Yo! Here's a new chapter. Please review after reading. I will try to make the story more interesting, ok?

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Trouble

Kyoopened his eyes, wincing slightly as he felt pain on his right leg. There was a bruise on it. 'Those men…who were they…where…where am I?' Kyo thought as he looked about and saw bars around him.

"BARS! LET ME OUT!" Kyo gripped at the bars and tugged but to no avail. After a while, Kyo quiet down and observed his surroundings once more. The room was very dark. He could hardly make out chains and a…a whip on the floor a few feet away at the other side of the room.

'Oh God! What is going to happen to me?' Kyo thought with dread on what would happen the next few hours later…

Yuki jerked out from his dream, breathing hard. He had dreamt about Kyo being tortured and was screaming and blaming him for it. Yuki glanced at his surroundings, sighing with relief that he was in his room. 'It was a dream.' Yuki thought as he heard Shirgure yelled, "YUKIII! COME AND HAVE YOUR BREAKFASTTT! YOU GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH TOHRU SOONNN!"

"COMING!" Yuki yelled down to Shigure as he got dressed for school…

Tohru brought the food out and set them on the table. Her heart was heavy today; she remembered that at this time Kyo would be on the roof, waiting for her to call out to him. 'Kyo, are you really gone?' Tohru thought with sadness, feeling tears welling up in her eyes. "Please be safe…" Tohru whispered to herself.

Suddenly, an idea came to her. 'SCHOOL! Kyo would be coming for school, right? That means…I WILL SEE HIM!' Tohru felt excitement as this thoughts came to her. "YES! YUKI, HURRY! LET'S EAT AND GO TO SCHOOL! Tohru yelled to Yuki as she quickly gobbled down her food, feeling nervous and hope that Kyo will be there….

Shigurewatched as Tohru practically pulled Yuki to school. 'She sure is in a hurry…' Shigure wondered what got to Tohru. "Oh well…I guess I had better finish the novel or she will scream at me again…." Shigure chuckled and went to his room…

Kyo whirled his head to the door as he heard it open. He had been swatting there for ages. No one had come and he had heard nothing for so long. 'What time is it now?' Kyo wondered aloud.

"It's in the morning, dear, dear, little kitty." Kyo stared at the dark figure at the door. 'That voice, it couldn't be!' Kyo thought with panic.

"Long time no see, Kyo. Remember me? I'm Akito."

"What do you want with me?"

"Nothing… just that I was informed by my spies that you were running away from Shigure's house. Do you know that Shigure is supposed to watch you and definitely keep you away from me? I don't actually like to see you but you need some punishment, don't you think? That will stop you from running away so much and stay where you have to."

"What are…are…yo…you planning to do..do…with me?"

"Something I enjoy, of course." At this, Akito picked up the whip and licked the end of it, grinning in madness. "You will never disobey again!"

The whip went down on Kyo, Kyo screamed as he felt pain down his back. Blood dripped down to the floor as Akito continued whipping. Kyo shut his eyes, trying to escape but couldn't as he was in a cage. Finally, Akito stopped, dropped the whip and went out.

Kyo huddled at the corner of his cage, whimpering. His shirt and jeans had been torn and shredded due to the constant whipping. His back and chest was bloody and his arms had the red whipping marks as he had tried to protect himself.

'Things will never be the same again…never…' Kyo thought as he felt darkness engulf him….

Yuki looked at Tohru's disappointed face as they headed home. He knew that Tohru was expecting Kyo to be there but how can he…when Kyo specifically said he will be gone forever. Yuki sighed; Tohru will take some time to recover from this shock of not having Kyo around.

Yuki remembered Haru and Momiji asking where Kyo was. He had decided not to tell them. 'Who would want to make more people worry, anyway?' Yuki thought as he glanced once more at Tohru. 'Kyo had better come back quick…better.'

Tohru dragged her feet back home. 'Kyo, he wasn't there, he wasn't. Then, will Kyo not return at all? Will he not? No, No, NO! He WILL, HE WILL! Tohru thoughts screamed at her as she desperately shake her head to and fro.

"Are you ok, Tohru?"

"Huh? What? Yes…yes…I'm fine, just fine..."

She smiled at Yuki and pretended to happily went in front to skip back home…