Whee! Chapter Twelve! We're half way through. Well sorta.lol. A lot happens in this chapter. Everything is about to become crazy.You know I stopped the songs to listen to while reading thing. But there's a really good one for this chapter. "Gomen Nasi" - TaTu. I'm listening to it right now. I love this song. So yeah. Here's the chapter. Shutting up.
Chapter Twelve
When they arrive at the Sohma estate, it had grown dark. Shigure leads Yuki and Kyo silently through the halls of the house. Not one of them wanted to come face to face with Akito. Even though Tohru had wanted to come, it was obvious she shouldn't. They creep quietly down the hall where Haru's room is. That was how the entire trip had been. Deadly quiet. Yuki felt miserable. What had he done? This wasn't what the rat had wanted.
Suddenly the trio is greeted by a grim looking Hatori. Yuki's stomach plunges. "How's he doing Haa-San?" Shigure asks. "Not too well. You should probably see him now. Even though we got some of the internal bleeding to stop, I think it's wise to be cautious." The dragon opens the door to the room. Yuki cringed at the sight that met his eyes. Haru lay beneath the sheets of a hospital bed. His face and arms were covered with bloody cuts and bruises. The contrast made the ox's skin look white as the sheets. All sorts of monitors were hooked up and an IV was running into Haru's arm.
"Oh my God." Yuki moans. He runs forward and takes the ox's frail hand. "Haru I'm sorry. This is all my fault." The ox grips Yuki's hand and his eyes open slightly. "Damn straight it's your fault. If you had just told Kyo your feelings the first time, none of this would've happened. But----" Haru chokes of into a cough. Some blood spews from his mouth. "Don't strain yourself." Yuki says. The ox shakes his head and continues. "If you hadn't done this then you never would have proved your devotion to Kyo. Or mine to you."
The ox goes silent and Yuki spins to look at Kyo. The cat's eyes were wide and he looked like he wanted to cry. But Yuki knew he wouldn't. The cat was far too proud for that. He would end up crying later all by himself. "But Haru, It was all for nothing. I screwed up agian. Just please don't die. Hold on. Please." Haru cracks a weak smile. "I ain't going nowhere." He suddenly takes notice of Shigure and Kyo. "Kyo, come here. I need to talk to you. Alone." Shigure nods and Yuki turns to walk with him from the room.
Yuki sits in an oddly placed chair and waits. What were they talking about in there? Yuki wondered. Shigure was talking with Hatori about Haru's condition, and that without the proper equiptment, Haru had a high chance of not making it. Yuki puts his hands over his face. This was a nightmare. The door to Haru's room opens and Kyo emerges. His eyesare puffy and red. It looked as if he had been crying, or maybe keeping the tears at bay. Yuki hops up and runs to the cat. Kyo raises his hands. "He wants to talk to you now." The cat says. Yuki lowers his arms and nods. He quickly opens the door and enters the room.
He finds Haru attempting to sit up, coughing all the while. "Haru! Stop straining yourself. My God." Haru smirks. "I talked with him. He's a very confused guy. But I'm sure he'll be fine. Now I'm worried about you. What do you plan to do?" Yuki shook his head. "Nothing. Shigure is the reason we aren't together right now. He says we can't be together." Haru smirks, and Yuki finds he loves the ox's smile. "What can Sensei do? I don't believe he has the power to keep you two apart. Sure he could tell Akito, but don't you think he would get punished for it too? You do live under his roof." Yuki had to agree with the ox. If Shigure rats them out, he'd get a piece of the rath of Akito. The whole family would. "But in case someone is that stupid, you should really be with him while you can. I'd give anything to be with the one I love. But unfortunately, someone else has stolen his heart."
As Haru says this, he looks straight into Yuki's eyes, and the rat know's he means him. "I'm sorry Haru." The rat says softly, looking elsewhere. "Stop saying that. It'll lose it's meaning. Plus sometimes that's not enough. Now I'm getting tierd, so just listen to me. Please." Yuki nods and stays silent. "You should give Kyo some time to himself. He doesn't seem to trust you. I don't blame him really. He gave you his heart, and you stomped on it." Yuki opens his mouth to protest, but Haru talks over him." Just give him some space, okay? I'll see you later Yuki." The ox lays back agianst the pillows and closes his eyes.
Yuki found Haru's breathing regular and quietly slips from the room. Shigure and Kyo stood outside waiting for him. "Are you ready to go?" Shigure asks. Yuki nods and they begin the yet agian silent trek home. Yuki made sure not to look at Kyo. He wasn't sure he could survive without being close to the cat.
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