((A/N: Second chapter! Yay! By the way, I DO NOT OWN FRUITS BASKET! Nor do I own "Look What You've Done" By Jet. ((Cries))
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The Light Of The Shadows:
Chapter Two:
((Haru's POV))
Take my photo off the wall if it just won't sing for you.
'Cause all that's left has gone away and there's nothing
there for you to prove.
They didn't know I was standing there. They didn't know Kyo was standing there either. As they shared their first kiss, they didn't even
notice the broken figure in the background. Staring at them in all his crimson eyed glory, broken and rooted to the spot. When they finally did
notice, it was too late. He was off - running into the distance to no where at all. One might think he was a fool, but he wasn't. He was simply
to broken to notice his surrounding. Letting his feet carry him to an imaginary heaven that would heal his spirit and repair his heart. He was no fool.
Only a cat. A cat stranded in the rain, running from those who caused him so much pain.
Oh, look what you've done.
You've made a fool of everyone.
Oh well, it seems like such fun
until you lose what you had won.
I watched as she stopped running. She'd given up on him. I guess since she'd chosen the rat, the cat was no longer good enough for her.
I continued to follow him though. Even if I was the only one who cared, at least I was someone. I knew that I had no idea how it felt to see
your love in love with another and I hoped I'd never know. But since he had learned the pain, I guessed someone would have to pick up the pieces
of his shattered heart. I just hope I wouldn't get scratched by the wet, wounded animal he had become.
Give me back my point of view
'Cause I just can't think for you.
I can hardly hear you say
"What should I do?"
Well, you choose.
He fell to the ground with a loud splash as the rain continued to pour. He didn't attempt to get up, which wasn't a good sign. I slowly walked
toward him and stopped when I was in front of the soaked figure which was Kyo. He didn't move for a while. Maybe it just felt like a long time,
but I was beginng to debate on wether or not to nudge him to see if he was even alive. Then I saw him look and my boots. He stared at them
longer than he layed doing nothing. He finally turned his head toward me and yelled,"What the Hell do you want, Haru!" These empty words..
They worry me. Has he given up, or is he just taking it hard right now? I didn't know what to say to him, so I only offered my hand. I knew he wouldn't
take it. Even as broken as he was, I knew he'd never swallow his pride enough to take my hand. At least he still had some pride left.
Oh, look what you've done.
You've made a fool of everyone.
Oh well, it seems like such fun
until you lose what you had won.
He sent death glares my way for more than three minutes. I was getting bored. He finally yelled,"Go away!" and sat up. I find myself smiling at how
childish he is. He smacked my hand away and continued to glare at me. I decide to answer his first question of why I was there and stated,"I got lost on my
way to Shigure's house." I paused then asked,"Could you help me find it?" He stared at me - his crimson eyes seeing right through me. He didn't speak so I added,
"Of course, if you wanna stay out in the rain, you can.. I just never thought cats liked rain.." I smirked at him. I don't remember smirking much around him. Of
course, I could've smirked at him while in my "Black" form, but I decided that smirking while in that form didn't count. He was staring at me wide - eyed now.
If I didn't know any better, I'd say he looked cute. Like a curious kitten. My smirk deepened - which resolted in his eyes growing larger.
Oh, look what you've done.
You've made made a fool of everyone.
A fool of everyone.. A fool of everyone.
After offering my hand again - which to my surprise was taken, we silently made our way to Shigure's house. Or so I hoped. We walked in silence
the entire time. Which was a very long time. I stared at his back as he led the way. My smirk ha long gone, only to be replaced by a small smile.
We finally made it to Shigure's. I opened the door and entered - Kyo following closely behind. As he walked to his room, I saw him glance into the livingroom,
frown sadly, and hurry to his room. I followed only stopping to glance into the livingroom as well. There on the couch were the two that had caused Kyo
so mch pain. They sat holding hands and watching a random movie. They looked so innocent, not knowing or understanding how much pain they caused
Kyo with their public display of affection. Or as public as Shigure's house gets.
Take my photo off the wall if it just won't sing for you.
'Cause all that's left has gone away and there's nothing
there for you to do.
I finally reached his room after searching every other room in the hallway - except for the one that I swore to remember it's location. Shigure's room. I
didn't want to relive the horrors of the first time I'd entered his romance novel/dirty magazine filled room. I entered Kyo's room without
knocking. I knew this to be a mistake, but I also knew that if I knocked he'd lock the door and tell me to go away. I walked in and saw him with his
back turned to me. I could barely make out the shimmering tears trailing down his face and that was only because I was looking for them."Go away!" He
screamed. I was once again at a loss for words, so I said the first thing that came to mind,"What's up?" I sounded so stupid. Just walking into his room
while he was attempting to deal with the mess Tohru and Yuki had gotten him into. "I said go away!" He screamed. He sounded serious enough, but I couldn't get myself to walk away. He seemed like he needed comfort. He collapsed onto his bed, breaking down. I could tell he was fighting aginst the tears, and failing miserably. I began to walk toward him. As I got close to him, he pushed me away and yelled,"Don't get near me!" I took a step back, just to give him a little space. "What's wrong with you!" He asked. He was so stubborn when it came to excepting other's help. I smiled at the thought of him acyually excepting my help. My hand seemed to move on it's own, making it's way to his tear stained cheek. I didn't exactly know what I was doing or why I was doing it, but it seemed to calm him down for a moment.
Oh, look what you've done.
You've made a fool of everyone.
"I don't like it when you're sad." I heard myself say. I'd thought these thoughts so many times before, but never imagined saying them aloud. Especially to Kyo! He began to blush dark crimson. At one point his blush even matched his eyes. I moved my hand away and we sat for a moment in silence. I decided, since I'd already done everything else I'd sworn to myself I'd never say, that I'd ask him a question that had been bugging me since I found him in the rain. "Did you love her?" I asked,then added,"Tohru?" He bowed his head and answered,"Yeah..I loved her." I thought for a moment then asked,"How much?" He smiled at me for a reason that I couldn't understand. It was a haunted looking smile, but I guessed that anyone in his place's smile would look a bit haunted. "Too much." He answered.
Oh well, it seems like such fun.
Until you lose what you had won.
I found my body moving on it's own again as I embraced his frail form. He was still wet, even though he was in a different pare of clothes than the last time I saw him. He was also cold, I could see him shaking now that I finally got a closer look. I expected him to push me away, but he didn't. He hugged me back. It was odd - hugging Kyo. Before now, I probably couldn't find a reason to want to come near the cat. He was supposed to be my enemy afterall. For some reason though, it felt so right.
Oh, look what you've done.
You've made a fool of everyone.
He was crying by now. I tried my best to comfort him, but I wasn't very good at this sort of thing. He probably thought this was just a trick. That later I'd pretend it never happened. But that wasn't my reason for comforting him. I didn't exactly know my reason myself. All that I knew was that right now, he needed support. And right now, I was the only one willing to support him. Right now, he was the most important person to me. In a way, I hoped that it stayed that way.
A fool of everyone.
A fool of everyone...
((A/N: I know that the end of this chapter was pretty much the same as the end of the last chapter, but I did that to, in a way, prove a point. I wanted to give off the thought that they felt the same way, but with my crappy writing skills, this was all I could come up with.
The rest of the chapters won't give both points of view like the first two did. I just thought it'd be cool to start the story like that.
The next chapter will either be to the song "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls or "Helena" By My Chemical Romance.
That's all I had to say, so goodbye and please review and tell me what you thought of my second chapter!))