I'm really sorry this one took so long..i know I said it wouldn't. But right now I'm really upset, and I haven't been able to write anything good. My first boyfriend just broke up with me, and I'm just really sad...i'll try and get the next one out faster (
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Akito struggled against Kyo's grasp, trying to free herself from underneath him. "Oh no you don't! You're staying right here," he said. "Satsuka, get him off of me!!" Akito hissed. The chauffer grabbed kyo's waist and tried to pull him off, but just got kicked where it hurts. "You can't move me, either of you. Just give up, at least let her have this one night," Kyo said, gripping a tree root nearby to further keep Akito from escaping. "No! I won't allow that! I didn't tell her she could stay at Ayame's house! Only Shigure's! The bitch should feel lucky she's even able to see him. Why anyone would want to is still a mystery..." Akito said with disgust. Kyo freed his hand for a second, and struck her face. The expression on her face changed. This was not good. Her eyes were vicious and dangerous now. "Well, Kyo. How bold of you. If only you had a mind in that ugly, orange head. You can't keep me here forever, Kyo. And I will not forgive this." Kyo shuddered. She was right. He'd have to let her go at some point, and nobody struck Akito and got away with it. Much less the cat.
Yuki was eating watermelon with Ayame and Shizuka. "I know! In honor of my brother coming to me in silent tears begging for my love-" "It wasn't like that!" Yuki interjected. "As I was saying," continued Ayame. "In honor of Yuki being here, we should..." there was a pause. "I have forgotten," proclaimed Ayame. "Idiot," muttered Yuki. "Aaya, you fail," Shizuka said, giggling. "Um, how about while you're thinking of it, me and Shizuka-san go talk about something," Yuki suggested. "Ah, I see. Don't do anything too drastic though." Ayame winked. "Aaya!" Shizuka protested, then laughed. Yuki just blushed, taking her into the next room, and to make sure Ayame couldn't hear, into the next. "Shizuka...This is important, so make sure you listen to me," Yuki said, his hands on her shoulders. She looked a bit frightened. "Hatori is...Akito found out you were staying the night here, first off. He heard from Hatori.." Shizuka's eyes widened, then she looked shattered. "T-tori...told Akito?" Tears welled up in her eyes. "Yes...I didn't want to tell you, but if I don't I'll hate myself forever... Kyo is with Akito right now, keeping him from going anywhere. But he can't hold him forever. Tomorrow morning he will come for you." Yuki said gravely. "And then what will happen to me?" She said fearfully. He didn't answer for a long time. "You have to understand, if Hatori doesn't do this, Kyo dies, and-" "Tell me Yuki." He sighed. "Hatori will erase every memory you have of or related to Ayame niisan." Tears threatened to fall from her eyes now. "How could they do this?! What's the harm of staying the night here? But i should have listened! I should have just stayed at your house and taken what i was given. This is my fault!" She was crying now. "It's not your fault, Shizuka-san. Akito is selfish. Do not blame yourself. I did not tell you of this to make you feel guilty. I wanted to tell you because this may be the last chance you get to tell my brother you're in love with him." Shizuka was silent. "How did you-" "That's not important," he replied, smiling cunningly. She nodded. "I will. So at least he knows. Before I'm..gone," she said. Yuki sighed. "We should go back so he doesn't come looking for us." They walked back to the den, putting on their best game faces.
Back at the main house, Hatsuharu had caught wind of what was going to happen to Shizuka. He sighed. This wasn't right. Doing this would only depress Ayame, piss off Kyo, and turn Shizuka into a zombie. Her personality was basically formed from being around Ayame. He still loved her, as a good friend, and he didn't want to see this happen either. But the only real way to prevent it would be killing Hatori, which was out of the question. But he did have a back up plan...sort of. It was a stretch, and it would take a long time, but maybe...
When Yuki arrived home, he went straight to bed. For one, it was midnight, and for two, he was just really sad. He didn't want to stay up thinking about it a moment longer. Shizuka and Ayame meanwhile were up in the master bedroom, playing go fish on Ayame's bed. The bed was huge, bigger than any Shizuka had ever seen. It also had a large, translucent curtain around it, hung from the ceiling. Shizuka snuggled under the cover, knnocking the cards everywhere int he process. Ayame sighed, and joined her. "I win," she said. He smiled, and put his arms around her. "Aaya?" she said shyly. "Yes, fair maiden?" This made her blush. "I...love you." He smiled. "I love you too, Shizu-chan. Just like a sister!" She nodded. How was she going to get him to realize that he was more to her than just a friend? They lay there like that for a few more minutes. "Shizu-chan?" he asked. "What?" "Promise me you'll never forget all the fun times we have together? I know we don't have very many of them, but they mean the world to me." She didn't respond. Tears filled her eyes but he could not see them, and she tried her best not to let them fall. She finally nodded, and he said, "I won't forget either." After a while, they sat up. "Hey Aaya, you want to microwave some marshmallows?" She asked, brightening. "Let's make up an entire bag!" He said, and they went downstairs to the giant bag of marshmallows. After a minute in the microwave, they had a huge fluffy cloud of sticky marshmallows. immediately Shizuka grabbed a handful and stuck it to his face. "Hey!" He laughed, chasing her up the stairs with the plate. In the end, more marshmallow ended up on them and the bed than in their stomachs. "You've got some on your earring," Shizuka said, pulling marshmallow off and eating it. "Hey that was mine! And you've got some on your nose," He said, taking it. "I'm so tired..." She said wearily. "Yeah, so am I. How about we get some sleep?" said Ayame. They crawled back under the covers of the giant bed. Ayame fell asleep before she did, and she stared at him for a good long time. A smile was on his face, that beautiful smile of his. She wished she didn't have to forget that smile. Or anything about him. She sat up, and leaned over him, just watching him sleep. 'No, i shouldn't...' she thought. But she did anyway. She leaned closer and closer until she could feel his soft breath on her face. Her lips touched his ever so softly, and she kissed him for what seemed like forever though it was just a moment. After she pulled back, she snuggled up against him and slept.
In the morning, Akito found that Kyo had fallen asleep on top of her. "Satsuka," she said quietly, so as not to wake Kyo. "Help me get this guy off me." The two of them were able to free Akito from under the sleeping boy. "Are you hurt, Akito-san?" the chauffer asked. "I'm fine. Let's get to Ayame's house and get the ugrateful little brat. And call Hatori. We might need him there. Satsuka did as he was told, and soon, They were outside poor Ayame's house, waiting for Hatori to show up. "Akito," Hatori said, getting out of his car. "Ah, Hatori. So you're finally here. I know this wasn't part of the original plan, but I figured it would be so much easier to get ahold of her if we sent you to break the news and get her out of here." Hatori was taken aback. He couldn't do this. Everything that was happening was his fault already...but he probably deserved it. "Fine," he said, opening the front door which was unlocked. That was easy enough. He suspected they were up in the master bedroom. He trudged up the stairs, to find Ayame about to come down them. "Ah! Tori-san!" he said brightly. "I thought you said you were coming for Shizuka at 2:30." "There was a change of plans...WIth my schedule, I wouldnt have been able to come then. So I'm here for her now," he explained, hating to lie but at the same time unable to tell the truth. He and Ayame went into the master bedroom, where Shizuka was soundly sleeping. "Shizu-chan, wake up," Ayame said, shaking her softly. His eyes were full of love for her; losing her would tear him apart. Shizuka opened her eyes, and smiled at him. "Morning," she said, stretching. "Tori-san is here for you," said Ayame. "It's a little early, but he has such a weird schedule.." "Yeah...thanks for letting me stay. I had a fun time," Shizuka said. "Anytime! As long as you keep your promise," he said jokingly. "What promise?" Hatori asked out of curiosity. "That she would never forget the fun we had," Ayame said. Hatori nodded. "I see. Come on Shizuka." They left the house. Ont he way to the main house, Shizuka wrote on her stomach with a pen. Ayame Sohma is your best friend. Hatori didn't notice. "Shizuka, you haven't asked why we're gong to the main house, aren't you wondering?" Hatori asked. "No," she said, tears and a look of hatred in her eyes. "Yuki told me. I'm going to get all my memories of Ayame erased and it's your fault. Thanks, Hari. I trusted you." He started to respond, but decided just to keep his mouth shut. She was absolutely right, it was his fault. "I fucking hate you, Hatori."
Since Shizuka had to go home early, Ayame decided to open his shop early and do some cleaning. When he pulled into the driveway, he noticed Kyo sleeping right in front of his car. Ayame left the car and poked him in the nose util he woke up. "Kyonkichi, why are you sleeping in my driveway?" he asked. "Shut up, dammit! That's not my name-where is that bastard!?" Kyo jumped to his feet. "What bastard?" "Akito! Did he get to your house already? Is my sister ok?!" Kyo was frantic. "Hatori came by earlier to pick her up, but I didn't see Akito," Ayame said, bewildered. "Damn that Hatori!! Don't you know anything? Hatori's on Akito's side. If we want to save her we'd better get to the main house right now!" Kyo hopped into the car. Ayame started driving to the main house. "Why are we going to the main house?" he asked, a little lost. "No time to explain, we're here!" Kyo said, dashing into the house and tearing to Akito's wing. He and Ayame were just in time to see Hatori release her temples, letting her fall to the floor. "Tori-san, what are you doing?!" Ayame exclaimed, running to her. Shizuka opened her eyes. "Shizu-chan are you ok?" Ayame asked, concerned. "Yeah, I'm fine, but you're creeping me out. Who the hell are you?" She said, confused. Tears fell from his face onto hers. "I'm your Aaya! You can't have forgotten me!" he cried. "She has," said Hatori sadly. "Akito's orders." Shizuka stood up. "Hey Tori, who is this guy? Is he going to be ok?" she asked casually. "This is Ayame Sohma, your very distant cousin. He's a little off. Not to worry, he doesn't really know you. Why don't you go see Akito?" Hatori explained. Ayame threw himself upon Hatori, sobbing. "Why, Tori-san, Whyyy?!" Hatori sighed. "I know it hurts, but if I didn't do this, Akito would've killed Kyo, right in front of her," he said. Ayame nodded, and collapsed on the floor. Kyo couldn't stand to see this, and left the room, angry and sad. His sister as he knew her was gone.