Poll Results: Letting go: 2 Fight and Flee: 4 Cage the Rage: 3.5 (there was a tie between the second and third options, and in order to break it I kept track of how many votes per then added the number halfway through the process to the final count, and divided by 2. Thus, the second option won.)

Disclaimer: I do not own FB; this story is based on the Anime, not the Manga.

Chapter 12: Fight and Flee

"Kyou, don't!" Kagura cried as she saw the dangerous look in her lover's eye. She could tell how badly he wanted to hurt Akito, but that would only make things worse for both of them, "I'm fine, don't get involved."

"You are not fine." Kyou growled, his eyes still locked onto Akito's, "He hurt you."

Kagura got to her feet, walking to Kyou's side she wrapped herself around his arm, whispering in his ear, "I don't want you in trouble too."

With a soft sigh the cat broke his gaze away from the family head and looked at the teary eyed girl clinging to his arm. He began to relax, "Fine. Let's just get out of here."

Kagura nodded, and she and Kyou began to move to the door. Akito saw the tears in the girl's eyes. She was crying, not for herself, or for the fragile family head, but for that cat! That monster! "Come back!" He snapped, grabbing hold of a curtain in his rage and ripping it from the window, "I'm not finished with you yet!"

Kyou simply glanced over his shoulder at the man. His crimson eyes were narrow, his arm draped around Kagura's waste.

"I said come back!" Akito swung the rod, with surprising force considering his weak condition, directly at Kagura's head.

Kyou moved quickly to grab the rod before it could connect with Kagura, who gasped in surprise at the assault. The orange haired boy pushed the metal pole back towards Akito, wrenching it free of the family head's grasp, and swung it at him, connecting with his gut. Akito crumpled to the floor, crying out in pain.

Kagura stared in wide eyed horror, "Kyou!" Her grey eyes darted between her love, and the family head, lying in the fetal position on the hardwood ground.

"YOU MONSTER!" Akito raged in between gasping for air, "YOU…VILE CREATURE!"

Kyou dropped the curtain rod. As often as he'd said that he didn't care what the leader of his family said, the truth was that the man held in his hands power over Kyou's freedom. He would get locked up for sure after injuring him.

Kagura reached out and grabbed Kyou around the wrist. They ran all the way through the compound, out to the forest beyond. Panting and holding their sides, the stood hidden in the trees. Kagura glanced back towards the estate, "Kyou…I have to go tell Hatori…Akito's hurt bad…"

Kyou wanted to tell her to forget it, he wanted to scream that the man deserved to die for the way he had hurt people, and instead he looked away in silence. He couldn't return, not after what he had done, he could never go back.

"You wait here. I'll meet you after I tell Hatori…" She leaned up to kiss his cheek. He turned to face her, intending to tell her that she shouldn't bother coming back for him, and their lips met. Both blushed softly as Kagura took a step back after a few seconds.

"Kagura…" He began, still wanting to insist that it would be better for her to stay behind, since he was the one who would be in trouble.

"Kyou, wait for me." She cut him off, knowing what he was thinking, and turning hurried to Hatori's.

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Hatori of course, was still at Shigure's house. They were sitting in the living room, sipping tea. Yuki and Tohru were in the kitchen, he was helping her with some cleaning. All were pondering the meeting between Kagura and Akito none had realized Kyou had followed the boar.

The phone rang suddenly and Shigure hurried to answer it. He was surprised to find it was for Hatori, "Ha'ri…it's Kagura. She's calling from your house!"

Hatori took the phone from Shigure, "Hello Kagura." His voice was somewhat confused by the fact that she would have called from his phone.

"Hatori!" She gasped into the phone, out of breath from running, "Thank goodness you were there. Akito needs you."

"He does, does he? What happened?" Even as he spoke he gestured to Shigure to retrieve his jacket.

"Umm…." Kagura hesitated, not wanting to get Kyou into trouble, but knowing that the doctor would find out soon enough the truth, "Kyou…"

Knowing the cat's short temper it didn't take long to piece the puzzle together, "He didn't…" The dragon said in an exasperated tone usually reserved for Aya and Gure.

"Look, I've got to go, Kyou's waiting for me. Don't try and find us, we'll be fine." She hung up without waiting for a response.

Hatori hung up the phone and took his jacket from Shigure, "I'm afraid the meeting didn't go well."

"Was Kagura injured?" Shigure questioned.

"Perhaps, but that's not why she called…Kyou followed her, I'm afraid, and it's Akito we have to be concerned for." Hatori voice was tired as he thought of having to deal with this new fiasco.

Shigure gasped, "Oh my! Perhaps I should accompany you. Things will be hectic for a time."

Hatori nodded, "If you like."

"Yuki! Tohru! Hatori and I are heading to the main estate." Shigure called as they reached the door.

"Why both of you?" Yuki asked poking his head from the kitchen.

"Things got rather out of hand, I'm afraid." Shigure replied.

"Is Kagura ok?" Tohru appeared in the doorway beside Yuki.

"Oh, she's fine; we can't say the same for Akito though." Shigure sighed.

"Don't tell me…that stupid cat tagged along." Yuki groaned.

Shigure nodded, "No one accused Kyou of thinking through his actions."

With that the novelist and the doctor set off for the main estate, leaving Tohru and Yuki alone to contemplate what would happen to Kyou and Kagura.

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"Oh!" Tohru cried in dismay sinking into a seat in the living room, "Poor Kyou! And Poor Akito! I hope he's not too badly injured!"

Yuki had to smile at her exclamation, it was just like her to be concerned for everyone involved, including Akito, "Yes, well, I'm sure he's fine, Miss Honda. No worse that a few bruises, maybe a fracture."

"Oh!" She gasped with a grimace at the thought of anyone enduring the pain of a broken bone.

"Relax; I'm sure it couldn't be that bad." Yuki sat beside her

"What do you think Kyou will do?" Tohru turned to her friend, tears in her eyes.

Yuki placed a hand gently over hers, "Don't worry about him, he can take care of himself. Though I don't suppose he'll be returning anytime soon." He replied honestly, with a sigh.

Tohru bit her lip to fight back tears, "Oh, Yuki! This just gets worse and worse!"

It broke Yuki's heart to see Tohru, usually so optimistic, talking like this. He wished he could hug her; offer her some kind of comfort. Instead he squeezed her hand gently.

With a sad sigh she laid hr head on his shoulder and began to cry. He gently stroked her hair, trying his best to comfort her.

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Kyou leaned against a tree, waiting for Kagura to come back, he knew he should leave, rather than put her at risk by taking her with him, but he couldn't bring himself to leave. There was a rustle in dome nearby trees and soon enough Kagura emerged.

"Hatori should be here soon. Let's go." Kagura began to walk away, not even looking back at the family estate.

"I would feel much better if you stayed behind. You don't have to be in trouble." Kyou stayed in his place against the tree.

"I'm coming, you can't change my mind." Kagura turned to face him, reaching out she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him along roughly behind her, "Let's go!"

"Fine!" Kyou tried to pull out of her grasp, "But could you let go!"

Tada, chapter done. I hope I stayed IC with this. I still don't think I do Hatori very well. Too many people to thank individually, so, thanks to all the voters! If your choice didn't win, sorry, but I think I was pretty fair in my deciding method.