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Haru darted from tree to tree. I must not be seen. It hadn't taken him long to get to the estate. He started out for Akito's residence. When he arrived, he saw Akito in deep conversation with another man. He only heard snatches of conversation.
"plan…insanity…fear…"
"Kyou…won't handle…won't be long…"
Haru was perplexed. "What are they talking about?" He risked getting closer.
"Continue tonight." He heard Akito say. "I want this finished quickly."
"Of course, sir. I understand." The man Akito was speaking with left the room.
I knew Akito was behind this! What are they doing? The physical illness could easily be caused by drugs…but Kyou seemed off…like something more was wrong.
Rustle, rustle. Haru whipped around at the noise, and was grabbed.
"Don't move." A gruff voice said. "You're in big trouble, buddy."
Haru struggled to get free. This guy is strong. All my training, and I can't move!
As you may know, danger and challenges cause Haru to turn black. And that's just what happened.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Black Haru said as he threw the man off. "I have every right to take a stroll. If you insist on fighting, be fair and challenge me face to face like a man. Have you no honor? Lowlife…"
The man smirked. "I have no honor. I have a duty. As do my teammates. We cannot allow you to get in the way."
At that moment, someone hit Haru from behind. The hit was hard and fast, hitting his skull hard. Haru fell over, unconscious.
Back at the house, oblivious to the danger Haru was in, everyone was more concerned with Kyou.
"The blood in your room was yours!" Tohru exclaimed. "Oh, Kyou-kun, why are you trying to hide these things? We care about you!"
Kagura nodded in agreement. "I love you, Kyou-kun. Stop hiding things from me."
"Yeah Kyou." Momiji added. "We're family. We look out for each other, right?"
Even Yuki and Shigure agreed. "There's no shame in asking for help, Kyou-kun." Shigure put in. "And when you ask, we will help."
"Whatever." Kyou said, rather red, but honestly, he was touched. They do care…wow.
"I'll go clean your room right now!" Tohru squealed. "I should have never let you spend the night on those blood sheets!"
Tohru headed upstairs with Kagura and Momiji in tow, and things turned a bit more serious.
"Kyou-kun, I have reason to believe someone is setting you up." Shigure said.
"What does that mean?" Kyou asked.
"Well, first off, and unexplainable wound of that size? If you cut yourself training you would have noticed. That's rather suspicious. Plus, there was a great deal of blood in your room, far too much for you to be perfectly all right if you bled it out."
Kyou rolled his eyes. "So I'm special. What makes you think someone else is doing this?"
"Last night we had an intruder." Yuki said. "Nothing was stolen, so we can rule out robbery."
That caught Kyou's attention. "Intruder? Did they leave anything?"
Yuki frowned. "Well…they left this…" He handed Kyou the patch of cloth.
The instant his fingers touched the cloth, something was triggered in Kyou's mind. A scene from the night before.
Flashback
Kyou lay on his bed. He was too cold, so be pulled up the blanket. Then he was too hot. Too cold, too hot.
He heard the door open. His eyesight was hazy. He could make put the figure of a man, nothing more.
"Shigure? What do you want?" he mumbled.
The figure didn't reply.
"That better not be you, you damn rat." Kyou said angrily.
Still no response. The figure leaned down and pulled out something from his pocket. Suddenly Kyou felt a painful sensation in his abdomen. He touched it, and felt the warm of blood. But he was tired, and the whole thing seemed surreal, so he drifted into sleep.
End flashback
Kyou fell to his knees, holding his head. "Owww."
This alarmed Yuki. "Kyou, are you okay?"
Kyou shook his head back and forth. "I…I remember…" He explained his flashback to them.
Yuki was enraged. "You let this man into the house! You endangered everyone who lives here, along with Momiji and Haru who were staying the night!"
Kyou's temper flared. "He was already in the house, you damn rat! He came through my door, so I thought it was one of YOU!" he spat.
Then the doorbell rang. Shigura jumped up, thankful for the distraction.
"Hello? Oh, Kisa-chan, do come in!" Shigure said, overly enthusiastic.
"Hello…" Kisa said softly. Then, because of the tenderness of her heart, she gave Kyou a big hug. "I'm glad you're feeling better." She smiled up at him innocently.
"KYOU-KUN!" They all turned to see Kagura. "How come…how come you didn't push her away when she hugged you! Why only me? I-I love you!"
And it happened again, Kagura's love and pain overpowering her. She grasped Kyou's ankle tightly and whipped him around her head. He went flying through the paper door when she let go. This would be a normal occurrence, but when he landed he failed to catch himself.
Crack. The sound was simple but sickening. And Kyou didn't get up.
Yuki jumped up to help Kyou. "Kagura, I warned you about his condition!" he snapped. He then walked over and sat down beside Kyou. "Will you admit you need my help or will be piss and moan like the stubborn cat you are?"
Kyou groaned. "I don't want help from a rat."
Yuki sighed. "I knew you'd say that." He said sadly. "And even though you're stubborn and a thickheaded idiot, I'll help anyway." Yuki then demonstrated his unusual strength by picking Kyou up like a baby.
"Don't carry me like this!" Kyou whined. "You're hurting me!"
Meanwhile, Kisa had turned to Kagura. "If you love him so much…why did you hurt him like that?"
Kagura just stared.
"Why?"
Suddenly Kagura burst into tears and ran into the next room. Then Torhu and Momiji returned.
"Kisa-chan!" Tohru cried happily.
"Onee-chan!" The two girls hugged, then Tohru looked over at Kyou.
"KYOU-KUN! WHAT HAPPENED?" she shouted anxiously.
Kyou rolled his eyes and rubbed his leg. "Kagura." He muttered.
"Is it broken, Kyou-kun?" Shigure asked.
"I'm not sure…" Kyou grumbled. "Hurts like hell though. I definitely can't walk right now."
"You couldn't really walk at all, Kyou." Yuki reminded him.
Kyou glared, then realized he was right. "Whatever…"
"Kyou-kun, you should rest. I'll bring you some nice soup."
He flicked her gently. "I can't walk, remember?"
"I'll help you." Said the always cheerful Momiji. "Come on Kyou!"
"Ahh…I don't think you'd be much help, tiny." The words were hurtful, but Kyou seemed oddly happy, and wasn't really insulting Momiji at that point.
"I'll just carry you." Yuki said, trying to sound casual. How will he respond. I know he hates me-I should hate him too…but…
Kyou stared at him for a moment. "Fine, but don't carry me. Let me support myself, I'm not five years old you know."
Yuki nodded, secretly pleased. "Let's go then."