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This chapter is interesting. Most people I've shown this one to didn't see it coming. lol. Tell me if you knew who the friend was! lol Hope you enjoy!

Chapter Seven

Permission

The next morning Hari woke up a little earlier than usual. She leaned over to the nightstand right by her bedside and picked up the phone. She looked at the clock right before she dialed the number, realizing it was four in the morning. After a short pause she decided to still dial the number. A girl picked up, she sounded tired.

HARI ON THE PHONE

"Hey Aya?"
"Hari? Is that you?"

"Yeah, you asked me to tell you about the party."

Aya sounded interested and more awake then when Hari had first called her.

"Well, are you gonna tell me or just sit there and torture me?"

"Well, first what happened-"

Hari and Aya talked for around two hours about the party. They had always been like that, ever since they met each other. They could talk about anything whenever they wanted for hours.

Aya was a little younger than Hari but they were still in the same grade together. Aya was a little taller than Hari too. She had long blond hair tied in braids all the time and green eyes. She wore a dark brown long sleeved shirt with a blue skirt just like Hari's.

After sitting in bed a while, Hari opened her door and quietly walked to Shigure's room. She knocked and heard a voice. She then opened the door and walked in.

"Shigure? Can I talk to you?"

Shigure rubbed his eyes and stood up in bed.

"Yes? What is it Hari?"

"Um…Well…"

Hari sat down on the bed.

"Since I got here I've been having so much fun!"

Hari smiled and Shigure continued to listen.

"And because of this I really haven't had any time to see a friend."

Shigure began to speak.

"And you want to go see your friend right?"

Hari nodded.

"Just answer me this one question, Hari. Who's this friend?"

Hari looked down trying not to look at Shigure. She didn't know what he was going to say once he heard who she was going to go see. She also didn't know if Shigure was even going to approve of her asking to leave for a day.

"Akito…"

Hari finally said. For a while, Shigure said nothing. Then he smiled.

"Well, if you really want to go then I see no reason to keep you here. But it is Akito you are going to see so you know someone will want to go with you to make sure you're ok."

Hari nodded.

"I do know that but I want to go alone. I need to speak to Akito alone."

Shigure was uneasy and didn't agree with this much. Akito wasn't the type of person who easily forgave someone for leaving without permission for years straight at a time. His temper was terrible and he was easily angered. But even with all of this going through Shigure's mind he still allowed Hari to leave.

"You just have to be back tonight. If you don't come back by six o'clock tonight I'm going to go get you. Do you understand?"

Hari nodded then thanked Shigure and left. She ran to her room to get dressed and then left to go to the Sohma House to see Akito, a friend she hadn't spoke to in nearly ten years…

What did I tell you? Did you see it coming? lol. Congrats if you did! If not, then better luck next time! lol. Hope you liked it!

Next Chapter - ... crud. I don't remember what the next one is about. I just wrote it too! Well, I guess it'll have to be a surprise! The best type of prize is a SURprise! lol.

Next one up soon! Thanks for reading!