Chapter (9) Confrontation with Akito
Hatori walked out of Kyo's room with a sigh. The cat still hadn't woken up yet and he was just a little worried. Mirialla ran up to him as he left the doorway.
"How's he doing?" She asked. She had gotten her wounds fairly easy. She had only received a concussion from getting blown against a rock.
"He'll be okay." Hatori responded then turned to the girl. "Although I would like a full explanation as to what happened. If it was truly a demon or not."
"Okay, I'll get the twins we can explain it better together." Mir said as she turned to head back down the hall to try and find the twins.
"Oh and if you find Yuki tell him that Honda-sans' looking for him." Hatori added to Mir's retreating back.
Mir waved him off not hearing a word of what he had just said. She wandered around the dojo with no luck in finding either Liam or Akaisha. She went around a corner and bumped into someone.
POOF
A cloud of gray smoke appeared in front of her as she fell backwards. She looked up but, not seeing anything, she looked at the ground in front of her. At her feet was a small gray rat in a pile of clothes.
"Hehe, Sorry Yuki-kun, didn't see you there." Mir smiled innocently as she removed Yuki's shirt from on top of the rat.
"That's okay Mir-chan. I didn't see you coming around the corner." Yuki said as he climbed away from his clothes. He had to strain his neck backward to see Mir's face.
Mir laughed as she watched Yuki fall over back ward from trying to see upwards so far. "Here let me help you." She cooed as she knelt down and picked Yuki up. Mir set him back down on his feet and as soon as she did Yuki transformed back into a human.
Mir and Yuki both turned red as a beat and they both whipped around to hide their embarrassment.
Yuki quickly pulled on his clothes but realized Mir still had his shirt in her hands. "Uh, M-Mir," he stuttered. "Can I have my shirt back please?" he asked.
Mir blushed as she looked down at her hands. Yuki's black shirt was still in her hands. Putting it behind her back and trying not to look at the half naked boy behind her she apologized. "Hehe, sorry. Here." She felt Yuki take the shirt and she turned around. Mir's ears twitched on the top of her head as she watched Yuki pull the shirt over his head. Before it was pulled down all the way he saw a bunch of old scars across his body.
Deciding to not invade his privacy, which if she wasn't already so embarrassed she would have asked straight out, she just searched for a new topic to talk about when she remember she had to find the twins.
"Well sorry about that." Mir said cheerfully. "I have to go find the twins." She started to jog off when she remembered one more thing. "Oh and I think Honda-san was looking you. Well bye!" With that she disappeared around a corner.
Yuki watched her leave the blush still implanted on his cheeks. He was so immersed in watching the last bit of her silver hair swing around the corner that he had pretty much forgotten the other person floating around him until she spoke up.
"Youliiikkkeeeher!" Sakura teased him from behind his back scaring the rat.
"Wh-what? No I don't!" Yuki defended himself but he couldn't stop the blush on his cheeks.
"Oh yes you do! Oh I can't wait to tell Kyo!" Sakura cheered dancing around Yuki. She twirled around on one foot and sighed. "Ah, young love." She threw rose petals at him and continued to dance.
"Excuse me? I'm older that you, so would you stop it?" Yuki asked coldly as he waved some of the petals out of his face. "And where in the world did the flower petals come from?"
Sakura shrugged and laughed. "Oh all right. Spoil sport." She stuck her tongue out at him.
"You know I find it hard to believe that you were a powerful night creature." Yuki said. "You act like a child."
"Gee thanks." Sakura replied coming into step with Yuki as he began to walk down the hall. "I act like a child by the way, because I'm only fourteen." She explained. "I'd be sixteen this September. But I had to go and die. DAMN YOU KATRIA! All I ever wanted was to get my drivers license and marry Kyo!" She cried then covered her mouth. "Oops did I say that last part out loud?"
Yuki nodded and smiled as Sakuras' face turned deep red. 'Well at least somebody loves him besides Kagura.' Yuki thought.
"You mean that twink of a girl who always followed him around when we were younger?" Sakura asked as she remembered the boar that had always tried to steal her boyfriend.
"Twink?" Yuki asked.
"Don't ask, we were young kids who couldn't say the bad words. So Kazuma made up the word 'twink', except I think I was the only one who ever used it." Sakura explained.
"Oh." Yuki replied thinking this situation couldn't be any weirder. But he was proven wrong when Sakura proceeded to put rose petals on top of his hair. 'Good thing people won't be able to see those.'
Sakura smiled as she heard Yuki's thought. 'If only he knew.' She thought.
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"Yuki-kun, why are there rose petals in your hair?" Tohru asked eyeing the flowers with suspicion.
Yuki raised his hands and brushed them off his head giving the floating apparition beside him a glare.
Sakura sweatdropped and looked around at the main dojo floor as Yuki and Tohru continued to talk. It hadn't changed a bit since she was last here. She glided over to a little section that was used as a prayer place. She took a look at the sword that was placed there and laughed. The dent she had put in the sheath when she about six was still there.
Flashback
It was late at night and two small figures rose from their beds and crept into the main floor of the dojo. The little boy had short orange hair and was wearing his new blue pajamas. Rubbing sleep from his eyes he followed the girl in front of him. The girl had shoulder length pink hair and wore a red nightdress that reached her ankles. She had a determined look in her eye as she made sure no one was in the room.
"Come on Sak. This is so silly." The boy complained. "Why are we up in the middle of the night anways…" he was cut off by his own yawn.
"Oh don't be a spoil sport Kyo. I just want to see it." Sakura said as she crossed the room dragging the little boy behind her.
"But Sakura." Kyo whined. "Shishou told us not to touch it."
"Don't worry. Shishou will never know we even touched it." Sakura said as she picked up the new sword that was used as an offering. "It's so heavy." She cooed as she felt her blood rush. She began to swing it around like crazy.
"Please don't swing that around me." Kyo said as he covered his head with his hands and ducked to the ground.
"What don't you trust me with it?" Sakura asked turning around swinging the sheathed blade behind her.
"No." Kyo replied standing up.
WACK
The sheath connected with the side of Kyo's head and started to crack. Pieces of wood splinted off of the sheath and Sakura gasped.
"Like I said," Kyo said. "No I don't…Ow-" Kyo never finished his sentence as his eyes rolled back and he fell to the floor out cold.
"Oh no!" cried Sakura as she ran and put the sword back and rushed over to her friend. "Kyo? Kyo!" she called. He didn't wake up but instead Sakura heard him snore loudly. "You silly twink. You're lucky you have such a hard head." She hoisted him up by one arm and helped him back to his bedroom.
End flashback
Sakura laughed to herself as she remembered. Those were the days.
"What's so funny?" she heard Yuki ask behind her. She noticed Tohru had left the room.
"Nothing much, just remembering how hard Kyo's head was." She pointed to the dent. Shishou had found out the next day when she had went running to him when Kyo wouldn't wake up.
"I see."
"Yhea-" Sakura's ears suddenly picked up the sound of footsteps. She smelt the air; her fox ears lay flat on her head as she growled. "We have a guest out in the hallway."
"Who is it? Is it Katria?" Yuki asked.
The low growling in Sakura's throat continued as she answered. "Send him away, he's not welcome here."
Yuki looked to the door as it slid open. He gasped and saw Akito walk into the room; following behind him was Hatori, Kazuma, Shigure, Ayame, Tohru and the twins, who looked exceptionally, pissed off. Hatori and Ayame both had a hand on one of the twins' shoulder to hold them back from doing anything.
Akito looked surprised to see Yuki standing in the middle of the dojo but that look quickly changed to a fake joy. "Yuki. How nice it is to see you." He took a step forward closer to the rat leaving the crowd behind him.
Yuki froze; Akito was the last person he expected to walk through the door.
'Will you do something?' He heard Sakura's angry voice beside him.
Yuki didn't answer her. He was rooted to the spot with fear.
'Well if your not going to do anything then move over!' Sakura scolded as she took Yuki's monetarily lapse to take control over his body.
Yuki was jerked back to reality when he felt Sakuras spirit enter his body. When he tried to get control back he found Sakura stopping him from doing so.
'Sakura give me my body back!' Yuki said to her mentally.
'Not until you learn to grow a backbone and stand up to this fucking asshole!' Sakura growled. 'And I have a little revenge to extract myself. So stop fighting me, it's useless!'
Yuki gave up but not without a warning to the girl. 'Don't do anything to bad cause it's going to get pinned on me!'
'You don't have to worry…much.' Sakura laughed as she took complete control over Yuki's body.
In the time it took for Sakura to convince Yuki, Akito had walked over to Yuki's body and put his hand on his shoulder.
"You were hurt?" Akito said noticing the bandages.
Sakura shuttered under his touch even if was on Yuki's body. She brushed his hand off, took a step back and looked him in the eye. "Yes, And no thanks to you." She said in Yuki's voice.
Akito raised an eyebrow. Staring into Yuki's eyes he noticed something was different. Then he realized, the fear that was there before was gone! In its place was a deep look of anger and confidence. "Oh? Grown a backbone have we? Speaking back to your elders."
Sakura narrowed her eyes. "No, I'm still working that, I just feel like a different person today. That and I don't feel like putting up with your crap anymore." Ignoring Yuki's groan in the back of her mind she smiled.
Akito's anger boiled as he saw Yuki, Sakura, smile. "How dare you speak back to me!" He raised his hand and brought it down to Yuki's face to slap him. But before his hand could connect Sakura brought up Yuki's hand and blocked his palm.
Everyone behind the head of the Sohma house gasped.
"Is Yuki defying Akito-Sama?" Shigure asked appalled.
Ayame next to him nodded and smiled. "At least somebody is."
The others nodded to speechless to talk. Suddenly the door opened behind them scaring everyone. Mir burst through the door panting.
"There you are!" She yelled at Liam and Akaisha who glared at her. "Do you have any idea how long I-"
"Be quite Mirialla!" They said interrupting her, as she looked at them confused. They pointed to Yuki and Akito, who had dropped his hand. She gasped and her confused look changed into one of anger.
"What's he doing here?" She asked as she shut the door quietly behind her.
Tohru and Shigure were taken back by Mir's sudden change in attitude.
"He's here because he wanted to know what was going on between the demons and us." Hatori answered.
"I don't believe that." Liam said as solemn as ever.
"Me either." Agreed his brother.
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Sakura watched as Akito battled with himself on what to do. She knew he wanted to attack her and she was going to let him. She had waited two years for this and no way was she going to miss the chance to beat Akito Sohma to a pulp.
"What's the matter? Don't you want to discipline me?" she taunted. "Don't you want to show how much greater you are then I am? That's what you always told every time I saw you in the summer."
Akito listened to Sakura taunt him in Yuki's body and he wasn't going to take it. He could not let him badmouth him like this. The others might get ideas. But he was confused by something. What did he mean by 'every time I saw you in the summer'? Pushing the thought from his mind he stepped forward.
"That's enough out of you Yuki." Akito said in a strained voice.
"Oh?" Sakura smiled. "What are you going to do if I don't stop? What if I tell everyone here that you worked along side Kat-"
Sakura's comment was cut off as Akito's fist connected with the side of Yuki's face. She stumbled backward clutching Yuki's cheek. She took her hand away to see blood.
'Sorry Yuki this might sting a little.' She said mentally.
'Yhea you think. Just don't get me killed.' Yuki said back as he let Sakura fight.
"Heh, Cheap shot." Sakura muttered as she stood up straight.
Akito raised his hand. "I told you. Do not speak ill of your elders. It will come back to haunt you."
"Nothing haunts me anymore Akito, Not even you." Sakura said as she took a step backwards and got into a fighting stance.
Akito smiled. "Do you intend to fight me Yuki?"
"Are you going to leave now?"
"No."
"Then yes, I am. If you leave now I won't harm you."
Akito's cold hard laugh echoed throughout the silent room. "You harm me? You couldn't lay a finger on me!"
"Wanna bet?"
Akito stopped laughing at Yuki's voice. The boy just stood in the fighting stance ready to challenge him not acting one bit scared.
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"Something's not right." Mir said as she watched Yuki.
"You see it too?" Liam asked. Mir nodded.
"It's his stance." Aka said as he looked over the scene on the floor. "Recognize it?"
Liam and Mir looked at the younger boy then to Yuki, straining to remember where they saw it before.
Mir gasped. "Oh my god. That stance is exactly like hers!"
"It is her stance." Aka said. "Sakura's 'Ceal Dance' stance. The stance she always used in her dance routines and whenever she fought."
"What are you talking about?" Shigure asked confused by Aka's explanation.
"Some how Yuki learned Sakura's most used fighting stance." Liam said.
Shigure raised both eyebrows and looked at Tohru who looked just as lost as he felt.
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Akito stepped forward. "I will not tolerate such disrespect." He said.
"Then learn to bastard." Sakura cursed.
Akito rushed forward and brought his fist towards Yuki who mildly sidestepped it. Whipping around Akito went to kick Yuki's feet out from under him but Sakura jumped and did a flip to land behind him. Sakura gave Akito a push from behind making him fall into a wall.
"Your pathetic." Sakura growled. "What happen to all those quaint demon powers you had? Did your dumb illness make your body to weak to hold them in any longer? The same illness you got from stealing the powers in the first place."
Akito stood up with help from the wall and looked to Sakura. "How did you know about them!" he shouted. "None of you knew! How did you find out!"
Sakura ignored him and walked over to the sword she was staring at earlier. Anger shone in Yuki's eyes reflecting her own emotions. Sakura picked up the sword and took off the sheath. Staring back at Akito Yuki's eyes were now as red like Sakuras. Throwing the sheath aside she raised the sword.
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Tohru gasped as Yuki raised the sword. Her legs grew weak and couldn't support her weight making her fall to the floor.
Hatori and the others stood shocked unable to do anything. Ayame turned to Hatori.
"We have to make him stop." Ayame said looking worried. "I know he hates Akito but not even Yuki would resort to killing him."
"I agree." Hatori said.
"But since when did Yuki-kun learn how to use a sword?" Shigure asked as he turned to Kazuma who was watching the fight play out from beside him. "Did you teach him?"
Kazuma shook his head. "No I didn't. No one did." He smiled to himself when Shigure turned away. 'No I didn't teach him, although I did teach her, I wonder if it is…' He thought.
Tohru turned to Ayame. "How can we stop him?" she asked.
Mir, Liam, Aka, and the others turned to Ayame as well.
"I don't know." Ayame replied. He saw Yuki launch forward sword in front of him. He saw Akito's eyes widen in fright and he heard Tohru's strangled gasp beside him. Letting go of Liam's shoulder that he was holding onto to hold the twin back, Ayame ran forward to try and stop his brother from committing the murder of the head of the house.
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Sakura saw Ayame out of the corner of Yuki's eye. She could hear Yuki's complaint from her head but she ignored both of them and ran for Akito who was pressed against the wall. She knew Ayame wouldn't make it in time. For once, something would be avenged.
Something hard connected with Yuki's stomach making her draw in a sharp breath and drop the sword. Pain shot through her borrowed form as she collapsed. A strong arm caught her and she looked up. Staring up at the person who had punched her, she saw Kyo. He was holding Yuki up by one arm from hitting the floor.
"Ky-Kyo why?" she stuttered.
"Enough is enough Sakura." Kyo whispered so only she could hear him. "Give Yuki back his body."
"But, I was… so close…" she cried tears falling from Yuki's eyes.
"Sakura, Akito wasn't the one who killed you." Kyo told her. "It was the carelessness of another person." He paused as Ayame came closer to them. "It was me."
Sakura gasped. The little intake of breath expelled the last of her strength. Her spirit withdrew form Yuki's body and Yuki's spirit took back control of his own body.
Yuki immediately began to cough. "Ow." He groaned and suddenly felt himself fall to the floor. "OW!" he stared up at Kyo who had dropped him before he could get proper footing. "You couldn't have waiting a minute or two?"
Kyo looked at the rat on the floor. "No, I don't hold boys." He stated simply, a smirk on his face.
Yuki glared at him as his older brother and friends came up beside him.