Chapter 8: Don't Never Hurt

During the flashback you had fallen down and now trying to hide from him. The food was burning and Haru and Kyo came to check on you. "Kanya! The food's burning! Kanya!" Haru calls as he walks in. Seeing you in the corner he quickly goes to your side. "Kanya what's wrong?"

You start to panic yelling at him to stay away. You start crying and trying to push him away. Kyo is stunned staring at the burning food and you and Haru on the floor. He then tries to put out the flames leaving you to Haru.

Haru ignores your attempts to keep him away and pulls you close to him. "Kanya its me Haru. I won't hurt you I promise."

You start to calm down a little but then his face with those crazed eyes flashes through your mind again. You scream and push Haru away. You get up and run out of the house. For a moment Haru is stunned then he follows you. As he runs out he yells at Kyo to call Shigure.

You run as fast as you can through the woods. You don't dare stop. If your body tries to stop you to rest, your mind again shows you that crazed picture. You run and run and run never looking back. The woods don't seem to stop but you don't care. The deeper you go the harder it will be for him to find you.

"Yeah she just screamed and ran." Kyo has just finished explaining the situation to Shigure.

"I'll call Hatori and be there as soon as I can." Shigure hangs up then dials Hatori's cell number.

Hatori answers his phone. "Yes?"

"Hatori it's me Shigure"

"Shigure? What's wrong?"

"It's Kanya. Something strange happened at the house and now she has run off. I think you need to come. I am at the library right now but I'll be there as soon as I can."

"Ok" Hatori hangs up and then runs out of the hospital not even bothering to tell anyone where he is going. He runs as quickly as he can to Shigure's house and runs inside. Panting he looks at Kyo. "Where is she?"

Kyo gets Hatori some water and says "I don't know. She ran out screaming a half an hour ago and Haru went to look for her. Neither of them have come back."

Hatori runs outside and runs into Shigure.

"Whoa" Shigure holds onto Hatori. "We can't hope to find her searching around aimlessly. I've called the others and they're on their way." Then Shigure's face softens. "Don't worry Haa-san. We'll find her."

Hatori sighs, knowing Shigure is right but not caring. He goes into the living room anyways and paces the floor. Fifteen minutes later, all of the Sohma's have gathered in Shigure's house and have devised a plan. Everyone but Kisa, Tohru, Kagura, and Ritsu, set out to find you.

Meanwhile you have stopped to rest a little. You're mind is still telling you to run but you're body won't cooperate. It just won't run anymore. I hope I can run again before he finds me, you think to yourself. Thunder rumbles overhead and you think, oh great rain too.

Hatori is walking and looks worriedly at the sky. "I hope we find her before it starts to rain." he mutters to himself.

Half an hour later you have started running again and a heavy rain has begun. Running through the rain, you find, is twice as miserable as just plain running. Suddenly you stop and think, Why am I running? I left him behind. "GOD DAMNIT!" you yell. "Fucking bastard is still in my head!" You start screaming at your own foolishness.