"Hello Kyo." Akito said solemnly turning from his position in the window. " I have been wanting to have a little talk with you." The cat glared at the frail Sohma. He hated him with all his heart. He was the one that completely treated Kyo like his was an outcast. Kyo looked down, that was because he was an outcast…
"W, what do you want Akito?" he hissed through his teeth, hair standing on end.
" It's about your little love affair. You realize it won't last, right?" he asked calmly. Kyo started grinding his teeth. "She might be okay with our family curse, but you have your own curse don't you?" he smiled a wicked smile, and shook his head.
"It doesn't matter." Kyo stated through bared teeth, "Tohru didn't care, she didn't care what I am." Akito moved towards him, and grabbed the cat by the shirt.
" One girl deals with you, and you believe the whole world can accept the true monster you are? Have you noticed a change in your precious Miss Honda after she saw you like that? Has she been different, distant maybe?" Kyo couldn't speak. She had seemed farther away. Was she avoiding him?
"No…. Tohru isn't like that, I've been the distant one, because I've been with Miaka!" But Akito just shook his head, and let Kyo go.
" You are a monster, a thing that people despise. When Miaka sees you she'll hate you! You should be caged!" the head of the Sohma family retorted. Kyo's mind raced, he didn't know what to think.
"But don't worry, I've taken care of your mistakes. Like I've done in the past. It'll all be better once Hatori erases her mind, won't it? Yes… Its bad enough to have one outsider in on our secret, but two? Think of the risk, Kyo, think of everyone else in the family. Think of your master." That hit home, Kyo's eyes raised from the floor, and stared at his cousin defiantly.
"Family?" he spat, "Since when was I apart of the 'Family', Akito? In your eyes I've always been an outsider. And you know what? If I'm an outsider, if I'm not apart of your precious zodiac, then I don't have to listen to your orders!" he screamed and turned, but a hand grabbed his arm.
" It's already done Kyo," Akito said with a glare, "Hatori has already erased her mind. She won't even recognize your face." The cat tore his arm free, and backed away from the man in disbelief.
"No… I have to find her!" he cried and took off through the door.
"It's too late!" Akito yelled after him and the night filled with vicious laughter.
"What did you do to him!" Kagura growled at Akito, but the man just looked at the doctor.
"I need a ride home, Hatori, let's go." He sighed and walked towards the door.
"No." The word made the head Sohma flip around, furious.
"Excuse me?" he hissed, but looked in shock at the dragon. Hatori glared at Akito with the same defiance the cat had had. Akito shook with anger, how could they do this to him? After all he had done for them? Didn't they see that he did all this for their own good, their own safety?
" We have to go find Kyo. It's pouring outside, and how worked up you got him Akito, he'll no doubt collapse. Don't you agree, Shigure?" The dog nodded and grabbed the car keys off the table. The two left with Yuki and Tohru at their heels. Kagura stopped at the door and looked at the thundering sky.
" If Kyo is hurt, in anyway, Akito, I won't forgive you. All the other torment you've given him I've put aside, but this is going too far." She stated calmly. Then turned to the sick man with tears in her eyes. " I love him. It hurts me to see him falling for another girl, but she makes him happy. That's all I want him to be, I would never take that from him. So, if you have hurt that girl in anyway, I will kill you." She turned and ran out into the driving rain. Akito stood where he had been in shock; he had been betrayed.