Disclaimer: Once again I admit that I do NOT own fruits basket. If I had a choice I would rather not write this for it is a dagger through my heart every time! But as it is, I have to for legal reasons so GET OVER IT!

SEEING DOUBLE

CHAPTER THREE

confronting Akito!

They arrived at the Sohma main house within 10 minutes. Without a word the three of them got out of Shigure's car and walked to the entrance. Kyo stopped about two yards away from the gate.

Jackie noticed and turned to see him standing there like a lost child in a supermarket.

"Kyo?"

Shigure also turned to see what was wrong.

"I never…..This doesn't feel right."

"I know, but we have to go in otherwise Akito will get mad." Shigure walked back towards Kyo to try and encourage him to carry on walking.

Although she didn't say anything, a cold electric shiver raced down her spine.

A cauldron of emotion was being stirred in her head. She was scared of meeting Akito, not knowing what he would do, however, she was quite eager to finally see what he was like.

Shigure and Kyo walked up to where Jackie was and carried on along side her.

As they past the gate, both cats lowered their heads as if to hide themselves from what might lie ahead.

At last they reached Akito's house and Shigure cautiously rapped his knuckles on the door.

Kyo looked up and thought about how the other juunishi must have grown up here. Playing hide and seek in the courtyard, when he was far away on his own, drawing fried eggs in the dirt.

The door opened and Hatori stood on the other side looking solumn as usual.

"Come in." He led the three of them to a shadowed room where a figure sat crouched at a small table.

"Akito, they're hear." The figure said nothing nor did nothing. Hatori then looked at the trio, Shigure nodded towards him and gestured the teens to enter the room.

Shigure, Kyo and Jackie stepped across the hard, wood floor and knelt befor the table, and Akito.

Akito looked up.

"We at last meet, Jackie." No one said a word.

"You don't know how long I have waited to see you two in the same room." No emotions showed in the powerful voice that spoke.

Shigure raised his head a little more.

"Akito, you knew of the second cat's existance?"

A smirk grew across Akito's face.

"Heh, heh." It was obvious. By the look on Akito's face, you could tell that of course he knew! "I suppose you've met some of the juunishi, Kyo and Shigure, of course. Yuki, Haru and Momiji aswell...Tohru."

"Yes, but I haven't met Momiji yet. He's the rabbit, isn't he?"

"Mmm, and the man who answered the door, that's Hatori. The dragon."

Jackie had remembered from her child hood, being told that the dragon from the zodiac was probably the most powerful one of all.

"Well, I'm bored now! You can go!" Sighed Akito.

And with that Shigure steadily got up and started to make his way to the door.

Jackie stood up ubruptly!

"Now hang on a minute! You asked us to come hear! Your can't just send us away because you're bored!" You could see the fury in her eyes and the worry in Kyo's!

"Oh can't I? Hatori, send them away, I don't want to look at them any more!" He was now on his feet.

On Akito's call, Hatori walked into the room.

"NO! I want some answers, NOW!" Akito's face hardened and Kyo stood up and both him, Shigure and Hatori got ready to hold some one back!

With one, swift movement, the back of Akito's hand hit Jackie's cheek and knocked her back a step!

"I think i'ts best you leave." As if nothing had happened, Shigure took Hatori's advice and walked out the room. Kyo hesitated, but put a hand on Jackie's shoulder and herded he out the room.

She was in shock from the slap, but was still steaming with agonising anger!

Hatori made sure that the three of them had left the house and then went to join Akito, who was now standing looking out onto the garden from the porch.

"So, are you going to tell me what's going on?"

Akito's head turned to the side a bit, and a trademark smirk grew across his face!

YES! I Finally I finished! So sorry it took so long but i've been on a "break". My hands were tied with writing my second fanfic! "Momiji Darko"! look it up if you have time, i'm really proud of it!

I appologize for the lack of Ayame but he's busy making the right shoes to go with his new uniform! HA!

In the next chapter, more Ayame, and we find out Akito's plot!