Chapter 17
AN: Hey everyone! It's annoying little me again…hehe… Whelps, someone asked if this story is still a Kyo and Tohru fic. Honestly, I don't know. It might be…or it might not. Originally I intended for it to be a KyoxTohru story, but as I proceeded…I had a few change of minds. We'll see how it ends. At the moment, I'm just experimenting with the two pairings…I've received emails on how some prefer Yuki while others emailed me telling me how they preferred Kyo. Some even said that they really didn't care. So yup. I personally think that they each have their own good and bad characteristics, so it's hard to choose. But I promise you all that when the "truth" is revealed, Tohru would make her decision between the two. So please be patient. Oh and the ever popular line, Please leave reviews! Thanks! Oh yeah, for those of you who haven't caught on to Tohru's school schedule yet, here it is:
Tohru's School Schedule
Period 1: Literature with Mr. Shigure
Period 2: Health with Mr. Hatori Sohma
Period 3: Science with Miss Ritsu Sohma
Period 4: Lunch
Period 5: History with Mr. "King" Ayame
Period 6: P.E. with Mr. Kazuma
Period 7: Math with Mr. Kureno S.
(I haven't really talked about the last two periods…sorry…)
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or any of its characters…hehe…
The Next Day…at school…
Both Yuki and I left for school the next morning from that house. When we arrived at school, Yuki and I split up and went in different directions. I wandered the school looking for my friends. When I found them, Uo was being held back by Hana. She looked like she was going to fight those girls that were standing in a group in front of her.
"Uo! Hana!" I called as I ran toward them, "What's going on?"
Everyone looked at me.
"Oh look, it's the little tramp," a girl with short curly blonde hair said.
I recognized them; they were the five top members of the Yuki Fan Club.
"WHY YOU LITTLE WANNA-BE BARBIE DOLL! I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR LIMBS OFF AND BURN YOUR BODY UNTIL YOU TURN TO ASH!" yelled Uo angrily as Hana struggled to hold her back.
I was frightened. I haven't seen Uo this angry before.
"Hana, what's going on?" I asked.
"Tohru, please help me," she said.
I ran over and held Uo's other arm. Uo looked at me.
"Let go, I'm fine," Uo said.
"I can't, if I do you'll get into a fight and then you'll get in trouble," I replied.
"Fine, I promise I won't set them on fire. Now can you let go of me?" Uo asked.
I let go, but Hana held on.
"Hana, let go! I already said that I won't set them on fire," Uo said to Hana.
"No," Hana said simply.
Uo was angry. She struggled to get loose.
"Hana, maybe you should let go of Uo. She promised," I said.
"Yes, Tohru, but once I do let go of her, she's going to shave their heads and eyebrows and then dip their bald heads in radioactive waste. So you see, I can not let her do such a thing," Hana explained.
"DID YOU READ MY MIND AGAIN? HANA YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO RESPECT BOUNDARIES YOU KNOW THAT! LET GO! I'M GOING TO SCRAMBLE 'EM!" yelled Uo angrily.
"Why is Uo so angry?" I asked Hana as she continued to hold Uo back.
"THEY SPREADED A RUMOR ABOUT YOU YESTERDAY WHEN THAT PRINCE YUKI AND YOU WEREN'T HERE!" yelled Uo.
"What?" I said confused.
"THEY SAID NASTY THINGS ABOUT YOU AND I'M GOING TO KILL THEM! HANA, LET GO!" Uo yelled. She's still struggling.
"Is this true Hana?" I asked.
She didn't answer me. It must have been true. Wait, what did they say? I turned my attention to the girl with brownish red hair when I heard her speak.
"Yes, we did, so what are you going to do about it? Fight us? Ha! Look at you, you can't even reach us," she said.
"OH YEAH!" yelled Uo now struggling even harder.
"HA! Look at you. You're just a vicious dog that can't bite because she's chained up. Don't make me laugh, you'll never be able to take us on yankee," she said.
Hana loosened her grip on Uo's arm. "That's a bit harsh don't you think?" asked Hana suddenly. She looked at them and a creepy glow in her eyes paralyzed them. "By insulting my friends, you are insulting me and you know what happens to those who insult me?" Hana asked.
I have to admit, both Uo and Hana scared me. The girls didn't say a word.
"…I will punish them…" Hana said in a frightening tone.
"You think you can scare us? I don't think so. Girls, go get them!" she ordered.
The girls came charging at us. Uo ran up front and punch the blonde girl in the face. Then she punched another one with long black curly hair in the stomach. Those two girls ran off crying. One ran off with a bleeding nose. Another girl with freckles tried to tackle Hana, but for some odd reason, before she even reached her, she ran away crying as well. There were only two left now, the girl with the brownish red hair and a girl with very short black hair. They both charged toward Hana and Uo. Uo grabbed the brown haired girl that was coming toward her and held her in a head lock. The one that went for Hana fainted approximately five feet from her once they made eye contact. I watched in fear.
"APOLOGIZE NOW OR I'LL TWIST YOUR HEAD OFF!" yelled Uo angrily.
"She's the one that should apologize to us. She spoiled our beloved Prince Yuki," the girl said.
"WHY YOU SON OF BIT---" Uo was about to karate chop her, but she paused when I interrupted her.
"What is this all about? Why are you guys fighting?" I asked scared.
"Why don't you ask her?" Uo said. She jerked the girls head a little.
The girl didn't reply. Hana walked forward.
"Everyone in school is talking about how the Prince and you spent the night together last night," Hana said.
"What?" I replied.
"THEY THINK THAT THAT PRINCE YUKI AND YOU SLEPT WITH EACH OTHER YOU IDIOT!" yelled Uo angrily. She still had the girl in a head lock.
"WHAT!" I jumped, "But I didn't…I mean why would they think that?"
"Um, Tohru, you two were both absent yesterday and you two are together. Plus, someone said that they saw you two enter a house together and left together this morning," Hana explained.
"Yes, but I didn't do that with him!" I said.
"We believe you, but it's hard to convince the rest of the school," Hana said.
"IT'S THEIR FAULT!" Uo yelled looking at the girl pinned by her arm, "THEY SPREADED THE RUMOR!"
"RIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG!" went the morning bell.
"We should get to class Uo," Hana said, "Beside, that girl has passed out five minutes ago. You can let her go now."
Uo examined the girl under her arm. She was passed out. Uo dropped the lifeless body on the ground and got up. She began to dust herself off.
"Hana, you and Tohru go to class first. I'll catch up later. I have to clean this mess up," Uo said.
"But what are you--" I feared what Uo was going to do.
Hana pulled me away. "She's just going to leave the two under a tree in the shade so the sun won't fry them. She's not really going to shave their heads and dip them in radioactive waste. Don't worry," Hana said.
"DAMN YOU HANA! STOP READING MY MIND!" Uo yelled toward us.
"Yes, yes, Uo. Just put them there and go to class," Hana said almost teasingly.
In first period: Literature…
When Uo, Hana, and I entered the classroom, everyone was pointing and talking about us, but mostly me. I looked down as Hana walked me over to my desk. I sat down. Moments later, Mr. Shigure entered the room.
"Good morning! How are my beloved beauties?" Mr. Shigure asked.
"Good morning Mr. Shigure!" all of the girls in the class said in unison.
"Oh yeah, how are my other students?" he asked.
The boys were all silent.
"I guess they're all not here today. Moving on, let me call roll," Mr. Shigure began, "Miki Hotama... Kari Yamamoto… Tai Seto… Misa Takiata…Arisa Uotani… Tohru Honda?"
"Here," I said.
Mr. Shigure looked at me and smiled. "I see our beloved Tohru is back. Did you have a good day off?" he asked.
"Um…yes, I had a great time," I answered.
"But of course you did, seeing that my beloved flower has been de-flowered yesterday. But I have to say, I would've been a better choice to do so," Mr. Shigure joked, "I just don't understand teenage girls anymore. They use to love older men!" He sighed as the whole classed laughed at me.
"She's a tramp!" yelled a girl.
"Oh now now, Miss Hotama, such comments should be kept to yourself," Mr. Shigure said, "Beside, you shouldn't blame Miss Honda. That perverted teenage boy tricked her into it, didn't he Miss Honda? Those teenage hormones can really get the best of you. I had my days." Mr. Shigure joked as the class laughed with him.
I was angry. Why are people so evil? I didn't do anything like that but they all assumed that I did. I hate it! I hate them all. I can't take this!
"I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH YUKI! STOP IT!" I got up and yelled suddenly.
"You're a liar! You just called him Yuki! Didn't you use to refer to him as 'Prince Yuki' before? You see, their relationship has deepened," yelled someone.
"Yeah," added another.
I looked around, everyone was laughing at me except for Uo, Hana, and Akito. Everyone had thought that I was kidding.
"So Honda, when can you come over? How about tonight? I'm free all night," said a guy in the front roll teasingly.
Uo threw a book at him. It hit him on the head. "SHUT UP YOU PERVERTED ASSHOLE BEFORE I SHRED YOU TO PIECES!" yelled Uo.
Hana came over to me and wrapped her arms around me. "Its ok Tohru, these people are jerks. Just ignore them," she said.
"Settle down now class, this is getting to out of hand," Mr. Shigure said. He noticed that I was teary-eyed.
Everyone ignored him. They continued to point and laugh at me. Uo threatened them but it didn't work. I couldn't take it. I thought that I could, but I didn't have the strength to stay in that room with those people, so I ran. I ran as fast as I could. I ran out of the classroom and into hall. Eventually, I ran out of the school building. I ran into the fields and the trees. I ran. Then, I stopped when I couldn't run anymore. I dropped to the ground behind a tree where no could find me. Hana and Uo probably came after me, but of course they didn't find me. I sat under that tree and sobbed. Why are they doing this? I didn't do anything with Yuki. They're so evil! Maybe loving Yuki was a mistake. Maybe just maybe…I continued to sob. I sat with my back against the tree and my leg bent in front of my chest. I rested my folded arms on my knees and buried my head into them as I continued to sob.
"Why are you crying?" I heard a familiar voice ask suddenly.
I looked up. It was the last person that I would've expected to find me here. It was Kyo. He kneeled down in front of me. He looked at me with a caring expression on his face.
"Did he do something to you?" he asked as if he knew something.
He must have heard the rumor and he must have been referring to Yuki. I continued to cry, but I was looking at him in the eye.
"So it's true?" he asked.
I didn't answer him. Even he believed the rumor. What an idiot.
"You wouldn't do it. Did he force you to do it?" he asked.
I didn't want to reply to this. Tears continued to flow down my cheeks. I just looked at him with my sad and wet eyes thinking, "Kyo, you are such an idiot." Then, he grabbed my right arm and pulled my entire body to his. He wrapped his arms around me tightly.
"I should've never let you go," Kyo said, "I'm so sorry. This is my fault."
My body was still in his arms. I couldn't budge. Tears continued to make their way down my red cheeks.
"I'm so sorry, Tohru. I need you. I don't know who I am without you. I love you with all of my heart. Come back to me and let me protect you," he said sadly.
I thought, "If only he had told me this before this Monday. Unfortunately, it's too late now."
I gently pulled his body away from mine. He looked at me surprised. Our bodies were completely apart now.
"Unfortunately, Kyo, it's too late now," I said simply.
"No, Tohru, if it's about that I really don't mind. I love you that's all that matters," he said.
"You don't understand---" I was interrupted.
"Tohru, I won't let anyone hurt you from now on. Trust me," Kyo said.
"Kyo, I love Yuki now," I said bluntly.
His eyes widened a little. "You…you love that bastard?" he asked almost angrily in disbelief.
"Yuki is a great person Kyo," I said.
"Tohru, listen to me, he's not a good person," Kyo said.
"It doesn't matter anymore Kyo. Even if he wasn't, I can't love you anymore," I replied.
Kyo got up angrily and kicked a nearby tree. "That bastard, what has he done to you?" he asked angrily.
"He showed me what real love is," I answered simply.
Kyo looked down at me with his widened eyes. "He what? He doesn't have a heart! How can he know what love is?" he replied.
"Kyo, please stop this," I begged.
He kneeled down again in front of me. "If he's so great than why are you crying for him?" he asked.
Before I could answer him, I heard a twig snap. I look to my right. Yuki came out from behind a near by tree. After him, Haru and Rin appeared as well. They must have been there for quite a while. Yuki came over to me and kneeled down beside me. Kyo got up and stood beside Haru and Rin.
"Are you alright? Did he hurt you?" Yuki asked as he examined me.
"I'm fine," I assured him.
"Are you sure?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I'm fine, really," I said.
A sigh of relief came out of Yuki. Then he picked me up with his two arms. I wrapped my arms around his neck area.
"You injured you right knee. It's bleeding. Let's get you to the nurse before it gets infected," Yuki said with a smile.
I looked at my right knee. I did injure it. I didn't even notice. Yuki is a lot more careful than I am. I'm actually a pretty forgetful and clumsy person.
"Oh, I didn't see that there," I said.
"I figured that you didn't. You can be quite careless at times Tohru," Yuki said with a smile.
As we began to leave, Kyo halted us. "When did you two become so close?" he asked softly.
I was confused. Yuki seemed to comprehend what Kyo was talking about though.
"Kyo, what are you talking about?" asked Rin.
"Tohru…he called her Tohru. That bastard always called her 'Miss Honda' until today," Kyo said.
"The fool actually noticed something for once," Yuki replied.
"SHUT UP!" yell Kyo.
"Besides, isn't it normal for me to call her by her first name considering the fact that she is now my women," Yuki added.
"Whoa, pretty boy over there's got game," Haru said jokingly.
Yuki smiled. I was still confused, because I didn't understand why Yuki was doing this. It isn't like him at all.
"He's got a perverted mind, that's what he got," Kyo said.
"That coming from a person that doesn't even have a brain, how ridiculous," Yuki said.
Kyo was angry now. Haru found it entertaining. Rin was concerned about where this was going. I was afraid of both Kyo and Yuki. Yuki set me down by a tree.
"Stay here Tohru. This is only going to take a second," Yuki said with an assuring smile.
I nodded. Before I knew it, Kyo swung a punch at Yuki. Yuki dodged it. Then Yuki tried to kick Kyo. He also dodged it. The two were fighting again. Yuki then punched Kyo out of the blue and knocked him into the air. Kyo flew up toward a branch of a tree. He landed safely on that branch like a cat would if it were to fall. Then he jumped and land in a cat like stance on the ground.
"Like the cat that has nine lives," Yuki said.
"And you're as sneaky as a rat," Kyo said, "Too bad, that won't do you any good anymore."
"And you're just about out of lives stupid cat," Yuki said.
Kyo swung another punch that missed. The two alternated between offense and defense. I hated the fighting. I tried to get up, but I couldn't. My knee refused to work.
"Haru, shouldn't you do something?" Rin asked concerned.
"No. I'll let them settle this one on their own. This is what they both need right now," Haru said.
"Haru, go do something now!" demanded Rin.
Haru ignored her. I continued to watch in fear. Then both Kyo and Yuki stopped. They stood facing each other in a distance. They were as still as statues. Suddenly small streams of blood made its way out of Yuki's mouth. He wiped it away with his thumb.
"Yuki, are you ok?" I asked concerned.
"Yes, I'm fine. Its just a little scratch to me," he replied with a gentle smile.
Then, Kyo spitted a small amount of blood out of his mouth as well. I looked at him. Yuki noticed this too.
"I see the cat is just as weak," Yuki said.
"And yet, he'll still win!" Kyo said as he swung another punch at Yuki.
It hit Yuki on the chest. However, right when Kyo hit him, he had also hit Kyo with a kick in the stomach. Both of them flew backward. Yuki stood still in front of me with his right hand on his chest. Kyo stood facing him with his fist up and legs open. They looked like they were going to fight until one of them died. I couldn't watch this. It was too horrible. I turned my head and closed my eyes. Soon they were both badly injured. They had cuts and bruises all over. I didn't get why they were fighting. It was as if they had millions of years of history and hatred that had just been released a few moments ago.
As they fought Haru looked at me. "You are something else, Miss Tohru," he said.
"What do you mean Haru?" I asked.
"This bloody battle was started by you," he said.
My eyes widened.
"Is this true?" I asked Rin.
She couldn't answer me. She just turned her head and looked downward. I knew that it was true. I didn't know what I did, but I decided that if it was because of me, I should be the one to stop them. Without hesitating I gathered up my strength and ran between the two. Right when I ran up to them, they were both swinging a punch. I ran up and I was facing Kyo. He punched me in the stomach. As his punch dug into my body, I looked at him eye to eye. His eyes told me that he was sorry and that he didn't mean to hurt me. I know he tried to stop his attack, but he just couldn't do it in time. I don't blame him. Just the same with Yuki, he too punched me, but he punched me on my lower back. I know that Yuki also tried, but he just couldn't stop it in time. Their punches were strong.
Afterward I fell to the ground. I was on my knees and two hands staring at the ground. Then I saw a huge amount of my blood on the green grass. It poured like water out of my mouth. I was instantly paralyzed, literally. I couldn't move. Eventually my arms and legs lost all of their strength. I fell flat to the ground. My body lay on the soft grass like a dead corpse, motionless and lifeless. The blood got all over my uniform and eventually it got over Yuki and Kyo's too. They both ran and picked up my paralyze body off of the ground. They both held onto my bloody body. Yuki held my left side and he held my left hand tightly in his. Kyo held my right side and he also held my right hand in is tightly. Haru and Rin stood in front of us.
"Tohru! Talk to me, are you alright?" Yuki asked frantically.
"Tohru! I'm sorry," said Kyo also frantically.
I smiled with what's left of my strength. "I'm…I'm very hap…happy," I said weakly, "You two aren't fighting anymore. I'm so happ---"
I become dizzy before I could finish. I thought that that was it. Everything was going to be over for me. My life was finally going to end. "But at least they stopped fighting," I thought. I slowly fell deeper and deeper into a state of unconsciousness. I slowly closed my eyes as images of Yuki and Kyo slowly faded into complete darkness…I fainted…Leaving my lifeless body sandwiched between the two love of my life…Kyo and Yuki…