[That same day]
"Ano... Yuki-kun? Where's Shigure-san?" Tohru asked. Yuki looked up at her, "He went out with Akito, what's the matter?" Yuki asked. Tohru smiled and shook her head slightly, "It's nothing... really... I'll just ask him when he gets back, thank you... I'll just be going out to take a stroll for a while," Yuki looked at her and smiled softly, "Do be careful and take care," Tohru nodded and blushed slightly and went out.
Kyou sat in the corner, the cage had a window where very limited sunlight could get in. It was small, dark and damp. It also had an extension room which led to the bathroom, so every need is taken care of in the cage itself. The walls in both of the bathroom and the main room were old, Akito had never bothered to ask the servants to repaint them, so pieces on the wall were starting to come off. The entire room was very sterile, grey walls surrounded Kyou. As he stood up to look out of the window, all he could see, were more walls, just that the walls were a storey high and they were made of bamboo. The door into the cage could only be opened from the outside and even the only window (That is, the only window able to look out to see what's on the outside) had titanium bars so Kyou could not escape. It was a cage in a cage.
Enough to suffocate him. The darkness in the room seems to envelop him, the shadows seemed to be moving and whispering to him, the walls seemed to be getting closer and closer together. He listened to the voices whispering to him, and he punched the wall hard, creating a small dent in it, "Shut up..." They did not listen, the whispers were getting louder and louder. Each time the decibel raises by a level, he punched the wall, again and again. His knuckles had begun to bleed by the force Kyou exerted on the wall, but he did not care. Why should he? Suddenly, the voices stopped. Kyou collapsed on the ground again, exhausted.
He heard the door unlock from the outside, and a servant peeked her head in, "Kyou-sama? It is time for your shower," Kyou ignored the servant as he panted heavily. "Kyou-sama?" The servant prompted. Kyou glared at the servant, and placing an emphasis on every word he said, "I understand, now get lost," The servant was startled, then politely, she bowed, "Yes..." With that, she placed the pile of fresh, new clothes and towel on the ground before she retreated. Somehow, that reminded him of Tohru.
Tohru who was always smiling at him. Tohru who was always playing and joking with him. Tohru who accepted him. Tohru who worries for him. Tohru who never blamed him whenever he raised his voice at her. Tohru who was always patient and caring towards him. Tohru who, openly and shamefully for that matter, told him she liked the cat in the Jyunishi.
Tohru who left.
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[After word]
I broke down Chapter 5 into 2 parts, so that reading would not be such a pain. Thanks to those who have reviewed my fanfic. I appreciated it very much and it was all so very nice of you guys to do so! I've already gotten the whole story planned up in my mind and I promise the ending won't be long! I actually wanted, not a bathroom in the cage, but a bathroom outside the cage in the compound... but that wouldn't be very liable considering I wanted Tohru to enter the compound freely, and if by doing so, then Kyou could have escaped very easily. So... =[ I had to make an extension bathroom instead, which sucked because I wanted Kyou to (almost) kiss her but pushed her away instead because of the curse and what not... oh well, I guess I could modify it a bit... ; ... No new Japanese language was used. I especially liked the last part where Kyou was thinking of Tohru... but well, anyways, hope you enjoyed this part of the chapter!