Hey sorry that i havent posted in a while, im sooo soooorry! But i stayed up late and here's chapter 8, and i know what im gonna do for chap. 9 so it should be up soon!
Hope you enjoy chapter 8!
A teenage girl with purple hair, and light blue eyes looked out towards the lowering sun. She sniffed the air and said, "Akane… No, Tohru."
*the next day*
"Black Cat,
Black Cat,
Running from her God." A loud crack, as a young woman licked the blood off of the whip as she continued to sing.
"She wants to be free,
But will never escape." A cruel smirk that was born from insanity spread across her face.
"One day she will return,
And join all the others,
All the other animals." Cries in pain were heard from the older woman hung by chains from the top of an overly-large cage.
"The God will keep them,
Close by beside her,
All the other animals." After a final whip lash, the younger woman got bored of the abusive device, and picked up a knife.
"But the God will stop them,
And clip their wings,
Dull their claws,
Break their fangs,
And snap the spirt,
That they have left." The younger women slowly drug the sharp knife across the elder's shoulders, then in a downward path to her stomach.
"The animals will never,
Leave the God again,
Soon and forever more,
Will they truly belong to me." The younger looked over the healing burn marks on the elder's stomach. With enough force to cut through the skin, she outlined the burn of a rooster on the elder.
"Tohru,
Tohru,
Is running away from her God,
But she will never be bored" The elder let out pained noises as she felt the cold blade sink into her flesh. After the younger was finished, the elder let out a chuckle. The younger looked up at the elders eyes in annoyance, and finished her song.
"You will never get that girl, let alone break her, Chiyo." The elder said to Chiyo with a smirk played on her face. Chiyo got annoyed and smacked the elder across the face hard.
"She will be mine, and I'll break your precious cousin just like all the others who are my personal dogs, Saki." Chiyo spat her response back at Saki, "And you will be one to help me do so." Saki was confused by Chiyo's last statement.
"What the hell are you talking about, I would never help you."
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to help me, I'll just make your mind force you to do so, and I mean you are just a lousy human now." Saki's eyes went wide as she started to struggle against the chains. "Isami will be ready soon, and then you will be completely devoted to me, my ex-Rooster."
"N-No, you can't do this to us! You can't do this to Tohru!" Saki screamed as fear and worry started to spread on her face. Chiyo smiled and bare her teeth as she enjoyed the expression on the elder's face.
"I can do whatever I wish to do. I am all of you animals' God, and I always will be." Chiyo let out a cracked, and cruel laugh as tears started to form in Saki's eyes.
*Back With Tohru*
After Tohru returned with her rescue group there were no words said as all of them returned. Hatsuharu looked up at Tohru from where he was sitting, with deep apologetic eyes. Moments passed before Haru started to speak.
"T-Tohru, I didn't know what was happening, I-I'm so so-" Before Haru was able to finish his apology Tohru interrupted him.
"Please don't apologize to me Hatsuharu-san, it was my fault, all of it was." Tohru paused as she clenched and unclenched her hands repeatedly. "You getting hurt, Saki's leaving, even Hatsuharu-san's dormant Katsunuma blood rising, it was all because of me… And now that I transformed, one of the cursed members could get a scent of it and track me here…" Tohru bit her bottom lip till it nearly bled, trying to keep her tears from falling. All the Sohma's faces looked filled with different emotions. There was sadness, anger, compassion, guilt, but worst of all there was fear. Tohru could visibly see that her other form had caused some in the group to become fearful of her. Pain struck her face as she looked over at the crying Kisa, and Momiji holding onto the young girl shaking. Kneeling down so she was right by them, Tohru reached out her hand, "Kisa, Momiji?" But her hand stopped as the two pulled away from her and started to shake even more. Neither of the younger ones' wanted to shake, but they were unable to stop their body form doing so. Tohru pulled her hand away and started to stand up again. As she stood a pained and said smile formed on her face as she said, "I'm sorry…. I'm going to bed…" and started to walk away from the silent group. When they heard the doors slide shut behind Tohru, Kisa started to wail.
"N-N-Nee-saaaan, I-I-I'm sorry!" Kisa wailed out as Tohru put her forehead against the door. She wouldn't go back out there, since she decided that it was for the best. The sun was starting to set as tears slid down her face.
Slowly she made her way up the stairs, and into her room. She grabbed a bag and started to pack the few things that she owned inside of it. Tonight she would leave and go back to her Grandfathers house, since it should be safe enough to go back. But while Tohru packed her possessions her heart felt like it was being torn apart. Trying to finish packing, she had to stop to wipe away all of the tears that formed in her eyes. Tohru laid her head on the bed to take a break, but accidentally fell asleep. She had a dream that she had many times after her mother's death, but stopped after she found her new home with the Sohma's.
"Tohru, Tohru? Why are you crying?" Tohru's mother asked as she kneeled down beside Tohru lying on her bed. Slowly and softly her mother began to stroke Tohru's head.
"B-Because the voice is getting louder m-mommy! It keeps yelling at me that I'm a m-monster that is made for the destruction of the other cursed…" Younger Tohru began to wail into her pillow with pain twined sobs. Her mother looked at her with anger then worry.
"Is it Chiyo's sweety?" Tohru nodded her head for an answer. Her mothergritted her teeth as anger filled her. "Don't listen to what she says Tohru. Soon you will be strong enough that you will be able to block out the link that you and the insane God share. All of her words are lies to break you." Tohru looked up at her mother as her tears started to cease.
"Really?" Tohru asked as her eyes started to light up once again.
"Really. You are not, and never will be a child that destroys things. You will grow to be one that protects her loved ones with everything she can." Tohru looked up to her mother and smiled.
"Yeah! I'll grow stronger and protect the ones I love!" The memory went black as it a TV screen had been turned off. "Mother?" Tohru called out, now back in her current body size"
"Hah. What foolish words of a foolish dead woman." Tohru's eyes went wide as she desperately turned all around, trying to locate the foreign, but yet familiar voice. "Remember Tohru, you will always be my child of destruction, even if you were born from another you will always belong to me. And I will always choose your fate! You will never be free!" An insane laugh rang out as Tohru covered her ears trying to block out the voice.
"No! Stop it get out!" Tohru screamed, but the voice continued to hysterically laugh.
"Chiyo!" Tohru nearly screamed out as she bolted up from her slumber. Tears formed in her eyes as she held her head. Wiping the tears away she picked up her packed bags and stared to head down the stairs, quietly so no one would hear her.
'Hey, are ya really gonna run away? Coward.' A voice rang out in her head. Tohru looked araound, and knew that no one was currently awake. 'Wooooow, you're not too smart huh… Well actualy ya are, so I guess it would be you're pretty dumb for a smart person!' Tohru sighed quietly asked out loud, "Who the hell are you?"
'Again wow, ya said hell, ain't ya supposed to be a goody two shoes? Haha, and anyway, I'm the second soul Akane, the Cat, smarty dummy.' Tohru was shocked and thought why she would be able to hear the Cat's voice.
'Well that's easy; I'm a part of your own body, just a different soul, duuh.' Tohru jerked to a hault.
'You can hear my thoughts?'
'Yup, it's not like I have a mouth that's able to speak directly to ya.'
'Yeah, but why am I able to hear your voice now of all times?'
'Dun know, maybe cause you're in an emotional shock, or because ya went through your first transformation… Could be any of those reasons.'
'Ugh, I don't want to have to always hear you in my thoughts.'
'Aww, I love ya too holder. And anyhow, why're ya runnin?'
'I'm not running. I'm going back to my grandfather's house so that the Sohma's no longer get hurt.'
'Whaaaaat, the Katsunuma's would never hurt the cursed Sohma's.'
'No, but you would if I transformed to fight the Katsunuma's.'
'Oh, good point… Well I'm bored of talking to a bore like ya, so I'm going to sleep, bye-bye for now ya coward.'
'I'm not a coward, it's for the best.' But Akane didn't respond back and Tohru had finished putting her shoes one and placed a note down on the kitchen table. Making her way back to the door, she slowly opened it, to make no noise. Walking out into the chilled air she slowly closed the door without noise. For a second Tohru thought about changing her decision and going back inside, but she shook the idea away. As a tear slipped down her cheek she started to walk away and said, "I'm sorry, farewell."
Hah! Chapter 8 finished! But i felt really bad for Tohru in this chapter, but i had to write it! Oh and the unknown purple haired teen will appear in the next chapter!
Till next time! XD
