Kokoro no Hitan
No matter what I did, they still managed to take her away.
They had cornered us by a patch of forest. I was standing a few feet in front of Kaga, who had her back up against a tree.
Soon they had a circle formed around us, and all I could do was yell out threats everytime someone took a step forward.
"Leave us alone! Don't come near us! We don't want to be a part of you anymore! We don't want to be Sohmas! All we truly wanted to do was to be together and you won't even allow us that! Go away!" I screamed, but after I screamed that, I heard a scream behind me. A scream that was muffled almost as soon as it began.
I whipped my head, and then my whole body, around. "Kagara!" Someone had some up behind her and put their hand over her mouth as they picked her up off of the ground.
I stepped toward them. "Put her down!" I yelled. They made no move to do so. "I said put her down!" I went to run towards the person, but something behind me stopped me. It was then that I realized my fatal error. I had turned my back to the other people that had made up the circle, and now they had me, and there was nothing I could do.
A sharp pain shot in my arm for an instant, and then the whole world seemed to sway and blur. I blinked and it turned grey and fuzzy. The next time I blinked I didn't open my eyes again as I faded into black.
-Haru Sohma
~~~
I screamed and cried as they carried me away, kicking furiously. I didn't want them to take me away. No, No, NO! Put me down! PUT ME DOWN!!! Haru? Haru! HARU, where are you? Where'd you go?
I stopped struggling for a moment when I noticed his limp form being held in the arms of someone walking in front of whoever was holding me. After I got over the inital shock, I started screaming even louder and kicking even harder. When that didn't work, I tried biting the hand that was covering my mouth.
No sooner had I begun this fit I felt something sharp poke into my arm. It was like when I had leaned against a really sharp stick in the woods when me and Haru were playing there during the previous summer. But something about this poke was different, for instead of the pain getting worse, my eyes started to blur. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get them to focus again. At first there was one Haru, then there was three, and then his hair and everything around him turned grey. After this, I couldn't even keep my head up, and then my eyes started to close on their own and everything became black.
-Kaga Sohma
~~~
Hatori was carrying Kaga in his arms and I was carrying Haru as we both walked back to the house the party had been held in.
Akito was grimacing and looked ready to rip the life out of anything that made the mistake of crossing his path.
The worry must have been plain on my face when my gaze shifted from him to the girl lying asleep in my arms.
It felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest when I watched Haru try and defend Kaga, knowing that he was going to lose. I, myself, had never agreed with Akito's decision from the start, but my word meant nothing compared to his.
From the expression on Hatori's face as he walked beside me, I could tell that he felt the same way. I looked at him, and he must have felt it, because he turned his head so his eyes would meet mine. We didn't dare speak to share our opinions, for not only was Akito within range to see us, but he could hear us as well.
I looked down with pity at Kaga and then looked at Haru. Hatori looked at Haru as well and then looked at the sleeping child in my arms. Our eyes met again and he nodded. He knew it wasn't right.
The whole incident must have been even worse for him. After all, he had seen Hatsuharu die and had been one of the ones right there after Kagura had passed as well. Akito must have been the only Sohma that thought they deserved the fate he had in store for them, because I knew everyone else felt as sorry for them as I did.
-Shigure Sohma
~~~
I didn't want to do it. I didn't want to be the one that had to sneak up behind Haru and sedate him before he could interfer with the capture of Kaga. In fact, that was the last thing I wanted to do, and this whole situation was the last thing I wanted to happen.
I wanted both of them to be happy, to share a bond that me and Kana never could, to let their love grow and blossom. But Akito had other plans. It was true that Kaga would soon need a female role model to look up to, but she would be going to school in a few years. It wasn't that important yet. She didn't need to go live with Tohru. But I couldn't say anything. Akito's word was law.
Besides, he wouldn't be around that much longer to deal it out anyway. His conditions had been progressively worsening, though he didn't want to admit it to himself, and would never admit it to anyone else.
He had three years left. Four, tops. And then Kaga and Haru would be together again...If it wasn't too late.
I couldn't help but feel sorry for the small child I held in my arms. He was so young. Too young to be experiencing such pain. And if Akito had it his way, there would be far more to come.
-Hatori Sohma
~~~
A/N: Yes, Haru was supposed to call Kaga, "Kagara." In fact, he'll probably refer to her by that name every once in a while. Oh, and I edited some of this chapter as well. (Fell free to make comments about my mistakes or if something doesn't make sense, by the way. Thanks!)
No matter what I did, they still managed to take her away.
They had cornered us by a patch of forest. I was standing a few feet in front of Kaga, who had her back up against a tree.
Soon they had a circle formed around us, and all I could do was yell out threats everytime someone took a step forward.
"Leave us alone! Don't come near us! We don't want to be a part of you anymore! We don't want to be Sohmas! All we truly wanted to do was to be together and you won't even allow us that! Go away!" I screamed, but after I screamed that, I heard a scream behind me. A scream that was muffled almost as soon as it began.
I whipped my head, and then my whole body, around. "Kagara!" Someone had some up behind her and put their hand over her mouth as they picked her up off of the ground.
I stepped toward them. "Put her down!" I yelled. They made no move to do so. "I said put her down!" I went to run towards the person, but something behind me stopped me. It was then that I realized my fatal error. I had turned my back to the other people that had made up the circle, and now they had me, and there was nothing I could do.
A sharp pain shot in my arm for an instant, and then the whole world seemed to sway and blur. I blinked and it turned grey and fuzzy. The next time I blinked I didn't open my eyes again as I faded into black.
-Haru Sohma
~~~
I screamed and cried as they carried me away, kicking furiously. I didn't want them to take me away. No, No, NO! Put me down! PUT ME DOWN!!! Haru? Haru! HARU, where are you? Where'd you go?
I stopped struggling for a moment when I noticed his limp form being held in the arms of someone walking in front of whoever was holding me. After I got over the inital shock, I started screaming even louder and kicking even harder. When that didn't work, I tried biting the hand that was covering my mouth.
No sooner had I begun this fit I felt something sharp poke into my arm. It was like when I had leaned against a really sharp stick in the woods when me and Haru were playing there during the previous summer. But something about this poke was different, for instead of the pain getting worse, my eyes started to blur. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get them to focus again. At first there was one Haru, then there was three, and then his hair and everything around him turned grey. After this, I couldn't even keep my head up, and then my eyes started to close on their own and everything became black.
-Kaga Sohma
~~~
Hatori was carrying Kaga in his arms and I was carrying Haru as we both walked back to the house the party had been held in.
Akito was grimacing and looked ready to rip the life out of anything that made the mistake of crossing his path.
The worry must have been plain on my face when my gaze shifted from him to the girl lying asleep in my arms.
It felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest when I watched Haru try and defend Kaga, knowing that he was going to lose. I, myself, had never agreed with Akito's decision from the start, but my word meant nothing compared to his.
From the expression on Hatori's face as he walked beside me, I could tell that he felt the same way. I looked at him, and he must have felt it, because he turned his head so his eyes would meet mine. We didn't dare speak to share our opinions, for not only was Akito within range to see us, but he could hear us as well.
I looked down with pity at Kaga and then looked at Haru. Hatori looked at Haru as well and then looked at the sleeping child in my arms. Our eyes met again and he nodded. He knew it wasn't right.
The whole incident must have been even worse for him. After all, he had seen Hatsuharu die and had been one of the ones right there after Kagura had passed as well. Akito must have been the only Sohma that thought they deserved the fate he had in store for them, because I knew everyone else felt as sorry for them as I did.
-Shigure Sohma
~~~
I didn't want to do it. I didn't want to be the one that had to sneak up behind Haru and sedate him before he could interfer with the capture of Kaga. In fact, that was the last thing I wanted to do, and this whole situation was the last thing I wanted to happen.
I wanted both of them to be happy, to share a bond that me and Kana never could, to let their love grow and blossom. But Akito had other plans. It was true that Kaga would soon need a female role model to look up to, but she would be going to school in a few years. It wasn't that important yet. She didn't need to go live with Tohru. But I couldn't say anything. Akito's word was law.
Besides, he wouldn't be around that much longer to deal it out anyway. His conditions had been progressively worsening, though he didn't want to admit it to himself, and would never admit it to anyone else.
He had three years left. Four, tops. And then Kaga and Haru would be together again...If it wasn't too late.
I couldn't help but feel sorry for the small child I held in my arms. He was so young. Too young to be experiencing such pain. And if Akito had it his way, there would be far more to come.
-Hatori Sohma
~~~
A/N: Yes, Haru was supposed to call Kaga, "Kagara." In fact, he'll probably refer to her by that name every once in a while. Oh, and I edited some of this chapter as well. (Fell free to make comments about my mistakes or if something doesn't make sense, by the way. Thanks!)