CHAPTER 13: Openly Against This, You
Yuki was amazed. Kyo was pretty strong (even though he would never match up to Yuki's strength) and for him to be in this state was probably because of something very painful… Either physical or emotional, or maybe both.
"Kyo…" Yuki simply muttered, in absolute shock. Haru looked to Yuki seriously.
"Let's bring him to the hospital." He stated, and Yuki looked back down at Kyo sadly. Kyo breathed heavily and groaned as he tried lifting himself up with his arm.
"I'm… I'm fine. I don't need… A hospital." He whispered, and collapsed onto the floor. Yuki and Haru both stared down at him.
"…Then let's bring him to the girl's room… So he can rest there." Yuki said, leaving Haru open mouthed. It was rare for Yuki to be so nice with Kyo, Haru couldn't help but let out a chuckle. Yuki blushed, and hushed Haru before he could say anything embarrassing as he put one of his white fingers to the other boy's lips.
"… If you speak now, you'll wake him." Yuki said, as they closed the door behind them. Haru simply nodded his head, and smiled at this new side of Yuki. Empathy for the lowest of beings. The doomed cat… Even Haru could not have that kind of feeling.
"Tohru-kun… Are you really alright?" Hanajima asked, extremely worried. Something had obviously been broken inside Tohru for an instant, but now, everything seemed to be back to normal…
"Yes! Everything is fine, of course."
Saki did not manage to say anything, but truly, Hana would have liked to ask Tohru some questions. 'Don't say everything is fine with a smile like that! Nothing is fine! Your smile is broken, and yet you still say everything is fine! Don't you see? We can all see it's not okay!' But that would have hurt Tohru-chan, and that was the last thing Hanajima would have ever wanted. She looked to Uo-chan, who seemed to be having the same kind of thoughts.
Momiji was alone now. Not only during this moment, but the way he saw Tohru react before showed that he really was alone now. Never would Momiji be the one that she ran to for help. Never would Momiji be allowed to take in Tohru's scent in a way that he had just before. Never again would Tohru be considered no one's.
… Everyone was to understand that Tohru was his. It was sort of ironic that the horrible creature Kyo who was doomed to be imprisoned forever just so happened to have something now that Momiji could never ever have. Momiji would probably never show it to anyone, but he hated him. He truly despised him.
"Kyo." Haru called out, as they sat near each other on the bed. Kyo furrowed his brows and buried his head in a pillow. Haru looked down at him, the looked straight ahead.
"What do you feel like eating?" Haru asked. It didn't sound much like a question though… It was more like an affirmation. Kyo looked up at him furiously, and Haru remained expressionless. Kyo went back down calmly on the bed.
"Nothing." Kyo said plainly, obviously wanting to be alone.
"Is there something else you wanted me to ask you?" Haru asked, unintentionally teasing Kyo. Kyo groaned, truly starting to get bothered.
"No, there is not Haru. Would you mind leaving me alone? You're really annoying!"
"I'm not that annoying. It's just that you were annoyed before… Someone was bugging you." Haru replied calmly, stating the obvious. Kyo rolled his eyes and looked up at Haru angrily.
"You are that annoying!" Kyo cried out, hitting Haru on the head hard. Yuki was afraid Haru might become black Haru, but it didn't seem like he was, so there rally was no reason to call the police yet.
"You don't even hear me, do you." Haru said, taking Kyo's fist and placing the trembling member back where it was. Kyo dug his face into his pillow.
"I'm tired." Kyo said.
"So are we." Haru replied, bothering Kyo. Yuki noticed that Hatsuharu really seemed to have a talent at doing just that.
"Leave me alone! You don't have to feel… Sorry for me or anything. It's not like this is any different…" Kyo stopped, realizing that he would have said something he would have regretted. Haru smiled and patted the Cat on the back.
"Let's watch some TV, okay?"
"Shut up!" Kyo yelled, covering his ears with his pillow. Yuki reached for Haru's sleeve, a way of telling Haru subtly that maybe they should go, but Hatsuharu brushed it off. The buzz of the TV turning on seemed to bother Kyo's sensitive ears.
"Let's see… Oh! Look Yuki, some naked American women!" Hatsuharu said, happily throwing the remote on the bed. Yuki blushed and Kyo looked up from his hideout. Kyo was confused as he saw a children's cartoon.
"Gotcha… I had no idea you were such a hentai, Kyo." Hastuharu said slyly, as Kyo flushed a deep crimson and went back into his hiding place.
"Stop it, Haru!" Yuki and Kyo both yelled out. Haru took the remote in his hand and turned off the TV, the room regaining its dark silence.
"Don't run away." Haru began, and Yuki's eyes were glowing purple in the darkness. The red eyes looked up at Haru, frightened by this new tone of voice.
"Don't you dare run away from something you already started. I'm younger than you, and even I know that." Kyo was about to reply, when Haru grabbed the boy's wrist tightly and stared him down.
"… Or I'll kill you." Kyo shook his wrist away and placed himself back into the pillow, trying to hide an expression.
"I understand."
"Then we're done here. Let's go, Yuki." Haru said, dragging a surprised Yuki with him. As he opened the door, he looked back at Kyo.
"Goodnight, kitty." He said, with a teasing grin spread across his face. Before Kyo could reply, he slammed the door.
When they were in the hallway, Yuki stopped Haru with a tug on his sleeve. Haru looked back at his friend curiously.
"Haru… Why?" Yuki asked, seeming shy to ask such a question. Haru chuckled and continued walking.
"Obviously because you weren't going to do it." Once again, Yuki had to let out a sigh at Haru's answer. He always found a way to avoid the true object of the question. Yuki looked away, lightly blushing.
"Yuki… Do you want me to kiss you or something?" Yuki blushed to a pink.
"Wha- Haru what are you saying!" Yuki screamed out, realizing it was late and that people were probably sleeping. He covered his mouth politely with his hand. Haru seemed surprised.
"Oh. Well, I was just making sure." Haru said, grasping Yuki's hand in his own. Yuki blushed, as he did not like for there to be much physical contact between the two. For that matter, he did not like physical contact with much anyone.
"You don't make sense…" Yuki muttered, letting his hand be loosely squeezed by Haru's.
Arisa allowed her gaze to avert as Yuki and Haru walked in. Arisa had to admit to herself, even though the time was not right at all, that the pink blush that was spread across Yuki's cheeks was adorable. She blushed at the thought. Where was this type of thought suddenly coming from? Since when did Arisa Uotani turn into such a… Softie?
"Haru, I'm still trying to understand… What was that back there in the hallway? Why the hell would I want to be kissed by the likes of you!" Yuki asked, once the door was shut. Haru smirked and walked up to Isuzu.
"I'm not cheating on you, okay?" He told her, as he took her hand in a very gentlemanly way. He kissed it. She looked away.
"Haru, don't freak out Yuki, okay? He doesn't need that from you right now." Isuzu said sternly, grazing Hatsuharu's cheek affectionately with her fingertips. He longed for her touch.
"Okay." He began, walking towards Yuki. He grabbed the frail boy in his arms. Yuki blushed deeply.
"I'm sorry, Yuki-chan." Haru said, hugging him tighter. At that moment, Momiji flung himself into the room.
"Aww, how cute! Yun-chan, Haru-chan, you guys are hugging! Ne ne, can I join too?"
"H-Haru! Stop it! Don't call me… Yuki-chan!" Yuki stuttered. Haru welcomed Momiji into the circle, and Arisa was laughing.
"F-Funny! That is so funny! Let me get my camera, guys… Stay like that okay?" She walked into a part of the room, when suddenly, a tiny voice spoke out.
"What about… Kyo-kun?" Everyone stopped what they were doing to see streams of tears flowing down Tohru's cheeks. The room was absolutely silent, apart from the occasional sob coming from Tohru.
"What about Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked louder this time, and Saki grabbed the girl's hand gently, and brought it to her own face.
"Go see him if you like, Tohru-kun." Saki smiled honestly, perfectly understanding Tohru's gentle heart. She only wanted for Kyo to join in on the fun this time… Saki had a feeling though that even when Kyo was there, he wasn't actually part of the group.
Tohru got up off the bed, and Saki steadied the girl. They walked towards the door, and before Tohru exited the door, she looked back at each person with happiness overflowing out of her eyes.
"Thank you…" and the two girls walked out of the door. Everyone was silent for another few instants. Momiji was the first to speak up. Everyone had noticed is melancholic smile.
"Ne… Didn't Tohru look happy just then?" Immediately after Momiji's statement, the phone began to ring. Haru proceeded to answer it.
"…Yes?"
"Hey hey! It is Shi-chan, here to make an announcement!" Shigure screamed out on the phone, allowing almost everyone in the room to hear.
"Oh, hey Shigure-san." Haru breathed out, looking around the room.
"Aha! Yeah, so I' m calling you to say very simply… That Akito would like for you to all be back here by tomorrow… So you had better do it, right?" Shigure smiled devilishly as Akito sat in his lap. They were comfortably seated together in Akito's main room. He twisted a strand of her raven hair between fingers. Akito cooed happily.
"What a good doggie you are, obeying my every command. If only you were this good every day." Akito said, as she placed a kiss on the strong man's collarbone. He took no notice of it and continued to talk on the phone.
"Akito doesn't mind if your flight is tomorrow night. She wants you back tomorrow morning. Those are her orders." Shigure readjusted himself in his bench and Akito clung to him, a little annoyed.
"Of course, you could always disobey her orders. You should probably not show your face back here again though if you do that… For a while anyway." Shigure purred into the receiver, as Akito traced a circle with her index on Shigure's pectoral muscle. Shigure listened to the speaker on the phone for a while, and began to smirk.
"Haru, you are so funny. So anyway, make sure the rest of you get Akito's message. Thanks! See you tomorrow." Shigure said finally, placing the phone back in its place. Akito traced Shigure's jaw line with her finger, and pursed her lips.
"What did Hatsuharu-chan say?" She asked, biting Shigure's lower lip forcefully. He groaned, and took her off his lap. She blinked, confused, and he slipped on his shoes and opened the door. He looked back with a smirk on his face.
"He said… 'You're sick to obey Akito's orders like this.' Funny, isn't it?" Shigure said, as let out a muffled chuckle. Akito stared at Shigure angrily.
"I don't like it when you play games with me like this. Come back." She said, patting the seat beside her, motioning for him to come back. Shigure smiled and closed the door, speaking loudly so she could hear him:
"That's precisely why I do it."
"You're kidding, right? Akito wants us back tomorrow? What is she up to now, I wonder…" Yuki asked Momiji and Hatsuharu, as the three boys sat in the washroom for privacy. The girls were sleeping in the boys' room, and they decided to sleep in the girls' room for tonight (because Kyo was already sleeping there). Momiji looked down at the sink, shaking his head.
"I don't know, but it's really not nice of Akito to do this to us… Maybe we just shouldn't go back… I mean, we might not even get a flight back, right?" Momiji asked, observing a tube of Isuzu's purple lipstick. Haru grabbed it from his hands and protected it possessively.
"Momiji, in case you hadn't noticed, the Sohma family is a rather wealthy family, and in a snap of our fingers we could get a flight. Akito-san would never believe it if we used that as an excuse." Hatsuharu replied sternly. Momiji looked down at his feet.
"Oh, how troublesome…" Momiji replied, letting out a huge sigh. Yuki placed a hand on Haru's shoulder and looked into the boy's eyes seriously.
"I don't think we should go back." Yuki said, pensively. The two other boys were shocked. It was unlike Yuki to be openly against Akito's orders.
"… Do you want me to check your temperature, Yuki?" Haru asked, as he rummaged through Isuzu's things, trying to find a thermometer. Yuki grabbed Haru's arm and lightly slapped his face with the other hand.
"… Why must you always say such stupid things!" Yuki cried, crossing his arms across his chest. Haru sighed, and put down Isuzu's makeup kit. Someone suddenly knocked at the door.
"I'll get it…" Yuki said, a blush still spread across his cheeks. He reached for the doorknob and there stood Isuzu, her slender, tall figure not blending in with the surroundings. She pushed open the door.
"I couldn't sleep. Let me in."
"Uh… Yeah okay, sure…" Yuki said, embarrassed by the serious tone of Isuzu's voice. She always did sound serious like that, but he was always intimidated by it.
"Rin." Haru said, as he walked up to Isuzu. Yuki had always been amazed by that. Haru had not even seen Isuzu come in, yet he somehow knew it was her… Could he possibly sense her? Yuki wished he could find compatibility like that someday… He envied Haru for that.
"So what's the plan?" Rin asked, the boys knowing she was speaking about the Akito situation.
"Yuki said we should stay!" Momiji cried out, pointing at Yuki. Yuki blushed slightly, looking down at the ground.
"We really need a couple more days to get things organized…" He said, looking over at sleeping Kyo. Rin looked over Yuki's shoulder, and smiled slightly.
"I'd have to agree… It's probably the least we can do… For Tohru." Everyone smiled as Isuzu said that. Everyone agreed that disobeying Akito was worth it if it was for Tohru.
"Right," Yuki murmured, nodding his head, "So… How shall we do this?"
Hentai: A pervert.
Wow. Ok. I've finally done another chapter. Thank you heavens for giving me the time! This was really a rushed chapter, so I'm sorry.
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