Not many people have heard about this series, or at least not many people have written stories about it, but this was my first actual yaoi manga and so it has a special place in my heart. If anyone is kind enough to read this then let me say thank you and that I hope you will go and read the real thing. There are three volumes total and this takes place after the 3rd. Please review and enjoy!

Manga: Rin!

Parings: Sou/Katsura/Kouichi

Rated: T

Disclaimer: I do not own Rin! Or the wonderful characters.

Warning: If you do not like yaoi or boy/boy love then do not read. May contain OOCness.

Cupid's Lost Arrow

Chapter One: Can't Stop

The thought of becoming the new captain of the Archery club was not originally appealing to Kouichi but when he realized that this would give him the opportunity to be around his friend Katsura more, he warmed up to the idea. Kouichi had fallen in love with his cute best friend many years ago and had finally admitted his feelings…only to be rejected. Yet, he still tried to hang on to any shred of hope he could find.

His rivalry with Sou, Katsura's boyfriend and the former Assistant Captain of their archery club, had become a bit more heated as of late. Ever since Sou and Katsura's brother Yamato entered college, Kouichi has been stepping up his game. Sure, Katsura sill had a bad habit of running to Kouichi whenever he had problems (most of them surrounding his tumultuous relationship with Sou) and it pained Kouchi to have to be strong for his friend every time…but the fact that he was being viewed as dependable by the person he loved made it worth it.

But one day, the pain became too much for Kouichi to bear and he began to slip away…

"Kouichi, you're still here?" Katsura asked, bringing him out of his melancholy thoughts.

Kouichi was staring out at the wall of targets at the Archery range. The club time had ended an hour ago but he had stayed behind for some time alone. As much as he loved Katsura, being around him all day was beginning to wear him down. He knew that he had to remain composed for the benefit of everyone…but his strength was waning. He knew that he was close to snapping and doing something he would deeply regret. Katsura had been angry with him for those surprise kiss attacks before…but what if he went further one day? He could lose Katsura and their precious friendship forever.

"Kouichi? Did you hear me? Are you ok?"

Kouichi turned to face his worried Assistant Captain and stared blankly at him as he said, "What am I doing Katsura?"

"Huh?" the boy asked with a confused expression.

"Why can't I stop? Why can't I let you go?" he paused before continuing, "Please, tell me how to stop. Make me stop before I…"

Katsura's eyes widened in surprise and worry and his heart twisted with sadness. He felt completely useless as he watched his best friend fall apart. Once again, he had been blind to his friend's troubles. Kouichi was always there for him even though he had hurt him deeply. Kouichi had once called him his ideal assistant…but he was starting to doubt the truth in that statement. What kind of person is so thoughtless of their friend's feelings? A bad person…like him. He felt that he didn't deserve Kouichi's friendship…and he definitely did not deserve Kouichi's love.

"What's going on? What needs to stop?" he asked quietly as he reached out a hand to grab Kouichi's shoulder gently.

Kouichi's chest started to throb and his eyes stung with unshed tears. Weak…he was being so weak in front of Katsura. Wasn't it normally the other way around? But things were extremely different this time. Katsura was touching him…and it made his skin burn. He wanted to both squeeze the boy and roughly push him away. Instead, he settled for shaking Katsura's hand off and stepping back, all while avoiding eye contact with the small brunette.

"Don't…please don't," he whispered pleadingly.

Katsura frowned and stubbornly moved to close their distance again. Kouichi gasped and just as he was about to turn and run, Katsura lunged forward and wrapped him in a fierce hug. He was speechless as the warmth slowly seeped into his frozen body. He was so sure that Katsura only let Sou hug him…only Sou…always Sou.

"I'm not going to let you suffer alone anymore. I'm so sorry I've been so insensitive this whole time. This is my fault. I'm so, so sorry. I promise I won't let you go again. I'm here Kouichi…I'm not going anywhere."

Kouichi sighed and brought his arms up to reciprocate the embrace. It looked like he wasn't going to be able to stop anytime soon. Katsura was too kind…too cute…too pure for him to resist. At that moment, he realized that he didn't want to stop...even if it only continued to bring him heartache…he would never stop.

"Well, at least I gave it a shot. When Shibata-senpai asks…tell him I did try to stop," he murmured in Katsura's ear.

Katsura made a sound of confusion and Kouichi smiled for the first time in two weeks as he explained, "I should have known…I can never stop loving you."