1A/N Sorry it's taken me soooo long but I've been really busy w/ school and all of that other crap. Anyway, here's the next chapter!
Chapter 4- Akito's Revenge
Haru awoke the next morning to the smell of pancakes. He quickly put on his shirt and then walked downstairs. Kisa was at the stove cooking pancakes. She turned to Haru and smiled. "Good morning sleepy head," she said with a little giggle. Haru nodded and smiled in reply.
He sat down at the table and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?" "Nope, I've got everything under control, besides, the pancakes are almost done." Kisa turned off the burner when they were finished and then brought them over to the table. She and Haru ate in a quiet but comfortable silence. "How come your mom isn't here?" Haru asked, breaking the silence. "She's out on a little trip, she wanted to see my father." (A/N I don't know anything about Kisa's father but let's just say that he and her mother are divorced)
After breakfast, Kisa bid Haru farewell and then walked over to her phone in the kitchen.
"Yeah, hello?" Kyo's voice said on the other line. "Kyo? It's Kisa. Is sissy there?" "If ya mean Tohru then yep, she's here." "Can I talk to her?" "Sure." Kisa could hear Kyo putting the phone down and then him calling for Tohru. "Good morning Kisa-chan, what can I do for you?" Tohru said. "Sissy, I was wondering, have you told anybody about me and Haru? Specifically Shigure, Yuki, or Kyo?" "No, I haven't breathed a word, neither has Hiro. Did you think we have?"
"No... but I just wanted to make sure. After I left Shigure's house yesterday, Haru and I were summoned by Akito. I'm not sure but he seemed pretty certain that Haru and I are going out. You know how he is with relationships and all of the zodiac members." "Yes, I know but I promise that I won't tell anybody anything!" Kisa sighed, "Thanks sissy." "Any time." Kisa said good bye and then hung up.
She went up to her room and then laid out some clothes. They were a short-sleeve t-shirt with a hoodie sweatshirt, a pair of dark blue jeans, and ankle socks. Kisa got out of the shower and quickly got dressed. She quickly put her socks and her winter coat on.
When she walked outside, a light snow was falling. 'I hope Haru got home okay' she thought to herself. She walked down the road to Hatori's house. "Hello? Hatori?" she asked knocking on the door. No one came to the door after she stood there for a few minutes. "Hmm, I wonder where he is," Kisa said to no one in particular. "You mean he's not home?" a voice asked from behind her. She wheeled around and Hatsuharu was standing in front of her. "Haru! You scared me!" Haru smirked, "Sorry."
"Anyway, you mean Hatori's not home?" Kisa shook her head. "I wonder where he is." "I don't know." There was a small silence in between them.
"So...do you want to do something today?" Haru asked willingly. "I wish we could but remember what Akito said. He'll be looking out for us and if it's not him, then maybe Kureno or Kunimitsu will be." "Well...then let's go somewhere where they won't find us." "And where would that be?" "Come on, let's go to Chuuou Park." "But that's not secluded." "Yeah but I bet so many people are going to be there today because of the snow that even if anyone's out there looking for us, there's no way in hell they'll find us."
Kisa was silent for a moment. Then she smiled and nodded. "Okay."
-In the park-
Hatsuharu was right. The park was so crowded that they had to hold each other's hand to prevent themselves from being separated. They walked for a little while through the park in silence, passing laughing children, annoyed parents, and many couples. When they reached a path that was near to empty, Haru spoke up.
"So, what do you suppose we do about our relationship? Akito's not gonna let up but we can't just be friends forever, I want more then that." Kisa blushed but she replied. "I guess we'll have to wait until an oppurtunity comes along for us to be together. I'm sure Hatori, or Shigure and Ayame can figure it out...I hope." Haru smiled and then put his arm around her shoulder in a friendly manner.
They continued to walk through the park until they were on the complete opposite side that they had started on. Barely anybody was there, only a few people would walk by occasionally. Kisa and Haru settled themselves under a tree where the snow had not covered the root up too much. The two sat there in a comfortable silence for a while.
'Damn Akito! Damn him to hell! Why can't he let us be together! Why! I love her so much but I can't do anything about! This sucks!...Maybe I can steal one quick kiss without anyone noticing. Even if someone's out here looking for us, maybe they won't see it.' Haru thought he would give his idea a try.
He touched Kisa's shoulder, then turned her around and caught her lips in a passionate kiss. Kisa's eyes went wide and she thought she should pull away but her attempts were futile. She melted against Haru like a candle. They broke apart in a few moments in need of air. Haru rested his forehead against Kisa's.
"Haru, why did you do that? Someone might have seen us." "I had planned on it being a small, quick kiss, but I guess my feelings had something else in mind." Kisa giggled, "I guess it's okay as long as no one saw us."
However, what Kisa and Haru didn't know was that someone was sitting behind the tree they were placed against. He had seen and heard the entire thing. This man was very muscular and tall. He was garbed in white so he could blend in with the snow. He pulled out a cell phone from one of the pockets in his coat and dialed a number. Not wanting the two lovers on the other side of the tree to hear him, he quickly walked in the opposite direction.
A man with an icy voice picked up on the other line. "Yes?" "Akito, I think you'll be disappointed to know that I was spying on Hatsuharu and Kisa and have found them unable to keep their lips away from each other." "So they are seeing each other? I knew it. I'll have Kureno bring them to my quarters when they come back." "Will I be needed any further?" "Yes, you will. Come back to the main house...oh, and bring your gun to, just in case." "Understood." The man hung up and then made his way to the Sohma estate.
Kisa and Haru had decided to head back to the main house. It was starting to get late and they didn't want to risk anyone seeing them (even though they were already in deep shit when they got back).
Haru dropped Kisa off at her house. Before he could turn around to leave, however, a man came walking up the walk. It was Kureno. (Haru)'Oh shit, what does he want!' (Kisa)'Oh no, I hope he didn't see us!' He approached the two silently, not making a single noise.
"Akito wants to see both of you, he says that it's urgent." Haru and Kisa gasped in fear, now they knew exactly what it was he wanted. "Follow me," Kureno said with no hint of emotion in his voice at all. The two stepped off Kisa's porch and followed Kureno, very hesitantly.
The walk to the main house was not very long at all, it only took about two or three minutes. To Kisa and Haru, those minutes felt like hours. Thoughts were racing through their heads so quickly that Kisa had begun to feel dizzy. While they walked, the snow had stopped falling and a light drizzle came down from the clouds. When Kureno opened the front door at the house, they stepped inside and removed their shoes and coats. "You know where his room is," he said quietly.
They nodded quickly and then walked down the hallway. Once they reached Akito's room, small tears began to fall from Kisa's eyes. "Haru...I'm really scared," she said in the smallest whisper she could get out. Haru didn't say anything but nodded reassuringly in reply.
Kisa put her small, quivering hand on the door and then slid it open ever so gently. "Come in," Akito said in an icy sneer. Haru situated himself a small but safe distance away from the head of the family. Kisa kneeled right next to him.
"Now, I'm sure you're both wondering why I've called you," Akito said. "You probably already know." He paused and snickered at Kisa's whimpering. "Both of you should know how I feel about relationships. You have both been in one that's ended in disaster." He paused again but this time he sat up and then walked over to Kisa. 'If he does anything to hurt her, I swear I'll rip him apart!' Haru thought.
Akito put his long, thin fingers under Kisa's chin and forced her to look directly into his eyes. Tears were flowing freely from Kisa's eyes at this point and her lower lip was trembling. Besides all this, however, she didn't look away from Akito and she didn't move a muscle. "Kisa...I thought that by me hitting you when you were walking with Hiro that day would make you understand to never get in a relationship again. Did I not make myself clear that time?" Kisa was silent, Akito slapped her across the face. She winced at the pain but did not yell out. Haru's fists were clenched and he wanted nothing more than to knock Akito out cold but he resisted. "I said," Akito said, "did I not make myself clear that time!"
Kisa nodded and said, "You did." "Really? Then why have you decided to try another relationship? Do you like being hurt that much? Do you?" Kisa mumbled something inaudible to both Akito and Haru. "I'm sorry," Akito said in a mock-sympathetic voice, "what did you say?" "No." "I didn't think so."
Akito hit her one more time across the face. Kisa fell to the ground. Her shoulders were shaking, Haru knew she was crying. Akito now turned towards Haru. "Now I know you weren't the one I hurt in your pathetic relationship with Rin, but perhaps I can change all that."
"Why did you decide to go out with Kisa? Do you like seeing your girlfriends get hurt...or worse?" Haru shook his head. "No? I got the impression you did, after seeing Rin get hurt and now Kisa. Truly pathetic. Now tell me Haru, why did you go out with Kisa? Was it for lust, fun, or are you really that cold-hearted?"
Haru wanted to say 'Because I love her' but he couldn't bring himself to do that. The only thing he said was, "I don't know." Akito snickered, "Absolutely pathetic." He walked over to a door on the other side of the room.
"I'm going to show you two what your relationship has done to your friends." He slid the door open; Kisa and Haru were breathless at what they saw. Hatori was lying in the closet on the floor. His hair and clothes were disheveled and Kisa and Haru could see that bruises were on his arms in the places where his clothes had been ripped. Blood was trickling down his forehead but the worst part was, was that his chest wasn't moving up and down.
No signs of breathing were obvious. "I-is h-he dead?" Kisa asked, the tears now flowing out of her eyes by the buckets. Akito nodded. Kisa and Haru gasped. "I had no intention of him dying but apparently his body didn't take the poison well. "W-why!" Haru choked out.
"He wanted to go and warn you two that I would...severely punish you if I found out about your secret relationship. Now have you seen what you've done! You've indirectly killed Hatori because you wanted to be selfish and have your own little relationship!" "No!" Kisa screamed.
"Since you two have gone against my will, I'm going to prove to every Sohma that I will not ignore them if they have a relationship."
Akito snapped his fingers and three buff men came striding into the room. "Yes?" one of them said. "Dispose of these two selfish worms, permanently." "As you wish."
The three men each pulled out guns, loaded them, and pointed them at Haru and Kisa. The two were stunned and shocked but Haru had enough time to regain his cool and get Kisa out of the way. He dodged the bullets while keeping Kisa safe in his arms. Haru ran to the door that led to the outside and then burst through it. He jumped off the deck and then ran out into the night.
A/N That's the chapter! I know Akito wouldn't really be that mean to any of the Sohmas but I had to in order to finish the story. I'm sorry to all of you Hatori fans out there. In my other stories, I swear he doesn't die! Sorry! By the way, the next chapter is the last so please review if you haven't already.
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