..::..~Desolation~..::..~Kyo Sohma~..::..~Part 53~..::..~For girls~..::..

Re-cap:

"I was too busy keeping you alive, we had to work every single minute for the past three days to keep you going, and several times you came close, very close," says Domian, rubbing a hand over his face.

"You should go home now, everyone is probably wondering where we are; we were supposed to be at the Kioto Beach House for the past three days," you murmur. Domian blinks at you for a moment then laughs hollowly.

"I entirely forgot about that," he says, shaking his head. "Yeah, I'm going to go home and get cleaned up, your blood is starting to freak me out." Domian stands up, wavering for a moment before he gets his balance. He nods towards you and walks out of the room, leaving you alone. You sigh and close your eyes, drifting into a deep sleep.

Story Start:

{Kioto Mansion, no one's POV}

"According to Cookie, no one's been home in four days," says Kaida, re-entering the entrance hall where everyone is gathered.

"Then where could Domian and Kuro be, if they're not with us?" wonders Shigure aloud. He only receives blank stares in return, everyone wondering the same thing. In the silence the rumble of a car engine can suddenly be heard approaching the mansion. Everyone waits in tense silence as the engine cuts off near the garage, followed by silence.

"I wonder if that could be Domian or Kuro?" wonders Riko, her gaze on the door.

"We'll find out in a moment," comments Mikako, patting her youngest sister on the head. After several long minutes the front door swings open, revealing a very worn-looking Domian. his normally white doctor's jacket is almost entirely dark red-brown, obviously dried blood. His long hair holds evidence of the blood as well, slightly matted in a few places. Blood stains Domian's hands and sections of his face, giving an even eerier aspect to his already black-shadowed eyes.

"What's this, a welcoming party?" he asks tiredly, his brown eyes flicking around at everyone.

"Did you kill someone?" asks Shigure slowly, the first one to speak after a long pause.

"No, I was saving someone's life," replies Domian, shutting the door.

"Kuro's," comments Kyo, the word not a question.

"That's right, Kuro's, and she's still just barely alive," sighs Domian, walking farther into the entrance hall. He starts slightly as both Tohru and Riko suddenly slump to the floor in dead faints. Mikako scoops up Riko while Mika carefully picks up Tohru. They disappear into the study with the unconscious girls, re-emerging a few moments later.

"So what happend to Kuro, to get that much blood on you?" demands Kaida, his voice sharp. Domian looks down, considering his clothes, almost as if he was just noticing the blood. After a moment he walks over to a box beside the door, pulling out a large amount of mail. He separates three pakages from the mail then studies them for a moment.

"Here, this can explain far better than I can, plus I want to take a shower and get some sleep," says Domian, tossing one of the pakages at Kaida. He then heads for the stairs, disappearing up to the second floor. Kaida eyes the package for a moment before opening it up. Inside he finds a VHS tape marked 'Kiyaka cover 3/14 - Semi'.

"Semi?" says Kaida out loud, his voice curious.

"Semi? Like a semi-truck?" asks Hatori, his face paling slightly.

"Dunno, let's watch it," says Kaida, moving towards the study. As a whole everyone trails along behind him, crowding into the study. Kaida turns the single TV in there on, sliding the tape into the VCR. After a moment the screen shows Kiyaka, Mia standing next to the police chief, a large car accident behind them. Everyone watches in stunned silence as the updates that had been played on the news shows one after another, finally ending with Kuro's being pulled form the car.

"Good god," breathes Kaida at the sight, feeling sick to his stomach. As the screen goes dark he turns to look at everyone else in the room, finding the still conscious ones in varying degrees of illness.

"No wonder Domian looked so bad, it must've taken everything he had to keep Kuro alive," says Hatori slowly, a hand over his face. Silence falls over the room again after the comment, everyone lost in thought. After a long moment Kaida removes the tape from the VCR and replaces it in its cardboard case.

"I'm going to bring this up to Domian," says Kaida, rising to his feet. He quietly pads from the study. He's back a few minutes later, his hands empty. "Domian's completely out, I couln't even get him to stir," says Kaida, plopping bck down into his seat. He glances over as Riko suddenly sits up, her small face pale. She glances around quickly, blinking a few times.

"What happened?" she asks eventually.

"You fainted at the sight of Domian," replies Mikako quietly.

"Oh," says Riko, turning green.

"She was in a car accident," supplies Shigure, earning a few glares from people around the room.

"Will Onee-chan be okay?" asks Riko, her eyes tearing up. Everyone glances around nervously, not wanting to lie to the girl, but not wanting to say the truth either.

"She'll be alright, Riko," says Kyo eventually, causing the emotional girl to look at him. "Kuro's to stubborn to die." After a moment of considering that Riko nods, though her innocent eyes still swim with unshed tears.

"We should head home," says Hatori, standing up. The Sohmas with him also stand, shuffling out of the entrance hall. Kyo pauses before leaving the room, looking at Kaida.

"As soon as Domian is awake have him call me so I know where I can find Kuro," he says seriously, his orange-brown gaze troubled.

"How about I pick you up in the morning and we go to Kioto hospital?" suggests Kaida, giving Kyo a crooked smile. The orange-haired boy nods and leaves the room, sliding the study door shut behind him.