Title: Sometimes The Truth Hurts
Chapter 7: Yuki's Decision
Hello, everyone!!
Here am I for the promised extended chapter of Sometimes The Truth Hurts. I have worked on this for a whole week.. every single freetime I had (When I felt like it that is), I worked on it. Now please R&R! See you at the end of this chapter!
Yuki stood at the doorway. His eyes widening at the sight of his cousin and brother in a consoling embrace. He immediately realized that this was a serious matter unlike none other. Kyo Sohma, a cat that never cries, was the object of comfort, not the one consoling. The Kyo he knew, the Kyo he was used to, wasn't this Kyo. Yuki had volunteered to check on them. When he reached Kyo's room, he found the two of them hugging.
"Yuki! How long have you been standing there?", Ayame asked, noticing Yuki standing there silently deeply in thought. Kyo looked away in irritation.
"Um... I just got here." Yuki said with a smile. Smiles were convincing, especially when they are given by him. (A/N: You know it!)
"Oh? Well, let's be off to eat some breakfast!" Ayame said, grabbing the cat's wrist and running past Yuki. Kyo shot Yuki a look while being pulled away by the eccentric snake. Yuki sighed infatigue and followed slowly behind.
The rain hit Shigure's umbrella hard as he walked up the pebble path that led to the clan head's chamber. Above him, a figure stood watching him approach his room through the window.
"Ohayou," Shigure greeted, as he took off his shoes. A man with short hair and empty eyes bowed at him silently.
"Shigure-san..." He said silently and emotionlessly, "Akito-san is inside.."
"Thank you, Otouto-san," Shigure said with a smile. (A/N: Otouto-san: little brother)
The man looked up at him with animosity. "You shouldn't call me that... especially in the house of my "god", Nee-san." He mouthed the words "Nee-san" as if they are profane. Shigure simply ignored the man he admitted to be his younger brother and proceeded with his object of visitation.
"My dear Akito-san..." Shigure said, upon entering the room.
"Why so formal, Shii-kun?" Akito asked with a malevolent grin.
"I guess I shouldn't be.....Akii-chan." Shigure said sweetly, grinning back at Akito as he slowly walked closer to the clan head. Akito's eyes glistened with pure shock, but blinked it away, turning his feminine face back into a cold one.
"Tell me, Shigure, what is the purpose of this sudden visit?"
Shigure's expression remained. "Nothing of that sort, Akii-chan... Just curious of what you told Kyo yesterday."
"I told him.. the truth about his past... the very past.. he chose to forget..." Akito stated blankly. Shigure was a bit taken back by the way the clan head so obediently told him. He certainly didn't expect to get the clan head to tell him so easily. Itusually tooka few persuasions to get him to confess.
"I see.. um... Thank you, Akito-san... That's all I would like to know...." Shigure muttered, turning to leave. Akito automatically grabbed his hand out of reaction. Shigure looked at his hand to Akito. His face was covered by his bangs when Shigure gazed at his features.
"I won't tell anyone, Akito-san." Shigure assured him.
".......I......", whispered Akito, looking away in pain, ".....I missed how things used to be.....before she—".
Shigure pulled his hand away from Akito's soft grip and raised his hands up to Akito's neck to embrace him. Akito, shocked by his sudden move, simply widened his eyes in shock. A blush suddenly spread across his face.
"Ahem.I think you overstayed your visit, Shigure." Shigure released Akito to look up at who was at the doorway. It was Shigure's "brother" standing there with his usual blank face. Shigure nodded reluctantly at him.
"Sayonara, Akito-san." Shigure said, before following the man out. Akito stood at the spot where Shigure left him with his shocked face expression, unchanged.
While...
In Shigure's room upstairs, Yuki gazed out at the view of outside through the window. The sound of raindrops hitting the roof filled the room, but did not agitate him.
"I must tell Tohru-san...or else.... I might not get a chance to say it at all..." Yuki whispered silently.
He had long decided to uncover the secrets of the Sohma household, but never imagined that the secrets would expose by themselves. Spring break is coming to a quick end as well. Yuki planned to go up to the clan head and expose the hidden secrets, but the first thing he had to do before all else, would be to tell her.
"Um... Honda-san....?" Yuki followed her to the kitchen, volunteering to help with the dishes.
"Yuki-kun!" She beamed joyously, acknowledging his help.
Yuki couldn't help, but smile at her cheerfulness.
"Um... would you go with me somewhere tomorrow night?" Yuki stammered. He never asked a girl out before even though he has a whole fan club of girls who are dying to have one conversation with him.
Tohru's face turned bright red as she studdered her answer. "EH?! Um.. of course, Yuki-kun! I would love to go with you!".
Yuki smiled at her gratefully, and mentally sighing in relief that she did not reject him.
"Oh my!! I can't believe this!! It's incredible!! Oh, Yuki!!!!" Tohru exclaimed when she was alone in her room. She suddenly froze thinking about the what-if's of the situation.
"Wh-what if that's not what he meant?!?! Maybe he just needs my help with something at school? I overreacted way too fast! I shouldn't have thought about something that I'm not sure of what it really is!! I mean... Machi-san and he are a much better couple than me and him are!!" Her head spun dizzily as she tries hard to calm herself down.
"Why am I being driven mad by this?!" Kyo asked himself. He was on the roof again, his sanctuary. The only place where there was no agitation, no annoying Shigure, nor his enemy, Yuki, to deal with, just the stars giving him all their attention.
"I'm being so...upset because....just because I'm in love with her.... only because of her..." Kyo fell backwards into a sitting position out of fatigue. "I'm not even sure if she feels the same... why am I even letting this feeling overtake me like this?!"
"Kyo," Kyo's head jerked up at the one who called his name.
"What is it, Yuki?" Kyo asked in permittance for him to talk. He rolled his eyes and prepared himself for the worst.
"Wow, this definitely spoils my mood..." thought Kyo
"I need to ask you about something..." Yuki stated, sitting down next to him.
"Ask...me? What is it?"
"Information." Yuki simply said. He secretly wondered if he should really ask. He swallowed back, knowing that he had to know the truth for him to gothrough with his plan.
"No, I can't be selfish! To hurt someone, even if he's my enemy! ...and there's Tohru! She should be with him, not me!!" Yuki thought with pain in his expression.
Kyo looked at him with a perplexed look. "What... is it? Hey! Snap out of it! What is it, dammit?!?!?" Kyo yelled, and stood up in annoyance.
"Are you in love with Tohru?!?!" Yuki yelled, feeling a burden off his chest. Kyo stood still.
".......Yes......." Kyo answered softly.
A small smirk creeped up onYuki's empty face. He stood up after a long silence, and proceeded to the ladder.
"Take care of her." He murmered then left.
"What?" Kyo asked. He walked to the ladder, but Yukihad already left.
To be continued....
Vee: Mogeta's a bit sick nowadays.. so he won't be hosting the show today... poor guy... falling off a building was too much for him... tsk tsk... obsessions with Superman....
So, everyone, I'm sorry, but there's no show today... but I will give you a preview, answer everyone's reviews, sincerely apologize for the delay of this chapter, and ask all of you one question..
Preview:
"Yuki-kun......?" Tohru murmurred with worry in her eyes.
"Tohru-san, I love you..." Yuki said. His face was blushing furiously, but his eyes showed fear, and sadness.
"Yuki-kun, I love you, too!!" Tohru exclaimed. She didn't quite understand why fear and sadness was in his eyes, and by answering him quickly, she hoped to ease that fear and console that sadness.
"Tohru-san, it's entirely selfish of me.... to do this.... but I must go. Please don't come after me...." Yuki said, shutting his eyes with tears about to fall, and running away from a very from a very confused and scared Tohru.
She wasn't sure what happened, but she was worried. Worried about him more than she had ever felt for anyone. Her heart raced. She was torn between the decision to follow him or to remain standing there until something happened.
"Yu...ki...kun...."Tohru managed to whisper. Fear had overtaken her voice.
HAH! That's all for the preview... Want to know what happens? Please R&R to let me know what you readers think! (Sorry to KyoXTohru fans... It won't be that sad for him though...)I added a lilmystery to Shigure and Akito and that person Shigure called "Otouto-san".
MY FAITHFUL REVIEWERS!!!
kitsunedemon: Kureno? Hehehehheheheh... For those of you who don't know who Kureno is, I didn't ruin it for you... but those who do know about that cute lil birdy man.. you should have gotten my hint... and if you think that the thing with Shigure is a spoiler..... I'll never tell... ::zips:: Hope you like this chappy, Katie!!
HelloKat: Why, thank you, HK-sama! It's a rather large compliment coming from one of my most favorite fanfiction authors!! I hope my stories will one day be as good as yours! I AM NOT WORTHYYYY!!!
genny62890: Here it is! I'm very very sorry for putting this chapter off! I finished this chapter about 4 days after I finished my last one, but I just suck at revising and of course my laziness got the best of me. I shall make amends, Genny-san!!
Mystery Sayin: RITSU! RITSU! RITSU!! ::starts a chant with Mystery Sayin::
inuficcrzy: Yeah, Aya is a really awesome character in Furuba. I think all Furuba characters, no matter how serious or silly, have the ability to understand each other since they are all involved in the same predicament, and Kyo, well y'know about him, right? How he's more "special" than all the other zodiac animals? I think everyone feels that for Kyo, and my fanfiction seems to reflect on that inner feeling of theirs.
All my reviewers: I shall officially apologize to you all for not putting this chapter out sooner than today... ::claps hand together:: FORGIVE MEE!!!! I shall start on my next chapter a.s.a.p. I shall drop everything and do it now! Gomen nasaii!
A little question for you all: Would you allow me to put just a little bit of spoilers from Furuba? Like spoilers beyond the last dvd? Or I could mix them up with my own lil tid-bits so you guys wouldn't know that they are spoilers but from my own creation?
R&R to answer my question thingy, and of course comment on this chappy!
