A/N- sorry for such a long delay. I just didn't have much time to type anything up with the holiday weekend and all. Hope ya'lls Thanksgiving was fun and not boring like my own. Well, please review!
Chapter 21
He walks with a purpose and his deadly vision holds no space for reason. His hands shake furiously, his lean body tense with anticipation, and his soul burns with power. "Where the hell is Kyo," he demands grabbing a maid by her throat and she fearfully stammers, "I-in Akito's ch-chambers." He tosses her aside like she is a piece of garbage and begins prowling the hallways. He hears Kyo's intense voice arguing with a man about the teen named Yuki. He throws open the door and glares at the man in the suit that is holding his whore. "Get your hands off of him," he demands and nervously Kyo looks at him. However, the stern male makes no move to detangle himself from his toy and one of the teens says, " I told you to stay away." The chills are back and he tries not to show his fear when his eyes stray over to the teen.
Trembling within his arms, Kyo's soft, almost inaudible, whimpers reach his ears and he senses the neko's fear mixed with anger. He stares evenly at the man and gently lifts Kyo into his arms while Akito demands, "Who let you into my rooms? You have no right to be here. I'll get you for trespassing and abuse if you do not leave now." The sinister tone of the Head's voice had brought children to tears and stilled the adults' hearts yet it has no effect on this man. He sets Kyo down when the blond advances on Haru and tries to reason with the furious male, "You'll never gain his love by acting rashly. Calm down and think about how this will affect Kyo." The enraged man glares at him then slaps Haru's pale face leaving a red handprint and officially forces out Black Haru. "Kyo's mine and I can treat him as I see fit," Domenic snarls and rolling his eyes, Haru growls, "Shut up, pansy bitch!"
Anger floods his veins as he pulls out the shotgun that he had hid in his jacket pocket. "No one talks to me that way," he snarls and points the barrel at Haru's chest causing the teen to chuckle. "How pathetic of you? Can't beat me on your own, can you? Just have to use a little toy to defeat me?" He barley blocks the punch tossed at him and presses the trigger. "What's going on," Haru asks innocently the noise having brought him back to White and he stares in shock at Akito lying motionless in a pool of blood. "He killed him," the boy states walking away from him and falling next to Shigure. "He aimed at me but missed hitting the Head," Haru mummers still dumbfounded and he laughs coldly before launching himself at the glaring Yuki's frail form. "I'll kill all of you," he declares and disbelief enters his features when the girlish teen knocks the gun from his hands.
His wounds ache with even the tiniest amount of movement and even that one kick left him breathless. I'm going to die, he thinks to himself as he barely jumps back in time to miss the dagger being plunged towards his heart. He lands hard on his back knocking the wind from his lungs and he gasps as his vision becomes hazy. "Domenic, stop! Don't kill anyone else, please!" That's Kyo's voice. His kitten's voice sounds so helpless and he prays that he doesn't do anything stupid. "Shut up, you damn whore! Have you forgotten your place so easily?" He can barely make out Kyo's face but knows his lover's eyes are growing duller with each passing second. "I'll go home with you, okay? Just leave them alone," the neko promises, his voice breaking with defeat and he shakes his head trying to stand up when he feels a searing pain in his side. He looks down at the knife lodged in his side.
The helpless feeling gives way to anger as he pushes Hatori towards the inu. Glaring at the man that use to fill his soul with dread and cause his heart to thunder within his chest with fear, he tugs his bracelet off with a look of acceptance in his eyes. He hisses in pain as he becomes the monster that had been roaring in his soul just waiting to be unleashed. He can hear Haru's gasp of astonishment when he finishes changing and he nearly loses himself in the monster's hunger. "K-Kyo," the man stammers and he glares at the man he had feared so much. He swings his massive fist when someone tries to touch him and he leaps onto the man. His deformed paw rests upon the man's throat threatening to crush it and he roars out all of his frustrations.
He touches his shoulder where Kyo's claws had ripped open his flesh and he fights back his Black side. "Kyo, don't kill him. You're better than him," he says approaching his neko with the bracelet in his hands. Kyo snarls at him and he smiles in return with a casual shrug as he says, "We're not going anywhere, Kyo. He will suffer, but not by your hands. Don't allow yourself to be like him." The neko backs away from the shocked man and he waits until his golden skinned boy is back before handing him the bracelet. "I'm sorry," Kyo mutters under his breath and gently brushes his cheek before shoving him towards the doctor.
Dropping to his knees, Kyo kisses Yuki's lips and carefully carries him to Hatori's office. "Sit down, kitten. Hari will take care of us and we'll think of what to do with Domenic later," Haru says letting Hatori bandage his wound. He smiles weakly then sits down next to the bed while Hatori carefully takes care of Yuki.
His eyes are dark as he eyes the man and he smirks when terrified blues finally meet his gaze. "You don't understand this family. Leave and never return. Kyo doesn't need you, he has us. You'll be locked away anyways. You murdered a man of power. Jail isn't nice for rapist." Ayame wraps his arms around his waist and says, "Gure, the maid will show him out." The seriousness of everything is reflected in the snake's golden orbs and calm posture. "No, he can find his own way out. Kureno, just make sure he leaves," he instructs and even the rooster, who was like Akito's lapdog, doesn't question his authority.
He frowns when Shigure coldly watches Domenic walk away and enters the room. "It's over, isn't it? Gure, he can't hurt me anymore. He doesn't have the power," he states and the inu chuckles slinging an ark over his shoulders affectionately. "So, what happens now that Akito is really dead?" Smiling Ayame glides towards the door and says, "Well, Lucky Kyo, a new Head will be born and trained. Until then we'll just appoint someone to run our family." Grinning wickedly, Shigure claps hands with Aya and says, "We should be the leaders. With my brains and Aya's fashion sense, this family would be the best!" He snorts then runs the factors through his head. Only three people come to mind. Kisa; too sweet to hurt anyone but rather young, Yuki; however lately he's been acting odd, or Hatori; really the most sane person and having been Akito's doctor knows the ropes already. "I think Hari should be the Head for right now," he says and the men stop their dance, pretend to consider the idea, and squeal, "Of course!"
Sitting behind his desk, Hatori glances up at the neko when he sits down and says, "Don't tell me you're sick." The orange head shrugs then dryly comments, "Everyone in this family is sick. Hari, you're the new Head, congrats." Of all the things in the world the teen could have told him, he had to tell his this. Hell, he could have told me the world was ending and I'd be happier. "No," he states flatly, his eye hardening with determination, and he stands up to escape the teen's crimson eyes. "You're the best person for it," the cat comments casually and he grasps the teen's shoulders tightly forcing him to actually look at him. "Kyo, my work load is full. I don't have the time nor patience to be the Head. Ask Shigure to do it. I know he acts like a dumb pervert, but he's actually a lot smarter than you think. He knows when to be serious," he states and almost laughs when the color drains from Kyo's face while the neko mummers, "I can't believe you just said that." Neither can I.
Rubbing his eyes, Yuki sits up with a flash of pain decorating his features and says, "Kyo, do you think it's really safe for her to be the Head? You know how this family is when it comes to change." Nodding Kyo sits down on the bed and says, "Haru's talking to her about it. She has all of us backing her up. I asked Hatori first, but he came up with this idiotic notion that Shigure will make a good Head." Giving a small laugh he hugs Kyo's warm body and admits, "I'm glad you didn't ask me to do this. Kyo, I've been around Akito too long and that power would have destroyed me." Adoringly he kisses the teen's wrist where he had placed the bruises and he gazes up at Kyo's eyes sadly then kisses his lips. "I'm sorry, I'd never intentionally hurt you," he whispers trying not to move too much.
He frowns once Yuki falls asleep and steps out into the hall taking a deep breath then moves towards Akito's rooms. He slips inside trying not to throw up at the sight of blood that still stains the floors and he moves over the window where the birds chirp waiting for their master. "I'm sorry," he starts out glancing at the dark sky and he draws his knees to his chest sobbing, "I really wanted you to like me, but you became too jealous. I'm sorry that I hurt you, but I didn't mean to. I fell in love with Haru, but I still cared about you." He wipes at his eyes viciously and bites his lower lip before slamming his fist against the wall. "Damn it, you destroyed us; me! It's your fault I'm like this! It's your fault that I forgot how much I trusted Shigure and Hatori. I cared about them." He curls up on his side and chokes back sobs. "I'm sorry he killed you," he cries out and nearly screams when he's tugged against a strong chest. "Hari, it's all my fault," he whispers clinging to the man caving in to his weakness.