AlienDemon: Here's chapter 4! Okay, I just want to remind people that it's gonna strictly be Kyoru! I promise! Don't kill me! One more thing, this chapter is a tad bit dark, not as dark as the beginning, but around there. Enough of my babbling. Go read. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.
Chapter 4: What Next?
Tohru was at a loss for words from the kiss she received from Yuki. Her cheeks were still quite red and she could still feel Yuki's gaze on her. Great. What am I supposed to do now? I think I'm starting to fall more in love with Kyo. I don't feel the same way about Yuki like the way he feels about me. And I don't want to hurt him either… Oh Mom, what am I to do now? She looked down at her fiddling hands as an excuse slowly formed in her mind. She wasn't one to use excuses to get out of situations, but at this exact moment, it was needed.
"Yuki, I need some time to think about this. Everything's just happening so quickly. Will you allow me some time?" She glanced up at him only to see him smiling that understanding smile.
"I understand, Miss Honda. Take as much time as you need." She nodded and walked up the stairs quickly. Tohru stopped in front of Kyo's bedroom door, wondering what was going to happen next.
Kyo glared down at the floor upset with Yuki. He was so close to winning Tohru's heart, too!
"You stupid rat! You had to go and ruin everything for me, didn't you? She's the only person, the only reason I have for living… but I guess you don't care… No one cares about the cat! He's not as important as the members of the Zodiac… It's all the rat's fault!" He slammed his still healing wrist to the ground. Pain shot through his arm and hand once contact was made. Tears fell down his cheek.
"If you take her away from me, I'll have nothing left." I'll die without her by my side. I've already lost so much. Please don't take her. Please! He reached into his pocket and pulled out the familiar object he used quite frequently. Kyo flipped open the blade and held it to his wrist after rolling up his sleeve to his jacket. After angling the blade, he took in a deep breath before he cut into his own flesh. Seconds later, blood surfaced and began to slide down his arm dripping like red tear drops. He watched it, mesmerized by its deep color and glass like surface. But it wasn't before long he began to feel light headed and somewhat dizzy. Is this what it feels like to loose blood? I wander if this time I'll die? How long will it be before someone will find me? Will they miss me? I… bet… they… won't… Darkness seemed to have envelope him as he felt his body become heavy and fall to the ground.
Five minuets later, Yuki knocked on Kyo's door waiting for him to answer. He waited for a few more moments. When there was no reply, yet again, he walked away not even aware of the passed out and bleeding Kyo.
Tohru lay on her bed looking up at her ceiling thinking of everything that happened in the kitchen. She unconsciously lifted her hand up to her lips, still feeling a tingling sensation. It was all too new to her and she had no idea of what to do. Should I go with Kyo of go along with Yuki? For some reason, I just can't help but love Kyo more. I feel more connected to him. Speaking of which, something isn't right! Great, now I'm getting paranoid over nothing. No matter what she did, though, the nagging feeling wouldn't leave her alone. Moments later, she found herself in the hallway. She looked in Yuki's room. Everything was normal. She made her way to Kyo's room. Not normal! Immediately she ran over to his body and kneeled beside him. Instinctively, she took off her light yellow sweater and wrapped it around Kyo's wrist tightly. He was breathing, but barely. Tears filled her eyes as she gently began to brush back his silky orange strands of hair.
"It'll be okay, Kyo." She said this more to herself than to Kyo. Afraid to leave him alone, she did the next best thing to get help. "Yuki! Yuki! Come quick, it's an emergency!" She called out loudly hoping that he could hear her. A half minute later, she called out once more, but there was still no response. She pulled Kyo's head onto her lap as she continued to stroke his hair too afraid to leave him alone. If he ends up dieing, I'm not going to leave him alone to do so. I just hope someone would hurry and find us. I'm so scared! Kyo, please hold on a little longer! Please! I couldn't bare it to loose you! I love you too much to let you go! Tohru bowed her head as the loneliness crept into her heart. Sadness grabbed onto her like a shadow clinging to a single tree. Drops of tears fell onto Kyo's orange hair as she began to shake. This time, she wouldn't hold back.
Tohru awoke in her bed. It was dark outside and confusion settled upon her. She looked around her room as she tried to remember what had happened and how she got to where she was. Two deep voices talking in a hushed whisper snagged her attention. Her eyes stayed on the door as if trying to see through the object. Straining her ear to hear what was being said, Tohru gave up trying. Wait! What happened to Kyo! She bolted straight up and hurried into the hallway. Two pairs of eyes rested on her. They seemed startled to see her but she ignored them and raced into Kyo's room despite their objections.
She kneeled down beside his futon, her eyes withes. Afraid of what she was going to see Tohru braced herself for the worse before she surveyed the damage. On his wrist was a large white bandage with few blood spots where the blood wouldn't stop flowing. His other hand, the one he had slammed down to the ground, was re-bandaged and appeared to have been cleaned. She moved her eyes to his face. He had a small frown and looked as though he was not only in pain, but stressed and worried. She bit her bottom lip to keep back the tears she had. Slowly, and gently, she reached down for his hand which felt like ice compared to her warm ones.
"Oh, Kyo…" She bowed her head as she cried. Moments later, fingers intertwined with hers and squeezed her hand. Kyo slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to the side to look at her.
"Hey, you don't have to cry. It's okay." His voice was soft and quiet. Tohru wiped her eyes with her unoccupied hand before looking him in the eye. Suddenly, she felt anger that was craving to burst out. How could he say he was okay when he lay in his bed with even more bandages and scars on his wrist?
"How can you say that Kyo! It's not okay! Look at yourself! You have scars and bandages on your wrists! And you say it's okay!" She yelled letting go of his hand. She glared at him and for once, he was speechless. Slowly, his eyes narrowed and he sat up.
"I'm fine! Why don't you just mind your own business for once and leave me alone!"
"You're not fine and I won't leave you alone! I care about you too much!"
"No you don't! No one does! So why don't you just go fuck that goddamn rat! You love him so much that you had to kiss in the kitchen!" He glared at her as her expression changed to one of shock.
"I- you saw that?" She asked quietly.
"Yes, now go away!"
"It's not what you think! He kissed me!"
"You still kissed! I don't care about your stupid excuses!"
"Kyo! Just listen to me! I love you! Not Yuki! I only love him like a brother! I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how too…" Her voice turned soft as a blush crossed her cheeks. Kyo looked down, blushing almost as hard as her, as he let it sink in.
"I'm… I'm sorry." Her heart thumped as the words slowly came from his mouth. He was about to continue but the door to his room slid open. There standing in the doorway was Yuki. Hurt and anger reflected on his face as he stared at the two.
"I'll kill you, Kyo. I really will!" He turned to face Tohru. He wasn't sure what to say or do. The words slowly slid from between his lips in anger. "I hope you're happy with your mistake! I never want to see the two of you, ever!" He spun around and ran out of the room.
First a rejection, now this… Tears fell as she raced out of Kyo's room to her own. She closed the door behind herself before she flung herself onto her bed, burying her head in her pillow. All her emotions she kept bottled up just released themselves causing her to cry harder than before.
Kyo sat in his room pissed off. Great, Tohru probably hates me now! Stupid Yuki! You had to interrupt at that exact moment. She probably thinks I don't like her though I love her myself. Damn it! This wasn't supposed to happen! There's only one thing I can do now… He stood up and made his way to Tohru's room where he quietly entered and sat down near the head of her bed. He hesitated before he spoke.
"Tohru, I know you probably think that I hate you, but that's not true. I wanted to say sorry for always being an idiot and for trying to kill myself not realizing what I have in front of me. I love you too, Tohru! I want to be with you and protect as much as possible! I don't ever want to see or make you cry ever again! Please, let's try to make everything work out." He bent down and kissed her on her head and hugged her. There was a loud poof and where Kyo once was, there was an orange cat. He cuddled up to her, hoping she would still accept him. She turned and pulled the orange cat towards her and held him tightly in her arms.
"I love you too, Kyo! I promise to be stronger and not cry at every little thing. Let's make it work!" The two stayed like that for the rest of the night, cuddling up to one another, truly happy for once.
But what may seem like a happy ending is disaster waiting to happen.
Shigure stepped into the dark house, making sure not to wake anyone. He walked passed the dinning room, but stopped and stared at the dark figure. He clicked on the lights and was surprised to see Yuki, sitting there seemingly upset. "Um, Yuki, what's wrong?" Shigure asked sitting down at his usual spot at the table.
Yuki didn't look up at him as he answered, "I'm upset right now. Kyo and Tohru are together now. For the first time, I actually got angry at her and said some things I really didn't mean to say."
"Ah. It's okay Yuki. You should try to get some sleep. Don't think too much about it." Shigure said as he stood up and walked to his own room. Once inside his room, and finding a spot to sleep in all the clutter that made up his room, he couldn't help but think about the plans that Akito had made, though he barely knew what was going to happen. It looks like everything is falling into place after all. I can't help but wonder what's in store for the two. Well, whatever it is, I'm sure it won't be too extreme… I can only hope though. He closed his eyes as sleep settled in.
AlienDemon: Well, There's chapter 4 for you guys. It's short, I know and I apologize for it. I just thought that this was a perfect stopping point. I promise to make chapter 5 much longer than this one. By the way: I might not be able to post for the two weeks I'll be gone, let alone have enough time to write. But once I return, I'll work non-stop (After finishing my summer reading and math packet) the chapters to make up for it! Laterz!
