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Ok, I personally like this chapter. Its all about Hari going to see her friend-Akito! I always liked Akito but he was always all mean like so I wanted to put him in my fanfic except all nice and stuff-lol. Hope you like it!

Chapter Eight

Akito

Hari left early so no one would come with her or worry much. She thought, 'if I leave early I can come home early.' Therefore she didn't think many people back at the house would even know she had left in the first place.

After a small walk Hari came up to the Sohma House entrance.

"Wow. … It looks smaller than before."

Hari chuckled as she walked toward the door. The handles were big and made of a dark, metal-like solid. The doors however were made of wood. The wood made the door heavy and hard to open. But they were still beautiful. Hari passed her hand down the carvings in the wood. She then opened the heavy door and slowly walked in.

She carefully looked around trying to find Akito's home. She looked for a certain landmark she knew was right in front of Akito's home. A tree. It had been there ever since they were born. The tree had gone through everything with the Sohmas: holidays, birthdays, deaths… Everything.

Just then she saw the tree. It had grown so much since she had last seen it. Yet it looked smaller. This was because not only the tree had grown, but Hari had too.

She walked toward the house behind the oldtree and knocked on the door. A small voice came from the door and she walked in…

"Hello? Akito? Are you home?"

Hari looked around. She walked in and shut the door behind her. She walked to the back of the room she was in. It was a living room. There was a T.V in it along with some pillows on the floor. But it looked as if they hadn't been used in a long time. The floor was dusty and everything had cobwebs all over it.

"What are you doing in my house? Get out!"

Hari looked behind her to see Akito, dressed in a kimono with a red patterned robe on. His clothes looked like they were to big for him since they were slipping off from his shoulder.

"Answer me!"

"Akito?"

Akito looked at Hari still angry. He still didn't know who she was.

"Get out of my house!"

Akito ran over to Hari and pushed her down. As Hari was on the ground she began to speak up…

"Wait! Akito wait!"

Akito calmed down a little. Just long enough to listen to her.

"It's me. It's me, Hari."

Akito stared at her and roughly picked her up from the ground. He shook her and he yelled in her face.

"You lie! Hari Sohma left years ago! She's gone! She's never coming back!"

"No, Akito it's really me! Akito you must believe me! You must!"

"She's never coming back!"

Akito continued yelling at her and shaking her and hitting her. But Hari was determined to get through to her friend. Akito used to be one of her best friends and Hari wasn't going to let all those years go as if they never existed.

Hari grabbed Akito's arms, pulled him toward her, and hugged him tight.

"Akito. … It really is me. I came back, just like I promised."

After realizing Hari had really come back this time Akito began to cry. He had been through a lot while Hari was gone. His sickness was getting worse and his death was quickly following him. Hari kneeled down with Akito still in her arms. She began to stroke his head feeling his hair.

"It's alright…"

A little while later Akito had washed up and was feeling better. He walked out of his room to see Hari sitting on one of the pillows in front of the T.V waiting.

"Hari?"

Hari got up and turned around to face him. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt with a thin white stripe down his left sleeve.

"Wow! Look how nice you look!"

Akito smiled. Hari walked up to him and fixed his shirt.

"Akito, let's go out to eat for lunch."

"But I'm supposed to stay-"

"I'll be with you. It's better for you to get out and see the world!"

Akito looked at Hari.

"Do you want to stay inside your whole life and do nothing? Or do you want to live life like everyone else, Akito?"

Akito smiled as Hari grabbed his hand and ran out the door with him.

"We're going to a friend's house to eat. Try to get along with him!"

Hari smiled then continued…

"But I want to stop somewhere first. For old time's sake."

Hari smiled as she saw Akito smile again, something he hadn't done in years…

Awww-- Isn't that cute? lol. Who do you guys think she should end up with? Just wondering what the people think will happen! lol.

Next Chapter - Next chapter involves Akito and Hari going to a place they used to go to as kids.

Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading! Reviews of any kind are welcome:D