Disclaimer: I don't own Furuba, but as of Friday (7/23/04) I own Kyou!
The Truth Comes Out
"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...
I remember that it was early afternoon because I had finished my training for the day, and training was always finished by noon. I was walking around in the park, I wanted to be as far away from Kazuma's at that moment. He had begun training Yuki that day. There were very few people in the park that day, and there were no children my age, just babies, so I had most of the grass area to myself.
At first I was just running around, timing how long it took me to run from this spot to that spot. After a few minutes, I got bored and started practicing my martial arts. After a while I noticed a lady sitting under a tree really close to me. I started moving away from her; I was trying to be casual because I knew she was looking at me. After some more practicing I noticed that she had gotten up and was walking towards me. I started to get worried, not because of the curse, but because I hadn't had the best of experiences with older women. I began to walk the other way when she called out to me.
"Hey kid!" I turned around, I have never heard a lady talk like that before.
"Where are your parents?" She was leaning down so we were at eye level.
"What does it matter to you?"
"Well, being a parent, I am naturally concerned for children. So where are your parents?"
"Well, if you're a parent, where are your kids?" I think I caught her by surprise, but then she started laughing.
"Ok kid, will you tell me where your parents are if I tell you where my kid is?" I started to walk away from her.
"No, because I don't have any parents."
"What do you mean you don't have any parents?"
"What do you think it means?" She got up and began walking next to me.
"If you don't have any parents, then where are you going?"
"Are you trying to kidnap me or something?" She grabbed my hand.
"Maybe I am..." At first she looked a little scary, and then she started laughing.
"Or maybe I'm just concerned about a boy your age being alone."
"I live with my sensei in his dojo."
"And how far is the dojo from here?"
"Why are you so nosey? Aren't you happy yet?"
"I guess my parental instincts haven't been satisfied yet."
"Maybe you should be worrying about your kid instead of worrying about me."
"I know where my kid is. If your sensei's dojo is far from here, I could drive you."
"Trying to coax me into your car...you must be a kidnapper." She began to laugh once again. Something about her laugh made me trust her. I told her that Masters dojo wasn't too far from where we were, the car wasn't necessary, and if she was so worried about me she could walk with me, but I wasn't going to get into her car.
So she walked me home that day and told me that she always stopped by that park in the after noon, just in case I ever wanted to see her again. At first I just shrugged it off, but the next day I found myself heading back to the park, and everyday after that. Soon we started a relationship. I was worried that one day she would find out about my curse, but never when I was with her. I would always think about the curse when I would get home, or before I went out, but with Kyoko it was different. I forgot about the curse and was able to be myself.
Eventually, we became so close that she had invited me over to her house. She said that I could even meet her daughter, but the weekend I came, her daughter was on a trip with her friends. I liked it better that way. Just Kyoko and I. She was like the mother I always wanted. Not worried about my beads or my curse, just being normal and having fun. It was comforting, even more so than when I was with Kazuma.
When I was at her house, she was showing me all around. She kept pointing out the pictures on her walls of herself and her husband, and then all the pictures of her daughter. I had never heard so much about her daughter, she usually talked about me being angry all the time or her husband. But she kept telling me things like her daughter saved her life and that her daughter was the best thing in her life and all this other stuff. I didn't really get it at the time. I guess I was just to naïve to understand what she really meant.
While we were eating lunch she handed me a picture of her daughter and asked me to make her a promise.
"Kyou, I want you to promise me something. I want you to promise me that you'll protect her." I looked at the picture.
"What do you mean? I haven't even met her. Besides, the person she needs most protection from is probably you." We were always like that, able to make fun of each other without getting offended.
"That's probably true Kyou, but all the same...You never know what could happen and I want to make sure that she'll be taken care of. Will you promise me that Kyou?"
She was hardly ever serious with me. So I said that I'd do it for her. I didn't see her much after that weekend. School was starting up again and Kazuma said that if I didn't go to school, he wouldn't allow me to train with him. The days, weeks, and months went on and I began to think that Kyoko was a thing of the past, a fond memory. I kept the picture of her daughter as a memory of her. I never intended to take care of her. I couldn't even remember her name, at the time, nor did I ever think that I would.
"I guess I remember more than I thought...I made a promise. I promised that I'd take care of you Tohru. I broke that promise the day I caused the accident. Right when I saw her face I should have tried to find you too, but I ran. After seeing Akito and Yuki and then the accident. I was angry and scared, but I promised myself that I would go looking for you after I beat the rat. It was the least I could do for Kyoko, and I wasn't even able to do that right. You had to find me...I don't deserve to protect you. I didn't deserve Kyoko's friendship. I'm sorry Tohru." I bowed low; my nose was touching the roof. I didn't want to know her answer, so I stayed there until I felt her hand on my shoulder. Just as I looked up she...
Muwhahaha...I truly am evil. I finally got my Kyou-kun plushie! My friend got me a Yuki plush for my last b-day and now I have both. Since I have the mentality of a 4 year-old, I've been playing with them and having them fight and stuff, but in my game, Kyou-kun always wins! Sorry...anyway, once again you will have to wait for Tohru's reaction, but that should be the last chapter. Thanks for sticking around you guys, and I hope you've enjoyed.
The Truth Comes Out
"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...
I remember that it was early afternoon because I had finished my training for the day, and training was always finished by noon. I was walking around in the park, I wanted to be as far away from Kazuma's at that moment. He had begun training Yuki that day. There were very few people in the park that day, and there were no children my age, just babies, so I had most of the grass area to myself.
At first I was just running around, timing how long it took me to run from this spot to that spot. After a few minutes, I got bored and started practicing my martial arts. After a while I noticed a lady sitting under a tree really close to me. I started moving away from her; I was trying to be casual because I knew she was looking at me. After some more practicing I noticed that she had gotten up and was walking towards me. I started to get worried, not because of the curse, but because I hadn't had the best of experiences with older women. I began to walk the other way when she called out to me.
"Hey kid!" I turned around, I have never heard a lady talk like that before.
"Where are your parents?" She was leaning down so we were at eye level.
"What does it matter to you?"
"Well, being a parent, I am naturally concerned for children. So where are your parents?"
"Well, if you're a parent, where are your kids?" I think I caught her by surprise, but then she started laughing.
"Ok kid, will you tell me where your parents are if I tell you where my kid is?" I started to walk away from her.
"No, because I don't have any parents."
"What do you mean you don't have any parents?"
"What do you think it means?" She got up and began walking next to me.
"If you don't have any parents, then where are you going?"
"Are you trying to kidnap me or something?" She grabbed my hand.
"Maybe I am..." At first she looked a little scary, and then she started laughing.
"Or maybe I'm just concerned about a boy your age being alone."
"I live with my sensei in his dojo."
"And how far is the dojo from here?"
"Why are you so nosey? Aren't you happy yet?"
"I guess my parental instincts haven't been satisfied yet."
"Maybe you should be worrying about your kid instead of worrying about me."
"I know where my kid is. If your sensei's dojo is far from here, I could drive you."
"Trying to coax me into your car...you must be a kidnapper." She began to laugh once again. Something about her laugh made me trust her. I told her that Masters dojo wasn't too far from where we were, the car wasn't necessary, and if she was so worried about me she could walk with me, but I wasn't going to get into her car.
So she walked me home that day and told me that she always stopped by that park in the after noon, just in case I ever wanted to see her again. At first I just shrugged it off, but the next day I found myself heading back to the park, and everyday after that. Soon we started a relationship. I was worried that one day she would find out about my curse, but never when I was with her. I would always think about the curse when I would get home, or before I went out, but with Kyoko it was different. I forgot about the curse and was able to be myself.
Eventually, we became so close that she had invited me over to her house. She said that I could even meet her daughter, but the weekend I came, her daughter was on a trip with her friends. I liked it better that way. Just Kyoko and I. She was like the mother I always wanted. Not worried about my beads or my curse, just being normal and having fun. It was comforting, even more so than when I was with Kazuma.
When I was at her house, she was showing me all around. She kept pointing out the pictures on her walls of herself and her husband, and then all the pictures of her daughter. I had never heard so much about her daughter, she usually talked about me being angry all the time or her husband. But she kept telling me things like her daughter saved her life and that her daughter was the best thing in her life and all this other stuff. I didn't really get it at the time. I guess I was just to naïve to understand what she really meant.
While we were eating lunch she handed me a picture of her daughter and asked me to make her a promise.
"Kyou, I want you to promise me something. I want you to promise me that you'll protect her." I looked at the picture.
"What do you mean? I haven't even met her. Besides, the person she needs most protection from is probably you." We were always like that, able to make fun of each other without getting offended.
"That's probably true Kyou, but all the same...You never know what could happen and I want to make sure that she'll be taken care of. Will you promise me that Kyou?"
She was hardly ever serious with me. So I said that I'd do it for her. I didn't see her much after that weekend. School was starting up again and Kazuma said that if I didn't go to school, he wouldn't allow me to train with him. The days, weeks, and months went on and I began to think that Kyoko was a thing of the past, a fond memory. I kept the picture of her daughter as a memory of her. I never intended to take care of her. I couldn't even remember her name, at the time, nor did I ever think that I would.
"I guess I remember more than I thought...I made a promise. I promised that I'd take care of you Tohru. I broke that promise the day I caused the accident. Right when I saw her face I should have tried to find you too, but I ran. After seeing Akito and Yuki and then the accident. I was angry and scared, but I promised myself that I would go looking for you after I beat the rat. It was the least I could do for Kyoko, and I wasn't even able to do that right. You had to find me...I don't deserve to protect you. I didn't deserve Kyoko's friendship. I'm sorry Tohru." I bowed low; my nose was touching the roof. I didn't want to know her answer, so I stayed there until I felt her hand on my shoulder. Just as I looked up she...
Muwhahaha...I truly am evil. I finally got my Kyou-kun plushie! My friend got me a Yuki plush for my last b-day and now I have both. Since I have the mentality of a 4 year-old, I've been playing with them and having them fight and stuff, but in my game, Kyou-kun always wins! Sorry...anyway, once again you will have to wait for Tohru's reaction, but that should be the last chapter. Thanks for sticking around you guys, and I hope you've enjoyed.