Disclaimer: I don't own any of the FB characters.
Note: I apologize if any of my facts about the characters are seriously off. It's not like I have a DVD reference to double check behind myself. The only thing I have to go by is the subtitle videos of the episodes that my uncle lent me several months ago. (Needless to say, I don't have them anymore.) So in other words, all I have to go by is my memory and other fan fics that I've read…and my memory isn't that good. -_-; So do forgive and point out any mistakes I've made, but please don't be mean about pointing them out. If you're too cruel about your comments, I'll just stop writing…So anyway, on with the fic! (Oh, by the way, if any of you have a better title for this chapter…do tell.)
Chapter 9: Conversations
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Kyo moaned as the darkness and silence finally started to leave him…and a familiar woman's voice echoed into the depths of his mind before he realized that it was the voice of a worried Tohru. He managed to gather up enough strength to roll over on his back so that when he opened his eyes to see two green orbs peering down at him.
"Are you ok!? What happened?? I came downstairs to get some more clean laundry and I saw you lying on the ground…I was afraid you were dying because your breathing was really awkwardly…"
"Heh…someone worrying about me? That's a first. Even when I was human no one, not even my mother, cared about what happened to me."
"How horrible…why?"
"Someone's at the door."
"Huh?"
Tohru turned and got up to open the door. When she did, she shrieked and ran back to hide behind Kyo.
"Haru, quit trying to scare the girl. Akito won't be happy if you give her a heart attack!"
Kyo winced as he sat up. His bruises had hit their worst point and would only get better now.
"You look like shit…Where's Yuki?"
"Why are you here ya damn cow?"
"I was trying to find something and wound up here…"
"What were you looking for? Kisa perhaps?"
"No. Momiji's watching her today. I was looking for Ayame."
"Aya? His shop's only two damn blocks from the Main House*!? Just how long have you been wandering around!?"
"Two days…"
"Tch…Stupid cow…Why'd you bother to come here? I know you didn't think this was Aya's shop…"
"I was hoping I could have some food. I haven't eaten in two days either."
"How annoying…I'll get ya a pint but then go bug someone else!"
Kyo marched in to the kitchen and quickly returned with a pint of blood. He handed Haru the bottle and shoved him out the door before he could manage a reply.
"Who was that?"
"That was Hatsuharu--we call him Haru. He's one of our cousins."
"He had very strange hair…why did you call him a cow?"
"Because just like I turn into a cat, he turns into a cow."
"Really?? Why do you change anyway?"
"The Sohma family has been cursed for a couple hundred years…but only a certain few are born cursed. The others live normal live and don't even know the curse exists. The one's that are cursed change into animals of the Juunshi when hugged by the opposite sex. Normally anyone who finds out about any of our secrets either dies or gets their memory erased. Depending on the situation."
Tohru just stood there for a moment while staring at Kyo, stunned. When Kyo let out another small grunt of pain, she snapped out of her staring trance, ran into the kitchen and returned with a small container of blood she had retrieved from the fridge.
"Umm…Normally I'd just get you some tea but since you're a vampire and all…"
She handed the small bottle to him and he gave her a small smile in return.
"Thanks. You better get out of the doorway…Yuki's coming--and he's not in a pleasant mood."
Tohru immediately jumped to her feet and went back to cleaning the last bit of the house just as Yuki opened the door.
Kyo looked up at Yuki and said,
"Damn. You look worse than I do…Do I need to call Hatori?"
"I can fend for myself, baka neko."
Parts of Kyo's hair seemed to turn into cat ears as he replied,
"I was just trying to help, you kuso nezumi!!"
With that, Kyo got up and stomped up the stairs leaving a bloody and bruised Yuki still standing in the doorway.
*In all honesty, I have no clue where Ayame's shop is located so forgive me if I'm seriously wrong about that. I needed a place that was somewhere that a normal person could've easily found…and I didn't want to insult Haru's intelligence so much as to say he was looking for Hatori's office. -_-; That would've just been mean.
((AN: Ok…sorry if this is short and sorry it took so long for me to get this chapter up…on top of my homework and chores, I kind of got a little stuck. Was this chapter good or bad? Reviews please!))
