Akitos Room------
"KURENO!" Akito yells over his shoulder to the man standing by the door way. "Bring me the girl. I need to have word with her." Akito says in an annoyed tone.
"What will you say?" Kureno asked in a melancholy tone.
"Why does it matter to you? I am still head of this family! Now do as I say!" Akito yelled.
Kureno bowed his head to Akito and went to go to the phone.
Shigure's house----
"What a wonderful day!" Tohru said happily as she looked out her window to see no clouds in the sky. There was a knock on her door, "Miss Honda?" Yuki said form the other time.
"Oh! Please come in!" She said turning to the door. Yuki came in,
"Are you ready to go?" He asked with a smile.
"Yes!" She replied happily. They were all going on a trip to a cabin that the Sohma owned.
Early that week…(Same week as last chapter)----
"Would you guys like to go on a trip to the Sohma cabin?" Momiji asked over joyed to the five sitting at the dinning table. Hatori was there as well.
Shigure thought a moment, "Ah, so that is why you have graced us with your presence. By Cabin you mean the one deep in the woods? By the lake?" He asked.
Momiji gave a fast nod, "Yup! That's the one! Will you all go? Yuki? Kyo?" Momiji asked.
Yuki answered first, "I would love to go, it's been much to frantic around here lately."
"Great! Tohru? And what about you Kyo?" Momiji asked.
Tohru looked shocked, "Oh Momiji I couldn't possible ask to go on this trip! You all have given me so much already! You have already taken me to the beach and a hot spring, I-"
Momiji laughed, "Tohru I would love you to come, please, it will be fun!" He said.
She gave in, "Ok!" She said happily.
"Kyo? Will you go?" Momiji asked again. "Yeah whatever…" Kyo replied in his usual tone.
"Great! Shigure and Hatori are coming to aren't you!" Momiji pleaded.
"Yes we will come." Hatori answered him.
Back to Tohru's and her bedroom-----
Yuki picked up her bag and they both went down stairs. "Hey." Kyo said as he saw Tohru. "Good Morning! How did you sleep Kyo?" She asked.
He shrugged, "Not bad." She smiled at him, "I'm so excited!"
Yuki left the two as he went to put Tohru's bag into Hatori's car. "Tohru, thanks." Kyo said, surprising her with a hug. She blushed a deep red as their bodies touched, he felt so warm and his arms were so welcoming. "Ah hem?" Shigure said from behind Kyo.
Kyo let go of Tohru and turned to him. Shigure had a large smile on his face, as if he were a little kid dieing to tell somebody a big secret he knew he shouldn't know. "HARI! Guess what I just saw!" Shigure said running off to go find Hatori. "Shigure!" Kyo said running after him.
Tohru laughed at the two, she was more than glad everything was back to normal, well almost anyway. Being in Kyo's arms was like a feeling she had never felt before, one of a deep and caring love. It was a different love then that of the one for her mother and friends.
His touch was so warm…. "Tohru!" Momiji called from somewhere. "Eh! Momiji!" Tohru yelled coming back to what was going on around her.
"Are you excited?" He asked happily, pulling Tohru by the arm and out the door.
"Yes!" She replied, ready for a nice vacation.
"Shigure, stay out of Tohru and Kyo's business." Hatori said to Shigure as he shut the trunk of his car.
"Oh Hari you ruin my fun!" Shigure said while crying fake tears.
"Stop crying." Hatori said and got into the drivers seat. Everyone managed to fit even with an extra person, which was Momiji.
The car ride didn't take to long, it felt like they had only just left when they arrived. As Hatori pulled up into a parking space by the cabin, it was hard not to notice everyone standing by the door.
Kisa, Hiro, Ritsu, Aya, Kagura, and Haru all stood waiting for them all. "Hello everyone!" Momiji screamed as he got out the car.
Hiro was first to reply, "Could have left us a key you stupid rabbit." Kisa gave him sad eyes, "Hiro that wasn't very nice." She said. He gave an annoyed face but nodded. "Everyone ready for some fun?" Momiji happily yelled. He opened the door for everyone and they all came in. The cabin was rather large, with five bedrooms. Kisa, Kagura and Tohru would be sharing a room, and the rest was divided among the men of the Sohma. "Yuki! Kyo! Can we share a room?" Momiji asked.
Yuki smiled to him, "Sure." Kyo just nodded. Momiji was his usual excited self and went to go pick out a room. "Tohru! Can you help me pick!" Momiji asked. "Sure!" Tohru answered coming to the boy. "I'm so glad Yuki and Kyo are getting along better now, a few years ago that would have never happened." Momiji said coming to a room with three beds in it.
"This is it! This is the room!" He said happily flopping on one of the beds.
(Outside Hatori and Shigure getting peoples bags out of Hatori's car, manly Hatori is doing it)----
"So what did Akito have to say?" Shigure asked as he attempted to lift a bag, which Hatori ended up just getting himself.
"He didn't tell me a lot. But I know for sure that the curse is now lifted from Kyo, but it may be lifted from someone else as well." Hatori said closing the trunk.
"Really? Who?" Shigure asked.
"Kureno. It seems he's been free of the curse for a while now, but how I'm not sure."
Shigure thought a moment, "I have a feeling were going to soon find out." He said. "And why do you get that feeling? What are you scheming?" Hatori asked taking some bags in hand.
"Hari! Nothing of course! What gives you that idea?" Shigure asked again having fake tears. "Stop it." Hatori said once more. "Hari…What about Kyo and his true form?" Shigure asked taking the lightest bag there was.
"I don't know, if his Zodiac form has gone then his true form must have left as well. Kyo would need to take his bead off for us to truly know." Hatori answered him as they approached the door.
Once everyone had their rooms ready, thekids of the Zodiac decided to go and look at the lake. "Be safe." Shigure said waving them all a good bye.
"I love the lake! Don't you Tohru?" Momiji asked her. "Yes! It's wonderful!" She replied. The girls and Momiji were ahead of the guys, who hung back a little. "It seems Tohru's got something on her mind." Haru said as he watched them all talking. (Them being Kisa, Kagura, Tohru and Momiji) "What makes you think that?" Yuki asked not noticing anything different about her. Kyo answered,
"I'm not sure, but I think Haru's right, something does seem to be on her mind."
"Did you call for her?" Akito asked as Kureno came back into his room.
"They all left for a vacation, her and the rest of them." Kureno said.
Akitos temper rose, "What?" He asked.
"They all went to the cabin by the lake." Kureno answered.
Akito gave a small laugh, "And they didn't invite me? Well then, we shall go see them. Pack my bags, we leave at once."
"Wow!" Momiji and Tohru said as they gazed at the beautiful blue lake. "Isn't it wonderful Kisa?" Tohru asked.
"Yes! I've never seen a lake before." She said.
Kagura gave a large smile, "This is my first time to a lake as well." She said. Haru and the rest came up behind them, "Hey Kagura, what would you do if I pushed you in the lake?" Haru asked teasing her. "What do you think Id do?" She asked daring him to. "Only joking." He said with a laugh.
"Who was that?" Shigure asked as Hatori comes back from picking up the phone. "It was Kureno, Akito and him will be here shortly. He wants to talk with Tohru." Hatori said taking a seat next to Aya.
They were in the living room, where a large green sofa was and a dining table and kitchen. "I see." Shigure said, beginning to get tense. "Why does he want to talk with Tohru?" Aya asked taking a sip of tea. "I have a feeling it's about the curse."
"We should probably be getting back." Hiro said.
He didn't like the lake, or water very much. He also didn't like being in the company of these people. They all agreed and headed back. "Tomorrow we should go swimming!" Momiji said happily. "Yes that would be nice!" Tohru said. Yuki feel back as the rest of them walked on.
Haru noticed him and feel back with him, "What's wrong?" He asked.
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you how you and Rin we doing?" Yuki asked. An odd expression came to Haru's face, "She still won't talk to me. I'm not sure what to do, but I want her to know I'm her if she needs me." He said with a sad tone.
Yuki gave him a pat on the back, "She knows, she'll come to you when she's ready." He said trying to reassure Haru. Haru gave a small laugh, "When did you become a counselor Yuki?" He asked. They walked a little faster and rejoined the group.
"Where's the girl?" Akito asked as Hatori opened the door. Kureno stood behind Akito, with no expression showing on his face. "Akito.." Hatori said and moved aside for both people to pass.
Shigure answered, "Her and the others should be back shortly, they went to go look at the lake." Akito came over to the now standing Aya and Shigure.
"Shigure, I haven't seen you in a while, why do you not visit me anymore?" Akito asked, eyes as sharp as daggers. "I am sorry Akito, I will make sure to come by more often." He said bowing his head. "And you, what are you doing here?" He asked Aya. "I was invited to come." Aya said.
He wasn't afraid of Akito, but still, he could not go against him. "Were Back!" Momiji happily said as they all bega to come in. But as Momiji saw Akito he stopped dead in his tracks and moved back a little, bumping into Tohru who was behind him. He put his arms up as to protect her if necessary. "Welcome back everyone." Akito said with a devilish grin. "Akito." Most of them said.
Hiro put himself in front of Kisa, while Kyo and Yuki went to Tohru and Momiji. "What are you doing here?" Haru dared to ask.
Akito gave a small chuckle, "Well, Since Momiji did not invite me I had to invite myself. Now Momiji, that isn't nice of you. But the reason I am here is to have a small chat with Tohru." Akito said coming closer to them.
Everyone gave a small step back. Kyo was first to speak, "No, I wont let you." He said coming closer now to Akito, almost challenging him. "And what gives you the right to say I can not speak to her? Are you her guardian?" Akito said laughing a little. "Yeah I am." Kyo said now moving closer to Akito. Tohru needed to stop this, "Kyo! Please, I will talk with him." She said moving past Momiji and Yuki.
She followed Akito into the back room. He shut the door behind them. "Now we can talk without every damn person trying to stop me." He said.
Tohru didn't know what to say, she was afraid. "Don't be afraid! I have only come to talk with you Tohru, where is my respect? Here I come all this way to talk to you? Now bow to me." He told her, and so she bowed her head,
"I am sorry, I did not mean to disrespect you." She said.
"Good, now I am here to talk wit you about the Curse." He said taking a seat on the bed. "The Curse?" She asked.
"Sit."
He told her and she sat on the bed opposite him. "So it appears…that you have broken the curse." He said. But didn't wait for an answer,
"Now Kyo can no longer turn into his Zodiac form, and you are to blame. Do you know what you have done?" He asked accusingly.
Again he didn't wait for an answer, "You have broken a sacred bond that has been going on for centuries. You should be punished for this act." He said. Tohru didn't take her eyes off of him, she was afraid of what he would do if she were to look away. "You know.." He said in a sort of laughing tone.
"You are not the first to brake such a bond. It happened years ago. A member of the Zodiac fell in love with a man, and in return he loved her back, and accepted her. He managed to brake her curse, and by doing so he also broke something worse, he broke his soul. Not only did he help her, but he also helped free others of the Zodiac with his love, the devotion he had to her was seen by others members which helped brake their bondage to the spirits of the Zodiac. But what he failed to realize was that he cursed himself, he caused his own death."
((to continue in chapter 12.))