Hey minna-san! Gomen…it's really been too long this time…exams and summer vacation…hehe…I know I should've left some sort of notice! Gomen! My sin is etched deep into the stones of hell…TT…
But have no fear! This chappie is here!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own Furuba…if I did, why would I be spending my time on FanFiction:P
Title: Forever? Or Never?
Author: ChibiAzn3
Key:
"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
Flashbacks
Title
ANOTHER THING: About the poof sound…goddammit…actually…Shigure was supposed to notice that Yuki in fact didn't transform…I forgot to add that in there..I know…bad authorismship…is that a word? Sigh…but I'm still going at it!
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'Honto…looks like everything is finally falling back into place…' Shigure pondered with a serene smile as he stared at the kitchen doorway.
"Um…ano…Shigure-ji-chan?" A small shaky voice suddenly snapped his chord of thoughts.
"Eh?" Shigure sat up straight and blinked.
"Shigure-ji-chan?" The small voice called out again, this time a bit louder.
Shigure swiftly turned his head towards the young girl, blinked a few times more, and smiled. "A-Ah! Hana-chan! Gomen gomen… Shigure-ji-chan is not as young as he used to be…not as young…nyayaya…" Shigure rose out of his seat and started humming some awkward tune while heading out the room.
Hana cocked her head to one side in bewilderment. "Shigure-ji-chan is weird…"
Outside the kitchen door, Shigure turned down the dark hallway and stooped abruptly. An ominous feeling crept in and surrounded his thoughts. He frowned slightly.
"Everything is falling back into place…?"
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The rows of trees were sullen and monotonous. The pathway was as eerie as the depths of hell. Yet someone was treading upon it, slowly, step by step until he reached two large doors of a Japanese home.
The figure was shrouded under the cape of night's still darkness. Only the moon and stars knew what business would such a god-forsaken angel be at the front door of a rich family.
The figure looked to the sign right next to the door. He could barely make out the words under the solemn moonlight: Sohma.
"Kuso…" He swore and gritted his teeth in annoyance before pushing open the doors and walking inside.
"Ah…you're here…"
"Damn you…damn you to hell…ya bastard…"
The other frowned intensively. His eyes narrowed and gleamed dangerously under the stars. "Gomen ne…but I've already been damned…if that's all you came to tell me, then I think you should reconsider our contract…" With that he gave a low hiss and walked in the opposite direction.
"Ch-Chotto matte! I-I've already got her…she's back…you were right…she would return…she's back…" The figure protested abruptly.
The other halted in his steps, a smirk could be seen. "Oh I already know that she's back…but you don't exactly have her have her now do you?" His smirk grew into a sinister sneer that caused his comrade to growl irritably.
"Until you have her have her, I will hear nothing more. I don't want to hear any more false alarms. Don't come and see me unless she's with you. Understand? There is a little invention called a telephone for those competent enough to use it…" He trailed off, musing at his provocations towards his comrade.
"You-!"
"Ah….honestly…I do believe you should think about her, if you get my drift. Wouldn't want anything else happen to the poor girl, now would we? Not after what she's gone through…" He gave a tsk tsk and shook his head dismay.
By now his comrade was fuming. "Don'd you DARE do ANYTHING DO YOU HEAR ME YA FRIGGIN BASTARD! DON'T EVEN THINK OF TOUCHING-!"
"My, my…would you look at the time? Gomen, but I don't have time for babysitting…little kids should hurry up and go back to bed before the monsters come to punish them…" He chuckled lightly.
"A…AKITO!"
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'This feeling…it's so warm...why did I ever leave…?' Tohru still had her head against Yuki's chest. She could hear his heartbeat beating steadily. She could feel her joy flowing down her cheeks.
Yuki didn't say a word. He simply held her…never letting her go…firmly, but gently.
Tohru continued to cherish this moment…'…warm…' Suddenly a dark icy feeling stun her. She opened her eyes wide for a moment, and immediately shut them, burying herself into Yuki's embrace.
Yuki's eyes softened. "Honda-s-…T-Tohru…?"
"I-Is this really okay…? I-It wasn't a dream…y-you no longer…transform…" Tohru sobbed…both out of fear and joy.
'Honto…" Yuki's eyes narrowed. 'But why? The curse…"
Tohru stood up abruptly startling Yuki. "Hon-T-Tohru?"
"Demo…that's good isn't it?" Tohru turned to him with the innocent and pure smile that had brightened up the dark lives of the Sohma family years before. "We have to think of more than just ourselves…"
Tohru nodded in the direction of the ever-so-slightly cracked open fusuma. A startled eye of a little girl was suddenly revealed until she suddenly turned and ran down the hall.
Yuki stared on for a moment, then he closed his eyes in thought. "Soudane…we owe her at least that much…I owe her that much as her father…"
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Kyo stared on at loss for words as he saw the young woman standing in front of him. Partially due to the case that the overly-obsessed neko-lover did not pound him to tell him she loved him, but more due to her mesmerizing appearance.
"Ano…gomen…Kyo-kun…" Kagura looked down downheartedly. Inside, she was infuriated at her inability to speak properly at the most crucial moment. Usually she would try to kill him to express her love, but she knew that never had any effect. It only caused him to hate her even more.
If she was chasing something that was bound to slip through her grasp…if that something she was chasing and longing for slipped further and further the more she tried to obtain it…then why bother?
Why bother bringing herself to sustain such torture? Such pain, such sorrow? It would be much better…if she let it go, and sought someone else.
'After all…there are many other fishes in the sea…' Kagura thought bitterly.
Kyo had been her only love since she was a child. It started out as a little schoolgirl crush…but it soon grew. The desire to be with him occupied her mind, and soon she decided she would do anything to be with him. As a result, she hurt him…and now he hated her.
"I…I've decided to stop…I'm not going to pursue you any longer…" She looked up at the surprised neko with tears brimming in her eyes. "Demo…Let's be friends, ne?" Kagura held out her hand shakily in a handshake.
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Kyo couldn't help but fall prey to Kagura's beauty. Her slim figure was alluring under the calm essence of the moonlight. He had never noticed her beauty since she had never talked to him that way before.
'Why…why do I get this feeling now? Why…why haven't I noticed it before? Was it because…I was always…so preoccupied to notice my true feelings?" Kyo frowned and gritted his teeth irritably.
Kagura was taken aback by this and immediately flustered. She bowed in apology out of fear of his reaction, shutting her eyes and praying to god. "G-Gomen…Kyo-kun…but I'm serious about this! So onegai…" She regained her posture and held out her hand once more for a handshake, only much firmer.
Kyo did not answer. Instead, dipped his head, his bangs covering his eyes.
"Kagura…" He muttered hesitantly.
Kagura's hopes fell a bit, but continued holding out her hand firmly.
Kyo slowly reached out for her hand, and took it.
Kagura smiled sadly as she firmly grasped KYo's hand.
All of a sudden Kyo squeezed Kagura's hand and pulled her into his embrace.
Kagura let out a startled gasp and felt a blush rise to her cheeks. But she pushed the thought aside and tried to push him away. "I don't need sympathy…Kyo-kun…" Kagura started to sob.
Kyo embraced Kagura even firmer and allowed her to cry into his chest. "I've been such a fool…onegai…Kagura…forgive me…"
'Why…why is he now like this…all these years…all I've ever dreamed of and longed for was this moment, this feeling…but I never got it…and now when I'm ready to lock up my pain and sorrow deep inside my heart…he accepts me?'
'Why…Kyo-kun…you don't know how much pain you're causing me right now…demo…I've fought a losing battle for so long…there's no way I'd let you go this time…no matter what pain you may cause me…the most excruciating pain would be to leave you…'
'Kyo-kun…there are no other fish in the sea for me…you are my one and only…"
She soon stopped sobbing and returned a deep hug.
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Shigure yawned loudly as he walked slowly down the hall. "Feh…just stupid superstitions, stupid superstitions indeed…maa, SHigure old pal you're getting old!" He joked out loud and laughed to himself.
"Dh?" Shigure suddenly stopped and looked to his right.
Next to him stood the little girl blinking incoherently.
Shigure looked at her, and then the slightly cracked open fusuma, then smiled mischievously.
"Daijoubu, Hana-chan, mon petite fleur…Shigure-ji-chan won't tell anyone what you're up to…ohoho being a naughty little girl…that is…if you agree to come with Shigure-jii-chan and play with him for-"
SMAAACK!
Yuki looked down unsympathetically at the lump that was Shigure.
"Hentai inu…do remember that this is my daughter…" He muttered as the last word seemed to fade off his tongue.
Hana looked at the lump, then to her father, then back to the lump, and to her father.
Yuki sighed and turned to Hana. "Don't worry…he's just like that…"
Hana looked away, not knowing what to say. A moment ago, she was beyond happy for she had a father. But now that she found out she had a father, she didn't know what to do.
Yuki was facing a similar and in fact opposing crisis. Could he really make up for the years he missed out to the daughter he just recently found out existed?
After a moment, "Ne…Hana-chan…do you like the carnival?"
Hana suddenly looked up, her face lit up as bright as a candle. "Hana-chan's favorite!"
Yuki smiled and nodded. "Then, let's go there, tomorrow, just the two of us."
Hana smiled and nodded back. "Hai!"
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So…? How do u think?
GOMEN!
It's summer though! So ther'll be time!
JAPANESE GLOSSARY
ji-chan uncle
fusuma Japanese sliding door
Honto It's true
demo but
ano um…
soudane you're right
daijoubu you alright/it's alright/ I'm alright, depending on the question asked
kuso damn
nezumi rat
neko cat
inu dog
hentai perverted/ pervert
chotto matte wait just a moment / chotto a little bit matte wait
maa well well
mon petite fluer (it's French most of u prbly know) my little flower
THANKYOU! Please review! And this time I'll update SOON!
chibiAzn