This is it: the end. I'm really sad to see it end, but don't fret, Tomoyo and the rest of the Zodiac will have HUGE parts in the sequel…which I have decided to call A Glass Garden. You'll see why. Anyways dear readers, here it is, the big ending you've been waiting for.

For the last time, I do not own Fruits Basket.

The Sound of Silence

Although the Zodiac curse had been broken by that Tohru girl, the Zodiac agreed to continue the tradition of the bond. Still with New Year Dances…still with me as the head of the family. And because they broke it, they would have to incur my wrath even more.

Hatori still visited me and spoke of things he'd heard about other Zodiac members, like how Yuki had some girlfriend from school (AN if you haven't read the manga, her name is Machi.), and how Kyo and Tohru were engaged. And while it angered me, there was no more I could do. What real power did I have over any of them, now that the bonds were broken?

And finally, it seemed unannounced, the day that Suzuna was to leave. All of her boxes had been shipped to Shigure's, and as far as I could tell, he had already had her settled with Kyo, Yuki, and that stupid Tohru. While I'd been expecting it, it seemed to come as a slap to the face.

She appeared before me in modern clothing. A peasant top of red and ivory. A skirt of black. There was a certain look in her eye I hadn't seen in years. A look I hadn't seen since we were married. I knew what she had come for. I stood up.

A breeze began to blow. A few sakura blossoms landed in her hair. She approached me. She reached for her finger. The deep blue sapphire glittered as she slid it off her finger. She took my hand and pressed it firmly in mine.

"Suzuna…are you sure about this?"

"…I want Tomoyo. Then I'll be sure."

I laughed. "You won't get her. She hates you. She doesn't want you. She-"

I was cut short. Shigure, in a suit, had come into the room. He looked at me, pained. He was now deaf in his left ear, because of me. Suzuna looked up at him and turned back to me.

"Akito-san…"

"Wait…just one thing...just once more…give me what I want" I walked towards her, pulled her against me, and kissed her like I'd never kissed her before. She didn't fight it. She gave in and kissed back. I let her go. She went back to Shigure and smiled slightly.

"Goodbye, Akito-san…I'll see you sometime soon." She bowed, Shigure nodded, and the two left.

I heard Tomoyo crying, begging her mother not to go. Tomoyo, it had been decided, would see her mother only in the summer.

I sat back down and watched Shigure and Suzuna holding hands against the cherry blossoms in my garden. Tomoyo ran in, tears spilling down her cheeks. I grabbed onto her and held her as she cried. I prayed she wouldn't look up. I felt the hot salty tears drip down my cheeks as well. Maybe I had loved her. And maybe I'd failed.

I looked down at my child and sighed. She fell asleep there, and I breathed deeply. No one was around. I looked through the very same window I always did and listened to the same sound I always did.

The sound of silence. Beautiful. Haunting. The loneliest sound known to man.

Fin.

cry well, that was kind of tragic. But don't be sad, for A Glass Garden is coming soon! Get excited and add me to your author list so you'll know ASAP when it is released! Thanks to Mii-chan and Kai-chan for reviewing and all of you who have read till the end. I love you all dearly. Do review as this is the very 

end. Please continue to support me and look for the sequel for the fate of Tomoyo, Akito, and everyone else in the Zodiac…really, I have almost all the characters planned!

Xox! SgS.