ATK: Im soooooooooooooooooo sorry about the long wait. I had some major writers block. But thankfully the last two English releases have inspired me! Somewhat. Haha, I hope you enjoy this chapter. And thanx to EVERYONE who reviewed.

Title: Don't Forget Me

Rated: PG-13 for Kyo-kun's language.

Disclaimer: I do not in any way, shape or form own Fruits Basket!

Summary: Hatori and Shigure think they have found out how to break the curse. When Akito finds out, he orders Tohru's memories to be "erased". A year later, Tohru starts to regain her memory, and possibly forgotten feelings as well? But will she be able to regain her memory in time to finally free the Sohmas? R and R.

Chapter 6: The Truth….?

Tohru's sobs only stopped momentarily as she heard the sound of footsteps leave the porch. Why? Why am I such and idiot? The tears pushed their way out once more. As she sat on the hard floor, everything that had led up till now started to filter into her head. That thing…that thing I had had dreams about…Kyo? Tohru's head shot up as a realization set it. The tears came to a sudden stop as she stood up and put on her shoes and jacket. Opening the door, Tohru shivered slightly from the cold breeze of the evening sweeping into the house. The sun had set, and everything around her was in darkness.

He couldn't have gone far…could he?

Kyo walked along the dark path. A chill ran down his spine as the wind rushed past him. Damn it, why's the dojo so far away?

"Kyo-kun!"

The cat stopped when he heard his name. Turning around, he looked into the darkness that followed him. "Who's there?"

"Kyo-kun!" The voice seemed to be coming from every direction. It sounded urgent and afraid.

Kyo tried to see into the dark but the foliage from the trees blocked his view. Suddenly he became very afraid, everything seemed foreign. Past memories sprung up into his head. His mother's death, being neglected, his father blaming everything on him, it all came rushing back. "No! Stop! Get out of my head!" Kyo yelled, covering his ears and sinking to the floor.

Tohru ran towards the sound of yelling. Kyo-kun! She stopped a little ways back when she saw him kneeling on the ground. Her heart began to tear itself apart even if it didn't seem possible.

Above the treetops thunder rolled across the sky and lightning flashed, creating a haunting image below. Rain began to fall lightly turning into a heavy down pour within seconds.

Tohru took a step foreword, her foot coming down into a muddy puddle. Kyo seemed to take no notice of her being there. Slowly, she walked towards the boy. It wasn't long before she was standing over him, looking down at the top of his head. She could barely hear the sound of words that seemed to be coming out of his mouth. Her knees gave way and she fell next to him.

Kyo finally noticed the other being next to him and turned abruptly. His eyes fell on a head of brown hair that was covering the owner's face. Even in the rain, he could see the small body shaking and the soft sound of sobs coming from under the mob of brown hair. His ears finally registered that she was saying something.

"I cant do it. Kyo-kun…I'm so sorry! I'm…a failure. You put your trust in me…and I destroyed it. Everyone…put their trust in me and I betrayed them. I make promises but I can never seem to keep them. Why do I always hurt the people I love the most?" Torhu's nails dug into the soft ground. Her tears began to mix with the rain. "I don't deserve to live. So many people have shown me kindness, and my payment is to turn my back and leave them. Why then?" Raising her head, Tohru's eyes met Kyo's. "Why did you bring me back?"

Kyo was thoroughly confused. What did he do? "What are you talking about?"

"Kyo-kun…" Tohru brought her hand to her chest. "My dream…you were the one. It was when your bracelet was taken off." Her eyes momentarily fell onto the beads around his wrist. "When I promised you that we would always be together." Tohru brought her muddy hands to her face. "But I even broke that promise…just like I did with my mom. I can't even keep the one person I cared about most…I can't even keep a simple promise with her." Tohru seemed to be on the verge of hysterics.

Kyo wanted to stop her but he couldn't bring himself to. Millions of questions began pouring into his head. "Your mom?" He watched Tohru's head nod solemnly.

"When she died…I promised her that she would be the single most important person ever to me. But…I seems I can't keep that promise anymore. Because, Kyo-kun, there is someone equally if not even more important to me. He makes me laugh when I want to cry. Even though people may not think it, he is very kind and warm hearted. I can talk to him and he'll talk to me. He's fun and when he smiles and laughs, it makes my heart melt." Tohru brought her face out from her muddy hands. Her eyes met his. "Kyo-kun. I love you."

The world seemed to disappear around them. Suddenly everything didn't seem so cold, or dark, or frightening. Kyo felt the numbness leave his limps as a warm feeling set in his chest. Without thinking, he reached over and grabbed Tohru by her shoulders, closing the distance between the two. Their lips met but he made sure his body was far enough away from the girl.

The kiss was long, both sides trying to finally get rid of all their emotions at once. Finally, the need for oxygen was overpowering and they separated.

"Tohru…I …"

"Well, isn't this just perfect, ne?"

Kyo and Tohru turned and stared at the figure under one of the tree. Akito smirked and walked forward.

"Akito…" Kyo unconsciously clenched his fist.

"My dear Tohru…its ok. You know, we all break our promises at times. Look at me. I told Kyo that I would never look at him again until he was locked up in his cage. But it seems I am once again face to face with the horrid cat." Akito glowered at the orange haired boy. He knelt down and gently brushed Tohru's cheek with the back of his hand. "My dear Tohru-chan…you know how much I care about you. That's why I don't want to see you get hurt. And now I feel it is my duty that I tell you something that I have been painfully keeping inside me for a very long time." He glanced at Kyo, satisfied with the enraged and confused look on his face. "Do you remember the summer when everyone went to the beach summer house?"

Tohru nodded. She was shaking, partly from the cold and partly because she was terrified of this man. She didn't like him touching her. This was the same man that had caused so much harm to everyone.

"Then you must remember…the day I invited Kyo over for a talk. Do you know what he told me?" Akito's voice was soft and heart breaking, as if what he was about to say really did hurt him.

Kyo realized immediately where he was going with this conversation. "Tohru! Don't listen to him!" he yelled.

"He told me…" Akito leaned in closer to her ear.

"Stop it, Akito!" Kyo threatened.

"…he doesn't love you."

"Shut up! Its not true!"

"As a matter of fact…"

"Tohru! Don't listen to him!"

"…judging from his reaction…"

"Shut up!"

"I could tell…he hates you."