Save Me
Venvi
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket and all rights go to the creators. I only own my characters Maddison, Jaykki, Daichi, etc.
a/n: This is a sequel to my story Love me and Hate me (It was previously called Loving Truth). You should go and read the first story before you continue own with this one. For those who have been waiting for this second volume, here it is!
Last Edited on May 8th, 2014.
Save Me
Un: Forget It
Sing me to sleep.
Sing me to sleep.
I don't want to wake up,
On my own anymore.
-Asleep, The Smiths.
Who was I again? I can't seem to recall who I am, who I was. Everything is so empty, so dark. Floating, that's all I seem to be doing. Floating around in a timeless zone, full of stars. Bright, white, glamorous stars. How did I get here? I can't remember, and for now I don't really care. I'm in my house, sitting on a bed. Wait, no, I'm laughing along with a woman who is making something on the stove. Faces, places, voices, they all past me. I wish I could just grip onto them for just a little longer before it left me. So I could figure out who it was, where it was at, everything. So I could remember once again, and maybe wake up from this fantasy. Fantasy? This is a fantasy. Yes, I'm sure that this is a fantasy. I feel stuck, on a never-ending journey of wonderful and not so wonderful adventures. I've been to so many places, seen so many people, yet I can't grasp who they are. Its like seeing a body without a face. You've seen it all before, the clothes, the hair, and you can seem to remember what the face looks like but - you just can't figure out who it is. There's this over-powering thing that makes me not want to leave though. That makes me want to stay in all this empty, black, floating space. There is only one thing that I can seem to recall so easily. A fight, a family versus some sort of magic people. So many screams, so much red pouring everywhere. I can remember it all, its a haunting image buried into my mind. I'm standing there on the hill, pushing a knife into one of the family members. I feel like I knew that boy, like I knew that whole family and it makes me sad. It hurts at times, seeing all these things and getting the emotions pushed into me life I'm being electrocuted.
I can see a woman falling to the floor of a small bedroom, the blood spreading out into the lines of the wooden floor. Walking out of the room, and down the hallway to another bedroom, which looked of a teenage girls room. Then it was black, just for a couple of seconds and I was in that room again. Getting up off my bed, and going to that woman's bedroom. I knew I should have known this scene so well, like it should have been engraved into my mind. When I saw the woman, the sudden emotion of sadness had started to spread through my body, the scene slowly disappearing into the black, empty space and I was left alone to cry out in pain to no one. No one, that's how it's always been. From the beginning of being in this room, there was no one. No one to hear me cry, and scream out in pain, no one to help me. It's not like I needed anyone in here anyway, what would they do for me? How would I see them through all this darkness? Maybe they would know who the people in my memories were, the places I've seen.
Who was I? I would really like to know that. Why can't I even remember my name, I should be able to. Did I ever matter to anyone? I hug my knees to my chest in the darkness, wondering how exactly did I even get to this place? I don't think that really matters though. Nothing really matters now, I guess. I just float around in this empty darkness, seeing scenes that I know nothing of. How I wish I knew what they were. Just to even grasp a little hint about any little event I see. I don't want to leave, though - but at the same time I do. What would happen if I leaved the safety of the room full of darkness? Nothing would happen if I stayed. All the things would just keep showing, and replaying in my eyes. Like a movie that never has an end. How would I even leave? There is no doors, no windows, no hole to crawl out. There was no way out of this room. I guess I'll just have to wait until there is an exit.
'Kyo's POV'
I had no clue what to freakin' do. Everyone kept telling me to stay away from her, let her be. Shigure was especially strict about it after we found her leaving the house at around two in the morning. She had no expression on her face, her eyes were lifeless. She's still like that now. After five damn months, she still hasn't send a word. Not to me, Tohru, Yuki, Haru, no one. It was pissing me off, maybe because I didn't understand why she was like this. I've peeked through her bedroom door a couple times, and all she does is sit on the edge of her bed and stares at the wall. Tohru practically feeds her like she's a baby. Its like she's the walking case of dead. Lively Maddison suddenly lifeless.
"Kyo she's locked herself away." Shigure stated, not looking up from a drawing he was working on. I was leaning against the doorway, my arms crossed as I looked at the older man.
"Its been five months."
"Yes, its been five months." Shigure took off his glasses and placed them on the desk, looking up at me with a firm expression. "That girl is trying to get through what just happened in those woods. She turned into some evil queen, and almost killed us." Shigure growled, slamming his hands down onto his table. A can full of pencils and paint brushes fell over, causing the art tools to fall to the floor. "She broke Hatori's arm, broke Haru's legs, scarred Momiji's left eye. She almost killed Yuki and you! She almost killed her bestest friends, and you expect her to be over it in five months?!" Shigure asked, his voice raising. "Don't even get me started on Kagura..." I balled my hands up into fists and slammed on of them onto the wall. My hair fell over my eyes as I closed them tightly shut.
"Don't you dare bring her up!" I shouted, the pain in my chest slowly surfacing. My hand slowly slid down the wall and hit my thigh, as I took my other hand and put it up to my face. "Don't you say her name." I whispered, pulling my other hand up to my face.
"Why, Kyo?! Why can't I say her name? Because you don't want to deal with the pain?" Shigure stood up, turning around and running a hand through his hair. "Listen, Kyo, its really hard now. You need to stop screwing around and pushing your feelings back like their nothing. This fucking happened, Kyo!" Shigure pointed at the floor, and I knew I was going to cry. "Kagura is gone because of what happened!" Shigure choked, and began walking towards me. I backed up, not wanting him to touch me. "Stop running." Shigure wiped his eyes on his sleeve.
"It just hurts to much!" I yelled, burying my head into my arm. "I can't stop thinking about it! Thinking about what happened in the woods." I rubbed my eyes on my arm, the tears falling out of my eyes. I fell onto my hands and knees, staring at the wooden floor with wide eyes. "Its so unbelievable. And so painful, I can't get rid of the fucking images!" I shouted, my tears making dark marks into the floor. Shigure got down on his knees, putting his hands out towards me.
"You have to deal with it, Kyo. Or else its just going to keep building and building until you slowly break." He put his arm on my shoulder and I instantly recoiled. I got up, backing into the hallway wall. "Kyo." Shigure instantly stood back up, staring at me.
"No, don't touch me! Stay away from me!" I screamed, as a painting fell off the wall. Tohru peeked out from the kitchen and I kept shaking my head at Shigure. "Leave me alone!" I demanded, running down the hallway and to the front door. I took off into the woods, hearing Tohru's voice yelling for me. Somehow, it always seemed to turn into a conversation like that. They always wanted to talk about her, our family, and what happened. I don't fucking want to talk about what happened! I ran into the woods, and found that tree I always climbed. I sat on the branch, staring off into the distance.
"Kyo, over there!" Yuki shouted, pointing towards a girl in a white kimono. His face was being pushed back, and one of his eyes was closed with blood dripping down from his forehead. I swear it Haru hadn't pushed that guy off, Yuki would've died. "Kyo, go on!" He shouted, waving his arm at me. I slowly turned my head towards the girl that I thought I knew so well. She wasn't that girl anymore though, it wasn't her. The real Maddison was locked away, while this person took control. I nodded my head to Yuki and I swear I could hear him say, "Don't you dare die on me, Kyo."
I ran towards the woman, pushing her away from Kagura. I slammed her into the tree, about to punch her face but I stopped. She gave me a look of terror and I couldn't stop seeing that it was Maddison. It was her body, but it wasn't her. I need to get over that. I threw her to the ground and kicked her in the stomach. She grabbed onto my ankle and pulled my leg out from under me, making me fall to the ground. She got up, slamming her foot onto my stomach. A card appeared out of nowhere, and flew straight for my neck. Someone's arm flew out in front of me, the card impaling it. She let out a whimper, but quickly recoiled and pulled me away from the evil woman as fast as she could. When I got up I saw that it was Kagura. She had a sort of pain in her eye, and gave me a sad smile. She grabbed onto the card, pulling it out with a shaky breath. Her arm was shaking as she looked at the wound that was dripping blood. I reached out towards her but she looked up with surprise.
"Kyo, behind you!" She screamed and I quickly turned around, throwing a punch at the on coming person. They fell to the ground and I tackled the man, punching him multiple times in the face. I let my arm slam down onto his neck, and his body turned into a little card. I picked it up, ripping it into pieces. I turned around and noticed Kagura and Evil Maddison fighting. I felt someone wrap their arms around my neck and I was pushed to the ground. My face slammed onto the ground, and I could feel pain in my nose. I pushed at the person's head, and pushed them off to the side. I watched as a sword was pulled out of Kagura's body and she fell onto her knees. A hand gripped my hair and my face was bashed into the ground.
"No!" I screamed, pushing my body up with my hands. I slammed the back of my head against the person's and threw them off. I got on the first pursuer's back and grabbed onto his head, twisting it until I heard the crack. I got back up, slamming my shoe onto the second pursuer's chest. He stumbled backwards and fell onto the ground. I kicked the guy's chest before killing him too. I turned around and saw the woman stab her sword into Kagura once again. "No... No!" I yelled, running as fast as I could to Kagura. I threw a punch at Evil Maddison but she disappeared. Kagura looked up at me, tears in her eyes as she held onto her stomach. I got onto my knees and put my hands on her face. "It'll be okay, Kagura. Its gonna be okay." I whispered, holding one of my hands over the second stab wound.
"How foolish do all of you plan to continue being?" Evil Maddison asked, standing on a tree branch. Everyone stopped fighting, and her slaves backed up into the woods. My family watched up at her as I was trying to help Kagura. Kagura's blood was seeping through the spaces in my fingers and down my arm. Her shirt was soaked with blood, and she had tear marks on her face. She was breathing fast as she cried, her chest going up and down at a quick pace.
"Kagura, stop it!" I yelled, pushing harder onto the wound. She gritted her teeth, more tears running down her face. She used one hand and pushed at my chest, trying to get away. She was growing pale, and each push was weaker than the one before it. "Please, it'll be okay." She shook her head, putting her head onto my shoulder and crying. She leaned up and kissed me on the lips, and I kissed her back. Her hand fell off my shoulder and her body fell sideways, and before it she hit the ground I caught her. "Kagura?" I asked, shaking her a bit. "Kagura?!" I yelled, grabbing onto her hand. "Don't do this!" I was squeezing onto her hand, my eyes watering and messing up my vision. "Somebody! S-Shigure! Yuki! Someone!" I shouted, turning my head towards my family who quickly ran over to me. Momiji fell onto his knees next to me, his eye closed and a cut running from his forehead to his cheek. He let out a choked sob, his eye full of tears. "H-Hatori!" I shouted, looking up at him. He had a hand over his mouth, and his eyes were wide. "Do something!" I pleaded.
"Kyo.." Shigure sniffled, putting a hand on my shoulder. "T-There's nothing... To do." I held onto Kagura's body, closing my eyes and let out a loud cry that echoed into the woods.
"I'm so sorry, Kagura!" I yelled, holding tightly onto her body. I buried my face into the crook of her neck, and let out an agonizing scream. "I'm sorry!" I rocked back and forth, holding onto her body. Momiji let out his crying, wrapping his arms around my neck. First time I ever let that damn bunny hug me. I could feel his tears fall onto my shoulder and soak into my shirt. "Kagura!" I cried, gripping onto the back of her dirty green shirt. Momiji had fistful of my shirt, his crying ringing in my ear.
I shook my head, and then ran a hand through my orange hair. I slammed my fist against the tree, and watched the clouds slowly move overhead. I could hear Yuki and Tohru calling for me from the house, I didn't want to go there. I knew I had to though, I had to go there for Tohru, right? Yeah, right. I got out of the tree and headed back to that stupid house. I stood in front of them with a frown on my face and hands in my pockets. Tohru looked around anxiously and Yuki sighed, running a hand through his dull hair. I glanced down at their hands, Tohru's small ones in Yuki's. I looked away, staring at a nearby tree.
"You haven't seen Maddie have you?" Tohru asked, worry in her eyes as she looked at me. I looked down at her with confusion on my face and slowly shook my head. "She's gone off again." Tohru pulled away from Yuki and started running down the road, away from the house. I looked at Yuki and he shrugged his shoulders, glancing back in the house like Maddie was right behind him.
"I wonder why she always walks off." Yuki rubbed the back of his neck, trying to figure out Maddie.
"Its because she's looking for something." Shigure stated, putting his glasses in his pocket as he walked out onto the porch. "Tohru is heading in the right direction, but we might want to get her before she goes to far." Me and Yuki both looked at Shigure waiting to hear more. "She may not know it herself, as she has locked herself away, but she is looking for something."
"Looking for what, goddamnit?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"You should know." Shigure pat both me and Yuki on the shoulders and started heading after Tohru. Yuki gave me a confused expression, and I shrugged. Yuki sighed, and headed down the road too. I sat on the porch, watching as they headed into the distance and I couldn't see them anymore. I slammed my fist onto the wooden structure and rubbed my temple. I stood up, putting my hands in my pockets and headed down the road myself. I walked for awhile until I saw the familiar path in the woods. I stopped, wondering if I should continue down the road or go down that path. Something in my gut told me I should turn now, so I did so. I walked down the path seeing the clearing ahead of me.
"I want her buried near my house!"
I walked into the clearing and saw Maddie standing at the front of Kagura's grave. I slowly walked towards her and put a hand on her shoulder. She didn't move, or even acknowledge my presence. I stood next to her, looking down at Kagura's grave and sighed. I turned my gaze to Maddie's face which was full of pain, and tears were going down her face. She reached out to nothing and fell onto her knees. She let out a loud cry as she brought her hands up to her chest and held them there. Her hair covered her face, her crying ringing in my ears.
"Maddie." I knelt and tapped her on the arm. "God damn it, wake up." I shook her shoulder, but it was like I didn't exist to her. She let out a loud agonizing scream, which scared off some birds. Shigure, Yuki, and Tohru soon showed up. Tohru ran over and quickly knelt next to Maddie too. "Maddie, wake up!" I yelled, but was quickly pulled away from her, by that damn rat.
"Stop it, Kyo." Yuki growled, and I pulled my arm out of his grip.
"Kagura!" Maddie screamed, one hand on the ground keeping her steady. "I'm sorry!" She yelled, the other hand on her face. I could see her tears fall onto the ground and I looked away. Shigure had a sad smile on as he looked at Maddie. "Forgive me, please!" She cried, crawling towards the gravestone and putting a hand on it. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" She whimpered, leaning her forehead against the stone. When we thought she was done screaming, Tohru slowly pulled Maddie back up on her feet. She wiped her tears off her face, her face full of pain as her gaze wouldn't leave the gravestone.
"It's okay, Maddie." Yuki murmured, putting a hand on her shoulder. Maddie turned her head towards him, staring at that stupid rat for a couple of seconds. She lifted her arm and touched his hand as she turned back to staring at the grave.
I leaned against the wall as Tohru brought Maddie some food. She had looked at that stupid Yuki. After five months of no response from her, she gives him one! Why was he the first to get a damn response from her? Shouldn't Tohru have, or me..? God damn it. Something shattered and Tohru let out a squeak. I quickly ran into Maddie's room and saw a shattered bowl and rice all over the floor. Tohru had a hand over her mouth as she stared at Maddie. Her hands were shaking and were still cupped like the bowl had never left her hands. Her eyes were wide as she slowly turned her gaze up towards me. I grumbled, going over and starting to pick up the broken pieces.
"I-I-I broke the b-bowl..." Maddie murmured, pulling her hands back towards her body.
"No shit Sherlock."
"Kyo..." Tohru mumbled, she tried to give me a glare but failed miserably. She pat Maddie's shoulder and gave a smile. After I picked up all the pieces Maddie looked away from me, turning around on her bed so that her back faced me. "I'll get you another bowl, okay?" Maddie nodded, and I followed Tohru out of the room. "She's doing well!" She gave me a happy smile, and I nodded my head. "I'm quite happy that she's back. I missed her." Tohru held her arms behind her back as we both entered the kitchen. I threw the broken pieces of the bowl away and looked back at Tohru. "She's always apologizing though. She doesn't talk that much, but its an improvement." She got out another bowl and started putting some more rice into it. As I left the kitchen Tohru was making the rice into a rice ball.
I walked back up the stairs and to Maddie's room. She was standing at the window, hands held behind her back. She quickly turned around when I entered the room. She stared at me, holding a fist against her chest. She glanced away from me and at the floor. I sighed, crossing my arms, an awkward silence filled the room.
"I'm sorry." She murmured, staring down at her feet as she held her hands. I rubbed my face with my hand and grumbled.
"Don't fucking apologize, okay?" I narrowed my eyes at her and she quickly nodded, bowing her head. She was different now, all tense and scared.
"O-Okay, sorry.."
"What did I just say?"
"Don't a-apologize.." She slowly turned her back to me and looked out the window. I let out a chuckle, and slapped a hand over my mouth. Tohru walked into the room with another bowl holding a rice ball in it. She gave me a confused look as I burst out into laughing. I held my stomach, bending over as I laughed. Tohru looked from me to Maddie, an awkward smile on her face. I took a deep breath as I stood back up straight.
"She doesn't remember anything!" I tried to hold back my laughter as I leaned against the wall. I could see Maddie's hands ball into fists. Tohru gave me a confused look and I put a hand over my face. "She doesn't remember us, or where she even is at the moment." Maddison had her head down, as Tohru gave her a look of surprise. I slid down the wall, head in one of my hands as I couldn't stop the laughter.
Well hope you guys enjoyed this, I'm so sorry that it took so long for me to make a sequel. I tried my best with this chapter, not knowing what to write but I think I am starting to think about what I should write. To be honest I did not enjoy writing this chapter. I had to kill of Kagura, I didn't know who else to kill off. I'm sorry that I did that.
Thank you to all those who have waited for this sequel to come out! I really appreciate it. Remember to post a quick review before you leave!
Next Chapter Preview: Daichi tries to talk to Maddison and more interactions with Kyo + Haru!
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