Chapter 14: Akito

Princess Sango

Sachiko woke up in Ai's room, sprawled out on the floor. Lifting herself up she walked up to the small suitcase and started pulling out her clothes for the day. She changed immediately into the sailor suit, and quietly exited the room to go to the bathroom. Sachiko started brushing her hair and teeth, and when she was done she went inside the kitchen. No one was inside the room, but she was able to manage as she prepared cereal. When she had finished, she looked at the clock and noticed she had ten minutes till the five minute warning bell rang.

Standing up she was wondering what she was going to do. Opening her bag she planned to write a note, when in rushed Yuki, "Sachiko-chan, are you considered late yet?"

Sachiko shook her head, "No Uncle Yuki, I have fifteen minutes."

Yuki let out a breath and smiled, "Okay then, I have to head to work anyway. I'll drive you there."

Sachiko nodded, and followed her uncle where the shoes were held. Pulling them on hastily, they then exited the house, "You ate breakfast right?" Sachiko nodded as she climbed into the passenger's side of the car. Yuki started the car, and they drove away from the house. Sachiko was mostly quiet and when they got their, she was about to get out when she felt a hand on her shoulder, "Your parents are going to be okay Sachiko-chan. Quit worrying about them and enjoy school."

Sachiko nodded, "I will Uncle Yuki." She opened the door and ran into the school, hoping to get to class on time.

Meanwhile…

Akito watched Yuki's car drive away and smirked at Kureno, "Go get Sohma Sachiko, bring her here."

Kureno nodded, leaving the black car, and walked inside the school. Seeing the said girl, he grabbed her backpack, "Sohma Sachiko?"

Sachiko turned towards him, "Hai, watashi wa Sohma Sachiko desu."

"I need you to come with me. I mean you know harm, I'm a member of the Jynuishii and Sohma Kureno, rooster," Kureno explained in a drone voice. He took pity on her though, since Akito's wrath was focused on an innocent Jynuishii of the new cycle.

Sachiko nodded, and followed him. When she saw the black car, she knew Akito was in there. "Akito-sama is in there right?"

Kureno nodded, "Be on your best behavior."

Sachiko nodded, but she was nervous. The god of her family wished to speak to her, the cat. Even though everyone around her was nice, she knew there were things they knew that she didn't. Once she asked about the older cat, but no one answered, and her mother cried.

Kureno opened the door for her and Sachiko carefully climbed in. Carefully she bowed to Akito in some sort of way, not speaking unless she was spoken too. The silence was so long, she squirmed slightly.

"Sohma Sachiko desu ka?" Akito asked in a smooth voice.

"Hai, watashi wa Sohma Sachiko desu, to neko no Jynuishii desu," Sachiko answered in a level tone.

Akito smirked, "Very well mannered I see. Well Kureno, come on in, we have somewhere to go." Kureno nodded and crawled into the car with them.

Sachiko kept her head down and didn't get the guts to look up. Instead she examined her shoes. The ride was a short as the ride with Yuki, but to her it was the longest ride in her life. When the car stopped, Kureno exited the car, leaving the door open for Sachiko and Akito to come out. Sachiko crawled out first, moving out of the way. Bowing to Kureno she thanked him, "Arigatou Kureno-san."

Kureno nodded and Akito dismissed Kureno. Sachiko felt him leave as she stood back up straight, and Akito turned to her, "Follow me."

"Hai," she answered, following her. Akito gracefully walked into a forested area. Farther on she could see a hut, though Sachiko still followed her. Something in her mind told her to turn back, but she couldn't deny the god's orders.

When they reached it, Akito smirked at her, "Since you are neko, you're fate as a neko is to never marry, never have kids, and never to be looked up as anything more than a failure. The last cat shared your fate, and what he chose was death." Opening the door to the shack, Akito grimaced, "This is where you will live after high school, care to take a look?"

My curiosity got the best of me, and I snuck a peak. I wanted to turn away in disgust. Akito noticed this and grinned wider, "Notice the blood stains? The last cat killed himself in this very room. His body is buried in the neko grave, the only graveyard away from the pure Jynuishii. That's where you'll go too Sachiko, no matter who tries to stop me. Your parents can't and if you try to get anyone else involved, they're messing with me understand?"

Sachiko nodded, her face now pale. Akito got angry at this, and she pinched her arm until she cried out, "Hai Akito-sama, Wakarimasu!"

Akito was satisfied then, "Good, now go to school, or Yuki will get worried." Sachiko nodded and bowed to Akito, before running off, away from the spot she was in. Tears ran down her eyes and she had reached her destination when she heard someone behind her, it was Momiji.

"Sachiko-chan, genki desu ka?" Momiji asked her. Sachiko fainted before she could answer, stress getting to her.

TBC…