A Flood of Memories
"Yuki, who's this lovely lady with you?" Akito said smiling. "She's very cute…"
"I don't think we've met before…" Tohru said, blushing.
"Oh, I think we have" he said, eyes averting Yuki's "It must feel terrible to have another plan foiled by the great Akito. I'm telling you Yuki, you can't win against me. Try to defy me if you wish, but it will always end up with pain in the end. I think it's time we went back to that little room. That special room."
What happened next was totally unexpected. It had happened before but no one expected it to happen again after the mind wipe.
Tohru pushed Akito, like on that day many months ago when they met for the first time.
"I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed, "I don't what came over me. I mean I don't even know you…"
"That's okay," he said and turned towards Yuki "Someone told me what you did…"
Akito brushed a stray hair from his face and put on a gentle expression. He touched Tohru's head, playing with her hair.
"Let's just say a little birdie told me. That is to say, a little Jyuunishi birdie told me…"
Yuki's eyes widened and suddenly a wave of disgust and anger filled his body. Kureno had betrayed him. But then again, he betrayed Akito by telling him that Tohru was going to be murdered. Kureno was more calculating than he thought.
"Jyuunishi?" Tohru asked excitedly "I love that story…but poor cat-san…"
"Cat-san" she repeated slowly "Cat-kun? Kyo?"
Yuki panicked, she was starting to remember.
"So, what shall we do to the Prince and his Princess?" Akito teased.
With that, Tohru grabbed Yuki's hand and ran for it. 'What is she doing? She's not supposed to remember who I am or what a horrible person Akito is…' thought Yuki as they ran.
SLIP!
Yuki fell to the ground. He was coughing. It was his bronchitis again. Hatori told him not to do any kind of physical activity. He curled up into a ball. He was in great pain…
"Sohma-san! Are you okay?" Tohru stuttered, "I-"
"Why did you run?"
"You shouldn't ta-"
"Please, tell me! Why did you run?"
Tohru paused.
"I don't know why I ran, a voice at the back of my head told me to act…to get away from that person and to take you with me. It was what I felt when I pushed him."
Yuki smiled at Tohru, causing her to blush. Then it happened again, Yuki vision was worsening. Everything was becoming a blur. He couldn't let this happen! Tohru could hug him and she would remember…he had to fight on! But it was probably too late now that Akito already knew…but there was still a chance they could get away…
Yuki got up…stumbling a little.
"Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes…" he said, but it was worsening. He started coughing uncontrollably. He fell…and she caught him…
POOF!
Tohru gasped. A small rat was lying among Yuki's school uniform!
"Y-Yuki-kun!"
And then it happened. All her memories flooded back, all the sweet memories of her friends that she had lost. The good times, the bad times and the times when Yuki and Kyo were with her.
She remembered all of them-Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, Shigure-san, Kagura-san, Momiji-kun, Hatori-san, Haru-kun, Ayame-san, Kisa-chan, Hiro-san, Ritsu-san, Rin-san and Kureno-san.
She sat still in the snow. She picked Yuki up and started to cry, her tears soaking Yuki's school uniform that lay in the snow. She embraced the small rodent, careful not to crush him.
"Yuki-kun," she whispered softly "I remember"
Yes, I know…it's a short chapter…I just wanted at least one chapter to end with happiness…