Fruits Basket Meets DNAngel

by Phosphorene

What would happen if the world of Fruits Basket met the world of DNAngel? This story was a roleplay between I and a friend based upon that assumption. There isn't a clear plotline, but the scenarios that come up are often hilarious.

12. Chapter 12: The Rivalry of Krad and Kyo

Chapter Twelve: The Rivalry of Krad and Kyo

In the morning, Kyo awoke and realized that he'd slept through breakfast. He ran down the stairs and tripped over something, which of course made him fall down the rest of the way. He cursed and looked back up to see what he'd fallen over, and then froze.
It was Tohru.
(There, her soul's been sucked out.)

Tohru just lay motionless on the stairs. She did have a tray in her hand, from the looks of it, it was breakfast for Kyo but it had gone everywhere.

Akito smiled as he tossed a bottle in his hand. "Krad will kill Kyo…" he whispered and smiled.

Kyo stood there motionless as he recognized the vacant look in her eyes. It was the same one she'd had just before Akito had possessed her. Did that mean...?

Halfway across town, Satoshi's cell phone rang.

Akito smiled as he heard him pick up the phone. "Hello. This is Akito Sohma. I have a job for Krad." he said.

Satoshi's pulse had quickened the moment Akito said his name, but when he said that he had a job for Krad it made him even more nervous and apprehensive.
"What are you talking about? I think you have the wrong number, my name is Hiwatari, not Krad."

"I know you have Krad in your body. I have taken Tohru Honda's soul. If Krad does not come here right now, I will kill her." he hung up and laughed.

At the mention of Tohru, Krad, who had been drowsing, fully awoke.
...what's happen...ing?
Satoshi closed his phone with shaking hands and put it away.
Akito...he says he has Tohru's soul. And that he'll kill her if you don't show up soon.
What!
Why did he have to kidnap her on a school morning! Satoshi complained, not really worrying about the situation.
Will you stop prattling about school and transform!
Yeah, yeah... Satoshi said in an annoyed tone before letting Krad take over, who flew at full speed to the Sohma Estate.
He landed on the same balcony as before and walked into the dark room.

Akito smiled, "I knew you would come." he said. "You have to do what I say," he said as he tossed a bottle in the air. A pink swirl was inside of it. "Here she is," he said, "If I drop it, she dies. You have to listen to me or I might drop it." he smiled.

Krad's eyes grew wide as he took in the scene before him and assessed the situation. After a few moments of consideration, he suspiciously queried Akito.
"What is it that you wish me to do?" he asked.

Akito smiled and walked over to him and stroked his face, "Kill Kyo Sohma." he said.

Krad recoiled from Akito's touch, infused as it was with the aura of darkness. Only then did he realize what Akito was asking him to do.
"Kill...Kyo?" he asked quietly. "Why on earth would I want to do that? He's done nothing to make me hate him..."

"Oh but you are my toy. My beautiful toy..." he said and smiled and took a step closer to him, "You want Tohru to live don't you...?" he said and laughed.

"Why can't you just take care of him?" Krad said, stepping back uneasily. "He's under your control, after all. The curse?"

"Tohru Honda has uncursed him..." he said slowly, "Kyo stole Tohru from you. You love her and yet he took her from you..." he said.

"...What are you talking about!" Krad said, realization slowly dawning on him. "There's nothing going on between them!" He said in complete denial.

"Why are you lying to yourself? Kyo kissed her. She kissed him back. They have kissed more than once and confessed their love to each other. Doesn't it make you hate him...? That he stole your love from you."

Krad felt jealousy begin to brew within him, which quickly transformed into hatred, fueled by the one memory he had that supported Akito's assertion: Kyo had hugged Tohru goodbye that one day...
He bowed his head. It didn't seem like there was much of a choice, and he now wanted to kill the boy of his own free will. If doing so would also save Tohru...well, that was better yet.
"If that is true...then I will kill him."

Akito smiled and rubbed Krad's head like a pet dog's. "You're my little doll now...You have no choice but to obey me…And I can alter her mind, if you kill him, so that she loves you and only you...Wouldn't you like that..?"

As much as the thought of Akito entering Tohru's mind again appalled him, Krad reasoned to his rebellious conscience that this would be the best thing...
"Yes...thank you." Krad said.
Krad, what are you doing! Satoshi asked anxiously. You aren't seriously thinking of killing the boy!
I am.
But..! There must be some other way!
I'm sure there is. But I'm not very interested in that right now.
Krad stood and opened his wings. "When would you like me to go, Akito?"

"I want that right now," he smiled, "Bring me her body first…" he said as he laughed a bit."I want to see her lifeless expression."

Krad felt a sharp pang of anger intermingling with intense sadness and pushed it away. "Yes, Akito." he said, silencing Satoshi's further protestations by putting up a mental barrier.

Krad took off and flew for Shigure's house, entering through the hole in the roof that they'd still yet to patch. (It was becoming a liability...) As he settled to the ground, he noticed that Kyo was sitting on the stairs with Tohru's lifeless body in his arms. There was a brief feeling of empathy before he forced himself to feel hatred, only hatred, and he knocked the boy unconscious so he could take Tohru away.
Krad picked her up and flew out of the hole back towards the Sohma Estate.
I will come back and kill you when you are awake, Kyo...I want you to see my face and know true pain. I want you to realize that this time it will be I taking her from you, and not the other way around. he thought bitterly as he landed once again on the balcony.
"Here she is, Akito..." he said as he walked back into the room.

He smiled before he took her from him and dropped her on the ground, hard. He laughed and held his stomach as he kicked her and turned her over, "You can't even speak..." he said as he looked at her dazed expression.

STOP. Krad blasted into Akito's mind telepathically, his mental voice full of all the anger and pain he refused to show on the outside.
"If you keep hurting her, I won't kill Kyo!"

He laughed, "Dolly...you have no power here, if you don't realize that. I have her soul...I can kill her right now…"he said as he opened the bottle a bit and Tohru opened her mouth and screamed loudly.

The unearthly shriek caused Krad to freeze and he knew he had just heard the cry of a soul in intense pain.
What has he done to her!

Krad demolished the block he'd placed within his mind.
Satoshi! Contact Dark if you can. Tell him what has happened and see if there's anything he can do! If he doesn't hurry, I may end up killing Kyo.
Satoshi gave a mental nod and called Dark telepathically.

"I'll go and kill him, Akito, just please stop hurting her!" Krad said plaintively.

He laughed a bit but kept the bottle open. She yelled more and more.

"Why do I have to listen to you…? I like this sound. It's music. Don't you like music, dolly?" he smiled as he closed the bottle and Tohru shut her mouth.

Dark blinked a few times. What the hell is he doing to her?

"Please!" Krad said, kneeling on the ground in front of Akito and bowing his head. "I'll do anything..."

Satoshi explained everything that had happened

He just laughed a bit and smiled as he put his foot on his head and pushed his face near the ground, "say it again," he laughed.

Man we really have to watch this guy he said. Okay. I'll see what I can do.

The next time he spoke, it came out as a growl. "I'll do anything, Akito." he moved his head from under Akito's boot and looked him in the face piercingly. "I'll do anything if you stop hurting her."

He smiled and took a step back and sat next to Tohru and stroked her face softly, "okay," he said and laughed.

Talk to Rogueblade, Satoshi suggested to Dark. Wasn't she enslaved by Akito for a while?

Krad stood. "When would you like me to kill Kyo...?"

"Kyo..." he said softly and laughed and ran his hand through her hair.

All right. Rogueblade can you hear me? He asked.

Rogueblade was yanked harshly from her sleep as she sensed someone contacting her mind.
...Who's there? She said sleepily, expecting it to be another vampire.

Krad felt anger rising in him as he watched Akito playing with Tohru like a doll, but he remained silent, waiting.

Dark filled her in on the rest.

Akito smiled as he traced his fingers across her lips, "Hmmm...I want Kyo to suffer..." he said and laughed, "He's going to be killed mentally and physically."

...I really wish I could help...I just get so sleepy during...the day...and plus my powers...are...diminished... she said, with mental yawns every now and then. But...I think...that you should just get Akito's guard down...make him think that he's...in control, then...attack him when...he least...expects...it...There was a long pause as she nearly fell back asleep.
Let me sleep the rest of the day, Dark...that way I'll be able to help you out if you...still need it...tonight.

All right. Good night. He said as he talked to Krad about it.

Akito smiled a bit as he poked her nose and ran his fingers across her ears.

If that's what she thinks, then that might be best. I'll go 'kill' Kyo, and you try to attack Akito while I'm gone. If you think we'll need the vampire's help, then we can try and stall until tonight? Krad said as he looked at Akito with a dangerous gleam in his eyes. Maybe not now, but Akito would pay for touching Tohru like that. He had gained himself several enemies over the course of the past week.

Akito smiled a bit as he picked up Tohru, "Say good bye, Krad." he said as he seemed to vanish into another room.

"What are you doing?" Krad asked. "What am I supposed to do?"

All right. That's the plan. Man this is interesting. He said and laughed a bit.

Akito said nothing as he came out of the room, "Tohru is gone...for a while...you go get Kyo." he said.

Krad looked at Akito suspiciously. He wasn't sure what Akito had just done, and he wasn't sure he wanted to know. But he merely nodded and left the room, flying for Shigure's house.

Akito laughed. What he had just done was that he had linked Tohru's soul to his body. If he got hurt, then it would hurt her as well but he also made it so they could not tell but you could still free her.

Once Krad reached Shigure's, he landed on the roof and sat there for a while, not sure what to do. Should he go in and kill Kyo? Should he tell Kyo what was happening? Should he bring Kyo to Akito for whatever torture the tenacious brat had in store? Or should he just sit there and delay things for a while so Dark could try to take Akito down?
Krad sat there for about ten minutes, contemplating this, when he decided to check on Dark's situation.
Well? Are you going in? he asked.

Oh sorry he laughed a bit.
He flew down to the Sohma Estate and looked around. He felt a dark aura coming from the center room of the estate so he went there.

"Dark Mousy," Akito said as he took a step forward. "What are you doing here? I'm honored that you came, though." He laughed.

Dark gritted his teeth. "Shut up!" he said as he smacked him but all Akito did was smile which made Dark even madder and he hit him more and more.

Tohru opened her mouth and screamed loudly as she tossed and turned a few times, from the pain that Dark was doing to Akito.

Dark heard it and stopped right away. "What did you do!" he said.

All Akito did was laugh and laugh. "If you kill me then you're going to kill Tohru as well." he laughed a bit as he said, "She's my puppet and I won't let her go." He raised his arms and made Tohru stand up. She walked over with the same dazed expression. "You see. She is my doll." he said as he caressed her face softly and licked her cheek. "She does what I say. Because of this." Akito said, holding up the bottle.

Krad… We have a problem. Akito linked his soul to Tohru's and if we kill or hurt him we end up doing the same to her. He said as he clenched his fist.

Krad, still sitting on the roof, flinched as he heard the news. But he also curiously took a glimpse at the image he'd gotten from Dark's mind...
What the...he LICKED HER! Krad exploded.

Yeah. Yeah he did. He said as he sighed a bit. So what are we suppose to do? I mean we can't hurt him because of Tohru.

Still seething, Krad forced himself to close his eyes. I think we'll need the vampire's help. Can you stall him until darkness, if I try to hold off bringing Kyo? And why doesn't the licking thing bother you?

It does bother me. He said. But I love someone else... he said softly and blushed a bit.

Akito smiled as he opened the bottle and Tohru opened her mouth to scream again.

Really...? And who would that be?...anyway, about the questions I asked you, can you stall him until darkness?

Listen to what I'm hearing! Dark said clutching his head in pain from the scream.

"Scream, scream!" Akito laughed and laughed. He opened the bottle a bit more and Tohru screamed again.

Tohru! Krad cried out with his mind.
That...! Dark, see if you can get the bottle away from him. If you can't, then just try and keep Tohru from dying, and I'll bring Kyo to him...Kyo may have to endure a bit of torture, but I think by then the vampire will be able to help us.

Dark didn't say anything until he'd stepped forward. Then he whispered "Forgive me..." as he punched Akito in the face making he and Tohru drop the bottle. He picked up the bottle quickly and closed it. He saw a dark aura flowing from Akito to Tohru and he cut it.

Krad awaited Dark's news, still sitting on the roof. Is she free?

Akito tried to snatch the bottle but he didn't make it. He smiled and turned to Tohru and kissed her.
He kissed Tohru! Dark screamed.

WHAT! Krad screamed, enraged. I'LL KILL HIM, I'LL KILL HIM, I'LL KILL HIM!

Tohru seemed to snap a bit but Dark pulled her away quickly. "What do you think you're doing!" he yelled. But Akito just laughed and laughed.

First of all, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR! Krad yelled. HE HAD NO REASON! HE HATES HER! THERE HAS TO BE AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE!

I don't know but I managed to get her away from h- he was cut off as Akito punched him in the stomach.

He felt on the round as Akito laughed. Tohru just stood there.

Aw, s, just try and keep her alive for a while, all right! I'm bringing Kyo. Krad hastily told Dark.
He entered the house through that same hole and walked over to where Kyo was now standing listlessly by the door.
"Kyo--" he began, but was cut off as Kyo noticed him and decided to attack.
It was fairly easy for Krad to fend off, but fairly difficult for him to calm Kyo down enough so he could explain everything. Once he had, though, Kyo was more than willing to help, even if it would mean being tortured, which is what would likely happen.
All the while that this was happening, it was getting darker and darker outside...

Akito laughed as Dark shot up, punching him straight into his jaw. When he noticed Tohru was not affected he smiled, "Oh yeah." he said, kicking Akito in the face, sending him flying.

Krad, who was en route with Kyo to the Sohma Estate, sensed the battle in progress on Dark's end of communication.
Just what exactly is going on over there? He asked.

Akito has not hold on Tohru and I'm beating the hell out of him! He laughed as he pulled Akito by the collar.

"S-Stop...please..." a horse voice said.

"t-Tohru..." Dark said, turning around to still see her blank expression.

Wait a second! I just heard Tohru's voice! What's going on? Krad asked urgently as he started on his downward spiral to land on the balcony. He walked into the room and became part of the chaotic mess within, along with Kyo.

Tohru spoke once more even though Dark still held her soul in the bottle which was in his hands, "You...have to stop this...there is...no need to fight..." she said softly as Dark let go of Akito.

"Don't do it!" Krad shouted, releasing his hold on Kyo and lunging forward. "Her soul's not in her body, and that means it's Akito talking!"

Akito smiled as he sat up but yanked for the bottle but Dark kicked him in the face. "Mother bleep."he said as he looked at Tohru.

"You...have to stop…" she muttered once more.

"Look, I'm telling you, don't let him go!" Krad repeated, motioning for Kyo to take hold of Tohru (or her body, anyway). Kyo walked over and held her back.

"Kyo-san...make them stop...no one has to get hurt…please make them stop..." He said but dark punched Akito in the face. He walked over to Tohru and slapped her, not to hard but it made her be quite, "Forgive me..." Dark said, clenching his fist.

"She'll be fine as long as I'm watching over her." Kyo said quietly, pulling her back and making sure she couldn't move.
Krad ran a hand through his hair. "We need to figure out how to get her soul back into her body and to get Akito out."

"Akito isn't in her body..." Dark said softly and sighed, "She was speaking from her own free will." he sighed. "I have an idea." he said as he opened the bottle near her ear. She screamed and screamed so loud that is made dark close the bottle.

"Well, that didn't work." Kyo commented quietly, still in trauma from his previous experiences. He lowered his head so his mouth was right next to her ear.
"Tohru," he whispered, "if you know how to get your soul back into your body, please tell us."

She didn't say anything at first. "Akito-san...knows..." she said softly before she passed out in his arms.

Dark sighed a bit, "Krad we can probe his mind." he said.

Krad smiled grimly. "Please, allow me."
He stepped forward, took Akito's head in his hands, and pushed into his mind.
How do we get Tohru's soul back into her! He screamed at Akito.

Akito just laughed. Why should I tell you? He laughed a bit as he smirked. Its better this way anyway.

Do you want me to hurt you? Krad said, fully serious. Because if you don't, then I suggest you start telling us how to fix this situation. And don't think that I won't be more than willing to do it, either.

He laughed. I don't see the point anyway. She's going to go right back to Kyo so what does it matter? He laughed again.

What do you care? You hate her; you hate them both, so why should you care whether or not they get back together? Krad growled, his anger intensifying. I've made my peace with the situation. I saw how he looks at her. He truly loves her, and I won't destroy that. Tell me how to fix this!

He laughed and sighed. It has nothing to do with me. She has to want to have her soul back. Maybe I got to her. He smiled and laughed.

Krad released Akito, letting him fall to the ground before turning and looking back at the rest of them.
Insect... He thought with disgust before telling them the news.
"She has to want to get her soul back. He says that's it."

Tohru just remained there lifeless.

"My best guess is that Akito has her in some kind of trance, like she might still be seeing her mother and father there or something. Can't you imagine how alone she has felt all this time? I don't mean completely but as in parent-wise." he sighed a bit.

At this point Kyo began showing signs of life. "Krad...can you somehow take me into her mind? I...might be able to convince her to come back..."
"I think so..." Krad said dubiously. "But I don't have much expertise in that area. I think that Dark could help you more."
Kyo turned to Dark with an imploring look in his eyes. "Can you?"

"Yup." he smiled and put his hands on Kyo's head, "Don't do anything bad to Tohru, okay?" he smiled and winked as he took Tohru from him and he sent his soul to where she was.

Tohru was with her parents at the playground, sitting in the sand with her mom and her dad on the swings.

"This is so much fun, mom!" she smiled as they started to make a sandcastle.

"Yup." she smiled as well.

Kyo opened his eyes and saw Tohru with her family.
No wonder she didn't want to come back... Kyo thought to himself sadly. He steeled himself, however, and called her name.
"Tohru!"

She had actually written the name 'Kyo' in the sand as she smiled a bit and looked up, "Oh, Kyo-san." she smiled. "Isn't it wonderful? Mom's here and so is dad!"

He smiled as well and knelt on the sand beside her with a sad look on his face.
"It is wonderful...but Tohru, it's not real. This...this is all an illusion Akito has made for you in your mind. I'm sorry..."

"But what are you talking about? Mom's right here. And dad is too." she pointed to them and they both smiled. "Kyo-san, are you okay? Are you sick?" she asked.

"I'm not sick, Tohru, I swear." He said softly, reaching out a hand to touch her face. "But you need to realize that this world isn't the truth. Your parents are both dead, don't you remember?"

She didn't say anything as she just sat there, "That's right...They are gone. I'm being stupid. This isn't real." she said and shook her head. "Hey did I believe it? Kyo-san...I want to go back, please?"

"I think I can take you back, somehow." He said, pulling her into his arms. "We just have to contact Dark and let him know..."
Dark? Can you hear me? He called.

Yup yup. He said as they took them right back. Tohru was in Kyo's arms once more and they both had their souls back. Tohru was clenching his shirt sorta tight but let go quickly.

Kyo was so relieved that he almost started crying, but of course he couldn't do that in front of Dark and Krad. Instead he just held Tohru close and closed his eyes.
Krad pointedly looked away, not wanting to rekindle any feelings of hatred.
I think we're done here, except for taking them home. And after that, don't you have a date with a vampire, Dark? He teased.

Tohru hugged him back softly and pulled away and looked at them. "I-I'm sorry. I caused you so much trouble and with Akito-san and all and I was being such a total stupid person and I…" she just kept going and going.

Kyo applied his tried and true method of silencing her frantic apologizing fits: he kissed her.
Of course, this only served to make Krad more uncomfortable, but it didn't look like Kyo much cared at this point.

Tohru blushed a bit but kissed him back softly.

"Aww so cute!" Dark smiled s he clapped a bit as he looked at the bottle in his hands. It was just an empty bottle now.

Kyo reluctantly broke off the kiss to glare at Dark. "Do you see me teasing you about that vampire chick?" he snarled. Krad burst out laughing.
"He has a point, O wise one." he teased in between bouts of laughter.

"Hey, hey now. I'll get her to bite you, Kyo. We all know how much you're afraid of her." he laughed a bit but Tohru pretty much remained quite as she looked at Akito.

"Umm is Akito-san going to be all right?" she asked, "I mean he doesn't look all that well."

"Who cares," Kyo and Krad said simultaneously before looking at each other strangely.

"But he is sorta bleeding. We can't just leave him here like this." she said as she saw a bowl of water and a towel in the room and walked over, picking it up and walking to Akito and starting to wash away the blood from his face.

"Oh my--you've got to be kidding me..." Kyo muttered. He sat down, knowing that practically no power on earth would be able to pull her away from her needy patient now.
"Tohru, let's be serious here," Krad said sensibly. "He's had you kidnapped by a vampire whose soul he'd stolen, he's taken your soul, he's licked you, he's kissed you...need I go on?" Krad said, not paying attention to Kyo's explosive responses to the last two items on the list.
"What do you mean, he licked and kissed her!" Kyo shouted.

"Yeah, about that..." Dark said, scratching the back of his neck.

Tohru didn't seem to be listening as she whipped his face and opened his mouth, making him drink some water. She sighed a bit. I know all that. She thought. But I was so happy there. Even though I know it's just a dream that will never come true. I have to be happy with what I have. She smiled as she looked back at them laughing a bit.

"'Yeah, about that'! What did he do to her!" Kyo yelled.

Dark laughed a bit as well. "What does it matter as long as she's back?" he smiled and stuck his tongue out.

Kyo sat back, muttering something about pedophiles, but otherwise just watched Tohru as she cared for the man that had tortured her and laughed.

Tohru finished and wiped her forehead, "All done." she smiled to them as she stood up and stretched, "oh no dinner! What have you guys done for dinner and how abotu laundry oh no! I have to get home!" she said going into her usual freak out mode.

Kyo kissed her again to calm her down and after a while he pulled away slightly, but not enough to let her start panicking again.
"Would you guys mind taking us home?" He asked, glancing back at Dark and Krad before returning his attention to Tohru.

Dark laughed a bit and said, "I'll take Tohru thank you." he said, taking Tohru and carrying her like a baby. "Bye." he smiled and took off into the sky.

"Come on," sighed Krad, feeling decidedly vengeful towards Dark for both taking Tohru and for leaving him to carry the boy he'd recently wanted to murder. He'd pay him back somehow, perhaps by telling the vampire something embarrassing.
He picked up Kyo and flew after Dark in the direction of Shigure's home.

Dark smiled a bit but Tohru was just not as cheerful as usual. They got home and Dark put her down. "There you go."

Kyo was set down a moment later and he waved goodbye to Dark and Krad. The moment he turned around, however, he noticed Tohru's mood and walked over, ushering her into the house.
"What's wrong?" he asked concernedly.

"N-Nothing!" she smiled and shook her head, "Oh dinner I'll make it right now. I'm afraid I don't know what to make. What did you want Kyo-san?" she smiled but some how it wasn't the same.

"Tohru..." he said, knowing something was bothering her. He pulled her towards him. "Look, I'm not letting you do any housework until you at least tell me what's wrong." he said, putting a hand on her chin gently but forcing her to look at him.

She didn't say anything at first but then she couldn't help it. "I miss them so much!" she said clenching his shirt as she started to cry. "I was so happy to see them with me, smiling and having fun. I knew it wasn't real and I couldn't take it. I hate it. I want them here with me I want them to come back...hic hic I just…"she said softly. "I-I'm sorry Kyo-san I'm getting your shirt wet." she said pulling away quickly.

"Uh-uh, you come back here," he said, pulling her right back to where she'd been.
"Tohru, if you didn't miss your parents, then I'd be worried. As it is, I completely understand." he pulled her even closer and put his arms around her tightly. "Add to that the fact that these past few days have been chaotic, and I'm sure a weaker person would have been reduced to a mentally unstable lump." he laughed a bit, quietly, but made sure his voice was still reassuring.

She laughed a bit as well and clenched his shirt again. "It's just that. I was so happy. Very, very, very happy." she said softly. "Wait, I'm not saying that I'm not happy with you, Kyo-san, because I love you and I'm always happy when I'm with you."

Kyo ran a finger down her face softly and looked at her with a gentle expression.
"Tohru, I'll always be here for you. Whenever you need me, or need a shirt to cry on," at this point he laughed again a little, "just come and get me. And whenever you have a panic attack I'll be there to calm you down with kisses."

She laughed a bit and blushed too and laid her head on his chest softly, "Okay Kyo-san." she said softly before she passed out slowly.

Kyo held her for a moment before picking her up gently and carrying her up the stairs to her room. He knew she was likely exhausted from the earlier events of the day, and he tucked her into the bed and sat beside it facing the window as he had on that fateful rainy day...

Tohru just slept. In her dream Kyo and her were walking by the beach but her parents showed up and she had to pick between him and her parents.