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Stitched Memories Part 2- IV

'No...' His body tensed, feeling himself transform back, 'No, I can't be alone again... Not again.' Rising from the bed, he quickly began throwing on his clothes and walked out the opened door. He was still slightly shaken up by what his mind was doing to him, it was like something would fog his mind and focus on one thing at a time. Having Tohru there... he hadn't even realized she had been there until she left. 'She probably thought I was yelling at her...' Kyo mentally kicked himself, 'Dammit! Why does it have to be this way?'

"Miss Honda?"

Tohru looked up from the laundry she was folding, her face slightly paled and she had a worried look in her eyes. Her brown hair fell limply around her shoulders, enveloping her frail frame. Yuki was standing in the doorway to the laundry room, looking as if he wanted to comfort her but thought better of it.

"Oh, Yuki, hi." she replied, looking away abruptly, ashamed that he saw her looking frazzled.
He looked on, concerned, "Is something wrong? You're not looking well... Shigure and I heard shouting, is everything alright?"
"Oh, no." Tohru shook her head, looking back up to see Yuki come to her side, "I'm sorry if I worried you, it's nothing. I think Kyo was just upset, that's why he yelled. But I'm alright."
Yuki frowned, "Are you sure? Kyo didn't do anything to you-"
"No! No, nothing like that." she tried to cover up her surprise at the question by smiling, "Everything's fine, and I'm sorry again if I've worried you... I... I just have a lot on my mind."

Picking up the laundry basket full of clean clothes, she excused herself, making sure her bandage was hidden from sight. Before she had left Kyo, Tohru had reached out to him and he recoiled and scratched her arm.

"Kyo?" she asked tenatively, "K-kyo"
Tohru reached out to the frightened cat, he didn't seem to see her. His eyes were empty, void of life almost. Glaring at her, he scratched her arm away, causing her to flinch and back away slightly.
"Kyo..." she tried to keep back the oncoming tears.
"No! Leave me the hell alone! Go away!" he hissed, whipping around so he didn't face her.
Tohru didn't need telling twice, she fled to the bathroom and checked to see if she was bleeding, which she was. Quickly wraping up her arm and hiding it under her sleeve, Tohru slunk past Kyo's bedroom and down the stairs, avoiding both Yuki and Shigure at the table as well.

"Tohru."
Tohru gasped, turning to face the owner of the voice, "Oh, Shigure... I'm sorry you just startled me."
He didn't appear convinced, "Come here, Tohru. Can I talk to you for a moment?"

He motioned her into his study, seeing that the girl was uneasy about something. Shigure was the "adult" of the household, so it was his job to make sure that the three teens were alright and that there wasn't any extra tension than what was emitted from Yuki and Kyo's dislike for each other. Taking his seat behind his desk, the black-haired man watched as Tohru closed the door and sat down before him. She kept her eyes downcast, while he gazed on intently. After a few minutes he spoke.

"Is something wrong, Tohru?" he asked, seeing her flinch slightly.
As she spoke her voice wavered with uncertaincy, "Umm... Well... sort of..." Shigure waited for her to continue, "You see, it's about Yuki and Kyo more than me... but I'm concerned for them."
"I see... well, what exactly?"
Tohru thought for a moment, trying to formulate a question or an answer to his. "Do.. do you know of a girl named Kila Hasaru?"

She noticed that the name changed his demeanor slightly, he shifted uncomfortably and tried to hide the shock on his face, but it didn't work too well. There was a long period of silence, the only sound was the gentle drumming of the rain outside and the ticking of the clock, if you listened harder... you would detect the breathing of two other people. One outside and the other inside, both listening to the conversation. Tohru waited for Shigure to regain his composure, which he did rather quickly.

"Yes... I do know of a girl named Kila, why do you ask this?" his voice was not threatening in the slightest, it was more of worry that Tohru detected, but she never knew Shigure to be worried.
"Well..." she paused, "She came to our school today... she's in Momiji and Haru's class. They told Yuki and Kyo about her being there, and both reacted strangely."
He nodded, "I should think so... Yuki and Kyo have... a past with this girl. One that she no longer shares with them."
"What do you mean?"
The dog sighed, knowing this would come as a challenge, "Kila Hasaru came to be friends with Kyo when they were very young, about four and five, I believe. Anyway, over the years they became close. She eventually discovered the curse and Kyo's true form, at the age of seven no less. She accepted it though, which came as a surprise to Kyo. Well, both their mothers committed suicide... and Kyo was able to convince Kazuma, who convinced Akito, to adopt Kila."

"What about her father?" Tohru inquired.
"He wanted nothing to do with her. So, Kyo and Kila became much closer. Kazuma was the only other person besides Kyo who knew that Kila knew the family curse. So they said nothing. When she was eight, Yuki discovered that she knew and found it unfair that Kyo could keep friends who knew of the curse and he couldn't. So he told Akito. Hatori and myself were ordered to retrieve Kila and have her speak with Akito and Yuki, then we couldn't allow anyone in. About an hour later, Kyo came running in and went into the room. We couldn't stop him." Shigure paused, flinching at the memory, "I've never seen him act like that..."

"Kyo?" Shigure questioned.
Hatori panicked, "Wait! Kyo you can't go in there!"
The little girl they had come to know as Kila was battered. Her body broken and bloody, being smashed against the wall by Akito. It was worse than Hatori and Kana. Kyo fell to the ground, shaking violently. Yuki simply stood there, doing nothing, allowing it to just happen.

"Kyo had to be sedated to keep him from shaking. Yuki... well... Yuki seemed calm, he didn't seem to care which surprised me greatly. I found out later on that Yuki regretted what he did, he told me this while crying. I believe his words. Kyo didn't heal as easily. Kila had her memories erased about three months after the incident, she was tearing herself apart... at eight years old... she was adopted by a family who lived quite some ways away. But she no longer remembered Kyo.Though he told me he was fine with it, I don't believe Kyo ever smiled the way he did with her ever again. Well, not until you came. Kazuma tells me that he forced himself to forget, by concentrating on everything but her."

Silent tears streamed down Tohru's cheeks, her face flushed from the effort it took to keep her from crying. 'I never knew... that they suffered like this... Kyo... Hatori... Yuki... and Shigure... and all the other Sohmas... do they have pasts like this?' Shigure could offer no comfort to the girl, he regretted letting her know... but he knew it had to be done. He was also aware of Kyo on the other side of the screen door leading outside, and Yuki in the hallway. He'd deal with them later, right now... it was Tohru who needed comfort.

"Sh-shigure?" she trembled, "I... I didn't know. I'm sorry..."
He smiled in a reassuring manner, "There's nothing to apologize for. But now you know if Kyo and Yuki seem a little... awkward for now... it's because she has returned." 'Telling Akito may not be the best thing. Who knows if she still remembers the abuse...'

In a lonely apartment on the other side of the city, a crimson haired girl shuddered in her sleep. Nightmares plaguing her dreams...


A/N: I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET YOU WAIT THIS LONG! I'm sorry, I went skiing and there was no time for writing! Grr... damn laptop computer! It doesn't have internet... so even if I did write I wouldn't be able to post it. There will be more Kyoru in the next chapter and I think Kyo and Kila will cross paths soon, either in the next chapter or the one after that. Also, will Tohru look past Yuki's actions towards Kila? And what sort of plan is she scheming? And... is that a gun?