(much to my dismay...Fruits Basket and it's character do not belong to me...)
Hatori arrived quickly, rushing to the door, not having to knock because Kyou was waiting already. The cat opened the door and led the doctor immediately to the kitchen, pointing to Kagura, who was still curled in a corner, Tohru and Yuki were sitting against the wall outside the kitchen, and as Kyou led Hatori past them, they looked up, it was plain by the look on Tohru's face that she now knew what had happened, whether she had figured it out herself, or Yuki had told her.
When Hatori saw the girl huddled in the corner of the kitchen he appeared genuinely surprised, as though he hadn't expected to actually find a rape victim there. Kagura had shifted into a sitting position, her knees hugged tightly to her chest. Her face buried in her knees. She was still whimpering softly.
Kyou walked back out of the room, leaving Hatori alone with Kagura. There was no point in staying; after all, Hatori could handle things better if he were alone. Kyou sat on the other side of Tohru from where Yuki was. As the cat took his seat, Kagura let out another shout, the sounds of a weak struggle emanated from the kitchen as Hatori tried to look at her. And you could hear her crying out "DON'T TOUCH ME!"
Kyou let out a small sigh and covered his ears to block out the cries. He closed his eyes tightly so he couldn't see the concerned looks on Tohru and Yuki's faces, and so they couldn't see the tears threatening to form in his eyes.
Tohru looked over at Kyou, then to Yuki. The rat nodded understandingly and stood, moving to the cat's other side and sitting down again. Once again going against the nature of their relationship he put a hand on Kyou's shoulder. Kyou opened his eyes and looked at Yuki, the tears beginning to build up in his crimson eyes.
"Kyou….Kagura will be ok….it may take a while, but I'm sure she will be" Yuki smile reassuringly at his cousin, but Kyou just shook his head.
"You honestly think she'll ever be ok? There's no way…..and Haru….that…that bastard!
No one even cares that he did it! No even cares!"
"Of course we care….but the priority is to make sure that Kagura is alright…."
"Exactly" chimed in Tohru, resting her hand on Kyou's other shoulder, "that should make you happy…that she's our first concern…"
Kyou looked away and stood up quickly, "I know….your right…it's just…forget it!" he walked away, heading towards his favorite spot on the roof. This was his spot to get away and think, even if everyone else thought he was sulking. And tonight, his mind was filled with thoughts of the day's events. Kyou knew as well as any of the others that Haru, white Haru, would never in his life do such a thing. Haru hadn't been himself when the rape occurred. But dammit, did that really matter right now! The fact was...Haru, black or not, had raped Kagura….and that pissed Kyou off.
Kyou lay back on the roof, staring at the stars. He thought of how pitiful Kagura had looked, lying there, curled up into herself. Like that, she really hadn't been much of a threat. Seeing her like that…something inside of him cried out and wanted to hold her, comfort her. He wanted to defend her against the world, and he didn't know why.
A couple hours later, Kyou noticed Hatori leaving. He ventured down and wandered into the house, only to be stopped by Yuki. The rat looked at the orange haired boy and said softly "I just thought you'd like to know….Haru's back to white…I meant to tell you earlier….but while I was checking up on him…well…" he paused, knowing Kyou could figure out on his own that he was referring to Kagura's shouts, "so….she really won't let you touch her…huh?"
"Yeah…looks that way. Dammit…I never thought it would upset me that that woman wouldn't want to talk to me!" Kyou crossed his arms in frustration and tried to hide the sad look he cast at the kitchen. But Yuki didn't miss a beat.
"She's not in there anymore…." Kyou turned again to face the rat, and Yuki indicated the stairs. "Hatori moved her to a bed….not a fun experience…she cried and struggled the whole way. Anyways…I told him he could put her in your room….I hope you don't mind."
"Nah…it's ok…Tohru's still sitting with her?" Kyou's gaze locked onto the steps. Poor Kagura…things would never be the same…and it upset him. Maybe he really did care for her. But that was a pointless thing to realize now…wasn't it?
Yuki nodded as he tried to figure out the look on Kyou's face. The cat seemed distant, sad almost. True…it was a sad thing that had happened…but this look went beyond that, "Yes…Miss Honda is with her…Kagura actually managed to fall asleep. So if you wanted to visit her…now would be a good time."
"Yeah…I think I'll go up and sit with her awhile…give Tohru a break." Kyou headed towards the stairs. Yuki followed close behind him. He wasn't going to leave the cat alone even in close proximity to Haru, who was still in Yuki's room. Kyou stopped and looked over his shoulder at the rat, "You following me?"
"I'm just going to check on Haru…we figured it was best to leave him here until we figured out what to do with him…"
"LEAVE HIM ….." Kyou's voice dropped to a hiss, as he didn't want to wake Kagura, "leave him here! He's still in this house?"
"That's the other reason I thought I should sit with Haru…..I don't want you to get to him before Akito has a chance to deal with him…"
"Akito…hah! Akito probably planned this whole thing! It's just the kinda thing that sick bastard would do…."
"Weren't you going to go sit with Kagura?" Yuki brushed past Kyou and headed into his own room. Truth was, he knew that Kyou was right…this was just the kind of sick game Akito would play.
Kyou headed into his room, and looked at the scene in front of him. Kagura was restlessly sleeping on his bed, shifting constantly, whimpering softly in her sleep. Tohru was sitting at the bedside, watching Kagura closely. Kyou walked up behind Tohru and put a hand on her shoulder, causing her to jump slightly, "It's ok…it's only me…why don't you go get something ready for Yuki and yourself to eat…you never did get to finish making supper, must be hungry…I can sit with Kagura for awhile…"
Tohru gave him a small smile, trying to reassure him. She thought that it was sweet how concerned for Kagura he had become…if only the circumstances weren't like this… "Ok…I'll bring you up something when I get it ready?" As she asked the question she stood and made her way to the door.
Kyou took the spot Tohru had occupied near the bed, "Don't go through any trouble…" as Tohru exited and shut the door behind her, Kyou looked at Kagura. She looked troubled now as she slept…and was whimpering softly. Kyou brushed a few strands of hair from her face, and she cringed below his touch. "Kagura…." His voice was a soft whisper "all this time…I've run away…and now…my heart is changing…and…and now I cannot touch you"
Yuki was standing in the doorway of his own room, and as he overheard the cat's quiet statements, he could not help but feel a pang of sympathy for Kyou. The poor cat had finally decided that he wanted to be with Kagura...and now, perhaps nothing could ever come of it…