(I do not own FB. And a note, for those who have been wondering what's going on with Haru post rape, this chapter is for you. Basically I'm stepping away from the KyouxKagura portion of the story for a chapter.)
Haru sat at the foot of Yuki's bed. His head was cupped in his hands, his fingers twined through his white and black hair. He was no longer tied to the foot of the bed; there was no need now that he had gone back to his white self. A single thought kept running over and over through the cows mind. 'What have I done….what have I done….what have I…'
Tears threatened to form in his eyes. How could h have done this…there must be some mistake…surely he hadn't done this to Kagura…but he could not deny it…and he felt awful. He had been sitting in the bedroom like this since Yuki had come the first time to check on him after he became white again. Kagura's pained and frightened screams echoed through his brain. 'What have I done…?'
His hands grasped tighter at his hair, tears formed in the corner of his eyes. He could see Yuki in the doorway, there to guard Haru from the cat's rage. But Kyou had a right to be angry…everyone did…he wouldn't blame them if they all turned on him. "I…I'm scum…" He whispered to himself.
Yuki over heard the lament, and turned to face Haru. "You are not scum…"
"Yuki…Look at what I did…" He stared at the rat, his features expressionless, and his voice flat and broken. "How can you possibly not hate me……?"
The rat walked over and sat beside the younger boy. "Hatsuharu…I am angry with you…very angry…and what you did was a horrible thing to do…but I don't hate you…you weren't in your right mind...but that doesn't mean I plan on letting you get away without punishment…We just have to decide what yet…."
"Kill me…" the white haired boy said softly, "I deserve as much after what I did….and I can't go on living knowing that I did this to her…So just kill me and be done with it…"
"We are not going to kill you…"
"You should…"
"Akito will decide, and while it may be brutal…I doubt…."
"Akito…." Haru looked at the floor as he spoke. His eyes suddenly began to fill with rage. Yuki quirked a brow at him and reached for the rope, there was no way he was going to have black Haru loose in the house, and Yuki couldn't tell how close the boy was to transforming again.
"What about Akito, Haru?" he asked setting the ropes in his own lap for now, ready to be grabbed need be.
"I should have known better…that man…that…that monster of a man! He used me! Dammit!"
"Haru…stay calm…tell me what you mean…." Yuki urged the boy, wanting to know what had gone on….not wanting Haru to go black.
"Some boys…not members of the zodiac…but still Soumas, let me join them for drinks…I wasn't going to go…but….they talked me into it…I had gotten into an argument at home, and wasn't in the best of moods to begin with, after quite a few drinks…it wasn't that hard for him to convince me…."
"For who to convince you? Akito? What did Akito convince you to do? Haru, answer me!" Yuki watched the boy closely….apparently Kyou had been right, this was all Akito's fault in the end.
"Akito told me I should challenge Kyou…at the time, I was to wasted to realize how suspicious the scenario was….he knew…knew I would find out Kyou wasn't here…knew that Kagura would have chased him off…..knew all that…but why would Akito want me to hurt Kagura…that's what I don't get…I mean…Akito might not like Kyou…but lets face it…to send me after someone so close to that cat…well…it sounds more like a scheme he'd use on you…"
Yuki looked away sadly. The horrible truth had just been revealed to him, and he was taking it all in…he knew who Akito's true target had been, "Miss Honda…."
"What?" Haru cocked a brow at the rat, not quite getting what he was saying for a moment. Then after a brief pause, he also figured it out, "Oh…."
"Akito thought Miss Honda would be the one to get hurt…He figured Kagura would have pursued Kyou to where ever he had gone, leaving you and Miss Honda alone…this whole thing…he wanted to get to me…through Miss Honda…"
Suddenly a lanky shadow appeared in the doorway, "How very clever of you Yuki….yes…the plan didn't involve rape…and you were the intended victim…but this scenario works quite well, don't you agree? Who would have thought that disgusting cat actually had feelings for that thickheaded boar! Amazing…"
Akito stepped into the room, his face still half in shadows cast by the moon which was now shining into the room. The half of his face that could be seen bore a small smirk. He wore a black turtleneck, and black slack, he made for a very sinister sight, "Thank you, Haru…" He hissed out, "For accomplishing the task even better than I had planned, although you did hit the wrong target…"