The Return Of Tenshi

AN: I'm so sorry for the delay. I hope you'll like this chapter as much as the ones previous it. My birthday's coming up this Saturday, so this is my birthday present for all you people. Please send your reviews!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or Sailor Moon.

Ch20

Pale thin fingers were drumming on a low table, with the soft sounds echoing gently through the room. It's been nearly four hours since Usagi had left him alone to go to the gardens, and Akito wasn't very pleased. True that Usagi has spent almost five hours in that area almost everyday when she was younger, but this is the first time in years since she had returned to him, willing or not, she has came back and he's not so keen about letting her leave him again. Lunch was almost being served and with no signs of the angel coming back, he began to worry.

What if, somehow, she regained her memories?

What if she met another member of the zodiac?

What if they managed to take her away from the main house?

Away from him?

Akito stood up as he bit his bottom lip. No, they won't take her away, not from here, not from him, not ever. Her parents tried to take her away, and failed. She came back…on her own…she returned back to him on her own. That means that those backstabbers(1) failed to erase him from her memories. Well, now the tables are turned. A wicked grin grew on Akito's face as he chuckled lightly. Yes the tables did turn on them, as punishment of trying to eradicate him from his precious Usa-chan, she no longer remembers them. Her scheming parents, her annoying little brother, the conniving zodiac members and their ringleader Tohru, her false friends from Juuban, and especially that manipulative boyfriend of hers.

But still, the possibility of someone trying to take her away yet again lingers on in his mind. Akito hurried out to the gardens, ignoring the servants bowing respectfully at him as they tried to get out of his way. He took one step and looked around with a scrutinizing eye. While he was quite annoyed, he couldn't help but be amazed at how bright and happy the plants looked now that Usagi was back. During the years that she was gone, despite they were being well cared for by the servants, the plants seemed dull, almost as if wanting their sunshine back into their lives.

Shaking his head to the matters at hand, Akito hurried on his way, going through the pathways until he came across a curled up figure beside the rose bush. Just then all of the irritation and anxiety he had felt vanished when he saw that Usagi was still with him and didn't vanish. Cautiously and quietly, he stepped over to the sleeping child-like girl and sat down beside her. Gently, he brushed his hand through her hair, only to catch the glimpse of dried tears on her face, almost as if she had cried herself to sleep.

He studied the tears as he continued to brush through her hair as he wondered what had happened to make her upset like this. He glared angrily at the roses, knowing full well that it was because of them that she was upset, but what had actually transpired, he doesn't know. Taking his eyes off the plant, Akito picked Usagi up and headed back into the compound.

Or rather, was about to when Usagi stirred and began to wake up. "Akito-san?" she whispered. She gently shook her head from side to side before looking up to see Akito looking at her with concern.

"Did something happen, Usa-chan?" Akito asked, "I came out here to look for you only to find out that you were crying." Inside his mind, he conspired to get the plant removed from the vicinity. Apparently, it seemed that roses had a big impact to her life in Juuban and he doesn't want anything that reminds her of that life anywhere near her.

Usagi shook her head slowly. She looked at the roses and asked, "Akito-san, what does red roses stand for?"

Akito's eyes narrowed. Why would Usagi ask a question she knew the answer to? She had studied all there is to know about flowers, especially roses, throughout her childhood here. He wrapped his arms around her body and answered in a whisper, "It stands for love, Usa-chan, the deepest love one can have for anybody. Did you forget? I gave you these roses to symbolize how much you mean to me."

"Then why?" Usagi whispered. She pulled her body away from his embrace and held her legs close to shield herself in. She stared at the flowers lovingly and asked, "Why does it symbolize protection for me when that would be a purple rose(2)?"

Akito couldn't answer, only to shake his head. "We'll ponder this later, but first you must eat something. You know that if you don't eat enough, you'll grow faint," he said. Without even waiting for a response, he lifted her up and walked into the house. If Akito was actually observant of the surroundings rather than just focusing on Usagi, he would have noticed a pair of blue eyes staring out and watching his every move.

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When she saw Akito leaving, ChibiChibi released the breath she was holding and slid down to the grass. While Shingo and the others were busy trying to conduct a plan, she quickly hurried to the main house to see Usagi. With the help of her umbrella, ChibiChibi was quick to locate Usagi in the garden area of the Sohma main house.

She had watched as Usagi explored through the garden, weaving through the pathways, only to come to the rose bushes. While she wasn't around when Tuxedo Kamen appeared to aid the senshis, she knew that roses, especially red ones, were his calling card. It not only helped with the fact that Mamoru would give Usagi red roses as a symbol of his love for her.

In sadness, ChibiChibi could do nothing other than watch as Usagi collapsed to her knees in sorrow. It hurts the star seed(3) to watch the strongest soldier she had ever known to be reduced to an empty shell. It was like her memories of her dear friends was the only anchor she had left after their deaths, now that they're gone, she's no more than a child in an adult's body.

ChibiChibi watched as Usagi had finally fell asleep from crying too much. Sneaking over to the sleeping teenager, ChibiChibi couldn't help but feel a deep ache in her chest. "Usagi," she whispered softly. She slowly brought her hand and stroked the golden blond hair.

A smile grew gently on her face since now they know where she is, all they need to do now is send Luna over. Just as ChibiChibi was about to sneak away, she heard the sound of the door slamming echoed through out the garden, causing her jump. Quick but deep footsteps could be heard heading towards her direction, forcing her to make a fast retreat behind a nearby tree. She peered over slightly to see the enemy, Akito, kneel down beside Usagi. She gripped the handle of her umbrella tightly and held her breath when she saw his observant black eyes look around the premises. She listened to him stand up and dropped to the floor, covering her head and shutting her eyes tightly. It wasn't until she had heard the door slide open and close once more for her to realize that he had left, taking the blond with him. Not wanting to risk getting caught, ChibiChibi quickly hurried back to the house.

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The door flew open, causing everyone in Shigure's house to jump from the loud noise of the door slamming open. The guys all turned around to see ChibiChibi standing there with a proud look on her face and her arms wide open in the air. "Chibi found her!" she cheered, running over to the group huddled over a table.

"Where the hell did she come from?" Kyo shouted, clutching his fast beating heart while Shigure cried for the broken door.

"You found Usagi-chan?" Taiki asked. The little redhead nodded her head. He lowered the blueprints to the girl's level. "Can you tell us where?" he asked.

"Oh please, like a little kid can read a blueprint," Kyo said, rolling his eyes.

Ignoring him, ChibiChibi glanced at the paper and immediately pointed at the area where the large gardens were. Shigure looked at where she pointed at and said, "Well what do you know? She's at the gardens." Everybody looked at him, hoping he would explain. "You see, every since Usa-chan was little, she loved plants, flowers, trees, all kinds. Due to her love for them, Akito had a garden made for her and she would spend countless hours in that garden and in the library, reading books on how to care for them." He laughed as he rubbed the back of his head. "To be honest, I'm not surprised that she would be there."

While listening on, Yuki remembered about the occurrence at the school. "Shigure, do you know where Hatori was last night?" he asked.

"From what I gathered, he spent most of the night here and then went back to the main house," Shigure answered, "He's still there right now. Why do you ask?"

"Everyone's memory of Usagi and the Three Lights were erased at our school," Yuki replied. He narrowed his eyes as he wondered out loud, "If Hatori didn't do it, then what happened?"

Silently answering the question to themselves, Shingo and the Three Lights thought, "Pluto."

By backstabbers, Akito was talking about Usagi's parents, since by blood Usagi's mother is a Sohma and was "supposedly" obedient to Akito's orders, but as you noticed, she's not like the other Sohmas who immediately obey the head of the family's rules.

The purple rose does mean to protect. If you want to look up what the colors of the roses mean, you can just look it up on-line.

Star seed was referring to ChibiChibi