Yeah, I am pretty sure this isn't going to be as long as my last fruits basket story.
Momiji and Kisa
Tohru was settling in little by little at the main Souma house. It wasn't a bad place to live once Akito wasn't mad, and she had this feeling inside her that he wasn't bad. There was also the other feeling like she was missing something. Even if she did get hurt (which happened a lot), Hatori would always be there. It was another person to talk to, and Hatori wasn't a bad person to talk to. Tohru really liked him a lot. She still missed her mom everyday, but at least she was alright.
There was just one little problem not being let out of the main Souma house. Tohru was home schooled, and she mostly taught herself. The main issue was, she couldn't figure out all the problems, especially the math problems. She sighed and looked out her window. She saw Hatori standing there with two people. Both of them looked about high school age. One had blond hair and brown eyes, the other had orange hair and brown eyes. Tohru opened the window. "Hatori, can you help me please?"
The blond hair boy looked up. "Who are you?" He asked cheerfully.
"Oh, I'm Tohru." She replied. She almost said Tohru Honda, but she had a feeling from earlier in the week that it wasn't the best thing to say.
"Tohru. I'm Kisa." The little girl replied. She was so cute!
"Hello Kisa." Tohru waved back.
"Tohru, why don't you come down?" Hatori asked. Tohru quickly appeared outside. "This is Tohru. She'll be staying at the main house from now on. The blond hair kid is Momiji, and you already know Kisa." Kisa blushed. Tohru wondered why. "They are around your age. I think it would be best for you to have some friends around your age."
Momiji went up and hugged her. Hatori blinked. "Hello, my name is Momiji Souma. Yuki and Kyo aren't around anymore. I've been so lonely. I can't believe someone else actually came. Let's be best friends!" Momiji grabbed her hand. He was very...enterjetic.
"Let's be friends too." Kisa replied.
Okay, Tohru couldn't take it anymore. The girl was just too cute. "You are just so cute!" Tohru ran to hug her. When she landed her arms across her, Kisa froze. Momiji froze as well. The only person not frozen was Hatori. "What's wrong?"
"You can hug her!" Momiji replied. "That's amazing! I didn't think that was possible! Yea, another person!" Oh, Momiji and Kisa were also part of the zodaic.
Well, at least Kisa was. "So, are you also a part of it?" Tohru asked.
"Yep. I'm the bunny." Momiji replied. The bunny suited him. He was just so cheerful! It made Tohru happy just to look at him.
"I need to talk to Tohru." Hatori said. Momiji just stood there. "Alone please." Momiji and Kisa went off and left them alone. "Tohru, Akito already did it, didn't he?"
"What?" Tohru said absentmindly. Oh that.
Akito called Tohru into his room. "Just sit down and relax." Tohru naturally began to feel like she should run away, but she stayed put. "When I put my hand over your eyes, don't move."
Tohru twitched. "No, that is what Hatori does when he erases someones memory. I want to keep all mine. Don't do it." Tohru begged. She couldn't see her mom anymore, but she wanted to keep her close to her heart. She would never, ever allow those precious memories to be erased.
"No, I won't erase your memory. If I wanted to do that, wouldn't I do that when you came here? Stupid girl. You know about the zodaic right and how I am the God. As the God, I have certain privileges, like how the bonds work in the zodaic curse. I can apply them anywhere I want. I just want the rooster on you. It hasn't had a place for a while now." Akito replied. Tohru was relieved. Her memories wouldn't be taken away. "No objections I take it. Smart choice." Tohru mentally shivered. Akito put his cold, clammy hand on her face.
Tohru saw a bright light for a second, but that didn't bother her. It was just the feeling afterward. Tohru felt a sudden weight on her. She tried to excape from it, but she found that she couldn't. She saw chains from her wrists and she freaked out. She knew they were all in her mind, but it still freaked her out. She followed the length of them and saw that they connected to Akito. The moment her face connected with his, he smiled. It was because he knew the pain that followed. If having your complete freedom taken away wasn't enough, you didn't feel human anymore. The moment the rooster was connected to her, she just felt utter hopelessness. It was a strange feeling for Tohru. She hardly ever felt it; the last time was when her father died.
Akito walked over to her. "Now, you know the true pain of the zodiac curse." Instead of smiling, Akito didn't taunt her. Tohru wondered why. "Now you know the true meaning of those words. Don't worry. As long as you follow me, I promise to protect you. Disobey, wait you know that." There was the Akito smirk. For a moment, Tohru almost sensed mercy in his voice. It was then Tohru realized Akito was hiding something, because way back in there was a hint of sorrow. Tohru could see it in her own Mother's eyes, especially around the date her dad died.
"I'm okay." Tohru smiled. To her surprise, Hatori hugged her.
"I'm sorry you had to be involved in this." What did Hatori have to apologize for?
"I'm alright, and I still don't regret what I've done." Tohru looked to the sky. It was snowing. The darkness will eventually disappear, won't it? It's like snow. Snow melts away and becomes spring, right?"
"It's been a while since I've heard those words." Hatori smiled back at her. It was a real smile, with no hint of sorrow in it. The sorrow in Hatori's heart was evident to Tohru the moment she met him. It was probably the reason why Hatori offered to save her mom in the first place. It made her happy to know that Hatori was somewhat recovering from what experience he had before. I bet it had to do with Kana, but I won't ask right now. I don't want to ruin this perfect moment.