4. Wedding

                                    

                                          
Ever since he was a child, Kyo's life was controlled by Akito. He was forbidden from interacting with anyone, even the other Sohmas. He only knew and talked to Akito. He was even restricted from interacting with maids as a matter of fact (except Rin Sohma, to which Kyo was grateful), classmates, teachers and even other animals, including cats. Many times, whenever cats gathered around him, they were found dead the next day in his room sometimes, other times on his body when he was sleeping.
However, for some unknown reason, Akito allowed him to go to a regular school along with the rat, Yuki Sohma. However, even at school, there was a bodyguard with him wherever he went. Even the bodyguard was alien to him, only watching over him from afar, keeping track of his activities and moments.
Eventually, Kyo's loneliness made him dependent on Akito, which is exactly what she wanted. Kyo personally didn't like Akito. It's just that he had no one else. Kyo never got the feelings of love, affection. He only understood fear and submission.
Lately, however, the club he joined, martial arts, gave him a lot of happiness. He eventually became stronger due to it. However, he never dared to fight against Akito, for he knew the consequences would be brutal.
"Akito-sama, I'm hungry." Kyo said one morning while kneeling in front of her. This was a ritual. He only did anything Akito asked him. And whenever he desperately needed to do something like go to the washroom or eat, he had to kneel in front of her. And it was torture. He wasn't even allowed to go to the bathroom on his own will.
"Breakfast is in the fridge. Get it yourself." Akito replied in a lazy voice as she got up and went to her bedroom to sleep. Kyo got up and went to the kitchen to eat something. He personally hated the breakfasts given to him by Akito, however he knew better than to anger her.
Years passed by and Kyo turned seventeen. As usual, he was kneeling by Akito's side while she was working. "I'm getting married next month." Akito said simply to which Kyo didn't respond. He simply nodded. Honestly, he didn't care about that. However, he had to reply.
Akito somehow got irked by his calm expression. She was expecting a more shocked expression on his face. However, feelings like happiness, jealousy, love and all were alien to him. All he knew were submission and fear. These two were like two shores of a river, never knowing the other's existence.
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It was a grand wedding. Akito's husband was Shigure Sohma, the dog of the zodiac. A highly educated young man with godly looks. He is known to be the beau of his town. When Shigure heard that he was going to marry the god of the zodiac, Akito herself, he was ecstatic. He always loved Akito since he was kids and now his dream had come true.
And so, when Akito asked him to move in with her than her moving in with him, Shigure agreed instantly. He didn't care where he was, as long as he was with Akito. Many men out there were envious of his marriage with Akito. However, little did they know how all his dreams were going to get shattered.
Shigure entered the main, biggest house of the Sohma estate in which Akito lived. Everyone greeted him warmly. Ren even ordered the servants to help Shigure in moving his belongings in the house. Shigure blushed with all the attention he was getting.
However, before he could compose himself, Akito suddenly grabbed his hand and dragged him upstairs. Shigure was stunned. His wife was making a move on him? Looks like he got a horny one.
Akito took him to his room and Shigure gasped. The room was beautiful and spacious. He was mesmerized. "This is your room. I hope you like it. I personally got it done based on your likings. However, if you want to change anything-" "No. It's perfect." Shigure cut in instantly. He was flattered.
"Why would I want to change this beautiful gift given to me by my wife? It will be our place for new memories together." Shigure said. "Not ours. Only yours. I shall be visiting you from time to time." Akito said.
"Really?" Shigure replied in a teasing tone, thinking his wife was teasing him. However, the serious expression on her face made his smile disappear. "I don't understand dear. What do you mean... only mine."
Akito took his hand and led him to her office. Shigure smiled in understanding. This meant Akito was a workaholic. However, just as he was about to speak, Akito pressed a button at the side of the room, opening a rather secret door which seemed like a normal cupboard at first glance.
Shigure was slightly shocked. However, a bigger surprise was waiting for him. Akito led him inside the door which had a staircase leading down. "This door and this staircase are very special. So, I will only allow you to use it this one time, because you need to know about my life."
Shigure had a bad feeling about all this as Akito pulled him into the room and started walking downstairs. The staircase led to... a dungeon, in which one person was chained up. As soon as the person heard noises, he looked up, and Shigure instantly realised that this person was the cat of the zodiac, Kyo Sohma.
As soon as Kyo heard noises, Kyo looked around and saw Akito standing there with the dog of the zodiac. He instantly knelt down and kowtowed. "Akito-sama." Kyo said in a terrified voice. "This is the pitiful monster, Kyo Sohma. The cat of the zodiac." Akito said. In fact, Akito didn't need to tell Shigure this. He could feel it before itself.
"I believe you figured it out, Shigure. You are an author after all, you're smarter than others. I will spend all my free time with Kyo. I will give you all the luxuries you want, but never interfere with my time with Kyo. Otherwise, the consequences will be brutal." Akito said. Shigure was shocked speechless. A shard of ice seemed to have pierced his heart. The pain was so much that it got tears in his eyes.
"Shigure dear. Why are you crying? Aren't you getting so much money? Any man would want that, right? All I want is a successor to this. And you shall fulfil it. Other than that, lead the rest of your life the way you want to. You shall get everything you desire, except my time. And also, never interfere with my time with this pitiful monster, okay? Now let's go and finish your introduction." Akito said as she hugged her husband tight. The next moment, Akito walked away, leaving her husband.
Shigure felt miserable. He gave a cold look to Kyo, who was kneeling in front of them. Suddenly, Kyo raised and Shigure was stunned. Hearing Akito's words, he thought Kyo was Akito's boyfriend and Akito only married him because her parents forced her to. However, when Kyo suddenly looked at him, Shigure shivered, not because Kyo gave him a cold, daring look for Akito, but rather looked... broken. Somehow, his writer instincts were telling him something was not right here.
However, he didn't dwell on it too much and walked away, since he knew, staying there for too long would land him in big trouble.