Hi! Here it is, chapter 7! Ok, let's just get right to it! Oh and is the beginning/ending of a flashback, k?

Chapter 7: A Comfy Beginning

Haru was cold. He was wet and shivering, but he lurched on to his unknown destination. He couldn't go to Shigure's,
Kyo was there. And he didn't think he could ever look at him again. Thinking about what he had done to the orange-haired boy, made him feel dirty, contaminated, not even worthy of burdening the world with his presence. This must be hoe Ritsu feels every day, he thought glumly. As soon as he stepped out the front school doors, he started marching in the opposite direction he was supposed to be heading.
"Haru! Where do you think you're going? Shigure's house is that way!" Yuki called.
Haru closed his eyes, and stopped walking. He sighed heavily. He didn't turn around to look at Yuki. He just broke into an anguished run. Then, it had started to rain, heavily. The fat raindrops that clouded Haru's vision caused him to get lost a few mere blocks from his school. Damn my crappy sense of direction, his black self growled
He now stood in the middle of a quiet street, turning around and around, looking for some signs of familiarity. He saw nothing, the streets all looked exactly the same, wet and peaceful and foreign. He decided to get off the street and jogged up onto the sidewalk.
He punched the wall angrily. Damnit! he thought. Why did he have to take off? Didn't he even consider his poor navigational skills? He hugged himself. A heavy wind had been blowing for sometime now, and it chilled him to his very core. He shivered profusely. He had to get out of the rain.
Meanwhile, Yuki was swearing quite animatedly to himself. He was freezing, Haru was gone and obviously lost, and to make the day complete, a huge thunderstorm was brewing, Yuki noticed. The clouds were a dark dark grey.
They match my mood perfectly, Yuki snorted. He was pretty sure where he was headed, he was only a block or two from his school.
Haru has to be around here somewhere,Yuki thought, that guy could get lost in his own bathroom. He couldn't have made it that far.
"Haru!" he shouted, "Damn, he won't be able to hear me over the wind."
Hatsuharu was leaning against a fence, hugging himself for warmth. He was shivering and couldn't seem to stop.He slowly slid down the fence to sit down. Now he was starting to get worried. His eyes were beginning to sting. You better not start crying, you wussy, Black Haru taunted. "Shutup," he muttered.
"And exactly who are you talking to?"
Haru looked up, quickly. He had never been happier to see the silver-haired boy.
"Yuki! Oh thank God!"
Haru jumped up, and instinctively, pressed Yuki to himself in a big bear hug. Yuki's eyes went wide. He wasn't expecting a hug, he was expecting Haru to snap at him, tell him to go home, and that he could make it back himself.
This was much better, Yuki decided. Haru was so warm, strong...safe.
He tenderly patted Haru on the back.
"I'm sorry for running off, Yuki, it was just, you know-"
" It's fine, Haru, I know, I know,let's go home,"
Haru pushed himself away from Yuki to stare him in the face. He was gripping Yuki's arms tightly.
" Are you serious? I can't go there! Kyo is there!"
Yuki sighed slightly. "Believe me, even a beating that bad- I mean, don't worry, nothing keep that Baka down for long,"
Yuki said reassuringly.
Haru looked down. " I don't know what happened. I can't explain it, and I can't make excuses, but it was like, it wasn't my Black personality who did that to Kyo,"
Yuki's eyes furrowed. What? That can't be possible!
"No, it was more like, both of my personalities, ya know? It was like, for once, they agreed on something."
"And what was that?" Yuki asked, foreboding the answer.
"That they both would do anything, anything to protect you, Yuki," Haru smiled slightly.
Yuki was somehow expecting an answer similar to that, but he was not expecting that rush of feelings that came to him.
He felt, gratitude, a bit of embarrasment, and a lot of surprise. He smiled back. He rumpled Haru's sopping hair playfully.
" Come on, baka let's go home, and yes, Kyo will be there. Don't worry about it," he said quickly as Haru's face became fearful.
At Shigure's house
" I wonder where Hatsuharu and Yuki are," Tohru said worriedly.
"Don't worry about those bastards," Kyo said forcefully.
" Well, I can see you're getting better," Shigure said, as he strolled into the kitchen with a newspaper in his grasp.
" Huh? What the hell are you talking about, old man!? How the hell could I be feeling better so soon?!"
"Well, it appears to me you have the strength in you to yell and swear at the same time," Shigure answered smartly.
Tohru smiled gently. It was true, Kyo must have started to feel better. This eased her worries slightly. She began to prepare supper.
" Well, I better leave now, before Kyo gets himself beaten up again,"Shigure yawned. He walked casually out the door.
" Yah that's right, run away!" Kyo snapped.
" What would you like for dinner, Kyo? I don't think Yuki and Haru will make it in time." Tohru asked.
Kyo, who had an ice pack to his left eye, removed the ice momentarily.
" I don't care, you're cooking's really good, so it doesn't matter what you make, just no leeks," he said softly, then he had a sudden,
brilliant idea, " But is it ok if I go upstairs right now and rest?"
" Of course, Kyo. I'll bring your dinner up when it's ready."
"Would you? Thanks so much," Kyo said.
He put the icepack gingerly back to his eye, and headed up the stairs. Shigure was kneeling at the table in the living room, pretending to read the newspaper.
" And where are you off to, Kyo?" he said, causing Kyo to jump.
" Why the hell should I tell you?" Kyo snarled. He grabbed the railing carefully, and slowly started the agonizing task that was walking up a flight of stairs.
When he made it to the second floor, Kyo grinned to himself. Now he had an excuse to be alone with her! He could complain and she would worry over him, and nurse him back to health! And of course, Tohru would be so worried, he could even fake after he got better! This was a great idea, he thought.
He headed to his room as fast as he could to tidy it up a bit. Not that it was even dirty, he was hardly ever in there.
He grabbed the dirty clothes on the flor, pausing momentarily as pain seared up his back. I might not even have to pretend, he thought jokingly.
He grasped the clothes, and shoved them under his bed. He straightened out slowly, looking about the minimally furnished room. There certainly wasn't much in there. A double sized bed, a bedside table,a floor lamp, and a desk. He kept his clothes in the small closet. He walked over to the lamp and switched it on. Then, slowly, carefully, he peeled his shirt off. It was stuck to his back with sweat, and blood. He threw it into a corner. Then he flung back the covers, and crawled in. Never had he been so glad to crawl into his comfy bed. It felt much better than standing.
"Ahh..." Kyo said.
He was almost asleep when he heard Tohru walk up the stairs, dishing rattling slightly. Tohru had brought him dango, sushami, and miso soup. She also had a kettle of tea and a cup.
" Oh Tohru you didn't have to do this much, " Kyo said, feeling guilty to make her go to all that trouble.
" Of course I did," Tohru said cheerfully, setting the tray gingerly on his lap," You had a hard day."
She turned slowly to leave, and Kyo decided it was now or never.
" Uh, Tohru?"
Tohru turned to face him.
" Yes, Kyo?"
" Well, uh I was wondering, could you take a look at my back? Uh, just to make sure, uh, you know-"
" Uh-huh," Tohru said cheerfully, noticing Kyo blushing profusely. "Uh, do you have a shirt on?" It was Tohru's turn to blush.
" No," Kyo replied, " I took it off, and I noticed blood. That's why I wanted you to check it," Kyo replied,
" Ahh, blood?" Tohru said shakily. She rushed up to him. She moved the tray from his lap to the table.
"Here. let me see," she said gently. She gasped slightly as Kyo removed the covers from his top half.
He was so.....beautiful.
And bruised.
He heard her gasp. He panicked slightly.
" It's not as bad as it looks," he said quickly. He was still very bruised. His chest was purple, and his back bloody.
She leaned down close to him. He turned his back to her so she could get a good look. There was deep claw marks there,
where Haru had grabbed him so forcefully, his nails sank into Kyo's flesh. She touched one of the wounds slightly.
Kyo's flinched at her touch.
"I'll be right back,"she said gently. Before she left, she touched Kyo's shoulder reassuringly for a moment, then exited.

A.N Hahahahahah! I left it here, for now! Don't worry, there'll be another chapter soon. My friend gave me a brilliant idea to write all the chapters first, then post them! Ain't she smart? I'm pretty dumb, that's for sure, that never even crossed my mind. Ok see ya in chapter 8! (Wow, eight already?)