A/N: This chapter contains MAJOR spoilers, so you have been warned! Oh yeah, and just for this story Kami is the Horse, not Rin, so if you have a problem with that, then I'm sorry, Kami just flows with my story better.
Chapter 4: An Akito kind of night
Tohru looked around the kitchen and smiled. Kyo and Yuki were sitting at the table having some sort of glaring match, typical, but at least they weren't yelling. It was great to finally have some peace and quiet around the house.
"YOU PERVERT!" Kia screamed as Shigure came running down the hall, the back of this shirt on fire.
"PUT IT OUT" Shigure screamed as Tohru grabbed a pitcher of water and threw it at him. Once the fire was out, he slumped down on the sofa and took a deep breath.
"What in the world did you do?" Kyo asked
"I was going to take a shower, except your lovely sister was in their first, but I didn't know that, honest! I just walked in there all innocent like and then she screams at me and sets me on fire! What's her problem" Shigure explained.
"Hmm, I wonder what?" Yuki said, sarcastically.
"I didn't see anything, really!" Shigure said as Kia walked into the room. She was wearing a kimono and her long hair was still wet.
"Hi Kia, have a nice bath?" Shigure asked
"It could have been better." Kia mumbled, rolling her eyes.
"You know, school is starting tomorrow" Shigure said.
"Um, so" Kia said, drying her hair on the kitchen towel.
"You need to take the entrance exams, or you can't go to high school" Shigure explained.
"Why do you care if I go or not?" Kia asked.
"Um, don't you want an education?" Shigure asked
"Whatever, you just like the idea of living in the same house as two high school girls." Kia said.
"Wow, you've only been here for one week and you already know how Shigure works" Yuki said, smiling.
"Nah, I just know guys, they don't think with their brains, they think with their…"
"Anyways, you can take the test today" Shigure said, interrupting Kia. She thought it over for a minute then nodded.
"Okay, let's leave!" Shigure said
"But what about lunch?" Tohru cried.
"We'll get something on the way" Shigure said, whipping Kia out of the door.
"I wouldn't trust Shigure with Kia" Yuki said.
"She's a big girl, I'm sure she can take care of herself" Kyo answered. Tohru smiled, for once the two boys were not fighting.
"I need some help with lunch" Tohru said.
"Um, I'll help, I guess, but just this once" Kyo offered, turning red. Yuki watched as Kyo entered the kitchen and smiled. It was more than obvious to see that Kyo liked Tohru, and Yuki didn't blame him. Tohru had a wonderful personality; she was a bit naïve, but the kindest person ever. Of course, there had been a time that Yuki thought he loved Tohru, but now he just saw her as a mother figure, a source of comfort. Love? That was something different. He didn't really know what love was. Akito always said love was for the weak, just some stupid fantasies made up by weeping poets who wear women's clothes and pick flowers. But then again, Akito was insane. Shigure would say that love is just passion and lust, but Shigure was just as mental as Akito. Yuki sighed. Did he know anybody who he could get advice from, who wasn't out of their mind? He couldn't think of any.
"Ow, ow, ow" Kyo said, running out of the kitchen, his arm had a pretty nasty burn on it. He went and dunked it in water.
"What happened?" Yuki asked
"Somehow he burned himself making juice" Tohru said. Yuki rolled his eyes.
"I might as well just move to the mental ward" he muttered.
It was late when Shigure and Kia came back. Kia dropped on the sofa as soon as she came in.
"Man, those exams are grueling" Kia said.
"Did you pass?" Tohru asked.
"Yeah, and let me tell you, if the regular exams at school are that hard, I'll torch the place." Kia said.
"You never had an exam? Didn't they have schools in the deserted mountains of China, where you were training? " Tohru asked.
"Um no, there was actually no life forms of any sort, except for me, hence the name DESERTED mountains of China" Kia said rolling her eyes.
"Anyways, Sohmas don't need school, they are naturally intelligent" A voice behind them said. Everybody turned around and gasped. In front of them stood Akito in a black robe. He looked even more sickly then usual. Tohru, who had never seen Akito before was thoroughly confused.
"Um hello, do you need any help?" Tohru asked.
"Tohru Honda, I presume?" Akito said. Then his face broke out into a big smile.
"Oh, don't worry about me; I'm just here to see Kia."
"Akito, god, you look like shit" Kia said.
"Thanks a lot, I wouldn't speak to me in that tone if I were you" Akito said
"I'm not afraid of you" Kia hissed.
"A very unwise choice" Akito said.
"Why are you here?" Yuki asked.
"I'm just here to see Kia, I already said that." Akito answered.
"Follow me, we can speak in the back" Kia said. She led Akito out to the backyard before unleashing her pent up fury.
"What the hell do you think you're doing here? You know very well that you could have sent someone to get me. Did you come here to get rid of Tohru? You have already hurt her too much, and I swear to god that I won't let you hurt her again." Kia whispered furiously.
"Calm down, Kia-san, I don't want to hurt Tohru" Akito said calmly.
"Oh, don't Kia-san me, I know how your like, why did you come here?" Kia asked.
"I just wanted to see you, and somebody else" Akito said.
"Who? Kyo? Yuki? Oh, wait…" Kia said breaking off into a sly grin. "You came to see Shigure, didn't you?" she asked. Akito looked away.
"Ha, I should have known, you still like him, don't you?" Kia said.
"Hush, you stupid child, do you want the whole world to know I'm a woman? It's bad enough with you knowing it" Akito said.
"Sorry, I just find it funny that little misses love-hater has fallen in love" Kia said.
"I am not in love!" Akito said.
"Yes, you are, you were in love ten years ago and you are in love now, don't deny it" Kia said.
"Drop the subject Kia; I need to talk to you about the reason why I came?" Akito said.
"Oh, so you didn't come just to seduce Shigure?" Kia said.
"You need to do something about that brazen mouth of yours, young lady. Anyways, I hope you still know that I have every intention of marring you off to Yuki" Akito said. Kia started to boil.
"Not that again! Um, hello, don't you remember that reason that I ran away last time? It was because of that sick, twisted idea!" Kia said.
"You need to marry Yuki. You know the prophecy!" Akito said.
"Yeah, yeah, my child will have the powers to break the curse. I know that, but why do I only have to marry Yuki?" Kia asked.
"Because a union between the cat and the rat, as unlikely as it sounds, is very auspicious, your child would have even more powers." Akito said.
"Well, you can't make me marry him, I don't love him, I'll be a miserable wife. I'll kill myself if you make me marry him" Kia said.
"Fine then marry whoever you want, you just need to have Yuki's child" Akito said.
"I really hope you're kidding Akito. Yeah, what a great conversation that will be. Hey honey, I love you, but I have to go have sex with some other man because the head of my household is completely INSANE" Kia said.
"Kia, you're time is running out, you have to have the child before your eighteenth birthday, and you are almost seventeen!" Akito said. Kia slouched down. Why did everything happen to her?
"You will find your true love at the end of this year, it is prophesied. How much do you want to bet it's going to be Yuki?" Akito said.
"Well it won't be. I'm going back to China this evening" Kia said.
"No, you're not. If you leave, then I will repress Tohru's memories." Akito said. Kia sighed; she couldn't hurt Tohru more than she already had.
"Fine I'll stay, but you can't make me fall in love" Kia said.
"I won't need to" Akito said, "by the way, it is late, I think I'll spend the night here"
"Fine, but the only space we have is in Shigure's room but I'm sure you won't mind" Kia said, going back in.
"No, not at all" Akito said, brightly.
The two of them entered the house to find, Shigure, Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki sitting at the table eating dinner.
"Oh, I set out bowls for you Kia-kun and Sohma-san" Tohru said.
"Thank you Tohru, Akito will be staying the night. He will stay in Shigure's room, I'll go get tit ready" Kia said, trying her very best not to look at Yuki.
"I'll go help!" Shigure offered cheerfully. As soon as they were out of sight, Shigure turned on Kia.
"So what did Akito say?" Shigure asked.
"Insane things" Kia answered.
"Ah, so she still wants to keep up with the plan?" Shigure asked.
"Yes" Kia answered.
"I think, you'll make a fine couple" Shigure said.
" Shigure, keep that up and I'll let Akito sleep in Kyo's room, not yours" Kia said. That shut Shigure up.
"What am I going to do?" Kia whispered to herself.
A/N: So how did you like it? Next chapter- Kia's first day of school. Let's see how our fiery cat deals with her peers, and what in the world is Ayame doing at the high school?