AN: I want to thank everyone for their support of this story. This part is kind of weird but it's short so hopefully you guys enjoy it. There's going to be a lot more complications for both of them and there's a reason Kuon is acting this way.
Kyoko 15 - Rescue
I feel absolutely disgusted that I lied to him. Kuon has done so much for me over the years and I just go ahead and first sleep with another guy and then I lie to him. I wonder if he'd ever forgive me were he to find out. I look over at him as he sleeps. He's so gorgeous. I push his blond hair back and remember when he used my lap as a pillow, that was the first time I noted how amazing his hair actually is. Okay, maybe when he was ill or when he was Corn or…there's a lot more beauty in Kuon than Ren but that's crazy because he's still the same person.
Kuon deserves to be happy though. He stayed with me even when Moko didn't. He risked his own happiness to be able to protect me and stand alongside me. Even though I feel like a mutant, he was able to touch me without his hand ever shaking. I love him so much.
Will he stay with me though? I know that he'd stay with me even though I have this mutation and he has been cured of his but he'd understand if he ever found out the truth right or am I just kidding myself? No. I shouldn't worry because Kuon will never find out that I slept with somebody else and that I cheated on him and our marriage. He won't find out because I'll keep my mouth shut. I want to protect our marriage and I know his jealousy and protectiveness, I can also understand his hate of being betrayed.
I let my hand brush through his hair again and he hums. Did I wake him up?
"What are you doing?" he asks, not opening his eyes and I snuggle down next to him. I really want to be as close as possible to him right now. I want to think about his arms wrapping me up, nobody else's.
"Just thinking about how lucky I am to have you," I tell him before kissing his lips and he smiles as he holds me close.
"I'm the lucky one," he tells me and I try to hide a guilty sob. He has no idea. I look at him again. If he cheated on me then how would I feel. I hate to admit this because it's so different from what I should do but I'd forgive him, want to work on our marriage, but I'd get scared that I'm not worthy enough for him. I might not be anymore. He's my prince, my prince who I cheated on but at least he's saved and protected, that should be enough for me.
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He's been gone a long time. He said he was just taking a walk and I don't think any walk, even one of his walks would take four hours. He's not picking up his cell either and I can't count the number of voice messages I left. Maybe I should look for him, go out after him instead of waiting for him. Yes, maybe I should do that. I step out of the door and my eyes widen to see that there is the creepy guy I cheated with waiting for me. Doesn't he understand that I never want to see him ever again?
I take a deep breath and try to ignore him by walking past him. His eyes follow me and I feel as if he's trying to trap me, freeze my body, hurt me in some way that I'm unsure of. No, Kyoko. You're not thinking properly.
"I broke our promise," he calls after me and I feel a sharp chill through my body. What does he mean by that? It can't be what I think it means. Is that the reason why Kuon hasn't returned?
"Which one?" I ask him and he shrugs. I pause nervously, how would Kuon even believe anything that comes out of this man's mouth. No. He didn't, he couldn't convince Kuon of how unfaithful I was to him.
"Well, he didn't seem impressed that we had intercourse," he grins and I feel my body go cold.
Of course he's not answering his phone if he knows that about me. I feel the skin that I've created for myself dissolve and I'm there with all of my blue skin on show. I stare at him in horror. He told me that he wouldn't tell Kuon and that he wouldn't know. If Kuon knows then he might not come back.
"You told him?" I asked, I shouldn't I be surprised. I feel a pain in my gut. "I thought you said -"
"I say a lot of things," he tells me and I feel tears collect in my eyes. I may have just lost my husband. I can't believe that I betrayed him in such a way and that he knows of my betrayal. I bow my head. I don't know if he would ever forgive me. I can see Ren's disapproving expression but then I can see Kuon's heartbreak and that hurts me even more.
"Where is he?" I ask. Maybe he knows where Kuon went. Maybe an apology isn't enough but Kuon cares about me, he cares about our marriage, he wouldn't just be done with me. I'll talk to him. Maybe there's still a chance that I can save our relationship and that he'll forgive me. Kuon is a reasonable guy.
"Why would he want a slutty mutant freak like you?" the man asks me again and I feel tears slipping down my cheeks. That's right. There's other facts to consider and I just want to find him, talk to him but maybe it's too late for that.
"Can you tell me where he is?" I ask trying not to sob and show how much pain this is causing me, the amount of grief and fear that Kuon knowing causes me. The man shrugs and walks away.
"You'll find out eventually," he grins and I don't know how to react to that. Has something happened to him? Did he do something reckless? I won't forgive myself if anything has happened to him. I grab my phone again, there could be a chance that he picks up. Please, Kuon, I'm begging you to forgive me, I'll do a thousand dogezas, just give me a chance.
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It's two days later and I'm sitting in a hotel room with the bed sheets around me, the blanket at least. I know that Kuu and Julie are worried that Kuon hasn't returned home but I lied to them, said he had stuff he had to work out and they believed me. I shouldn't have lied to them.
I turn the channel on the TV. I want to watch something else. Maybe they'll even have a Japanese channel on here and it'll show pictures and video of Kuon or at least Ren. Maybe I should pull my computer out, watch Dark Moon again whilst I plead for Kuon to answer his phone. It says that the voicemail is full. I feel guilty. Is he that angry that he can't even listen to my voice.
I see a few commercials before it stops on a news report of a new attraction at a circus. I'm about to turn the channel but something strikes me.
"The circus now has a new and exotic attraction. A hybrid animal covered with blue fur, let's take a look?"
I blink. What did they just say? I hold the remote to me as the reporter shows the elephants, the lions, and then my eyes widen and my heartbeat quickens so much that I'm scared I might have to be sent to the hospital. That's Kuon but he's clamped down, he's in a cage with metal around his neck. He's on all fours and acting just like an animal but I do recognize him, nobody else looks like that.
What happened?
"Sweetheart," I whisper as my eyes fill with tears. The reporter tries to put a stick into the cage and there's a small bell that she's ringing and he's growling and pulling away as if he's scared. I want to strangle her. He doesn't like the bell but she continues to ring it. Finally he bats at it and she seems pleased by that. I'm being torn apart as I see this. He doesn't like the bell so stop attacking him with it.
My heart drops to my chest. He's not acting like Kuon, he's acting like an animal. That doesn't matter though, it's Kuon inside of there and even if he acts like an animal for the rest of his life, I want to be the one to take care of him. I need to protect him. I quickly note down the name of the circus and the address. I just hope that I'm not too late. He's not a zoo experiment, he's my husband and until he says otherwise, he'll remain my precious husband.
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My body freezes as I enter the tent where all the animals are kept. I have to find him. I have to find some way of getting him out of here. I don't care about the two headed dog or the "man-eating" lion. There's only one being that I'm here to see and I see a crowded part of the tent with people whispering and my heart comes to my mouth, I feel like I want to vomit.
I make my way to the tent and manage to maneuver myself to the front of the cage where I see that small kids are laughing as they jab at him with sticks and other people are taking photos of him. He's pushed as far back as he's able to be.
"Hey, maybe if you poke him with something sharper, he'll attack" a kid says and I glare at them. How dare they? I hear him growling, he seems so frightened and scared. I move in front of the kids and stick my hand into the cage, the kid looks at me. "Hey, lady. He'll bite you, aren't you scared?"
I ignore him and keep my hand in the cage. "Kuon," I whisper so that only he can hear me and he nervously opens his eyes. He looks at me and then I see the sadness as he tries to move away from me. Does he not understand who I am? I pull my hand back immediately. He doesn't look as if he has any humanity left in him and I watch him, my heart breaking for him.
I can't leave him here. Even if he doesn't understand the fact that he used to be a human, I can't leave him in here. I'll take care of him, as a pet if I have to, and he'll be safe. Nobody would ever be able to jab him with a pointed stick again. I hear an announcement that there will be an exotic blue cat show in about two hours but that there's another show right now. Slowly the crowd seems to step away from him.
I feel my gut twist. They've been forcing him to perform like an animal? I can't help but cry as I watch him. "I'm going to stay here, sweetheart," I whisper and he looks around timidly. Of course he's scared, people have been attacking him and laughing at him. Any animal would get scared by that.
I walk to the other side of the cage and he looks at me, he looks like he's in pain. "Do you remember me?" I ask and he looks at me, his tail sweeping from side to side, he bows his head and turns from me. "Hey, sweetheart," I say again as I manage to reach out and touch his arm. He growls at me and so I pull back. "Aren't you just a sweet pussy cat?" I ask with tears slipping down my cheeks. I hate treating him this way but if he doesn't understand me what choice do I have. "You want to be let out of this cage, don't you? You're just a big old softy, aren't you?"
He looks at me seeming more interested and I smile.
I see a bunch of worker tools and this is far too easy. I step away from the cage and manage to create the disguise of a worker. I grab the tools, wire cutters, a saw, a welding torch. Something has to help me help him. I nervously take on this new male disguise and start to work cutting the wires of his cage. I nervously enter and walk over to him, running my hand through his fur as if he really is a beast.
He moves away from me timidly and I see the way his neck has been chained. If only I could remove it. "Ssh, sweetie," I say as I see a small key hole. Maybe if I cut through this collar that he's bound by. As I'm trying to open it, I feel somebody grab me and I put a hand on the wire of the cage. Kuon looks up but he looks hopeful and I turn around to see Father looking furious. I didn't even know he was back in America.
"Get away from him, you're the monster, not him," he tells me as I fear that he's really going to attack me. I've never seen Father like this at least when it's directed to me. He grabs me by the neck and restrains me before throwing me down onto the bottom of the cage. He then kneels opposite Kuon, hearing him growling and seeing how terrified he is.
"It's okay," he whispers as he puts his hand on Kuon's head, "It's okay, Daddy's here. Daddy will save you, okay? You stay strong," I see Kuu looking towards me but he blocks me from Kuon. I notice that he has a small metal object in his hand and he's got it in the lock where the key should go.
"He's in his animal form," I try to tell Father forgetting to look like myself again.
Father's back stiffens as he finally is able to get the collar off of him and Kuon falls forwards. Father gently runs his fingers through his hair. "Don't you dare call him an animal!" he barks sounding extremely pissed off. He sees how weak Kuon is and covers him completely with a blanket before lifting him up into his arms.
"Get away from me" he says as he holds Kuon's body closer. This is the protective Kuu Hizuri that I know, the one who will do anything for his son. I make sure to turn into myself again as I follow him out of the tent, going through the side so that nobody will notice us.
"Is he okay?" I ask as Father looks at me surprised and he nods shakily. "I don't know how much he's lost. He was acting like -"
"I don't care how he was acting. He's my son. I'm not going to let anyone do this to him," Father tells me and I nod shakily. At least Kuon is safe. Even if I can't take care of him, Father won't let anything happen to him. At least he's safe.
End of Kyoko 15
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