Note: The person who normally checks over my stories before I upload them is in the hospital and I don't know when she'll be able to come home. So if there are any really weird errors, please forgive me. I am only human.

Disclaimer: Chaos and Era are mine, the Fruits Basket characters aren't.

Pairings: …You should know 'em by now…nothing new.

Warnings: Um…people will get possessed…so…in other words…this fic is gonna get a little weird…Oops…sorry it's already weird.

Chapter 9: Prisoners of the Mind

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                "Tohru will die…today."

Yuki eyes widened as his pupils went to pinpoint…How…why…she was perfectly healthy…wasn't she?…She couldn't die so suddenly…

"If I tell you some of the details…there's a chance you can exchange your life for hers…Are you willing to give your life up for her? Do you want to know what will happen?"

Yuki looked up at her for a moment as he stared into her eyes before replying,

                "Yes…Tell me everything you can."

                "Come back here, you damn brat!"

                "WAAAAHHH! Kyo's being mean! Help me Tohru…Haru!" Momiji wailed as he ran around the living room from Kyo. After three laps around the room he took off up the stairs with Kyo hot on his heels.

                "I won't have a shred of dignity left when I'm finally back in my body…" sighed Haru as he heard Momiji wail from upstairs. He looked up to see Kyo dragging Momiji down the stairs.

                "Come on, you stupid rabbit!"

                "No, no, NO! I doooon't waaaannnnaaaa!"

Haru sweatdroped as he saw the sight before him…All this over…just what was it that started this fight anyway??

                Shigure walked into the room with a very grave look on his face. Tohru noticed this and asked,

                "Shigure…What's wrong?"

                "You know how Hatori hasn't been looking so good…I've been worried for a while now and when I tried to reach him a few minutes ago…No one picked up."

                "Maybe he's with Akito…or on his way here…"

                "I sure hope so…He was in a really bad mood when I last got a hold of him and it sounded like he had trouble hanging up the phone…"

                "If you're so worried then go and check up on him!" snapped Kyo as he still struggled with Momiji.

                "You're right…I'll be back. Haru…Momiji, want to come?"

                "No."

                "Ye—"

                "The rabbit's staying!"

                "WAAAH!! Someone help me!"

Shigure sighed and headed out the door. Kyo continued to try and pry Momiji off the wall he clung to and suddenly; he went slack as he passed out. This sent Kyo and Haru's body flying to the other side of the room. Haru passed out as well. Tohru started to hover between them as she began to panic, not knowing which to tend to or what to do.

                Kyo slowly came to…only to have Haru's face and inch away from his.

                "Gaah!"

He yelled as he pushed Haru's frame off of him. This action received a moan as the body slowly came to.

                "Ouch…Man…you really were hurting Momiji." Haru said as he looked up towards Kyo.

                "YAAAY!!! I'M BACK IN MY OWN BODY, HOORAY!" Momiji cried as he bounced around Tohru.

                "Shut up you stu—" Kyo's actions came to a halt as his eyes widened as his fear grew. Haru had suddenly grabbed Kyo's bracelet and was tugging at it…slowly shifting it along his arm. He began walking out the door and Kyo had no choice but to follow him unless he wanted those precious black and white beads to come off. Tohru was amidst a panic attack and Momiji was scolding Haru, asking him to let go of Kyo. Yuki came running up out of nowhere and yelled,

                "Haru! Don't do it!"

Haru looked up over at Yuki to reveal that his normally gray eyes, were glowing gold.

                "What!?" said Kyo as this only caused his fear and his discomfort to grow.

The rain pouring over his body wasn't making the demon inside too happy, nor the cat. On top of that, the fear of changing once again into that hideous form continued to grow when he heard Yuki growl through his teeth,

                "Chaos…"

As soon as Yuki uttered those words, the possessed Haru hissed and let go of Kyo's bracelet. He turned towards Yuki as he smiled an evil grin, then fainted. Tohru and Momiji let out a sigh of relief, Yuki didn't relax. He just turned his glare towards Kyo, whose eyes were getting more golden by the second.

                As soon as they stopped getting brighter, the newly possessed Kyo gave a hysterical, evil grin as he began to play with his bracelet.

                "Yuki…" he hissed out through his disturbing grin, "are you here…to take her place?"

He motioned over to Tohru with his eyes as he cocked his head to the side.

                "Leave her out of this!" Yuki yelled as fear started to be apparent in his voice.

He received a throaty chuckle from the creature as it started to pace around him in a circle, still playing with the beads…

                No, no, NO! Get out of my head, you damned creature!

The real Kyo screamed out, though no one but Chaos' curse heard. ((Because if you remember, when the curse takes over Chaos' actions, he isn't aware of what's going on until he is back in control.)) He was inside himself somehow…in a dark place that had nothing in it and, seemingly, no ground or sky. Just darkness. He had been slowly forced into this place when Chaos had entered his head and began to take over. He finally gave up screaming, since it was only making him hoarse.  Even though everything was darkness when his eyes were open, when he shut them, he was able to watch…Able to watch in horror as he saw and heard whatever the creature could see and hear. He knew what the creature was going to do—and he hated himself for not being able to do a single thing.  The thing was going to transform into the cat's other form…that horrible demon that caused so much pain in his life…and although he didn't want to admit it, Kyo knew that at least one person would die before everything was over...

                What…?

Kyo spotted something off in the distance—too far away to make out what it was. With nothing better to do, he started to head towards it. When he got closer, he gasped and ran up to the body of Chaos…that was wrapped up in a weird, blood red ooze…that covered everything but some patches of his wings and his head. He was hanging in the stuff like a bug caught in a spider web…Kyo grimaced as he took a step forward and a horrible feeling went through his body. A feeling that was much worse than the feeling he got from the demon that dwelt inside of himself. He took a closer look at Chaos and realized, he wasn't breathing…Then, suddenly, he heard a slow pulse start to awaken within the horrible ooze. He shut his eyes to see what exactly was going on with the thing controlling his body…

                "Gaah!" yelled the possessed Kyo as he fell to his knees, clutching his heart.

"That…that damn cat found him…" he growled to himself as he stiffly stood back up.

                Yuki stared back at him with growing mix between hate and fear welled up within him as the creature continued to pull at those beads and started to pace again.

                "Come now, Yuki…You still won't answer my question…Will you be taking her place…or shall I quit wasting my time with you and start to rip her to pieces?"

                Yuki took a deep breath before answering,

                "You will not lay a hand, claw, or whatever on her so long as I still live."

                "Just what I wanted to hear," he laughed as he took a step back and threw his hand out.

Yuki's eyes followed the path of what he had thrown and saw the beads. He had removed the bracelet…and had already started to change.

((AN: Good? Bad? Sorry, but I need to end the chapter here because I want everyone's opinions. 1.) Should Yuki or Tohru die? Should they both die? 2.) What about Hatori? What should happen with him? Please let me know what you think because I want the ending to be at least halfway descent. E-mail me or just put your opinion in your review. Thanks.))