The Return of Tenshi
Ch2
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or Sailor Moon
AN: Thanks the reviews again. I'm so happy that you like my story. This is the first story I've written that deals with Sailor Moon and I've been a Sailor Moon fan since elementary school. This is in fact the second fanfic I'm writing, the first one is actually a Marmalade Boy one, but so far, I've gotten zero reviews for it.
I forgot to put in the definitions of some of the words; hopefully you were able to figure them out. If you didn't, then here they are.
(1) Big sister
(2) Mom
(3) Dad
(4) Shi-nee actually comes from Tenshi and nee is a shorter term for onee-san
(5) Zodiac
(6) Um…
(7) Sorry
And now on with the story. Enjoy
Hatori nodded his head. "It started about sixteen years ago when Usagi Tsukino was born, she had developed a high fever in the middle of a terrible storm. Her parents was living in her grandparents' home near the Sohma main house and had called my sensei(1), who was training me to be a doctor. They told us that Usagi was having a hard time breathing and was mysteriously glowing.
We rushed over to see what had happened and to our surprise, she was glowing. He went to take her temperature and it was 102 degrees Fahrenheit and for an infant just a week old, it's pretty deadly. I was about to give her some medicine when she stopped glowing and on her back, two wings that resembled those belonging to an angel were formed. Two beautiful white wings with feathers as soft and pure as the snow during the winter.
We were completely shocked to see that happen, all of us. The only that wasn't found so far was the tiger and the sheep and Usagi was neither. My sensei told all of us to bundle up and took us to the elders before the curse would wear off.
I was the one who was carrying Usagi, shielding her from the rain. I looked down to her and saw that she was staring at me with the most beautiful and clearest blue eyes I had ever seen. She just smiled at me, a simple smile, and it felt as if she understood how it feels to be different. By looking at her smile, all my internal problems and loneliness vanished and I couldn't help but smile back.
Her wings were still intact when we reached the elders. We showed them Usagi and they were indeed shocked, even more shocked to hear that when her wings had appeared, her high fever was miraculously gone. They began to talk in hushed whispers and tried to figure out what was going on.
I guess that they thought of her as a healer of some sort. But since she was just a baby, they allowed her parents to bring her home, but they were told that they must see them every month."
"What was Akito-san's reaction when he found out?" Tohru asked, "Was he upset about Usagi-san?"
"Akito was only three years old when Usagi-chan was born, so the elders waited until he was five when they told him about her," Shigure said, "I guess you could say that he was upset, but when he saw Usagi-chan for the first time, he took a certain interest in her."
"Usagi came to each of the New Year's celebration and had managed to capture everyone's hearts," Kagura said, "She was just two years old when Akito saw her and all of a sudden, he gave the order that when Usagi turns four, she would live in the main house with him."
"I bet her parents were sad about it," Tohru said softly. She felt sorry for the child who was torn from her family at such a young age.
"They weren't sad about it," Kyo said.
"But…didn't they care about their daughter?" Tohru asked.
"I wasn't finished. They weren't sad, they were furious!" Kyo shouted, banging his fist against the table, "Her parents weren't like outs. In fact, they treated her curse not as something to be cautious or have fear for, but as a gift!"
"They said that her wings were proof that Usa-chan was a gift from God, an angel sent to make their days happy," Hatsuharu added.
Momiji grinned brightly and shouted, "And her curse doesn't appear very often and it's not activated by a hug, so she could hug her parents all the time. Her parents were nice to us! They didn't care that we were cursed; they'd even hug us if we wanted them to. They were even nice to Kyo, even though he was the cat and they never talked badly about too!"
"They sound like very nice people,' Tohru said, smiling at her friends' joyous expressions.
A smile came up on Hiro's face as he said "Shi-nee's parents said that what we have shouldn't be thought of as a curse or a punishment, but as a gift God gave to us so we'll know that we're special to him. To know that we're not ordinary or freaks because with our curse, came the skills that enable us to move on with our lives during the hardships we might face."
"Tenshi came to Akito just a few months after I did and there was always a fear in me that he would do the same things to her. I've known Tenshi for a bit, we don't know each other very well, but she always treats acquaintances the same way she treats her family. I didn't want her to become a quiet scared puppet like I was. When Tenshi came to the main house, we were all there to see her as her parents told her to be a good girl," Yuki said, remembering the time when he saw her as her parents hesitantly and reluctantly handed their only daughter to the boy who tormented him.
"I thought that she would be upset that she was forced to leave her parents and I was able to see that she was upset, but she didn't cry," the silver haired teen said, "She just had a smile on her face and promised to do as her parents had instructed her."
"Did Akito-san?"
"He was actually quite lenient with her," Yuki cut in, "He was nicer to her and he never raised his voice or hand to her. He allowed her to visit her family and everything. She stayed at the main house for about six years when her parents took her away and moved away."
Tohru was shocked to hear that. She wondered it that was okay for the Tsukinos to just take their daughter and leave. "And Akito-san was all right with that? Wasn't he upset about it?" she asked frantically.
"Upset? Akito was the one who let her go," Ayame said, "He told her that she was free to leave and after what happened to her, there's no way in hell her parents would allow her to stay with Akito."
"After what happened to her?" Tohru repeated, "Did Akito-san hurt her? But why? You said that he never raised a hand to her, Yuki-kun, so why would he hurt her?"
Yuki looked down at his tightly clenched fists on his lap. "It was my fault that Tenshi got hurt. Ever since she came to live in the main house, Akito was a bit lenient on me. There were times when he would yell at me or lock me in a room, but it wasn't very often. Akito never hurt Tenshi in any way, but one day…"
Flashback"How dare you even think about playing with those children! You're my toy…my plaything! You belong to me and me alone!"
Yuki sat in fear in front of Akito, cowering slightly in fear, but he stayed rooted in his seat. The last time he had moved away when Akito was yelling at him had resulted a huge punishment for him later on.
Akito was infuriated when he found out that Yuki had snuck out of the main house to the garden to play with the common Sohma children. He wasn't angry at the fact that Yuki was careless enough to let a girl hug him, causing the children to find out about the Juunishi curse(2). Luckily, Hatori was able to erase their memory so they wouldn't remember that incident or Yuki.
No, Akito was outraged that Yuki had convinced Usagi, HIS tenshi, to cover for him. Usagi belongs to him only; she's Akito's tenshi, not Yuki's or anyone else's. She claimed that she was the one who convinced Yuki to go to the gardens and that she should be the one who's punished when he found out.
That's just like his Usagi, so noble to take the blame herself, even though Akito was certain that Yuki was the deceitful one, the conniving rat who tricked his Usagi.
Finding out that Yuki caused Usagi to disobey his rules made him mad, but to make matters worse, he was also sick. His anger and illness made him feel agitated more than usual. However, when you ad in the fact that the naïve ten-year-old Usagi was involved, things became catastrophic and Akito's temper increases ten times.
Akito had sent Usagi to get him his tea so she wouldn't be there when he yells at the rat. Being the obedient child she is, Usagi left without complaining, just the way Akito likes it, hoping that he won't hurt Yuki. Akito admired her spirit where she'll do anything in order to protect the precious little rat, but in his opinion, she shouldn't be wasting her time with the pathetic Juunishi. She was much more special in this inner circle; she was practically in the same league as him. She should be spending time with him and only him, after all he's the God and she's the angel, God's faithful servant; but he can't order her to not associate with the animals because, though she'll obey his order, she'll be sad and he can't stand seeing her sad or hurt.
Yuki was relieved since so far, nothing bad happened except for the fact that Akito had yelled at him in an angry tone making the younger child realize that he'll be punished later on in the evening when his angel won't be able to save him again. She was put to bed at nine and he would be dragged to the dark room the minute she's asleep. But hopefully, she'll know and try to spend the night with him when Akito falls asleep which she often does when she finds out that Akito locked him away.
"What gave you the idea that you could tell my Usagi what to do?" Akito asked in a feigned sugary tone, "Just because I'm ill doesn't mean that you can trick my darling tenshi behind my back, Yuki."
He was about to continue with his rampage when it appeared that Lady Luck was on Yuki's side. A soft knock sounded from the sliding door, stopping Akito's ranting as he glared at whoever dared to bother him when he had specifically told everyone to not interrupt him at all.
"Who is it?" Akito asked angrily. His black eyes (AN: Is that the color of his eyes? I'm not really sure about it. Can someone check it out for me? Arigato!) glared at the door with hate, but when he heard a soft voice calling out his name, all the hatred vanished.
"Come in, Usagi," he said in a much softer tone. He smiled as the door opened and the little blond girl walked in gracefully with a small tray in her hands. "Come sit by me," Akito said, patting the floor next to him.
Usagi placed the tray on the floor in front of the seated Akito and sat down next to him. She gave him his tea and watched him cautiously at the corner of her blue eyes as he drank the liquid.
As Usagi watched Akito, she was completely unaware of Yuki staring at her. His gray eyes studied the younger girl in front of him. There we e times when he envied the fact she has everything he wanted, a loving sibling, parents who care, not to mention Akito's kindness. But despite the fact he envied her, Yuki can't hate her at all; whether she realizes it or not, Usagi is the Juunishi's symbol of hope, their beacon of light in the darkness.
Yuki was observing Usagi intently that he had forgotten the number one rule Akito laid down for the Juunishi, no one is the cast their eyes on his tenshi when he is around. He didn't even notice Akito as he glared at Yuki with anger and hate again.
Akito's grasp in the glass tightened as he watched that Yuki didn't move his eyes else where from the child. He stood up abruptly, making both Usagi and Yuki jump and revert their attentions to the floor.
"What did I tell you about looking at her?" Akito shouted furiously. Taking the cup in one hand, he splashed the remaining warm liquid onto Yuki's face. "Deceiving her wasn't enough for you, was it? You want to take her away from me, don't you?"
Yuki kept silent, afraid that if he talked or answer back, Akito would become ever harsher to him. He wasn't worried for his own safety, if there was anyone he's more concerned about it would be Usagi.
Usagi had never been on the receiving end of Akito's rampage before nor has she ever been around when he was agitated. She often heard stories from Yuki, but she never seen it happen with her very own eyes. Needless to say, whenever she would hear Akito's shouting echoing the halls, it would always remind her of thunder during a storm and it tells her that there might be someone who's hurt, thus creating her fear of thunder and lightening.
Usagi watched as Akito threw the cup to the floor, shattering the glass with the shards glistening in front of her. Her fear of Akito's temper towards Yuki made her worry; she stood up and quickly grabbed Akito's arm.
"Akito-san, please calm down! You're sick so you shouldn't yell so much," Usagi said in her small soft tone. Her small hands tugged the sleeves of his purple outer robe. "Tori-nii(3) said that you should remain calm or else your fever might get worse."
"Akito grabbed Usagi's hand and just pushed her away as he stalked over to Yuki. He was about to hit the frozen child when Yuki called out Usagi's name; Akito turned around to see Usagi holding a now bloodied arm and her wings had opened up, trying to shield her from the world.
When Akito pushed her away, her wings came out as a reflex. As usual, the wings managed to protect her fall, but her bare arm fell among the shards, scratching her perfect smooth skin.
Tears pushed their way to her eyes as for the first time ever in ten years of her life; she had felt pain and seen her blood. Living with her parents and Akito gave Usagi a sheltered life where she never had to feel pain in any way, whether it is physically, emotionally, or mentally.
Akito abandoned Yuki and raced over to Usagi, but with each step he takes to her, she took a step back away from him. He ignored Yuki as the boy raced out to fetch Hatori while he watched her teary fear-filled eyes stared at him with a silent plea, telling him to leave he alone. Akito's heart shattered bit-by-bit as the realization that he had just hurt the one person he'd never dreamed he would.
He looked down at his hands as the sounds of the teardrops hitting the floor filled the silent room. Akito listened as Hatori hurried over to Usagi as Yuki hid behind him in a fearful way, as if hoping that he could hide from Akito. Then Akito ran out of the room, pushing Yuki out of the way, and hid in his room.
Yuki looked at Usagi as Hatori proceeded to clean her wounds. His gray eyes watched as Usagi bit her bottom lip so she wouldn't cry out in pain. When Hatori managed to bandage the wounds, Yuki looked down to the floor.
"Gomen…gomen ne, Tenshi," Yuki whispered, "It's entirely my fault that you got hurt!"
"Iie, it's not your fault," Usagi said, smiling awkwardly at the boy, trying to disguise her discomfort and pain.
Yuki shook his head vigorously. "Hai! It's entirely my fault! If I didn't beg you to cover me so I could play in the gardens, then none of this would've happened!" he said.
"What are you talking about? I was the one who told you to go play in the gardens. Don't let what Akito-san say get to your head," Usagi said, "Yuki, you shouldn't really blame yourself like that."
"And you shouldn't hide your feelings like that," Hatori said to Usagi. His dull green eyes stared straight at the girl. "If you want to cry, you should." Usagi stared curiously at the twenty-one-year-old man and wondered what he was trying to say. "I'm pretty sure that you were a bit scared since this was the first time Akito hurt you."
Usagi looked down and whispered, "But I am okay. I wasn't scared. Really, I wasn't…" She kept on repeating that sentence as if she's trying to make herself believe it.
Hatori sighted slightly and went over to hug her. He listened to the gentle sobbing of the child as it gradually got louder. The young doctor didn't know what to do except to let her continue to cry. There wasn't much he can do for her; Usagi's just a ten-year-old child, not an adult who knows that you can't always cry to solve your problems.
Yuki looked scared as he listened to the frightened cries, not knowing what to do. He began to get worried, wondering what might happen to Usagi now.
Akito silently entered the room and said in a grave tone, "Hatori, tell Usagi's parents that she may leave. She's free to go." And with that, he left for his room again, leaving Hatori and Yuki alone with a sleeping Usagi.
Usagi's parents were informed of what had happened and were ecstatic that they can take their daughter back. The wounds on Usagi's arm vanished, but the incident made her parents worried about the future.
Taking all their belongings, the Tsukinos left, hoping that they would be able to protect their daughter from Akito. Everyone in the Juunishi watched as a vehicle came and took the family of four far away. They all stood there even when the car was long gone; one by one the members all left to go back home.
Yuki walked back to the main house and standing next to the door was Akito. "Usagi's now gone and she's never coming back," Akito said coldly. He turned around and started to leave. "It's all your fault," he sneered.
The eleven-year-old watched as the head of the Sohma family stormed back into his room. "Tenshi's gone, but at least she's safe from you," Yuki whispered. He was happy that Usagi is now safe from harm, but a sad feeling rested on the bottom of his heart as the realization of how much he'll miss her sunk in. "At least she's safe," he whispered, as if it was the only thing that mattered most.
End of Flashback"So Akito-san was in love with Usagi-san?" Tohru asked.
" 'Akito' and 'love' shouldn't be in the same sentence, Tohru," Kyo retorted, "And I wouldn't say he was in love with her, more like possessive over her."
Tohru looked at Kyo and wondered what kind of person Usagi is and if they'll be great friends. As she pondered about the relationship between Usagi and Akito, the Juunishi each thought back to their memories of the bubbly child, who was as hyper as a rabbit, but as curious as a kitten.
"So, Momiji, when is she coming?" Kyo asked.
Momiji thought back to the phone call she had given them and to their short conversation. "She just said that she'd be arriving soon, in about a few days, at most."
"I can't wait to see her again. I wonder if we'll be able to recognize her," Yuki thought as he looked out into the open blue sky.
(1) teacher
(2) Remember in the beginning of the series when Yuki told Tohru the story about having her memory erased, this story is my own version on what happened after their secret was discovered.
(3) Tori-nii comes from the last part of Hatori's name and nii is a shorter term for onii-chan