Chapter 3: Black Haru
Kyo was just turning the outside bend when he saw Haru walk through the stadium seats onto the track. He stood there like an immovable object while other runners dodged and glared at him. One individual who was more into his sprint than the world around him didn't see Haru until they were both on the ground in a tangle of limbs. Kyo stopped, hands on his knees, and waited.
"Get the fuck off of me!" Haru was glaring at the older guy.
"What is your problem man? You were standing in the middle of my lane."
"You could have gone around me, you had plenty of time to do so. Everyone else avoided me."
"I didn't see you…" Okay Kyo thought, this has gone on long enough.
"Enough you two."
He reached down and picked his classmate up. "Juni, go on. I'll
take care of this punk." Juni ran off to finish his laps while Kyo
stood staring down at his cousin. "Why are you here, don't you
have lunch at this time?"
Haru stood and stared at him. "Look
at me you asshole." He held his hands wide and let Kyo figure out
what the problem was. "Do you think I can go back to class like
this?" He turned his back slightly, looking off towards the trees
that bordered the school. "It's you or Tohru, you choose."
Kyo glared. "What a stupid decision. Why even bother to ask? You showed up here like a good little cow. If I ever find out you've been messing with Tohru, we'll be enjoying beefsteaks for the next year. He looked at Kagura who was avoiding looking at him. He was trying to figure out why Haru would be picking a fight with Tohru. Suddenly Kyo looked into Haru's eyes. "You Baka! You only came to me because of Kagura." He grabbed his arm and pulled him off the track, finally realizing that Haru would have gone to Tohru if Kagura hadn't been with him, and it wouldn't have been to fight.
The ushi grinned evilly and slanted a quick glance over to the girl standing beside him. "Yeah, Kags influenced my decision. However, once made, here I am. You gonna make me regret my choice?"
Kyo marched off in the direction of the trees, ignoring the Sensei who was yelling at him to come back to class. When they stepped off the school grounds, he turned to Kagura. "Kagura, you can only stay if you DON'T interfere. Not one word, not one sound, and under no circumstance are you to come between us.
Kagura looked at the ground and didn't reply. She'd been warned not to speak to Kyo during school hours, and she'd follow that warning this time.
"Like earlier," Kyo stepped into a fighting stance, "bring it!"
Haru barely had time to react when a leg swung around and clipped him in the shoulder. He glared at the cat. If Kyo had wanted to knock him out and turn him white again, he'd have aimed differently. "You're beginning to piss me off neko." He threw a punch followed by a kick, but Kyo was much quicker than him and used his skills to grab Haru's foot mid-swing and use it to flip him on his back.
"You used my temper against me earlier." He threw a punch that Haru was not able to block. "Don't think you're getting away without some type of punishment." A blocked kick and reverse swing later, Haru was again on his ass.
Kagura was sitting quietly, watching both of them fight. Kyo was much quicker at fighting than Haru; but Haru had better technique. Wondering how much Kyo could improve if he only watched his younger cousin, Kagura continued to enjoy the show.
Suddenly the bell rang, and Kagura jumped in fear. If they were late to their next class, she'd get a demerit. Not a good way to start this task. "Ah…"
Kagura's interjection caused Kyo to turn suddenly, and Haru's kick caught him squarely in the jaw, flipping his body around twice before he fell to the ground. Kyo cussed loudly before jumping up and laying Haru out cold.
When Haru came to, Kyo was squatted down beside him, gently checking the bruising on his face. "I got you good. You're going to have a black eye and a splitting headache for a while."
Haru grabbed his jaw and agreed. "What the hell happened?" He looked around. "And where's Kagura?"
"She left, the primary bell rang and I told her to go to class so she would not be late. I don't know why she's here, but I figure I don't need to do anything to make her life harder than it has to be." He held a hand out and Haru grabbed his forearm. Kyo hauled him up onto his feet. "We're both getting a demerit for being tardy, the secondary bell rang five minutes ago."
Haru dusted off his black pants and rubbed a grass smudge on the shoulder of his shirt, Akito was going to punish him when he saw his uniform. "Turned black didn't I?"
"Yup. Gave me a chance to kick your ass for this morning." He rotated his right shoulder, thinking he should have gone a little easier on the kid.
"Did a pretty good job of it from what I can tell." Haru popped his shoulders, getting his back realigned. "Thanks for getting me out of that predicament. Who knows what kinds of trouble I would find if I'd stayed that way."
Kyo looked at him, the only bad thing about White Haru, he had no recollection of what Black Haru said. "Yeah…about that trouble…we need to talk."
"Okay, talk."
"It's about Tohru."
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A/N: Hope everyone had a good week, update again next week. - TK