Dark Magic
Chapter 1- A Talking Cat?
"Why did you have to go?" whispered Yuki Sohma. Yuki was lying in bed where he had fallen when Shigure told them that Kyo had left for good.
"Why?" Yuki asked the picture that Hatori had taken of Shigure, Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo. "Why, Kyo? Why did you leave? I wasn't even able to ask you if you liked Tohru." His vision started to blur as tears came into his eyes.
"You stupid cat, I need to talk with you, tell you that I love you" Yuki stared at the photo as sobs shook his entire body. Outside Yuki's door stood Shigure and Hatori.
"Hatori, maybe we shouldn't have told him about Kyo" said Shigure a sad expression on his face. Hatori looked at Shigure and nodded. Quietly they both walked away from the door and headed toward the kitchen where Tohru was making dinner.
Twenty minutes later there came a knock on Yuki's door.
"Yuki open up, it's time for dinner" said Shigure through the door, since Yuki refused to open it. No one answered from the inside.
"Yuki, please open the door. Tohru will feel sad if you don't come and eat her delicious food" Shigure tried to open the door but it was locked. He was about to leave when the door opened to reveal Yuki. Yuki looked bad, he was paler than usual and his eyes were red. He must have been crying, thought Shigure.
"Let's go, Yuki" Shigure said, as he gently led the silent Yuki to where the others were. When they reached the others, everyone looked up.
"Yuki are you alright?" asked Tohru noticing his paleness. Yuki looked at her with blank eyes, not really seeing her. He blinked a couple of times before smiling at her.
"Don't worry Tohru, I'm fine" he said. Everyone knew he was lying for his eyes told a different story.
Dinner was silent as they ate. No one wanted to talk, for they might say something that will bother Yuki and hurt him. After dinner Yuki excused himself politely as always, but this time there was something different. Yuki didn't seem his usual self. He was much quieter and barely ate anything.
Once in his room Yuki locked the door. Tears sprang to his eyes as he slowly slid to the floor. Outside Yuki's window sat a black cat. The cat looked at the boy inside the room, crying. Why is the boy crying? Thought the cat, shouldn't he be happy? As all boys his ages are? The cat was really puzzled. He went closer to the window, close enough that whoever was inside could see him, if they were paying attention. His keen hearing picked up the words that Yuki was whispering.
"Kyo, you fool, why'd you leave? You were the only one I wanted to be with." The cat looked at the boy; he had felt something in the boy, as if another presence wanted itself to be known. Yuki suddenly looked up, his violet eyes locked onto the gold eyes of the cat. A power so strong made the cat cry out.
What is this? How can this boy have this much power? Can it be that he is the one I have been searching for? The questions flowed through the cat's mind unanswered. Yuki stood up and walked over to the window. Yuki stared out at the night, tears blurring his eyes.
"Help me" he whispered. "Help me stay alive" Yuki fell down on his knees his palms resting on the windowsill.
"Help me, please someone help me" All that was heard were the sobs that shook Yuki's body. The cat looked at the boy, slowly as to not alarm him; he went up to Yuki. He gently rubbed himself against the hands holding onto the windowsill. He started purring.
Hearing a sound from the window Yuki looked up, to see a black cat rubbing himself against his hand and purring. He raised the hand that wasn't being used as a massager and started to pet the cat.
"Mm…that feels good" at the sound of a voice, Yuki stopped petting the cat. The cat looked up at Yuki with a guilty expression.
"Why'd you stop?" asked the cat. Yuki just stared.
"Would you quit staring?" snapped the cat irritably. Yuki looked down at the floor, and then looked back at the cat.
"Why is it that you can speak?" asked Yuki. The cat looked up at surprise.
"Aren't you scared?" answered the cat with a question of his own. Yuki looked at the cat.
"Look kitty…"
"My name is not kitty, it's Jaya" interrupted the cat. Yuki looked at Koran and sighed.
"I'm sorry Jaya, my name is Yuki" Jaya turned to Yuki with another surprised look. Yuki started to get uncomfortable under Jaya's stare.
"Why is it that you were crying?" asked Jaya. At the question Yuki's vision started to blur again. Seeing this Jaya automatically started to apologize.
"I'm…"
"Don't worry" said Yuki interrupting Jaya. Jaya nodded, and then looked around the room. "I'm sorry, where are my manners? Would you like to come in?" asked Yuki. Jaya looked at Yuki, then at the bed in Yuki's room, then back at Yuki. Yuki smiled noticing the hesitant look in Jaya's eyes.
"If you don't mind" Yuki shook his head.
"I don't mind at all" said Yuki understanding what Jaya was asking. With a final look around inside Jaya jumped down from the windowsill and into Yuki's room. Running toward the bed he jumped onto it and pounced on the pillow. Yuki chuckled.
"What's so funny?" asked Jaya hearing the chuckle.
"It's nothing" Yuki replied. Jaya looked at Yuki before lying back down.
"Mm…this is the life" Jaya said with a sigh. Yuki chuckled again, which earned him a glare from Jaya.
"Why are you here, anyway?" asked Yuki, curious as to why a talking cat was outside his window. Jaya sat down with a serious look on his face.
"Yuki…have you ever heard of the magician Darias?" asked Jaya. Yuki looked confused.
"No I haven't, why?" answered Yuki. Jaya sighed; this was going to be a long night.