Omoi Tsubasa - Black Wings

Chapter Two: Ring Around the Rosie...

Rating: T-M

Disclaimer: I do not own fruits basket.

A/N: There is a bit of a lack of dialogue in this chapter - its focused on Haru. He seems like more a thinker to me. I haven't forgotten about Kyo! Don't fret. They're both nice hunks of graphite man meat, dontcha think:) Also, Haru is staying w/ whats-his-face...crap. What's his name? Shigure! Yes - Shigure. Haru is staying at Shigure's house. And in a guest bedroom. Does Shigure have another guest room? I dunno...He does now. Anyway - here's your story.

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ka-kaaa...

ka-kaaaaa...

Crows slowly circled above him in the menacing black sky. He imagined them playing 'ring-around-the-rosie'. He stared at them, memorising the pattern they made in the sky. Ring around the rosie... Haru shifted his body around in the cold grass before shifting his gaze elsewhere and drifting off.

ka-kaaa...ka-kaaaaa...

He wasn't sure how much time has passed before he slid his eyes open again to the crowing. An eyebrow twitched slighty in response to a rather harsh sound. Pockets full of posies...

ka-kaaaaaa...

Ashes...ashes...The call was high pitched. There was something...something not right. Haru couldn't put his finger on it. He looked up to the circle of crows. As if on cue with the rhyme playing through his mind, the crows began to break away from the circle, making a kamakaze dive...for Haru. We...all...fall...down.

Hatsuharu's eyes widened at such strange behavior. Before he could gain his footing and scramble away, a large black crow swooped to his feet, landing on the tip of his black boot. It stared at Haru with its tiny beady black eyes and cocked its head.

ka-kaaa..

It was quite unnerving, having this big black bird perching upon his boot. But Haru felt rather...content, sitting here with it. The feeling lasted for a second more before another crow dove down. This bird didn't go for Haru. Instead, he watched with wide eyes as it came down upon the other bird. Haru flinched at the vibration of the impact of bird against bird. He took this opportunity to find some cover from the whirlwind of feathers. However, his run was cut short as his boot was caught in the root of a deadend tree. Landing with a whump, he could only lay there in wait for his breath to return. Haru heard the sound of a landing and turned his head in horror as a crow landed beside his shoulder. It wobbled up to him, peering at his face and into his eyes...into his soul...

Am I beautiful...

Hatsuharu stared at the bird in disbelief. Had he just heard... He had no time to finish his thoughts. He must have angered the bird because it opened its beak to the limits and dove for his face. He could feel the pain of thousands of tiny pecks and pricks all over his back. The flock had accended upon his sprawled form. Haru wasn't aware that such a horrid sound could come from within himself...

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Haru ripped open his eyes. Sweat stung as it dripped down from his brow and he scrubbed it away with the sleeve of a discarded shirt lying beside his futon. He wondered idily how he had gotten to a sitting position. His thought disappeared when he noticed a strange droplet staining the crisp sheet beside him. Lazily, he lifted his thumb to inspect it. It was a thick, dark liquid. Haru felt a pang in his chest when his arm came into view. It was covered in dark, red dots. Haru choked on his breathe as the dark, gooey blood slid down his arm like the morning dew. The droplets pooled at his elbow, waiting for their turn to freefall to his thigh. A sudden prick brought his attention to his chest. He didn't have to look down to know the scene was most likely the same. Instead, using his other hand, he brought his shaking fingers upward from the bed to probe the area. Haru could feel the blood falling off his findertips as he felt for tiny divets in his skin. In the dark, overdue panic started to well up from his stomach as his pale hand came across it. Over his heart, it was more than a divet. There was a chunk missing from his chest. A new feeling claimed Haru: fear.

Hastuharu was standing up before the comand had left his brain. With the sudden motion of standing upright, the first assult of dizziness attacked his thin body. His arms flailed for something to grab onto, and found nothing. He put his hands out to stop himself, but had slipped due to the film of blood that he found on his palms. Haru came crashing to the floor and it creaked under the sudden impact. Air came whooshing out of his lungs. He laid there, dumbfounded, waiting for it to return. A sense of deja vue washed over him. Images of his dream flashed behind his eyelids, playing like a show at the movies.

He was thankful when he could breath again. He gingerly pushed himself to his feet made his way out of the bedroom. Haru made no attempt to disquise his footsteps in the hallway. If no one had awoken when he fell, who would when he was walking to the bathroom?

He breathed a sigh of relief when he made contact with the bathroom door. He pushed it open and hastily shut it behind him. Haru flicked the lights on and eagerly faced the mirror above the sink. He was not ready for what reflected back at him.

Hastuharu forcefully put his hand to the mirror. A cry caught in his throat. Had he imagined it all? It had been so real. No blood. No missing chunks of skin. Nothing. He was fine.

A sudden knock at the door startled Haru to the point of jumping.

"Yo, Haru? That you?" It was Kyo.

"What?" Haru was surprised at how stead his voice came out.

"Are you done or what? C'mon!" Kyo started to knock on the door again.

Hatsuharu opened the door, interupting the cat mid-knock. "Stupid cat." He said as he casually pushed pass Kyo.

"Stupid cow!" Kyo yelled down the hallway.

The door clicked shut behind him and Haru slid back into bed. The sheets were once again a clean, crisp white and soft against his equally pale skin. He nestled under the covers, bringing his sheets up to his chin.

ka-kaaa...

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