The girl shifted beneath the silk blankets her eyes opened slowly peaking over to the slumbering god. She petted his cheek softly as she sat up sliding out from beneath the blankets of his bed. She stayed silent stepping across the floorboards of the room leaning up placing her hands on the decretive silk box. 'I'll save him that's my wish.' She spoke to herself smiling as she took the box holding it close to her body heading outside.
It was very late when his body began to start up again, dreams fading slowly. He was more rested than usual since his dreams were vacant of nightmares for once. The mild stirring beside wasn't enough to wake him, but the coolness that started from the absence of an extra body in the bed did. Eyes opening slowly he glanced around before straining to get up, his body stiff and aching still from the exertion. "Tohru..?" He spoke softly before noticing the door of his room open. It wasn't a good idea for her to be wandering about just yet. Quickly getting up he slipped out of bed and started out to look for her.
The girl tried to remember where the woman's room was her eyes filling with sadness. "... I don't remember where she wanted to meet me..." She spoke in a hush tone to herself as she walked back and forth along the porch holding the box close to her chest. "... I hope Akito-sama won't be too angry with what I did..."
It didn't take long before he saw the girl's form pacing around and felt slightly relived since she seemed alright. It still confused him that she seemed to be looking for a way inside from somewhere else than his own room. As he came closer he noticed her clutching something to her chest and paused. Staying back behind the cover a nearby tree blocking her view of him he watched her for a moment until he got a clear look at what she held. His expression froze when confirming the dark object she held. Trembling for a moment he knew he wouldn't have even thought of checking his room for anything missing. Clenching his jaw in a sneer he walked forward quickly, not giving her a chance to notice him before his hands went out and seized the object yanking it away from her. "What's this?!"
Her eyes widened feeling him take the box from her grasp. "Akito-sama please I need that back!" She reached forward for the box placing her hands on it her eyes filling with sadness as she tried to pull it from his grasp. "I need it Akito-sama!" She yelled at him something she had never done before especially toward him the man she had stayed with for so long now.
Growing angrier than he already was when she tried taking it back he glared and tightened his grip on it. "Need it?! For what? You... How dare you?! He'd yelled right back. At the moment his rage was the only thing that was covering up the sense of betrayal that ran through him. It hurt him deeply. Before his mind could process anything more he let go of the box momentarily with one hand. In another instant he brought it hard across the girl's face and yanked the box away. Stepping back slowly with the box held to his chest he leered at her.
She stepped back holding the side of her face that he had smacked her eyes filling with tears that ran down her cheeks. After a few seconds she moved to him reaching for the box. "Please I need the box Akito-sama!" She grabbed hold of his kimono sleeve. She wasn't going to give up yet.
Eye scanning her coldly he kept moving away, ignoring the seeking hands. Turning slightly he set the box down delicately on a nearby banister before turning back to her. Grinning sardonically he shook head, whispering softly. "How could I have let you trick me like that..? I'm such a fool to have fallen for it... Nothing has changed. You're still trying to take what's mine. Deceitful..." Moving forward quickly the fingers of his hands curled into claws and he could her clothes at her shoulders. Jerking her to the side he tossed her towards the wall of the building and let go.
She hit the wall hard fallen to her knees then to her side. Her eyes darted up to his cold eyes her hands moved in front of her pushing herself up. "... What do you mean I tried to take what was yours before!" She was in pain now as she used the wall to stand. "... I've never done anything to hurt you!"
Akito didn't care that what he said could spark the memories back, no matter how unlikely it was. Hatori's powers were never reversed before. Reaching out he grabbed the sides of her face and threw her against the wall again, pinning her head against it. Narrowing his eyes he moved closer whispering. "... Liar." Tangling his fingers into her hair he yanked her against throwing her to the ground. He couldn't bear to see the thief at the same level as himself now.
She fell forward sliding on the porch toward the edge of the porch trying to keep from falling off. She wiped the tears away on the sleeve of her kimono. "... I'm not lieing!" She screamed at him as she tried to sit up on her knees her cheek red from where he had her previous to the second attack.
Pausing for a moment when seeing her nearly slide off the edge he stepped forward and just went ahead. Placing his foot on her back he applied pressure slowly then kicked her off, letting her tumble down a good couple of feet before landing in the snow. Circling around to some steps he moved towards her again. "Ready to stop lying to me...?"
She held her side shivering in pain letting out a low whimpering. "Akito-sama I need the box please!" She couldn't tell him the reason she couldn't if she told then the woman would not let her know how to make him better.
The snow stung his bare feet with that strange pins and needle sensation, but he knew it would disappear soon. Clenching his fist he blinked down at her. "Never... Little thief." Tohru knew didn't she? That he wouldn't let someone like her steal it from him. Stopping over her, he stepped on her arm and applied a good amount of his weight on it. While keeping her down in the snow he took her hair in his hand again. Tugging at it he made her body arch painfully, wanting her to suffer like he when she first came to him. "Say sorry."
Tohru screamed out in pain. "I'm not sorry for what I was doing Akito-sama!" She yelled at him as she looked into his cold eyes. "I wasn't doing anything wrong!" Tears ran down repeatedly from the pain he was inflecting on her body.
Blinking then letting her hair go, he covered his mouth and laughed. "Wasn't doing anything wrong? Hatori must have taken something critical from in there.. I fail to understand your logic behind that." Kicking her hard in the side he flipped her over onto her back. "Since when is stealing not doing wrong?" Tilting his head and kneeling down he reached out slowly. As if in a caress he ran his fingers over her cheeks slowly, then trailed his long nails over them roughly, leaving deep raw trails that began bleeding after a few moments. "Well..?"
Tohru shook beneath him she wasn't fighting back she wouldn't. "... I need the box Akito-sama..." The tears smeared the crimson liquid causing her to flinch from the hot tears hitting her open wounds. "... Akito-sama I was doing nothing wrong..."
Taking her shoulder he tilted her on her side to watch the blood drip out and stain the pure snow. Grinning slightly he allowed another small laugh escape himself as he shivered. Whether it was from the cold or the excitement of his little revenge, he wasn't sure. "Just what do you need a thing like that for? You don't even know what's inside it..."
Tohru shook violently in the snow as she tried to push herself up out of the snow only to slip back into it. "... I don't care what's inside I need it... Please give it to me!" She whimpered out to him her eyes closing halfway.
Twitching he clenched his teeth in an angry frown and ignored the tears. "How could you take it when you don't even know what it is? Did it ever occur to you it mean something to me?!" Bringing his hand back he hit her again only this time across the other side of her face. "Just stop it!"
Tohru's head went with his hand her cheek reddening from the force her eyes closing halfway. "... I need the box Akito-sama..." She was in pain and suffering greatly, but this time her voice was calm and dull.
Pulling her up a bit he was about to hit her again when hearing those utterances continuing. But stopped when he noticed the listless expression on her face. "Sure.. If you think you can take it. Just try..." Dropping her he stood up slowly and brushed his knees off. "You're lucky Hatori knows so much now... If it was up to me I would put you out of the way again."
She struggled to keep from falling back down to the cold earth her eyes were filled with sadness. "... Put me out of the way again...?" She started shaking now her eyes moving to the woman who stood on the porch. "She was trying to save you know that son?" The woman smirked looking to the two.
Shivering again at the sound of that voice his eyes widened and he stopped brushing the snow from his knees. Lifting his head to finally see the woman he swallowed hard a moment before putting up a non-chalant front. "This is none of your business..." Pointing off he leered now. "You should go back to your room. It's not good for old hags to be out in this weather."
She smiled. "That's no way to great your mother." Tohru looked between the two then she noticed the eyes, both filled with the cold darkness. "Tohru you didn't do what I told you, now I won't tell you how to make Akito all better." The woman spoke in a cold tone leaning down beside the box. "You didn't give it to me, but I found it."
Lowering his hand slowly his expression went blank, not noticing or remembering how close she was to the box. "Wh... What did you say?" Looking down at Tohru from an instant his hands, still dyed with blood at his fingertips, trembled violently. Then his mind snapping back to the box he rushed toward the porch and began scrambling up. "Don't!" Stumbling on the last step in his haste he landed on his knees on the porch. But now looked between the two women, trying to process what was going on. But deep in his mind he'd already put it together. The conflict is in which one he needed to go after first. "Y... You bitch.."
Ren smiled down at the boy her hands sliding to the lid. "I don't understand why Akira would give you something like this." Tohru had slipped out of her vision since she had focused on Akito's expression. The girl had come up from behind the woman trying to pull the box from her at one point using her teeth to bite down on the woman's arm as an attempt before being slapped away forcefully off the steps into the snow.
Gasping in surprise at what had happened, he watched on. Managing to stand up on shaking legs he was about to make his own attempt for the box but saw Tohru on the porch again. He had moved forward and tried to catch a limb of the girl to keep her from falling but all too late. "Tohr-..!" Then noticing he was face to face with his mother, who seemed to be distracted by the pain in her arm, he drew his hand back and slapped her the way she had done to Tohru. Perhaps even harder than she had been able to thanks to the adrenaline that coursed through his body.
Ren stumbled back against the wall of the house the box falling on the ground beside Tohru. The woman growled at Akito as Tohru pushed crawling over to the box holding onto the box tightly so Ren couldn't get a hold of it if she tried to grab and reach for it. "You stupid little bitch you'll never be able to save him when he dies you'll be locked away just like before away from everything... All the words he feeds you are lies don't you get it!? Why do you think he never wanted you to see the family or why you had to stay hidden!?" The crazed mother went on before looking to Akito smirking before walking away tilting her head back. "She tried to save you and all you did was beat her just like last time." She disappeared into a hallway. Tohru on the other hand curled into a ball in the snow clinging to the box her head buried under her kimono sleeve faint cries could be heard from her tattered body.
There was too many thoughts running through his mind to be glad about nailing the woman so good. Huffing softly he stepped back and away from his mother before she gathered herself enough to do anything back to him. Narrowing his eyes as she spoke he was tempted to make another move, this time to shut her up. But knowing it would be futile if she was expecting it all he could do was stand there. "... Silence.." He hissed through his teeth but eventually she left on her own. But not before leaving him with a few parting words that hit him hard. Looking over to the girl he walked toward her hesitantly and kneeled in the snow again. "... Tohru...?" His eyes felt uncomfortable and hot from the tears welling up, but he managed to keep them in check. "I.. Didn't know..."
"... Akito-sama... I tried to save you and I couldn't..." She looked up to him sadly as she pushed herself up into a knelt position in the snow holding the box out to him. "... I'm sorry I accidentally got blood on it... Please... Don't hurt me again... I promise to be good Akito-sama I promise..." She lounged forward wrapping her arms around his waist burying her face into his chest.
"Save me...?" He'd whispered, trying desperately not to let his voice crack. Taking the box he rested it safely underneath an arm and began to say something again, thinking out words in his mind that would justify his own actions. It was cut short when he felt her, amazingly, still warm body embrace him suddenly. Even after all he'd done, he thought, she still was able to do this? "Tohru..." He murmured dully. "Forgive me." Then shivering despite the warm Tohru was transferring to him, he rubbed at his eyes with the back of his hand. "Tch..." He made an annoyed sound when he realized his eyes weren't hot from the tears at all. He's been out for too long yesterday and even today. It was his first signs of fever.
She looked up to him with concern as she struggled getting to her feet she reached down for him pulling him up out of the now. "Come on Akito-sama I'll get Hatori-san so he can make you better... I can't help you..." She helped him back into the room limping from the way she had been pushed off the steps of the porch she held the top of the box in her free hand. She helped lay him down on the bed covering him up with thick blankets before taking off to find Hatori. She came back a short time later with Hatori, Hatori came inside the room to take care of him, but Tohru wouldn't she stayed in the doorway leaning to the side on her good leg so she wouldn't be in too much pain. Her eyes seemed a little cold as well as she peered down to the God.
Akito didn't resist being guided back. It was best to get her out of the cold as well since she, no matter that she was more resilient, had spent more time in the cold than himself on both accounts. Settling into the bed gratefully he let his eyes fall closed. Not in sleep. It was impossible since he'd just woken up and now had too many things going on. Still the feelings of guilt were debilitating and he wanted to do nothing but lie there. The sickness upon him now seemed like a punishment. Whimpering softly when Hatori gave him a shot he shifted, digging his fingers into the sheets around himself, leaving dark stains of partially dried blood in them. Not his own of course. "Take care of Tohru now." He spoke softly at Hatori.
Tohru shook her head walking away from the door slamming it shut tightly footsteps could be heard as she ran quickly down the hallways. Hatori looked down to the god. "What happened to Tohru Akito?" His voice was filled with sadness at how the girl had just acted just now not letting him have a chance to look her over.
Shaking his head a little he strained a little to turn away, nuzzling his face into the pillow and closing his eyes. Letting the doctor know he wouldn't say anything either. Though he was sure once the dragon managed to get a good look at the girl he would know what had happened.
The dragon let out a sigh patting the young god's head. "I'll make sure she stays out of sight while the other members are around." He stood walking to the door before stopping turning to face him. "Do you hate her Akito?"
Keeping his back turned he shook his head slightly. As much as could be allowed before the headache forming stung him and made him stop. Curling up into a small ball he took slow deep breathes and tried to rest. There wasn't much else he could go. Hatori slipped out of the room it was a few hours before the door slid open light foot steps could be heard along with the sound of paper rustle. The figure stopped beside his bed kneeling before him little paper birds were set beside his head the colors ranging from black to pink.
The whole time he laid there he barely moved at all. His body was still stiff and he avoided the pain by staying perfectly still. But to a mind that was painfully alert and yet slightly delirious with a fever, it was torture to be so still for so long. Especially all alone. Hatori couldn't sit with him since he was busy and who knew where Kureno was. Hearing a gently steps and a rustle he kept still as ever. Then with the rustle near his head he finally felt like it was time to move. Groaning lightly he turned and looked up.
Tohru leaned down kissing the top of his head softly before resting her head on his chest. "... Please don't leave Akito-sama your the only one I have..." She placed more birds around him as she tried to smiled for him it was apparent then that Hatori couldn't get her to open or come out of the room to be checked on the blood on her cheek had dried and stained her pale porcelain cheeks.
Shifting to lay on his back, he moved gently enough more to disturb any of the birds. Petting her hair with one hand he let his other touch gently at the sides of Tohru's face, inspecting the scratches. In an attempt to change the subject he tilted his head in question. "Where's Hatori? He must see you right away..."
"... These are nothing Akito-sama..." She crawled up on the bed laying beside him now wrapping her arms around his waist snuggling close. "... If I go see him then I won't be able to stay with you." She rested her head on his chest looking to him with pleading eyes.
"There's nothing you can hide from him... You know that." Feeling a little hotter now with Tohru beside him he pushed his thick covers down from his chin to his middle. Turning to look at her he frowns at the bruises too that marked her face. "Don't you hate me?" He whispered.
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