AN: Ho di hum.
Chapter 3: Akito gets his arse kicked
The next morning I was still bedridden, but Mum came and feed me again. With that friggin' gruel.
"Ma! I'm better now! Stop giving me this stuff!"
"Just shut up and eat! We went through this yesterday!"
"But it's got shallots..." I whined. Thank god Yuki wasn't here, or else it will be the end of me. He'll spread rumours around...Kyou whining...ugh...
"There, now that wasn't so bad..." Mum said as she finished spoonfeeding me. I was as red as a beetroot, maybe redder, and I swear, I would forever worship the heavens for not letting ANYONE else be here. But I hafta say, I feel damn better. Mum took the bowl and slid the door open.
"Well, I'm goin' Akito-bashing today, so if you need something ask Shigure, okay?" She was about to walk out, but I stopped her.
"Wait! I'm going with you!" I scrambled out of my futon, and stood up, trying to look better.
"Are you sure? Do you feel well enough?" She looked concerned.
"Yeah." I wanted to be there when she'll cruse Akito. But I actually wanted to be there more because I was worried on what could happen when she does curse Akito to hell. Mum smiled.
"Okay then! Let's go and whip that arse of Akito's!" So we went straight after.
***
There we were, at the big...whopping big...Souma house. Fun. (Notice my sarcasm)
"Okay, then, enter we shall!" And Mum kicked the heavy wooden gate doors opened. And I stood there with my mouth opened in awe.
"Crap." was all I could say. Mum saw me stunned, and waved her arm at me, making me enter. I'm usually not allowed to enter, but Mum was so scary, I'd rather Akito to kill at the time rather than Mum.
"Come on!" She said as she plunged further into the friggin' village-sized "house". I followed of course, and saw that Mum was stomping to Akito's house as fast as she could. I swore I saw smoke coming out of her ears. And then there was Akito's sliding door, right in front of her face. She slide it opened, only the force she exerted was so strong that the door flew right across the room, smashing into smithereens once it hit the wall. The wall was also smashed. Talk about the insurance required.
"AKITO!!! GET YOUR FAT-CHICKEN-ARSE OUT HERE THIS MINUTE!!!" Mum shouted, and I swear, the house shook. Really.
"Er...Mum..."
"Ssh, Kyou, lemme handle this..." She hushed me. Can't fight this woman. Too strong. "AKIIIITOOOO!!!!"
"WHAT?!" said Akito inelegantly, walking into the room. Then he retained his calmness. "I mean...yes?" Then he saw Mum standing there, hands on hips, tapping one foot, and frowning. "Laina? It is you! Welcome back..."
"Enough bullshitting, Akito. I know everything. You told everyone I was dead." Mum actually walked up to him and poked him several times in the chest while spitting and cursing. Such bravery. Akito looked upset at being accused. But we all know him. World's greatest faker.
"I never! I wouldn't do such a thing! Why would I do that to my dearest friend...?" He took Mum's hand and stroked it. Instead, she used her stroked hand and crushed his stroking hand. Now I was getting a little worried. Akito can throw a tantrum at anytime, and his ear-piercing scream wasn't pleasant. Naturally. Man, did my ears ring with pain...
"Gee, Akito, your hands are still as weak as ever...you're so unfit. No wonder you're always ill..."
"Hah, Laina, no matter how much stronger you are than I am...I am always capable of destroying you...like I did before..."
"You monster! I could destroy you anytime, and everyone would be better off!" Mum screamed. Akito laughed.
"Hah, I dare you..." He took out a dagger, and laid it in Mum's hand. He edged closer, and pointed at his heart. "Right here. You now I don't want to stay here." I hafta say...this is weird behaviour. But, hey, Akito IS weird! Fortunately, Mum with strained herself.
"I don't kill, Akito, and I know you know that, or else you wouldn't have given the dagger..." She threw it aside. "As much as you want people to think, you're not sick. Just a wanabe."
"Fine. I'll kill you." Akito tried to strike Mum, but she stepped aside, grabbed him, and head locked him.
"Hah! Take that! And that!" She cried, tightening her grip. Akito waved his arms around like a headless chicken, gasping for air.
"Le'go...let go...!" He rasped. Actually, if it wasn't for the shock and surprise of the occasion, it was actually quite funny. By this time, Hatori, who heard the racket, ran in and saw a pale green Akito in a headlock, with Laina Souma choking him to death.
"Laina! Stop!" He ran over and tried to pry Mum's arms off Akito. Akito fell to the ground with a thump, and man, did he breath that air or what...while Mum here is still trying to reach out and choke him.
"Lemme at him...lemme at him!!!" She said, trying to get out of Hatori's grasp.
"Laina, calm down!" Hatori said.
"No! He lied about me! He made Kyou suffer!" Mum said, slowly giving up on trying to get out of Hatori's grasp. Then she looked up and glared at Akito. And grinned evilly. "I'll make sure he'll be accepted. He's more worthy then you are..." She pushed Hatori aside, and grabbed my arm. I yelped. It was painful...painful grip...
"Come on, Kyou, let's go..." She dragged me outside. And she opened up a note.
"Ma, where did you get that from...?"
"Hatori, he slipped it to me when he was stopping me from killing Akito...it says...'Don't worry, Kazuma took care of him after you left. Unfortunately, his memory was also wiped.' Kazuma...I remember him...had a grandpa or something that was also cursed, he told me."
"He's my master in martial arts, and I love him like a father, but not worthy enough to call him one..." I said. Suddenly, Mum broke out into tears. "Mum! What's wrong...?"
"That was so beautiful!!! I hafta to find Kazuma...I hafta thank him!!!" Oh bother. In this state? No. Not likely. I'm not taking her to Kazuma like this. No way. However, too late. She grabbed me, and dragged me to Kazuma's dojo. Unfortunately for him, he was there. And Mum leapt on him.
"KAZUMA!!! REMEMBER ME?! I WANNA THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF KYOU!!!" She wailed. Kazuma looked both shocked and confused.
"Wha...who are you?" He asked, blinking. I walked over to Mum, who was dangling off Kazuma.
"Memory. Wiped. Remember?" I whispered to her.
"That's right..." She said, walking over to a corner, then started to empty her pockets from her khaki shirt and shorts, leaving a very large pile of strange items and junk in front of her. How she could fir it all in? One could only wonder.
"Ma...what are you doing...maybe we should leave now...you know we can't reverse it..."
"Shaddup, I got everything under control..." She took out a bottle "Aha! Found it!"
"Er...Kyou, who is this person...? A new friend?" Kazuma asked me. I shrugged.
"You may say that." Mum poked me.
"Come on, hold this." She shoved a glass cup into my hand, and pour some of the contents of the bottle into it. "Okay, Kazuma, open your mouth." Kazuma looked at me strangely, and seeing that I'm indifferent (actually I was really confused...) he opened his mouth, and mum poured in the contents...down the gullet they went...and then....CLICK!...Kazuma remembered all.
"Laina? But...I don't get it...there is one memory of you leaving...then another of your funeral..."
"Your memory was wiped. Akito's dealing. Always his dealing. Idiot..." Mum glared at an invisible Akito. Kazuma just looked confused. It's kinda funny.
"Wiped? Why though?"
"How would I know? He wants to get rid of me? That's all I could come up with." Mum said, as she scratched her head. "But right now, I don't care, I just wanna take care of Kyou, and that's it."
"There is a slight problem." Kazuma said calmly. I paused. I knew what was coming...
"What, Kazuma?" Mum asked.
"While you were supposedly 'dead', I adopted him. Legally."
"Ah, crap...now I hafta think..." Mum walked around, flopping her hands up and down, and groaning. Then she stopped, and on her face was the most sneakiest look. "But if you are his father, legally...why is he not LIVING with you?"
"Because he feels he needs to be more worthy to call me father. He wants to train more."
"Jeez...that's really modest..."
"Mum..." I poked her. That is probably the first time anyone sarcastically called Kazuma "modest". It was really embarrassing...
"Well..." Mum snatched me and chucked me over her shoulder, while I, on the other hand, has given up on this woman. She has too much authority...for God's sake, she my mother. Of course there'll be overwhelming authority. But I would do anything just to get out off here, and go home, and sit on the roof, and -
YOINK!
"VisitanytimeKazumaI'lljusttakehimsinceheain'tlivingwithyousoseeya!I'llcontactsoonaboutthismatter!" Mum managed to say in one mouth full as she ran as fast as she could. In case you unjumble that it was:
"Visit anytime Kazuma I'll just take him since he ain't living with you so see ya! I'll contact soon about this matter!"
There. That looked so much better.
***
Mum managed to run all the way home. And she wasn't puffin or anything. Jeez, I want that energy. I think Akito would, too, considering how unfit he is...and Shigure, that lazy bastard. Really, I think he should quit smoking...and so does Hatori! Now he really needs to quit, considering he is DOCTOR, and shouldn't doctors set a example of good health to society?!
Anyway, back to the subject. So, we were back home and everything, and Tohru was there, and Shigure, too. And...unfortunately...Yuki was ALSO there. Damn.
"Heard you caused a commotion at the Souma house." Shigure said as welcome to us.
"Yeah, I showed Akito."
"Erm...Laina...you do know the whole truth of Akito...right...?" Both mum and I looked confused. Considering that I'm a cursed one, I'm never let into any full detail about this wretched curse. Why? 'Cos I'm the friggin' "outsider". Oh no, Kyo shoudn't be let into anything, 'cos he's that stupid cat...Damn fools.
"What truth?" Both me and Mum asked at the same time. Shigure went to Laina, and pulled her out of the room into the garden. That meant I wasn't supposed to find out. It's just not fair. Must be 'cos I'm that bloody stupid cat. Gawd...this whole "stupid cat" stereotype is really sinking in...
AN: Another end to another chap. This one is the serious so far. Oh well. Next Chap SOON!!!