((Ah, my first Haru/Yuki fanfic. Hope you guys like it! Please r/r!
Warning: A bit of Anti-Tohru-ness.))
~Yuki's POV~
Darkness swallowed my room, enveloping the area with an uneasy aura. As I sat on my bed, the door slid open, a shadowy form appearing in front of the hallway light. It was a dim, but I could make out the form that had walked into my room. It was Haru!
Haru stumbled into my room, his hands tied behind his back. Deep cuts covered his arms, oozing with a scarlet liquid that dripped from his limbs. Falling to his knees in front of me, I was struck with terror, wondering what had happened to my dear Haru. Grey eyes rose to meet my own, pleading for me to help him. I reached out to pull him closer, but my hands only traveled through his body, as if he were transparent. Confused, I studied his form for a moment.
The door swung open as Akito rushed in, that insane look smeared across his face. His loose robe swayed as he dashed into my room, taking Haru by the collar of his shirt, and pulling him off the floor. Haru became dead weight from Akito's grasp, hanging by the collar of his black shirt. Akito's pale hand lashed out, smacking Haru across the face. The Sohma family's head was now shouting at the top of his lungs, constantly striking my love. Panicking, I jumped to my feet.
"A- Akito! Stop! Stop right now! Don't hurt Haru!"
But no matter how much I pleaded, Akito wouldn't stop. It was as if he didn't even hear me. The insane look only spread as he whipped out a pocketknife, slashing it into Haru's flesh. He began to laugh uncontrollably, stabbing at was once pure, soft skin. Dark red blood streamed from the multiple gashes and large cuts all over Haru's body.
My mind snapped. I flew at Akito, ready to strangle him for what he had done. But just as before, my body went right through him, not leaving a scratch. I now stood on the other side of Akito as he continued to mercilessly hack at my love's body. I tried over and over to stop the murderer, but every try resulted like the rest. I couldn't touch them… There was nothing I could do… What had Haru done? Why was Akito doing this?
Tears blurred my vision as my knees became weak from failure to save Haru. My body collapsed, my body aching from my emotions. Hugging my shoulders, I tried calling out, but my voice couldn't reach them any better than my actions.
Finally, the room grew silent. Wiping the tears from my eyes, I raised my head to see the outcome of Akito's wrath. Crimson stains covered my wall and floor, leading to the dead body of my love right in front of me. Akito had left the room, and it was good he did. I would have killed him on the spot.
But all I could do now was gather Haru's cold, bloody body in my arms. His face remained unharmed except for a bruise. He looked so serene, as if he were merely sleeping. But there was no trace of a heartbeat, and his skin was colder than ice. The pain swallowed me as I cried out my love's name over and over… I would never forgive Akito for this-
"Yuki?"
A voice… A voice calling out to me. The room disappeared, as well as Haru's body, leaving me alone in total darkness. I slowly felt my mind slip back to reality as my eyes eased open, only to reveal the bright light of a ceiling fan.
Shielding my eyes, I turned on my side, trying to block out the bright light. Once my eyes had adjusted to the light, I turned back over on my back. What a horrible dream…
I felt my hair being brushed from my face. Haru's hand now lightly stroked my cheek, gazing down at me in a worried manner.
"Yuki, are you alright? You kept calling out to me in your sleep…"
"I'm fine, Haru. Just a bad dream."
Nodding as if he understood, Haru laid back down beside me, his arms wrapping around my stomach to pull me closer. Resting my head against his chest, I wanted to cry tears of joy, seeing it was only a dream.
~Shigure's POV~
The peaceful morning rays of the run beamed through the window as I sipped my morning orange juice, lifting the paper. Ah, boring articles as usual.
It was so quiet in the morning. Especially before Yuki and Kyou were up. Personally, I enjoyed being alone with Tohru. Such a hard-working young girl. Right now, she was fixing breakfast for the soon full table.
The sound of a door shutting caught my attention as someone noisily stomped down the stairs. Haru turned the corner, his bed-head and mangled appearance being the first thing I noticed. His tired brown eyes looked at me as his drowsy voice spoke.
"Morning, Shigure."
"Morning Haru."
Haru dropped into place at the table, his head plummeting to the smooth table surface.
"Were you and Yuki up late?"
"Mmhmm…"
I smirked, sipping my orange juice. Raising my paper, I peeked over the edge, studying the poor boy. It was then Yuki appeared in the doorframe, looking just as tired as Haru. I couldn't help but tease the boys. It was my nature!
Tossing my head back, I lowered my paper, addressing them.
"Oh Yuki! Haru!"
Both of them looked up, wondering what the fuss was about.
"I can't believe it! You two stayed up late making love on a school night! Dear me, you young people-"
"What? Shi-Shigure! No!"
Both Yuki and Haru perked up, immediately bursting into a frenzy of protests. I chuckled at their reaction.
"Tsk tsk, it's alright. You don't have to lie to old Shigure."
Gentle hands felt their way around my shoulders, pulling me into a hug from behind. Lifting my head, silky white hair tumbled down over my shoulders, amber eyes meeting with mine.
"Morning, Aya-"
"Oh 'Gure! You promised you'd wake me up no matter how late you kept me up last night!"
"Sorry Aya…"
My gaze met with Haru and Yuki, who were giving me that 'you-hypocritical-dog' look. Yuki took his place beside Haru, lifting a brow.
"You were saying?"
"Oh Yuki, you know I was kidding…"
Ayame slid into the seat beside me, ready to take my side of the battle, when Tohru entered the room, her words announcing that breakfast was ready. Placing multiple steaming plates in front of us, her eyes scanned the table. Huge blue eyes wandered to the empty seat beside Yuki, then back at me.
"Shigure, where's Kyou?"
"Oh I'm sure he's still sleeping. Either that or sulking on the roof. You know how he is."
Even then Tohru refused to eat. I watched until she disappeared behind the doorframe, her soft footsteps trailing up the stairs.
~Tohru's POV~
I couldn't eat until everyone was seated at the table. The others didn't seem so worried about Kyou. But I wouldn't forget about him so easily.
Knocking lightly on Kyou's door, I heard a rather loud *thud* coming from inside, followed by the sound of a struggle. What could be happening?
Cautiously, I slid the door open.
"Kyou? Are you al-"
"Get offa me!"
There inside Kyou's room was Kagura, her arms locked tightly around Kyou's legs, refusing to let him budge. The cat was waving his arms around, shouting and struggling with the girl that clung to his limbs.
"Please no Kyou! I want to gave you breakfast in bed! Wouldn't that be nice?"
"No! Now let go!"
I rushed in, my hands resting lightly on Kyou's firm shoulders, trying to comfort the furious cat. Kyou seemed to ease up at my appearance as I caught a glare from Kagura.
"Kyou, Kagura was just trying to be nice-"
Before I could say anything else, Kagura was on her feet, shoving me out into the hallway. With a slightly annoyed look on her face, the boar whispered to me: "I'll take care of this, Tohru. Don't worry about Kyou…"
"Oh ok! I'm sorry I interrupted you!"
With that, Kagura slid the door shut before Kyou could slip out. I couldn't help but giggle to myself. Kagura cared about Kyou so much. It made me happy to see her express it!
~Haru's POV~
Finishing the last of my breakfast, I rested my head on the table once again, waiting for Yuki to finish. I really wondered why he cared about Miss Honda so much. She wasn't anything special.
Tohru would simply pretend to care about people's feelings, just so she would get sympathy from them when she told her story. Tohru didn't really care about other people's feelings. Just her own. If only I could make Yuki see that…
It was then my plan began to form. My fingers ran through my hair; I began to ponder. What could I do to get rid of Tohru?
~Yuki's POV~
I watched as Haru rose from the table rather quickly, saying he had somewhere to go. I shrugged.
"Don't be out too late."
With that, he rushed out the door. I heard him slide on his bike and ride off. Turning to Shigure, I studied him for a moment, as if he knew where Haru was going. 'Gure simply chuckled.
"Oh Yuki, don't worry. I'm sure Haru isn't doing anything *too* destructive."
Rising from the table, I exited the room, instantly coming face to face with Miss Honda. I jumped, startled at her sudden appearance.
"Oh, excuse me, Miss Honda!"
Tohru smiled, scooting out of the way. She was such a kind girl, although not always the brightest.
I also knew Haru wasn't too fond of her, most likely because I gave her so much attention. It pained me to see him jealous of Miss Honda. I wasn't in love with her as I was with him. It seemed my koi thought otherwise.
~Haru's POV~
Balancing my bike against the tall wooden fence, I turned to face the Souma's Family House. Momiji bounced out from behind a tree, giggling.
"Hello Haru! What are you doing here? Will you play with me?"
"I'll play with you later, Momiji. Right now, I have business…"
"Is Tohru with you?"
My skin crawled at the name. I tried my best to keep my 'black' self from coming out.
"N-no, she's not."
Momiji's cheerful self danced off, not even noticing my discomfort.
Stepping inside, I passed Hatori in the hallway, who instantly asked why I had come.
"I must see Akito."
"Akito?"
Hatori raised an eyebrow at my request. He knew how much I hated the core of the Souma family; all that abhorrence that radiated from his actions to Yuki and myself. Hatori looked away with indifference, leading me to his room.
Why did I want to see Akito? Well, if Akito only knew how much she cared about Yuki and Kyou, as well as everyone else in the family. He would never tolerate it.
Knocking on his door, I heard a low "Come in" rose from inside. Sliding the door open, I peeked in.
Akito was sitting alone, leaned against the wall, his thin form looking like a lifeless doll in the dim room.
"Ah, Hatsuharu, you've come to pay me a visit. How nice…"
He wasn't even looking in my direction when he offered me a seat in front of him, probably wondering what I had come to complain to him about.
Dropping into a sitting position, we sat in silence, both waiting for the other to speak. I was suddenly nervous… what would Yuki do if he found out I had done this? I didn't want him to hate me…
"Well?"
My eyes rose to Akito, who still wasn't looking to me.
"Well… I… I wished to talk to you about Miss Honda…"
His motionless eyes and limp body seemed to come alive after my sentence. I knew of his dislike of Tohru.
"Go on…"
"Miss Honda does nothing to help the family. I believe we were better off before she came…"
There was a gleam in his eyes, hearing exactly what he wanted to hear.
"She's almost let the family secret slip many times. Who knows what could happen when we're not there to hush her! Not to mention, she's *extremely* close to Yuki and Kyou…"
Akito's brow twitched. His pale face seemed to become lighter, if that were possible.
"There there, Haru. I'll take care of everything."
I left the Main House feeling rather guilty for what I had done. But the other half of me felt relieved, knowing Tohru wouldn't be at Shigure's house much longer.
((Ah, Ch 2 coming up soon! Tell me how you like it so far. Please review! ))
Warning: A bit of Anti-Tohru-ness.))
~Yuki's POV~
Darkness swallowed my room, enveloping the area with an uneasy aura. As I sat on my bed, the door slid open, a shadowy form appearing in front of the hallway light. It was a dim, but I could make out the form that had walked into my room. It was Haru!
Haru stumbled into my room, his hands tied behind his back. Deep cuts covered his arms, oozing with a scarlet liquid that dripped from his limbs. Falling to his knees in front of me, I was struck with terror, wondering what had happened to my dear Haru. Grey eyes rose to meet my own, pleading for me to help him. I reached out to pull him closer, but my hands only traveled through his body, as if he were transparent. Confused, I studied his form for a moment.
The door swung open as Akito rushed in, that insane look smeared across his face. His loose robe swayed as he dashed into my room, taking Haru by the collar of his shirt, and pulling him off the floor. Haru became dead weight from Akito's grasp, hanging by the collar of his black shirt. Akito's pale hand lashed out, smacking Haru across the face. The Sohma family's head was now shouting at the top of his lungs, constantly striking my love. Panicking, I jumped to my feet.
"A- Akito! Stop! Stop right now! Don't hurt Haru!"
But no matter how much I pleaded, Akito wouldn't stop. It was as if he didn't even hear me. The insane look only spread as he whipped out a pocketknife, slashing it into Haru's flesh. He began to laugh uncontrollably, stabbing at was once pure, soft skin. Dark red blood streamed from the multiple gashes and large cuts all over Haru's body.
My mind snapped. I flew at Akito, ready to strangle him for what he had done. But just as before, my body went right through him, not leaving a scratch. I now stood on the other side of Akito as he continued to mercilessly hack at my love's body. I tried over and over to stop the murderer, but every try resulted like the rest. I couldn't touch them… There was nothing I could do… What had Haru done? Why was Akito doing this?
Tears blurred my vision as my knees became weak from failure to save Haru. My body collapsed, my body aching from my emotions. Hugging my shoulders, I tried calling out, but my voice couldn't reach them any better than my actions.
Finally, the room grew silent. Wiping the tears from my eyes, I raised my head to see the outcome of Akito's wrath. Crimson stains covered my wall and floor, leading to the dead body of my love right in front of me. Akito had left the room, and it was good he did. I would have killed him on the spot.
But all I could do now was gather Haru's cold, bloody body in my arms. His face remained unharmed except for a bruise. He looked so serene, as if he were merely sleeping. But there was no trace of a heartbeat, and his skin was colder than ice. The pain swallowed me as I cried out my love's name over and over… I would never forgive Akito for this-
"Yuki?"
A voice… A voice calling out to me. The room disappeared, as well as Haru's body, leaving me alone in total darkness. I slowly felt my mind slip back to reality as my eyes eased open, only to reveal the bright light of a ceiling fan.
Shielding my eyes, I turned on my side, trying to block out the bright light. Once my eyes had adjusted to the light, I turned back over on my back. What a horrible dream…
I felt my hair being brushed from my face. Haru's hand now lightly stroked my cheek, gazing down at me in a worried manner.
"Yuki, are you alright? You kept calling out to me in your sleep…"
"I'm fine, Haru. Just a bad dream."
Nodding as if he understood, Haru laid back down beside me, his arms wrapping around my stomach to pull me closer. Resting my head against his chest, I wanted to cry tears of joy, seeing it was only a dream.
~Shigure's POV~
The peaceful morning rays of the run beamed through the window as I sipped my morning orange juice, lifting the paper. Ah, boring articles as usual.
It was so quiet in the morning. Especially before Yuki and Kyou were up. Personally, I enjoyed being alone with Tohru. Such a hard-working young girl. Right now, she was fixing breakfast for the soon full table.
The sound of a door shutting caught my attention as someone noisily stomped down the stairs. Haru turned the corner, his bed-head and mangled appearance being the first thing I noticed. His tired brown eyes looked at me as his drowsy voice spoke.
"Morning, Shigure."
"Morning Haru."
Haru dropped into place at the table, his head plummeting to the smooth table surface.
"Were you and Yuki up late?"
"Mmhmm…"
I smirked, sipping my orange juice. Raising my paper, I peeked over the edge, studying the poor boy. It was then Yuki appeared in the doorframe, looking just as tired as Haru. I couldn't help but tease the boys. It was my nature!
Tossing my head back, I lowered my paper, addressing them.
"Oh Yuki! Haru!"
Both of them looked up, wondering what the fuss was about.
"I can't believe it! You two stayed up late making love on a school night! Dear me, you young people-"
"What? Shi-Shigure! No!"
Both Yuki and Haru perked up, immediately bursting into a frenzy of protests. I chuckled at their reaction.
"Tsk tsk, it's alright. You don't have to lie to old Shigure."
Gentle hands felt their way around my shoulders, pulling me into a hug from behind. Lifting my head, silky white hair tumbled down over my shoulders, amber eyes meeting with mine.
"Morning, Aya-"
"Oh 'Gure! You promised you'd wake me up no matter how late you kept me up last night!"
"Sorry Aya…"
My gaze met with Haru and Yuki, who were giving me that 'you-hypocritical-dog' look. Yuki took his place beside Haru, lifting a brow.
"You were saying?"
"Oh Yuki, you know I was kidding…"
Ayame slid into the seat beside me, ready to take my side of the battle, when Tohru entered the room, her words announcing that breakfast was ready. Placing multiple steaming plates in front of us, her eyes scanned the table. Huge blue eyes wandered to the empty seat beside Yuki, then back at me.
"Shigure, where's Kyou?"
"Oh I'm sure he's still sleeping. Either that or sulking on the roof. You know how he is."
Even then Tohru refused to eat. I watched until she disappeared behind the doorframe, her soft footsteps trailing up the stairs.
~Tohru's POV~
I couldn't eat until everyone was seated at the table. The others didn't seem so worried about Kyou. But I wouldn't forget about him so easily.
Knocking lightly on Kyou's door, I heard a rather loud *thud* coming from inside, followed by the sound of a struggle. What could be happening?
Cautiously, I slid the door open.
"Kyou? Are you al-"
"Get offa me!"
There inside Kyou's room was Kagura, her arms locked tightly around Kyou's legs, refusing to let him budge. The cat was waving his arms around, shouting and struggling with the girl that clung to his limbs.
"Please no Kyou! I want to gave you breakfast in bed! Wouldn't that be nice?"
"No! Now let go!"
I rushed in, my hands resting lightly on Kyou's firm shoulders, trying to comfort the furious cat. Kyou seemed to ease up at my appearance as I caught a glare from Kagura.
"Kyou, Kagura was just trying to be nice-"
Before I could say anything else, Kagura was on her feet, shoving me out into the hallway. With a slightly annoyed look on her face, the boar whispered to me: "I'll take care of this, Tohru. Don't worry about Kyou…"
"Oh ok! I'm sorry I interrupted you!"
With that, Kagura slid the door shut before Kyou could slip out. I couldn't help but giggle to myself. Kagura cared about Kyou so much. It made me happy to see her express it!
~Haru's POV~
Finishing the last of my breakfast, I rested my head on the table once again, waiting for Yuki to finish. I really wondered why he cared about Miss Honda so much. She wasn't anything special.
Tohru would simply pretend to care about people's feelings, just so she would get sympathy from them when she told her story. Tohru didn't really care about other people's feelings. Just her own. If only I could make Yuki see that…
It was then my plan began to form. My fingers ran through my hair; I began to ponder. What could I do to get rid of Tohru?
~Yuki's POV~
I watched as Haru rose from the table rather quickly, saying he had somewhere to go. I shrugged.
"Don't be out too late."
With that, he rushed out the door. I heard him slide on his bike and ride off. Turning to Shigure, I studied him for a moment, as if he knew where Haru was going. 'Gure simply chuckled.
"Oh Yuki, don't worry. I'm sure Haru isn't doing anything *too* destructive."
Rising from the table, I exited the room, instantly coming face to face with Miss Honda. I jumped, startled at her sudden appearance.
"Oh, excuse me, Miss Honda!"
Tohru smiled, scooting out of the way. She was such a kind girl, although not always the brightest.
I also knew Haru wasn't too fond of her, most likely because I gave her so much attention. It pained me to see him jealous of Miss Honda. I wasn't in love with her as I was with him. It seemed my koi thought otherwise.
~Haru's POV~
Balancing my bike against the tall wooden fence, I turned to face the Souma's Family House. Momiji bounced out from behind a tree, giggling.
"Hello Haru! What are you doing here? Will you play with me?"
"I'll play with you later, Momiji. Right now, I have business…"
"Is Tohru with you?"
My skin crawled at the name. I tried my best to keep my 'black' self from coming out.
"N-no, she's not."
Momiji's cheerful self danced off, not even noticing my discomfort.
Stepping inside, I passed Hatori in the hallway, who instantly asked why I had come.
"I must see Akito."
"Akito?"
Hatori raised an eyebrow at my request. He knew how much I hated the core of the Souma family; all that abhorrence that radiated from his actions to Yuki and myself. Hatori looked away with indifference, leading me to his room.
Why did I want to see Akito? Well, if Akito only knew how much she cared about Yuki and Kyou, as well as everyone else in the family. He would never tolerate it.
Knocking on his door, I heard a low "Come in" rose from inside. Sliding the door open, I peeked in.
Akito was sitting alone, leaned against the wall, his thin form looking like a lifeless doll in the dim room.
"Ah, Hatsuharu, you've come to pay me a visit. How nice…"
He wasn't even looking in my direction when he offered me a seat in front of him, probably wondering what I had come to complain to him about.
Dropping into a sitting position, we sat in silence, both waiting for the other to speak. I was suddenly nervous… what would Yuki do if he found out I had done this? I didn't want him to hate me…
"Well?"
My eyes rose to Akito, who still wasn't looking to me.
"Well… I… I wished to talk to you about Miss Honda…"
His motionless eyes and limp body seemed to come alive after my sentence. I knew of his dislike of Tohru.
"Go on…"
"Miss Honda does nothing to help the family. I believe we were better off before she came…"
There was a gleam in his eyes, hearing exactly what he wanted to hear.
"She's almost let the family secret slip many times. Who knows what could happen when we're not there to hush her! Not to mention, she's *extremely* close to Yuki and Kyou…"
Akito's brow twitched. His pale face seemed to become lighter, if that were possible.
"There there, Haru. I'll take care of everything."
I left the Main House feeling rather guilty for what I had done. But the other half of me felt relieved, knowing Tohru wouldn't be at Shigure's house much longer.
((Ah, Ch 2 coming up soon! Tell me how you like it so far. Please review! ))