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A/N: Thank you so very much for reviewing my story! I hope you are all enjoying this, because I am too! I love writing, and writing fan fiction has definitely helped me improve my writing ability. Constructive criticism is welcome! And now on to Chapter five!

Chapter 5: The Truth?

"I'm sorry…"

The usually busy streets were very deserted on this Sunday afternoon. Tourists and shoppers usually crowded the markets and souvenir shops on weekends, so Tohru was shocked to see very few people around.

The temple loomed into view as Tohru turned a corner, and the overbearing urge to cry erupted inside of her.

After she had explained herself to Kyo, the rest of Friday was spent resting up and preparing meals for the family. Tohru had felt very guilty for her behavior in the past month and so stood and gave a sincere apology. Yuki and Kyo had protested, saying that they are both glad that she may feel better, but Shigure openly accepted her apology. Kyo had begun to shout at Shigure, until Tohru gently placed her hand on his and asked him to please not shout. Of course, Kyo practically melted from her look and stopped immediately.

On Saturday, Tohru had snuck into the Sohma Estate and managed to find Momiji, Kisa, and Hiro all playing together. She apologized to them as well, though Kisa and Hiro were very confused as to what she was talking about.

Now, here she was, prepared to meet Hana and Uo to apologize for the way she had treated them. For so many reasons Tohru felt she owed them an apology more than anyone else. The two had stood by her during the time of her mother's death, and had helped her keep her head up and her eyes dry.

"What's up, Tohru?"

Hana and Uo walked over to Tohru as she approached the temple. Mentally and emotionally, she was definitely not ready to enter a temple and pray for forgiveness. Because no matter how many times she told herself, or Kyo told her that she was innocent, she still felt that the situation could have turned out differently.

"Uo-chan, Hana-chan, thank you for meeting me here." Tohru bowed respectively.

Uo and Hana exchanged glances.

"So, we going in or what?" Uo asked as she linked arms with Tohru.

"How are you feeling, Tohru-kun?" Hana asked linking arms on Tohru's other side. "We couldn't help but notice you and The Orange Haired not present on Friday."

Tohru sighed. "Yes, I'm sorry for not phoning either of you." Tohru lowered her head. "I do not want to go in, would it be okay if we all just…. walked?"

"Of course Tohru! Whatever you want!" Uo said, pulling the other two away from the temple.

"Now, are you going to inform us," Hana began. "Or are we going to have to interrogate The Orange Haired ourselves?"

Tohru smiled. "No, Hana-chan. I will tell you what happened on Friday."

"Akito, you shouldn't be angry."

The Sohma Estate was very quiet on this Sunday, and Shigure had decided he would visit his beloved Head of the Family. Akito had been very angry to be informed of the strange closeness between Kyo and Tohru. It had angered her even more than the time Tohru saw Kyo's true form.

Shigure sat next to Akito upon the wood floor. "They are close and you've said yourself, that a monster belongs with a monster."

Akito had buried her angry face in her large robe sleeves. She lifted her face and glared at Shigure.

"You think…" Akito began in a dangerous tone. "That sleeping with each other means two people are close?"

Shigure knew where this was headed, and was not prepared to be screamed at by Akito.

"I never said they slept together." Shigure stated cautiously. "I only said they fell asleep next to each other, and the sight was quite adorable."

CRASH!!

Akito threw a large pillow that crashed into a vase and broke on the floor. She grabbed Shigure by the scruff and pulled him toward her. Her eyes flashed in fury as she growled in his face.

"How could they possibly be adorable? That's so disgusting!"

Shigure just smiled, knowing all too well that Akito would calm down if he would just….

Akito's eyes widened as Shigure pulled her face close to his. As their lips inched closer together Akito's eyes instinctively fluttered closed and she fell into him.

The kiss was short and sweet, and left Akito feeling light headed and fuzzy, completely forgetting her anger toward him.

"I'm only concerned for that monster Tohru Honda hurting my little monster." Akito said as she sat herself down comfortably in Shigure's lap.

"Oh, I know." Shigure soothed her, stroking her hair. "I only want to assist you in making sure Kyo is not stolen from us." Shigure smiled evilly, knowing Akito could not see his face.

"How can we be sure of that?" Akito said depressed. "That stupid woman is the only one that he will speak too."

Shigure smiled as she played into his words.

"I think you're forgetting the one other person he trusts most." Shigure hinted. "Maybe even more than Tohru-kun."

Akito lifted her head to look into his eyes. She could see where he was going with this.

"You don't think… he'd tell him?" Akito asked with emphasis on the last word.

Shigure smiled again. "He would certainly confide in …… Kazuma Sohma-dono."

"Good day, Kunimitsu."

Shishou's home was being freed of his personal assistant Kunimitsu. On this day Kunimitsu would leave the house early and not return until the following morning.

"Good day to you too, Shishou-san. Please treat Kyo kindly." Kunimitsu stood half way out of the front entrance. "I see he may need to speak with you."

Kyo stood waiting patiently far behind Shishou, looking at him with an expression of hopelessness.

"Aw, I believe you are right, Kunimitsu." Shishou bowed low. "See you tomorrow."

Kyo had not heard any of the conversation, and so waited as Shishou shut the door and walked over to him.

"Yes, Kyo? Is there something that you want to talk about?" Shishou asked.

"N-no!" Kyo turned and sat down at the eating table. "Why would you think that?"

Shishou sighed. "Because, like I've said before, ever since you were little, you've had the habit-"

"Of staring at you from behind when I wanted something. I know!" Kyo finished for him a little more aggressively than he intended.

"Well then, if you know," Shishou sat across the table from Kyo. "What is it?"

Kyo looked at his father figure hopelessly. He could not tell him the whole story; there was no way he was going to break his unspoken promise, even if it was Shishou.

The fact that Tohru still felt guilty had Kyo wondering if she had told him the entire story. It was definitely a possibility that she could have left out a thing or two, but would that mean she is really a murderer? He had thought that he should just ask her, and hope that she may tell the truth, or at least confirm that she had already told him the whole truth.

"What is it, Kyo?" Shishou asked again.

Kyo knew he needed some kind of advice, and decided to give telling Shishou a try.

"Shishou, someone told me something, something important." Kyo began, shifting his gaze to the floor. "It's something….frightening."

Shishou sat listening, ready to help his son with anything he might have done or needed help with.

"I did not exactly promise to not say anything, but I will not repeat those words." Kyo looked up at a loss as to how much more he could say.

If he said what the secret was, Shishou might not guess Tohru because no one would consider her capable of killing someone. If he told Shishou it was Tohru who had told him a secret, he might try to speak with her about it. Tohru would then think that Kyo told him! There was no way he could break that trust.

"Shishou," Kyo found his words again. "This secret is very serious. I can't repeat it, but I know that even though this person has kept it and now told me, that somehow…. There must be more to it."

Shishou nodded, showing he was listening and trying to understand.

"This secret is so serious, that you feel revealing it is more dangerous than keeping it?" Shishou asked, trying to sum up Kyo's indirect words.

"Yes. I fear that it's a secret that was better kept with one person." Kyo finally voiced his most troubling thought.

Tohru telling him something to this degree could only result in it spreading around somehow. Here he was, trying to seek advice from Shishou, and what if Tohru decided to seek advice else where? What if she told Hanajima and Uotani? She had known them much longer than she had known him, and she openly spilled out her heart to him. There was no reason for her to keep anything from them. He hated to admit it, but he feared that she could be telling them at this very moment.

With this thought, Kyo leapt up quickly. "Shishou, I'm sorry, I have to go!"

He knew that Tohru had planned to meet Hana and Uo at the temple. If he hurried he may catch them in time. He ran out of the front entrance and dashed down the sidewalk. If there was a slight chance that Tohru told anyone else, there had to be someone waiting to here the secret.

What else could explain the newspaper clipping and old brochure from an anonymous sender? Someone else knew, and his heart sank at the thought of what someone was waiting for while clearly trying to send Tohru a message. That message could only mean 'I know your secret.'

But who could know?

"Bye Uo-chan, Hana-chan, thank you for listening to me!"

Tohru waved good bye to her friends as she set off toward home. She had not told them her secret, but only that she had received advice from Kyo on something that had been troubling her. They had tried to prod her troubles out of her, but she said it was no big deal and somehow managed to satisfy them with her answer. But now that she had told Kyo, a new thought had entered her mind.

What about the police?

She couldn't help but feel that somehow the body should have been found. She personally felt responsible to see that the man received a proper burial. But even though her conscious nagged at her to tell the police, one thing kept her from running to the nearest station and turning herself in.

"He was my brother…"

The man named Angelo had said they were brothers. She knew for sure that he had to be the sender of the two anonymous things she had received. She was scared he wanted revenge, and scared that he would try to hurt her if she ever ran into him again. Every corner she turned she would search for the long black limousine, fearing that he may be watching her. But what bothered her even more was that he knew about what she had done. How did he know?

How could he possibly know? That area is completely off the map, and it rarely sees visitors. Tohru thought to herself. Is it possible someone else was nearby when it happened? A witness? And if there was a witness, had they come forward to his family?

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.

The sound of heels approaching her from behind caused Tohru to turn around. A short Latin woman was walking very model like. She had short black hair and a black suit with a black coat. She had large black sunglasses covering her eyes, even though the sun was not very bright today.

As she passed by, a small notepad fell from her pocket and landed a few feet in front of Tohru. Being polite, Tohru picked it up and caught up with the woman.

"Um, excuse me?" Tohru trotted behind her.

The woman stopped and turned around. Tohru could see that she did not look very friendly.

"Yes?" She asked in a low voice.

"Uh-um, you dropped this." Tohru offered her the notepad.

The woman stared at her for a moment, and then slowly removed her sunglasses. Tohru took a step back. She looked exactly like Angelo, the man she met nearly a week ago.

"Well, if it isn't little Tohru Honda." She said in a sadistic voice.

"H-how do you-"

"Don't play dumb. I know you've met my cousin Angelo." She took the notepad from Tohru's shaking hand. "Don't you care to ask me my name?"

Tohru blinked. She felt like running more than engaging in an evil introduction. But, not wanting to anger this woman, she stayed rooted to the spot.

The woman sighed. "How rude. I must give my name without request." She bowed. "My name is Vanessa."

Tohru did not know what else to do except to bow in return. She bent over low. "Pleased to meet you."

Vanessa rose from her bow and placed her hand on her hip irritably. "Now that we know each other, let me tell you something Miss Honda."

Tohru fearfully stood her ground as Vanessa stepped closer.

"If you think that you can just get away with what you've done, then you are terribly mistaken." Vanessa tucked a lose strand of hair behind Tohru's ear, causing her to flinch. Vanessa smirked and whispered "If we were some place quiet at the moment, I would be done with you."

Tohru could feel her legs shaking uncontrollably. She was receiving a death threat in the middle of a deserted sidewalk. Was there no one around to witness this?

"Finishing you off would be the end," Vanessa continued, seeing Tohru's look of panic. "But, since you are so close to your friends, we may have to do away with them too."

Tohru's heart sank. "W-why?" She stuttered. "I did it! No one else was there!" Tohru said panicking even more with every second.

"Oh, but that's not so." Vanessa moved Tohru's bangs out of her eyes. "I can see that you're frightened for the life of someone. Maybe you should not have told him, right?"

Tohru backed away from her. They knew she told Kyo. How could anyone know that she had told him? Had Kyo told someone? Someone who couldn't be trusted?

Vanessa smiled evilly at Tohru's reaction. "What? Do you think that someone could really keep a secret like that?"

Tohru could not believe her, she would not believe her. She always felt that Kyo was the person she most trusted. There was no way he would tell anyone.

"I think you need to evaluate your friends, and see who can be trusted," Vanessa swooped down and kissed Tohru's cheek.

".. And who can not."

Vanessa patted Tohru's cheek with a smile and slipped her sunglasses on, then blew her a kiss. "Don't leave the country now, our target must be easy to locate."

Tohru stood in disbelief. They were going to finish her? They had found out from Kyo? She had to speak with Kyo as soon as possible.

She watched Vanessa disappear behind a corner, and then set out at a run for Shishou-sans home.

"Tohru?!"

Kyo yelled as he ran up to the temple, hoping that if she was nearby she may hear him. He ran inside the temple and looked around. No sign of The Psychic or Yankee told they could not be there.

"Damn." He mumbled to himself. He ran out of the temple and started to jog down the street, peering into every window for any sign of Tohru's brown hair.

A couple streets more he began to think he may have missed her, or that she could have possibly gone home. Deciding to call the house he ran into the nearest shop and headed straight for the counter.

"Excuse me; may I use your phone?" He asked a woman at the front counter.

She pointed to it and Kyo quickly picked it up and started dialing.

RRRIIINGG, RRRIIINGG, RRRIIINGG.

"Hello, Sohma residence." Yuki's voice greeted on the other line.

"Is Tohru home?" Kyo asked quickly.

Yuki blinked confused. "Stupid Cat?"

"Is she there? I can't find her." Kyo almost yelled.

"No. She's supposed to be with Hanajima-san and Uotani-san today." Yuki answered. "Or are you so stupid you do not remember her announcement at dinner last night?"

"Shut up!" Kyo yelled, causing Yuki to hold the phone away momentarily. "Look, just when you see her, tell her I need to speak with her. It's really important. "

"Is that all?" Yuki asked irritated.

"Yes…" Kyo said trailing off.

Click.

Yuki put the phone back on the hook and walked away. What's going on? That stupid Cat sounded quite frantic. Yuki wondered if Tohru was alright. He had not seen her for a couple of hours, but whenever she would spend time with her friends she would usually be gone most of the day. So why was Kyo acting so crazy?

Maybe something is really wrong. Yuki thought. Deciding it wouldn't hurt to go searching for her, he grabbed his coat from the closet and set out.

Twenty minutes later Kyo was back on the route leading away from Shishou's house. He was beginning to grow worried, believing he should have run into her by now. He stopped for a moment to think. She had been with Hanajima and Uotani…

He almost smacked himself in stupidity, because there was a great possibility she could have been at one of their houses the entire time.

The black limousine driving Vanessa and Angelo turned around the corner and on to the street where Kyo was now standing. He did not acknowledge it as it parked a little ways away across the street. Kyo did not hear the limo door slam or the brisk footsteps coming quickly from behind, because at that moment he saw her.

Tohru had just turned the corner and was now standing about fifty yards away from him. He was about to call out her name until someone said his from behind.

"Kyo Sohma?"

Kyo turned to see Angelo for the first time. But with no clue as to whom he could possibly be, Kyo looked at him in confusion. "Yes?" He said uneasy.

Angelo stepped up next to him and quickly grabbed his arm. "Good, I didn't want to hit the wrong guy."

Angelo threw his fist into Kyo's abdomen as hard as he could, knocking the wind out of him.

Kyo doubled over trying to catch his breath. He had never been caught so off guard.

Angelo grabbed him by the shoulders and straightened him up. "Now that I know who you are, I think you may find it easier to learn who I am from her." Angelo nodded in Tohru's direction.

Kyo was still holding his stomach. He wanted to call out to her but he didn't want her to see him in this state, so he resisted the urge.

Catching his breath he asked through gritted teeth "Who are you?"

Angelo patted him on the shoulder. "I am, as of today, your nightmare." He smirked at Kyo's expression.

Tohru was still far off, but he was sure that if she turned toward his direction she would see him. He half hoped she would, and half hoped she wouldn't discover him.

"What do you want?" Kyo asked, thinking of a strategy to get away from this guy.

"I want…" Angelo trailed off as he leaned close to Kyo's face. When they were almost nose to nose, he finished "To kill her."

Kyo pulled his face away but Angelo grabbed him by the shoulder.

"Oh no, I wouldn't do that if I were you." Angelo said threateningly. "You see, I have a little something here."

He shoved his hand in his coat and showed Kyo the end of a hand gun. "You see, if you make any move that does not look like we are only speaking, I'll blow her pretty little head off."

Kyo looked at Tohru out of the corner of his eye. He could see her clearly now, and knew that she could see him. Her voice suddenly rang out into the air.

"Kyo-kun!"

Angelo tightened his grip on Kyo's shoulder. "One move, Sohma, and …" He squinted one eye in Tohru's direction. "…. BANG! She's a goner."

Kyo seen her stop and wait for him to respond. "Don't shoot her!" He begged, eyeing the gun with growing fear.

Angelo nodded. "Well, then just cooperate."

Kyo looked in her direction and seen her waiting patiently. "What do you want me to do?" He asked in desperation.

"Nothing really, just one friendly gesture so that she can see nothing is wrong over here." Angelo released Kyo's shoulder.

Tohru stood watching Kyo. The sun was starting to go down and it was a little dark now, but she was sure that it was Angelo Kyo was standing with. The words that Vanessa had told her flooded into her mind.

"Do you think that someone could really keep a secret like that?"

Tohru watched in horror and disbelief as Angelo stuck out his hand.

No, Kyo! Don't take his hand! She wanted to shout, but was now afraid for their lives.

The ground beneath her seemed to give as Kyo shook Angelo's hand with a smile. How could he? Vanessa had been right, he had told them. How else could Kyo possibly know Angelo? She had never mentioned meeting him outside of her work. She felt the tears fall as Angelo walked away with a friendly wave, and from what she could hear, a friendly "Thanks, Kyo!"

Her heart broke as Kyo began to walk toward her. She felt completely betrayed. Out of all the people she knew and trusted Kyo was the last she would ever think would break her trust.

Kyo could see something was wrong as he walked up to her. She was full out crying and she was shaking all over.

He ran the last few feet to her and quickly grabbed her hands in concern. "What's wrong?" He demanded. Had someone done something to her?

Tohru looked at him in disbelief. He had just sold her out to the people who wanted her dead.

"What's wrong?" Tohru repeated his words. "I don't know, what do you think is wrong?" She choked out through her tears.

Kyo wondered if she had seen Angelo punch him. "What did you see?" He asked dreading the answer.

Tohru angrily pulled her hands out of his grasp and began to shout. "You! I saw you, Kyo-kun! You told them about my secret!"

Kyo stood completely confused. "What are you talking about?" He asked, lost as to what she was angry about.

Tohru began to back away from him. "I trusted you! I told you my secret because I believed that you would never tell anyone!"

Kyo gaped at her. "I haven't told anyone. Why would you think that I did?"

Tohru shook her head. "Please don't lie to me, Kyo-kun. You've done enough."

Kyo watched Tohru turn and run away at break neck speed. She was so fast that she reached the corner in some ten seconds and disappeared around the corner.

What was she talking about? What had he done enough of? He had not told anyone, not even Shishou. There was no way anyone could have found out, unless Tohru told someone.

He looked around at the street. A few people stood outside of a shop across the street staring at him.

"What are you looking at?!" Kyo yelled. "Never seen two people fight before?"

He gathered himself and set off for home, thinking of a way to try to talk to Tohru….

And maybe discuss this strange Latin man who had hit him.

A/N: I hope I'm not the only one who wants to deck Angelo right now. Poor Kyo, he never told anyone! Why is Tohru suddenly so losing her faith Kyo? And why is Kyo thinking she failed to tell him the whole story? Neway, what will Kyo say about Angelo? He doesn't even know they guys name. And Vanessa sure is manipulative. She actually fooled Tohru into believing Kyo would back stab her. REVIEW PLEASE!! Inspiration always hits when I read reviews!