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Making Our Future
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 12
***Kagura's POV***
Although tears were swimming in my eyes, I was happy. I hadn't really known how Kyo was going to react but thankfully, he took the news better than I'd even dared to dream. I could tell that something had changed in his mind too because his eyes seemed more alive then I'd seen since well before the graduation ceremony.
"I'm sorry Kyo. I didn't know this would happen. I-I miss you so much. ... I---" Finally I choked up and my tears spilled out over my cheeks.
It was too much to see Kyo behind those bars. Maybe I was being a coward before but I'd never come to visit him. I'd rationalized the decision by telling myself that Akito had told all of the Junnishi to stay away but the truth hit me like a slap in the face. I simply hadn't wanted to see for myself what Kyo was going through.
"Kagura..." His voice sounded raspy and he waited until I looked up to him before he spoke to me again, honestly and with a lot of conviction. "I'll get out of here. I promise. Akito ... that bastard ... I'll make him release me if it's the last thing I do."
My breath caught in my throat. I could see his willpower shining in his eyes and fort he first time, I felt hope. Something in the way Kyo spoke made me truly believe what he was saying.
"Alright." I nodded with the first real smile I'd had all day. "I'll be waiting."
He took a sigh of relief and moved his hand up to cup my cheek. "You've got to do something though."
"What?" I felt a bit nervous but pushed the feeling aside, knowing that I'd need to be as supportive as possible if I wanted Kyo to come back home.
"Go to Tohru, tell her what's going on and let her take care of you until I get back."
"Alright." I kissed his hand lightly. "I love you, I always have."
"I know. ... I love you too."
***Yuki's POV***
Akito's whole face looked shocked. He hadn't been expecting my request, even in his wildest dreams, and he didn't know how to handle it. Obviously he'd only expected me to be difficult, just as I had been ever since returning to the main house, and that was exactly why I approached him the way I did. Maybe if I could catch him of guard, he wouldn't ask as many questions.
"Why?" Akito's eyes suddenly turned distrustful as he spoke with an obvious edge to his voice.
"I'm sick of that stupid cat. I don't want him to be anywhere near me." I lied, hoping Akito would believe me without question but I'd never been that lucky.
"What do you care? He's locked up on the other side of the complex. You don't ever have to see him again." He smirked to himself, obviously thinking that his line of thinking would shut me up but little did he know that I had no plans of dropping the subject.
"No! I hate that damn cat! I don't want to be anywhere near him! He disgusts me and I refuse to be in the same house as him ANY LONGER!"
I'd forced myself to displace my anger for Akito onto Kyo and I was surprised at how angry I really felt. I'd been shouting nearly incoherently but thankfully Akito seemed to be buying it.
"Hmmmmm ... Interesting. And I thought you and Kyo had become friends." He answered nonchalantly.
"WHAT?! My hatred for him goes well beyond the fact that we are the cat and mouse. Just looking at him makes me sick! Send him away and I won't say anther defiant word!"
"You'll stay here without complaint? ... No matter what?" He eyes me warily but I could tell that he was breaking down.
"Yes. Sending away that ... that creature will set me at ease. I'll stay here with no more complaints."
I felt sick to my stomach, catering to Akito's already wildly inflated ego but there really was no other way to do it. As he always said, the mouse is special. That's why I knew he'd do anything to keep me with him. That's what he felt was most important.
"But what about Tohru?..." A cocky smile spread across Akito's lips, knowing exactly how to get at me. "I thought you wanted to get back tot he stupid girl. ... What happened? Has she already forgotten about you?"
I wanted to punch him square in the face but I knew I'd never have the courage for that. I wanted to teach him to never utter her name again but instead, I forced my face into indifference. If I made any move against him or did anything to reveal my hidden objective, all my efforts would be lost. I had to make him think that I'd simply given up hope.
"I don't care." I answered simply with a heavy sigh.
"I'll think about it."
"NO! I REFUSE TO SPEND EVEN ONE MORE MINUTE IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THAT FREAK!" I spat the words out in disgust, slightly panicked when I thought that Akito was just brushing me aside.
"... You have to move your things into this building." He finally answered with a brief pause for thought.
I almost immediately refused but stopped myself. Hatori had gone out of his way to help me when I first moved back to the house. He'd told Akito that I needed to stay in the one of the buildings closer to his office just in case my lung problems flared up again. Surprisingly, Akito had agreed but know he was making it clear that if I wanted Kyo gone, I'd have to move into HIS house and spend all my waking moments under his watchful eye. As if his nearly constant visits were not enough, now we'd practically be roommates. That was an unreasonable request in my mind but then I remembered the tears rolling down Kagura's face and the fierce determination in Kyo's eyes and I knew that I couldn't let them down.
"Fine." I answered softly, hoping my face didn't reflect the sickening feeling bubbling in my stomach.
"Once you're here, he'll be gone." I could tell Akito wasn't completely sold on the idea but I'd live up to my end of the bargain as long as he held up his.
"Okay."
***Tohru's POV***
It was getting late and the moon was already high in the sky when I saw the headlights from Shigure's car approach. The wait had seemed like an eternity since Shigure's phone call earlier that afternoon but now that they were here, I ran through the house one last time to make sure everything was ready before heading outside to greet them. I only hoped things would be better than I'd ever expected.
Once the care was parked, Shigure got out first and made his way over to me with a serious expression on his face.
"She looks a bit ragged but she'll be okay, understand?" He asked me calmly, obviously knowing that I'd been extremely worried about my friend.
"Okay."
A moment later, Shigure went back to the car and let Kagura out. I had to hold in a gasp when I saw a large bruise on her cheek and a bandage on her head but I believed Shigure and tried my hardest not to overreact.
I wasn't sure what to say. There was a distant look in the other girls' eyes that I didn't understand and I was afraid that anything I might try to do to help may only make it worse.
"Are you okay?"
She faced me with tears in her eyes and nodded before her lips began to tremble. "Tohru..."
We just held eye contact for nearly a minute before I saw a tear roll down her cheek and I couldn't stand it any longer. I ran over and threw my arms tightly around her neck and she returned the hug just as firm. I could feel her tears dampen my dress but I ignored them. I didn't know exactly what was going on but my friend was in pain and I wanted to do anything I could to try and help.
"I missed you so much." I whispered softly to the girl who'd become like an older sister to me over the years.
A soft sob escaped her throat and her grip around me tightened to the point where I couldn't breath but luckily Shigure noticed and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Why don't we go inside and eat? Hatori told me that you haven't been eating properly."
"I'm not hungry." Kagura whispered to the older man but I noticed that she'd lost weight since the last time I'd seen her and I could see the concern in Shigure's eyes so I decided to see if I could help.
"But Kagura, ... I made us some food and it'd mean alot if you'd both eat with me. After that, we'll go upstairs and talk, okay?"
She gazed at me blankly for a minute and I thought she might even refuse but instead, she finally nodded in defeat.
Needless to say, dinner ended up being rather quiet and tense but soon enough it was over and I was able to clear the table quickly before leading Kagura upstairs to Kyo's room. We shut the door behind ourselves for privacy and then sat down on the bed for a much needed talk.
"Are you really alright?" I asked gently, looked at her bandaged and bruised head.
She began to nod slowly as tears trickled down her cheeks. Her eyes were focused on her hands which lay balled up in her lap and she seemed to be trying fiercely to control her emotions.
"Are you sure?" I asked again softly, knowing from her body language that she was lying.
Once again her head began to nod but then she stopped and ended up shaking her head instead. "I-I miss him so much."
I had to fight back my own tears as well, hearing Kagura say exactly what I was thinking about Yuki but I also knew there was more to her story so I took a deep breath and forced myself to pry.
"What happened?"
It took the older girl nearly an hour to explain everything that'd happened today at the main house while I sat listening in shock. Between Kagura getting hurt, finding out that she was pregnant with Kyo's baby AND learning that Kyo had finally decided to fight his imprisonment, I didn't really know how to react so I just sat in my place stunned. The news hit me like a tidal wave and I was trying my hardest just to make it all soak in.
"I'm sure Kyo will come home. Have faith in him. Kyo is too stubborn to give up on something, once he sets his mind to it.
"Thank you, Tohru. I needed to hear that." She answered with a smile while wiping away the remaining tears on her cheeks.
"OH! Yun-chan wanted me to tell you something."
"Yuki?! Really?!" I immediately perked up.
"He says that he still loves you very much and he won't rest until he sees you again."
Now it was my turn to be overcome with emotion. With the exceptions of a few 'he's doing fine' comments from Shigure, I'd heard next to nothing about Yuki. Although I thought about him everyday, a piece of me always feared that maybe he'd forgotten about me but now at least I knew that he hadn't and I'd wait for him as long as I had to.
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Next chapter - Shigure and Akito - a plan?! and Kyo's free?
Hope you liked this chapter. It was really hard to do the Yuki and Akito convo but I hope it wasn't too bad! ^_~
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Making Our Future
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 12
***Kagura's POV***
Although tears were swimming in my eyes, I was happy. I hadn't really known how Kyo was going to react but thankfully, he took the news better than I'd even dared to dream. I could tell that something had changed in his mind too because his eyes seemed more alive then I'd seen since well before the graduation ceremony.
"I'm sorry Kyo. I didn't know this would happen. I-I miss you so much. ... I---" Finally I choked up and my tears spilled out over my cheeks.
It was too much to see Kyo behind those bars. Maybe I was being a coward before but I'd never come to visit him. I'd rationalized the decision by telling myself that Akito had told all of the Junnishi to stay away but the truth hit me like a slap in the face. I simply hadn't wanted to see for myself what Kyo was going through.
"Kagura..." His voice sounded raspy and he waited until I looked up to him before he spoke to me again, honestly and with a lot of conviction. "I'll get out of here. I promise. Akito ... that bastard ... I'll make him release me if it's the last thing I do."
My breath caught in my throat. I could see his willpower shining in his eyes and fort he first time, I felt hope. Something in the way Kyo spoke made me truly believe what he was saying.
"Alright." I nodded with the first real smile I'd had all day. "I'll be waiting."
He took a sigh of relief and moved his hand up to cup my cheek. "You've got to do something though."
"What?" I felt a bit nervous but pushed the feeling aside, knowing that I'd need to be as supportive as possible if I wanted Kyo to come back home.
"Go to Tohru, tell her what's going on and let her take care of you until I get back."
"Alright." I kissed his hand lightly. "I love you, I always have."
"I know. ... I love you too."
***Yuki's POV***
Akito's whole face looked shocked. He hadn't been expecting my request, even in his wildest dreams, and he didn't know how to handle it. Obviously he'd only expected me to be difficult, just as I had been ever since returning to the main house, and that was exactly why I approached him the way I did. Maybe if I could catch him of guard, he wouldn't ask as many questions.
"Why?" Akito's eyes suddenly turned distrustful as he spoke with an obvious edge to his voice.
"I'm sick of that stupid cat. I don't want him to be anywhere near me." I lied, hoping Akito would believe me without question but I'd never been that lucky.
"What do you care? He's locked up on the other side of the complex. You don't ever have to see him again." He smirked to himself, obviously thinking that his line of thinking would shut me up but little did he know that I had no plans of dropping the subject.
"No! I hate that damn cat! I don't want to be anywhere near him! He disgusts me and I refuse to be in the same house as him ANY LONGER!"
I'd forced myself to displace my anger for Akito onto Kyo and I was surprised at how angry I really felt. I'd been shouting nearly incoherently but thankfully Akito seemed to be buying it.
"Hmmmmm ... Interesting. And I thought you and Kyo had become friends." He answered nonchalantly.
"WHAT?! My hatred for him goes well beyond the fact that we are the cat and mouse. Just looking at him makes me sick! Send him away and I won't say anther defiant word!"
"You'll stay here without complaint? ... No matter what?" He eyes me warily but I could tell that he was breaking down.
"Yes. Sending away that ... that creature will set me at ease. I'll stay here with no more complaints."
I felt sick to my stomach, catering to Akito's already wildly inflated ego but there really was no other way to do it. As he always said, the mouse is special. That's why I knew he'd do anything to keep me with him. That's what he felt was most important.
"But what about Tohru?..." A cocky smile spread across Akito's lips, knowing exactly how to get at me. "I thought you wanted to get back tot he stupid girl. ... What happened? Has she already forgotten about you?"
I wanted to punch him square in the face but I knew I'd never have the courage for that. I wanted to teach him to never utter her name again but instead, I forced my face into indifference. If I made any move against him or did anything to reveal my hidden objective, all my efforts would be lost. I had to make him think that I'd simply given up hope.
"I don't care." I answered simply with a heavy sigh.
"I'll think about it."
"NO! I REFUSE TO SPEND EVEN ONE MORE MINUTE IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THAT FREAK!" I spat the words out in disgust, slightly panicked when I thought that Akito was just brushing me aside.
"... You have to move your things into this building." He finally answered with a brief pause for thought.
I almost immediately refused but stopped myself. Hatori had gone out of his way to help me when I first moved back to the house. He'd told Akito that I needed to stay in the one of the buildings closer to his office just in case my lung problems flared up again. Surprisingly, Akito had agreed but know he was making it clear that if I wanted Kyo gone, I'd have to move into HIS house and spend all my waking moments under his watchful eye. As if his nearly constant visits were not enough, now we'd practically be roommates. That was an unreasonable request in my mind but then I remembered the tears rolling down Kagura's face and the fierce determination in Kyo's eyes and I knew that I couldn't let them down.
"Fine." I answered softly, hoping my face didn't reflect the sickening feeling bubbling in my stomach.
"Once you're here, he'll be gone." I could tell Akito wasn't completely sold on the idea but I'd live up to my end of the bargain as long as he held up his.
"Okay."
***Tohru's POV***
It was getting late and the moon was already high in the sky when I saw the headlights from Shigure's car approach. The wait had seemed like an eternity since Shigure's phone call earlier that afternoon but now that they were here, I ran through the house one last time to make sure everything was ready before heading outside to greet them. I only hoped things would be better than I'd ever expected.
Once the care was parked, Shigure got out first and made his way over to me with a serious expression on his face.
"She looks a bit ragged but she'll be okay, understand?" He asked me calmly, obviously knowing that I'd been extremely worried about my friend.
"Okay."
A moment later, Shigure went back to the car and let Kagura out. I had to hold in a gasp when I saw a large bruise on her cheek and a bandage on her head but I believed Shigure and tried my hardest not to overreact.
I wasn't sure what to say. There was a distant look in the other girls' eyes that I didn't understand and I was afraid that anything I might try to do to help may only make it worse.
"Are you okay?"
She faced me with tears in her eyes and nodded before her lips began to tremble. "Tohru..."
We just held eye contact for nearly a minute before I saw a tear roll down her cheek and I couldn't stand it any longer. I ran over and threw my arms tightly around her neck and she returned the hug just as firm. I could feel her tears dampen my dress but I ignored them. I didn't know exactly what was going on but my friend was in pain and I wanted to do anything I could to try and help.
"I missed you so much." I whispered softly to the girl who'd become like an older sister to me over the years.
A soft sob escaped her throat and her grip around me tightened to the point where I couldn't breath but luckily Shigure noticed and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Why don't we go inside and eat? Hatori told me that you haven't been eating properly."
"I'm not hungry." Kagura whispered to the older man but I noticed that she'd lost weight since the last time I'd seen her and I could see the concern in Shigure's eyes so I decided to see if I could help.
"But Kagura, ... I made us some food and it'd mean alot if you'd both eat with me. After that, we'll go upstairs and talk, okay?"
She gazed at me blankly for a minute and I thought she might even refuse but instead, she finally nodded in defeat.
Needless to say, dinner ended up being rather quiet and tense but soon enough it was over and I was able to clear the table quickly before leading Kagura upstairs to Kyo's room. We shut the door behind ourselves for privacy and then sat down on the bed for a much needed talk.
"Are you really alright?" I asked gently, looked at her bandaged and bruised head.
She began to nod slowly as tears trickled down her cheeks. Her eyes were focused on her hands which lay balled up in her lap and she seemed to be trying fiercely to control her emotions.
"Are you sure?" I asked again softly, knowing from her body language that she was lying.
Once again her head began to nod but then she stopped and ended up shaking her head instead. "I-I miss him so much."
I had to fight back my own tears as well, hearing Kagura say exactly what I was thinking about Yuki but I also knew there was more to her story so I took a deep breath and forced myself to pry.
"What happened?"
It took the older girl nearly an hour to explain everything that'd happened today at the main house while I sat listening in shock. Between Kagura getting hurt, finding out that she was pregnant with Kyo's baby AND learning that Kyo had finally decided to fight his imprisonment, I didn't really know how to react so I just sat in my place stunned. The news hit me like a tidal wave and I was trying my hardest just to make it all soak in.
"I'm sure Kyo will come home. Have faith in him. Kyo is too stubborn to give up on something, once he sets his mind to it.
"Thank you, Tohru. I needed to hear that." She answered with a smile while wiping away the remaining tears on her cheeks.
"OH! Yun-chan wanted me to tell you something."
"Yuki?! Really?!" I immediately perked up.
"He says that he still loves you very much and he won't rest until he sees you again."
Now it was my turn to be overcome with emotion. With the exceptions of a few 'he's doing fine' comments from Shigure, I'd heard next to nothing about Yuki. Although I thought about him everyday, a piece of me always feared that maybe he'd forgotten about me but now at least I knew that he hadn't and I'd wait for him as long as I had to.
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Next chapter - Shigure and Akito - a plan?! and Kyo's free?
Hope you liked this chapter. It was really hard to do the Yuki and Akito convo but I hope it wasn't too bad! ^_~