Monster Protector

Kyoru Halloween haunted house flash fic

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"I-I don't know Kyo," Tohru looked at the creepily decorated structure looming before them. Their old high school had done a great job turning one of the buildings into a haunted house. So, well in fact, she barely recognized it. This holiday was a growing fad in Japan, and this school was reaping the benefits of catering to the craze.

"It'll be fine," Kyo takes her hand, raising it to place a chaste kiss on its back along the knuckles. "I'll be here to protect you from all the monsters."

"Promise," her bright eyes begging that he better stay right by her side."

Kyo chuckles, lifting their still joined hands over his heart, "forever and ever, I promise."

"Oh-Kay," she beams.

He leads her through, keeping to his promise by placing his arm around her shoulders and his other hand in his pocket, just in case. It would be bad if he ended up decking a kid by accident. Even knowing the purpose is to scare, fight or flight instincts were highly ingrained in his psyche.

So, to make it easier on himself, Kyo focuses on the still slightly trembling woman beside him. It made him chuckle. Tohru was so scared and yet absolutely excited every time some creepy ghoul or trumped up vampire or half rotting zombie jumped out to scare them. Hell, he had to admit many of the costumes were spot on! The amount of work these kids had done was nothing short of amazing!

Smoky dim hallways and strobe lighting effects, strange sounds or eerie silence till the screams began again, brought a sense of the macabre. They loved all the scenarios that were set up. From graveyards to old mansion-like rooms, even a dilapidated hospital morgue. Kyo thought that one was the creepiest. Just the idea of a place of healing being turned into a ward of death gave him the shivers.

"How are you doing Tohru?" Kyo checks on his wife as they walk out of the exit. "Still have all your fingers and toes?" He chuckles. "No vampires bit ya?"

"Ha ha," she jests, but it's clear by the big smile on her face she was totally fine. "It wasn't so bad since I had a protector the whole way."

Kyo leans down and kisses her. "I'd take a zombie bite for you," he grins, "but then I'd probably bite you after so you can't leave me."

"I'd never leave your side," she hums with a sense of pride.

"I know." He kisses her again. "Shall we get dinner before heading home?"