Making Our Future
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 2
I dropped my eyes away from Kagura when she realized that I didn't intend to fight Akito or my imprisonment but I really didn't have any other choice. Akito and I had made a deal. If I could beat Yuki before graduation, I wouldn't be imprisoned but today was the end. I'd never beaten that damn mouse no matter how much I'd trained or how hard I'd tried. I'd lost our bet and I knew Akito wouldn't let me forget it. It'd be pointless to even try and defy him.
"KYO!" She hammered at my chest with her small fists and although it hurt, I didn't react. I knew she had to get it out or she'd do something drastic. "You can't! Don't let Akito do it! If he puts you into that ... that cell, I'll be alone!"
After several minutes of Kagura's fists beating on my and frantically screaming, she finally collapsed against me with large, choking sobs. Her exhaustion was obvious by the bags under her eyes, yet she still found the energy to cry over me.
Since we were children, she'd always been dedicated to me. She'd made me promise to marry her by knife point yet as we'd grown older, the idea didn't seem quite as horrible as it once had. No matter what had happened or how badly I'd treated her, she'd stayed 100% loyal to me through it all and I knew that she wouldn't recover from this blow anytime soon. I guess if I was going to be honest to myself, I wouldn't recover from leaving her behind either.
I wrapped my arms around her small waist, allowing her to cry out all the tears that she had left. When she was finally able to contain herself, she just laid in my arms for a long time. Normally I would have told her to get off or found something to complain about but that was mostly because her excessive excitement and enthusiasm embarrassed me. Today though, it just felt good to hold and be held by the one girl who'd always been there for me for as long as I could remember.
I saw Tohru already busily making breakfast when I slowly made by way down the stairs. I could only see her from behind but still, her beautiful frame and graceful motions left me staring in awe.
"Good morning, Tohru."
"Oh! Yuki..." She sounded startled and tried to discreetly wipe her eyes before turning to face me with a forced smile. Even if I hadn't noticed the gesture, her swollen eyes and red nose were a dead give away that she'd been crying.
"What's wrong?" I walked over to her and wiped away a stray tear. I knew the question was stupid because we all knew what today was yet, we'd never really spoken about it at all.
Her eyes grew wide in shock, honestly believing that I'd forgotten but after a few moments, she realized that I hadn't. "I-I don't know what to do. I want to help but ... but ..." Her lips began to tremble, making it impossible to talk as she looked up into my eyes.
I couldn't bare to see this beautiful girl, whom I'd loved for years, look so broken hearted. I reached out and took her by the hand, leading her out onto the porch. We both sat down next to each other but I really didn't know what to say.
Over the last few years, Tohru was the one who'd given me a reason to live. She was always there with a soft smile or kind word to make everything seem okay. She'd made the Sohma junnishi into a family but by looking into her face right now, it was obvious that she felt that she'd failed us all.
I put my hand over hers and gently entwined my fingers with hers. A moment passed before she too wrapped her fingers around my hand as well.
"It will be okay. I promise." I looked into her eyes with the most confidence that I could muster. I would've been willing to say or do anything just to see Tohru's smile or to hear her sweet laughter once more.
"I-I don't want to lose you." Tohru's confession was whispered almost to softly to be heard but then she said it again, louder and with more determination. "I don't want to lose you. ... P-Please Yuki. ... I'll do anything. Just tell me."
Her eyes pleaded with mine, her tears hovering in them, threatening to fall at any moment. He lips were quivering gently and I could tell that it was taking every ounce of strength that she had to keep from crying. That look of sheer determination and devotion was definitely Tohru's trademark. Never in my life had I ever met a more selfless person. She was my angel and I renewed my personal vow to fight Akito and escape whatever he considered my 'destiny.' I knew that there was no way I'd be able to survive if I didn't have Tohru around to catch me when I fall.
"Don't worry." I lifted our entwined hands to my lips and gently kissed her fingertips. "Everything will be okay. You'll never lose me and ... I couldn't bare to lose you."
"Yuki!" Finally her tears flowed and she leaned into my chest. Even though I knew that Tohru cared for me and my family, it still amazed me that she had so much devotion.
She was definitely my most important person and there was no way that I was going to let Akito take me away from her. Head of the family, God, whatever he called himself ... it didn't matter. I would never give up!
I stood in the hallway, watching the scene between Tohru and Yuki on the porch. I could see the look of fierce determination in Yuki's eyes as the pretty young girl cried with her head buried in his chest and I couldn't help but feel sorry for them. What Akito was doing was exactly the same thing that all the other generations had done but it did make me wonder if any of those other people had to say such sad good-byes as well.
"Shigure, we have to protect them." Hatori's words echoed in my head.
But how?...
Kyo held me in his arms until the morning sun was already high in the sky. Neither of us seemed to want to let go. I knew that my pleas had fallen on deaf ears but I still couldn't give up on Kyo so easily. I'd rather die then see him imprisoned like an animal for the rest of his life. That's when I made a vow to do everything in my power to keep today's event from taking place.
"Let's just run away. We can go where they'll never find us."
"And live in hiding our whole lives? That'd just be a different kind of prison. ... You don't deserve that."
"But..." I wanted to argue but I couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Look up." He leaned back slightly so I did as I was told.
When my eyes met his, he had a smile on his face and he put his hand to the nape of my neck. With soft pressure, he pulled me towards him and before I knew it, his lips had brushed lightly against mine. The soft kiss lasted a while, neither of us willing to break it and the thought came to me that this was Kyo's final good-bye.
Tears began to pour down my cheeks as I found myself wrapping my arms around his neck. Kyo's arms wrapped themselves tightly around my waist, crushing me to his chest, and I felt his lips part slightly, strengthening our kiss. I nearly jumped back in shock when I felt his tongue begin to dance with mine but almost instantly I found my place.
We stood there in the forest, outside the Sohma house kissing like that for a long time. I didn't ever want to lose this feeling. For the moment Kyo was mine and I wanted to explore every bit of him before we had to return to reality. I had to know him as intimately as I could before we finally went away. It occurred to me that Kyo felt the same way because as we kissed, he began to unbutton my top.
My hands trailed over his shoulders and down his chest before I moved my hands under his light T-shirt and slowly lifted it up, over his head, only breaking our now hungry, frantic kisses for a moment. Several minutes later, we were laying in some soft grass, wearing nothing but each other and discovering sensations that I'd only ever dreamed about.
Although I'd always had my doubts, I now knew the truth. As we moved together as one, I couldn't help but be a little sad that it took saying good-bye for me to realize that Kyo really did love me.
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I hope you like it so far! ^_^ I really dug writing that K&K moment with was inspired by Mona in a post about a week ago. (I didn't make it a full on lemon but was this good enough?)
Sarah-chan
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 2
I dropped my eyes away from Kagura when she realized that I didn't intend to fight Akito or my imprisonment but I really didn't have any other choice. Akito and I had made a deal. If I could beat Yuki before graduation, I wouldn't be imprisoned but today was the end. I'd never beaten that damn mouse no matter how much I'd trained or how hard I'd tried. I'd lost our bet and I knew Akito wouldn't let me forget it. It'd be pointless to even try and defy him.
"KYO!" She hammered at my chest with her small fists and although it hurt, I didn't react. I knew she had to get it out or she'd do something drastic. "You can't! Don't let Akito do it! If he puts you into that ... that cell, I'll be alone!"
After several minutes of Kagura's fists beating on my and frantically screaming, she finally collapsed against me with large, choking sobs. Her exhaustion was obvious by the bags under her eyes, yet she still found the energy to cry over me.
Since we were children, she'd always been dedicated to me. She'd made me promise to marry her by knife point yet as we'd grown older, the idea didn't seem quite as horrible as it once had. No matter what had happened or how badly I'd treated her, she'd stayed 100% loyal to me through it all and I knew that she wouldn't recover from this blow anytime soon. I guess if I was going to be honest to myself, I wouldn't recover from leaving her behind either.
I wrapped my arms around her small waist, allowing her to cry out all the tears that she had left. When she was finally able to contain herself, she just laid in my arms for a long time. Normally I would have told her to get off or found something to complain about but that was mostly because her excessive excitement and enthusiasm embarrassed me. Today though, it just felt good to hold and be held by the one girl who'd always been there for me for as long as I could remember.
I saw Tohru already busily making breakfast when I slowly made by way down the stairs. I could only see her from behind but still, her beautiful frame and graceful motions left me staring in awe.
"Good morning, Tohru."
"Oh! Yuki..." She sounded startled and tried to discreetly wipe her eyes before turning to face me with a forced smile. Even if I hadn't noticed the gesture, her swollen eyes and red nose were a dead give away that she'd been crying.
"What's wrong?" I walked over to her and wiped away a stray tear. I knew the question was stupid because we all knew what today was yet, we'd never really spoken about it at all.
Her eyes grew wide in shock, honestly believing that I'd forgotten but after a few moments, she realized that I hadn't. "I-I don't know what to do. I want to help but ... but ..." Her lips began to tremble, making it impossible to talk as she looked up into my eyes.
I couldn't bare to see this beautiful girl, whom I'd loved for years, look so broken hearted. I reached out and took her by the hand, leading her out onto the porch. We both sat down next to each other but I really didn't know what to say.
Over the last few years, Tohru was the one who'd given me a reason to live. She was always there with a soft smile or kind word to make everything seem okay. She'd made the Sohma junnishi into a family but by looking into her face right now, it was obvious that she felt that she'd failed us all.
I put my hand over hers and gently entwined my fingers with hers. A moment passed before she too wrapped her fingers around my hand as well.
"It will be okay. I promise." I looked into her eyes with the most confidence that I could muster. I would've been willing to say or do anything just to see Tohru's smile or to hear her sweet laughter once more.
"I-I don't want to lose you." Tohru's confession was whispered almost to softly to be heard but then she said it again, louder and with more determination. "I don't want to lose you. ... P-Please Yuki. ... I'll do anything. Just tell me."
Her eyes pleaded with mine, her tears hovering in them, threatening to fall at any moment. He lips were quivering gently and I could tell that it was taking every ounce of strength that she had to keep from crying. That look of sheer determination and devotion was definitely Tohru's trademark. Never in my life had I ever met a more selfless person. She was my angel and I renewed my personal vow to fight Akito and escape whatever he considered my 'destiny.' I knew that there was no way I'd be able to survive if I didn't have Tohru around to catch me when I fall.
"Don't worry." I lifted our entwined hands to my lips and gently kissed her fingertips. "Everything will be okay. You'll never lose me and ... I couldn't bare to lose you."
"Yuki!" Finally her tears flowed and she leaned into my chest. Even though I knew that Tohru cared for me and my family, it still amazed me that she had so much devotion.
She was definitely my most important person and there was no way that I was going to let Akito take me away from her. Head of the family, God, whatever he called himself ... it didn't matter. I would never give up!
I stood in the hallway, watching the scene between Tohru and Yuki on the porch. I could see the look of fierce determination in Yuki's eyes as the pretty young girl cried with her head buried in his chest and I couldn't help but feel sorry for them. What Akito was doing was exactly the same thing that all the other generations had done but it did make me wonder if any of those other people had to say such sad good-byes as well.
"Shigure, we have to protect them." Hatori's words echoed in my head.
But how?...
Kyo held me in his arms until the morning sun was already high in the sky. Neither of us seemed to want to let go. I knew that my pleas had fallen on deaf ears but I still couldn't give up on Kyo so easily. I'd rather die then see him imprisoned like an animal for the rest of his life. That's when I made a vow to do everything in my power to keep today's event from taking place.
"Let's just run away. We can go where they'll never find us."
"And live in hiding our whole lives? That'd just be a different kind of prison. ... You don't deserve that."
"But..." I wanted to argue but I couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Look up." He leaned back slightly so I did as I was told.
When my eyes met his, he had a smile on his face and he put his hand to the nape of my neck. With soft pressure, he pulled me towards him and before I knew it, his lips had brushed lightly against mine. The soft kiss lasted a while, neither of us willing to break it and the thought came to me that this was Kyo's final good-bye.
Tears began to pour down my cheeks as I found myself wrapping my arms around his neck. Kyo's arms wrapped themselves tightly around my waist, crushing me to his chest, and I felt his lips part slightly, strengthening our kiss. I nearly jumped back in shock when I felt his tongue begin to dance with mine but almost instantly I found my place.
We stood there in the forest, outside the Sohma house kissing like that for a long time. I didn't ever want to lose this feeling. For the moment Kyo was mine and I wanted to explore every bit of him before we had to return to reality. I had to know him as intimately as I could before we finally went away. It occurred to me that Kyo felt the same way because as we kissed, he began to unbutton my top.
My hands trailed over his shoulders and down his chest before I moved my hands under his light T-shirt and slowly lifted it up, over his head, only breaking our now hungry, frantic kisses for a moment. Several minutes later, we were laying in some soft grass, wearing nothing but each other and discovering sensations that I'd only ever dreamed about.
Although I'd always had my doubts, I now knew the truth. As we moved together as one, I couldn't help but be a little sad that it took saying good-bye for me to realize that Kyo really did love me.
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I hope you like it so far! ^_^ I really dug writing that K&K moment with was inspired by Mona in a post about a week ago. (I didn't make it a full on lemon but was this good enough?)
Sarah-chan