Chapter 13
New Year's Eve
The Sohmas sat around the dinner table that night. They were enjoying their meal. But somehow, they felt something's lacking.
"ano...New year again.." Momiji mumbled in his meal.
"Hai, but today, Tohru's not with us" Yuki replied. For months, Tohru refused to talk to anyone. It was proven with the help of Ayame's servants in his shop. They spied on the main house for days. But not even one day, Tohru went out of the house.
Also, Kisa tried calling but Tohru refused to answer.
Mail? No. She ignored every mail and left it outside the gate.
Even if they yelled in front of the main house all day, she won't respond.
They can't think of anything or anyway she could survive inside that house without food or drink. What kept her alive? No one really knew..
Unless..
"Tori-san, is Tohru's sickness..deadly?" Kisa finally asked. All of them stared at the doctor who was also silent.
"Maybe, unless she won't take care of herself." The doctor replied. Just then, Kyou stood up.
"What are we waiting for? We all knew that she could die there. We should visit her or something!" he demanded.
"But remember what she said last time? She doesn't want any Sohma approaching that place." Kagura tried to calm him down.
"But she's our friend. She did a lot of things for us last time. Now, we need to do something for her." Kyou stopped as Hatori was grinning at him. "What did I say?"
"I haven't told anyone yet about this. It's suppose to be a surprise so.."
"What is it?" Shigure asked. He sounded a bit childish.
"Ok. I know how to settle this. We could get Tohru out of the house and at the same time, out of our lives" The Sohmas were glaring at him when he said "out of our lives". It sounded a bit suspicious.
"Okay, spill it out!" Kagura screeched.
"Police" was the only word the doctor said. All of them began to feel uneasy. Police?
"Don't think, Tori..do you mean---" Ayame began but Tori cut in.
"I called the police and told them about the current situation." He explained. "Tomorrow we have the warrant to go in and arrest Tohru so that we could have our main house back."
"Wait a minute. Arrest Tohru? It's not arrest as in arrest then go to jail, right?" Yuki asked but a grin was the thing he got from him. "No way."
"Yes, Yuki. We'll arrest Tohru. A real arrest."
"But she's our friend.. a clan head! We can't just arrest her!" Yuki said.
"There are reasons. First, Tohru might be the clan head but Akito didn't mention that Tohru would get the main house. According to the police, it's stealing private property. She disobeyed the law so she should be arrested." He explained. "Next, even though she's the clan head, she's weak and outnumbered. I'll just send the police force and she'll give up!"
Silence
"Isn't my plan great or what?" the doctor smiled at himself, knowing that his own plan is unbeatable.
"Why are you doing this?" Kisa asked him.
"Kisa, sometimes you need to sacrifice things so that you could achieve what you desperately want. Right now, a falsely chosen clan head dismissed us. We own that house and we have the right to get it back. If Tohru won't give it to us, then we'll take it by force."
"You don't need to arrest Tohru. She can live with us! Please Tori, stop this!" Kyou demanded.
"I already gave the order and police said," the doctor said calmly, "they'll start the operation tomorrow morning."
"You're mad!" Shigure clutched Hatori's neck and gripped it tightly.
"Go ahead and kill me! Even so, the police won't stop the operation. Also, you'll be arrested for killing me!" he growled in between breaths. Slowly, Shigure released him.
"Hatori, please stop this. Tohru's our friend. We all care about her. I know you do also. Then why are you doing this?" Yuki asked patiently. The doctor looked at him.
"She's not the Tohru I knew, that's all." He explained. "She's brutal and inconsiderate, just like Akito. I'm solving this problem once and for all and none of you can stop me about this. Good night." He went uptairs and to his room.
"This is an awful new year." Momiji mumbled again.
"We have to do something to stop Hatori." Kyou said.
"But we can't. He's the eldest (?) of us all. And he's the one that controls the operation." Kagura sadly said.
"If we can't stop him, then there's only one thing we can do." Yuki whispered.
"Tell the police?" Hiro guessed but Yuki shook his head.
"No, we need to talk to Tohru about this."
"But she won't answer the phone nor the mail." Ayame said
"I know, so that's why we need to sneak in."
"In the main house?" Kisa asked.
Yuki nodded. "Yes, in the main house." "But we need somebody to stall Hatori or to guard him in his sleep." Kagura said.
"Shigure and Ayame will." Haru suggested. Both of them were freaked out when they heard their names.
"Are you crazy? We can't just----" Shigure startled.
"I'm counting on you, Shigure..Onii-chan.." Yuki whispered. Ayame smiled and hugged him.
"Oh my, this is the best day of my life!!!! Don't worry, little brother, I will do as you wish and I will assure you that I won't fail this suicidal once-in-a-lifetime mission!!!" he declared.
"You're just going to guard him. NOW LET GO!!!" he struggled free but Ayame hugged him even tighter.
"I can't just let you go, dear brother. I think I'm..going to miss you.." he "wiped a tear" from his eye dramatically.
"Oh, please, stop it, Aya-san." Shigure patted his friend's shoulder. "We have a mission to fulfill!"
"Right. Be back soon, little brother!"
"Whatever.. The Ritsu and the kids will also stay with you.."
"Ha!!" Momiji laughed at Hiro.
"Uh..that includes you, twerp." Kyou patted Momiji's head.
"NE?????"
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That night, Yuki and the others sneaked inside the main house. Since they were trained for martial arts, sneaking in may not be a problem. After a few minutes, Yuki, Kyou, Haru and Kagura are in.
"What should we do now?" Kagura asked.
"Find Akito's room. Tohru might be there." Yuki suggested. They split up and searched for Tohru.
Yuki alone went inside this room. He saw Tohru's things. He was surprised because instead of placing it inside the cabinets, her clothes were inside a paper bag.
"Maybe she was too uncomfortable to live here." He whispered. His eyes caught something on the nearby table. It was the ribbon he gave to Tohru when they were celebrating White Day with Momiji. "I wish you were here." He held the ribbon in his hand and clutched in near his chest.
It was a peaceful atmosphere until Kagura stormed in the room where Yuki was. He spun around and he saw his cousin panting heavily. "Would you keep quiet? If Tohru heard us---"
"Tohru's not here!" she cut in. She went closer to him and showed a note she found in a room.
Yuki read the note slowly.. and his eyes opened wide and he let out a loud gasp.
It was a suicidal note..in Tohru's handwriting..
New Year's Eve
The Sohmas sat around the dinner table that night. They were enjoying their meal. But somehow, they felt something's lacking.
"ano...New year again.." Momiji mumbled in his meal.
"Hai, but today, Tohru's not with us" Yuki replied. For months, Tohru refused to talk to anyone. It was proven with the help of Ayame's servants in his shop. They spied on the main house for days. But not even one day, Tohru went out of the house.
Also, Kisa tried calling but Tohru refused to answer.
Mail? No. She ignored every mail and left it outside the gate.
Even if they yelled in front of the main house all day, she won't respond.
They can't think of anything or anyway she could survive inside that house without food or drink. What kept her alive? No one really knew..
Unless..
"Tori-san, is Tohru's sickness..deadly?" Kisa finally asked. All of them stared at the doctor who was also silent.
"Maybe, unless she won't take care of herself." The doctor replied. Just then, Kyou stood up.
"What are we waiting for? We all knew that she could die there. We should visit her or something!" he demanded.
"But remember what she said last time? She doesn't want any Sohma approaching that place." Kagura tried to calm him down.
"But she's our friend. She did a lot of things for us last time. Now, we need to do something for her." Kyou stopped as Hatori was grinning at him. "What did I say?"
"I haven't told anyone yet about this. It's suppose to be a surprise so.."
"What is it?" Shigure asked. He sounded a bit childish.
"Ok. I know how to settle this. We could get Tohru out of the house and at the same time, out of our lives" The Sohmas were glaring at him when he said "out of our lives". It sounded a bit suspicious.
"Okay, spill it out!" Kagura screeched.
"Police" was the only word the doctor said. All of them began to feel uneasy. Police?
"Don't think, Tori..do you mean---" Ayame began but Tori cut in.
"I called the police and told them about the current situation." He explained. "Tomorrow we have the warrant to go in and arrest Tohru so that we could have our main house back."
"Wait a minute. Arrest Tohru? It's not arrest as in arrest then go to jail, right?" Yuki asked but a grin was the thing he got from him. "No way."
"Yes, Yuki. We'll arrest Tohru. A real arrest."
"But she's our friend.. a clan head! We can't just arrest her!" Yuki said.
"There are reasons. First, Tohru might be the clan head but Akito didn't mention that Tohru would get the main house. According to the police, it's stealing private property. She disobeyed the law so she should be arrested." He explained. "Next, even though she's the clan head, she's weak and outnumbered. I'll just send the police force and she'll give up!"
Silence
"Isn't my plan great or what?" the doctor smiled at himself, knowing that his own plan is unbeatable.
"Why are you doing this?" Kisa asked him.
"Kisa, sometimes you need to sacrifice things so that you could achieve what you desperately want. Right now, a falsely chosen clan head dismissed us. We own that house and we have the right to get it back. If Tohru won't give it to us, then we'll take it by force."
"You don't need to arrest Tohru. She can live with us! Please Tori, stop this!" Kyou demanded.
"I already gave the order and police said," the doctor said calmly, "they'll start the operation tomorrow morning."
"You're mad!" Shigure clutched Hatori's neck and gripped it tightly.
"Go ahead and kill me! Even so, the police won't stop the operation. Also, you'll be arrested for killing me!" he growled in between breaths. Slowly, Shigure released him.
"Hatori, please stop this. Tohru's our friend. We all care about her. I know you do also. Then why are you doing this?" Yuki asked patiently. The doctor looked at him.
"She's not the Tohru I knew, that's all." He explained. "She's brutal and inconsiderate, just like Akito. I'm solving this problem once and for all and none of you can stop me about this. Good night." He went uptairs and to his room.
"This is an awful new year." Momiji mumbled again.
"We have to do something to stop Hatori." Kyou said.
"But we can't. He's the eldest (?) of us all. And he's the one that controls the operation." Kagura sadly said.
"If we can't stop him, then there's only one thing we can do." Yuki whispered.
"Tell the police?" Hiro guessed but Yuki shook his head.
"No, we need to talk to Tohru about this."
"But she won't answer the phone nor the mail." Ayame said
"I know, so that's why we need to sneak in."
"In the main house?" Kisa asked.
Yuki nodded. "Yes, in the main house." "But we need somebody to stall Hatori or to guard him in his sleep." Kagura said.
"Shigure and Ayame will." Haru suggested. Both of them were freaked out when they heard their names.
"Are you crazy? We can't just----" Shigure startled.
"I'm counting on you, Shigure..Onii-chan.." Yuki whispered. Ayame smiled and hugged him.
"Oh my, this is the best day of my life!!!! Don't worry, little brother, I will do as you wish and I will assure you that I won't fail this suicidal once-in-a-lifetime mission!!!" he declared.
"You're just going to guard him. NOW LET GO!!!" he struggled free but Ayame hugged him even tighter.
"I can't just let you go, dear brother. I think I'm..going to miss you.." he "wiped a tear" from his eye dramatically.
"Oh, please, stop it, Aya-san." Shigure patted his friend's shoulder. "We have a mission to fulfill!"
"Right. Be back soon, little brother!"
"Whatever.. The Ritsu and the kids will also stay with you.."
"Ha!!" Momiji laughed at Hiro.
"Uh..that includes you, twerp." Kyou patted Momiji's head.
"NE?????"
----------------------------
That night, Yuki and the others sneaked inside the main house. Since they were trained for martial arts, sneaking in may not be a problem. After a few minutes, Yuki, Kyou, Haru and Kagura are in.
"What should we do now?" Kagura asked.
"Find Akito's room. Tohru might be there." Yuki suggested. They split up and searched for Tohru.
Yuki alone went inside this room. He saw Tohru's things. He was surprised because instead of placing it inside the cabinets, her clothes were inside a paper bag.
"Maybe she was too uncomfortable to live here." He whispered. His eyes caught something on the nearby table. It was the ribbon he gave to Tohru when they were celebrating White Day with Momiji. "I wish you were here." He held the ribbon in his hand and clutched in near his chest.
It was a peaceful atmosphere until Kagura stormed in the room where Yuki was. He spun around and he saw his cousin panting heavily. "Would you keep quiet? If Tohru heard us---"
"Tohru's not here!" she cut in. She went closer to him and showed a note she found in a room.
Yuki read the note slowly.. and his eyes opened wide and he let out a loud gasp.
It was a suicidal note..in Tohru's handwriting..