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Mythology
Part Two: Secret Defiance of the Blossom Deities
Five: Loyalty
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Shigure wasn't quite himself after telling Kyou about the whole... situation.
Granted, Kyou had sent him through the wall and there was a nasty bang at the back of his head, which Hatori had told him to stop whining about and just put ice on.
He had only been trying to lighten the mood.
It had been very unsatisfying.
There was, after all, no one to coddle him and no one to take his jokes somewhat seriously and no one to—to—to be Tohru. There was no one to be sweet to him or smile at him or grow flustered when he said just the right thing or…
Shigure stopped his mind from continuing down that path.
Her possessions were to be moved to the main house tomorrow. She, on the other hand, would not come back to Shigure's House of Sohma again, if Akito got his way. She would live in the main house in a room just far enough from Akito's for propriety to be kept – for propriety was essential in a family as old and respectable as the Sohma – but not far enough for her to be out of Akito's iron grasp.
He wondered, not for the first time and certainly not for the last time, if this was really happening. Was this just another game to be played and dismissed when it got tiring? Or was Akito serious about it?
Was Tohru really lost to them forever?
Is that a bad thing? some part of his mind whispered maliciously. Do you even care? What if, the voice continued on, she could break the curse? What if all the curse needs is balance between god and goddess, malevolence and benevolence, anger and calm?
And yet, this was Tohru. He was gambling away the flower he'd wanted to keep locked away in his house forever and ever and—
Shigure was torn.
His loyalty to Akito was unwavering, of course.
How was his loyalty to his flower – to Tohru?
Was it beyond unwavering? Was it undying? Was it unbreakable?
Was it real?
Yes. Shigure did believe it was real.
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Author's Space
Ah. It's Shigure. I love him. As in, even more than Akito. Though, I dunno if I like him more than Hatori…
Sorry about not updating and stuff. Work, work, work. Blech.
Next Chapter: Chapter Five: Needle.
Well. Review or something.
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