Disclaimer: I don't own anything! I would like to thank supernatural for the inspiration for Kyo's nightmare.
Chapter four: Are you afraid of the dark?
There are four ways you can handle fear. You can go over it, under it, or around it. But if you are ever to put fear behind you, you must walk straight through it. Once you put fear behind you. Leave it there. ~Donna Favors
Akito walked silently through the halls of the main house. The large smirk on her face scared many of the servants into hiding. "Are you going somewhere Akito-sama?" Kureno asked. Akito grinned evilly. "I'm going out for a bit" she said to Kureno. "When I get back have all the zodiac members here." She said pulling on her coat. "Why?" he asked curiously.
Akito paused with her back facing him. "I think it's time we all had a little chat." She said darkly before slamming the door on her way out. Akito walked down the street unbothered by the cold. The second she was out of view from the main house she turned and went down a dark alley. She snapped her fingers and a black shadow appeared next to her. "I think it's time we visit the that poor little kitty." She said in a sweet voice. "After all, a sick cat is always entertaining." She said and her eyes turned red then back to black.
The shadow slowly morphed into a person. A man with short blood red hair that covered one of his eyes, dark chocolate eyes, sun kissed skin, a long white scar that rum from his ear to his chin, has the words " Follow me in to the dark and give yourself over to me" on his left shoulder. He was wearing a crimson vest that revealed his chest and black leather pants, black belt with red skull buckle, black boots and silver chain around neck. "But a scared cat is the most fun of all" he said wickedly. He wrapped his arms around her and they both disappeared leaving no trace behind.
(Back at the hospital)
Yuki sat at a table in the cafeteria staring sadly at his reflection in a cup of tea. He couldn't understand what made his snap at the cat like that. Envy stood next to him with her arms folded. "I didn't mean to hurt him" they both said at the same time. Yuki frowned and sat his cup down. "It was an accident." He told Shigure who was sitting across from him at the table. Shigure sighed "Even so, I don't think you should visit Kyo again. At least not until he's out of the ICU, Your visit seems to have made him worse" He said.
Yuki didn't say anything but he did grip his cup tighter. "That's not fair!" Envy shouted knowing that they couldn't hear her. "Be quiet." She heard Rage say tiredly and quickly turned to face him. "Leave me alone!" Envy yelled before placing a hand on Yuki's shoulder and whispering in his ear. Yuki suddenly stood up. "I have to use the restroom." He told Shigure and left the cafeteria. Shigure leaned back in his chair and stared in the direction Yuki went.
Rage was about to follow when he felt another presence. He turned to see a very possessed Akito walking towards them. However, it wasn't Akito that made him shiver. It was the man trailing behind her wearing his trade mark smirk. "Fear" he whispered. Shigure was shocked by Akito's appearance at the hospital.
"What are you doing here?" he asked standing up quickly. Akito ignored his question. "Where's the cat?" she asked looking around. "He's in the ICU" Shigure said and Akito turned around to leave the cafeteria. Shigure figured he had better stall as best he could. "Where's Kureno? Last time I checked you two were connected at the hip." He said bitterly. Akito paused and turned around to face Shigure.
"It is none of your business what I do or who I do it with dog." She sneered coldly. Shigure was surprised by how cold she was. "After all, you were the one who slept with that woman." She said hatefully. Shigure smirked "I only followed your example." He said. Akito glared at him for a minute then suddenly she looked calm. She tilted her head to the side. "Does it hurt?" she asked.
Shigure was confused "Does what hurt?" he asked. "The fact that sleeping with my mother is as close as you will ever get to having me." She said and Shigure thought he saw her eyes flash red. Shigure flinched as Akito walked towards him. "Does it hurt knowing that I gave my womanhood to someone else?" she asked placing her hand over his heart. "Akito" he murmured in surprise as she brought her face closer to his. "I bet it eats you up inside and drags your heart into an endless circle of despair and hatred." She said eyes glowing with sickening glee at the misery growing on his face digging her nails in his chest.
She laughed at his pain. "I bet that if I ripped your heart out of your chest you would thank me for finally ending your pain. Am I right?" she asked pressing herself suggestively against him. Shigure was in shock. Suddenly she pushed him away. "Stay out of my business Shigure. I have other things I need to take care of." She said leaving the room. Shigure continued to stand there after she was gone.
Akito stood outside the ICU waiting for the nurses to leave the room. The second they left she hurried inside. She walked over to the bed where Kyo lay hooked up to a lot of machines. "Look at how peacefully he's sleeping." She said to fear. Fear grinned as he stalked over to where Kyo slept. "Not for long" he said and placed his hand over Kyo's eyes. Kyo frowned in his sleep and began to whimper pitifully.
The monitor showing his heart rate began to speed up. Akito laughed and clapped her hands. "More Fear, I want him broken from the inside out." She said her eyes now fully red. Fear shrugged and placed both his hands on Kyo head. They flashed a dark purple before he pulled them back. Kyo started sweating and tears began to pour down his face. His eyes popped open but he was strapped to the bed.
"Help me!" his eyes screamed but the tubes, oxygen mask, and tape got in the way. Akito placed her hand on his cheek enjoying his pain. She smirked "I love this feeling. The panic, the fear, the desperation, your dying aren't you?" she asked. Kyo eventually lost consciousness just as the nurses burst through the room. They glanced around the room looking for what could be causing the disturbance but the room was empty. The nurses ran to Kyo's side rushing to get him stable again. "Three times in a row. This is one unlucky kid." The nurse said and the others nodded.
(Kyo's nightmare)
Kyo stared at the bars in front of him. "Is there anybody in here?" Kyo griped the bars tightly trying to break out. "Hey!" he called out angrily. "Hello Kyo." he heard a familiar voice say. He looked around the room cautiously. His efforts proved in vain, he was completely in darkness. Kyo whimpered "Are you afraid of the dark Kyo?" the voice asked.
Kyo looked around trying to find the source. He felt some grab him by the back of his hair then suddenly he was being dragged. He fought and struggled but it was no use.
"We need to talk." The voice said. Kyo cried out in pain as he was thrown against the wall. "Who are you?" he asked. There was a flash and suddenly a boy stood in front of him holding a candle. He could barely make out his features in the little bit of light they had in the room. "Are you a monster?" Kyo asked fearfully. "Yes, I am a monster." The boy said. "We are both monsters." The boy said Kyo shook his head "I'm not a monster." He said.
The boy grinned "You sure about that?" he asked suddenly the lights turned on. Kyo looked up and was surprised to find himself in a cage. "You going to be trapped in this cage for the rest of your life" the voice said. Kyo looked around but he was the only one in the room besides a mirror. "Where are you?" Kyo yelled angrily. "Right here." Kyo turned to see his reflection staring at him from the mirror. "What-" Kyo started to say but then his reflection shimmered and began to climb out of the mirror.
He looked at his double in disbelief. "What the hell!" he yelled. Dark Kyo just smirked. "Like I said before, we need to talk." He said. Kyo shook his head. "This isn't happening!" he said. Dark Kyo laughed.
"I know the truth about you Kyo. I know how weak we really are inside." Dark Kyo said. Kyo said nothing. "I know how we look in the mirror and all we see is a monster." Kyo glared at him. "You're not real." He said and Dark Kyo walked over to him from across the room. "Sure I am. Kyo I'm as real as you…" He started then paused "Oh wait I am you." He said then he punched Kyo in the face hard. Kyo fell to the floor. Dark Kyo glared at him "Were going to be trapped in this cage for the rest of our life and you're not doing anything to stop it." He said kicking him.
"Then again this isn't really a life now is it?" he stated Kyo tried to get up but dark Kyo put a foot on his back and held him down. "What will you actually be leaving behind? There is nothing that is yours." Dark Kyo said. Kyo growled "That's a lie!" he yelled. "Really? Your favorite color is red because your mom's favorite color is red. You don't like karate, that's Kazuma's thing. Favorite show: you don't watch TV. Hobbies: You don't have any!" the Dark Kyo taunted. Kyo punched the mirror closest to him. "Leave me alone!" he yelled angrily. Kyo watched as the broken mirror glowed and a younger vision of himself after his mom's funeral appeared in the mirror.
He could see his father's angry face glaring at him. "You are the reason your mother died. You are nothing but a monster!" he yelled before disappearing. "Wow I can see why you hate yourself. Your own parents didn't even love you." The Dark Kyo said. Kyo watched as the younger Kyo in the mirror fell to his knees sobbing. "Dad knew who you really were. A monster, nothing else. Your Daddy's little mistake and your mother's greatest regret. That's why your father kicked you out of the house a month after your mom's funeral! Your own father didn't care whether you lived or died, so why should you? "dark Kyo screamed as he began to kick Kyo repeatedly. "The truth is, no one can save you because you don't want to be saved." He said. Kyo pushed the Dark Kyo away.
"That's not true!" Kyo yelled. Dark Kyo laughed "Really, then why haven't you beat Yuki yet." Dark Kyo asked. Kyo growled "I've been trying!" Kyo yelled. Dark Kyo humor disappeared "Well try harder!" he ordered. "Maybe the reason you can't beat him is because Kazuma trained him better than he trained you" dark Kyo suggested. Kyo shook his head "He wouldn't have done that." He said. "No, are you sure? I mean, think about it. All he ever did during your lessons was train you; boss you around. But Yuki, Yuki he gave private lesson. Yuki he showed sympathy. Yuki he showed care." Dark Kyo said.
"That wasn't his fault! That damn Akito ordered him to teach that damn rat!" Kyo protested. Dark Kyo smirked "Right, your precious God always took care of his favorite. Yuki he doted on, Yuki he loved. You he spit on. You he despised." Dark Kyo said walking closer to Kyo. "The truth is nobody loves you Kyo. You're on your own." Dark Kyo said. "Shut up!" Kyo yelled shaking with anger. Dark Kyo laughed. "The only person who will ever care about you is me. We have to love ourselves. But then again how can we love ourselves when we are monsters" dark Kyo said. "I mean it, I'm getting angry!" Kyo yelled.
Dark Kyo ignored him. "We should just end it. I mean after all, it's just as daddy said 'who wants to spend the rest of their life an unloved, miserable beast'!" dark Kyo yelled. Kyo punched him. "My father was a crazy bastard! All that crap he dumped on me about killing mom, that was his crap! He's the one who couldn't protect his family! He's the one who let Mom die, who wasn't there for her! I always was! It wasn't fair! I didn't deserve what he put on me! And I don't deserve to be trapped in this cage!" Kyo roars as he begins to beat the crap out of dark Kyo. After he's finished dark Kyo lays unconscious bleeding on the floor. Kyo is breathing hard. His hands are covered in blood.
He turns to walk away and dark Kyo's eyes pop open. Dark Kyo gets up, with cat silted eyes. He rips his beads off and transforms into their other form. "You can't escape me, Kyo. You're going to be caged, Kyo! And this, this is what you're going to become!" he says. Kyo looks down at his wrist and notices it is bare and his beads are scattered all over the floor. He falls to his knees as the transformation takes place. "We will never be human again Kyo!" dark Kyo says evilly.
[Back in the hospital]
A nurse had been passing by Kyo's room when the monitors started beeping. She rushed in and began trying to save him "He's coding!" she yelled to the doctors were rushing into Kyo's room. "He's going into Cardiac arrest!" the doctor yelled. "Get the paddles!" another doctor yelled. "I got the crash cart!" a nurse yelled. "Charging!" the doctor said. All the other doctors moved.
"Clear!" he yelled. Nothing happened. The machines continued to beep. "Charging!" he yelled. "Clear!" he said shocking him. Yuki watched in horror from outside the door. "This is all my fault." He whispered a single tear falling from his cheek.
Envy floated next to him. "No, it's all my fault." She said sadly as the doctors continued to shock Kyo. Down the hall Akito watched all that was happening with a grin. "I had fun! We should do this again sometime." She told Fear, who stood behind her with a self-satisfied grin. "Come on, we have to get back to the main house." She said grabbing hold of fears arm. "I have a family to terrorize." She said her eyes flashing red as they disappeared into the shadows.