Chapter 4
Yuki was stunned. "That can't be true!"
"Are you saying I'm a liar, Yuki?" Akito drew close once again.
Yuki managed a step back this time. "That's ridiculous! He can't be my uncle!"
"But he is." Akito stopped and smiled at Yuki again. "I'll be expecting you today."
"Akito!!" Shigure's voice was louder than usual.
"Oh Shigure! How nice to see you."
Shigure who heard the last part of Akito's speech stepped into the room not looking happy. "Yuki's still recovering from his injury, Akito. It's not good for him to move around just yet."
Akito eyed Shigure sternly. "I'll talk to Hatori." And with that the Soma Master turned to the jaded boy one more time. "You can move in tomorrow if you're not feeling up to it today, Yuki," Akito offered sweetly.
Yuki looked down at loss of words.
Akito didn't forget to smile and pat Yuki on the cheek before leaving Shigure's house.
"You shouldn't have left your bed, Yuki. You're still weak."
"Is what Akito said true?" Still looking down, Yuki asked his older cousin.
"Yuki."
"IS IT??"
"Yes, it is. But you.."
"What about Kyo's curse? Is that also true?" Yuki demanded.
"Yuki.."
"IS IT, SHIGURE??"
"Yes."
Yuki's shoulders sagged. "My God!"
Silence shrouded them for few moments before Yuki summed up enough strength to talk again. "Where's Kyo now?"
"He's with Hatori."
Yuki turned white. "He was injured too?"
"No," Shigure shook his head. "Hatori...We, thought it best if he stayed away for awhile."
Yuki swayed on his feet suddenly. Shigure rushed to him and supported the younger boy's weight and helped him back to his bed. Yuki sat down and ran shaky fingers through his silky hair. "Tell me the truth."
Shigure nodded. "What do you want to know first?"
"Why does he want to kill me? If he's my uncle as you say.I mean."
Shigure sighed and started to tell the story. The story that's been hidden for too long.
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Yuki was stunned. "That can't be true!"
"Are you saying I'm a liar, Yuki?" Akito drew close once again.
Yuki managed a step back this time. "That's ridiculous! He can't be my uncle!"
"But he is." Akito stopped and smiled at Yuki again. "I'll be expecting you today."
"Akito!!" Shigure's voice was louder than usual.
"Oh Shigure! How nice to see you."
Shigure who heard the last part of Akito's speech stepped into the room not looking happy. "Yuki's still recovering from his injury, Akito. It's not good for him to move around just yet."
Akito eyed Shigure sternly. "I'll talk to Hatori." And with that the Soma Master turned to the jaded boy one more time. "You can move in tomorrow if you're not feeling up to it today, Yuki," Akito offered sweetly.
Yuki looked down at loss of words.
Akito didn't forget to smile and pat Yuki on the cheek before leaving Shigure's house.
"You shouldn't have left your bed, Yuki. You're still weak."
"Is what Akito said true?" Still looking down, Yuki asked his older cousin.
"Yuki."
"IS IT??"
"Yes, it is. But you.."
"What about Kyo's curse? Is that also true?" Yuki demanded.
"Yuki.."
"IS IT, SHIGURE??"
"Yes."
Yuki's shoulders sagged. "My God!"
Silence shrouded them for few moments before Yuki summed up enough strength to talk again. "Where's Kyo now?"
"He's with Hatori."
Yuki turned white. "He was injured too?"
"No," Shigure shook his head. "Hatori...We, thought it best if he stayed away for awhile."
Yuki swayed on his feet suddenly. Shigure rushed to him and supported the younger boy's weight and helped him back to his bed. Yuki sat down and ran shaky fingers through his silky hair. "Tell me the truth."
Shigure nodded. "What do you want to know first?"
"Why does he want to kill me? If he's my uncle as you say.I mean."
Shigure sighed and started to tell the story. The story that's been hidden for too long.
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