-1AN: In my next chapter I will personally thank all my new reviewers. I meant to do it in this one but forgot to get the names. Things will be much easier for me when I finally get around to get my net back at home. Anyway thanks to everyone who has helped me out so far. I really REALLY enjoyed writing this chapter. eh maybe wishful thinking. Oh and this chapter does contian some harsh language.
To anyone out there who has been through something similar, or may face it in the future, remember you are not alone.
On to the story….
Chapter 14: Shigure's Revenge
"Aya?" Shigure said in the phone quietly. "I've thought about it and I want to go through with it, especially after what happened here tonight."
"Gure-chan, what happened?" his friend asked him there was only one other time Aayme had heard the dogs voice sound like this, the night that Akito hurt Hatori's eye.
"Tohru cut, she cut.." Breathing deeply, "she cut off her hair. We have to get this bastard. Aya, you've not seen her, she's."
"Okay okay I'm coming over. We'll talk a bit more, don't do anything without me there with you. Gure?" Aya paused. "Is she okay now?"
"For now, she is resting, Kyo is with her."
"Have you call Hari?"
"No, not yet, he had just left here anyway."
Aayme, hung the phone up and looked through his costumes quickly deciding on a long pink and gold kimono. Tohru had slowly grown on all the Sohmas, save for Akito. He wondered briefly if even Shigure had not came to love Thoru, not in the way that Kyo or Yuki did. But he defiantly felt something for her. Just wait on me to get there. Don't do something stupid, Gure , we have a plan remember?
"Shigure?" Aya said loudly as he entered the house.
"What are you doing here nii-san?" Yuki asked glaring as he came down the stairs. "Tohru is sick, keep it down."
"Yuki, Aya, is here to see me." Shigure said from the top of the stairs.
"Excuse me my dear little brother. I will make a special visit to come see you. And you alone, soon. " The snake said in his typical flamboyant manor. "But to night my Gure needs me."
The rat just shook his head as he went on into the kitchen. I'm not going to even try to understand them.
As two of the Mabudachi Trio entered Shigures room. "Aya, you really don't have to get involved with this, if you don't want to. Akito, I am worried about the…"
"Don't worry." Kissing Shigure lightly. "I've told you before, I will always be here for you. You just tell me what you need me to-do. "
Shigure smiled at his friend. "If you can find a seat. Take it." Smiling lightly at the mess in his room. Tohru is always asking me if I want her to clean it, but I think even a slave would revolt on cleaning up this mess. He thought throwing some blankets off the bed and sitting down. The two began to go over the details of the plan.
An hour later they were ready to leave. Before leaving the house though they stopped by Tohru's room, to tell Kyo to keep an extremely close eye on her. Shigure was worried that next time it would be just her hair she cut. The girls room was dimly lit by an angel night light, that Yuki had brought home for her the other day. 'It might make it easier for her to sleep better, if the lights aren't as bright.' The rats explanation came back to the dog. He titled his head slightly as the breeze came lightly through the room, he could smell the end of summer nearing. Tohru was currently laying on her side curled close to and facing Kyo, who was sprawled on his back.
"He must have fallen asleep while calming her down. Kyo has really surprised me." Shigure whispered looking at the sleeping teens. As if sensing a presence in the room, without waking Kyo turned to his side, putting a protective arm around Tohru. They watched the girl grimace in her sleep until she took a deep breath, perhaps breathing in Kyos scent, and relax against Kyo, huddling closer to him.
Even in his sleep he is protecting her, both Gure and Hari had said how protective of the girl, Kyo had become I had no idea though. Aya thought,. Yes this guy should pay, she should be worrying about what dress to wear to the formal, and which boy to choose, not all this. She was just to innocent. "Lets go Gure." He said in an unusual quiet voice.
Yuki looked up from the porch steps as he heard the front doors slide open. "Where are you two going? Nii-san what on earth are you wearing?" Gaping at his older brother as he saw him dressed similar to a woman, or Ritchan, with his long pink kimono he had his silver hair pulled back loosely with a few strands falling free into his face.
Aayame responded by sashaying across the porch and doing a cat walk turn before saying. "All part of the plan."
"What plan?" Yuki said getting more confused by the second. Do I really want to know?
"Yuki, there are something's I have to do tonight. Here is Tohru's medicine if she wakes up or Kyo looks for it, just give her half of one. I should be home before morning." handing his younger cousin the bottle of pills.
"Shall we?" Aya asked Shigure linking his arm through Shigure's.
"This is the bar I met him at a few nights ago, and we are suppose to meet here tonight. You know what to do?"
"Of course" Aya said with his usual confidence, giving his friend a wink. He entered the bar, swinging his hips and hair as he made his way through the bar. He wanted to get noticed and was getting several looks and a few whistles from the drunken barflies. The snake smiled slightly as he took a seat at a table in the middle of the dimly lit, smoke filled place. He glance behind him and nodded slightly at a man sitting in the corner. He watched the mans leer grow as he raised his glass. Aya looked away quickly. That's the bastard, the one who hurt Tohru.
Shigure entered the bar minutes later. He made small talk as he walked through the bar before noticing the man at the back table. "Hello Hajime"
"Didn't think you were going to make it." The man said pouring him a glass of sake'.
Shigure gave him a tight smile. "Things were hectic at the house" then gave a small smile in Aya's direction. "New meat?"
"She's just some stuck up rich bitch" Slamming down his cup. "Sent her over a drink, trying to be a gentleman you know? And what the fuck does she do?" Shigure shrugged. "Sent it back with a note that said not interested."
Way to go Aya, you heart breaker, he is already pissed. "So? What are you going to do about it?" Lighting a cigarette.
"You mean you don't want to try for it?" Hajime asked throwing a glance over his shoulder.
"Naw" Shigure drawled out. Just to make sure, just incase my instinct was wrong, which I doubt. "She is to old for me." Giving his drinking partner a perverted grin.
"That's right." Hajime said slapping his hand to his forehead drunkenly. "You like em young." Finishing yet another cup. "Should have been with me then the other night buddy."
Shigure glared down at the table, before looking up. " Why's that?"
"Best damn piece of ass I've had in a while." Shigure coughed quickly to cover a growl rising in his throat. "Yeah I had seen her leaving work several times, when I was on my over here. But she always had some guy with her. Cept that night she was all alone. Friendly too. And just asking for it."
"Go on, tell me about it" the dog said motioning with his lit cigarette.
Hajime laughed. "Dirty old man, huh?" Taking several more swallows of the sake, not even bothering with the cup anymore. "Long brown hair, soft as feathers. Big chocolate eyes. A little school girl outfit. And she was so willing to help me. Of course she resisted to the kinda help I really need at first but."
"But?" Shigure asked, nodding slightly at the snake.
"She eventually took it."
"Whether she wanted it or not?" Shigure said letting his eyes trail Aya out of the bar, just to make sure the man noticed him leaving. Sure enough.
"Exactly" He said rising drunkenly from the table. "Exactly how this bitch is going to" , following Aya out the door.
That's what you think. The dog smiled harshly getting up from the table minutes later following the couple out of the bar and down the street.
Aayme was half way down the same alley that Tohru had been attacked in, when he faked a fall. He turned his head and looked up slowly as he saw a shadow fall over him. Hiding his smile when he entered the alley he had noticed several stray dogs rummaging through the trash, they were now growling slightly as the man approached.
"You didn't hurt yourself did you?" Hajime said standing over him. "You think you can tease me and get away with it." Aya scooted back slightly out of the mans reach and stood up, keeping his back to him. "You bitch I'll show you." Hajime turned suddenly when he heard other footsteps in the alley. He grinned brightly has he recognized the man. "Shigure-san, so you decided you wanted a piece of the action after all?"
Shigure smiled and blocked the alley. "Not quite." His smiled widened as he watched Aya, step back and the dogs block the guy in on the other side, growling louder now.
"Huh?" Even in the dim lights of the alley as drunk as he was he could see that the mans face had turned very pale. "What's going on?"
"Are you afraid?" Shigure asked. "Do you recognize this alley?" And he watched as the man glanced around.
"So what you know the little bitch?" Trying to sound tough, but it came out as more of a whisper. He began to move back but stopped jumping slightly as one of the skinny brown strays nipped at his calf.
"She lives with me." Shigure said slowly. "And has for almost two years."
"I didn't think she felt like a virgin." The man said sweating.
"I would shut up while your ahead. Shigure may be crude but he does have some class." The man spun as he heard another voice from behind him. "Plus the girl, is my little brothers ."
"You aren't a man?" His face went paler as he looked closer at the man, who he thought was a woman. Aayame had several snake curling around his neck and arms. "So what's this payback?" Looking back at Shigure. "I'll scream." Watching as the writer walked up to him.
He struggled against Shigure as he felt Shigure put his arms against his back, in almost what could be called a lovers embrace. "I like it when you scream it gets me excited." Shigure said shoving the guy into the wall. Shigure eyes had almost went completely black.
"Call your fucking dogs off." He was answered with a solid punch to the nose.
"You really aren't in the position to give orders." Aayame said weaving his way through the dogs. "But Gure-chan, we really should be going." Spreading his arms out, "the natives are getting a bit restless."
"You are right Aya." Watching as the dogs began to completely encircle the now bleeding man. As if responded to the blood, they began to nip and bit around his feet.
"You mean you are just going to leave me?" Pushing himself up from the wall, back into the middle of the alley. He dogs formed a tighter circle. "Your dogs, you fucking mother fucking." Shigure responded by giving the man a swift kick in the ribs. He watched the man sink to his knees holding his ribs.
"We are showing you more mercy than you showed her." He said spitting on the man. The dogs looked up at him expectedly and he just waved his hand, then turned and began to walk out the alley.
Before long the mans screams mingled with the dogs growling. They waited at the end of the alley till the pleading and screaming stopped, before heading back home.