Love and Memories

~Third person~

Hatori sighed, he lookedat himself in the mirror, hearing the newscast in the background. He couldn't believe that he had done that to Haruka, but it was the only way to get her out of her Uncle's radar. He sighed as he turned on his heel, going to get everything prepared for "Uncle's" surgery.

"Hatori, you think this was the right way?" A sphere stood in the doorway to his room, his tall figure blocking most of it.

"It was either that, or let her live in that room the rest of her life, in plus, it is none of your concern" He walked to his office area and opened the back door, revealing the garden behind it.

"Hatori, you know I'm your best friend while you are trapped behind these gates, what's wrong?" The sphere was now sitting on his office chair, Hatori was staring into the garden.

"There's something wrong though" He said.

"What is it?" The sphere was playing with a pen on his desk.

"That girl is different, I know that, I just don't know how" Hatori squinted his eyes to the cherry blossom petals that were taking over his garden.

"It was hard playing that girl to fake her death, lucky for me her Uncle is a master at retrieving things..."

~Haruka's POV~

I truly like the smell of strawberries, but I couldn't enjoy it. Knowing Yuki and Kyo were in danger was squirming inside of me.

"How do you suppose we get to that bus? For all we know, it could be in a different part of the farmlands" Momiji said, stepping over a barrel.

"There has to be a way" I said to him. "I know there is" Somehow I felt like it was something only I can do.

"You mean, the markings?" Sakura was carrying a basket of strawberries and popped one in her mouth.

"Markings?" I looked at her as she choked on the strawberry.

"You don't know?" Sakura handed the basket to Hatsuharu and grabbed my wrist. "Come with me..." She pulled me away from the class, keeping them in sight, but after awhile she stopped. "What do you know?" She asked me. "About the zodiac?"

It felt like I was hit by a door. Why hadn't I realized sooner! She was talking about the cat creature inside of me.

"You mean, the... creature?" I almost choked at the last word of the sentence. The creature was something hard to talk about for me. "It almost destroyed me last time!"

"Haruka, listen to me" She gripped my face in her hands. "It won't destroy you, last time was a long time ago" I sighed, I was still unsure. But as the sun beated down on the top of my head, and looking at my sister that had serious written in her eyes, I had no choice.

"Thank you, sis, it means alot" I squeezed her in a hug.

Does this mean you'll release me?

The voice still creeps me out, but I closed my eyes and felt the slight breeze pushing and pulling at my hair.

And then, anger grows inside of me, my skin crawling from the markings as they appeared, my eyes shifting to catlike.

Don't get carried away... I told myself and the creature.

"Are you ready?" I asked Sakura, who looked utterly confused.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Come on, I know you carry a hand gun everywhere you go" I told her, she sighed.

"Fine!" I let her wrap her arms around my neck, I lifted her on my back. With her weight, if I didn't have the marks all over my body, if I didn't have the cat creature's power, I would've buckled. But since the markings were there and the cat creatures's power was out, I didn't.

And the speed wasn't effected either I was going at least 80 miles an hour.

~Sakura's POV~

As I was holding on for dear life as Haruka ran as fast as she could, I couldn't help but think of the old days when we were little. I was the sensitive one, Haruka, who I hardly ever saw during the week, was a strong girl, who was used to the harsh words people would say about her. But like I said, I was holding on for dear life.

"Woah!" I couldn't help but yell, as Haruka skidded to a stop. I felt dizzy, the scenery literally spinning. I was also swaying.

"Over there..." Three Haruka's pointed to the feild behind me. "Sakura, are you okay?" My sister gently grabbed my wrists.

"Just peachy!" I said as I finally lost my balance and fell on my butt.

"I guess I went too fast?" She asked, her catlike eyes becoming more clear.

"It's cool, the world is slowly stopping" I said jokingly. But I had a feeling Haru didn't get my joke, even though she did crack some jokes from time-to-time, if there was something serious going on, it was all work and no joke.

But after my dizziness subsided, I stood up and looked at my sister, who was staring blankly into the green feilds.

"Are you okay?" I asked her. She looked at me.

"Exactly WHY do you carry a gun with you?"

Please don't tell me you forgot about protecting the Sohma's! I thought, but of course, I knew that is was possible that she did.

"Do you think it's time to worry about that?" I asked her, taking out my gun from my skirt.

"No, not realy..." The markings were now gone and her eyes were back to human like. "Let's go!"

We crouched low, so if there was any danger, then the person, or persons, wouldn't see us. I felt the mud sticking to my shoe, and even getting stuck sometimes. But my sister was amazing, she didn't let the sticky mud stop her.

"What's wrong?" She finaly turned to look at me as I was trying to tug on my foot to get it unstuck. "Oh..." She walked over just as I fell over.

Mud got all over my uniform, and my sister's legs. My hair absorbing the mud, I got up. "I hate the mud" I growled and my sister laughed a little.

"Stay here" She told me, looking back at the bus. "I'll go make sure there's nobody in there, or at least make sure everyone is okay" And then, she stalked off, leaving me to fight the battle of the mud.

After getting stuck five times, and losing my shoe twice, Haruka came back.

"They're still on the bus" She told me, still unfazed by the mud.

"So what will we do?" I asked her.

"The best thing is for me to distract the guy and you getting everybody to safety" She glanced at the bus.

"How are we going to do that?" I asked her.

"Do you really wanna know how I distract people?" she winked and ran off, I sighed and started to walk to the bus.

~Yuki's POV~

I looked out the window and saw Haruka running towards the door.

"Kyo!" I whisper/yell at him, shoving my elbow into his ribs.

"Ouch! What?" He glared at me.

"Haruka" I pointed her out as she ran to the door and kicked the gunman in the face.

"If you want to fight somebody, come and get me!" She ran outside, the highjacker, who was cursing, ran after her. But Haruka was fast, she was already far away.

"Yuki!" It was a whisper, I looked up and saw that it was Sakura.

"Sakura!" Kyo and I stood, everyone looked at her as she slid in.

"Where's the driver?" She asked.

"I'm right here!" He stumbled from the back of the bus.

"Hurry, you must drive away!" She told him, grabbing his arm and pulling him towards th front.

"But your friend-" that's when Haruka ran into the bus.

"Go!"

The driver nodded and got into the driver's seat, he started to drive.

I watched as Haruka sighed and sat down, squeezing into a seat with another girl.

~Haruka's POV~

After I had fought the gunsman, I felt my head starting to swirl, and I felt weak, I put my head in my hands and closed my eyes, some memories were blurrying inside my head. I felt someone tug on my arm, I looked up and saw Kyo, he was pulling me into his chest, the dizziness still gripped at me.

"We have stopped" He whispered in my ear. "But your brother is coming to pick you up" I felt myself doze off, watching the images I had before clear up.

~Kyo's POV~

I held Haruka in my arms, feeling her tense at first and then finally relax. But it didn't last long, as I sat there in the lush green grass, she started to toss and turn, scream and stuff like that.

"What's wrong?" I looked up to see Arsen, it had been awhile since I saw him, but he was still the same. "Kyo, do you know what's wrong with her?"

Her brother tugged her away from my grasp, which made her worse, but after a terrifying moment, she opened her eyes, her breath heavy.

"Arsen...?" She said weakly, sitting up slowly.

"Sis, are you okay?" Haruka looked at Arsen, then at her hands.

"I've killed" She said weakily. "I've killed... so many people!" She clapsed her hands over her eyes and started to cry.

"Haruka..." Arsen slowly hugged Haruka into his arms. I grasped one of her hands from her face.

"Haruka" I said calmly, looking into the one uncovered eye. Her eye was teary. "Relax. that was your past, Haruka, what you have going now is the future. Haruka blinked, she removed the other hand and smiled.

"You're right" She looked at Arsen. "Do you think you can take me to the mansion?" Haruka stood. "There is someone I have to see..."

Arsen nodded and they walked to the car.

"See you at home" She slowly walked away.

~Arsen's POV~

"What made you decide to see her?" I asked as I turned away from the strawberry feilds. Haruka was in the passanger seat, looking distant, her gaze playing across the countryside.

"It was my fault" She said, not taking a look at me. "It's my fault she's that way" I looked at her, she had closed her eyes and now was leaning back in the seat.

"I think it's time for me to apologize, after all these years... Don't you think Arsen?" She opened one of her eyes to look at my expression, I turned my eyes back on the road.

"Haruka, do you know the truth of the cat creature?" I could tell Haruka was looking at me, but I didn't look back.

"What do you mean?" She was confused

"You know how the creature works, right?"

"Yes... But, what do you mean? Arsen, please tell me..."

"In the legend, the creature was locked away because it had terrorized the town, everyone thought of it as an evil spirit. But it wasn't that, no, the creature was protecting but for the wrong people, the creature didn't know the difference, it just went along with what the master said. But one day, the creature met smeone else, a woman, she told the creature what it was doing, was wrong. That if it had to destroy to protect, then it wasn't really protecting anything. And the creature became a man, living with the woman, they fell in love. But the man, his old master, told the tale to get people to think that it was dangerous. When in truth, he was protecting"

I gripped the steering wheel as I pulled into the driveway, it was quiet, for now.

"This way" I lead her into the house and down a hallway, where no light shone through anything, until we were at a sliding door at the very end. I knocked twice.

"Yes?" It was a soft, but female voice as I stepped into the room, Mitski was caring for the woman that was laying down on the ground.

"Mother..." Haruka whispered. "step-mom... Your mom" I knew she was talking about me.

"Go on..." I encouraged.

Haruka walked over to the woman and sat on her knees, gently grabbing the woman's fragile left hand in her own.

"Please forgive me..." she said softly. "I never meant to hurt you, I didn't understand at the time... I know you must hate my guts now, but I am trully sorry" And that was all that she said, I knew what she was talking about. After her parents got a divorce, dad remarried my mom, Haruka was so young back then, and couldn't control the creature. Before, she would turn into the creature every two weeks, but those conversations in her room, the ones that I thought made her insane, were trully making her understand and control the creature.

As I stepped out with Haruka, the light from the end of the hallway blinded us momentarily, and when it went away, I looked at my little sister, her face in her hands.

"Haruka..." I sighed, going to wrap my arms around her shoulders like I used to after I found out about it.

"Not this time Arsen" She spun around. "I'm done crying!" She giggled.

"Haruka..." I said, proud of my sister. "Do you want to stay awhile?" I asked her.

"Hm?" She looked at me, it had caught her off guard.

"I mean, until you have to go, I'll drive you back to Shigure's if you want-" I started.

"I'm staying" She walkedd along the living room.

"Stay here, I'll get us some tea" Haruka walked to one of the couches and sat down, that's when I walked away.

~Haruka's POV~

It had been a long time since I had been in my brother's mansion, not since I hurt his mom and dad and I ran away, leaving the blonde behind, and my brother. But dad made it sound as if it wasn't a big deal, he acted as if she didn't exist in his life while holding my hand. My dad and I were wanted fugitives by our family, that's why we lived so far away, in hopes they wouldn't find us.

"We're back!" I turned around to see Momiji and Hatsu walking into the room.

"Momiji, Hatsu!" I ran over to them and hugged them both.

"Haruka! Kyo told us you might be here" Momiji smiled.

"Leave it to Kyo" I joked. But Hatsu held something out, I looked at it, it was my bag.

"Oh Hatsu!" I grabbed it from him. "Have you been holding it this whole time? I'm sorry!" I bowed apologetically, he put a hand on my head.

"No sweat, Kitty" I looked at Hatsu.

"Okay... That wasn't weird at all!" I said, trying to hide my awkwardness.

Arsen came back in the room with two tea cups.

"Oh, Haruka!" It was in his singsong voice.

"I'm right here, you don't have to sing-song my name" I growled, looking sideways at him. "WHAT ARE YOU WEARING!" I looked at the girl's nurse outfit he was wearing.

"Do you not like it?" He pouted at me.

"DUDE! ARE YOU HANGING AROUND AYAME TOO MUCH?" But alas, being my weirdo brother, he tackled me in a hug.

"Don't be so cruel Haruka, it's not lady-like!" He simpered, I whacked him over the head with my bag.

"You baby!" I said, getting away from his grasp and getting to my feet.

"Let's go play, Haruka!" Momiji said happily, tugging on my arm.

"Okay..." I said.

"You too Haru!" He looked at Hatsu.

He didn't say a word, he just followed us.

So, for half-an-hour, we were out in the front yard playing soccer, and another trying to get Black Haru into White Haru, it was me and Momiji against him on soccer, who insisted we play against him.

After that, Momiji and I were pooped, we layed in the grass and breathed heavily.

"So, you guys went to all that trouble to get me back to white?" Hatsu asked, joining us, handing us some juice.

"Yeah, geez you run fast!"

"Hey guys!" I looked at the girl coming our way, I leaned over to Momiji.

"Who is that?" I whispered.

"That's Kagura" I blinked, she looked familiar, but I didn't know why.

"Hey Haruka, long time no see!" She smiled at me.

"Uh..." Was all that I could say.

"Kagura, can I talk to you?" I looked at my brother, he was now in his regular clothes.

"So, you decided to change clothes again" I said, my eye twitching.

I could tell what he was telling to her, my memory issue, but I felt someone grab my hand, I looked at him.

"Hatsu?" He was looking at the sky, but then stood, still having my hand.

What am I supposed to do? Stand up with him? And that's when he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.

"Hatsu! What are you doing?" I screamed as he bolted off, Momiji close behind.

"We're kidnapping you, what does it look like?" Hatsu yelled at me.

"Not funny!" I screamed, feeling the rush of blood go to my head.

After running for what seemed like forever, Hatsu put me down, I sighed in relief, any longer and I would've passed out.

"Where are we?" I looked around, it was a cemetary. "Nevermind that question, what are we doing here?" I looked at the sky, the setting sun made it look like a painting, the different rays of colors.

"Look" Hatsu pointed to a stone, and I looked at it, it branded my name on it.

"Why does that stone have my name on it?" I heard Momiji sigh.

"We thought you died five months ago, that's how Kyo found you..."

"Kyo?" I blinked in surprise.

"Surely you aren't that surprised..." Hatsu said. "He does care for you Kitty" And that's when I saw him, standing at the edge of the stone stairs, Kyo was standing there, more blurred memories appeared in my head, but this time, it wasn't as bad, my brain still hurt, but it wasn't that bad. Again, I felt his warmth comforting me, one of his hands on the back of my neck, the other on my back.

The memories were surprising. Kagura, Momiji, Hatsu, Shigure, Akito... they popped into my head, the memories cleared.

"Why is it?" I whispered.

"What?" Kyo whispered in my ear.

"Why is it when I remember things, it's when I hug you?" Kyo was taken aback by this, he stepped back.

"What do you mean?" He asked me.

"She means, she can trully remember with you" Hatsu jumped in.

TBC...

Sakura: Awe! That's so sweet! HarukaXKyo! Yay!

Uncle: No evil scene?

SWS: Not everything is evil...

Uncle: I didn't get paid for this mooshy stuff!

SWS: I'm NOT paying you, dude, you're just a character in the story, you follow MY script, MY storyline and YOU will like it!

Sakura: Okay... Bye now!

*Curtains close*