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Roku: We don't own Fruits Basket. I will eventually though…
Chapter 4: Love from Akito
Yuki shook his head over and over again. Akito smiled and looked at Yuki.
"Yes, this is Yuki."
"Hello Snow-boy. I'm Roku." Yuki dropped to his knees.
"Akito, why? Why do you hate me? Why do you wish the worst for me?" He muttered. Akito's smile faded. He snarled and grabbed Roku by the hair. He thrust her back and forth.
"Does this woman mean more to you then I? More than your job as a member of the Sohma family?" Yuki almost lunged.
"Akito stop! You're hurting her!" Akito grinned.
"Master Akito." Both men looked at Roku. "Master Akito, if I have done anything to upset you then please let me know. I don't want to do anything to upset you and if I prevent it by knowing what upsets you, please, just tell me." Roku's eyes began to swell with tears. They were near the brink of crying but she blinked them away.
Akito let go of Roku and placed her gently on the ground.
"My apologizes Roku. I just got carried away. It is nothing you did." Yuki was astounded. Never had Akito acted like this. Never. "You know I would never hurt you intentionally. Never."
Yuki leaned away from them and memories flooded to his head about the other night. He could still feel the warmth of Roku's lips against his, the tenderness of her hands brushing his hair out of his face. Most of all, he missed her smile. It was never shown in school but when he saw it, he could sense she wanted to smile like that with him for a long time.
"Akito…what are you doing?" Akito looked at Yuki strangely.
"Snow-boy, isn't it obvious? You take care of the ones you love. You don't hurt them. You try and heal them. Have you never been in love?" Roku said. Yuki stopped breathing for a split second. His eyes widened so much then his vision blurred. He stumbled a bit then regained his balance and his hands began to shake.
"Love?" He asked. It was the only word he could get out.
"Of course. Roku and I are in love." Akito said. Yuki felt his heart skip a beat as he shook his head.
"Okay. I get it. This is all a plan. One big plan but you won't succeed Akito. You won't succeed." With that, he dashed out of the room. Roku looked back to Akito.
"Master Akito, what is the problem with Snow-boy?" Akito put his hand under her chin.
"He's just upset that he's not with you." Roku smiled. "One more thing Roku." Roku's eyes met with Akito's.
"Yes Master Akito?"
"Don't call me Master. We are lovers now. Just call me Akito." Roku smiled.
"Yes Akito."
"Huh? Is Akito going to do something to Roku?" Shinoka asked. Shigure couldn't look at her.
"I think so…Akito…he fell in love with Roku and I think he might…" Shinoka took his hands.
"I understand. But why is it Roku? I mean she's my cousin! Why not anyone else! I hate it! I don't want Yuki or Roku to get hurt!" They were silent as the door opened beside them.
"Ah Yuki, you're home." Shigure said. Yuki dropped his bag and went upstairs without even a hello.
"I guess he knows." Shinoka said. "Who wants brownies?" She put a tray of brownies on the table and smiled. Shigure laughed.
"Well, I better not let these brownies go to waste. Shinoka, would you mind being my inspiration for my novel?" Shinoka's tail flipped up.
"I would love to!" Shigure took her hand, and the brownies, to his computer room. Yuki snuck back downstairs when he heard the door close. He made his way to the kitchen and opened the fridge noticed a pot. It had a note on it:
Leftover rice and steamed leeks. Heat them up and enjoy!
---Roku
Yuki closed the fridge and lay face first in a pillow on the couch. His eyes were closed and he gripped the pillow and curled his legs up. He gasped for air between sobs, knowing that he had to let it out now or he would never have the chance. He couldn't let it out in front of anyone before except Roku. She was willing to listen and comfort him. Everyone else just laughed and told him to suck it up. Shigure and Shinoka stood at the end of the hallway and watched Yuki's shoulder shake with each breath and the pillow darkening in color from the wetness of the pillow. Shinoka stopped Shigure from walking past or even saying anything and they walked back to the computer room.
"So much for Yuki not being hurt." Shigure whispered. Shinoka stared at the ground.
"As long as Roku is safe and not…you know… then I think there is a chance for Yuki to get better."
Neko and Hatsuharu walked home together, hand-in-hand and as close as they could without embracing. Neko was close to screaming at Hatsuharu for his hand always slipping out of hers but she resisted. At least he was trying.
"Neko. I have some good news and bad news for you." Haru said as they past the old cherry blossom tree near the lake. Neko stared at Haru.
"What?" Haru sat her down at the foot of the tree. He held a stern look on his face.
"I…I'm afraid that Akito…" Neko's eyes flared.
"Out with it already Haru!" Neko screamed. Haru closed his eyes.
"Akito is in love with Roku!" Neko stood.
"Then what's the good news? It better be pretty damn good to get me out of this mood and it better not be that you saved a bunch of money on your car insurance by switching to that Gecko crap." Haru would have laughed but Neko's attitude told him not to. She sat down again next to Haru.
"Neko-chan…" Haru started. Neko turned her head away from him.
"How could you let that happen to her? You know how Roku is. You and the rest of your damn family are putting Roku in such danger that when she remembers…" Haru put his hand over her mouth as Kyo and Tohru walked past.
"What?" Kyo snapped. Tohru looked sad but was smiling at them.
"Just trying to figure out how a dumb ass like you could possibly be a cat." Neko said. Haru laughed as Kyo's rage overwhelmed him. Neko smirked a cocky smirk. Kyo charged at Neko and punched the tree instead of her because she jumped into the tree. Kyo jumped in the tree after her but Neko grabbed his head and slammed his face into the trunk of the tree. Tohru screamed at them to stop but they were too busy fighting to pay any mind to her.
"Get down here you coward!" Kyo yelled. Hatsuharu got up and almost hit Kyo.
"Don't waste your time with him Haru-sama. Chicken shit like him is nothing compared to me." Neko said. Haru laughed as Kyo's eyes flared. Neko jumped down from the tree and flicked her hair out of her face. "What's wrong Kyo-kun? Afraid of a little girl?" She taunted.
"Girl or not you're still stupid and I'm gonna kick your ass!" Neko faked a shake.
"Oh no! Not Kyo! Kyo is so strong that I'm afraid of fighting him!" Neko said very sarcastically. "What ever shall I do?"
"You should be saying that!" Kyo yelled and kicked Neko in the face. Neko stood, her head tilted a tiny bit and her cheek semi-red.
"That was a free shot." She said. She grabbed Kyo's leg and spun him over her head (like Kagura did in episode 4). Kyo's screams echoed in Tohru and Haru's ears as Neko slammed Kyo into the ground. Kyo jumped up immediately and pushed Neko into a tree. Kyo held her pinned to the tree while kneeing her over and over again in the stomach. Haru almost ran to save Neko but Tohru hugged him. He stood as a cow and watched them. Neko coughed blood onto Kyo's shirt, which caused him to knee her harder. Neko got her arms free and wrapped them around Kyo, transforming him into a cat then stomping her heel into his back. Kyo hissed in pain as Neko threw him into the lake.
"Wait! You cheated!" Kyo yelled.
"I use any tactics to win and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it!" Neko screamed. "Neko might be a nice girl but I'm not!" Haru, Tohru and Kyo stared at her. "The name is Sakura Sake! Remember it!" Haru transformed back and pulled his clothes on. Sakura turned to Haru and grabbed his shirt. "Come on Haru, I'm in the mood to fuck like jackrabbits." Sakura dragged Haru past the lake and to the house.
Roku walked around the Sohma house, dressed in Akito's robes. She somehow found her way to Hatori's room and knocked. Hatori stood and opened the door. His eyes widened as Roku smiled at him.
"Who are you?" Hatori asked.
"I am Roku Katsuragi." Hatori opened the door fully and let her in.
"You are Akito's girlfriend, are you not?" Roku nodded. "What brings you to my room?"
"I was just wandering and came across your room. I hope I'm not intruding." Hatori shook his head.
"Of course not." Roku smiled.
"I'm glad. Are you good friends with Akito?" Hatori nodded just to make Roku feel good. Roku took Hatori's hand and leaned closer to him.
"What are you doing?" Hatori asked with a shaky voice.
"Hatori-sama, please don't tell Akito but I think I…" Hatori somehow seemed interested. "I think I love Snow-boy…" Akito just walked in the room as she said that.
"You…what?" Akito was very close to yelling. Roku grinned.
"You didn't let me finish, Master Akito. I was going to say I think I love Snow-boy but not as much as Master Akito. Maybe you could help me get rid of Snow-boy." Akito smiled as Roku held herself in a small hug. Akito walked over to her and pulled her to her feet. He held her close to him and spun her slightly. He dipped her and pulled her back up into a kiss. The kiss had no effect on Roku. It seemed like he was enjoying it but the spark she used to feel from Akito had vanished. She pulled away slowly and kept herself in Akito's arms. He took her to his room and sat her on the ground.
"Roku, what's the matter?" Roku smiled.
"I'm just amazed that you mean so much to me and I cannot find any way to show you how much I care." He grinned.
"Just you being here is enough for me." He said. Roku smiled and stood.
"I'm going to walk around a little longer. I'll be back soon." He nodded as Roku walked out of the room. She walked into her room and lay on her bed. She started digging through her bag then stopped when her hand hit a book. It was her old journal. She pulled it out and flipped to a blank page.
October 20,
I live here with Master Akito but I can't stop thinking about Snow-boy. He seemed so nice and he seemed to know me but I think it's just because I'm Master Akito's lover. But what did he mean what he told Master Akito 'Okay. I get it. This is all a plan. One big plan but you won't succeed Akito. You won't succeed.' And then ran out of the room? I want to believe what Master Akito said about Snow-boy being jealous but somehow it feels like more then that. Still, I can't help but wonder why I feel so hollow around Master Akito and just for that brief moment with Snow-boy I felt so full. I don't know. Maybe I should stop thinking so much and just except the fact that Master Akito and I are in love. I love him, right?
Roku closed her journal and leaned forward to put it away until it slipped. It fell on its spine and opened to a page dated 'October 17' and she read it. After reading the 5-page entry, she slammed the book shut and shoved it in her bag. She took her three bags (little bags) and ran outside with them. She ran all the way to the front porch of Mr. Yukimora's house and put her bags behind the potted plant she put there with Neko. She went back to the Sohma main house and ran into Akito's room. She had changed back into her own clothes and threw Akito's robes on the floor.
"Roku?" Akito looked surprised. Roku snarled.
"You lied to me. I never want to see you again." She said and ran out of the room. She ran to Hatori's room and dragged Hatori into his closet.
"What the-" Roku clamped her hand over his mouth.
"Shut up Hatori. Let it be known that I do love Akito but there is something more for me then being here. I tell you because you are the only one here I know. Now, tell me how to get to Shigure's house."
Neko closed her journal and hid it under her pillow. Hatsuharu had left about an hour ago and she was alone. She walked out to the porch and watered the plants. She then noticed Roku's bags behind them and brought them inside. As she was going inside, she saw someone run past the front gate. She put Roku's bags into the empty room and ran out the door. She kept running and made her way to the park where Kisa and Hiro were getting some ice cream. She kept going until she found her way to Shigure's house and barged in.
"Neko?" Shigure asked as Neko pushed her shoes off and ran up the stairs. She slammed Kyo's door open to find him sitting on his bed while putting his shirt on.
"Asshole! I know it was you! Why did you do it?" Shigure heard the commotion and made his way up the stairs. "Tell me why you told Akito!" Shigure stopped in his tracks.
"Because I love Yuki and I can't stand to see him with that Wolf-girl!" Shigure watched Neko and Kyo glare at each other but she was winning.
"Kyo, I know you hate Akito so why did you tell him that Yuki had fallen in love?"
"Love can drive you to do crazy things. In this case, I love Yuki so much that I was greedy and I told Akito about Roku so I could have Yuki to myself. Wouldn't you do the same for Hatsuharu? Wouldn't you want to keep him to yourself?"
"No. No I wouldn't. I only want Hatsuharu to be happy and if he wasn't happy with me, I would understand. You should think before you act Kyo-kun."
"That is how you and I are very different Neko." Shigure turned and went back to his computer room. He sat down and e-mailed Shinoka.
It was Kyo who told Akito and Neko went crazy. I think that she might go after Roku. I'm worried.
Shigure
He clicked send and went back to reading. After about 5 minutes, his computer dinged and he noticed e-mail from Shinoka.
Yeah, she just might. Neko normally goes crazy about these sorts of things. The three of us are really close and well, I would probably kill Kyo but Neko probably doesn't want to ruin the moment. She'll get him later. Of course I'm worried too but I don't think you should be too worried about it. Neko probably will go after Roku, who just might be going after Yuki so ya. BTW, did you finish the brownies because I made pudding!
Shinoka
Shigure raised an eyebrow. Pudding sounded good at this point. ((X: (smacks Roku upside her head) BAKA! Roku: T.T)) Neko ran down the stairs and put her shoes on. She ran out of the house and down the street where she finally met up with Roku.
"Roku!" Neko called. Roku looked back to her cousin.
"I need to find him. My journal said I would be able to ask you for help. Are you Neko?" Neko nodded. "Help me find him. Please Neko please, help me find Snow-boy!"
END CHAPTER: Yatta! Finished my chapter! Roku put in the e-mails and all the parts with Hatori (Not a huge Hatori fan although I do like him). Yeah, the next chapter is crazy. Pure insanity as it comes to the last 3 chapters. Yep, 7 chapters and we will finish this story, not counting the epilogue. No preview this time. Later!
X of Shadows