Summary: Kyo awakens suddenly, cold, frightened and alone. To make matters worse, no one remembers him. What happened? Who did this? This is something Kyo must do alone, because no one else will.
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Chapter
Seven
The Dream
Kyo plunged into nothingness, his body limp and naked, his breathing slow, and his heart slowly gently, until it stopped completely. And there he hung, lifeless and nonexistent. He enjoyed the idea of no longer existing, seeing as no one knew him now anyway…
That was until a
light shone in the distance; Kyo awoke instantly. It was distracting,
but tempting all the same. He crawled to it, reaching out his hand as
the light drew nearer and nearer.
It was then that Kyo felt it, an
agonizing pain coursing through his body. He screamed and writhed in
agony as a cut wound forced its way into his chest.
Although this
was happening, Kyo was still stretching out his hand, whimpering as
he reached for it, longing to see it, to see her one… last…
time.
It was then that two ghostly figures appeared behind him; two familiar figures. Two women. One: his own mother. The next: Tohru's mother, Kyoko.
"Kyo, you were always stupid," said his mother, a look of pure disgust on her face
"What have you done now, Kyo?" asked Kyoko, leaning forward "Another accident, eh?"
Kyo, unable to say anything, turned his head, and peering into their eyes
"Kyo, you were never the child I wanted," said his mother "You drove me insane! I killed myself to be away from you, and now you follow me? You are an insult to the family name"
"Now, Matake," said Kyoko, looking at Kyo's mother "He was a good boy. It was a total shame that you had to get Kyo instead of Matake… Oh how things pan out for the worse, eh?"
"You're right, Kyoko," replied Kyo's mother, looking, once again at her son, in pain, on the floor "If only Matake had been born first, then I may still be alive, and happy!"
Kyo, all the
while, had dropped to the floor in pain, the blackness around him
crushing his very body. It was too much to handle. He shut his eyes
tight, and tried to shut off what the two women were saying behind
him.
The light was slowly disappearing, becoming dimmer and
dimmer. Kyo wasn't going to let the opportunity to live, if this
was it, to say the least, to slip away. He needed to see her,
he needed comforting from her, he knew for certain she'd
remember him, eventually, and love him as she had done before.
He was confident she'd remember…
She had too… Wouldn't she?...
The light was fading into nothing now; it was almost gone, when Kyo, with every last ounce of energy he could muster, threw himself into it. The voices of Kyoko and his mother dying away… As soon as he went into the light, it spread across the darkness, filling his existence with life. He forced a breath as his heart began beating again. He choked on every breath he drew, gasping for air. He looked around, warily, the light piercing his eyes, as he once again fell to the ground; wounded and alone, the Cat was never meant to be loved. . .
Never. . .
'The Cat is never meant to be loved. . .'
'Never. . . '
'NEVER!!!!'
Kyo awoke with a
start. He shot up, his head jerking from side to side, examining his
room. He was obviously in hospital; the room was bare and empty.
Wires were all over his body. He felt weak, and he was in a hospital
gown.
Although he felt weak, Kyo got out of bed, pain searing
through him. His feet touched the floor; it was freezing, he
shuddered slightly as the cold rushed through his body, it felt good
to finally exist again… After… Whatever it was… He could hardly
remember anything that had happened in Shigure's house, nor the
dream… All he could remember was agonizing pain…
He
began to survey the room, when he noticed the door leading out. He
walked, limping slightly to the door, a throbbing in his chest. He
placed his hand on the smooth metal of the door handle, and opened
the door.
Immediately, an alarm rang round above his head, a red
light flashing above his door. Kyo looked around, stunned, as about
five nurses threw themselves at him, forcing him back to bed,
replacing wires on his body and covering him up.
"Are you stupid or something?!" shouted the main nurse, a black-haired, brown-eyed nurse who's stubby, short body gave the effect of many years experience. "You do not get out of bed, not after what you've just been through!"
Kyo didn't understand. He could hardly talk; he could only muster a "Huh?"
"I'm not surprised you don't remember anything. You had major surgery about two weeks ago now"
"H... Heart s... s... sur... gery?!" Kyo stammered, gasping on his breath, as a nurse offered him an oxygen mask, which he declined
At this point, the remaining nurses left the room, muttering to themselves. The main nurse watched them leave, and picked up Kyo's chart at the end of his bed, muttering to herself
"S... s... so," Kyo gasped; the nurse looked up "W... w... wha-?"
"Don't waste the breath you do have, son," said the nurse, looking down her glasses at him, and shaking her head "It's not really my place to say, but, you were stabbed right in the heart, piercing it, and requiring major surgery, hence why we aren't allowing you out... That's all I'm saying. It's not my place to say, but a family member or a friend"
Kyo
was stunned. He couldn't say anything, and not just because he
couldn't, he was speechless. He closed his eye, trying to remember
something... Anything at all... Then
he saw a flashing image of Matake, knife in hand...
Kyo opened his
eyes sharply. The nurse, about to leave, turned when Kyo gasped.
"Something wrong?" she asked, halfway out of the door
"D... D... Do..." Kyo began, but he was really struggling. Two weeks of not speaking had taken its toll on him
"Here," said the nurse, handing him her clipboard and a pen "Write it down"
Kyo grabbed it from her, and began scribbling madly. He handed her it back, in which she surveyed what he'd written. She gave a puzzled look at the board, and looked up at Kyo. She closed her eyes
"I'm afraid we still don't know. The house is still under forensic investigation. But when the police found you, you were alone" she opened her eyes again, looking down at him "However, they have found fingerprints and the knife used to stab you, they're analysing them now"
Kyo
was amazed at what he'd just heard... He sat there in silence. The
nurse said goodbye and disappeared from sight.
Kyo laid down on
his bed, his head buzzing with information, questions and emotions...
He was awake all night, and just as he was about to fall asleep, she
entered. The girl he knew would remember him, even the slightest
"Tohru..." Kyo mumbled
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