Rain
Prologue
Kyo loved the rain.
Since birth, Sohma Kyo was cursed. Cursed not only with the cats vengeful spirit, but cursed to live his life in the shadows. Cursed to be cast out.
People who suffer the same hardship have a tendency to band together. His granduncle, Sohma Gouhou, was part of the infamous Chiangi club and every year without fail he would go somewhere with the other club members to reflect on times past. The Juunishi – his family. They could help each other if they wanted… if they had the foresight to do so. He couldn't join them… he was cursed with that too. To be forever on the outside. Out of reach to the other people who could possibly understand.
Kyo loved the rain.
The heavier it rained, the better.
The curse had always been a focal point in his life. Everything he was, everything he did, was always influenced by the curse. There really was no escaping it.
Cats have always hated the rain. They hate it with a passion. Kyo could feel it. It was usually times like these when Kyo would feel the cats hold on him lessen. He felt almost normal.
He remembered that night not too long ago, when Tohru had found out about him. The other him. He hated that part of him. It was raining that day too… he was glad it was. Who knows what would have happened if he had not managed to control his other self then.
Kyo loved the rain.
All his life he felt as if he was tainted. Dirty — like the original sin. Something that needed to be washed away.
Rain obscures things… hides them… washes them away.
A/N:
I have not read the manga, so my apologies if the facts don't match up as they should. I'm basing this on knowledge gained from watching the anime. Feedback is welcome and appreciated. If you know where I can view the manga to get my facts straight… pls… let me know where.
The Chiangi Club is a club of consisting of convicted World War 2 war criminals who were imprisoned in Chiangi Prison. Most of them were sentenced to death, but a good portion of them had their sentences reduced before the original sentence was enacted. Some were hanged. The survivors meet every year until this day. As far as I know, they don't really talk about what happened, or what crimes they were convicted of. They even seem to avoid that topic. A lot of former/current members were/are influencial members of society.
This will a Hana/Kyo fic. I just don't know how to go about it… I feel my fic writing abilities inadequate to the task.
