The cow sat silently under the bridge watching the water move swiftly as rain drops started to fall slowly as the cow took shelter. He had been lost for a few days now looking for Kyou itching to finish another fight wanting to punish him. He slowly laid back in the fresh dry grass starting to relax. He walked slowly his head held down his body soaked from the cold rain as he left the school. Silent curses drifted to deaf ears as he balled his fists his eyes where almost closed a tired feeling coming over him he relaxed his hands and put them in his pockets and lightly yawned.
The cow's eyes opened slowly hearing footsteps on the bridge. "... School must be out Kyou-kun will be coming this way soon." He had skipped his last few classes and was already black Haru as he got up walking to the edge of the bridge waiting quietly in the rain to attack the neko. His body moved as if like a zombie as he neared the bridge his vision was somewhat blurry he sniffed and shook his head the rain making his hair damp he took one hand and ran it threw in a scratching motion and yawned again his feet moved slower and slower how he hated the rain for making him so weak and pathetic his goal was to get home as soon as possible but it was going to be difficult seeing as fast as he could go
The cow growled as he moved at the cat quietly among the crowd to hide his presence as he grabbed hold of the cat's arm. "Come on let's fight I'll beat your sorry ass to a pulp!"
He returned the growl and fought to regain his arm back he pulled angrily and dug his heels into the dirt. "What the hell Haru!" Was all he managed to get out as the sick filling over took him once more.
He let go of the cat watching him before looking down to him. "... Your no fun when you're like this." The boy grumbled a bit grabbing hold of his hand starting to head toward Shigure's home. "... You're going to change if you're out here to long." He became caring pissed that he couldn't fight though.
He jerked his hand back and glared. "I don't need your help getting home I can take care of myself." He walked around the ushi and walked quicker toward Shigure's house he sniffed again.
He followed after the cat beside him watching him carefully for any signs of a transformation. "Wasn't Miss Honda going to walk with you today or did you two get into a fight?"
He sent the ushi a glare. "She stayed after to study with her friends I didn't feel like waiting so I left." He closed his eyes again as he continued to walk home.
"Aww poor kitty she does deserve to be happy once in awhile she's always doing things for you." He smirked trying to work up the cat. "... You didn't even grab your umbrella you must be really lost without her following you around like a lost kitten." He giggled some as he looked to the cat.
"Its not like I ask her to you stupid cow." He growled lowly his eyes sending a sharp glare at the ushi "And I didn't know it was going to rain and I'm not lost without anyone!"
He smirked kicking his leg. "Come on let's get up to Shigure's I need to talk with him Kyon Kyon." She was teasing him a bit more now using Kagura's pet name for him. "I heard Tohru talking with Akito-san the other day about you."
Then go I'm not stopping you I'm in no hurry and don't call me KYOU KYOU! I hear it enough from that devil woman." He yelled for the thousandth time today his angry building quickly/ "and I don't care what they were talking about It."
"Even if it was about you going into the cage after high school." He put his hands behind his head as he followed beside the cat smiling down to him.
"I'd like to see them attempt to get me in that prison." His fists clenched thinking about the horrible little building.
He shrugged lightly yawning. "You won't have to worry about that anymore." He smirked looking down to him. "She agreed to take that cat's place in the horrid building."
"Who did!" He stopped walking and turned toward the ushi and gave him a evil look his teeth baring in a threaten gesture.
"She felt sorry for you so Akito-sama made a deal with her for your freedom." He stopped looking to the cat.
He froze his shoulders slumping he looked away and down to the ground. "Why would she do that...?" He stayed silent almost zoned out in thought.
"She didn't think she would be able to break the curse in time so she went to Akito-sama to ask if there was anything she could do..." He closed his eyes slowly.
"Did he send you to tell me this?" He looked up toward him his eyes filled with hate every bone in his body burned with the rage that was building toward Akito and to Tohru for making such a stupid choice.
"No I over heard Akito-sama and Kureno-san talking about it. She wants to set us free from Akito-sama you do know that right.
He huffed and began to walk in a Different direction heading away from the ushi his vision downcast. "Sayounara..."
The cow shook his head as he followed the cat tossing his jacket over him. "Where are you going? You going to find Akito-sama, go after Miss Honda, or run away to the mountains."
"Its none of your business you damn cow." He kept walking away the anger evident in his voice.
He kept close to him now. "I can't let my favorite kitty run off and get hurt can I?" He whispered into his ear after catching his arm.
"Get the hell off of me I'm not in the mood for your crap." He jerked his arm back and growled. "Why don't you go find Yuki."
"Cause I don't want him I want you right now." He smirked a bit watching the cat.
He went to swing a punch at the ushi but missed his target but managed to gain back his other arm and stepped back. "Your such a fucking prick you have serious issues."
"Yeah, but seeing you makes it all better you know that?" He watched the cat now tilting his head. "If I didn't care about you I wouldn't have told you about Miss Honda..."
"You'd tell me that to piss me off and your doing a perfectly good job of doing it." He turned back toward the direction of Shigure's house wanting to get away from the ushi
"What will you do to her now that you know..." He followed close to the cat, but far enough to keep at of his grasp.
"I'm not going to do anything to her...yet." He ran a hand threw his wet hair to get some of the remaining drops of rain out and sighed.
"you know Akito-sama will probably have Hatori-san erase her memories of us..." He spoke sadly now.
"Perhaps that's a good thing we don't need to drag other people into this..."
"So your going to let her be locked away with no memory of us to let her suffer like this."
"No I'm going to make things the way they were. I'm going in there not her or anyone else."
"... You know that we love you both don't you cat." He continued on beside Kyou watching him quietly.
He didn't say anything for a few moments just slowed his quick pursuit home. "My curse is something I've lived with all my life I've I had time to deal with what I am and if I have to follow through with the tradition then so be it. No one else should have to go through the torture and pain but me." He spoke softly a bit of sadness crept into his words.
"... Kyou-kun she lied to you today we need to go to Akito-sama's now." He grabbed hold of the cat's wrist looking into his eyes. He felt the pull on his hand. and followed the ushi he started to run and made it around him.
She followed close behind the cat growling a bit. "You love her don't you!"
"Of course I love her as someone close to me. She's like family." He felt a part of him drop at his thoughts of why she would offer to do something so stupid
"She feels the same way... As Yuki-kun put it she's like a mother." He moved on beside him. "... She was scared of losing one to a monster." He didn't know how to respond just frowned his eyes going downcast the rain was stopping its downfall making it easier for him to regain strength and making him less tired so he wasn't about to fall asleep.
The cow grabbed his arm. "Come on you need to protect her now for her sake."
He nodded and allowed the ushi to hold onto his arm this once and continued the long track to the Sohma house. "I'm going to kill Akito before the night is up." He nodded lightly as he stooped opening the door to the main house walking right in. He followed the ushi into the house and quietly crept through the halls the warm air making him feel 100 better he shook his head as if trying to dry it and held back a sneeze.
The cow reached the door looking to the cat nodding before sliding the door open. She lay silently at Akito's feet her hair scattered as Akito petted her cheek softly.
A instant pang of guilt and hurt flittered across his heart at seeing Tohru on the floor his eyes stared hatefully at Akito unable to hold the growl that echoed out of clenched teeth his fists balled. Akito put a finger to his lips smirking. "The poor girl she finally fell asleep..." Her eyes opened slowly as she looked to the two boys her eyes seemed dull almost lost.
He walked through the door and stood about seven feet away from where Akito stood the hair on the back of his neck seemed to stand on end he held the sigh of relief as he saw Tohru blink her eyes awake then cast them back to Akito. "What the hell did you do to her!"
She looked up to Akito now grabbing hold of one of his sleeve. "... Akito-sama who are these people?"
Akito patted her head gently. "... Why there the ones who came to take you away from me."
He smirked looking to the two her eyes starting to well with tears. "Why do they want to take me away from you Akito-sama...?"