'No! Please! This can't be!' yelled Tohru as she dashed from room to room, looking inside as she ran along. 'Please, no!'

As the doors opened and closed all around her, she was filled with a sense of sadness and panic. She couldn't find them. They wouldn't just leave! They wouldn't do that!

Then she came to the end of the hall, where Kyo's room was. She stood in front of it, her eyes filled with tears. Slowly, she raised her shaking hand to the door and swung it open. Tohru closed her eyes and stepped inside the room. She opened her eyes. All of the furniture was there, but there was no sign of Kyo, Yuki, or Shigure. It looked as if there had not been anyone in the room for at least three days.

Tohru let out a small cry of horror and stepped backwards, tripping. As she fell, she saw a little note left on Kyo's bed. She immediately picked herself up and tore the note off the bed. She read it, over and over again, trying to make sense of what was happening. Finally, she threw the note back onto the bed and ran out, sobbing uncontrollably. The note said :

Dear Tohru,

I'm sorry it has to be this way. We've left, and you probably shouldn't expect to see us ever again. It's impossible for us to stay here any longer with you. The more we stay, the more we feel as if our lives are worth nothing.

Don't come after us. We want nothing to do with you anymore. Good bye forever.

- Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Sohma