Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Curse of the Jyuunishi ❯ Found and Cornered ( Chapter 4 )
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By: Sohma_Kagura_chan 
An unlikely guest sends the house into turmoil, and two are caught by the person they fear most.
AyameXHaru, MomijiXRitsu
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Hentai / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 05.05.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 564 | Status: Completed
An unlikely guest sends the house into turmoil, and two are caught by the person they fear most.
AyameXHaru, MomijiXRitsu
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Hentai / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 05.05.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 564 | Status: Completed
Curse of the Jyuunishi
By ~ Kagura
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em so don't sue me
Chapter Four: Found and Cornered
Kagura had insisted that she clean up the mess she and Kyo made, which left Tohru free to run out and pick up meals for the rest of the day. Shigure sat with Ayame and Ritsu in the dining room, sipping his tea and making idle comments about how wonderful it was that Ritsu had come to visit. He was surprised, Ritsu hadn't yet gone into a fit of appologies, he'd managed to keep himself composed. "Ne, Ri-chan. Where did you run into Kagura and Yuki? On the road?" The deep red blush on Ritsu's face told him that wasn't the answer. Ayame, waiting for Ritsu's reply, rested his head against his hand. Kagura, who had been walking by to dump a bucket of dirty water outside, commented in his place, "Ritsu was hiding in a tree, watching me and Yuki." Ritsu's face paled, he drew in a long breath ready to wail how sorry he was that he'd been such a pervert. Holding himself back, he breathed out slowly, whispering, "Gomene...I shouldn't have stayed. It was dispicable that I should have watched as you two loved each other..." Tears built up in his eyes as he turned away from everyone. Kagura returned with a fresh bucket of soapy water, commenting yet again as she walked back to the kitchen, "Ri-chan, you only went into heat, it isn't that big of a deal." Shigure raised an eyebrow, "Ahh, this is your first year, ne, Ri-chan?" Ritsu nodded, "Hai." Ayame burst into a fit of praise, "How wonderful that you should reach your first year! You are now a man, Ri-kun! And what better way of learning the manly ways than to watch none-other than our Yuki in a public display of passion and-" WHAM! Yuki had hit Ayame over the head. "It was hardly public! It was in the middle of the woods!" Ayame smiled, his head throbbing slightly, "Hai, demo, Yuki-kun, the woods are a public place, and therefore Ri-kun was doing nothing indecent. It was you, Yuki-kun, in your lust-filled haze that was the indecent one!" This time it was Kagura who hit Ayame over the head, her fist clenched, "Keep talking, Hebi, and I'll show you the true meaning of indecent..." Shigure smiled, "Oi, now, Kagura. No harming Ayame, or I'll have no one to play with. Unless you'd be willing to step in." Yuki yelled at the top of his lungs, "WILL EVERYONE PLEASE START THINKING WITH THIER BRAINS AND NOT WITH THEIR CROTCHES?!?!"
Silence filled the room before Shigure and Ayame burst into fits of laughter. Ritsu was laughing to himself, covering his mouth to hide his amusement. Kagura was blushing furiously. No one had ever heard Yuki use such language before, let alone yell it loudly enough for even Haru and Momiji to hear it upstairs, their laughs floating down the steps and mingling with everyone else's.
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Lunch was approaching fast and everyone was wondering why it was taking Tohru so long to get back with the food. To keep themselves occupied, most of the Sohma residents gave in to their instincts. Almost every room in the house was occupied with one couple or another.
Shigure, being extremely aggrivated that he could not join in, was being held captive in his office by his editor, who was threatening to disembowel him if he did not start writing immediately.
Without having a playmate, Ayame had kidnapped Hatsuharu and taken him to Shigure's bedroom. Ayame was surprised when Haru knocked him over and pinned him on the floor. Haru grinned, having slipped into black mode, "Tell me Ayame-san, are you anywhere near as good as your brother?" Haru began a relentless assault on Ayame, biting his neck and grinding his hips down against the Hebi's. Paused outside the bedroom window, Yuki dared to look in, somehow finding it extremely arousing that Haru was making his older brother whimper and moan.
Upstairs in Yuki's bedroom, Momiji had pushed Ritsu back against the wall. Grinning sweetly, he knelt before him and slowly unclasped the belt Ritsu had been using to hold up his khaki shorts. The shorts fell to the ground around his ankles with a dull thud, accompanied by his boxers only moments later. Feeling vulnerable and frightened, Ritsu shook and tried to cover himself with his dress shirt. Momiji slapped Ritsu's hands away, peering up at him eagerly. "No hiding. I promise, you'll enjoy this..." Momiji lifted the shirt up and held it above Ritsu's waist, holding onto his hips to keep his balance. Momiji took Ritsu's growing member into his mouth and began to suck gently. After just seconds, Ritsu had become fully erect and was moaning Momiji's name, his hands falling to the back of Momiji's blonde head and urging him to take him in faster. Impressed by how quickly Ritsu caught on, the usagi began bobbing his head faster, sucking harder and swirling his tongue.
In Kyo's room, Kagura could hear Ritsu moaning and she smiled. She was glad Momiji was the one to start in on him, after all Momiji was extremely gentle when the occasion called for it. She sat on Kyo's windowsill, peering down at Yuki and wondering if she should holler at him that he was no better than Ritsu. "It's going to be a miracle if we can keep this from Akito for more than a week." Kagura turned and frowned at Kyo's remark. "We shouldn't have to tell him, it's none of his business. We shouldn't have to have permission to get laid, and we certainly shouldn't have to bend over and take it from Akito as punishment." Kyo turned away from Kagura, he hadn't mentioned Kagura's punishment for fear it would hurt her, but she brought it up on her own. Kyo stood and walked next to Kagura, wrapping his arms around her waist and nuzzling into her hair. They stayed that way for another half an hour, talking about everything from the noise the boys were making to Kyo's room (which was in dire need of cleaning). It was Kagura who'd seen the car coming first. She smiled, recognizing it as Hatori's car. Her smile slowly faded, and her face went pale. There was someone in the passenger seat, someone with black hair, someone looking remarkably like... "Akito...OH MY GOD KYO GO STOP THE BOYS, I'LL TRY TO STALL HIM!" Kagura dashed down the stairs, reaching the main door and throwing it open, slamming it shut behind her as she rushed out towards the car. Kyo lost no time, he flung the door to Yuki's room open just in time to see Ritsu lift his head up to cry out as he came. Panicking, he rushed forward and clasped his hand over Ritsu's mouth, muffling the scream he had almost let lose. Momiji swallowed, looking up curiously at Kyo. Kyo said but one word, "Akito" before running out the door and downstairs, hoping to catch Ayame and Haru before it was too late. Ritsu struggled to get his shorts back on as Momiji ran to the bathroom to brush his teeth, knowing that Akito would be looking for any sign that they'd been disobeying him.
Downstairs, Kyo pulled at Shigure's door. It was locked, but he was desperate. He yanked with all his might, breaking the lock and throwing the door open. Haru was on him in a heartbeat, "Eh neko-chan, the door was locked for a REASON." Black Haru looked like he was going to kill Kyo as he pointed back to Ayame who'd been bent over Shigure's bed, his long robe pulled up over his back, exposing his backside. Kyo hissed, "Akito's here" and instantly they dressed, straightened their clothes and walked out of the bedroom to the main door, ready to greet the Head of the Sohma clan. Momiji and Ritsu had met the others at the door, smiling falsely as they lined up and waited for Akito to walk in. Peering out and wondering how Kagura had stalled Akito so successfully, his heart practically stopped at what he saw. There was Kagura, her arms thrown around Akito's neck, she was nuzzling against him. Akito, surprised at Kagura's sudden and open display of affection, held her gently, a dark grin spreading across his face as he saw Kyo watching them. Kyo cursed and ran back into the house, deciding that while Akito was there he'd best stay on the roof. As he climbed the ladder, he surveyed the scene outside, noting that Kagura was still holding onto Akito as they entered the house. Something else moving caught his attention. Something was in one of the trees outside the house. Watching the tree intently, he recognized the flashes of blue and khaki. Yuki was hiding in the tree. ~He must be terrified having Akito come to the house.~
Kyo searched his pocket and found a rubber bouncy ball, Momiji had given it to him and he hadn't yet had a chance to throw it away. ~Well, at least it'll go to some use.~ Reaching back and throwing the ball with all his might, he almost laughed out loud when he heard the thunk of the ball as it hit Yuki square in the side of the head. He could feel Yuki's eyes burning in his direction. Kyo nodded towards his favorite spot on the roof, signaling Yuki to join him. If they were going to hide from Akito, better to at least hide near each other so he'd have someone to bitch to. Looking down he watched as Shigure waved goodbye to his editor, who he had rushed out of the house after learning Akito had arrived.
Inside the house, everything was tense. Akito sat at the head of the table, Shigure and Hatori on either side of him. If anything were to go wrong, they were the two best suited to hold Akito back. Ayame sat next to Hatori, followed by Ritsu. Across from them, Haru sat next to Shigure, with Momiji on his other side. That left the end of the table open, and Akito grinned knowing that Tohru would take that place at the table, giving him free reign to watch her every move. He didn't know what it was about her that made him snap, he had that tendency with anyone who wasn't of the Sohma clan. But she was extrodinarly aggrivating. Perhaps it was because he had tried to make her leave, and she'd only proven herself once again to be too open-hearted to see him for the bastard that he was. Part of him wanted to kill her, to end her influence over the Jyuunishi that he saw her gaining. Deeper still, part of him wanted her to heal him as she'd healed so many others. He knew that only time would tell if she was the one, but he wasn't sure if he'd live to see that day.
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Tohru's cheeks were flushed, she was half-running down the path that lead to the house. She knew the boys would be hungry, and she was terribly late. She'd run into Hana-chan at the grocery store, in what she knew was little less than a coincidence. While walking the isles, Hana-chan had warned her that when she got home, she'd be in danger. While Hana-chan was sure that it was no physical danger, it was nevertheless a very tense setting. Assuring her that she'd be fine, Tohru hurried home. She saw Hatori's car in the driveway, and her heart stopped. ~Oh no...Yuki-kun, he must have had an attack!!~ She ran into the house, forgetting to remove her shoes, and headed straight for the living room. "Yuki-kun! Diajoubu desu ka????" But Yuki was nowhere to be seen. She stopped in her tracks, her eyes locking with Akito's, her blood draining from her face. She dropped to her knees, bowing low, "Gomen nasai! Akito-san, I didn't know you were here!" Akito tsked and rested his head in his hand, his elbow braced against the table. "No manners at all, coming into the house without removing your shoes. And no food prepared, no tea. I'm inclined to think you aren't a housekeeper at all, that you're using my family for a free ride." Tohru frantically pulled off her shoes, placing on the mat by the front door. Returning to the room, she grabbed the bags of groceries, one of them breaking and scattering its contents to the floor. Akito laughed, watching her bend to quickly pick up the fallen items. Before she'd set a hand on them, two arms grabbed her on either side. She was lifted back into a standing position, Yuki and Kyo on either side of her. "Head on into the kitchen, Honda-san. We'll get these for you," Yuki smiled. Kyo said nothing, but nodded in agreement, releasing his hold on Tohru. She nodded and hurried into the kitchen to prepare tea and lunch, her eyes stinging with tears. Yuki and Kyo glared dangerously at Akito, who simply smirked at their behavior. They gathered the groceries from the floor and followed Tohru into the kitchen, their eyes still burning furiously at Akito for his comments.
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In the kitchen, Tohru wiped her eyes on her apron, hurrying to put away the last of the groceries as she turned on the kettle. Yuki and Kyo walked in, putting away the burdens in their arms before confronting Tohru. "Honda-san, the next time he says something rude like that, I want you to ignore him. He lives to make others unhappy, and I don't want to see you dragged down over his inferiority complex." Kyo nodded at this, "Akito's got a bug up his ass that no one can remove. Don't let him get to you, he ain't worth it." Yuki rolled his eyes at Kyo, "I just said that, baka-neko" Kyo hissed and threw an empty milk container at Yuki's head, which was dogged as if it had been moving in slow motion. Tohru smiled, she knew now that despite as much as they acted like enemies, they were beginning to understand each other and were even intimate with each other. It was a huge step from the feuding boys she'd met when she first moved in. The boys helped Tohru prepare lunch, and carry the trays to the table. Making sure to serve Akito first, Tohru then took her place at the end of the table, looking up sadly at Yuki and Kyo who were refusing to eat, and sat protectively on either side of Tohru.
They sat and ate in silence, and it wasn't until the dishes were cleared and they were all drinking tea did someone speak up. The first was Akito, commenting on Shigure's latest novel. After that, the rest of the room felt inclined to being talking to one another. After what seemed like an hour, Kyo noticed Kagura was missing. He wondered why it didn't occur to him before that she wasn't at the table. Yuki noticed Kyo looking around and wondered what he was looking for. A moment later he came to the same realization and stood, exscusing himself to use the restroom. Closing the door behind him, he headed upstairs instead of to the bathroom, he entered Kyo's room. Kagura wasn't there. He looked in his own room, then Tohru's, then the upstairs bathroom. Kagura was sitting in the shower, though the water wasn't running she was shivering. Yuki looked at her questioningly, shutting the door behind him. "Kagura, diajoubu?" Kagura nodded, hugging her knees and sighing. "I ran and held him." Yuki sat down beside her, "I saw." Taking a deep breath, Kagura began telling Yuki about the night she'd ran to Akito. She told him how she forgave Akito for what he'd done. How deep down she felt like she loved Akito, but was too afraid of him to express it. She began to cry, and Yuki held her gently. He understood how she felt, at least how it felt to be afraid of Akito. He'd felt that way since he could remember.
Agreeing that it would be best to at least get out of the bathroom and join everyone downstairs, Yuki helped Kagura to her feet. Holding her in his arms, Yuki felt his senses twinge again. ~Iya...this is not a good time for this....~ Kagura noticed Yuki tensing, and her eyes rose to meet his. She knew what that look meant, it was the same look she'd gotten in the woods. Too upset to care, she closed the distance and pressed her lips to Yuki's, her arms wrapping around his neck. Holding her closer, Yuki rubbed his hands over her back assuringly, his tongue pushing gently into her mouth as he moaned softly. There was a click, and a dull thud as the bathroom door opened, Akito standing in the doorway with his fists clenched. Kagura panicked, pushing herself away from Yuki and backing against the wall. Yuki faced Akito and shook, memories of his punishments flooding his mind. Akito took a step into the room, two steps, three.....Yuki's mind went blank, fear overtaking him, he thought ~I'm going to die....~
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Well this chapter wasn't as long as I'd wanted it to be, but I definately wanted it up before I went to bed. Next chapter due on May 26th at the LATEST!! ^_^
By ~ Kagura
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em so don't sue me
Chapter Four: Found and Cornered
Kagura had insisted that she clean up the mess she and Kyo made, which left Tohru free to run out and pick up meals for the rest of the day. Shigure sat with Ayame and Ritsu in the dining room, sipping his tea and making idle comments about how wonderful it was that Ritsu had come to visit. He was surprised, Ritsu hadn't yet gone into a fit of appologies, he'd managed to keep himself composed. "Ne, Ri-chan. Where did you run into Kagura and Yuki? On the road?" The deep red blush on Ritsu's face told him that wasn't the answer. Ayame, waiting for Ritsu's reply, rested his head against his hand. Kagura, who had been walking by to dump a bucket of dirty water outside, commented in his place, "Ritsu was hiding in a tree, watching me and Yuki." Ritsu's face paled, he drew in a long breath ready to wail how sorry he was that he'd been such a pervert. Holding himself back, he breathed out slowly, whispering, "Gomene...I shouldn't have stayed. It was dispicable that I should have watched as you two loved each other..." Tears built up in his eyes as he turned away from everyone. Kagura returned with a fresh bucket of soapy water, commenting yet again as she walked back to the kitchen, "Ri-chan, you only went into heat, it isn't that big of a deal." Shigure raised an eyebrow, "Ahh, this is your first year, ne, Ri-chan?" Ritsu nodded, "Hai." Ayame burst into a fit of praise, "How wonderful that you should reach your first year! You are now a man, Ri-kun! And what better way of learning the manly ways than to watch none-other than our Yuki in a public display of passion and-" WHAM! Yuki had hit Ayame over the head. "It was hardly public! It was in the middle of the woods!" Ayame smiled, his head throbbing slightly, "Hai, demo, Yuki-kun, the woods are a public place, and therefore Ri-kun was doing nothing indecent. It was you, Yuki-kun, in your lust-filled haze that was the indecent one!" This time it was Kagura who hit Ayame over the head, her fist clenched, "Keep talking, Hebi, and I'll show you the true meaning of indecent..." Shigure smiled, "Oi, now, Kagura. No harming Ayame, or I'll have no one to play with. Unless you'd be willing to step in." Yuki yelled at the top of his lungs, "WILL EVERYONE PLEASE START THINKING WITH THIER BRAINS AND NOT WITH THEIR CROTCHES?!?!"
Silence filled the room before Shigure and Ayame burst into fits of laughter. Ritsu was laughing to himself, covering his mouth to hide his amusement. Kagura was blushing furiously. No one had ever heard Yuki use such language before, let alone yell it loudly enough for even Haru and Momiji to hear it upstairs, their laughs floating down the steps and mingling with everyone else's.
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Lunch was approaching fast and everyone was wondering why it was taking Tohru so long to get back with the food. To keep themselves occupied, most of the Sohma residents gave in to their instincts. Almost every room in the house was occupied with one couple or another.
Shigure, being extremely aggrivated that he could not join in, was being held captive in his office by his editor, who was threatening to disembowel him if he did not start writing immediately.
Without having a playmate, Ayame had kidnapped Hatsuharu and taken him to Shigure's bedroom. Ayame was surprised when Haru knocked him over and pinned him on the floor. Haru grinned, having slipped into black mode, "Tell me Ayame-san, are you anywhere near as good as your brother?" Haru began a relentless assault on Ayame, biting his neck and grinding his hips down against the Hebi's. Paused outside the bedroom window, Yuki dared to look in, somehow finding it extremely arousing that Haru was making his older brother whimper and moan.
Upstairs in Yuki's bedroom, Momiji had pushed Ritsu back against the wall. Grinning sweetly, he knelt before him and slowly unclasped the belt Ritsu had been using to hold up his khaki shorts. The shorts fell to the ground around his ankles with a dull thud, accompanied by his boxers only moments later. Feeling vulnerable and frightened, Ritsu shook and tried to cover himself with his dress shirt. Momiji slapped Ritsu's hands away, peering up at him eagerly. "No hiding. I promise, you'll enjoy this..." Momiji lifted the shirt up and held it above Ritsu's waist, holding onto his hips to keep his balance. Momiji took Ritsu's growing member into his mouth and began to suck gently. After just seconds, Ritsu had become fully erect and was moaning Momiji's name, his hands falling to the back of Momiji's blonde head and urging him to take him in faster. Impressed by how quickly Ritsu caught on, the usagi began bobbing his head faster, sucking harder and swirling his tongue.
In Kyo's room, Kagura could hear Ritsu moaning and she smiled. She was glad Momiji was the one to start in on him, after all Momiji was extremely gentle when the occasion called for it. She sat on Kyo's windowsill, peering down at Yuki and wondering if she should holler at him that he was no better than Ritsu. "It's going to be a miracle if we can keep this from Akito for more than a week." Kagura turned and frowned at Kyo's remark. "We shouldn't have to tell him, it's none of his business. We shouldn't have to have permission to get laid, and we certainly shouldn't have to bend over and take it from Akito as punishment." Kyo turned away from Kagura, he hadn't mentioned Kagura's punishment for fear it would hurt her, but she brought it up on her own. Kyo stood and walked next to Kagura, wrapping his arms around her waist and nuzzling into her hair. They stayed that way for another half an hour, talking about everything from the noise the boys were making to Kyo's room (which was in dire need of cleaning). It was Kagura who'd seen the car coming first. She smiled, recognizing it as Hatori's car. Her smile slowly faded, and her face went pale. There was someone in the passenger seat, someone with black hair, someone looking remarkably like... "Akito...OH MY GOD KYO GO STOP THE BOYS, I'LL TRY TO STALL HIM!" Kagura dashed down the stairs, reaching the main door and throwing it open, slamming it shut behind her as she rushed out towards the car. Kyo lost no time, he flung the door to Yuki's room open just in time to see Ritsu lift his head up to cry out as he came. Panicking, he rushed forward and clasped his hand over Ritsu's mouth, muffling the scream he had almost let lose. Momiji swallowed, looking up curiously at Kyo. Kyo said but one word, "Akito" before running out the door and downstairs, hoping to catch Ayame and Haru before it was too late. Ritsu struggled to get his shorts back on as Momiji ran to the bathroom to brush his teeth, knowing that Akito would be looking for any sign that they'd been disobeying him.
Downstairs, Kyo pulled at Shigure's door. It was locked, but he was desperate. He yanked with all his might, breaking the lock and throwing the door open. Haru was on him in a heartbeat, "Eh neko-chan, the door was locked for a REASON." Black Haru looked like he was going to kill Kyo as he pointed back to Ayame who'd been bent over Shigure's bed, his long robe pulled up over his back, exposing his backside. Kyo hissed, "Akito's here" and instantly they dressed, straightened their clothes and walked out of the bedroom to the main door, ready to greet the Head of the Sohma clan. Momiji and Ritsu had met the others at the door, smiling falsely as they lined up and waited for Akito to walk in. Peering out and wondering how Kagura had stalled Akito so successfully, his heart practically stopped at what he saw. There was Kagura, her arms thrown around Akito's neck, she was nuzzling against him. Akito, surprised at Kagura's sudden and open display of affection, held her gently, a dark grin spreading across his face as he saw Kyo watching them. Kyo cursed and ran back into the house, deciding that while Akito was there he'd best stay on the roof. As he climbed the ladder, he surveyed the scene outside, noting that Kagura was still holding onto Akito as they entered the house. Something else moving caught his attention. Something was in one of the trees outside the house. Watching the tree intently, he recognized the flashes of blue and khaki. Yuki was hiding in the tree. ~He must be terrified having Akito come to the house.~
Kyo searched his pocket and found a rubber bouncy ball, Momiji had given it to him and he hadn't yet had a chance to throw it away. ~Well, at least it'll go to some use.~ Reaching back and throwing the ball with all his might, he almost laughed out loud when he heard the thunk of the ball as it hit Yuki square in the side of the head. He could feel Yuki's eyes burning in his direction. Kyo nodded towards his favorite spot on the roof, signaling Yuki to join him. If they were going to hide from Akito, better to at least hide near each other so he'd have someone to bitch to. Looking down he watched as Shigure waved goodbye to his editor, who he had rushed out of the house after learning Akito had arrived.
Inside the house, everything was tense. Akito sat at the head of the table, Shigure and Hatori on either side of him. If anything were to go wrong, they were the two best suited to hold Akito back. Ayame sat next to Hatori, followed by Ritsu. Across from them, Haru sat next to Shigure, with Momiji on his other side. That left the end of the table open, and Akito grinned knowing that Tohru would take that place at the table, giving him free reign to watch her every move. He didn't know what it was about her that made him snap, he had that tendency with anyone who wasn't of the Sohma clan. But she was extrodinarly aggrivating. Perhaps it was because he had tried to make her leave, and she'd only proven herself once again to be too open-hearted to see him for the bastard that he was. Part of him wanted to kill her, to end her influence over the Jyuunishi that he saw her gaining. Deeper still, part of him wanted her to heal him as she'd healed so many others. He knew that only time would tell if she was the one, but he wasn't sure if he'd live to see that day.
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Tohru's cheeks were flushed, she was half-running down the path that lead to the house. She knew the boys would be hungry, and she was terribly late. She'd run into Hana-chan at the grocery store, in what she knew was little less than a coincidence. While walking the isles, Hana-chan had warned her that when she got home, she'd be in danger. While Hana-chan was sure that it was no physical danger, it was nevertheless a very tense setting. Assuring her that she'd be fine, Tohru hurried home. She saw Hatori's car in the driveway, and her heart stopped. ~Oh no...Yuki-kun, he must have had an attack!!~ She ran into the house, forgetting to remove her shoes, and headed straight for the living room. "Yuki-kun! Diajoubu desu ka????" But Yuki was nowhere to be seen. She stopped in her tracks, her eyes locking with Akito's, her blood draining from her face. She dropped to her knees, bowing low, "Gomen nasai! Akito-san, I didn't know you were here!" Akito tsked and rested his head in his hand, his elbow braced against the table. "No manners at all, coming into the house without removing your shoes. And no food prepared, no tea. I'm inclined to think you aren't a housekeeper at all, that you're using my family for a free ride." Tohru frantically pulled off her shoes, placing on the mat by the front door. Returning to the room, she grabbed the bags of groceries, one of them breaking and scattering its contents to the floor. Akito laughed, watching her bend to quickly pick up the fallen items. Before she'd set a hand on them, two arms grabbed her on either side. She was lifted back into a standing position, Yuki and Kyo on either side of her. "Head on into the kitchen, Honda-san. We'll get these for you," Yuki smiled. Kyo said nothing, but nodded in agreement, releasing his hold on Tohru. She nodded and hurried into the kitchen to prepare tea and lunch, her eyes stinging with tears. Yuki and Kyo glared dangerously at Akito, who simply smirked at their behavior. They gathered the groceries from the floor and followed Tohru into the kitchen, their eyes still burning furiously at Akito for his comments.
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In the kitchen, Tohru wiped her eyes on her apron, hurrying to put away the last of the groceries as she turned on the kettle. Yuki and Kyo walked in, putting away the burdens in their arms before confronting Tohru. "Honda-san, the next time he says something rude like that, I want you to ignore him. He lives to make others unhappy, and I don't want to see you dragged down over his inferiority complex." Kyo nodded at this, "Akito's got a bug up his ass that no one can remove. Don't let him get to you, he ain't worth it." Yuki rolled his eyes at Kyo, "I just said that, baka-neko" Kyo hissed and threw an empty milk container at Yuki's head, which was dogged as if it had been moving in slow motion. Tohru smiled, she knew now that despite as much as they acted like enemies, they were beginning to understand each other and were even intimate with each other. It was a huge step from the feuding boys she'd met when she first moved in. The boys helped Tohru prepare lunch, and carry the trays to the table. Making sure to serve Akito first, Tohru then took her place at the end of the table, looking up sadly at Yuki and Kyo who were refusing to eat, and sat protectively on either side of Tohru.
They sat and ate in silence, and it wasn't until the dishes were cleared and they were all drinking tea did someone speak up. The first was Akito, commenting on Shigure's latest novel. After that, the rest of the room felt inclined to being talking to one another. After what seemed like an hour, Kyo noticed Kagura was missing. He wondered why it didn't occur to him before that she wasn't at the table. Yuki noticed Kyo looking around and wondered what he was looking for. A moment later he came to the same realization and stood, exscusing himself to use the restroom. Closing the door behind him, he headed upstairs instead of to the bathroom, he entered Kyo's room. Kagura wasn't there. He looked in his own room, then Tohru's, then the upstairs bathroom. Kagura was sitting in the shower, though the water wasn't running she was shivering. Yuki looked at her questioningly, shutting the door behind him. "Kagura, diajoubu?" Kagura nodded, hugging her knees and sighing. "I ran and held him." Yuki sat down beside her, "I saw." Taking a deep breath, Kagura began telling Yuki about the night she'd ran to Akito. She told him how she forgave Akito for what he'd done. How deep down she felt like she loved Akito, but was too afraid of him to express it. She began to cry, and Yuki held her gently. He understood how she felt, at least how it felt to be afraid of Akito. He'd felt that way since he could remember.
Agreeing that it would be best to at least get out of the bathroom and join everyone downstairs, Yuki helped Kagura to her feet. Holding her in his arms, Yuki felt his senses twinge again. ~Iya...this is not a good time for this....~ Kagura noticed Yuki tensing, and her eyes rose to meet his. She knew what that look meant, it was the same look she'd gotten in the woods. Too upset to care, she closed the distance and pressed her lips to Yuki's, her arms wrapping around his neck. Holding her closer, Yuki rubbed his hands over her back assuringly, his tongue pushing gently into her mouth as he moaned softly. There was a click, and a dull thud as the bathroom door opened, Akito standing in the doorway with his fists clenched. Kagura panicked, pushing herself away from Yuki and backing against the wall. Yuki faced Akito and shook, memories of his punishments flooding his mind. Akito took a step into the room, two steps, three.....Yuki's mind went blank, fear overtaking him, he thought ~I'm going to die....~
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Well this chapter wasn't as long as I'd wanted it to be, but I definately wanted it up before I went to bed. Next chapter due on May 26th at the LATEST!! ^_^