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HEY YALL!!!!

I am SO SORRY!!! It's been FOREVER since I've updated!!! Forgive me!!! I've been SUPER busy!!

Here's what's up:

I got 2nd at Districts and get to go to state on April 14th!!! (Yeah me!!!!)

It's Spring Break!!!

My B-Day is only 3 DAYS AWAY!!!!

I qualified to go on our school trip!

I joined track three weeks ago…and have practice every night until 5pm.

I've had two Track Meets-one was yesterday and one was Monday….

My next meet is on my birthday…. I'm going.

SCHOOL IS SO HECTIC!!!

So!!! Hopefully I can get a few chapters up before I go back to school.

I hope you guys like this chapter, cuz it took me FOREVER to write it! Hopefully it doesn't suck. BTW: have yall heard "Stolen" by Dashboard Confessionals? Kicks butt.

Please review! And thanks so much to all my loyal peeps! You guys rock!!!! Make sure you know what's going on before you read this chapter…for this shall open your eyes! You will cry, you will scream, you will laugh!!! (Not really.)

Chapter 8: SHOCKER Pt.1 (yes, there are two parts)

"Kaze?" Tohru called. Kaze's face was ghastly pale as he turned to look at his sister. She and the Sohmas had stopped and were waiting for him. Momiji was curiously watching a bird flit about on the sidewalk and Haru and Yuki were chatting. Kyo was glaring at Kaze for some reason. "Are you okay?' Tohru asked again, walking over to Kaze. He glanced briefly across the street, but saw nothing. "Kaze?" Tohru called again, more persistently. Kaze looked back and gave her a week smile.

"Uh…common Tohru." He said, reaching out and grasping her wrist. He marched off in the direction of the school, holding Tohru by the wrist. Yuki gave him an odd look, but the Sohmas followed after the siblings.

"Yes, yes. Run and hide Kaze…I'll deal with you soon enough," the man smirked and turned down the alley, his elegant black cloak flying behind him. He headed straight for a while before taking a left into a dead end. Two figures stood near the end of the alley. One had spiky red hair and wore a ratty-looking gray jacket over a white tee shirt, black pants, and red tennis shoes. The other had long black hair that hid his face from view and wore a sleeveless white tee, baggy gray pants, and black shoes.

"Ashitori; Judai." The man in the black cloak called. The two men looked over at him and nodded.

"Hey Genma," the man with the red hair, Ashitori, answered, crossing his arms as he leaned against the wall.

"So what's up?" Judai asked, also leaning against the wall.

"Honda. He thinks he can just lie his way outta this whole thing. I've made my presence known and he's pretty worried. " Genma replied, kicking a rock into the side of a trash can.

"What're we gonna do, boss?" Ashitori asked. Genma smirked and reached up, lifting back his hat so he could look at his two comrades.

"We'll go say hello of course." Genma replied, narrowing his eyes menacingly.

"Yeah. 'Bout time someone put that damn kid in his place." Ashitori said angrily, sticking his hands in his pockets. Judai merely stared at the ground.

"Hey." Judai looked up to see Genma standing right in front of him. The hair on the back of his neck bristled, but Judai managed to keep himself calm. " I know you and Honda are close. But don't forget ---"

"I won't." Judai replied coldly. Genma stared into his eyes for a moment, and Judai stared back emotionlessly.

"Good. Meet us back here later." Genma said. He pulled out a pair of sunglasses and slipped them on, turning to leave in the direction he came. Ashitori nodded to Judai and headed after his boss.

"I can't wait to teach that punk a lesson!" Ashitori said to himself as he and Genma walked off. Judai watched them walk off until they disappeared into the shadows. Suddenly, his knees buckled and he fell to the ground, his long black hair falling limply around his face. He clenched his hands into fists angrily.

"Damn you Genma."

(0-0)

(After school that day)

"So Miss Honda how was the test?" Yuki asked, walking on Tohru's right side.

"Um. I actually thought it was really easy." Tohru said with her trademark smile, shifting her school bag to her left hand.

"That's good." Yuki said, returning the smile. Tohru looked behind her to Kyo, who was angrily glaring at Yuki.

"Kyo?" she called. "You aren't still mad, are you?" she asked. Kyo ignored her.

"Stupid cat. He's so immature." Yuki said coldly, returning Kyo's glare.

"What the-?!" Kyo started.

"-He's still fuming about a stupid volleyball game." Yuki said, reaching up and brushing a strand of his handsome purple-gray hair out of his face. Indeed, Kyo's team had suffered a loss of only one point during their gym class. Yuki had spiked the ball and Kyo had narrowly missed.

"Damn rat must've cheated!" Kyo yelled, tossing his head rebelliously.

"It's not my fault you're so uncoordinated." Yuki answered, looking over to his right.

"What the hell?!!!" Kyo yelled.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Maybe you don't know what that word means." Yuki said, smirking. Kyo finally lost it.

"SHUT THE HELL UP YOU BASTARD!!!!" he screamed, causing everyone in the schoolyard to look over at him curiously.

"You stupid cat, don't cause a commotion." Yuki said coldly, turning to continue walking beside Tohru.

"ALL RIGHT, THAT IS IT!" Kyo yelled, rolling up his sleeves.

"Don't you two ever stop fighting?"

"Huh?" Tohru said, turning around.

"Really, from what I've seen, you two have absolutely no self control. Men shouldn't fight in front of women." Kaze said, putting an arm protectively around his sister's shoulder. Instead of his traditional attire, Kaze wore a dark colored hoodie and jeans.

"Who the hell are you to start giving advice?!" Kyo yelled, still angry. Yuki quickly regained his composure.

"So, Kaze, what are you doing here?" Tohru asked, smiling up at her brother.

"I thought I'd walk my favorite sister home from school today." Kaze answered happily, messing with Tohru's hair.

"Ha! I'm your only sister!" Tohru said, giggling. She brushed Kaze's hand away and he smiled. "I'm glad you're in a better mood than you were this morning." Kaze nodded and reached down, taking Tohru's school bag and holding it in his left hand. They stared off, with Kaze and Tohru in the lead, followed by Yuki and Kyo, who did their best not to make eye contact. Kyo was obviously in a worse mood than usual, as there were impressive-looking storm clouds approaching from the North. The snow had just started to melt in the warmer weather, despite that it had been cloudy for most of the day. Tohru shivered slightly as a gust of cold wind rushed over them. The streets were again bustling with people, and Kaze kept an eye out for the sweep of the familiar black cloak.

The group took a right down an alternative; less traveled road and passed a long dark alley…

CRASH!!!

Tohru jumped and grabbed Kaze's arm. The boys all looked back curiously. They heard another loud crash from down the alley and Kyo headed off down the alley. Yuki followed, then Kaze, then Tohru. The alley was an eerie quiet, as if the outside world had suddenly disappeared, and the tall walls cast dark shadows. The crashing noise stopped and the only sound they heard now was of their own footsteps. Tohru walked closely behind her brother, biting her lip to keep quiet.

"Huh?" Yuki said. Through the shadows, they could see a few trashcans lying on their sides, trash littering the asphalt.

"Psh. Some dumb kids were just kicking over trash cans, that's all." Kaze said, waving his hand absentmindedly.

"Yea, I guess-"

"Don't move," Yuki and Kyo froze instantly, but Kaze recognized the voice and spun around to face the speaker. He gasped loudly and Kyo and Yuki quickly turned to face the speaker. They all stared in shock at what they saw….

(O-O)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

OOOO! What a cliffie!!! I know, I'm terrible, aren't I? Sorry, it WAS a little on the short side….sorry.

Sorry! And don't worry. I'm already working on the next part, so you won't have to wait long for part two!!!!

Oh. And if you think this is the most climatic, shocking part of the whole story, you're WRONG!!! There are SO many twists and turns just around the corner, yall!!