"Tohru, stop! You don't know what you're talking about!" She leaned back a little, I think I surprised her.
"Kyou-kun, I know you and..." Before she could say anything else...I did it.
"It's my fault Tohru. I'm the reason you're here." She blushed madly, I don't know what she thought I meant.
"Kyou-kun, if you don't want me around I could..." I slammed my fist down on the roof, she jumped a little.
"That's not what I meant! Tohru it's my fault! I...I'm the reason your mother isn't with you! I'm the reason she's dead!"
The clouds began to roll in. It was similar to the time she found out about my true form. I thought that was the darkest moment of my life, but this one seems to top it. She was able to accept me that time, it was something that was out of my control, but this. This was something that could have been helped. That shouldn't have happened. She was always so nice, she was always so forgiving no matter what anyone did to her. But this was her mother. The most important person in her life, and I took that away from her. I know that I'll never be able to forgive myself and I wouldn't blame her if she never forgave me. Although a little part of me hoped that she would. A little part of me wanted her to forget everything I said about getting mad and standing up for herself. A little part of me wanted the Tohru I knew to shine through.
But at the same time, I didn't want that at all. I didn't deserve to be forgiven. I should accept no less then being pushed off the roof. She should yell at me until her face turns blue. She should do what any normal person would do in this situation. But instead, she's just sitting there. Her head hanging low as the clouds begin to break and the rain begins to fall. I can't stand it anymore. I need to know how she feels.
"Tohru..." She looked up at me. Her tears mixing with the pouring rain.
"It can't be true, Kyou-kun. It was a car accident." And I thought telling her I did it was going to be the hard part...
"It was early in the morning. I don't really remember much of what happened, but it was nothing good. I ran into Yuki and Akito that morning and they both roughed me up pretty bad. I couldn't stand it at the compound, even with Kazuma it was hard. So I decided I'd go train in the mountains. I was angry and I wanted to get there as fast as I could. So I started running. I could see the mountains in front of me, so I just ran in a straight line, heading right towards my goal. I was mostly running through forests, I wasn't on the path though. Before I knew it I was out of the forest and into the street."
"There was a brick wall ahead of me and I stopped to see which way would be faster, right or left. I decided that just climbing up the wall would be the best option. All the time I was calculating my moves, I was behind the guardrail. I jumped it and ran for the wall. That's when I heard it. It was the sound of a horn honking, screeching breaks, and a crashing noise. A car had swerved to miss me and hit the wall. No one was around so I ran to see if the person was ok. I looked in the door and saw her. Kyoko. I had met her years before. She was always so nice to me, no matter what. At the time, she was the greatest person I knew, including Kazuma." The rain was falling even harder now and I was really uncomfortable, more because of the situation than the weather.
She was just sitting there. The rain washing down over her. It looked like she was shaking. Normally I would offer her my sweater, but it was soaking wet and I wasn't too sure she would take it. Maybe if I suggested going inside she would accept.
"Tohru, maybe we should finish this inside."
"How did you know her?" I always told her to stand up for herself, who knew it would blow up in my face.
"Tohru, I really think we should..."
"Please, tell me how you knew her."
How could I say no to her? How could I explain my relationship to Kyoko? I don't even think I remember exactly how it all happened. There are some things I remember though...
AN: Another short chapter! I decided to start this one out cold, by just starting with the story (not even a title), it seemed like a good idea to me. I've never really written a chapter like this before and while I feel it was pretty good, it seems kind of blah at the same time. Also, I've written myself into a little corner because I don't remember if the manga addressed how Kyou and Kyoko met. If anyone knows just mention it in the review. And I know that I promised Tohru's reaction in this chapter, but as I started writing it just sort of went in another direction. Oh, and before I forget, the next chapter wont be out for another week at least. I'm going on vacation! So, review, please and then prepare to wait. See you next time!