No Reason- Chapter Four
By Akai(aka Joy Menzel)
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Remembrance
Tohru sighed she pulled up her car into the driveway. She just got done with her visit with Akito, and the 18-year-old Tohru was ready to drop down dead. If going to Collage wasn't enough, her weekly visits are. You see Tohru isn't staying with Shigure anymore, she, Yuki, and Kyo agreed to move out after high school and get an apartment together. They did this because of the Collage they planed to go, would be a distance from their old home. So needless to say, her weekly drive to the main house wasn't a short one.
Tohru let out a yawn as she climbed up the steps to the apartment, slowly step by step she climbed. She dug in her bag for the keys, and unlocked the door; Yuki and Kyo are at their night jobs. She smiled a bit, Yuki didn't want to take the family money, and was determined to get a job and pay for his share, and of course so would Kyo. It just so happened they got a job together as waiters at a classy restaurant.
She flopped down on the couch and closed her eyes. Her mind slipped into the last two years, so much has happened, so many knew friends and so many good memories. However, she drifted into the place between sleep and awake, and here she thinks about the first and only time after they first met, Akito attacked her.
It was maybe the third month of Tohru's weekly visits, and being watched by Hatori. The high school girl entered the room, with her normal level of joy, however Akito was in fact in a sour mood.
The Head of the family eyed the girl with distaste, "what are you so happy about today?" he said coolly.
Tohru just smiled at him kindly, and he just glared at the girl. This drove him mad, her endless smiles, her endless kindness, and her endless hope. It made him almost sick. So she could help him? He the head of the house needs no ones help, but every week at the same time she is here, and sits there, with those smiles. His stomach started to knot up with something, but he couldn't place it. " Answer me, why are you so happy today?" He said with more force in his voice, this time he stood and faced the girl.
"My friend Uo-chan and Hana-chan, they told me great news! We all plan to go to the same collage." She said, each word she said was filled with joy and happiness.
"these are your friends correct?" he studied her for a moment, "they aren't going to be with you forever, they will leave you one day." He started his words were like ice, and his intentions were colder. He slowly made his way over to the girl, " You, you think everything will turn out alright if you just slap on that smile of yours, what would you do, when everyone leaves you? You don't belong here, you don't belong anywhere." He got pleasure as her cheerfulness faded, but somewhere inside, guilt slowly pounded him.
Tohru stood still for a moment, and then stared back at Akito, no she did belonged here, didn't she?
"You don't have a curse, but your not normal, oh no. You don't belong anywhere Honda Tohru." His slender hand grabbed her chin, " What ever gave you the idea you did?" Now he let his hand slip away from her chin only to be brought across her face with one clean hit. There he watch her crumble to the ground with a sick fascination, yes he enjoyed to see others suffer, suffer like him.
Tohru thoughts raced through her mind, her hand gently touched the burning skin. "Akito-san.why are you so angry? Why do you hate the world so much?" she spoke the words slowly, and carefully.
Akito growled, " don't talk back to me!" he grabbed onto her hair again, with a strong hold she thrust her head down then back up. "you think your something special! There is nothing special about you, your just a silly little girl, how.how can they stand by your side so faithful!" his grip tightened on her hair, "aren't you going to cry this time? Where are your tears?" he mocked.
Tohru, bit back all the pain, she promised herself, if anything, she would help Akito, she must. Slowly her right hand raised and gently touched Akito's arm that held her hair captive. "Akito-san.yes, I am nothing special, I am just.a onigiri.in a fruits basket. Akito-san.however every fruits basket has an onigiri." She allowed her eyes to raise up and met her captive. " Everyone needs someone to talk to, someone to listen to their problems, someone to help them." She felt his hand loosen on her hair, however her hand never left it stop on Akito's arm. "I.want to be that someone.please if you let me." she paused; his hand drew back and out of her silky brown locks of hair.
His face was blank, void of everything, even hate. His dead eyes watched her, how could this girl. this outside get to him like this? Why her of all people, why? " I don't care what you do." His words lost their iciness, as he made his way back to his spot at the side door.
Tohru just watched him,
her hair draped along her shoulders, her ribbons fell out long ago, however
she let a small smile on her lips, this was the first step. Mother I will do
this.I promise.