A.N.
H: Okay we decided that since the Chinese Zodiac gets love, than so the astro one.
R: They are the Yoshida family, and Aquarius is the head. This story mainly surrounds Scorpio, because we find Scorpio people to be fascinating. His older brother is Aquarius. Taurus is another main character, and his younger brother is Aries. We are Aries children!
J: We know how pairings and rivalries will work but feel free to suggest some. The other signs will have cameos too. The main pairing is Taurus(seme)/Scorpio(uke). We may rate this as M later on. Scorpio and Aquarius live with the Sohma house hold. Taurus and Aries live in another house. Another pairing is Aquarius(seme)/Aries(uke)
R: Okay shut up now.
J: Why you-!
H: WE OWN NOTHING!
Kimihiro Yoshida sighed as he heard his older brother's voice whine from behind him. "Kimi-kun! Nii-chan wants sushi tonight." The older boy, Izanagi, hugged his brother's head, causing the other to sigh again. "Why do you sigh so much?"
"Because you're cutting off my air supply." Kimihiro said calmly. Izanagi released his hold on black haired boy and looked down at the hazel eyes in pleading. Kimihiro looked into his brothers blue eyes and sighed for the third time that evening. "Fine. I'll make sushi. Just make sure it's okay with Hatori-san and Ayame-san." The elder boy nodded and pranced away. The younger brother watched the elder's oddly white hair leave the room before turning to the refrigerator and taking out some fish. He got the okay from Izanagi and began to cook.
About a half an hour later Kimihiro was sitting at the table with Haru, Momiji, Izanagi, Hatori, and Ayame. He had dropped off food in Akito's room, and been attacked by a rabid shoe on his way out. Damn Akito. Thinks he's better than everyone else. The Scorpio was brought out of his scornful thoughts by Ayame swooning over his food. "Kimi-kun you're amazing. Your cooking gets better by the day!"
"It has too, due to the fact that I'm the only person in this house that can make edible food." Kimihiro stated and put a piece of sushi in his mouth. How they had survived before he had come with Izanagi, he would never know. He wasn't sure if wanted too. Ayame pouted.
"I'm pretty good at cooking orange chicken."
"No, you're pretty good at putting orange chicken in the microwave." Another piece of sushi went in his mouth as Ayame began to complain to Hatori. The dragon ignored him and left it to the rabbit and the bull to calm the snake. Scorpio looked down at his plate, gritting his teeth. Their voices. They were grating his ears and giving him a horrible headache. Izanagi looked at his younger brother from the corner of his eye and sighed.
"You really shouldn't be so mean and spiteful toward them, otouto-chan." The elder said, putting his chopsticks down. "They may be ignorant, but they've been nothing but kind to us."
"I envy them, Onii-sama. They live such blissfully ignorant lives." Kimihiro said in such a whispered voice that really only The Aquarius next to him would be able to hear. He was gripping his chopsticks so hard that they should have broken by now.
Izanagi reached out to pat his brother's back when he was stopped by a chopstick blocking his hand. He looked into the hazel eyes of the younger. They were so filled with fear, they were glazed over even. His own eyes filled with sadness. His younger brother wasn't there, he was living a memory of a horrible past that the elder had been spared from. His parents had kept him separate from his brother for most of their childhood.
One thing that saddened Izanagi was that now when most people looked at Kimihiro Yoshida they a quiet, secretive, delinquent with a bad personality and an even worse attitude. Izanagi didn't see that. He saw a quiet, introverted, vulnerable, frightened little boy who had been forced to grow up way to early. Hell, Ayame still acted like a five year old and he was twenty. Kimihiro was sixteen. He shouldn't be cooking meals for a chaotic household and having to go through nightmares every night along with being the most sensible one in the house, excluding Hatori, and holding the curse of the astrological zodiac's scorpion.
"They've been through bad times, but they've managed to get over it. You'll be able to one day as well." Izanagi said, trying to comfort the younger brother. He ended up with a chopstick barely a centimeter away from stabbing his hand. The poor stick was now sticking half way through the table. "How did you do that?"
"What do you mean? I missed." Kimihiro muttered, his black bangs covering his eyes. "Don't ever say that to me again. You have a fucking clue of what's happened to me. Don't say that like you do"
Izanagi remained calm and glared at the boy who he was two years older than. "Kimi-kun, no one is going to understand if you don't tell them." He said. That was a difference between him and Kimihiro. One was an open book, the other kept everything hidden.
"They won't understand if I do!" Kimihiro yelled. The others suddenly became interested into the scene playing out in front of them.
"Um…guys…maybe you two should do this after dinner-" Momiji started. He was cut off by a chopstick whizzing a centimeter passed his head, ending half way through the wall.
"Oh dear, I missed again. I must be out of practice." Kimihiro muttered again. He suddenly stood up from the table and walked into the other room. The others watched the boy leave. Momiji was clutching Hatori's arm with wide eyes.
"Izanagi, may I ask what exactly happened to Kimihiro?" Hatori raised an eyebrow at the boy. Izanagi turned to him with a sad smile.
"I'm not entirely sure myself." He said. After a few minutes of processing what happened and how they would get the chopsticks out of the items Kimihiro had impaled, the evening continued on as normal. Soon they were laughing and talking as if nothing had gone wrong. As if there wasn't a fifteen year old boy in another room who could hear their every word, trying so desperately to ignore them.
Kimihiro was so happy when it all finally stopped, when everyone went to bed. Finally, the house was silent. Still dressed, he snuck out of the house and climbed onto the roof. Staring out at the stars, he released a sigh. He knew that his brother had good intentions, but what he said was true. No one would understand why he is the way he is even if he made it so simple it may as well be taught in preschool. No, it was for everyone's own good that he kept it to himself. No one would understand, no one would accept. All they would do is pity him.
Still, he couldn't help but wonder if maybe there was someone or something out there that would accept him for who he was. Not try to change, just accept him. Even Izanagi had yet to successfully do that. Who knows, maybe that would be the only person on the planet who could read Kimihiro like an open book. No, that was never going to happen. Because of this curse. He couldn't have friends because of this curse. He couldn't fall in love. He would never find someone who could accept and understand. For the first time in months, on that very night, the Scorpio cried on the roof above his bedroom.
Hideo Ikeda really did love night walks. It gave him a chance to get some peace and quiet after his younger brother, Katsu, fell asleep. He loved the night. It was so calm. He passed by a house when he heard an unfamiliar noise. At least unfamiliar to what he was used too in this section. He turned his head towards the noise, which was coming from the roof of the house he was next too, and saw a small figure. It sounded like the figure was…crying.
Apparently Katsu was rubbing off on him, because Hideo climbed onto the roof and sat next to the figure without thinking. The figure stopped crying and immediately tensed up. Hideo turned his head to the figure and his eyes widened. It was a boy the same age as Katsu. The boy was…beautiful. Jaw length thick raven black hair and hazel eyes that were more on the green side and both of those traits were complemented with pale skin. The boy was very feminine in his body type and features, and the light of the full moon made it even better. A slight breeze made the boy's hair blow sightly in the wind, and Hideo had to pretend to sneeze to wipe the drool from his mouth. The newly found boy would look great in a high school uniform.
Seeing that the boy tensed up, Hideo decided to talk. "Are you okay?" He asked. The other boy just looked at him suspiciously. "Okay since you don't trust I will give you the most important thing that I have, my name. I'm Ikeda Hideo." He bowed his head. The boy seemed to ease up a little, but not much. At least enough to return the favor.
"Yoshida Kimihiro." The now named Kimihiro said and bowed his head. They were both quiet for a little while, just staring out at the scene in front of them, before they started to talk. After getting to know each other, they found they could actually become good friends with a little effort. Hideo escorted Kimihiro back to the boy's room before beginning to walk away, but turn.
"Yoshida-kun, when I was up on the roof, why did you trust me? I could've raped and murdered you." Hideo had meant that as a joke, but he didn't laugh when he saw Kimihiro look at the ground.
"…I have nothing left to loose. See you later." The boy before climbing through his window. Hideo watched him for a second before walking away. He learned two things that night. First thing, Kimihiro was like chocolate. Hard on the outside, soft on the inside, and unknowingly addictive. Second thing, he REALLY wanted that chocolate.
Hideo could see that Kimihiro was trying to hide his own thoughts and feelings. When would the younger boy finally realize that the Taurus could read him like an open book.
H: OMG EPICNESS!
R: Heh heh Hideo wants his chocolate. Apparently and certain bull has a food kink.
Hideo: Shut up will you.
J: I'm sorry, my sisters are crazy. Kimihiro, do the ending.
Kimihiro: Whatever. Please review. Without reviews, Hideo, Katsu, Onii-sama, and I will all die. H, R, and J would like to mention the first reviewer gets to make up the look and name of an astro zodiac member of their choice who will become a major supporting character. We'll all be there eventually, it's just that some of us have bigger roles than others.
Izanagi and Katsu (who will show up next chapter): That's all for now folks!
