With or Without You 2 "Love On Hold"
By: Luca
Warnings and disc: I own nada, AU and shounen/shoujo ai; 'nough said about that. Time to bring in the other Furuba characters. Sorry for any OOCness!
Summary: After befriending Yuki, Kyou gets threatened by Akito, Yuki's lover. Something about Akito just makes Yuki weak, and not weak-in-the-knees way. Kyou doesn't want to be anyone's hero, and Yuki doesn't need one.
Reply to reviews: Wow! 14 Reviews? For one measly chapter? I'm…stunned. I'm not even an avid Y/K fan! Where's the H/K love? Odd, no one's ever flamed me for anything I've written yet. When that day comes, I shall treasure it…and then hunt down and torture the flamer. XD More in-depth replies are at the end.
"Oi, Carrot Top!"
"Shut it, Yankee," growled the orange-haired boy.
Uotani Arisa smirked, "Come on, neko boi."
"I'm not a damn cat!" He bristled.
"They why do you always have them cats following you around?"
"Hell if I know! Are we going or what?"
Tohru sweatdropped. And these two were best friends? For all their bickering and smart-aleck comments, the two really did get along though.
The trio halted in front of an innocuous house. Who emerged however, was far from innocuous. Enter Hanajima Saki, Hana-chan to only her close friends. She glided outside, decked in full black, flowing garb.
"I sense…a change in the air." She murmured, upon reaching the group.
"You and your creepy waves again," Kyou grumbled half-heartedly.
"You," she rounded on him, leaning in close.
He recoiled, a bit apprehensively. "What? Do I got something on my face?"
"You…you are…not different but you have an aura that tells me a great change is coming. Something dark looming in your future."
"What? Am I gonna die or something?" He snorted.
She stared him with an indescribable expression on her face before a simple word escaped her lips, "Maybe…"
He felt a shiver skip down his shoulders. A hand clapped him hard on his back, and he lurched forward a little.
"Ah, Carrot Top here is too stubborn to die."
He glared at his friend, ready to snap, hackles raised. "How many times have I told you not to call me that!"
Uotani snickered. "Too many. Yet you still tell me to stop every time and every time I never listen. When will you learn, neko boi?"
The four fast-stead friends trekked to school.
As they settled into their seats, the bell shrilled. At the same time, the teacher entered the room, heels clicking sharply.
A figure followed in her wake but the four, still talking amongst themselves, didn't notice.
"Good morning class. We have a new student today. Feel free to introduce yourself a little."
A slender figure stood, evacuating the seat in the first row. "Hello. My name is Akito Sohma."
Kyou caught the newcomer's dark eyes.
She smiled, black eyes sweeping the room. They settled on Kyou, making him feel a bit uneasy, rather caged.
She looks friendly but her eyes tell me otherwise.
"Well, Akito-san, why don't you take a seat?"
The wan and slight girl gracefully manoeuvred down the rows of seats, far away form Kyou.
Somehow, the orange-locked teen couldn't help but feel a modicum of relief surge through him. He was suddenly glad Tohru had turned her big, innocent eyes on him, asking in her sweet voice if Hana-chan, Uo-chan and Kyou-kun would sit with her near the front of the classroom, at the beginning of the semestre.
"Kyou-kun, want to go see Mogeta 3 with Uo-chan, Hana-chan and I?"
Twitch. "I thought I told you to stop calling me that!" He glared.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" She bowed quickly, blushing. "I never–I didn't–I–um–"
"Are you bullying Tohru, Kyou?" Uo-chan's eyes narrowed.
Bristling, he snapped, "Of course not, damnit!"
"Are you really gonna refuse her invitation to the movies?"
His mouth opened, ready to fire another barbed sting. "As if I have the time for this stupid–"
"I'm sorry, Kyou-kun!" Tohru cried. "I didn't mean to order you around like that! You don't have to go."
He caught sight of her down eyes, her unsmiling lips. "H-Hey. I never said I wasn't going. I'll go, all right?"
Her eyes lit up, as her hands eagerly clapped together.
"You don't have to get so excited," he grumbled.
Uotani snickered to Hanajima, slinging an arm around her. "Tohru's got him good."
"What. Was. That." He uttered darkly.
"Ne, Kyou-kun! Where shall we meet?"
The orange-haired boy gave in, sighing. There was just no way to refuse the sweet girl. Playing with his beaded bracelet, he set a time and day, quite aware of Uo's piercing glare.
...
Later in the day, Uo sighed, arms behind her head as she leaned against the school roof wall.
"Nee, Saki."
"Hm?" The girl looked up from her sewing.
"How…do you think Kyou feels about Tohru?"
"You know him best." She simply murmured.
"I know, I know but…it's our Tohru."
Ebony skirts rustling, the shorter Gothic girl rose. She shifted closer to Uotani and a hand reached out to take a loose blonde curl.
"Are you jealous?"
"Me? Jealous? What?" Uotani's eyes widened. "Of who! Of Tohru?"
"Kyou."
"Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean by that?"
Hanajima let the golden lock go. "It's all right. It's hard not to like Tohru. I can understand."
"What the hell are you implying? Are you accusing me of cheating on you?" The Yankee glared.
"I never said that." Bland words. Blank eyes. Hanajima turned away, about to return to her sewing. Hiding hurt.
...
Kyou sighed. Lunch hour and suddenly everyone up and departed. He found neither hair nor hand of anyone.
Reclining in his seat, he figured a catnap would do him some good.
"All alone?"
Starting, his eyes flew open, widening a little as they fell upon one Akito Sohma. She had entered the otherwise empty room, gaze fixated on him.
"Lost?" He sniped.
"Not at all."
She glided over to him. "I just have one thing to say to you: Stay the hell away from Yuki."
He sat forward, eyes darkening in confusion. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Don't lie to me!" She snapped, grabbing his collar.
"Don't you ever touch me!" Viciously, he yanked her wrist from his school uniform. "And I don't know any damn Yuki!"
"Liar! You can make up all the lies you want but I'll see through every fabrication and Yuki will be the one to suffer for it!"
"Look, you crazy freak! I don't know any goddamn Yuki!"
She calmed down suddenly, brushing away lint from her sleeve. "Your lies are too easy to see through. But that's okay. He'll suffer tonight."
Kyou felt a prickle down his spine.
...
A/N: Okay…so we've got Tohru/Kyou hints, Yuki/Kyou to come, Kyou/Haru to come, Akito/Yuki and Uotani/Hanajima hints, Hanajima/Uotani/Tohru hints-that's a lot of love-love…among other things. I'm not sure how you readers would react to shoujo ai, so I'm keeping it toned down.
Damn, didn't see that Akito coming! I had it originally with Yuki's appearance at the school but then I thought, screw that, do something different and stick Akito in there! Yes, Akito/Yuki will be a go because in Japan, cousins dating is not incest, I believe. And, school may have students sitting in an alphabetical order of some sort but well, this is an AU so nyah. Oh, you reviewers are evil! You make me want to continue this supposed one-shot! Lol! But we'll see where this goes. Things change, new plot bunnies assert themselves, new characters and pairings demand attention, and the like. I'm not even sure if it will end Yuki/Kyou or not. Stay tuned. I may update! XD
Bianca S & Kute Anime Kitty & Mizuko: Aww, thanks.
sango: Yup, I probably will update…like now? Reviews tend to do that to me.
WolfBane2: XD I'm not terribly sure where this fic is headed…but yeah, the two shall definitely meet again…
BakaDen: I know! I'm sorry! I've deviated from my eternal favourite that is Haru/Kyou! Bad me! Hey…maybe I'll have some Haru/Kyou in this…?
rAiNwAtEr: You're my stalker now? Cool! I've never had one before!
baka-onigiri: Thanks, I hope I continue too. I hate leaving fics undone… XD
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Chou ni Natte: Awww, thanks. Hope you didn't get hurt falling off the chair.
Crimson Symphony: Luvy-duvy? Uhm…I was thinking of angstyfing this fic…or not. XP We'll see.
Kaesaku: All right, all right. I'll see how much I can churn out. Reviews honestly help. I'm so lazy otherwise.
Yukyoru: Yeah, Shinji sadly has been left behind. Kyou's making friends after all. Heh heh, kissing will be minimal in this fic. XP Unless Haru goes aggressive-Black on Kyou XD
