Hey it's Insane Megs!

Sorry about the LONG wait. I've been grounded for the last… who knows how long. I have Chapter 3 here.

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Chapter 3: Loose Ends

A knock came to the door. "Come in." A drawling voice spoke through the darkness. Light spilled through and a young woman with ling black hair walked through the door. "Akito." Her voice raspy but quiet.

"Ah, Rin! I have been expecting you. Report on the situation and mission?" Akito was sitting on the window seat looking directing at her. Rin kneeled down and placed her hands in her lap. "Report is good. Hatori plans to get close to her while she is hurt. So he says at least." She darted her eyes towards Akito. "Do you not trust Hatori, Rin?"

Rin just looked at him briefly. "The mission could have gone better. You should have let me kill her right then and there. Save you the trouble of letting Hatori do everything." Akito walked over to Rin. "You didn't answer my question. Do you not trust Hatori?" Rin looked away from him. "No. I don't." She turned her head towards Akito. His hand smacked into her cheek and she fell to the floor.

"Hatori is trustworthy. I command him. I control this family and you better start acting properly or I'll have Hastuharu take all the pain for you." Rin looked up at Akito in horror. "No, I'll behave. Don't worry. If you say Hatori is trustworthy, then I think he is too." Akito smiled. "That's better, now run off and play for a while. Your next mission won't be for a little bit. Rin stood and bowed as she walked out of the room.

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A moan escaped Tohru's lips. What's going on? Where am I? She opened her eyes and tried to focus. A bright light shined in her eyes and her arm instantly tried to block it. She blinked her eyes to adjust to the light decease and noticed bandages on her arm. Her eyes grew wide and she began to take shorter breaths.

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Yuki and Kyo sat at the table staring at the food on it. Shigure ate quietly along with Haru. "Yuki, you should eat." Haru put down his fork and push Yuki's plate towards him. Shigure nodded in agreement. "Kyo, you should eat as well, if you're going to train until midnight again." Kyo looked from his plate and stared out the window. "Not hungry." He stated. "Me too." Agreed Yuki.

Shigure just shook his head. These two are going to get sick if they don't eat soon. They haven't eaten for two days now. Ever since Tohru fell asleep that night. Hatori should talk to them today when he comes. Shigure remembered what Hatori had said.

—Flashback—

Hatori began towards the door. "Shigure, Tohru should be waking up soon. Maybe tomorrow, but don't tell Yuki or Kyo. I don't want them to get excited and have it not happen." Hatori walked through the doorway. "Oh, and my threat still stands."

—End of Flashback—

Shigure gazed over at Kyo as he sighed looking worried. A high-pitch scream filled the quiet house. Instantly, Yuki and Kyo were on their feet and running towards Tohru's room.

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Tohru's scream had come from the worry of school. She quickly ran around her room and rummaged through her clothing. "I'm late!" Yuki and Kyo walked in as she pulled on a sock. "Tohru-kun!" called Kyo. Tohru looked up. "Why aren't you two at school?! I'm late as it is." Yuki gave her a small smile. "Honda-san. It's Saturday." Tohru blinked a couple of times. "Oh." She then pulled on her other sock. "Then I must clean!" She rushed past them despite the pain. She went into routine and began to pick up everyone's laundry.

Shigure tried to nicely tell Tohru to go back to bed but she protested. The she began to cook dinner and clean the kitchen. The dirty dishes in the sinks slowly began to shrink and the floor was sparkling. Yuki and Kyo watched her, admiring her strength. Shigure was glad to see her functioning and forgot about Hatori.

Tohru continued cleaning and laundry and by the time she finished everything, dinner was almost ready. There was a knock on the door and Shigure opened it to find Hatori standing there. "Oh…Hatori." Hatori sniffed the air. "Dinner? Shigure are you cooking?" Shigure shook his head. "Then is Kyo?" He shook his head again. "It smells as if there are multiple dishes. Hmmm… I might want to stay for dinner." "Your welcome too." Hatori slipped off his shoes and put on some slippers. "We'll eat after I check on Tohru. But I will see what smells so delectable."

Shigure's eyes widen. "Uh…how about you rest a bit. You look tired." Hatori eyed Shigure suspiciously. "Who or what are you hiding in there." Shigure gave him a cheesy smile. "Nothing, no one." Hatori walked past him and straight into the kitchen. He stopped in his tracks when he saw who was making dinner. Tohru turned herself around and gave Hatori a smile. "Oh hello Hatori-san. You're just in time for dinner." She said cheerfully. From her facial expressions, you could tell she was in pain.

"TOHRU HONDA!" yelled Hatori. Tohru looked taken aback. "You go into that room and into bed RIGHT NOW!" Hatori's face was red. Tohru was confused. She had never seen Hatori this mad or hear him ever raise his voice. She dropped the wooden spoon immediately and walked to Yuki's room. Hatori walked out to where Shigure, Yuki and Kyo were. "I thought I made it clear that if she was out of bed, I'd kill her." Kyo started to get irritated. "She slept for two day." Hatori touched his hand to his temple. "She doesn't heal as fast as us. It takes a lot longer to be completely healed let alone without pain. She feels pain whenever she moves. Haven't you noticed her eyes red and pain in her smile?"

Yuki and Kyo just looked down at their hands and stayed quiet. "I expected more from you, Yuki and Shigure." Shigure stayed quiet as well. "Now I'm going to go explain what's happening now." Hatori stalked off and headed towards Yuki's room. The door was closed and Hatori knock on it. A small "come in" could be heard inside. Hatori reluctantly walked in and didn't look at Tohru's face.

Tohru was in the bed; her back turned away from the door. Hatori walked over to the bed and sat down on the chair where Tohru's head was. The covers were pulled to her chin and she was very still. "Tohru-kun?" Tohru stayed still and quiet. Hatori sighed aloud, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…I don't usually raise my voice like that. It's just…people care about you, Tohru-kun. Too many people." He had whispered the last part too quietly.

Tohru turned herself around and looked up at Hatori. "I'm sorry. I really am. Can I make it up to you?" She looked at him with all honesty. Hatori smiled a little. "Just get better." He placed a hand on her forehead and remembered about Akito's wish. He shut his eyes and thought to himself. Should I? Now? Maybe I should wait… He shook his head and took his hand away from Tohru. I'm not going to tie up the loose ends yet…