Chapter Ten… A Rude Awakening…

Kyoichi dosed off waiting for Kyo who woke her up, "Kyoichi, let's go."

Kyoichi's eyes open and she realized she was seen sleeping and blushes from embarrassment, "I-I wasn't sleeping! I was just resting my eyes!"

Kyo laughed lightly, "It's noting to be embarrassed about Kyoichi, All the cats before you got like this when it rains."

"Even you?"

"Yep," Kyo smiled as he helped her up, "Even me." Kyo went to a closet in the hall and came back with a large umbrella, "Ready to go home?"

The two walked all the way home in silence, "We're home," Kyo called out.

Tohru's head popped out from the kitchen with a smile, "Welcome home, I hope you're hungry because dinner will be ready in just a few minutes.

Kyoichi kicked her shoes off and started to walk up stairs, "I think I'll pass."

"But Kyoichi, I made salmon tonight."

Kyoichi's ears twitched at the words and she came back down and sat at the dinner table.

Rin came to the door to greet her father, "Welcome back…"

Kyo pat her head before picking up the small ten-year-old, "I'm home." He looked up at Kyoichi who was just sitting at the table bored, "Hey Kyoichi, did you do your homework?"

Kyoichi started to tap her fingers on the wooden table, "Yes sir."

"Okay," He looked a Rin, "Do you want to play a card game with your dad Rin?"

The little girl nodded and Kyo put her back down, "Go sit beside your sister while I get the cards okay?"

"Okay." The young girl walked over and sat on the cushion to the right of Kyoichi.

Kyo went up stairs and opened a hallway closet and took a deck of cards out. He shut the door and came back down the stairs. He sat down across from Kyoichi and started to shuffle the cards.

Just as Kyo started to deal the front door opened and you could tell it was still raining hard outside before it shut. Knowing it was Kazuki, Tohru popped her head out of the kitchen to welcome him back, "Welcome home Kazu—Kazuki you're drenched!" Tohru set her pan down and turned the burner down then ran to a closet grabbing a large towel out of it then ran back over to her son and draped it over his head, "Let's get you dry before you catch a cold," She smiled as she started to dry his hair.

"I can do it myself Mom," Kazuki yelled, shocking his mother.

Tohru lowered her hands, "Very well…"

Kazuki passed his mother and went up stairs. Everyone heard a door open and close. Tohru turned and walked back into the kitchen then started cooking again.

Kyo set the cards down and went into the kitchen, "Tohru, are you okay?"

Tohru jumped when she heard Kyo's voice and started to cook a little faster,
I'm fine. Everything's alright."

Tohru's voice quivered and Kyo could tell that she was lying, "Tohru…"

Tohru turned the stove off and stood there in silence for a few moments before turning around and running into Kyo's arms, crying. Kyo held her close with an expression of disappointment.

Kyoichi had heard everything from the dining room, stood to her feet and walked up stairs, stopping in front of Kazuki's door.

Kazuki was sulking on the ground with his back against the door. Kyoichi kicked through the door causing Kazuki to land on his stomach. Kazuki cringed in pain, "What the hell Kyoichi?" He stood up and turned to face her but the second he did Kyoichi's fist made contact with his right cheek causing him to land on his stomach again.

"Stand up Kazuki," Kyoichi used a stern and strict voice but when he just laid there she yelled, "I said get up!" She walked over to him and picked him up by the collar of his shirt. Kazuki kept his chin down so that Kyoichi wouldn't see his eyes. "What's gotten into you Kazuki?" She yelled trying to look him in the eye.

When Kazuki said noting she threw him into the wall, "Are you that upset about not becoming your father's heir; so much so that you have to take it out on your own mother? If it means that much to you, you can have it!"

"Shut up!" Kazuki yelled using the wall as a crutch to help him stand, "You don't know how hard my life has been! I don't have any special abilities! You're naturally better than me because you have cat-like reflexes!"

Kyoichi's sudden silence spooked Kazuki, "Is that what you think," Kyoichi finally asked, her bangs covering her eyes and she made fists with her hands but then released them slowly and walked out of the beat up room. She walked across the hall and entered an already open door then slide it shut behind her. Kazuki stayed where he was for a while pouting but then plopped onto his bed burying his face in his pillow.

The next morning Tohru went to wake Kyoichi for school but when she slide the door open she found an empty room and Kyoichi nowhere to be found, "Kyo! Kyo, she's gone!"

Tohru ran to her room and woke Kyo up who had planned to sleep in. He sat up and yawned, "Who's gone?"

"Kyoichi, she's gone, I can't find her anywhere!"

The second he heard that, he got out of bed to see for himself.

Since Kyoichi wasn't inside Kyo decided to look outside but when he opens the front door he could barely see due to the hard rain that was pouring outside. So instead of leaving the house he called from the door, "Kyoichi!"

With no reply he shuts the door and walks over to the phone and dialed a number.