Chapter 3
Reaching Out
On Sunday, Yuki was out walking. He walked past his garden and toward to lake. Mrs. Honda was crying again. He knew she loved Kyo more than she loved him and he could except it. What he wouldn't allow was that cat hurting her. He had to find him and beat some sense into him.
He heard it. Softly. Heaving breaths. There he was. A red head by the lake. He saw the clear shining tears fall and his eyes widened. Kyo was crying again. Almost as much as Tohru cried. So the cat felt the pain as well, which meant he also loved Tohru. So why wouldn't he tell her? Why was he avoiding her? Yuki didn't understand.
Kyo cried there, in plain sight. Yuki didn't moved or make any sound. "Go away..." the cat cried. "Leave me alone." He said. At first, Yuki thought he'd sensed his presence. But that would be another puzzle. And as he turned to leave, the Neko punched the ground.
"It's not my fault. Shut up..." And he covered his head with his hands and looked like a child. Like a little boy in the middle of the bad boys play ground. Yuki had never seen this side of the boy. It surprised him almost as much as it made him want to cry, himself. But what would Shigure do with three crying housemates? Yuki turned and ran off silently. Leaving the teen to his nightmare.
He couldn't do anything anyway. They weren't helpful cousins. Right now he almost wished they were so he could do something. What had Kyo been crying about? Tohru was the answer. But who was he yelling at and why. As he entered the house again he knew what it was.
Kyo's mother. He remembered quite well the torture through which Kyo had gone through. He never much thought about it. He just assumed Kyo had gotten over it and grown up. If this had been an ordinary day Yuki would've thought Kyo was being a wimp and a baby. But how do you say that when two lovers are torn apart by a past they can not overcome.
He went to Tohru's room. She was still crying from earlier. He knocked and opened the door. She held back her tears at the sight of him.
"Oh.. Yuki." She said, trying to wipe them away. "Don't." Yuki sat beside her and pulled away her hands. "You've been crying a lot lately. Why?" He thought playing the helpful friend would do enough for her. Let her say what she wanted to and feel better.
"Oh Yuki.." she cried, hugging him and crying into his shoulder. "Did I do something wrong?" "No not at all." "Them why does Kyo seem to hate me? What did I do? I'll make it up to him. But how.. w.. when I don't know what I.. I did.." "Ms. Honda.." She wasn't crying anymore. She was letting out a few tears and sniffling. "I just don't know what to do Yuki..." She said and she pulled away. "I'm sorry.. I got your shirt all wet.." she looked at the floor. "It's alright." Yuki was smiling his helpful smile. "Are you better now, Mrs. Honda?" She nodded.
Yuki stood and walked to the door. "It seems you and the cat.... Aren't so different. You really belong together." Tohru looked at the rats back. She made a noise that said she was confused. He slightly turned his head. "It's the cat... I saw him... crying... just a little while ago.." Yuki seemed down a bit too. Like it was him that was seen crying. He left the room and walked to him own. Tohru's eyes shined with shed and unshed tears.
"Oh Kyo.." she breathed as a few tears escaped their prison. "Kyo.." She turned to look outside. "Where are you?" She held onto the window as though letting go meant life itself would crumble.