Chapter 10: Kyo and Yuya
Kyo got up, fully healed, and ran over to Yuya. Kyoshiro was trying harder and harder to get out, but Kyo forced him to stay inside. No! No! That was all a dream. Yuya just fell, that's all. She's alive. She didn't sacrafice her life for two killers. It's not...
"Yuya." He pulled her up into his arms.
There was no response. She lay still in his arms, eyes closed. He held her tighter to him. Tears almost came down as he felt her body starting to get cold. He wouldn't let himself cry. This was Onime no Kyo. Demon Eyes Kyo. If he felt something he would never show anyone. Yuya was lucky he even talked to her as much as he did. But Kyo felt something special about Yuya. He felt a love greater than what he felt for Sakuya, for anyone. He felt something rare for a killer.
"Yuya." He repeated. "You're not dead." The last part he said to help convince himself.
No response. Benitora broke out in tears behind him. Bontenmaru was holding him back. The others knew how important this moment was to Kyo.
"Mutt-face..." He said as he got up. "I'm coming for you." Kyo turned around and unsheathed his sword. He walked a little ways off and then stopped, putting his sword in position for suicide.
"I'm here Kyo." A sweet voice that made a single tear roll down his cheek said. "I'm here."
Kyo dropped his Muramasa and turned around. He ran to the now standing Yuya. He pulled her up in an embrace.
"I thought you were dead." Kyo said with a hint of sorrow and happiness in his voice.
"I was." She smiled. "But your voice led me back."
For the first time in his life Kyo didn't care what anyone thought or what would happen in the future. He let his emotions out and kissed Yuya right in front of everyone else. He let all the emotions he had been keeping inside him for all of this time out for this one moment.
"I love you too Yuya." Kyo said, tears coming down.