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Chapter SEVEN - Prayer
Today... was an ominous day, a dark day. It felt as if nothing in this world could possibly make me see the bright light in the daytime anymore; but then you came along and proved me all wrong.
Kyo stared blankly at his calendar and saw that the date was marked February 25th, a day that he had wanted to erase from his memory, from his heart. However, he was unable to forget this day, and what had happened last year on that very date. He slammed his fist into the wall, causing a low rumble to rattle throughout the room, then he stormed down the stairs of the house, ignoring his mother who was sitting in the den reading a newspaper. Tohru saw him stomping down the steps in fury and was about to greet him, but he just flew right past her and slammed the front door shut with a loug BANG. Tohru winced at the loud noise that left the house shaking, and felt her heart sink down as she nervously glanced at Mrs. Sohma with a questionable look in her eye when she asked,
"Is Kyo-kun okay?"
Mrs. Sohma looked up from the newspaper she had been reading and Tohru saw that sadness was possessing Mrs. Sohma's usual bright brown eyes. She informed Tohru with a soft voice,
"Oh... honey, well... it's just that today is the anniversary."
Tohru walked over to where Mrs. Sohma was sitting and asked with wide, curious eyes,
"Anniversary?"
She looked down at the shiny wooden table in front of her and pushed the newspaper aside, blinking away the fresh batch of tears that were threatening to spring forth as she croaked out,
"Of... my husband's death."
Tohru immediately felt a rush of guilt gush through her veins, making her brown eyes darken as she touched Mrs. Sohma's hand lightly, apologizing sincerely,
"Oh... I'm so sorry..."
Mrs. Sohma smiled at Tohru and replied morosely,
"It's okay, dear... but it's just that today has been hitting Kyo really hard. Kyo's a good kid... but ever since his dad died last year, he's been this closed book, and he doesn't like to get close to people, so please don't think badly of him whenever he is acting rash."
Tohru shook her head furiously and cried out,
"I don't think badly of him at all! I see him as a wonderful person with a good heart."
The older woman's smile grew wider and she said softly,
"Thank you, for being his friend."
"It's no big deal."
Mrs. Sohma insisted,
"No, it is... the past few months with you here, he seems to have brightened up a bit more, you know?"
Tohru felt her cheeks heat up and she looked away from Mrs. Sohma's eyes as she said modestly,
"Oh, I didn't do that... I'm not that great."
"Tohru-kun?"
Tohru looked at Kyo's mother with a befuddled expression and asked,
"Yes?"
"May I ask you of a favor?"
Tohru nodded and agreed right away,
"Of course."
"Can you go and talk to Kyo at the cemetary? I'm sure he's there... maybe you can cheer him up a bit."
Tohru nodded candidly and said with determination,
"I'll try."
At the cemetary
Kyo watched the red and yellow leaves swirl gracefully around underneath the tree branches, floating through the air around the tombstones at the cemetary. He silently walked past rows and rows of grave stones, stopping at one particular stone. He stood by it for a moment before sitting down on the freshly mown grass, staring hard at the grave stone with the name Sohma Kazuma engraved upon it. He sighed and then closed his eyes, clasping his hands together into a prayer.
Tohru walked up the long peaceful road to the cemetary and she instantly spotted a head of orange hair sitting in front of a grave. She blew out a breath of cold air and hugged her jacket tightly against her body, psyching herself up before walking up behind him and kneeling down next to him,
"Kyo-kun..."
Kyo's heart stopped and his eyes flew open as a gasp escaped his open lips. He whipped his head around, yelling out,
"Eh?! Geez, don't sneak up on people like that!!"
His eyes burned with anger as he faced the tombstone again, feeling grouchy. Tohru bit her bottom lip and stuttered out,"S-sorry..."
Kyo's eyes softened a bit when he heard her apology, but his voice was still harsh when he barked out,
"What are you doing out here so late anyway? It's dangerous around here you know, you could've gotten kidnapped!"
Tohru stared down at the gray colored stone with him and answered after a pause,
"I... just wanted to check up on you. Your mom told me that you'd be here..."
Kyo replied back grumpily,
"Oh... she did..."
Tohru glanced at him warily and asked with concern,
"So, are you okay?"
"Fine."
Tohru nodded and then let the silence fill the air for a while until she burst out,
"You can tell me anything, you know. I promise that I won't judge you... I just want us to be closer friends."
Kyo stared down and let the wind sting his face before answering bitterly,
"It's hard."
Tohru hadn't seemed to hear his little comment, so she asked innocently,
"Huh?"
Kyo grumbled back,
"Nothing..."
It's just so hard to open up to people for me. I'm sorry Tohru... I wish I had more courage to tell you all the feelings that I'm experiencing right now. I wish I could tell you everything about me... but I... can't.
Tohru smiled encouragingly at him and asked,
"Okay... is there anything you want to talk about?"
"Nope."
"Anything I can do to help?"
"Nope."
Tohru sighed softly in defeat and asked timidly,
"Um... so I guess you want to be alone?"
"Nope."
Tohru was surprised by his last answer and asked,
"Really?"
Kyo looked down at his shoes and blushed furiously as he admitted in a now gentler tone,
"You being here... soothes me somehow."
Tohru felt a blush flood her face and she uttered out his name,
"Kyo-kun..."
Kyo turned his head to the side and looked into her eyes for the first time that day, then he said to her honestly,
"Um... thanks for worrying about me. I'm not used to people treating me like this."
Tohru's face turned into a deep scarlet color as she shook her head from side to side, rambling,
"I-It's not a big deal or anything! Um... um..."
"Tohru?"
She stopped talking abruptly and asked,
"Yeah?"
Kyo cracked a smile while giving her a tender look, making her heart skip a few beats, and he requested,
"Let's just sit here... for a little while okay?"
The wind whistled softly on that windy evening, filling in the silent gap, until Tohru finally nodded and aquiesced quietly to him,
"Okay."
After that, they sat next to each other silently while looking straight ahead, with little content smiles pasted on their lips.
Back at home
Kyo was sitting outside on the rooftop of his house, letting the wind tousle his hair wildly while he stared up at the shining silver moon that brightly stared back at him. He gazed up there for while before letting his eyes flutter shut, placing his hands together again, to say little prayer that went like this,
God, I just met this new girl, and her name is Honda Tohru. I've only known her for a few months and I already feel like I've known her for years. I don't know how she does it, but she is somehow able to help me get through hard times, and make me feel important...accepted...even loved. She gets me... so, please God, if you're listening to me up there, just please don't let me lose her like I've already lost my father. Thank you.
He opened up his eyes slowly and stared up at the sky, wanting and wondering if anyone had heard his little prayer. He felt his mind demand for a sign that would reassure his prayer, but the trees just rattled and the wind just howled softly in the cold air. He sighed and fell backwards, laying down on the cool tiles of the roof to once again gaze up at the night sky. That's when he saw a lone shooting star run through the midnight sky, causing a slow smile to spread across Kyo's lips as he felt happiness flow through his heart. An emotion that he had never thought would pass him ever again on February 25th.
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