Chapter 15- Why do you hate the cat?
Kyo ran all the way to the main house. Outside it was raining, his feet hitting the puddles with determined force. He didn't bother looking back, to him there was no back but just forward.
He ran into the grounds of the main house, not caring if he would be punished or not. The cat wasn't allowed to be there without an invitation by Akito, but Kyo could only care less today.
This was the day he found out the truth. He ran past many people, all looking at him in wonder and surprise. He felt weak from the rain but he kept going, determined to see Akito now.
"Kyo!"
Hatori was behind him, calling for him to stop but Kyo didn't. He ran into Akitos room. "I know the truth!" Kyo yelled.
Akito was sitting by his window, looking out to the rain, not bothering to turn and look at Kyo.
"So Kazuma told you did he? That the cat is truly the curse. It is your fault that you have the grossest form, and it is your fault, the Sohma have such a burden." Akito said still not looking at him.
"Your lying, you've always been lying. It was never the cats fault, how can he be blamed for his feelings? How can you say everything was on him? It was God's fault, he was the one who cursed them and blamed the cat, he was the one who couldn't accept that someone was happy." Kyo said in a mad rush.
It was silent except for the sound of the rain outside and the drops of water running off of Kyo's clothes and hitting the wood floor. Akito gave a small laugh to himself.
"You blame God?"
Kyo nodded a small nod and began, "Always God hated the cat, why?"
Akito got up and Kyo braced himself, he needed to know the truth. There was something more to the curse, and it involved the cat and why God hated it so much. It all stared so long ago with both people, God and the cat.
Akito spoke, "The cat thought he was better then God, thought he could outwit God, for the cat learned something." Akito said getting up and going to Kyo. He stood in front of Kyo, closer then arms length, he whispered the next part into his ear, "He found out what God really was."
Kyo froze.
Everything around them seemed to be frozen, as if the words out loud stopped time itself. The rain outside seemed to be less loud, the air around them seemed to be less chilly.
"What are you." Kyo asked more of an accusation than an actual question. Akito stepped back.
"Ever wonder Kyo, why it is I'm always so sick? Why I'm the one to die so young? Why I'm the one they call God, why I'm the one they all fear?"
Kyo also stepped back. The air dropped a few degrees. He rubbed his arms for little warmth, his eyes frozen with fear as he watched Akito.
Akito stood a little wase in front of him, his head was low and a grin on his face. "They call me God because I'M the one CURSED!" At that moment Akito changed.
Akito's eyes grew large, taking up most of his face. They became the color of deep emeralds, red around the edges. His skin began to stretch and soon, tore apart to reveal another layer, this time the color blood red. His hair disappeared, his nose coming out.
His arms and legs grew at an alarming rate, looking somewhat like Kyo's in his true form. His ears grew long and in not much time did he stand on all fours.
Kyo stepped back, unable to believe what his eyes showed him. It looked like Kyo in his True Form, but much more hideous and demonic. Kyo covered his nose with his left arm, the smell was putrid, like rotting flesh.
Akito spoke in a rasping, deep voice. "This Kyo, is MY true form. The original cat found out the secret of God, and so God punished him, making him the threat, making him the one all should hate. That is why God made the cat the curse, that is why you are punished. The reason God hated the cat." Akito lunged for Kyo.
Kyo quickly removed his beads.