"First Love"
Chapter Two: The Hat's owner and the Heart's Lover
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She reached out her hand,
Touch me, comfort me.
He touched her lips with his,
Gently, desirably.
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Holding the hat up to her chest, it reminded her of the sweet memory of that boy, that recondite boy.
She couldn't find a good word to describe him; she had probably only known him for about ten minutes or so, whatever time it took for him to lead her back home, but... she felt like they have been known each other for years. It was still a mystery how he found her and led her home, but that was something she doesn't concern about. He... was probably her first love, maybe...more.
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*Meanwhile, in the Main House*
A motionless figure laid on the floor of a room saturated in darkness. His face was indeed lifeless...
Someone knocked on the door just then, disturbing the silence.
The figure ignored the sound of the door knocking as he walked trembling to his bed.
Quietly, the door opened at Hatori's light push.
"Akito? What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?" he asked as he knelt down next to Akito's bed.
"It is time to erase his memory as well as hers," he said, his voice barely audible.
Hatori was afraid to question his master, but this time, he could no longer contain his curiosity.
"...Is it all right if I asked why? He doesn't remember anything that happened in his youth anyway... It doesn't seem sensible to..."
Akito turned around slowly, facing Hatori. He touched Hatori's cheek softly then froze a moment and retreated, smiling.
"I have a bad feeling, that is all. Now do what I asked, you know I hate it when people question me." He turned away.
Hatori knew that it was time for him to leave, and so he stood, walking out of the gloomy room soundlessly and sighed, heading straight for Shigure's house...
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Kyo looked up to the sky, gazing at the stars. As usual, he was perched up on the roof. He thought back at what Hatori had just come by to tell him...
*Flash back*
"Hi Haa-san, what brings you here?" Shigure asked, his usual lecherous grin in place as Hatori stepped inside the house.
Ignoring Shigure, Hatori went up to the roof (well Hatori is smart enough to know that the cats like the roof right?) and found Kyo laying there, relaxing from a long day at school. He didn't seem too surprised that Hatori had come up there, however, he could not contain his disappointment.
"Oh... It's you. I thought it was someone else," he grumbled.
Hatori didn't seem to be concerned about Kyo's disappointment in seeing him there, rather he went straight to the point.
"I am here to do something, something that I HAVE to do." Hatori's hand approached Kyo's face slowly.
Kyo didn't seem to be frightened. He had a confident feeling that Hatori wouldn't hurt him, not this time.
Hatori's hand stopped halfway then retreated quickly, as if it were stung.
"I guess it is time for me to tell you the truth." Hatori sighed, hesitating for a moment, then went on. "When you were young, around six or seven, you were always so quiet... No one could read your mind, you were...if you need me to describe... a rather pessimistic child."
"Who wouldn't be pessimistic in that hell?" Kyo mumbled to himself, but he make it loud enough for Hatori to hear. However, he went on as if Kyo hadn't said a thing.
"You always ran... ran away from the Main House to come back only at sunset. Akito didn't like you running away from the Main House like that, he thought that if someone were to find out the family secret, it would be bad. So... He asked me to keep track of you."
Kyo now looked at the doctor in astonishment. First off, he didn't even remember any of this, meaning that his memory must have been erased during his youth. Second of all, Kyo was starting to think that Akito had told Hatori to erase his memory again today (remember? Hatori APPROACHED his FACE with his HAND?!), which meant Akito's orders were being dismissed, if Hatori was telling Kyo this. Third, if Hatori would rather disobey Akito's orders in order to tell him this, it meant that it was something extremely important.
Kyo sat up and faced Hatori as he went on. "I followed you through the streets, over the bridge, finally to find you peering at this girl, appearing to be around your age at the time. She walked alone through the street, no one was there, not her parents, not even her friends. She just walked, without a sign of depression or anger... Then this woman ran toward her and embraced her closely. The little girl then put a big smile on her face, the one she had been carrying around every time I had followed you."
Kyo's cheeks started to redden. Yes, he remembered this... little by little... piece by piece... But was it THAT important?
He didn't interrupt Hatori, however. Instead, he let him continue with his tale.
"Then, one day, all of a sudden, you were again watching over the little girl, but this time, your eyes weren't just filled with love, but dread, anger. I followed your gaze and saw her being picked on by three six or seven-year-old boys.
You were just about to go over and beat the hell out of them, but I grabbed your shoulder and backed you up, away from them. You struggled, but I was too strong for you, so you walked back home with me reluctantly. The morning after, you ran out of the house as a wolf was on your tail. I grabbed my coat and ran out after you. It was funny how you ran... Almost as if you were blind. Then, as you turned around, you came to a dead end. And there was the little girl... She was trembling from hunger and really frightened. Her chestnut hair was greatly disheveled and dirty; even I started to feel pity for her. You started to walk toward her, slowly. She looked up at you with her eyes filled with tears... You stared at her for a while, then ran off. The girl followed you. Repeatedly, you would stop to wait for her to catch up with you. I ran and hid so you two wouldn't see me. I saw you lead her through the streets until you had led her home. You give her the birthday gift that you had gotten from your mother (heh you will know what is it later...but you should know what is he talking about by now! =D), and you ran before she could do or say anything."
Kyo gawked at Hatori, he couldn't believe that any bit of it had actually happened. However, somehow, the story sounded... awfully familiar...
"Later on, when I told this to Akito, he ordered me to wipe out your memory, and so I did, but I don't know why..." And thus, Hatori concluded his story.
"Why... why are risking your life to tell me this? It's really nothing important..." Kyo asked confused.
"...For so many years, I felt like I owed you something. Probably because if I hadn't erased your memory, you might have been both in love." Hatori got up and decided to leave without saying a good-bye.
Kyo watched Hatori's shadow as he slid down from the roof and walked away from the house. He then whispered softly, as if to the wind, "Even if you hadn't, the curse would have kept me away from her too..."
*End of Flash Back*
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Author's Note: The story is NOT about Kyo and Tohru, but this chapter and the next chapter kinda like yeah about THEM. So... yeah yeah
Editor's note: Some of the wording was a bit odd and I played around with it quite a bit. ^__^;;; I hope I didn't accidentally change anything too important =P The story's moving along nicely though, it's so kawaii~ I love Kyo-kun. ^__^ Though... If ya ask me, ^__~ Yuki and Tohru should be together. Hee hee, they're too cute =P
Chapter Two: The Hat's owner and the Heart's Lover
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She reached out her hand,
Touch me, comfort me.
He touched her lips with his,
Gently, desirably.
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Holding the hat up to her chest, it reminded her of the sweet memory of that boy, that recondite boy.
She couldn't find a good word to describe him; she had probably only known him for about ten minutes or so, whatever time it took for him to lead her back home, but... she felt like they have been known each other for years. It was still a mystery how he found her and led her home, but that was something she doesn't concern about. He... was probably her first love, maybe...more.
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*Meanwhile, in the Main House*
A motionless figure laid on the floor of a room saturated in darkness. His face was indeed lifeless...
Someone knocked on the door just then, disturbing the silence.
The figure ignored the sound of the door knocking as he walked trembling to his bed.
Quietly, the door opened at Hatori's light push.
"Akito? What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?" he asked as he knelt down next to Akito's bed.
"It is time to erase his memory as well as hers," he said, his voice barely audible.
Hatori was afraid to question his master, but this time, he could no longer contain his curiosity.
"...Is it all right if I asked why? He doesn't remember anything that happened in his youth anyway... It doesn't seem sensible to..."
Akito turned around slowly, facing Hatori. He touched Hatori's cheek softly then froze a moment and retreated, smiling.
"I have a bad feeling, that is all. Now do what I asked, you know I hate it when people question me." He turned away.
Hatori knew that it was time for him to leave, and so he stood, walking out of the gloomy room soundlessly and sighed, heading straight for Shigure's house...
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Kyo looked up to the sky, gazing at the stars. As usual, he was perched up on the roof. He thought back at what Hatori had just come by to tell him...
*Flash back*
"Hi Haa-san, what brings you here?" Shigure asked, his usual lecherous grin in place as Hatori stepped inside the house.
Ignoring Shigure, Hatori went up to the roof (well Hatori is smart enough to know that the cats like the roof right?) and found Kyo laying there, relaxing from a long day at school. He didn't seem too surprised that Hatori had come up there, however, he could not contain his disappointment.
"Oh... It's you. I thought it was someone else," he grumbled.
Hatori didn't seem to be concerned about Kyo's disappointment in seeing him there, rather he went straight to the point.
"I am here to do something, something that I HAVE to do." Hatori's hand approached Kyo's face slowly.
Kyo didn't seem to be frightened. He had a confident feeling that Hatori wouldn't hurt him, not this time.
Hatori's hand stopped halfway then retreated quickly, as if it were stung.
"I guess it is time for me to tell you the truth." Hatori sighed, hesitating for a moment, then went on. "When you were young, around six or seven, you were always so quiet... No one could read your mind, you were...if you need me to describe... a rather pessimistic child."
"Who wouldn't be pessimistic in that hell?" Kyo mumbled to himself, but he make it loud enough for Hatori to hear. However, he went on as if Kyo hadn't said a thing.
"You always ran... ran away from the Main House to come back only at sunset. Akito didn't like you running away from the Main House like that, he thought that if someone were to find out the family secret, it would be bad. So... He asked me to keep track of you."
Kyo now looked at the doctor in astonishment. First off, he didn't even remember any of this, meaning that his memory must have been erased during his youth. Second of all, Kyo was starting to think that Akito had told Hatori to erase his memory again today (remember? Hatori APPROACHED his FACE with his HAND?!), which meant Akito's orders were being dismissed, if Hatori was telling Kyo this. Third, if Hatori would rather disobey Akito's orders in order to tell him this, it meant that it was something extremely important.
Kyo sat up and faced Hatori as he went on. "I followed you through the streets, over the bridge, finally to find you peering at this girl, appearing to be around your age at the time. She walked alone through the street, no one was there, not her parents, not even her friends. She just walked, without a sign of depression or anger... Then this woman ran toward her and embraced her closely. The little girl then put a big smile on her face, the one she had been carrying around every time I had followed you."
Kyo's cheeks started to redden. Yes, he remembered this... little by little... piece by piece... But was it THAT important?
He didn't interrupt Hatori, however. Instead, he let him continue with his tale.
"Then, one day, all of a sudden, you were again watching over the little girl, but this time, your eyes weren't just filled with love, but dread, anger. I followed your gaze and saw her being picked on by three six or seven-year-old boys.
You were just about to go over and beat the hell out of them, but I grabbed your shoulder and backed you up, away from them. You struggled, but I was too strong for you, so you walked back home with me reluctantly. The morning after, you ran out of the house as a wolf was on your tail. I grabbed my coat and ran out after you. It was funny how you ran... Almost as if you were blind. Then, as you turned around, you came to a dead end. And there was the little girl... She was trembling from hunger and really frightened. Her chestnut hair was greatly disheveled and dirty; even I started to feel pity for her. You started to walk toward her, slowly. She looked up at you with her eyes filled with tears... You stared at her for a while, then ran off. The girl followed you. Repeatedly, you would stop to wait for her to catch up with you. I ran and hid so you two wouldn't see me. I saw you lead her through the streets until you had led her home. You give her the birthday gift that you had gotten from your mother (heh you will know what is it later...but you should know what is he talking about by now! =D), and you ran before she could do or say anything."
Kyo gawked at Hatori, he couldn't believe that any bit of it had actually happened. However, somehow, the story sounded... awfully familiar...
"Later on, when I told this to Akito, he ordered me to wipe out your memory, and so I did, but I don't know why..." And thus, Hatori concluded his story.
"Why... why are risking your life to tell me this? It's really nothing important..." Kyo asked confused.
"...For so many years, I felt like I owed you something. Probably because if I hadn't erased your memory, you might have been both in love." Hatori got up and decided to leave without saying a good-bye.
Kyo watched Hatori's shadow as he slid down from the roof and walked away from the house. He then whispered softly, as if to the wind, "Even if you hadn't, the curse would have kept me away from her too..."
*End of Flash Back*
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Author's Note: The story is NOT about Kyo and Tohru, but this chapter and the next chapter kinda like yeah about THEM. So... yeah yeah
Editor's note: Some of the wording was a bit odd and I played around with it quite a bit. ^__^;;; I hope I didn't accidentally change anything too important =P The story's moving along nicely though, it's so kawaii~ I love Kyo-kun. ^__^ Though... If ya ask me, ^__~ Yuki and Tohru should be together. Hee hee, they're too cute =P