Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Cursed Love, Forevermore ❯ Chapter 48

Yuki's eyes narrowed, "See what you've done cat! I told you!" He was angry now, and Kyou only looked back at him. "She's lost it, all hope... any hope of this curse ever being lifted is gone, all because she finally let go of her strength and gave up..." She shook in fear hearing him yell the child starting to cry in the next room. She moved away from the two slamming the door shut behind her as she moved over picking the small infant up into her arms grabbing a blanket for her to keep her warm as she headed outside grabbing the two baby books.

 

Kyou stood unphased, stirring the food still as though nothing at all had happened. It was beyond his control anymore, she was losing control of her strength. "She'll die and the curse will go on... I should have just gone to the cage..." She slammed the door closed as she headed down the pathway trying to keep the child from crying. Yuki glanced back and forth between Kyou and the door, not understanding what had just happened. Kyou was trying to be reassuring and try to boost her belief in herself and her strength, and she'd gone the exact opposite and in a fit of weakness left.

 

She finally stopped resting against a tree the baby sitting on her lap playing with her mother's hair. ".... I'm sorry I let you down Yumi..." She spoke sadly covering her eyes with one of her hands not wanting her daughter to see her cry. ".... The curse... that's what's important now... If I can't break it...." Yuki slowly stepped out and closed the door, sitting down on the porch. Within the house, Kyou slowly turned the head down on the stove so that the food would cook much slower. His eyes falling closed, he stepped away from the kitchen and went out the door, walking past Yuki without a sound.

 

She stood slowly with the baby and the books. ".... Hana-chan will let me stay at her house for a little bit.... Kyou-kun and Yuki-kun.... Will be able to have a break from me." The baby rested her head against her mother's shoulder yawning tiredly.

 

Slowly Kyou came into view of where Tohru was, but he said nothing, he just kept walking. Right past her and further down the path. Slowly his right hand opened, dropping a small piece of paper when he was nearly out of her sight, before taking off into a sprint, not wanting to turn back now, not wanting to be caught.

 

Her eyes widened as she watched him she dropped the books quickly holding the child close to her. "Kyou-kun!" She wanted to run after him, but she didn't want to risk the child on the way she walked ahead quickly leaning down picking the paper off the forest path.

 

The piece of paper was the last of what Kyou had to say for now. His form rapidly disappearing in the distance. "Tohru... go back home to Yuki. I've done enough to hurt you, I've upset you, and I've caused you to lose faith in yourself and your ability to break our curse. I don't want to hurt you anymore... so I'm going where I belong. I love you," and was signed by Kyou.

 

She closed her eyes tightly as clenched the paper hard in her hand. ".... You're going to let me die alone.... You're going to abandon your unborn child.... I'm so stupid...." Tears started to well in her eyes as she gathered the two baby books. Kyou ran and ran until he couldn't run anymore, tired, on the verge of crying. He couldn't do this anymore; he couldn't allow himself to hurt her anymore. He was a monster, his only purpose in life to create pain and suffering, which, he did well.

 

She walked into the house her body shaking as she looked to Yuki pain and sadness in her eyes. ".... I'm sorry.... I'm sorry...." She dropped the books at the entrance of the door the child still clutching onto her mother's shirt. ".... I can't do anything right can I.... You two had faith that I could free you.... I ruined everything you'll never be happy.... Its all my fault...."

 

Yuki slowly glanced towards the girl and gave her a small smile. "You still can Miss Honda... You haven't ruined anything, and you do so many things right... But you're allowing what Akito has told you to get the better of you... you're letting him win... You have to be strong... Kyou can't be strong if you're not smiling... he thinks he's failed..."

 

"... He went to the cage because of me...." She spoke sadly looking to him as she walked past him laying the child down in the playpen as she slowly knelt down beside it watching the child.

 

"He's given up hope... He feel's he's hurt you, and failed to protect you... He knows what he is, he knows he's a monster... he's going where he thinks a monster should be, where he can't hurt anyone ever again."

 

".... Yuki-kun.... I want to go to Kyou-kun, but I don't want to take her there and risk Akito-san doing something to her...." She petted the child's cheek softly.

 

"Then go see him...,” he said as he turned to look down at her. "I wouldn't expect a warm reception though... he's lost... He's not likely to believe that he could be loved, someone that destroys lives wouldn't expect to be loved... and I am sure, that's how he feels."

 

She stood covering the baby up. "... You'll be ok with the baby?" She looked up to him she was close to breaking now as she headed toward the door.

 

"Yea... the baby will be fine, if I need something I'll call Rin or one of the others...” He watched her, slightly smiling. "Just be careful of Akito..."

 

She nodded lightly as she closed the door heading down the beated path toward the main house her head down low. ".... Kyou-kun I'm coming to set you free... I promise to be happy for you..." She was talking to herself until she reached the main house. Kyo'd already put himself within the stone cage, with steel bars in the front. He was sitting against the far back wall, his knees drawn up to his chest, eyes closed. It was apparent that, his weakness had gotten the best of him, the ground around him wet. She made her way toward the back finding a solemn building that looked different from the others her hand slowly slipping threw the cold bars. "...Kyou-kun...?"

 

His head never lifted, eyes downcast on the stone floor beneath him. "Why are you here..?" His voice was soft, distressed. He truly felt this was where he belonged, and that he should be alone there.

 

"... Because you broke your promise... You told me that you'd never leave me behind..." She spoke sadly she couldn't see him the door was to tall for her all she could do was place some of her arm threw the bars.

 

"I left because I failed... I couldn't protect you, even from myself..." he said as he lay his head upon his knees, his arms folded tightly around them.

 

".... Kyou-kun... If I died I'd be getting all your hopes up that you worked so hard on.... I'm scared of hurting you." She reached in as far as she could now wanting his hand. ".... Remember when I was pregnant with Yumi.... I was really emotional.... its the same thing..." She was trying to make him happy now trying to save him she even let out a low giggle.

 

"But if you let yourself believe you're going to die... then Akito wins..." he said as he slowly lay over on his side, looking up at the bars, at her hand. "He wants you to go... so he makes you believe you can't save us... He's praying on your weakness..."

 

".... Kyou-kun... Please don't leave me..." She had started to cry now. "... I promise to keep smiling for you..." Her hand slipped away from the bar as a thud could be heard from outside before a scream could be heard.

 

Quickly Kyou stood up and ran to the door, "Tohru!?" He hadn't ran because of the sound of her words, her promise, but instead because he'd heard her scream.

 

"... Kyou-kun it hurts so bad now..." She was in pain she wrapped her hands around her stomach as she leaned forward tears falling on the ground.

 

His arm reached through the bar, trying to reach down to her. "You should have stayed home, you should have rested, let Yuki take care of you... I failed to do that, at least he still can..."

 

She let out another scream of pain as she fell to her side. "... I'm sorry Kyou-kun...., but I'm stubborn like you..." Her breathing had become heavy now. ".... Please don't let me die alone..."

 

"You're not going to die alone, you're gonna grow up and die an old lady with Yuki and me!" He still tried to reach down to her, but the cage had been closed and was locked. He couldn't get out. She was trying her best not to make anymore sounds, but she failed a few people had ran out to find her one man had lifted her up taking her into the main house her eyes slowly looking to the bars of the cage her eyes were filled with pain and sadness.

 

Kyou shook at the bars as he saw the others carrying the girl away. "Tohru!!" He tried to force them open, to get out to get to her, but it was no use, "Let her go!"

 

"We have to take her to Hatori...." One of the men spoke up.

 

"Not without me! Bring her back here, now!" His eyes were narrowed, angry as he kicked and smashed against the stone door, ramming with his shoulder.

 

"What and let her die?" The other man followed the other one as he laid her out in front of him. "If you can't tell she's going miscarry the child if you don't let us take her to Hatori."

 

"Let me out of this damn cage so I can help her damn it! The child's mine, I'm not about to just sit back and watch her die!"

 

"You chose your fate the child no longer belongs to you monster now let us take her to Hatori so he can save her and the child if there hasn't been to much time that has passed." Her eyes closed slowly one of her hands resting on her stomach.

 

"God damn it, let me out of this cage or I swear when I get out I'll kill you all!" He was ramming the wall harder now, his shoulder starting to bleed from the rough concrete cutting and bruising it.

 

"Give it up monster your killing her by not letting us help her."

 

Kyou slowly slid down against the wall, panting heavily, his shoulder bloody and beaten. His shirt was growing red from the flow of blood, even though it weren't serious; it still made it look worse. "Glad you understand." The man picked the girl up of the ground carrying her inside the other man fallowing behind him. Kyou's left hand slowly reached across to hold his shoulder, it felt busted and out of place. He'd never felt so much pain as he did now, and even still; the pain in his heart eclipsed it. Hatori came out a few hours later opening the door to his cage holding bandages and medicine.

 

Kyo'd fallen asleep against the cage door, so when it opened, he fell backwards against the concrete, his eyes opening to look up at Hatori. "Where is she..?"

 

"Resting in my office Akito-san shouldn't know about her yet." He leaned down next to the cat giving him a shot to numb the pain as he pulled out some medical wipes to clean off the wound.

 

Kyou's eyes and cheeks were red and puffy, his shoulder looking like someone had beat on it with a meat tenderizer. "Make damn sure he doesn't find out... and there won't be any problems..."

 

"Kyou-kun it's important that she stays in the main house until she has your baby...." He started to wrap his wound carefully now.

 

"No...." he said as he shifted into a sitting position, holding his arm, feeling it out of place. "She can't stay here, Akito is preying on her and making her weak. She'll never survive if she doesn't believe she can... She's giving up on life, you can't let her stay here..."

 

"She almost lost the baby because of the stress.... Most of the time the women that have the cat's child don't make it to the birth..." He spoke sadly.

 

"She can't stay here Hatori!" Kyou slowly pushed himself to his feet, his shoulder hanging limply at his side, out of place still. "I won't let Akito control her anymore..."

 

"He has you locked away there is no need for her anymore since she's going to die when she has your child." He stood watching the cat.

 

"But I'm not locked away... you've opened the cage. I want to take her home where she belongs... she can't stay here; Akito will make sure she dies! She can survive this, she's going to break the curse, I just know it!"

 

"... What if something happens at Shigure's like this again..? How will you protect her then you won't be able to carry her down the mountain."

 

"I... I don't know, but she can't stay here! She can't Hatori! He'll kill her, he'll make sure she dies!"

 

"I'll keep her hidden from him Kyou-kun I can't let her go back with you if she does she won't have any chance of living if she starts to stress out again like that."

 

"I have to stay here then... I won't go back home without her, I'll stay in this God forsaken hell if I have to, but I'm not leaving her here Hatori."

 

"I wasn't asking you to leave, but it'll be best if you stay in here until the child is born to keep her hidden from Akito-san's grasp." He walked back to the door. "If she's feeling well I'll bring her out so you can see her."

 

Kyou groaned slightly and nodded, walking towards the back of the cage. Slowly he lifted his right arm, the one he'd hurt and shoved it against the wall to pop it back into place, wincing majorly. He watched the cat sadly. "I did not open this cage got it?"

 

"And I didn't tell you that I'm going to kill Akito, got it?" Kyou walked to the far back corner of the small cell, sliding down the wall there and resting in the corner. He nodded lightly as he headed back toward his office after locking the door.

 

Kyou's head slowly came to rest on his knees, looking down at the concrete floor again, seeing the blood there. "I'm not going anywhere Tohru..."

 

A few hours after the sun went down a hand slowly slipped threw the bars reaching for him. "... Kyou-kun...!"

 

"Tohru..?" Slowly he stood up and walked towards the door, looking through it slightly.

 

She reached for him weakly still. "... You didn't leave me."

 

"No Tohru... I'm here." He slowly reached out and put a hand on her shoulder. "I can't leave here though... I have to stay here... to make sure that you're safe..."

 

".... Kyou-kun I'm sorry I got upset..." She reached out touching his cheek. "... I got a little scared I didn't mean to take it out on you two..." She spoke sadly.

 

His head shook slightly as he leaned closer to her, smiling at her touch slightly. "No... I shouldn't be pushing you to be strong now. Just... I'm so used to you smiling."

 

She nodded sadly. "... So am I Kyou-kun..." She ran her fingers threw his hair.

 

His hand lifted to rest on her's, "You can't stay out here long, you have to get back to Hatori before Akito finds you."

 

"... I know." She leaned up weakly holding out a bag to him. "... I asked Hatori-san to find some fish for you..."

 

Taking the bag, he smiled and reached down with his free hand to cup her chin and caress her cheek with his thumb. "Go back and rest now..."

 

".... Yuki-kun and Yumi are coming as well... Hatori-san is putting us in a house at the edge of the estate.... I'll be able to come see you at night..."

 

He nodded softly as he put the bag down and reached out with both arms as far as he could to attempt at least some kind of embrace. "Be strong Tohru... you're our only hope, and if you give up... I fear we're doomed..."

 

“… Kyou-kun please stop reminding me of that I understand that…” She spoke sadly looking up to him her head resting against the cold cell door as she held onto his arm.

 

His arms holding her, he smiles a bit. "I don't want you to do this for the curse... I can live with the curse; I've already lived with it this long. I want you to do it for you."

 

She nodded lightly resting her head against his hand. ".... Is it ok if I stay a few more minutes with you?"

 

"Yea... but not too long, or Akito might see you...” He looked down at her and smiled softly, holding her still. "You know I love you Tohru, right?"

 

She nodded lightly. "... And I still love you." She spoke barely above a whisper. He smiled softly, leaning down and kissing her forehead as best he could. She blushed lightly at his touch Hatori walking out to get her to come back inside.

 

"Go now... where it's safe. Ok?" Slowly he let her go and stepped back within the darkness of the cage.

 

"...I love you Kyou-kun." She spoke softly her hand sliding away from the bars as she followed Hatori inside.

 

"I love you too..." he whispered as he watched her slip away, "rest well." She looked back sadly as she faded into the house. Slowly he moved back to the corner, taking the bag with him, eating what was within. She laid down where Hatori had made her a bed for the night making sure his door was locked so Akito wouldn't bust in to find her. Once the food was gone, Kyo'd looked up through the barred wall at the moon overhead. His eyes slowly closed half way as he blinked and lay down, sighing, sleeping.