The Shogun's Daughter

By: StarlightSakura

Chapter 7

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*bright flashing lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue.

A/N: This will either be the last chapter or the second to last. Maybe even the third to last but it's near the end. Hope ya'll enjoy. ^.^ Oh and the insect thing-a-ma-bobs are known simply as the insects or as the army. Oh yeah, and as Whitney knows, I've only seen DVD one of Fruits Basket so I don't know much about Kyo's third form (actually, I know next to nothing) so I'm describing it the way I would picture it so yeah. Enjoy!

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In the front of the house:

"Soichiro Whitney? Where is she?" The demon with the insect wings asked. He was standing in front of a swarm of insects. "Tell me where she is or I shall unleash the army." The demon ordered.

Kyo stepped forward and glared at the demon for a while before he spoke. "I, we wouldn't tell you even if it meant our lives." He told him, his voice full of courage and anger.

"Well then, you get to see the army in action. Get them brothers!" the demon yelled. The insects flew down to the Sohma men that were standing outside. Shigure, Yuki, Hatsuharu, and Kyo were trying to keep the insects away by throwing things at them and hitting them with their wooden swords but those just disintegrated as soon as they touched the insects. All the men could do was back up until they hit the wall.

At that time, an insect came up next to the demon and made several buzzing sounds. Smiling wickedly, the demon flew into the air and over the wall. His smile grew bigger as he saw the girl he was looking for. "Soichiro Whitney." The demon said to himself. He pulled a club from his belt and flew down, ready to attack the girl.

"WHITNEY!!!" Kyo shouted. He jumped over the insects surrounding them and tried to jump over the wall but the insects with red eyes started blowing fire from their mouths aiming for Kyo. Kyo jumped back from them and as he landed, he heard a loud scream followed by a splash of water. "No. Whitney." Kyo said softly out of shock. At that moment, Kyo's eyes started glowing. He looked at the demon that had emerged from the other side of the wall with a satisfied smirk on his face. "You. What have you done to Whitney-kun?" Kyo asked, his voice sounding a bit deeper and full of hate. As he walked closer to the demon, the insects tried attacking him with their fire but Kyo simply walked on through it. He walked until he was in front of the demon's face. "What have you done to Whitney-kun?" He repeated.

"She's dead." Was the demon's reply.

Kyo's fist met with the demon's gut and he was sent flying through the air. Right away Kyo followed him, his speed having been increased by his anger. He was about to punch the demon in his face but the demon recovered from the first blow in time to kick Kyo in his gut, sending him to the ground. Kyo stayed on the ground, apparently unconscious.

The demon smirked at the fallen boy. "Our job is done now, let's return!" the demon yelled. He flew into the sky and the swarm slowly retreated and followed the demon.

One of the last insects to leave was suddenly stopped in midair. It looked around, trying to figure out why it wasn't moving and noticed it was wrapped in bands of purple and black. The insect buzzed to warn it's comrades and then fell to the ground, dead. The other insects stopped and turned in time to see their brother fall. The demon leader burst from the back and looked at the dead insect on the ground. "Who did it?" He demanded. He looked around and saw a black and purple glow around the unconscious orange haired boy.

Kyo's awoke and his eyes were filled with a lot of negative emotions but only one need, revenge. "Whitney-kun." He said as he stood up. "You killed her, now you will DIE!!!!!!!!!" He yelled as the black and purple aura around him exploded, blinding everyone outside. As his sight came back to his eyes, the demon leader looked to where Kyo should have been standing but saw instead, a big black demon with dark golden eyes full of hate and anger and a thirst for revenge.

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In the gardens:

Hearing Whitney's scream, Rei and Tohru ran outside in time to see Whitney fall into the pond and the demon insect leader fly off. Rei was about to jump in the pond but Tohru held him back. "Wait, he'll kill you if he sees us." She said in a calm yet worried tone.

When the demon was out of sight, Tohru let go of Rei who ran to the pond, jumped in and began looking for Whitney. Tohru ran to the edge of the pond to wait for Rei to come back up. 'Why was that pond made so big and deep?' Tohru asked herself.

Under the water, Rei was swimming down trying to catch up to Whitney who was quickly sinking. When she finally hit the bottom, Rei picked her up and began swimming to the surface when he saw Whitney's ring slide off her finger. Deciding it would be best to get it, Rei let himself sink back to the bottom. He picked it up with one hand and started for the surface again. 'Come on Whitney, you can make it, you have to make it.' He told himself, as if Whitney could hear him. Rei started to feel tired, he needed to get some air soon. 'Just a little more, just a little more.' He told himself.

Tohru saw Rei coming back up and threw her arms into the water to pull Whitney out. Seeing her arms plunge into the water, Rei held Whitney out and made sure Tohru had a good hold on her before he let her go. Without Whitney to hold him down, Rei shot to the surface just as he opened his mouth and sucked in air as fast as he could.

"*gasp* Is... is she... a... alright? *gasp, gasp*" Rei asked breathlessly.

"I... I don't know. I can't tell." Tohru said as she lay Whitney on the ground.

Rei got out of the pond as fast as he could and laid his ear against her chest. "I can't *gasp, gasp* hear her *gasp* heart." He said. He quickly put his hands together, laid them on the middle of her chest and started pushing down over and over. "Come on Whitney, you can make it, I won't allow you to die." He told her as he continued pushing down on her chest.

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In the wonderful place where you go before you die:

"Wh... where am I?" Whitney asked. She looked around, trying to answer her question. She noticed that she was in a meadow of some sort and in front of her was a river. She looked to the left and right of the river and noticed that it seemed to go on forever on both sides. Then, flashbacks came to her. She remembered bringing Kagura into the house, she remembered Tohru asking her to get water. She remembered somebody hitting her on her back making her fall into the pond. Finally, she remembered seeing something splash before she blacked out. "Am I dead?" She asked herself.

"No, not really." A voice said.

Whitney quickly turned and saw a woman wearing a red silk kimono with gold Sakura petals and Sakura tree branches covering it. The woman had fair skin, blonde hair and bright blue eyes. "Mama?" she asked.

The woman nodded. "You are not supposed to be here, I am not supposed to be here. You belong in the land of the living. I just wanted to see you one last time before I crossed." She said as she looked at the other side of the river. "I will be going soon. Live your life and marry Kyo. He needs you. Not only to lift his curse but he needs you to be there for him, to be his friend, to love him. I have visited your father already and told him you were with Kyo. He seemed angry but then he calmed down and muttered something. What was it? Hmmm. Ah well, it is not important. What is important is that you get back into your body and you tell Sohma Kyo how much you love him and how you do not give a DAMN about his curse. I know it's true. Now get back down there." She told her daughter.

Whitney smiled at her mother and went up to hug her. "Thank you mama." She said. Whitney held on tight to her mother, not wanting to let go. "I miss you mama." She added.

"I know. I miss you too. Now go on, you have to help Kyo right now, he's in trouble. Remember, no matter what happens to Kyo, he will always be the Kyo the Kyo you fell in love with. Good-bye Whitney." Her mother said. She pushed Whitney away from her and turned her around. "Go."

Whitney turned to say good bye to her mother but she had disappeared. She walked into the forest of trees and everything went black for her again.

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In the garden:

Whitney coughed a few times and water came out of her mouth as she tried to take in air. Rei stopped pushing on her chest and smiled. "She's back. Thank the gods she's back!" he yelled in joy.

Tohru looked at Whitney as she coughed out more water. A smile found it's way across her lips. "That's great! Oh Whitney, you are so strong!" Tohru said.

"Honda-sama! Kagura-sama has awaken!" Asako yelled from the house.

"She did? I'll be right there!" Tohru yelled as she jumped up and ran into the house. "Hiroyuki-san, bring Whitney-san inside." She said over her shoulder.

Rei looked down at Whitney who was still unconscious but was breathing normally again. "You made it Whitney-chan. I knew you would." He told her gently. Just as gently, he picked her up and carried her inside. As he was walking, he felt Whitney move in his arms "Mama." She said. Rei looked at the sky. "Thank you for helping her Elizabeth." He said.

As he closed the door, a black and purple glow could be seen by anyone who was outside.

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~*~*END CHAPTER SEVEN*~*~