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Chapter 8 Don't know thy title

Kyo sat on his bed, in his room, his legs crossed. He was hard in thought, and even Shigure's editor that was screaming at the writer down below didn't reach his ears.

All he could think about was Tohru, and how the doctors said that she would die within a month.

He didn't want the tears to fall, but they did. I'm so weak…I already broke my promise to Tohru…

Suddenly, the editor's ravings stopped when someone knocked on the front door. Kyo sighed, thinking it was probably one of Tohru's classmates coming to visit her, and only to find out that she wasn't there….

But then he heard someone come up the stairs. And knock on his door. "Kyo!" Shigure chimed. "Your girlfriends here!"

"Oh no!" Kyo whined, wiping the tears away. "Not Kagura! Send her away, send her away!"

But when the door opened, it wasn't Kagura standing in the doorframe. It was Hanajima-san.

"Sorry I had to say I'm your girlfriend," Hanajima apologized, shutting the door behind her as she walked in. "It was the only way Shigure would let me in."

"That's…stupid…" spat out Kyo, still in a daze of shock. "Why are you here anyway!"

"I found out some more things," Hanajima explained shyly, pressing up against the door. "Is that Ok?"

"Well of course its Ok, you idiot! Tell me."

Hanajima gulped to stop her heart from beating so fast. Why am I so unnerved around him?

Taking a deep breath, she said in a slow and steady voice, "I realized that there could be a gateway to the other world in Machida-san's classroom. I feel the power in there."

Kyo looked at her suspiciously. "How do you know all of this?"

Hanajima seemed a bit nervous. "I-I have powers…"

"No, it seems to be more than that," Kyo responded, standing up slowly. "Do you have sources? Do you look up this crap up on the internet?"

"N-No…" Hanajima squeaked, wishing she could just disapear into the ground.

"Then what is your source? Tell me," Kyo urged, advancing towards her. Raising an eyebrow, he placed his fist right above Hanajima's head and leaned in close to her. "Tell me. Who's telling you all of this?"

Hanajima couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't lie to him like this. "Just a man! A man told me, a couple of days ago! He's an old friend of Kyoko-san! He even knew Tohru!"

Kyo scowled and backed away. "What if hes just a stalker?"

"Trust me, hes not," Hanajima said with a sad gaze. "He's the only one we can trust, Kyo. Our only hope. If he—"

"Where is he?" Kyo interrupted.

"Eh?"

"Where is he," Kyo said slowly so she could interpret all of it. "Where can I find him and speak to him?"

"H-He's always in that bar down the street of the school. You pass it everyday when you walk home."

Kyo nodded and shoved her out of the way, yanking the door open.

"Where are you going?" Hanajima asked in one of her blank moods again.

"To talk with him, what else?"

"He's dangerous, Kyo. Be careful not to get too mixed up with him."

Kyo shuddered at that, but made no other sign of being frightened. With a sharp nod, he left the room.

Kyo cupped his hands around his eyes and peeked into the window of the bar Hanajima spoke of. He saw practically no one in there, but a peculiar looking man with a long black cape and outlandish clothes.

He had black hair running down his neck in a small braid, and he couldn't be anymore than 30 or so. He drained beer from a mug, as if hounded by anxiety.

Swallowing hard, and filled with anxiety himself, Kyo walked into the bar boldly. Then he realized that high schoolers weren't allowed in here. Everyone looked at him oddly, then went back to their beer.

"Hey!" a man behind the bar called. "No kids under 20!"

"I am 20, sir," Kyo croaked, hoping that he would buy it.

The man, who wasn't very responsible, shrugged and turned away from Kyo, who sighed. Now I just need to find this man…um…oh no! Hanajima san didn't name him!

He turned to go, when a gruff voice said behind him, "You a Sohma?"

Kyo stiffened, and peered over his shoulder. The odd looking man that he had seen before was staring straight at him with piercing dark eyes. "Well are you?"

"And what if I am?" Kyo challenged, putting up his fists ever so slightly. He didn't trust this man for a second.

The man laughed heartily. "'S'k, mate. I'm a friend. Hanajima san told me about you."

"Damn her for giving out her name," Kyo muttered, but walked up closer to the man, arms crossed all business-like. "I am Kyo Sohma. And I want to know how you know about Tohru."

The man smiled lopsidedly. "Me and her mum were lovers once. Then she had to go marry that son of a bull." He scowled at the memory and guzzled down some more drink. "I am 3 years younger than her, yes, but I still loved her. And when she died, well…" He fingered a piece of dirt.

"Then how do you know about Tohru?" And why are you telling me all of this so forwardly? You must be lying.

"When I heard she had a daughter, and that she had come down with an awful sickness, I decided to help. I'm from a place where no one gets sick, you mark my words."

"And where is that?" Kyo asked in an irritated voice. This was probably all lies. "You sound British to me."

"No, not British, son," the man chuckled. "I'm from New Zealand. And judging by your blank face, I guess you don't live there. It's a wonderful place, it is. But that's where I grew up. I was born somewhere completely different."

Kyo raised an eyebrow. "Oh yeah? And where would that be?"

"It's a small little world called Kinoto. Can only be entered if you find the gateway." He smiled devilishly. "And you don't believe me. I know. You're a feisty little lad. Don't let anyone push you around."

"Tell me who you are!" Kyo yelled, attracting a few stares. "I need to know!"

The man stood up his full height, menacing and powerful. "Just trust me," he growled. "I have no proof, but I can tell you this: Tohru will be better tommarow. She will be perky like her normal self, and no one will have guessed she was ever sick. It will be like this for a month. You hear me? A MONTH."

Kyo scowled. Should I believe him? Well I'll only know until it happens…

"In that time, find the gateway to this other world, Kinoto, and enter it. I'll be there, waiting. It's the only way you can save her."

"And why should I believe you?" Kyo shot back angrily. "You have no proof!"

The man plopped a cap on his head, and placed a gold coin onto the table next to the empty mug. "I know," he said grimly. "But when Tohru gets better for a month, then dies, and Akito seems to like it all, then that'll be proof enough, boy. Proof enough."

With a fleeting smile, the odd figure walked out the door, slamming it behind him, the shadows of the night swallowing him up.

"Hey, sonny!" a man in his late age called. "Are you mad or something? Talking to air?"

"I wasn't talking to air!" Kyo denied the man. "I was talking to that man that just walked out!"

"What man?" he asked, and a few people shrugged. "We didn't see a man."

"You guys are just blind," Kyo muttered, and walked out.

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