It had been about two days since Tohru and the gang had gotten back from the spa.
Tohru has been desperately waiting for Kyo to call and say he's coming home, or for him to just show up. But nope; she hasn't heard anything from him yet.
"Tohru, we're going out for a little bit. Are you going to be alright on your own?" Shigure kindly asked as they walked out of the supermarket.
"Yes, I'll be ok. Thank you for worrying about me, but you really don't have to." Tohru replied with a smile as Yuki walked next to them.
"How can we not? Our precious flower, here all alone!" Shigure exclaimed, making a scene outside of the supermarket.
"I'm sure Ms. Honda will be just fine after we drop her off. Will you calm down; people are staring…" Yuki stated, annoyed as a crowd of people just stared at them.
"Yes, I'm sure you right. Uh… Tohru is something wrong?" Shigure asked, noticing that Tohru was staring at the daily newspaper.
When he saw what she was reading, he also just stared in shock.
The headline read:
Akito Sohma Found Dead in His Cell:
Akito Sohma, 24, was found hanging in his cell last night after apparently having been stabbed to death over thirty times in the neck, chest, and stomach.
Akito was put in jail last month for brutally raping a young girl (whose identity is being kept a secret) one day.
Not much is known about the attack or who attacked him. Someone erased all the video evidence. And his last visitor's name appears to be fake.
The only things we can tell about the attacker are that the assailant tall, approximately 6'8", is thin, and has what appears to be shoulder-length dark purple hair.
If anyone has any information, please contact your local precinct, or call this number:
4 (800) ***-****.
Thank you so very much.
"What in the world?" Shigure asked, confused.
"Good riddance. Come on, Ms. Honda; you don't need to be reading any of that right now." Yuki calmly instructed, taking her hand as they continued to walk home.
"Yuki, must you be so rash and hasty; he was family after all." Shigure thoughtfully stated as they made their way home.
"He's no family of mine; he raped Mr. Honda for no real reason!" Yuki snapped, letting go of Tohru's hand before walking ahead of the two.
"I'm sorry." Tohru sadly apologized.
"Oh, don't be. It's not your fault. And Yuki's right—in a way." Shigure assured, sighing as they continued to walk home.
Five Minutes Later:
Everything seemed to calm down as they got to the pathway leading to Shigure's house. Even Yuki seemed in a somewhat better mood.
"So, Tohru—you never said how your trip to the spa was." Shigure spoke with a smile, causing Tohru's face to light up like a Christmas tree.
"Uh, Ms. Honda, are you alright?" Yuki asked, concerned when he saw her face turn red; he thought maybe she was coming down with a fever.
"Y-yes, I'm alright. The spa was fun—but it would've been even more fun if Uo and Hana didn't have to leave so soon." Tohru somewhat sadly replied.
"What happened? I thought they were spending the entire time there with you. Why'd they have to go?" Yuki questioned.
"Well, Uo got called into work because some of her co-workers didn't show up; they were short-handed. Her boss said if she didn't show up, she wouldn't have a job; Uo really needs that job right now. And Hana… Well she had a family emergency; her brother was hit by a car. Oh, but he's doing ok; he's still alive. He just has to stay in the hospital for a few more days and he'll be able to come home." Tohru answered, sadly smiling a little.
"How odd." Shigure muttered under his breath; he wondered if this had to do with their new head of the family, but then he shook that thought off.
"I'm glad he's doing well." Yuki politely stated.
"Yeah. Uo and I visited him just yesterday. He says he doing just fine. Uo says he just loves all the nurses. I don't know exactly what she meant, but she winked when she said it, so it must be something good." Tohru replied, making Shigure turn around and silently chuckle to himself. At the same time, Yuki stood there, sweat-dropping while Tohru just kept on smiling.
When they got home, they got a big surprise waiting for them on the front porch.
"Ky-Kyo?" Tohru asked, shocked; she didn't know if he was real or if she was dreaming.
"Hey." Kyo simply replied, waving as he started walking over to them.
"OW! What the hell!?" Kyo yelled after Yuki ran at him and pile drived him into the ground.
"Don't "what the hell" me! Where the hell have you been all this time?! Do you know how worried you made Ms. Honda! I don't care if you leave! But you should've at least had the balls to tell Ms. Honda in person instead of leaving in the middle of the night and just leaving her a stupid note! You really are a stupid cat!" Yuki yelled, pissed off.
"Damn rat! I came back, didn't I? It's not like I left permanently!" Kyo yelled, equally pissed off.
They stood there fighting until Tohru collapsed.
"Tohru!" Shigure exclaimed, dropping the groceries so he could just barely catch Tohru before she hit the ground after she passed out.
"Tohru!" "Ms. Honda!" Kyo and Yuki exclaimed, running over to her.
"What happened?" The two asked once there.
"I think she just passed out due to seeing Kyo after all this time. Kyo, can you take her to her room? Yuki and I will get the groceries. We have a family meeting we need to get to; we'll be back later. We'll pick something up for dinner on the way back." Shigure calmly instructed.
"Sure." Kyo answered, picking Tohru up and carried her inside while Shigure and Yuki got the groceries…