Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Sleepless in Sohma House ❯ Back To School Part Two ( Chapter 20 )
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By: Yuki_The_Rat 
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.15.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 739 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.15.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 739 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or it's characters. It belongs to Takaya Nasuki. Yuki too.
Do I need to keep repeating this? I wonder.
Thanks for waiting while I worked through my dark yaoi phase, it was something that I needed to get out of my system. I am all better now, and will not start up another story until this one is over. Though I do have some really great ones floating around my head. Might I interest any of you in a Yuki/Tohru Fan Fiction? Bah haa haa haa… Sorry you know how I like to keep you in suspense.
Okay, this is really the second part of chapter Nineteen. I admit it, and yes I know, I suck, because it is supposed to be longer… but it’s not. It’s short and sweet, but you have my word that chapter Twenty One will be much longer. No really it will… what? Don’t you trust me?
Sleepless in Sohma House
PART TWENTY - BACK TO SCHOOL PART TWO
KAGURA *
As was, almost, always the case at Shigure’s, the front door was slid wide open. This allowed visitors, invited or not, to barge right in. Today’s visitor came in the guise of a cute little brown haired girl with giant, but gentle, pale brown eyes. She crept out of the forest, timidly, toting an orange backpack in the shape of her beloved kitty cat Kyo Kyo. She was supposed to be in school, it was her first day attending a co-ed college, in fact. Unfortunately, as was often the case, whenever children of the zodiac curse attempted to integrate with normal, non-Sohma, citizens, transformation troubles had occurred.
Having attended an all girls school for the entirety of her life, Kagura was not used to regular boys. The simple truth was that she really had no use for them. Kagura was, after all, already engaged. She would someday be marrying her childhood sweetheart, and cousin, Kyo Sohma. Of course, regular boys had no way of knowing that. It wasn’t like that stubborn cat had bothered to give her a ring. He really had no one to blame, but himself, now that other boys were starting to find her attractive. Well, just this morning alone, Kagura had collected five different phone numbers. It was embarrassing really, the way that college boys were literally throwing themselves at her. Embarrassing and problematic. This morning, as Kagura was grabbing a cup of tea, between classes, one particularly aggressive boy Makoto Takei had taken it on himself to approach her, and to introduce himself.
“Hello, Miss Sohma. You are Kagura Sohma right?” The boy asked. “I was wondering if you are by any chance related to Yuki Sohma.”
“Oh, Yes. Yuki is my cousin.” Kagura answered happily. Was this person a friend of the families? Perhaps he knew her darling Kyo.
“I thought that might be the case. I noticed the resemblance. I miss nothing, I am Makoto Takei, formerly know as the Captain of the Campus Defense Force at Kaiwaia High. I am please to make your acquaintance.”
“Kaiwaia High? That’s Kyo’s school. Are you friends with my Kyo Kyo?” Kagura asked breathlessly.
“Kyo Sohma class 2D? The boy with the disagreeable orange hair? Yes, I am familiar with him.” Makoto informed her, and smiled sarcastically. “He’s quite the trouble maker.”
“What did you say?” Kagura clicked on.
“Huh?” Makoto wondered stupidly, and turned his back on her in order to add sugar to his cup of tea.
“What did you just say?” Kagura asked again, “Did you just call my Kyo Kyo, a trouble maker?”
“Well, yes, I suppose I did?” Makoto admitted moronically. Paying for his cup of tea, and heading away from the tea kiosk. “Kyo Sohma, class 2D, was a problem student, though he wasn’t the worst of them, that would have to be Hatsuharu Sohma, class 3C, but Kyo Sohma was certainly…”
That was all the boy managed to get out, because he was suddenly tackled by a furious girl, or was it a wild boar? Makoto was never really sure, because he was sent flying, and knocked unconscious upon impact with a trash bin. Having transformed, Kagura was forced to gather her clothing in her mouth, and hide in the bushes until she transformed back. Since her class had already started, and she really was no longer in the mood to be in school. She decided to skip it. Perhaps, she decided, a visit to Shigure’s house was in order. As Kyo’s girlfriend she felt it was her responsibility to warn him about these terrible rumors. Besides, Kagura reasoned, Kisa had told her that Tohru had moved out, Kyo Kyo probably needed someone to take care of him now. He would be so happy to see her.
“Gure?” The adorable girl whispered, as she stepped up to the door and peeked inside her cousin’s house. “Gure, are you home?”
No answer.
Entering the house, Kagura stood in the front room, and wrinkled her nose distastefully. Something stank! Shaking her head slowly, Kagura took in the train wreak that was once her cousin’s cozy abode. Trash, empty fast food wrappers, and stray articles of clothing, covered every inch of the place. Moving quickly to the kitchen, Kagura confirmed that, as expected, this room was even worse. Continuing on to the laundry, she was happy to see several piles of clean and folded clothes, sitting in laundry baskets.
“Kyo, Kyo’s clothes.” She decided, and bent down to retrieve one of the baskets of clothes. As she did Ayame the snake popped up at her from within the pile of clothes.
“Oh… Kagura. I haven’t seen you in so long.” Ayame hissed at her.
“Cousin Ayame?” Kagura startled, nearly dropping the basket of clothes. “What are you doing here? Why are you sitting in my Kyo’s laundry?”
“Well,” Ayame explained, “I came in here to do the laundry. Now that Akito has kidnapped poor little Yuki’s girlfriend, I felt that I, being the wonderful big brother that I am, should see what I could do to help poor Shigure, I mean poor Yuki, through these desperate times. However, as I took Kyo’s warm clothes from the dryer, I must have caught a chill, because the next thing that I knew I had transformed. Seeking warmth, I crawled into the basket of snuggly fresh laundry, and well, that’s when you arrived. Actually, I’m feeling a little cold again. You don’t mind if I borrow a little of your body warmth?” Ayame jumped towards Kagura, just a Shigure walked in, and grabbed him out of mid-air.
“Aya, my pet? What have I told you about your flirting? Will you never learn?” Shigure lectured, and allowed the snake to slither up his sleeve and into his robe. He then turned his attention to his young cousin. “Hello Kagura, what brings you here? Kyo’s not here right now, he’s at school. Actually, shouldn’t you be in school, as well?”
“Um…yes, I was at school, but…I left.” Kagura answered shyly.
“Kagura? You’re not cutting class are you?” Shigure asked, with a knowing grin.
“Sort of?” Kagura admitted.
“Oh, how cute, Gure.” Aya chimed in, popping his head out of the front of Shigure’s robe. “She takes after you.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about Aya, now get back in there,” Shigure mumbled and closed his robe over Ayame’s chattering. “and you little missy, you should get back to school immediately.”
“Ah… but Shigure. I only came by, because I knew that Tohru had moved out. I was worried about Kyo and I wanted to check to see if I could be of any help with the housework. Can‘t I stay? Please Shigure?” Kagura sweetly begged.
“Really?” Shigure wondered, his eyes lighting up at the offer of free help.
“Yes, Shigure. Please, please, let me stay.” Kagura pleaded with him, using her cutest little girl voice.
“Well, then, I suppose that missing just one day won’t completely destroy your grade point average. I do have two conditions though.”
“Okay, okay, What, what are they? I‘ll do anything.”
“One, no cooking. I don’t need you burning down my kitchen. Two, only one scoop of detergent in the washing machine. Deal?”
“Deal.” Kagura smiled, and bent down to pick up Kyo’s basket of clean clothes. “I’ll start right now, by taking my beloved Kyo, Kyo’s clothes up to his room.”
Kagura hurried out of the laundry room, before Shigure could change his mind.
BLACK HARU *
Black Haru had just settled down in the back row of the class. His mood was at its absolute worse, since he had just spent the last five minutes getting lectured by his new teacher on the evils of tardiness. A moment later, the classroom door opened and Akito walked in.
“Who’s he?” The girl next to Haru whispered to her girlfriend.
“A new kid? He’s hot.” Her friend whispered back.
“No, he’s not.” Black Haru growled at them, “He’s an asshole.”
“Haru, why is Akito here?” Momiji wondered, his eyes on the front of the class where Akito spoke quietly to the teacher, and then turned to look at Haru with dark eyes which promised immense pain.
“Hatsuhara Sohma, come here please.” The teacher requested.
“Isn’t it obvious, Momiji? Your best friend Tohru ratted me out.” Black Haru informed him, as he stood and strolled casually to the front of the class.
TOHRU *
Tohru, Hana and Uo stood in front of the nurses desk.
“I told you, Miss Honda. Your fiancé, Mr. Sohma has requested that you stay and rest. Now please go back and lay down.” The nurse demanded.
“Ah, come on, the guy isn’t even Tohru’s fiance.” Uo told the nurse, “Is he?” She asked, turning to Tohru, who blushed bright pink, but shook her head no.
“As for you two, shouldn’t you be in class?” The nurse told Hana and Uo, and pointed towards the door.
“But…” Tohru started, and looked to Hana and Uo, begging them for help.
“No, buts, you get back to bed.” The nurse said, practically shoving Tohru down the hallway towards the cot, before turning back to Hana and Uo. “You two get back to class. Now!”
“Okay.” Hana decided, “I see, I have no other choice.” Closing her eyes tightly, and concentrating deeply, Hana whispered something intangible under her breath. Immediately all electricity in the school went out. The nurses office went dark. The fire alarm went off, and the sprinkler system kicked in.
“Hana, You’re unbelievable.” Uo said, as the frazzled nurse quickly went into evacuation mode, and pushed the girls out the door.
“What?” Hana asked innocently.
“Don’t what me, young lady. You are, most definitely, going to have to teach me how to do that.” Uo laughed, as the three girls rushed down the wet, chaotic, hallway.
YUKI *
Yuki had just pulled himself together, and stepped out of the stair wail, on his way to class, when all hell broke loose. The lights went out, the sprinklers came on, and the fire alarm blasted out a warning.
“Shit!” The normally soft spoken prince cursed, as all around him classroom doors flew open and students trampled out.
Swerving to avoid direct contact with a group of girls. Yuki hurried towards the nearest exit, and out of the school.
WHITE HARU *
Haru walked, following Akito, across the school lawn. Akito hadn’t said a word yet, not one word, and it was really starting to freak Haru out. Akito just walked, looking straight ahead, with that frightening look on his face. Of course, Haru’s black side had long ago went into hiding. It always did when Akito was around. It’s pretty funny when you really think about it. Everyone fears Black Haru. He pops out at the worst of times, and causes nothing but grief. The only time Black Haru could be of any real use to Haru would be around Akito Sohma, so that just happens to be the one time when Black Haru disappears.
‘Damn it, you coward! Show yourself, and protect me.’ White Haru called silently to Black, as they came upon an empty bench, and Akito sat down.
“Sit down Haru.” Akito requested calmly, and looked Haru in the eyes. “We need to talk.”
Behind them, in the school, the fire alarm had sounded. Haru glanced that way wondering what might have happened, was the school actually on fire?
“I said sit down!” Akito repeated, and grabbed Haru’s hand to force him down beside him.
AKITO *
Akito was experiencing deep turmoil. It was the reason that he had remained silent during the walk from Haru’s classroom to the bench out on the quad. Hatsuharu had done the unforgivable, he had hurt Tohru. Akito’s sharp eyes had not missed the bruises on Tohru’s neck. Haru had dared to cause Akito’s beloved physical pain. At the moment, Akito desired, very much, to kill Haru for it, or at the very least, to take Haru to the main house, lock him in ’The Room’ and leave him there to rot. On the other hand, Tohru had wanted to protect Haru. Akito had saw it in her eyes. What had been her exact words? ‘He didn‘t mean to hurt me. It was Black Haru, and he was just looking out for Kyo and Yuki.’
The fire alarm was going off behind them in the school, but Akito didn’t notice. When he was in this state, you could not distract him, nor could you reason with him.
“Akito?” The boy finally looked at him. He looked scared, Akito noticed, that was good. He wouldn’t have the family believing that he had gone soft. The boy would have to pay for his transgression, the only question was how.
“Tell me something, Hatsuharu. Why did you harm Tohru? What would make you think you could get away with something like that?” Akito asked.
WHITE HARU *
“I…” Haru started, but he didn’t dare tell Akito the truth. He could not tell Akito that he had hurt Tohru out of simple jealousy. That was, after all, what the truth boiled down to. Haru stared up at the sky. Not wanting to look at Akito, afraid of what he would see if he did.
“Are you aware that I am planning on marrying Tohru?” Akito asked him, and took Haru’s face in his hand, forcing Haru to look him in the eye. He wanted to be sure that the boy would understand. He wanted this to be clear, both to Haru, and to the others. “If I marry her, she will one day replace me as the head of the family. You will answer to her.”
Haru’s mouth dropped open. No, he had never really considered any of that. He had just assumed that Akito was using Tohru, that he would eventually tire of her, and that would be that.
“I didn’t know.” Haru whispered, and felt tears of shame trying to work there way into his eyes. It was Black Haru who had attacked Tohru, not him, but that did not make it okay. He had went too far, first with Tohru, and then with Yuki. He deserved whatever punishment Akito might decide upon.
AKITO *
“You didn’t know? You didn’t think, Haru. You would be wise not to make such a mistake again.” Akito said, and let go of Haru’s face. Were those actually tears in his eyes? Akito wondered, he hadn’t even done anything yet, so why was the foolish cow about to cry?
Akito became suddenly aware. ‘Where in the hell did all of these students come from, and what was that god forsaken noise? Could someone shut that thing off, it’s giving me a headache?’ He thought to himself, and turned around to see Momiji heading his way, with a worried Yuki, and the ever bitter Kyo in tow. Akito dropped his face into his hands, rubbing at his temples. He suddenly wasn’t feeling so well.
WHITE HARU *
The others were coming, Haru was embarrassed to admit how relieved he was to see them, even Yuki who he was still a little upset with. Beside him, Akito was sitting with his face hidden in his hands. ‘He’s deciding how best to kill me.’ Haru determined, and looked to Yuki as he approached.
“Haru?” Yuki asked, looking both worried and confused. “Are you alright?”
“Yeah,” Haru said quietly, and looked back to Akito.
“Akito?” Haru said gently, afraid of further angering his cousin. Akito peeked at him from between his long fingers, and then his eyes went blank, and Akito vomited into his hands.
“Akito?” Yuki and Haru called out at once.
Akito looked up from his hands, which were now covered in vomit and blood. “Hatori,” he whispered, “Get Hatori.” and Akito collapsed onto the ground.
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Okay, okay, I will start on chapter Twenty One tomorrow, and will do my best to make it wonderful and long.
Please let me know what you think.
See you soon.
Do I need to keep repeating this? I wonder.
Thanks for waiting while I worked through my dark yaoi phase, it was something that I needed to get out of my system. I am all better now, and will not start up another story until this one is over. Though I do have some really great ones floating around my head. Might I interest any of you in a Yuki/Tohru Fan Fiction? Bah haa haa haa… Sorry you know how I like to keep you in suspense.
Okay, this is really the second part of chapter Nineteen. I admit it, and yes I know, I suck, because it is supposed to be longer… but it’s not. It’s short and sweet, but you have my word that chapter Twenty One will be much longer. No really it will… what? Don’t you trust me?
Sleepless in Sohma House
PART TWENTY - BACK TO SCHOOL PART TWO
KAGURA *
As was, almost, always the case at Shigure’s, the front door was slid wide open. This allowed visitors, invited or not, to barge right in. Today’s visitor came in the guise of a cute little brown haired girl with giant, but gentle, pale brown eyes. She crept out of the forest, timidly, toting an orange backpack in the shape of her beloved kitty cat Kyo Kyo. She was supposed to be in school, it was her first day attending a co-ed college, in fact. Unfortunately, as was often the case, whenever children of the zodiac curse attempted to integrate with normal, non-Sohma, citizens, transformation troubles had occurred.
Having attended an all girls school for the entirety of her life, Kagura was not used to regular boys. The simple truth was that she really had no use for them. Kagura was, after all, already engaged. She would someday be marrying her childhood sweetheart, and cousin, Kyo Sohma. Of course, regular boys had no way of knowing that. It wasn’t like that stubborn cat had bothered to give her a ring. He really had no one to blame, but himself, now that other boys were starting to find her attractive. Well, just this morning alone, Kagura had collected five different phone numbers. It was embarrassing really, the way that college boys were literally throwing themselves at her. Embarrassing and problematic. This morning, as Kagura was grabbing a cup of tea, between classes, one particularly aggressive boy Makoto Takei had taken it on himself to approach her, and to introduce himself.
“Hello, Miss Sohma. You are Kagura Sohma right?” The boy asked. “I was wondering if you are by any chance related to Yuki Sohma.”
“Oh, Yes. Yuki is my cousin.” Kagura answered happily. Was this person a friend of the families? Perhaps he knew her darling Kyo.
“I thought that might be the case. I noticed the resemblance. I miss nothing, I am Makoto Takei, formerly know as the Captain of the Campus Defense Force at Kaiwaia High. I am please to make your acquaintance.”
“Kaiwaia High? That’s Kyo’s school. Are you friends with my Kyo Kyo?” Kagura asked breathlessly.
“Kyo Sohma class 2D? The boy with the disagreeable orange hair? Yes, I am familiar with him.” Makoto informed her, and smiled sarcastically. “He’s quite the trouble maker.”
“What did you say?” Kagura clicked on.
“Huh?” Makoto wondered stupidly, and turned his back on her in order to add sugar to his cup of tea.
“What did you just say?” Kagura asked again, “Did you just call my Kyo Kyo, a trouble maker?”
“Well, yes, I suppose I did?” Makoto admitted moronically. Paying for his cup of tea, and heading away from the tea kiosk. “Kyo Sohma, class 2D, was a problem student, though he wasn’t the worst of them, that would have to be Hatsuharu Sohma, class 3C, but Kyo Sohma was certainly…”
That was all the boy managed to get out, because he was suddenly tackled by a furious girl, or was it a wild boar? Makoto was never really sure, because he was sent flying, and knocked unconscious upon impact with a trash bin. Having transformed, Kagura was forced to gather her clothing in her mouth, and hide in the bushes until she transformed back. Since her class had already started, and she really was no longer in the mood to be in school. She decided to skip it. Perhaps, she decided, a visit to Shigure’s house was in order. As Kyo’s girlfriend she felt it was her responsibility to warn him about these terrible rumors. Besides, Kagura reasoned, Kisa had told her that Tohru had moved out, Kyo Kyo probably needed someone to take care of him now. He would be so happy to see her.
“Gure?” The adorable girl whispered, as she stepped up to the door and peeked inside her cousin’s house. “Gure, are you home?”
No answer.
Entering the house, Kagura stood in the front room, and wrinkled her nose distastefully. Something stank! Shaking her head slowly, Kagura took in the train wreak that was once her cousin’s cozy abode. Trash, empty fast food wrappers, and stray articles of clothing, covered every inch of the place. Moving quickly to the kitchen, Kagura confirmed that, as expected, this room was even worse. Continuing on to the laundry, she was happy to see several piles of clean and folded clothes, sitting in laundry baskets.
“Kyo, Kyo’s clothes.” She decided, and bent down to retrieve one of the baskets of clothes. As she did Ayame the snake popped up at her from within the pile of clothes.
“Oh… Kagura. I haven’t seen you in so long.” Ayame hissed at her.
“Cousin Ayame?” Kagura startled, nearly dropping the basket of clothes. “What are you doing here? Why are you sitting in my Kyo’s laundry?”
“Well,” Ayame explained, “I came in here to do the laundry. Now that Akito has kidnapped poor little Yuki’s girlfriend, I felt that I, being the wonderful big brother that I am, should see what I could do to help poor Shigure, I mean poor Yuki, through these desperate times. However, as I took Kyo’s warm clothes from the dryer, I must have caught a chill, because the next thing that I knew I had transformed. Seeking warmth, I crawled into the basket of snuggly fresh laundry, and well, that’s when you arrived. Actually, I’m feeling a little cold again. You don’t mind if I borrow a little of your body warmth?” Ayame jumped towards Kagura, just a Shigure walked in, and grabbed him out of mid-air.
“Aya, my pet? What have I told you about your flirting? Will you never learn?” Shigure lectured, and allowed the snake to slither up his sleeve and into his robe. He then turned his attention to his young cousin. “Hello Kagura, what brings you here? Kyo’s not here right now, he’s at school. Actually, shouldn’t you be in school, as well?”
“Um…yes, I was at school, but…I left.” Kagura answered shyly.
“Kagura? You’re not cutting class are you?” Shigure asked, with a knowing grin.
“Sort of?” Kagura admitted.
“Oh, how cute, Gure.” Aya chimed in, popping his head out of the front of Shigure’s robe. “She takes after you.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about Aya, now get back in there,” Shigure mumbled and closed his robe over Ayame’s chattering. “and you little missy, you should get back to school immediately.”
“Ah… but Shigure. I only came by, because I knew that Tohru had moved out. I was worried about Kyo and I wanted to check to see if I could be of any help with the housework. Can‘t I stay? Please Shigure?” Kagura sweetly begged.
“Really?” Shigure wondered, his eyes lighting up at the offer of free help.
“Yes, Shigure. Please, please, let me stay.” Kagura pleaded with him, using her cutest little girl voice.
“Well, then, I suppose that missing just one day won’t completely destroy your grade point average. I do have two conditions though.”
“Okay, okay, What, what are they? I‘ll do anything.”
“One, no cooking. I don’t need you burning down my kitchen. Two, only one scoop of detergent in the washing machine. Deal?”
“Deal.” Kagura smiled, and bent down to pick up Kyo’s basket of clean clothes. “I’ll start right now, by taking my beloved Kyo, Kyo’s clothes up to his room.”
Kagura hurried out of the laundry room, before Shigure could change his mind.
BLACK HARU *
Black Haru had just settled down in the back row of the class. His mood was at its absolute worse, since he had just spent the last five minutes getting lectured by his new teacher on the evils of tardiness. A moment later, the classroom door opened and Akito walked in.
“Who’s he?” The girl next to Haru whispered to her girlfriend.
“A new kid? He’s hot.” Her friend whispered back.
“No, he’s not.” Black Haru growled at them, “He’s an asshole.”
“Haru, why is Akito here?” Momiji wondered, his eyes on the front of the class where Akito spoke quietly to the teacher, and then turned to look at Haru with dark eyes which promised immense pain.
“Hatsuhara Sohma, come here please.” The teacher requested.
“Isn’t it obvious, Momiji? Your best friend Tohru ratted me out.” Black Haru informed him, as he stood and strolled casually to the front of the class.
TOHRU *
Tohru, Hana and Uo stood in front of the nurses desk.
“I told you, Miss Honda. Your fiancé, Mr. Sohma has requested that you stay and rest. Now please go back and lay down.” The nurse demanded.
“Ah, come on, the guy isn’t even Tohru’s fiance.” Uo told the nurse, “Is he?” She asked, turning to Tohru, who blushed bright pink, but shook her head no.
“As for you two, shouldn’t you be in class?” The nurse told Hana and Uo, and pointed towards the door.
“But…” Tohru started, and looked to Hana and Uo, begging them for help.
“No, buts, you get back to bed.” The nurse said, practically shoving Tohru down the hallway towards the cot, before turning back to Hana and Uo. “You two get back to class. Now!”
“Okay.” Hana decided, “I see, I have no other choice.” Closing her eyes tightly, and concentrating deeply, Hana whispered something intangible under her breath. Immediately all electricity in the school went out. The nurses office went dark. The fire alarm went off, and the sprinkler system kicked in.
“Hana, You’re unbelievable.” Uo said, as the frazzled nurse quickly went into evacuation mode, and pushed the girls out the door.
“What?” Hana asked innocently.
“Don’t what me, young lady. You are, most definitely, going to have to teach me how to do that.” Uo laughed, as the three girls rushed down the wet, chaotic, hallway.
YUKI *
Yuki had just pulled himself together, and stepped out of the stair wail, on his way to class, when all hell broke loose. The lights went out, the sprinklers came on, and the fire alarm blasted out a warning.
“Shit!” The normally soft spoken prince cursed, as all around him classroom doors flew open and students trampled out.
Swerving to avoid direct contact with a group of girls. Yuki hurried towards the nearest exit, and out of the school.
WHITE HARU *
Haru walked, following Akito, across the school lawn. Akito hadn’t said a word yet, not one word, and it was really starting to freak Haru out. Akito just walked, looking straight ahead, with that frightening look on his face. Of course, Haru’s black side had long ago went into hiding. It always did when Akito was around. It’s pretty funny when you really think about it. Everyone fears Black Haru. He pops out at the worst of times, and causes nothing but grief. The only time Black Haru could be of any real use to Haru would be around Akito Sohma, so that just happens to be the one time when Black Haru disappears.
‘Damn it, you coward! Show yourself, and protect me.’ White Haru called silently to Black, as they came upon an empty bench, and Akito sat down.
“Sit down Haru.” Akito requested calmly, and looked Haru in the eyes. “We need to talk.”
Behind them, in the school, the fire alarm had sounded. Haru glanced that way wondering what might have happened, was the school actually on fire?
“I said sit down!” Akito repeated, and grabbed Haru’s hand to force him down beside him.
AKITO *
Akito was experiencing deep turmoil. It was the reason that he had remained silent during the walk from Haru’s classroom to the bench out on the quad. Hatsuharu had done the unforgivable, he had hurt Tohru. Akito’s sharp eyes had not missed the bruises on Tohru’s neck. Haru had dared to cause Akito’s beloved physical pain. At the moment, Akito desired, very much, to kill Haru for it, or at the very least, to take Haru to the main house, lock him in ’The Room’ and leave him there to rot. On the other hand, Tohru had wanted to protect Haru. Akito had saw it in her eyes. What had been her exact words? ‘He didn‘t mean to hurt me. It was Black Haru, and he was just looking out for Kyo and Yuki.’
The fire alarm was going off behind them in the school, but Akito didn’t notice. When he was in this state, you could not distract him, nor could you reason with him.
“Akito?” The boy finally looked at him. He looked scared, Akito noticed, that was good. He wouldn’t have the family believing that he had gone soft. The boy would have to pay for his transgression, the only question was how.
“Tell me something, Hatsuharu. Why did you harm Tohru? What would make you think you could get away with something like that?” Akito asked.
WHITE HARU *
“I…” Haru started, but he didn’t dare tell Akito the truth. He could not tell Akito that he had hurt Tohru out of simple jealousy. That was, after all, what the truth boiled down to. Haru stared up at the sky. Not wanting to look at Akito, afraid of what he would see if he did.
“Are you aware that I am planning on marrying Tohru?” Akito asked him, and took Haru’s face in his hand, forcing Haru to look him in the eye. He wanted to be sure that the boy would understand. He wanted this to be clear, both to Haru, and to the others. “If I marry her, she will one day replace me as the head of the family. You will answer to her.”
Haru’s mouth dropped open. No, he had never really considered any of that. He had just assumed that Akito was using Tohru, that he would eventually tire of her, and that would be that.
“I didn’t know.” Haru whispered, and felt tears of shame trying to work there way into his eyes. It was Black Haru who had attacked Tohru, not him, but that did not make it okay. He had went too far, first with Tohru, and then with Yuki. He deserved whatever punishment Akito might decide upon.
AKITO *
“You didn’t know? You didn’t think, Haru. You would be wise not to make such a mistake again.” Akito said, and let go of Haru’s face. Were those actually tears in his eyes? Akito wondered, he hadn’t even done anything yet, so why was the foolish cow about to cry?
Akito became suddenly aware. ‘Where in the hell did all of these students come from, and what was that god forsaken noise? Could someone shut that thing off, it’s giving me a headache?’ He thought to himself, and turned around to see Momiji heading his way, with a worried Yuki, and the ever bitter Kyo in tow. Akito dropped his face into his hands, rubbing at his temples. He suddenly wasn’t feeling so well.
WHITE HARU *
The others were coming, Haru was embarrassed to admit how relieved he was to see them, even Yuki who he was still a little upset with. Beside him, Akito was sitting with his face hidden in his hands. ‘He’s deciding how best to kill me.’ Haru determined, and looked to Yuki as he approached.
“Haru?” Yuki asked, looking both worried and confused. “Are you alright?”
“Yeah,” Haru said quietly, and looked back to Akito.
“Akito?” Haru said gently, afraid of further angering his cousin. Akito peeked at him from between his long fingers, and then his eyes went blank, and Akito vomited into his hands.
“Akito?” Yuki and Haru called out at once.
Akito looked up from his hands, which were now covered in vomit and blood. “Hatori,” he whispered, “Get Hatori.” and Akito collapsed onto the ground.
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Okay, okay, I will start on chapter Twenty One tomorrow, and will do my best to make it wonderful and long.
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