Battle for a Riceball

Chapter 15: A lonely Cat makes a worried riceball.

The Next Morning….

"You stupid cat!"

"You damn rat!"

"I'm gonna wipe that smirk off your pretty-boy face," Kyo muttered.

"Stupid cat!"

There was a loud crashing sound coming from down stairs.

Tohru's eyes snapped open at the sound of the usual morning fighting down stairs. She hurriedly dashed downstairs with her pajamas still on.

"Kyo!" she gasped in fright. Kyo turned to look at Tohru, and at the moment Yuki kicked him in the face. Kyo was sent flying into the wall, and landing painfully on his stomach. He clenched his teeth together in pain.

"Kyo! Are you hurt?" Tohru came running towards, him with a worried expression on her face. Kyo just got up and put his hands up towards his face in pain.

"Damn rat," he muttered painfully. Yuki turned over at Tohru, who still had an expression of shock on her face.

"Are you ready for school Tohru?" he shot her one of his prince charming smiles. He held out his hand for her to take.

"Um-well I heard fighting and I still haven't changed yet! Oh no, I'm going to be late-Oh! Kyo, are you okay do you need some bandages?!" she panicked. Kyo just turned away and shook his head. She looked so cute with her bright green night gown on, and her hair in a bun. Kyo couldn't look at her without feeling his heart shatter.

"Okay…then. I'll go change," Tohru seemed hurt by Kyo's awkward reaction. She rushed upstairs to get her uniform on.

"Why do you have to be so stupid? You're making Tohru worry with your emotions, you stupid cat," Yuki pointed out.

"I don't have to hear lectures from you, you damn rat!" Kyo growled. As soon as Tohru came downstairs with her uniform on, they all headed to school.

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At school, Yuki, Tohru, Uo, and Hana all sat together in the lunch table. Kyo was gone for some reason. He told them he would skip lunch that afternoon.

"Orange-top has been acting strange today. Did something happen to him?" Uo raised an eyebrow.

"Actually, we don't know what's wrong with him ourselves. He's been acting like that since yesterday," Yuki merely shrugged.

"I hope Kyo is okay…" Tohru sighed sadly.

"I sense very troubled electric signals from him. I think he has a very complicated problem going on in his mind right now," Hana explained briefly.

"A problem!? Oh, this is terrible! I better go talk to him right now!" Tohru sat up from the lunch table.

Yuki grabbed her wrist, as if signaling for her to sit back down.

"Tohru, he'll probably only hurt you right now. He won't want to talk about his problems. Kyo has always been like that," Yuki reminded her. Tohru looked down in defeat, she quickly sat back down, and sighed.

"You're right, but I'll have to talk to him eventually. I'll talk to him when we get back home," she declared happily.

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That evening….

"Shigure..it's already getting late Kyo isn't home yet. I saw him leave school, but I thought he was heading home," Tohru mumbled uncomfortably. She stared at the window, hoping that Kyo would magically appear.

"Don't worry my little flower, I'm sure Kyo is just in a bad mood today. Although, I must admit this is unusual of him," Shigure mused.

"Can I go try to look for him?" Tohru asked in a hopeful tone.

"Oh no, I can't let you go out this late Tohru. It's not a good idea. There are perverted stalkers outside!" Shigure said in a jokingly tone.

"Yeah, are you one of them?" Yuki raised an eyebrow.

"Oh Yuki, how can you be so cruel?" Shigure jokingly whined.

"Yuki, can you come with me to look for Kyo?" Tohru suddenly asked.

"Tohru I really don't think you should worry about that stupid cat. He'll come home soon, don't worry," Yuki smiled.

Why does Tohru care about Kyo so much? Yuki frowned at his thoughts.

"Nng..okay," Tohru sighed in defeat. She shuffled her feet uncomfortably, she was devastated. She couldn't even remember the last time she was extremely nervous like right now.

"I'm going to get ready for bed," Tohru excused herself. Yuki meant her upstairs.

"Tohru, I need to talk to you," he whispered abruptly.

"um..okay," she nodded hesitantly.

She followed into Yuki's room, and managed a weak smile. He motioned for her to sit next to him. She silently obeyed.

"Are you still worried about that stupid cat?" he asked slowly. Tohru just silently nodded her head.

"It seems like it's going to rain soon too. This only makes things worse. What if he transforms!?" she panicked at her sudden thoughts.

"Well, he'll have to come back before tomorrow. Trust me. I already talked to him before class. You see, I have to go to the New Year's banquet tonight, it's Akito's orders. I talked to Uo and Hana to see if you can stay at their house, but neither of them could accept you, they're busy this weekend. That means you'll be alone with Kyo. I'm sorry this is so sudden, but is that okay with you?" Yuki asked in a soft, sweet voice. He cupped her chin, they're faces were only inches apart from each others.

Tohru managed a small smile.

"Of course it's okay! Kyo and I will be fine, don't worry!" Tohru cheerfully smiled. Deep inside, Tohru was nervous. Kyo had never acted so cold towards her, he didn't even say anything to her today. She was absolutely sure something was wrong with him. She wanted to help him, but she couldn't do anything. Yuki didn't seem to care about Kyo much either.

"Good, I'm happy. I'll be back in three days, and I leave tonight…" he mumbled sadly.

"Don't worry Yuki!" Tohru grinned.

"That stupid cat better be back by tomorrow morning, or you have to call us okay?" Yuki smiled.

"Right! I will," she assured him.

"Thank you, and I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier," Yuki looked depressed.

Tohru just shot him a lop-sided grin.

"Don't worry Yuki. I'll be okay," Tohru shot him one of her traditional smiles. She put her hand over his and just smiled.

"I'll be okay!" Tohru repeated.

"If you say so," Yuki leaned closer to her, softly kissing her lips. Tohru squealed in surprise at the sudden kiss.

"Well, I guess it's time for me to leave. Are you going to sleep now Tohru?" he asked cheerfully.

"Yup! Tomorrow I have to watch the sun set like we did last year! Only, this time I'll be with Kyo. Yuki..why are you leaving today if tomorrow is New Year's Banquet?" Tohru cocked her head in confusion.

"Akito has some things he wants to talk about, so he decided to make us all come a night before the big banquet," Yuki explained.

"Oh…Well, goodnight Yuki. Be safe, and be careful with the crowds.," Tohru kissed his cheek. He blushed, while nodding his head.

"You be careful tonight okay?" Yuki softly whispered while she headed towards her room.

She headed back to her room, and thoughtfully laid in her bed, just thinking. Without even realizing, she fell asleep. Yuki and Shigure where gone, and she was-alone.

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"Kyo!" Tohru cried from far away. She could see Kyo crossing the street without noticing a car coming at him at a terrifying speed. She just watched, in horror. Waited. It was late at night. Kyo seemed very upset about something, he wasn't even paying attention. It all happened so quickly. The car swept passed Tohru, she couldn't see what happened. Her eyes widen in shock, she stood frozen in one place. She scanned her eyes on the road to see Kyo-laying in the ground. Blood covered his face and body. She screamed in horror.

"Kyo."

"Kyo."

"Kyo!"

He wouldn't answer…

Everything happened so quickly.

"Nng! Kyo!" Tohru sat up in her bed, she had tears streaming down her face. She looked around her room, feeling lonely.

I wonder if Kyo is home yet……….

Tohru quickly jumped out of bed and ran, full speed to Kyo's room. She slammed the door open in fright, his bed was empty.

"Kyo…I'm so worried about you. Even if that was a dream….I hope it doesn't come true," she sighed miserably.

I have to go find him!

Tohru couldn't take it anymore, she had to go look for him. Without even thinking twice about it, she grabbed a black sweater and put it on top of her dark blue night gown. She opened the front door and looked outside. It was so dark outside, the only light was the moon shining. She quickly glanced at the roof and sighed.

He's not on the roof. Where else could he be? What if something did happen to him!? Hm..I'll go check by the street we always pass by…the one where the grocery store is!

Tohru confidently ran towards her destination, without even thinking twice about it.

"Nobody's here. I guess it's crazy for someone to be out here this late at night," Tohru laughed to herself. She cringed at the sudden loneliness she felt. She walked down a quiet alleyway that surrounded her with darkness.

"Um..I don't think Kyo is here," she mumbled nervously, looking around the dark area. She fumbled nervously with her hands, as she scanned around the area for a fluff of orange.

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He was running, forever running from it. From the anger and loathing that flowed freely from other people.

His tears went unnoticed, his heartbreaking screams unheard. All was silent.

Kyo sat beside a building, leaning his head against a wall.

Words of praise for the rat and words of disgust for the cat. It had always been that way. Even with Tohru. She loves Yuki. He failed again.

Nobody. Nobody. Will ever love the cat. It's like Akito said. He was right from the beginning. The cat….will end up alone.

Why was it so painful to accept that he would never be loved? He looked away in anger.

Dammit. Yuki and Shigure would be leaving tonight. That means Tohru is probably alone. I have to go back…no matter how painful it is…

Kyo got to his feet and sighed, he shot up to look at the sky.

Dammit. I think it's going to rain soon. I better hurry.

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"Kyo.." Tohru repeated his name again, she leaned against the wall of a building next to her, and sighed. It was gloomy and dark outside, it was hard to even see anything.

Umm…I' m scared of the dark! Maybe if I close my eyes it won't be so scary! Tohru giggled at her own thoughts. She closed her eyes in fear.

"Hey, what's a girly like you doing so late at night?" a husky voice whispered in her ear.

"Nya!" Tohru's eyes snapped open immediately. She could barely see a figure in front of her, she just gasped in shock.

"You're awfully cute," he whispered huskily, taking her arm. She could feel his hot breath against her neck. She cringed. He seemd to be drunk or something. She looked away in disgust.

"Nng! Let me go!" Tohru cried out in fear. She tried her best to pull away from the man's grip, but she just couldn't.

"Let me go, or I'll scream!" Tohru cried.

"Scream all you want, nobody will hear you," he chuckled. Tohru screamed out in terror.

He was right nobody was out there.

She was scared. She was alone.

Terrified.

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Ah! Tohru is in trouble! Will Kyo save her? Or will Yuki save her? Or will no one save her and she gets abused by an evil man? Find out on the next chapter of battle for a riceball! Thanks for all the reviews so far! Please review! And I won't make the ending obvious YET it can still turn into KyoxTohru or YukixTohru. I know what's going to happen, but I want it to be a surpirse:) Hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review.