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Chapter 6
The sunlight peeks through the drapes causing Kyo's hair to light up like fire and Haru smiles at the neko as the teen curls into a tighter ball. Usually the neko would be awake by now and practicing his moves in hopes to beat Yuki someday. "Tohru called to make sure that you two got here okay. I don't think she knows yet that you moved out," Kazuma says opening the door and peering at them with kind eyes while Kyo stretches his arms above his head. "I guess she'll find out when I don't show up. I'm surprised she even noticed we left," Kyo says bitterly and licking his lips Haru whispers, "Calm down, kitten." "She also invited us all to a picnic today," Kazuma adds and the neko's ears pop up as he yells, "What is that girl, stupid? You can't have a damn picnic in the winter!"
Pulling the fully dressed kitten into his arms, Haru kisses the teen's sensitive neck and says, "Honey, we'll go to the picnic and you wont complain at all. I want us to go together and if Akito has a problem with us then we'll bind the others together." Kyo's eyes search him and gently he presses their lips together before saying, "You'll be fine, he wont dare to hurt you if he knows what's good for him."
Momiji beams at Kyo when he sits down next to Haru on the blanket and squeals, "I missed you, Kyon-Kyon!" His arms find themselves around the neko's neck and his grin widens when Kyo doesn't push him away. "Kyo does like me," he screams out happily before bouncing over to visit Tohru. "You did good, Kyo," Haru comments wrapping an arm around the kitty's shoulders and calmly he stares back at Hiro's suspicious eyes. "Hello, Haru," Kisa says shyly before smiling at the tame neko in his embrace and Kyo nods at her in greeting. "Will you go ice skating with us, the rink isn't too far away," she asks quietly clasping her hands together and surprisingly the neko replies, "Yeah, we'll go."
Smirking he ties up his skates watching the perfect rat struggle to stand on his own feet without slipping. He leads Haru out onto the ice and chuckles when the moo-moo nearly falls. "Kyo, it's not funny. It's not my fault I've never ice skated before," Haru complains and he glances at Momiji who's holding tightly to Tohru's hand. "Relax, moo-moo. And don't complain. Be nice to everyone," Kyo says sarcastically and gently the ox pinches him before saying, "I'll show you that I can skate as well as you can."
Sure enough he couldn't skate as well as Kyo, not even half as good. The neko just had to show off his marvelous abilities and make him feel stupid. "Haru, it's cold. Can we go home now," the kitten asks and he nods wondering where this new, more agreeable Kyo had come from. "Kitten, what's up with you? You're so nice today," he asks as Kyo's hand slips into his own earning them a giggle from Kisa, a snort of disgust from Hiro, a look of surprise from Ritsu; who had stopped his apologies due to shock, and wide grins from the snake and inu. "I don't know, must be because we're living with Master and I don't have to see that damn rat everyday." They situate themselves in Hatori's back seat as the man denies the offer for dinner by Tohru.
He watches Kyo shyly enter the room where the other kids practiced and he frowns when some of the women from Land of Sohma begin making cruel comments about the neko. "I'm sorry," Kyo mummers to Kazuma and the man smiles kindly at his son before gazing at the women sadly. "They'll never learn that he's a great person if they keep believing in that story the way they do," their Master says when Kyo heads off towards the bedroom with his head lowered and he states, "Akito doesn't want them to see Kyo as a person, only the cat." Shaking his head, their Master finishes the lesson while he sits down to watch giving his neko some time to relax.
Rubbing his temples, Kyo glares out the window and watches the snobby women drag their bratty kids to their cars. "No one can possibly love the cat," they had said as he had clung to his mother and Akito had snarled, "It's disgusting, keep it away from me." Why would Haru want anything to do with me? He's good looking enough to get any guy he wants. Sighing he glances at the door when Haru enters and he asks while looking at the floor, "Why do you love me?" Wrapping his arms around the neko's shoulders, Haru replies, "Because you actually see me and not the ox, and you don't think I'm stupid. You're beautiful and special. I'm not sure, Kyo, exactly why I love you, but I do."
Irritably he breaks free from the ox's arms and scrambles out of the room trying to stop the taunting voices in his head. You're not good enough for him. I know that! He deserves the rat. Shut up, damn Yuki always gets what I want! The perfect rat should always win. Yuki doesn't want Haru. Yes, but the rat never wants the cat to win. "Kyo, what's wrong," a familiar voice asks rocking him in strong arms and he clings to the solid, muscular chest like he had when he was younger. "I'm going insane, the voices wont shut up," he says weakly breathing in his father's soothing scent. "You're fine. You're not going insane. What are these voices saying, Kyo," Kazuma asks and shaking his head he pulls away securing a glare upon the ground.
"Where is he," Haru asks upon finding Kazuma kneeling and staring at his hands sadly. "I don't know, he thinks he's going insane. He told me that the voices wouldn't shut up." Lowering his head, their Master sighs wearily and states, "I've tried to protect him, to make him stronger but he's so confused now." Leaving the man to ponder what he had done wrong, Haru follows the strangled whimpers to the sink.
"Kitten," he asks softly opening the cupboard and staring in at the frightened cat. Gently he strokes the orange fur and listens until the sad mews become comforting purrs. "I love you, Kyo. You deserve to be loved," he says nuzzling the neko's cheek with his own and within seconds he has a naked Kyo in his arms. "I'm sorry, Haru," the neko boy groans brushing his lips with unsure fingertips. "Kitten, I'll never let you go. Even if the world shatters, I'll still hold onto you. They're wrong when they say you're a monster and that you don't deserve to be loved because you're the most beautiful, lovable person I have ever met. I was so blind before, so foolishly drawn to the rat," he whispers only tightening his hold on the trembling boy. "Kiss me," Kyo demands gazing into the teen's eyes with a powerful, untamed passion.
"I think I know how to kill Akito," Kyo whispers against Haru's throat as the ox blindly reaches for the neko's clothes. "What are you talking about, Kyo?" Shrugging on his t-shirt and squirming into his pants, Kyo begins to pace the kitchen floor while nervously rubbing his bandaged wrist. "Maybe poison him with arsenic or something? Haru, we can get away with it. I know we can. He's ill and dieing anyways so people will just believe he's taken a turn for the worse," he says, his voice soft yet excited, and frowning Haru tugs Kyo back into his lap.
"I hate him, Haru. He's always hurting us and driving everyone apart," the neko whispers heatedly and nodding Haru caresses his kitten's hair whispering, "I know, honey, but will killing him stop that from still happening? If he died, we'd need someone to step in as a temporary Head until the new one is old enough and who knows if the new one will be brain washed, too." Licking his lips, Kyo snuggles into his chest and plays with his white hair while stating, "You said it yourself, you doubt that we can get everyone on our side. I know this will work. I can't be locked away, I wont let him do that to me or any other cat."