Julius had brought Tohru into what he said was his 'private suite'. The room had a gold color scheme. The bedding, furniture, curtains, and even the pictures frames were a shimmery gold. Tohru stood in awe at how lovely the room was.
Julius stretched himself on his bed, propped up a little by the pillows. Tohru stood singular, alone.
"Ok, now what?" Tohru asked folding her arms across her chest.
Julius did a boyish giggle, "Oh so eager. My pet, come to me." He opened his arms, hands outreaching to her.
Tohru paused a few seconds before going to him. He slipped his hands around hers and gracefully pulled her onto the bed. She lay entrapped by his arms, in a weird spooning position. He breathed against her hair, and rubbing his head against hers. Talk about a very uncomfortable position.
Tohru squirmed a bit, hoping he'd catch her uneasiness. He did, but it only made him happier that she was resisting his touch.
He whispered, his mouth hovering next to her ear, "My pet, I keep my word. I'm going to break you and hopefully it will just as enjoyable for you as I'm sure it will be for me."
Tohru's heart jumped. "There's no one in here that you can make me torture. You can't get to me mentally when no one else is here."
She could feel him grinning against her. He ran his cheek against hers. "There's other ways to break you…mentally and physically."
Tohru tensed, not blinking one bit. "Physically? Do you mean…like what Akito was going to do with Kagura?" She prayed that he was joking, that he wasn't meaning anything sexual. Way to be naïve Tohru!
"Rape? My pet, do you think I'll rape you?" He was whispering again. "You can not rape what is yours. You are my pet and I am your master. I can not rape you because you are mine. What I plan on doing can not be called rape because you are my pet and I can do whatever I please to you."
Tohru's mind shut off and she started screaming and thrashing in his arms. She didn't care what she did, as long as she could get away from him.
He laughed that stupid laugh and released her from his arms. She scurried off the bed and ran for the door. She clawed at the door, tried to pry the door open, but it was locked somehow. She was in hysterics, yelling wordless screams, leaping around the room. Everything was locked and worse yet, there were no windows behind the curtains. It was like the room was playing with her head.
She finally jumped into a closet and closed the door. Sure there were no locks and he obviously knew where she was at, but she wanted to distance herself as much as she could; even if it was not a full proof plan.
Tohru huddled in the closet, wrapping all the hanging clothes around her, and crying to her hearts content.
She didn't want Julius to rape her. Sure he might not think it is, but she certainly did. She was a virgin by choice and wanted to keep it that way.
Suddenly the closet door flung open and Tohru screamed, shutting her eyes tight.
"My pet, stop playing games." His voice was soothing and welcoming, but Tohru was not fooled. She clutched at the clothes harder and kept screaming for him to go away.
"Do this willingly or I will go down and hurt them…" His voice seemed to be tired. Was he tired of Tohru's resistance?
Tohru opened her eyes slowly and screamed even louder. Julius was practically naked, except for underwear, if you could call it that; it barely covered much, just enough though.
He grinned at her and offered his hand. Tohru shook her head and gritted her teeth so hard her jaw began to ache.
"Don't make me use my powers on you Tohru. You won't like it." He still held out his hand to her. She didn't move one inch. He frowned and unleashed his power onto her.
Tohru felt smothered by his power. It was leeching on her, wrapping itself around her. She squealed and cried harder that she ever had.
Julius pulled back his power and repeated his offer again; hand still outstretched. Tohru looked at his hand. She knew that he only gave her a taste of his power, how would it feel if it was full blast? She didn't want to find out and numbly reached for his hand. He moved in the last few inches and clasped hands with her once more.
He pulled her up into his embrace and tried to sooth her. She was still shaking and crying.
"Please my pet, stop this behavior. I promise you'll enjoy it, I promise." His voice was so wonderful, so fantastic, she wanted to believe him. Wanted to believe that he would keep her safe from the world, from him. She knew this was all some game, another trick, but she calmed down. What use was she to herself if she couldn't think straight?
He led her to the bed and sat her down. "Would you like a drink? I'm sure you're thirsty after the day you've had." Her day still wasn't over…
Tohru nodded though and he got her a glass of water. She cupped the glass like it was the last solid thing on earth. She took small sips, hoping to delay what was to happen.
Julius didn't sit and watch her drink. He was walking about the room, doing odd things. Tohru wasn't paying attention to him; she was hoping she could make him disappear.
Julius started humming a tune. Tohru found it lovely, entrancing. How can he make her feel like running to him and away from him at the same time? She cursed at herself for being so easily swayed.
A knock came at the door. Julius growled. This was obviously unexpected.
He opened the door, without undoing any locks. Tohru wondered how he did that.
"I'm busy at the moment Kaori, what do you want?" His voice was hostile. Tohru stared at the door and could see only partial bits of Kaori on the other side.
"I'm terribly sorry Julius, but Akito had ordered me out of the room when he was punishing the boys. I went to check up on him a few moments ago and he was passed out. I fear he had another one of his sickness attacks."
Julius shifted his weight. "And what of the boys?"
Kaori's voice went tight, "That's why I come to you. They have somehow escaped."
Julius grabbed Kaori's hair and dragged her into the room in her knees; his eyes glazed with anger. "How in the world did they manage that? You stupid witch! Go find them, kill them if they try to keep running. I won't allow them to slip through our hands once again!"
Tohru was so thrilled with the fact that the boys had escaped that she let her glass fall onto the ground, cracking but not breaking.
Julius looked up at her, still having Kaori's hair wrapped in his fingers. "They will come to save you, no doubt about that. I guess we'll have to save this for later." He looked back down at Kaori. "As for you, I want you to do everything in your power to find them."
With that, he threw Kaori out the door and turned back to Tohru. "My pet, it seems the boys haven't been quite helpful."
"Well I'm sure if someone was torturing me, I wouldn't be much helpful either." Tohru stood up now. She was scared to death, don't get that wrong, but she had now some glimmer of hope.
Julius flung his power into a wall and it exploded. Tohru screamed and ducked onto the ground.
Julius went over to her and wrenched her off the floor and threw her over onto his back. "Let's advertise the boys' attention, shall we?"
He crept through the remains of the wall that led to the outside. Tohru was in hysterics again, punching down onto his back, kicking, and screaming. He ignored her.
Tohru took enough time to realize they were in the Akito's garden, the same garden she had been in several weeks ago.
Julius walked up to that familiar large, flat stone and beckoned, "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" His voice was in that threatening, friendly tone that could send chills up your spine.
Tohru squealed, "Julius stop it! Julius!" This version of Julius was scaring the hell out of Tohru. Julius was furious, and unlike before he didn't quickly resort back to his normal suave ways.
"Boys! Come and get her if you can!" He put Tohru down; facing her back to him. He grabbed her shoulders tightly, his nails digging into her skin. She winced and began to whimper.
"I'll ravish her to my hearts content! You hear me Kyo?! I'll play with her like I played with you! Come out! Rat boy, you think you're so tough! Come on, be a man! Show yourself!" Julius was using his powers to make his voice escalate to a loud volume.
Tohru tried to fall to her knees, but Julius kept her standing. She cried out as loud as she could, "Yuki! Kyo! Don't come for me! Save yourselves!"
"We can't do that," Yuki's voice came from somewhere; followed by Kyo's, "We won't leave you Tohru."
Julius smiled and pulled Tohru close to him. He whispered to Tohru, "You're such good bait. You must mean something to them, something more than just a good piece of tail." He called to the boys now, "Come out you two! I, Julius Sohma, order you to come out."
Yuki jumped off a roof top to stand a few yards in front of them. "With a request like that, how can we refuse?" Kyo jumped right next to him, "Let her go Julius."
Julius' smile only deepened. "Oh my pretty little kitty, you sure do heal quite faster than I remember."
Kyo froze for a moment, and then regained composure. "I've been practicing since last time we 'played'."
"I can see." Julius turned to Yuki. "I had no doubts you would heal. The rat was always one of the strongest."
Tohru was upset the boys had come out of hiding, but she was glad to see that they were physically in good condition. Only a few scraps and bruises, nothing serious. Benefits of being a cursed Sohma I guess.
"Julius, let her go. She has nothing to do with the Sohma's," Yuki said inching a bit towards them.
Julius shook his head. "There you are wrong. She has everything to do with the Sohma's and you know it. You know who she is…you've known all along."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Liar." Julius' tone was in serious mode. "She's the one. Don't act like you don't know."
Yuki looked at Tohru, locking gazes with her for a few moments. He flicked his eyes back up to Julius. "Yeah, I know."
Tohru squirmed a bit in Julius' hold. "What in the world are you two talking about?!"
Julius nestled his head against Tohru. "You are the Tsuyai to my Tsuyoi. You are the Tsuyai Sohma."
Tohru shook her head, "I'm not a Sohma. I can't be this Tsuyai you speak of."
"Oh but you are my pet, you are. You are but half Sohma."
Yuki and Kyo, including Tohru of course, all let out an untied "What?!"
Kyo stepped a few inches closer now. "Julius she isn't a Sohma. Akito would have known it. He would have told us!"
Julius scoffed, "I'm surprised you think that highly of Akito. But no, Akito was too young when this one was born. Akito wouldn't have known about Makoto. Makoto left before Akito was even born."
Tohru's gasped, "That was my father's name."
Julius smiled, pleased, "Yes, Makoto Sohma. He was quite a nuisance, but always a dreamer. He's Hatori's brother you know, well of course you didn't know that."
"What? That would make Hatori my uncle…" Tohru was so wigged out right now. She was in disbelief that her father could be a Sohma.
"Yes, it would. Now let me continue with this little story; there is a point, I promise." He cleared his throat then continued, "Yes with Makoto I had to work around so many things. Makoto didn't possess any animal form, but I could feel some power in him. Not enough to rival mine, but some. I wanted to make him my apprentice, he refused. He was such a boy scout. Thought I was pure evil, maybe I am. Nevertheless, one day he came to me, saying he feel in love with a woman outside the Sohma family. It wasn't out of the ordinary for one Sohma to fall for another that was not of Sohma heritage. I told him I would check out this woman of his.
"When I found out she was in this female gang I rejected her. I couldn't allow him to be mating with such a harlot." Tohru cursed at him for saying that part, but he ignored her. "When I said he couldn't go off and marry the woman he went ballistic. He fled from the arms of Sohma's into hers. He changed his name and hid himself from Sohma eyes. No one heard from him again, not even Hatori."
Julius looked at Yuki and Kyo, "Not even you two knew about this?"
Both boys shook their heads. Kyo said, "I knew what she was…but I couldn't figure out how."
Tohru slumped a bit. "So both of you knew that I was this Tsuyai and you didn't care to mention it?"
The boys bowed their heads in shame and apologized. Tohru was a bit angry now. "How could you do that? I trusted both of you, why didn't you tell me?"
Yuki spoke now. "We hoped that no one else would notice. We didn't want this life for you Tohru."
"Who else knew? Who else!" She was now completely pissed. She hates it when people hide things from her…well lately.
"Shigure and Akito knew. They agreed with us. None of us wanted you to be involved with Julius," Kyo answered her.
Tohru was crying again. "I can't believe this. How did everything get so messed up mom…?" She was talking to herself now, crying to herself now.
Julius was now hugging her, turning her to face him. He shushed her, trying to calm her.
"She's mine boys. She was born to be mine." Julius was holding off the boys with his powers, otherwise the boys would have being pulling Tohru away from him.
Tohru looked up at Julius. "I still don't understand…how I'm this Tsuyai."
Julius smiled tenderly at her. "I'm not all quite sure either. You're only half Sohma. When you were born I think all that power your father refused went into you. I think it was meant for you."
Tohru frowned, "Ok so let's say I am this Tsuyai. What does that mean?"
"The Tsuyai was only a myth you see. I was the first and only Tsuyoi. The Tsuyai was purposed at least twenty years after my reign. She is supposed to be my 'soul mate'; my other half. Her powers and mine together would create something unthinkable."
Tohru tilted her head. "Powers? I have powers?"
He nodded. "Yes."
Tohru frowned. "If I'm supposed to be your other half, then why in the world are you treating me like a slave?"
Julius was graceful enough to blush. "I'm sorry about that. I told you when I met you I had no clue what, I'm sorry, who you were. I didn't entirely put it together until after you passed out earlier."
"And yet you still tried to rape me?" Tohru was remembering now that Julius was a big meanie!
"Yes, I'm sorry for that to. I couldn't help myself." He grinned. She tried to push away from him shouting things like "You're a pig!" and "Pervert!"
He grabbed her roughly. "Why are you fighting with me on this Tohru? You can't change destiny…I am your destiny as you are mine."
Tohru glared at him. "I make my own destiny and guess what…you're not in it!" She kneed him where the sun don't shine. Luckily his powers don't shield him from being male. He let go of Tohru and she ran passed Yuki and Kyo and kept running. She knew they would follow, but she didn't trust them at the moment. So she kept running, to where? She didn't know.
A/N:
Wow this one is pretty lengthy. Didn't have time yet again to comb through for errors. But you'll live. Thanks everyone for the reviews, I truly like them a lot. Well hope you didn't get too thrown from the twists of this chapter.