Chap.2; A blood red sky

Vixen: Yes! This fic is Yu Yu Hakusho inspired! I wondered if anyone would notice! It won't be exactly the same though. I am also a big Kyoru fan, but I just can't see Tohru in a relationship with Kyo OR Yuki (I wouldn't be able to write it!), so don't worry; Yuki won't be her 'lover'. Next, the thing about the car crash is a se-cr-et! But not a very big one!

That night, Kyo floated around to places he knew, and wanted to visit. When he came to Shigure's house, he felt a little sad. He'd left her, the most wonderful person in the world, without even glancing at her. He wished he could turn back the clock and NOT run into the forest!

He figured they didn't know about his awful fate… or accident is probably the right word, it was only a few hours ago. He floated closer. Maybe he could take a peak? Just a little one? It felt like he hadn't seen Tohru for years, and he just couldn't stand it. He had to!

He floated through the window of her room. He couldn't see her; she wasn't in her bed. Even though it was a school day, and theit was about 5 in the morning, she wasn't in her bed. He floated downstairs and into the kitchen and sulk because he couldn't find Tohru. But then he found her. She was, indeed, sitting in the kitchen, asleep.

She looks so peaceful in her sleep… Kyo thought and smiled warmly. He sat down beside her and stroked her hair and back. She moved a little at his touch, but Kyo didn't know that. He didn't even think about it. He gently stroked her back with a soft smile in his face.

"You love her, don't you?" Kyoko said behind him. He quickly withdrew his hand and stood up so fast he was about to fall down.

"Sh-shut up! Of course not!" He said, face as red as a tomato.

"You're so cute, Kyo-chan! You're forgetting that I am you! I have the same feelings towards Tohru as you have!"

"You're a lesbian?" Kyo asked sceptically. "And don't call me Kyo-chan!"

"What? NO! There's a male side of Tohru too, you idiot!"

"Don't call me an idiot, you stupid… lesbian."

If you thought Kyo's rage was bad, you should see Kyokos! She exploded, and left a crater the size of the moon in Kyo's face.

"That kind of hurt…"

"Stop acting all white Haru like! What's up with you? If I were rat-shit you would try to beat me to a pulp by now!"

"I don't know… I just don't feel like arguing. I don't want to wake her up!"

"She can't hear you, you stupid freak!"

"Ky-kyo-kun?" Tohru looked around furiously, and stopped at Kyo. "Kyo, is it really you? Where have you been?"

Kyo looked at her, eyes full of fear. How could she see him? Wasn't he dead?

Tohru could see two misty figures standing before her. Both had bright orange hair, so she just assumed she saw Kyo, only double out of tired-ness.

"I've been so worried…" was the last thing she said before she fell asleep again.

"I think she was dreaming!" Kyoko whispered, but Kyo wasn't listening. Tohru had been worried about him. She was worried, and he was dead.

"What's the ma- … Oh…"

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"I'll get it!" Shigure shouted, even though he was the only one left in the house. "Sohma Shigure speaking!"

While saying this, Shigure was smiling, while looking through the morning newspaper.

"Say what? You're kidding right?"

The dog dropped the newspaper, and tried to laugh. It didn't work very well.

"That can't be true…" Shigure became pale, and almost dropped the phone. It was a guy from the police station. Kyo had been run over.

"…and that's why alcohol is bad! Any questions?" The teacher asked the uninterested class.

Tohru sighed and looked out the window. Kyo hadn't showed up last night, and she was really worried, what if something happened?

"Hey, Tohru! Where's carrot top today?" Uo leaned over and asked.

Tohru looked at her. "I-I don't know. He disappeared last night!"

"Hmm… That's strange! I sense his waves whirling around nearby." Hanajima said.

"THAT WOMAN IS DANGEROUS!" Kyo yelled. He was sitting on his normal seat, just because he had decided to follow Tohru around unconsciously.

"Indeed, she is!" Kyoko nodded.

The door slid open, and a man came in.

"Oh, excuse me! I need to borrow some of your students!" He said to the teacher.

"Knock yourself out." The teacher replied, and continued the lesson about drugs and alcohol.

"Would Sohma Yuki and Honda Tohru come with me, please?"

Yuki and Tohru looked at each other. Yuki shrugged, and they followed the man outside. Kyo also followed, unnoticed.

"A Sohma Shigure has requested to talk with you. He's in the principal office!"

"Shigure-san? I wonder what he wants." Tohru asked.

"It's probably something stupid." Yuki answered.

When they reached the principal office, they found Shigure looking extremely serious and… sad?

"Wh-what is it Shigure? Why are you so serious?" Yuki asked, sounding a little scared.

"I have… bad news." He replied and told them about the phone call earlier.

"WHAT?" Yuki yelled.

"Kyo-kun is… d-d-dead?" Tohru felt her eyes tearing up and her cheeks getting wet. "He got run over by a c-car? He d-died in a –c-car crash?"

Shigure didn't answer, he just looked away. Tohru broke down and fell to the floor, while sniffing loudly.

"Hey! Don't cry! I'm right here! I'm fine!" Kyo panicked.

"He's… dead? Why?" Yuki asked. He seemed so out of place, so… sad.

"I already told you, Yuki-kun…" Shigure replied. "We're going to the hospital to meet the woman who ran him over. I've already identified his body."

"I-I had a dream last night, about Kyo!" Tohru said suddenly. She stood up, and Yuki let go of her shoulders.

"Dream?" Yuki asked

"At least I THINK it was a dream. I woke up last night and… There was Kyo… Fighting with himself. He said something like… 'Are you a lesbian? ... Don't call me Kyo-chan.' I think…"

"It seems she wasn't only dreaming." Kyoko said and nodded.

Kyo himself was panicking. "Did she hear our whole conversation? Is she some kind of psychic?"

"No… when ordinary people are really tired, they see us better because their brain is kind of dosing off." Kyoko replied while studying Tohru carefully. "The goth girl out there is a psychic, though."

"That's not new…"

Shigure, Tohru and Yuki met Keiko later that day. She was still very upset about what happened, and she really regretted it. Tohru was still crying, and Yuki was staring out the window while Shigure and Keiko talked.

"I-I'm so very sorry! I know nothing I can do will make up for his life, but if you need anything at all, just tell me!" She said with a cracking voice. Kyo, who'd only seen his new mother from the distance, looked at her carefully. Her hair was light brown, and her skin was pale. He didn't know if it was because she ran him over, or if it was natural, but he figured he'd find out sooner or later. She obviously used to be slim, but her stomach was pretty grown now. She was wearing black clothes.

"That's okay, Keiko-san. It was an accident; we don't blame you for anything." Shigure said more quietly than was natural for him.

Though she didn't shine, Keiko seemed to lighten up just a little bit knowing the Sohmas and Honda Tohru didn't hate her for what happened.

"What… what was his name?" She asked, a little curious.

Shigure was about to answer when Tohru cut in.

"So-Sohma Kyo! That was his name!"

"Sohma Kyo… What a beautiful name… If it's a boy, I'll name him that!"

Tohru smiled slightly at Kyoko's attempt to soothe the pain. It was a nice act, but it was not at all necessary. She would get over it eventually... maybe.

Keiko stood up and bowed to Tohru, Shigure and Yuki.

"I'm sorry for everything, Sensei, Honda-san, Sohma-san."

Only Shigure looked at her when she said it, and only he saw the tears that fell to the ground. He ignored it, as he thought she probably didn't want them to know she was crying. He smiled.

"Can we se Kyo-kun when he's born?" He asked. Tohru and Yuki looked up.

Keiko looked at them and showed them her wet face and smiled a sad smile.

"Of course you can!"

Later that evening, Tohru was sitting on the roof remembering all the times Kyo had been with her up there. Oh, if he only knew how much those moments had meant to her. They were indeed some of her favourite moments. She had some favourite moments with Yuki and Shigure, too, and let's not forget her mum. But Kyo was special. He was so special to her, and just like everything special to her, he disappeared. The onigiri's cat died in a car crash, just like the mother of the onigiri did. It was so sad.

Tohru started crying, again. The only time she cried that much before was when her mother died.

She looked at the sundown and sighed. It was blood red and beautiful.

"I wish you were here with me, Kyo-kun." She whispered.

"I am." He replied quietly and looked in the same was as Tohru, at the sky.

Suddenly Tohru rose from her spot with a determined expression and made a vow to the blood red sky. A terrible and lonely vow.

"I will never love again!"

It's so sad… I'm making myself cry! But not really. I never knew I could write sad and dramatic, but apparently I can.

Did I spell vow right? I don't want to make a complete fool out of myself…