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CHAPTER 8

Akiko lounged on Rin's bed, feeling much more relaxed away from Hatori. Kagura and Rin were sitting cross-legged on the floor, waiting for Akiko to explain what happened. It was a traditional bitch-about-life night. Well, Akiko bitched, Rin and Kagura listened. And around three in the morning, she felt better. Exhausted, but far more at peace. Kagura suggested they go to bed so that they could go shopping the next day, it being a Saturday. Rin and Kagura readily agreed.

The weekend had passed extremely quickly, in a whirlwind of shopping, talking and laughing. Kagura was heading for Shigure and Yuki's house, so that she could spend some time with Kyo, and Rin and Akiko were on the subway, heading back to Rin's house.

"Rin," muttered Akiko out of the corner of her mouth "there's a guy back there touching my ass, what do I do?"

Rin turned slightly and found the guy Akiko was talking about. "Well, first you do this-" She grabbed one of the guys arms and twisted it back "And then this-" she twisted the fingers together and bent them back "and then this." She wrenched her hand downward and was rewarded by the loud crack of the man's fingers breaking.

Akiko grinned slyly. "Could you show me that again?" she asked. Rin repeated the maneuver on his other hand, adding a kick in the shin for good measure. The man fell to the ground, groaning in agony. Everyone else on the subway backed up a few paces, giving the Souma girls a wide berth.

When they hopped off the subway, there were about six policemen waiting for them. "Shit," muttered Rin. Akiko just tossed her head. She knew how to handle these guys.

Down at the station, Akiko and Rin sat across from the police inspector. "Why did you attack that man on the train?" He asked, leaning forward across the desk. "He sustained serious injuries and is currently in the hospital."

"H..he t-touched me." sniffed Akiko, trying to look traumatized (and cute). The policeman didn't understand what she meant. "But on the subway, it's a little hard to avoid physical contact-"

"She means that he grabbed her ass, stupid." Rin retorted angrily, reaching around Akiko protectively. The policeman looked shocked, and Akiko scrunched her eyes shut and covered her face with her hands, as though to hide tears, although she was actually covering a triumphant smirk. The policeman felt very sympathetic towards her.

"I see. Well I'll need your names and ages for the record, to start with."

"Sohma Akiko and Sohma Rin. My brother is the head of our family." Akiko sniffled. The policeman stiffened visibly.

"Sohma..?" He lifted his radio and mumbled something into it, trying not to look alarmed. "Well, girls, you have been cleared of all charges and offered a formal apology. Please permit me to take you home."

Akiko simply smiled.

Back at Hatori's house, Akiko went straight to her room. Rin had decided to visit Hiro, because she hadn't been there in a while. Akiko refused to talk to Hatori. She just changed her clothes and went to bed.

Hatori, although he was no longer angry, had no desire to speak to Akiko either. He had spent the weekend alone, working. He had also done some reaserch on the medicine that he had given Akito and found a warning on the website. "Do not use if cursed. Unfortunate side effects may occur." There was nothing yet about countering those side effects, but it was progress. Hatori had gone to bed.

The next morning, Hatori was up early as usual.

"I don't want to go to school today, Ha-San." Akiko whined, coming into the dining room. She was wearing a short, flouncy black skirt and a snug pink V-neck top. An extremely low-cut V-neck top.

"Why not?" Hatori asked, not looking at her.

"The endurance run is today! I can't do that."

"Akiko, you're going to school whether you like it or not," He said, giving her a paternal glare.

"Oh, yeah?" Akiko said, smiling evilly. "Look who's got the car keys." She held them up.

"Give me those." Hatori said, reaching for them. Akiko's grin grew a little wider and she dropped them down the front of her shirt and into her bra.

"Come and get them," She said. Hatori's eyes widened. Akiko could see his throat move as he swallowed, but she was pretty confident that he had far too much decency and dignity to reach down the front of her shirt.

Hatori got up and walked toward Akiko. He knew he had to get the keys back, but he didn't know how he would. He could just reach down her shirt-but that was something Shigure would do. He would be so embarrassed that he would probably transform. He reached out hesitantly with one trembling arm. Akiko twitched her shoulders, making the keys jingle. Hatori gave up and fled the room. Akiko, smiling, went back to bed.

Later that day, Akiko got out of bed. Her skirt and shirt were wrinkled, so she pulled them off and hunted through her wardrobe to find something to wear. Since her bra and underwear were strawberry-patterned, she decided to wear matching clothes. Then she realized the car keys were still in her bra. She frowned and pulled out the front of it, about to get the keys when…Hatori slid the door open.

There was about three seconds of dead silence in which neither of them moved. They simply stared at each other. Then Akiko let her bra snap back into place with a little smile. An evil little smile that said 'I'll punish you for this'.

Hatori opened and closed his mouth helplessly. He backed out of the door and then turned and ran. When he finally stopped to breathe, he turned and started banging his head mercilessly against the wall.

Akiko scowled and dug the keys out from her bra, tossing it into a corner of the room. Then she decided she would punish Hatori by wearing something he wouldn't be able to stand. Petty, and rather girlish, she knew, but what the heck. She was a girl, wasn't she? Hmm…

She picked up a cute, pink, strawberry patterned dress. It was short, and had straps, but wouldn't do for what Akiko had in mind. Then she had an idea. She pulled the dress over her head. It wouldn't do to go walking around in just underclothing. She glanced at her watch and decided that Rin would be home by now. She picked up the phone and dialed Rin's number. A short time later, she walked to the nearest subway station, where she met Rin.

Operation Drive Hatori Insane was underway.

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