As always, I really want to thank all of you who have taken the time, and especially those of you who take the time time to review. It means a lot to me and it makes me happy to know that there are people reading and enjoying my story.

Again, I'd like to repeat that my intentions are not to offend anyone when I use Christianity, but to just bring another layer to the story and to stay true to the characters I am writing.

Well, you all knew it was coming, so without further adieu, I give you another session with our favorite Sohma, Akito...

Patient – Sohma Akito; Session #214

"I am Christ," Akito declared in an eerily distant voice. I had been jotting some notes at my desk when she suddenly said it, and I instantly looked over to her across the room, laying still on the couch. At first, I wasn't sure if I heard her right, for it was quite a statement for one to make, although I had enough experience to know not to put such a ludicrous claim past her either.

"Pardon?" I questioned cautiously; after all, the session had been oddly placid, especially when compared to our last meeting. Of course, that might have been because I had wisely decided to stay away from discussing Shigure, at least for the beginning of our session. Moreover, from the way Akito was acting, it appeared that she wanted to forget the whole thing took place at all.

"Don't you see, Kazuki?" She grinned. "I am Christ. I wish I could be Lum, but no…I am a weak god…"

I hesitated for a moment. To be honest, I was surprised she was bringing up Jesus, as I was sure she had forgotten all about the New Testament. Nevertheless, I began, "In what way do you feel you're like Christ, Akito?"

"We were both born knowing that we must die. I will soon hang on a cross, as well."

"Ah, I see," I nodded in understanding, "I know it must be hard for you, carrying such a burden on your shoulder."

"You wouldn't know, would you?" she questioned severely, her eyes meeting mine with an icy glare.

"Well," I cleared my throat, "Not exactly in the way you do, no. However, in actuality, we are all born knowing that we will die. It's part of life, Akito. Unfortunately, in your case, you were told that you must die young, as is the case with many other individuals in this world. Despite this, it's important that one doesn't spend all of his or her time dwelling on this for, in the end, life is what you make it. Moreover, as far as I can tell, most of your sickness is psychological more so than a physical ailment -since you've been told you are sick and will die young, your mind is making you think you are sick when you are actually healthy. Therefore, how about today we begin working together on helping you overcome your fear of death so that you may begin to enjoy your life in a positive and constructive way?" Akito did not respond and I could tell she was not paying attention, so with much annoyance, I said, "Akito, I can't help you if you don't listen to me at least once and a while."

Yet, Akito still paid me no heed. Instead, she asked, "But who will be my Judas?"

"Your Judas?"

"Yes, Kazuki…which one of my disciples will betray me?"

"Akito, when I gave you the Bible to read, I didn't mean for you to – "

"Will it be Yuki? Hatori, maybe? Or will it be him? Will Shigure be the one to hand me over to the hands of death?"

I sighed. "Akito, you mustn't become paranoid – "

"Who do you think it will be, Kazuki? Which one of them will betray me?"

"I don't think – " I started but stopped myself, trying my best to figure out how to properly answer the question. Then, I began again, "Akito, I think it's important you begin trying to handle your issues of mistrust. I don't believe anyone will 'betray' you. However, at the same time, I'm not so sure you wouldn't incorrectly analyze independent behavior on one of their parts as disloyalty. As I've said in the past, you need to first develop a feeling of some level of control over your own life so that you may start to overcome this need to control other people's lives."

"So you say…" Akito eyed me suspiciously, "But Shigure has already betrayed me - I told you that. You seem afraid to mention that again."

"No, of course not," I replied promptly, "I think we should discuss it – calmly and rationally, that is. In that way, maybe we can gain a further understanding of why you are so mistrusting and then help you grow from there."

"No."

I blinked, surprised, "No?"

Akito stood up now and said, "I said 'no.' I don't want to discuss it with you."

"Can I ask why?"

"Because there is nothing to discuss. You are naïve to think that they can be trusted. They are all disloyal, all of them. It is up to me to keep them loyal, to keep them from betrayal. I will not be Christ, Kazuki. No, I will not foolishly wait to be killed. I will find my Judas and his silver and destroy them both if I have to."

"His silver?" I asked, for the way her voice had said it left me rather apprehensive. "Do you have something particular in mind when you referred to that?"

Akito let out a chuckle, twisted smirk on her face. She strolled over to the clock at the edge of my desk and moved the time forward until it buzzed. "Too bad - time's over."

"Now, Akito, I think it's important that we talk about this further," I tried to reason as she turned away from me and to the door.

"Thanks for the reading, Kazuki - it was quite applicable, after all. Until next time…" Her voice trailed off. "Oh, and Kazuki?"

"Yes," I answered as patiently as I could, as it was taking quite a bit of energy to let her just get up and leave.

"You better not be enticing any of my disciples with your own pieces of silver," she warned sardonically. She did not look at me when she said it, her back facing me, but I could feel the seriousness of her threat. I didn't say anything to this; instead, I just swallowed hard and nodded weakly. She lingered at the doorway for awhile, back still facing me, and soon left me alone in my office.

Leave it to Akito to even make something like Jesus sound twisted.