Thanks again for enjoying this fic! ^_^ I finally know exactly how I want this story to end but there is still a bunch more chapters in the works so I hope you continue to enjoy it! *HUGGLES*
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Making Our Future
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 7
***Yuki's POV***
I watched Kyo as he disappeared from view, still shocked from finding out that Kyo had made a deal with devil. (The devil in this case being Akito.) I'd always known that Kyo was stupid but this was too much! Regardless of whether or not Kyo beat me, did he really think that Akito would have honored the beat anyway? If he did, he was a bigger fool then I'd ever though.
Although I was amazed by Kyo's naivety, I also felt a little uneasy. I'd done and said just about everything possible to show Kyo exactly which one of us was the better fighter. Little had I known that Akito had been saying the same thing to him. No wonder he'd always gotten so angry. He must've thought that Akito and I were cut from the same mold and just the thought of that made me nauceous. Before getting into the car this afternoon, I'd only really been concerned with Tohru and myself but now that the stupid cat had opened his mouth about Kagura, I'd become extremely worried. I knew that gleam shining in Akito's eyes far too well and I'd be willing to beat anything that he was looking forward to his promised 'talk' with Kagura.
"Yuki. Welcome Home." Akito's soft voice brought me back to reality and I realized that Akito was standing right in front of me. "I've missed you."
I didn't say anything. I just glared at my cousin and stood my ground, trying not to show my unease.
"It's ready for you. ... The room that you like so much. ... I think you may have forgotten the lessons I taught you there." A twisted smile graced his thin lips and he trailed a cold finger down my cheek. "I'll just have to retrain you, right, Yuki-kun?"
My body grew rigid as a wave of laughter overcame Akitio. The memories of that dark room and those lessons came flooding back to me as thought they'd been only yesterday. A voice in the back of my head was screaming at me to push him away or tell him how I really felt but my body wouldn't respond. I was hypnotized in fear by Akito's dark eyes and cold stare. I felt like a child all over again, unable to stand up for myself and even knowing that I'd made a promise to Tohru couldn't break the hypnotic spell that I suddenly found myself in.
"It's funny. ... You and Kyo honestly that thought Tohru could've save you." He scowled at the thought. "What a childish dream. You can never escape me."
***Kagura's POV***
The day after Kyo and Yuki had gone to see Akito, I sat in my bedroom, packing my bags. I'd lived at the main house my entire life but I couldn't handle it anymore. I'd found an inexpensive apartment near Ayame's shop in the city and I was going to move there for a short time until I figured out what else I could do.
*Knock, knock, knock*
"Come in."
I didn't turn around when the door opened. I didn't even care who it was. All I had on my mind was getting out of this prison they called a home. Curse or no curse, I wasn't going to let anyone control my life or happiness ever again.
"What are you doing?" The voice, that I immediately recognized as Hatori's, asked with a hint of surprise.
"Packing. I'm getting out of here." I answered without wavering once in my packing.
"Did you get permission?"
"From who?!" I felt a little badly but I couldn't keep the edge out of my voice. None of this mess was Hatori's fault, of course, but I needed someone to vent on.
"Well, your mother ... or Akito." He added the last part reluctantly.
"My mother doesn't care and I don't give a damn what Akito thinks!" I spat out irrationally.
"He'll be angry."
My hands suddenly froze and I spun around to face Hatori with anger blazing in my eyes. "I said I don't give a damn!"
"Kyo is worried about you." His voice suddenly grew softer, obviously trying to keep from being overheard.
"What?"
"Yesterday he accidentally let Akito know about your relationship with him. Akito was ... unpleased."
My mind and body froze and for a moment I thought even my heart had stopped. If Akito know, then I would have something to worry about. I only had to look at Hatori, Kisa and Rin to realize that.
"Shit..." I muttered under my breath and then looked up to Hatori, unsure of how to handle the situation. "What should I do?"
Hatori shrugged with an honestly unpleased look in his eyes. "I don't know. Just be careful and let me know where to reach you."
"Alright." I nodded with a forced smile. "Thanks"
Once he was gone again, I went back to my packing with renewed speed. Now I wanted to get out of her even more than before. I just hoped that the old saying would hold true, 'Out of sight, Out of mind.'
***Kyo's POV***
I've been in this damn room about a week now and I finally understand why they call it a prison. Not only had everyone been told to stay away from my 'room' but Akito takes great pleasure in coming to my window and telling me exactly what he thought of me and my vengeful spirit. He also lover to tell me that he hadn't forgotten about Kagura and he was looked forward to the day that they had their 'talk.'
The best parts of my days were when I was laying on my just remembering better days. I'd remember Tohru in the kitchen or Tohru hanging laundry. I'd remember her wonderful cooking or her horrible attempts at learning martial arts but ever one of those memories brought a smile to my face. I couldn't help but hope, for her sake, that the damn mouse did defy Akito because if he was free, I could be sure that Tohru'd be smiling again.
Then my thoughts would turn to Kagura., the stupid, irrational girl that I suddenly found myself in love with. No matter what I was doing, she found a way into my thought. I wondered how she felt or what she was doing. Sometimes I'd even hoped that she'd be thinking of me at the same time I was thinking about her.
The insecure part of me always wondered if she'd just forgotten all about me but all I had to do was think about how completely devoted she'd been to me for our whole lives and I realized how silly the thought was. Kagura was the most stubborn person I'd ever met so at least I knew I'd always be able to count on her to remember me.
I had to laugh at myself sometimes. For someone who'd found Kagura a pain for so long, I sure had fallen for her quickly. Some might say that she finally wore me down but if I had to be honest with myself, I think the feelings had always been there and I just didn't know how to handle them.
***Tohru's POV***
It's been about 3 weeks since Kyo and Yuki had left. For the first couple of weeks, I'd spent countless hours in front of the house, praying that the boys would appear but as the days pass on, I am losing hope bit by bit.
Shigure had been kind enough to allow me to stay in his home but he'd taken to doing his work much more diligently and now spent nearly his entire days locked up in his study. The only time I ever saw him was during meals and even then, sometimes he wouldn't show. The home that I'd once loved so dearly was now nothing more than a house where I slept. It didn't have the same magic that it once did and I began to have doubts that the magic would ever return again.
Every night, my dreams were filled with Kyo and Yuki, although my dreams about Yuki did tend to be a little less pure. Just admitting that to myself made a blush creep into my cheeks. I prayed for their health and safety daily and I'd even selfishly asked God to let me see them again. Just one small visit would be okay, just so I could see that they were okay with my own eyes.
I'd briefly spoken to the other junnishi over the last few weeks but they'll all seemed a little edgy. Anytime we spoke about memories or the past, Yuki and Kyo always came up and then the room would fall into an uncomfortable silence. I felt like they all looked to me as if I'd be able to save them and I wanted to with all my heart. I just had to figure out how before it was too late and ended up letting them all down.
***Hatori's POV***
I drove to Kagura's apartment slowly. She'd only been living there three weeks but Akito had requested her presence and it was my job to fetch her. Sometimes I felt like nothing more than Akito's gopher.
It'd been a month since the boys had arrived at the main house, so Akito must have decided that it was time for fresh prey. I knew it was a horrible way to be thinking but it was true. That was the kind of man Akito had become.
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
"Hatori?" Kagura answered the door in a thin robe and slippers. She looked a bit under the weather but she didn't look downright ill either so I decided to let it go. We would have enough to deal with later.
"What are you doing here?"
"Akito wants to see you."
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Next chapter - Akito and Kagura
Sarah-chan
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Making Our Future
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 7
***Yuki's POV***
I watched Kyo as he disappeared from view, still shocked from finding out that Kyo had made a deal with devil. (The devil in this case being Akito.) I'd always known that Kyo was stupid but this was too much! Regardless of whether or not Kyo beat me, did he really think that Akito would have honored the beat anyway? If he did, he was a bigger fool then I'd ever though.
Although I was amazed by Kyo's naivety, I also felt a little uneasy. I'd done and said just about everything possible to show Kyo exactly which one of us was the better fighter. Little had I known that Akito had been saying the same thing to him. No wonder he'd always gotten so angry. He must've thought that Akito and I were cut from the same mold and just the thought of that made me nauceous. Before getting into the car this afternoon, I'd only really been concerned with Tohru and myself but now that the stupid cat had opened his mouth about Kagura, I'd become extremely worried. I knew that gleam shining in Akito's eyes far too well and I'd be willing to beat anything that he was looking forward to his promised 'talk' with Kagura.
"Yuki. Welcome Home." Akito's soft voice brought me back to reality and I realized that Akito was standing right in front of me. "I've missed you."
I didn't say anything. I just glared at my cousin and stood my ground, trying not to show my unease.
"It's ready for you. ... The room that you like so much. ... I think you may have forgotten the lessons I taught you there." A twisted smile graced his thin lips and he trailed a cold finger down my cheek. "I'll just have to retrain you, right, Yuki-kun?"
My body grew rigid as a wave of laughter overcame Akitio. The memories of that dark room and those lessons came flooding back to me as thought they'd been only yesterday. A voice in the back of my head was screaming at me to push him away or tell him how I really felt but my body wouldn't respond. I was hypnotized in fear by Akito's dark eyes and cold stare. I felt like a child all over again, unable to stand up for myself and even knowing that I'd made a promise to Tohru couldn't break the hypnotic spell that I suddenly found myself in.
"It's funny. ... You and Kyo honestly that thought Tohru could've save you." He scowled at the thought. "What a childish dream. You can never escape me."
***Kagura's POV***
The day after Kyo and Yuki had gone to see Akito, I sat in my bedroom, packing my bags. I'd lived at the main house my entire life but I couldn't handle it anymore. I'd found an inexpensive apartment near Ayame's shop in the city and I was going to move there for a short time until I figured out what else I could do.
*Knock, knock, knock*
"Come in."
I didn't turn around when the door opened. I didn't even care who it was. All I had on my mind was getting out of this prison they called a home. Curse or no curse, I wasn't going to let anyone control my life or happiness ever again.
"What are you doing?" The voice, that I immediately recognized as Hatori's, asked with a hint of surprise.
"Packing. I'm getting out of here." I answered without wavering once in my packing.
"Did you get permission?"
"From who?!" I felt a little badly but I couldn't keep the edge out of my voice. None of this mess was Hatori's fault, of course, but I needed someone to vent on.
"Well, your mother ... or Akito." He added the last part reluctantly.
"My mother doesn't care and I don't give a damn what Akito thinks!" I spat out irrationally.
"He'll be angry."
My hands suddenly froze and I spun around to face Hatori with anger blazing in my eyes. "I said I don't give a damn!"
"Kyo is worried about you." His voice suddenly grew softer, obviously trying to keep from being overheard.
"What?"
"Yesterday he accidentally let Akito know about your relationship with him. Akito was ... unpleased."
My mind and body froze and for a moment I thought even my heart had stopped. If Akito know, then I would have something to worry about. I only had to look at Hatori, Kisa and Rin to realize that.
"Shit..." I muttered under my breath and then looked up to Hatori, unsure of how to handle the situation. "What should I do?"
Hatori shrugged with an honestly unpleased look in his eyes. "I don't know. Just be careful and let me know where to reach you."
"Alright." I nodded with a forced smile. "Thanks"
Once he was gone again, I went back to my packing with renewed speed. Now I wanted to get out of her even more than before. I just hoped that the old saying would hold true, 'Out of sight, Out of mind.'
***Kyo's POV***
I've been in this damn room about a week now and I finally understand why they call it a prison. Not only had everyone been told to stay away from my 'room' but Akito takes great pleasure in coming to my window and telling me exactly what he thought of me and my vengeful spirit. He also lover to tell me that he hadn't forgotten about Kagura and he was looked forward to the day that they had their 'talk.'
The best parts of my days were when I was laying on my just remembering better days. I'd remember Tohru in the kitchen or Tohru hanging laundry. I'd remember her wonderful cooking or her horrible attempts at learning martial arts but ever one of those memories brought a smile to my face. I couldn't help but hope, for her sake, that the damn mouse did defy Akito because if he was free, I could be sure that Tohru'd be smiling again.
Then my thoughts would turn to Kagura., the stupid, irrational girl that I suddenly found myself in love with. No matter what I was doing, she found a way into my thought. I wondered how she felt or what she was doing. Sometimes I'd even hoped that she'd be thinking of me at the same time I was thinking about her.
The insecure part of me always wondered if she'd just forgotten all about me but all I had to do was think about how completely devoted she'd been to me for our whole lives and I realized how silly the thought was. Kagura was the most stubborn person I'd ever met so at least I knew I'd always be able to count on her to remember me.
I had to laugh at myself sometimes. For someone who'd found Kagura a pain for so long, I sure had fallen for her quickly. Some might say that she finally wore me down but if I had to be honest with myself, I think the feelings had always been there and I just didn't know how to handle them.
***Tohru's POV***
It's been about 3 weeks since Kyo and Yuki had left. For the first couple of weeks, I'd spent countless hours in front of the house, praying that the boys would appear but as the days pass on, I am losing hope bit by bit.
Shigure had been kind enough to allow me to stay in his home but he'd taken to doing his work much more diligently and now spent nearly his entire days locked up in his study. The only time I ever saw him was during meals and even then, sometimes he wouldn't show. The home that I'd once loved so dearly was now nothing more than a house where I slept. It didn't have the same magic that it once did and I began to have doubts that the magic would ever return again.
Every night, my dreams were filled with Kyo and Yuki, although my dreams about Yuki did tend to be a little less pure. Just admitting that to myself made a blush creep into my cheeks. I prayed for their health and safety daily and I'd even selfishly asked God to let me see them again. Just one small visit would be okay, just so I could see that they were okay with my own eyes.
I'd briefly spoken to the other junnishi over the last few weeks but they'll all seemed a little edgy. Anytime we spoke about memories or the past, Yuki and Kyo always came up and then the room would fall into an uncomfortable silence. I felt like they all looked to me as if I'd be able to save them and I wanted to with all my heart. I just had to figure out how before it was too late and ended up letting them all down.
***Hatori's POV***
I drove to Kagura's apartment slowly. She'd only been living there three weeks but Akito had requested her presence and it was my job to fetch her. Sometimes I felt like nothing more than Akito's gopher.
It'd been a month since the boys had arrived at the main house, so Akito must have decided that it was time for fresh prey. I knew it was a horrible way to be thinking but it was true. That was the kind of man Akito had become.
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
"Hatori?" Kagura answered the door in a thin robe and slippers. She looked a bit under the weather but she didn't look downright ill either so I decided to let it go. We would have enough to deal with later.
"What are you doing here?"
"Akito wants to see you."
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Next chapter - Akito and Kagura
Sarah-chan