Chapter 3 Momiji scars and Open Hearts

They had carried Momiji inside after finding him late of last night. He became even more pale and weak. They (meaning Yuki, and Kyo) expected that from his ordeal of his life. His mother never wanting him, his father trying to keep him out of the light of the woman name mother, or even Momo, who was his little sister.

Torhu felt the pain in her arm from the bite, but her concern was on poor Momiji who seem to be getting worse. The teenagers changed Momiji into something lighter for the nights. Torhu took the job as to wipe down his face and hands and arms. When she was trying to clean his left arm she notice scarring. He had been bitten by a rabbit also, many of them. "Poor Momiji, and they must have been black to cause you such pain." All the scars took place in his upper arm where no one could see if he wore a plain t-shirt.

"Thank you Torhu," he said looking at her with tears. "its always like it this. I hate it, every four years I am so sick, so ill for weeks at a time." He seem so angry, this was not the Momiji that she loved and care about so much.

"Those scars, I'm sorry. It must have been horrible to have been attacked." she sat down in a chair watching him, barley moving. You could have thought he was on his death bed.

"Yea, it was by the rabbit I cared about since I was little. I couldn't be around it cause I kept getting sick. My father refused to let me be around it any longer. I had no friends though and kept going around it. One day it became angry, it kept running away from me, and I try to catch her. Her beautiful black silky fur and gray paws. A little clover Grey symbol on her head. She kept biting me and I kept petting her, telling her I couldn't live without her friendship. After the last bite she took off." he closed his eyes and sigh. "It broke my heart seeing her run away. I felt like I was the monster."

"Momiji, its ok. I think the rabbit couldn't stand seeing you in so much pain cause it felt it was causing you to be ill." She said, he looked her with a smile.

"I know, funny how we always think." he then closed his eyes.

She smiled and got up to walk down stairs she almost bumped into Kyo. She looked at him and she blushed, she hurried to turn the other way, but Kyo had grabbed her wrist. "Whats wrong?"

"Oh, nothing. I needed to grab some fresh bandage for my arm. Dr. Sohma said I needed to keep it freshly wrapped daily, and I haven't changed it since yesterday morning." She try to slip from his hand,but he didn't let go.

"i will do it for you." he walked with her to her room. He walked straight to the dress to walk back to sit her on her bed. He started to unwrap it and the sight was awful. It look like yellow puss with little green tint. It was slightly swollen, it showed some bruising of purple and yellow.

He reached over for the anti biotic spray and started to spray it. He felt her arm wince of the pain. He then started to wrap it. "Does it still hurt?"

"A pain here and there."

"I will about some herbs then. They be the best for your body." he didn't look into her eyes. Just kept wrapping . "The kiss"

"It was an accident, its OK." she blurt out. "Kyo wouldn't kiss a girl like me who is weak." she smiled, but he still didn't look up at her.

"Thats not it Torhu, you about died." he said, thats when he looked up at her. "I dream you had died and when I woke up to see you right there I had to react and kiss you to make sure you were really breathing."

She couldn't think of anything else. But he continued on. "Torhu to see you lie there, not moving not talking, not smiling, or laughing it was the hardest week ever."

"I don't remember I guess what happen to me. But my concern is Momiji. He so angry and sad. He pale and I am scared for him. I hope he bounces back soon."

"That rabbit always does" he said with a smile. "No matter how many times he becomes ill he always back the way he is, just more annoying as usual."

"Kyo, what do we do now?"

"We won't forget, and we can't pretend it never happen. I guess we take a step further." He reached over and kissed her. All he ever wanted was to train hard and beat Yuki, but now he wanted Torhu. His hands went to her cheek then slowly down her neck to her throat. He felt her throat gasp for air when they pulled apart.

She felt herself shiver, not of fear of him, but the fear what he can do to her by just touching her the simple way. Teenage love is one of a kind, and they must be sharing it now.

"Kyo, I don't. . . ."

"Torhu, Harui is here to see your arm." it was Shigura voice ringing with happiness

"Your annoying." they heard the doctor speaking. He walked in and there Kyo with his fingertips on Torhu throat in a caring way. But notice her new wrapped arm. "I see, Kyo we will have a chat later, Torhu can I see your arm." She stuck it out her arm and he came to her and started unwrapping taking a good look at it. "Antibiotics don't seem to be working the way they are suppose to. I will subscribe something a little more strong, but sorry to say no school for awhile."

"Can you give her some pain medicine. She told me she been having some discomfort pain." Kyo said looking away. He knew he got caught, he knew what this 'little chat' would be about.

"Is there pain Torhu?"

"Just a little, but I didn't think it was that bad." she smiled.

"Torhu, understand your arm has some infection to it, you must understand that if pain comes you have to notify me or else we can't beat it." He said re wrapping it. "Kyo nice wrapping make sure it gets wrapped like this then, I am keeping you in charged. I will notify Shigura and Yuki of this." he stood up and walk down the all what it sounded like entering Momiji room he was staying in.

"Torhu, I'm" What could he say to her?

"Kyo, your training should come first." she smiled. Standing up she went to turn, starting walking.

"Where you going?"

"I have one arm Kyo, work can still get done around the house." She grin and walked away. As she walked down the stairs her mind was on the kiss they shared. Could they be more then friends? She didn't want to think of the curse to keep her away from Kyo.

He was so kind and he was strong. He had at least a strong goal in life and he was so full of fire. Along with the kiss. The kiss meant something to her, and it seem to mean something to him. Everything he ever does had to mean something or it wasn't worth doing in the first place.

But could this destroy her friendship with Yuki and Shigura and the rest of the Sohma family?

"I told you, she can't be here no more." it was Shigura voice.

"You know she has to be here." Harui said

"Why does he keep doing this?"

"You know the rules, Akito wants her here." She heard him leaving, and she walked down and smiled to Shigura.

"The little flower has awoken! Welcome to the land of down stairs, you must have been bored out of your mind up stairs with the boys." he laughed. "How did Kyo treat you?"

"He treated me, gently like I was a Periclean doll." She said with a giggle.

"Doesn't sound like Kyo at all. But he is full of surprises." He said, he watch Torhu go where the dirty laundry being kept. "Torhu your suppose to be resting, its to early for you to be up doing work."

"I have one good arm Shigura, I think I can manage." She said trying to sound strong. But her arm started throbbing.

"Nope, Kyo come down here and assist Torhu please."

"Kyo?" it was Yuki who walked in. "When was this decided for him to be her keeper?"

"Harui said it be good for Kyo to do this. For his training. And Torhu said he treating her like a glass doll, so I thought it be good to make him keep an eye on her anyways since he won't leave her sight." He smiled and walked away.

Yuki looked at Torhu arm, "How it feeling Miss Honda?"

"Sore, and the Doctor said he going to give a better Antibiotic for it, along with some pain medicine that Kyo said it be best I needed and more bed rest." She said.

"Well then you will be treated like a princess, besides we are going on that vacation also after the finals so think of it a before vacation of being pamper so you can enjoy it." he smiled then frown when he heard running of the stairs to see Kyo. "Stupid cat," and he walked off.

"Why don't we go on a walk? I am sure you like to stretch your legs for a bit." Kyo smiled and she smiled to only to reply with....

"I love that very much Kyo." She walked up stairs to go to her room when she stopped to notice Momiji had went missing.

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