"I'm…free…" Kyou whispered to himself, a dead look in his once spirited amber eyes, Wincing as he pulled himself to an almost upright position, he blinked bleary eyed in the sun that was dimming but still bright to his eyes. After being in the dark so long, he almost felt a tugging at his soul when he realized that he liked the dark, it comforted him and hid him from the word.
What makes you think that anyone can love you? He shivered slightly, wrapping his arms around himself as he felt those cold hands. They tied him down like ropes, scars in his mind that never went away. He didn't have anywhere to go; he probably looked like hell right now. He nearly laughed at the thought; he had been through hell so why wouldn't he look like it.
"Kyou-kun!" His breath caught in his throat as he bit his lip, turning away as he heard her voice. Damn her! Make it go away; all the pain and the rejection. She hadn't come. She hadn't come to help him. He saw her running toward him and he shied away from her, knowing it was actually just a figment of his imagination. It always was; she would never come for a baka neko.
"Kyou!" The voice called again. He gripped his head, clenching his eyes closed so tightly that shimmering tears soon formed in his eyes slightly from being closed so tightly.
"Go away." He whispered, rocking slightly, his frail body so fragile in the setting scenery. The voice called again, like honey. Never changing and never leaving him alone. "Go away!" He seethed with growing anger.
"Kyou?" A light gruff voice whispered in the night. He heard a wooden door open and slide closed. Jerking his body around, tense and ready to fight his foe, he glared at the tall shadowed figure. "Is that you, Kyou?"
"Go away." He hissed, his eyes icing over, no long grinning maliciously, silently taunting anyone who dared to mess with him. They held a devoid look now that sent a shiver up the visitor's spine slightly. "Go away." He repeated with venom.
The person came out of the shadows and bent down so that he was eye level with the zodiac cat. "Kyou," The voice of Hatori was calm and strong. "It's me, Hatori. Are you all right?" He questioned with a glance over the tense teen's condition. It was obvious that he wasn't, festering wounds marred his one perfect skin and his body looked beaten up, black and blue with wounds and bruises all over.
Kyou didn't respond, he merely stared blankly ahead and Hatori averted his gaze from the teen, not able to keep the heavy silence that fell over the both of them. "Come on, let me treat your wounds." He offered his hands, getting up from his crouch on the ground.
"No." He said coldly and monotonously. He wouldn't; couldn't go back there. Back to where…he was. He shivered involuntarily and couldn't stop his shaking. The sun was gone as well as the heat that was left on the earth from the Earth's star.
"You have to." Hatori urged. "Your wounds are too serious for you to just go blundering around with." He commanded as he gripped Kyou's arm, which he tried to yank away of course, and puleld him up, supporting him with an arm over his shoulder. The older man couldn't help but notice the haunted and shadowed look in the youth's eyes when they neared the house's doors.
"What happened?" Silence was his answer. He should have known, even if Kyou hadn't changed with whatever happened to him he still most likely wouldn't have answered. He then remembered the master of the house, his charge, Akito.
His gaze grew dark when he remembered the certain absence many times during the last couple of weeks. Perhaps… "Did Akito do something to you." He could feel the tremor running through the lithe form. Kyou still didn't answer but whatever happened must have been something bad. He couldn't help but feel a sudden pang of mixed emotions consisting of anger, guilt, pity, and curiosity.
"Hatori." Kyou whispered. Hatori turned to look at Kyou. "I want you…" He choked out as he bit his lip. "I want you to erased my memories."
TBC
Author's note:
Muhahah! Well, sorry for the long update. It took a while to get inspired I guess. I have to work on As the Rain Falls now. Any other ideas for that story will be appreciative. He question is…who will be the pairings in these FB stories? Love y'all!
-Red Tail