Kyou shivered laying on the floor in cat form, tears gathered in his eyes as he slowly crawled to the door of the room his ears low. He smirked licking his fingers giggling lightly. "The little monster knows his place in the world..."
Kyou shivered looking back at Akito "I'm free.. Never touch Tohru, Yuki or me again" he ran off out of the house tears in his eyes. Yuki sat in a chair near Tohru watching over her holding her hand lightly for when she had nightmares. Kyou shivered just a few miles from his master's house, he fell down panting and shivering. She looked to Yuki sadly she wanted to get up it was past noon and he had left early that morning. Kyou shivered not moving, he coughed more spitting out more blood.
"... Sohma-kun find Kyou-kun..." She was shaking tears rolling down she was scared she wanted him home she wanted to feel safe again in his arms. Yuki looked to her sadly shaking his head. "...He wants me to protect you..."
Kasume walked along the path Kyou had taken then stopped seeing a bundle of orange in the grass shaking, he walked towards it then stopped, he frowned seeing Kyou, picking the cat up he held the bleeding and beaten cat close "Kyou.." Kyou shivered looking away "P-please.. I.. I want to g-go home.."
Yuki was struggling to keep her from getting up he had locked the door incase she tried to transform into the rat he slid the key under the door. "...Ms. Honda you need to rest for Kyou-kun."
Kasuma carried Kyou to the house and blinked seeing the key on the other side of the door, he picked it up unlocking the door and caring Kyou in. She stopped struggling against Yuki that had looked up to see him then Kyou in his arms. Her eyes filled with sadness seeing that he was in his cat form. "...Kyou-kun..."
Kasume blinked at Tohru then laid Kyou on the bed "Let him rest you two.. he's had a bad day" She nodded sadly as she petted his head gently Yuki standing up leaving the room.
Kasume grabbed Yuki's arm "Where are you going?"
"...To get bandages for that damn cat." He kept his head down pulling his arm free.
Kasume walked to Tohru and sat beside her "He'll be ok"
She nodded lightly as she looked to him sadly. "... He's in pain because of me..."
Kasume shook his head "He's in pain.. to free you three.. He wanted this"
"...But at what cost..." She looked away from him sadly as she picked him up carefully into her arms not wanting to hurt him as she held him to her body tears rolling down.
Kasume rubbed Tohru's back "for a price.. He was willing to give.. Tohru don't let this destroy you.. That's what Akito wants... Its what's killing Kyou... Please.. for His sake and your own.. Don't let it eat away at you.. Be happy.. your both free now.
She nodded lightly. "...Until he comes to find us..." She pulled her knees up resting her head gently on them as she held him. "... I heard Akito-san talking to the others... when they thought I was still unconscious... They're going to take Kyou-kun away..."
Kasume growled then shook his head "sadly for Akito.. He gave his word... and I won't let him take Kyou"
She nodded sadly. "...I won't either..."
Kasume smiled "And I won't let him take my grandkids from me either" he chuckled patting her tummy. She flinched quickly at his touch. Kasume blinked then chuckled "Ah gomenasai I forget my place sometimes.. Akito. hurt you badly didn't he?"
"...I'm sorry..." She spoke sadly keeping her head down shaking lightly as Yuki walked back in.
Kasume shook his head "Nothing to be sorry about Miss Tohru... Its fine really" he put a hand on Kyou's fur petting the cat "Take care of him... You will won't you?.. When I can't?" She nodded lightly as she looked back up to him pain filling her eyes.
Kasume smiled then nodded "You better get back to yourself before your baby is born Miss Tohru... I would hate for that child to think he or she is a mistake"
She looked away nodding sadly. "...I have to for Kyou-kun... He took the pain for me..."
Kasume smiled then nodded "You'll be a great mother.. How about some dinner? I'll cook you all something good!" She nodded lightly as Yuki sat down on the bed beside her.
Kasume smiled "Anything you guys are craving for?" Kyou shifted "fish stew.."
Yuki looked up. "Something with leeks in it."
Kasume chuckled then nodded "and you miss Tohru?"
"...I'm fine with anything..."
Kasume blinked then nodded "Alright I'll make two soups one with fish and one with lots of leeks then I'll make something fancy for Tohru" he winked. She blushed lightly as she looked down to Kyou petting him softly. Kyou looked at her, he blushed poofing into human and blushing a deeper shade of red, Kasume chuckled wrapping a blanket around Kyou. She looked away from both men her head down.
Kyou laid his head on her lap shivering a bit, Kasume walked out of the room
"...I'm sorry Kyou-kun..." She spoke sadly petting his head softly.
Kyou shook his head "Its.. ok.." Tears rolled down slowly as Yuki moved over starting to wrap Kyou's wounds. Kyou shivered then looked at her smiling softly "It was all worth it.. To be able to be with you" She nodded sadly as he continued to pet his cheek.
Kyou shivered then looked at her tummy "Do you know if… you are?"
"...Kyou-kun... I don't want to talk about it right now..." She looked away sadly. Kyou frowned then lowered his eyes. "... Forgive me..." She spoke sadly. Kyou sat up then wrapped the blanket around him he stumbled to get some clothes
"...Kyou-kun?" She looked up to him struggling to stand.
Kyou looked at her with slightly hurt eyes "Just lay down.. I'm going to the roof.." he dressed and left. She kept her head down placing her face in her hands. Kyou crawled up to the roof then sat down wrapping the blanket around him again he curled up and fell asleep.
"... Sohma-kun... I don't know what to do anymore..."
Kasume walked in the room then blinked "Where's Kyou?"
"...He went to the roof..."
Kasume nodded "Ah.." She struggled standing pulling the blanket around her. Kasume looked at Tohru "What set him off?"
"I did..."
Kasume blinked "hmm? How so?"
"...I didn't want to speak of the baby.." She walked out of the room her head down.
Kasume took her arm pulling her back in, he sat her on the bed "Talk to me please miss Tohru... tell me what's wrong..."
"... I'm scared its not his now..." She kept her head down.
Kasume sighed relaxing a bit "It will be..."
"... Not after what the others did..."
Kasume shook his head "Even if it isn't blood line his.. He'll still love it like his own..."
She looked down still. "...He told me to never go back... If I did he'd have my memories taken away..."
Kasume nodded "Then don't go back..."
"... But I was there... last night..."
Kasume sighed "Tohru forget that ok?.. Its fine.. It is"
She stood slowly. "...I want to go to Kyou-kun..."
Kasume shook his head "you need to rest and Kyou needs some space..." She nodded sadly. Kasume smiled softly "Dinner is ready. "...I'm not very hungry right now."
Kasume blinked "Ah but your eating for not only you but your baby.. You should eat" She nodded lightly as she stood slowly.
Kasume lead her and Yuki to the dining table "Sit anywhere you like.. I'll get the food"
She sat down away from Yuki she kept her head down. "... I'm sorry Sohma-kun..."
Kyou came down from the roof smelling the fish, he sat beside Tohru then blinked "Oh.. Your up.." Kasume walked in with two plates and two bowls he handed everyone there food and sat down eating his own. She kept quiet as she began to eat her eyes low.
Kyou frowned then started eating; he stopped then screamed backing away "that's not fish!" Kasume blinked "Ah sorry I mixed both of your up." She giggled faintly as she looked up to Kyou. Kyou blinked at her then blushed smiling softly. She smiled at return pushing her bowl towards him. "...Mine has fish I'll trade."
Kyou blinked then licked her nose "Alright" She blushed lightly looking down slowly starting to eat. Kyou smiled then started to eat, he shivered turning green "You ruined my favorite food Kasume.. Fish and leeks?.. ew..."
She stood slowly. "I'll cook you something else then Kyou-kun."
Kyou blinked at her "you really don't have too.. I can cook."
She shook her head. "...You rest you had a bad day I want to make you somthing special."
Kyou blinked then blushed "Ok" She smiled weakly as she walked into the kitchen starting to cook. Kyou sat there poking at the soup as the other around him ate silently.
"...Cat whatever happens with Ms. Honda you better protect that child no matter what the outcome is..."
Kyou looked at Yuki then nodded "I'm not stupid.. I will" Yuki looked back to his food eating once more. Kyou stretched out yawning a bit. She returned shortly holding out a bowl of chowder to him. "...That one night when I got sick I wasn't able to make it for you..."
Kyou blinked then smiled softly at her "thank you..."
She nodded smiling. "... I need to go lay down." She spoke softly bowing to his master. "Thank you for the meal."
Kasume nodded bowing "Anytime Miss Tohru" Kyou ate his meal "I'll be right there ok?" nodded lightly as smiled walking into the other room lying down on his bed. Kyou finished his meal and walked into the room after Tohru. She rested quietly her hand resting her hands on her stomach. Kyou laid beside her.
"...Kyou-kun..." She spoke softly.
Kyou blinked "hmm?"
"...I don't know if I carry your child now..."
Kyou shrugged "Ah well.. Its still your child.. Doesn't mean I will love it less..." She nodded sadly looking back to him. Kyou smiled "I'll still love it as my own." She kissed his cheek softly. Kyou smiled kissing her softly on the lips. She blushed lightly.
Kyou smiled "Sleep now Tohru"
She nodded lightly as she laid back slowly. "...Kyou-kun... I changed my mind about what I want the child to be..."
Kyou blinked "Oh?
"...If I had a little girl you wouldn't be able to hold her..."
Kyou blinked then shrugged "As long as you could there's not problem there..."
"...But it wouldn't be fair to you..." Kyou blinked then kissed her cheek. She blushed lightly lying on her side facing him. Kyou smiled closing his eyes
"...I love you Kyou-kun..."
"I love you too Tohru"
She smiled lightly. "...What do you want for breakfast?"
Kyou smiled "Pancakes.."
She nodded smiling. "Do you want anything on them?"
"Straw.. berries..."
She nodded lightly. "I'll go and buy some or look and see if any are growing wild."
Kyou smiled snuggling in her chest not meaning too "o...k" She blushed lightly petting him softly. Kyou smiled falling asleep. Stays awake watching over him. Kyou slept soundly through the night. She got up during the night sitting by the window.