((A/N: Thank you Rachel,Love-Of-Beheading,and Sydney for explaining to me what a noose is.
Also, I Do Not Own Fruits Basket or "Vindicated" By 'Dashboard Confessional'. I sure wish I did.. :(
To All Those Who Reviewed:
Love-Of-Beheading: The 'moo' part was from my stupid humor.. :P I'm glad you thought it was funny though. About an hour before I wrote the chapter, my family and I were going to the mall and passed by a field of grazing, mooing cows.. Heh.. That's where that part came from. ((If anyone was wondering))
Rachel: It makes me happy to hear that people actually like my stories! Thanks for reading!
tyranimo: Just like I said before, I'm gonna finish this story even if it kills me! I just hope I don't die trying.. XD
BakaDen: I hope so as well. I just had to put "The Best Of You" in somewhere.
Ky0Kichi: I apologise about the confusing point of view thing, but it gets boring talking about one person all the time.. This is actually the first story that I've written from the character's point of view.. I dunno why I did it.. For some reason I wait to re - read my story for errors after I send it in.. XD It's a really bad habbit!
To Everyone:
Thank you everyone who reviewed! This is my highest reviewed story! I hope I can continue writing for all of you and that you can continue reading!
I never expected to get more than six reviews on this story, but you all proved me wrong!
So here it is!))
Chapter Five
((Haru's POV))
Hope dangles on a string
like slow spinning redemption.
Winding in and winding out.
The shine of it has caught my eye.
I woke up with a very content, warm feeling. I stretched and yawned before getting up for breakfast. The house was quieter than usual. I walked into the kitchen and went directly for the refrigerator. I opened it only to find it empty except for a small note inside. I picked it up, reading it slowly. The handwriting was bad, so it took me a moment to understand what it said. It read:
Hatsuharu,
Went to get food.
Be back later.
Hatori
I guess he knew me well enough to know that I wouldn't find the note unless it was somewhere important. I heard my stomach growl loudly. Yes, right now the refrigerator was very important. I decided to go to Shigure's. I hoped Tohru still had breakfast out when I got there. Or at least lunch.
And roped me in.
So mesmerizing, so
hypnotizing. I am captivated.
I was lost. Very lost. Too lost for words. By now I remembered that I had no sense of direction what so ever. I walked aimlessly down the streets until I found myself in front of the school. At least I was close. I stood staring at the empty highschool wondering what direction to go next until I heard a familiar voice call,"Hey!"
I turned to see Kyo walking toward me. "What are you doing here?" I asked. He stared at me for a moment before answering,"I could ask you the same thing." I gave him a small smile. He smirked and stated,"You're lost arent you?" I nodded. He rolled his eyes. "Well, follow me then." He grumbled. He was pretending to be grumpy, but I wasn't falling for it. "You never told me why you were at the school." I mentioned. I stayed silent. A light blush making it's way to his face. "You were looking for me, weren't you?" I asked while his face grew redder. "Well, if you didn't take so long, I wouldn't have to come get you!" He spat back at me. I laughed inwardly. The fact that he cared enough to come get me made me happier than I'd been all mourning.
I am vindicated.
I am selfish. I am wrong.
I am right - I swear I'm right.
I swear I knew it all along.
Once we entered the house, I looked around, waiting for Shigure to jump out of the shadows or for Tohru to welcome us with her usual smile. But there was only silence. Kyo turned toward me and stated,"Shigure's out hiding from his editor.. And Tohru's out with the rat.." I nodded in response. "So it's only us?" I asked. He nodded this time. "You have anything to eat?" I asked as my stomach growled for the second time that day. He smirked and answered,"You forgot to eat breakfast?" I smiled and answered,"No, we just didn't have anything good to eat." He walked into the kitchen and started digging through the refrigerator for leftover breakfast. Five minutes later, I was eating some of Tohru's delicious homemade riceballs. I wondered if that was all that the people ate here, since they always seemed to have a riceball or twenty.
I am flawed, but I am
cleaning up so well.
I am seeing in me now
the thing you swore you saw yourself.
I glanced over to the clock - 4:45 pm. Maybe it wasn't as early as I thought. I glanced over at Kyo, who was sitting acoss the table. He was staring into the distance with a bored expression on his face. I stared at him for what seemed like forever. Rays of sunlight poured through the window onto his soft orange hair. Loose strands of silky orange hung above the deep crimson pools that were his eyes. His mouth sat in a bored line, every once in a while the corners of it would twitch in annoyance. He looked simply beautiful. I stopped myself. Beautiful? Kyo beautiful? There must have been something in the riceballs because Kyo was not beautiful. Extremely attractive, yes. Beautiful, no. He'd probably knock my head off if he knew I was even thinking of him as beautiful.
So clear. Like the diamond in
your ring. Cut to mirror your intentions.
Oversized and overwhelmed. The shine
of which has caught my eye.
((Kyo's POV))
He was staring at me. I could feel my face heating up. Why was he staring at me? Why did I care? I looked at him from the corner of my eye. He seemed to be deep in thought because even when I turned and looked him straight in the eye, he continued to just stare at me. "Hey, Haru!" I yelled. He snapped out of his trance and stared at me for a second. Then he stared at the floor, a bright red blush covering his cheeks. "Sorry." He stated. "I was just thinking." We sat in silence for a moment before I asked,"About what?" It was a natural urge for a cat to be curious. Since I was a cat, that was my excuse. His blush darkened. "You." He answered so quiet that I wondered if he even said anything. My face was becomming even hotter than before. "W - what?" I studdered. He moved closer to me. When we were only inches apart, he stated,"You." I didn't get a chance to react because afterwards our lips met in a brain melting kiss. Which my brain did indeed melt leaving my only option to kiss back. Which I did.
And rendered me so isolated,
so motivated. I am certain certain
now that I am vindicated. I am selfish.
I am wrong. I am right - I swear I'm right.
Swear I knew it all along.
I fell backward only to have him pin me down. I reached up, running my hands through his white and black hair. I felt the all too familiar rumbling in my throat as I began to purr. He grinned as his kisses became rougher and more desperate. I heard a tapping noise sounding through the house, but thought nothing of it.. Until of course, the tapping ended up being footsteps - and not just any footsteps! Not Tohru, or Yuki, or even Momiji comming to get Haru. By the time I figured out that Shigure'd come home, he was already laughing his stupid head off.
So turn up the corners of your lips.
Part them and feel my fingertips.
Trace the moment, fall forever.
Defence is paper thin. Just one touch
and I'd be in too deep now to ever swim
aginst the current. So let me slip away.
It didn't take long for both me and Black Haru to start chasing Shigure. I guess he went black somewhere around the time Shigure entered the room. It also didn't take long to catch the stupid dog since you can't really run fast in wooden shoes and a long robe.
After successfully beating the crap out of Shigure and returning Haru back to normal, we decided to go out for awhile. I didn't know where we were going and I don't think he did either. We just walked down the streets entering random stores. We walked passed a petstore and Haru turned to me grinning. I glared and stated,"Don't even think about it!" But was dragged into the store anyway. The store was small, but filled with all kinds of junk. Haru ended up buying an entire bag of cat toys that he claim his kitten would play with later. After leaving the store I took the bag to see the giant amount of catnip inside. I sent a questioning glare in his direction. He only chuckled in reply.
So let me slip away.
So let me slip away.
So let me slip aginst the current.
So let me slip away.
By the time the sun was setting, we were sitting on a hill in the park. Somehow, Haru'd gotten me to lay me head on his shoulder, while he held me hand. I had to admit, this was the happiest day I'd had in a long time. I stared at the setting sun. I never knew it could be so fun spending the day with the ox. I smiled and looked up at him. "Haru.." I stated. He looked down at me. "Yes?" He asked. "I love you." I whispered. He smiled and kissed me. "I love you too."
Slight hope, it dangles on a string.
Like slow spinning redemption...
((A/N: There were more "So let me slip away" lines, but I got tired of writing them... I'm sorry this chapter's so boring.. I'm just having a bad writing spree today.. :P
Next chapter will be better.. I promise!
I'm running out of songs though..))