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"Kureno," Akito calls as he sits by his window. Kureno comes into the room and kneels before him ready for his orders. "One week from today I will lock that monster in confinement." Akito says while not looking at him. "Kyo? But it's not near the set time. He still has more than a year." Kureno says trying to understand the sudden change in plans. Akito gives a wicked grin, "I feel he can no longer live on the 'outside', that monster must be contained." Kureno nods in understanding. "Call Kazuma and give him the news, we will need his coroperation, and call for Hatori as well, I am feeling sick today." Kureno gets up and leaves, shutting the door behind him.

"Tohru?" Kyo calls as he steps into the kitchen. He had just gotten back form his morning work out when he noticed the kitchen light on. "Oh Kyo! Good morning!" She says happily turning to him.

It was Saturday, which luckily was a day off. But Tohru being Tohru, she was already up making everyone breakfast. He goes to the fridge and gets some milk, not bothering to get a glass.

"How was your workout?" She asked happily while she went back to cutting carrots. "Eh, it was alright." He said going over to her. "Need some help?" He asked. "Ohthat's ok! I can do it! Tohru Honda can do anything!" She said brightly smiling at him.

He smiled back, he had a hard time not smiling at her. "Master asked me to come over today, so I wont be here this afternoon." He said putting the milk back in the fridge. "Oh! Do you think Kazuma would mind if I made you both a little lunch? I am so grateful that he has been so kind, I would like to repay him." She said still cutting her carrots. "I'm sure he'd like that…"

She's so…wonderful...

He thinks and goes back into the dining room, taking a seat at his usual spot. Yuki walks down the stairs a few minutes later, looking as though he was sleep walking. His hair was askew and his shirt was buttoned wrong, making it lookas ifhe'd slept in his clothes. He took a seat at the table across from Kyo, and slumped, resting his head on his hand.

Tohru noticed him, "Good morning Yuki! Did you have a nice sleep?" Tohru asked as she came in with a few plates of food. He gave her a small grunt. She smiled at him an set the food on the table where everyone ate hungrily. Kyo checked the clock on the wall noticing it was nine, "I better go now…" He said getting up. "Oh! Here is the food for Kazuma!" She said hurrying into the kitchen then giving Kyo a basket of delicious smelling food. "I'll be back later, bye." He said leaving out the door. "Be safe!" She said happily after him.

I never thought I could find someone I love more than anything…When did I realize that she would be the only one to make me smile? To make my day seem not as bad, from just hearing her say my name?

A rare smile crept on his face as he walked to Kazuma's holding the basket of food Tohru had given him. It didn't take him long to get to Kazuma's house. He knocked on the door and waited for the friendly face to great him, but it was not the kindly Kazuma that greeted him, but one that looked mournful. "Kyo, please come in."

Kyo did uneasily, putting the basket of food by the door as Kazuma closed it from behind him. "Please, sit down." He said and Kyo having a feeling, as if something was terribly wrong. Kazuma sat across from hi, but did not look at his face. "Master, what is it?" Kyo asked.

Kazuma heaved a sigh. "Kyo, I don't know how I can tell you this," Kazuma began. Those words alone put Kyo at the edge of his seat, waiting, wondering what master would say. "Master, whats wrong?" Kyo asked. When Kazuma spoke bitterness was in his voice, "Akito has decided that it is best for you to be put in confinement sooner then necessary. He wants you there…no later then a week from today." Kyo couldn't speak, it didn't make sense.

"Master what are you talking about? I still have more then a year! He's not even giving me a chance to beat Yuki? Master you must be kidding!" Kyo said in disbelief. Why would Akito do something like this? Why now?

"I have spoken to Akito personally, later yesterday afternoon. I too, do not understand why now of all timeshe lays this upon you, why do this to you at all? Saying he is only cruel wouldbe wrong." Kazuma said with more bitterness.

"I wont do it, I wont." Kyo said trying to not have a quiver in his voice. Kazuma sighed, "For now Kyo, we must both follow Akitos orders. I am sorry, I have let you down…" Kazuma said with sorrow in his voice. "Master! Don't say things like that! We can beat him! I wont let him win!" Kyo said slumping in his seat. Kazuma heaved another sigh, "Kyo, I believe that Akito is testing you…We are all pawns on his board, he is the puppeter while we are the puppets. You need to beat his test Kyo, and by doing so…you must follow his orders." Kyo's hands were on his face, trying to stop the sharp tears from falling down his face. "I am sorry….I can give you little advice." Kazuma said feeling guilty, as if he had caused Kyo to be in this situation. But Kyo's main worry…was for Tohru.

"Master…" Kyo said looking Kazuma in the eye. His eyes were full of pain, and resentment and…lose.

"Kyo...My son." Kazuma said.

Kyo arrived back at Shigure's house two hours later, feeling the whole weight of the burden that was upon him. 'We are all pawns on his board, he is the puppeter while we are the puppets.' It was all a cruel gamethat whichAkito has set. To play with their lives, giving them a ray hope then smashing it with a shadow.

He opened the door to see Tohru and Yuki playing cads in the other room. "Kyo! Your back early!" Tohru said happily looking at him. Kyo gave her a faint smile, but the look in his eyes told her something was terribly wrong.

"Kyo...Did something happen?" She asked starting to get worried.

He went next to her. "Nothing you should be worried about, Tohru." She gave him her wonderful smile, and it pained him to see. I'll never get to see her cheerful smile again, hear her say my name in a way that made it sound as if I was truly loved, and I'll never get to…He stopped thinking about it. He left her and Yuki to their card game and went to the roof, to think things through. As he lay there thinking, nothing seemed to come. All that Kazuma had said seemed like a blur, a bad dream that is only fragments of images after it has passed.

"Kyo, may I speak with you a minute?" Shigure asked as he saw him laying in his bed about an hour later. He gave a grunt. Kyo didn't say yes, but he also didn't say no, so Shigure let himself in. Shigure shut the door behind himself and sat at the edge of Kyo's bed, giving a sigh. "I've just returned from the main house." Shigure said a little melancholy, as if he to, were trying to think of what was going on.

Kyo tuned over on his side, now staring at the wall. "I hear from Akito…that he has moved up the date on your bet, and it is now only a week." He said now looking at Kyo. Kyo didn't say anything. "I'm…sorry." Shigure said feeling for once, lost for words. He got up to leave but stopped at the door. "When are you going to tell her?" He rolled back over to face him, not sure of what to say.

"I wasn't planning on telling her." He said and Shigure gave a weak smile then left.

All I want….Is to spend my last week, with her. The days seemed to float by as if on a fast current. One minute he was with her, by her side, enjoying the cool breeze and blue sky, and the next he heard the knock of the door telling him it was time.

"I'll get it." Shigure said.

He opened the door to see someone he half expected. It was Kyo's father, Kohaku and behind him Kazuma and Kureno. "Well well what a pleasant surprise, what brings you all?" Shigureasked moving aside for his visitors to enter. "Cut the crap Shigure you know why were here, bring us the monster." Kohaku said sounding more annoyed then the last time Shigure had seen him, which was as Kyo's mothers funeral. "A monster is here? I thought you were here for your son." Shigure asked as the three men came in.

"You know damn well he's a monster! He's the reason my wife is dead! He's the reason for everything bad in my life!" Kyo's father, Kohaku yelled in furry.

Shigure shook his head. "Kohaku, what did I tell you before?" Kazuma piped in. "And like I said before, your not his father!" Kohaku yelled again. Kazuma was about to counter back, but Kyo walked down the stairs. "Ah, my son." Kohaku said, a wicked cruel grin coming to his face. It was the first time Kyo had seen his father since the funeral as well. He wasn't terribly excited about this, nor did he regret it. His father never loved him, and never would.

"Kyo…" Kazuma said.

Kyo nodded, knowing not to lose his temper and just not say anything. "Get your stuff son." His father said but Kyo only stood there. "I said get your stuff!" his father yelled. "Kyo, please." Kazuma said from behind Kohaku and Kyo did what he said, which made Kohaku more furious. Kyo got his stuff and went back downstairs to a room full of an ominous feeling.

Kyo opened the door and waited outside. "Good bye Shigure." Kohaku said and followed his son. Kazuma and Kureno nodded to Shigure as a goodbye and they left. Shigure didn't know what to say, good bye seemed to big, so...final.

"I can't believe all the stuff we bought! I'm sorry!" Tohru said to Yuki as they walked back to the house, which was now in clear sight. "It's alright, I don't mind, that is why I came." He said smiling at her.

Tohru looked to the house and noticed everyone out front. Who is that man? He looks like Kyo… Tohru thought as she and Yuki came closer.

Yuki stopped in his tracks when at last he noticed the people in front of the house, they were a few feet apart. "What's going on…?" Yuki asked seeing Kohaku and Kureno, and noticing Kyo's bag. "Ah, Yuki, it has been awhile. Oh, and who is this?" Kohaku asks seeing Tohru. "Oh! Please to meet you! I'm Tohru Honda." Tohru says and bows a little.

"I have heard so much about you. My name is Kohaku Sohma, I am Kyo's father." He says with a bit of bitterness to his voice. Tohru looked to Kyo, who would not look at her in the face. "Did he not tell you? Why Kyo, I thought Kazuma taught you better then that!" Kohaku said after he noticed the confused look on Tohru's face. "We are taking him to the main house, his time is up. No longer will he be able to be free, he gets what he deserves, a monster in a cage." Kohaku explains coldly.

Tohru was still confused, so Kohaku continued. "He is being confined." He said and started walking to his car that was around back, and Kyo and the rest followed, leaving Shigure, Yuki, and Tohru in silence.