Chapter 9

                                    

                                          
Kyo sighed as he remained seated in Tohru's car. Suddenly, he noticed Kagura's car pull over in the lane opposite to his, making him smirk before turning to Tohru. "You didn't ask me how you drowned last time. Do me a favor. I'll tell you." Kyo said, making Tohru blink. "What favor?" Tohru asked. "Put up an act with me." Tohru looked at Kyo for a while before she leaned forward, her face inches away from Kyo.
From Kagura's angle, it looked like the two of them were kissing, making her slam her steering wheel in anger. The next moment, Kyo got out of Tohru's car and went up to his flat.
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Kyo sighed and sat down on the sofa. 'Kagura is arrogant, yet she suffers from an inferiority complex. Now that she saw me with another woman, I'm sure she will...' Suddenly, Kyo heard the door open, making him sit on the sofa quickly. "Kyo Sohma!" Kagura shouted, making Kyo look at her. "Kagura? What-" "Don't put up an act! I know what you're up to. Are you getting cozy with Tohru Honda?!" Kagura shouted, making Kyo widen his eyes. "Kagura, you misunderstood me. Don't get the wrong idea." Kyo said quickly.
Kagura glared at him before she closed the curtains. "You really let me down." She said angrily as she closed the curtains, making Kyo panic. "Kagura! You really misunderstood me!" "Explain." Kagura said in a low voice. "Kagu-" "Explain!" Kagura shouted as she held Kyo's neck and squeezed it, making Kyo choke.
"Kagura! You really misunderstood me. She's an investor. I did it for you Kagura." Kyo choked as he struggled to breathe. He felt Kagura's grip tighten. She slapped Kyo's face and let him go while Kyo choked. "For me? If you did that for me, then you're despicable." Kagura spat out. "Kagura," Kyo stood up as he looked straight at her. "What have I done?" He asked.
"I was wondering how you became such a famous actor. You put a lot of efforts, right?" Kagura said angrily. "Kagura-" But before Kyo could complete, Kagura slapped his cheek. "Forget about starring in Matsumoto's movie. Yuta is much better than you." She spat out acidly, before pushing Kyo on the couch and storming away.
"Kagura! Kagura please! This movie is very important to me!" Kyo cried before he touched his cheek and neck. 'She's pathetically weak.' Kyo thought before he walked over to the cupboard in the room and took the recorder. He breathed in deeply before turning it off and left the house.
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Kyo sighed before getting inside Tohru's car again and leaned against the seat. Tohru looked at Kyo and was stunned to see Kyo's neck and cheek red with fingerprints. She quickly pulled out the water bottle from the side holder and handed placed it on Kyo's neck.
Kyo turned to look at Tohru before giving her a small smile. "Thank you." "If I knew this would be the outcome of me helping you, I wouldn't've agreed to help you." Tohru said, making Kyo smirk. "Kagura acted just as I expected her to."
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"Thank you for inviting me to this dinner." Yuta said as he stood on the stage. He was just about to continue speaking, when someone suddenly shouted. "Kyo-san is here!" All the camera which were directed to Yuta shifted to Kyo. Kyo smiled and waved at the cameras before he got on stage. He was wearing a black blazer with a black scarf around his neck.
Yuta smiled and placed the mic down before hugging Kyo. "Guess what's on my neck." He whispered, making Yuta blink. He ripped the scarf off Kyo's neck, making all the reporters gasp. "Mr. Kyo got hurt on his neck?" "He must've been strangled." "Domestic violence."
"Mr. Kyo, did Kagura Sohma abuse you?" A reporter asked as she ran up to Kyo. "No! It's far from that! She tried to kill him!" Another reporter said, making everyone agree. "This is a misunderstanding. Kyo-kun's injury was not caused by me-" Kagura was just about to continue but another reporter cut in.
"Mr. Sohma, since when did Ms. Kagura start abusing you?" A reporter asked. "Did Kagura force you to act lovey dovey in public?" Another reporter asked. "Kyo-kun." Kagura called Kyo, making him look at her. Kagura walked up to Kyo and whispered. "Many are watching. Do what you should do. Don't embarrass me."
Kyo stayed silent. Suddenly, the screen behind him turned on, showing a video of Kagura strangling Kyo, making all the reporters gasp. Kyo, Kagura and Yuta all turned around. This time, soon after, a video of Yuta and Kagura kissing came, making Yuta run away while covering his face.
"Yuta and I just normal friends. Kyo-kun knows about this, right Kyo-kun?" Kagura said, as she looked at Kyo expectantly. However, Kyo shook his head. "We're over." He was about to get off the stage when Kagura grabbed his hand. "Kyo Sohma what do you mean?" She shouted before she whispered again. "Do you know what you're saying?" "I'm saying I want to break up with you!" Kyo shouted.
"Kagura-san claims to be normal friends with Yuta-san. Is this true?" A reporter asked Kyo. "I don't know." Kyo said pitifully. "I'm really confused right now." "How did you get hurt?" Another reporter asked. Kyo looked at Kagura with tears in his eyes. "Everyone, please leave me alone for a while." He tried to get off the stage when Kagura grabbed his hand again. "Kyo-kun! You cannot leave!"
Tohru came running to the stage and held Kyo's other hand before glaring at Kagura. Kyo pulled away from Kagura and left with Tohru while the reporters tried to get more answers, although the two of them left the hall.
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Tohru dragged Kyo along with her and the two of them got in her car. Tohru had just gotten into the driver's seat when Kyo's phone rang. "Hello?" "Kyo, it went viral. They claim that Kagura tried to kill you and treated you as a puppet. They're using all kinds of terms. Many people are calling me. Where are you now?" Hatsuharu asked.
"I..." Kyo looked at Tohru, who nodded. "I'm with Tohru Honda." "Then ask Ms. Honda to take you somewhere you can hide." Hatsuharu said, making Kyo gawk. "Ah?" "The reporters are waiting for you. Don't go home, okay?" "Okay." Hatsuharu cut the call and quickly ran away from the press conference before the reporters could see him.
Kyo cut the call and looked at Tohru, making her sigh as she wore her seatbelt on before starting the car and driving away.