A/N: Greetings, all. I apologize for how long it has taken me to update this… again… stupid lack of inspiration. I'm actually not very happy about the way this turned out… it doesn't fit with the previous chapters somehow. Oh well. Please review and tell me what you think! Note to self, stop making your A/Ns longer than your fics.

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DarksLight: Thank you very much for your kind words of praise, my friend. Yeah, family traditions can be really irritating.

Envysloyalservant: Thank you! I know what you mean with the squeezing and bashing heads in... I get that a lot when I'm reading, and I was trying to enter it into this. I'm glad that it worked. Sorry it took so long to update, I hope you like this chapter.

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Warnings: See previous chapters.

Dedication:This fic is dedicated to DarksLight, and this chapter is dedicated to Yuugi Moto and Sakura Baku for their great support.

Disclaimer: See first chapter.

Blank eyes, Dried tears, Chapter 4

Kyo sat on the roof, tears falling from his crimson eyes silently down his cheeks. It was all because of the damned curse of the juunishi that things were this way. Damn Akito, damn the curse, damn the Sohma's, damn the world. He brought curled his knees up and buried his face into them, sobbing. He looked up at the moon, feeling helpless, weak, useless. He hated the way he felt. It made him sick, how weak he was. He lay back on the roof, still staring at the moon. His emotions had drained him, and he soon fell asleep, unaware that the silver-haired nezumi had been thinking very similar things shortly before.

As the sun rose the next morning, he was awakened by Shigure yelling.

"Oh Kyoooooo-kuuuun! Where are you! Breakfast is ready!" He snarled and sat up.

"I'm coming, baka inu!" He shouted back. The orange-haired boy made his way downstairs, yawning. He collapsed at the table, and began to eat, seemingly ignoring everyone and everything around him. However, he noticed that the nezumi was mysteriously absent. Before he could dwell on that fact, the afore-mentioned amethyst-eyed boy walked into the kitchen. Kyo ate and outwardly scowled while inwardly, he noted the way the silver-haired boy could somehow still be graceful while dead on his feet. The meal passed in relative silence, save Shigure babbling to Tohru for a little while about how good it was, and her flustered responses. Kyo inwardly sighed, focusing on pulling his mask together. He must act rash, aggressive, and spiteful towards the nezumi. How he hated having to do this. He could not keep it up for much longer, not when the amethyst eyes of the politely smiling prince held such agony. He couldn't help but wonder if one day he may be accepted and given affection by the beautiful boy. But no, it was foolish to think that way. Even if there was no hatred felt for him by the boy, there could never be affection. He was worthless, stupid, useless, and hateful. He would never be gifted with affection from Yuki. It was foolish to hope, he would only be hurt more later.

He stood up and went to grab his bag. He walked out the door to school, to another day of lies and masks, and watching the beautiful prince slowly crumble as he crumbled with him.

-TBC-