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Running Away
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 3
Kyo held me tightly in his embrace for a long time. He was soaking wet from head to toe but didn't seem to notice. That struck me as odd because this weather usually made him extremely sluggish.
"Kyo..." I whispered his name out loud again, praying that this wasn't all just a wonderful dream.
"Are you really okay? The only reason I found you after that landslide was because you screamed." He pulled back from me a bit and looked down at me with concern in his eyes.
"W-Why are you here?"
"Huh?" I could see that he was becoming annoyed that I was not rejoicing over the fact that he had come to rescue me and that look of disapproval made my tears flow down my cheeks a little faster.
"I thought ... I thought you didn't want to see me anymore." I buried my head into my hands, not wanting to see the expression of anger that would cross his face but no retort or sarcastic remark followed.
In fact, Kyo stayed quiet for a long time until he finally sat down next to me and wrapped his arms tightly around me. I felt him sigh heavily before he began to speak softly.
"Dammit Kagura. ... I went to your house this afternoon but you were already gone. I waited for a while but then your mom started getting really worried so I came out looking for you. ... I didn't mean to snap at you like that but ... but why do you always have to be so damn pushy?"
My body began to shake as I fought back my tears. Kyo seemed to be talking more to himself then to me and I was starting to realize that maybe even Kyo didn't exactly know why ha had come after me.
"I still remember our promise. ... You were always the only one who never treated me differently. No matter what happened, you were always with me, jut like you promised. ... I don't understand why you still do it, even after I treat you the way I do."
"Because I love you. ... I just to make you happy but ... but all I ever do is end up making you mad. I should just get it through my head that you don't care."
"DAMMIT KAGURA!" He shouted at me with annoyance before reaching out quickly and cupping my face with his hands. He lifted my head until I found my self gazing into his serious eyes. "Don't you understand?! If I didn't care, I'd just ignore you but for some reason ... for some reason I just keep coming back for more."
"What are you saying?" I searched his face in confusion, trying to comprehend what he was saying.
He glared at me for a moment before he let out an exasperated sigh and pressed his lips to mine firmly. It took me several seconds before I realized that Kyo was kissing me. His warm, soft lips lingered over mine for a long time and I closed my eyes to savor the moment.
"If I didn't care, I wouldn't have come." He whispered softly into my hair once the kiss broke.
I wiped some tears from my eyes before wrapping my arms a little tighter around Kyo. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" He gazed down at me with a softer look in his eyes that I'd only ever seen him reserve for Tohru.
"For everything. For embarrassing you at school, beating you up when I get excited and for running away."
"Just don't run away anymore, okay? I nearly had a heart attack when I realized that you'd been in a landslide. As for the other things..." He sighed heavily yet again before he said the next phrase a bit more grudgingly. "That's all part of your personality so ... so just try to keep the violence to a minimum, okay?"
I giggled a bit and nodded in agreement. "Do you want me to make you a new doll?"
"No. ... I'm going to fix that one. After you and Tohru ran off, I collected the one that you made me. "It will be okay."
"Does this mean I can take you out for your birthday?"
"No."
I slumped my shoulders in defeat, feeling stupid for allowing Kyo's kiss to let me assume too much but then he tilted my face up again smiled down at me.
"I'll take you out this time."
"Really?" My heart soared and a for a moment, I felt like I was walking on air.
"Really." Then to seal the deal, Kyo pressed his lips to mine one more time.
*ACHOOOO* I sneezed after the kiss broke and Kyo's hand immediately was pressed against my forehead.
"Shit! Why didn't you tell me that you were getting sick? We've got to head back home."
He climbed to his feet and then helped me up too. He took of his jacket and wrapped it around me tightly. Having totally forgotten about my twisted ankle, I began to walk but the sudden sharp pain sent me falling into the mud once again.
Kyo examined my ankle for a moment before looking up with me with a mixture of concern and amusement in his eyes. "Any other aliments that you'd like to tell me about?"
"No. This is it. A cold and a twisted ankle." I couldn't hold back the giggle that leapt into my throat.
"Come on." He surprised me yet again that night by picking me up effortlessly, cradling me in his arms like a child. The rain and mud made walking back home very slow but Kyo didn't complain once about either the rain or about carrying me.
By the time we got back to the main house, the sun was starting to rise and activity as already beginning to pick up. Kyo and I were covered head to toe in mud but the moment Hatori saw us, he immediately let us in.
"What happened?" The older man looked at us both with an unreadable expression.
"I got caught in a landslide."
"Of course." He sighed to himself and shook his head in disbelief before turning to Kyo with a teasing smirk. "Lucky you found her."
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Kyo snapped loudly but the blush creeping into his cheeks gave him away.
After examining my foot and giving me a shot for my cold, Hatori sent both of us to go take baths. Kyo walked me to the women's bath house and just as I was beginning to limp inside, he grabbed my wrist and spun me around. I lost my balance and ended up crashing straight into he chest. Embarrassed, I quickly tried to stand up straight but Kyo grabbed me tightly around the shoulders and held me tightly against him.
"Kyo..." I could feel my cheeks growing red hot and I looked up at Kyo in shock. "Someone might see us."
"You have to promise something."
"What?"
"Don't ever do anything this stupid again."
"A-Alright."
"Hmmm ... How cute. I wonder what Akito would say if he saw you two right now." The sarcastic voice behind Kyo made us both jump apart and turn to face the speaker.
"Rin?" I looked up at her in shock. She had a dark smile on her face that told us that she was definitely up to no good.
"What the hell do you want?" Kyo looked at our cousin with obvious distrust. We both knew that if she told Akito that she'd seen me in Kyo's arms, there'd be hell to pay. All I had to do was look at Kisa and Rin to know that.
"I don't want anything. I was merely thinking out loud." He grinned to Kyo, looking like a cat who'd just been given a bowl of cream. "You seem a little jumpy today, little kitty. Did I scare you?"
I watched Rin taunt Kyo for a few moments until I couldn't handle it anymore and my temper got the best of me. I grabbed her collar tightly and pulled her face within inches of mine.
"Stop it, Rin."
"Oh no. Is the little pig getting protective of her boyfriend?" She snorted in disgust. "Let me go. You're both pathetic."
With that, she tore herself from my grasp ad walked away without ever looking back. Everyone knew that Rin had some serious issues with relationships in her past and it had left her bitter and angry. I couldn't trust her to not tell Akito what she'd seen and that very thought sent a chill down my spine because the only people Akito ever really seemed to hurt were women.
Kyo's hand on my shoulder ripped me from my scary thoughts and I turned to him with the best smile that I could muster.
"Don't worry. It will be okay."
"Yeah." I nodded with much more confidence than I really felt.
The next evening I stood in my room, dressing for my first real date with Kyo. The butterflies in my stomach were working overtime but I still tried my best to look better than normal. I was so excited to go out tonight, yet I was nervous at the same time. I had no clue where this was going to lead, or if it was going to lead anywhere at all. All I'd decided was that I was going to enjoy myself as much as possible, just in case this date was a one time affair.
"Kagura! ... Kyo's here!"
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Next Chapter - The date
I hope you are still enjoying this and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! ^_^ *HUGGLES*
Sarah-chan
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Running Away
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 3
Kyo held me tightly in his embrace for a long time. He was soaking wet from head to toe but didn't seem to notice. That struck me as odd because this weather usually made him extremely sluggish.
"Kyo..." I whispered his name out loud again, praying that this wasn't all just a wonderful dream.
"Are you really okay? The only reason I found you after that landslide was because you screamed." He pulled back from me a bit and looked down at me with concern in his eyes.
"W-Why are you here?"
"Huh?" I could see that he was becoming annoyed that I was not rejoicing over the fact that he had come to rescue me and that look of disapproval made my tears flow down my cheeks a little faster.
"I thought ... I thought you didn't want to see me anymore." I buried my head into my hands, not wanting to see the expression of anger that would cross his face but no retort or sarcastic remark followed.
In fact, Kyo stayed quiet for a long time until he finally sat down next to me and wrapped his arms tightly around me. I felt him sigh heavily before he began to speak softly.
"Dammit Kagura. ... I went to your house this afternoon but you were already gone. I waited for a while but then your mom started getting really worried so I came out looking for you. ... I didn't mean to snap at you like that but ... but why do you always have to be so damn pushy?"
My body began to shake as I fought back my tears. Kyo seemed to be talking more to himself then to me and I was starting to realize that maybe even Kyo didn't exactly know why ha had come after me.
"I still remember our promise. ... You were always the only one who never treated me differently. No matter what happened, you were always with me, jut like you promised. ... I don't understand why you still do it, even after I treat you the way I do."
"Because I love you. ... I just to make you happy but ... but all I ever do is end up making you mad. I should just get it through my head that you don't care."
"DAMMIT KAGURA!" He shouted at me with annoyance before reaching out quickly and cupping my face with his hands. He lifted my head until I found my self gazing into his serious eyes. "Don't you understand?! If I didn't care, I'd just ignore you but for some reason ... for some reason I just keep coming back for more."
"What are you saying?" I searched his face in confusion, trying to comprehend what he was saying.
He glared at me for a moment before he let out an exasperated sigh and pressed his lips to mine firmly. It took me several seconds before I realized that Kyo was kissing me. His warm, soft lips lingered over mine for a long time and I closed my eyes to savor the moment.
"If I didn't care, I wouldn't have come." He whispered softly into my hair once the kiss broke.
I wiped some tears from my eyes before wrapping my arms a little tighter around Kyo. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" He gazed down at me with a softer look in his eyes that I'd only ever seen him reserve for Tohru.
"For everything. For embarrassing you at school, beating you up when I get excited and for running away."
"Just don't run away anymore, okay? I nearly had a heart attack when I realized that you'd been in a landslide. As for the other things..." He sighed heavily yet again before he said the next phrase a bit more grudgingly. "That's all part of your personality so ... so just try to keep the violence to a minimum, okay?"
I giggled a bit and nodded in agreement. "Do you want me to make you a new doll?"
"No. ... I'm going to fix that one. After you and Tohru ran off, I collected the one that you made me. "It will be okay."
"Does this mean I can take you out for your birthday?"
"No."
I slumped my shoulders in defeat, feeling stupid for allowing Kyo's kiss to let me assume too much but then he tilted my face up again smiled down at me.
"I'll take you out this time."
"Really?" My heart soared and a for a moment, I felt like I was walking on air.
"Really." Then to seal the deal, Kyo pressed his lips to mine one more time.
*ACHOOOO* I sneezed after the kiss broke and Kyo's hand immediately was pressed against my forehead.
"Shit! Why didn't you tell me that you were getting sick? We've got to head back home."
He climbed to his feet and then helped me up too. He took of his jacket and wrapped it around me tightly. Having totally forgotten about my twisted ankle, I began to walk but the sudden sharp pain sent me falling into the mud once again.
Kyo examined my ankle for a moment before looking up with me with a mixture of concern and amusement in his eyes. "Any other aliments that you'd like to tell me about?"
"No. This is it. A cold and a twisted ankle." I couldn't hold back the giggle that leapt into my throat.
"Come on." He surprised me yet again that night by picking me up effortlessly, cradling me in his arms like a child. The rain and mud made walking back home very slow but Kyo didn't complain once about either the rain or about carrying me.
By the time we got back to the main house, the sun was starting to rise and activity as already beginning to pick up. Kyo and I were covered head to toe in mud but the moment Hatori saw us, he immediately let us in.
"What happened?" The older man looked at us both with an unreadable expression.
"I got caught in a landslide."
"Of course." He sighed to himself and shook his head in disbelief before turning to Kyo with a teasing smirk. "Lucky you found her."
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Kyo snapped loudly but the blush creeping into his cheeks gave him away.
After examining my foot and giving me a shot for my cold, Hatori sent both of us to go take baths. Kyo walked me to the women's bath house and just as I was beginning to limp inside, he grabbed my wrist and spun me around. I lost my balance and ended up crashing straight into he chest. Embarrassed, I quickly tried to stand up straight but Kyo grabbed me tightly around the shoulders and held me tightly against him.
"Kyo..." I could feel my cheeks growing red hot and I looked up at Kyo in shock. "Someone might see us."
"You have to promise something."
"What?"
"Don't ever do anything this stupid again."
"A-Alright."
"Hmmm ... How cute. I wonder what Akito would say if he saw you two right now." The sarcastic voice behind Kyo made us both jump apart and turn to face the speaker.
"Rin?" I looked up at her in shock. She had a dark smile on her face that told us that she was definitely up to no good.
"What the hell do you want?" Kyo looked at our cousin with obvious distrust. We both knew that if she told Akito that she'd seen me in Kyo's arms, there'd be hell to pay. All I had to do was look at Kisa and Rin to know that.
"I don't want anything. I was merely thinking out loud." He grinned to Kyo, looking like a cat who'd just been given a bowl of cream. "You seem a little jumpy today, little kitty. Did I scare you?"
I watched Rin taunt Kyo for a few moments until I couldn't handle it anymore and my temper got the best of me. I grabbed her collar tightly and pulled her face within inches of mine.
"Stop it, Rin."
"Oh no. Is the little pig getting protective of her boyfriend?" She snorted in disgust. "Let me go. You're both pathetic."
With that, she tore herself from my grasp ad walked away without ever looking back. Everyone knew that Rin had some serious issues with relationships in her past and it had left her bitter and angry. I couldn't trust her to not tell Akito what she'd seen and that very thought sent a chill down my spine because the only people Akito ever really seemed to hurt were women.
Kyo's hand on my shoulder ripped me from my scary thoughts and I turned to him with the best smile that I could muster.
"Don't worry. It will be okay."
"Yeah." I nodded with much more confidence than I really felt.
The next evening I stood in my room, dressing for my first real date with Kyo. The butterflies in my stomach were working overtime but I still tried my best to look better than normal. I was so excited to go out tonight, yet I was nervous at the same time. I had no clue where this was going to lead, or if it was going to lead anywhere at all. All I'd decided was that I was going to enjoy myself as much as possible, just in case this date was a one time affair.
"Kagura! ... Kyo's here!"
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Next Chapter - The date
I hope you are still enjoying this and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! ^_^ *HUGGLES*
Sarah-chan