Title: Last Sunday of the month

Status: Part 1 of 4.

Author: Tuliharja

Summary: During the last Sunday of every month, Hatsuharu visits Akito. During one visit, he makes a promise to Akito, but he ends up breaking it. How will Akito react to this? And what will Haru do now?

Disclaimer: Fruits Basket belongs to Natsuki Takaya, I'm only writing fan fiction about it.

Author's note: ...in some bizarre way, I really like this couple. So, it's kind of shame there isn't so many Akito&Haru fics in here…they really make an interesting couple. (None-romantic and romantic couple.) Thanks for Kaé-chan betaing this. I hope you'll enjoy for this!

~Last Sunday of the month~

Silly Ox –Akito's POV

In the middle of the main estate, in the garden that belonged to the one and only Akito Sohma, the god and her Ox, Hatsuharu, sat back to back, staring out into the garden. It was like their own little agreement – to not face each other whilst they would have their little meeting. The gathering of the two wasn't anything particularly extraordinary; in fact it was such a common occurrence it happened every single month, without fail.

Every month, regardless of what holidays, or festivities were going on, Akito would summon her beloved Zodiac members' to her and she would ask each of them how they were and just spend time with them, getting to know them better. Of course, there were a few exceptions...

Well, there were a... few more than she liked.

But, at least some of her beloved Zodiac members still obeyed her requests.

People like Hatsuharu.

At first the god had been surprised at the Ox's compliance to her order... She had been sure, in the beginning that Hatsuharu would too rebel against her and choose not to visit her every month like she had asked the other Zodiac members' do.

However, like she had been a lot lately, it turned out that she was wrong.

The last Sunday of every month he would come and visit her.

Every single time, and there weren't any exceptions. It still surprised the God, because, after all she had hurt the people closest to him a lot over the years. Continually she tormented those he cared about, and, in some sadistic way that she daren't even admit to herself, she had kind of enjoyed it at times…

Though she knew it – deep inside her, in that dark chasm she daren't look in, she knew she enjoyed the products of her cruelness.

Though she also knew that it was wrong.

So, yet again it was the last Sunday of the month, and their monthly meeting was in progress. Akito stared out into the garden, through the open doors, whilst Haru stared at the wall, both content and silent.

During their meetings, Akito had learned not to look at Haru – not whilst he was there. And for some reason the Ox seemed to dislike her doing that.

But, of course at times she did it.

She knew why – she was 'god' after all…She was always being made upset, continuously by the other stupid members of the zodiac, and she so desperately wanted to see that same look in Haru's face. That look of hurt, and betrayal.

But it wasn't because she didn't like it – no, it was because; Yuki, or Shigure, or one of the others had acted against her.

But, when she hadn't been annoyed, Akito didn't do that to him. In fact, truth be told, she actually liked Haru. Haru was calm and cool…well, when he didn't turn 'black'. But Haru would never turn 'black' to her.

Well…he had gone 'black' once in her presence…

Akito chuckled softly at the thought of that memory. Silly Haru had turned 'black' on her. The Sohma's head could easily remember that event, as clearly as if it had been only a yesterday. Haru had been upset because that Rin had just broke with him (again) and Yuki had (again) rejected him when he had confessed his 'love' to the rat.

Not to mention, there had been plenty of other things that had stressed him out. And then, unexpectedly, Akito had asked how Yuki was.

And it had been those three words 'how is Yuki?' that had made the Ox snap. Both figuratively and literally.

His eyes had gone as black as two onyx stones and a sadistic smirk had appeared in his lips when he had looked at Akito.

Admittedly, the Juunishi god had never been curious about it enough to find out about his 'black' side, but she had heard a lot about it.

As the adrenaline pumped through her veins, she had felt both a little bit surprised and excited she had looked at Haru, who had asked rather… well... he had asked questions which he would never have asked had he been his 'white' self. And so, when Haru had finally become bored and claimed Akito wasn't "at all fun" he had then pinned her down to floor. Akito had looked straight into the Ox's eyes and just said quietly: "Hatsuharu, that is enough."

And Haru had calmed. Which had sort of saved Akito from that, Haru would have found out she was actually a female and the other thing…

After that Hatori had rushed there and scolded the younger boy.

Akito had just watched all of this progress amused, whilst Hatori had practically kicked Haru out from Akito's chamber, fury evident in him. Well, Hatori's actions would be understood if you knew him at all. After what Akito had done to him…

It was just too bad, Hatori didn't know, Akito could dominate Haru as she pleased, because of the bond. Well, at least some times and mostly she didn't choose to dominate him. He was just too fun, to say "no" to what he did. Other than that, Akito had found his Black-self pretty interesting. Of course, Akito had been for a second scared –when Haru was Black, he talked rudely, but he also spoke the entire truth. He could had mentioned her cruel actions and showed her how bad she truly could be…

Sighing, Akito leaned against her knees when she heard Haru's mellow voice asking: "Are you okay, Akito-sama?"

"Now why I wouldn't be, my silly little Ox? After all I'm a God, so I couldn't be anything else other than 'okay'," Akito snapped bitterly to him. She had never been 'okay'. Not after that day when her dad had died and everything had gone wrong.

Everything.

"Oh," Haru replied, sounding unintelligent for once. Akito chuckled now. That why she liked him –he could be so unintelligent, it was just fun at times.

"But, how are you, my dear Ox?" Akito asked, feeling how Haru moved little bit. Lazily, she leaned now better against Haru's board back and rested her head against the back of his neck, half sitting and half lying on him.

"I've been better," Haru answered honestly, Akito chuckling slightly at this too.

"Presumably," she replied, feeling how Haru stiffened as she had spoken.

"I don't like when you chuckle like that," Haru stated as Akito sighed, rolling her eyes at his words.

"Hatsuharu, what is there that you like about me?" Akito asked in a bored tone, knowing that he probably couldn't name anything. After all, why he would even like her? There wasn't any reason him to like her. Not one. She was the crazy, evil bitch who had hurt his friends and beloved one.

That was it. End of story.

"… Can I make a list?" Haru suddenly asked, after a small moment of silence. Akito blinked in shock, and then she blinked again when she suddenly sat up, still leaning against his back.

"Now why you would want to do such a thing?" she asked, her gaze fixed on the wooden floor now.

"Because, when I make it, I want to make sure that I don't forget anything." Haru answered simply, and Akito frowned. He did had a point though – being a dumb and silly Ox, he could easily forgot things. But still… the idea sort of frightened Akito.

"That's true, my Ox, but I still doubt you would ever make one." Akito pointed out. Haru would make promises, just like others had done for Akito, but wouldn't keep them. After all, how many promises to her had been kept?

None.

And knowing what Akito had done to Haru's beloved ones, she doubted he would keep them either.

"I'll make one." Haru repeated firmly, moving his body little bit, as if he were nodding. Akito couldn't be sure, since their backs were still against each other's, but it defiantly felt like it.

"I'll make one for next time and if I don't… then I'll wear one of Ayame's frilly dresses!" Haru stated. Akito let out now a small laugh at that.

"That's disgusting, Hatsuharu!" Akito said now, still laughing a little bit. Knowing Ayame and his dresses, it was every man's nightmare. At least if you were sane. "Don't forget to get the photo for me then," She chuckled and then moved back to her original position.

"I'll come meet you with that dress on then, next month if I forget." Haru said when Akito chuckled.

"Promise?" she asked now quietly, when she felt how Haru nodded and then said: "Yes."

"Silly Ox," Akito just mumbled when there was a knock on the door to her room. Akito sighed, knowing her monthly meeting with her Ox was now over. Quietly, she stood up at exactly the same time as Haru. But as she did stand up, she plastered a cold smirk on her face and then nodded coldly to Haru, signaling that he could leave.

Bowing, Haru backed up and then went to the door and let Hatori inside. The older one gave him an odd look, but didn't say anything as he pulled the door close behind him, the Ox gone.

The head of Sohmas' sighed. Life had seemed to become duller again, now that her Ox was away, the last Sunday of the month over.