Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ If There Be Sorrow ❯ 02- The Hug of DOOM ( Chapter 2 )

02- The Hug of DOOM

 

 

"I'm such an idiot!" Kyou yelled in his mind, his feet pounding against the concrete sidewalk, continuing to fight the urge he had to kick himself in the ass, "Why is that I always screw up in front of her? I always say the wrong damned thing!!!"

Kyou had no idea where he was going. Fortunately, his mind was too far in a state of chaos for him even to care. All the orange-haired teen knew was that he needed to get away from that house, away from that damned Yuki and Shigure, away from her.

God knew that's the last thing he wanted, to be away from her, but what else was he to do? Stand there and make more of an ass of himself while Shigure sung that stupid-ass song of his? Hell no. He hated Shigure for that. Always insisting that he liked Tohru. He wanted to knock that stupid dog into last year for the shit he pulled like that. He probably would have if Tohru hadn't looked as pale as she did. Kyou knew that Tohru didn't like it when they fought, whether verbally or physically, and he didn't really want to upset her up more by having his fist collide with Shigures jaw. Not wanting to hurt her was probably the reason why he ran, why he was still running, why he wouldn't stop until he had burned away all the anger he had, and he calmed down. He'd control himself for her, always for her.

Kyou's pulse thrummed loudly in his ears, and his legs ached horribly. He had no idea for how long he had run, or even where he was. Yet, he still didn't care. It wasn't until the realization dawned on him that Tohru would be worried if he didn't show up at school - and that damn Yuki would question him to death - that Kyou actually started to. As his blurry vision cleared, Kyou stopped running and leaned forward, bracing his hands on his thighs as he panted. His lungs burned as though he had held his breath for ages, and he honestly wouldn't have been surprised if that's exactly what he had did. The orange-haired boy coughed a few times, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand as he stood up straight, taking a quick glance around.

Unfortunately, Kyou recognized where he was, and his anger - which had pretty much disappeared- immediately resurfaced as a knot in his stomach started to form. He no longer found beauty in this place, Kyou instantly wondered if he ever had; maybe for a second, when he was a child, he loved this place, maybe he once found it beautiful, maybe he once wanted to be here; however, he doubted it, Mother had just locked him away in that damned house he used to call home, and would constantly check for the beads he wore on his wrist. The other Zodiac members and his so-called family had put him through hell and back, especially after her sudden death. They made him feel insignificant, unwanted, and simply hated. Yet, it was among that family that he so deeply wished to be accepted into. All he had to do was beat that damned Yuki... the bastard that screwed him over even before his birth.

The entry gate was open, giving Kyou a clear view into the Sohma Main house. He instantly frowned, harsh, unwanted memories filled his mind, making the orange-haired boy wince slightly.

"Maybe if she hadn't given birth to a child cursed with the cat, she'd still be with us."

"I didn't kill her! I didn't!!!"

"I love you so much I just wanted you all for myself."

Kyou closed his eyes and pushed away the bitter thoughts that he had tried - all his life - to erase from his memory. He didn't have time for this right now! He was annoyed as it was now.

"Hey! Kyou, what are you doin' here?" a familiar, high-pitched voice asked loudly, "Are you all right? Where's Tohru? I thought you walked to school with her... Kyou! Come on and answer me!"

"Get offa me!!!!" Kyou yelled as blond-haired Momiji glomped the hotheaded cat to the ground, asking a string of questions that mostly had to do with where the hell Tohru was.

Kyou answered Momiji's questions with a shift punch to the side of the annoying-boys' head.

"WAAHHHH!!! HARU! KYOU'S HURTING MEEE!!"

"What do you want me to do, kick his ass?" Haru asked quietly while slipping his hands into his trouser pockets.

 

Releasing the hold that Kyou had around Momiji's neck, the orange-haired teen blinked up at the younger black and white haired junior. He recognized the look in his eyes, the slightly clouded, furious glint that shone darkly in his even darker eyes. Kyou groaned internally, <I>he did not have time for this</I>!!!

Momiji placed a finger carefully over his lips, throwing his hip slightly to the side as he quietly asked the air, "Oh yeah! I forgo, Haru went black…"

 

"HOW CAN YOU JUST FORGET THAT?" Kyou yelled, balling his hands into fists at his side as he jumped towards the blonde. Momiji laughed uneasily as Haru placed the length between him and Kyou, raising a hand quickly before swiftly back handing the hotheaded cat across the face.

 

Kyou's head snapped to the left from the force of the blow, not to mention the fact that he was caught completely off-guard. He scowled, his crimson eyes darkening a bit to a burgundy as he shifted his gaze from Momiji who looked shock, to Haru; a small, devilish smirk played on the juniors lips.

 

Well, if he couldn't take his frustrations out on Shigure, that thickheaded bastard Haru was the next best thing.

 

Or, so he thought.

 

<HR>

 

"God damned bastard got lucky," Kyou growled the to stagnant, hallway air as he nearly limped to his first period class.

 

"Are you sure you don't need help, Kyou?" Momiji asked quietly as he trailed behind the wounded cat, "I could call Hatori and he could get you out of school for the day…"

 

"No," Kyou answered sternly, "I'm fine now just go away!"

 

Every part of Kyou's body ached and was more pissed off than he had been in a long while. Why'd he allow that damn Haru to basically pound him into the pavement? Sure, he had envisioned the kids face as Shigure singing that stupid, <I>stupid</I> song of his, and he had gotten a few good punches in, but then Haru went even crazier than he usually did and proceeded to beat the living shit outta him!

 

If it weren't for Momiji's quick intervention - doing the best thing he could, CRY- Kyou probably would have been turned into a puddle of bloody pulp.

 

"Kyou, come on! Tohru will freak out if she sees you like this!" Momiji cried, tugging on Kyou's left arm.

 

"Let go, Momiji!' Kyou hissed, much like a cat would, shrugging the blonde off of him. Momiji fell back a few steps, pouting. Kyou frowned; it was truly pathetic that the boy was sixteen years old yet he still did childish things like that!

 

Lured by Momiji's extremely annoying face, Kyou sighed and took a quick glance at the ceiling. Maybe the rabbit was right. Knowing Tohru, she'd have a spasm and a half while running around the school looking for a doctor if he walked into that classroom looking the way he did. Kyou couldn't help but smile slightly…

 

"KYOU!!!! OMIGOSH! WHAT HAPPENED?!"

 

Kyou's left eye twitched. He was hearing things… wasn't he?

 

"OH MY LOVE! WHO DARE SOMEONE LAY A HAND ON YOU? I'LL DESTROY THEM!"

 

No, that voice as just a figment of his imagination. It had to be. There's no way she could get into the school. No way in hell. Even if she did, wouldn't his KAGURA-IS-COMING-JUMP-OUT-A-WINDOW senses be tingling?

 

"KYYOUUU!!!"

 

Shit. It wasn't his imagination. Carefully turning his gaze from the ceiling, the orange-haired teen glanced forward, to see the "love" (note the quotation marks) of his life come barreling down the hallway in his direction. Kyou immediately tensed, and weighed his options.

 

Option One: He could run for it, which would prove hurting himself even more. Wasn't he already in enough pain?

 

Option Two: He could use Momiji as a sort of human shield or he could cry like him and Tohru would come to the rescue.

 

Option Three: He could just let Kagura have her way with him.

 

Kyou shivered; that last option freaked him out, freaked him out A LOT.

 

He didn't really have time to think, since you know, Kagura was right here, her arms open wide in a hug of doom.

 

Kyou muttered a silent prayer - just incase he died- and waited to be tackled.

 

This day really sucked.