Grad Night
It's the evening of their graduation and Kyo and Tohru spend one last visit on the roof of Shigure's house together, unknowing to what plans will soon be in store for the two of them. Now a full length story! Rated for language!
Me: With a heavily bandaged head Hello everyone. I hope everyone's doing okay. Thank you so much for all of the kind reviews! I love how you are all getting into the story and everything! I will now reply to the kind reviews:
AKITO. At The Disco: LOL! That made me laugh! If you don't mind, I thing I would like Momiji to pop in saying that. I think it would be pretty funny! Thanks for the inspiration!
Kayla: I know, the plot is sad! I'm shocked that so many people cried! I really didn't think my story would be good enough! But I'm glad that you liked it! Thank you for also thinking that Sachiko is cute!
TheFoxGirlKitsune: I know. But Kyo is living in his own sorrow and feeling sorry for himself. He'll be kicking himself later for that.
collective2220: LOL. Yeah, Kyo is pretty much living in his own closed off world right now. He gave up hope of EVER seeing her again. Poor kitty. But yes, he will be kicking himself later for this.
Moonflower: Things will turn out for the better. I promise! Thank you for the holiday wishes! Happy holidays to you too! Be safe too!
Neko Rieka: Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for the cookie! Has happy tears You are so kind! Thank you so much for your review! It means a lot! Everything will end nicely. Have happy holidays!
Midnight Shadows Starlight: Hey you too! Thanks for the review. As always you two make me laugh! I'm glad you two are looking forward to the next chapter! More is on the way!
fang-grl: Kyo is kinda living in his own sorrow. But I'm glad you seem to be enjoying my story! Thank you so much for the review!
sillygirlsis: I'm glad you like my story! More is on the way! I promise! Thank you!
Obob: Thank you so much for the review! It makes me happy that you and they others enjoy my story so! I'm glad you like Sachiko! If I she's a mix of what I was like as a little child and who I would want as a future child (ONLY SOMEDAY THOUGH). More is on the way! I'm already on the rough draft on chapter 9 and the end is almost in sight!
Me: Such wonderful reviews! Thank you so much for them! It means so much! Today in the studio, we have Kagura Sohma!
Kagura: Hello! It's very nice to meet you and it's nice to be here.
Me: It's very nice to have you here! Without further ado (and incident), would you do the honors to read off the disclaimer—
Kagura: I do have one question, though.
Me: Oh, okay. What is it?
Kagura: In the end of this story, will I finally be able to make Kyo mine?
Me: Well…
Kagura: What?
Me: Actually, you're…well…
Kagura: I'm what?
Me: You're not even mention in this story.
Kagura//Tears up.// You…mean…//Boiling rage//. I'M NOT PAIRED WITH MY BELOVED KYO! HOW DARE YOU!
Me//Shrinks back// The readers never asked for it!
Kagura: KYO AND I SHOULD ALWAYS BE TOGETHER//Goes after Hinata.//
Me//Running away.// DEMON! HELP ME! A DEMON!
//Out of nowhere, Inuyasha bursts in through one wall of the studio.//
InuYasha: A demon?! Lemme at 'em!
//Rosette and Chrno from Chrno Crusade come in through the door.//
Rosette: We'll send those demons back to hell!
Everyone: . . . . . .
Chrno: Um, Rosette, I think this is the wrong place.
Me//To Inuyasha,// Chrno, and Rosette Get out of here! I don't want to read off the disclaimer of your shows, too!
Rosette//Looks at Inuyasha.// A demon!
InuYasha: Aw hell, not again//Flees.//
//Rosette and Chrno: Go after Inuyasha.//
Me//Sigh //Everything you just saw… I don't own any of it. Last thing we need is characters from DBZ destroying my studio.
Kagura//Looks at the damage made// what happened?! Who could have started this?!
Blue skies.
All that was within Kyo's sight were beautiful blue skies mixed with fluffy white clouds. But he could find no comfort in both.
It was a little over a week before Kaibara High School's Culture Fest would begin and his class, class 1-D, decided to sell Onigiri. Tohru had given a fun idea of selling three-flavored Onigiri, but not a lot of people liked it. He had even gave his idea about "Battle Onigiri", but he was answered with a big fat no by pretty much the entire class. But when that damn Yuki gave his idea to his peers, they of course went for it 100.
Kyo's anger boiled and boiled until he—and everyone else in the classroom—discovered that he was suddenly covered in dozens of cats that came out of nowhere. Not able to control his anger anymore, the Neko was up and out of the classroom, breaking the door down as he went.
Now the Neko was on the roof of his school letting his frustration flow through him. He was even feeling himself starting to calm down until—
"I found you!" Cried a cheerful female voice. "I knew you'd be here!"
Kyo felt his body spaz and tense in surprise. A few cats that had been lying on top of him jumped aside in their master Neko's reaction. Sitting up sharply, his eyes came to rest on who would soon one day become his love—Tohru.
"You always…" Kyo started, "ALWAYS sneak up on me!"
"Kyo-kun, you really like high places, don't you?" Tohru asked, holding one of the cats in her arms. "It's so cute! Cats really do like you, don't they?"
Kyo felt himself relax a bit. "Like I'd know. They just come to me. With the dog it's dogs, with the rats it's rats."
"Wow, how fun."
"You think its fun?! One time when I was going through the mountains with Kagura we were surrounded by dozens of wild boars. I thought we'd be eaten!"
Tohru laughed. Oh how he missed that sweet laughter.
Kyo turned his head away. "Anyway, what do you want?"
"Nothing. I was just worried about you." Tohru replied. "Are you angry about something? Don't you want to get ready for the Culture Fest?"
"Kyo-onii-chan?"
Kyo's eyes snapped open to find a pair of little eyes staring back at him through bars. He felt his body really spaz and tense as he shot up into a sitting position. The weather lately had been quite rainy, making the Neko feeling weak and tired. So that morning after training, he must have fallen asleep by his barred wall.
"Did I scare Kyo-onii-chan?" The little voice asked.
Only then did Kyo really notice Sachiko sitting on the other side of the bars. "Of course not, you just startled me. There's a big difference."
Sachiko nodded, smiling. "Okay, Kyo-onii-chan!"
Kyo turned his head. He always did whenever this child smiled or laughed. It reminded him too much of his Tohru. Almost everything about this little girl reminded him of his love.
"Mama gets startled all the time too." Sachiko continued, not even realizing what was going through her Onii-Chan's head.
"Here she goes again." Kyo thought. Every time this child came, she always spoke of her mother. "Mama this" or "Mama that". It didn't annoy him or anything; it was just something Tohru had always done.
"Hey, what about your Dad?" Kyo asked. "Does he get startled too?"
Sachiko looked at him, confusion in her little face. "'Dad'?"
"Yeah, your Dad."
"Sachi-chibi has no Dad."
Kyo frowned and raised and eyebrow. "Of course you have one. How else would you be alive?"
Sachiko blinked. "I dunno. I don't have one."
The Neko realized that he was getting a little angry and forced himself to calm down. Of course this little girl has a Dad. But what if this child never met him? He then couldn't help but start feeling sorry for this little girl. What if her Father had died? What if he decided to be a bastard and walk away from his Family? There was no doubt that one day this sweet little girl would start asking questions about him. He just hoped her little heart wouldn't break.
"Kyo-onii-chan?" Sachiko called out to him. "Are you okay?"
Kyo looked at Sachiko, noting the worried look on her face. He just reached through the bars and ruffled the child's hair. He smirked. "I'm fine."
But he really didn't feel "fine".
Sooner or later, the weekend finally came. So Tohru and Sachiko made their weekend trek to Uo and Hana's apartment. That Friday evening they had gone out for sushi and saw a movie. The following morning was cold and rainy, so they decided to stay in and drink hot tea. While Sachiko colored on crisp clean paper with crayons, the three friends also sat at the Kotatsu and talked about old times.
"So how's your job treating you?" Uo asked. "I forgot to ask you that last night."
"It's wonderful!" Tohru replied with a smile. "There's always plenty to do and the pay is very nice."
"How are the conditions of the servant's housing?" Hana asked, her cup of tea resting in her calm hands.
"It's very nice and very clean." Tohru replied. "But there's something very strange about that place."
Uo looked up from watching Sachiko's drawing to her Onigiri friend. "What's wrong with it? Was it built on some sort of ancient burial ground and it's cursed?"
Tohru shook her head. "It feels like…the moment I stepped onto the property…it's just I can't help but feel that I've been there before."
Uo looked to Hana. "Hey Hana, is it possible this Sohma Family she works for could be the family name of those Sohma boys we went to High School with?"
"Possibly." Replied Hana. "That could possibly be."
"Is something wrong?" Tohru asked.
Hana looked at Tohru. "When we were in High School, do you recall anyone with the family name as 'Sohma'"?
The Onigiri thought for a while. "Yes…I recall there were a few boys with that name I believe. I think they were related, right?"
"They were. What can you recall of them?" Hana asked.
Once again, Tohru went back to thinking again. After a minute she spoke. "One was labeled the Prince of our school. I remember he was so popular, that he had a fan club."
Hana nodded. "Sohma Yuki."
Tohru continued. "Then there was a Sohma with black and white hair. He had a quiet and gentle demeanor. But he also had a horrible temper when provoked."
"Sohma Hatsuharu." Said Uo.
"A cute little Sohma boy. He looked almost too young to be in High School. Blond hair and very hyperactive. He liked to wear a girl's uniform."
"Sohma Momiji." Hana finished.
"Is that all you remember?" Uo asked.
Tohru shook her head. "I remember an author, a costume maker, a doctor, and apologetic cross dresser—"
Uo raised and eyebrow. "Tohru, what are you—"
But Hana had quickly shushed her before Uo could continue.
Tohru kept on talking. "A shy and quiet little sister, a boy who threw verbal barbs, and independent one with long black hair, and one who had to stay behind and lost his ability to fly."
"Who are you talking about?" Uo asked. "Where have you seen people like this before?"
"Only in my dreams." Replied Tohru, blushing. "But quiet often lately, I've been having dreams about this young man."
"What does he look like?" Hana asked.
"Tall, slender, and orange hair like Sachiko's." Tohru described. "His name always gets away from me…"
"'Kyo'?" Asked Hana, helping Tohru remember.
The Onigiri nodded, clearly stunned. "Yes, that's it! But how do you know?"
"I know him!" Cried a child's voice.
All three turned their heads to see Sachiko coloring away.
"Who do you know, Sachi-chibi?" Hana asked.
"Kyo-onii-chan!" The child replied.
Hana turned to Uo. "Go and fetch the yearbook from our senior year. It should be in the living room on the shelf."
Uo was up and gone.
Tohru soon found her voice. "Sachi-chibi, I'm sure you must be thinking of a different Kyo."
Hana shook her head. "We don't know that for sure. That's why we're going to show her his school picture."
Uo came back a few moments later with the yearbook in hand. Quickly, she flipped through pages until she came to the right one. She set the book in front of Sachiko. Tohru sat closer to get a look at this young man, too.
Mother and Daughter peered into this sea of faces until their eyes fell upon one individual who stood out like a sore thumb with his vibrant orange hair.
"That's him!" Cried Tohru and Sachiko together at once.
"That's the young man from my dreams." Tohru whispered in disbelief.
Sachiko fell into a fit of giggles. "That's my Kyo-onii-chan!"
Uo just stood there watching them with her jaw slightly dropped while Hana just sat there, smiling.
"Our little Tohru's memories are finally coming back. Bit by bit, they're finally coming back!"
