'Slowly walks up-stairs to the stage'………..Thank you very much to all the reviewers. Your reviews have made me feel so much better. I will try to give it my all on this chapter, but I'm not sure if I will succeed or not. Let's just say I haven't been feeling up to writing the story. I'm not here to complain though but I want to explain to my readers that the weekdays ill be very busy. Which thereafter I will only have free time during the weekends, so I only have right now to try to 'outline' this chapter and fix it little by little during the weekend.

Disclaimer- 'sighs' If you believe Fruits Basket belongs to me, then guess fucking what? It doesn't. I hope that doesn't ruin your life…


Sunday: Around 4 meeting starts. Ends around 5.

Learning The Lessons In Life.

Tohru quickly spun around. There stood Akito, almost touching nose to nose with her. She looked into his eyes; he was so well blended in with the dark, almost as if he was a part of it. For a moment she felt fear, and all her defenses went down, rapidly her instincts took over and she took a step back.

Akito smirked, although this was quite entertaining, right now scaring her would do no good. He walked away from her to the window, and pulled back the curtains. Light began to flood in, until there was no more space for it in the room. Smiling he turned back "No hello? How rude."

Tohru panicked; already she was presenting herself badly. "Oh-oh no Akito-san, I just di-didn't see you there. I-…"

Akito interrupted her "No need to apologies, but you do seem terrible tense Tohru-kun." Akito sat down in the middle of the room, where a small, brown, table stood. "Sit." He pointed to the opposite side of the table.

Hesitantly Tohru did as she was told, with her knees bent she sat across from Akito.

"Now Tohru-kun as I told you I called you hear to apologize………..you did not deserve to be treated in such a way. It was……..very rude of me, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me." Akito finished by starring at Tohru, strait in the eye. He wanted to see how she would react to it, after all it's not everyday a God asks for forgiveness.

Tohru looked down, starting at her knees. Her hands began to turn into fists as she wrapped them around the end of her skirt, squeezing it tightly. Her heart felt a prick as her first thought came, it wasn't his fault. The best she could do was hold in her tears as her eyes began to water. "…I know I don't understand a lot about Akito-san, but I know that it is not his fault……sometimes people do things they don't mean to when they're angry."

Akito looked down at the table surface and rolled his eyes, now what nonsense was she speaking of? "What do you mean Tohru-kun?"

"Well, like how people are affected….by love…" At this Akito looked up. Being in love? How do you put that together?

"…But there is always tomorrow. Always……and I believe this is our tomorrow."

Akito's vision began to blur as he realized what she was implying. She meant that every person always has a tomorrow, a tomorrow to forgive and forget. Her soft voice suddenly brought Akito from his thoughts. Quickly Akito blinked away his unshed tears.

"I appreciate very much that Akito-san has taken his time to apologize to me, but Akito-san didn't need to." Tohru got up from the table, and bowed. "Thank you very much for your time Akito-san."

Akito was surprised she was already leaving? "Wait Tohru-kun, do you not accept my apology?"

Tohru stopped walking towards the doorway, and looked back. Her cheeks slightly flushed with a pink tinge. "If Akito-san insists on making an apology…. I do accept."

Akito's mind raced. Nothing was going according to his plan! Damn it all. At that moment he saw Tohru begin turning once more to the door.

"Wait…. ah-Tohru-kun. Would you mind, coming to visit me tomorrow? I would like more time to converse with you."

Tohru looked confused for a moment, but nevertheless accepted his proposal not wanting to be rude. "Of course Akito-san. Would you-ah….mind if I came around the same time as today?"

Akito lips turned upward turning into those long practiced fake smiles. "Of course not Tohru-kun. Until then."

Bowing once more Tohru turned around and walked out of the door, closing it as she left.

Akito closed his eyes. What was he going to do with that woman? How did she always manage to turn everything and everyone against him? And why the hell does she always smile? Sighing Akito opened his eyes.

That damn woman was giving him a headache, and without even trying! Tomorrow he would not mess up. Tomorrow he will get to the bottom of this, of her! He looked down. The flat brown table surface stared right back at him.

What did she know? All she did was talk like she knew. /No outsiders understand the curse/ Slowly he got up, and walked towards the window. Simply standing there and staring out the window, he once again, began his musing.

He knew exactly what he was going to do…….he was going to use her to break the zodiacs spirits. / Those infuriating animals need to learn their place….and what better way than through their dear, lovely, Tohru-kun./

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When Tohru arrived home the sun had set and the once warm air had now turn to the cause of her goose bumps. However, the walk home had given her enough time to think over what had just happened.

Akito was being nice to her…far from what the zodiacs described him as.

/Mom always said there is a good side to everyone, no matter how small it is, maybe Akito-san just need's a push in the right direction. / Tomorrow she would be ready. Ready to help and understand him.

Tohru smiled happily, forgetting to put into account how her 'roommates' would react to the situation: upset.

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And upset they were.

It was nearly six and all three men of the Shoma household were waiting patiently for Tohru's arrival in the living room, "UGH! WHEN IS SHE COMING BACK!?!??"-or at least as patiently as they could get.

Although Kyo would never admit it, he was worried, and one can ever tell the difference between a nervous and a scared cat. "Stop your insistence shouting, stupid cat."

Yuki was nowhere near the feeling of being less than worried. Tohru had not come home yet, his meal was ruined, and the cat wouldn't shut up. "KUSO RA-!" "Now, now, I don't want any damage done to my house."

Shigure sighed that day for the fifth hundred time…well minus 492. It seemed as if these two would never stop quarreling, Tohru would never come home, and he would never finish his book. /What a life./

And, once again, the cycle began.

"WHY YOU--"

"Shut u--"

"My Hou--"

Creak.

Just as an immensurable chaos was about to ensue in the house, who other than the protagonist of the story waltzes in.

Noticing the tension in the room, Tohru's smile soon turned into a frown and immediate silence followed. Tohru could only stare at their blank gazes. "Ano…Did I interrupt something?"

Yes, Tohru-kun is in trouble.

Or in the words of my favorite minion…Tohru-kun is in some deep shit.


-Walk's on stage behind bullet-proof shield, vest, and helmet- For protection, Well as you know….I haven't updated, for a-um- while, -feels heat of audience's glaring/ sweat drops-….and I'll be brutally honest with you…..I probably won't for another-um- while. (Imitation of Soap Opera begins)

–Hears crying in audience- Don't cry…..it's not you…it's me. That's why I've decided we should…take a break.

–Gasp from audience- don't take it the wrong way, but I need you to know; I've been unfaithful.

–Hears couple of audience member's faint- Yes…there's another. His name is…school.

–Feels hatred from audience- Look, do you think this is easy for me? You're lucky to have me as your authoress, I'm not out there like other authors starting a story and not finishing it…I'm just saying it's going to take time to finish this story. And don't look at me that way; don't you think I'd rather be here with you, than working my ass off getting an education?

–Hears audience sniffle- The truth is –suppresses tears- I have like 7 different nation-wide known test to ace (A.C.T./S.A.T- I & II (3 Subject test)/ APUSH/APEL)…..which means until my junior year in high school is over, I wont have any time to spare…not even my precious weekends.

–Audience stares- …..So…..so….un-…-clears throat- …until then.

–Begins to walk off…..runs back and sends kiss to audience…starts sniffling- Why do you have to make this so hard!? –Runs off stage/trips/get's back up- That didn't hurt at all….I knew this suit would come in handy, but –sniff- it can't stop the tear's! –Continues to run off stage-

Auxi.

P.S. –sniffles into handkerchief, with red eyes and snot coming down nose- I'll…I'll be back by summer!