Chap. 3 Kyo's rebirth
You come through a tunnel of light, and you leave through a tunnel of light. Is it really that different?
Three months went by fast. Tohru and Keiko grew a bond between them, and soon became good friends. But the fact that Tohru still cried herself to sleep every night was something only Kyo knew, and he couldn't do anything about it.
Yuki seemed to be doing fine, and Kyo didn't really pay any attention to him because, well, he WAS a piece of rat shit. And Kyo had NEVER liked rat shit.
However, Kyo couldn't help but notice that he'd become more… sad. He never laughed, he smiled at times, but only when Tohru tried to cheer him up, and he seemed to get mad every time anybody said the K-word. But Kyo just figured Yuki hated him so much, he didn't want to be reminded of his pathetic existence. Not that he existed anymore.
His old body had been buried, and it was time for him to start his new life, with his new mother. It had come to his attention that the man who was with her the day of the crash was not Keiko's husband, and would not be his new father. He was just a good friend to her, or something. He hadn't seen him for a very long time.
The day of Kyo's rebirth came, and Kyoko came by to say her last good bye to him, which wasn't her last good bye AT ALL!
"Kyo-chan! Good luck with your new life! You will keep all of your memories, and I'll come visit you every day!" She said happily, as Kyo was getting ready to leave.
"Don't call me Kyo-chan!" Kyo replied, now out of a reflex than anything.
"But aren't you happy you'll get to talk to Tohru again soon?"
"That won't happen yet for a couple of years!" Kyo said, a little bit annoyed with her for reminding him. "Or will I be able to talk at once? I mean, I'll be keeping my memories, right? Won't I keep my ability to do things too?"
"No! Your new body will not be able to do anything big yet for a couple of months. But you'll be a quick learner, I'm sure. Seeing as you already know how to talk and walk and everything else, it shouldn't be TOO hard, right?"
Kyo was silent and annoyed. How frustrating wouldn't it be to know how to do something, but not be able to do it because your body wouldn't allow it? Kyo didn't want to think about it. He would probably be a very angry child.
"Here it goes! Good by, Kyo! I'll see you when you come out again!"
Kyo was about to answer when everything became dark and scary. He could hear screams coming from Keiko and a light passage was opened for him. But Kyo couldn't see the light passage, because he couldn't open his eyes. They were slimy. His whole body was slimy and he really wanted to take a bath.
He felt himself being pushed out of the tunnel of light and thrown out of heaven… or something. Anyways, the warmth of the womb was gone, and the ice-cold reality waited. He felt like his surroundings were biting him everywhere, and thought bout how close the phrase 'reality bites' is for a newborn baby.
He slowly opened his eyes to see Hatori above him. His eyes were unusually soft, and he was smiling a sad smile.
"He looks just like Kyo." He said quietly said and wrapped some warm and soft towels around him, and drying him off, before handing him to his new mother.
Kyo opened his mouth to tell Hatori it was, in fact, him. But something got in the way. He started to scream, just like a newborn should. He felt he could breathe better, and as very relieved. He hadn't even realized how hard it was for him to breathe until he started to scream and could take the first breath… for the second time.
Kyo was finally reborn, and he looked forward to when he could be able to see Tohru again.
Keiko took him in her arms, and hugged to poor baby. A small puff and an orange kitten were there instead of the baby. She was surprised, but not sorry. She was actually quite the cat-person.
8 years passed, and Tohru was now 24. She was fresh out of collage and ready to start her new life as a working woman. She had decided she wanted to be a teacher, and was searching for a job. She still lived with the Sohmas, and cooked their meals, and cleaned their house.
Yuki (24), who had never been the same since Kyo died, was still in school, studying to be a lawyer. He had grown up to be quite the handsome man, but his girly-ness was still there, but it was hidden. But only the ones who looked in his eyes very carefully could actually see it.
Shigure, now 35, was a big hit seller, and he was very popular amongst the middle aged men who were just as perverted as him. That wasn't exactly the kind of people Shigure had WANTED to be popular amongst, but hey, he was making a lot of money.
Haru, 23, had been thrown out of school long since because everywhere he went, Black Haru just kept appearing and destroying all the schools he was transformed to. But who said you have to go through school to be successful? His bar was popular, and he made a lot of money. However, just like the schools, Black Haru kept destroying the bar, so not much money was left for Haru to spend on himself. But he was content with that.
Hatori, also 35, was still a doctor, and much more experienced than before. His reputation had spread, and ha had opened a small clinic for regular, non-Sohmas too.
Momiji, 23, was a grown man. He was still studying to be a doctor, and Hatori had taken him in, too for some practical experiences. Momiji had decided to be a doctor, because he loved people, and wanted o help them. He still dressed kind of girly on his free time, but most of the time he dressed like a real man. With pants and all.
Kyo was 8, and he was loving it. To him the age of 8 was the best age to relive. He was in school, but he already KNEW everything an 8-year-old should know, so he was doing great in school. He wasn't old enough to care about the state of the world yet, so he could just run around and have fun all the time. His friends were a little childish, he thought, but that didn't matter. He'd never had a lot of friends before, and now he had! So what if they were much younger than him? Kyo still remembered his past life was Sohma Kyo who lived with Yuki, Shigure and Tohru, and he missed it a lot. But he had learned to cope with it. At least he was alive and having fun, right?
One day when Kyo went to school, followed by his never-shutting-up angel guardian Kyoko, he was welcomed by a happy, familiar face, who wasn't his old teacher.
"Hello, Kyo-kun!" The smiling Tohru said and patted his head, as she couldn't give him a hug. You know why. Tohru acted like a big sister to Kyo (who had a little sister called Taeko, by the way) because somehow, he reminded her so much about the old Kyo. His attitude, his hair and even the zodiac was the same. Of course, Kyo didn't look EXACTLY the same, but he resembled his old self a lot. He had the orange hair, and the black and white arm thing. His style of clothing and a lot in his face looked almost exactly the same. But he was less angsty and mad, and that made all the difference.
He had his mother, Keiko, and his little sister, Taeko, only 5 years old. His father was never around, because he left as soon he found out Keiko was pregnant. His little sister looked up to him and for once he was a big brother. An over protecting big brother. Never the less, his new family loved him to death, and that was what got him through his days. That, and Tohru, who visited on a regular basis. Other Sohmas still called him the 'cat-boy' and such, but he didn't care.
"What are you doing here Tohru?" He asked and added a few seconds later: "Nee-chan."
"Your teacher is sick, so I'm standing in for her!" She smiled her beautiful dumb smile that always made Kyo melt inside. He would never admit that to her, though. That would only be stupid!
"Oh… Why is she sick?" Kyo was trying to act as childish as he could, so it wasn't strange that he asked stuff he really didn't care about.
"She had the flu… or something. Nothing too bad, she'll be back soon! Don't worry! Now go sit down so I can start the lesson!" She pushed Kyo lightly in the direction of his seat.
On his way, he thought something an 8 year old boy should NEVER think. But Kyo was really 24, so that didn't matter.
I'd much rather have her die and have you near me all the time. The moment he thought it, however, he took it back.
Tohru was a teacher and a good one too. The kids loved her. She loved them, but only on the outside. She never forgot her vow to the blood red sky. She would never love again. If she loved something or someone, it would only disappear, and she didn't want that. She didn't want anything more wonderful to disappear from her. It would destroy the barrier she'd built up since Kyo's death, and she would never ever be able to even ACT happy again.
Today, a beautiful Saturday afternoon in April, she was going to meet her good friend Sohma Kagura. She never really enjoyed spending time with the 26 year old, as Kagura ALWAYS talked about her kids. Of course, Kagura had been devastated when Kyo died, but she got over it shortly after, unlike Tohru who STILL, I repeat STILL cried at night, sometimes.
Kagura met a guy called Martin Lewis, an American who had a terrible time growing up, and therefore matched with Kaguras standards. He had big eyes and black hair. Tohru didn't really know him, but he gave Kagura two twin girls. Of course, Tohru loved the girls shallowly, like all other kids, but Kagura just wouldn't shut up about them.
"So I brought my beautiful little daughters a new dress today. But then Fay and May wanted to wear it at the same time, so I had to buy ANOTHER one! Oh, they are so cute! I just HAD to take hundreds of pictures of them!" Kagure continued to babble as Tohru tuned out and looked at her surroundings. A tree… such a beautiful tree… Tohru began spacing out while she stared at the tree. It was naked, oh so naked it was.
I wonder if it's cold…Tohru thought dumbly.
"Tohru? Are you even listening to me?" Kagura's voice cut in her mind and she flinched. She shook her head furiously, trying to get the mist out of her head.
"Eh? Eh? Listening? Of course! Something about… clothes?" She guessed and studied Kaguras expression which was a frown. Tohru had apparently guessed wrong.
"No, no! That was half an hour ago!" Kagura said and waved at some random person she happened to know.
Wow… half an hour ago? I must be really tired or something. Tohru thought and scratched the back of her head.
"Why are you spazzing out all the time? I as talking about how cute my two girls are! Oh, and I think I'm pregnant!"
This surprised the, dare I say, shit out of Tohru. She stood up and spilled out her coffee, which was what she had been drinking.
"YOU WHAT?" She yelled, but then calmed herself enough so sit down and apologize to anyone who'd been splashed by her coffee.
"I think I'm pregnant! My period is late and the pregnancy test I did was positive! Oh, Tohru! I'm so happy!"
"Bu-but you already have 2 kids! And you're only 26!"
"Yes. And your point?"
"But you're so young! Where's your freedom?"
"What's that?" Kagure asked with a very serious expression, and it scared Tohru, who believed Kagura didn't know what freedom meant.
"You don—"
But Kagura started laughing at Tohru for being so gullible. No matter how old she became, she would always be the same old Tohru. It was like Kyo always told her; Stop being so gullible!
And just for a split second, Kaguras eyes stopped laughing and showed that she never really forgot. Tohru saw it, but it was too fast for her to understand.
Not the best chapter ending… But it was starting to get too long.
This chapter was a little boring. It was too much 'I love Kyo' and 'I Miss Kyo'. BUT DON'T WORRY! Next chapter won't be as boring! I'll probably put Momiji in it to lighten up the mood. Or Ayame… Or both. It's all good! Anyways, I have one thing left to say:
In French zodiac means rubber boat. It's hilarious.
