Title: You Were Mine
By: Author 888
Disclaimer: crickets chirp I'm not going to say anything.
I should go out tonight
Get on with my life
Break these chains of solitude
With a little luck
And a little help
I might even find myself
In the arms of someone new
'Cause once you loved somebody
It ain't that easy to do
Once you've loved somebody
Like I loved you
Morning came, but Tohru didn't appear. Kyo did the morning chores, made breakfast, and woke the kids. Uo spent the morning waiting by the door, just in case Yuki returned. Hana kept quiet and made herself not known. She sensed the unnerved waves in the air.
Tohru made her first appearance around noon, right after Kyo finished preparing lunch. Her hair was a mess; perhaps she didn't care about it. Bags hung under her eyes after recently getting rid of the last ones. Her clothes were sloppy and mismatched. She sat at the table, instead of helping.
Hana shivered when Tohru first appeared. Her waves were the coldest she ever felt. Uo looked up from the floor. Kii and Tiburo stared at what they thought might be their mother. They weren't sure. It looked like her mother, but it didn't act like her. Kyo set the table and brought around food, keeping silent.
She remained this way all day and night, not meeting Kyo on the roof again. He cried that night, for the first time since he left Tohru, the first time since Akito's death, the dreaded day when he heard the news. He slowly slipped into sleep, not even realizing it.
"Cat… All you'll ever be is a monster. Nobody will be able to love you. Nobody will be able to accept you. They will all be chased away!" Akito yelled. This was back when he last saw the master alive.
"Shut up! I have Tohru! She accepted me! So…SHUT UP!" Kyo argued.
"That's what you think, Monster. In time, you'll chase her away… just like everyone else. You'll chase her away… forever."
"No I won't! You'll see. One day, Tohru and I will be happy together. One day… you'll eat your own damn words!"
Kyo woke; sweat fell from his forehead, onto his pillow. IT was still the middle of the night. He remembered that day clearly. It was the last time he saw the living Akito. His death was the worst day of his life. The pain the news brought to Kyo was unbelievable.
He tried to go back to sleep, but couldn't. He went into the kitchen… it was almost time to start breakfast anyway. Kyo thought about Tohru's pain right now. He knew his pain that day was only a small speck compared to her pain right now. Breakfast was ready just as it was time to wake Kii and Tiburo, Uo and Hana already down.
The day went by almost the same as the last day; Tohru came down around lunch again. Uo was disappointed again. Yuki didn't show up for her to kill. Neither Kyo nor Tohru went up to the roof, both retiring to bed early.
Tohru looked at her exterior in the mirror. Even like this, my body looks better than my soul. Mother… I'm sorry… She lay in bed, falling asleep after a long wait. Kyo fared the same. He lay in bed, trying to sleep. Tohru… I'm sorry Yuki did this to you, but he also did this to me. His eyelids closed and he fell asleep.
"Kyon-Kyon, Akito died late last night and the funeral is today," Shigure told Kyo the news first thing in the morning. "We're going to the main house to pay our respects."
The four traveled to the main house and stood above Akito's corpse in the casket. Kyo didn't honestly care about Akito. After all, he treated the cat like something meaningless.
The day went on solemnly, until Akito was successfully put to rest. That's when Yuki rose to speak to everybody. "Everybody… May I have your attention? I have an announcement now that Akito is dead… Tohru and I… are getting married." Kyo was shocked. Everybody else was excited.
"Let me help you plan!" Ayame demanded as he started asking Tohru questions about the wedding.
Kyo slipped into the shadows and returned to Shigure's house, at least then it was his. He fell asleep before the others returned, not wanting to see any of them ever again. Akito was right. He chased everybody who cared about him away.
Tohru was the first to wake this time. She was still crushed by Yuki, but she needed to be more polite. It was Uo and Hana's last day visiting, and it needed to be special. She dressed, still not bothering with appearances. Her hair and clothes were still horrible, but her eyes did not have bags, a small improvement.
Breakfast was ready before Kyo was downstairs, so Tohru began to work on the cleaning. Before Tohru knew it, though, it was evening and she had not even spoke a word to the other people in the living room.
"Dammit, Tohru! This is our last evening together! At least say hello!" Uo burst out as she saw Tohru glance up at them.
"Tohru… you know it's not good to hold your emotions in. Tell us about it. I promise you will feel better." Hana spoke in an eerie tone, somewhat commanding yet kind. Tohru agreed and began to confess all her emotions.
Kyo listened to all her problems, all her pains. He suddenly realized that his pain was even less than a speck compared to her. She hid all the pain so well. Kyo hadn't even realized it. He closed his eyes as he finished, trying to make sense of all the pain.
Tohru began to cry on Hana's lap, wetting in pitch black silk. "I'm sorry... I-I shouldn't b-be so easy to hurt. I-I'll try t-to do better."
Uo noticed the time on the clock, time for them to leave. Tohru dried the tears from her eyes. "I do feel much better." She escorted them to the door with Kyo.
Uo hadn't quite gotten to the door, but she stopped, just out of hearing range for Tohru when she spoke at a normal level. "Hey! Orange hair! Come here for a second!" She beckoned Kyo towards her.
Kyo looked at her like she was insane but walked over anyway. He was told to stop right next to her. She then grabbed the man and pushed him into the wall. "Listen to me and listen to me good. If you so much as make Tohru cry one tear of pain or sadness, I will rip that orange head right off you and use it as a bowling ball… I know that you want to make her happy, and I don't mind that. Whatever you do though… do NOT hurt her." She let go of him. "Goodbye!" She ran out the door to where Hana was waiting. "Goodbye Tohru!"
Tohru shut the door, a smile on her face for the first time since Yuki's visit. The children were already asleep, so the two went to the roof. "These pass few days have been long now, haven't they?"
Kyo smiled as he watched her try to clean up her hair. "Yeah… they have." She then noticed her mismatched clothes and blushed. "I have a question for you, Tohru. Would you… l-like to…"
Tohru noticed Kyo stuttering, something she has never seen him do. "Kyo, you can ask me anything."
"Would you like to go out to dinner sometime?"
Tohru's face turned bright red and she couldn't answer right away. "N-no! I couldn't! It's too soon!" She couldn't stop the blush from completely consuming her face.
"Please… It might help you forget what Yuki has done to you. I know you want Yuki back, but you need something to keep your mind away from him. Please just try."
"No… I just can't."
"Please…"
"Okay, I'll try…" She yawned. "It looks like its time for me to get to bed." She looked at Kyo. "You should get to bed too." She went down to the house, straight into her room. Good night, Kyo… I really will try.
Look what you've gone and done
Ruined everything for everyone
Who tries to steal my heart away
I can't get you off of my mind
Tried to tell myself a million times
A little time is all it takes
'Cause once you loved somebody
It ain't that easy to do
Once you loved somebody
Like I loved you
I gave you everything
That I had to give
I don't know if I could
Go that far again
'Cause once you loved somebody
It ain't that easy to do
Once you loved somebody
Like I loved you
Once you loved somebody
It ain't that easy to do
Once you loved somebody
Like I loved you
Note: I'm sorry that the writing isn't quite up to par with the other chapters. I wrote this chapter at six in the morning, after a bit of insomnia. New questions: Is this finally the start of a romance between Kyo and Tohru? Does that warning mean Uo approves? What tragedy am I talking about with tragedy as the type of fiction? Is something going to happen to someone? Is Haru ever going to appear in this fiction? Am I staying in character for the most part? We'll all just have to wait and see.
