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Warning : Erm alot of angst and confusion so I'm sorry

Normal Pov

Everyone was out of the way as the 18 year old beauty began dancing. First it was a slow beat he was moving too, no one noticed. Then it went abit faster, his hips moving so seductively.

His midnight hair unbound swaying along with his body. The sweat glistening off his feminine figure. The leather that covered him like a second skin attracted many people, male or female. His eyes closed as the lights shown on him, showing everyone his smooth tanned skin and those long eyelashes.

Did he notice that everyone was watching him? Yes, he did. But why should he care? He danced for one person. And one person only...

Ray's Pov

Everyone was looking at you, Takao. They always do. You pretend not to notice and laugh it off. But I know you saw them watching. Saw the stares that were meant only for you.

Sitting across me now, was my ever so fateful boyfriend, Kai. I thought he loved me but look at him those piercing crimson orbs of his were looking at you,not me. They were clouded with lust and desire and a hint of love and disappointment. I shrugged it off everytime because I thought he only wanted you to fulfil his needs. I thought wrong. ..

Everytime I'm near him, he will laugh at me, smile at me and talk to me. But I was so deeply in love that I didn't see you standing right beside me, everytime he did those little actions.

You, Takao Kinomiya made him laugh, smile and talk. Not me. Every one of his little actions was always made when you were there when you were smiling, laughing and talking to him. I thought you were snatching him away. I always did. It seemed the nearer you were, more emotions will be shown in his face.

But what I didn't know was that this was you. All those smiles, all those laughs was you. I didn't change the fact Kai was drawn to you, so in love with you. Then slowly I found out that was your certain charm. The way you draw people in with your goofy smiles and loud laughs.

Even, you had made two other ice princes laugh and smile. Should have seen the expressions on Tala and Bryan's face when everyone told them that. The mask that those three icicles had always covered themselves with was broken, shattered and thrown away. And those emotions were never lesser than human.

You were dancing that same dance again, always the same dance. It was neither innocent nor entirely dirty. Everyone's watching you, they always do. If you're dancing seductively or just passing by innocently, they will always watch. I was jealous at the fact they watched you.

Wasn't I suppose to be the hot one? But no, they saw you the mystery that you pretend not to have. You pretend to be the sweet innocent type that everyone thought you to be. Maybe you were but you're good at masking it, huh? You threw other people's mask easily. Well, how about you're own?

You're taking Kai away from me. I look at Kai and he was still watching you, wanting you. Just like everyone. I shook my head and stood up. Kai not noticing this.

"I'm going back, Kai."

"Hn." My heart broke as his eyes never left Takao. Tears were now forming in my eye. Blurring my vision. I let out a sob but he didn't hear me. Not even acknowledging me...He will never see me the way he does to you..

Normal Pov

Takao kept dancing. His eyes now half-lidded as he sees Ray leaving the club. Couldn't take the pain, could you Ray? I'm sorry...He shook his head and continue to dance, his eyes fully closed memorising the beat of the song and moving to it. By now everyone was close to him. Trying to touch him, dance with him. But everytime he came into contact with someone he backed away. His mouth pursed in a thin line of annoyance. Can't you see I want to be alone? Stay away..Don't touch me..

Don't touch me...

Then someone ran their hand up Takao's sides. He recognized those callous hands and shook his head. He looked up to the crimson eyed intruder. His hands now on Kai's shoulder as he tiptoed, leaning closer to the dual haired ears. " Kai, I don't love you.."

Crimson eyes widened in shock and Takao bowed his head in apology. Kai nodded before moving away and disappearing in the crowd. Takao let a single tear fall from his gem-like eyes before he danced again. His hands high up in the air, his hair still swaying. And it seemed he was trying harder to dance. To shake off those feelings of guilt. Why did I have to hurt them?

Then another pair of hands ran up his sides. But these were gentler hands. He smiled as he knew who the other was. And danced with him. There were no physical contact at first. Not until it got faster. Jealous eyes watched those two danced. But they did not know. They didn't even care. Sapphire eyes stared down at the petite figure. Then the taller and older of the two leaned down, breath tickling the smaller's ear..

"Dance with me, Takao..."

"I am..."

Normal Pov (Kinomiya's dojo)

Ray walked into the dojo. His eyes blurry. His body aching. He shook his head as the headache came. He kept shaking it. Refusing to let the tears fall, he collapsed on the sofa in the living room. Then a blonde blader decided to enter.

"Ray?" Ray turned to Max and thought it as cute as how Max looked like a child. Max was now currently rubbing his eyes with his sleeves. Max was wearing an oversize shirt with long sleeves, it was blue with yellow stars. The sleeves however were longer than his hands.

"Are you crying, Ray?" Max inched closer and sat next to Ray on the couch.

"I'm..I'm..ok, Max..." Max couldn't see Ray's eyes as it was covered with his raven bangs. Max reached out and pushed those bangs away and tucked it behind Ray's ear.

"It's ok to cry, Ray" Ray looked up and saw Max give him an encouraging smile. He broke down then and there. He hugged Max, clutching fistfuls of the shirt. He clung to Max as he sobbed relentlessly. Max ran his hair through Ray's hair and continue to whisper soothing words that meant nothing to the crying man.

"Kai..He..he..doesn't love me.." Max winced in invincible pain. It was long in his mind that Kai had always been in love with Takao. Never once had he loved Ray.

"I'm..I'm sorry, Ray." Max could find no words to express how he really felt.

"It's not..not..fair, Max..." "Life's not fair Ray. It was never meant to be that way." That made Ray sobbed even louder.

"You..you don't know how it feels Max...To..to love.that someone..so..so..much and he will never love you back. He..he cheated on me, Max..He..doesn't love me...He never did." Max nodded taking all the info. He couldn't bear to see his teammate in pain.

"One night, I came home..I..saw him with another guy...screwing..that guy..like..like hell.."

"I know how you feel, Ray. Calm down , k?" Ray pushed Max away. His golden orbs glowing with anger. His body shaking with utmost hatred.

"How'd you know how I feel, Max? To love someone so much and know he will never love you back. To wake up each day to an empty bed knowing his fucking someone else." Ray started to break again he collapsed on the floor. "To know he loves someone else. And all the words he said to you were lies." Max looked away from Ray as he picked Ray up and brought him to his room.

Laying Ray on the bed, never once had he stop crying. Ray wasn't done. He grabbed Max's collar. His golden orbs stared at those reluctant ocean eyes of Max.

"Do you know how it feels to love someone so much and know that they can't..will never love you back!" Max pushed Ray down slowly, knowing Ray was half- drunk. He walked out of the room. But he stopped midway as he opened the door. He never turned to look back at Ray, who was now staring at his retreating figure. To Max the floor seemed very interesting right now.

"I do, Ray. When I fell in love with a blind cat..."

He closed the door behind him leaving Ray in his confused state.

The end