Chapter Ten: Kagura's Words
Kagura walked slowly up to Kyo who jerked his head up when he heard her footsteps. He turned around and grimaced when he saw her. Then he turned away from her again.
"What do you want Kagura?" he asked harshly.
"I wanted to talk to you Kyo" she replied slowly.
"About what?"
"Uh" she sighed, "Kyo I'm serious. Please look at me."
"I don't want to" he paused then lowered his head a bit, "You saw the cat didn't you?"
"Uh huh" she nodded, "Kyo that was a really sweet thing for you to do."
"It's not that big of a deal."
"But it is Kyo. I know. I know now that you will never do something like that for me. I knew it then too. That time. She went after you. I knew then. I just denied that I knew it" she smiled a bit.
"Knew what?"
"Your feelings for her."
"Huh?" his eyes became wide as he stared forward.
"You love her don't you Kyo?"
"No I don't!" he shouted.
She looked up astonished as he turned to face her.
"Damn I'm tired of the insinuations! First Akito, now you! Get off my back!"
"I know Kyo" she replied as he turned away once more, "You forget that I know you better than anyone."
"You don't know anything about me" he spat.
"But I do. I know you love her. Why else would you get her such a gift?"
"I got that for her so she won't be alone!" he screamed turning back around, "I got it so after when she's gone, she won't be alone" he said very low.
"That convinces me even more of your feelings for her Kyo" Kagura sat down on a bench, "The fact that you got her something like that for that reason alone is enough to convince me."
"You don't know what you're talking about" he turned away, "You're delusional."
"Tell me Kyo. Does she know? What's going to happen after you graduate?"
He turned to look at her.
"No" he shook his head, "And don't you dare say anything!"
"How long do you think that you can keep it a secret? She's gonna wonder sometime."
"Shut up! You don't understand anything! Just mind your own business! It's my problem! Not yours!"
"Oh Kyo" Kagura thought as he clenched his fists and turned away once more, "You do love her. As much as I don't like it. You're the happiest when she's around. She accepted you for who you are, like me. I won't fight it" she lowered her head, "I know I'm not the one he wants. I also know I can never heal the wounds of his heart. Only she can" Kagura stood up, "Kyo" she replied, "I understand now."
"Huh?"
"For someone who's loved you as long as I have I can only imagine how you're feeling. It's difficult for you to express yourself. But time is not on your side. Soon you will have to say goodbye. And it pains me to see you so unhappy. Without her, you would be. Without her, you would lose all hope. She gave you your hope back Kyo. And for that I am truly grateful to her" tears began to fall down Kagura's face.
"Why are you crying?" Kyo asked, "Don't cry over me."
"I can't help it Kyo. I am happy. So happy. Happier than I have ever been for you. I am so glad that you found her but I urge you, don't keep your feelings locked up inside. I know you think that you are not worth it, and that it's impossible, but isn't it even worth the risk? To be happy the rest of your life. Most people would wish for that more than anything. And you have it Kyo. It's within your reach. You just don't know it" Kagura turned around, "I will pray for you and Tohru. I will pray hard Kyo" she began to walk away.
"Kagura" he stopped her with the sound of him calling her name, "Why do you care so damn much about me?"
"Because I love you Kyo. And I always will. Don't forget that" she smiled one last time as she turned around once more and walked back to the front of the building.
Kyo sighed then smiled slightly.
"Am I really? Do I really?" he asked himself.
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Kureno walked back inside and saw Akito sound asleep. He frowned a bit and stared at the clock.
"I'm not tired," he told himself, "I need a walk."
He left the room quietly and walked along the different verandas. An orange kitten ran past him. He stopped it and picked it up.
"Kyoko!" Uo's voice called, "Where did you go?"
"Arisa?" Kureno's face looked scared as he held on the cat.
He couldn't move. She walked up the veranda and stopped when she saw him.
"Arisa" he replied softly.
"Kureno? What are you doing here?"
"I. Did you lose this?" he changed the subject as he handed her Kyoko back.
"Yea. But you didn't answer my question?"
"Damn" he thought, "She can't be distracted. I'm working," he said simply.
"Working? You work here?" she replied confused.
"Not exactly" he frowned.
"Oh I see. You came with that creepy guy today?"
"That's right. I work for him."
"So you are a Sohma? You're one of them" she frowned as well.
"Mhm. And I've been very busy."
"Obviously. Well I've got a message for your boss. Hana and I don't appreciate the little performance he did this afternoon."
"I don't think Akito is going to listen to that."
"Well then I'll tell him myself" she moved past him, "Where's his room?"
"No Arisa" he grabbed her arm, "You mustn't go," he said with a touch of fear in his voice, "I'm begging you."
"What's the matter with you?" Uo replied with her eyebrows furrowed, "Your hand is shaking."
"It's just. It's not a good idea" Kureno let go, "I'll tell him. I promise" he bowed and turned around.
She watched him leave confused as ever as he walked away.
"Kureno!" she called to him, "What is it about this guy, that everyone is so terrified about?"
Kureno looked back and frowned.
"I would tell you if I could Arisa. But you won't understand. There are many things about me that you will never understand."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"I don't want you to get hurt!" he shouted to the sky.
She gasped.
"I couldn't bare it, if anything bad ever happened to you Arisa" he replied.
Then he walked back onto the other veranda and disappeared from sight. Uo watched him as slight tears began to well up in her eyes.
"I don't understand" she said to herself, "I don't understand any of this."
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From his porch Akito watched the entire scene. He frowned intently as Kureno walked back.
"So another pathetic girl is trying to take someone away from me" Akito replied angrily to himself, "I have got to deal with this immediately."
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Authors Note: Okay guys that's it! See you next week for the last two chapters of Book Two!
Next Chapter: A Dangerous Encounter
Akito meets Uo and Hana face to face. See what happens next time!!
Kagura walked slowly up to Kyo who jerked his head up when he heard her footsteps. He turned around and grimaced when he saw her. Then he turned away from her again.
"What do you want Kagura?" he asked harshly.
"I wanted to talk to you Kyo" she replied slowly.
"About what?"
"Uh" she sighed, "Kyo I'm serious. Please look at me."
"I don't want to" he paused then lowered his head a bit, "You saw the cat didn't you?"
"Uh huh" she nodded, "Kyo that was a really sweet thing for you to do."
"It's not that big of a deal."
"But it is Kyo. I know. I know now that you will never do something like that for me. I knew it then too. That time. She went after you. I knew then. I just denied that I knew it" she smiled a bit.
"Knew what?"
"Your feelings for her."
"Huh?" his eyes became wide as he stared forward.
"You love her don't you Kyo?"
"No I don't!" he shouted.
She looked up astonished as he turned to face her.
"Damn I'm tired of the insinuations! First Akito, now you! Get off my back!"
"I know Kyo" she replied as he turned away once more, "You forget that I know you better than anyone."
"You don't know anything about me" he spat.
"But I do. I know you love her. Why else would you get her such a gift?"
"I got that for her so she won't be alone!" he screamed turning back around, "I got it so after when she's gone, she won't be alone" he said very low.
"That convinces me even more of your feelings for her Kyo" Kagura sat down on a bench, "The fact that you got her something like that for that reason alone is enough to convince me."
"You don't know what you're talking about" he turned away, "You're delusional."
"Tell me Kyo. Does she know? What's going to happen after you graduate?"
He turned to look at her.
"No" he shook his head, "And don't you dare say anything!"
"How long do you think that you can keep it a secret? She's gonna wonder sometime."
"Shut up! You don't understand anything! Just mind your own business! It's my problem! Not yours!"
"Oh Kyo" Kagura thought as he clenched his fists and turned away once more, "You do love her. As much as I don't like it. You're the happiest when she's around. She accepted you for who you are, like me. I won't fight it" she lowered her head, "I know I'm not the one he wants. I also know I can never heal the wounds of his heart. Only she can" Kagura stood up, "Kyo" she replied, "I understand now."
"Huh?"
"For someone who's loved you as long as I have I can only imagine how you're feeling. It's difficult for you to express yourself. But time is not on your side. Soon you will have to say goodbye. And it pains me to see you so unhappy. Without her, you would be. Without her, you would lose all hope. She gave you your hope back Kyo. And for that I am truly grateful to her" tears began to fall down Kagura's face.
"Why are you crying?" Kyo asked, "Don't cry over me."
"I can't help it Kyo. I am happy. So happy. Happier than I have ever been for you. I am so glad that you found her but I urge you, don't keep your feelings locked up inside. I know you think that you are not worth it, and that it's impossible, but isn't it even worth the risk? To be happy the rest of your life. Most people would wish for that more than anything. And you have it Kyo. It's within your reach. You just don't know it" Kagura turned around, "I will pray for you and Tohru. I will pray hard Kyo" she began to walk away.
"Kagura" he stopped her with the sound of him calling her name, "Why do you care so damn much about me?"
"Because I love you Kyo. And I always will. Don't forget that" she smiled one last time as she turned around once more and walked back to the front of the building.
Kyo sighed then smiled slightly.
"Am I really? Do I really?" he asked himself.
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Kureno walked back inside and saw Akito sound asleep. He frowned a bit and stared at the clock.
"I'm not tired," he told himself, "I need a walk."
He left the room quietly and walked along the different verandas. An orange kitten ran past him. He stopped it and picked it up.
"Kyoko!" Uo's voice called, "Where did you go?"
"Arisa?" Kureno's face looked scared as he held on the cat.
He couldn't move. She walked up the veranda and stopped when she saw him.
"Arisa" he replied softly.
"Kureno? What are you doing here?"
"I. Did you lose this?" he changed the subject as he handed her Kyoko back.
"Yea. But you didn't answer my question?"
"Damn" he thought, "She can't be distracted. I'm working," he said simply.
"Working? You work here?" she replied confused.
"Not exactly" he frowned.
"Oh I see. You came with that creepy guy today?"
"That's right. I work for him."
"So you are a Sohma? You're one of them" she frowned as well.
"Mhm. And I've been very busy."
"Obviously. Well I've got a message for your boss. Hana and I don't appreciate the little performance he did this afternoon."
"I don't think Akito is going to listen to that."
"Well then I'll tell him myself" she moved past him, "Where's his room?"
"No Arisa" he grabbed her arm, "You mustn't go," he said with a touch of fear in his voice, "I'm begging you."
"What's the matter with you?" Uo replied with her eyebrows furrowed, "Your hand is shaking."
"It's just. It's not a good idea" Kureno let go, "I'll tell him. I promise" he bowed and turned around.
She watched him leave confused as ever as he walked away.
"Kureno!" she called to him, "What is it about this guy, that everyone is so terrified about?"
Kureno looked back and frowned.
"I would tell you if I could Arisa. But you won't understand. There are many things about me that you will never understand."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"I don't want you to get hurt!" he shouted to the sky.
She gasped.
"I couldn't bare it, if anything bad ever happened to you Arisa" he replied.
Then he walked back onto the other veranda and disappeared from sight. Uo watched him as slight tears began to well up in her eyes.
"I don't understand" she said to herself, "I don't understand any of this."
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From his porch Akito watched the entire scene. He frowned intently as Kureno walked back.
"So another pathetic girl is trying to take someone away from me" Akito replied angrily to himself, "I have got to deal with this immediately."
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Authors Note: Okay guys that's it! See you next week for the last two chapters of Book Two!
Next Chapter: A Dangerous Encounter
Akito meets Uo and Hana face to face. See what happens next time!!