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Chapter 15

Sighing Akito leans against the cage and says, "Come here, my faithful inu. Tell me, do you want the kitten all to yourself? I can make that happen, Shigure. Just let me out of here and the kitten will belong to you." Shaking his head, Shigure evens his gaze with Akito and says firmly, "No, if I wanted Kyo then I'd get him on my own." Tilting his head to the side and faking hurt, Akito tries to play with Hatori's hair saying, "Hatori, you wont abandon me, will you? Tell me about Kyo. Where did the naughty kitty run to?" Glancing at Ayame and Shigure, Hatori calmly states, "He had a boyfriend for a while. He didn't run away, the man he was with talked him into moving in with him." Frowning Akito beckons the doctor closer and with darkening eyes asks, "Is he the one who beat my little kitten?" Icily Shigure glares at him, his anger evident, and he demands, "How did you know about that?" Smirking Akito yaws then says, " The same way I knew that Momiji moved in with his high school sweetheart, the same way I knew that he had a boyfriend in the first place. Gossip spreads around here easily."

Rolling onto his back, Kyo gazes up at Haru and pulls him down for a sensual kiss. "Thanks," he whispers and Haru nods knowing that Kyo wouldn't be ready for some time still. "Stop trying to force this on yourself. I can wait until you're ready," the ox says caressing his face and nodding he nuzzles his lover's neck before saying, "Okay, Haru. I love you." Carrying the neko to the bed, Haru kisses his forehead and says, "You just need some more time." Entering the bedroom, Yuki smiles knowingly at Haru and brushes Kyo's hair back as the kitten says, "I can't stop seeing Domenic."

Shivering Kyo wraps a blanket around his slender shoulders and walks out into the cold rain. His eyes adjust to the darkness as he slowly makes his way to the hidden cage. "You came back," Akito says and he watches the young man cautiously get closer. "Yes, but I'm not here to help you escape. Why do you want to destroy my life?" Shaking his head, Akito gently touches the crimson-eyed boy's cheek and whispers, "I'm sorry, I don't want to hurt you and I didn't push you towards Domenic. If it makes you happy I wont interfere with your life, but Yuki doesn't really love you and I'm not sure if Haru's willing to stick with a frigid cat much longer." Lowering his head, Kyo steps away and states, "No, they love me and Haru promised to wait for me." Lazily Akito slinks to the back and says, "Are you sure of that? It's not like you're a virgin, Kyo. You haven't been one for a long time; maybe he won't want damaged goods? And Yuki certainly won't want to tarnish his reputation. I love you, though, and I would never hurt you like they will."

Running away, always running. Silently Kyo stares at Hatori's house and contemplates whether he should ask for the car or just take it. Finally he decides to just take the keys and slip into Hatori's room. "Hari, will you come with me? I need to let Domenic go and I can't do that if I keep thinking that every dark corner has him lurking in it. Also, you're the only one that I know I can trust right now," he says briefly remembering himself as a child crawling into Hatori's lap and falling asleep safe in his arms. "Okay, just let me get actual clothes on," Hari says and he argues, "No, just come."

Tires squeal as Kyo backs out of the drive and speeds towards the city with Hatori sitting stiffly in the passenger seat gripping the seat tightly. "You look good like that," Kyo says nervously glancing at Hatori and the man nods trying to figure the teen out. Maybe I should just try to figure myself out, Hatori thinks judging by the fact he's in sweat pants and a thin t-shirt in the passenger seat with a psychotic kitty at the wheel. "Kyo, slow down," he orders watching the boy's knuckles whiten as he grips the wheel even tighter and Kyo reduces his speed slightly saying, "Hatori, I don't know what's going on with me anymore. One minute I want Haru all over me then the next I'm pushing him away because all I can see is Domenic looming above me. Sometimes I wish Haru would just let his hormones take over and stop trying to figure me out." Looking over at Kyo, Hatori gently runs a hand through the boy's longer hair and says, "In time you'll get over him." Swerving out of the way of an oncoming car, Kyo looks at the seahorse pathetically and begs, "Can't you make me better now, take those memories away or something?" Smiling sadly Kyo pulls into a driveway of a rather large house and says, "But you won't even though you know I want it."

Holding Haru back from opening the cage and beating the Head till he's a bloody corpse, Yuki breathes in deeply whispering, "Calm down, this wont help bring Kyo back. Shigure and Aya said that Hatori's gone, too, so they're probably together." Closing his eyes, Haru tries to ignore his headache as he blinks stupidly at the cage then says, "Why are we here? I want Kyo, where is he?" Lowering his gaze at of guilt, Yuki wraps his arms around his slender form and says, "We just have to show him that we love him even more now." They return to the bedroom and sit together praying for Kyo to come home to them soon.

Laughing Hatori downs another beer and watches Kyo twirl in the middle of the living room. "Should I sell it," the neko asks and he nods playing with another bottle of beer and wondering if he should drink it. Knowing that he'll be the one driving home, he decides against it and states, "Kyo, it's been an hour, we should head back." Snuggling against the man in true kitten fashion, Kyo says, "He's really gone now, isn't he? Everything is cleared from the rooms." Lifting the sleepy kitty up, Hatori carries the lithe boy to the backseat and says, "We'll call a contractor tomorrow."

Slipping into the bedroom, Kyo stumbles upon piles of clothes and hits his head on the bedpost. "Kyo," Haru asks sleepily as the light flashes on and a whimper escapes his lover before the teen runs off. Licking his lips, Yuki rubs his eyes and says, "He took it the wrong way." Running after his kitten, Haru tackles the boy to the ground and forces him to look at him. "Kyo, it's not what it looked like. I didn't sleep with him, we were just waiting for you to come home," he tells his kitten and Kyo gazes up at him hopefully but with fear overshadowing his beautiful, scarlet orbs. "It's you that I love, okay? I'll wait for you until you're ready, I told you that," he says while Kyo pouts adorably and self-consciously lowers his eyes.

Grinning Yuki approaches the two boys and kneels down so that he place Kyo's head upon his lap. "We love you, angel boy," he says caressing his hair and gazing down at him lovingly. Delicate purrs escape Kyo causing Haru to smirk and he watches Kyo's eyes slip close as sleep overcomes him. "He'll never be the same again, will he," the ox asks him and shaking his head he responds, "Too much has happen."

Sunlight floods the room as Kyo's eyes flutter open and gently he detangles himself from the slumbering rat and ox. He downs some milk once he enters the kitchen then frowns at the TV set as Domenic's face smiles at him through the glass. His ears perk up at the sound of the man's sensual voice and he grips the counter tightly to keep himself from falling. "Is there someone special in your life," the reporter asks and the man looks directly at him almost as if he knows that he's watching while saying, "There was, and I hope he forgives me enough to take me back. I do love him." His body crashes to the floor as tears stream down his face and he recalls all the uttered apologies, the slaps, and the make up 'I love you.'

Lowering his head, Domenic hides his smirk and releases a desperate sounding sigh. "I really hope that he knows how sorry I am and how much I'd do to make it up to him," he says praying his tone sounds like he's depressed and begging for his former lover to forgive him as he silently creates ideas on how to teach his little whore a lesson. "Sir, does your ex have a name? I'm sure if he hears your pleas he'll contact you." He smiles sadly at the petite blonde and shakes his head saying, "I couldn't force him into the public eye like that; he's really shy. I just have to keep hoping that he realizes that I'm telling the truth and I want to make us, if there's still a chance for an us, work." Excusing himself on the basis of being too upset to continue the interview, Domenic exits the building and climbs into his car.

"Kyo, baby, you know I love you. I couldn't live without you. I'm so sorry for hitting you, but if you wouldn't do bad things I wouldn't have to," Domenic said and he easily forgave him because he loved him. He would sit down on the man's lap and kiss him until Domenic responded back with gentle caresses all the while muttering apology after apology. "I know that you didn't mean to, it was my fault. I'm sorry, Domenic, I'll try harder to be good from now on," he said earning him a full smile and heated kisses that he adored. The next day he had flowers being delivered every hour for seven hours and Domenic came home from work bearing chocolates and a picture frame with a photo of them placed neatly within its arms. "Please forgive me, darling," Domenic begged after a night of savagely beating him because he had been drunk and obediently he nodded saying, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have complained. It's my fault and I deserved it."

Don't I always forgive you? I always give in to you because I'm the one at fault. I deserve everything you give me. Maybe all I am is a stupid whore? If I didn't dress so provocatively, then he wouldn't have had to hurt me to prove that I belong to him.

Worriedly Shigure puts a hand to the neko's forehead and pulls back quickly at the burning feeling from the mere contact. "Hatori," he hollers and the doctor enters the room with a grim frown then kneels next to the stunned cat. "He's fainted form shock and might take hours to wake up. His fever is stress induced," the sea horse says lifting the neko and carrying him to his bedroom.