The sphere...
"For crying out loud...GET OFF ME!" Sakura heard Kyo yell, trying to shake Kagura off his arm. Sakura thought everyone was lively, talking with out a care in the world...
"It's not good to pout you know" Sakura looked at her sister, who smiled.
'I know, it's just..." She trailed off, looking at Yuki.
"I know it's hard..." Haruka started. "But you have to be there for him, you're still his friend..." As the train made a turn, Haruka face-planted on the seat next to her sister.
"Be careful..." A man's voice said. "You don't want to get a broken nose..." Sakura and Haruka looked at each other, and then at the guy in the overcoat, he was wearing sunglasses, an overcoat, and a hat, but Sakura noticed the red hair.
"Well, it was my fault... If I get a broken nose, it'll be my-" Another turn, but this time, the other direction, and landed on HatsuHaru.
"My sister can be clumsy at times..." Sakura said to the man. "But, I have a feeling that she'll be fine" Sakura smiled.
"Sakura... Don't tell me you don't remember me..."
That voice! Sakura looked at the man and pulled off his sunglasses. "Eri..." Sakura swallowed, her eyes widened at her cousin, her first love.
"It's nice to see you again Sakura" He smiled sweetly.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I wanted to see you" He smiled. "And Mitski told me where you lived... So, here I am..."
"Mitski is dead..." Sakura told him. "Wait, aren't you dead too?" She stood, looking at him, terror filled her eyes.
"Now, Sakura-" Eri tried to talk to her.
But images started to flash in her head, like a movie. She was tied to a wooden post, looking down at Haruka... And herself? She might have the point of view of the victim. But as it went on, she fell to her knees, sweat pouring down her face.
"Excuse me, Miss, are you okay?" She looked at the woman that spoke to her, she was in a blur, the images still flashing in her head.
Then, one image finally got to her, Haruka's limp body, the marks scaring her arms and legs, burning her own skin...
"Sakura, it's our stop..." She felt someone pick her up.
Haruka looked at her sister while she tossed and turned on Tohru's couch.
"Is she going to be okay?" Momiji asked.
"Yes, this is actually quiet normal, Sakura is a phsychic" Haruka explained. "When she sees a dead person, they give her images of the past-present-future... most of them come true, but some..." She nervously glanced at Sakura. "Eat her alive..."
"What can we do?" Momiji asked.
"The best thing we CAN do is look after her for now.
Arsen stepped onto the Sensoshi property, his hair waving in his face as he walked to the main house.
"She thinks Eri and I are dead" Spoke the pink haired girl, who was twirling her hair between her fingers.
"I know, Mitski" He looked at the girl.
"I hate giving her these fake visions... but..." She looked at the main house. "And Kyo... I truly did love him"
"And I love Sakura" The red head just walked through the gates, his feet scuffled a little.
"Eri, Mitski, tell me, the only reason you are doing this is because you fear him?" He looked at the window where his uncle was.
"It's not just that..." Mitski piped. "The two have no idea who the REAL assassins are..."
"Then join me..." Arsen walked off, heading towards the main house.
Sakura's eyes fluttered open, everyone was talking in the other room, Kagura was trying to get Kyo to kiss her. Sakura sighed.
Can he really save her? She sighed as Kyo ran in the bathroom, hiding from Kagura. I hope it's right... She sighed again and got up, her silver hair was over one shoulder.
"Ah, your awake" It was one of Tohru's friends. "Are you feeling okay?" She asked.
"Yes, thank you..." She smiled. "By the way, who's Tohru's boyfriend? I sure do want to meet him." Sakura soon figured Eri was not dead, neither was Mitski... But something about her family was off.
"Oh, you mean Eri?" Sakura nodded. "He'll be here soon..." And her friend walked off, not even noticing how she knew that Tohru had a boyfriend when no one told her.
She walked into the room where Yuki and Tohru were sitting happily chatting, Yuki oblivious to the fact that Tohru was taken. But she also saw the plate of riceballs on the table where they were sitting, she grabbed one.
"Oh, you're awake!" Tohru smiled.
"Yeah, good morning... afternoon, evening, night... whatever you'd like to call it" She winked.
"We're staying here for the night, Shigure left and didn't give us a key..." Yuki said, his eye slightly twitching.
"Oh, okay, what about everyone else?"
"Haruka and that dumb cat are staying as well, but everyone else just went back" Yuki said.
"Okay... Speaking of, where is the other two?" Sakura looked around the room.
"Kyo's out in the backyard napping, Haruka is..." Tohru trailed off thinking. "I think Arisa and Hana are talking with her in their room..."
"Oh, okay!" Sakura went to look for her sister, she had to tell her.
Haruka and Sakura walked onto the front porch, Haruka was surprised that her sister needed to talk to her.
"what is it Sakura?" Haruka asked.
"It's about Tohru..." Sakura started.
"What about her?"
"She has a boyfriend" Haruka looked shocked.
"Are we takling about Tohru here?"
"Sis, listen! It's Eri!"
"What, I thought he died some years back..."
"I did too..." Sakura looked sadly into her cup. "And what hurts is that I still love him like I did before..."
"You got to get over him..." Haruka glanced at the car that just pulled up. "Speak of the devil..." She murmured.
The red head stepped out, he looked over at Sakura and Haruka, he was smiling...
'My cousins! How are you?" He ran over and wrapped them in a bear hug, Haruka pushed him away.
"Why did you fake your death?" Haruka shot.
"Please, let's not talk her..." He looked at the door. "My girlfriend is waiting for me..."
"Go..." Sakura said. "But we are not done..." Haruka and Sakura followed Eri inside.
For Yuki, watching Tohru kiss another guy was frightful, he still liked her, maybe even loved her, but... He looked at Sakura. Could he prehaps like Sakura too?
"Eri, this is Yuki..." Tohru gestured to him.
"Nice to meet you Yuki Sohma..." He smiled and shook his hand. "You know, Tohru talks highly of you and your cousin Kyo... Oh, and Shigure of course" Yuki clenched his fists, who was this guy?
But, he felt a hand grip his pinky finger and ring finger, it was Haruka. She gave him a stern look and shook her head no.
Yuki didn't even get the chance to give her the ribbon. She let go and turned to her sister, after a quick moment, she left the room.
He thrashed, he was chained, many of the elders were staring at him, he will never be human again... Never... And they were thinking of doing the same thing to Kyo, whoever that was, he had to stop them.
The creature made eye-contact from the man on the far right corner, who nodded, and walked away.
"Don't worry Ryu, you won't be alone for long... After awhile you'll be released, just give us more time" the man with the glass eyeball, metal left arm and leg smirked. "But first, let's send them... another test subject, shall we?" The man snapped his fingers, someone brought a box over to him. "Thanks to your pathetic little girl, I was able to use this power!" His left hand gripped a blue sphere from the box, he gripped it until it cracked and the liquid inside dripped up and down his arm.
Then, he threw the whole sphere on the ground, making it shatter. A man and a woman appeared in a mist, the woman was the first to speak.
"You called?" She bowed in front of the man.
"Yes..." the man said. "Get me the orange cat..." He smirked, picking up a shard of the sphere and moving it around in his fingertips.
"As you wish" And they left.
Kyo was laying on the grass just staring at the sky, when soft footsteps made their way over.
"It's a nice day, isn't it?" Kyo looked at the brown haired girl.
"Is he here?" Kyo asked her.
"The boyfriend? Yeah he is..." Haruka smiled.
"She's so stupid..." He mumbled.
"What?" Haruka sat down next to him. "Could you prehaps, like Ms. Tohru Honda?" Kyo looked at the girl who was smirking.
"Whatever" he flipped on his side.
"That wasn't a no Kyo!" Haruka said playfully.
"It wasn't a yes either' He countered.
But then, he felt a slight movement and heard a: "tickle, tickle, tickle" in a baby voice.
"I'm not ticklish!" He told her, sitting up and starting to tickle her.
Haruka burst out laughing and she yelled stop, but he kept going.
"Stop... stop... stop!" She yelled, out of breath.
"Not until you admit that I'm awesome!" He yelled.
"Kyo!" She yelled, trying to roll on her stomach to get away from the tickling fingers.
"You have to say it!" He yelled, still being able to tickle her. By now, their tails and ears were out.
"Kyo is awesome!" Haruka yelled.
"I can't hear you!" He said, tickling a little harder.
"Kyo is awesome!" It echoed and Kyo stopped.
'That's better" He smirked in triumph, but Haruka tackled him.
POP
Haruka looked at the orange cat that she landed on. "Kyo, are you okay?" The orange cat looked at her.
"HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? He yelled.
"I don't know..." Haruka admitted. "But your cat form is cute!" But then, Eri walked out into the yard. "Eri?" Haruka stood.
"Haruka..." He leaned into her ear. "Two assassins are approaching" He whispered. "Be on guard" Haruka nodded and looked at Kyo, Eri walked off.
"What did he want?" Kyo asked.
"Family issue, no worries" She smiled.
POP
Haruka shielded her eyes as he changed.
"Awe... How cute..." A sinister woman's voice cooed. "That's sweet!" Haruka turned as a foot made contact with her cheek bone.
"Haruka!" Kyo yelled. Haruka got up and smirked.
"You don't know who you just kicked" Haruka punched the woman, as gunshots rang out towards the man. Eri brought Kyo inside the house.
Haruka dodged all the punches and kicks this girl was throwing at her, and even kicked the knife she held. Haruka knew she was getting better, but didn't know the fuel of it.
I have to protect them.. I have to protect Kyo.. Wait, what did I just think?
But it didn't matter, her body was moving on it's own. wait a minute, I made a cut on her, why isn't she bleeding? Haruka was getting tired, she huffed as gunshots sprang all over her.
I bet I could make her bleed...It was that voice again, the sinister voice of the creature.
Why are you so anxious? She asked it, smirking.
Blood is my favorite thing to eat, you know?
Haruka didn't even notice her markings were spreading around her body again, and before she knew it, she was holding a sphere type thing.
"What just happened?" But shots rang out towards her.
Eat it...the voice said. I'll become stronger! But Haruka shook her head.
"I won't do it..." She whispered.
Then I'll make you! Haruka's right hand held the orb, her nails were like claws on this hand. What are you scared of Haruka, me? The beast inside her was about to let go of the sphere, when she felt pressure on her neck...Darn it... I left my pressure point open... And she fainted.
TBC...
Momiji: Hey guys! it's me Momiji here... Sakura and Haruka are in an intense battle so I was one of the people who volunteered to be your host today!
Ayame: so did I!
Yuki: When did you get here?
Ayame: Oh my dear brother, why do you treat me so coldly...
Momiji: Uh, anyway... Instead of giving you a hint on the next episode... I have a question for you!
Director: Momiji, stick with the script!
Producer: he is...
Director: What?
Producer: The writer changed it at last minute...
Director: *Now in the corner feeling ashamed*
Producer: Please, Momiji, do carry on
Momiji: Okay!
Ayame: Yuki... Why?
Producer; However, that is not in the script...
Momiji: Anyway... Who do you think will start going out first? Kyo and Haruka or Yuki and Sakura? Give it your best guess! Until next time...
*Curtains close*