The Shogun's Daughter

By: StarlightSakura

Chapter 8

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*bright flashing lights* me no own, you no sue, I dun even own Whitney!

A/N: Once again, I have a very good reason for not getting Kyo's transformation completely right. I haven't seen past episode six of Fruits Basket. *sigh* oh well. This is my depiction of what his third form would look like. In other words, my description of his third form is from my imagination. Yup yup. So, read on! Enjoy!! ^.^

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In front of the house:

"Whitney-kun. You killed her! DAMN YOU!" Kyo yelled. He had become a darker version of himself, his eyes had become those of a cat with an evil glare and were a deep shade of gold. His nails had become claws and his fangs became sharper. Even his voice had become deeper and angrier. He looked at the demon leader and hissed.

The demon looked at Kyo and took a step back. "What did Anata set me up for? She never told me he was cursed like this!" He yelled. "He growled both at Kyo and Anata. "Get him! Kill him!" he ordered the army of insects. They charged at Kyo breathing fire at him if they could. Their efforts went to waste though. For the moment they came a few meters in front of Kyo, a spark of black or purple shot at them, dropping them to the ground, leaving the spot they landed on a dead patch of grass. Pretty soon, the entire insect army was dead, leaving only their leader

Shigure, Yuki, and Hatsuharu looked at the transformed Kyo in shock. "Since when has this been a part of his curse?" Shigure asked.

"I don't think Kyo-san even knows about it. Can he hear us?" Yuki asked.

"I don't know, let's see. Oi Kyo-kun! What is the matter with you?!" Hatsuharu yelled.

'I don't know.' Kyo said from inside the demon. The outside though, had a different attitude from the young man they know as Kyo. "SHUT UP DAMMIT! GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME OR ELSE!!!" it yelled.

Shigure stepped back in shock. "Nope, that's not him. Let's go check on Tohru-kun and everyone else." He said. "We seriously should check on Whitney-san. I think I heard someone jump into the pond but I'm not sure. Let's go see." He added. The other two Sohmas nodded.

Shigure and Hatsuharu went into the house. Yuki looked at his cousin. "Is there anything I can do to help?" He asked.

The demon Kyo turned to face the demon insect. "If Whitney-kun's still alive, tell her that I love her." He said after a few seconds.

"No I won't. That is to come from your mouth, not mine." Yuki said. He turned and walked in the house.

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Inside the house:

"Tohru-kun! Are you okay? Is everyone all right?" Shigure asked as he came in followed by Hatsuharu and Yuki.

"Where's Kyo-kun?" Kagura asked as she noticed that her orange-haired cousin was nowhere in sight. She tried to sit up but only succeeded in a pounding feeling in her head.

"Kagura-kun, lie back down." Tohru said.

As she opened her eyes, Whitney found herself staring into the soft blue eyes of a little girl. "Kisa-san?" she asked hoarsely. The small girl nodded. Whitney turned her head and as she did, a sharp pain went straight down her back. "AHHH!!!!" She yelled.

Right away, everyone turned their attention to Whitney. "What's wrong?" they asked in unison.

"I don't know, I turned my head and all of a sudden, I just felt this pain go down my back." She said.

"Can you turn onto your stomach?" Rei asked her.

Whitney nodded. Bad idea. As she did, another sharp pain made it's way down her back and she screamed again.

"Shh, sh, sh. It's okay Whitney-chan. Please, help me turn her over." Rei begged looking at Yuki, Shigure and Hatsuharu. The three men bent down, slowly picked up Whitney, and laid her back down on her stomach. Rei untied the ribbon on the back of Whitney's kimono and slid it off. He pulled it from the sides, causing it to slip off of Whitney's shoulder and he moved it until he came to her back. When her back was exposed, everyone gasped as they saw a big black and purple bruise where her neck meets her back.

Just then, Whitney herself gasped. "Kyo-kun! Where is he?" she asked. Ignoring the pain on her back, Whitney lifted herself up, using her arms to prop herself up. Rei replaced her kimono quickly and tied the ribbon back up. "Where is he?" she asked again.

"H... he thinks that the demon insect killed you. He went mad and he transformed into what I think is the evil spirit of the cat. He is outside fighting him now." Yuki told her.

Whitney looked around the room, biting her lip as the pain hit her again on her back. She didn't stop moving around until she found what she was looking for. Off in the corner of the room were her bow and arrows that her father had given her. She slowly stood up, biting her lip harder as the pain now surged through her body.

"Whitney-chan, lie down. You shouldn't be moving." Rei said as he tried to lay Whitney back on the futon.

Whitney shook his hand off of her. "No. I need to speak with Kyo-kun." She said. She grabbed the bow and arrows and slowly walked out of the room.

"Should we let her go in her condition?" Yuki asked.

"No. When she gets like that, nobody can stop her from doing what she wants." Rei said.

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Outside:

"DIE!!!!!" the demon Kyo yelled as he ran to the demon insect. He kicked his face and caused his lip to start bleeding in another place. The two had blood dripping from all over their bodies. They had been fighting on an equal level since Yuki, Shigure and Hatsuharu had gone inside. They had traded punches, kicks and anything else they could think of. "I HATE YOU!!!!" Kyo yelled as he again, charged towards the demon insect.

"DAMN YOU!" the demon yelled back as he jumped into the air and avoided Kyo's head on attack. He was about to charge down at him when he felt a sharp pain come from one of his wings. "Ahh! Who did that?" He looked around and noticed that Kyo was nowhere to be seen. He turned around and noticed Kyo hanging on his back and had ripped one of his wings off. Stunned, the demon insect fell to the ground. Kyo jumped off and safely landed on his feet.

"You. Bastard. You. Killed. Whitney-kun. You. Must. Die." Kyo slowly told the demon.

The demon smirked. "Yes, I killed her. Now, you will die."

At those words, Kyo lost all control over himself. He yelled out loud and the black aura around him grew even more. He started going at the demon insect without even thinking of what he was doing. All he knew was that "You must DIE!!!!!" he shouted as he ran at the demon insect.

Suddenly, an arrow found its way into the demon insect's shoulder. The demon insect stepped back and looked in the direction the arrow had come from. There he saw Whitney holding a shaking bow in her hand. "YOU! You are supposed to be dead!!" he yelled at her.

Kyo also turned. He saw Whitney standing there but with his third form in control of his mind and body, he didn't recognize her. "Who the hell are you?!" he demanded.

Hearing his question, the demon insect looked at Kyo and smirked. 'His demon side has complete control over him. I can kill her now and he won't even care because he doesn't recognize her. Excellent.' He told himself. The demon insect took off towards Whitney. Whitney saw him coming and quickly took out an arrow, set it up in her bow and shot it towards the demon insect, piercing his heart. The demon stopped where he was and fell back. "Anata. I... I... failed you." He said as his eyes closed and he died. When he hit the ground, his demon form disappeared and become many of the small demon insects.

"Who the hell are you?!" the demon Kyo demanded once again.

"Kyo-kun. It's me, Whitney." Whitney said. She put down her bow and arrows and started walking over to Kyo. "Please Kyo-kun, don't you recognize me?" she asked.

Kyo took a few steps back. "Get away from me dammit!" he yelled. He took on a defensive stance. "I'll kill you if I have to." He said.

Whitney stopped for a few seconds then started walking again. "Kyo-kun. I know you are in there. Don't let yourself be taken over by this demon. I'm doing fine. Yuki-san told me that you changed into this demon when you thought I had died. But Kyo-kun, I am not dead. I'm right here." She said.

'I know I've seen her before! Who is she?' Kyo asked himself. The feeling of uncertainty made him feel unsecure. He started running towards her, ready to attack her when all of a sudden, Whitney opened her arms out to him.

"Kyo-kun. I don't care about your curse. But since I care about you and I don't want you to get hurt please, please change back to yourself. Please Kyo-kun!!!" Whitney yelled. Kyo ran into her and Whitney ignored the speed that he hit her at and wrapped her arms around him. But instead of changing into a cat, Kyo stopped, as if he were placed under a spell that didn't allow him to move. "Kyo-kun I... I... I love you!!" Whitney yelled. She tightened her hold on Kyo who seemed shocked to hear her say that. Whitney looked up at him with tears falling uncontrollably from her eyes. "I love you Kyo-kun!" Whitney yelled again. She brought herself closer to the demon Kyo and when their faces were only a few centimeters apart, Whitney paused. "I don't care about your curse. You can stay cursed just as long as you stay with me." She whispered. Then, she kissed him.

The demon Kyo's eyes widened in shock as he felt Whitney press her lips against his. He blinked once and as he did, he remembered where and who he was. The black and purple aura around him faded. His eyes changed back to their normal shape and their deep red color. His claws and fangs became nails and dull again. He blinked a couple more times and returned Whitney's kiss. When he did, a white light shot out from Kyo's back. It took the shape of a cat and disappeared into the sky.

The two separated and looked into each other's eyes. "Whitney-kun. Thank the gods you're safe! I thought I had lost you. Thank you." Kyo told her in a gentle voice. He brought her closer to him and this time, Kyo paused, "I love you too." He told her before giving her a kiss. Whitney put her arms around his neck and kissed him back.

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