"Die? Don't tell me you're threatening me?" Akito laughed.
"Threatening? I don't threaten with death. I promise it." She ran for Akito, who side stepped and kicked her in the stomach, sending her flying across to the other side of the room.
Before she could hit the ground, Tohru flipped around and landed on her feet before leaping into a barrage of attacks. She punched and kicked while he blocked, dodged or countered every blow thrown his way. Chucking in a few attacks of his own Tohru dodged them easily as he was nowhere near as a fast as her when it came to his own attacks.
When it came to winning a fight, offence and defence are polar opposites and yet they need to live side by side like yin and yang. Different, yet the same.
Akito looked at Tohru; he never knew that she could fight so well, even if she was the daughter of an assassin. It was amazing, he body just automatically changes with the different movements, like she didn't have to think at all. It was beautiful, like a dance. Well practiced and perfect.
Noticing the brief lapse in concentration, Tohru took the moment to land a punch square in his stomach. Akito fell to the floor gasping; she gave him an elbow to the back of his neck, causing him to crumple onto the floor in a heap.
"Have you had enough yet?" she asked him panting. Akito rolled over to look at her.
"Just kill me now and get it over with, just know that I didn't originally want to do this to you. Grandfather convinced me too. If I had known that you could fight like that then I would've had your memory erased when I had the chance." He spat up into her face.
Tohru cringed when his cold saliva hit her cheek. Wiping it off with her sleeve, Tohru signalled for Kyo-monster to throw her the knife he had picked up off the ground. Tossing it through the air, Tohru caught it easily and held it above Akito, much the same way he had done for her.
"I know your family wants justice for what you did to me, but if I did kill you then you would be out of your misery. And I won't have my satisfaction. But I will if I do kill you because I'm doing this for me. Not them, not you. Me" she whispered to him.
Tohru plunged the shiny silver blade down into his cold, black heart. Little was she aware that tears started to flow down her porcelain cheeks. Pulling the knife out, Tohru plunged it down again and again. The tears kept coming in heavy streams, then Tohru got control of them and the ceased.
Stopping and dropping the blood stained knife by her side, Tohru shakily stood up and walked over to Kyo-monster who was hiding in the shadows, still ashamed by his monstrous appearance.
"Kyo…" Tohru whispered. Standing right in front of his half-concealed form, Tohru fell against him in a hug. The tears started flow again as he returned the hug.
"Oh Tohru…" he held her tight until she started to loosen her grip. Looking up at him, she lifted her self up and placed a light kiss on his lips. "Tohru, in my pocket there is another bracelet. Can you get it out please; I can't get my hand in there."
Tohru smiled and did as she was asked. Sliding it onto his wrist, Kyo-monster faded back into Kyo. Once the transformation was complete he was engulfed in another one of Tohru hugs.
"Kyo, I missed you. What happened? You just disappeared."
"It's a long story and I'll tell you about it later. Right now I suggest we go tell the others. But you can tell hatori about his hospital room, okay?"
Tohru laughed. "Okay."
Placing an arm around her waist, Kyo lead her towards the door and the escape from this nightmare.
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In the days that followed, Kureno announced that since there was no one born yet to be head of family, tradition stated that the next closest blood relative was to take over until such a time as another head was found. Un/fortunately (depends on your opinion) that relative just so happened to be Shigure, who them proceeded to make every Wednesday 'Cake Day' where every Sohma family member had to have cake.
No one really minded that Akito was dead; as cruel as that sounds, it was true.
Kyo told all the zodiac members what had happened and why Akito did what he did. After the initial shock that Akira was still alive (but now dead) everyone accepted the fact the Tohru done what needed to be done. The funerals of Grand-father and -son weren't attended by many but Hatori; who was asked by Kureno to take care of the tomb stones, got the final revenge. Even now, deeply engraved forever on the tomb stones it clearly reads;
Akito Sohma head of Sohma family. Beloved son and grand-son. Will forever be deeply missed by his family. And never forgotten by his 'sister'.
Akira Sohma head of Sohma family. Beloved grand-father to Akito. Will be missed and not forgotten by his 'grand-daughter'.
The End.
(A/N) Well that's it! I have officially finished this story. After 13 chapters I have bought it to a close. Sorry it's so short! But I couldn't have done it without the help of Evil Llama Pjamas, whiteroseblackrose, Bullet-Proof Marshmellows (only a little bit), Queen of Crimson (only a little bit too!) and APiratesGuardianAngel. All five gave me inspiration, motivation, the encouragement (and death threats in some cases!) I needed and/or the ideas to help me get this idea off the ground. So thanks guys!
Watch out for my new story coming out! It gonna be a Harry Potter and different to anything most have read. I have absolutely no idea what i might call it, but that's just a minor detail. Ideas are top secret so don't bother asking. Any way, thank-you to everyone who reviewed and to those who read but didn't review shame on you. You make baby Jesus cry. Humph (crossing arms angrily).
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Catch'ya next time 'round.
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