Kyo P.O.V

'Dammit, what the hell.' I opened my eyes and felt like I was gonna be sick. I wanted to rub the back of my head to stop the bump from forming there, but my arms and legs were tied behind me with thick chains. Did I really hit my head so hard that I passed out? What the hell is going on here?!

"Oh look, the little twit's awake." that woman said with a laughing tone, "Did you have a nice nap?" I tried to snap at her, but I guess my screaming and protesting killed my throat. What the hell was her name again? Tenji? Tensa? Whatever. That guy, whatever his name was, wasn't in the room with us.

Room?

I was so out of it that I didn't realize I wasn't in the back of the van anymore. I sat up so fast that I almost passed out again.

"Where the hell am I? What am I doing here you stupid bitch?" I said with a whisper.

"Excuse me," she said, getting up from where she was sitting. She placed her white boot on my chest. "I told you my name, now you use it, you little brat." She sounded annoyed.

"Keh, whatever."

She went and sat back down on this large oak looking desk. Wonder whose desk it is. I looked around to get a better look at my surroundings, maybe to find an escape route for later. There were so many doors I couldn't tell which one led to outside. I realized just now how cold it was in here. Colder than it should have been, and noticed there weren't any windows. Maybe we're underground. 'This room is huge.' It was kinda dark in here. The walls and floor were made of cement, almost like a parking garage. 'I gotta get outta here.'
I looked around some more until I heard quick footsteps coming from my left side. It was that guy.

"Tenshi, he's coming," he said, sounding kind of tense; like something bad is going to happen.

"Ayumu, finally! I'm sick of babysitting this brat." Tenshi got up from her seat and stood on the right side of me, while Ayumu walked over and stood on my left.

"Hey, Tenshi or whatever, who's coming?" I asked. My voice was still a whisper, and she didn't look down. I don't think she heard me.

"Hey!" I said louder. This time, she bent down and grabbed my jaw, then pulled my face up to meet hers. She said through clenched teeth, "Listen you little twat, if you can't keep your mouth shut and behave for 10 damn minutes then Ayumu there will knock you out again, you got me?"

I jerked my face out of her hands and she stood back up right as "He" walked in.

He was a tall; taller than Ayumu. He was very muscular, but not in a gross way; almost like he had been in the military or something. He had brown buzz-cut hair and going a scar going from his the right side of his forehead down to the left side of his face. He had a mean expression. His clothing definitely tied together the whole military look, with his wife-beater shirt and his cargo pants, except they were completely white. He definitely was with the two G.I. Joe's standing next to me.

"Kyo Sohma." He said, walking towards me. "I'm Rush."

'Keh, pretty stupid name.' It only took him a few short strides until he was standing directly in front of me. He bent down at the waist; his face only a few inches from mine.

"Who are you, and what the hell do you want from me?" I shouted. My voice was returning now, and I could get loud.

"That's what I'm here to explain." He sat down at the desk. "I've brought you here because you are a great fighter.

'Huh? A great fighter?'

"Uhm, thank you, I guess. But that still doesn't explain why you kidnapped me!"

"I was getting to that. I've brought you here because you're a great fighter, and I want you."

"Want me for what, you ol' creep?"

"I want you to join me. I run a "business" of sorts, and you would make a great addition. So what do you say?"

"You haven't even told me what this "business" is yet!"

He laughed a little before explaining, like something was funny. I'd like to smack that stupid grin off his face. "I take in young teens who feel put out by their families; those who consider themselves to have no family or home. And then I train them to fight, and they fight each other weekly, for praise, status, and money. The winner of each week gets $100. They save up their money in hopes to start a new life. Get an apartment, find a job, you get the drift. Now, from the research that I've done on you, a couple of years ago you ran away from your family's house to do some training in the mountain. Now you live in a house with your cousins, is that right?

I didn't answer, so he went on.

"And my "workers" tell me that you don't like the school you're attending right now. In fact, you don't like school at all do you? Not to mention that you're constantly fighting or arguing with someone, especially with that cousin of yours. What's his name? . . Yuki, is it?"

"Shut your mouth, you damn army brat!" I yelled. "You don't know anything about my family life! Who the hell do you think you are?! Look, even if I DID have problems with my family life, what the hell makes you think I would join you and your army of brain washed lackeys?! I don't need your help. Now let me go!"

He got up from behind the desk and smacked me across the face, and bent down again to look me in the eyes. I met his gaze with a snarl on my face.

"Come on, let us be real her Kyo. Do you really think you belong in that house? You don't really think they love you, do you?"

'What does he mean?'

He stood back up and paced in front of me. "They've never accepted you, never wanted you. The only person in that house who truly accepts you is that little girly."

"Leave Tohru out of this!" I shouted. I wanted to rip his throat out.

"Oh, so Tohru is her name. Hmph, well, even if she accepts you, you'll never have her, will you?"

He stopped pacing and looked at me, a slight grin on his face.

"Yuki took that away from you too, didn't he?"

Tohru P.O.V

I woke up to find myself looking at my ceiling. I was tucked into my bed with an ice pack on my head. I feel so groggy. Must be from crying.

Hmmm, crying . . .

Kyo?!

I shot up out of my bed and ran downstairs, ignoring my nauseated feeling, and was greeted with the worried faces of Yuki and Shigure, with the addition of Hatori and Momiji. They were all sitting around the table drinking and eating take out.

"Tohru!" shouted Momiji. He stood up from where he was sitting. He sounded very worried, but still happy to see me.

"Ah, I see your up," said Hatori in his usual bland tone. "We've ordered you some food. You should eat so you can regain your strength." He moved over, making a place for me to sit down, but I couldn't sit down. It was still hard for me to move. I was still in shock. I thought about Kyo again, and nearly threw up. I crumbled onto the floor again and started sobbing. They all rushed over to me, Yuki being the first one there. He sat next to me. He looked so hurt because he couldn't hug me or comfort me like I desperately needed. Instead, they sat me up against the wall.

"Yu-ki," I was barely able to choke out.

"What's wrong Tohru?" asked Shigure. He was leaning down in front of me, his eyes full of concern.

I tried to recall what had happened before, but it was hard.

"Kyo," was all I could say, but Hatori pried for more information.

"What happened Tohru? What happened to Kyo?" He was sitting in front of me. He looked like he wanted to comfort me, but probably felt it wasn't proper. Plus, Momiji and Yuki already had that covered. Momiji was holding my hands and Yuki petted my hair.

I let out another sob as I tried to tell them the scene that I had witnessed.

"Kyo. He - he was t-taken." I let out another sob. Yuki was about to get up to hug me, but then thought better of it and sat back down.

"Taken? By who?" Urged Hatori.

"I- I… I don't know!" I said, and cried harder.

"Shigure, we need to get someone." Hatori looked at Shigure, both looking worried sick.

"Yes, but who do we go to?"

"Well, we could start with the police."

Shigure stood up, thought for a moment, and crouched back down in front of me. He took one of my hands and stroked it.

"Tohru, sweetheart, I know that this is hard for you, but when the police come, we need you to explain everything you saw to them. Yuki, Momiji, why don't take Tohru upstairs and help her prepare herself.

"Yes." They said in unison.

Momiji and Yuki each took my elbow and helped me stand up. They took me upstairs to my bedroom and laid me on my bed.

"Here." Yuki whispered. "Why don't you take a nap, and we'll wake you up when the police get here."

I nodded. As he started to walk away, I panicked and grabbed his hand.

"Yuki!" I dropped my voice down to a whisper. "Please. Please don't leave."

He smiled a little, and took my desk chair and sat down. "Of course," he said. He kissed my forehead, and I drifted off to sleep.

General P.O.V

"So, what do you say, Kyo? Will you join us?"

Kyo looked up from where he was sitting. Dried tears and blood caked his face. He thought about all those times he never felt accepted. Him, being the stupid cat, could never be a part of the Zodiac, even though Rush didn't know that part about him.
'And Tohru,' he thought. No matter what, he could never truly have Tohru, because he knew that her true feelings lie with Yuki.

"Yes," he mumbled.

Rush put his hand to his ear, taunting Kyo.

"I said yes, okay! Yes, I'll join you."

Rush stood up with a devilish grin on his face, like the one Ayumu and Tenshi were sporting earlier.

"Good."