Author's Intro:

Fuck! I wrote this entire chapter and then ACCIDENTLY DELECTED IT! So sorry if it's a crappy chapter. I'm so pissed right now.

The Disclaimer from chapter one applies to this entire story. I'm just too lazy to write it.

Here goes:

"WHERE'D TOHRU GO!" Kyo yelled as he barged into the Rat's room.

"You really need to learn to knock," Yuki replied calmly, writing something at his desk. The Cat, of course, wasn't satisfied with that answer.

"Whatever. I want to know where she is! I've been looking for her for hours!" Yuki sighed and turned around in his chair so that he could look at Kyo's angry face.

"If you asked Shigure, he would say "At a friend's house", but if you got that drunk fool to tell you the truth, then he would say "She went to the Main House, and her visit probably has something to do with Akito". And she's only been gone for five minutes."

"What! How did you find out!"

"I overheard them talking."

"WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT!"

"Because, dumbass Cat, I was waiting to go help her until she got far enough away that it wouldn't look like I was following her."

"Well let's go, then!"

"Where are you two heading off to? And in such a hurry….!" Shigure asked as the teens whisked down the stairs and out of the door.

"To help Tohru!" Yuki yelled angrily in response.

'How did they find out?' The Dog wondered, smiling in amazement. Now Tohru definitely couldn't blame him for finding out about her sneaking away to go on her little"mystery trip".

"What do you want, girl?" Akito questioned impatiently.

"I-I want to be confined instead of Kyo-kun," Tohru stammered, nervously twisting her small hands together. The answer made the God's eyebrows raise.

"The Monster helping the Monster! Haha! That's funny…." Akito laughed, walking toward the girl.

"If I did that, would he have freedom?" She looked up hopefully. The Head thought, scheming ideas going through his brain.

"If you were confined, and he was able to live his life normally, would you also take the curse with you, therefore becoming the Cat of the Zodiac in his place?"

"Y-yes, Akito-san. That is a sacrifice I am willing to take."

'This is my chance to get rid of her. And who said I had to keep my promise? I can lock up both of them. Eliminate ALL the monsters in my way,' The God concluded.

"Very well." Akito quickly reached out, and getting a firm grasp on Tohru's hair, pulled her close to him. "This will be painful, bitch."

Only then did she realize what she may have been getting herself into.

Akito put a hand on her face, and smoke started filling the dark chamber. It made Tohru sputter and cough. The fire alarm in the room started blaring, confusing her thoughts even more. The two dropped to a sitting position across from each other.

"That has to be where she is!" Kyo yelled back at the Rat, pointing to a room in the small, "inside" area of the Sohma Estate. The only one that was smoky and loud. Yuki nodded, more scared for Tohru than himself.

The pair then ran towards the building. Closer and closer it got. Just a few more steps…..

'T-this is so painful….but Kyo can be happy now," Tohru hoped, squeezing her eyes shut. She refused to let herself make a sound even through the pain.

A slam of a door made her jump from her thoughts. Tohru opened her eyes, but discovered that her vision was still blocked by Akito's frail hand. From the smell of the room, the smoke had cleared away. The next thing she heard, though, surprised her.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER, BASTARD?"

'That sounds like Kyo-kun! What is he doing here!' she wondered in shock.

"Kyo-kun, is that you?" Tohru asked. He wasn't able, to answer, though, because the Head of the Sohma family began to speak, his hand still covering the girl's eyes.

"You're too late, and yet right on time. I see that Yuki is here too. Would you like me to lock you up in that special room for intruding?" his voice dripped with venom. "And Kyo…..how are you?"

"YOU--!" the "Cat" screamed, racing towards the God. Akito sneered, and letting go of Tohru, grabbed Kyo's beaded wrist.

Yuki made an attempt to move towards the commotion, but found that he couldn't move; there was someone behind him, holding him back.

"Hatori, let go!" Yuki yelled at the doctor.

"I-I can't. Akito's orders," Hatori responded, ashamed. "I'm bound to his commands. You know that."

All in a few quick seconds, the Head whipped off the bracelet and thrust it onto Tohru's arm, a creating terrified and paralyzed look from Kyo. He then, using his blood crusted fingernails, cut into each of the two teens' palms, and forced the wounds together, causing the blood to flow through to the other's hand.

'Why am I not transforming! What's going on!' Kyo wondered with horror, as Akito smirked and Tohru looked down, almost guiltily, but still scared.

The God pushed him away from Tohru and himself, and turned towards her.

"Wench, or should I say, "New Cat of the Zodiac", welcome to the Sohma Family. I'll be seeing you in a few days. Am I right?" He sneered. Akito then raised his withered hand and slapped her face. Hard. Kyo nearly started back to him."ANSWER ME, BITCH!"

"Y-yes, Akito-san."

"Good. MAID! Escort these people out of the building!" An old woman appeared in the doorway, and led the trio out of the room, out of the house, and past the gates of the rich Sohma Estate, as Hatori still stood in the room, ashamed of what Akito had done.

Author's Closing:

Whew! I finished this in about 20 minutes! Score….

I hope you liked the chapter. And I remind you to REVIEW! –bows-

Laterzzz!

E.