Hey guys here's the next chapter! Whoot! *laugh*
Oh and I have absolutely no clue if they have glass windows… if not, pretend they do, ne? XD
Ana slipped quietly through the bushes, keeping the house in sight. Finally she stood up on her hind legs and peered in through a window, spotting Tohru in the kitchen.
"Psst! Tohru-san!" She hissed, tapping on the glass with her nose. Tohru jumped and turned to look out the window, her eyes widening with surprise.
She opened the window and Ana hopped down, sitting up and looking up at her.
"What is it, Ana-san?" Tohru asked. "Just call me Ana-chan, first of all." Ana said. "Second, is Kyo-kun in detention again?" She asked. Tohru nodded and Ana rolled her eyes. "What for now?" She asked with a sigh.
"He punched someone in the face." Tohru admitted and Ana groaned.
"He's way too violent for his own good." Ana said. Tohru nodded. "Yes, I know. He's a bit of a hot head." She smiled faintly, as though lost in memories. Ana tilted her head, regarding her curiously.
"You really care about him, don't you?" She asked quietly. Tohru blinked, her blue eyes suddenly growing sad. "I used to." She said softly. Ana's neck fur stood up and she jumped up until her face was an inch from Tohru's.
"Why not anymore?! Because you saw his true form?!" She snarled, furious that that was cause to stop liking someone.
Tohru didn't say anything, and looked away. "No, it's not that…" She said softly. Ana pricked her ears. "Do you want to go outside and talk?" She asked. Tohru nodded. "I'll meet you on the roof." Ana said. She turned and trotted away, pausing outside the ladder.
Ah well. Hope no one's looking. She thought with a shrug, transforming into her naked human self and scrambling up the ladder quickly.
The instant her foot touched the roof she phased back, stretching out with a sense of relief. She always felt safer in her wolf form; like she could defend herself, and didn't have anything to fear.
She sat down and wrapped her bushy tail neatly around her paws, waiting for Tohru to come.
As promised, Tohru was there within a few minutes, popping her head over the side of the roof and scaring the living daylights out of Ana.
"Now, what were you saying?" Ana asked, willing her fur to lay flat again. Tohru sighed and sat down next to her, leaning onto her hands and staring up at the sky.
"Come on, we're all girls here. You can tell me." Ana said. Tohru glanced at her then back up at the sky. "Well… after I saw him… as who he is… he stopped talking to me. And for a while, I was so ashamed I couldn't talk to him either; but then Yuki was there." She smiled faintly. "He makes me feel wanted. Not just needed, like Shigure has the habit of doing." She laughed softly. "But wanted. I've never had someone make me feel like that before." She confessed.
"I feel the same way with Kyo." Ana said quietly, looking at her paws. Tohru was silent for a moment. "You really like Kyo-kun?" She guessed and Ana laughed. "Is it obvious?" She asked, scuffing her paws on the roof.
"A little." Tohru smiled and Ana chuckled. "Yeah, I really do. He saved my life." She looked up at the sky. "I took a beating for him… and I'd do it all over again. Heck, I'd take a bullet for the guy; and I should know how that feelings." She laughed bitterly.
Tohru looked confused, then eyed her bandages, her eyes growing wide with understanding. "You mean… Akito?" She gasped. Ana nodded sheepishly. "Yeah. My punishment for coming out of hiding." Ana said. She didn't know why she was telling Tohru so much about her; Tohru's kind, understanding expression, perhaps? Whatever it was, Tohru made her feel safe; like she could tell her anything without fear of being ridiculed or her blabbing it to someone.
I can see why Kyo loves her so much. Ana thought.
"Why were you in hiding?" Tohru asked curiously, drawing her knees to her chest. Ana winced and looked away, unsure of whether or not to answer.
"Oh you don't have to answer if you don't want to! I'm sorry I asked!" Tohru apologized hurriedly. "It's fine." Ana flicked her tail dismissively. "Let's just say the Sohma family doesn't take kindly to the Wolf Zodiac, OK?" She asked and Tohru nodded. "So are you like Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked and Ana nodded. "Yeah. The Cat and Wolf are both cursed, but we have no place in the Zodiac." Ana said.
"That's so terrible!" Tohru actually looked like she was going to cry. Ana was shocked at her reaction; no one had actually felt bad for her before. Kyo had sympathized with her; he knew what it was like to be an outcast. But Tohru threw her arms around Ana and hugged her tightly, crying.
"I'm so sorry Ana-chan! That's such a shame, that you're like the Cat!" She wailed. Ana stiffened, stunned by her sudden touch. She'd never had someone hug her before- before Kyo yesterday, she corrected herself. That had been nice; Kyo had been so happy to see her.
I can't abandon him. But if I don't leave him, Akito will kill him… what am I going to do?
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Kyo shouldered his bag, scowling as he thought about the earlier events that day.
He'd promised Ana he'd try not to get detention as much, but what that kid had said had ticked him off so badly he hadn't been able to think straight.
"You should have seen the size of this buck! I swear, it was the size of a truck!" Kyo stiffened as he heard a boy his age bragging to his friends. He hated all talk of hunting; he tried to tune it out and continue searching for his stupid homework in his locker.
"But deer are so easy to shoot. Have you tried taking a mountain lion down? It's nearly impossible! But I got a big one last weekend." Another boy boasted and Kyo tensed.
"Hah! Mountain lions are easy game compared to what I brought down the last time I went hunting with my pop." The largest of the boys said. "What was it?" One of his followers asked eagerly.
"A wolf! The thing was so stupid it went right into my trap." He chuckled. Kyo slammed his locker shut, a vein on his forehead throbbing. If he doesn't shut up right now…
"How'd you catch a wolf?! Those things are impossible to get!" A boy said, awed. "Bear trap. Got his paw caught in it and I found him the day after. Stupid thing nearly chewed his leg off trying to get out." He snorted. That was it.
"Don't talk about animals that way!" Kyo snapped, turning to glare at him. He looked amused. "Aw, is the Kitty-Lover trying to stick up for all the 'defenseless little animals' now?" He sneered. "Besides, it was just a wolf. They're cold-blooded killers." He added with a snort.
Something in Kyo snapped.
"You think they're the cold-blooded killers?! A cold-blooded killer is the one who leaves someone in a trap all night, bleeding to death, before murdering them when they didn't do a thing wrong!" Kyo roared, swinging his fist without a moment's hesitation. His fist connected with the boy's smug face with a satisfying crack, and he went flying, blood pouring out of his noise.
"Sohma-san! My office. Now." Too bad Kyo hadn't noticed the teacher three feet away.
Kyo grimaced, wishing he'd at least dragged the kid in the boy's bathroom to give him a good thrashing. Still, he couldn't believe someone would do that to an animal.
Maybe those guys are right. I am a soft little wuss. Most other guys would have enjoyed it, but it just made me so mad…
"Kyo-kun!" Kyo looked up when he spotted Ana hiding in the bushes. "Why do you do that?" He asked curiously, walking towards her.
"Do what?" Ana asked. "Hide whenever you see me. Like you'll get in trouble. Before, you used to knock me to the ground." I kinda miss you doing that. He added silently.
"Oh. Well how was your day?" She asked, avoiding the question. Kyo narrowed his eyes at her sheepish expression, but decided not to press it. "Fine." He replied. "Tohru said you punched someone." Ana looked disapproving. "What did he do to deserve it?" She asked. Kyo fought a smile. Of course she wasn't mad at him; she just wanted to know what made him punch him.
"He was talking about hunting." He admitted. Ana's eyes flashed. "Let me guess; he went to explicit detail and you got mad?" Ana guessed and Kyo shrugged, looking away.
"Aw, Kyo-kun that's so good of you." She trotted out of the bushes and jumped up on him, knocking him to the ground and licking his face happily.
Kyo pushed her off, blushing slightly at her praise.
"I would have done the same thing." She added. "Even though I'm technically a hunter too; but at least I hunt for food, not trophies." She narrowed her eyes.
"Can we go talk by the waterfall?" Ana asked suddenly. Kyo blinked, then nodded. "Sure." He shrugged, getting to his feet.
"Or the tree; which do you prefer?" She asked. Kyo weighed the options. "The tree." He finally said. He didn't want to get wet today.
"OK!" Ana flicked her tail and darted off, leading the way to the hallowed out tree Ana called home. "It should be right… oh no!" Ana's tail drooped as she stared in horror at whatever lay in front of her. Kyo jogged up to stand by her side and his eyes widened when he saw what she was looking at.
The tree, Ana's home, was lying on the ground, looking like a corpse. Ana said nothing, and went to sniff it, her tail going even further to the ground.
"I'm sorry,
Ana-chan." Kyo murmured, coming to stand beside her. Ana sat down
on the ground, staring at her paws. "Where am I going to sleep
tonight?" She asked, her voice cracking. Kyo hesitated. Where would
she sleep?
"We'll think of something." He promised
her and she nodded. "This has been my home for years." She said
softly, staring at it. "I guess it was about time the old thing up
and died, eh?" She laughed bitterly. She stood up and trotted over
to it, pressing her nose against its bark.
"Thank you, for providing me with a home. I'm sorry you had to end this way." She murmured and Kyo raised his eyebrows. Was she seriously thanking a tree?
She sighed and looked up at him. "Guess this means the waterfall then, eh?" She joked weakly. Kyo watched her with concern as she walked off towards the waterfall, her tail dragging in the mud behind her.
"Hey, it was just a tree. Cheer up." Kyo said, keeping pace with her. She flicked her tail. "That was my home." She said. "Now I don't know where I'm going to sleep tonight." She sighed. "You're a wolf; can't you just curl up in a bush or something?" He asked. Ana looked at him in amusement.
"Well, Mr. Cat, you of all people should know why I can't just sleep in the open tonight." She laughed. Kyo blinked, then looked up at the sky. He noticed for the first time the dark grey clouds blanketing the sky, and the hair on the back of his neck prickled when he heard the rumble of thunder.
"Oh. Right." Kyo said awkwardly. They walked in silence, and Kyo could hear the roar of the waterfall up ahead. Ana trotted ahead and sat down, staring into the foam. Kyo sat down beside her, and they stared at the water crashing over the rocks in companionable silence.
"I was talking with Tohru today." Ana said suddenly. "She mentioned something about you training in the mountains…?" She trailed off, looking at him curiously. "Yeah. I trained in the mountains for four months with my sensei." He explained. Ana pricked her ears. "Your sensei?" She asked. Kyo nodded. "Yeah. He raised me when my mom died, and he's trained me in karate." He felt his heart sink when he realized he hadn't seen his sensei in months. He needed to visit him soon.
"So he was like a father?" Ana guessed, seeing the melancholy look in his eyes. "Yeah. He is." Kyo said softly. "I haven't seen him in a while though." He admitted. "Then you should go see him!" Ana said, like it was obvious.
"I wish. Though I've been so mad at him, so I don't know what I'd say." He said quietly. Ana's eyes softened. "Oh. Do you want me to come with you? You know, support?" She asked. Kyo hesitated, then nodded. He wanted her to meet his sensei; he would like Ana a lot.
"OK! I can't wait to meet him; I can tell you really like him." She said excitedly. She jumped when a raindrop landed on her nose and looked up. "You should get home. It's starting to rain." She said, standing up. "But where will you sleep?" Kyo asked, looking at her worriedly. "I'll manage." Ana shrugged.
"Come on." Kyo said, an idea occurring to him. He didn't say it aloud, and led Ana to the house while she followed him, her head tilted curiously.
She didn't say a thing when he opened the door and let her go first. She crept over the floor silently, looking around warily. "I think he's in his study." Kyo whispered and she nodded, not relaxing her tensed stance. "Follow me." Kyo said softly, leading her up to his room.
"What are we doing here?" Ana hissed as Kyo shut the door behind them. "You can sleep in here. For tonight, at least." He added before she got the wrong idea. For a second, Ana just stared at him.
"You don't have to, if you don't want to." Kyo said hurriedly. Ana shook her head slowly. "No, it's not that." She said. "I'm just surprised. Thank you. So much, Kyo-kun." She licked his hand Kyo blushed lightly, wondering why he was going to let her stay here.
It's that or just let her sleep in the rain! Kyo thought. "Just curl up anywhere." He said gruffly, dropping down onto his bed and removing his shoes.
"OK." Ana said. She went to a corner and circled a few times before settling down with a sigh, resting her chin on her paws. She switched her gaze to Kyo. "Thanks again." She said sincerely. "Don't mention it." Kyo grunted, pulling the blanket over himself and turning his back to her.
"Good night." Ana whispered. "Night." Kyo replied, closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.
That's all for now! Yes, I'm aware of fluff- get over it XD
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