Disclaimer: I do not own fruits basket. Sorry it took me so long, but I couldn't find the will to write the very last chapter, three months of writing a fan-fiction that actually did well; it's hard to finish it. But, with the help of all you readers, you can review, and I can write a sequel! I hope you enjoy the last chapter, its not the longest chapter in the world, but it is longer than the last couple, and if you see a couple of cliff hangers, it was because I want to write a sequel, and it would be good to have something as the base for the first few chapters. Anyways, I hope that you enjoy the last chapter of Tohru's Curse!

Tohru's Curse

Chapter 32:

Tohru's Cure

"Fine I have decided that, you all appreciate her more than me, and I know that you all treasure her more than me. You would only come to my funeral by force or by pure guilt; you would go to her funeral out of love, and would actually care if she died. You would throw a party if I died…"

Shigure cut in, "Akito no we…"

Akito continued on, "…, you would be in mourning for a year if she died. Your lives would continue on better and happier if I died, your lives would change forever if she died, causing something missing from you forever. No matter how much I'd love to live, I have finally decided that I will sacrifice myself, and maybe now, you will appreciate me with more respect than you have ever had before…" Akito breathed his last breath.

Ayame, Shigure, and Kyo stood there, shocked at the scene that had just happened. For some reason they all felt saddened that Akito had died, and they knew that most of what Akito had said was true, except for the party. They would never do that, for fear of Akito returning in some other form. They did feel guilty in a way, but then again, what had he ever done for them, except hurt them in ways that they could, and couldn't explain. But in the darkness of death, they found blinding light with the life of Tohru. They almost ran out of the room, in a rush to go to Tohru, but first paid minimal respects to Akito, and then semi-rushed out of the room, and on their way to Tohru.

As they entered the car Kyo asked a question that none for them had thought about yet, "Shigure, Ayame, who's going to be the next you know, Akito type person."

"Well, I guess the next Sohma child born, but how will he/she know all of the stuff that he/she needs to know if Akito isn't their to teach him/her?"

"I don't know, seriously I don't know, I have never really thought about it," said Shigure, who seriously had no idea.

"Maybe Kureno…" muttered Ayame, "Maybe him…"

An hour or so later, Kyo, Shigure, and Ayame, all exited the car and ran for the door of the hotel. They casually walked up the stairs and arrived in front of room #101. They rushed into the room, closing the broken door behind them.

They were all trying to catch their breaths when Kyo finally managed to get it out, "He…He sac…rif...iced... himself… he sacrificed himself, on… his own."

The room was in an uproar, and tears came flying down the cheeks of many of he people present. Then they all turned their attention to Tohru.

Meanwhile…

Tohru gasped for air, she felt as if she was being pulled underwater, but she was going up at the same time. She felt dizzy, and could hardly keep her eyes open from both exhaustion and the blinding light that shined on her. At this point she almost wanted to die, to just give up so that she didn't have to go through it anymore, she wanted it to be over, done with. Her only wish was to be with Kyo and the others, and if that was granted, she would be so happy nothing could ever bring down her mood. She couldn't give up, she must try for everyone, and she must try to live because she didn't want to hurt anyone. But then again, how did she get herself into the mess, she couldn't even remember the last time she saw any of the Sohmas, but she knew one thing, why she had left Shigure's house, because she felt as if she was a burden, and now, if anyone was near her, she was probably even more of a burden. She couldn't stand it. If she died, then it would kind of be a burden, because if anyone was there then they would have to bury her, or at least toss her in a trash can if they wanted to dispose of her, and if she lived, she would once more be a burden in the house of Shigure, unless he turned her out to the streets, or worse if Akito turned her out, and made her lose her memories. Or maybe he would imprison her like Kyo was to be, then they could just kill her off that way. Tohru felt something grab her hand, and start yanking her ways from, what she believed to e water. She started pulling away, until she heard a voice say, "I'm here to save you…" Tohru wanting to believe the words spoken tried to swim towards the voice, and was extremely happy as she was pulled up out of the water.

"Akito?" Tohru asked as her eyes adjusted to a dimmer setting. Why was Akito here, why was he here, did he want to see her suffer and die, so that he could laugh and once again be surrounded by the Juuinishi. Why was here, to torture her, to push her back down as soon as he helped her up… "Akito what are you doing here?"

"To save your life "

"My life? What can you do to save my life? Are you the cure to my curse?"

"Yes, Tohru, I am the cure to your curse, I am the way to life, for I have given up my life for your, I have sacrificed myself for you, I have left the real world so that you can rejoin. I have given up my coughing hacking sick life for your happy one; I am the cure to your curse."

"But why Akito, why did you do that, for me? Why would you give up your precious life for me, the one person that you hate most in the world, Akito, I just don't understand."

"Because Tohru, it is better that I die than you, for the rest of the Sohmas would be mush happier if I died and you didn't, and it would be one thing that I actually did good in my life. For once, I am happy to help you, I wanted to do this. Tohru, there's one more thing I want to tell you…"

"Thank you Akito, thank you…" Tohru dissipated into the air.

Akito sighed; finally he could live a life without sickness, in this peaceful place. The light started to pull him in.

The riceballs eyes opened and Kagura, Kisa, and Kyoko, all took her into the bathroom to put the cure into action, when she came back to normal. After getting dressed all of them hugged her that could, and smiled, and celebrated at the fact that they now had their beloved Tohru back.

The room was in an uproar within seconds of Tohru's revival, and they all were so hungry, and happy, and joyful, and couldn't express their feelings they were so jumbled. Their hearts were bursting at the seams, and they all exited the hotel room causally, and headed down to the lobby. Everybody couldn't help but smiling, life couldn't get any better than this. No Akito, which they would have to put on a funeral for, and Tohru was alive and back with them. They now had contact with her dead parents, and Tohru could talk to her mom for real now, and her dad that she barely ever even knew. Tohru was probably the happiest person in the world right now. She now understood that she was not a burden to the Sohmas, and they appreciated her, and that she wouldn't lose her memories, because even Hatori could not find the will to do that to Tohru. The Sohmas were all gleaming with happiness, except for that small glint of guilt in the back of their minds that they felt for Akito. But they had to appreciate Akito in a way; he was the one that had given up his life for Tohru's. He was the one that had found out the truth on his own about everyone's feelings, and now they all thought, he was probably in a better place, where he wouldn't be sick, and confined to the Sohma home.

Kyo and Tohru waited for everyone to exit the room, and the started out. But Kyo stood there for a second and Tohru turned around and looked at him.

"Tohru I wanted to tell you that I…"

I am so sorry to end this story like this, but I think that it would be cool, if I did a sequel, which is up to you reviewers, if I started it having left a few cliff hangers in the previous story. I already have a name for the sequel; all I need to know is if you want it. If I do get enough reviews, probably 10 or more, because this was the last chapter and anyone who hasn't reviewed here's your chance, I will start up right away, but I need the reassurance that you want a sequel, and I am not just writing it for nobody, although, yes some of you have already told me that you would, and I'll count that towards the ten, but please pleas review, this was the final chapter, and I wish that I could have made it longer, its just that I couldn't really think of anything… Anyways, thank you all so much for reading my story all the way, and I hope that I can do a sequel too… The more reviews the sooner I'll start, lets just say that. I'll post the name of the sequel in my profile after I get at least 5 reviews!

EXTREMELY SAD THAT IT IS OVER, and sad that the three months in writing this are over,

Tohru 12

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