Author's Note: The only reason I'm updating now is because Kumiko told me she was holding her breath (she's one of my loyal fans if you've been reading my reviews) and I didn't want to get charged with manslaughter. So anyways, I lied. I said I was going to put Kyo in this chapter but something else happens instead...

Tohru: Wahhh? You changed it! What happens!

Kakumei: Oh poor, poor Tohru.

Tohru: What did you do to me!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket. So now you can never ever sue me. So I win. Ha

"Akito? Oh hi. What's wrong, you sound mad, Tohru-kun? She's not here right now. You want her to come see you, why? Just to talk? All right, I'll tell her. Oh wait! Do you want to see her today? Today? All right she just walked in the door, I'll tell. Ok, bye-bye!" Shigure hung up the phone and stared at the wall with a grim look.

He knows, he has to know. He heard the door shut and took a deep breath.

"Tohru! Akito wants to talk with you! Something really important, he said," Shigure said happily spinning around to face her. Tohru smiled and put down her bags and said, "So he wants to see me now?" Shigure nodded and ushered her out of the house.

"Now now, don't worry! I'm sure it's nothing bad at all! He didn't sound angry at all," Shigure said as Tohru looked uncomfortable. He shut the door and leaned against it, as if blocking Tohru out.

"If she's not back in two hours, I'll go take her to the hospital myself," He looked out the window, "I hope she'll be allright." Then he went and started to work on his book again.

Tohru walked through town, her heart pounding thinking of what Akito could want to see her for.

Did he find out? How? We were alone both times, and I highly doubt Isuzu-san would tell. Maybe it's nothing at all! Maybe it's something else. Yeah that's it, nothing else After Tohru was finished reassuring herself, she rang the buzzer to the Sohma estate.

"What do you want?" The voice asked.

"I'm here to see Akito-san, he asked me to come," Tohru said nervously. The voice whispered something to another person and said, "All right, come on in. Akito's been expecting you Honda-san." A buzzer rang and the gates opened. Tohru walked in, her heart leaping out of her chest as she walked down to the main house. She took off her shoes and smiled at a maid, who just shook her head and looked at Tohru grimly. Tohru walked down the hallway to Akito's room and stood outside. She raised her hand to knock when she heard through the door, "Come in, Honda-san," She opened the door and saw Akito at his open window, a bird resting on his finger.

"You wanted to see me, Akito-san?" Tohru asked standing in the middle. Akito turned and nodded toward a maid who left the room and closed it, a faint click of the door being locked pricked Tohru's ears.

He's mad.

Akito turned fully, letting the bird fly free and sat on the windowsill, smiling at Tohru. Tohru gulped and Akito said, "Now Honda-san! Why are you so nervous? We're friends here, I just have a few things I need to ask you, nothing real big!" There was something about the way he talked that made Tohru even more nervous. She nodded as Akito walked over and picked up a piece of Tohru's hair.

"You've got such pretty hair, Honda-san, such a rich, vibrant color. I wish my hair was as pretty as yours," Akito said smoothening Tohru's hair. Tohru put on a smile and said, "Thank you, Akito-san." Akito kept smiling and said, "I mean, it must be hair like this that would distract someone like Hatori away from me, yet I wonder what else attracts him to you. Maybe it's your eyes, or your face," He looked Tohru over, "Maybe your body. Who knows what goes through his head," Tohru stood still, fear petryfing her. Akito laughed.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's not like I bite or anything," Akito laughed again, "Oh yes! You might want to tell Hatori to be careful where he shows his affection toward you, awfully tragic that maid had to see you. Now I had to take time out of your day just to call you here so I can ask you something!" Tohru gulped and asked, "What did you want to see me for?"

"Just to wonder who started this little relationship. You must've been awfully crushed when Kyo left, I know I was. But you little tramp, you didn't waste a heartbeat to sink your hands into Hatori now, did you?" Tohru shook her head.

"No? So you're saying this kisses he's given you have all been fake? All the little lunch dates and secret doctor's appointments?" Akito pulled Tohru's hair and asked darkly, "Who started it? Tell me now, I'm not nice when I get angry." Tohru yelled out, "It was me! It was my fault! I started it! Oww!" Akito let go and put his hand on her cheek.

"I knew it. You're just a little witch with no other life. You can't find any other man good enough for you, so you just had to take Hatori? I knew Shigure wasn't lying when he told me he found a woman. I knew it was a whiny little brownnosing bitch like you," Akito slapped Tohru to the ground.

"You don't deserve to love any man! You're a lowlife, you know that!" Akito screamed picking Tohru up and throwing her against a wall.

"Stop it!" Tohru yelled out, her lip bleeding. She stood up as Akito walked up to her with a smile and punched her in the stomache. Tohru coughed up blood as Akito continued to slap and scratch her face.

"You dare tell me to 'stop it'? How about you stop it?" He picked Tohru up by the front of her shirt, "What if we all told our elder's to 'stop it'? Stop interering with my Zodiac. Stop ruining our lives. Most of all, stop breathing!" he threw her the ground and stepped on her chest as Tohru cried.

"Oh wait, now I can see you clearly. Now what should I do? Push you out the window like Rin? Break your arms and legs? Or batter you up more like I did Kisa?" Akito picked Tohru up by her right arm and snapped it before pushing her toward the window. He grabbed both of her arms, pinned them against the window and said, "And this time, I don't think anyone will hear the breaking of this window. Who knows? You might get lucky and have someone find you before it's too late!" Tohru screamed as Akito slammed her against the window and letting go, watching her fall and slam the ground with the sickening crack of something breaking. Akito smiled and unlocked to door, leaving as if nothing happened.

"Tohru!" She heard the scream of Rin from somewhere above her. She looked up at the snowflakes that had just started to fall, and winced as one hit her bloody lip.

Maybe it's better this way. Maybe it's better that I learned my lesson like this. God is giving me another chance to have Isuzu-san discover me…I think that-

And Tohru blacked out.