Okay, so, I've decided that I'm not going to let reviews run my life, but it would still be REALLY nice to get them (: It helps motivate me to make it to the next chapter and it makes me want to write more often. I want to thank HanamiKaze for adding me to her favorite stories and alerts list (: It means so much to me. I hope you like this chapter (:


Chapter 4


Asuka's PoV

This school is horrible! All of the guys were around my desk, crowding me. All I wanted to do was jump out the window, but that wouldn't be smart. A normal person couldn't land it without getting injured.

Kyo wasn't a normal person, though.

I saw him jump out the window. I wasn't fast enough to stop him, so by the time I was at the window he was already running. Probably to go sit on the roof.

The teacher told us to calm down, so i went back to my seat, and yet again; the boys followed me. I didn't want to set a bad impression on anyone so I was trying to be as friendly as I could.

"What's your name?"

"Asuka Nisemono (Ne-say-mo-no)." I quickly lied. Why would I tell them my last name?

"Are you new here?"

"To the area." I answered quickly again. My voice being naturally quiet made the guys have a need to lean in to hear me better. My hair started to stand up. I wasn't used to being so close to so many people.

"Their electric signals." My ear twitched as I heard a girl say something behind my crowd of boys. Somehow, I knew she was talking about me. "They're electric signals. Kyo's and the new girls. They're exactly the same as Yuki's. I don't know but there's something about them that's almost inhuman."

My hair now rose in fright. She couldn't know, could she? I started to freak out silently.

"Hey, are you okay?" One of the guys asked me. I didn't answer him, still frozen scared.

"Haha, Hana, that's just rude." A girl said, continuing the conversation. "Uh, hey. Question." She asked Yuki. "Is that Kyo guy your cousin?"

I could barely see Yuki through the throng of guys, but I could tell he turned around a bit.

"Yes, that seems to be the rumor. I'd like to keep it at that." He said coldly, then walked off.

"Hey, you doing something after school?"

"I have somewhere to go." I had my answers set up for anything, so I could speak before he was almost done with the question. I bent my head so it hid my eyes. I really wanted to take these contacts out, they were getting on my nerves.

"Oh, the shy type. I get it." One of the boys said, and I suddenly got chills. "I'll catch you later, sweet-cheeks." He patted my shoulder, and I flinched away from the touch. This was a horrible idea.


"Tohru, you're going to find Kyo, aren't you?" I asked Tohru as she started to leave class. I could feel it. She let out a surprised noise and turned around to see me.

"Yeah..." I nodded my head forward and we both started to walk together. I didn't want her to face Kyo's wrath alone. "I wonder what happened to him..." She questioned.

"He got stressed out." I murmured. I was feeling the same thing, except I don't change into a cat whenever someone hugs me. Tohru made an agreeing noise. "Maybe he'll be near the courtyard." I suggested, and we made our way there.

'You want out, fine. But as for me," We heard Kyo start. I wondered what Yuki had said to set him off. "I'm going to prove once and for all that I'm better than you. And then I'm going to take my place as a member of this family! I'm not going to be left out anymore!" Kyo started, and I knew this was deeper than Tohru should know about. I knew the same thing Kyo was going through, and it made my heart ache that he still thought that way.

"Tohru, I would get out of here if I were you." I murmured, slightly pushing her away.

"No! I want to help." She said, but not resisting me nudging her back. I looked up and saw something in her eyes. She wasn't just curious as to what was going on, she really cared, and that changed my mind a bit.

"Fine." Was all I said. She gave me a I made my way towards the arguing cousins. Kyo had grabbed Yuki's collar. "Do you hear me rat boy!" I wasn't at all expecting Tohru to leap forward at that moment.

"No! Tohru!" I exclaimed, trying to pull her back. We (me, Kyo, and Tohru) ended up in a big dog-pile on the ground. Unfortunately, Kyo transformed. It was silent for a bit.

"Sorry..." I said quietly.

"I saw what was going on and I had to stop it and I guess I just panicked! I'm sorry but fighting at school isn't a good idea. You'll get into trouble," rambling isn't going to help, Tohru... "and if they catch you on your first day-"

"Shut up! Who do you think you are! This is between me and him, it's got NOTHING to do with you two! You stupid little girls! From now on just stay the hell away from me!" He yelled to both of us. I froze.

Could I have really been that mean to people?

Tohru shrunk back, and I silently stood, up, almost on the brink of tears. Not JUST because of what he said, which kind of hurt, but because I couldn't believe I would have done something like that.

"Okay, that was maximum rage." Tohru said to herself walking away. "That's all there is to it, he really hates me." I could see Kyo looking guilty. He then looked at me, but my bangs were covering my eyes. I knew they were getting watery and I wouldn't want Yuki or Kyo to see that.

"So-sorry." I chocked on my tears and sharply turned away, wanting to get to the nearest bathroom. This was the worst way to start of a horrible year to school.


No One's PoV

Shigure was sitting at the table, calmly reading a newspaper and Kyo was laying on the porch, resting his head on his arm.

"So, you're home." Shigure stated calmly, flipping the page. "Had enough school for one day, huh?"

"I don't want to live in this house anymore." Kyo said sadly.

"If you can train on a mountain for four moths, I think you can endure more than three days here." He said, circling something on the paper.

"I said such terrible things to them. Terrible." He was staring off into their front year, never really looking at anything.

"By 'them', I assume Asuka and Tohru?" He looked up and propped his head on his elbow. "well, let me guess. You lost your temper and yelled at them again, right?" He waved a finger in the air. "You know, you shouldn't do that if you're just going to regret it. Not to bright now is it?"

"Save your breath, I'm just not meant to get along with other people. Period. End of Story." He stated, sounding resigned to the fact that he can't have any friends.

"Oh, sure. Some people just don't. But you're not one of them. You lack experience, that's all." He flipped another page. "For example, I'm sure you could smash this table to bits with your bare hands, but I'm equally sure you could punch the table without breaking it. And why is that? Because I know your training has taught you to control your fists. At least after four months of fighting bears-"

"I didn't fight bears!" Kyo exclaimed, an anger vein appearing on his head.

"My point is that it takes just as much training to get along with people. Like Asuka. She exploded on me twice sense I met her, and already she seems to at least be getting a little better. It just takes time."

Kyo got a shocked look in his eyes as he focused on Shigure. "But she's so calm."

"That's what I thought too. But training by yourself in the mountains wont do you any good. You need to surround yourself with others. So you get to know them. Of course, you take the chance you'll end up hurting them, or they'll end up hurting you. On of those things might very well happen. That's the only way we learn. About others, and about ourselves."

Kyo flipped onto his back.

"You're a black-belt in martial arts, but you still got a white-belt in social skills. To put that on a scale, you have white, Asuka probably has a yellow, Yuki has a blue, Tohru has an brown, and I, being my amazing self, have a black!"

"Keep dreaming!"

"Anyway, someday you're going to meet someone who truly wants to be your friend and you, theirs. And if you don't keep training, you wont be ready when that happens.

"It'll never happen, anyway." Kyo said, annoyance in his voice.

"Ah ah! Never say never!"

"Okay, fine, maybe if I meet somebody with brain damage...or something." He surrendered a bit.

"That's the spirit."


Kyo's PoV

That damn rat slid the door open that led to Shigure's study, saying that he was home. I slid back a bit so I wasn't as noticeable.

"Oh, where's Tohru?" The perverted dog asked.

"She had to go to work, but she'll be done by eleven." The rat walked away, But I heard Asuka stay.

"Um, Shigure?"

"Yes, Asuka?"

"What am I going to do about gym classes?" She asked, sitting down gingerly, at least that's what it seemed, on the seat across from Shigure's.

"What about them? You look fine." I heard her sigh. I could only see part of her leg from where I was at.

"You're not making this easy."

"Making what easy?" Shigure asked in a sweet voice, which I knew was crap.

"Cut the crap, Shigure!" She was on the brink of yelling now, like she had snapped or something. "I know you know." Know what? Shigure sighed. Then he gave a nervous laugh.

"You caught me. I'll call in and say that you have a lung problem of some sort." Asuka sighed in relief. "Was that all?" I saw her hair move, like she shook her head or something.

"If someone calls with the name of Ryu or Kouta, hang up."

"Wh-"

"Just do it!" She semi-yelled, then took a deep breath. "That's it."

"Alright, Asuka. How was your first day of school?" He asked. I saw Asuka stand up and make her way to the door, sliding it open.

"Terrible." The door shut, and that was that. I knew that part of the comment was angled towards me.

It was silent for a bit as I though about what I had just heard.

"You know, Kyo, it's not polite to eavesdrop." Shigure stated with a yawn. My hair stood on end and I quietly slid away from the door. making my way to the roof.


So, I know this one was kind of short, but I had to make up for the last chapter ^.^ I hope you like this one, and trust me, were going to go way more in-depth with Asuka's character soon (: I have it allll planned out ;) See you next time? (:

Derp Wale, signing off! *salute*