One Step from Disaster (Akito)

[Sakura Sohma]

Sakura sat in a cold white room. The cement walls were covered with white paint, the desk was white, the lights were flourecent, every single thing was white it seemed...even the freaking computer and the chair she was currently resting in. Behing the white washed wood of the desk in front of her sat a man in his late fourties. His hair was thinning and his eyes were extremely tired. The wrinkles in his face showed that he had many years of earthly expericence from where he sat.

The young Sohma girl was as quiet as she could possibly be. She had hardly moved since comming into this office after the conflict that had occured on the school grounds. She had raised her fists against a girl who was her age...her height...and twice her weight. Although the reason was good...over all anyway...since the other party had cast the first blow which had caused a bruise to begin forming on her chest. So the teen picked up her fist and began to fight back. In the end both parties sustained multiple inflictions on their bodies.

Sakura sat there with her left arm in a sling, sprained from a bad twist in one of her punches. On both of her legs were multiple bandages to cover the scrapes and cuts from the concrete of the school grounds. Her cheek held a white square shaped bandage with red seeping through the center that was covering a still bleeding cut. Most of her wounds were only superfical luckily and would not scar.

Slowly the man behind the desk picked up the phone and dialed a number. All the color in her face drained at once when she heard the name that the older man spoke to. "Yes hello, I need to speak with Akito Sohma please."

Sakura sat frozen in her seat. That was the last person that she had expected the person to call. It took everything for her to not jump up and snatch the phone from the man's hands.

"Mr. Sohma...will you please come to Kaibara Highschool the first moment you have availble....this situation is rather important and involves a young female student of ours that is within your family....Sakura Sohma."

She couldn't breath anymore. Akito was going to be forced to come down to the school!! Here she sat in this room...her uniform was covered with dirt and blood. Her body was a mess...and she knew that was only the tip of the iceburge. This was only going to add more stress to the already ill man that she loved.

"Yes Sir, all will be explained when you arrive. Ok...see you then." The man then hung up the phone...and destroyed Sakura's last hopes of salvation in this situation.

[Akito Sohma]

Akito had came to the school thanks to the call. He had wondered what situation, Sakura had gotten into. He was mostly been afraid that she had gotten hurt, or worse. He had expected something like her fighting since she had took those marital arts just not at school. Of course, he had gotten sick earlier that day, so he was in bed resting when he had gotten the phone call. This was adding more stress to him. He was very worried about Sakura, and he was afraid that whatever happened would withdrawn her from him.

He was very worried indeed. He was mostly had been wanting to make sure that he had dragged his sickly frail body out of bed. He had never wanted to make Sakura hurt for his own rules, and he had mostly took on their sins as well. He just came to the office, and wondered what the situation was. He had been very worried about Sakura that he was going insane. He was just wanted to make sure that he gotten this from the Principal mouth. He was too stressing out from hearing that Sakura was in trouble. He was so very much angry at the moment.

He had looked at Sakura, and he had sighed. Akito was so very angry, and frail at the moment that he could be set off easily. He just wanted to get this over with so that he was going to do what he was going to have to do what he needed to do. He had looked at the principal with angry in the eyes.

"Principal tell me what the situation is you called me down here, and in this cold weather. You want to explain to me what the situation is, or do you want to make a fool out of me. I had been sick this morning, so you are adding a little more stress to my body, Principal." Akito said.

He was so very angry that he was at the dangerous zones of passing out. He was very mostly had been trying to figure out what happened for him to come down here. He just hated coming down here when someone gets into trouble. He had mostly came down here every time when he gets sick or not.

"Principal is this your idea of a sick joke, she's hurt, and you call me down here since you want to cause trouble within the Sohma family?" Akito asked. He was so angry that he didn't care who gotten at the bitter end of his outbursts. He just wanted to make sure that the principal has some explaining to do. He had hated coming down here in the cold, and while he was sick. He was coughing up a storm, and he was looking at the principal he was still coughing to the dangerous zones that it could hurt his throat. Akito couldn't helped it, he wasn't allow to go to school when he was younger.

[Sakura Sohma]

Sakura took one look at Akito and knew that this wasn't good. He was so frail and weak at the moment that she shot out of her chair quickly. "Akito please sit down." It was true that she didn't look very good...beat up in fact...but his health was in danger so he needed to rest as much as he could.

She looked at the principle with a glare. She hated that that man had endagered the Sohma lord that way. Eventhough Akito could have sent Hatori or some other Sohma family member he came because it was HER. She was so worried about the young lord now...the way he was coughing...but worse..the anger in his eyes. That was a look she very rarely saw in the man.

The man behind the desk stood slowly and approached the pair and leaned against the front of his desk. His eyes scanned the form of Sakura then turned his attention to Akito. I'm so sorry for calling you down here under such horrible conditions Sohma-sama. I am well aware of your illness...thanks to Miss Sohma here." He shot Sakura a cold look.

So yes, since the principle had called Akito...Sakura had been screaming her head off at him. Not just because she was in danger but becasue Akito was very ill. He hadn't even been feeling well when she left earlier that morning.

Suddenly she was ripped from her thoughts again as the Principle spoke to Akito yet again. 'Sakura here started a fight with a girl in her class today during her gym period. It was so bad that the other girl was forced to go to the hospital and much blood was drawn. As you can see Sakura also sustained much damage."

Sakura was scared of what Akito would do from this point. For the entire time she looked at him from the corner of her eye...though she wouldn't face him. She had brought shame to the Sohma name...and had hurt Akito in the process.

[Akito Sohma]

Akito had sat down, and put his head in his knees. He had usually did this when he was feeling like he was about to passed out. He had came cause it was her, and because it was her that gotten hurt he feels terrible. He had just withdrawn from the principal. He just also withdrawn from the world his eyes became unfocused and glassy. He just looked at Sakura with glassy eyes that were unfocused. He just wanted to make sure that he had spoke to the principal even if he was withdrawn. "Sakura come here I don't know to ask principal this myself." Akito whispered. He had waited for her to come over before he had told her what he had wanted to say.

"Can you ask him for me what's going to happen to Sakura my throat burns a bit, and I am trying to catch a breath." Akito whispered to Sakura. Akito had looked at him, and he knows when his throat burns to let it rest. He had been in danger of getting another fever, and he just wanted to rest while he still can. Anyone who sees him would see a frail and weak Akito that he didn't wanted to show anyone.

Akito had laid down in the chairs, and he just wanted to some rest while he was there. He didn't feel too good, and he was almost to feel sicker. "Illness my body is frail and weak I'm always sick." Akito whispered. He was very much didn't have an immune system at all or close to point five immune system. He wasn't upset with Sakura just the principal who made him come all the way here. He had hated to come anywhere when he is this sick. "Please, principal, don't expel Sakura she means well she just a little rougher I felt like she can mount to something. Can I rest for a while I'm so sleepy." Akito whispered.

[Sakura Sohma]

Sakura was scared. Her actions were all like a flash of lightning that struck without warning. All she saw was the flipping of the man's white desk and the scattering of everything on it. Her hands grabbed the phone that now rested on the floor, surrounded by multiple peices of paper and the decorations that had adorned the wood top of the desk.

Her fingers moved quickly as she dialed a fairly familar number. It lead to a ringing on the other side and a voice asking her questions about what was going on. "Just get down here soon!" was all that left her mouth in those passing moments. She was quickly lifted from the floor and the phone dropped to the base she had removed it from.

The principle was a bright red in his face as he pulled Sakura to her feet. The teen just flipped his desk over for no reason and now she was in far more trouble. "Sakura Sohma you are suspended from school for the rest of the week...AND you will have five weeks of detention!"

Sakura didn't care at the moment. Within a few minutes she saw the figure of Doctor Hatori Sohma walk in. He was wrapped in a brown jacket and in his hand was his medical supplies. Slowly she watched as the Doctor went to Akito's side and put his hand on his shoulder. "Akito why are you out of bed? You should be home resting. I can even tell now that your fever is acting up and your pushing it again."

[Akito Sohma]

Akito had saw his doctor, there beside him, and he was worried that Hatori was mad. "I was called down because of a situation with Sakura I didn't want anyone else to come down, and I just wanted to make sure that Sakura was okay. I know I am pushing it. Principal called me down here, what am I supposed to do not come, and let Sakura suffered. I know I am supposed to be in bed resting to get my fever down, but I can't leave her alone." Akito whispered. Akito's voice is barely a whisper now, and he had pushed his fever to the dangerous zones.

He was very much hadn't wanted anyone to know that he was awfully sick. "Suspension for that many days?" Akito asked. Akito had really pushed his fever to the edge, that he was so weak once again. He had hated when he was sick he was so frail-looking, and weak. "Sakura can you come to my room when you get home?" Akito said. He was looking at his doctor, and he had wondered how he was. He had hated getting sick that was the worst thing that had ever happened.

"Hatori, how far is my fever?" Akito asked. Akito had looked at him, and he wanted to hear it straight. He just didn't liked when he was sick he couldn't have a childhood since he was almost always sick. Akito had coughed, once more. He had known that he was able to catch any diseases, and get sick awfully easier than most of the other people could. Akito had tried to sit up, but he was feeling so dizzy then lightheaded. He was very much had been looking at Hatori, and his eye scan for Sakura. "Hatori, can Sakura stay in my bedroom tonight even if I'm this sick?" Akito asked. Akito knew he made the rules, and the laws, so he had wanted Sakura to stay with him in his bedroom tonight at least.

[Sakura Sohma]

Hatori looked at the thermometer as he pulled it from Akito's mouth. The dark numbers read 102.7 which was very high even for the adverage person in perfect health. "Akito I will have Shigure drive your car back to the house. You need to get home right now and get to bed. I will give you some medicine to help with the dizziness and to help bring down the temperature." Looking over the young man slowly, the doctor pulled him from his chair. "Worry about Sakura later. Rest now or else you won't be able to worry about her tomarrow."

Was the doctor angry with his patient now? No...but he was extremely irritated by the young lord's actions. Hatori turned towards the young Sohma girl. "Sakura come to my office when you come to work. I will bandage those wounds properly and help you with your arm." Slowly the Sohma doctor walked out of the room supporting the fragile form of Akito as he went.

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Sakura just sat there kind of astonished at how fast Hatori worked. In less than a few moments he had been able to asses what seemed like all of Akito's problems. Then again the male doctor had been treating the Sohma lord for a very long time.

She listened to Akito's requests as Hatori looked him over. She had to think about what was going to be coming her way. Akito was very ill so she didn't want to deny his wishes but with everything going on she would have to. All the make up work she would have from being suspended would take up a large amount of her time....Although one night alone with Akito wouldn't hurt would it? After all what would the pair do alone in his room while he had a high fever....nothing...right?