Fog

Chapter 6 (everyone knows I don't own Fruits basket. A disclaimer isn't necessary.)

Author's note: Sorry for the delay. My house is being remodeled...I've had no computer for awhile. Well, I'm gonna try my best here. Please try to enjoy this...I'm a little edgy right now so I don't know how this will turn out...""" Oh. And I gave up on the translation thingy. And I have started spelling Kyou differently. So yes!

"Not hungry..." Kyou looked away from Tohru as she tried to hand him a plate of eggs for breakfast.

"But...But Kyou-chan!!! You must eat!!" Tohru's voice ringed with its usual worried tone. Kyou reluctantly looked over at Yuki, who was eating his eggs happily and talking to Hatsuharu. In submission, he took Tohru's eggs but didn't eat them.

Yuki looked up at Kyou and smirked, "It isn't like you, neko...to not want to eat."

Kyou bit his lip, trying with all his might to control his temper.

"Are you feeling okay, Kyou-kun?" Tohru's eyelids framed the worry in her eyes.

"Not really..." Kyou blushed ever so slightly and looked away. He knew that Hatori was due back any day with the news of whether Akito would forgive him for losing his temper. It was obvious that Akito didn't want Kyou in the Sohma dojo, let alone in the family all together. He was always looking for an excuse to punish Kyou. Hurting an instructer and fellow students was just the excuse Akito had been looking for. He would be expelled for sure...alone in a world full of demons and humans. He was neither. He had no means of protection, no means of earning money, and no where to go. Death would surely meet him if he ever left the dojo without becoming a samurai.

"Urrgh..." Kyou looked away. He felt so sick. He couldn't take the pressure. He let himself slump down in his seat.

"Kyou-kun!!" Tohru's voice grew louder with concern. Yuki looked up along with Kisa and Momiji, but no one else paid any notice. Kyou quickly got up and ran to the roof. The scaly tiles cut his bare feet but he paid no notice. It was raining again, making the tiles slippery. He fell down half-way across the roof.

He lay there, letting the rain fall on his body. Akito...how he hated that name. It left a sour taste in him mouth and a rotting feeling in his mind. He couldn't stand it...the way he was treated, the way he was isolated and judged.

"Kyou-san...Get off the roof." Hatori's voice rang from the ground. Kyou swore angrily under his breath.

"Ha-san! I had to deal with allllllllll the other family members while you were out! I was soooo busy and I am soooo stressed! Am I breaking out, Ha-san? Am I? Am I?" Shigure's voice could be heard, muffled by some breakfast he was still chewing on. Ayame came running up just a minute later, yelling something so fast Kyou couldn't understand it.

Calmly, Hatori pushed the two away and looked at Kyou.

"I have spoken with Akito about your...um...incident. He has ordered that..."

"KYOU-KUN!!!" Tohru came running out of the house. "Why did you run off like that?" She stopped in front of Hatori, responding in a quick, submissive bow. "Kyou-kun...you're acting really strange! Are you okay?"

Yuki followed Tohru, carrying Kisa on his shoulders. "Oi, neko. What's wrong with you today?"

Synchronized, Shigure and Ayame both waved to Kyou. "Ohayo, Kyou-chan! Already on the roof I see?"

Kyou couldn't take all the noise. He leaped off the roof in one bound and sprinted past all of them. He yelled angrily as he went, not really knowing what he was saying. He kept on running, everything around him was a blur. He knew nothing, felt nothing, and saw nothing. Finally, the cold sensation of water seeped into the cloth of his hakama, jolting him back to reality. He found himself knee deep in the frigid water of the lake. Gravity suddenly pulled him towards the water's surface, along with a rush of wind.

He was halfway submerged in water when he realized that he had fallen into the water, due to lack of energy or caring or...something. He lay there, slowly sinking towards the bottom, contemplating his actions and his fate. When he couldn't breath anymore, a panic struck him and Kyou slashed his way to the surface. He finally broke the surface, gasping haphazardly. When he finally brushed his clinging wet hair out of his face and opened his eyes, he almost fell back into the lake. Tohru was standing there.

"What the #$% are you doing here..." Kyou mumbled, not making eye contact.

"Don't be so rude to Tohru...baka neko..."

Kyou shivered at the voice of Yuki. He felt the hairs on the back of his neck bristle like a cat. Anger washed away the cold numbness the lake had put him with. Death swirled in his eyes, but his voice remained calm.

"You shut up...or I'll kill you...nice and slow," Kyou growled. Tohru raised a hand as if trying to prevent the two from fighting.

"Harsh words for someone as in trouble as you are..." Hatori stepped out of the bushes too, followed by Shigure and Ayame holding their heads where Hatori had hit them.

"Running away from your fate isn't the right way to deal with problems, Kyou-san..." Hatori's usually stern voice pelted Kyou with more guilt. He watched Tohru's anxious face from behind Hatori. He forced his eyes back on Hatori.

"Gomen nasai..." He barely whispered; his eyes cast downward in shame. Hatori loomed ahead of him, like a youki, so different from the calm doctor/sensei he knew. He was frightening, a messenger of death, a grim reaper.

Hatori coughed briefly into his hand to clear his thoat, then looked sternly at Kyou.

"As you know...I went to Akito. He gave me a punishment for you that is sealed by his signature." He dug a piece of neatly folded paper out of his shirt and showed it to Kyou. Akito's stamped signature loomed red over the tiny black ink over the first 3/4s of the paper. Kyou quickly tried to scan the page's contents but Hatori quickly slipped it back his shirt and continued.

"Akito's desision cannot be changed in any way. It is law and we must comply. He has issued you a punishment he feels will fit your crime. Your punishment issued by the head of the family, Sohma Akito, is....."

Sorry for the evil delay! I was totally busy this summer and all my documents were lost. I had to like start over 6 times. Anyways, I still hope you enjoy it. R&R nicely. Ja ne for now!