The Shogun's Daughter
By: Starlight Sakura
Chapter 12 (*deep announcer voice* THE FINAL CHAPTER!)
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*bright flashing lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue. Get it? Got it? Good.
A/N: Here ya go Whitney! *deep announcer voice* THE FINAL CHAPTER. Sorry for what happens in the beginning but it was almost a necessary evil. It was the only way the story would come together in a way I thought was good. In the end, it all comes out good, trust me. I hope you like it. ^.^ N.E.waiz, I hope that you have enjoyed this. I liked writin it. This is one of my best stories I've written, at least that's what I think. I know I complained about not liking certain chapters but if I could change them, I wouldn't......... unless there was some sort of grammar mistake or something. Ah well. Enjoy *deep announcer voice* THE FINAL CHAPTER. Enjoy!!! ^.^
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At the front of the Sohma house:
'Oh god, no! Whi. . . Whitney.' Kyo told himself. The orange haired teenage boy watched in horror as Whitney took the lightning Anata had aimed at him.
The lightning faded away and Whitney fell to the ground. Kyo was at her side in an instant.
"Whitney! What the hell was that for dammit?! Why the hell did you do that?" He shouted. He picked up her head, laid it on his lap and grabbed her hand. "You stupid bitch." He said.
"D. . . don't ca. . . call me. . . that." She muttered.
"Shut up. Whitney, I can't believe you did this. I told you to stay inside dammit!" He shouted.
"Don't. . . worry. . . about. . . about me. I'll see you in our next life." She said. Whitney's breaths were getting sharper and shorter.
"Don't talk like that dammit. Don't you dare say that crap! You'll be alright." Kyo said, trying to assure her.
"Kyo-kun. Kiss me please. . . one last. . . time?" Whitney said.
"I'll do it, but it won't be the last time." Kyo said. He leaned down to Whitney's face and placed a soft kiss on her lips. He felt Whitney returning his kiss and then, he felt nothing. The fingers that, only seconds earlier, were squeezing his hand now hung over his hand, limp and lifeless. Kyo lifted his head and tried to keep the tears from coming out of his eyes.
Kyo lay Whitney's lifeless body on the ground and stood up, focusing his attention on the woman responsible for her death.
"Look at what you did." He said angrily.
"She got in my way. A mistake I must admit but what is one to do? I'll just try again and kill anyone that tries to save you." Anata said.
"Not if you die first bitch." Kyo said angrily. He charged at Anata at a tremendous speed. Makoto stepped in front of Anata in an attempt to block Kyo's oncoming attack. Kyo crumbled his fingers into the palm of his hand and punched Makoto in his nose. The man fell to the side, unconscious. But Anata was not behind him.
Kyo looked all around him for the missing woman but found no trace of her. "Where did you go?! Get out here!" Kyo yelled. He stopped yelling and tried to listen. He heard something in the bushes and ran up to them, shoving them out of the way. From the bushes flew a small insect. Grumbling, Kyo continued listening for anything.
Then, he heard it. It was a low humming sound, as if something was approaching him very fast. He turned behind him just in time to avoid a sword that was coming towards him. As he rolled out of the way of the sword, he saw Makoto standing a few feet away from him with another sword in his hand. Acting quickly, Kyo picked up his sword and charged at Makoto. He swung the sword at Makoto, who was getting ready to swing his weapon at Kyo from the feet up. Kyo was the faster one. Makoto froze in a swinging position, the hilt of the sword and part of its blade slamming into Kyo's knee. He brought one of his hands to his stomach and felt cold steel coming out of his stomach. I can kill her from here.' Kyo thought to himself. He closed his eyes and concentrated on what caused his hatred towards Anata. In his mind, he remembered Whitney. The first time he met her, the face she made when he hugged her the first time, when he gave her the cat ring and the flower, the way she looked in the kimono she got in the village, everything she did, he remembered. His love for Whitney began overpowering the hatred he had for Anata.
An orange glow surrounded Kyo as he began to slowly stand up. Anata felt something behind her and turned only to be met with a hand going through her heart. Anata looked down at the glowing hand and back up at Kyo. "K. . . Kyo-kun. You. . . really do l. . . love Whitney don't. . . you?" She gasped out between breaths.
"Love her? I wanted to spend the rest of my damn life with her! What the hell did she do to you to make you take her away from me?!" Kyo yelled. The emotions he had inside of him, his love, his anger, his sorrow, his hate, all of them found their way to the fist he still had in Anata's heart and exploded in a red flash of light. The light surrounded the house, casting a red glow around everything.
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Lured out by the red color, everyone inside the Sohma house came running out. The first thing they saw was two silhouettes. One kneeling with their hand on the other's chest.
"Kyo-kun!" Kagura cried out, trying to figure out which silhouette belonged to which person.
"Where's Whitney-san?" Yuki asked. He looked around and saw another silhouette lying on the ground. He nudged Hatsuharu and motioned for him to go over to the person. The two went and when they got there, they gasped. It was Whitney. She looked like she was unconscious but one thing showed them that she was dead......... she wasn't breathing.
"Whitney-kun? H......... hey, Whitney-kun. W......... wake up. Please, Whitney-kun. Look, Kyo killed that damn woman. Everything is fine now Whitney-kun. Wake up." Hatsuharu said out loud.
It was at that moment that Arima looked in the direction of the two boys. He was over at their side in a matter of seconds. When he got his first look at the now lifeless Whitney, he fell to his knees. "No. How could this happen? I have already lost your mother, I cannot loose you too." He said quietly. He grabbed his daughter's cold, pale hand and squeezed it. "Please Whitney. Come back to us." He said.
As if she heard her father's silent request, Whitney's fingers slowly wrapped around her father's hand. The dead, pale color of her skin slowly became a soft ivory that looked full of life. She squinted her eyes for a few seconds before they fluttered open, revealing the blue green color that they were.
"Whitney?" Arima asked as his eyes grew wider and tears threatened to fall. "Y-you're alive! Oh thank the gods you're alive!" He yelled as he leaned down to hug her.
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Kyo watched as Anata dissolved into the wind. When she was gone, he stood up and looked around. He saw Arima hugging Whitney, his whole body shaking as if he were crying.
'Whitney. Dammit why'd you have to go?' Kyo asked himself. He held back his tears for the time being and started to walk towards Whitney, and everyone who had gathered around her. It was then that he felt a throbbing pain tear through his leg. He bit his lip in shock at the pain as he fell back to a kneeling position. He looked at his leg and noticed that his pants were torn and covered in blood.
'I must have been so angry I didn't even feel any pain.' Kyo thought to himself. He slowly got up and started limping towards Whitney and everyone else.
He felt someone grab his arm and put it around their shoulder. He looked to his side and saw Kagura smiling up at him. "Come on love. I'll help you." She said with a smile. The two started walking again. "She's alive." Kagura whispered to Kyo.
Kyo's eyes widened in shock. Once again forgetting the pain in his leg, he stopped, and turned Kagura towards him. "What did you say?" he demanded.
"Whitney-kun's alive. Sh...she opened her eyes a while ago. Kyo-kun she's alive!" Kagura said, with a smile.
"Kagura! Don't you play around like that! Stop joking dammit!" Kyo yelled.
"Kyo......... kun?" A soft voice said from behind the two. Then a pair of arms snaked around Kyo's waist. Kyo felt himself being pulled back and tensed up at the thought of changing. He didn't.
Kyo turned around, expecting Kisa to be behind him, trying to console him, but when he looked down, he saw a head of dark blonde hair that was not Kisa's. He put his hand's on the girl's head and tilted it up so he could see her. The next thing he saw was a pair of blue-green eyes softly looking back up at him.
"Wh......... Whits-kun?" Kyo asked. A big smile appeared on his face as he realized that he was not seeing things. "I thought that you......... had been........." He stammered.
"I thought so too. I......... I don't know what happened. I thought I was dead one minute and the next, I'm staring up at my father and Yuki, and Hatsuharu. I don't know how it happened but I........." Whitney was cut off by the feeling of Kyo pressing his lips against hers. Whitney closed her eyes and returned his kiss. 'What if I had stayed dead? I wouldn't have been able to see Kyo ever again. Don't say that Whitney. No more what if's now. You're alive and that's all that matters.' She told herself.
The two separated and just held each other, staring into the other's eyes.
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By: Starlight Sakura
Chapter 12 (*deep announcer voice* THE FINAL CHAPTER!)
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*bright flashing lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue. Get it? Got it? Good.
A/N: Here ya go Whitney! *deep announcer voice* THE FINAL CHAPTER. Sorry for what happens in the beginning but it was almost a necessary evil. It was the only way the story would come together in a way I thought was good. In the end, it all comes out good, trust me. I hope you like it. ^.^ N.E.waiz, I hope that you have enjoyed this. I liked writin it. This is one of my best stories I've written, at least that's what I think. I know I complained about not liking certain chapters but if I could change them, I wouldn't......... unless there was some sort of grammar mistake or something. Ah well. Enjoy *deep announcer voice* THE FINAL CHAPTER. Enjoy!!! ^.^
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At the front of the Sohma house:
'Oh god, no! Whi. . . Whitney.' Kyo told himself. The orange haired teenage boy watched in horror as Whitney took the lightning Anata had aimed at him.
The lightning faded away and Whitney fell to the ground. Kyo was at her side in an instant.
"Whitney! What the hell was that for dammit?! Why the hell did you do that?" He shouted. He picked up her head, laid it on his lap and grabbed her hand. "You stupid bitch." He said.
"D. . . don't ca. . . call me. . . that." She muttered.
"Shut up. Whitney, I can't believe you did this. I told you to stay inside dammit!" He shouted.
"Don't. . . worry. . . about. . . about me. I'll see you in our next life." She said. Whitney's breaths were getting sharper and shorter.
"Don't talk like that dammit. Don't you dare say that crap! You'll be alright." Kyo said, trying to assure her.
"Kyo-kun. Kiss me please. . . one last. . . time?" Whitney said.
"I'll do it, but it won't be the last time." Kyo said. He leaned down to Whitney's face and placed a soft kiss on her lips. He felt Whitney returning his kiss and then, he felt nothing. The fingers that, only seconds earlier, were squeezing his hand now hung over his hand, limp and lifeless. Kyo lifted his head and tried to keep the tears from coming out of his eyes.
Kyo lay Whitney's lifeless body on the ground and stood up, focusing his attention on the woman responsible for her death.
"Look at what you did." He said angrily.
"She got in my way. A mistake I must admit but what is one to do? I'll just try again and kill anyone that tries to save you." Anata said.
"Not if you die first bitch." Kyo said angrily. He charged at Anata at a tremendous speed. Makoto stepped in front of Anata in an attempt to block Kyo's oncoming attack. Kyo crumbled his fingers into the palm of his hand and punched Makoto in his nose. The man fell to the side, unconscious. But Anata was not behind him.
Kyo looked all around him for the missing woman but found no trace of her. "Where did you go?! Get out here!" Kyo yelled. He stopped yelling and tried to listen. He heard something in the bushes and ran up to them, shoving them out of the way. From the bushes flew a small insect. Grumbling, Kyo continued listening for anything.
Then, he heard it. It was a low humming sound, as if something was approaching him very fast. He turned behind him just in time to avoid a sword that was coming towards him. As he rolled out of the way of the sword, he saw Makoto standing a few feet away from him with another sword in his hand. Acting quickly, Kyo picked up his sword and charged at Makoto. He swung the sword at Makoto, who was getting ready to swing his weapon at Kyo from the feet up. Kyo was the faster one. Makoto froze in a swinging position, the hilt of the sword and part of its blade slamming into Kyo's knee. He brought one of his hands to his stomach and felt cold steel coming out of his stomach. I can kill her from here.' Kyo thought to himself. He closed his eyes and concentrated on what caused his hatred towards Anata. In his mind, he remembered Whitney. The first time he met her, the face she made when he hugged her the first time, when he gave her the cat ring and the flower, the way she looked in the kimono she got in the village, everything she did, he remembered. His love for Whitney began overpowering the hatred he had for Anata.
An orange glow surrounded Kyo as he began to slowly stand up. Anata felt something behind her and turned only to be met with a hand going through her heart. Anata looked down at the glowing hand and back up at Kyo. "K. . . Kyo-kun. You. . . really do l. . . love Whitney don't. . . you?" She gasped out between breaths.
"Love her? I wanted to spend the rest of my damn life with her! What the hell did she do to you to make you take her away from me?!" Kyo yelled. The emotions he had inside of him, his love, his anger, his sorrow, his hate, all of them found their way to the fist he still had in Anata's heart and exploded in a red flash of light. The light surrounded the house, casting a red glow around everything.
~*~
Lured out by the red color, everyone inside the Sohma house came running out. The first thing they saw was two silhouettes. One kneeling with their hand on the other's chest.
"Kyo-kun!" Kagura cried out, trying to figure out which silhouette belonged to which person.
"Where's Whitney-san?" Yuki asked. He looked around and saw another silhouette lying on the ground. He nudged Hatsuharu and motioned for him to go over to the person. The two went and when they got there, they gasped. It was Whitney. She looked like she was unconscious but one thing showed them that she was dead......... she wasn't breathing.
"Whitney-kun? H......... hey, Whitney-kun. W......... wake up. Please, Whitney-kun. Look, Kyo killed that damn woman. Everything is fine now Whitney-kun. Wake up." Hatsuharu said out loud.
It was at that moment that Arima looked in the direction of the two boys. He was over at their side in a matter of seconds. When he got his first look at the now lifeless Whitney, he fell to his knees. "No. How could this happen? I have already lost your mother, I cannot loose you too." He said quietly. He grabbed his daughter's cold, pale hand and squeezed it. "Please Whitney. Come back to us." He said.
As if she heard her father's silent request, Whitney's fingers slowly wrapped around her father's hand. The dead, pale color of her skin slowly became a soft ivory that looked full of life. She squinted her eyes for a few seconds before they fluttered open, revealing the blue green color that they were.
"Whitney?" Arima asked as his eyes grew wider and tears threatened to fall. "Y-you're alive! Oh thank the gods you're alive!" He yelled as he leaned down to hug her.
~*~
Kyo watched as Anata dissolved into the wind. When she was gone, he stood up and looked around. He saw Arima hugging Whitney, his whole body shaking as if he were crying.
'Whitney. Dammit why'd you have to go?' Kyo asked himself. He held back his tears for the time being and started to walk towards Whitney, and everyone who had gathered around her. It was then that he felt a throbbing pain tear through his leg. He bit his lip in shock at the pain as he fell back to a kneeling position. He looked at his leg and noticed that his pants were torn and covered in blood.
'I must have been so angry I didn't even feel any pain.' Kyo thought to himself. He slowly got up and started limping towards Whitney and everyone else.
He felt someone grab his arm and put it around their shoulder. He looked to his side and saw Kagura smiling up at him. "Come on love. I'll help you." She said with a smile. The two started walking again. "She's alive." Kagura whispered to Kyo.
Kyo's eyes widened in shock. Once again forgetting the pain in his leg, he stopped, and turned Kagura towards him. "What did you say?" he demanded.
"Whitney-kun's alive. Sh...she opened her eyes a while ago. Kyo-kun she's alive!" Kagura said, with a smile.
"Kagura! Don't you play around like that! Stop joking dammit!" Kyo yelled.
"Kyo......... kun?" A soft voice said from behind the two. Then a pair of arms snaked around Kyo's waist. Kyo felt himself being pulled back and tensed up at the thought of changing. He didn't.
Kyo turned around, expecting Kisa to be behind him, trying to console him, but when he looked down, he saw a head of dark blonde hair that was not Kisa's. He put his hand's on the girl's head and tilted it up so he could see her. The next thing he saw was a pair of blue-green eyes softly looking back up at him.
"Wh......... Whits-kun?" Kyo asked. A big smile appeared on his face as he realized that he was not seeing things. "I thought that you......... had been........." He stammered.
"I thought so too. I......... I don't know what happened. I thought I was dead one minute and the next, I'm staring up at my father and Yuki, and Hatsuharu. I don't know how it happened but I........." Whitney was cut off by the feeling of Kyo pressing his lips against hers. Whitney closed her eyes and returned his kiss. 'What if I had stayed dead? I wouldn't have been able to see Kyo ever again. Don't say that Whitney. No more what if's now. You're alive and that's all that matters.' She told herself.
The two separated and just held each other, staring into the other's eyes.
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