Hey Peoples!
It's only been like...10 days since I last updated.
I don't think that's bad at all.
Is it?
Yeah, anyways. On with chapter 21 of When the Knight met his Squire.
I hope you guys go, "OMG! YESS! YESS THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS YESS!THEY'RE BACK! YESS!"
...but that's a lot to ask for.
Disclaimer: :starts laughing: Kyo is the Happiness Bunny from Shin Chan! Oh yeah... I don't own Fruits Basket...or anything else that is in my story...that's not my own creation. (Like that book I put in here) Oh wait...you didn't know that. Hehe. :cough:
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When the Knight met his Squire
The closer Kyo got to Akito's Room the more he just wanted to stop and turn around. What was Akito supposed to do for Kyo if he did decide to help him anyways?
He opened the door to Akito's Room expecting the worst.
Boy was he wrong.
The room seemed "untouched" unlike the rest of the castle. Walking in his room you would think anything but a dragon invasion had happened in his castle. And there he was, Akito, sitting at his throne. He was smiling and facing Kureno who was also there. (Naturally)
'It seems as though Akito has no clue as to what happened earlier; how is that possible?' Kyo thought,. He watched as Kureno pointed to him, making Akito aware of his presence.
"Ah, Kyo. What brings you here? Shouldn't you be off doing 'Knightly duties'?"
"Akito...what are you doing just sitting here? Shouldn't you be doing something about this whole situation?"
Akito was still smiling as Kyo waited for his reply.
"I dont' know what you mean by that Dear Kyo."
Kyo stepped back a little. How couldn't he hear the screams from people? The stomping of the dragon. Everything that had happened...and he didn't hear it? He had to have...but why didn't he go find out what was going on?
"Enlighten me Kyo..."
Kyo said nothing.
"Well Kyo?"
Kyo began to tell Akito what had happened while ignoring Kureno's stupid stare that he was giving him.
"Akito...a dragon attacked the castle! Killed people! And...and to top it off, more came and kidnapped people...including Tohru..." Kyo finished speaking and it grew silent. Kyo watched and waited for a reaction from Akito...even Kureno maybe. But no, Akito nor Kureno had any reaction to what Kyo said. Akito only sighed as Kureno handed him a cup of tea.
To Kyo's surprise, Akito nonchalantly replied, "Oh. That's terrible news. Is that all you came to tell me Kyo? " He then sighed again, and began to drink some more of his tea.
Kyo couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Aren't you going to do something about this?!"
No answer.
"Akito..."
"Kyo, did you come here for something else?"
"Do you not care about what's happening?" Kyo asked. He watched Kureno stand up and walk to the window, look out of it quickly, then walk back his chair.
"Are you questioning the way I rule this kingdom, Kyo?"
"WHAT KINGDOM?! Everyone's GONE!" Kyo shouted, becoming more suspicious of Akito by the second.
Akito slowly and quietly spoke, " I've told you this many times before Kyo...and I will only tell you this once more. Don't...raise your voice...to me. "
Kyo was about to start trouble with Akito when suddenly Akito's door swung open and Manabe walked in with his stupid smile on and his hands on his hips. Kyo sighed and thought to himself, 'What the hell? I thought he was going to wait outside!'
"What'd I miss?" Manabe asked as he walked up next to Kyo. Akito immediately spoke up,
"Why are you still here idiot? You were supposed to leave..." Akito was ticked off.
Manabe showed off his pearly whites with the huge smile he plastered on his face. Akito said exactly what Manabe wanted to hear in order for Akito to get busted. Manabe replied,
"Well no offense to you or your family, Your Majesty, but they are pretty looney to be around. And your guards aren't very nice to me! And your knights...they smell...and are pretty slow in the head if you ask me. Oh, no offense to you Kyo- Kyo, you're one of the smart ones out of the few that there are...Yun-Yun is smart too! But anyways,"
Manabe took a quick breathe. " I decided not to flee after all Your Majesty. I mean, you gave us the choice right? So I decided, I'd rather not..."
Kyo, Akito, and Kureno's eyes widened after Manabe finished speaking. Kyo didn't know what was going on but Akito and Kureno were both worried now. Akito turned to Kureno,
"Is it time to go yet?"
"I suppose going a little early wouldn't kill us." Kureno replied and slowly gulped. Akito nodded and both men stood up to get ready to leave but Kyo wasn't going to let that happen; he wanted to know what the hell was going on!
"Akito, what does he mean by flee? The knights, the guards, our family, and your personal assistants all left? And you told them to?"
Akito had already started walking away from Kyo while he was speaking, but stopped once Kyo finished his question.
Kyo stared at Akito's backside as he replied,
"Yes. They left before any of this happened... for some idiotic reason though," Akito turned around to face Kyo, "Yuki, Momiji, and apparently the idiot next to you didn't want to escape with their lives. They wanted to stay and help people...pfft."
Akito turned around and started walking away while Kyo stood there dumbfounded. He had so many things that he wanted to ask, say, and do but the first thing that came out of his mouth was, "Why wasn't I warned to get out of here then?"
Akito turned around again and this time he was smiling.
"Oh Kyo. I don't want you escaping, I want you to stay, to die and rot. But you've known this since the day you could speak so this isn't news to you. Oh, and Kakeru, I'm glad you decided to stay because now you will die and I'll never have to hear your shit EVER AGAIN!"
Akito sighed merrily, and right before walking out of the door added his final comment. "Oh and Kyo, if you plan on doing that 'Knight in shining armor' shit and try to save that girl, I suggest you do it fast. That whore will never last in that castle full of dragons..."
Kyo's rage was building up fast; he didn't care when Akito talked shit about him, but when he called Tohru names...it really pissed him off. Before Kyo could say anything back to him, Manabe began shouting back at Akito "YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT ALL THIS AKITO?! YOU WILL HAVE WHAT'S COMING TO YOU! AND YOU SAY TOHRU CAN'T SURVIVE? THAT GIRL IS THE STRONGEST GIRL I'VE EVER KNOWN! SHE'S BRAVE AND WILL SURVIVE! UNLIKE YOU! MR. 'Eww! Manabe, kill this spider! They scare me!' MAN! AND IF I WERE YOU, I'D WATCH IT, BECAUSE IF I DO MAKE IT THROUGH ALL THIS..."
Manabe huffed and puffed, red in the face and then continued. "I will kill you and that's a promise. Oh and Kureno, don't worry you'll get yours too." Manabe finished calmly, breathing heavily.
Kyo couldn't believe what he just heard this guy say, wasn't it Kyo's job to shout and threaten Akito like an idiot? He looked back across the room to Akito who had a scowel on his face while Kureno looked scared.
"Pfft." Akito said and walked out of the room. As he and Kureno began walking down the hallway he told Kureno, "Get a hold of that damn dragon. Tell him to make sure none of his little buddies touch Miss Honda; I will be the one who ends her life, not them."
Kureno nodded.
Kyo could have asked Manabe what Akito really knew and blah blah blah but he didn't really have the time or attention span.
"Did you see Momiji or Yuki when you left the castle?" Kyo asked, getting straight to the point.
"I think I saw Momiji helping people when Tohru and I were running out but that was hours ago. Oh, and Yun-Yun went to the dragon's castle already. He unfortunately went by himself..."
Kyo sighed in frustration; now he had to save his damn cousin too? As if things weren't complicated enough. He knew Yuki couldn't stop those dragons by himself so there was no doubt that Yuki would get caught; hopefully they wouldn't kill him...
Kyo started to speak, " Look, I need you to go find who ever is left that is willing to fight with us! I mean, we're not going to be able to do this alone...you need to do this quickly too! I'll find weapons for us. Oh yeah, try to find Momiji...he'll be able to fight."
Manabe sighed, "Why me?"
He regretted asking as Kyo gave him a death stare. "Uhh...nevermind. Where should I meet you?" Kyo strictly replied,
"The woods in case there are dragons spying on the castle or wandering around the castle's perimeter." Manabe nodded and both took off in separate directions.
About an hour later Kyo met up with Manabe in the woods. He had Stanley the Horse carrying big sacks of weapons that he found all around the castle, pieces of armor, and the book "How to Kill Dragons For Dummies".
"Hey Kyo-Kyo!" Manabe ran up to Kyo.
Kyo could only see shadowy figures behind Manabe. "Kyo-Kyo I got some new members for the DEFENSE FORCE! Oh, and I got Momiji AND GUESS WHAT HE SAID!? My sis is safe... you don't know her...but oh what a relief it was to hear that! Yeah, she went with your family when they left; Yun-Yun made her leave with them. ISN'T THAT SWEET?!" Manabe said, hyped up.
Kyo sighed, "Yeah, that's good to hear or whatever but... Defense Force?"
"Yeah! You know, fighting crime...and stuff..." Manabe answered.
Kyo ignored Manabe's comment and began walking toward the shadowy figures.
He only knew that one of them was Momiji so now it was time to meet the rest of them.
'Is that a horse...with a horn on its head? Wait...a unicorn?' Kyo thought as he got closer to the figures. The figures became smaller...well most of them that is.
" Aye! It's Sir Kyo! I haven't seen ye in a while! How are ya Lad?!"
"Hey pal! It's me, Charlie. Yeah, fricken remember me!?"
"...I like those boots...they're new aren't they?..."
"KYO! WE HAVE TO SAVE TOHRU! COME ON! COME ON! WE'VE GOT TO SAVE HER! HURRY! I WANNA HUG HER!...Do you have any candy?"
"..." Kyo turned back to Manabe who was smiling and then started to explain,
"Yeah, these guys have been my friends for a while now. I met them in the Forest of Tongue Punched Dirt Stars, ever heard of it? Well anyways, I asked them to help me and a friend out and when they found out it was you they all gladly accepted! Oh, and Frodo and Legolas will be here in any minute as well...they told me you know them, right? That's pretty awsomely sweet! Yeah!" Manabe said excitedly and continued.
"ISN'T THIS GREAT!? GOING ON THIS QUEST WITH THE DEFENSE FORCE!? STUPID DRAGONS, HERE WE COME! COME ON EVERYONE, LET'S SING UNTIL FRODO AND LEGOLAS ARRIVE, AND THEN...WE'RE OFF!"
Kyo turned back to the group who were now cheering.
'You've got to be kidding...' Kyo thought to himself as the group of idiots started singing one of Manabes's dumb songs he made up.
"Now let's all gather! Enjoying the company we share! Our tears will dissolve into thin AIR! As we drink up this wonderful life!"
Manabe sang; his back up singers (everyone else besides Kyo) joined in.
" La LA LA la la la laaaaa, LA!"
And Manabe started singing again while Kyo tried to hold in his anger. This was all he had after all...and somehow he would make this work and he would save Tohru.
Hah. Done, finally.
Yeah, for the first time in a while, I have a relatively long chapter...I think.
Well, I hope your freaking out like I am! I mean, the coolest characters ever are about to be chillen with Kyo again!
Oh Jeez.
Too bad they can't party, they have to go fight.
Well actually, that won't stop them from partying.
Like the song Manabe "Made Up" ?
Heh.
I'd be very happy to see reviews, so yeah!
Until Chapter 22,
Sarah.