep for a bit. I will have to leave you on the floor, because with our 'condition' I won't be able to carry you out. Do you understand?"
"Wh-what if Akito-san finds out?" Tohru questioned, amazed that Hatori would even dare defy Akito. "You would get in a lot of trouble, I can't let you do this," she said, rejecting Hatori's plan.
"We will make sure that Akito does not find out. I was to erase your memories up until the time that you first came across this house. So, when you wake up, you will pretend to recognize Yuki-kun from school, but you will not know Kyo-kun or Shii-san. Needless to say, you will not know Akito either."
"Why would you do this for me, Hatori-san?" she asked quietly.
"I lost Kana, I don't want to have to watch anyone else go through the same pain," he answered, thinking of Kyo and Yuki. He knew they both loved her, almost as if she was their own sister, or maybe even more.
"Can I tell them? That I remember them?" she asked.
"Yes, though you may no longer be able to live here. We will see what Akito says about where you are to stay. Are you ready for me to put you to sleep?"
Tohru nodded. "Thank you, Hatori-san. Thank you so much," she said, tears filling her eyes. She felt a cool hand placed upon her head, and her eyelids slowly became heavy.
Hatori helped her fall gently to the floor by holder her hands. "You're welcome," he whispered, as he smiled at Tohru, so like Kana, but different as well. He walked out of the room, his face emotionless.
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