"Kana, I'm off to work dear!" A shout came from the halls of Kana's house. Kana started to rush off to the entrance, one hand with a bento lunch and a spatula in the other.
"Honey, you forgot to get your lunch." She said to her husband as she reached him. Her husband started to smile as he gave Kana a sweet kiss on her cheek.
"I would be dead if I didn't have your wonderful lunch when I'm at work. Thank you, Kana." Kana started to giggle as she said good-bye to her husband. But as she started to go back inside, she saw a black car being parked right in front of her house. From the car was the worse omen and darkness that can never be compared. It was Sohma, Akito.
"Hello, you're Kana-san I presume." He said in a quiet, sadist voice. Kana was quite shocked that a handsome young man like Akito would know her name and where she was living. Nonetheless, she started to speak with no second thoughts.
"Yes, I'm am Kana. I wonder who I'm speaking to though." Akito gave her a fake smile and said.
"My name is no importance at the moment, Kana-san. I just need you to cooperate and you won't get hurt." Akito then came forward to her and put a handkerchief with chloroform over her nose and her mouth. Kana started to struggle but the gas started to make her unconscious as she stopped struggling.
"You will be the punishment for Hatori's disobedience." He said as his driver put her at the back of the car.
Hiro was at the doorway of Shigure's house when decided to just go surprise them from the back. But when he went to the back door, he heard Hatori and Ayame talking and he decided to eavesdrop on them.
"Kana and I are no more, I keep telling you that." Hatori said in a calm mannered tone. However, Ayame wasn't pleased with that answer no matter how he admired the kind-hearted dragon.
"But I am not convinced, Tori-san. First of all, you went to see that girl when we all know well that she doesn't know you other than that you're a distant friend. Also, you were crying in the rain as you came out of her house. I saw her husband coming home from a corner alley and I saw how he was with Kana-kun when he returned. I even saw you looking at the wedding photos I returned to them. You may just say that you and Kana are over and yes, Kana-kun is over you but you're not over her!" Hatori lit a cigarette as he heard all of Ayame's ramblings. But he started to explode at the last statement he made.
"That's enough, Ayame!" Hatori shouted as his cigarette fell onto Shigure's table.
"Tori-san! You may keep denying that you and Kana-kun are over but by doing this, you'll…"
"I said that's enough! Would you just shut up?" Hatori shouted as if he was holding all his anger in him for many years. As both of them were recovering from their shock, Hatori said to him in his gentle voice.
"I'm sorry… I didn't mean to…" But Ayame started to stand up.
"Tori-san, you're starting to be torn apart again. I wish to help you but your denial keeps everyone that want to help away from you. Unless that denial is gone and that you are fully aware that you still love Kana-kun, there's no hope left for you." Ayame then went to Shigure's room as he said.
"I'm going to see Gure-san now, I'll be right back if you need me." Hatori sat on the living room floor as he put out his half used cigarette.
"No hope…? For once, could Ayame be right…?" He asked himself. Hiro, from the back, leaned slightly against the paper door. Hatori also leaned against the door and it was the same spot on the door as where Hiro's back was. Both of them sighed as they looked above.
"What's wrong with me…?" Both of them thought as they looked at their right hand. As they stared at their hand, they started to lean a little more on the paper door.
"The tea is ready, Hatori-san." Tohru said as she brought tea from the kitchen. When Hiro heard Tohru's voice, he suddenly jumped up as Hatori fell on his back, breaking the door and landing on Hiro's foot.
"You too, Ha'ri? Can everyone please stop breaking my doors?" Shigure's head popped up from his room. Tohru went to help Hatori up and then went to help Hiro up.
"You stupid jerk! You just busted my leg!" Hiro shouted as he tried standing. But unfortunately, he fell and landed on Tohru and turned into a lamb.
"Tohru-kun, could you please hold him while I check his foot." Hatori asked as he looked at it.
"Is he going to be okay, Hatori-san?" Tohru asked, worryingly.
"He… I'm mean we fractured his ankle so it would take a few weeks to heal." Hatori said as he searched his coat for something to bandage his foot.
"WHAT? IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT FOR FALLING ON ME!" Hiro shouted angrily. But Hatori just ignored Hiro and when Hiro was about to shout at him again, Hatori stuffed a chocolate bar right in his mouth.
"Keep quiet, I'm not in the mood." Hatori said to Hiro. Hiro looked down as he started to chew on the chocolate and as he started to relax, he turned back into his naked human form right in Tohru's arms. Tohru accidentally dropped Hiro due to her shock.
"OW! YOU DAMN…" But before Hiro could shout anymore, Hatori stuffed a large marshmallow in his mouth.
"Um, Ha'ri, where did you get all those sweets?" Shigure asked nervously.
"It's because Tori-san is addicted to them when he was taking care of Mo…" A cushion mat that was thrown on his face interrupted Ayame.
"That's enough, Ayame. No one needs to know." Hatori said. Ayame became silent as he took the mat off of his face. After Hiro put his clothes back on in the bathroom, he started to explain the situation to everyone in the room.
"Akito is what?" Hatori shouted as he slammed his hands onto the table, knocking down all the teacups.
"Heard it from the rabbit and the boar. That's his plan." Hiro replied in his cranky tone. "If you ask me, Akito is really steamed about you visiting that doctor without him knowing what's going to happen." Hatori started to get really tense to hear part of Akito's sadistic plan.
"No… I won't let him hurt Kana anymore!" Hatori thought to himself as he started to run out of the house.
"Hatori-san!" Tohru shouted as she ran after him.
"Tohru-kun! Tori-san! Wait for me!" Ayame shouted, taking the teacup with him. Hiro just stared at them leaving as Shigure looked at Hiro.
"Are you doing this because you care about Hatori, Hiro?" Shigure asked but as usual, Hiro left him in the dark while he left for the forest path with a stick that Hatori gave him.
"Stupid dog, why am I surrounded by dolts all my life?" He thought to himself, even though he couldn't help but feel that he actually helped them.
"I hope those two actually keep the other end of the bargain. If they don't, all of what happened here aren't worth the trouble." He said to himself as he held an invitation to an assembly award ceremony.
My brain finally worked and it took many days to find all this! I'm really very slow at ideas and I'm sorry that this took long. And sorry if this doesn't really suit the story a lot. But anyways, anonymous reviews are welcome and I hope I get everyone's opinion about this chapter and story. THANK YOU!