Okay here we go again!
A/N: thank you to everyone who reviewed…. i wish more of you had reviewed though…. it would give me more insentive to write faster! But I was grounded for a while anyway…because I got a C on my report card so…I couldn't update! Any way I know that scene with Claudio and Kyoko was a bit…hmm…not nice but I did it for a reason…basically to further prove that Claudio is a heartless bastard who loves to hurt and use people for his own sadistic pleasure. Ok also after I finish this story I was thinking about making a sequel to Family bonds…what do you think? Well anyway on with the story!
Ch.14: Promises to keep
That night Kyoko went back to her room and Kyoko changed out of her wet clothes, when she opened her closet to get a new dress she found they were gone…all except for one outfit with a small note pinned to it "what the hell?" she asked herself. Kyoko lifted the clothing up and inspected it; it was an ankle length strapless black gown. The gown was trimmed with white lace at the seams and ends and pinned to it was a black leather choker with a gold lightning bolt pendant dangling from it "wow!" Kyoko gasped as she admired the beautiful choker. Setting the outfit on the bed Kyoko brought her attention back to the note, she unfolded the note and read it.
Dearest Kyoko,
I'm sure you've gotten over your bad mood by now…such a shame we were getting on so well this morning…I cant wait until we can pick up from where we left off. This is for you a gown fit for a lovely girl such as yourself.
-Prince Claudio
Kyoko clenched her teeth together tightly and crumpled up the note "thick headed bastard" she snarled as she picked up the gown again. "Well I guess I have no other choice but to wear this…why me?" Kyoko sighed as she began to slip on the dress, when she was done she placed the choker around her neck and sat down on her bed tiredly and lay back staring at the ceiling. Soon Kyoko was knocked out asleep as her pendant on the choker glowed an eerie yellow color that surrounded her body.
As the light slowly seeped into her body she jerked her head around wildly "mother" Kyoko mumbled on in her sleep as she thrashed around violently in her sleep. Suddenly the bright light dimmed and her body became transparent slowly disappearing from sight until it was gone. A few hours later Onica came knocking on Kyoko's door to wake her, "mistress Kyoko… it is morning please get up" Onica called into the room. When she received no answer Onica walked into the room carefully and noticed that Kyoko was missing, "Oh my god! Mistress Kyoko? Mistress Kyoko where are you!" Onica whispered loudly as she scurried around the room in search of her lady. 'Oh no…I was supposed to watch her…I shouldn't have let her go up to her room alone…oh I hope she's ok' Onica thought as she was about to open the bedroom door to search the rest of the castle. But just as she reached the knob the door pulled open and in walked Claudio, he glared at Onica in disgust causing the girl to cringe in fear.
"What are you doing here you filthy human?" Claudio asked angrily as he pushed the young girl aside and walked into the room, "where's Kyoko?" he asked as he looked around for his fiancé. Onica began to shake as she leaned against the wall and started to panic "um…uh…I…master…I um…don't know" she stuttered shakily, a low growl could be heard from Claudio's throat and he turned around and began to step dangerously towards the girl. Claudio raised his hand in the air and brought it down forcefully across the girl's face, Onica yelped and recoiled from the sting "you idiot! What happened you better explain right now and I may spare your life" Claudio hissed as he grabbed the girl by her collar and pulled her up to his eye level.
Onica felt the blood drip from her freshly busted lip as tears streamed down her face "um…she…she was asleep…when I left her but then…she disappeared…I-I'm sorry sir" Onica cried in a strangled voice. Claudio growled again and threw the small girl into the wall "damn it…she must have dream faded…I better find the wench before she gets into trouble" he mumbled to himself as he walked over to the closet and slowly opened it. He smiled as he noticed the dress and necklace was gone "good…at least she's wearing that choker…pretty soon she wont be able to supress her instincts anymore" he grinned to himself as he turned and headed for the door.
Onica lay against the wall sobbing and whimpering holding her bleeding face "and you…if anything happens to her…you'll have to answer to lord Belthazar" Claudio smirked as he turned back towards the cowering human child. Onica nodded "yes sir" she piped up and Claudio grunted in amusement before he faded out of sight leaving Onica alone and crying on the floor praying for her mistresses safe return…for Kyoko's sake and for her own.
With The Sohma group
Everyone at the little campsite had woken up by now and sat around eating some food that Arashi had managed to conjure up, Tohru and Kyou were especially quiet that morning and they sat together all throughout breakfast. The others noticed but didn't think much of it but they knew that both were worried about Kyoko's safety. "So…what's the plan for today Tohru-nee?" Arashi asked as he finished his sandwich and stood up brushing off his clothes, Tohru looked up at him and was about to answer until she felt a dark presence behind her. Her face quickly tensed as she felt the presence materialize behind them "Tohru what's wrong?" Kyou asked as he leaned inward towards his lover, just then a loud thud was heard that caused them all to turn around towards the noise.
The others gasped and looked on in shock as they quickly recognized the person lying on the ground "Kyoko…?" Kyou gasped as he jumped up and rushed over to the girl's side with Tohru close behind. Kyoko was lying limply on the ground still in her black evening gown asleep "no…don't…don't leave me…mom…dad…everyone" Kyou mumbled as she twisted around violently in her sleep. Kyou made to bend down and touch her but he was quickly repelled back by a large yellow light shooting from the pendant and surrounding Kyoko's body. "Kyoko! What the hell is happening" Yahiko shouted as he and the other stood by Kyou's now fallen form, "I don't know…I have a feeling that whatever is going on is all Belthazar's doing" Tohru said as she narrowed her eyes worriedly at the shield of bright light that had engulfed her daughter.
After awhile the light vanished and left Kyoko once again lying on the ground unmoving and silent, but she seemed different this time…very different. Her waist length orange hair was now a midnight blue at the tips of her hair and her fringe, and on her forehead was a small golden lightning bolt. Suddenly her eyes flashed open revealing bright blue eyes laced with confusion, "what…?" she mumbled as she started to stand up. "Kyoko…you…you're here" Tohru said on the verge of blissful tears as she stepped towards Kyoko, Kyoko looked up in disbelief as her mother stood before her and she began to tear up as well. "M-Mom…. but no…you're…. but you died…how can you…you" Kyoko babbled on incoherently as she tried to make sense of the situation. Tohru didn't give her time to comprehend as she ran over and wrapped her arms protectively around her daughter "shhh…it's ok Kyoko-Chan…I'm here now…oh I was so worried" Tohru cooed as tears began to leak from her azure eyes.
Kyou sighed shakily in relief as he rushed over to his girls and joined Tohru in hugging their lost daughter, "Kyoko…I'm so glad you're alright," Kyou whispered in her ear with a trembling voice as he kissed her on the top of her head. The four others came over to join the greeting, they were all so relieved that she had finally found them it was a very happy occasion…or so they thought. Kyoko had also began to cry as she hugged both her parents happily, feeling as if a giant weight had been lifted from her chest "I was…I was so scared…I missed you all" she sobbed. "How very touching…in fact it's just so sweet I just may have to throw up soon" came a dark sarcastic voice from back at the campsite, Kyoko perked up her head and glared forward at the tall figure through her tear stained eyes "you" she hissed.
Claudio smirked and narrowed his eyes at Kyoko causing her to strangely clutch her neck where the choker resided in pain as she stumbled backwards, "Kyoko!" Arashi called out but the young girl simply sunk to her knees and gasped for air and trembled with pain. Yahiko made a move to go to her but she shot up a hand to stop him "stay….ahhh…stay back" she grunted, suddenly the mark on her forehead shone a bright yellow at the same time as the pendant on the choker causing Kyoko to scream. "Who the hell are you and what did you do to her?" Yahiko demanded as the group cast suspicious looks towards the young demon.
"That is none of your business filthy human" Claudio sneered "besides you have something that belongs to me and I'd like to take it back" Claudio said cockily as he stuffed his hands into the pockets of his black trench coat. "What are you talking about?" Saki asked darkly as she felt the electricity swirl around within her preparing to strike, "he means me" Kyoko croaked weakly as she still sat on the ground with her dark blue fringe covering her eyes sinisterly. "Kyoko-Chan.what's wrong with you?" Yuki asked worriedly as he made a step towards her but Kyoko quickly sprang to her feet and shot her head up, locking her now blood red eyes with his purple orbs. "Stay out of this uncle Yuki" she hissed painfully. They all stared at her with fearful confused eyes while Claudio chuckled triumphantly to himself, "come my bride…it's nice to see you haven't forgotten where your loyalties lie" Claudio said as he extended a hand in Kyoko's direction. Kyoko narrowed her dull emotionless red eyes at the demon before nodding and walking over to him "how could I forget…but leave the humans alone…they're no threat to us now…lets just go" Kyoko said passively to Claudio as she stood beside him.
"Stop this! What are you doing he's a god damned demon!" Yahiko yelled as he grabbed her arm. Kyoko closed her eyes tightly as she felt a twinge of guilt/sadness well in her chest but the feeling was quickly pressed away from her thoughts, Kyoko growled lightly and she quickly turned on the boy. She pushed him back with her hands and let her eyes bore deep into his, "and so am I…remember this, I don't belong with people anymore…so don't try to stop me or you might get hurt" she hissed as turned her head away forbidding herself to look his away. Yahiko looked up at her with tears of hurt brimming in his eyes as his face contorted to an angry expression towards Claudio, "you did something to her you bastard…I know you did" Tohru seethed at the demon prince.
Claudio chuckled cruelly at her "hmm…you must be Tohru…or Grey was it? And no, I've done nothing to my precious bride…this is all her" he said coolly as Kyoko reached his side and bowed her head to him. "You made her you subordinate…your servant…what are you controlling her mind?" Tohru yelled at him as her voice shook with rage. Claudio smirked "oh no…of course not…she's made her choice and frankly I don't mind at all…she is after all a very beautiful young girl" Claudio said wickedly as he dragged a clawed finger gently down Kyoko's cheek and circled her collar bone lightly. Kyou tensed with un measurable rage "you sick bastard I'll fucking kill you!" he shouted as he grabbed the gun from his side and held it straight towards Claudio's heart.
But his actions ceased as he felt a light pressure on the end of the pistol "what the" he protested until he noticed what it was, Kyoko had stepped in front of Claudio and pressed her forehead to the barrel of the weapon. "What the hell are you doing Kyoko...move!" Kyou shouted at his daughter but she simply looked up at him with large bright blue eyes "no…you have to shoot me first" she said as tears streamed down her eyes. Claudio smirked and Kyou just looked down at his daughter as tears welled up in his own eyes "Kyoko please…move…don't do this" Kyou begged her, Kyoko pushed the pistol out of her way and quickly hugged her father around the waist before pulling back and taking Claudio's hand in hers. "I'm sorry dad…I cant let you do that…I cant go back…I have to stay here where I belong…I have a promise to keep" Kyoko said as the salty tears stung her eyes, with that said both Kyoko and Claudio disappeared in a ripple of air.
"Shit!" Kyou cursed as he tossed the gun angrily to the ground "I don't understand it…what was wrong…Kyoko-Chan was acting all weird…like she wanted to go with that demon" Arashi said as he pulled on his collar nervously. "No!" Yahiko said firmly as he stood up straight and glared Arashi right in the eye "I cant believe that…I wont believe that…she'd never abandon us of her own free will" Yahiko said convincingly. But Tohru wasn't very convinced by his confidence in that statement "I'm not so sure about that …I don't understand…if she wanted to she could have let us kill him…she could have gone with us but she didn't…yet she seemed as though she didn't want to hurt us so…" Tohru trailed off as she tried to sort out her thoughts. Kyou turned to look at Tohru and he rose a curious eyebrow at her "what are you getting at…spit it out Tohru!" Kyou shouted at the onigiri and Tohru jumped slightly. "Eh…err I-I'm sorry Kyou-kun…I was just thinking…well maybe…maybe she wanted to leave but she couldn't…for some reason…maybe…" Tohru trailed off again as her eyes caught sight of something sticking out of one of Kyou's back pockets.
Tohru walked over to Kyou and snatched the object from his pants pocket "Hey!" Kyou protested, "Look at this!" Tohru shouted cheerfully. The others gathered around and stared at the small yellow lightning bolt shaped pendant in Tohru's hand "um…looks like a pen to me…how'd it get there?" Kyou asked stupidly. "It's my old pen…my mother told me it was a gift from my father…my birth father when I a little baby…" Tohru trailed off wistfully, "yeah…Kyoko always kept it with her…at all times after Tohru-nee died…but why…" Arashi spoke as he touched the small jewelry piece. Suddenly Tohru's features brightened as realization lit within her azure eyes "I understand now…she didn't really want to go with that demon…she had to…I understand…Belthazar is planning something…so she gave you this…to help us get to him…so I could scrye for him" Tohru said excitedly as her daughter's plan revealed itself.
The others looked at her oddly for a moment until finally Saki seemed to grasp understanding "I see…so she left this pendant…so that Tohru-Chan could use her powers to track Belthazar down …to kill him" Saki said monotonously. "So she really is still on our side" Yuki sighed in relief as Tohru wrapped her palm around the pendant "yes for now…but unless we find Belthazar and get rid of him quickly…who knows what they may do to her…or what she may do to herself" Tohru said with fear and determination raging in her eyes.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kyou asked with worry and anger edging in his voice, Tohru simply looked over at her friend Saki and bowed her head in sorrow. Saki nodded her head and her eyes clouded over into a misty purple as she spoke "yes…even when she was here I could sense the chaos and feelings of confusion, loneliness, and doubt surrounding her soul…if we don't hurry those feelings may devour her very spirit…and then even with all of Tohru's heavenly and demonic powers…we wont be able to save her from her own inner demons".
T.B.C
A/N: Omg I'm so sorry "GOMEN NASAII!" for not updating in sooooo long but I was a little stuck…but now I have got my inspiration back. Sorry this chapter is so short but I wanted to hurry and update…. just to let you know the next chapter will be the 2nd to last chapter. Then I may have an epilogue and I even have ideas for a sequel story to this one. What do you think…I'd love to hear your opinions so please…? REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Love, Chizz