"Excuse me, did you need something?" By now even Uo and Hana were curious.
"I feel sick, I think I need to go to the nurses office." He explained. He could hear Uo behind him trying to hold in her laughter but ignored it as much as possible. The teacher dismissed him and decided it would be best to open some windows.
"Some bad smell and Orange Top gets all nauseas." She grinned his way. He turned back to her and she was expecting some angry remark. But he didn't say anything. He just glared her way, sending chills up her spine. She had never seen that look before and it left her speechless. He turned and walked out the door.
"What was that all about? Weird huh?" Uo leaned over to Hana.
"Something is very wrong." She stated, confusing Uo even more.
"What are you talking about"
"He's not normal, or like he usual is. I don't know how to explain it. The signals are all messed up." She added. Tohru could hear what she was saying and it only made her heart sink more. She knew for a fact that he didn't go to the nurses station. He wouldn't do that. Hopefully he would just go home from here. She could only hope he made it there without any problems on the way.
Kyo ran the whole way home. He couldn't get away from it, that smell. What was happening? Where the beads not working anymore? The rain started coming down hard now. It made his head hurt and he had to slow down. He was out of breath and leaned against a tree. He looked down and could see the house from where he stopped. If the curse was taking a turn for the worse then he couldn't go back there. It wasn't fair to Tohru. She could stand to see him in his true form sure, but what if he stayed like that? The very idea made him feel ill. One thing was certain, he couldn't go back there now. Not until he knew what was happening.
Somewhere in all of this it was Yuki's fault. He was the first one to not transform and if he hadn't thrown everything out of whack then this wouldn't be happening. It wouldn't be so bad if the same happened to him but that was not the case. He slowly pushed off the tree. First thing was first, he was going to end this today. He was going to end this fight with Yuki once and for all, using whatever means necessary.
He forced his legs to move, running towards the house and getting up to the second level with no problems. He slipped maybe once or twice on the roof but made it to his window. Once he was inside he changed out of his wet uniform. Just as he was going to leave again, he stopped. His skin was burning. He couldn't move from the pain. He fell forward, trying hard not to make any sound. He didn't want Shigure to hear him. He clenched his jaw and waiting for the waves of pain to pass. He was too weak for this. How was he suppose to go through with his plan like this? If he was going to transform, why wouldn't he just hurry up and do it. What was the hold up? Eventually he passed out, completely collapsing on the floor.
Tohru waited in the locker room, impatiently. She tried to preoccupy her mind by thinking of anything, not matter how small and insignificant it might have been. She couldn't imagine what happened earlier and it was driving her crazy, no matter how much she tried to push it to the back of her mind. She glanced up as Haru managed to get the one locker open. He looked inside it and finally turned back to her. She stared at him, hoping for some news. He shook his head sadly and gave her a shrug. He handed her Kyo's backpack.
"Sorry, that's all that was in there of his. He must have taken his shoes and left." She nodded, showing that she had heard him but her expression said otherwise.
He walked with her to the entrance where they found Momiji talking to Kagura. None of them were expecting her to be there, although she did get out of school before they did.
"Of all the bad times to come around, she had to pick today. I'd hate to see how she reacts when she hears the news." Haru mentioned to Tohru. The idea of telling her made her feel bad. She knew she would be upset. She really hoped he had made it home.
As they reached the other two, Kagura noticed that Tohru had Kyo's backpack. She smiled anyway and waved at them.
"Hey, I was hoping to run into you. Is Kyo here?" She asked. Before Tohru could say anything, Hatsuharu stepped in.
"He went home early." He told her. She gave him a look.
"And he forgot his bag? That's kinda weird. Is he sick?" She asked back.
"Do you want to come over? It would be nice if you could visit." Tohru offered. Kagura quickly nodded. Tohru opened her umbrella and held it over Kagura's head as well as her own.
"Guess we'll see you tomorrow." She said to Haru and Momiji as they walked away. As they turned to first corner Kagura turned to her.
"I'll take his bag, if that's alright." She said. Tohru handed it to her without question. They didn't say much the rest of the way home.
Yuki came down from his room and took a seat with Shigure in the living room.
"Shouldn't they be home by now?" He asked in a low tone.
"They'll be home in a little while. Don't forget it's raining so they might take longer then usual." Shigure told him. "But until they get here, you should read this. It's the first chapter of my next novel and I wanted to know what you thought." Yuki gave him a look that said he wasn't going to read anything.
"What would make you even think I would want to read that garbage"
"You're always so mean. And here I wanted to get your opinion"
"You don't want my opinion. Trust me." He remarked. Before Shigure could continue the conversation, they both heard the front door open. Yuki felt relieved that he wouldn't be subjected to any of Shigure's work. Kagura and Tohru walked into the living room.
"Hey, we're home. Oh Yuki, your here too. Does that mean you're feeling better?" Tohru asked him.
"Yes I'm much better now, thank you. I hope I haven't caused you any problems at school." He answered. She shook her head back with a smile. Shigure looked behind here and arched an eyebrow.
"So if Kagura's here, where's Kyo? Didn't he come home with you?" He inquired. Despite her happiness at seeing Yuki doing better, Tohru was pulled back to reality.
"He left early cause he wasn't feeling well. I thought he came back here."
"I haven't seen him at all." Shigure stated as he stood up and stretched. Kagura went from calm to worried quickly.
"Where could he have gone then"
"Just cause I haven't seen him doesn't mean a thing considering I've been in here most of the day. Let's first go check his room before we start jumping to conclusions." He didn't want Kagura ripping the house apart in search of him. The two girls agreed and followed him upstairs. They got to Kyo's door and Shigure pushed it open. Kyo was still in the same place he had landed earlier, still sleeping.
"There, you see, he's right there. I don't see what the big deal was, ha can take care of himself." He moved out of the doorway so they could see and headed back down stairs. Kagura let out the breath she had been holding and walked into the room. She sat down next to Kyo, just looking at him. Before Tohru even knew where it came from, Kagura started crying, unable to stop. She came in and knelt down.
"Kagura, are you okay?" She wiped her eyes, trying to calm down enough to speak.
"There are so many terrible things going on, Tohru. Everyone's getting sick and some are saying it has to do with the curse. I don't know what's going to happen." She admitted, placing a hand on Kyo's head. He stirred lightly, semi-awake.
"But something good could come out of this. You can't just give up"
"There's been rumors going around that the curse might have been broken..." Kagura mentioned, glancing off to the side.
"Isn't that a good thing? You could all have normal lives." Kagura's head dropped and she let out a sob. Kyo felt someone running their hands through his hair. He heard Tohru saying something about having a normal life.
"I would want nothing more for all of us to have normal lives. That's all I've ever wanted for Kyo...but if the curse is broken then..." Her voice cut out and she swallowed hard. "Then I don't have a chance with him. He could have any girl he wanted. There would be no room for me." She started crying more. Tohru had never thought about it like that. At least with the curse, Kagura had a shot since she was the only girl Kyo could really ever be happy with. She whipped her eyes again.
"I'm sorry this really isn't your problem." She remarked, trying to smile through the sniffs.
"I'm sure things will work out somehow. You can't give up yet, so please don't." Tohru answered quietly. Kagura just shook her head.
"It's okay, I should have known better. Don't worry about it."
"Do you need anything? I could make you some tea." Tohru offered getting a small real smile out of her.
"Thank you, I would like that." Before they left, she grabbed a blanket off the bed and placed over Kyo. Once the door was closed, Kyo opened his eyes and sat up. He couldn't even begin to understand how anyone else could think this curse was just going to end for no reason. It couldn't be that easy.