An update! I've shocked myself. I just haven't had the time to update (don't hurt me...), but I finally got to it. Yay.
The next morning:
"Yuki come on! We're gonna be late!" Momiji dragged his cousin down the stairs. Yuki, not being a morning person, just yawned and let the younger boy pull him around.
Sometime during the car ride (Hatori was driving of course), Yuki woke up and wondered what was going on.
"Where are we going?"
"To pick up Kyou!" Momiji told him.
"Oh." Yuki realized Hatori was driving. "Why didn't you just bring him and Honda-san home instead of bringing us there?"
"I came back late last night." Hatori told him.
"Oh."
The got to the hospital to find Kisa, Hiro, and Rin waiting outside.
"What are they all doing here?" Yuki asked.
"Kisa wanted to see Kyou so Hiro came along. I don't know why Rin is here." Hatori said.
"Oh."
Haru glanced over at Yuki. "You okay this morning?"
"Yes." Yuki said shortly. I don't want to talk to him.
They got out of the car and Rin walked right up to Haru. Wordlessly, she grabbed his hand. No one noticed this but Yuki.
They all headed up to Kyou's room, where he and Tohru were waiting. When they arrived they found Tohru fussing over him.
"Kyou-kun, I don't think you should stand yet…the doctor said.."
"To hell with what the doctor said. I am NOT being wheeled out of here in a wheelchair!"
"Yes, you are." Hatori said. Kyou scowled and sat down, crossing his hands over his chest.
He's sure not acting like he was near death. Yuki thought. Typical…stupid cat. Right then, Kyou glanced at Yuki. It startled him. What was that? Why did he look at me? What does he want now?
"Why didn't you just bring us home instead of bringing everyone here?" Kyou asked, rolling his eyes at Hatori. "That's stupid."
"That's what I said." Yuki said impulsively. Wait, did I just agree with Kyou?
Kyou looked equally surprised. "Oh. Well, are we leaving this shit hole or what?"
"Whatever you say Kyou," Hatori said, a bit of sarcasm in his voice.
"Why was he taken to a regular hospital anyway Ha'ri?" Momiji asked suddenly. "What if he had transformed?"
"I wasn't there at the time and there was nothing I could do to prevent a transformation. I would have simply erased their memories if it had been necessary."
Like he did the time I transformed. Yuki thought. It's not unfair that we have to live in a vacuum. It's not fair that we have to be so careful. It's not fair that we'd never be accepted.
"How are all of them going to fit in a car?" Kyou asked. "Are we gonna be on each other's laps or something?"
"Ha'ri drove a van. We're all coming back with you!" Momiji said excitedly.
"Oh, great." Kyou said sarcastically.
"But it is great"! Tohru exclaimed. "Everyone is so happy you're okay Kyou!"
"Eh…"
Eventually everyone piled into the van and Hatori drove back to Shigure's house. When they arrived, Tohru and Kisa helped Kyou up to his room, and Hiro and Momiji trailed behind. Haru and Rin went for a walk, and Hatori went to talk with Shigure. That left Yuki all alone.
Oh, just great…He thought numbly. Alone, again. He sighed and headed up to his room to do some homework.
After a few minutes, there was a knock at the door. "Who is it?"
Hatori stepped in. "I think we need to talk."
"About what?"
"This situation," he answered. "It's rather obvious it's had a toll on you."
"I may not want to talk about it."
"I'm not giving you an option." The man sat down on his bed. "Yuki, there comes a time in everyone's life where they face rejection. As cursed members of the Sohma family, we experience this time far more than normal people."
"And so…?"
"And so I want you to realize you're not the only one of us this has happened to. You can't give up."
Yuki knew Hatori was right. If anyone, Hatori had the right to be angry and upset. But instead, Hatori was the calm man telling others not to give up. But Yuki didn't care at that moment. At that moment, he was regretting ever giving up the person he loved most to the cat.
"Hatori…I know…" His voice was pained. "I know all that. I just…hate it!"
Hatori sighed. "There's really nothing I can do for you. I only hope you can throw away your shell and learn that there are other people in the world that will accept you for who you are and what you are." With that, he walked out of the room.
Yuki was restless. He decided to go for a walk.
Life was never enjoyable anyway. He decided. No one cares about me. I wonder if they'd even miss me. He came to a clearing. He was going to walk right through when he saw someone out of the corner of his eye…