Chapter 2. Revenge on God
Haru
had just gotten out of school to find Hiro and Kisa at the front gates,
waiting for him. He waved to Yuki and Tohru to go on without him. "Hi
Kisa, Hiro, what are you doing here?" He asked in his typical monotone
voice.
And for once, Hiro didn't reply with a cynical remark.
"I have to tell you something." He was getting straight to the point, Haru thought.
They began to walk in the direction of the Sohma estate.
"Well ah…." Hiro started but he hesitated , looking down at his feet.
"What is it Hiro, spit it out." Haru was agitated with the younger boy's stalling.
"I-its
about Rin, she…..you know when she got hurt, and had to go to the
hospital." The thoughts Hiro was stirring up brought back painful
memories for Haru. But he couldn't break-down in front of Kisa and
Hiro, so he answered trying to hold back the frustration in his voice.
"what about it"
"It
wasn't an accident, she was pushed out of a second story window…….by
Akito." Hiro stopped walking when he saw Haru's reaction. Haru couldn't
believe it, that was why Rin had left him. It was all his fault, he had
pushed her into a relationship even when she was afraid of what might
happen if Akito found out. She had taken all that pain and suffering
all by herself.
"Why Hiro, why didn't you tell me sooner!" He couldn't hold back his anger and frustration anymore, he just exploded.
"I'm
sorry Haru, when I told her I saw, Rin made me promise not to tell
you!" Hiro was close to tears, and Kisa was already in tears next to
him trying to process her grief for her friends.
Haru's hands clenched over his face.
"Why……why
didn't she just tell me……." Haru was now close to tears, but his anger
at Akito kept them at bay. He brought his hands down and they pulled
into fists at his sides. Without another word he left Hiro and Kisa
standing on the sidewalk. He was going to go visit Akito.
When he
arrived at the main house, He was on a straight path to Akito's
chambers, passing several people who greeted him, but he did not
respond, he just continued on his path to "God".
He burst through the doors with no regard for the proper manners which
he would usually exercise when visiting Akito, but not this time.
"Hatsuharu!
Hello, I haven't seen you for….!" Haru had walked over to Akito and
pulled him up by the collar of his robes, stopping Akito mid sentence.
"I don't want to hear any of your crap, Akito, Tell me what you did to Rin"
"Isuzu….I haven't done anything to her, why would I waste my time on that whore"
"Shut up! I know you've done something to her, don't lie to me!" He shoved Akito up against the wall.
"Why would I lie to you Hatsuharu? I love you, you don't need that slut, she'd just destroy you"
"Is
that what you told here! That she'd "destroy me!" YOU BASTARD!" Haru
pulled his fist back, ready to punch Akito squarely in the face, but
something stopped him, it was the damn juunishi connection, he couldn't
break it. He ended up violently punching the wall next to Akito's head.
Then he loosened his grip on Akito and finally let go. Then, as quickly
as he had come, he left, leaving a weeping Akito on the ground, crying
out his name over and over.
"Hatsuharu…Hatsuharu! Wait! Don't leave me, Please…..PLEASE, come back, don't leave…….DON'T LEAVE ME"
Haru continued down the hallways that lead to the exit of the house where he came upon Kureno.
"Hatsuharu, I'm glad I found you, I have something to tell you"
"Leave me alone Kureno, Ican't deal with you right now." He attempted to continue walking but was stopped by Kureno's hand.
"Its
about Isuzu, She's here….in the main house." Haru's eye's widened
"Where…..where is she!" Kureno motioned for Haru to follow him. It took
him several minutes to realize that they were heading to the Cat's room.
"He
put her in here?" Haru was appalled that Akito would go as far as to
lock Rin away in the cursed cat's room. Just then a maid walked over to
Kureno.
"Here's the key to the cat room, she's passed out right
now…..probably from the lack of food." The maid nodded her head and
left again. Kureno quickly unlocked the dilapidated door and pushed it
open.
There she was, Still beautiful, even in all her pain Haru
couldn't help but notice it. He also noticed her long tresses of hair
that littered the floor around her limp body. Akito had cut her hair
almost completely off, it was barely shoulder length now. She looked so
different, so….tamed, he hated that. Rin had always been a free spirit,
just like the horse spirit that inhabited her. Close to tears at the
sight of her condition, Haru stepped closer and knelt on the floor
beside her. He wrapped his arms around her and at the feeling of her
body finally close to his again, he let his tears fall. They dripped
onto Rin's blank face and rolled off, causing her eyelids to flinch.
"Rin, sweetheart, Wake up, please……….just wake up." He said softly into her ear hoping she would respond.
Kureno
was still standing by the door, watching to make sure no one was
coming. After several minutes of gentle coaxing, Rin began to stir. Her
eyelids fluttered open slowly and she saw for the first time in months,
Haru starring back at her with tear-filled eyes.
"H-haru…..it can't be you……..you can't be here…
"Its
me, I'm here for you Rin." She reached up a shaky hand to wipe away the
tears that had collected in his eyes, now slightly swollen. "Your
crying Haru…what happened?" Her voice was soft and rough,
understandable since she probably hadn't said a word in weeks.
"I'm
just so glad I found you Rin, my sweet girl." His grip on her loosened
and he pulled her up to her feet slowly. She wobbled for a moment,
trying to gain back the balance she had lost in her lack of exercise.
Haru held onto her shoulders to brace her and keep her from falling.
When she was stable they began to walk out of the cat's room.
"Hatsuharu, I suggest you take Isuzu and leave her, as soon as possible, don't come back"
"Fine, I'll take her to Shishou's dojo then. Can you tell my parents where I am"
"Yes
I'll do that, I'll also call Hatori and see it he can drive you two
there. If you'll excuse me, I have to go deal with Akito." Kureno
turned to leave "Thank you Kureno." Haru said as her turned to go in
the opposite direction.
