Wow… Writing a fight scene is difficult! I hope I did a decent job… I also had an amazing chance to write a very special scene in the woods at the end of the chapter… but I thought the pair might not be to everybody's liking. However, if anybody is interested, I can make a little omake at the end of the story or the end of the next chapter of what I was going to write. I don't want to spoil anything, but it's pairing the two characters who are together at the end of the chapter. Nothing graphic or anything… Just… um… well… Anybody read the Fake manga? If you go to the end of book six, there is a scene with Dee and Ryo in the cemetery… Just something like that is what I was thinking. However, this is a Kyou/Tohru story… I won't stray from that unless people give me the OK. This is basically an open story that is being developed as I read the reviews.
Sorry it took so long for this chapter to come out. I got a new schedule for classes this month and it is insane. Since I'm going to MegaCon tomorrow, I figured I'd post this now. I hope I finish my costume in time… It isn't shaping out too well. It isn't the greatest, but it also is a lot better than most my stuff. I'll just be happy to be Mai.
So now, without further ado… My worst chapter yet!
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Lost Answers: A Spirit Lost
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Kyou lunged towards Yuki, throwing a fist forward as he did. "This time, I won't lose!" He yelled as Yuki slid past him.
"Don't let your guard down, baka neko," Yuki threw a heel towards Kyou's chest. Kyou spun around and grabbed Yuki's ankle. Yuki gasped and stared at Kyou's hand, stunned.
Kyou smirked, "I told you…" Kyou placed his other hand on Yuki's ankle and pulled backwards, "I WON'T LOSE!" As Kyou pulled, Yuki leapt forward and threw his other leg over Kyou's head. He kicked towards Kyou's chest again, throwing off Kyou's grip. Both stumbled back away from each other.
"At last, a real fight," Yuki smirked, "I've waited so long for this."
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Haru burst into the house. "Sensei," he dashed up to Shigure, "Has Honda-san come downstairs?"
"Ha-kun?" Shigure blinked. "No… I haven't seen her for a while." Haru dashed up the stairs. "Ay! You're picking up bad habits from Kyou-chan! Take of your shoes!" A shoe flew through the air and landed on Shigure's head.
"It was deserved, Shigure-sensei!" Shinji's head was rested on Shigure's shoulder.
"Where did you come from!" Shigure jumped.
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"Honda-san?" Haru whispered. He could see a slim figure standing at the end of the hall. He took a step forward, but stopped as he heard voices coming from one of the rooms.
"Hatsuharu-san…" Tohru dropped to the floor. "I hate seeing them fight, but… but…" Tears began to fall from her eyes, "I can't stand to lose Kyou…"
"Tohru…" Haru sat down at the top of the steps. "Honda-san… You're doing the right thing…" Haru gazed towards the room. "Both of us shall stand in the shadows and watch the ones we love…"
"Hai…" Tohru sniffed.
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Kyou lunged forward again and landed a punch in Yuki's shoulder. Yuki stumbled back a bit, but was otherwise un-phased. Kyou ducked under Yuki's fist and slid backwards. He quickly flung his leg around, attempting to trip Yuki as he stood. Yuki easily avoided the attack and began swinging at Kyou.
Kyou dodged a punch and nearly lost his balance. Somehow Yuki had backed him up to the balcony. Kyou flinched as a punch grazed his cheek and a heel slid past the other.
"What happened to your confidence," Yuki growled, "It's dangerous to let me move you wherever I want." Yuki lunged towards Kyou, his face only inches away. "Honda-san is as good as mine." Yuki threw a punch to Kyou's ribs.
Kyou's eyes grew large. He could feel the air pushed from his lungs. His head began to swell and he lost his balance. He closed his eyes and fell backwards. Tohru… I'm sorry… He could see her face clearly as the air swept past him.
"Kyou!" Another voice was filling his head now. A voice he loathed. "Kyou, wake up!" This voice… it is… full of fear… but… why?
"What's happening?" Another familiar voice. "Kyou! Sensei! We need help!"
Kyou twitched. Along with these two panicked voices he could hear the pained sobs of a female. He forced his eyes opened. Why am I doing this? If I keep my eyes open, I'll die soon. I know it… It'd be better to never open my eyes again than to see her in pain… His eyes began to focus. He looked up at a silvery haired boy whose hand was held tight around his wrist. Yuki…?
"Kyou! Come on, snap out of it!" Yuki's arm was shaking. Haru had gone downstairs to try and cushion the fall, should he lose his grip on the unconscious Kyou. Yuki squeezed his eyes shut. He could feel tears burning at them. "It wasn't supposed to be this way… It isn't worth it…" A suddenly pressure on his wrist made his eyes fly open. He looked down. Kyou was smiling up at him, his hand clutched around Yuki's wrist.
"Don't you know cats always land on their feet?" Kyou's words were short and forced as he attempted to regain his breath. Kyou flinched at a pain in his chest as he attempted to gain footing on the side of the house. He failed and slipped a bit down on Yuki's grip. "It's only the second story…" Kyou huffed, "Let's me fall."
"Kyou!" Tohru suddenly appeared over the edge of the balcony. She threw a hand down for him. "I can't let you fall. Not off this balcony, and not into Akito's grasp." She smiled at him. "My heart… belongs to you… forever."
Yuki frowned and shut his eyes. He placed his other hand on Kyou's wrist and tried to pull. "I didn't lose..." Yuki mumbled. He pulled harder, but Kyou's grip had loosened. He opened his eyes and looked down. Kyou's grip hadn't loosened, he was no longer there. "Eh?"
Kyou looked up at the balcony, holding his chest. "I'm… I'm going for… "I'm going for a walk…" Haru walked over to help Kyou to his feet, but Kyou shrugged him off.
"Kyou! You might have a broken bone!" Yuki yelled.
Kyou simply waved a hand and stumbled towards the woods.
"Kyou…" Tohru whispered. "Why…?"
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I can't keep avoiding this… Kyou stumbled forward and caught himself on a tree. He gasped. Why can't I just tell her… He fell forward his chin landing next to the tree's trunk. He looked up to see claw marks in the bark. Kyou flinched and drug himself forward.
"Do you always go wandering around in the woods on a school night?" Shinji's voice echoed through the trees.
"Sh… Shinji?" Kyou pulled himself to his feet.
Shinji stepped forward from the darkness. "It was chaotic in the house while you were takin' a leisurely hang out the window." He pulled Kyou's arm around his shoulder and looked down at the tree. "You guys got bears around here or something? There's a giant claw mark in a rock a ways out, too."
"No… not bears," Kyou closed his eyes and leaned against Shinji, "Bears can't compare to this monster…" Shinji walked Kyou to the clearing where the large, clawed rock sat. He set Kyou down next to it and sat down beside him. "Thank you…" Kyou was slowly regaining his normal breathing. He leaned against Shinji.
"I heard what she said…" Shinji dropped a hand on Kyou's head. "How's one supposed to study after something like that, ne?"
"You…" Kyou closed his eyes, "You must think I'm weak…"
"Nah," Shinji smiled, "In fact, I think I like you even more now. I finally got to see the side of Kyou that you were hiding."
"Where is your mother, really?" Kyou shifted in a failed attempt to lessen the pain in his chest.
"Heh… Shoulda known you would figure it out sooner or later…" Shinji dropped a finger to the ground and began scribbling in the dirt. "She's in a hospital in England. She's always had an illness, but recently it got sorta bad. Even worse, soon as she left, the last check bounced for the rent. I got evicted, but there ain't anyone to stay with. I don't want mom knowing, though. That's the last thing she needs to hear… that I'm homeless…" Shinji drew a cat in the dirt. Kyou watched. "I doubt she'll be coming back anyways…" Shinji looked down at Kyou. He had fallen asleep. "Ara… How am I supposed to get you back now…" He looked over Kyou's face. "Tohru's lucky, huh…" Shinji looked back up at the sky and suddenly heard poof as he felt Kyou's weight disappear from his shoulder. He looked down. "Wha…? A cat lay in Kyou's clothes.