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A/N: Hey! You've got me updating almost daily! I must admit that I am kinda in a hurry to find out what happens myself. Thanx to everyone who's been sticking with me all this time, especially to Pebbles for the kind review. So, here is the turning point in this story.
"Fate is a bittersweet thing"
Chapter Five: Yuki to Chi (=Snow and blood)
It was 8 a.m. when Kyo woke up. That was unnaturally late for him and he panicked when he saw that Haru and Shigure were already downstairs. ' Well, that cow wouldn't want to waste a second that he could have spent with denpa girl.' He thought to himself.
A little while after Uo had gone to bed last night, Hana and Haru had come back and both gone straight to their rooms, Hana looking slightly flushed and Haru with a self-satisfied expression. Tohru had winked at Hana and then asked if Kyo didn't mind if she went to bed. Kyo guessed that she wanted to talk girl talk and find out all about Hana and Haru's walk. He let her go. He then decided to read, but found he couldn't concentrate. Close to midnight Hatori and Shigure came back. They had been discussing some important matter (A/N: they really did, I didn't mean to make it look like they were a couple, so I'm sorry if anyone got their hopes up.) Shigure joked that they had been pondering whether or not to call Ayame and invite him and was punched in the face by Kyo who decided he would rather go to bed than listen to his fool of a cousin.
So here he was, stumbling down the stairs, afraid he'd missed breakfast, when he remembered that it would be brought at nine. As he entered the denn, Tohru welcomed him and he answered back. He looked around: they seemed to be alone. He asked her if she was enjoying the vacation and she said it was like a dream come true, that she was overjoyed to have everyone she cared for here with her and that she was glad that he hadn't fought with Yuki or Uo once. He looked away and told her that it was probably thanks to her if he was in such a good mood. She smiled and said:
" Kyo-kun, you're a wonderful person and no matter what some people say, I'll always want to be your friend." Kyo blushed.
" Yeah, well, you're one in a million." As he said this he curiously found himself wishing that he were saying this to someone else. (A/N: guess, just guess ( )
" Kyo, I've caught you being sentimental again!" (remember in the anime, just before the trip to the hot springs?)
" Shut up you little creep! Didn't your mom tell you that it's bad to listen to other people's conversations?"
But Momiji wasn't the only one who had heard the conversation. Uo had been standing coming down the stairs and had stopped when she heard him speak. ' There, I knew it was ridiculous.' She thought ' There's no way I had a chance with him. He love Tohru in a big way.' She couldn't help being a bit regretful 'it would have been nice.' She thought. With that, she went down and greeted them all, looking at a smiling Kyo.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * They were are in their gear, ready for the second day of skiing. They new groups had been formed, and each group had been given a cell phone, just in case, since they were going to ski on separate slopes.
Kyo wondered if it had been a coincidence or not, but Shigure had put him together with Uo and Haru. When they got to their slope, Haru said that he was going to head to a different one where he would meet Saki. Uo and Kyo just looked at each other, pulling a disgusted face as he moved away.
" They scare me when they are together. Tell me, how well do you know your cousin? Can you tell if he's smitten, because Saki sure is. She started talking about him the moment she got up." Uo said
" Haru's got it bad all right" Kyo said. He was uncomfortable being alone with her.
" Well, looks like it's just you and me then." Uo grinned " I bet you don't have the guts to race me." She added with a cheeky grin.
" I could beat you at a race any time, Yankee" Kyo said, his temper flaring.
" Ok then, first one down gets to rub the loser's face in the snow"
" You're on sister!"
They counted to three, Uo starting at two, followed by a curious Kyo. As they glided down, they were only aware of how far ahead the other one was. Neither of them saw the rocks.
It all happened very quickly, too quickly for them to react. Kyo slid on an icy patch and shot into Uo who fell, hitting her head on a boulder on the side of the slope. Kyo shook his head and looked up. He saw Uo slumped in a heap and slid over to her. When he got close, he saw the blood. It was pouring from her leg that had been pierced by one of her poles and from a wound on her head. He panicked. What should he do? He called her name, but she was unconscious. He remembered the phone in her pocket and retrieved it. She was still warm, and he could feel her pulse as he checked it. She was alive!
He quickly dialled the rescue number and told them their approximate location. While he waited for the snowmobile, he looked at her; she was lying there, slowly bleeding into the snow. There was blood around her head, like some perverted parody of a halo. He bent over and picked her up, careful not to hold her too close and carried her over a tree stump against which he leaned her up.
Despite the blood, she looked beautiful he thought. He wondered if she would survive. It was partly his fault if this had happened to her. He could just imagine it: he would be blamed by Yuki, and he didn't even wan to try and imagine the sorrow that would fill Tohru's eyes.
He thought of Uotani's eyes, so beautiful at times and wondered if he would ever see them open again.
The sound of the approaching vehicle tore him away from his dreams. He silently helped the man driving it heave Uo onto the stretcher and got on behind him. He felt so numb. At one point he later recalled not thinking, juts being vaguely aware of the noise the motor was making.
When they got to the resort, they found an ambulance already waiting for them. Uo was transferred into it and Kyo followed. He couldn't leave her; he had to make sure she was all right. In the back of the ambulance, the woman tending to the blonde haired victim asked him who she was, and he answered. After a moment she said:
"You seem quite shocked, are you her boyfriend?" At this he blushed.
"No, a friend's friend." He said. " Do you know what's wrong?" he added after a while.
" She hit her head and is now in a coma. At the moment her rates are stable, but who knows if that'll stay that way, I hope she doesn't try to leave us." He sighed.
" And her leg?"
" That'll be fine, the wound is deep, but thanks to the cold she hasn't lost too much blood."
He fell silent. A coma? That was bad. He took his face in his hands and closed his eyes. ' This can't be happening' he thought 'we were racing one moment and in the next, she'd in a coma. This is just a bad dream, just a bad dream'.
Bleeping interrupted his thoughts and the nurse said that she was getting worse.
" I need your help" she said.
" How can I help? I haven't had training or anything." Kyo answered and was horrified at how scared he sounded.
" Talk to her. Tell her she has to stay here with us, that she shouldn't give up."
This was one of the simplest things, but Kyo found it incredibly hard to get the words out.
" Um, Yankee, hey Yankee, don't, uh, leave us." He tried. Uo didn't stir.
" Uotani, don't leave! For Tohru's sake! You organized all of this to make her happy, don't die!" He said, louder this time.
" Good, that's it! Go on, you're doing great!" the nurse said while injecting something into Uo's arm.
" Uotani" he grasped her hand and squeezed it, relieved to find it still warm " Tohru would miss you, Hana would miss you, heck I would miss you, stay!" he said. And then softer " I would miss you. Now I regret not telling you, how beautiful I really do think you are, and that, even though you won't hear this, I really did want to kiss you last night."
He was surprised when this came out.
" Are you sure you're not her boyfriend?" the nurse said with a wink. " It's okay now, you can stop, her rates are stable again."
Kyo glared at the nurse, and then looked back at Arisa. He had just realised that she did mean more to him than he had wanted to admit.
End of chapter five
Sorry, cliffie ( sorta ) . This was mushy and Kyo was OOC, but it's kinda hard to stay in character when someone you've just realized you love has just had a major accident. I'd appreciate feedback, as usual. Cheers - Mouton
A/N: Hey! You've got me updating almost daily! I must admit that I am kinda in a hurry to find out what happens myself. Thanx to everyone who's been sticking with me all this time, especially to Pebbles for the kind review. So, here is the turning point in this story.
"Fate is a bittersweet thing"
Chapter Five: Yuki to Chi (=Snow and blood)
It was 8 a.m. when Kyo woke up. That was unnaturally late for him and he panicked when he saw that Haru and Shigure were already downstairs. ' Well, that cow wouldn't want to waste a second that he could have spent with denpa girl.' He thought to himself.
A little while after Uo had gone to bed last night, Hana and Haru had come back and both gone straight to their rooms, Hana looking slightly flushed and Haru with a self-satisfied expression. Tohru had winked at Hana and then asked if Kyo didn't mind if she went to bed. Kyo guessed that she wanted to talk girl talk and find out all about Hana and Haru's walk. He let her go. He then decided to read, but found he couldn't concentrate. Close to midnight Hatori and Shigure came back. They had been discussing some important matter (A/N: they really did, I didn't mean to make it look like they were a couple, so I'm sorry if anyone got their hopes up.) Shigure joked that they had been pondering whether or not to call Ayame and invite him and was punched in the face by Kyo who decided he would rather go to bed than listen to his fool of a cousin.
So here he was, stumbling down the stairs, afraid he'd missed breakfast, when he remembered that it would be brought at nine. As he entered the denn, Tohru welcomed him and he answered back. He looked around: they seemed to be alone. He asked her if she was enjoying the vacation and she said it was like a dream come true, that she was overjoyed to have everyone she cared for here with her and that she was glad that he hadn't fought with Yuki or Uo once. He looked away and told her that it was probably thanks to her if he was in such a good mood. She smiled and said:
" Kyo-kun, you're a wonderful person and no matter what some people say, I'll always want to be your friend." Kyo blushed.
" Yeah, well, you're one in a million." As he said this he curiously found himself wishing that he were saying this to someone else. (A/N: guess, just guess ( )
" Kyo, I've caught you being sentimental again!" (remember in the anime, just before the trip to the hot springs?)
" Shut up you little creep! Didn't your mom tell you that it's bad to listen to other people's conversations?"
But Momiji wasn't the only one who had heard the conversation. Uo had been standing coming down the stairs and had stopped when she heard him speak. ' There, I knew it was ridiculous.' She thought ' There's no way I had a chance with him. He love Tohru in a big way.' She couldn't help being a bit regretful 'it would have been nice.' She thought. With that, she went down and greeted them all, looking at a smiling Kyo.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * They were are in their gear, ready for the second day of skiing. They new groups had been formed, and each group had been given a cell phone, just in case, since they were going to ski on separate slopes.
Kyo wondered if it had been a coincidence or not, but Shigure had put him together with Uo and Haru. When they got to their slope, Haru said that he was going to head to a different one where he would meet Saki. Uo and Kyo just looked at each other, pulling a disgusted face as he moved away.
" They scare me when they are together. Tell me, how well do you know your cousin? Can you tell if he's smitten, because Saki sure is. She started talking about him the moment she got up." Uo said
" Haru's got it bad all right" Kyo said. He was uncomfortable being alone with her.
" Well, looks like it's just you and me then." Uo grinned " I bet you don't have the guts to race me." She added with a cheeky grin.
" I could beat you at a race any time, Yankee" Kyo said, his temper flaring.
" Ok then, first one down gets to rub the loser's face in the snow"
" You're on sister!"
They counted to three, Uo starting at two, followed by a curious Kyo. As they glided down, they were only aware of how far ahead the other one was. Neither of them saw the rocks.
It all happened very quickly, too quickly for them to react. Kyo slid on an icy patch and shot into Uo who fell, hitting her head on a boulder on the side of the slope. Kyo shook his head and looked up. He saw Uo slumped in a heap and slid over to her. When he got close, he saw the blood. It was pouring from her leg that had been pierced by one of her poles and from a wound on her head. He panicked. What should he do? He called her name, but she was unconscious. He remembered the phone in her pocket and retrieved it. She was still warm, and he could feel her pulse as he checked it. She was alive!
He quickly dialled the rescue number and told them their approximate location. While he waited for the snowmobile, he looked at her; she was lying there, slowly bleeding into the snow. There was blood around her head, like some perverted parody of a halo. He bent over and picked her up, careful not to hold her too close and carried her over a tree stump against which he leaned her up.
Despite the blood, she looked beautiful he thought. He wondered if she would survive. It was partly his fault if this had happened to her. He could just imagine it: he would be blamed by Yuki, and he didn't even wan to try and imagine the sorrow that would fill Tohru's eyes.
He thought of Uotani's eyes, so beautiful at times and wondered if he would ever see them open again.
The sound of the approaching vehicle tore him away from his dreams. He silently helped the man driving it heave Uo onto the stretcher and got on behind him. He felt so numb. At one point he later recalled not thinking, juts being vaguely aware of the noise the motor was making.
When they got to the resort, they found an ambulance already waiting for them. Uo was transferred into it and Kyo followed. He couldn't leave her; he had to make sure she was all right. In the back of the ambulance, the woman tending to the blonde haired victim asked him who she was, and he answered. After a moment she said:
"You seem quite shocked, are you her boyfriend?" At this he blushed.
"No, a friend's friend." He said. " Do you know what's wrong?" he added after a while.
" She hit her head and is now in a coma. At the moment her rates are stable, but who knows if that'll stay that way, I hope she doesn't try to leave us." He sighed.
" And her leg?"
" That'll be fine, the wound is deep, but thanks to the cold she hasn't lost too much blood."
He fell silent. A coma? That was bad. He took his face in his hands and closed his eyes. ' This can't be happening' he thought 'we were racing one moment and in the next, she'd in a coma. This is just a bad dream, just a bad dream'.
Bleeping interrupted his thoughts and the nurse said that she was getting worse.
" I need your help" she said.
" How can I help? I haven't had training or anything." Kyo answered and was horrified at how scared he sounded.
" Talk to her. Tell her she has to stay here with us, that she shouldn't give up."
This was one of the simplest things, but Kyo found it incredibly hard to get the words out.
" Um, Yankee, hey Yankee, don't, uh, leave us." He tried. Uo didn't stir.
" Uotani, don't leave! For Tohru's sake! You organized all of this to make her happy, don't die!" He said, louder this time.
" Good, that's it! Go on, you're doing great!" the nurse said while injecting something into Uo's arm.
" Uotani" he grasped her hand and squeezed it, relieved to find it still warm " Tohru would miss you, Hana would miss you, heck I would miss you, stay!" he said. And then softer " I would miss you. Now I regret not telling you, how beautiful I really do think you are, and that, even though you won't hear this, I really did want to kiss you last night."
He was surprised when this came out.
" Are you sure you're not her boyfriend?" the nurse said with a wink. " It's okay now, you can stop, her rates are stable again."
Kyo glared at the nurse, and then looked back at Arisa. He had just realised that she did mean more to him than he had wanted to admit.
End of chapter five
Sorry, cliffie ( sorta ) . This was mushy and Kyo was OOC, but it's kinda hard to stay in character when someone you've just realized you love has just had a major accident. I'd appreciate feedback, as usual. Cheers - Mouton