Akito's Sister

I do not own the rights to Fruits Basket.

Note: This story take place after episode 26 of the TV series.

Chapter Five

As Ashi and Tohru came up to Shigure's house Ashi paused. "I can't go in there Tohru."

Tohru looked back at Ashi. "Why not?" She asked.

"There is something I have to do first, don't worry it won't take long." Ashi told her.

Tohru didn't believe her, though Ashi looked as if nothing could stop her from doing it. "Alright." Tohru said heading into the house.

As Ashi walked away Tohru looked back one more time to see Ashi running in the direction of the Sohma estate.

It wasn't a problem getting in, Ashi used the back entrance. The only problem now was to get where she was going without any one spotting her. As far as she knew the only person who could guess where she was going was Tohru, and that was only if the other girl had seen where she was heading. Other than that the only thing keeping Ashi away from where she was going was her own fear. She had resolved to do this the day she had decided to write that letter, the day she decided to disappear, but that was only a lie she told herself to make it easy. She had known that this would happen sometime, if time went on the way it did, from the day that she had given up everything to protect the Zodiac from Akito. She knew that this had to be done, even at the cost of her own life.

The room was dark, apparently he was asleep, he would be grumpy if she woke him, but this had to be done, and it didn't matter what mood he was in.

"I thought you said that you were never coming back." His voice came from behind her as he shoved her forward into the floor.

She hit the floor and sat cross-legged in front of him. "After this I am, but I had to do this first."

Akito was not happy about this. He grabbed the flower pot to his right and smashed it on her head. Ashi said nothing just got up once again and wiped the blood from her eyes.

"You will not leave. I forbid you to leave." He said.

"And how will you stop me?" Ashi retorted.

Akito grabbed her by the collar of her shirt and dragged her till he could hold her against the wall. "How dare you! You would disobey me for your own self righteous reasons!"

"No, I would disobey you for you." She retorted. This was getting her nowhere, he would only become enraged slowly. She needed him to be mad, she needed him to want to kill her. "You know, mother was right, slowly, but surely, every member of the zodiac is leaving you." She said opening old wounds. "Shigure, Rin, Momiji, Hatori," she smiled, "even your precious Yuki. They've all gone."

Apparently she was doing a good job of antagonizing him as her hurled her into a small stack of dishes, and with her cast, she fell awkwardly on them. She felt the gashes on her unbroken arm, but ignored them.

"How dare you!" He said picking her up to look her in the eyes. "Where do you get off telling me that you would disobey me for me!?"

"Don't you see what you've done?" She asked. "Don't you see what you are doing?"

He didn't have a response, he just threw her into one of the full length mirrors.

She felt glass shards in her back, and as she slumped to the floor several went into her leg.

She was barely conscious, she knew that she had to say something, and that something was essential to Akito realizing that what he had done, let alone what she had allowed him to continue, would only lead him to heartbreak. But she couldn't move, she couldn't get up and tell him to his face.

Akito grabbed the knife that had come with his breakfast and hoisted Ashi up the wall again. "Where do you get off thinking you can come here and tell me these things, you don't order me around, I am the matriarch of this house. What I say is law!"

"And does that give you the right to ruin the lives of thirteen people? Does that give you the right to be an ignorant spoiled brat that only listens and looks when it's of convenience?" Ashi demanded. "Everything you believe is a lie Akito, nothing here in the Sohma house is the same. Thing's change Akito." Ashi told him, nearly fainting.

Akito raised the knife and slashed her right arm. Then shoved her into another mirror. "Be quiet! How do you expect me to forgive you now that you have said such things!?"

Ashi smiled slowly and laughed. "I have never expected anything from you Akito. And you cannot forgive me."

"And why is that?" He asked.

"Because. You are going to have to forgive yourself for what you have done to me. I will no longer forgive you." Ashi said as she slumped to the floor unconscious, and ceased to move.