Author's Notes: Thank you for those who have reviewed! Thanks a lot! Oh, and just for all of you people-those 'figures' are the people from the past! Oh! The mangas are coming! Yaye! Even if some people say it's a Kyoru…I'm still a Yukiru fan!
Chapter 15: Because
Akito breathed in, "It's time"
He saw a woman's dark shadow come his way and he knew the moment she passed through him-that was it. It was time for their fate to be decided. Whether they will be bound to stay cursed forever or…
Yuki opened his eyes slowly. Whatever it was that passed him-it felt like every part of him was breaking. There was this unexplainable feeling of pain! He couldn't quite describe it…it was like he had lost someone close to him.
"Tohru?" He called out once again to her.
He just couldn't understand why she was backing away from him! Was she afraid of him? Was she scared, shock, or plain…plain just staying away for her own good?
--Kotori?--
Tohru looked at Yuki straight in the eye reading his emotions. She had just recovered from that awful feeling. Whatever it was, it was horrible. It felt like the way she felt when her mother died. Parting. Parting from someone she truly cared. Then, the feeling of what seems like an eternity of yearning. The urge to be held by someone close that you can't even see or touch, and the only thing you have of them are fading memories as time passes by. It made her heart hurt like crazy, but looking at Yuki made it a thousand times worst. She knew clearly why it hurts-whatever the outcome it would never end the way she dreams it to be. Is she a fool to dream? Those eyes…what do they truly say? Was she truly looking at them? Can she see how he feels?
"Tohru?" He asks her.
--Kotori?--
"I…" Tohru mumbled.
--I've waited for you for so long…I'm here!--
Kyo watched them. A few seconds ago he felt like he was such an awful dumbass! He felt so useless and so miserable! And what the heck was wrong with Tohru? Could it be that she knows that…maybe she found out somehow that…
--Kotori? Yukito? I'm sorry if I was not the friend you could depend on…--
Shigure watched as the scene unfolded before him. He wasn't sure why he was there for but if he was here then there was a reason. There was always a reason for everything. Even if it was hard to see or find-the reason was there.
"Kotori? Isn't she the one who died a hundred years ago?" Shigure asked once again.
"Hush, Shigure!" Akito said.
Shigure automatically stopped his talking. He looked at Akito carefully. The way he held his body is as if he knew what was coming.
"Aren't you glad you're back?" Yuki asked.
--Where are you?!--
Tohru didn't speak. 'If I utter a word, what will come out? Endless apologies?'
"Why don't you say something?" Kyo asked frustrated.
--Search harder!--
"You're home, Tohru. You're home." Yuki said softly and walked towards her. This time Tohru had nowhere to run to. The tree was behind her and it shaded her against the sun's rays. Tohru looked horrified as Yuki came closer to her. She held her fist tightly and she shook in pain of what she was about to say.
"Don't come any closer!" She shouted at him.
--Find me!--
Kyo was shocked. Where did that come from? Surely Tohru would never say that, unless it was protecting someone…
"What's wrong with you Tohru?!" Kyo asked looking at her intensely from where he stood.
--Yukito look for her!--
Akito moved forward, one hand in his pocket. Anytime now…
"Do you really want me to?" Yuki asked pained.
--I can't see you…--
"Y-yes…" Tohru said feeling her heart twist tightly.
--No…Tohru…please! End this now!--
"I see…" Yuki replied.
--Kakyo, help me!--
"What's wrong now?" Kyo asked Tohru, "We haven't seen you what seems like almost a year. You know we missed you. I speak everyone. We missed you a lot-and it goes double for Yuki." Kyo said and Tohru looked at him.
"It's okay. I mean…if she doesn't want me to-"
"Don't play dumb with me, Yuki!" Kyo said and grinned, "I mean, duh! Every one knows you have a thing for her! I acted blind to it all, but I'm actually okay with it…and know what else?"
--You know what Yukito?--
"I don't give a damn if you're better than me or if it was your fault that I'm the cat." Kyo said and grinned, "I don't anymore and I'm sure glad I don't."
--It wasn't your fault that we were cursed.--
"There was never a good reason for us to be rivals. I guess that's settled?" Yuki asked Kyo. He was relieved too that they didn't have to fight every day of their lives. That's tiring…
"Not really." Kyo said, "Tohru, why are you acting like this?"
--Kotori? He's coming for you…--
"It was never your fault…none of you all. It was mine." Tohru said.
Yuki was shocked. Does she know? Is that why…?
"Tohru it isn't your fault!" Yuki said surprising Tohru.
Tohru looked at him and hot tears came out, "And how can you be so sure?!" She shot back. "You don't know! You don't know how it felt like to know that the people you care about the most were hurt because of you!"
"But I do…" Yuki said.
Yuki was in front of Tohru now. He looked down at her as she fought away her tears. "I do know, because…all this time that I knew you, you were always hurting for us. You endured so much just to stay with us. Don't you think it was painful for us to see you suffer and we couldn't do anything but support you?" Yuki asked.
"We don't blame you." Kyo said.
"Ever since we found out we never have because it's not your fault." Shigure spoke up.
"Because we care for you." Kyo added.
"Because…"Yuki trailed off.
Tohru looked up at him and saw him smiling and his eyes were too. That's when someone was truly happy. When their eyes smile too…
"Because what?" She asked her voice sounding crackly.
"…Because…because I love you." Yuki whispered and hugged her.
Author's Notes: TADA! Chapter 15 fin! LOL! Okay now, yes that's somewhat a cliffhanger…somewhat. Please review and thanks for reading! Thank you for those who reviewed in the last chapter! You're all so cool!
Review! Review!
Chapter 15: Because
Akito breathed in, "It's time"
He saw a woman's dark shadow come his way and he knew the moment she passed through him-that was it. It was time for their fate to be decided. Whether they will be bound to stay cursed forever or…
Yuki opened his eyes slowly. Whatever it was that passed him-it felt like every part of him was breaking. There was this unexplainable feeling of pain! He couldn't quite describe it…it was like he had lost someone close to him.
"Tohru?" He called out once again to her.
He just couldn't understand why she was backing away from him! Was she afraid of him? Was she scared, shock, or plain…plain just staying away for her own good?
--Kotori?--
Tohru looked at Yuki straight in the eye reading his emotions. She had just recovered from that awful feeling. Whatever it was, it was horrible. It felt like the way she felt when her mother died. Parting. Parting from someone she truly cared. Then, the feeling of what seems like an eternity of yearning. The urge to be held by someone close that you can't even see or touch, and the only thing you have of them are fading memories as time passes by. It made her heart hurt like crazy, but looking at Yuki made it a thousand times worst. She knew clearly why it hurts-whatever the outcome it would never end the way she dreams it to be. Is she a fool to dream? Those eyes…what do they truly say? Was she truly looking at them? Can she see how he feels?
"Tohru?" He asks her.
--Kotori?--
"I…" Tohru mumbled.
--I've waited for you for so long…I'm here!--
Kyo watched them. A few seconds ago he felt like he was such an awful dumbass! He felt so useless and so miserable! And what the heck was wrong with Tohru? Could it be that she knows that…maybe she found out somehow that…
--Kotori? Yukito? I'm sorry if I was not the friend you could depend on…--
Shigure watched as the scene unfolded before him. He wasn't sure why he was there for but if he was here then there was a reason. There was always a reason for everything. Even if it was hard to see or find-the reason was there.
"Kotori? Isn't she the one who died a hundred years ago?" Shigure asked once again.
"Hush, Shigure!" Akito said.
Shigure automatically stopped his talking. He looked at Akito carefully. The way he held his body is as if he knew what was coming.
"Aren't you glad you're back?" Yuki asked.
--Where are you?!--
Tohru didn't speak. 'If I utter a word, what will come out? Endless apologies?'
"Why don't you say something?" Kyo asked frustrated.
--Search harder!--
"You're home, Tohru. You're home." Yuki said softly and walked towards her. This time Tohru had nowhere to run to. The tree was behind her and it shaded her against the sun's rays. Tohru looked horrified as Yuki came closer to her. She held her fist tightly and she shook in pain of what she was about to say.
"Don't come any closer!" She shouted at him.
--Find me!--
Kyo was shocked. Where did that come from? Surely Tohru would never say that, unless it was protecting someone…
"What's wrong with you Tohru?!" Kyo asked looking at her intensely from where he stood.
--Yukito look for her!--
Akito moved forward, one hand in his pocket. Anytime now…
"Do you really want me to?" Yuki asked pained.
--I can't see you…--
"Y-yes…" Tohru said feeling her heart twist tightly.
--No…Tohru…please! End this now!--
"I see…" Yuki replied.
--Kakyo, help me!--
"What's wrong now?" Kyo asked Tohru, "We haven't seen you what seems like almost a year. You know we missed you. I speak everyone. We missed you a lot-and it goes double for Yuki." Kyo said and Tohru looked at him.
"It's okay. I mean…if she doesn't want me to-"
"Don't play dumb with me, Yuki!" Kyo said and grinned, "I mean, duh! Every one knows you have a thing for her! I acted blind to it all, but I'm actually okay with it…and know what else?"
--You know what Yukito?--
"I don't give a damn if you're better than me or if it was your fault that I'm the cat." Kyo said and grinned, "I don't anymore and I'm sure glad I don't."
--It wasn't your fault that we were cursed.--
"There was never a good reason for us to be rivals. I guess that's settled?" Yuki asked Kyo. He was relieved too that they didn't have to fight every day of their lives. That's tiring…
"Not really." Kyo said, "Tohru, why are you acting like this?"
--Kotori? He's coming for you…--
"It was never your fault…none of you all. It was mine." Tohru said.
Yuki was shocked. Does she know? Is that why…?
"Tohru it isn't your fault!" Yuki said surprising Tohru.
Tohru looked at him and hot tears came out, "And how can you be so sure?!" She shot back. "You don't know! You don't know how it felt like to know that the people you care about the most were hurt because of you!"
"But I do…" Yuki said.
Yuki was in front of Tohru now. He looked down at her as she fought away her tears. "I do know, because…all this time that I knew you, you were always hurting for us. You endured so much just to stay with us. Don't you think it was painful for us to see you suffer and we couldn't do anything but support you?" Yuki asked.
"We don't blame you." Kyo said.
"Ever since we found out we never have because it's not your fault." Shigure spoke up.
"Because we care for you." Kyo added.
"Because…"Yuki trailed off.
Tohru looked up at him and saw him smiling and his eyes were too. That's when someone was truly happy. When their eyes smile too…
"Because what?" She asked her voice sounding crackly.
"…Because…because I love you." Yuki whispered and hugged her.
Author's Notes: TADA! Chapter 15 fin! LOL! Okay now, yes that's somewhat a cliffhanger…somewhat. Please review and thanks for reading! Thank you for those who reviewed in the last chapter! You're all so cool!
Review! Review!