Chapter sixteen

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"What do you mean captured?" Kyo asked.

"I was fighting a guy and Tohru was captured while I was fighting him,"

"DAMN!" Kyo cried, punching the wall.

"I guess Akito wanted to use Honda-san as a hostage to get what she wants," Chief said.

"And to get her revenge," Uotani said.

"Chief!" an officer ran towards them and stopped in front of Chief. "We found this at the place the kidnapping accrued," he handed Chief a note and he read it out loud.

"Dear Chief. I have taken Honda-san and if you want her back a life, send Sohma-san with the thing he stole from me. I'll be waiting for him at the back of my shop. If he is not alone, I will kill Honda-san," the Chief folded up the letter and slid it into his pocket. "What is it that she's talking about Sohma-san?" he asked.

"There was something she wanted to sell to Takani and she had sent Tohru to give it to him but I took it from her," Kyo explained.

"Do you still have it?" Kyo nodded. "Good. I'll drop you off to collect it then we will go with you to meet Akito,"

"I'm sorry Sir but when Akito says she'll kill someone, she means she'll kill them," Kyo said.

"Yes but killing Honda-san and you may be part of Akito's plan no matter what. We can't take that chance," Kyo sighed.

"Fine. You can come but keep hidden and I ask you one thing," Chief looked at him, curiously.

"What's that?" Kyo rested his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"That you leave Akito to me,"

Tohru opened her eyes and found herself tied up in a shed. "Are you awake Honda-san?" Tohru raised her head and saw Akito standing in front of her.

"Akito-san?" Akito smirked at her.

"Did you really think you got away?" she knelt in front of Tohru and forced her to look up into her eyes. "You broke your promise Honda-san. You fell in love and left," Tohru lowered her gaze and Akito released her. "And to believe you fell in love with the boy who killed your parents," Tohru's eyes widened as she looked at Akito.

"What do you mean?" Akito just sneered at her.

"Ask Sohma-san. He'll be here any minute," suddenly there was a knock on the door. "What do you want?" Akito snapped. The door slid opened and one of Akito's guards fell into the room, dead.

"I want Tohru back," for a split second, Akito was surprised then she sneered.

"So you've killed all of my guards have you?" she asked. Kyo walked into the dim lit shed, his eyes flashing.

"And I plan to kill you if you harm Tohru," he threatened. Akito laughed.

"I think you have it all wrong Sohma. You see," she pulled out a gun and pointed it at Kyo. "You're at my mercy,"

"KYO-KUN!" Tohru cried. Akito looked at her and laughed even harder.

"How sweet. I guess you really haven't told her how you killed her parents," pain appeared in Kyo's angry eyes. Akito lowered her gun and stepped aside. "Explain to her Sohma. Explain to her that it's your fault that she met me in the first place," Kyo hesitated for a second then walked over to Tohru and knelt in front of her.

"I didn't want them to die. We were in a battle and I was stupid enough to keep fighting even though I was seriously wounded. Your mother and father saved me but it cost both of them their lives. I didn't want them to die. I really, really didn't want them to die. I'm sorry," tears were running down Kyo's cheeks. "That's why, no matter what-" he lunged forward, grabbed Tohru's wrists and cut the ropes that bound her with a small knife he was hiding. "I will make sure you get out of here alive,"

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Kyo turned to face Akito and saw that her gun was pointing at him again. "I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY! I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY!" Kyo unsheathed his sword and pointed it at Akito.

"Try and make me!" and he charged forward and a gun shot sounded.

"KYO-KUN!" Akito's eyes were wide as Kyo's sword pierced threw her body. And Tohru realized that something was coming from her eyes. Tears.

"I-I'm sorry. F-father," and she fell backward.

"Kyo-kun!" Tohru ran over to Kyo and flung her arms around him and he hugged her back.

"Are you okay Tohru," he asked.

"Yes. I'm fine," suddenly Kyo winced and he fell to his knees. "Kyo-kun!" Tohru cried.

"I'm fine. And Tohru realized that his shoulder was bleeding. "It's fine though. It won't kill me," he rested his hand against Tohru's tear stained face. "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry and that I lo-" but his eyes closed and he fell limp.

"Kyo-kun? KYO-KUN!"

Another cliff hanger. And yes, people can faint from being shot in the arm. Next chapter it will be revealed why Akito hates Tohru so much. Until then.

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