I never imagined I'd get here. The final chapter of this story. Like I said before, if you want a sequel, just say so. On a seperate note, sorry I didn't update in so long. My cousin wasup from New Jersey and I was hanging out with her. Anyway, here's the last chapter. Hope I did well.
"Honda-san, who was asking for you?" Yuki asked, concerned.
"Oh, Hana-chan said some man was outside looking for me. Probably somebody from work. Don't worry." She smiled at him.
"Okay…" Yuki was still worried.
Meanwhile, Kyou had a bit of a welcoming back committee.
"Hey, Kyon-Kyon, great to see yah!" Many people called.
"Hey man, how you been? I heard you were real sick." One boy said. "Is it contagious?"
Kyou growled. "Don't call me Kyon-Kyon. And no, it's not. Glad to see you were so worried about me."
He headed towards the window to escape the chaos. When he approached, who he saw outside stopped him cold.
Akito.
"Yo, Yuki, come here." He called across the room.
Yuki and Tohru both looked at him amazed. He actually wants to talk to me?
"What is it?" Yuki asked.
Kyou looked Yuki in the eye, something neither of them had ever done to another. To them, looking your opponent in the eye was always respectful, and they didn't respect each other at all.
"He's here." Kyou said quietly.
Yuki's eyes widened. "What?"
"He's here." Kyou repeated. "Right outside. Just waiting for us." His hands formed into fists. "Just waiting to try again."
"There must be some way to stop him." Yuki said slowly. "After all, he's just human."
"Yeah…" Kyou seemed distracted. "But I don't just want to stop him, I want him to suffer….just like he made me….." He closed his eyes, as if remembering pain of the past. "Not just now…before…"
Yuki was confused. What is he talking about? What else has Akito ever done to Kyou?
"Kyou, don't do anything stupid." Yuki told him. "I'll get Momiji and Haru. We're going back to the house, now."
Kyou looked annoyed that Yuki was telling him what to do, but he didn't say anything.
"You can warn Tohru, and bring her with us as well. We'll leave during lunch."
That was next period. If I could just land one punch on that bastard…Kyou thought angrily. That bastard Akito. But the rat's right. I can't do anything.
"Tohru, I need to talk to you." Kyou whispered.
"Coming." She beamed at him. "You know, it's so nice to have you back."
"Um, thanks." Kyou blushed. "Look, no time for that. Listen, we have to leave the school. Akito is waiting outside. It's dangerous. And we gotta do what we gotta do, so we're going back to the house. Okay?"
"Okay?" Tohru looked puzzled and saddened. "But Kyou-kun, what if he does something to you again?"
"Then I'll deal with it. It's not your problem."
"But I don't know what I'll do if something happens again." She said, tears starting to form. "Last time was so hard…"
"Don't cry! Look, I promise to be careful. And if something happens to me, don't be sad. Please, whatever you do, don't cry because of me."
Tohru looked into Kyou's eyes. They were full of emotion. Pain, anger, remorse, fear, but something new. Love. She could see it shining in his eyes.
"Oh, Kyou-kun!" She resisted the urge to hug him.
"Hurry up." Yuki had returned with the others. "The lunch bell just rang. We have to slip past Akito without him noticing us."
Everyone knew this was more serious than it seemed. It wasn't just sneaking out of school and breaking the rules. It wasn't like disobeying your parents. Every one of them could be seriously hurt by the man they were disobeying. The head of the family made the rules. Once they were broken, punishment was harsh.
"Tohru, slow down!" Kyou hissed. "You'll trip, and Akito will see us."
"Sorry." She didn't slow down though.
"Watch out for that garden house." Haru pointed out.
"What hos-" Tohru tripped. "Ahh!"
Akito's head turned rapidly. "Why you little punks. Trying to sneak away. I have you now." His grin was so wicked.
They all froze.
"Kyou, I see you're up and about. Well that's too bad. Do you know why?"
"Because you want me dead." Kyou said as he helped Tohru up.
Akito laughed. "Now Kyou, who says I want you dead. No, not now. That was never my intention. If you had just gone along with my plan nothing would have gone wrong. But you disregarded my wishes. Now I must punish you."
"How?" Kyou shouted. "What can you do to me now? I'm beyond fearing you. Pain is just a game now."
Akito smiled. "Oh, you think all pain is physical?"
Suddenly Tohru screamed, and they all whipped around. A man was holding a sharp knife to her throat.
"Akito you bastard!" Yuki and Kyou yelled at the same time.
Akito just smiled wider. "Kyou, I'm sorry it had to come to this, I really am. But this is punishment, after all. Poor little Tohru must lose her life."
"AKITO!" Kyou was beyond himself with rage. Without thinking, he lunged at Akito.
"Kyou, no!" Yuki shouted, trying to stop him.
"Cut her throat!" Akito shouted happily. "I can't wait to see the blood."
Kyou turned mid-leap. His speed was unimaginable. "Tohru, no!" He grabbed the hand the knife was in, and threw the man to the ground.
Other men appeared from behind bushes.
"Which one, sir?" They asked Akito.
Akito smiled evilly. "All of them."
Events exploded. Yuki slammed his fist into Akito's face as Haru turned to face the other men. Momiji rushed to Tohru's side and pulled her behind a car just as a group of girls came out of the school.
"Oh my god, that man is attacking Price Yuki!" One shrieked.
"Save the prince!" Another cried. The girls mobbed Akito, hitting him with anything in their hands.
Kyou was still wrestling with the armed man.
"You're a crazy kid, you know that?" The man told Kyou, as he stabbed him.
Kyou didn't say anything, and despite the wound, continued to fight. He threw the man to the ground again.
"You can't win." The man attacked with his knife again. This time, Kyou cried out.
Yuki turned. Oh my god. All he saw was the glitter of the blade and the red of blood. Without thinking, he rushed into the fray.
He ripped the knife from the man's grasp, blade in hand. He started to bleed, but he didn't notice.
"Oh no! We need an ambulance!" Tohru screeched. The other girls turned hearing her cry.
"Oh my god!" Another voice shouted. "This man isn't moving. He's not moving!"
"Momiji, call 911." Haru called to him. He was bleeding as well.
"Kyou-kun!" Tohru rushed over to him. He was breathing with difficulty, and it seemed blood was on everything.
"Oh, Kyou-kun, no, no no!" She whispered. "Not again. Not again."
Teachers rushed to the scene before the ambulances arrived.
"Sohma Hatsuharu, what happened here?" One of them asked.
Haru quickly came up with a story and began to relay it to the teachers as the medical personal arrived.
Yuki came over to Tohru as Kyou was placed on a stretcher.
"Oh, Yuki-kun, you're bleeding!" She said, looking at his hand. "And you've been beaten so badly." She was crying. "And Kyou-kun….I don't know if I should go with him or stay with you."
No matter what, she always thinks of others first.
"Go with Kyou." He said. "I don't need you here."
"But Yuki-kun…."
"Go. Kyou needs you. And you need him."
"Are you sure?"
"Honda-san, go with the one you love. Go now."
Tohru smiled at him sadly. "Thank you." She hopped in the ambulance, and as it drove away, Yuki let him tears fall, something he hadn't done since he was young.
"Young man, are you okay?" Someone called.
"No." He whispered to himself. "But I will be."