Disclaimer- Fruits Basket characters all belong to Natsuki Takaya
Chapter 2- Worst Case ScenarioShigure woke to the sound of battle cries and banging that made him wince. He groaned as he dragged himself upright and ran a hand through his messy hair. Those two were fighting again. He shuffled around getting dresses. He picked a white and light green kimono with little yellow flowers embroidered on it. He breathed in deeply as he admired himself in the mirror. His reflection shouted 'spring' and he smiled. Today was a nice fresh day to get the last glorious chapter of his latest novel written and maybe Aayame could come over.
The familiar sound of paper tearing brought him back into the world and he sighed shaking his long locks. Why him? He'd better go downstairs and separate them before he'd have to have a whole new kitchen outfitted. Or maybe he'd watch Kyo getting beaten. Both teens hated it when he got involved. There was a yell and a thud then the front door slammed.
Shigure made his way through the disordered kitchen, glanced ruefully at the ripped paper door and came onto the porch where he saw the all too familiar sight of Kyo lying on the ground, having just been beaten by Yuki no doubt. The other option was that he was sleeping and that was highly unlikely.
He smiled and sighed as he made his way over to Kyo. "So kitty, Yuki beat you again? You've got to stop this tradition, these doors are costing me a fortune."
Kyo made no remark.
"Hn?" said Shigure, stepping closer.
He froze momentarily and gazed wide-eyed at the sight before him. Kyo lay flung on his side , his eyes closed, his fringe caressing his eyebrows , moved by the breeze. Shigure's heart dropped as he took in the blood trickling out of Kyo's mouth and the blood slowly staining his school shirt from within which fluttered a bit around his thin figure. There were reddening marks which would turn into bruises on his arms and one on his cheek.
Shigure didn't know what to do. The boys fought, but no blood was ever shed like this. He knelt down swiftly and shook Kyo's shoulder. "Hey Kyo," he got no response. His thoughts battled inside him. Should he carry Kyo in to the house? What would happen if he woke up? But Hatori had said sometimes it's better not to move an injured person.
He made up his mind. He slipped his arms under Kyo and staggering a bit, carried him as quickly as he could to the house. Kyo's head flopped limply against his arm. It didn't look good. Yuki had never seriously hurt anyone, and Shigure knew that he could have ended the fight without causing half as much damage.
Just then Kyo opened his eyes and coughed. He shuddered a bit the twisted his head to look up at whoever was carrying him, but the twisting movement was too much and he cried out in pain.
"What are you doing?" said Kyo weakly, "put me down."
Normally if Kyo had said this it would have been indignantly and with a hot temper and Shigure would have immediately obeyed because he was responsible for the 3 kids in his house and right now Kyo was not going to have say in his own health which he seemed to care not for unless it meant he couldn't fight Yuki.
Shigure gradually lowered Kyo onto the couch without much protest from him. Kyo felt tears welling in his eyes that he knew shouldn't be there but his chest hurt so much he couldn't breathe properly and now he had the horrible thought that if he started crying he wouldn't be able to breathe even more. Poof
Kyo the orange cat now lay on the sofa unconscious.
Shigure carefully placed a pillow under the cat's head and then dashed off to the telephone. The dog desperately typed in Hatori's number. He hoped Hatori was in because Kyo was seriously hurt.
Hatori picked up. "Hari! You've got to get here quick Kyo's hurt bad, he's bleeding and crying and he never cries! I think Yuki did it but you have to come now!"
Hatori arrived in 5 minutes and expertly calmed down the yapping dog.
Hatori sucked in a breath as he examined the now human again Kyo. Shigure hovered in the background feeling decidedly inadequate.
Checking over Kyo's arms and chest Kyo opened an eye and tried to speak but couldn't. Hatori patted his head reassuringly while he talked with a concerned face to Shigure. "It looks like he'll have to go to the hospital, it's beyond my ability."
Shigure was shocked, even Hatori couldn't help Kyo. He must be hurt bad. What had Yuki done?
Dun de dun…..