Freedom in a Cage-
Introduction
"Are you sure?" Tohru asked with concern. She knew how much rainy days like these really sapped the strength out of him.
The rain season brought so much rain, Kyou was having a hard time dealing with the sudden lack of energy, like he was always tired. Until summer came and then it would be dead hot.
"I'm sure." He said roughly underneath his blue umbrella. "I just need some time alone." He said, knowing the roof would be soaking wet with the heavy rainfall that was hitting them with a lighter force currently.
"When will you be back?" Tohru asked, noticing Yuki's lack of speak as of this moment. She sighed inwardly, knowing how much they hated each other. Did it have to be that way? Were the cat and rat destined to be sworn enemies until...she didn't even know what would happen when or, better yet, if they would ever become friends.
"I'll be back before sunset," He said, even though the sun clearly wasn't lout, hiding behind the dark grey storm clouds.
"Alright then, about five or so?" Tohru asked, satisfied with the nod that she got from the neko human.
She smiled before walking off in a different direction with Yuki. She knew nothing was bothering him, he probably just needed sometime to be with himself. After being with Shigure for so long with no where else to go in the damp weather, he would need some time alone she reasoned.
Kyou walked off towards the city. The rain was slowly stopping for a while, but he knew better than to hope the damp weather would stop. Soon it would come back in full force.
So many things had been on his mind as of recently; the suicide of his mother, how his father left him, his original cat form, memories of the seemingly distant past, and the head of the family, Akito.
He sighed heavily. 'Why does everything that I think I deserve really not be meant for me.' An image of Tohru flashed into his mind and he shook it hard, trying to rid himself of the image. It dissipated.
He couldn't let anything bad happen to her. Anything in the least would be blamed on him. Everything that went wrong, even the slightest bit, was blamed on him even when he didn't do it.
Words cut deeper than it looked on him, everything in his life was screwed up. His mother hated him so much it lead her to die even though she never admitted she hated him, the way she was so timid around her own son. She was afraid of him, and he could tell. She always checked his bracelet, telling him how much she "loved" him.
It was a lie. Everything was a lie. Before he knew it he was into the city's heart, standing in front of the Sohma house gates. He turned to leave, despising whatever lead him there before the sound of the door opening stopped him.
He turned around to see who it was and came face to face with...Akita.
He was grinning maliciously at the young cat, a twisted and demented look glazed over his eyes. "Well, well, look what the cat dragged in." He laughed wickedly, seeing how Kyou flinched slightly at this.
"Akito," Kyou said, barely controlling his anger that was quickly burning deep and fully inside of him. He shook his head to clear it and smiled at him wickedly too. Two could play at this game. "You shouldn't be out here." He said snidely. "Don't want to die any sooner, eh bastard?"
That struck a nerve and soon he was surrounded in the darkness that claimed his consciousness.
"You'll pay for that, baka neko. Oh, you will pay for that." He whispered angrily into the unconscious teenage boy's ear. He snapped his finger and two of his servants dragged the cursed boy inside the residency.
The doors slammed closed, tightly locking up Kyou in a place of horrors he tried to run away from.
TBC