One Door away from Heaven----------"In the Darkness, I heard you voice"
We live each day and hour-------------"What did you say to me?"
One door away form Heaven-I love you-
But it lies beyond our power----------- "What eles?"
To open the door to Heaven-I need you, don't die.-
And enter when we choose.
One door away from Heaven.
But, oh, the entry dues.
- The Book of the Counted Sorrows
Chapter Three: The Cursed Power
I don't know how it happen it just did. Even now, when a book flies over my head or something sets on fire and I need to quickly get it out. I don't know where it came from. I don't even know if it is family realated. All I know is to control most of it, I need to wear a beaded braclet. If I don't wear it I can turn a whole city to ruin. Well that's what Akito said anyway. The power came shortly after I met Kyo-kun. It was a real shock too.
When I first notice this power, I was in school taking notes. I was so confused and mad at the teacher, then for no reason the teacher's desk caught on fire. The sprinklers went off. Everyone in the school ran out. School was obvously canceled and closed for a while.
I was in a stupor. How could a teacher's desk just catch on fire like that? Then a bush caught on fire and I screamed. People from the neighboring house quickly got a hose and sprayed it down. "You okay, miss." A man said. "H-hai." I quick spoke and ran off. As I ran off one of them said. "You should have gotten her name. She probley did it. She is Akito's kid after all." What was Akito show everyone my picture or something!?
When I got home, Akito was really mad. He stormed up to me and slaped my face. I cried out, my cheek numb and slowly swollen. "You set that school on fire! Didn't you! After I was being so nice to You!" A punch on my side, a kick in the back, and a tug of my hair. Tears ran down my face. Why was he always hiting me? Did he hate me? No one hated me before. Just not notice me. Where was mother? At work. No one was going to save me this time. An other punch and slap. Now I knew I had a black eye. Akito slip that beaded braclet around my wrist and told me. "If you take it off, I'll kill you." And I believed him. I truly did.
I went up to my room and hugged Kyo. Kyo stare. "Did Akito do this to you?" He yelled at me. I didn't answer. "Tohru, tell me. Did that basterd do this to you!?" I Started to cry and Kyo sighed. Kyo hated when girls cried and probley got embarrassed when men cried around him. "Kyo, your my only true friend" I cried in to his fur. He tried the best to cheer me up.
Around 8 O'clock, mom came upstairs. "Tohru, honey. Why do you make Akito so mad at you?" Mom said as she cleaned the bruses. " I-I don't know what I did this time." I studdered. I always studder around mom and Akito. She left my room. "Kyo-kun I need a hug." I mubbled as I laied on my bed. Kyo was eating some fish that Mom brought in. It was Cod-fish, his favorite. " hnoi" He said in a mouth full. I pouted. But Kyo some how levitated and came to me. "What the Hell!?" He said. I hugged Kyo. "I'm sorry!! I'm so sorry!" Kyo blinked. I don't think he liked hugs so much.
"How did you do that?" He said. I blinked. " I don't know, sorry." I knew I've been able to levitate things since I was 8. But the fire thing? That was freaky. I couldn't control the fire thing. And when ever there was a fire and I was in the area I would get hit. Mom stopped helping me after a while. She just started to ignore me, even more when several different powers appeared. After a year of knowing Kyo, and three year of the abuse from Akito. I decided to run away. I'm in the new school's libray. I decided to go to my father's sister's house for a bit.
I hope she'll keep me long enough to get money from my account.
A/n: Review please!!!!