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WILTED FLOWER

Chapter 8 - Here With Me

Kyo and Tohru were sitting on the floor of Kyo's small room and the rain was slapping down loudly against the edge of the window panes, along with the occasional clap of thunder that crashed down onto the Earth. Another loud crack of thunder rumbled through the cabin and Tohru jumped back, shivering a tiny bit. Tohru fumbled her thumbs around on her lap nervously and finally said softly under her breath,

"I'm scared Kyo-kun."

Kyo glanced at her with a little eye roll and then said with a mutter,

"It's just thunder. It's not that scary."

Tohru looked up at him with wide eyes that resembled a scared deer for a moment, and stammered out,

"No it's not that...Oh gosh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be complaining."

She looked downward and tears gradually filled her soft hazel eyes. Once Kyo began to hear her soft sobs, he lowered his head in defeat and said with a terse groan,

"Don't cry...aww, man... now you're really crying. What's wrong? I'll listen..."

She wiped her eyes with the pack of her wrist and squeaked out with a shaky breath,

"I'm sorry... it's just that I'm so scared... scared of what is ahead for me. I have no family... no house... and now I have to work hard for my school tuition. I don't know what I'm going to do next. I'm so sorry to be putting my problems onto you."

"Are you done?"

Tohru nodded quietly and sniffled loudly. He waited a while before dishing out his advice,

"Look, I know this is not much, but I'm gonna be by your side no matter what alright? So stop your crying."

Tohru wiped her eyes again with the back of her hand and smiled shakily,

"T-thank you for saying that. I'm so happy that you're here..."

Kyo stretched out his arms and got up to get a ratty blanket off of the knob of the door. He shook it out and let the dust particles diffuse through the air, causing both of them to cough simultaneously. He then set it down to the ground and lay down on top of it, with his hands placed comfortably behind his head. He closed his eyes and murmured out in a sleepy voice,

"Let's just not think about what will happen tomorrow and concentrate on what's going to happen today, okay? Now get some sleep."

Tohru nodded at him and stood awkwardly in the middle of the room,

"Okay."

She stared down at her socks and asked with a worried tone,

"Is it really alright for you to sleep on the ground? That must be very unhealthy, here, I'll sleep on the ground. I don't mind at all!"

Kyo's eyes opened and he rolled them. He waved his hand up in the air casually,

"No way am I letting you sleep on the ground. You're sleeping on the bed, no matter what you say. So keep quiet."

Tohru pursed her lips together and sighed as she shut the lights without another word of protest. She climbed under the sheets of the bed and whispered out,

"Good night."

Kyo just grunted back in reply and rolled over on the ground, closing his eyes again. Tohru lay in the bed, letting the darkness filter into her eyes while Kyo shuffled around on the floor next to her. She shivered and couldn't help but allow a few silent tears to slip down the sides of her cheeks. She tried her best not to make a sound, but she coudn't help but let out a series of loud sniffles echo through the dark cubicle. She rolled around onto her side so that her back was facing him, shielding her shameful face. She lifted her hands to the edge of her eyes, dabbing constantly at them until her fingertips were lubricated with salty tears. She sniffed one more time before closing her aching eyes, hoping that the tears would stop, but they just continued to stream out of her closed eyelids and down to the tip of her pointed chin. She opened her eyes again and stared into the empty white walls and sniffed audibly again. Staring and staring until her eyes adjusted into the darkness of the night.

Her eyes widened moments later when she felt the edge of the bed lower slightly and someone climb under the sheets next to her. She held her breath when she felt strong arms encircle her petite waist, and she let a small gasp escape from her open mouth. She turned around slowly, her heart beating with celerity when she found herself staring right into Kyo's soft eyes, which were staring straight into hers, piercing her very heart and soul. He lifted his hand with the motion of a feather and placed his burning hand on the side of Tohru's wet face, slowly brushing away some tear stained strands of hair behind her ears, sending tingles up and down her spine. She shivered from his gentle touch and he pulled her in closer towards his body, making her breaths become short and shallow. She could feel his body heat and his breath lightly washing over her skin like a melody, and she could feel her breathing rate and her heart rate going at an abnormal speed when he whispered out to her with sweet tenderness,

"Are you still crying?"

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Oh I am what I am,

I'll do what I want

But I can't hide.

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Tohru's breaths became shudders now as she let out an unintentional sniff before averting her eyes away from his intense stare, looking up at the ceiling now, and replied back in a hoarse whisper,

"No..."

He lifted his hand up again to caress her wet cheeks with his soft calloused thumb and her eyes couldn't help but connect with his once again as he said in a deep and soothing tone,

"Don't pretend."

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I won't go.

I won't sleep.

I can't breathe,

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She closed her eyes slowly and admitted to him softly,

"I wish I could stop crying...I really do."

"...It's gonna be okay, alright? I'm here with you...so... stop worrying."

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until you're resting here with me,

and I won't leave,

I can't hide,

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She wanted so much to give him a simple thanks but her voice broke up in the middle of her throat, and she found herself breaking down in his arms instead; repeating over and over again in a choked up voice,

"I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry..."

He brushed his index finger lightly upon her lower lip and shushed her softly,

"Shhh...."

He cupped her trembling face into his warm hands and she shut her eyes as he pressed his lips lightly against her quivering lips. A solitary tear slipped down her face as she kissed him back deeply and tenderly, not wanting to let go of the feeling. When they pulled away from each other, gasping for breath, they both stared into each other's glistening eyes, listening to each other's heavy breathing without a word being spoken. Kyo then pulled her head into the small crevice of his right shoulder and she closed her throbbing eyes, feeling, for the first time that day, a genuine smile spread across her cherry red lips.

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I cannot be,

until you're resting here with me...

Dido - Here With Me

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I love that Dido song, it rocks so much! Well, REVIEWS would be SUPER NICE GUYS!! ;D THANKS.