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Ch.7: My daughter's keepers

It was about 7:00 now and all the members of the zodiac sat around the bed in Tohru's old room arguing as they awaited the awakening of the young girl on the bed. "What have you idiots gotten us into?" an angry female voice hissed "What just happened?" came another voice, "is she going to be alright?" "Look at all the blood…she's probably going to need stitches" "who was that crazy woman?" The voices of the confused frightened Sohmas woke Kyoko from her slumber and she winced at the pain in her side and shoulder as she sat up blinking her eyes open "w-what's going on" she asked in a soft hoarse voice. Everyone else stopped when the heard her and they all gathered around her bed staring at her with mixed looks of concern and confusion "Kyoko…are you alright" Kagura cooed as she sat on the girl's bed and wrapped her arms around the small child. "Ouch! My side hurts" Kyoko croaked, as she pulled away from Kagura's tight hug clutching her side. "I think they may be broken from when you were thrown against the wall" Hatori stated as he began to wipe the blood from Kyoko's shoulder with a wet rag, "that stupid bitch really got me good…are you all ok?" Kyoko said suddenly remembering that they too had been very well acquainted with the down stairs wall.

"Kyoko…" Kyou said reprimanding her for her language and Kyoko glared at him "oh come on…I believe this situation calls for language" she said snarkily. Suddenly Rin moved Kagura out of the way and sat on the bed next to Kyoko with a seriously confused/frightened look "ok look, you better tell us what's going on right now…what was all that about…I mean that woman…or what ever it was wanted to kill you and all of us…well except Kisa" Rin yelled at the girl. But Kyoko ignored her as she remembered something 'hmmm…why didn't Demitra want to hurt Auntie Kisa…she called her the chosen…but what…wait…she couldn't possibly mean' Kyoko thought as a look of realization hit her face "oh no…it's already started…I thought I had more time" Kyoko said sadly as she rested her face in her palms.

"More time to do what?" Ritsu asked timidly from the corner "more time to break the curse…but now I only have a few months before…the next generation starts…why didn't anyone tell me!" Kyoko slapped her head in frustration. Everyone looked at the girl a bit confused and impatient "what do you mean…next generation?" Yuki asked her and Kyoko gave him a blank look then her eyes widened in recognition "oh…you guys didn't know did you?" she asked solemnly. Just as she was going to open her mouth to explain she was interrupted "KYOKO!" came a frantic tenor from the stairs suddenly Arashi appeared at the open door "she's in here" he called out into the hallway. Arashi ran into the room and pounced on Kyoko in her bed engulfing her in a tight hug and proceeding to scare the hell out of everyone with his sudden appearance. "Stop it that hurts…my ribs are broken!" Kyoko whined in pain as he squeezed harder "good serves you right for not getting us earlier!" he pouted as he pulled away from her slightly but was quickly snatched up by Hiro who had enough of this strange person's antics. "Who are you and what the hell do you think you're doing" he asked the boy as he held him by the collar of his shirt, "back off!" came another male voice from the door frame as Yahiko walked in and grabbed Arashi away from Hiro. Everyone turned to glare at the new boy who steadily met their death glares with one of his own until he saw Kyoko and he walked over and sat on her bed and just stared at her. He looked at her with a really pissed glared before he grabbed her and hugged her close to him "you scared me so much you idiot…damn you" he whispered in her ear as tears formed in both their eyes and Kyoko felt guilty suddenly.

"I'm sorry…" she said quietly as she hugged him back and he nuzzled her neck and held her for a few more moments "um…do you guys want us to leave the room or something" Arashi asked playfully. Yahiko quickly pushed Kyoko back and blushed slightly "anyway…so what happened to the demon?" Yahiko asked gaining his serious composure, "wait he knows?" the Sohmas all asked Kyoko sounding a bit surprised. Arashi decided to pipe up once again "of course we know…I just wished she'd call us for help and stop being so damn independent luckily Sherlock sensed her in danger " Arashi said sounding angry for once, "I…I didn't want you to get hurt…and I wanted to protect my family on my own" Kyoko said determinedly. "And you did a great job of that today…down there I was impressed" Kyou said as he looked at his bruised daughter softly and she smiled and blushed, "yeah you were awesome!" Momiji cheered as he hopped over and hugged her. "He's right that was pretty amazing" Yuki smiled at her and the rest of them all nodded and murmured agreements, "I have to admit kid, that took some guts…I mean you saved all our lives…that was pretty cool…thanks" Rin gave her a look of approval which surprised them all because Rin rarely took kindly to anyone especially some strange little girl…once again it Kyoko had won the respect and hearts of the Sohmas.

Kyoko's shoulder bandage began to drip blood again as it seemed her recent activities had opened the wound up a bit, "oh great…" Kyoko huffed. The others turned to face her and winced slightly at the sight of the blood soaked bandage that was now bleeding through the fabric of the night gown Kagura had put her in "oh dear…. i have to go get some more bandages…. and this will most likely require stitches" Hatori said as he examined her shoulder. "Hatori-san…would you like me to fix her up for you?" Arashi asked the man sympathetically and Hatori sort of looked at him oddly "let him uncle Tori-san… so it will make him feel special" Kyoko sighed sarcastically. Arashi stuck his tongue out at her and Hatori just nodded and stood back with the others and Arashi walked over to Kyoko and she sat on the bed cross-legged. "I don't mean to be a bother but…could I ask if Kisa-san would leave for a few moments" Arashi asked. Everyone looked at Kisa then at the young boy "why do I have to leave" Kisa asked confusedly and Arashi gave Kyoko a odd look then he got up and gently guided her to the door "well even though the potions I use aren't really dangerous just as a precaution you shouldn't be in here" he said calmly as he shut the door in her face.

"Hey! You little brat what'd you do that for" Hiro asked angry that his fiancé had just been thrown out of the room by some random kid, "calm down sheep, it's for her safety" Yahiko sighed as he pushed some of his dark hair out of his face and leaned against the window in the room. Arashi reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small vile of green liquid and handed it to Kyoko "here you go…drink it and try not to throw up m'kay" Arashi smiled at the redhead as she took the vile. She unscrewed the cork and chugged the liquid in one gulp almost choking at the taste "ick! That tasted like crap!" she gagged, "oh pipe down…it'll heal those ribs of yours faster…now undo that top missy" Arashi said grabbing a jar from his pocket. "WHAT!" the Sohmas all glared at him warningly but he ignored them "oh please she ain't got nothing I haven't seen before…many times" Arashi said with a smug smirk on his face. The other Sohmas glared at him while Kyoko unbuttoned her night gown slightly showing her injured shoulder and Arashi removed the bandages and began to rub the gel from the jar on her wound and Kyoko winced "this smells awful" she chocked. Arashi just rolled his eyes at her and withdrew from her shoulder as the gel bubbled on her skin and the cut closed shut leaving her shoulder clean and intact "there…gosh your such a baby!" Arashi said haughtily.

The others stared in awe "how did you do that?" Hatori asked dumbfounded but Arashi just winked at him "man, it really does stink in here now…lets take this conversation to another room shall we?" Arashi suggested. Kyoko jumped up out of the bed in her blue nightgown and stretched a bit "sounds like a plan…I'll make some tea!" she chirped as she hopped to the door and began to walk to the living room with Kisa and the others followed. Once they were all settled in the living room and Kyoko brought the tea back things became tense as Arashi kept giving pensive looks at Kyoko, after a while she finally sighed in defeat "ok…I suppose we need to get down to business…I'm going to explain to you all what's going on and what the new game plan is ok…but no questions till the end" Kyoko announced firmly. Everyone stayed quiet and waited for the girl to continue, "ok… well like I said Balthazar is after me…he thinks I can break your curse…" the Sohmas all tensed and looked at the two boys seated beside Kyoko "don't worry…I already know about the curse…Yahiko as well" Arashi said with a reassuring smile. "Anyway…since me and him are connected by a blood bond he can sense me where ever I am if I use my powers….that's how Demitra found me" Kyoko said with a slight sadness in her voice. "But my time is running short I only have a few months to break the curse for good and set everything right before auntie Kisa's baby is born so I have to act fast" Kyoko said with a sad determination.

Everyone was silent as what she said sunk in "k-Kisa's baby?" Momiji asked confusedly and Kyoko gave him and the other shocked Sohmas an odd look "what's wrong…oh come on don't tell me you didn't know?" Kyoko asked jokingly. But the Sohmas weren't laughing they were looking at Kisa who was looking very confused "wait…you seriously didn't know Kisa-san was pregnant…did you?" Arashi asked seriously. "Is it true Kisa?" Kagura asked the younger woman as the others were all very interested in knowing especially Hiro, "I…I d-don't know…how did you…" Kisa asked Kyoko. Arashi answered for her "I can sense the child's life force inside of you…it's a gift" he smiled smugly, Yahiko reached over and backhanded him "stop interrupting" Yahiko hissed. Kyoko sweat dropped and shrugged it off "anyway… I'm not sure what I should do next…I need to think but I'll fill you all in tomorrow ok?" Kyoko told the Sohmas. Everyone seemed a little confused still but they nodded in agreement "good then we'll see you at the show right?" Arashi asked happily as he hopped to his feet, the Sohmas all looked a little more lost "oops I forgot to tell them…well uncle Aaya and uncle Shii-Chan know about it but the others…" Kyoko trailed off as embarrassment flushed her cheeks.

"Oh by the way the costumes you asked for are done…I can drop them off here tomorrow morning if you'd like" Ayame piped up as he suddenly remembered about the little favor that had been asked of him. Kyoko smiled brightly "oh thank you so much…how much do we owe you?" she asked him cheerfully, Ayame simply laughed at her haughtily and waved a hand at her "no worries my dear little flower… for the beautiful daughter of Kyonkitchi it is free" Ayame told her. Kyoko got a misty look in her bright blue eyes and she smiled before she glomped him "thank you soooooo much uncle Aaya!" she wailed as she hugged the older man tightly. Aaya was a bit started a bit but then remembered that he wouldn't transform with her so he hugged her back, "I want a hug too," Shigure pouted like a child before he joined in on Kyoko and Ayame's hug time. Yuki and Kyou gave Hatori a pissed look and Hatori nodded, so with that Kyou and Yuki both knocked the crap out of the two older Sohmas that clung to Kyoko. "Oh dearest brother…must you be so violent?" Ayame chuckled as he rubbed the growing lump on his head, "so will you guys come…to the show I mean?" Kyoko asked the others as she blatantly ignored what had just happened.

"Well I'll be there" Kyou shrugged "oooh oooh! Gure-san and I will definitely be there" Ayame chirped, "and you know Yun-Chan and I wouldn't miss it for the world!" Kagura said brightly as Yuki smiled in agreement. "I think I'll go too…I'm curious about this little band of yours" Haru gave Kyoko a calm smile and Momiji and Kisa nodded vigorously in agreement "well since Kisa is going I guess I'll go too" Hiro said trying to sound uninterested…which was a lie. "I'll be there too…never could pass up a chance to bond with my family" Rin said with a sarcastic smirk, "well…I actually have …plans to go visit my mother tomorrow…I'm so sorry Kyoko-kun" Ritsu said timidly from his corner. "That's ok uncle Rit-Chan…what about you uncle Tori… uncle Kureno?" Kyoko asked the last two Sohma men, Kureno smiled weakly at the girl "sorry but I have an…um appointment tomorrow" Kureno said with a slight blush gracing his cheeks. Kyoko smiled cheekily "well that's ok…tell auntie Arisa I said hello" Kyoko mumbled the last park under her breath, "well…what about you Doc?" Yahiko asked Hatori with a cocky grin. Hatori raised an eyebrow at the boy and turned his attention to Kyoko "of course I'll be there…besides if I didn't who would drive Momiji, Kisa, and Hiro?" Hatori said unemotionally and Kyoko smiled at him and seemed satisfied with the answer. Kyoko looked at her wristwatch and for once noticed the time "oh crap on a stick! It's late…I'm sorry I forgot all about dinner… I'll go whip something up really quick…Arashi…could you handle the dining room?" Kyoko asked as she scrambled to her feet and rushed off into the kitchen.

Arashi rose from his seat and cracked his knuckles smugly "well…I have some work to do…hopefully the spell works because honey your dining room is tow up!" Arashi said to Shigure as he went into the dining room leaving all the Sohmas and Yahiko alone. There was uncomfortable silence for a while but then it was broken "so…kid what do you do in the band?" Rin asked off handedly. Yahiko brought himself out of his thoughtful state just long enough to give a bored glance at the Sohmas "I play guitar and do some vocals…but Kyoko is the main vocalist" he replied. "What's the band called anyway?" Momiji asked interestedly "Celestial Orgy…Kyoko came up with it…odd but it's very appropriate" Yahiko sighed as he was once again brought back into his thoughts. Suddenly there was a bright light radiating from the dining room "hot damn!" Arashi cheered from the room and the Sohmas all looked startled "w-what was that?" Kureno asked as he looked over at the dining room, "just Arashi doing one of his little spell things" Yahiko said uninterestedly. "Oh by the way…the show is at 8-o-clock tomorrow at club ecstasy" he continued. The Sohmas nodded "wait…I thought that was that club where all those gangsters and delinquents hang out?" Haru asked the boy suspiciously. Yahiko stood up and started to walk to the dining room but stopped and turned his head around to smirk at the Sohmas "it is…why else would we hang out there?" Yahiko replied as he turned back around and walked out of the room.

The Sohmas were a bit unnerved by the boy's response "I don't like that kid…he seems…dangerous" Kyou commented with a cold glare towards the room the boy had just entered. "So does that mean that Kyoko and her friends are gang bangers" Hiro replied sarcastically which earned him some glares and an elbow in the stomach by Kisa. "Dinner's ready!" Kyoko sang from the kitchen and everyone began to file out to the dining room but they were all struck motionless in awe of what they saw. "Holy crap how did you fix that so quickly" Kureno blurted out, Arashi smirked at the man and shrugged "what can I says… I'm gifted" Arashi sighed in mock humility. With that everyone seated themselves (crowdedly I may add) around the table as Kyoko served food. Dinner was quiet for the most part…but once they had finished however Rin decided she'd break the ice "so I hear your performing at club ecstasy…that's a pretty rough place" Rin said casually, Kyoko stopped eating "well we're a pretty tough band" Kyoko responded as she got up to take some dishes in the kitchen. That response earned Kyoko some mixed looks from her family "but that place is like a gang hangout…I thought you could only get in if you were like connected" Haru asked suspiciously.

Arashi decided to enter the conversation at this point "well that's sort of true but Yahiko gets us in all the time he still has connections" Arashi said between slurps of his soup. With that everyone stopped eating and looked at Yahiko who didn't even bother to look at them "so you're in…a gang" Shigure asked wearily. "Well…not really anymore…I used to run with the Suicide squad… but I stopped about 2 years ago after I met Arashi and the brat" Yahiko replied gesturing to the kitchen where Kyoko had ran off to. "Hey!" Kyoko yelled from the kitchen and Yahiko just laughed at her.

After the dishes were cleared away everyone started to get ready to go home…it had been a loooong night. "Bye! Don't forget it's at 8-o-clock…club Ecstasy…be there or I'll cry!" Kyoko yelled out the door as the butt-load of Sohmas left to go to their respective cars and go home, they all smiled and waved back to her. Soon all that was left were the members of the household and Celestial Orgy, "well its like passed 9 you guys should go home…we do have school tomorrow" Kyoko told her two friends as they sat rather uncomfortably next to the remaining Sohmas in silence. Yahiko and Arashi exchanged looks before Yahiko stood up "ok…but just in case they attack again Arashi is going to stay with you tonight…that's ok isn't it" he stated it rather than asked. Kyou and Haru looked at Shigure and he shrugged "uh…sure it's no problem but I think we could've kept her safe enough" Shigure replied a bit insulted that this little boy thought that 3 grown men weren't capable of keeping Kyoko safe for one night.

"Oh no worries I won't be any trouble at all…I'm here to protect my little Kyo-Chan!" Arashi exclaimed dramatically as he picked Kyoko up into a big hug. Yahiko looked pissed 'why does he always have cling to her…it really pisses me off…pervert' he thought as he grabbed Kyoko out of Arashi's arms and pushed her over towards the Sohmas. Yahiko glared at Arashi as he grabbed his arm and dragged him into a separate room "quit being a lecher…I need to give you something" Yahiko grumbled as he dragged the other boy away. "What was that all about?" Haru asked as helped Kyoko up (when Yahiko pushed her she fell onto Shigure and Kyou), Kyoko glared in the direction the two boys went and stuck her tongue out at them "who knows" she shrugged. Suddenly she realized she was still partially laying on Shigure and Kyou "Ack! I'm so sorry are you guys hurt? It's all my fault I-I should have watched where I was going" she panicked worriedly as she jumped to her feet. "We're ok…calm down" Kyou said gruffly but quickly regretted his tone 'oh man I remember Tohru used get all scared an cry whenever I acted all pissed to her…I hope Kyoko isn't upset' he thought, but he was relieved when he saw her smile and shrug "ok…sorry…dad" she said quietly.

At that moment Yahiko dragged a disheveled and bruised looking Arashi into the living room and dropped him in front of Kyoko "well I'd better get home before mom gets pissed" Yahiko shrugged and bowed respectfully to the Sohmas and his friends. "7-o-clock!" he yelled behind his shoulder as he left the house, Kyoko waved at him then turned her attention back to Arashi. "Are you ok kid?" Kyou asked as he and Haru helped him stand up "what did he do to you this time?" Kyoko asked rather bored. Arashi smirked and smoothed out his shirt "same as always…he beat me up and threatened to break my legs if I did anything weird…like I'd do anything weird!" Arashi said in mock offense. Kyoko frowned slightly "well it's late we better get ready for school I suppose" she shrugged, Shigure had gone off to his study to write and Haru and Kyou just stood there. "I guess you could sleep on a spare futon in his room" Haru shrugged as he pointed to Kyou who glared at the cow "why my room damn it!"
He snapped. "You Want to start something cat?" Haru challenged as he started to go black "p-please don't fight" Kyoko stammered nervously as she stepped between the two men, "don't worry Arashi will sleep in my room with me" she piped up cheerfully.

"What!" Kyou and Haru shouted as they looked at her in shock, Arashi took this opportunity to sweep Kyoko into his arms bridal style and trot up the stairs. "Oh goody this will be so much fun!" he cheered as Kyou and Haru were following him in hot pursuit "hold on just a damn minute you little pervert!" Kyou yelled as he chased the boy and his captive daughter around the 2nd floor of the house. "I think this may be the beginning of a beautiful bond," Shigure murmured to himself as he leaned back in his chair in his study.

TBC

A/N: Sorry this took forever to write because I've been sick this last week and in bed forever! But I'll try to get the next one out quicker…please SEND ME REVIEWS! BUT NO FLAMES PLEASE!