Author's Note: So late!! Sorry sorry! But, here's the next chapter! So so so sorry for being so freaking late!
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Chapter 10: Believe
Yuki glanced up and the sun's rays hit his eyes directly. He shielded his gaze from it. The gardening of his secret base had done wonders to his right arm than the exercises Hatori practices with him. He could move it now as if nothing ever happened.
It was the middle of winter and the weather hasn't been so cooperative with his secret base. The garden as well as Yuki have been striving through winter. Just a little bit more and everything he worked hard for will be worth it.
He brushed snow from the leaves of the strawberry he was planting. 'By spring...I know that she'll enjoy this... I promised her as well as myself and others.' He thought.
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Akito looked around him. Same old room, same old stink of death lurking around the door. He sighed.
"Akito..."
He turned his head to face Hatori.
"Akito, tell me...do you have anything to do with the disappearance of Tohru?" He asked.
Akito could've smirked infront of him. He sounded like a police investigator of some kind. He didn't speak, not that he didn't have a choice. His voice was lost from him since his mouth felt so dry he couldn't even talk.
Hatori softly sighed, there was no way getting through Akito. He was dying, he understood. He was bitter for that, he understood.
--"...I was born in order to die... that was what was decided. I was born in order to die, and they never even asked me!"--
It had shocked Hatori. Is this how Akito feels...? They've never tried to understand Akito, all they've given him was their fear. Never anything else...
Hatori got up and left Akito in his own chamber. Akito stared at nothing, wondering when this little torment he has to endure will end.
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Kagura let herself into Shigure's house.
"HELLO?!" She called out.
Not a soul.
She looked around, the place was so empty. It was missing something...it was missing people. Usually when she comes it was full of laughter. How can one person make such a difference? She sat herself down in the living room. She wasn't sure what it was she was waiting for, she wasn't even sure why she came.
Something just told her to come. Some sort of instinct? Maybe.
Kagura put her bag to the side. Her little orange cat backpack. It's been with her for so long...
[Flash
"Kagura!"
Kagura turned around, she tried not to smile as she met an oranged haired little boy. He caught up with her and waited as he gasped for some air. She looked at him, trying to control the rage boiling within her. He had some nerve pulling of her backpack yesterday and the strap just had to and break. 'WHY THAT LITTLE NO GOOD LITTLE BOY!!' She thought angrily as she was carrying little third grade books.
"Kagura, why do you have to run so fast?!" He asked.
"Well, I'm late for the bus!!" She replied trying to ingnore the tone of voice he just used.
He looked away and shoved a bag infront of her, "Here..." He said, "Sorry about yesterday...I gotcha this..." He mumbled.
Kagura took it, her hand was slightly trembling.
"Just take it already!!"
Kagura took it and ignored that tone of voice again. She hugged the bag, "Thank you Kyo..." She said.
Kyo turned away and walked away, "Whatever Kagura." He said as he walked towards his Master.
She smiled, "YOU'RE FORGIVEN!" She yelled to him. She wasn't sure if he heard, but it didn't matter. She was happy and that was all she could feel.
Kagura walked towards the bus putting her books in the little orange cat backpack...
...Flash]
She touched the face of the cat. Why was she here? She was here for him. She'll always be there, even if he pushes her away. How does one person make a difference?
"Kagura?"
She looked up, "Ah! Kyo! It's you!"
"What are you doing here?" He asked scratching his head in annoyance.
"No reason." She replied.
Kyo looked at her annoyingly, "Then why bother coming?!" He yelled. Kagura smiled.
"I bother to come 'cause of you, my love!"
"Ugh...nevermind." Kyo said in defeat.
She stood up and walked towards him...
[Flash...
Kagura saw his form. His true form.
"Kyo! Please don't hide there! It's okay, see? I'm not afraid of you! I'm not hurt!" She said through the bushes. She sobbed, "Kyo...I'm not hurt...but I'm starting to feel like it inside...please Kyo.."
Kyo slowly walked out of the bush head bowed, "It's a lie that you're not afraid. A big fat lie." He replied.
Kagura wiped the tears from her eyes, "It is...because I am afraid Kyo. But, you're still the same. It doesn't matter. We can forget it all..." She said. How she regrets saying that...
"We can?" Kyo asked with hope.
"We can, anything's possible Kyo when you have me around!" Kagura said trying to smile.
Kyo looked up, "You're right!" He said and smiled. He offered his small little hand with his beads around his wrist.
"C'mon Kagura!"
Kagura slowly smiled and reached for his hands and held on as they smiled and talked together.
...Flash]
Kagura tried not to look at Kyo. Why does she remember now? Why of all the times she had to remember now when she's face to face with him? Why...?
[Flash...
"WHY?! Hatori-san!! Why?!" She screamed at her older cousin. She pounded her small fist against his chest as Hatori hugged her. Tears slowly escaped her eyes.
"It was for the best Kagura..." Hatori replied.
"No! No it wasn't! It's because Akito said so isn't it?! Just because he doesn't want us happy...he never wants us happy.." She said and cried.
Hatori sighed, "I wasn't really all to it either Kagura, but Akito is the head of our family. It was for the best--!"
"You don't know what's best for me! Akito doesn't either!" Kagura yelled wiping her tears away angrily, "You took away what was best for Kyo also! You took away his memories of me understanding him! Now he thinks no one understand! He's scared that I know!" She yelled running away from Hatori's room.
...Flash]
"Kagura? Are you okay?" Kyo asked concerened.
Kagura's head was bowed, "Yeah I'm okay."
Kyo looked at her oddly, she was so happy awhile ago, but now she looked sad.
"'I'm okay.' Yeah yeah, whatever! That's such a big fat lie!" He said.
Kagura looked up quickly and beamed at him, "See I'm okay--!"
A single tear escaped her eye. Kyo looked at her, "Why are you crying..?" He asked wiping her tear away. Kagura wanted to burst into hysterics infront of him, but...
"It's nothing!" She said and smiled.
Kyo looked at her, "Whatever, look if you need anything just talk to me." he said barely audible. But she heard him. She nodded and told him she'll fix him something for a snack. She boiled some water and turned the switch on.
So...what is it that one person can make such a difference? She smiled, "I'll always be here for you Kyo..." She whispered.
It was the belief that they will change something, and she beilieves that Kyo will love her. Not today, but someday.
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Tohru walked over the house and passed by Kyo and Kagura. She smiled at them and moved on to see how Shigure was doing. Inside she found Hatori and Shigure sitting opposite from each other.
"So there's no mistake whatsoever, Shigure?" Hatori asked.
"No, no mistake. I gathered enough information from their clan's background." Shigure replied lighting up a cigarette.
Hatori sighed, "Nothing at all?" He asked again and Shigure nodded.
Tohru looked around, something must be wrong. Why were they so down?
"We have to inform the others of this. We have to do it immediately." Hatori said.
"Yes, they'll be in shock." Shigure replied, "When they find out that..."
Tohru gasped.
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She was back in her endless void, when everything was clearing up and everything was going smoothly, it just had to be ruined. The happiness she felt was no more.
--"When they find out that Tohru's family was the clan who gave us our curse.."--
She was the reason for this. She caused them years of pain, torment, and lonliness. It was her fault.
"So, you find out and come back to where you've started. Wonderful." Akito commented.
"Go away! Leave me alone!" She shouted at him, "Go away..."
"Why--"
"Akito, please..."
Tohru looked up, it was Kotori. The magnificent Angel with sad eyes. She touched Tohru's face and kissed her forehead.
Akito watched and looked away, "I was only doing what it is I was suppose to do." He said and disappeared.
"Don't cry Tohru. It isn't your fault. It is not--"
Tohru backed away from the Angel's comforting warmth and words, "No! It is! And all this time I lived with them, it was all a dream! Those times we all shared as a family, it was an illusion!" She said. She broke down cryong on the floor and Kotori kneeled down with her comforting her.
"Kotori? You know what I want?"
"What is it?" Kotori asked.
//Shigure told the rest of them. Everyone was shocked. Kyo slammed his fist on the table, "Why of all people does it gotta be her? Dammit it why?!"//
"I want to return to a time when life was simple, when all I knew were colors. That it didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know, and you didn't care.."
//Yuki eyes were wide, "The Honda clan? Are you sure Shigure? It has to be a mistake. There must be some mistake."
"There's no mistake, Yuki. I'm sorry. Here's the papers of the people who have moved by us. Unfortunately the Honda caln was the only one who has, and this information dates all the way hundreds of years ago. I also have another evidence. This Journal was kept by Yukito Sohma--"
"Shut up."//
"...all you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of things that should make you worried or upset..."
//"Shut up." Hiro said, "You did all that to back things up? You did all that so that we would believe you. You did all that because you wanted to be right is that it?" He asked.
"No, Shigure wouldn't do that." Ritsu replied, "He only did that to make sure right?"
"When have you been sure Ritsu?" Yuki asked.//
"...I want to think that the world is fair.."
//"Yun-chan!" Kagura said.
"Yuki!" Ayame said.
"What? I was asking that's all. Is there something wrong with that?" Yuki replied angrily.
"I didn't gather those information because I wanted to be right. I did it to make sure I was wrong. But, it turned out that I was...and I couldn't do anything about it."
"...It's not fair! It's not fair!" Kisa said.//
"...That everyone is honest and good..."
//"I can't believe this as well as everyone, but it's not her fault." Momiji said, "This happened a long time ago, how can it be her fault?"
"If we find her we don't have to bear this curse anymore." Kyo said.//
"...I want to believe that anything is possible..."
//Yuki looked down. His outburst was unacceptable, "I'm sorry Ritsu." He said, "We will find her and we will break this curse."
"How?" Ayame asked.//
"...I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited of little things. I want to live simple again. I don't want this anymore. I want to believe in smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, dreams, imagination, and making angels in the snow this winter..." Tohru said and hugged Kotori her only source of comfort.
//Yuki replied, "We just have to believe."//
-=- End of Chapter 10 -=-
Author's note: Ah, what a long and emotional chapter! AH! Testing is over and everything so woohoo! And how many days till Christmas? 8 more days! Well thank you for those who reviewed and please review! Thank you!
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Chapter 10: Believe
Yuki glanced up and the sun's rays hit his eyes directly. He shielded his gaze from it. The gardening of his secret base had done wonders to his right arm than the exercises Hatori practices with him. He could move it now as if nothing ever happened.
It was the middle of winter and the weather hasn't been so cooperative with his secret base. The garden as well as Yuki have been striving through winter. Just a little bit more and everything he worked hard for will be worth it.
He brushed snow from the leaves of the strawberry he was planting. 'By spring...I know that she'll enjoy this... I promised her as well as myself and others.' He thought.
-=-
Akito looked around him. Same old room, same old stink of death lurking around the door. He sighed.
"Akito..."
He turned his head to face Hatori.
"Akito, tell me...do you have anything to do with the disappearance of Tohru?" He asked.
Akito could've smirked infront of him. He sounded like a police investigator of some kind. He didn't speak, not that he didn't have a choice. His voice was lost from him since his mouth felt so dry he couldn't even talk.
Hatori softly sighed, there was no way getting through Akito. He was dying, he understood. He was bitter for that, he understood.
--"...I was born in order to die... that was what was decided. I was born in order to die, and they never even asked me!"--
It had shocked Hatori. Is this how Akito feels...? They've never tried to understand Akito, all they've given him was their fear. Never anything else...
Hatori got up and left Akito in his own chamber. Akito stared at nothing, wondering when this little torment he has to endure will end.
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Kagura let herself into Shigure's house.
"HELLO?!" She called out.
Not a soul.
She looked around, the place was so empty. It was missing something...it was missing people. Usually when she comes it was full of laughter. How can one person make such a difference? She sat herself down in the living room. She wasn't sure what it was she was waiting for, she wasn't even sure why she came.
Something just told her to come. Some sort of instinct? Maybe.
Kagura put her bag to the side. Her little orange cat backpack. It's been with her for so long...
[Flash
"Kagura!"
Kagura turned around, she tried not to smile as she met an oranged haired little boy. He caught up with her and waited as he gasped for some air. She looked at him, trying to control the rage boiling within her. He had some nerve pulling of her backpack yesterday and the strap just had to and break. 'WHY THAT LITTLE NO GOOD LITTLE BOY!!' She thought angrily as she was carrying little third grade books.
"Kagura, why do you have to run so fast?!" He asked.
"Well, I'm late for the bus!!" She replied trying to ingnore the tone of voice he just used.
He looked away and shoved a bag infront of her, "Here..." He said, "Sorry about yesterday...I gotcha this..." He mumbled.
Kagura took it, her hand was slightly trembling.
"Just take it already!!"
Kagura took it and ignored that tone of voice again. She hugged the bag, "Thank you Kyo..." She said.
Kyo turned away and walked away, "Whatever Kagura." He said as he walked towards his Master.
She smiled, "YOU'RE FORGIVEN!" She yelled to him. She wasn't sure if he heard, but it didn't matter. She was happy and that was all she could feel.
Kagura walked towards the bus putting her books in the little orange cat backpack...
...Flash]
She touched the face of the cat. Why was she here? She was here for him. She'll always be there, even if he pushes her away. How does one person make a difference?
"Kagura?"
She looked up, "Ah! Kyo! It's you!"
"What are you doing here?" He asked scratching his head in annoyance.
"No reason." She replied.
Kyo looked at her annoyingly, "Then why bother coming?!" He yelled. Kagura smiled.
"I bother to come 'cause of you, my love!"
"Ugh...nevermind." Kyo said in defeat.
She stood up and walked towards him...
[Flash...
Kagura saw his form. His true form.
"Kyo! Please don't hide there! It's okay, see? I'm not afraid of you! I'm not hurt!" She said through the bushes. She sobbed, "Kyo...I'm not hurt...but I'm starting to feel like it inside...please Kyo.."
Kyo slowly walked out of the bush head bowed, "It's a lie that you're not afraid. A big fat lie." He replied.
Kagura wiped the tears from her eyes, "It is...because I am afraid Kyo. But, you're still the same. It doesn't matter. We can forget it all..." She said. How she regrets saying that...
"We can?" Kyo asked with hope.
"We can, anything's possible Kyo when you have me around!" Kagura said trying to smile.
Kyo looked up, "You're right!" He said and smiled. He offered his small little hand with his beads around his wrist.
"C'mon Kagura!"
Kagura slowly smiled and reached for his hands and held on as they smiled and talked together.
...Flash]
Kagura tried not to look at Kyo. Why does she remember now? Why of all the times she had to remember now when she's face to face with him? Why...?
[Flash...
"WHY?! Hatori-san!! Why?!" She screamed at her older cousin. She pounded her small fist against his chest as Hatori hugged her. Tears slowly escaped her eyes.
"It was for the best Kagura..." Hatori replied.
"No! No it wasn't! It's because Akito said so isn't it?! Just because he doesn't want us happy...he never wants us happy.." She said and cried.
Hatori sighed, "I wasn't really all to it either Kagura, but Akito is the head of our family. It was for the best--!"
"You don't know what's best for me! Akito doesn't either!" Kagura yelled wiping her tears away angrily, "You took away what was best for Kyo also! You took away his memories of me understanding him! Now he thinks no one understand! He's scared that I know!" She yelled running away from Hatori's room.
...Flash]
"Kagura? Are you okay?" Kyo asked concerened.
Kagura's head was bowed, "Yeah I'm okay."
Kyo looked at her oddly, she was so happy awhile ago, but now she looked sad.
"'I'm okay.' Yeah yeah, whatever! That's such a big fat lie!" He said.
Kagura looked up quickly and beamed at him, "See I'm okay--!"
A single tear escaped her eye. Kyo looked at her, "Why are you crying..?" He asked wiping her tear away. Kagura wanted to burst into hysterics infront of him, but...
"It's nothing!" She said and smiled.
Kyo looked at her, "Whatever, look if you need anything just talk to me." he said barely audible. But she heard him. She nodded and told him she'll fix him something for a snack. She boiled some water and turned the switch on.
So...what is it that one person can make such a difference? She smiled, "I'll always be here for you Kyo..." She whispered.
It was the belief that they will change something, and she beilieves that Kyo will love her. Not today, but someday.
-=-
Tohru walked over the house and passed by Kyo and Kagura. She smiled at them and moved on to see how Shigure was doing. Inside she found Hatori and Shigure sitting opposite from each other.
"So there's no mistake whatsoever, Shigure?" Hatori asked.
"No, no mistake. I gathered enough information from their clan's background." Shigure replied lighting up a cigarette.
Hatori sighed, "Nothing at all?" He asked again and Shigure nodded.
Tohru looked around, something must be wrong. Why were they so down?
"We have to inform the others of this. We have to do it immediately." Hatori said.
"Yes, they'll be in shock." Shigure replied, "When they find out that..."
Tohru gasped.
-=-
She was back in her endless void, when everything was clearing up and everything was going smoothly, it just had to be ruined. The happiness she felt was no more.
--"When they find out that Tohru's family was the clan who gave us our curse.."--
She was the reason for this. She caused them years of pain, torment, and lonliness. It was her fault.
"So, you find out and come back to where you've started. Wonderful." Akito commented.
"Go away! Leave me alone!" She shouted at him, "Go away..."
"Why--"
"Akito, please..."
Tohru looked up, it was Kotori. The magnificent Angel with sad eyes. She touched Tohru's face and kissed her forehead.
Akito watched and looked away, "I was only doing what it is I was suppose to do." He said and disappeared.
"Don't cry Tohru. It isn't your fault. It is not--"
Tohru backed away from the Angel's comforting warmth and words, "No! It is! And all this time I lived with them, it was all a dream! Those times we all shared as a family, it was an illusion!" She said. She broke down cryong on the floor and Kotori kneeled down with her comforting her.
"Kotori? You know what I want?"
"What is it?" Kotori asked.
//Shigure told the rest of them. Everyone was shocked. Kyo slammed his fist on the table, "Why of all people does it gotta be her? Dammit it why?!"//
"I want to return to a time when life was simple, when all I knew were colors. That it didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know, and you didn't care.."
//Yuki eyes were wide, "The Honda clan? Are you sure Shigure? It has to be a mistake. There must be some mistake."
"There's no mistake, Yuki. I'm sorry. Here's the papers of the people who have moved by us. Unfortunately the Honda caln was the only one who has, and this information dates all the way hundreds of years ago. I also have another evidence. This Journal was kept by Yukito Sohma--"
"Shut up."//
"...all you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of things that should make you worried or upset..."
//"Shut up." Hiro said, "You did all that to back things up? You did all that so that we would believe you. You did all that because you wanted to be right is that it?" He asked.
"No, Shigure wouldn't do that." Ritsu replied, "He only did that to make sure right?"
"When have you been sure Ritsu?" Yuki asked.//
"...I want to think that the world is fair.."
//"Yun-chan!" Kagura said.
"Yuki!" Ayame said.
"What? I was asking that's all. Is there something wrong with that?" Yuki replied angrily.
"I didn't gather those information because I wanted to be right. I did it to make sure I was wrong. But, it turned out that I was...and I couldn't do anything about it."
"...It's not fair! It's not fair!" Kisa said.//
"...That everyone is honest and good..."
//"I can't believe this as well as everyone, but it's not her fault." Momiji said, "This happened a long time ago, how can it be her fault?"
"If we find her we don't have to bear this curse anymore." Kyo said.//
"...I want to believe that anything is possible..."
//Yuki looked down. His outburst was unacceptable, "I'm sorry Ritsu." He said, "We will find her and we will break this curse."
"How?" Ayame asked.//
"...I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited of little things. I want to live simple again. I don't want this anymore. I want to believe in smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, dreams, imagination, and making angels in the snow this winter..." Tohru said and hugged Kotori her only source of comfort.
//Yuki replied, "We just have to believe."//
-=- End of Chapter 10 -=-
Author's note: Ah, what a long and emotional chapter! AH! Testing is over and everything so woohoo! And how many days till Christmas? 8 more days! Well thank you for those who reviewed and please review! Thank you!