Chapter Twelve
Getting Closer
The next few months went by fairly quickly for the couple. Their relationship had grown, and they each found themselves even farther in love with the other than before. Their meetings were kept secret from Akito, getting help from Shigure and the others.
At times Yuki, Kyo, or Shigure would call Hatori and have him come over because they were "sick" or got "hurt." Kagome was extremely grateful. Though Hatori didn't say anything, he was grateful as well. Without them, Kagome and Hatori, would probably never get to see each other.
Hatori had already met her mother, brother, grandfather, as well as the family she was living with. The first meeting was... interesting. Anyway, Christmas had come and gone, and spring was fast approaching. Kawaia High had gotten new school uniforms for the students. Instead of the navy blue shirt with white trimming, it was a white shirt with blue trimming. The skirt remained the same. Kagome like the new color; she always did like white better.
During the time that they were together, Kagome never mentioned the cure for the curse that she had found. She was pretty confident in the fact that it would work, but the process was what scared her. Knowing that she would have to fix it sometime, Kagome had decided that the next time the opportunity presented itself. She would try.
Having returned from the Shigure's house, and meeting Kisa, who was absolutely adorable in Kagome's opinion, Kagome walked into her current home to find that they currently had some... guests.
Motoko Minagawa, and her... possy, were currently sitting upstairs with Saki and Megumi having tea. Kagome walked in just in time for them to run past her and out of the house. Turning a questioning look towards her cousins, she silently asked them what that was about.
"Oh, hello Kagome, you're home."
Smiling, Kagome answered back, "Yes, I am Megumi. What were they doing here?"
It was Saki who answered her question, "They were trying to find my weakness. They were hoping to get rid of me so they could get rid of Tohru, leaving their 'prince Yuki,' to themselves."
"Seriously?" At seeing their nods, Kagome broke down into a fit of giggles. "Hahaha, those four are idiots if they think that Yuki would ever leave Tohru for them. Hahaha." Wiping her eyes of her tears, Kagome smiled and asked, "So, what did you do to them?"
"I cursed them."
Smiling gleefully, Kagome complemented Megumi on his work. Though she had yet to see what the outcome would be, Kagome had no doubts that it would be fun.
Kagome had learned from Hatori that Kyo's martial arts teacher would be arriving soon, and to not tell tell Kyo. After all, it was a surprise. Getting excited, Kagome couldn't wait to me the Sohma who had taught many of the other Sohmas the arts of fighting. Especially after seeing their skills herself.
Hatori and Kagome were going to meet at a café and later go to Shigure's to meet him. It was a Saturday, and they each had the free time to spend together. But Hatori ended up being called last minute and had to attend to Akito. Kagome understood and informed him that she would go later on after she worked on some homework. The excitement had dimmed, but she still wanted to meet their teacher, so she would go around dinnertime instead. They wouldn't mind. She would make a dessert to bring; they always did love her desserts. Though she never really knew why.
Shrugging it off, Kagome moved upstairs to start working on her homework. It was almost two now, so she a few hours before she began her baking. No doubt she would have to make quite a bit. Shigure's appetite was large enough to be that of a horse when it came to her cookies. She didn't mind much, except when he resorted to stealing her cookies. That was when she drew the line. Nobody stole her cookies. Nobody!
Kagome had just put the last tray of cookies in the oven, when she got this strange feeling that someone needed her. Shaking it off as weird, she would have ignored it if Saki hadn't come running down the stairs in haste, grabbing her cloak, and rushing out the door. Grabbing her coat, Kagome followed behind her. After catching up, the two cousins shared a look before nodding. Paying no mind to the rain pouring down on them, or the distant lighting strikes, they ran faster.
In their haste, Kagome completely forgot about the baking cookies in the oven. Fortunately, Megumi was home and smelt the cookies before they were too burnt. Grabbing a handful of the cooled ones, Megumi headed back to his room. He had a curse to perfect.
Arisa had met up with them as they were running through town, and they were all currently coming up to the cemetery where Tohru's mother was buried.
The rain continued to pour down on them, as they noticed a small figure drooped over Kyoko's grave stone. Immediately Arisa began to move towards Tohru to try and comfort her. Before Saki intervened and pushed her aside. This went on for a minute, Arisa trying to get to Tohru, and Saki keeping her away.
All this time, Kagome just stared down at Tohru. Noticing her appearance and the somewhat dark aura hanging around her, Kagome understood what had happened. Having enough of this, Kagome slowly approached Tohru, and said, "What are you doing?"
Receiving no answer, Kagome stared harder at Tohru, completely ignoring the other two, who had stopped their struggling to watch their interaction.
"Is this where you are supposed to be? Or are you supposed to be with him?" Giving no sign that she had even heard Kagome, Tohru remained laying there. Softening her face, Kagome looked down at Tohru and said softly, yet loudly enough to be heard above the rain, "We both need to be with him. He needs us. He needs you, to accept him. To love him. Not it but him."
She watched as Tohru lifted her head and looked at Kagome. Standing up, Tohru moved shakily and slowly past Kagome. Smiling and following next to her, Kagome glanced back and nodded in reassurance to Arisa and Saki.
"Come on Tohru. We need to go."
When they finally reached Kyo, he was sitting beside a small lake near Shigure's house. Kagome stayed back as Tohru moved towards him. The rain had made the ground muddy and slippery. And her progress was slow. Yuki had also arrived and was on the other side of Kyo to stop him in case he tried to run. Which he did.
As soon as he saw Tohru begin to walk towards him, Kyo got up and tried to run away. Kagome was about to stop him, before Yuki beat her to it. He held on even when Kyo was thrashing him about. He didn't stop until Yuki convinced Tohru to talk to him, and tell him what she was thinking. She did. And once she grabbed on to Kyo's transformed arm, he began thrashing her about as well. Tohru continued to talk, and Kyo calmed down.
After he had transformed back into human Kyo, he glanced at Kagome. She smiled at him, showing that she accepted him no matter what. Leaving Kyo in Tohru's and Yuki's capable hands, Kagome turned around and headed to Shigure's house to tell them the good news. Kyo was fine and Tohru had accepted him and his other form.
As Kagome saw them come back together, she knew that it was time. She had put off what she needed to do for too long. It was time to confront Akito, both about her relationship with Hatori, and to cure the curse.
