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The next morning, Haruka woke up to Shigure talking to someone.

"No, she's fine, she's asleep, who is this again?" She stepped out into the hall.

"Is that for me?" Haruka gestured to the phone.

"Nevermind, she woke up" Shigure handed her the phone

"Hello?" Haruka said

"Kitten!" Haruka heard from the other line.

"Turtle?" She didn't want to give out that she was talking to Kishi.

"Hey, I have a television appearance you wanna come and see?" Haruka thought for a moment and saw Kyo coming her way.

"Oh, but I have school today, I'm sorry Turtle..."

"Haruka, that's not the only reason why I called..."

"Why the sudden seriousness?" Haruka was suddenly aware of Kyo looking at her. "Hold on..." she went into her room. "What's wrong?"

"Well, I have a problem..." He sighed.

"What did you do?"

"It's nothing like that, it's just this is my first singing thing and I really don't have anyone I know there and..."

Is this still about the TV appearance?

"Wil you please come!" Haruka looked at the phone for a second.

"But... School!" Haruka said.

"I'll pick you up afterwards okay?" And that was it.

"Who were you talking to?" Haruka jumped and looked at the boy that was leaning against the doorframe.

"Kyo..." Haruka looked at him abnd gripped the phone. "Is it any of your business?" She pulled a look she hasn't given to Kyo for a long time, an angry one.

"No... Not really" He pushed off the frame and walked away.

I wish you knew how much I miss you already Kyo, how long is this going to last?

Haruka spent that day in a haze, hardly talking to anyone, she was really depressed.

"Why are you so depressed?" Sakura asked many times that day. "And why are you avoiding Kyo?"

When the final bell rang, she walked out of the gates, not remembering that Kishi was picking her up.

"Kitten!" She snapped out of it and looked at the boy.

"Turtle..." She walked up to him. "Why are you here?" She looked passed his disguise.

"You don't remember me telling you that I was picking you up after school, that was this morning when I told you, it's not like you Kitten..." She looked at Kishi's eyes.

"Kishi..." She jumped in the car and slid over to make room for him.

"Nice to see you again Haruka" The manager smiled as he started the car on again.

"Kitten, please tell me what's wrong..." Tears dropped onto her hand

"My boyfriend broke up with me yesterday" She told him. Kishi looked out the window.

"Haruka..." He said softly.

"I'm sorry Kishi, I don't mean to bother you, hey where are we going?" She looked at the buildings.

"I don't know, Manager, I thought we were going to a TV appearance?" Kishi said.

"There's been a change..." He turned a corner and went into a parking garage.

But Haruka knew it was coming, and she knew the doors were locked and the safety lock was on, but there was something he didn't know, the sun roof was open, but the cover was covering it. As soon as it got pitch black, Haruka slipped through the sun roof, and pulled Kishi up as well.

"What the heck?" He looked at her.

"You trust me, right?" Haruka looked into his eyes. "O-Of course" He said shakily.

"Then, jump!" Light filled them again when Haruka grabbed Kishi and they jumped.

Haruka didn't stop, she ran at top speed.

Kyo paced the living room, waiting for the phone, or something to let them know Haruka was okay.

The door opened and Haruka ran in, she was out of breath.

"Are you okay?" He didn't notice the boy at first, he just saw Haruka. "Who's this?" He looked at Haruka, she looked up at him.

"This is Kishi, are you here alone?"

She looked around.

"They're out there looking for you!" He growled.

"Oh! I caused them so much trouble!" Harruka spun on her heel and bowed at Kyo. "I'm so sorry Kyo! I cause you so much trouble!"

"Don't worry about it, it's fine..." Haruka looked at him with a smile.

"Thanks Kyo" She hugged him.

"Kitten" Kishi got up.

"Wha-?" Haruka got up to face a gun. "Kishi?" But his facial features remorphed into a sphere.

"Haruka!" Kyo pushed her as a shot rang out, Haruka looked at him petrified.

"Kyo?" She crawled over and put his head on her lap. "It's going to be okay" She gingerly combed his hair in her hands, she didn't want it to end like this. "You!"

Haruka looked at the sphere. "How dare you pose as my friend!" She gently put Kyo's head on a sitting cushion and stood up.

And that was the last thing he saw.

Haruka had enough, she summoned her powers to put him back in his sphere state.

"Haruka, what happened?" Sakura, Yuki, and Shigure ran inside the house as Haruka fell to Kyo's side.

"Shigure, call Hatori" Yuki said.

"No, call 9-1-1..." Sakura said.

"Kyo..." Haruka put her head on his stomach. "No... You can't be gone, Kyo..." Sakura walked over, but of course Haruka pushed her away.

"Haruka he's gone, there's nothing we can-" But before she could finish, Kyo grabbed Haruka's hand and looked at her, she looked at him.

"Haruka... Please..." But he coughed up blood.

"Kyo, don't worry-" She looked at Kyo's blood, it wasn't just a bullet.

"This... ink..." She rubbed it in her fingers. And then smelled it. "Just as I thought..." She looked at Shigure. "Did you call 9-1-1?"

"Why, yes..." Haruka sighed and pulled Kyo's head on her lap again.

"Kyo, please forgive me for what I'm about to do..."

"Wha-" He didn't even have time to ask when she kissed him on the lips, her hair covering her face. But, there was also something in the bullet wound, he felt his whole body tingled. But somehow, he didn't care, he just kissed back and then, he passed out again, but this time it was painless.

When he woke up, no one was in the room and all the lights were off, he sat up and looked around the room, no one was in the room with him, except...

The girl slept on a chair by his bedside, her head on his bed.

She must've dozed off while visiting me... He smiled and took the extra blanket off his bed and wrapped it around her. Kyo got up and went to the bathroom, then got back into the bed.

Even though I was shot, I wasn't hurt that badly, was I? He got back under the covers and looked out the window, it was snowing. I wish you were awake to see this too... But of course, the eyes stayed closed.

Kyo was starting to get bored he had no one to talk to until morning, and he didn't want to wake up Haruka, He couldn't.

"KYO?" It was in an innocent whisper as the girl stepped in and was dressed in a nurses scrubs. The light flickered on, blinding him temporarily, and awakening the sleeping girl.

"Whowhatwhenwherehuh?" It was in a sleepy tone as she jumped.

"Look what you did Kagura..." Kyo said annoyed.

She was cute when she slept...

"What, I was so worried!" She pushed Haruka to the floor, who was still dazed and horribly confused. Kyo got mad. "Why didn't you call me!" She whispered/yelled.

"Um, he was kinda asleep" Haruka was now suddenly wide awake.

"Why didn't anyone call me?" She started to get all teary.

"Sakura told Arsen... He didn't tell you?"

"No! I had to hear it from Shigure when I came to visit..." Haruka sighed

"I see..."

Kagura tried to jump on Kyo when a hand grabbed the back of her scrubs.

"Lemme go! Lemme go!" She whined, but the hand pulled her further away from Kyo.

"Hisao?" Haruka raised an eyebrow at the boy.

"What?" He looked at Haruka. "Oh, they're living in the mansion now and she snuck out..." He explained. "So I naturally followed!" He smiled.

"You just came here to see me, didn't you?" She asked annoyed.

"What an assumption! Did it ever occur to you that I'm over you!" He said dramatically.

"Everyone is on mood swing pills" Haruka said, holding her face with her hands.

"I'M NOT ON PILLS!" Hisao exclaimed loudly.

"It was an expression..." Haruka said.

"Oh..." He blushed. "So HaruKa... would you-"

"Not a chance..." She said.

"You didn't even know what I was going to say..." He pouted.

"Lemme take a wild guess... You want me to go out with you..." Hisao rubbed his neck.

"Yeah, okay maybe you do..." He sighed. "But I love you!"

"HEY, BACK OFF!" Everyone looked at Kyo, Haruka was surprised.

"Kyo?" Haruka had her confused face on.

"Haruka..." He looked at his lap.

"I think we'll leave you two alone..." Hisao and Kagura walked out of the room, Haruka looked at Kyo.

"What's wrong Kyo?" She pulled up a chair and sat by him. Kyo put his hand gently on her cheek, Haruka kept staring at him.

"What happened? With you and Momiji?" Kyo asked. "Did you trully go on a date?"

"It's exactly what I told you, I just tripped and accidently kissed him... It was a big misunderstanding!" Haruka looked at Kyo with worry, but he sighed.

Haruka was on the verge of tears, she didn't know why she was holding them back.

"Haruka..." She looked at him and tears started to poor from her eyes, he kissed her, holding the back of her head gently. He also wiped the tears away.

"Kyo..." She hugged him after they pulled away.

"Haruka, I'm sorry..." But she shook her head.

"No, it was my fault" She said, looking at him.

"KYO!" Kagura ran back into the room. Haruka dived to the floor to dodge Kagura's grip.

"You let her go?" Haruka looked at Hisao.

"She gave me fifty bucks" He shrugged.

"What's a twenty or something year old woman doing with fifty bucks in her wallet?" Haruka sighed and sat on her knees as Kagura was hugging Kyo.

"I dunno" Hisao helped Haruka up and a nurse walked in, she was standng there with her arms crossed.

"Excuse me..." Kagura stopped shaking Kyo and looked at the nurse. "There is only one vistor who is supposed to stay here, and that is Ms. Sensoshi" She gestured to Haruka.

"B-B-But..." Kagura started to pout. Hisao walked over and pulled her out of the room.

The next morning, Haruka left to get a change of clothing, but Sakura and Yuki stayed.

"How do you feel?" Sakura asked.

"I'm fine" He said.

"That's good" She smiled. "How about the relationship?" Kyo sighed.

'We made up" Sakura smiled.

"Good, cause you guys were realy good together!"

"Hey guys!" Tohru and Eri walked in.

"Tohru!" Sakura stood to give her the chair, her baby bump was showing.

"Yes, welcome Ms Honda" It was a voice that gave Sakura chills, Sakura looked at the direction, her Uncle.

"Uncle!" Sakura jumped. "What are you doing here?"

"Relax child, I wanted to see the cursed cat up close" He smiled. "Kyo Sohma..." He sat in the chair Sakura just got up from.

"You are not cursed anymore, correct?" Kyo looked at Sakura, then to the man. "Let's finish this conversation alone" He snapped his fingers and everyone flew out of the room, except for Tohru. He smiled. The door snapped shut, locking it as well.

"I need to talk to you as well, Ms. Honda.." Kyo wanted to hug her, but given the curcimstances, he couldn't. "Anyway, Kyo, my neice and my brother are both still cursed, did you know that, in my family, the curse could easily kill them at a young age?" Kyo looked at him. "Of course, that means you may lose Haruka..." Kyo's eyes widened. "And Ms. Honda, you're having a girl, correct?" Tohru nodded.

"Too bad, if it was a boy it would have results of becoming head of the family" He sighed. "Oh well"

The door was suddenly swinging open, Kyo and Tohru jumped as Haruka stepped into the room.

"Uncle!" The man looked at her and snapped his fingers. The door closed again and...

Haruka felt a force push her to the ground, she knew what it was. The cat creature's power.

"Haruka!" Kyo tried to get out of the bed, but her Uncle pushed him back down.

"Kyo!" She closed her eyes.

I need your help...

You finallly admit you can't beat him alone!

Haruka opened her eyes for a second to find her Uncle close to Tohru with a knife.

"UNCLE!" Please!

you're pathetic...

The gravity lifted as markings seared her skin. She gripped the metal arm, the markings giving her the power, and she allowed it.

"You're not strong enough!" He pulled away from Haruka's grip and used his metal leg to kick her across the room.

"HARUKA!" Kyo was aware again, but Haruka wasn't done yet, even though it hurt pretty badly, she couldn't let him kill Tohru and the baby.

"Kyo..." She looked at him.

"Haruka..."It wasn't the creature's voice, it was a soft one.

Who are you? Haruka asked.

"Just charge at your uncle"Somehow Haruka trusted the voice and charged, plowing into him, she sent him flying out the window.

She looked out and her Uncle was standing, but he limped away.

Haruka sighed and felt her sudden burst of energy drain out of her, and collapsed on her knees.

"Uncle!" Sakura burst through the door. "Haruka!" She ran to her sister with Kyo.

"That darn-" But blood trickled up her throat, she couldn't speak.

"Thank you" Tohru bowed to Haruka.

"No problem..." Haruka waved. "My uncle is annoying..." She had finally swallowed the blood.

"Are you okay?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah, just a little bruised, no biggie" She waved it off with a smile.

After he was let go of the hospital and was at home, the first thing he noticed, Haruka's mood shifting. He's been home for two weeks and New Years was coming, but Haruka was very tired and slower then usual, and slept all the time. She even transformed fifteen times for no reason.

"I miss her" Momiji said at school one day when Haruka stayed home. "Do you think she's okay?"

"I don't know..." Sakura looked at the sky.

After he got home, Kyo went to check on her, but she was nowhere to be found, when he reached her room, her blue blankets were stained red. He ran to Shigure.

"Shigure, where's Haruka?" He looked at the man who was watching TV.

"She's not in her room?" He looked at Kyo.

"No" that's when Fuji jumped into the room and meowed quite loudly.

"You know where she is?" Kyo asked her, she meowed again.

"take me to her..." Fuji lead him into the forest and he found her crumpled in pain on the path.

"Kyo..." She looked at him as he picked her up bridal style.

"Why did you try to hide it?" He asked, heading back to the house.

"I didn't want you to worry"

"You stupid girl, you just made me worry even more" Haruka smiled, and started to drift off to sleep, but he wouldn't let her.

"No Haruka, don't sleep" He said softly.

"Kyo, listen..." She looked at him. "I'm so happy to have met you... I wish it could've last longer..." Kyo's eyes widened and tears started to form

"Haruka, don't, you'll survive!" But her breathing slowed and she was gone.

Yuki payed his respects to Haruka, Sakura did too, A week after her death, and everyone was trying their hardest to live without her.

"She could've lived" Yuki listened to Kyo. "She could've survived this!" He tried to keep himself calm, but it wasn't working. "HARUKA!"

~The End~ (So you'd think)

SWS: Is this trully the end?

Sakura: I don't think it is...

SWS: We'll just have to see keep an eye out for it if I do