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Chapter 2: A Measure of Freedom
A last hollow breath escaped Akito's lips as he grew still. His hand that had been clenched around Yuki's relaxed, and Yuki looked to Hatori across the body for confirmation, the hope barely hidden in his eyes.
"He's dead," Hatori announced, checking for a pulse. "You're now the head of the Sohma family," he stated matter-of-factly. Yuki threw down Akito's limp hand, and drew back. He breathed a sigh of relief. He was free. Free of the cruelty and abuse of this sick, twisted God. And he was now free to make happy the person most dear to him as well, or at least free to try. It really all depended on another, and Yuki wasn't betting on him to ever do anything right.
Yuki knew what his first act as head of the family would be. He would be breaking all the traditions and rules of the Sohmas, but no one would stop him. All that for one who hated and despised Yuki. But it was not for him that Yuki would do this thing.
Yuki rose to his feet. Hatori watched him but said nothing as he marched purposefully from the room. He was headed for the neko cage.