Chapter 11

"but it seems satisfaction never was

a friend of mine.

The way we laughed

The way we cried

And how ir hurt to say goodbye."

Andy Griggs "Always"

Shigure Sohma stood behind Akito and Kureno, arms folded across his chest. Akito turned slowly and glared at him slightly. He stared back at her in a sense of forgiveness.

"Excuse me?" Akito replied slowly, her figure starting to shake a bit. Shigure unfolded his arms and put his right elbow in his hand, resting his head on his free hand.

"You heard me."

Akito clenched her fists and glared even more evilly. Kureno looked from Akito to Tohru, then back to the spoiled one of the two. "Akito.. Would it hurt for Tohru to say goodbye?"

"YES!" Akito screamed at the top of her lungs yet again, starting to kick and scream, throwing a tantrum. Kureno and Shigure grabbed her and tried to calm her. "THAT DAMN TRAMP HAD NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE WITH THE SOHMAS IN THE FIRST PLACE! SHE DOESN'T NEED TO SAY GOODBYE TO HIM! SHE NEEDS TO HAE HER MEMORIES SUPPRESSED! CALL HATORI!"

Tohru flinched and grabbed her face, leaning near the wall. I can't have my memories erased.. No… She looked up at the struggling three and stood completely up.

"Let me… let me see him." She pleaded. "Please…" Akito clenched her fists ever tighter and Shigure picked her up.

"Do you want the real story?

Or do you prefer the lie?

Do you want to see him smile?

Or maybe see him cry?"

Lene Marlin "Never to Know"

"Go ahead." he said, carrying Akito off. You could hear her screams as she and Shigure disappeared from view. Kureno led Tohru back into the room where Kyou was at. It was locked, but Tohru knelt over and looked in through the bars.

"Kyou?" She spoke out into the dark. There was silence. "Kyou, answer me!" There was still silence…. It was all that would reply. She gripped the bars tighter and lowered her head, sighing. "I'm not stupid, Kyou. Know you're in there. I just wish you would listen to me. Kureno leaned against the wall and listened.

"Maybe he's asleep?" The rooster asked, shrugging his shoulders. Tohru looked over at him and shook her head, looking as if she wished that to happen

"Un break my heart

Say you love me again

Undo this hurt you caused when you walked out the door

and walked out of my life."

Toni Braxton "Unbreak my heart"

"Kyou, if you're not going to talk to me, then at least listen to me." She begam to explain. Her head had hung low and tears were falling from her face gently and majestically, as if like snow. She could hear the rain pelting down against the house and it made her even more sad, because they both hated rainy days. "Kyou… we're going to get you out of here. We're going to run away on our own and we're going to raise our baby. We'll start our own family." Lightning flashed, thunder rolled, and it illuminated partially a few fingers. Once darkness came about again, she noticed a small and pale peach colored finger shining through what little light fell into the room through the bars. She reached for it as much as she could and soon touched his hadn, though it suffocated her wrist.

"Hea… Hea…" A voice choked out, sounding as if being strangled. Yet, it was undoubtedly his. As she wrapped her fingers in his less-than-warm hand, she felt something… wet. She looked n, but couldn't see it. She pulled her arm out some to move her head out of the way from blocking the light. When she peered into the room, she saw Kyou's hand and blood surrounding his arm like a puddle. She rattled the door, terrified.

"Little child, be not afraid.

Though thunder explodes and lightning flash

Illuminates your tear-stained face.

I am here tonight"

Vienna Teng "Lullabye For A Stormy Night."

"Kyou! Kyou!" she shrieked, causing more tears and pain upon her. Kyou's nerves in his fingers twitched and he looked as if he were trying to crawl over to the door. When his head came into the light, Tohru could see his wounds and his expression. His deep red eyes called out, screaming in terror and pain, raging with fear and regret. "Oh my God, KYOU!"

"Hea…Hea…" He choked still. She reached in her hand, gripping his tightly. The two shook with fear.

"I… I lo… love you… Hea… Tohru…" He confessed, his nerves twitching again and tightly squeezing her hand for the last time, he let go as the last bits of his blood pours out and surpassing his limit. He was gone.

"Did you know

hidden by his clothes there are some scars.

Some are recent, some have been there for years

Did you know

it doesn't even hurt?

It never really hurts, but there are tears."

Lene Marlin "Never To Know"

"No! Kyou! Kyou, wait! Please! Come back!" She cried. "I won't let you go, Kyou!" his hand slipped from hers and limply lie on the ground. She tried with all of her might to grasp it again, but she couldn't reach it. "Kyou! No! I won't let you go! Not this time! Stay with me Kyou, come back!" She then hoarsely cried out, "Come back."

Kureno hugged he and then helped her stand up. "We need to go get the key from Akito." She nodded and they walked away from the door.

"It would have been much better that we never met.

An angel's love like yours is too much to forget

I can't help myself 'cause I can't be stronger than I am

I'm just the ghost of what was once a man."

Charley Pride "Let Me Live Again."

When they arrived at Akito's room, she walked in front of them and she stared at Tohru. "You… you… you thing! You killed him… why?"

"I didn't kill him, Akito."

"you liar!" She shouted. "You filthy liar!" She spat on Tohru. "You stupid whore, tell me why you killed him!"

"Why the hell would I kill Kyou?" She stood her ground and violently started to shake. She fell to her knees. "I didn't kill him… he killed… himself."

"Well, it's the same thing! You killed him because you made him kill himself! His love for you." As she this, she sounded toddler-like. "You stupid witch, we Sohma will never forgive you!"

"I DIDN'T KILL HIM!" She argued. "If it were up to me, we'd never had met! We'd never have gotten pregnant! We'd never have thought of being together! It'd have been better off that way! If we'd never met… he'd…" She leaned over, spreading her arms apart so that she was on all fours. "…still be alive."

"Exactly." Akito replied, calmly. She folded her arms and smirked. "I rest my case, scum. You cause it and it's your fault."

"It's not my fault!" I didn't do it!" Everyone stopped where they were and looked at her. Her expression, her consistence… She showed the same actions Kyou did when he was a little boy after his mom committed suicide. Akito smirked again. "It doesn't have to be this! Is it truly forbidden! I hate you, Akito! I hate you so bad!"

With that, she stood up and stormed out, leaving the Sohma estae, and just running. She ran all the way to Shigure's house in the pouring rain. She raged through the house and collapsed on her bed upstairs. She held onto Kyou's pillow and cried herself to sleep.