HOLY CRAP!

Sheesh. 10th grade hit me like a ton of bricks. I am so sorry for not updating. That's just how life goes sometimes. One minute, you're sitting on the computer doing nothing, and the next, BAM! You're in school breaking your back under a mound of homework.

Come back, summer….. I miss you….

I am warning you now, I didn't check this chapter for typos, so I apolgize in advance... Stupid lazyness...


Don't Walk Home

Chapter 5 – The Training

Kyo rested his head in his hands. He was wrong. It wasn't hard to train martial arts to Tohru.

It was impossible.

He watched as the girl picked herself up off the training mat, again, and flashed him a sheepish smile, Which Kyo couldn't help but returning. She had patience, he'd give her that. He didn't know too many people who would mess up the same move forty-seven times and still want to have another go. He figured his patience was the one wearing thin.

"Ok, Kyo, I'm ready to try again." She straightened her training uniform and stood in front of him, placing herself into the stance he had taught her. He took a moment to admire her outfit. He had arrived early so that he could sneak into Kagura's locker and find something for Tohru to wear. Problem was, Kagura had also arrived early and when she caught Kyo in her locker, she went into a violent love-rage about how Kyo didn't need to ask before taking her think for his "Kagura shrine" He winced, remembering the beating he had suffered at her hands.

Kagura was petite, but she was still taller than Tohru. Yet her clothes fit Tohru almost perfectly. The dark material hung loosely from her, but didn't cause a disability. He had never seen someone so small and fragile like her. Not to mention clumsy….

"Ok," Kyo said, shaking his head to clear it from his train of thought. "Let's give it another try. I'll come at you, and you're going to…"

"…use your momentum to flip you." She answered, flashing him another smile. She then set her face into a concentrated stare, locking onto him. Kyo sighed. Did she ever get frustrated?

He started for her, his hands outstretched. The principle was pretty basic. To put it bluntly, Tohru was not a fighter. But he figured if she could flip the guy as he was running at her, it would daze him at least, which would buy her some time to get somewhere safe.

As he got closer, he noticed Tohru's determined frown change into a grimace. Her stance shifted slightly as she prepared to take his blow, rather than block it. He ground out a frustrated growl. 'This is the same thing she did the last forty-seven times! She's gonna take the blow and get knocked over!'

He grabbed hold of her wrist and pushed her back without stopping. He backed her up against the wall of the dojo and pinned her hands above her head with his own. If he hadn't been so angry, he might have noticed the improper position he had her in. But he didn't.

"You're concentrating too hard, Tohru!" He yelled, loosing his temper. Then he noticed Tohru's eyes.

They were closed.

Closed!

"Tohru! You closed your eyes? How are you supposed to defend yourself with your eyes closed? Do you want to be kidnapped? Do you want to be killed? Or raped? Is that what you want? Look, I'm not even trying to hold you down! What the hell are you going to do when-"

"NO!" White stars suddenly burst in front of Kyo's eyes as a blinding pain erupted in the lower part of his body. He moaned in agony and fell backwards, releasing his grip on Tohru.

He looked up and saw her still standing in exactly the same place she was when he fell. Her knee was raised and her eyes were wide in a mixture of shock and horror.

"Well," Kyo muttered as blackness started to creep around the edges of his vision. "You can always do that…"

Then he passed out.


"Ok, Tohru, that was a little better." Kazuma complimented as Tohru picked herself up off the training mat. "But remember…"

Kyo watched as his master once again showed Tohru how to flip an opponent. He sat on the floor, watching. He shifted his weight and moaned as pain spiked up his body. He readjusted the icepack on his lap and sighed. At least he learned something today. Never corner Tohru.

"Fifty-four." The cat counted as Tohru failed, yet again, to flip Kazuma. Kazuma, though, was patient. He merely smiled and showed Tohru what she did wrong. 'She's still concentrating too hard. She's expecting an attack from Master. Someone probably won't warn her before attacking, though. They'll be…' He smiled as an idea filtered into his brain. 'They'll be spontaneous…'

Ignoring the pain in his crotch, Kyo stood and carefully maneuvered behind Tohru, who had her eyes on Kazuma. He signaled to his master, who gave him a small smile a slight nod. 'She doesn't even realize I'm right behind her!' He thought angrily.

Kyo reached around with one arm and grabbed her loosely around the wait, while using the other had to grab her mouth.

Her reaction was immediate. Grabbing the hand around her mouth, she gave an almighty tug that sent Kyo sailing over her head. He landed hard on his back with a sharp thud, and his spine screamed in pain.

Tohru looked down at him, The same deer-in-the-headlights look that she had after his last injury.

"OH MY GOSH! KYO!" She knelt down next to him. "Are you ok! I'm so sorry! I wasn't even thinking! I'm such an idiot! Sorry, Sorry, Sorry!"

Kyo managed a grin for her sake. "Tohru, That's exactly what you were supposed to do. Attack without thinking. You…..did good" Tohru paused, then smiled.

"I…I did it right?" She sounded doubtful. Kyo nodded, and her smile widened. "I did it right!" She cheered, swooping down to hug Kyo. "I did it-Oops!"

POOF!

Kyo just relaxed in Tohru's arms as she continued her ecstatic-apologetic rant. At least she was taught something. That almost made his combined beating from Kagura, kneeing, and spine crunching worth it.

"Great job." Kazuma said, coming over. "It seems you pulled off that move pretty well. Now," He clapped his hands together excitedly. "let's try something new."

Kyo groaned.


:Stabs chapter with spork: Ghahh! This chapter stunk! Argh! I hated it! Did you hate it? I did! Maybe I'm just being to hard on me self. What ever.

There you have it, the final chapter of Don't Walk Home. It could be a little while until I get a new story out. As I said before, school is wringing me. Good news: Plenty of time to write stories, and school seems to be my inspiration, cause I've only been in two weeks and have written tons. Bad news: I HAVE NO TIME TO TYPE! None! Nada! ZIPO!

So just look out for me…

Oh yeah, sorry, but I have to warn you. My next fanfic probably won't be Fruits Basket. Maybe Inuyasha or possibly Zelda. I don't know yet.

CHOW!

-InuDani (Your ever-loyal slave)