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Mythology
Part Three: Introspection of a Makeshift Bride
Eight: Love
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Tohru lay on the futon in her new room and…
And thought.
She hadn't yet told Uo-can or Hana-chan about her… engagement. Akito hadn't exactly given her a ring, after all, and there was nothing else that could feasibly tell them what was going on, save for Tohru's electrical waves, which were completely out of her control. And if they knew, if Hana was able to read her, they…
They'd get so angry. They wouldn't understand that this…this would be for the good of the Sohma family. And Tohru… she would do anything for the Sohmas.
Because blood didn't matter. The Sohma family was Tohru's family and she loved them.
She loved Kyou-kun and Yuki-kun and Shigure-san and Hatori-san and Ayame-san and all the others. And…and if she tried, she knew that she could love Akito-san. She could love him even though he so obviously hated her and hit her and frightened her so badly.
She could love him.
Tohru knew she could.
Time. That's all it was. With time, she could love him.
Tohru shivered and felt the goosebumps rise on her flesh. She curled up but did not slide under the sheets.
She'd asked Akito-san the other day… would she be able to finish school, even after the wedding?
He'd only given her a cold look, then smiled.
And that… that was what scared her most. That she didn't know anything. That he wouldn't tell her anything.
It scared her so much.
Tohru squeezed her eyes shut against the fear and made herself fall asleep.
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Author's Space:
Er. Any other New Yorkers out there who couldn't get to work or school because of the bloody strike? Yes? No? I'm trapped in Queens and can't get anywhere worth going to… -sigh-
I finally figured out why some people spell it "Juunishi" (like the manga), while others use"Jyuunishi" (like me, and, no, I don't know why I used that spelling, either). It's because there isn't an actual character for "ju" in hiragana or katakana, so you have to use "ji" and a subscript "yu", which creates "jiyu", which turns into "jyu", which (sometimes) turns into "ju". Which is somewhat confusing. And which I should've picked up on sooner. Call it an epiphany in the middle of math class.
I don't know if I'll send out individual responses or not—so I'd just like to say thank you all so much for the support!
At the moment, I'm writing up chapter eighteen, part five. So, well… I'll just call that a little teasing of how far and how deep this is getting… :sweatdrop:
Next Chapter: Chapter Nine: Inconvenience.
Review, please...