"That's what I thought, see you soon," Akito said. Yuki waited until he heard the door shut upstairs before he started rubbing. If Akito didn't kill Kyo Yuki would himself, for not taking him with him, and for putting Akito in such a bad mood to begin with.

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Kyo downed the first bowl of miso and then asked for seconds. He was unsure of when his next meal would be and he did miss her cooking. Tohru was surprised by Kyo's oddly polite behavior and answered happily, "Of course Kyo, I don't mind. I made plenty, and Shigure and I hardly ever finish our meals anymore. I guess I got too used to cooking for all of us."

She returned with his bowl and sighed, "But I'm guessing you won't be staying long will you?" Kyo was silent.

"Kyo?" Tohru asked. He simply shook his head.

"How have you two been? Is Yuki alright? You guys are normally together so it's kind of odd that..." Tohru began.

Kyo cut her off, "I made a big mistake coming here Tohru. I was angry and upset and I ran. By now Akito is probably already on his way here and I am really sorry for dragging you into this mess."

Tohru paled, "A-Akito didn't know you were leaving. What about Yuki?"

Kyo shook his head, "No he wasn't involved and I really hope that Akito didn't punish him because of me," Kyo answered without thinking.

"Punish him?" Tohru asked.

Kyo blushed, "Yeah... living with Akito has been kind of rough. He's going to kill me when he gets a hold of me."

"Maybe I can help," Tohru tried.

"No! Don't even think about it you idiot! If you even tried Akito would have both our asses, so just stay out of it, got it?" Kyo asked.

"O-okay," Tohru answered, "I do miss you both though, and I wish I could see you more often."

"Akito said that maybe if we behaved he would give us more privileges. But at this rate it will be a while before I get any at all. Hopefully I will get to keep my bed. Aw man I totally messed up," Kyo sighed laying back onto the floor.

Tohru felt bad for Kyo and Yuki now after hearing how rough they had it, "Will you do me a favor and try to be good then, at least for me?"

Kyo looked at her and nodded, "I'm sorry Tohru."

"Tohru I'm home!" Shigure opened the door before she could respond, "Kyo! What the hell are you doing here?"

Kyo shrugged but made no effort to move from his spot, "I wanted to come home."

Shigure sighed, "Kyo you know this isn't the right way. When Akito finds out... Oh Kyo what have you done?"

"I know okay I got it! I already know what I did was wrong and I would take it back if I could... I just wanted to come home." He teared up when he looked into Shigure's concerned eyes, "He's never going to let us go will he?"

Shigure looked away, "I wish I could help but... The only way for you to come back is with Akito's permission."

Kyo sighed, "I'm sorry Shigure. When I lived here... I never appreciated you, and Tohru, as I should have." Shigure smiled sadly and opened his arms. Shigure was shocked when for once in his life Kyo openly let the man hold him. Kyo had always turned down his affection before.

Shigure spotted the lights of the car first and grabbed Kyo's face in his hands, "He's here. Listen to me please Kyo. I need you to behave from now on, it's the only way we will ever get you back. Now kneel quickly." Kyo had never seen Shigure so serious before and all he could do was nod to show that he understood. He began to tremble when he heard the knocking that followed and he quickly knelt on the ground respectfully, placing his hands in his lap and bowing his head.

Shigure hurried to the door and answered, "Hello Akito."

"Ah so I see you were expecting me Shigure," Akito greeted, "I suspect you have something of mine."

Shigure nodded, "I just returned myself after taking Ayame home." Akito's eyes flitted around the room and he glowered at Kyo. Kyo cringed and sank deeper into his stance. Akito's gaze darted back to Tohru next, who was still kneeling at the table watching expectantly, "Hello Miss Honda, what a pleasure it is to meet you again."

"The pleasure's all mine Akito. There's some miso left if you want some. Um it's the soup form," Tohru tried.

"No thanks," Akito answered, "So did you enjoy Kyo's visit?"

"She had nothing to do with it Sir honest!" Kyo tried.

"Is that so?" Akito asked dangerously.

"Yes I promise! It was all my fault. I wasn't thinking and I'm truly very sorry for my behavior," Kyo tried. Tohru looked at Kyo with concern, this was not the Kyo that she knew. The Kyo she knew was tough and strong and would never act this way, but around Akito... she realized he had to be different. She remembered what Kyo told her about not trying to help so she refrained from saying anything else.

"But is it not the thought of her that brought you here in the first place? Is she not the sole reason of your indiscretions? Do I have to make her leave in order for you to obey me Kyo?" Akito asked.

Tohru paled, "Please Akito..."

"Silence!" Akito snapped, "this is a family matter and I do not recall asking for your input. Kyo?"

"No Akito, please don't. I am terribly sorry, please Sir. Please don't punish Tohru and Shigure. I majorly screwed up and I accept full responsibility for my mistakes," Kyo explained.

"Shigure," Akito repeated, "Is this girl of some use to you?"

"Yes Akito she is, and it is really nice having someone else here while my boys are gone," Shigure answered.

"Well then, thank you both but I'm afraid Kyo won't be seeing you for a while. I hope you said your goodbyes, our driver is waiting so we must be going," Akito announced grabbing him by the arm tightly, "Shall we?" Kyo nodded.

Akito pushed Kyo into the car first before climbing in himself. He tapped the privacy wall twice signaling for the driver to take off before turning on Kyo. Kyo sat in the seat quietly fidgeting with his fingers.

"Well?" Akito growled.

Kyo met his eyes, "Well what?"

Akito had had enough. The car was long and held ample room and privacy for him to do what needed to be done. He tugged Kyo over his lap roughly. Kyo was shocked and he quickly put his hands out to brace himself, putting Akito's target in plane sight.

"W-what are you doing?" Kyo asked.

Akito smirked and began smacking Kyo's backside with force, "What do you think I'm doing?" Kyo blushed once more.

Akito had never disciplined him in such an embarassing way, over his lap like a small child, "I'm not a kid you can't do this!"

"Says who? Bad little kittens that run away deserve to be punished, as such-" Akito began.

Kyo snapped, "I'm not a fucking kitten damn it! Let go of me!" Kyo began to struggle, but even though Akito had not expected such a reaction he was still able to overpower Kyo. He crossed his leg over the squirming teenager's and pinned his arms behind his back with one hand.

After he had control he used his free hand to tug down the boy's shorts, "Now Now Kyo. That was very childish was it not? An adult would accept his punishment gracefully. I think we are going to have to further this discussion with the cane when we get home, what about you?"

Kyo went rigid, "No Akito please! I said I was sorry, please not the cane!"

Akito smirked with satsfaction, "I see, does my little kitten not enjoy the cane?"

Kyo's eye twitched at being called a kitten again but he refrained himself, "Please Akito? Take away my bed and food priviliges, just not that, anything but that."

They arrived at the house and Akito pulled the struggling Kyo down to their room. He threw him inside and pointed at the desk.

"No! I won't, and you can't make me!" Kyo yelled. Yuki narrowed his eyes at the wall and clenched his fists.

"Now, now Kyo, you promised to accept responsibility remember?" Akito asked.

"Yeah and I accept that, but there is not any damn way that you're going to convince me... uhhh." Yuki had spun around and backhanded Kyo shocking both Kyo and Akito.

"You asked for it this time, and now your getting just what you asked for. Because of you I... Just shut the hell up already and take it so we can go to bed idiot," Yuki spoke. Kyo looked humbled by Yuki's words and also confused, he was used to this side of Yuki on normal occasions, but ever since they'd been with Akito he's been different.

"Get in bed Yuki," Akito warned. Yuki quickly unclenched his fists and made his way to his bed, finally happy to collapse onto the warm sheets within. It had felt like Akito had been gone for hours.

Kyo bent over the desk as instructed. Akito grabbed the cane and maliciously swung it back and forth, allowing the swishing sound to fill the air. Kyo and even Yuki cringed at the noise. Yuki had his head buried in the bed, and was holding back a growl. Why did Akito always have to draw things out? He just wanted to sleep, and couldn't he have taken Kyo somewhere else for this. Before he could get another thought in he yelped and quickly rubbed at the stinging stripe of flesh.

He turned on the bed to see Akito looming over him with the cane, "I don't know what that show was you just put on my little Yuki, but my Yuki does not behave that way, do you understand?" Yuki nodded quickly as tears welled up in his eyes, he was so tired and it had been a long day.

"If I thought for a second that my little Yuki acts that way when he's not around me, and that the show had been how he's acted only when I am present... Oh my little rat would be in so, so, much trouble," Akito said. Yuki didn't respond.

"Roll back over," Akito ordered.

"W-why Sir?" Yuki asked as the tears began to fall.

Akito only had to wait a second before Yuki quickly and quietly did as he was told. Akito landed one more swish and headed towards Kyo as Yuki tried his best to rub the swing away. Kyo knew Yuki had just shown his true self to Akito, and felt bad that he was the cause. He had not heard Akito coming and he cried out when the first swish landed. He had not had time to mentally prepare himself before Akito continued.

"Pull down your pants Kyo,"Akito ordered.

Kyo reluctantly did as he was told, making sure to take his time which only angered Akito further, "Moe your hands Kyo, now." Kyo whimpered but placed his hands back on the desk. As soon as he felt the cold wood he felt three more fiery swishes in succession. His knees buckled for a second and he struggles to straighten up again.

"Now now Kyo, such a show over a few stripes with the cane." Akito said landing another two swats. Kyo started tearing up.

"I'll give you two options, you can take twenty more here and now which you will count out, or we can switch to the paddle and I will make sure to repeat with it tomorrow before bed," Akito said. Great another one of his mind games, the cane hurt like hell but there was no telling how severely Akito would paddle him, and he would be worried about it all day tomorrow. Akito landed another swish and warned him to "Think faster."

"The cane Sir, I want to get this over with. Please Sir," Kyo responded.

"As you wish," Akito said.

Kyo cried when the swishes came rapidly, "One,two,three,four,five,siiixxx Sir!"

AKito smirked, "You aid you wanted to do this quickly right?" Kyo's tears escaped. He had not been expecting that and it had hurt like hell with no time for him to recover.

Akito continued as he spoke with three extra hard swats, "Answer. Me. Kyo."

Kyo would have been happy that there had been a small space between each, but the force behind the swats equaled it out. "Seven, eight, nine, yes Sir!" He started to wonder if the other option would have been better. He was one shy of halfway and already crying. He wished he had gone home as he was told, he could be sleeping by now, "Ten, eleven, twelve Sir!" He turned his head away as his body shook with sobs, "Thir-teen Sir. FOURteen Sir. F-fif-teen Sir. S-Six T-teen Sir." Only four more to go. He could do this. "S-Seventeeeen Sirrr." He was crying uncontrollably now.

"My poor poor Kitty. If only you had listened to me in the first place right?" Akito asked. Damn him. He was drawing it out on purpose.

"Answer me kitty or it will only get worse for you," Akito warned. He couldn't, he told him he only had twenty more. The thought was enough to make Kyo cry harder and another swish landed. Kyo didn't respond, and another, and another.

"Answer me," Akito said landing another harder swat.

"No Sir that was al-readdy t-tweennttyyy!" He didn't dare to stand up yet and he couldn't stop crying.

"You didn't answer me or count," Akito said, "Why don't we start over because of this disobedience?" Kyo couldn't even speak all he could do was cry at Akito's words.

"Akito please," Yuki spoke.

Akito whirled around to face the boy who was no sitting up in his bed.

Akito approached him and he quickly laid back down and hid under the covers. Holding them over him for dear life. But Akito was stronger and he ripped them off and grabbed Yuki by his ear pulling him out of bed, "Did I ask you Yuki?"

Yuki whimpered and focused all his energy on keeping his arms at his sides, "I'm sorry Sir. But you've given him twenty-two now since you asked him about twenty. He's clearly had enough."

Akito gripped his ear tighter and Yuki whined, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I won't say another word please Sir, let go!"

"Why don't you take half of his twenty Yuki, if you're so concerned," Akito asked.

"Please no Akito," Yuki cried.

"Oh so you aren't that concerned then?" Akito asked.

"I'll c-count Akito. I'm r-ready. Please just finish it. I'll behave I p-promise we can start at eh-eighteen again," Kyo tried.

"That's not how this works," Akito snapped, "You had your chance. Now we're making a new deal. Either twenty for you," He spoke to Kyo who was now watching him from the table, and then turned back to Yuki, "Or ten for both of you."

"Akito please he did nothing wrong!" Kyo cried.

"It's not your decision anymore," Akito said, "Now I want to hear what Yuki has to say."

Yuki was still mad at Kyo but he couldn't look away when he could help him. He could tell Kyo had had enough already, and he wouldn't let Akito give him a full twenty swats again, "Fine Akito. I'll do it."

"Excuse me?" Akito asked giving him another tug, "I will take half of the swats Sir."

Kyo looked at Yuki wide-eyed and tried to regain his composure, "No! I'll take twenty. Don't Yuki!"

Yuki rolled his eyes and walked to the other side of the table, "Let's just get this over with and then we can go to bed."

"Oh Yuki, I would have let you keep your pants pulled up, but now after this attitude," Akito smirked. Yuki stifled a glare and lowered his pants without a word. Akito started over from one. They both counted as he went. Kyo was crying the whole time and at six Yuki had begun to cry as well since he was still sore from earlier on. They both gave up on acting brave and were instantly relieved when they made it to ten. They pulled up their pants slowly and winced. Akito put the cane down and brought them both into a hug, "Don't make me do this again boys." Kyo and Yuki sobbed into his shirt, not fighting back from fear of angering him further.

"I suggest you go to bed, you two have a big day at school tomorrow,"Akito said.

"Yes Sir," They answered before returning to their beds. They both laid on their sides and closed their eyes.

After Akito left Kyo spoke, "He's going to figure you out if you keep acting like that in front of him."

"I don't care... I can't help it sometimes... I'll be fine... Shut up you owe me big time now," Yuki replied.

"I told you not to do it," Kyo sighed.

"I meant before that too, he took a lot of it out on me before he even came to get you, and you didn't even try to take me along! I wanted to see her too!" Yuki tried.

Kyo sighed, "I know I know okay, I'm sorry Yuki. I'll make it all up to you," Kyo said, "Good night."

"Good night," Yuki answered.

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