Kyoko is Alive

By

Dragondolphin1990

Chapter 14-The End

A/N-Well, here it is… I have major writer's block, and the only reason I'm writing this chapter is because my friend Tanokai (read her stories!) told me to. You should all thank her.

P.S. About Tohru's personality last chapter: Tohru had probably been bottling up her emotions for so long that they finally spewed out like that. Also, she was probably being affected by being head of the family. She was just trying to do what she should as head. Something as major as that is bound to affect a person's personality at least a little bit.

When Tohru returned to Shigure's house after her confrontation with Momiji's father, she was surprised to find the rabbit sitting outside the house. She asked him, "What are you doing out here so late at night?"

He replied, "I came to visit you, but it seems that everyone's asleep because they aren't answering the door."

Tohru got out her key and opened the door. Momiji bounded in, while Tohru entered at a calmer pace. Neither of them expected what they saw. Ayame and Kagura were in the center of the living room fighting. Yuki cheered on his brother while Kyo rooted for his stalker. Once Shigure noticed the two, he walked over, "Tohru, Momiji, would you like to take bets?"

Momiji instantly said, "Kagura. She beats up Kyo all the time."

Tohru asked, "What's going on?"

Shigure replied, "Aaya and Kagura are fighting over Yuki and Kyo. Whoever wins the fight gets to decide which one is better. Who'd you like to root for? There are three votes for Kagura and one for Aaya."

Ayame yelled, without stopping his fighting, "I can't believe you don't think I'll win. I hurt here."

He touched his chest near his heart before resuming the fight.

Tohru thought for a moment, "I think… that Ayame will win. No offence, Kyo, but you aren't too tough and Kagura can beat you, but that doesn't mean she can beat other people."

Yuki told the cat, "She said you aren't strong."

"Hey!" Kyo glared at Tohru, Yuki, and Ayame.

The fight ended when Kagura was knocked outside (via a now broken wall) and fell to the ground, unconscious. Yuki stuck his tongue out to Kyo. Shigure pranced over to Ayame, "I never doubted you for a minute!"

Ayame replied, bleeding slightly, "But… you voted for Kagura…"

Shigure didn't say anything for a minute, "I… uh… I love you, Aaya!"

"Oh, Shigure, I love you, too!"

Momiji pouted, "I lost the bet."

Tohru giggled, but then remembered Kagura, "Is she going to be alright?"

Kyo replied, "She trained with Shishou. She'll be fine!"

Kyo smiled, thinking about his master. True to Kyo's word, Kagura awoke a few minute later. Since everyone was now conscious, Ayame said, "I declare my brother, Yuki, the greatest ever!"

"Um… thanks…" Yuki muttered.

Kyo scowled, "Great, that dumb rat is better than me, again!"

Kagura whispered in his ear, "You're still my favorite!"

Shigure said, "Since it's so late, why don't you all stay here for the night!"

Momiji asked, "Can I sleep in Tohru's room? Please!"

"Sure," Tohru replied, much to the unhappiness of Yuki and Kyo.

Kagura batted her eyelashes at Kyo, "You're going to invite me to stay in your room, aren't you?"

"It'll be less painful that way… Sure, you can stay in my room. Just no funny business."

Ayame looked from Yuki to Shigure, "Who should I sleep with?"

Yuki sighed, "Everything you say sounds so wrong. Don't even think of going in my room."

Ayame giggled, "I'll be sleeping with Shigure, then."

The next morning, Kyo was the first person out of bed. He had been sleep deprived. Kagura had given him bone-crushing hugs all night, making it impossible for him to sleep. Shigure was up next, with Ayame following soon after. Kagura woke shortly afterwards and went off to look for Kyo. Surprisingly, Yuki awoke next.

Everyone was getting worried when it was noon and Tohru was still sleeping. Yuki finally decided to wake her up, just to see if anything was wrong. Her eyes fluttered open, "Yuki? What are you doing up?"

He replied, "It's after 12 p.m."

"Oh my goodness! I haven't slept in for years," she suddenly winced.

Yuki asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. It's just an ear infection, probably. Hm… that's odd. I don't remember ever having one…"

"I'll call Hatori."

"No, I don't want to trouble him!"

Yuki looked her square in the eye, "Tohru-sama, you are head of our family. It would be wrong to see you sick and not do anything about it. It's Hatori's job to make sure you're in good health."

Tohru looked at the floor for a moment before saying, "You're right… but, please, don't call me that."

"Of, course, Tohru-chan."

Tohru smiled at him. Yuki left, saying, "I'll be back."

He headed into the living room to the phone. When he picked up the receiver, Shigure asked, "Who're you calling? A secret lover, perhaps?"

"Shut up," Yuki said, "I'm simply calling Hatori."

"Why? Is something wrong with your asthma?"

"No, Tohru isn't feeling the best. She didn't want to bother Hatori, but I'm making her."

"I hope it isn't anything serious," Shigure said.

Yuki dialed Hatori's number.

"Hello."

"Hi, Hatori."

"Yuki, what's wrong?"

"Tohru isn't feeling great. I was wondering if you could come over and check on her."

"Of course I can. It's not like I have much of a choice."

"Thank you."

"See you soon."

"You sound tired."

"You woke me up."

"Oh, sorry."

"I'm fine."

"Bye."

"Goodbye."

They hung up. Yuki returned to Tohru's room, "He's on his way."

"I don't want to be a bother."
"You aren't."

"You're just saying that."

"No, I'm not, honest."

She smiled, "Thank you…"

The doorbell rang. "It must be Hatori. He got here fast," Yuki said, leaving to answer the door.

But, alas, poor Yuki, it was too soon to be Hatori. Yuki answered the door to find… Ritsu. At least he wore male clothing.

Seeing Yuki, Ritsu said, "I knew it was a mistake to come here so late at night. I'm such a burden…"

Yuki could tell he was trying his best to not go into hysterics. Yuki sighed and patted his back, "It's okay, Ritsu, I'm still up."

"But what about the others? I must have woken them! I'M SO SOR-"

Yuki put his hand over Ritsu's mouth, "I know Shigure, Tohru, and my brother are awake, and who cares about Kagura and that idiotic cat?"

"Ayame and Kagura are here, too? Now I know I'm intruding! And I must have woken up Kagura and Kyo! Oh, I knew I should have stayed at home tonight!"

Yuki rubbed his forehead while Ritsu went on and on and on… and on… and on… The monkey could be really annoying sometimes. It's best to just ignore him. Finally, Ritsu's ranting was cut short by a doorbell. He paused for a moment and then went on apologizing to the doorbell. Shigure finally noticed Ritsu and poked him in the side. That would keep him quiet, if only for a little bit.

Yuki answered the door to find, thank goodness, Hatori. He glanced down at Ritsu, who was writhing on the floor, "What's he doing here?"

Yuki shrugged, "Dunno. He started apologizing before he could say. Kagura and my brother are here, too."

"Great," Hatori said, "All of the most annoying members of our family… Now, where's Tohru?"

"She's in her room."

Hatori went upstairs for a few moments. When he returned, he said to Yuki, Shigure, and Ritsu, the only people in the room at the moment, "The good news is that it's just an ear infection. She'll be fine in a few days time. The bad news, however…"

"What?" Yuki asked, impatient.

Hatori took a deep breath, "Being Head is starting to get to her. The curse is taking its toll on her body."

"You mean she'll get sick, like Akito?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so…"

A/N-This is why I knew there had to be a sequel. But, please, don't get mad at the ending. I feel that this is the only logical ending that could happen. It's not like Tohru could defy the curse. I actually have no clue what to make the sequel about, but I will figure it out eventually. If any of you have ideas, please email them to me. (you can find my email address on my profile)

Update: The sequel is now up! It is called Kyoko is Still Alive.