Making Our Future
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan) http://www.sarah-chan.blog-city.com
Chapter 14
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***Shigure's POV***
The whole ride home, the junnishi cat had only uttered one phrase. "Kuso Nezumi." After that, he'd traveled off into his own thoughts. Before we'd left, Akito had gone to have a private talk with the younger man. Although I wasn't sure exactly what was said, I knew that it'd hit Kyo hard. In a sense, Yuki had taken Kyo's place in exchange for his own "freedom." I could only assume that Akito had made sure that Kyo knew the sacrifice Yuki'd made.
I walked into the house one step after Kyo but neither of the girls seemed to notice. They were both staring at Kyo like they were looking at a ghost. Tears welled up in Tohru's eyes as she obviously fought back tears, while Kagura reacted in her normal way.
"KYO-KUN!" She screamed his name loudly and reached out, grabbing him tightly by the shirt collar. I was surprised when Kyo didn't even flinch, he just stood there with a slight smirk on his face, even when he was tackled to the ground, straddled and pummeled repeated by the older girls fists.
"I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" She screamed loudly as her fists beat into his head and chest but before long, the punched became slower and less forceful when large tears began to roll down her cheeks. "I m-missed you s-so much, Kyo."
When the blows finally became weak enough, Kyo grabbed her tightly by the wrists and looked into her eyes. "Stop crying. ... I missed you too."
"K-Kyo!" Kagura finally lost all of her composure and collapsed against his chest in heavy sobs. It was so strange to see Kyo wrap his arms protectively around her and stroke her dark hair softly until she was calmer.
Once she was under control, Kagura finally climbed off the battered boy and helped him to his feet. As I watched Kyo turn to Tohru, the only thing I couldn't get out of my head was the question of how the naive girl was going to react when she learned of Yuki's sacrifice.
***Tohru's POV***
It made me smile, despite my tears, seeing Kyo comfort Kagura. More than anything else, she really needed him right now and although I had no clue how and why he'd been released, it was wonderful to see Kyo again.
Once he was back on his feet, he turned to me with a smile. "I'm home."
Those were the words that I'd wanted to hear him say so badly. They told me that all of this was real and that Kyo wasn't going to go away again. My emotions took over and I leapt forward, throwing my arms around Kyo's neck. After hearing the familiar *poof*, I was tightly hugging a small, orange cat. I knew my tears were dampening his fur but his little paws were wrapped around me too so I knew that it was okay.
"Welcome home, Kyo-kun."
"Oh, I'm all forgotten! No one loves an old dog anymore." Shigure finally broke in with a loud whine, causing Kagura and I to burst out in laughter but it worked perfectly for ending the tearful reunion.
Once we were all a bit more in control of our emotions and Kyo had changed back into human form, I hurried into the kitchen to whip up some quick snacks before we all settled around the table to talk. I noticed that Kagura had chosen to sit down right beside Kyo but he didn't seem to be complaining.
"Now tell us why Akito let you go?" Kagura was the first to speak.
I'd been wondering the same thing but as soon as the question was asked, I saw Kyo's eyes dart to Shigure and the two exchanged a look that worried me.
"Go ahead." The older man said with a nod to Kyo and that's when true fear gripped me. Obviously something had happened and somehow I already knew that Yuki was involved.
"Damn it!" Kyo muttered to himself and ran a hand through his hair in frustration. Even when he began his story, he never once looked at me. It was like he was purposely avoiding my gaze.
"Akito came to see me this morning and he told me that I was free to come back here. ... Apparently Yuki agreed to stay at the main house for good as long as Akito sent me away."
"So Yun-chan...?" Kagura's voice trailed off before she could finish the question but Kyo just nodded.
"Yuki gave up trying to escape Akito so that I could come back home."
As Kyo's words sunk in, a gasp escaped my lips. This couldn't be happening. Yuki really wasn't coming back? But ... But he'd promised me! He'd sworn to me that I'd see him again but now I had no hope. It was over. Akito'd won. The clan head wouldn't be letting Yuki go anytime soon. Kyo'd just been a token freak in his eyes but we all knew that Yuki was his gem.
"Tohru..." Kagura's eyes turned to me and her face was full of empathy. "Don't worry. I'm sure Yuki will..."
"I'm sorry!" I leapt to my head, trying to hold back the tears that'd begun to form in my eyes the moment I'd learned the truth. "I-I..."
I tried to think of an excuse before fleeing the room but ultimately the grief took over and a large sob escaped my throat before I spun around and ran up the stairs and into my room at top speed.
***Kagura's POV***
I watched Tohru in horror, seeing all the different emotions cross over her face while trying to absorb the full consequences of Yuki's sacrifice. I'd seen the tears appear in her eyes immediately but it was the heart wrenching sob that'd escaped her lips that'd really torn my heart out.
"Tohru! Wait!" I yelled after her as she ran out of the room but when I tried to climb to my feet to follow her, a firm hand on my shoulder stopped me.
I turned to see Kyo holding me back but he his head lowered away from me and his hair was covering his eyes. I was so torn. I was happy to have Kyo back at my side but what about Yuki and Tohru?! They
deserve to be happy, not to have this thrown at them!
This was my fault! This whole thing was my fault! Yuki'd found out that I was pregnant and he'd sacrificed everything for us. My eyes were focused on Kyo but his head was still turned away and that's when I realized that Kyo must've been feeling the same way this entire time.
No matter how much both Kyo and Yuki had tried to deny it, over the years that Tohru had been with our family, the two boys had developed a kinship. That's how I knew that this sudden news must have had a big impact on the man I loved.
"Yuki. ... Why?" My lips began to tremble and no matter how hard I tried to stop them, my tears began to spill down my cheeks like waterfalls.
Keeping his eyes pointed downward, Kyo turned his body towards me and allowed me to throw my arms around him tightly, crying loudly into his chest.
"It's my fault. All of this is my fault!" Although my words were muffled by his shirt, Kyo must have heard because he wrapped his arms tightly around my shoulders, obviously trying to comfort me but he remained quiet.
"I'll be in my study if you need me." Shigure spoke up quietly before I heard his footsteps move away and then, a few moments later, heard his door close behind him.
"Hey. You okay?" Kyo finally asked in a soft, stiff voice, void of any distinguishable emotion.
I nodded but kept my face buried into his shoulder, not wanting to see the look on Kyo's face. In retrospect, it may have been irrational but I was terrified that he'd blame me for everything. I wouldn't have been able to stand it if Kyo looked at me in blame. Right now, all I wanted was to be held.
"Come on." Kyo pulled me away and climbed to his feet before helping me up too. Even as he led me by the hand, taking me up the stairs, I kept my eyes locked down at the floor.
We walked all the way to the end of the hall until we reached Kyo's room. Once inside, I sat down on the bed while he closed and locked the door behind us.
"Damn Mouse!" He muttered under his breath with obvious annoyance before he came and stood in front of me.
I could hear the slow rhythm of each breath he took and I could feel his eyes on me but I didn't know what to say. Part of me felt responsible for everything but the other part of me had the urge to beat Yuki mercilessly for being so stubborn.
I felt Kyo's hand slide down the side of my cheek until his fingers rested under my chin and when he raised my face, I was forced to look into his eyes. I was shocked to see his eyes look glassy but, to my surprise, their was no hint of blame, only empathy.
"It's not your fault." His voice still sounded a tad cold and edgy but the softer look in his eyes made the words seem a bit less harsh.
"But I--"
He put his finger to my lips and made a 'shhhhhhhhh' sound.
"I really did miss you." He fidgeted a bit but the words meant the world to me.
It'd been one thing for Kyo to talk and act sweet to me when he was going to be locked up forever but hearing him say it now, when he was actually free, was something else completely. It still seemed unreal that everything that'd happened in this short amount of time was real.
"I can't believe you're really back."
"I told you I would be!" He snapped, sounding slightly offended but it just made me laugh. I was glad to see Kyo be his normal, temperamental self. When I finally convinced myself that this was all real, I reached up my hand and touched his cheek softly, letting my fingers trail down over his soft lips.
"Thank you." I whispered softly.
"For what?"
"Coming home."
Kyo didn't seem to know what else to say so he leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine, causing chills of excitement to run down my spine.
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Next chapter - 14.5 = K&K Lemon ... Chapter 15 = Tohru's emotions
You like?!?! hehehe Sorry for taking so long to update but I have a blog now! (I am really proud of myself! How lame am I?! LMAO)
Sarah-chan
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan) http://www.sarah-chan.blog-city.com
Chapter 14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
***Shigure's POV***
The whole ride home, the junnishi cat had only uttered one phrase. "Kuso Nezumi." After that, he'd traveled off into his own thoughts. Before we'd left, Akito had gone to have a private talk with the younger man. Although I wasn't sure exactly what was said, I knew that it'd hit Kyo hard. In a sense, Yuki had taken Kyo's place in exchange for his own "freedom." I could only assume that Akito had made sure that Kyo knew the sacrifice Yuki'd made.
I walked into the house one step after Kyo but neither of the girls seemed to notice. They were both staring at Kyo like they were looking at a ghost. Tears welled up in Tohru's eyes as she obviously fought back tears, while Kagura reacted in her normal way.
"KYO-KUN!" She screamed his name loudly and reached out, grabbing him tightly by the shirt collar. I was surprised when Kyo didn't even flinch, he just stood there with a slight smirk on his face, even when he was tackled to the ground, straddled and pummeled repeated by the older girls fists.
"I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" She screamed loudly as her fists beat into his head and chest but before long, the punched became slower and less forceful when large tears began to roll down her cheeks. "I m-missed you s-so much, Kyo."
When the blows finally became weak enough, Kyo grabbed her tightly by the wrists and looked into her eyes. "Stop crying. ... I missed you too."
"K-Kyo!" Kagura finally lost all of her composure and collapsed against his chest in heavy sobs. It was so strange to see Kyo wrap his arms protectively around her and stroke her dark hair softly until she was calmer.
Once she was under control, Kagura finally climbed off the battered boy and helped him to his feet. As I watched Kyo turn to Tohru, the only thing I couldn't get out of my head was the question of how the naive girl was going to react when she learned of Yuki's sacrifice.
***Tohru's POV***
It made me smile, despite my tears, seeing Kyo comfort Kagura. More than anything else, she really needed him right now and although I had no clue how and why he'd been released, it was wonderful to see Kyo again.
Once he was back on his feet, he turned to me with a smile. "I'm home."
Those were the words that I'd wanted to hear him say so badly. They told me that all of this was real and that Kyo wasn't going to go away again. My emotions took over and I leapt forward, throwing my arms around Kyo's neck. After hearing the familiar *poof*, I was tightly hugging a small, orange cat. I knew my tears were dampening his fur but his little paws were wrapped around me too so I knew that it was okay.
"Welcome home, Kyo-kun."
"Oh, I'm all forgotten! No one loves an old dog anymore." Shigure finally broke in with a loud whine, causing Kagura and I to burst out in laughter but it worked perfectly for ending the tearful reunion.
Once we were all a bit more in control of our emotions and Kyo had changed back into human form, I hurried into the kitchen to whip up some quick snacks before we all settled around the table to talk. I noticed that Kagura had chosen to sit down right beside Kyo but he didn't seem to be complaining.
"Now tell us why Akito let you go?" Kagura was the first to speak.
I'd been wondering the same thing but as soon as the question was asked, I saw Kyo's eyes dart to Shigure and the two exchanged a look that worried me.
"Go ahead." The older man said with a nod to Kyo and that's when true fear gripped me. Obviously something had happened and somehow I already knew that Yuki was involved.
"Damn it!" Kyo muttered to himself and ran a hand through his hair in frustration. Even when he began his story, he never once looked at me. It was like he was purposely avoiding my gaze.
"Akito came to see me this morning and he told me that I was free to come back here. ... Apparently Yuki agreed to stay at the main house for good as long as Akito sent me away."
"So Yun-chan...?" Kagura's voice trailed off before she could finish the question but Kyo just nodded.
"Yuki gave up trying to escape Akito so that I could come back home."
As Kyo's words sunk in, a gasp escaped my lips. This couldn't be happening. Yuki really wasn't coming back? But ... But he'd promised me! He'd sworn to me that I'd see him again but now I had no hope. It was over. Akito'd won. The clan head wouldn't be letting Yuki go anytime soon. Kyo'd just been a token freak in his eyes but we all knew that Yuki was his gem.
"Tohru..." Kagura's eyes turned to me and her face was full of empathy. "Don't worry. I'm sure Yuki will..."
"I'm sorry!" I leapt to my head, trying to hold back the tears that'd begun to form in my eyes the moment I'd learned the truth. "I-I..."
I tried to think of an excuse before fleeing the room but ultimately the grief took over and a large sob escaped my throat before I spun around and ran up the stairs and into my room at top speed.
***Kagura's POV***
I watched Tohru in horror, seeing all the different emotions cross over her face while trying to absorb the full consequences of Yuki's sacrifice. I'd seen the tears appear in her eyes immediately but it was the heart wrenching sob that'd escaped her lips that'd really torn my heart out.
"Tohru! Wait!" I yelled after her as she ran out of the room but when I tried to climb to my feet to follow her, a firm hand on my shoulder stopped me.
I turned to see Kyo holding me back but he his head lowered away from me and his hair was covering his eyes. I was so torn. I was happy to have Kyo back at my side but what about Yuki and Tohru?! They
deserve to be happy, not to have this thrown at them!
This was my fault! This whole thing was my fault! Yuki'd found out that I was pregnant and he'd sacrificed everything for us. My eyes were focused on Kyo but his head was still turned away and that's when I realized that Kyo must've been feeling the same way this entire time.
No matter how much both Kyo and Yuki had tried to deny it, over the years that Tohru had been with our family, the two boys had developed a kinship. That's how I knew that this sudden news must have had a big impact on the man I loved.
"Yuki. ... Why?" My lips began to tremble and no matter how hard I tried to stop them, my tears began to spill down my cheeks like waterfalls.
Keeping his eyes pointed downward, Kyo turned his body towards me and allowed me to throw my arms around him tightly, crying loudly into his chest.
"It's my fault. All of this is my fault!" Although my words were muffled by his shirt, Kyo must have heard because he wrapped his arms tightly around my shoulders, obviously trying to comfort me but he remained quiet.
"I'll be in my study if you need me." Shigure spoke up quietly before I heard his footsteps move away and then, a few moments later, heard his door close behind him.
"Hey. You okay?" Kyo finally asked in a soft, stiff voice, void of any distinguishable emotion.
I nodded but kept my face buried into his shoulder, not wanting to see the look on Kyo's face. In retrospect, it may have been irrational but I was terrified that he'd blame me for everything. I wouldn't have been able to stand it if Kyo looked at me in blame. Right now, all I wanted was to be held.
"Come on." Kyo pulled me away and climbed to his feet before helping me up too. Even as he led me by the hand, taking me up the stairs, I kept my eyes locked down at the floor.
We walked all the way to the end of the hall until we reached Kyo's room. Once inside, I sat down on the bed while he closed and locked the door behind us.
"Damn Mouse!" He muttered under his breath with obvious annoyance before he came and stood in front of me.
I could hear the slow rhythm of each breath he took and I could feel his eyes on me but I didn't know what to say. Part of me felt responsible for everything but the other part of me had the urge to beat Yuki mercilessly for being so stubborn.
I felt Kyo's hand slide down the side of my cheek until his fingers rested under my chin and when he raised my face, I was forced to look into his eyes. I was shocked to see his eyes look glassy but, to my surprise, their was no hint of blame, only empathy.
"It's not your fault." His voice still sounded a tad cold and edgy but the softer look in his eyes made the words seem a bit less harsh.
"But I--"
He put his finger to my lips and made a 'shhhhhhhhh' sound.
"I really did miss you." He fidgeted a bit but the words meant the world to me.
It'd been one thing for Kyo to talk and act sweet to me when he was going to be locked up forever but hearing him say it now, when he was actually free, was something else completely. It still seemed unreal that everything that'd happened in this short amount of time was real.
"I can't believe you're really back."
"I told you I would be!" He snapped, sounding slightly offended but it just made me laugh. I was glad to see Kyo be his normal, temperamental self. When I finally convinced myself that this was all real, I reached up my hand and touched his cheek softly, letting my fingers trail down over his soft lips.
"Thank you." I whispered softly.
"For what?"
"Coming home."
Kyo didn't seem to know what else to say so he leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine, causing chills of excitement to run down my spine.
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Next chapter - 14.5 = K&K Lemon ... Chapter 15 = Tohru's emotions
You like?!?! hehehe Sorry for taking so long to update but I have a blog now! (I am really proud of myself! How lame am I?! LMAO)
Sarah-chan