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The last thing she heard was the sound of sirens and a voice echoing in her
head.
"Hold on. Dont give up. You have to come back. Just hold on a bit longer
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~*~at the hospital~*~
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All looked up as they saw 2 men walking through the set of double doors.
Five hours ago, 8 Sohmas and a young girl entered the hospital with heavy
hearts. They entered and walked into a small waiting room and saw an
orange haired boy sitting in a corner, hugging his knees and staring at the
ground.
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Kagura took a step towards him but stopped when she felt a hand on her
shoulder. She turned and was greeted by a pair of purple eyes.
"I think we should let him be. He probably wants to be alone."
Kagura nodded and took a seat a few yards away. The others soon followed
suit and waited. Listening to the sounds of the ticking clock. The silence
was unnerving. There were the occasional sobs from around the room, but
that was to be expected.
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After three hours of waiting, the hospital doors opened. The Sohmas looked
up and saw 7 figures walking in. There was a young woman leading them,
followed by three guys to her left and three girls on her right. She walked
confidently up to Shigure, making him look up at her in surprise.
"Are you Sohma Shigure?" she asked in a stern tone.
"Do I know you? Ms....?"
"My name is Raika Nishioka. I am you similar."
"What? I-I have a similar?"
"Yes, we are all similar. When we heard about Kaiya we came right away.
Have you heard anything about her condition?"
"No, we haven't. But tell me, why do I have a similar? What is the destiny
I cannot fulfill alone?"
"Hey moron! I dont think now is the time to be asking stupid questions!" A
young boy yelled at him. "Onee-san is in the hospital and injured badly and
all you can do is think of yourself and ask retarded questions!!"
Shigure chuckled. "Im being scolded by a little boy half my age." He
cleared his throat and became serious again. "And who might you be."
"Are you really related to Kaiya?" Momiji asked from next to Shigure.
"My name is Seiya Asaoka. Kaiya isn't really my sister, but shes always
been a sister figure to me. Just like what Tohru is for Kisa." He winked at
Kisa making her blush and Hiro scowl.
"How did you know about that?" Tohru asked curiously.
"Im the tiger similar. Its my job to watch over Kisa when Hiros not
around." He gestured to the two guys behind and in front of him. "Hes
Kenshin Tanaka, the rabbit. And this guy in front of me is my big brother
Yasu. Hes the Boar. Over there is Sakura Hagino, the cow. Behind her is
Mitsuru Kudo, the snake. And last is Lin Nishioka, shes the sheep."
All of the similar walked over to their zodiac doubles and greeted them
warmly. For a while the Sohmas cast away their sadness and indulged in
conversation.
After Seiya finished talking to Kisa and Hiro, he walked over to Kyo and
sat next to him on the ground.
"Hey" "Hey"
There was a silence between the two for a while.
"Shes not going to die you know."
Kyo looked up from the ground and looked at the kid. He didn't look older
then 13 years old. How could this little kid who saw Kaiya as a sister, be
so confident in her survival.
"I know what your thinking, how can I be so confidant. Right? Well, I've
known Kaiya my whole life. Shes gotten me out of quite a few jams, and I
know, even when the odds are against her, she'll keep on fighting. She
likes nothing more then to prove people wrong. It might take a while, but
in the end, she always comes out on top. I have to believe that. Besides,
shes way to stubborn to die."
Kyo smiled and let out an airy laugh before reverting to himself again.
"I know you've only known her for a few months, but even in that time, you
got to know her as well as me. Possibly better. You know, the two cats are
destined to be together. Did she tell you that?"
Kyo looked up at the kid in disbelief.
"Yup, she told me. She said that even if she didn't lift the curse, she
would always want to be by her similar side and protect them. It didn't
matter to her if it was a girl or a guy, but she knew in her heart that she
would be there to protect that person. Thats partly why she learned how to
fight. She cares to much about you and everyone else to just leave us."
Tears started to well up in the boys eyes. "She has to live. SHE JUST HAS
TO! I wont let her die. She wont leave us! She wouldn't just leave me
here!"
Kyo suddenly found himself being hugged by the kid. Seiya was crying into
his shirt with his arms around him. 'what do I do?' (kyo) Kyo didn't know
what to do, he just did what Kaiya did for him. He hugged the kid back
rubbing his back and just repeated the words, "Its going to be ok.
Everything will turn out fine."
The Sohmas and the similar were all looking at the site. Kyo comforting the
little kid and abelievectually helping the kid out. After a minute or two
Yasu came over and took the sleeping boy from Kyos arms.
"Sorry man, I cant believe how much he really cares for her. But I guess
Hes always been that way. Always looked up to her."
Kyo stood up and shook Yasus hand. "Its all right. Hes a cool kid, and he
said just what I needed to hear."
"Yeah, Hes got some hidden talent for that. Dont know where he gets it
from. Just knows what to say and when."
'I know where he gets it. He gets it from being around Kaiya so much. Its
impossible to not let part of her personality rub off on you.'
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Kyo joined the others in the seats of the waiting room, waiting for Hatori
and the other doctor to come out from behind the double doors that they had
taken Kaiya behind.
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Kyo remembered the ride over to the hospital. He had ridden in the
ambulance with Kaiya and Hatori. The paramedics treated Kaiya while Hatori
supervised and tended to some of Kyos wounds. They weren't that bad. Only a
few deep wounds plus numerous scratches and bruises. When the paramedics
asked what happened, Hatori just said that it was a family dispute. Ending
in Shins death and Kaiyas state in the ambulance.
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The whole ride, Kyo couldn't remove his gaze from her face. Even how she
was now, she didn't show any sign of pain or hatred. He had known her for
only a few months, but ever since he first saw her in her cat form in the
woods, something about her tugged at his heart. From the very beginning she
took her place in his heart. Whether it was as their house cat or as his
friend that he felt he cared for more then a friend, she was always there.
In the depths of his mind and heart. Did he love her? What he felt, it was
more then he felt for Tohru. He cared for her, but he didn't think he loved
her. 'Im I really in love with Kaiya?'(kyo)
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Kyo snapped back into reality. He looked around and all over he saw people
comforting each other, each with worried looks plastered on their faces. He
looked up at the clock that still insisted on ticking louder then anything.
It was 7:00 PM. They had been there for five hours. And still. Nothing.
Kyo slammed a fist on the arm of the chair. He could only be patent for so
long. He was about to scream when he saw two figures walking through the
double doors. One was Hatori and the other was the doctor that had gone
into the doors with Hatori earlier.
Everyone stood up waiting for the news. Kyo ran up to them yelling at them
for an answer.
"Is she going to be all right!? I dont care about the specifics, just tell
me if she'll live!"
"Yes, she will live, and you may go see her, but before you do, you should
know that shes in accoma." Hatori said gravely.
Now the other doctor spoke up. "We managed to repair the wound in her chest
and the internal damage it did. But she lost a lot of blood and frankly, I
dont see how she could have survived this long. As of now, shes living off
machines. I dont think you should disturb her just yet. Give her some time.
She seems like a strong girl. Maybe she'll wake up."
"Is there anything we can do?" Seiya asked. He had woken up a little while
ago and was now as awake as ever and ready to do anything.
"Well, sometimes if someone the person is close to talks to them, sometimes
it helps them wake up."
That said all the Sohmas came rushing towards the room. Ignoring the yells
of various doctors and nurses.
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They all rushed into the room together, rushing to Kaiyas side. The state
she was in horrified them. She was attached to countless tubes and
machines. Tubes attached to her arms, legs, chest, nose and mouth.
She looked tired and worn out. Much unlike the Kaiya they all knew. By the
look on her face, it looked as though she was ready to give up.
"Kaiya! Dont give up! Come back to us! Kaiya!" They all yelled together.
They yelled and pleaded with her unconscious body for what seemed like
hours. In the end, nothing had changed. She was still motionless and all
them got kicked out of her room. All except for Seiya who insisted on
staying the night with her. Hoping to revive her. They all decided that as
long as she was in accoma, each of them would take a night by her side and
in the day a few more of them who could come, would.
They all left that night, all by Seiya. He sat in a chair by her bed and
held her hand tightly. And wept.
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~*~Kaiya~*~
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'Where am I? What is this place? Where did all this darkness come from?'
Kai thought as she floated weightless in an empty black space. 'What is
that?' she asked herself as she saw a light in the distance. She willed
herself to go closer to it, and as she got closer, she saw, 'its a meadow!'
she gasped in awe at the beauty of it. Wild flowers, tall grasses,
mountains, tall trees. And best of all, she saw all her friends standing in
the meadow, just out of her reach. She wanted to go to them. To go to Kyo,
Haru, Momiju, Tohru, Uo, Hana, Yuki, Seiya, Sakura, Kisa, Yasu, Kenshin,
Raika, Mitsaru, Lin, Shigure, Ayame, and all the others. They were all
there. Smiling at her.
"Kaaaaaaiyaaaa" Came a distant voice. It was calling her. It was the voice
of her friends that were in the field. But something was wrong. It was her
friends calling her, but the voices weren't coming from the meadow they
were in. It was coming from the blackness behind her. As she now strained
harder to hear, she realized the gentle thump, thump, sound she heard
before was gone. She sunk to her knees, getting weaker. The voice still
calling "Kaiya~" now on all fours in the middle of the floating darkness,
two doors appeared. Through one was the bright and sunny field where her
friends waited for her. And through the other door, was the darkness and
the voice that came from within its depths. She felt energy draining from
her finger tips. She knew she had to choose which door to go through. She
turned to face the door that had her friends waiting. But something stopped
her. She wanted to go to her friends, but something in that voice seemed
urgent and pleading. What could be the matter? 'Why are they all calling
me?' she look back to the seine with the meadow and there, was her father.
"Father!" she called out to him with a longing heart.
"Kaiya," came his voice from what sounded like a great distance. "follow
your heart. It will lead you to where you truly belong."
She didn't understand. She looked through the other door and for a moment,
she saw the whole Sohma clan gathered around something she couldn't see.
'Are they crying?' Her heart ached. "Dont go. I love you. We all do. We
need you in our lives." A sad and distant voice said.
"I must go to them. Such sadness, I cant let them suffer." Then a thought
hit her, 'was that Kyos voice?!' What could possibly make him and the other
Sohmas so sad? I cant leave them like this. I have to do something.
She looked back to the meadow. "Im sorry father, I'll see you again
someday. I love you." She waved to her father and to her friends and went
through the door that led into he darkness. To the voices that were calling
to her in such urgency.
As she got farther and farther away from the meadow, the louder the cries
got. And she noticed that the familiar thumping that was gone before, was
there again.
"Kaiya." Came two sad voices.
"Seiya, Kyo, everyone, Im coming."
She flew into a new, warm light and the darkness around her was gone.
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~*~ Back in hospital room~*~
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Kaiyas eyes burst open. And in a faint voice she whispered, "Dont cry,
everything is going to be fine."
Everyone's eyes were one her. "Shes alive!" came Kisas small voice.
Kaiya looked around and only now noticed that almost all the jyunnishi and
all the similar were standing before her. "What-?" She started to say, but
was stopped by an enormous hug she received from Kisa and Seiya. "Whats
going on? Where am I?"
Hatori took the liberty of answering her questions. "Your in the hospital,
You've been living off machines for days now."
"They were making us unplug you. When your heart stopped, they thought you
were dead. If you hadn't waken up when you did..." Sakura trailed off
towards the end.
"How did you get back?" Yasu asked, wondering how this miracle took place.
"Well, there was a beautiful meadow, and all of you were there, smiling
back at me. But I heard this voice, calling my name. It was all of your
voices. You were calling out to me. And I wanted to go to that voice. It
sounded so hurt and worried. And the thought of you guys going through such
pain, I couldn't leave you like that. I had to go to you.
My father, he was in that meadow, he told me to follow my heart. That it
would lead me to the place I belong. Here, will all of you. Your voices,
the thought of all of you, brought me back."
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The room was silent for a while. After for what seemed like forever, a
doctor walked in. "I came just as soon as I heard she was up."
"YOU idiot! You were gonna make us unplug her! You were just going to let
her die! Your a doctor! Your supposed to save people!" Haru broke out,
grabbing the doctor by the collar and slamming him against a wall.
"Black Haru" Yuki and Kyo said in unison
Haru slammed him again when he felt a hand on his arm. "What do you want
Sakura!?"
"Come on Haru, stop this. He was just doing what he thought was right.
Please, let him go." She pleaded.
"What are you talking about! Dont you even care that this man was almost
responsible for Kaiyas death!"
"Of course I do. And right now I would like nothing more then to let him
have it, but that's not right. Beating him up would be pointless. Please,
just calm down and let him go." She started stroking his arm and looked him
straight in the eye. Harus grip on the doctor slowly loosened and he slowly
put him down. Tossing him to the side as he walked away.
Everyone stood there amazed. The only person they knew that could change
black Haru back to white Haru was Yuki. How did she do it. Did it have
something to do with the fact that they were both cows in the zodiac?
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The frightened doctor slowly walked over to Kaiya and did a short check up
on her. Kaiya looked around the room and in a corner she saw what she was
looking for. "Hey Kyo, you ok? You weren't in exactly the best shape last I
saw of you."
"Im fine."
"Were you worried about me?"
Kyo grinned, "Not a chance. Seiya was right, you are to stubborn to go
without a fight."
Everyone in the room laughed at this. With Kaiya waking up, their spirits
were lighter and the tension in the room seemed to lift.
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~*~*~*~*~
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So people, what did you think of the latest chapter? Sorry it took me so
long to update. Im writing two or three other fanfics right now so i've
been kind of busy with those.
Some of you wanted to meet the other similars so I decided to put them into
this chapter. I know the number of Similars I said in like the fourth
chapter has changed, but I felt like adding more. I might even consider
putting more in later. I dont know. Anyways, heres a list of all the
similars I got so far:
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Name Animal
Age
1. Seiya Asaoka Tiger 13
2. Kenshin Tanaka Rabbit 15
3. Yasu Asaoka Boar 19
4. Sakura Hagino Cow 15
5. Mitsuru Kudo Snake 22
6. Lin Onishi Sheep
12
7. Raika Nishioka Dog 23