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Note: I'm so glad you're all enjoying the story! ^^ Sorry for the super short chapter, but it seemed like such a good place to end! Plus, I didn't think you all would wanna wait too much longer to find out what happened. ^^; Chapter 8 should be up sometime this evening!
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"Summer Rains"
Chapter 7~
"Kagura…"
"Answer me, Kyo-kun, please…"
"Of course I love you…"
"You know what I mean, Kyo-kun, more than just a friend."
I should have said something, but, to be honest, I had no idea what to tell her. Sure, I do love Tohru, but…I've come to care for Kagura a great deal too, and right now I couldn't tell who I cared about more.
"I guess…that I was right…"
"Kagura?"
"I could tell you cared about her more, Kyo-kun. Maybe…Well, you never really cared for me that much anyway, ne?"
"That's not true…"
"Maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. But, you do love Tohru-chan, don't you?"
"Well, yea…"
"Then I guess I've lost to my rival…" she tried to smile through her tears, a small sad smile. "I hope that if I can't make you happy, Kyo-kun, then she can."
I pulled her into tight hug, as a sort of apology. There wasn't much else I could do, and I thought maybe holding her wasn't a good idea, because what if she were to start thinking, I'll never be held like this again by him…Only Tohru-chan will now…? Then I'd probably be making things worse, making her more upset. But hell, at this point, I didn't much care. I tightened my hold on her and whispered an apology. She didn't answer, and when I let her go, she stood, tears still falling from her eyes, staring at me for a moment, as if she'd never see me again.
I had left not too long after that, not wanting to stay and end up upsetting her more. I wondered if I'd ever be able to face Kagura again, after breaking her heart. As I walked out of main gate, I passed by Hatori.
"Maybe I shouldn't have warned Tohru against getting involved with the Sohmas, but Kagura instead."
I know he didn't really intend to hurt or blame me with that statement, but even so I could feel the stabbing pain of regret. I wonder, did Hatori feel like this once he realized he couldn't heal Kana's heart?
Too bad for me this isn't as simple as erasing Kagura's memory.
I arrived home at some late hour, since I'd ending up wandering around half the town while thinking a lot of things over. Like how I was ever going to be able to face Kagura again after doing that to her. She's selfless too, just like Tohru.
I hope that if I can't make you happy, Kyo-kun, then she can.
I think it must have been at least one in the morning, but then ,who cares? I had bigger problems. I didn't bother going into the house, I didn't want to wake anyone up. Instead I headed straight to the roof, only to find Yuki there.
"I knew you'd come back eventually and head up here." he told me in a casual tone, as if maybe we were old friends meeting again for the first time in a long while.
"What the hell do you want?"
I didn't appreciate him being here in what has become my personal getaway, but I also didn't feel like fighting with him. I was tired, maybe a little depressed, and just wanted him to leave.
"Where were you?"
"Who cares…"
Yuki looked at me curiously, head tilted slightly.
"What's the matter with you?"
"Nothing. Everything's peachy. I only ruined Kagura's life." I said flatly, glancing up at the moon.
"Hm…So now you're trying to find a way to hurt her and Honda-san at the same time?"
He smirked at me, guessing I wouldn't let him get away with a comment like that. Well, I wasn't going to let him win. With a sigh and not so much as a glare, I headed back down to the living room to sleep on the couch. I know he must have been confused, I'd never even thought of turning down a fight with him before. He'll probably keep annoying me until I listen to what he has to say or whatever, he won't let me avoid him forever.
But I don't care anymore, I really don't…
I stayed up on the roof pretty much all day the next day. Yuki didn't come to annoy me, amazingly, and neither did anyone else. As a result, I had plenty of time to reflect. I had come to care for both Kagura and Tohru very much, and I kind of felt I didn't have the right to choose whose heart got broken and whose didn't. Of course, I can't be with both either. I wondered if maybe I should have chosen Kagura, she was there first, after all, but then, that's kind of a stupid reason to chose her, isn't it? I guess if Tohru were here with me right now and I was telling her this, she'd say I did the right thing by being honest with Kagura. But then, if that's true, why do I feel like I just made things worse?