CHAPTER 3:

Tohru lifted her head slowly, her ears were ringing so loud she couldn't think. She coughed, her eyes watering. All the flames and smoke...it was choking her. She looked to her left and saw a hole in the wall that was still burning. She had no idea what hit them...she just heard some loud noise before Kyo yelled at them. Her arms were burnt, and she didn't even know how that happened. "Kyo-Kun? Yuki-kun?! Shigure-san!" She said, as loud as she could without wasting too much breath. She started crawling around, 'I can't lose them! They're all I have left...'

Not to far away, Kyo opened his eyes, the taste of blood in his mouth. He tried to get up, but something was pinning him down. He turned to look, "Ah Hell no..."

"Kyo-Kun?!" Tohru said, starring in Shock. He had blood running from a cut on his head, not to mention he was burnt. To top it all off, he was being pinned down from his waist down by a part of the wing of the airplane...He was one of the closest to the crash.

"Don't just stand there! help me get this off of me!" He coughed.

Tohru rushed over to him, trying not to cry. As fast as she could, she tried to get the plane piece off of him, but failed. "K-Kyo-kun! I-I can't move it!" She coughed again, tears coming out of her eyes.

"Just-" He coughed as the smoke thickened, "Get outta here! Forget about me and go!"

Yuki suddenly crawled up behind them, "What are you two doing? we have to get out of here!" His side was burnt pretty badly.

"I-I can't Yuki-kun! Kyo-kun is stuck!" She turned back and sobbed more.

The fire was getting closer to them each moment the sat there. The temperature rising higher and higher.

Kyo hated this...but he could think of only one way out of this. "Tohru-kun...I want you to hug me..."

Both Yuki and Tohru looked at him surprised, "You're joking right?" Yuki said.

"No dammit! just do it!" He yelled.

Tohru did as he said, and he transformed into a cat. She quickly pulled him out of the death trap. Yuki grabbed his clothes, and as soon as he did, the chunk of metal made a boom like noise as it flopped on the floor, crushing anything in the way. They all just stared a moment before anyone spoke.

"well, that was close..." Yuki said.

"No duh, damn rat..." Kyo spat, looking away.

"where are we?" Tohru said, holding Kyo tightly.

"The 90th floor..." Yuki said, looking down.

"wait, what? that's not even possible..." Kyo said in disbelief.

"Apparently, the floor collapsed...that's the only possible way we could have gotten here...just look up" Yuki told them, though he was trying to hurry...

Kyo and Tohru both looked up to see the hole going through both the 92nd and the 91st floors.

"I'm thinking it was that piece of metal you were trapped under that did it.." Yuki said, looking at Kyo.

Kyo met his gaze for a moment and looked away, "whatever...lets just get out of here..."

They all started crawling back to the Elevators before Tohru asked, "d-do you think the Elevators still work?"

Yuki stopped for a moment and looked back at her, "I highly doubt it..."

After a few minutes, the managed to get to the area where the Stairs were. Kyo looked up and saw It was Stairwell B. Yuki stood up and opened the door, coughing while he did. The toxics in the smoke would kill them if the didn't get out of it soon. Tohru went in, then waited for Yuki. He was now holding his side in pain, but he pushed himself on.

Tohru then realized something, "Where is Shigure-san?"

Yuki glanced up at her then looked to the ground, His hands on his knees. Tohru could tell his asthma was getting to him, though he still answered, "I saw him leave...he's already on his way down..."

"That jackass left us here?!" Kyo yelled.

"I think he thought we were dead..." Yuki said, glaring up at him.

"uh, guys...I think we should go..." Tohru said, hearing the cracking of the flames getting closer...

"she's right...lets get out of here..." Yuki said, starting down the stairs.

Tohru followed, carrying Kyo silently...she just wanted thing to be happy...why are things so hard to be that way?

Time: 8:59 A.M.

Rin and Haru were still climbing the stairs at this time. Now on floor 67, they stopped and took a break. Sitting down on the top of the step, the both stayed silent.

"Do you think they're alright?" Haru said, looking down at the floor.

Rin didn't answer...she couldn't know for sure...they were so high up...is it even possible that they had made it out alive? taking his hand she looked at him, "Look...I really can't make that call...but to be honest...the chances are slim..." She looked down again.

He looked over to her before wrapping an arm around her and pulling her close, "I know...I just wish it wouldn't have ever happened..."

Suddenly, a loud jet like noise was heard. Both of their hearts dropped at the sound of it and bent down covering themselves...unsure where or if the plane was going to hit. Then it happened, the tower shook. Both Rin and Haru looked around shocked for a moment.

Time: 9:03 A.M

"No way...that couldn't have been..." Rin started, but she was to shocked to finish.

Haru picked her up, "We're not dyeing in this! we're getting out of here now...!" He started down the stairs again.

Rin blinked, "wait! Haru! i think we're just paranoid..."

Haru stopped and put her down, "Paranoid? you saw that up there! this was no accident! Someone is attacking these Americans!"

Rin looked down, knowing what he was saying was more than likely true. "But...how do you know we were hit by a plane?"

Haru sighed and hugged her, "I don't...but do we really want to take any chances of losing out lives? There is so much we haven't done...haven't seen! I don't want us to die here..." he ran his hand down her side.

She blushed greatly, not sure how to respond. All she knew was he had a good point...so she nodded.

He let go of her and looked down, "Plus, if the other's are alive, we would never know if they made it our okay..."

"I know..." She looked down.

Both started down the stairs again, trying to think of something to talk about...other than the ongoing incident...

A/N: I am so sorry I haven't updated! I've been so busy...I'll update alot faster now I promise! This chapter was more of a filler chapter, so it's on the shorter side...hopefully you guy's are not to mad at me...anyway! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter...until next time!

~ Tora Sohma