For the Love of the Mabudachi Trio

By: Tanokai

A/N: Hey everyone. I was just reading the original version of Chapter three and decided it was time to use some of the ideas I had in it. I hope you enjoyed the last chapter I posted. Pleas, enjoy this one as well. I love all of you my readers, fans, and even those of you who don't really like this story. Feel free to give open opinions of my story good and/or bad. I don't mind. Just try not to wreck Shigure's house in the process. I love all of you, my readers. And I really love your reviews. Every time I read them I can't help but burst into laughter. I'm glad that your favorite parts to read are my favorite to write.

Disclaimer: Nope. I still do not own Fruits Basket or my Toothbrush! SOT is mine though yay! Though I haven't done any work on it since I started this fan fic. Oo; Oh well. I'll get to it. I just need a break. actually every time she tries to work on it the stupid computer comes up with an error message before she thinks of saving her progress. She's sick of retyping the same scene!

Chapter Six: Memories

A common fear for man is to lose his memories. It's a sad fear for those who dwell upon the subject too long. You see. If man's fear of losing his memories becomes true, he would never know, and he would continue to live his life, fearing losing something he would never know he had lost. So, though it may be sad, it is probably the safest fear.

A week later: Midday

Mayumi walked into her bed room and closed the door behind her. After placing a bag of books she bought on her side table she sat upon her bed and grabbed the large seahorse stuffed animal Hatori had won for her and hugged it tightly. Her normal smile was gone replaced with a sad, uncertain face. She closed her eyes as she remembered the day's events.

"Mayumi, I think it would be best if this were our last meeting together," stated the cold stoic voice of Hatori, the man Mayumi had fallen in love with.

"What? You're not making much since Ha'ri"

"It would be best if we ended our relationship now."

"Why? Did I do something? Say something? Look, if it's about me constantly calling you a seahorse, I'm sorry. I'm not making fun of you! I just-"

"It's not that. It's not you at all. I just don't want to see you hurt."

"Hurt? Hatori why would I be hurt when I'm with you? This past week I've had the best time of my life. I've had my three best friends who are healthy and happy, and I've had a wonderful boyfriend who doesn't care that I'm the Cancer, and who even shares a similar curse. Who can be someone I can love as well as one who could understand me and I him!"

"May, what's your worst fear? To lose your memories? To forget what has happened this past week? And to for your friends to lose their memories of this week?"

Mayumi's eyes widened. "What?"

"That's what will happen if our relationship doesn't end. I'll make the three of you forget everything that has happened."

Why, Mayumi thought, why did you say those things, Hatori. What are you afraid will happen if we continue to go out?

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Mayumi quickly grabbed a book from a side table as she spoke, "Come in!"

The door opened and Anishi stepped in. To her it simply seemed that Mayumi was reading a book while hugging he stuffed seahorse. A normal sight. "Is something wrong, May?"

"Huh?" Mayumi looked up from the book. "No. Why do you ask?"

"Well, It just seemed like you had a lot on your mind when you come home. I just figured you had a lot on your mind."

"I did. The case is going a bit rough, and the rescheduled trial is coming up soon."

"I see. Forgive me for worrying. I just can't help it sometimes."

"It's alright. It's one of your better qualities. Much better then your cooking qualities."

"Hey!"

Mayumi offered an apologetic smile.

"So, you went to see Hatori afterward right? Did that help free your mind for a while?"

"What? I completely forgot that I was going to see Hatori today. I went to the bookstore instead. Got some books to try and calm my thinking a bit so that I can concentrate on my case better." Well, Mayumi thought to herself, that's close to the truth. I did go to the bookstore to buy books to stem my wild thoughts. I just didn't forget to see Hatori.

"I see. Well, I guess I'll let you be," Anishi stated as she stood and walked to the door to leave.

As she reached the door Mayumi spoke, "Oh, Anishi?"

"Hm?" Anishi looked over he shoulder at her friend.

"Thank you for worrying."

Anishi smiled. "Any time, May. It's only natural to worry about Cancer, isn't it?"

Mayumi smiled at her friends use of her Zodiacs title.

After Anishi left and closed the door, Mayumi closed the book and set it beside her. She just couldn't get Hatori out of her mind.

How do you really feel about this, Mayumi thought as she reflected upon hers and Hatori's conversation. Surly erasing someone's memory must bring you some kind of pain. specially if you cared about that person. Then why? Why did you threaten to erase mine? Gah! I won't be concentrate until I find out! I also have to tell him something! Yes. I have to let him know that he's not alone! I have to tell him...

Mayumi then stood up and gently set the stuffed animal upon her bed as she left her room and then the house, heading toward the Sohma estate where Hatori lived and was currently working at his office.

"Hi, Hatori."

"May, why are you here?"

"I couldn't stop asking myself questions. A lot of them have to deal with you, so I figured I should come here to ask them."

"Questions?"

"Yeah. Since you made the threat to me about erasing my memory, I would assume that it is to you that this responsibility falls upon."

Seeing no way out of it, Hatori sat down and nodded. "Yes. It is my duty to erase the memories of those who come to know of our secret, and who Akito, the head of the house, deems unsuitable to know of our curse."

"Then, I wonder, why have our memories not been erased thus far?" Mayumi had assumed her unknowing habit of pacing while asking a series of questions. It was a habit she unknowingly picked up from being a lawyer.

"I was asked by Shigure not to say anything as he cared for Anishi. After a day I too, had no desire to tell Akito."

"But your mind has changed?"

Hatori was quiet for a moment. "No. I still don't want him to know."

"Then why?"

"I don't wish for Akito to figure it out."

"Neither Aya or Shigure seem to be worried."

"They've never been in this situation before either." The words had slipped out before Hatori knew what he was saying. He was just as surprised as Anishi as what he said.

"You have?"

Hatori stood up and walked to the open door so that he could look out at the small pond behind his office. "Yes. A while ago."

"What was her name?"

"Kana. She was my assistant for a while. We fell in love and then after some time, decided to get married, even after she found out about the curse she still loved me. She just laughed about it. We went to ask Akito's permission to marry, but he refused. Soon after I had to wipe Kana's memory."

Mayumi walked behind Hatori. "It's not fair, is it?" she asked as she rested her head and hands on his back, closing her eyes. "Ayame gets to live so carefree. Worrying about nothing and living life as it is thrown at him. Shigure lives with thoughts of the fun and laughs that will come, but not you. You have to live remembering all of the horrible parts of the past that everyone else was allowed to forget. at times you are even forced to make them forget what happened. Then, you are left, alone in a world of memories that has been forgotten by everyone around you."

Hatori was a bit confused. Yes, she had pretty much laid out everything correctly, but why? what point did she have.

"But even so, you do not hate them for being happy. You are happy for them. Even as you live in a lonely world of your own you are happy that they are happy, though a bit envious. sometimes you wish that you weren't alone, that someone else was with you, but then you scold yourself for ever wishing someone else shared your heavy burdens. No one should have to carry such burdens, but Hatori." She closed her eyes tighter. A sudden urge to cry was trying to take over, and it was heard in her voice. "You're not alone. You're not the only one who carries such heavy burdens. So please, don't try to push me away. If not for your the sake of yourself then for the sake of those you care about and who care about you in return. I don't..." Tears began to fall down Mayumi's cheeks. I don't want... the only place that I can visit you... to be the cemetery."

Hatori turned around and gently lifted Mayumi's face. He then began to wipe away her tears.

"Tears don't fit you, May. You look much better with a smile. I'm a bit hungry. So, what do you say we go out for some lunch. Call it a... date."

Mayumi let out a soft chuckle and a smile as she wiped away the rest of her tears. "Alright. Let's go my little seahorse."

As they left a thought made itself into Mayumi's mind, My biggest fear... isn't loosing my memories. It's feeling the way I felt... before I met you. Alone…

A/N: This was definitely my darkest chapter thus far. Not to hard to do considering how light things have been thus far. I do believe it makes my characters, or at least Mayumi, more human. Of course that could be an excuse. It's hard to write such funny lines, as with the other pairings when I have A lawyer and a doctor to work with! I hope you enjoyed this, and I will try to come out with the next chapter soon.