Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and a couple of other things.

Here's another chapter. I feel bad for updating the eighth one real late.

When You're Owned

Chapter Nine

"Papa!" Mr. Uotani opened his eyes. His head felt light but his arms felt heavy. He tried to sit up but his body was stiff,

"Arisa?" The old man smiled up towards his daughter as if he had just woken up from a beautiful dream,

"Oh, my dear Arisa. Papa thought he would never see you again," Mr.Uotani cried in front of her,

"I dreamt of your mother and she was beautiful, just as beautiful as you were," He stopped when he realized the room he was in. He frowned,

"Papa, you're in the hospital," She told him softly, "I came home and found you lying on the kitchen floor. You were unconscious. There was…a lot of blood…" The old man shook his head and hid his face with his wrinkled hand,

"Oh, I was afraid you'd see me like that, I would hate it if my Arisa lost school time and sleep over her deal old foolish dad," School. It seemed to not exist to her anymore. For the past few days, Arisa's life seemed to have stopped. She didn't attend school or her job. She hadn't felt the warmth of her friends for so long. And of course, Kyou, she missed Kyou. Please come back Kyou.

"You are my father, of course I was worried."

Now that Mr. Uotani was well Arisa returned to school. Her father was still in hospital but he seemed fit enough to be released any day soon. Arisa walked through the classroom door to be greeted by Tohru and Hana. They sat at their usual places, with wide beams as they witnessed their best friends return. Arisa grinned back. She was happy enough just to see them, though the corner of her eyes was secretly looking at Kyou's empty desk. Where was Carrot-top?

"Oh, Kyou had to go stay at the Sohma Estate so he gets to skip a few days off school," Sohma Estate? Wasn't that where Akito lived? And wasn't Akito in some way related to…Kai? Arisa's pulse raced. She knew what Kai could do to him. She needed to get to Kyou fast. Arisa started running. She ran fast down the corridor and out the building. She had heard Tohru and Hana's voices call her name but she daren't turn back. She needed to find Kyou soon.

As she on the street in front of the school, Arisa looked from left to right. Which way was Sohma Estate? She was about to run back and search for the prince but a car honked at her. She turned around to find Hatori in a black car. He looked at her with his eye which was not covered by his hair. Hatori tilted his head,

"Kyou needs you," On hearing those three words, Arisa jumped into the car and let Hatori zoom her down the road. It took only minutes to arrive to the great gates of Sohma House. Arisa gasped at the size of the gate and the heavy looking metal it was made out of. Hatori pointed some sort of remote and pressed a button. The gates slowly opened revealing a stony road going down what looked like a beautiful private garden full of small houses. This place…was beautiful. But as they drove through, an eerie came up Arisa's sleeve. The silence made her uneasy and she looked at Hatori. A shadow had fallen over face. This place was glorious but it was so clearly tainted with sorrow.

Hatori stopped in front of his house. Arisa immediately climbed out of the car and waited for Hatori. Hatori wasn't walking fast but Arisa felt as if she was chasing after him as he led her down his hallways. He opened the doors to a room where Arisa found Kyou, lying down on a mattress with a girl bedside him. She swallowed her saliva, who was this girl?

"Kyou, my love. Oh, Akito is dreadful! Don't worry, I'll look after you. You shouldn't have made him so angry! What did you do to make him so angry, darling?" This girl was talking to him as if he were her husband. Who did she think she was?

"Excuse me?" The brown haired girl looked up at Arisa with her shining eyes. Boy, she was cute alright,

"I'm Kagura Sohma, who are you?" The little girl said in a sweet voice,

"I'm…" Was it safe to tell her? Awww, what the heck… "Kyou's girlfriend," Arisa saw that fire that lit up in Kagura's eyes. Arisa thought she was going to start hitting her but instead, Kagura started pounding on Kyou,

"KYOU! MY LOVE! WHY DID YOU CHEAT ON ME! WHY! WHY! WHY!" She was trying to knock out the already out cold boy. Kagura was so loud, Haotri rushed into the room, with his apron still on. The guy had been cooking.

"Kagura-kun! Contain yourself!" Hatori pointed a frying pan at her and the girl did so as told,

"I'm sorry, brother Hatori. It's just to see Kyou broken up like this all because of – all just because of…HER!" Kagura burst into tears. Arisa's breathing pace increased unnaturally. Was she really causing so many people so much pain? She stood up an walked out onto the patio and started sobbing.

"Uotani-san," Hatori's voice came behind her, "Do not blame yourself. It is the worst thing you could do now. What you need to do, is be there for Kyou as much as you can," This was coming from a guy who tried to molest her,

"Why should I listen to you?" Arisa sneered. Hatori shook his head,

"Because Kyou's in desperate love with you, I can tell. He was brave enough to even let the family secret slip," Arisa turned around and looked at Hatori questioningly,

"What family secret?" The two stared at each other for a while. Arisa felt her heart beating fast, something big was going to happen: She could tell. Hatori came closer and closer and laid his lips on her. Arisa kept her eyes open and just stared at him. What was he doing?

But they did feel so warm on moist…No she couldn't think such thoughts, not now. Arisa bit back a gasp, she had an urge to lean in for some more. The kisses Sohma guys gave were indescribable,

"Wh – what is this family secret?" She looked away, not wanting to look into Hatori's eyes. Hatori placed his arms around her shoulders. He took a step forward but stopped. His gaze turned to the door. Kyou stood there, with a fallen face. Arisa shook her head,

"No…" Kyou turned around and walked away, leaving Arisa with Hatori. The older man let go of her and swept his hair away. He just stood silently as Arisa ran after her love. Hatori watched as the clouds grew dark and the rain start to fall. How unfortunate it was for Kyou that it would start raining. Hatori touched his lips. He had finally realized what he had done and the damage he had caused.

"I'm such a fool without cigarettes," He said to himself.

Arisa found Kyou sitting on a bench outside. He sat, with the wind blowing his orange hair. The strands danced with the breeze as Kyou stared at the sky forlornly. Arisa wasted no time. She strolled up to him swiftly, with her skirt flailing in the wind and her hair whooshing in the gust. She stopped at Kyou and leaned down to meet his lips. Kyou had not been taken by surprise. He responded quickly and pulled Arisa down by his side.

"Hatori," She whispered in between kisses, "Is an asshole," Kyou moaned in her lips. He pulled back and sighed,

"I guess, it's safe to tell you now…" Kyou snaked his arm around Arisa's waist but before he could pull her closer, a looming voice called out.

"I thought what I did last night, made things clear…" His leering voice chilled the air. Arisa bit her lip. She could feel his coldness behind her neck. Was that where he was…behind her? Arisa turned around quickly but found no one. Kyou was gripping her hand tight and searching all over the place as well. Where was that bastard?

All of sudden, a steel bar out of nowhere whacked Kyou on the head. The boy swayed for a while and then smacked onto Arisa's lap, unconscious,

"Kyou! Kyou!" She shook him and looked around panicking. It had come out of nowhere. Arisa pulled Kyou on top of her. She ignored his weight and sprinted towards Shigure's house. She heard his voice echoing in her mind but saw not even a glance of him. As Arisa came bursting into Hatori's office, she felt Kyou's weight fall off her back. Hatori stared at her as she panted, her chest heaving up and down.

"Kyou – Kyou is…" She turned around to find that he had disappeared, "He was –" But then an orange fluffy cat appeared out of the kitchen,

"I'm here," Kyou's voice echoed. Arisa fainted on the spot.

Kyou had always imagined telling Arisa in a more elaborate and graceful way. He would transform and she would embrace him lovingly. But of course, Arisa was only human. She was not like Tohru at all. She now knew and had lost her consciousness immediately. Kyou didn't know how to feel. He didn't know if she had rejected him or accepted him the he was. Of course, it was a major shock that's why she was blown away. What if he were to ask Hatori to erase the few moments ago. He didn't want to lose her at any cost.

"Hatori, please. I need you to –"

"No,"

"But you have to!"

"No, I can't!" Hatori had his fist clenched in his hand, "You don't know anything yet. I suggest you be patient Kyou. Just stay patient for Arisa's sake."

Bum-bum-bum!