Never Give Up
By Ginta and Hakakku Fangirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Furuba, so just shut up and stop bothering me, Akito-san! Hey, wait, what are you doing? Damn it, I'm not a Sohma! Don't slap me! Argh! Get off me! Hai! Kya! Hits Akito upside the head with katana, shouting, "Yeah! I get to learn a new technique next week in my combat class! KYA!!! Damn it Akito! I already told you, I'm not a Sohma! I KNOW I'm sleeping with Shigure-kun, but that doesn't make me a Sohma!!! Kya! Bitch.
A/N: Lol, sorries. I just couldn't resist rubbing it in Akito's face that I'm sleeping with Shigure and she's not. HA!!!!! Okay, um, tiny cliffy in the last chap. What with the concussion and everything… Um, so, I guess you would all like for me to stop it with the cliffies…Well, I guess that…
THAT'S JUST TOO FREAKING BAD, BAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ahem clears throat My apologies. I, uh, lost control there for a little bit. I uh, just got really excited about the new technique that I get to learn…I feel a bit like Rock Lee when he found out he was to learn his new secret techniqu, The Forbidden Lotus. Heh. I guess I can kind of relate to him more than I do Neji…Okay, I'm done talking about Naruto (yet another anime that I do not own ) and get on with the fic…Enjoy!
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Chapter Thirteen: Dazed
Kyo groaned as Hatori peeled the bandage away from his temple. It had been two days since he had gone to see Akito, and he was still a little out of it.
Hatori shook his head at Shigure when the Dog opened his mouth to speak. Shigure nodded and leaned back on his elbows.
Kyo had had a bad concussion when Akito had pushed him through the door.
"That was rather unanticipated of you, to lash out at Kyo, Kazuma," Hatori said calmly.
Kazuma sighed.
"I know," he said. "But it was just so…"
"Unexpected?" Shigure offered.
Kazuma nodded.
"I shouldn't have done so," he muttered. "I should have just talked it through with him."
"It's not your fault," Shigure said reassuringly. "You were just incredibly angry. And I don't blame you. You had just come back and discovered that Kyo had disobeyed you, so you were already irritated. And then you found out that Kyo had gotten Tohru pregnant. Naturally, knowing how eager Kyo was to get away from here, you immediately jumped to the conclusion that Kyo didn't want to take on the responsibility of being a father. You thought that he was running away from Tohru, not the Sohma family."
"It's understandable," Hatori said as Kazuma nodded miserably. "You just discovered that your son is to be a father in less than five months. It was quite a shock."
Kazuma sighed.
"Even for Kyo," he muttered, "this is still the most reckless thing one of the Sohma boys has done."
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"Are you alright?" Tohru asked.
Kyo groaned and rolled over to face her from his bed; he stared at he dazedly.
"Kyo, what happened?"
It was the next day, and Tohru had just gotten back from staying at Hana's house, where Shigure had insisted she remain after Kyo's return from the hospital. Tohru still didn't know how the others had reacted to Kyo's return.
"Kyo?" Tohru bit her lip as Kyo turned his back to her. She was about to leave his room when she heard Kyo speak.
"Akito."
"Huh?" Tohru turned back around. Kyo turned to her again and extended his hand. Tohru came to the bed and sat by him.
"I had to go see Akito," Kyo muttered bitterly. "He wasn't too happy to see me, as usual." Kyo closed his eyes and let go of Tohru's hand to push his hair up to show her the bandage on his temple; Tohru winced in sympathy and began to stroke his hair.
"Tohru?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm sorry."
"Huh? What are you talking about Kyo? It's not your fault! I mean," Tohru continued with a blush, "we both wanted to--"
"No, it's not that." Kyo opened his eyes and stared into hers. "I should have been more careful. Forget careful, I should have just left after I kissed you the first time."
"Kyo-"
"Tohru, just hear me out." Kyo closed his eyes again. "I know that you wanted me as much as I wanted you. But when it comes to Akito, it was all my idea, okay?"
"Why-?"
"And I'm sorry that I left for so long. I should have just come back when I told you I would."
"Kyo, I know how much you hate being stuck here with Yuki, and besides, Kazuma home schooled you, right?"
"Yeah…" Kyo sighed and pulled his blankets to the side before pulling Tohru down beside him. Covering them both again, he muttered, "Shouldn't you be talking a nap?"
"Yeah," Tohru muttered guiltily with a yawn. Kyo chuckled, making her blush.
"Go to sleep," he muttered.
"What about you?"
"I need to sleep too, according to Hatori." Kyo scowled. "I'd rather not, but-"
"If Hatori said you need to sleep, then sleep," Tohru said softly.
"Yeah. I hate Akito," Kyo muttered.
Tohru sighed, closing her eyes.
"Kyo?" she whispered.
"Mmm?"
"Kiss me?"
Kyo grinned before propping himself up on one elbow; his smile widened when he saw Tohru's blush.
He brought his lips softly down on hers.
"Go to sleep," he whispered, lying back down and taking her hand in his. Kissing her fingers, he rest both their hands on his chest, grinning as Tohru's breath deepened, indicating a peaceful sleep.
As Kyo himself soon fell asleep, Shigure sighed outside his door. He had some bad news, and the Cat wasn't going to like it.
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"Kyo?"
"Huh?" Kyo sat up, hair tousled, as Shigure shook him awake. Glancing over at Tohru, he was glad to see that she was still asleep.
"What?" he yawned, glancing over at his alarm clock and flinching slightly. He'd been asleep nearly four hours.
"Come with me."
Kyo sighed as Shigure left the room and got up carefully.
As soon as he had followed Shigure into the Dog's study, he scowled.
"You guys have already apologized for yelling and everything,' he said. "What now?"
Shigure sighed.
"Yes, and I apologize for all of that again. But Kyo…sleeping in the same bed as Tohru just isn't a very good idea right now."
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Kyo snapped.
"What I'm talking about is Akito." Shigure sighed again.
"What does that bastard have to do with any of this?" Kyo glowered.
"I'm sure you don't remember this, as you were nearly unconscious at the time," Shigure said, "but Akito is furious, and said that if you were to step out of line at alll, Tohru would be the one to pay for it, not you."
Kyo looked shocked.
"He said that?!?"
Shigure nodded miserably. "We all know now that he took it out on Rin when he fould out about her and Haru, and how he punished Kisa when Hiro told him that he loved her. But I never thought that he would threaten someone who was not a Sohma. Especially someone who is expecting a baby."
Kyo sighed. "What am I supposed to do?" he asked, staring at his hands. "I can't fight Akito, there's no way. Tohru would just get hurt if I tried anything."
"Yes. Kyo?" Shigure asked.
Kyo looked up.
"I think that, for now, it's best if you have as little to do with Tohru as possible. I just don't think that we can take the risk of anything getting back to Akito."
"I see what you mean," Kyo muttered bitterly.
"I've already talked to Kazuma," Shigure said. "We think that it's best if you spend the remainder of the holiday with him. You can come back here when school starts again," he added quickly when Kyo opened his mouth to protest. "But on the weekends, you'll stay with your him. Alright?"
"Alright," Kyo agreed reluctantly. What other choice did he have.
"It will just be temporary, Kyo," Shigure assured him, before the phone bagan to ring. "Hello?"
"Sensei?"
"Haru!" Shigure gasped. "I've been calling you-"
"Sensei, we're coming back," Hatsuharu said.
"Oh, good! Kyo just got back a few days ago-"
"He's back?!?" This time, it was Yuki who spoke in the phone.
"Yes," Shigure nodded as he spoke. "Um, Yuki? What is Hatsu-?"
"He just went black again," Yuki said calmly. "Actually, we are back, as soon as Haru calms down, well be back as soon as we can. It should be about forty minutes."
"Wonderful!" Shigure grinned. "Hurry up!"
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Haha, another cliffy!!! Lol, sorries, I didn't mean to, I just can't think of anything else right now, so this time the cliffy isn't intentional, okay-kay? Um, I'll start the next chap now, maybe I'll publish them together to make up for it, alright? Don't kill me!!!!
- Fangirl -