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Chapter 9-Shigure and Akito

I hate leaving the house, even if it is to see Akito. I know what this is about Hari warned me. I'll just have to smooth things over. Shigure put his usual carefree expression on his face as he entered Akitos room.

"It's about time you got here, dog" Akito said, moving from the window. "You've been spending to much time with that girl." Trailing a finger down Shigures face.

"I'm sorry" The dog said not lifting his head.

"That UGLY girl!" Aktio screamed picking up a cup from the table throwing it in Shigures direction. It hit the wall near his head breaking and spilling the contents on the wall and the floor.

"Akito, don't make yourself sick." Think Shigure, calm him down. Akito let himself sink to the floor. The outburst had exhausted him. He had been ranting and raving about the girl since, Hatori, had left him this morning. Like a faithful dog, Shigure, took a seat beside his master. He started stroking, Akitos, silky black hair. "You know, no one means more to me than you do. Don't I come every time you call"

"You used to come to me even when I didn't call you" Akito, responded with an oily smile. "So what is wrong with this stupid girl?"

"She is sick."

Akito slapped him hard on the right side of his face. "I know that idiot. But there is more to this. Hatori was hiding something, now you are trying to also. Tell me the truth!" Slapping him on the left side of his face this time.

Controlling his anger, Shigure, put on his best scolded dog look. This is all for you Akito, you are just to stupid to realize it. "Dear, Akito, forgive me. I should know better than to try and hide things from you. You know me better than anyone."

Akito struck him again. "Idiotic dog. YOU are making me sick! Tell me the truth and tell me NOW. Or I may just have to pay a visit to your house."

Raising his eyes, he looked at Akito. "No need to get so upset. You know Tohru is clumsy, really clumsy. She took a huge tumble down the stairs at work. She broke her leg and is bruised up pretty bad." Shigure explained. "Hatori is worried about a concussion, that's why he wanted her in the hospital and is coming back and forth to the house."

Akito was silent staring into Shigure eyes. Trying to determine if he was lying. This is a mess, my dog has never tried to hide things from me. The dog wouldn't hide things from me. He said this was all for me. If I find out he is lying I will kill this parasite in front of him. "Shigure, you can leave and go back to playing nursemaid."

"I'll stay with you a little longer, master if you wish."

"I DO NOT WISH!" Akito said harshly. And watched Shigure walk to the door. "Oh dog, tell the girl. I hope she feels better. I'll come and see her to um pay my wishes when she feels up to moving around. I know how awful it is to have people visiting when you are to sick to move."

"We look forward to having you at our home." Shigure said in a slight more flippant tone than he had wanted to. He glanced back at Akito before closing the door, he had his head down on the table, his long blue kimono spread around him. I won't let you hurt the girl, she is the key to the cure. You may not believe that but you didn't see Kyo last night with her. This is really for you. He thought as he shut the door. I should go see Hari and tell him what I told Akito, hopefully I calmed him down enough for the time being.

"Hari, how wonderful to see you are still working" Shigure said in his typical goofy tone.

"Shigure, you've been to see Akito" Hatori said.

"Yep" he answered with a silly smile.

"Things went good then" shaking his head. Why do you always have to act so happy. I can see the strain in your eyes old friend. He tossed his pack of cigarettes over the desk to Shigure.

"I think, Aktio, believes me. I told him that Tohru is really clumsy, which isn't a lie, we all know that. I said that she took a tumble down the stairs, broke a leg and is banged up pretty bad. It seemed to satisfy him." The writer explained. I hope.

"I suppose now I will have to answer to hi, explaining why I didn't tell him." Inhaling on his cigarette.

Shigure sit for a second smoking and staring at the desk. "Well, Hari, you are just to kind of a person to tell something so embarrassing on one of your patients." He watched as the doctor nodded and put out his cigarette. "I wish there was some way to see if Kyo is cured."

"I know, we can't push her though. I'm still not sure how she is going to start reacting once it really hits her. As far as we know though, there has been no other incidents of a zodiac member, holding another person like that. In the car she was basically in his lap and he had his arms around her. He should have changed." Hatori explained. "You didn't leave her alone did you?"

"Hari, I'm offended. Of course I didn't leave her alone." Shigure said putting his cigarette out. "I waited till Yuki got back form his walk. Yuki is with her."

"Yuki?" Hatori said. "How is he doing?" Remember the scene in Tohru's room earlier. My heart goes out to Yuki, I know what it feels like to see someone you love hurting so much and there is nothing you can do to help them.

"He's hurting pretty bad right now. He thinks she blames him. I don't think its so much that she blames him as he is blaming himself. He said she keeps asking why he didn't pick her up? Where he was at stuff like that." Lighting another cigarette. "You know, Hatori, sometimes I think I'm to blame."

The doctor looked at his friend. "Shigure?"

"I could have went to get her when Yuki called me. Or sent Kyo there sooner. Or if I really want to get into blaming myself, I should have never convinced Akito, in the first place, to let her stay with us. I'm selfish, I just wanted to break the curse. But the longer she stayed and the more I watched her. They aren't the only two she has had a healing effect on. Look what she has done for Kisa, and even for us." The dog said sadly. "This is my fault. Isn't it Hari?"

"No this isn't your fault. I don't approve of you using her, like you were. I didn't want to see her hurt. But this couldn't have been prevented. Something's that happen really are just our destiny." Hatori said looking at his friend.

"Thank you Hari! You always no how to make me feel better." He said smiling. "Que sera, sera right?"

You smile but your eyes tell the truth. "I'll come by after Akito goes to bed to check on her. Make sure she eats something"

"So now you are throwing me out?" He asked with a fake-hurt face.

"Yes I have work to-do, and I don't want you leaving her to long with just one person watching her. In case they can't calm her down or something." The doctor explained rolling his eyes. "Tomorrow, I'll see if she can talk about it and tell me about it. It may help her. But we can't force it out of her. She may want to talk or she may not. If she wants to talk then its important that who ever is with her to just listen. In cases like this the victim, blames herself more than anyone else."

Shigure nodded. "Thank you Hari" he said before leaving. As he was leaving the main estate he looked back towards Akitos rooms. Aktio was sitting in his window, when he noticed Shigure he smirked and disappeared back into the room.