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Chapter Eleven : Dying Wish
"I'm sorry. We've lost her."
"Wh-What do you mean 'lost'?" asked Ayame. The doctor turned to face the long-haired man.
"Exactly what it sounds like. We can't find her. After operating on her we left her to rest and let the sleeping gas wear off. A nurse was supposed to be with her, but when I came back both Miss Honda and the nurse were gone." Haru stirred and sat up. He looked up at the doctor hopefully and Ayame explained the situation. The cow had a hypothesis immediately.
"Akito. Akito did it. He kidnapped Tohru-kun. Doctor, would you know if there are security cameras in the hospital?"
"Of course. Not in the rooms themselves but there are cameras in the halls and parking lots."
"Good. We need to check the recording from the past two hours. We also need to find the nurse who was supposed to be there and ask around if anyone has seen either Kureno or Akito with Tohru-kun. Doctor, do you know what the nurse looked like?" The doctor thought for a moment, scratching his beard.
"It was a young man. He was skinny, pale, with long dark hair and dark eyes. I think he was Asian. You guys are Japanese, aren't you?" The three Sohmas looked at each other.
"Akito."
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Three hours and a complete search of the hospital yielded a note found near Tohru's hospital bed.
'I see that she survived. I'm glad. Yuki, if you want her back you will return to Japan immediately. In two days at eight o'clock pm I want you back in your special room. You are to have no one with you.
It will be a trade. You for Tohru-san. If you return to me at the appointed time I will let her go. I promise not to do anything to her in the meantime. But if you don't com, I'll kill her.
But, dear Yuki, don't be sad. If you survive on night in that room I'll set you free and never "bother" you again.
Akito Sohma, god of the Jyunnishi'
Yuki set down the note slowly. He looked up at the clock.
'Hmm. So it's two am in Japan. I've got one and a half days. Better go tell everyone that I've got less than two days to live.' The rat thought grimly as he walked out of the room.
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The long plane ride came and went in what seemed like the blink of an eye to Yuki. He spent the whole time writing a letter to Tohru in case he didn't come out of the room alive. Hatori drove Yuki to the main house. Once out of the car, Yuki gave the letter to him.
"If I die, and Tohru's memories are erased, give her this," Yuki handed his cousin an envelope with Tohru written on it. "It's my dying wish." Hatori took the envelope and tucked it into his briefcase.
"I will." Yuki hugged Hatori goodbye, tears staining his cheeks.
"Thank you, Hatori. Thank you." The older man took a deep breath and held Yuki at arm's length.
"Don't worry, Yuki. Be strong. Don't let Akito take Tohru from you like took Kana away from me. You're strong and smart. You can do it. You can surpass all barriers and achieve happiness." Hatori let his arms drop and drove away, leaving Yuki alone in front of Akito's home.
The wind whipped his hair and rain drops thundered to the ground as Yuki Sohma, Rat of the Chinese Zodiac, walked towards his death.