OH MY GOD!

I'M DONE! I'M REALLY REALLY DONE!! I'M SO HAPPY!!!! Not that I didn't love this story to pieces I do. And I always will. Finally it's done though! One less story to worry about. Hahahahahahahahaha Well the reason why I'm done so soon is because I moved and they've been trying to process me in the new school for TWO WEEKS. If I fail 10th grade for missing 2 weeks of school I'll be pissed. Especially since they're learning about rocks in Earth Science and I already did but they learned about Astronomy and I didn't! ARG! Imma fail. Anyway, lol...

Thank you guys for following the story that I can now check off as complete, i'm so happy. You guys are amazing and I love you all. It's been real, its been fun, it's been REAL FUN. :D

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"Kyou, I want the monster first." Akito smirked and Hatori nodded and Kyou walked in the room nervously.

"Yes Akito?" He mumbled while looking at the ground and Hatori left and the door was closed. Hiro waited in a few rooms away.

"You realize what you did I could lock you both for right?" Akito grew a sick twisted grin and Kyou winced and looked up at the cold hearted man in front of him and shook his head slowly.

"Please... Do anything but hurt Hiro... I don't care how hard you beat me just please, he didn't do anything. I... I forced him to do it. It isn't his fault." Akito eyed Kyou who was shaking.

"Why are you standing up for that brat and not cowering for your own free life?" Akito asked, clearly annoyed.

"Because I don't think it's right that he didn't do anything and he's getting in trouble for it. It should be me Akito. Do whatever you please to me, just don't hurt him..." Kyou sighed and closed his eyes tightly.

Hiro I'm sorry for everything I did, I just want you to know I love ya and I'm not gonna let Akito hurt you. I should have done this a while ago. I'm sorry Hiro, but you'll find someone better than me, after all I'll be locked in a cage for the rest of my life. Find someone better Hiro. I love ya.

"Fine. It's a deal." Akito looked like he was in a bittersweet mood. Happy because he got to do whatever he pleased to Kyou and angry that he couldn't hurt Hiro. "Hiro won't be harmed."

"Thank you.." Kyou smiled, a soft painful smile but a smile none the less.

Akito punched him hard in the face, Kyou spun around and landed on the ground. He stood back up and looked eat Akito, his eyes seemed to hold an emotion of happiness. Akito growled inwardly and picked up a glass and threw it at Kyou and it clocked him in the head and he stumbled backwards.

"WHY WON'T YOU STOP THAT STUPID LOOK!?" Akito grabbed Kyou by the hair and threw him to the ground and kicked him roughly in the side a few times. He stomped on his head a few times and the broken glass cut into his forehead and cheek so blood was coming out of his face.

He leaned over and wrapped his fingers in Kyou's orange locks and pulled as hard as he could and pulled out a clump of Kyou's hair. Kyou winced and his hand was in his pocket, rubbing the pictures from earlier.

I'm sorry Hiro.

Akito kicked Kyou straight in the nose, probably breaking it as blood oozed out of it. He pulled Kyou up and tossed him to the side, Akito was wheezing a bit and got extremely pissed off.

"THAT STUPID LOOK ON YOUR FACE YOU DUMB CAT!" Akito stumbled to his table and grabbed a knife and limped over to Kyou with the knife secure in his hands. Kyou's blood was all over the room, sprayed everywhere.

Pitter patter was heard against the windows and outside Kyou turned his head and saw the rain slowly started to pour down from the skies. He coughed a bit and blood was leaking out of the side of his mouth. He looked down and noticed he was stabbed in the stomach. He didn't even feel it.

Kyou's red eyes looked up at Akito who had a crazed grin on his face. Kyou looked at him confused and a slight smile came to his face.

"Did... I tell you I beat... The rat? We bet... That whoever made Hiro..." Kyou coughed up more blood. "like--" another cough "them more... Wins... And I won. I... beat him." Kyou's smile faded slowly. "The cat wins..."

Akito glared hard at the pale Kyou and grabbed the handle of the knife and twisted it and Kyou winced and coughed up more blood and his hand fell out of his pocket.

"Can you... Reach in my pocket... And get the pictures... I wanna... Look at them...." Akito looked more confused than anything, out of curiosity he reached into Kyou's pocket and pulled out a strip of pictures from a photo booth. Kyou got one glimpse of the picture of a smiling Hiro before Akito's sadistic grin came to play and he ripped it in half but Kyou's eyes were closed before he saw him do that.

"N...night..." Kyou laid lifeless on the floor and Akito stood up and Hatori walked in the room and gawked.

"AKITO!" He ran over to Kyou and the cry was loud enough to set Hiro off and Hiro dashed into the room. As if there was a wall he stumbled back after seeing the blood and Kyou on the ground.

"Kyou!" Hiro began to cry slowly and it got more hysterical. "YOU BASTARD!" Hiro chased after Akito but Hatori grabbed him quickly and pulled him out of the way. "GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME! I'LL MAKE HIM SUFFER! WHY THE F-FUCK DID HE DO THAT!?" Hiro collapsed on the ground and started to cry harder. "W-why did you.." He couldn't finish his sentence and Akito simply walked outside in the rain not saying anything.

"Hiro..." Hatori whispered and Hiro glared and shoved Hatori to the floor.

"THIS IS YOUR F-FUCKING FAULT! IF YOU DIDN'T TELL AKITO...!" Hiro's lips trembled and he shut his eyes tightly together and shook his head. "I hate you..."

He hurried over to Kyou and examined him as he choked on more tears. He noted the bruises, the busted lip, nose, glass in his face, the chunk of hair ripped out, everything.

"K-kyou. Wh... Why?" Hiro let his head rest on Kyou's chest, trying to feel the slightest of a heartbeat. He glared at Hatori who took Kyou's hand and pressed his fingers to it and waited a few seconds.

"No pulse. He's dead Hiro."

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Everyone was gathered at Sohma house. Even Yuki and Torhu. Everyone was there for the cat's funeral.

Except Akito.

Torhu was in hysterics. Even Yuki shed a few tears for the departed cat of the zodiac.

Hiro sat in a chair right next to the casket. He wasn't looking at Kyou, he was looking at the ground, pretty much zoned out.

He's gone. He's been gone for a little while but it still didn't fully seep in. Not even now did he believe that never again would he see Kyou aside from the small memories and pictures. He wouldn't be called a stupid sheep, get lulled to sleep, cuddle next to Kyou, go on another date, have sex, it didn't matter, Kyou was gone and he was not coming back.

"I love you Kyou..." Hiro whispered quietly and slowly turned to the pale figure that laid in the casket. Kyou's dark skin was now a pasty white, his beautiful red eyes were closed so Hiro could never look in them again, his hair was very thinned and parted differently than it used to since they tried to cover the bald spot Akito had made. "You didn't deserve death."

"Hey Hiro!" Momiji ran over to Hiro with a smile, not a grin, a soft sweet smile.

"What Momiji?" Hiro whispered and Momiji slipped his hand into his back pocket.

"Well me and Haru were in Kyou's room and we found this and we wanted you to have it." Momiji pulled out two folded pieces of paper and Hiro raised an eyebrow. "Just read it." With that the rabbit walked away and Hiro opened the first piece.

Some people find that a crush is something that prepares you for the real thing such as when you really find the person you're looking for in your life. But recently all crushes have been good for are getting hurt. Why else would they call it a crush? It's the only name that suit's the purpose. Sometimes they don't even work out. You have to look to find your true love but that's kind of hard in a world like this. Especially when you're a cursed animal.

The zodiac curse is everything but a cool curse. And for that simple curse, just maybe that then maybe none of us will truly find the ones we love that will love us back. Because it's always going to be they like someone else and we're forced to someone different. But perhaps who we're forced to cling to in our moment of woes would be the person that wouldn't crush you in the end. The one to give you a helping hand instead of being the cause of it being outstretched for help. And just maybe I've found that person. And just maybe will he feel the same. There are high doubts but I suppose I could try for what it's worth.

Although I do hope that someone finds my sinking hand outstretched to be saved. Because I'm sinking in a swamp and I don't know how to swim.

Hiro blinked and swallowed hard.

"I wrote this.." He mumbled to himself and with shaky fingers he unfolded the second piece.

I don't know how to love. I don't even know what love is half of the time I think to myself that there isn't such a thing. I see myself as the big bad wolf who just ruins things to make other people miserable even though I don't mean to. I don't want anyone to be unhappy I just want myself to know what happiness is. Last night me and Hiro... Had sex. I told him that I loved him. I didn't say that. I watched myself say that. It wasn't me. I don't know what came over me but that me isn't real. He shouldn't be real. I screamed at myself, hated myself felt disgusting. Hiro loves me though. An emotion I don't really know about. Love. I like the kid, I do. But love? I'm not exactly sure.

Love the creamy brown color of his eyes, the blondish brown color of his hair, his pale skin that turns pink when I say something, his cocky attitude that doesn't even seem tobe completely real 100% of the time, like a front or something. Love the willingness he had to lay down as I screamed at myself that night? I don't think I don't love him because I don't love him. Maybe it's more of I don't love Hiro because I shouldn't. He deserves better and I think he knows that and maybe in time he'll get rid of this crush on me he writes about. I'd like to tell myself and everyone else that I only lust Hiro and nothing more but maybe there is love there. I know that if someone tried to hurt him I'd break their neck, if I had the chance to save his life over mine, I'd do it no hesitations. I don't want to see him cry ever because he shouldn't. But I'm not sure what love that is. He's family. But then again when has family even mattered to me? Never. No one loves the cat and look at Hiro not even trying to stop himself from saying he loves me back.

Maybe I do love him. Maybe I do know what love is. All I know is no matter where I go, he'll always be with me, in my heart. He's my Hiro...

Hiro got up slowly and looked at Kyou and kissed his cheek and walked off. Every step like a pang in his heart, away from Kyou. His eyes burned, they were probably turning red but he didn't care, he just kept walking.

Finally he fell to his knees in a praying position and found himself in front of his mother's grave.

"Mom, it's me. I'm sorry I haven't said anything to you in a while but I was upset. I love you mom and I just wanted to tell you that... Kyou died. So... Maybe you'll get to meet him before I introduce you two. But be nice to him mom. I'm sure you'll love him. He's nice once you get to know him. He's shy, don't pay attention to his snarky comments, I'm sure he'll love you like a mom and maybe you can love him like a son. But please mom, show him people can care about the cat, I do. More than anything." He opened his eyes and looked at his mother's grave and stood up and walked to the cliff. He liked that spot. You could see the sunset in the mountains.

Hiro sat down near the edge feeling rather cold but suddenly his back felt warm, like someone was hugging him from behind. He closed his eyes and smiled.

"I love you Kyou." He whispered as though feeling a transparent figure of his lost love against him.

"I love you too." Hiro opened his eyes and turned his head, nothing was there. He didn't know if his mind imagined it or if Kyou had been there. He closed his eyes to rest again with a smile.

*~~ 4 years later ~~*

"Hey Hiro!!" Momiji yelled and ran over with Haru following shortly behind.

"What?" Hiro looked up from his notebook and Momiji just had a grin on.

"Come on. Follow me!" Hiro didn't even ask he just knew that Momiji was excited for something. He could feel it. "I know you'll love it."

After about 15 minutes of walking they arrived at the hospital and Hiro gulped. What was to love about the hospital?

"Where are we going??" Hiro asked confused and they walked into a room.

"Hey we're back." Momiji said happily and Hiro seemed confused. A woman laid on the bed. Hiro had seen her before but her name escaped him.

"Hello." She said tiredly and rubbed her eyes. A male nurse walked in. "Can you bring him in?" He nodded and left.

"Sit down." Momiji beamed and Hiro looked confused but sat on the chair and a few moments later the man walked in with something moving in the thick sheets of blankets. "Give him to him." Momiji pointed to Hiro and Hiro just looked confused as a baby was placed in his arms. Eyes closed, chubby cheeks, beautiful orange hair. He was sleeping.

"That's Kyon. He's the cat of the zodiac." Momiji whispered with a smile and Hiro looked up at him with wide eyes.

"R... Really?" Hiro stuttered and the woman looked at the child with confusion.

"Who's baby is that?" She asked and Hiro looked up and Momiji nodded.

"She rejected him." Haru whispered and Momiji just smiled.

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"You're so beautiful..." Hiro had the baby cradled in his arms cooing and giggling at everything. The bracelet was on his arm, just like Kyou. His eyes were finally opened and they were a much lighter red than Kyou's crimson eyes. But he still looked like Kyou. A lot like him.

"Hiro when are you going to leave?" Hatori asked and Hiro looked up at him sadly.

"Sorry Hatori." Hiro stood up and Hatori shook his head. "Where... Do I leave him?" Hiro looked at the baby sadly and Hatori examined Hiro and walked over.

"He reminds you of Kyou, doesn't he?" Hatori asked and Hiro nodded slowly. "... Keep him."

"W-W-What?" Hiro blinked and gaped at the doctor who looked around.

"No one else will want the cat of the zodiac. You're 18, an adult. Take him if you want him." Hatori said and Hiro just stared at the baby who looked up at him with a toothless smile as he grabbed onto Hiro's finger with both of his tiny little hands.

"But what about--" Hatori cut him off.

"It's the least I could do." Hatori said and Hiro's expression darkened. Right, Hatori told on him and Kyou.

"...Right...." Hiro walked out of the room and Hatori sat down and sighed as he looked at the wall. For 4 years he'd taken credit for that when it wasn't him, it was Shigure not knowing how to keep his mouth shut until it got to Kureno.

Hiro laid down in his bed next to the baby and smiled.

"Hello Kyon-Kyo. How are you?" The baby just smiled and closed his eyes and went to sleep. Hiro looked up at the pictures of him and Kyou and sighed.

"My hero." He kissed the baby's forehead and his eyes wondered to his note.

He's my Hiro.

The End

Give me some input, did you like it? Did you hate it? I love it. I kinda cried while writing it a bit. lol well so long my friends!