Chapter 8 - Fury

"She's not answering any of my calls," Tohru mumbled, concerned. Yuki stood and walked towards the worried brunette.

"It's been eight days with out sight or sound from her. Let's go visit her, alright Ms Honda?" Yuki walked with her to the front door, which opened on its own accord. Startled, both Yuki and Tohru took a step back, until they saw Hatori standing in the doorway.

"Ah, Hatori-san! You're here again? Would you like me to make you some tea before Yuki and I leave?" Tohru asked, but Hatori shook his head and walked in to Shigure's office. For the past eight days, Hatori had come by everyday in the afternoon. Yuki motioned for Tohru to go on outside, while he followed Hatori to Shigure's office.

"You're here again, Ha'ri? I'm surprised…Look at you, you haven't slept well, you don't look like you've eaten much, why don't you go to young Saki's house and make her remember you? Don't tell Akito that you love Saki, just marry her! Take her and leave here! Go to America, or France!! It'd be the classic love story!" Yuki heard Shigure sigh before continuing, "look she accepted us! She accepted the fact that we are cursed!! And she even accepted the fact that Tohru's known as long as she has. How many people have done all that for you?" Yuki stepped away from the door, shocked. Hatori loves Hana? They met? He erased her memories? Why? What had happened? What was Shigure talking about? Yuki shook his head. Hopefully, Hana somehow remembered everything and he could get answers that way. The silver-haired teen wanted more information, and if he found out that Hatori had given up on another chance for real happiness, and hurt one of Tohru's close friends in the process, he'd slug him in the face!

Tohru was waiting on the doorstep when Yuki walked outside. She looked at him confused, but he shook his head and gestured for her to lead the way.

"Sister, you can't keep doing this to yourself. Father and I understand that you are hurting, but we beg you to eat." Megumi's usual monotone voice cracked with concern. Eight days with little sleep, little water, little food, and his sister looked deathly pale, and extremely skinny. Megumi slid the plate of food closer to his sister, who just laid her arms on the tatami table and buried her face in them. Megumi sighed and left the room.

Why am I doing this? Over a guy? I've never let anything like this get to me, and I'm ruining my family even more then my mother did. I haven't even seen her yet, is she still in Japan? Did she leave? How could I have fallen in love with a complete stranger? We barely knew each other! At that thought, her heart gave a painful twinge and she felt like it had shattered even more.

"Hana…Tohru is here…" The door opened, probably by her father, and two sets of footsteps walked towards her, but she didn't move her head.

"Hana-chan? Are you…alright?" Tohru's voice asked, and a gentle hand landed on her shoulder comfortingly. A simple shake from the dark haired girl leaning on the table was the only response.

"Hana…what do you remember about Hatori Sohma, my cousin?" Hana's head shot up and violet eyes met silver. Tohru looked confused, but said nothing.

Hatori sighed and looked around his office. So neat, so tidy. But bare. There were no pictures of family, friends, a girlfriend, or kids (since he didn't have any, that didn't really bother him). Hatori sighed and continued to write on the file in front of him on the desk. A few hours must have passed, but when Hatori looked up again, it was because of an interruption.

"Sir, you have to have an appointment!! You can't just barge in here! I will have to…" Hatori heard his assistant shouting.

"Shut. Your. Trap." The green-eyed doctor's eyes widened. He recognized that voice, but where from?

"Yuki, please make this man stop!" The door to Hatori's office flew open to reveal Mr. Hanajima and Yuki. The silver-haired teen walked up to Hatori and punched him right in the face. Hatori stumbled backwards, his hand going to his cheek in shock. Yuki had never raised a hand, or fist for that matter, to him ever before.

"That's for letting go again, and for hurting her in the process," Yuki said, proud of himself that he had kept his word about slugging him in the face. Yuki sighed, smiled, and then stepped aside to let Mr. Hanajima in for his turn.

"Mr. Hatori Sohma, I welcomed you in to my home and accepted your secret. I could see the chemistry between you and my daughter, Saki, and even now I can see the pain you are feeling. What I can not accept is the pain you brought to my only daughter. She has not slept well, drank hardly a thing, and has barely eaten in the past eight days. She is at my house, sitting in her room, practically…no, literally wasting away! She will not talk to my son, Tohru, or me!! It took Yuki eavesdropping on your's and that Shigure's conversation and them him interrogating my daughter to get her to even say anything to Tohru! Her first words for the past eight days were "I loved him, and he hurt me…And I don't understand why? But…I can't take this pain anymore…"

Hatori's eyes widened even more.

"How much does she…?" He began.

"Everything," Yuki finished, glaring.

"Tohru…"

"Yes, Hana-chan?" Tohru scooted closer to the table, trying to see where her friend stood outside the door way. Hana walked in to the room, having taken a shower, dressed, and looked down at Tohru who still sat on the floor.

"I'm going to the Sohma house, please show me how to get there." Tohru's eyes

widened, fearful.

"How about I go with you? Its not safe to approach Akito, if that is what you are doing…" Tohru stood up.

"No, I want to go by myself. Please, Tohru, stay here until my father comes back from shopping…If that's where he really went…" Hana looked down at Tohru again, determined. Tohru hesitantly pulled out the drawing of the main house Momiji had given her and handed it to Hana, who grabbed it and left.

Hatori's car screeched to a halt outside the Hanajima house. He quickly threw the car into park, turned it off, and climbed out of the car. The three males ran up the sidewalk and into the house. Hatori's heart pounded painfully in his chest, and a feeling of dread sank into his heart.

I don't even know how they managed to talk me in to coming back here. It's a bad idea for her and I to meet again. What if she's really sick? What if she dies? Could I handle the news? Oh man, I fell in love with a seventeen year old whom I barely know!! I'm not sure if I even cared about Kana this much!

"Saki Hanajima?!" Hatori hollered before running up the stairs and throwing the door to her room open. Tohru jumped and stared at Hatori, wide-eyed and crying.

"Hatori…she went to the main house! I tried to talk her in to letting me go with her, but she insisted…" Yuki pushed his way past the two adults and tried to comfort Tohru. Hatori's heart stopped beating.

She went to the main house? What was she thinking??!! If she really does remember everything, then she knows what Akito is capable of!! With these thoughts, Hatori ran back down the stairs, outside, and to his car. A few seconds later, Yuki could hear the car squeal as it did a U-Turn and sped away.

"You came alone? How brave of you…" Akito's icy voice echoed across the bare room. Hana didn't bother taking off her muddy shoes (she had made sure to run through ever muddy puddle on her way there), and she didn't bow to the Head of the Sohma Family. Akito's icy smirk vanished as he took in the muddy foot prints and her rudeness in his presence.

"You think you can just walk in here, track mud through my house, and get what you want? I told Hatori that if he didn't erase your memories, I'd kill you. Do you still want to behave so rudely in my house?" Akito stood and slowly made his way to where Hana stood.

"It must be hard, Akito, to be raised a male when you are in fact female. It must be hard to be in love with all the men who are cursed with the zodiac spirits, but only have a few who will still obey you and sleep with you on your command. It must be hard for you to feel so disgusted with yourself, and even harder to keep it all in. All to your self…" Akito's face twisted to one of anger and hatred. His/her hand made contact with Hana's cheek so hard that it snapped her head to the side.

"I think its time I taught you a lesson. Do you want a hair cut? I like to cut hair, just ask Rin." Before Hana could say anything or do anything, Akito grabbed her by her braid and slammed her head in to the wall behind her. And when her knees gave out and her head was close enough to the ground, Akito slammed her face first in to the floor. The world spun around Hana, who tried to focus and send a wave of electricity to Akito

"There are many rooms that your dear Hatori doesn't know exist in this building. I say we go find one for you to claim your last place to be in this world. Shall we?" Akita dragged Hana by her hair out of the room.

Hatori threw the doors to Akito's room apart. He looked for any sign of Hana, but saw none. The muddy footprints he had seen outside had no trail through the house.

"AKITO!!" Hatori yelled, but no reply came. A door behind Hatori opened, who whirled around. Kureno stared wide-eyed at the doctor.

"Hatori…?" Kureno began.

"I don't care! Where is Akito??" Hatori grabbed Kureno by his collar, which startled the poor rooster even more.

"I was going to ask you the same thing…" Kureno stated. Green eyes widened.

"Where could Akito have taken her?!" Kureno pulled Hatori's hands off his collar.

"Who?" He asked.

"Hana…her powers fought the erase, and she remembers everything! She came here and…She's gone!" Kureno's eyes widened.

"There are a large number of hidden rooms in this building. Akito showed them all to me sometime ago, I think I remember where most are. But she could be in any of them. She could be in the cat's confinement…" Kureno led the way down a hall way, and started throwing open doors Hatori had never known were there.

"Why won't you flinch?? Why won't you cry? I have used all of my toys against you! You're laying there, bleeding and you won't fight back or cry?! Why!!" Kureno and Hatori froze, hearing Akito's yelling voice somewhere down the hall. Both men glanced at each other and dashed down the hall to a door where Akito's muffled voice was coming through. Kureno, not even bothering to try and find the handle to open it, slammed his shoulder in to the door and broke it, allowing both men to enter. There was blood everywhere and in the center of the room stood Akito with scissors in one hand, and Hana's braid in the other.

"Kureno? Hatori? Should I cut it? She attacked me, intruded in my home, and insulted you all! She said that she'd only wanted Hatori's heart to break it! To keep, and never return! She told me she'd never return his feelings and would never give him her heart in return. She'd only hurt you, Hatori!! I decided to punish her for hurting you already. Shall I cut it?

Hatori stepped towards Akito, who brought the scissors up to Hana's beautiful braid. Kureno shot past Hatori and tackled Akito to the ground. The scissors skid across the room, and Hatori stared. He was shocked Kureno had acted against Akito. Hana started to sit up, but didn't have the strength and collapsed in to her own blood. Hatori ran to her side and held her close, hoping he didn't transform. He didn't, which surprised Akito, Kureno, and himself.

"Ha…Hatori? Is that…really you?" Hana's voice cracked as blood pooled out of the corner of her mouth. Her eyes began to glow a purple and Hatori saw a wave of electricity shoot through Akito.

"Hana, stop! Akito's done, she can't hurt you anymore! Let's…let's go home…" Hatori gently kissed Hana on the forehead and stood up. Her eyes stopped glowing and she relaxed in his arms. Kureno followed them out, but stopped when a young maid walked by. He stopped her, told her to take Akito to her room, and then hugged her. He didn't transform either.

Hatori carried Hana out to his car, laid her in the backseat while Kureno sat in the passenger seat, and Hatori then climbed in to the driver's seat and sped to the hospital.

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