Chapter 13: Arrival

Here's chapter 13. I hope you all enjoy! I stayed up till 1:00am just to finish it. I even typed in between commercials of my fav. animes!lol. Please enjoy! R&R.

The path was entirely clear. Not one living being was on the short lane until they reach the edge of the walkway. The guard the skinny man had told them about was exactly where he said. Haru merely grins and walks right past them, only for all of them to be put to a stop. "Ahem, where do the three of you think you are going?" It was only three because they couldn't see Kyo with the three of them huddling together and him crouching a little. Before any one can speak after that, the guard spoke again, "If you actually think I'll believe anything you're going to say, then it's a waste of my time, and a misuse of fine oxygen."

Kyo peeks through the small gaps between them and glares at the man. He wasn't comfortable because of that guard. He was being forced to hide like a rat. It wasn't supposed to be like this. His escape should have been nice and smooth, without any troubles. They were creating friction instead of falling through their plan like oil. Haru lifts his hand up slightly and speaks, trying to sound all professional, "You see, Lord Akito gave us permission to leave the compound. We have to fetch a couple family members because they lost their way." Haru lets himself smile, trying to keep the fact that he was proud of his deception in the shadows.

Yuki rubs his forehead thinking, why does it sound like he's describing himself as the lost family member… With a sigh, he gives Haru some support, "Yeah, if we don't meet up with them soon, they'll miss the entire ceremony. They loved Isuzu-chan, we can't let them go on living without going to her funeral." His tone of voice was much more convincing then Haru's for the fact that he was going more into the details. The only reason he was even bothering to help was because he knew it was going to make Tohru much happier around the house with Kyo there as well.

The guard glances at Tohru and sees her wide smile, and her eyes shut. "Ahem…what's she doing? Is she okay? Wait…who the hell is that girl?" He says in annoyance, asking too many questions at once. Kyo gives the man another glare as he peeks between the three of them, mostly Tohru and Yuki.

If that asshole lays a finger on Tohru, I'll jump out from my crappy hiding place and kick his ass to high hell… Kyo says to himself mentally, growling under his breath so softly that it was impossible to even believe it was coming from behind them. His anger begins to swell up within his body and before he realizes it, he grasps Tohru's ankle as a small support to keep himself on his knees. She flinches for a split second and then looks around, trying to keep her legs and feet in place as to not reveal Kyo. He curses at himself under his breath and looks down, letting go of her ankle slowly so that there is no type of sound to be heard by the guard.

Yuki glares at the guard weakly, and bites his bottom lip momentarily before answering the guard's questions, "She's standing quietly and she's perfectly fine. Watch your language around woman…especially her. We wouldn't want you to slip up and say something that would make us angry on her behalf. This girl… is our friend." He says nervously, not really sure what he can say after such a weak response. Looking at the guard quietly, Yuki sees his eyes shifting towards Tohru and watching her shake for a few seconds and look behind her slightly. Yuki's eyes grow wide and he waves his hands for a second. "Ah…look, it's almost time to pick up our family! Come on Haru…come on…Tara…." He stumbles with her name trying to make up a new one so that if Akito was to gain notification of them leaving, her suspicion would be slightly dulled.

The guard sighs and begins to show the expression of annoyance. "Look, Yuki," the guard starts speaking, "You and Haru can go through, as well as the girl, but if you are slipping something by me and Lord Akito, well, then you'll be in big trouble. D'you understand?" He asks, placing one hand at his hip, his eyes narrowing as he awaits Yuki or Haru's response to the question.

"I understand sir…." Haru whispers quietly, then spins around, planting his foot in the guys jaw. In an instant, the guard drops to the ground and rolls over, unconscious. Yuki stares at Haru in clear shock and shakes his head for a few seconds before looking at the guard in slight concern, and kneeling down beside him. "Come on Yuki, we have to get Kyo to safety. Preferably sensei's house… quickly."

Haru beckons to Yuki for a split second and then grins proudly as he looks at the guard. Groaning in annoyance, Yuki gets to his feet and sighs, glancing back at Kyo and Tohru. Cat-san was just getting to his feet and observing the guard's quiet body. "You finally shut that thing up? Thank god…" he mutters gratefully, walking past Tohru and Yuki to stand beside Haru. "Do you honestly think that bitch isn't going to go looking for me at Shigure's house, she only picked me up there!" Kyo grunts and looks ahead quietly, observing the forest just beyond the road. Within those woods, just a ways down, was Shigure's house, where he, Yuki, Tohru, and Shigure himself stayed for such a long time; together.

"That's the only place I can think of for now, Kyo. Maybe…after a couple days or something…I don't know. I'll try to find a better place. But for now, lets all get going." Haru says seriously, beginning to walk on toward the road. The three of them follow intently behind, looking around with curiosity and worry.

As they cross the road, Kyo stays close to them, trying to shade himself with the three shadows that were surrounding him. He felt like an escaping fugitive. He was formerly being treated like an animal –a monster- while he was locked up in what he honestly thought was a strongly built shack. Clearly, the door wasn't made as strong as its adjacent walls.

Reaching the other side of the street, Kyo's eyes begin to glow. His reddish eyes were easy to see in the light of the day and he begins running. Tohru and Yuki chase after him, leaving Haru behind on the sidewalk.

"Where's he going Miss Honda!" Yuki exclaims wondering if she has any idea what Kyo is intending on doing. His arms swung back and forth, as any person's arms would, and his breaths were heavy and were beginning to take a toll on his health. Staggering slightly as he hurries on, Yuki finds himself trailing quite far behind Tohru now. She was gaining up on Kyo, but he was getting farther behind her. Soon enough, they were both out of sight completely and he drops to his knees, and falls against a tree with the side of his body. Quickly and desperately, Yuki grabs a limb of the large roots and lays across them weakly. "You…both better hurry back…" his eyes flicker for a couple moments and finally shut with little life.

XxX

Kyo skids to a stop and bends over, taking deep, gaping breaths. His hands were tightly gripping his kneecaps and carefully, he looks up and forward at the house that was just ahead of him. A smile drops onto his face perfectly and he stands up straight, his left hand at his waist. "I'm…back. I'm home right…" his voice trails off as he says this and he turns around to see Tohru standing behind him almost breathlessly. Kyo laughs softly and covers his mouth to conceal his happy smile. Dropping his hand back down to his side, he walks over to her and places his hand on her shoulder. "Did you long to see me again, Miss Honda?" he says sarcastically, trying to make fun of Yuki as best as he can.

A short gasping like laugh comes from Tohru's mouth and she smiles happily. "I missed you very much Kyo-kun…" she whispers to him shyly, looking down at the grown within seconds becoming very embarrassed at the fact that she was blushing the color of a cherry.

They carefully walk into the house together, becoming instantaneously cautious of their surrounds. As familiar as this setting was to them, they weren't quite sure what they might find as traps while the others were gone. With slow steps, they move up the staircase talking every couple seconds until they reach the top of the floor.

Kyo heads to his room only to find it completely empty, just as it was a few days ago when he was forced to leave. What's Akito thinking…? He asks himself as he enters his bedroom, closing the door behind him so that he can convert his clothes to fresher ones. After doing so, he sits in the corner of his room, beside the window and looks through the emptiness. A knock is heard at his bedroom door and he glances at it, slightly startled by its abruptness. He watches Tohru walk into his room and he places a quick, false smile on his face.

"Kyo-kun…" she calls quietly in case he was sitting up in his sleep. Upon seeing his open eyes, she walks over to him and sits at his side. "How are you feeling? Are you wounded anywhere? Does anything hurt?" her hand touches his shoulder and she looks at the back of his shirt in search of the smallest stains of blood.

"I'm fine…"

XxX

Akito stares at the coffin and watches all the members of the family walk up to pay their final respects to Isuzu. "Pitiful. Such a weak wench she was. All I did was knock her around a little and she goes and dies on me." She sighs and rubs her face a little feeling the normal sense of boredom and annoyance. "We have much more important things to discuss Kureno…let us go and find our little board members I suppose you can say." Akito waves her hand and begins walking away from the funeral area, with Kureno walking by her side the entire time.

After passing up many questioning family members, the both of them stop outside the ceremony area. There were at least five other people with them. Kyo's estranged father, Yuki's parents, and two other people who apparently were happily married, yet they gave off some strange sense of feeling. Those last two people had something different about them.

Hurryingly, the seven of them went to a long building just a ways down within the Sohma Estate. They enter it was an awkward stealthy maneuver and take their seats at a lengthy table. Akito took the head seat at the farthest end, away from the front door. Kureno sat at the other end and Kyo's father sat on the left side beside the unknown couple, while Yuki's parents sat on the right side of the table by themselves, acting all glamorous.

There was chattering between the five people that came with Kureno and Akito about why they were called upon on such short notice and on a day when the rest of the members of the Sohma family were outside in the scolding heat, mourning the death of a loved one.

"Pft…" Akito groans after letting out a sound of annoyance. She raises her left hand to motion for silence and that's exactly what she receives. "Okay…yeah, it's the death of that gothic little bitch, or whatever the hell she was. So… kan yume to her. Now…lets get on to things that are more important. Who cares about her death? We have more important things then wishing a dead person pleasant dreams." Her temper was wearing thin as the small group of five began whispering amongst themselves. "Silence!" She exclaims, slamming her hands on the table and abruptly shooting to her feet.

Once more, everything gets quiet. "Now…you all have heard of Kyo being contained correct?" They nod quietly, not opening their mouth even the slightest, instead, they took breaths out of their noses. "Well then we are moving along perfectly aren't we now? With him locked up, we can get all our other business finished. I can enter his dreams and soon enough, all of their dreams. By doing this…I can re-."

Kureno cuts her off, "I'm sorry Lord Akito, but…I don't think it would be wise to speak about what you can do by entering their dreams just yet. We…don't need …any…unwanted objections." Akito nods agreeing with him and seats herself as if she was being spoken to by one of her few superiors, who happened to only be Kureno.

The two unknown people take a stand to their feet and look at Akito then at Kyo's father and Yuki's parents. The elderly woman of the pair speaks diligently, "With one is none. The gain of more contains thy soul within one's body. Is that not correct my dear?" She looks at the old man that was standing beside her, who was undoubtedly her husband.

"Yes, I do believe that's right love…" Apparently, the zodiac parents' were beyond confused by what the old couple was speaking of. "Combine thy life force with that of the strong willed. Bring together the group that is needed to be complete." He says, most likely finishing the recitation for his wife. They look at each other and nod proudly, retaking their seats. Akito looks at them, completely pleased by what was being said.

"Lovely…" Akito whispers under her breath, understanding each and every word the old couple spoke. It was pleasing her very well. How my life will be complete….I will torture their lives…and make my entire life a pleasant dream…Only, for me.

A man runs into the room, an expression of apology bore on his face. He whispers into Akito's ear quickly. Her eyes grow wide then they instantly narrow. Akito's left eye begins to twitch almost uncontrollably, and she slams her fist on the table, slightly denting it. "Damn…" She says under her breath in one of the angriest tones one's ears can hear. The board members all stare at her, in pure wonder about what was going on and what happened to change Akito's once proud mood.

And there it is! Chapter 13. I hope everyone enjoyed and for some reason, I get the feeling Kan Yume will be just as long as Aikyou, possible a chapter or so longer. But...its waaaaaay to early to say or decide. I'm still thinking about how to end it. I'm getting a head of myself ...eheh. Please continue to enjoy and R&R.