A/N: I'm sick of posting the same disclaimer every time, so this is it. If you didn't happen to catch it in any of the previous twenty-four chapters I don't know how you've read this far! Obviously the characters aren't ours, or it wouldn't be a fanfic. So, enjoy!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Kyou

The throbbing in his head had returned, but this time worse than ever before, and his vision had gone completely red, the impact of their fall having crashed his head back against the tiled floor. His entire body went limp, and although he could still hear his past visitors rush into the room, he couldn't do a thing. He was already so weak, and so tired, and his entire body felt as though it would explode from the pain... he didn't even have the energy to be embarrassed; all he wanted was for the throbbing to cease, and his vision to return.

Growling at the onslaught of pain, Kyou tossed and turned weakly; every nerve in his body screamed, and that echoed heavily in his throbbing ears. It was getting harder and harder for is body to handle, the stress heavy on his nerves, and Yuki's grip seemed to only tighten around him, crushing his ribs. The pain was too much to handle, and though he begged for it to stop, and his body to pass put, it seemed to be waiting for something...

It felt as though he were exploding and imploding at the same time, and within those few seconds, he could have sworn that he was swallowed by death itself, then everything went black. Bursting into a cloud of smoke, the redhead's muscled body disappeared, and in its place laid the small form of an exhausted, and unconscious cat, buried in a pile of blood splotched bandages.