DISCLAIMER: I claim no ownership of Fruits Basket.
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Mythology
Part Two: Secret Defiance of the Blossom Deities
Four: Porcelain
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Hatori just sat there.
Fear had sent his mind reeling as he watched the scene unfold. Shigure and Ayame flanked his sides, and Kureno sat beside Ayame. The rest of the Jyuunishi had been gathered to an audience room near Akito's chambers for this occasion and sat behind Hatori's row.
And there was Honda-kun beside the looming head of the Sohmas.
God, how could he have been so stupid? He should have learned. He should have learned. He should have learned, dammit.
It was like placing a valuable porcelain vase in the hands of an unruly and petulant two-year-old. Akito would leave Tohru broken, shattered, thrown away, begging Hatori for something that he didn't want to do. She would beg for something that he didn't want to give – that he would give her, in the end, but it would destroy him, too.
If she asked, willingly asked, for her memory erased, Hatori knew that his soul wouldn't survive.
Because he loved her. He loved her the way that most of the other Sohmas loved her – because she'd managed to salvage their hearts and souls from this curse that they suffered. He loved her like Shigure and Ayame loved her – as the cute teenager that they simply had to watch over as the guardians of the precious flower.
And maybe… Maybe he loved her the way that Yuki and Kyo loved her.
So why was it that none of them could save her from Akito?
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Author's Space…That was some pretty blatant Hatori/Tohru. Didn't mean for it to be, but it was, so…
Next Chapter: Chapter Four: Loyalty.
Um. Review or flame or something.
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Thank You:
Tohruismyoneechan -- :grin: Yeah. I like Akito a lot. Thanks for reviewing.
catgirlversion3.0otakufan – Thanks. Glad you're liking it.
chiisana-inori – :blinkblink: Wow. It's you. :blinkblink: Er—Thanks so much! I hope this chapter lived up to your expectation of – er – Hatori-centric-ness… stuff… Aheh.
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Shameless Plug: Recently, my cousin (rogueicephoenix) and I got a joint penname (plotbunnytohma). Our first attempt at a joint venture will be up really, really soon. It's called Folding Cranes, it's for Fruits Basket, and it's pretty Hatori-centric. So. Er. Check it out. Maybe.
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