Errrrmm¡K I¡¦m wondering when was the last time I even touched this story?? Aha!! Half a year!!!!!!! I mean Half a year!!!! wow!!! : )..now that my exams are over¡KI just turned 15!! Yay!!!!¡Kok back to the main point¡K I can concentrate more on the story!!*coughs* I should shut up and just let you read the story¡K
Oh yeah¡Knearly forgot¡KDisclaimer: I do not own the Furuba characters
I breathed in the crisp fresh air, letting the bright sunrays wash over my body. I walked over to the little stone path that twisted around the dainty Japanese garden. Yuki wasn¡¦t at home. I assumed that he had just gone out to buy some groceries. Since Kyou had left, Yuki took the job. The thought brought Kyou back into my mind. I was reluctant to leave him. Akito had forbidden him to step out of the boundaries of the house, except for a few rare sessions. The next day was one of those, and I was looking forward to it. I could imagine the pain of being trapped inside, his nature of freedom suppressed¡K
A tingling of the chimes caught my attention and I turned around.
¡§How did you get in my precious Tooru?¡¨ The form of Shigure emerged from the shadows. My face flushed bright red and I immediately apologized. ¡§No problem.¡¨ He turned to look at the sunlight, a faint smile forming on his lips. He turned to look at a bird on a tree. ¡§You look sad.¡¨
¡§I¡¦m worried,¡¨ I let out a soft sigh.
¡§Are you looking for Yuki? He just came back from Akito¡¦s place. Didn¡¦t he tell you?¡¨ My face must have looked shocked because he immediately replied, ¡§ He probably didn¡¦t.¡¨
¡§Do you know where he is?¡¨ I asked worriedly.
¡§I¡¦m not that sure. But he probably just went for a walk.¡¨ He said offhandedly.
¡§I have to go.¡¨ I bowed once more and ran off through the delicate wooden gates and into the streets. I didn¡¦t see Shigure¡¦s face relax and let out a reassured smile.
Where could he have gone? I paused outside at the entrance of Shigure¡¦s house, thoughts running through my mind. I closed my eyes and took a few steps forward. My eyes snapped opened and I turned towards the direction of Yuki¡¦s secret base.
Sure enough he was there crouched beside the small vegetable patch. Despite the many years and schoolwork, he had managed to keep the vegetables growing and alive.
¡§Yuki,¡¨ I said faintly. He spun around surprised. His expression softened.
¡§Hi Tooru.¡¨ He turned to his vegetables again. I crouched beside him, and held a leaf of a vegetable.
¡§You can dig them out soon.¡¨ I commented. He smiled at me.
¡§I was just about to, do you want to help me?¡¨ I nodded and looked around for a spade. Regardless of his smile on his face I couldn¡¦t help noticing a faint sadness in his eyes. Unable to find a spade I turned to ask Yuki for one. He seemed to be able to read my mind and handed a spade to me. I thanked him and began digging vigorously at the ground. These things are sure determined to stay in the ground I thought. To my surprise, I managed to dig up a small carrot. Extremely fulfilled I turned around to show Yuki, and saw that he had stopped digging a lot earlier and was looking contently at me. Determined to make him happier, I showed him the carrot.
¡§Look! I dug up a carrot!¡¨ He chuckled. ¡§I¡¦m glad you¡¦re happy,¡¨ I added. Yuki seemed surprised at my remark.
¡§Was I looking sad?¡¦ I nodded and he sighed. ¡§It¡¦s nothing.¡¨ I stared more intently at him.
¡§Fine, fine,¡¨ he laughed standing up. He paused, as if to gather the words he was going to say. ¡§I¡¦m leaving,¡¨ he said simply. I looked at him puzzled. ¡§And for a long time as well.¡¨ I was lost for words. ¡§I know that this is sudden, but I can¡¦t bear this anymore.¡¨ I stood behind him looking at his back. ¡§I hate this place!¡¨ He tensed, his fists clenched together. We were silent for a moment; both shocked at his sudden outburst.
¡§I¡¦m sorry.¡¨ Yuki finally broke the silence. He raked his hands through his hair, breathing out heavily.
¡§Why?¡¨ I asked softly, my words barely reaching his ears. He sighed heavily.
He pointed to a spider web.
¡§Look how beautiful it looks.¡¨ It was beautiful. Beads of water hung on the silky threads like glass.
¡§But look closer.¡¨
¡§There¡¦s a spider.¡¨
¡§Look even closer.¡¨ I stared intimately and spotted a struggling ladybird trapped inside. I gasped, and tried to save it. The threads just got more tangled, even I was trapped. ¡§It wont work Tooru. It¡¦s just how things work.¡¨ I stopped struggling and looked questionably at the Kyou.
¡§But I have to save he poor ladybird.¡¨ He looked sadly back at me.
¡§We¡¦ll never be free Tooru. We¡¦ve already pulled you into this mess. He walked over and slowly untangled my hands from the web.
¡§All I can do is edge away to the most farthest place on in the web. Away from the center where the spider lives¡K¡¨ he trailed off. ¡§Sorry,¡¨ he said after a while, ¡§you probably didn¡¦t understand what I just said.¡¨
But I did. I edged closer to him, holding back my tears.
¡§I don¡¦t want you to go but¡K¡¨ I paused. ¡§If you really feel so trapped, then I would support your choice.¡¨ He smiled at me gratefully. Kneeling down, he went back to his vegetables. I turned to pick up a spade, but his question stopped me in my tracks.
¡§I know this is ridiculous but¡Kcan you go with me?¡¨
Well there¡¦s more to come, hope you liked it, and even if you didn¡¦t please read on!!!! Hmmm¡K I so not like this story¡Kbut oh well¡KHehe¡K I hope you don¡¦t mind my laziness to update!!
