Ch. 2

When Kyo woke up, his head was killing him. He stirred, but found he couldn't move. What the hell? His eyes opened to find himself tied to a tree by rope. How the hell get I get here? He racked his brain as he attempted to remember what happened. He and Yuki had a fight, then the floorboards started attacking...Yuki! Where was he? Kyo struggled against his bonds.

"Yuki!" he shouted. "Yuki, where are you?"

Nothing. The red head tried again, resulting with silence. This wasn't good. Normally Yuki would have yelled at him to keep his voice down, but the rat hasn't responded. Kyo's struggles were finally rewarded as he wriggled free from the ropes. He started down the closest path as he began his search for his annoying cousin. If Yuki got himself in trouble, he will hear from me, the cat thought. Suddenly, a flash of silver caught his eye. Kyo walked over to where the sliver was and almost had a panic attack. The sliver he found were strands of sliver hair. Yuki's hair.

Kyo ran down the path with the sliver strands in hand. I have to find him fast! he thought.

As he ran, he looked at the ground and saw red spots staining the grass. Dear God, no! After running for what seemed to be forever, the red head stopped in his tracks. What he saw before him mentally scared him for life. A monster resembling his cursed form held a bloody body in its hand as it opened its mouth. The body had short sliver hair and several gashes covered the torso, arms and legs. One arm also appeared to be broken.

"YUKI!" Kyo screamed at the top of his lungs as he ran at the monster with his fist poised for attack. The monster glared at the intruder for interrupting his dinner. It tossed its prey to the side and swiped at Kyo. He swiftly dodged it and punched the monster. It roared in pain before running off. Kyo blinked as he watched it run. That was the shortest battle I ever had.

He raced over to where his cousin layed, frantically searching for any sign of life. The gravely injured boy moaned when he was poked and prodded. Kyo let out a sigh.

"Don't give up on me, rat boy," he hissed, covering his concern.

Yuki's eyes opened a bit. "I don't plan on it," he rasped. He suddenly coughed and hacked up blood.

Kyo cursed. "Shit. I don't have any bandages on me."

"I have a roll in my pocket with my inhaler," the rat spoke.

Kyo took the said roll and quickly wrapped Yuki's wounds as best as he could. He then took off his shirt and used it as a sling for the broken arm. A demonic roar suddenly filled the air.

"We need to get out of here," the cat declared as he stood up. "Can you walk, rat boy?"

Yuki sadly shook his head. "I don't think I can stand, yet alone walk."

The cat cursed again. Then an idea popped in his mind. He knelt back down and grabbed his cousin's good arm. "I'll carry you on my back," he said. "Whatever you do, don't tell Shigure."

The rat smirked. "Oh, I won't, but I may tell Miss Tohru."

Kyo blushed. "You are so annoying you know that?"

"And you're too loud."

The two argued on like normal as they continue to find a hiding spot. Beknownst to them, they were being watched.