Tohru - what the hell are you doing to me? Like I would ever get stabbed!
Me - like you wouldn't.
Tohru - what the hell do you know?
Me - well obviously more then you.
Tohru - you evil little -censored-!
Me- that's not very nice language Tohru. What would the others think if they heard you talking like that?
Tohru- just shut up and do the disclaimer.
Me - fine. But I'm gonna have fun messing with your boyfriend. I don't own fruits basket and if I did then Tohru would be dead.
Tohru - then why aren't I?
Me- because I got that much hate/angry/threatening/self exploding emails about what would happen to me if I killed you off that I decided to let you live and kill off someone else.
Tohru - who?
Me - that would be telling. \m/ rock on! And remember to R&R!
Chapter three;
---WARNING--- contains slight course language
Kyo was groggily waking up, his head was thumping and he didn't recall a thing after being hit on the head. Which is probably why he had absolutely no idea where he was.
"Oh crap. My head is killing me." He ran a hand through his orange hair. Feeling something rubbing against his wrist he tried to peer through the darkness to see what it was. It was like some sort of rope had bound him to the wall. Obviously someone didn't want him to leave anytime soon.
The room was small, much like a prison cell only a bit bigger. The floor was wooden; there was a small window up near the ceiling. Just big enough to allow fresh air and the moonlight to pass through. Dust particles danced through the air as the door slid open. A man entered, he was wearing a formal kimono and carrying a tray of bread, cheese and water. It was hard to make out his face, the shadows were playing hide and seek with his facial features.
"Ah, so you're awake I see." His voice was sweet and angelic.
"Who are you? Where am I?" Kyo demanded trying to lunge for the stranger.
"Try as you might young Kyo, you cannot break those binds."
"Just watch me!" Kyo screamed, continuing to struggle.
"Are you hungry? I've bought you some food." He asked placing the tray down and continuing as if he hadn't even heard the angry Sohma teen.
"I'd rather starve then eat anything you give me! Now tell me who you are and why I'm here."
"Very well. My name is Akira and you are here until I can safely guarantee the future of this family."
"Akira? I thought you were dead. Isn't that why Akito is head of the family?" Kyo asked, ceasing to struggle against his binds. If he's here then I must still be at the estate. he thought to himself.
"I was never dead, you mangy cat. I merely got out of the lime light and everyone presumed I was dead, even my very own grandson. But I never lost control. The art of manipulation is a very powerful force once you have mastered it." Akira's voice was starting to change from light and angelic to angry. Very angry.
"So you were manipulating Akito all along. That still doesn't tell me why I am here? You say you want to guarantee the future of the family, so why am I tied up?"
"So you can't stop us from removing that Tohru Honda from our lives forever. It was written long ago that a girl, an assassin's daughter shall come into the light, or so to speak of our curse. We thought it was safe, she seemed to dumb to be the daughter of the red butterfly of kanana. But she was a very good actress. The startling revelation, that she is indeed the daughter of death, put Akito and myself on high alert. The girl had to be disposed of. As quickly as possible." Akira took a moment to savour the look of disgust and hatred on Kyo's face. "That was when I hatched the plan to toy with Ms. Honda's emotions and make her believe that she still had family that really cared for her. Akito was against it at first, he didn't want to have to be nice to the girl but I talked him around to my way of thinking. I always do. Akito is currently on his way to finish what he started. So if you'll excuse me…"
He got up to leave but stopped in his tracks when he heard an ear-piercing howl from where Kyo was suppose to be subduing himself to the fact that Tohru would be dead by the time he ever got to her. In his place stood a monster. A blue and white bead bracelet lay discarded of the floor.
The Kyo-monster gave a light yank at his binds and they came away from the wall easily. Then he took a step forward, then another and another. With every step forward he took, Akira took backwards towards the door.
"Where are you going Akira? Don't you want to torment the poor, pitiful cat? Ruin his life even more then you already have." Kyo-monster (A/N: original, don't you think?) chuckled deep in his throat at the terrified look on Akira's face.
"Stay away from me you freak!" he screamed as he tried to open the door and run. Unfortunately Kyo-monster had grabbed hold of him, lifting the fragile human body up to his monstrous face.
"Don't you mess with me, the family members I actually like or my girl. Got it? This is your only warning." Kyo-monster threw the elderly Sohma across the room and through the wall. Akira split a support beam in half with his head and part of the building collapsed on top of him. Dust went flying.
When the dust had settled, all that could be seen of the old man was a frail white hand sticking out from under the rubble.
"One down…" Kyo-monster muttered deeply to himself. His voice slightly growling. Snapping his head up he ran to the door. Running down the long dark corridor Kyo turned and ran down another, and another, and another and another.
Why does it seem that when lives are in peril, it takes twice as long to get anywhere?
He rounded one final corner and came face to face with a door. Turning the handle to Tohru's room he entered quietly to find Akito brandishing a knife above his love's body.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" he screamed as he lunged forward.
Tohru sleeping form woke up the see the head of the family leaning over her with a knife raised above his head. She immediately jumped out of bed and ran to Kyo-monster.
"Tohru are you okay?" he asked in a soft way whilst caressing her cheek in as much of a loving way as he could with scaly monster hands.
"I'm fine, you got here before he could do anything. But now that I'm awake, I guess I'm gonna have to kill that stupid son of a bitch."
"Okay, but if you need my help, just say so."
Tohru nodded her head before turning to face Akito for the very last time. Taking stance for the fight that only one would walk away from, Tohru asked
"Akito, are you ready to die?"