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By BitterChoco
I would like to bow for BakaDen, for beta-ed my fic. My deepest thanks for you.
Disclaimer: Obviously they're not mine, and I don't make a dime from writing this story.
Warning: It's AU, and in this story I made Akito male. Yes, I know that Akito is female. Anyway, in this story, the agreement between Kyo and Akito is still running, that's, if Kyo can defeat Yuki, then Kyo doesn't have to be locked in the cage, and he will be accepted into the family. Obviously some of the characters will be OOC. And this story will be Yaoi.
Psychology 101: Why I made this story a Yaoi, is because it seems to me that all the jyunishi and the cat have been raised not to be touched by the opposite sex, other jyunishi being the only acceptation.
The fact that they'll change if there's any physical contact with the opposite sex makes them more drawn to each other. Seeing that there are less female jyunishi than male and that they will still yearn for another human's touch, it makes male homosexual relationships more possible. Humans need another human's touch to survive.
"..." Dialogue
' ...' Thought
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"Prepare yourself rat! Today you're going down!" Kyo said to Yuki, just before attacking him.
"Yeah, yeah... I've heard it a thousand times before," Yuki retorted while dodging Kyo's attack. Then, with one smooth movement, he knocked Kyo out.
' Damn it, I'm loosing again to that bastard rat! I've got to do something to defeat him. Three more weeks, if I can't defeat him in three more weeks, I'll be locked in the cage! No more time's left, I have to find the rat's weakness. If not I'll lose my freedom, and I can't let that happen! I have to defeat the rat!' Kyo thought franticly while standing in front of the calendar in his room.
Kyo only had three more weeks to defeat Yuki; that was the end of the term agreement with Akito. If Kyo could defeat Yuki before graduation, then he wouldn't have to be locked in the cage. But it was only three more weeks until graduation day, and he still hadn't come even close to defeating him. All the effort he made to pass his classes would be in vain. He knew he wasn't the best in class, but his scores were a little above average. Even his teacher had said that he would have a good chance at being accepted into state university. But it was all going to be useless if he couldn't defeat the rat.
' I don't wanna be locked in some stupid cage. I don't wanna lose my freedom. There are still many things I want to do. I still wanna hang around with Tohru. I still wanna see the blue sky. I still wanna go to college. I have to do something in these few weeks left, I have to do something. If only there was some way, something I could do so that I didn't have to be locked away. I'll do anything... anything.' Kyo thought desperately. He was so frustrated. Time was running thin.
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"Ano... Shigure-san, it seems lately that Kyo-kun's been challenging Souma-kun to fights more often. He's really increased his attempts in defeating Souma-kun. Has something happened?" Tohru asked worriedly. Kyo seemed more fired up, more determined, and it showed in his latest efforts.
"Nothing's really happened, Tohru. Don't worry yourself. Everything is normal," Shigure said, trying to sooth Tohru's worries away. But Tohru knew something was wrong. She decided she would pretend to accept Shigure's word. She knew people thought she was dense, but she wasn't that thick.
"Then, if you need anything, I'll be in the kitchen," she said before leaving to prepare dinner.
'So, it's three more weeks till the end of the term. No wonder Kyo's getting more restless each day. I wish there was something I could do for him. But, Akito already said that he wouldn't give Kyo more time. Something's not right. Although Akito decided he wouldn't give him more time, he's also not adamant to the idea of putting Kyo in the cage either... it seems like he's planning something.'
Shigure didn't want Kyo to be locked away, but he couldn't do anything about it, he couldn't fight the decision made by the head of the family. One thing that he knew for sure, being the manipulative bastard he is, right now, Akito was up to something, and it involved Kyo somehow. And he also knew that these somethings were never good.
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'There's something going on. It seems to me like this past month Kyo has been getting restless. The way he challenges me... it's like he's running out of time or something. Something must have happened, and I've got to find out about it!' Yuki thought. Kyo was acting like there was some sort of deadline chasing him. And one thing was for sure, Yuki didn't like for his kitten to feel so bothered. That's right, Ladies and Gentlemen, Souma Yuki has feelings for our resident cat, and they aren't platonic!
A year had passed since Yuki started to recognize he was developing some sort of romantic feelings towards Kyo, and he had been hiding it well. At first he was certain that he had some sort of feelings for Tohru, but those turned out to be very platonic. She was like the sister he never had. But his feelings for Kyo were different, and okay, maybe they weren't 'flowery' like in those cheesy novels Shigure wrote. It seemed more like an urge, the need to be close, the need to be touching. This past year he had really enjoyed taking up Kyo's challenges, because fighting with Kyo meant that he could be near Kyo, almost like, Challenge + Fight Touching Kyo. It had been a year since he had started to wash his own pajamas and bed sheets. Of course he couldn't let Tohru wash them-they were proof of his active dreaming of Kyo.
'I need to know what makes my kitten restless. Obviously I can't ask him directly, but I have to know. Maybe it has something to do with the main family. Even if I have to fight Akito, I'm definitely going to protect my kitten.' Yuki decided that no matter what, if it meant harm for Kyo, he was going to be there to help him, even though he was certain Kyou wouldn't allow it. After all, a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do to protect what belongs to him.
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"Are you sure he'll do what you want?" Kureno asked Akito. He had his doubts whether the person was going to consent with Akito's will this time.
"Don't worry, he'll do it, whether he likes it or not!" Akito said, knowing for certain that he would get what he wanted. After all, he was the head of the family. Everyone followed his word, even this person.
"What about the cat? He'll defy this position for sure." The cat had always been a rebel. He had never once before followed Akito's desires completely of his own free will.
"There are three more weeks until the end of his accord with me. Surely he's getting desperate to complete his end of the bargain. If I use this fact to my advantage, then he'll do it without a doubt," Akito answered with certainty. He knew the cat would follow his word, because right now he held the cat's weakness in the palm of his hand.
"What do you mean he'll do what you want him to do?" Kureno asked. He couldn't understand why Akito was so certain that the cat would bend to his will.
"He'll desperately try to hold on to what's left of his freedom. He'll do anything to get away from the cage. He'll take the first opportunities he can to get away from it. I'll also give him more incentives, so he'll do what I want him to do. It's going to be easy because he's so desperate, so he'll do anything that I want," Akito explained.
"But I doubt that Kazuma will let that happen, he'll try to protect his adoptive son," Kureno stated. He knew how protective Kazuma could be for the sake of Kyo.
"Yes, of course there will be Kazuma. But he can do nothing if there's no opposition from the cat. I've already planned it all," Akito said again with certainty.
TBC?
BC: I know it's lame, and OOC, but I'll do my best V
Kyo: Wooi what's beta-ed?
BC: Sore wa Hi-Mi-Tsu desu/BC runs out of the scene/
Kyo: Teme! I bet you also don't know what it mean too!