Here it is, the sequel to I Will Stand Beside you in your Anguish! Hopefully you like it!
Kyou Sohma moaned and opened his eyes. He could hear sirens and voices, but he couldn't make out what the voices were saying. They sounded alarmed. I wonder who's hurt. He thought vaguely. Then he closed his eyes and let the darkness take him.
Yuki Sohma was sitting in the backseat of a car with Hatsuharu and Momiji. Hatori was driving, and Shigure on the passenger side. No one spoke. They were headed towards the hospital. Haru had a broken nose, and Yuki had several wounds of his own, but Hatori could easily tend to those. It was Kyou and Akito on their minds.
Yuki was still trying to accept everything that had happened minutes before. Akito set a trap for them. Kyou had been stabbed -twice- protecting Tohru. What had Yuki done? Akito was mobbed by a large group of girls. If the girls hadn't come who knows what may have happened. Yuki didn't even want to think about it. When the teachers appeared Yuki had panicked. It was Haru who came up with a believable and thorough cover story of how Akito and his gang had been attempting to gang-bang them all. Yuki closed his eyes, wishing to forget the scene. Momiji and Tohru diving behind a car for protection, and Haru taking on four men to keep them safe. Kyou wrestling with a man who held a sharp knife blade. Akito's face, laughing. Fast-forward. The blood-everywhere- Streaming down Haru's face. Spurting from his own hand. Puddles of it around Kyou, soaking into Tohru's skirt as she knelt beside him. Yuki shivered inadvertently.
"Yuki, are you okay?" Haru asked him.
"I think so." Yuki said, sounded unsure even to himself.
Haru looked at him with a tender look in his eyes. "It's going to be okay."
Yuki just stared at his feet.
Tohru Honda sat in an ambulance, watching as quick hands injected drugs into the body on the stretcher. The same hands had washed and attempted to slow the steady flow of blood from two stab wounds.
She couldn't suppress her sobs. As the EMTs rushed back and forth, she wondered if it would do any good. Torhu was ever optimistic, but she was remembering her mother. It had been too late for her. Tohru thought. She looked at the limp form. No, don't think like that. It's going to be okay…
Hatori parked in the hospital parking lot and everyone exited quickly. Without a word, they headed to the emergency room. There Tohru was waiting, sitting in a corner. Yuki immediately went to her side. She tearfully reported that Kyou needed a blood transfusion that was occurring as they spoke, but it may not be enough.
"And what of Akito?" Hatori asked.
Tohru stared at him blankly. "I don't know…they asked his name, that's all…."
Just then, a grim looking doctor appeared. "Where is the family of Akito Sohma?"
Hatori stepped forward. "I am Hatori Sohma, M.D. I'd appreciate it if Akito was transferred to my care." He said smoothly.
"I'm afraid that's impossible. Akito Sohma was dead on arrival."
There was a sharp intake of breath.
"There must be some mistake!" Shigure exclaimed. "He must be alive! He must!"
"Sir, I understand this is a terrible shock. Apparently he had a heart attack brought on by rage. I wish I could do more, but I cannot. Please, feel free to contact the hospital for therapy sessions." The doctor turned to Hatori. "Please speak to the nurse about a funeral and such." With that, he walked away.
Hatori walked over to the nurse, looking shocked. Shigure collapsed into the nearest chair. "I can't believe it." He muttered.
Yuki didn't know what to say. He couldn't comprehend it all at once. Akito, dead? It was too much. His head was swimming. Something seemed to snap.
Haru turned to say something just as Yuki fainted.
"Yuki?" Haru rushed to catch him. "Yuki, what's wrong?"
"Yuki-kun?" Tohru looked up. "Oh no! Is he okay? Can't someone do something? This is a hospital! Someone do something!" As usual, she panicked, causing other people in the room to look over.
"Tohru-kun, shush." Shigure said. "It's going to be all right."
"How can you say that?" She shrieked. "Akito-san is DEAD! Kyou-kun is fighting for his life! And now Yuki-kun…How can you say it will be all right!"
No one knew what to say. That outburst was so unlike Tohru.
"When Yuki was younger highly unpleasant shocks tended to overwhelm him causing him to faint." Hatori reappeared. "Just let him rest. He'll be fine."
"Thank goodness." Tohru sniffed, sitting down next to Yuki.
"Haru, what's going to happen?" Momiji asked, seeking comfort from his cousin. "With Akito gone, we need a new head of family…which means…"
"I know." Haru said sadly. "I wish I had the answer for myself."
Kyou walked through a deserted hall. Where am I? The walls were a dingy gray, and the only light came from the end of the hall. What the hell is that? He wondered. He started towards it. As he did, he started to hear voices, getting louder as he approached the light. It was impossible to know what they were saying, but he recognized them. Kazuma and Kagura. Shigure, Hatori, and Ayame. Haru and Momiji. Kisa and Hiro. Hell, even Yuki. And Tohru. Tohru…what's she saying? He was getting even closer to the light. Suddenly an orange cat appeared in front of him. What the…? He felt compelled to follow it. It was running away from the light. Then, it became clear what the voices were saying. "Don't go. Stay away from the light!" But now the light was chasing him. He ran faster, following the cat. Suddenly he felt like he was falling.
How's that for the first chapter of the new story? Hehe. Read on!