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A/N: I'm getting excited, guys! This chapter brings you all closer to the lemon!
Oh, but I've decided that the lemon isn't going to be the end. After the lemon, there shall be fun wackiness. And then … a little birdie told me that Akito's going to make an entrance. Shhhh.
Tyleet27: Thank you muchly for the Aaya plushie and the AWESOME review. –huggles Aaya plushie- You are too kind.
Novelist (who we are ALL relieved to hear is feeling better, ne?) gets an Aaya plushie AND an Uo plushie in Kyoko's suicide squad trench coat! Whoo for badass Uo! (Okay, so she's always a badass, but especially when in that coat!) And thankies, of course, for the AMAZING reviews … two of 'em! Yaee! And thank you for noting Tohru's OOC-ness, in case I haven't thanked you before in a personal note. I changed it!
Queen Blood-Ruby (who shares my birthday! XD What a coincidence, ne?) gets a plushie of pajama-clad, KAWAII Kyo! And thanks for the wonderful review. You deserve a glomp, too. –glomps-
And other than that, there were no other requests for plushies.
Moving on. People who reviewed nine and ten! Danyu, Black Water-Fox, Novelist (as I'd already mentioned), unheard screams, and SolitaireAikanaro. Thank you! Reigning Fyre also reviewed nine, so thank you to you, too.
Yuki-and-kyo-are-hot I will definitely be using that line, "All's fair in love and war", eventually, but not yet. Probably after the lemon. And you'll all see why. It's wackiness galore! (Pst … with foodstuffs involved. Kinkiness prevails!) :insert evil fangirl laugh:
Artemis Maxwell-Yuy… you are just TOO awesome. You've read it four times? Whether that's an exaggeration or not, the flattery is much appreciated! -glomps chuu- You. Are. Awesome.
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Pichi Wo, thank you,for overall awesomeness. Ah, and I looked up "goddess" … and I think it might be "megami" rather than "mekami", which doesn't make much sense to me, since "kami" is god … sooo … but oh well. I'll just have to ask my friend. I think you're right and it's "mekami" … but anyway, enough of that. –glomps chuu, too- ThankYouThankYouThankYou!
And thank you Megumi for being so nice with your review. Thanks for pointing out all of the things you liked about my style, as well as my story.
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-gets swirly-eyed at the many reviewers- I've never felt so loved! You all rock, if I haven't said that enough already. I have the next two chapters here for you! There's not much making-out-ness, but there is a lot of angst. I think I went overboard, but hope you all like it! Enjoy!
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I could feel tears stinging my eyes and forcefully willed them away. I would not cry … but, I just felt so … overwhelmed.
I was certain now that Kyo felt absolutely nothing for me. It was all just lust, desire, and a battle, nothing more. In his mind, it was still a power struggle, not love or anything akin to it. So why had I let him take me up here, then? Well, I guess, even if he didn't see it as anything more, I could still pretend he did. I could still pretend he cared. But, I wouldn't tell him that. I wouldn't make a fool of myself and tell him I'd fallen in love with him while it was still just a game to him. God, I was so pathetic, just a pathetic, sniveling, love-struck boy (who happened to turn into a rat on certain occasions). I was just so … stupid.
And then, he'd started fighting with me. I had been so angry with him that I'd fought right back, love be damned. And now, Honda-san was standing up here with us, crying, and it was all our fault. I could understand why she was upset, especially considering she'd seen us kissing. Who wouldn't be upset to learn that two of your closest friends had been keeping something like that from you? And then to see us fighting, something that usually put her in tears, I'd probably cry too.
Hell, I think I was going to cry.
Uotani-san was still standing there, impatiently tapping her foot, glaring at us.
"Uh … well … you see …" I stammered, sounding just so incredibly intelligent.
Kyo was glaring back at Uotani-san, as if trying to match her fire. "We don't have to tell you anything!" he snapped at the blonde. Honda-san let out a choked sob, immediately taking Kyo aback. "Uh … I mean …" He sighed. "Just … sit down."
Uotani-san's jaw twitched irritably, but she stepped a ways away from the edge of the roof, her friends in tow. They sat down as Kyo had ordered and waited, Uotani-san crossing her arms over her chest.
"So?" Uotani-san's voice was caustic, but not without reason, I noted somberly.
"So what?" Kyo said as he exhaled a frustrated breath, running a hand through his hair. "You said you saw us. What other explanation do you need?"
"Kyo," I groaned.
"Well, are you two a couple or enemies?" Uotani-san demanded.
My heart throbbed painfully, and I chanced a glance at Kyo. He was facing away from us, looking out over the city.
Everything was silent, then. It was silent for far too long, it seemed. The question hung in the air like an omen, and I didn't like it. I was suddenly very afraid, and I just wanted someone to hold me and tell me that everything was all right. I felt like a goddamn child! And it didn't help that the only one I wanted to hold me was currently not even looking at me, nor seeming to acknowledge the fact that Uotani-san had even spoken. Just … silence.
"How the hell should we know?"
The question was so blunt and so sudden that we all jumped. My jaw trembled as I stuttered, "K-Kyo …?"
"How would you not know?" Uotani-san asked.
Kyo turned, glaring at her. "You just … you don't understand!"
She didn't understand? He didn't understand! I narrowed my eyes at him.
He looked at me, flushing when he caught me scowling at him. "What, damn Rat?"
I gritted my teeth, taking a deep breath. "You are so insufferable!" I accused bitterly.
"Yeah, well you're the one that started all this!" he retorted.
"All I wanted was some peace and quiet, but you couldn't shut-up!" I hissed, suddenly feeling my memory cartwheeling back to the day this all began. "So this is all your fault!"
"What the hell! That is such bull—"
"S-Stop it! Please!" Honda-san cut in, clutching the sides of her head.
Kyo took a deep breath, leveling his tone as he said, "Okay, so I was bothering you, but you didn't have to kiss me to make me be quiet!"
There was a collective gasp at this from the girls. Uotani-san turned to me, eyes wide. "The Prince made the first move?"
I was sure I was the color of a tomato at that point, my face felt so hot. I pointed my finger at Kyo. "But you were the one that retaliated! You didn't have to kiss me back the next day! You could've let it go!"
"Like hell I'd ever let you get away with that," Kyo drawled. "You should know me better by now. And you could have let it go! You're supposed to be the levelheaded one! But no, you went and … and tied me to your bed!"
"Whoa," Uotani-san breathed. Hanajima-san and Honda-san were speechless, it seemed.
"Only because of what you did the day before! You may not have tied me to the bed, but you did pin me to the bed! And then to top it all off, you were teasing me!"
"And then you did the same to me! Only worse!"
"I had to take the lead somehow. I still have the lead, by the way," I said coolly, regaining my composure.
"What! No way!" He stormed towards me and grabbed my tie, drawing our faces together so that he was hissing in my face, "You offered yourself to me. Or do I need to refresh your memory? I'm sure the girls would love to hear about it."
"Hell yeah!" Uotani-san cut in, though there was no trace of amusement in her voice or on her face. Her expression was one of sheer incredulity. Hanajima-san and Honda-san were still speechless.
Tears pricked the corners of my eyes again. Just the mere mentioning of last night was enough to make my heart ache. That had been back when I'd thought that Kyo might feel the same way about me as I did about him. Somehow it seemed so long ago.
I bit my lower lip—hard—to keep myself from crying. My heart felt like it was going to shatter, and I couldn't stop it. I fell to my knees, curling in on myself. A second later Kyo was by my side, a hand on my shoulder. I wouldn't look at him though.
"Yuki …" he whispered, his demeanor suddenly seeming to do a one-eighty.
"Prince?"
"Yuki-kun?"
I ignored them all, jumping to my feet and pushing past Kyo. I quickly slipped down the ladder running perpendicular to the ground.
"Yuki!" Kyo called after me.
I was on the ground a moment later, running. I was vaguely aware of Kyo following me, but it didn't matter. He was the last person I wanted to see, so I ran faster. I think the girls might have taken pursuit, too, but again: it didn't matter. I just had to get away.
I know. Running—however literally—from your problems is cowardly, it's craven. I couldn't help it. Sometimes it needed to be done, especially when an already-fragile heart and mind were close to breaking down. I felt something tighten in my chest, but unwisely ignored it as I continued running, slowly finding my feet taking me along a too-familiar path. Which path it was didn't exactly register with my mind at that moment, however. The tightening in my chest increased its pressure, as if an invisible vice was gripping my lungs.
And by the time I realized what was going on, it was too late.
I lost my footing and stumbled, falling to the ground and clenching my fist at my chest as if trying to take hold of the painful chains binding my bronchial tubes. I began to cough, my head growing dizzy and my heart pounding in my ears. I coughed again and again, trying to force air down my throat, but it was no use.
"Yuki!" Someone took hold of my shoulders and propped me up against them as they kneeled behind me. "Quick, go tell Shigure to call Hatori."
"Okay."
I looked down the path to see Honda-san and her friends running past me. My throat was tight, and I was still coughing, the effort of doing so sending pangs through the back of my head. Someone was still sitting behind me, and it vaguely registered with me that it was Kyo. He was stroking my head comfortingly, still holding me against him. I was painfully dizzy, my throat raw and tight, air barely slipping into my lungs as I continued to gasp.
And then everything went black.
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