Darkdreams:coughs: well, it's been a while…This is going to be a long authors note, but guys it's important so please read-or at least skim- through it.
Some of you may have realized that my story, "Run Away, Run Away" (Which is the prequel to this fic) has been removed. I'd just like to comment on this.
No one likes their stories being banned, and this is hard for me because of all the work I put into it, as well as the overwhelming support I got through reviews and emails.
They didn't even ban it for something that I could understand, like being too graphic. Someone reported me for a spelling mistake. It's a 22 chaptered fic, and I can't catch everything…
My first initial thoughts were to just stop writing on but that would be silly and childish, not to mention unfair to anyone who is waiting for an update. So, Run to Me and all my other fanfictions will continue on. I am also looking for a beta, so that hopefully something like this will never happen again. I'll also be re-posting Run Away, this time thoroughly spell-checked.
Ok so that's about it, I'll put more about the beta-ness down at the bottom. Thanks everyone, for your continued support!
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The blood splattered across the walls as Kyo watched, horror-struck, chained to the wall with a collar around his neck.
"Yuki!" he screamed, attempting to lunge forward. The bell attached to the collar jingled.
If only he could see who was hurting Yuki, but every time he tried to see a blinding dizziness came over him.
"N—no!" Kyo reached his hands as far as they could go to catch his bloody and broken love. As his head tilted and strands of silver hair fell over open, blank eyes, Kyo screamed-because now he was alone.
"YUKI!" Kyo gasped, bolting upright. His breaths were short and shallow, although he periodically tried to take in a huge lungful of air, but that only left him with a stabbing pain in his chest.
"A dream, just a dream." Kyo wiped the sweat off his forehead and pulled the blankets, which were in a bundle at the end of his bed, back over his legs. He glanced over at his window; thankful for the moonlight that illuminated his room and reminded him where he was. Everything was in its place, nothing was wrong. Outside he could hear crickets chirping, but other then that it was silent.
He had a horrible thought, that if he went into Yuki's room right now he would be gone. And then this entire world, the existence he had been living in until now, would crumble away and he would find that he was alone, in the cage that had been built specifically for the cat, losing his mind.
In one swift movement Kyo flung the blankets off him and stood up, walking towards the door that separated his and Yuki's room. His hand grasped the doorknob, but for a second he hesitated. He stared ahead at the painted door and tried to visualize what was on the other side. Then, pushing all thoughts from his mind, he turned the knob and stepped in quickly, before he lost his nerve.
Yuki's room was bathed in the bluish light; everything seemed to be in order. His desk still had the notebook opened up to a page; the chair was pushed in neatly. Kyo glanced towards the bed and shock jolted through his body.
Yuki was gone. His bed was messed and the glass of water on his end table was knocked over, the water slowly dripping off the side and hitting the floor without a sound. Feeling like he was in a dream, Kyo slowly walked towards the bed, scared of what he might find.
Though the dread seized him and made it harder for him to breathe, Kyo looked down at the empty bed, and crumpled to his knees, his hands clutching the dark blue sheets. If he could only catch his breath for a second, then he could stop being so foolish and look for Yuki in the house. Finally Kyo lifted the hand that was clenched on the carpet, and ran it through his unruly orange hair. He calmed himself and stood, angered that he had been so silly. Yuki was probably downstairs, watching TV or getting a new glass of water.
It was this thought-and not the hundreds of other, less optimistic, thoughts- running through his mind that forced him to walk out of Yuki's room and into the hall, and to resist the urge to check on Kisa and Hiro. He paused in front of Eryk's door, pulling himself away and rushing down the steps.
It was silent. His bare feet made oddly sharp slapping noises every time one made contact with the floor. No lights were on, the TV was not playing. Kyo inhaled gently and moved to check the front door.
Locked.
He made towards the back door, thinking that perhaps the rat had woken up from a bad dream, as he had, knocked over the water and had come downstairs for some air, unable to sleep.
The back door was locked as well, the curtains tightly drawn around it.
Fighting the panic and desperately clinging to some semblance of rational thought, Kyo groped his way back to the stairs and stumbled up them, sitting at the top with a thud. He pressed his hands to his face in an attempt to calm his racing heart, to no avail.
The pressure of biting down on his lower lip did nothing to ease his worry as a million scenarios ran through his mind. Yuki being kidnapped by ninjas all in black, Yuki being attacked by an invader, Yuki being beamed up by Pod People…
The last one made him blink and pull himself back down to earth.
A door behind him creaked open and a sliver of light shone through.
"Kyo?" came the sleepy voice, "What are you still doing up?"
Glaring, Kyo turned his head and his cat ears twitched in annoyance. "Nothing." He huffed.
"Can't find Yuki?" a small smile played across Eryks' lips. Kyo's eyes widened, Eryk waited with silent anticipation.
"What have you done with him?" he demanded, barely remembering to whisper.
Eryk looked confused, then thoughtful, and then a look of understanding crossed his face.
"Oh!" He looked at Kyo wide eyed. "You don't think I did anything to him, do you?" His eyes squinted in nervousness and anxiety. "No, no you have it all wrong!"
Kyo's eyes were still narrowed towards the smaller dark haired boy, who seemed to be fumbling about in a very uncharacteristic fashion, acting more like Tohru then himself.
"Yuki's in my room. He came in to talk and ended up falling asleep on the bed, and I really didn't have the heart to wake him." Eryk sighed, moving out into the hall and closing the door behind him. "I was up reading anyways. Insomnia. Hatori says it's from the stress of having to take on all the duties that my--that my brother used to address."
Kyo's eyes softened a bit but he did not relax, especially when Eryk sat down beside him on the steps.
"Hey Kyo," Eryk said, resting his arms on his knees, "…I'm sorry, you know. I didn't mean to come for this visit. One minute I was sitting in my parlour, drinking tea and persuading myself that seeing you was a bad idea, and the next…I don't know what happened. I was at the airport and had the ticket in my hand."
There was a pause where Eryk drifted off, seemingly lost in his own thoughts.
"And I can't seem to forget about you…" Eryk sighed.
Kyo's heart nearly stopped.
"Um, I mean…" Eryk stood up quickly. "Here, please come and get Yuki, you can take him to his room." Before Kyo could answer-not that he currently had the speech capability to-Eryk was already opening the bedroom door and motioning for Kyo to follow.
/Ok, a choice. Follow Eryk into his room or bolt for my own room and come up with a new plan./
/Scared?/
/He might not even have Yuki in there…/
/And you're scared of what might happen./
/He could be lying. But then again Yuki might have been right, and then there's really nothing to worry about…/
/Hey are you ignoring me? STOP IGNORING ME DAMMIT!/
/Shuttup, no wonder people who hear voices go insane-you're annoying enough to make my ears bleed./
Without a conscious decision, Kyo stood up and followed Eryk into his room.
The door closed shut with a soft click, and Kyo turned slightly to see Eryk just leaning against the wall, waiting.
With a quick flicker of his eyes Kyo spotted Yuki lying on Eryks bed, lips parted slightly in his sleep.
"Thanks, Eryk." Kyo mumbled, running a hand through his messy hair.
With a smile Eryk said, "Maybe one day I'll have someone to worry about too."
"Yeah." Kyo nodded and picked Yuki up gently. "'Night."
The door closed once more and Eryk flicked off the light switch, preferring darkness to the artificial light. He closed his eyes for only a moment, but that was enough and he fainted, collapsing with a thud on the carpeted floor.
Darkdreams: So, if anyone is interested in being my beta, please tell me! I'd really appreciate it. Oh, and some random thing that I thought I'd mention…I got a kitten, an orange tabby, and I named him Kyo. I never thought that so many people would have such a hard time pronouncing his name :P
--Review, it makes me happy and hyper!
Review responses:
Corculum: Yes, the love triangle…I'm sorry it's so short (and I know you think this chapter is too) so chapter 5 I will try to make longer.
Envysloyalservant: Eryk creeps you out? O.o well he is sort of strange, but he gets weirder :P You have black hair and green eyes? Ooooh, cool!
Kyonkyon: Don't worry I'm still a YK fan too! But it may be healthy for Yuki to have to work to keep Kyo, keep him on his toes :)
TeArDroPs Of ThE MoOn: Hm, when is Eryk going to bust out the moves? Well, soon because the longer he waits the more Kyo will pull away from him!
Abby: I'm glad you liked it:grins:
Angelic Scars the bloody angel: Wow, you sat and read both stories without any breaks or anything? O.O I am very grateful! Eryk is currently cowering in a corner, afraid of your frying pan :P And here's your update, not quite as soon as I would have liked to post it but it's here none the less!
Miko-Catlover: It's nice to hear that someone likes my lemons :P Everyone thinks poor Eryk is creepy! The poor guy is going to develop a complex or something… :D oh well. And thank you for the good chair, it really is no fun when your back hurts and you're trying to type :)
Paranoia Pistol:looks nervously as Pablo: yes that would be quite bad. Guess I'd better hurry up and post this! o.O