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Chapter 4: True feelings Surface

Akito smiled at the orange headed boy's terror stricken face when he looked at the unconscious girl. Akito gently released his hand on Kyo's back and chuckled. Akito stared at the body then looked towards the cat; his eyes were fire red and seemed to be watering. And this pleased Akito.

"Why!" Kyo turned to Akito and grabbed the collar of his kimono.

"Why? Because she came here to forget." he answered, slapping Kyo's hand off of his collar.

"What?"

"She came here of her own free will to forget her dead friends and the entire zodiac. She wanted her pain to go away; she said she couldn't take it any more. She's really broken up Kyo, I thought even you would give her feelings some thought for once." Akito grinned as he said this.

"What do you mean I need to give her feelings some thought? Every single damn day I have lived with her I couldn't get her out of my head! Her adorable smile and her innocent clumsiness are what make her special. She's the only person in my life who…"

"Yes?" pried Akito.

"She's the only person in my life who has ever loved me, and who…I have ever…loved." Kyo looked into Akito's dark eyes and prepared himself for the worst because of his feelings, but nothing came.

"Yes, many people in the zodiac say they 'love' Tohru, but do they really ever mean it? Would they gladly give there life up for hers? Would they do anything to make her happy, even if it meant selling their soul? Would they-"

"I would." Yuki said.

"You would what?" came the cruel voice.

"I would gladly give up my life for hers."

"You would would you? And why is that my dear Yuki?" Akito swiftly walked over to Yuki.

"Because. I love her too." Yuki finally said it. After so long he had pinned it up, it was finally brought out of him. The feelings he had felt every single day being by her side watching her smile and laugh. How it felt so good to get those feelings off of his chest and out in the open. Too bad Tohru couldn't hear him.

"How quaint. The cat and the rat have fallen in love with the same person. Yes, but, she will never accept you. She will never accept you because of what you are. No matter how much faith you have in her or how much you believe she really loves you, the truth is she will never accept you. But, if you really believe she will then your more foolish than I thought." he spat coldly.

"Y-you're wrong." came a faint voice.

Tohru had regained consciousness and was trying to stand up, while grabbing onto Kyo's cargo pants for support. She slowly stood up and began to stumble towards Akito.

"Tohru." Kyo said, wanting to hold her back even though he knew he shouldn't.

"A-akito, I'm sorry I was foolish not to see. Your pain is undeniable. You have suffered you have suffered your whole life, and I'm sorry. But you can't keep doing this to people. You may hate yourself or life or the terrible turn your life has taken but Yuki, Kyo and the others, they don't. Yes they may hate that they are cursed but you don't see them torturing people because of it. I'm sorry that you had to face this all alone Akito, but if you would just let someone into your heart for once-" She was now face to face with Akito their noses inches apart their lips even closer. "Then I wouldn't have to feel this way.

In a quick angry motion a pale hand had slapped the side of Akito's cheek causing him to step back. The pale hand that had issued the attack was a trembling Tohru. Her face was hidden behind her hair and tears were falling down her cheeks but she did not regret what she had done, even though it was going to cost her. Tohru was mad, very mad but her kindness had covered it up until it was set free with the swipe of her hand. The faces of Kyo, Yuki and Shigure were surprised at the aggression she had just shown. None of them had ever seen Tohru this mad before. Better yet they had never seen her mad before.

Akito pressed his hand against his cheek and looked shocked. Someone hat hit him. No one could ever lay a hand on him; he was the head of the Sohma family. No one was supposed to touch him, especially and outsider. He looked up as Tohru was crying, and was confused by how fickle her emotions were. She first pitied him for his pain, then she was angry about the way he did things, and now she was sad? What was wrong with this young girl? Then he thought of something perfect. Her heart was already cracking down the center because of recent events, and all he needed to do was push her over the edge to make her break. He laughed ballistic-like in his mind.

"Tohru?" asked Akito.

"Y-yes?"

"Would you like to know who killed your two friends?"