(Sorry for any spacing errors, it happens sometimes and i dont know Why!)
Chapter 7: Memory
Previously:
"How terrible?" He asked through gritted teeth. Hatori began to speak, but was cut off when
Akito began to make a weird sound, like a rattle stuck in sombodies throat and slowly started to
float into the air, producing a blinding white light. Kyo and Hatori stood up and sheilded their eyes
as small wispy orbs began to come out of the light and scatter around the room, some of them
speeding out of the window.
"Whats happening!" Kyo yelled to Hatori who was watching with a worried look.
"I have no idea!" He said as the light grew stronger. Floating close to the celing now, Akitos body
jerked about and her small body thrust foreward, a plethera of the wispy orbs flowing out like a
fountain. An earsplitting moan came from Akito and everything once again...went black.
Kyos eyes flickered open to a blinding light.
"What the..." he thought concentrating on the bright light in the otherwise dark room. Focusing his
eyes, he sat up and saw Hatori and Shigure pushing things around the room. Akito was on the
ground, barely breathing.
"Mh..what happened?" He said hopping up off the ground.
" Every memory that Akito takes away builds up in her and is stored in her own memory. Tohrus
memories, seeing as there were many to erase, overflowed the memories in Akitos head and
exploded. All of the memories went back to their rightful owners i think..." Hatori said picking
Akito up and carrying her over to a bed.
"And Akito?" Kyo asked walking over to her limp body.
"All the memories caused her to build a hatred feeling for everyone who she took a memory from.
She should be normal now." Hatori said looking down at her.
"Hey. What about Tohru?" Kyo asked frantically.
"Dunno, we cant find her." Shigure said picking up some books. Kyo growled and began to run
out of the room, but stopped short.
"Does this mean.. i dont have to go in the box"
"Yup"
"Sweet...gotta go find Tohru!" Kyo said running out of the room.
"Hes lucky to love someone that much...you dont see that every day." Shigure said to Hatori who
nodded in agreement.
Kyo ran down the streets and looked at all the Places Tohru would remember. Checking the Tent,
her old room and her grandfathers house, he almost gave up before he tried one mor place.
"The roof!" he said running back to his house.
Slowly walking up the stairs to the roof, he poked his head over the top and smiled when he saw
Tohru sitting there, leaning her chin on the top of her knees and looking at the night sky.
"Hey." He said hopping up to the top of the roof. Tohru looked up and smiled "Hey Kyo-kun" She
said softly.
"You...okay?" He said stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"I think so...sorry i forgot about you...i got my memories back though. I suppose thats a good
thing..." She said standing up. Brushing off her pants, she looked at him and checked his wrist.
"What about you? Are you..do you still..." she studdered looking at Kyo. He grinned and walked
closer to her.
"Yup.. the curse is broken. No more bracelet...no more cat." He said holding up his arm. Tohru
smiled widely and ran towards him. Hugging him tightly, Kyo put a hand on the top of her head
and hugged her back.
" Im so happy Kyo...im glad." She whispered. He nodded and looked down at her. He smiled and
kissed the top of her head.
"Me too." Tohru looked up at him with wide eyes.
"What was that for?" she said stunned. He smiled again and drew her closer. Leaning down, Tohru
could feel his hot breath on her ear.
"Because...I...I love you" Kyo whispered, feeling Tohru tense up.
"y...yoou..yo...you..love..lo--" Tohru studdered. Kyo smiled and pressed his lips against hers.
Tohrus eyes shot open, but closed soon afterwords, wrapping her arms. It seemed like forever
that night before they finally came down from the roof.
The next day
Tohru woke up later than usual and stared out the window, contemplating what exactly happened
the night before. Smiling, she hopped out of bed and wandered downstairs to find that nobody
was home. She looked around the house and found a note taped to the fridge. Shigure was visiting
Akito...who was on her deathbed basically, Yuki surprisingly, had a date, and Kyo would be
back, hes hiding leeks so Yuki wont use them in tonights dinner. Tohru laughed and sat down on
the couch, flipping the tv on to wait. Kyo came back about five minutes later with a triumphant
grin.
"I am officially DONE getting rid of every leek in the house. Did you know Yuki hid some under
his bed?" Kyo said sliding his shoes off. "did you get the ones in the top cupboard?" she asked him
"Noooo!" He said running part way into the kitchen befor turning around and giving Tohru a hug.
"G'morning" he said kissing her cheek.
" Morning!". Kyo ran back into the kitchen and ripped the leeks out of the cupboards and
chucked them out the window, into a muddy puddle from the rain that came late last night.
"Kyo...i think you need some help...theyre just leeks." Tohru said walking into the kitchen with her
arms crossed.
Grinning and shaking his head, he pulled her into a hug and shook his head. She laughed and
pushed away.
"did you already have breakfast"
"nope. but im not really hungry...i'll wai-" Kyo was cut off by the phone ringing. Tohru raised an
eyebrow and picked up the phone.
"Konnichiwa, Sohma house, Tohru speaking...oh, hi Shigure!...Whaa...really?...Wow.ok, ill tell
Kyo, well be down soon. bye." Tohru said quietly and hanging up the phone.
"Whats wrong?" Kyo said walking over to Tohru who was staring placidly at the floor.
"Akito...she died. we have to go to the Sohma house, Shigure said so." Tohru mumbled looking up
at Kyo. He nodded and took her hand, heading for the door. "Dont be so bummed about it. She
did hurt you and make you forget everything"
"I know...but i dont handle death well. Not after mom. I cant help but feel sad when someone
dies." She said shoving her shoes on her feet and waiting for Kyo to do the same.
Heading out the door, they quickly walked to the head Sohma house, where everyone was in
Akitos room, staring at her. It was kinda creepy. Strangly enough, Akito looked pleasnt. She had
a light grin on her face and looked at peace. Perhaps finding peace with ehr inner demons. Oh hell.
she was demon...or at least acted like one. However, you couldnt help but feel sorry for the girl.
Shigure stepped up to the front of the room and began a long speech about Akito. Not many
things said in that speech where good things. But it was the thought that counted. After the speech,
Akito was placed in her intricately designed coffin and was carried outside where she was buried
under a cherry tree. There was a small reception after the funeral, Hatori presided, and the foyer
of the Sohma house was filled with people and tables filled with food.Akitos death hadnt made
anyone sad. There were things going on that would have never been permitted. Kisa and Hiro
were off on the stairs holding hands and flinging cake at eachother, Shigure and Mii were talking
romantically and most of all, Tohru and Kyo. They had finally gotten together. Or so it seemed to
everyone else. They were behaving strangly and Kyo was for once smiling. And not because Yuki
wasnt near him, because Tohru was. This provided interesting gossip conversations through the
Sohma line. After a while, Tohru and Kyo left, Kisa and Hiro fell asleep leaning up against
eachother and Shigure and Mii were soo drunk that they were performing Kareoke. Badly. So the
funeral that this reception was intented to be for turned into more of a celebration.
Weeks passed by, then months and holidays like Christmas and New Years faded into the boxes
that would be once again stored in attics and placed on shelves. Spring was showing up and the
snow was melting, leaving everything a mucky muddy mess. Tohru woke up on the roof with Kyo
again. She found herself there a lot lately. They would go up there to talk and wind up falling
asleep. She walked downstairs, waking Kyo up in the process and noticed that Shigure was
running around the house more frantically than normal. "Shigurreee...8a.m is far to early to drink.
You need to stop." Tohru said rubbing her eyes.
"Huh? I havent been drinking you silly child! AYAME DEAR! WHERE AREEE YOUUU! he
hollered through the house, putting his fake charades with Ayame to a new low. "Im in heeerrreee
my love." This made Tohru snort loudly and followed Shigure into the kitchen where Ayame had a
measuring tape and piles of fabric.
"Whatsss goin on?" Kyo said giving Tohru a quick hug as he came down the stairs. "I have for you
two love birds, amazing news!" Shigure said more excited than he normally was.
"Shigure...stop with the early morning drinks. Its not good for you!" Kyo said sitting down.
"IM NOT DRUNK! Just listnen you two! Mii and I...are...GETTING MAARRRIEEEDD!" He
hollered in a typical Shigure singsong voice.Tohru squealed and hugged Shigure "THATS
GREAT!" She said hopping up and down with Shigure who was posing a real problem for
Ayame, who was trying to get measurements for the suit.
" CON-GRAT-U-LAATIOONNSS!" She said in a choppy voice, still boucing up and down.
"ohhh..dizzy" She said stumbling away from Shigure who had began to flap his arms up and down
and running around the house like a bird, Ayame chasing angrily behind him. Tohru took a seat
next to Kyo and leaned on his shoulder.
"This should be interesting" she said looking up at him.
Sorry this chapter was so amazingly short, there really wasnt much i could put in it that wasnt
already there! Chappy eight should be longer! Twill contain the preparations for the wedding and
the beginning of it. Nine will be the wedding and the last chapter. Ten will be a prolouge and one
long huge authors note!
Till next time!
JA NE!