ritsuka looked out the window longingly, as the rain dripped off of it's rim.

drip
drip
drip

he couldnt help but think sad thoughts. the rain had been going for days, now. it seemed as if the entire world was sad. and how could he be happy anyway? soubi hadnt called in about as many days it had rained. what was that idiot thinking? before he went m.i.a, he had told ritsuka that he was going to persue his relationship with kio. what did that mean? was he just going to drop ritsuka? that wasnt fair... but it wasnt like ritsuka was going to just call him out of spite, and jelousy. but he kept finding his eyes wandering about the vacinity of the drawer he had hid the cell phone, soubi gave him, in.

drip. "i shouldnt call"
drip. even though ritsuka tried to force this thinking apoun himself...
drip. his eyes kept looking over to the drawer.
drip. and he found his hand slowly reaching tward it's handle.

and with each drip of water, his heartbeat became faster. and his mind began to race
"what if soubi left me for good?" "what if soubi and kio are now together?" " what if soubi never really loved me?"

his heart was about to burst: he had to call or he was going to go mad.

***soubi's phone vibrated in his back pocket. (of coarse thats where it was...) he knew it could only be kio, or ritsuka. and kio was right next to him. sound asleep. so he knew who it had to be... he knew who it was... *blip* "hello?" he said, his hands tightly gripping on the wheel of kio's car.
"s-soubi?" ritsuka tried to not sound it, but he was indeed panicked.
"yes? whats wrong?"
"where are you? i... i uh... this is a command! tell me where you are!" his thought process was getting hazy, through his frustrated emotions.
"im coming home from kio's" soubi said, as cool as ever. oh no! ritsuka thought, soubi is with kio! they have to be... "kio" soubi's words cut off the young one's thoughts. "he's... he needs me right now."

"more than i need you?" his words came like instinct. but he instantly regretted them. his eyes stared off to his tail, that was swinging back and fourth, nervously. he quickly tried to take back his words, "I didnt mean-" but soubi's breathing on the other side of the phone had somehow became harsh and agrivated. atleast thats what it sounded like to ritsuka.
"listen, ritsuka: i have to go." and then the phone went silent. i didnt mean it that way, he thought nervously, i didnt... ugh, now i feel bad.

the rain continued to pat away at the rooftop. the wind became harsher, and the window began to shake. i hope he's OK... wherever he is.

drip.
drip.
drip.

ritsuka layed on his bed for what seemed like a couple hours, befor his phone ginally started to ring. he blushed looking over at it. it's not like i was waiting for it to ring... he thought as he picked up the phone, and awnsered the call. i wanst i swear.
he took in a deep breath, " hello?" the phone was silent for a few seconds. "hey." the silence broke as ritsuka broke out into frantic apology.
"it's okay. thats not why i hung up on you." soubi's words were like water, as they washed all the confusion, and anxiety from ritsuka's being. "oh..." he replied almost refreshed. "then why?"
"kio... um... well he..." soubi looked over to the seat paralell to his, as the exausted kio slept, looking as if he's been dead awhile. but soubi was sure he was still alive, as he saw kio's chest rise and fall, calmly. sure of his passenger's safety he turned back onto the road. "he was cought up in a fighter unit battle." his voice came out hoarse, and violent.

"im sorry to hear that... wait where was i when this happened!" ritsuka shot up from his bed. his voice was rising. he realized that he was loud enough to wake up his mother but he didnt care. "im your sacrifice! you take me with you when you battle!"

"my bad"
your bad! you jerk!
"well, **sight** when you take care of him, or whatever, you better come here. were going to have a long talk about this!" (ritsuka in wife mode.)
for some reason those words gave soubi a violent flashback of when ritsu-sensai had said that to him (resulting in him loosing his ears). " ugh yea... ok."
"promise me."
"i promise ritsu." then soubi hung up in a hurry.

drip.
drip.
drip.

"he better keep his promise..." ritsuka thought, laying back down onto his bead. (he's lazy today) wait a second... did he call me "ritsu...?"

\end/ maybe...