A/N: I am going to be reffering to Akito as a girl. She is a girl in the manga, and this is before Tohru even knows that Akito isn't a guy, so yeah. I thought about calling Akito 'He' until then, but I think this way is much better.

The way up to the Sohma Main house felt so agonizing. Akito, the head of the Sohma family, could have anything planned for the young cat. As much as he hated to admit it, it scared Kyo; it really did.

Upon reaching the door to Akito's room, Kyo heard the Sohma head's voice beckoning him in. "It's been a long time, hasn't it Kyo?" The cat grew tense. He always hated being at the main house.

"Yeah." Kyo said. He saw Akito sitting by the open door that lead out to the garden. Her arm was extended for a bird that was perched on her hand. Akito's fingers were closed over the bird's feet, and its wings were flapping wildly as it tried to get free.

"So, I hear that you've shared your disgusting form with Miss Tohru Honda." Akito said casually, her fingers were still closed on the bird's feet. Its wings were flapping wildly still. Just watching the poor creature made Kyo think of his own situation. No matter how hard he tries, Kyo will never escape his curse or Akito. "Well?"

"Yeah." the cat mumbled. The painful memories were resurfacing, and Kyo couldn't keep the hurt he held in his heart from reaching his voice.

"Why the sad voice Kyo?" Akito asked as she got up. She pulled her robes tightly around her and then walked over towards the orange-haired boy. "What has made you so upset?" Kyo stayed silent and stared at a spot on the floor even as Akito circled around him and even when she put her arms over his shoulders from behind. "Could it be that she was disgusted and scared away?" Tears were welling up in Kyo's eyes, but he kept them from falling. He would not cry in front of Akito. "No? Well then could it be that Miss Tohru Honda does not love you?" Kyo's body flinched, and the cat could just picture the smile that had spread over Akito's face. "That's it? She doesn't love you? Don't tell me that you allowed yourself to fall in love with that stupid girl?" Akito's voice sounded a tad aggitated, but she still managed to keep that slick, oily tone of voice. She let her arms slide off of Kyo and she turned to face him. "Did you fall in love with her?"

"No." Kyo whispered angrily, and his cheek was met with a harsh slap.

"Don't lie to me!" Akito snapped. "Never lie to me! You can't ever lie to me!! I am God! Do you hear me? You can never escape me! You can't lie to me!!" Kyo would have flinched away from Akito, but that would have only made things worse. Instead he stood there and pretended to not even feel anything. It was almost as if he were numb, but not quite. It was like he was waking up from anestesia. He could still feel some of the affects, but it didn't keep him from feeling pain. It just cusioned the blow. Akito regained her composure and tightened her robes again. Her arms snaked around Kyo's neck, and he could feel Akito's breath on his face. "You shouldn't have fallen for her you know." She said. "It's not like she would ever love you in return. Who could ever love anyone as repulsive as you? You're a freak; a monster. And she doesn't even know that you're the reason her mother is dead." Kyo brought his head up to face Akito at the mention of Kyoko.

"It wasn't my fault!!" He felt the faint sting of Akito's hand against his face again. Nails were scratching into the base of his neck.

"She would hate you if she knew that." Akito continued on. "I wouldn't be surprised if she hates you now. Especially after you showed her that ugly true form of yours." Kyo wanted so desperately to just run away. Maybe go back to the mountains and be away from it all. "Remeber, no one could ever love a monster like you, Kyo." Akito withdrew from the cat and went back to her place by the door. "Hatori!!" she called, and the doctor came in soon after.

"What is it, Akito?" he said in his deep voice.

"Run a bath for me. My skin feels so dirty." Hatori nodded and walked out of the room. On the way to the door, he gave Kyo a sorrowful look that looked as if it were supposed to be apologetic. Akito tunred her head towards the young cat. "You can go now." She said with a wicked smile on her face. Kyo walked out of the main house and all the way to the gate where he broke into a run. He wasn't running towards the house where Shigure, Yuki and Tohru were. He didn't know where he was running, he was just letting his feet carry him...that is until he ran into someone.

"Ouch!" Came a girl's voice. "Watch where you're going!" It was someone from his school. She had dark brown hair that looked almost black and pale skin. Kyo didn't bother to pay much attention, he just mumbled a small apology and kept running until he found himself at the park he used to play at as a kid. He took a seat on one of the swings and sat there into the night.