Redmoonfae: I'm proud of you Tohru. You showed your 'uncle' who's boss!

Tohru: Hehe...I didn't want him to hurt...anyone..-blushblush-

Yuki: -blush-

Redmoonfae: Awww, so sweet!

Yuki/Tohru: Enjoy!

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Yuki awoke a few hours later. He looked to his side but didn't see Tohru. He knew she usually got up early and made breakfast, so he didn't worry. He slipped out of bed, got dressed, and threw his carelessy strewn clothes into the laundrey hamper.

He went downstairs, expecting to hear or smell Tohru in the kitchen. But when he got down, all was quiet. He looked around the house, in the living room, and in the back yard. He stopped to think a minute. Last night, when she came in so frightened...

Fear and anger welled up inside him. What if her 'uncle' had taken her? He ran to the front door, opened it, and ran outside, not bothering to shut the door.

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Tohru placed her pictures on the surrounding, flattest, rocks. She smiled to herself then sighed. She couldn't live here forever. Yuki would doudtlessly find her. Or her uncle would.

She felt hot liquid running down her face and went to brush it away. She stared in shock that she was crying. She had been so worked up she had't realized she was crying.

She sighed and looked out onto the calm lake, wishing she could stay like that forever.

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Yuki hurriedly walked through the path in the woods. He heard crunching underneath his shoes and stopped. He backed up a few steps and knelt down to examin it. There were little bits of broken glass and blood splattered everywhere.

He looked at the dirt to his right. It looked as if someone was dragged in that direction. He quickly got up and ran in that direction.

It didn't take him long to find the run down neighborhood. or Tohru's 'uncle's' house. He quickly walked up to it, trying to hide his feelings. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.

A large man answered a few moments later. Yuki recognized him instantly as the man who had beaten and scarred Tohru. Without asking any questions, he drew his right fist back and brought it foward into the man's face. He sent the 'uncle' flying across the room.

He walked in after him, his anger clearly showing on his face. "Where is she?" he asked angrily.

The man cupped his chin in his hand, setting it back in place. Once he as satisfied he looked up with a smirk. "You mean that dirty little-" this time he was sent flying into the couch which was knocked over backwards.

"Don't you EVER talk about Tohru like that." Yuki growled angrily.

The man got up and moaned in pain. "She ain't here..." he began.

Yuki quickly walked across the room and grabbed the man by the scruff of his shirt.

"Liar." he spat out angrily.

"It's da troof. She kicked me in da groin and ran out."

Yuki slammed him into a wall hard.

"So you DID take her! Where is she?"

"I told ya, she ran out somewheres!"

The uncle slowly got the knife out of his back pocket. He was about the stab Yuki in the stomach when Yuki realized what was happening. He dropped the uncle to the ground and quickly jumped out of the way. But he wasn't quick enough.

Yuki held his bleeding arm, clenching his teeth from the pain. Although he had avoided being stabbed, he had gotten slashed on his left arm.

Tohru's uncle smirked and said, "You shouldn't play with fire. Your gonna get burned."

Yuki cahrged the uncle and kicked the hand with the knife in it. The knife flew out of the uncle's hand and landed in the wall. The uncle stared open mouthed at how fast Yuki could move.

"You little rat..." he murmured.

Yuki heard his comment and wondered if he knew about the zodiac curse. While he was wondering, the uncle had pulled out the gun.

"Bye bye, rat boy!" the uncle said mockingly as he aimed and shot the gun. He smirked and looked at where he had shot. But Yuki wasn't there. "Huh...?" the uncle looked around the room but didn't see him.

"AHHHH!" the uncle cried as his arm was twisted backwards. The gun dropped out of his hand and Yuki caught it.

Yuki placed the gun to the man's head. "Why did you call me a rat?" he asked angrily.

"Because that's what your possed by you stupid kid!"

"Who are you and why do you know about the curse?" Yuki shouted angrily. Who was this man? Was he part of the 'outside' family.

"My name is Kazuki Sohma. I'm one of the family kid. Of course I know about the secret!" Kazuki laughed, turning into a cough.

"Why did you take Tohru away seven years ago?" Yuki asked. He had wanted to know for all those seven years why he had taken her.

"Akito hired me."

An electric shock was shot through Yuki at the mention of that name.

Kazuki continued, "He payed me to tell her I was her mother's brother and that Kyoko would have wanted her to live with me if anything happened to her."

"Why?" Yuki shouted loudly.

"He wanted to break you two. Kyo that is. He wanted to break the two of you and see you crumble. He hadn't planned on Kyo going to Kagura for comfort, but he took pleasure in the fact you never gave up hope and were miserable." Kazuki laughed again until it was a hoarse coughing bark.

The anger boiled over inside of Yuki. Akito! It had been all Akito's doing! Yuki slammed the butt of the gun into Kazuki's temple. He dropped the man who fell to the floor, a puddle of blood forming around his head.

Yuki dropped the gun and ran out of the house. He had to find Tohru. He had to find her and make things right. Akito was dead now. The family was free from his rule. Now there was nothing for her to fear. He loved her with all his heart, and would never let anything hurt her again.

There's another chapter! Weeeee! Sorry for it being so short! So we finnaly unmask this mysterious 'uncle.' Thanks again for the ideas and reveiws. Tune in for the last chapter!