Um... yeah. I don't need to accentuate that it's been a long time. But I didn't expect poly to be this busy. I'll try and update during this one-month holiday as much as possible. K?
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or any of its characters.
"How is he!" An almost hysterical Akito came hurtling towards him before Hattori even had the chance to fully step into the room. Luckily, his younger (and, fortunately, more calm) lover, Senri pulled him back before the clan head could tear Hattori's suit in his desperate clawing.
Unmoved, Hattori replied steadily, "He's doing fine." Akito was about to retort but Hattori cut him off before he could. "I need to talk to you about him."
He took his time getting there. Shigure in front of him didn't seem to want him to, though. He was acting weird. He knew something was wrong but didn't want to ask. He had a feeling it was better not to. He would find out eventually. Soon enough. Akito didn't usually call you to him just because he 'just wanted to talk' anymore. He thought it all stopped after he had his boyfriend. Oh well.
They paused in front of the wooden door. His cousin seemed to hesitate before turning around and facing him. Haru just gave a confused look back at the unreadable expression on his older cousin's face. He didn't have time to contemplate what the look meant before Shigure pulled the door open and motioned him to enter. He did promptly. It was not the first time. Shigure closed the door, not entering after him. He didn't think much of it until he saw Hattori along with Akito and the famous Senri. If Hattori and the clan head's boyfriend were allowed…
Immediately a deep, smooth voice he was so familiar with yet seemed so foreign to him invaded his thoughts. "Hatsuharu…"
He knew he should be scared. But he wasn't frightened that easily. He had to have done something wrong. But he needed to know what it was first. He kneeled in a formal position a few feet from the door.
"Momiji is precious to me." He knew that. Everybody knew.
"So I'll come straight to the point." The small dark figure by the window shifted as Akito turned to face him fully from his original perch on the window sill. "You have been spending a lot of time with Momiji, am I right?"
"He is my closest cousin and my best friend. Of course I spend a lot of time with him. Akito bristled and the other two silent men in the room tensed. The intense stare turned to slits. "Don't test my patience, cow."
Silence for a few moments, the air thick.
"He's hurt." Haru didn't expect that.
"Momiji? How? Is he ok?" He didn't hide the concern in his voice. It was the clan head's turn to play cool now.
"He's alright," the older of the two said as his body visibly relaxed. Hattori and Senri visibly tensed more. This conversation was taking a turn for the worse and all four could feel it. "He transformed in front of his mother and sister in his father's company today. Got hit by a few falling boxes."
Haru almost choked. He… what? But… Momiji… His mum…
"He's alright." The clan head repeated. "The boxes didn't do much damage. Hardly a bump. They hardly contained anything. And he seems to be dealing with the shock quite well."
Haru gave an almost inaudible sigh of relief. "Momiji is strong in that way." He told Akito. He knew the little bunny would cope. It did hurt him. But he'll cope. He always does.
"But he isn't strong in others."
Huh?
"What have you been doing to him, Hatsuharu?"
"What?"
"I asked what you have been doing to him!" Hattori stepped forward and Senri got up to hold back the skinnier boy. "Why is he hurt! Why is his body covered in bruises that were not from the boxes! I let you have him! I let you! You ungrateful…. THING!"
If the bigger boy hadn't held Akito back Haru knew he'd be half dead by now, torn apart by Akito's bare hands. But, stunned, the bi-colored hair boy could hardly move from his position on the floor. "I…I thought you said he was alright."
"YOU…YOU…" Struggling against the strong hold on him, Akito could only scream his angry protests as Hattori dragged Hatsuharu out of the room and away, Akito's screams fading and echoing in the empty hallways even after they came to the porch.
Slightly shaken, Haru let his older cousin drag him out and away from the main house and back to his own home. Hattori let the quiet boy settle down before saying, "Momiji is alright. You need not worry."
"Who does he think he is?"
Hattori took a small step back at the snarled question, filled with obvious menace. Oh no. He thought as he watched his younger cousin stand up into a hostile position, shoulders hunched and eyes shadowed.
He had turned black.
"That bastard!"
"Now, calm down Hatsuha…"
"What did he mean by that? Huh? Hurt Momiji? He's one to talk! That bastard hurt everybody a thousand times more than anybody else ever could! How dare he talk about hurting!"
Hattori knew it was useless to talk to the angry cow now. He began to back away from the teen and move towards the door but the boy moved too fast and before Hattori could guess what was happening his collar was in Haru's fist and his face mere inches from the other's face.
"He deserved what he got, the stupid rabbit. And I'll make sure that bastard gets it too."
Hattori's eyes widened at that statement, barely above a snarled whisper. He didn't dare believe it before now. He saw the bruises on Momiji's body which colored the young boy's pale skin. He just didn't dare believe it until now. But this was too much. Hatsuharu? They were so close. Something was deadly wrong here.
He didn't have time to think of much else as a fist connected hard with his jaw and he stumbled back and out of the room. Hattori didn't think twice as his animal instincts kicked in. He started to run. This new Hatsuharu spelled danger many times worse than even the harshest Black Haru he had seen.
Apparently, the harshest just got harsher.
I don't know how many of you still follow the story. I think I'm forgotten in this FF world already. This part was unexpected. I didn't expect Hattori to be the one there and.. everything. Hehee...But it turned out quite all right. The storyline I mean. And exact idea where this is going.
