GT: Sorry I disappeared off the face of the planet and came back only like a couple months later. But now here's the third chapter of The Other Half.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that can be used against me in a court of law. But I do own Toya and the entire story plot surrounding him.
Chapter 3: On A Clear Day, You Can See Forever
The normally energetic and loud mouth Kyo Sohma, walks slowly and quietly into the classroom. Attracting the attention of the students and especially, Tohru and Yuki. "Is something wrong with Kyon-Kyon?" Somebody asks as Tohru studies the musing Kyo who sinks into his chair and stares off into space.
"It looks like he's thinking," a boy says as everyone just watches the unusually quiet cat. Arisa walks in from behind the group of gaping students, followed by Hana.
"I didn't know he could think," Arisa says sarcastically, making the most of the students' burst out laughing but the loudest was a scattered wave of giggles. Tohru walks over to Kyo, wondering what he could be thinking of. I wonder what has him so lost in thought, Tohru thinks to herself as Yuki just stands in the back. A new burning feeling building up inside him, a feeling of jealously.
"What are you thinking about?" Someone asks from behind him, Yuki turns to see Toya sitting on the windowsill with a cocky smirk on his face and the same mysterious sunglasses concealing his bright green eyes. "Can I take a guess? Does whatever you're thinking about involve our little Ms. Honda? Or that Kyo is most of her attention?" Yuki looks away from him, his face turning hot.
"What are you jealous? Of the cat?" Toya asks in a mocking, know-it- all tone. Yuki clutches his fists in balls, trying to keep under control as Toya just remained as if they were the only two people in the room. "Is Kyo finally better at something, than you are? Maybe, when it comes to the matters of the heart. He excels you, while you are still trying to sort out your feelings."
"Shut up," Yuki says under his breath as Toya just smirks at the rat's bottled up reaction. Toya is about to go on but Yuki flies at him, hanging him outside of the window. "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Toya just smiles as Yuki pushes him out the window and all the students run over to the windows. Toya performs amazing acrobatic stunts before landing gently on the ground and walking off, straightening his sunglasses.
"What happened?" A kid asks as Tohru looks worried out the window, than at Yuki who seems to start to calm down.
"I think I saw Yuki push him," another kid suggests as everyone looks over at Yuki, the usually calm and collected Prince of the school.
"No way, Yuki couldn't do that." One of his fan club members say defending him, in their usual fangirl manner. Kyo snaps out of his daze and looks over at Yuki who seems to be up a creek without a paddle. Great, finally that rat's getting what he deserves. Kyo thinks happily to himself but than begins to notice the hole Yuki was getting dug into. Sympathy for the rat was not on his top list of things to do, but Yuki had an image. The image that Kyo longed for and like hell he was going to let him lose it, just because he couldn't keep his temper.
"Yeah," Kyo says breaking the silence and accusations, "there's no way Yuki could have pushed that loony out the window. Toya probably just jumped." Most of the students' choke on their words as they witness Kyo defend the person he hated the most. Everyone just stares in awe at what Kyo had just done, even Yuki was shocked. Toya stops in his tracks and looks up at the window, seeing that Tohru was frozen in her spot which was looking right at him. Toya pulls down his sunglasses and winks at the schoolgirl before disappearing around the corner. Maybe, this is what he planned. Tohru thinks to herself watching Toya disappear with the nonchalant aura surrounding him.
"He is the most interesting Sohma we've met so far," Hana says mysteriously standing beside Tohru, watching Toya as well. "He seems to have planned out everything out; the kiss, the jumping out the window, even Kyo's and Yuki's reactions."
"Yeah, you're right Hana. Maybe he returned for a reason," Tohru says as Yuki tries to explain the situation to their classmates. Kyo looks over at Tohru who stands by the window, talking to Hana and Arisa.
"Do you get tired of fluttering around, trying to find the persice moment? Just move in, be assertive. Be men," Kyo remembers Toya say to them two of them only that morning before coming to school. What do I think of her? Has my feelings changed from the first time we met? Did I have feelings for her? Why am I thinking about this?! It's not like, I like her or anything. Is it? Man, I'm confusing. No, I'm not confusing. My feelings are. Why can't they just tell me how I feel? Why do I have to guess? Kyo thinks to himself looking at Tohru, who smiles softly at him. Suddenly, a different feeling grows inside the normally tough cat. A feeling that he can't help but to smile in response to Tohru, blood rushing to his face. "Why is Kyo smiling? And blushing?" Arisa points out as Kyo rushes out of the room, leaving Tohru to guess what he was thinking
"I'll be back," Tohru says to her friends running after Kyo and disappearing into the hall. Arisa looks after her, holding back all instincts which say to follow her.
"Maybe we should follow her," Arisa suggests to Hana and turns to run but Toya stands in her way. "Oh, Man! Another Hana!" Toya smiles and than looks over at Hana, his smile growing larger.
"Arisa, Kyo has to get something off his chest. It would be better if let it be, he needs to do this. For all of our sakes," Toya says smiling. Yuki's fan club surrounds him, making it impossible for the rat to escape to go after the two people.
-Roof-
Tohru finally makes it to the roof of the high school. The warm, summer wind gently blowing. "Kyo? Are you up here?" She asks looking around for the regular redhead that dotted her memory. She notices feet hanging from an elevated platform and she walks over to them. "Kyo? Are you alright?"
"What kind of question is that? 'Are you alright?' It's like asking if I just figured out how to beat that damn rat and now don't really want to. It's not like beating him is going to get me anywhere. I'll still be the cat," Kyo says as Tohru climbs up and sits next to him with a gentle smile on her face.
"It doesn't matter. If you're the cat or a normal person. All that matters is that you're you," Tohru says calmly leaning back and looking at the clear blue sky. Kyo looks at her, studying her face. A smile growing on his face, a smile that was only hers to see.
"Tohru," Kyo starts to say shakily getting her attention. Tohru looks into his brown eyes which seem to be intent on something. "I think...I think..I L-L-L--." Kyo can't seem to get the words out so instead of words, he shows her by an action. Kyo leans in, kissing her. A rush of many different feeling rush through both their minds, but one stays constant. Content.
-Sohma House-
"I hear you're keeping something from me Shigure," Akito says hiding within the shadows of his room. Shigure sits in the middle of Akito's prison, trying not to keep from talking. "You know it's really bad to keep stuff from your family. Especially, when it can endanger lives. Tell me, Shigure. Before something bad happens and you regret not telling me." After a long period of awkward silence, Shigure finally speaks up.
"Why did you send Toya away?" He asks as Akito smiles softly at the dog, who seems to be in a great deal of pressure.
"Because, he had his own plans for this family. And it didn't include the curse," Akito says calmly getting more attention from the dog than he expected.
"He knows a way of getting rid of the curse?! Why don't you want that?! You're dying because of it! It could save your life!" Shigure shouts at the terminally ill head of the household, who growls at him.
"It's not so easy as you may like, Shigure. Toya was always trying to overthrow the balance of power, he's not part of this family any longer." Akito says trying to close the conversion but Shigure won't give up so easily.
"If Toya can lift the curse, isn't it worth it?" Shigure asks as Akito emerges from his shadowy corner with a defiant look on his face.
"You are so naïve, dog!" Akito shouts slapping Shigure across the face. Shigure stays quiet for a while before standing up and walking over to the door.
"Good bye, Akito." Shigure says before disappearing into the hallway and leaving Akito to his solitary. Akito closes his eyes tightly with a movielike memory playing through his mind.
-Flashback-
"Why are you always in that room?" A young dark-haired, green-eyed boy asks standing outside the window of Akito's room who was having one of the worst days of his life. Akito glares at him, his eyes telling the young boy to go away. "Don't you get sad, being cooped up in the room all day. Do you have any friends? Like Shigure or Kagura?"
"No," the younger version of Akito says leaning on the windowsill, staring into the boy's mesmerizing green eyes.
"Do you want a friend? 'Cuz I'm lookin' for my friend's and when I find them maybe we can all be friends. Whattya think? I'm Toya," the younger version of Toya says happily holding at his hand. Akito carefully studies the other boy's hand before, shaking it.
"I'm Akito," he says with a weak smile and Toya pulls away from him.
"Well, Akito. Are you a member of the zodiac?" Toya asks sitting on the ground in front of the window, Indian style.
"No, I'm the one who has to get sick and die." Akito says rather bluntly as Toya just looks up at him.
"Wow, sucks to be you. Don't it?" Toya says in a laughing tone as he hears someone call for him. "Hey, I think that's my mom. I havta go but I'll be back tomorrow. Okay?" Akito nods slowly as he watches Toya run off to a woman standing holding her stomach. But to Akito, tomorrow never came. And Toya never returned to the window in which they had met and Akito had his first friend.
-End of Flashback-
Akito shakes off the distant memory of the little, meaningless boy and goes back to sitting at the windowsill. It had become a daily routine after meeting Toya and waiting for him to come back. "I hope he dies alone," Akito says to himself watching a bird fly by.
GT: What did you think? I liked this chapter out of all them so far. Next chapter we will find out about the relationship between Akito and Toya. Also, Kyo will find out who his brother is. And you're never going to guess who's dating Hana...(Ya'll know that Kyo's going to start dating Tohru.) Please stay turn for the next chapter of The Other Half. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!! Tell me what ya think so far about the character adjustments, Toya, the plot, and what I need to improve on.
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