Chapter 4: Falling Out of Plan
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Author's Note: I'm so sorry for not updating sooner! I had two tests to study for, and I had no time to write! I'll try my hardest to update sooner! Oh, and I must warn you...well, I hope you don't mind Kyo's dirty little mouth :D!
Shigure sighed as he went around the house, dusting every little spot. This sudden outburst of cleanliness he obtained was due to the fact that he was no where near done with his book.
"Writer's block can be a real pain sometimes," he said to himself, slowly wiping the dust off the top of the refrigerator. Just then, the phone started ringing, and Shigure bounced over to answer.
"This is Shigure Sohma, the novelist who's pretty lazy at doing his own job!" he answered cheerfully. He was guessing that his editor was the one calling, but was shocked, and even embarrassed, when he heard a man's un-suicidal voice answer his own.
"Um, yes, this is Yutaka Hayashi, Principal of Kaibara Public High School," the man said, clearing his voice. "Yuki Sohma collapsed from, what seems like, exhaustion, and he's currently in the nurses" but before the principal could continue, Shigure was quick to answer,
"I'll be right over."
Shigure changed into better clothes and grabbed his jacket. He was upset at himself for letting Yuki go to school when he was so sick. Now he was unconscious in the nurses' room because of it.
'To make matters even worse, Haa-san will be furious at me,' Shigure thought as he started to head towards the school.
"Is the prince alright?"
"I'm not sure, but I hope he is!"
"What happened anyways?"
"He was getting things ready for the festival and when he was sitting down, he just collapsed! That Honda girl was the one who got the nurse."
Yuki could hear so many voices that started to make him get an even bigger headache. He opened his eyes slowly and looked at his surroundings. Of course, he was still at school, in the nurses' room, lying on a small bed. Yuki started to sit up when he noticed he wasn't alone in the room.
"Yuki-kun, you shouldn't sit up!" Tohru was sitting right next to the bed, her face filled with worry. "Shigure-san will be here any minute so he can take you home to get rest!" The words slowly registered in his brain and he nodded while lying back down.
"How long have I been here?" Yuki asked, rubbing his head.
"Just half an hour," Tohru replied, feeling his forehead. "You still have a temperature! Maybe I should get the nurse"
"No, it's alright Honda-san, I'm feeling fine," Yuki assured her. Tohru looked at him with concern. After all the times he had said he was fine, he never was and now more then ever. And to think she was supposed to have watched over him to make sure he was alright.
"I'm sorry," Tohru said suddenly, making Yuki turn to her quickly in surprise. "You had so much to do, you got so exhausted. I was supposed to make sure you didn't get too over worked, and I failed at that. I'm terribly sorry; please forgive me for doing such a poor job."
All Yuki could do was stare at her with shocked eyes. If it wasn't such a serious subject, not to mention how upset she looked, he would have laughed. It was far from her fault, and besides, anyone could have been blamed for it, if that was even the problem at all.
"It's not your fault, Honda-san. I pushed myself too hard; you couldn't do anything about that," Yuki said, finally sitting up against the wall. Tohru looked as if she was going to protest against his action, but he continued to talk. "Nothing could ever be your fault. Besides, you'd never do anything bad on purpose; you're just too perfect."
Tohru blushed at his last statement and was unable to look at him to show how much he affected her. However, she felt Yuki's fingers going gently under her chin and making it so that they were at eye level. He started to bring her blushing face to his when…
The door suddenly opened and Shigure walked in, causing both Yuki and Tohru to pull away from each other. He looked at Yuki; Tohru could see that his eyes were filled with sadness. As if it was instinct, Tohru got up to leave so that they could talk.
"How do you feel?" Shigure asked after Tohru left. However, before he could answer, Yuki started to cough uncontrollably. "That bad, eh? Well, we'll take you home and have Haa-san come over to check up on you. And I think it's best if you don't go to school tomorrow."
"Why tomorrow? I'm feeling sick now; I might be better by tomorrow," Yuki said as he finished up his coughing. "Besides, it'll be a normal day anyways."
"It doesn't matter," Shigure simply said. "Now come on, we need to get you home; School's pretty much over." He added the last bit as Yuki opened his mouth to protest. And just when needed, the end-of-the-day school bell started to ring.
Shigure, Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo finally reached the house and as soon as they entered, Shigure went to call Hatori.
"Go lie down, Yuki," he said sternly when he saw that Yuki was heading into the kitchen.
"I feel fine," he repeated annoyingly. However, after receiving a glare from Shigure, he sighed and headed towards his room. Tohru watched him go up the stairs but she turned to Kyo, who started to speak.
"Don't you have a feeling that those two are hiding something from us?" Kyo asked, taking a small yawn; Tohru nodded sadly. Shigure came into the room with an impatient look on his face.
"He didn't answer," he replied with a sigh. He then looked at Tohru and Kyo with a huge grin. "Could you two do me a favor and go see if Haa-san's around the Main House?"
"Why can't you do it, you stupid dog?" Kyo asked angrily. Shigure pretended not to hear him and hummed as he turned the faucet on to block out any more sounds. Kyo's eye twitched as he got up, along with Tohru, to go get Hatori.
"Maybe Hatori-san knows something about all this," Tohru said as they walked towards the Main House. "Then he could tell us what's wrong, and we could help." Kyo shrugged and they walked in silence until they reached their destination. Kyo was the first one in and lead the way to Hatori's office. However, when they got there, the door was locked and there wasn't any light seeping through the crack at the bottom.
"Where the hell is he?" Kyo mumbled while rolling his eyes.
"Should we go by Akito-san's room? Maybe Hatori-san went there to check up on him? We could meet up with him," Tohru suggested, and they headed down another, somewhat eerie, hallway to Akito's room. Voices coming from the room proved that Hatori was indeed there, but it was what they were talking about that made Tohru, and even Kyo, stop to listen for more.
"So, you want to know more about the symptoms Yuki will get, is that correct Hatori?" the cold, almost mocking, voice was unmistakably Akito's. "Well, you already know some, but I'll tell you this, there are ones much worse then those."
"Could you say what they are so we could try and prevent them?" Hatori's voice asked calmly, though he was anxious to find out what they were.
"Like I said before, he'll get a stuffy nose, soar throat, and severe cough. Then he'll have trouble seeing clearly. He'll also probably get angry for no apparent reason. Don't be surprised if he coughs up a little blood, either, because that'll happen, as well. Oh, and I can't forget that he'll get too weak to walk, though that'll be close to when he's just about ready to die," Akito said, laughing a little bit. "The powerful rat will be too weak to fight. It would be fun to see how he'd do in a match against the cat when he's about near death. Funny how this new curse of the rat works, don't you think?"
Tohru, whose eyes were wide in both shock and fright, turned towards Kyo. His eyes were also wide, and he carried a disgusted look along with that.
"That sick bastard," Kyo muttered, shaking his head. "Of course he laughs at something this bad."
"Kyo-kun…do you really think that Yuki-kun is dying?" Tohru asked, clasping her hands together. "It would explain how he's been acting, and Shigure, too." Before Kyo could answer, however, footsteps sounded from inside Akito's room, indicating that Hatori was about to leave. Before Tohru and Kyo could sneak away, Hatori opened the door and caught them just as they were walking off. He paused a few seconds before closing the door behind him.
"I'm guessing you heard," Hatori said, getting straight to the point. He walked down the hallway to go back to his office, followed by Tohru and Kyo.
"Hatori-san, is it really true? Is Yuki-kun really…dying?" Tohru whispered as tears blurred her vision.
"Yes, I'm afraid that is true," Hatori said sighing. "That is, unless we can find a cure, but-" He shook his head, trying not to think that it was impossible to help Yuki live longer. "I'll try to find something that could possibly help him out."
The three of them stopped in front of Hatori's office, and he turned to them, wearing a stern look.
"Now, Yuki didn't want anyone to find out about this," he said. "So, it would be best if the two of you keep what you know to yourselves. Just act like you would towards him as if you didn't know anything." Tohru and Kyo nodded. "Now, was there any reason you two came here?"
"Yes, there is!" Tohru said, remembering why they were there; she forgot about it after finding out about Yuki. "It's actually about Yuki and his health. Earlier today at school he passed out. He's resting now, but Shigure wanted you to go and look at him." Hatori nodded and went to get his doctor's bag. He offered them a ride home, and they got in the car, while Tohru was deep in thought. What if Yuki did die? The house wouldn't be the same without him. It'd be quieter without the quarrels between him and Kyo. His smile wouldn't be there anymore to make Tohru feel happy herself. No more Yuki would just change her drastically, because if he died, she would lose the one she loved more then anything in the world.
"Yuki-kun," Tohru whispered to herself sadly, as a few tears droplets slowly fell down her cheek and onto her lap.
Author's Note: How much interruption will they have to face BEFORE THEY KISS? Haha, I just love doing that still. So yes, now Tohru and Kyo found out! Eventhough Ha'ari told them not o act differently, do ya REALLY think they'll listen? Hmm, who knows? Well, I do, but… I'll never teeeell
And I seriously love my reviewers! Such kind words; makes me write more and more and more!
lunar goddess- Ah! HYPERNESS! It's what keeps me awake at night, and jumping through the halls of school in the morning! And you have a lot of it :D! Thanks so much for the comment! I'm really glad you like my story!
S.B. Kisses: Yesss yesss, I am evil, aren't I? Well, I didn't leave a killer cliffie this chapter, at least! And I'm SO GLAD YOU HATE MACHI TOO! -gets pitch fork- She can never have Yuki! Ahaha! Ohh, and I like your idea, as well! It somewhat turned out that way…or, Hatori told them, at least ;; But thanks so much for the comment!
Animefreakkagome: Ohhh, nice shiny axe! scoots away but have no fear, Yukiru will be here! …or there…err..it'll be in chapter 5, no need to worry!
Yukyoru- I shall put in both! And a twist..it might occur, I just haven't gotten much though towards the end of the story. There might be a tiny twist, but we'll just have to wait and see :3
Moonlit Maiden- yes, I thought it'd be too early ;; but I try to keep ahead one chapter after the last one I posted. I haven't been completely committed to that lately -didn't start chapter 5 yet- but I try! And there will defiantly be a Yukiru moment in there :D!
Thanks again! I'm glad you responded to the poll, and I shall work with what you wanted to see more of! Until the next…
…TBC
