Emil got a weird feeling from Kaoru. He couldn't explain, it but he seemed weird. Kaoru always seemed a little distant to most people other than his family and Emil. He and his family had a secret they didn't tell anyone, but if Emil was his closest friend why didn't he tell him?
Emil is a quite boy. He has metallic white hair, and is in no way old. He is sixteen; he goes to the nearest high school to his house and lives a very normal life. His friend Kaoru on the other hand, is a boy seemingly older than Emil. He has dark brown choppy hair that is longer than most. He lives on the outskirts of town with his family, but his private life is far from normal. Kaoru has a fascination with anything that blows up, especially fireworks, and loves teasing a particular white haired boy.
Today is just another day at school for the two boys, but is also about time that Kaoru leaves for a few days. Every once and a while, Kaoru and his family leave town for a few days occasionally skipping school days. Emil sighed and looked out the window of his class room. He hoped that today would be fairly easy due to his friend's absence. The class started and the learning of things he wouldn't remember if a few years started. Classes started and ended in a blur. Emil didn't want to seem clingy but it was hard to not stop thinking about Kaoru when he wasn't here. Hell it was hard even when he was here, but even harder when Emil worried about the Asian boy.
'Kaoru will be back soon, don't worry. Wait, pfft I'm acting like a girl.' Thought the silent boy as he walked out of school to his house. He flopped on to his couch and turned on the TV. After ten minutes of scrolling through channels he concluded there was nothing good on TV. Emil pulled out his homework, and was done with math when his brother came in through the door.
Emil's older brother was two years ahead of him in school, and three in age. His brother is named Lukas. They looked quite a bit alike even with different fathers. Emil's father was from Iceland, while Lukas's was from Norway. Both fathers were currently dead so they lived with their mother.
Lukas came in quietly, like usual. The house was silent with the two brothers staring at each other, waiting for the noise maker.
"HEY NORGE!" Yep there he was. Lukas had a boyfriend, a Danish man. This boyfriend sadly was utterly the noisiest person of the face of the earth. When he and the other members of his 'Awesome Trio' got together, everyone needed ear plugs and hard hats. Lukas sighed and made towards the door, but not before the Great Dane barged into the house.
"You could wait at the door for me Mathias" Scolded Lukas
"But you are too slow" Whined the large man. "Oh! Hey there Ice!" apparently the Dane had pinned on the brothers nicknames based on their father's and Emil's personality.
"Hello Mathias" Said Emil not looking up from his chemistry homework.
"As ice cold as ever Ice" Pouted the Dane.
"Ignore him Dan, let's go" Said Lukas pulling Mathias from the house.
"Seeya Ice!" Shouted Mathias over his shoulder.
Finally the boy was left with some peace and quiet to do his massive amount of homework from school.
The next morning Iceland woke a few minutes before his alarm clock causing him to stuff his face into his pillow, to grasp any last bit of sleep. His thoughts slipped to his friend. How he hoped Kaoru would be at school today even though he knew it probably wouldn't happen. His alarm finally went off and Emil went through his usual schedule of getting up, eating, dressing, and going to school. When he arrived he seated himself, but his eyes were trained on the door for Kaoru. Class started and still no Kaoru. Lunch and still no Kaoru. Emil thought about what the Asian boy would say about his pitiful actions.
'Wow you are absolutely lost without me Emil'
'Did you miss me?'
'I guess you do really like me'
Emil shook his head to clear the thoughts from his head, and a blush grew over his face. What if Kaoru figured out I liked him, would our friendship change? Emil hoped not. Suddenly a whack next to him brought him out of his thoughts. He looked over and up to see the teacher, Mrs. Hédeváry, was standing with her ruler slammed against his desk. Emil looked down shamefully, and he thought he heard Kaoru's sardonic laugh as he was scolded. His head whipped around looking for the boy, but got smacked in the hand for not paying attention to his lecture. Maybe Emil was just imagining his voice because he missed him so much.
He returned home late due to cleaning duties. He noticed Lukas's backpack in its usual spot.
'So Lukas was home already' Emil thought to himself as he set down his backpack on the couch. As he opened his backpack to get out homework he noticed a firecracker sitting on top of textbooks. He picked it up and smiled faintly. Then the smile disappeared, how did it get here when he never saw anyone touch his stuff at all. Oh well. Setting the fire cracker on the dining room table he started on his homework until a knock was heard at the door. Getting up quickly, Emil almost ran to the door thinking it was Kaoru. Instead a man stood there.
"Hello there, I was wondering is there any parental figure at home at the moment I may speak too?" Asked the mysterious person.
"No sorry there isn't, but what do you need?" Emil answered.
"I need something from you, may I come in?"
"Um no my mother will be home soon then-" He was abruptly cut off as the man shoved him back and to the floor. He looked up the man had closed the door, and was now staring hungrily at him.
"Thanks to your friend I've had to resort to this!" Yelled the man at Emil. Emil shirked away and started to shake. The man crouched down looking at the young boy. "Do you know who I am talking about or what I am?"
"N-No" Stuttered Emil scared almost to tears.
The man smirked in an evil way, completely unlike Kaoru's teasing but kind smirk. "Then you will serve as a warning to your friend because he does seem to favor you." The man smiled and his canines grew longer and longer. He pulled Emil towards him with super human strength, and exposed his neck. Emil vaguely felt tears run down his cheeks. He squirmed and tried to pull away, then 'CRASH!' They both looked at the now open door. Emil's eyes widened and relief fell over him as the man was dragged off his body. The world darkened and fell away, even as Kaoru shouted his name.
Waking up to a nagging mother, when your head hurt like hell is not pleasant. Emil's body was sore, as also was his head apparently. His mother was yelling at him about what happened to the house, but Emil remained silent not wanting to talk at the moment. He went over what happened at the house in his mind, but it still defied logic. Emil remembered that before he passed out Kaoru's voice was there. Sudden he tried to sit up, but warm hands pushed him back down. Emil looked up to the face of the doctor.
"Hello Emil, Do you think you are well enough to answer some questions from the police?" Asked the doctor in a kind voice.
"Um, yeah I think I should be able to" Emil replied.
"Good, they will be here in a few minutes okay? If you don't feel like talking now you may tell them and answer later okay?"
"Ah thank you"
"You're welcome Emil, when you are done a nurse will bring in some food. See you later ." Said the Doctor walking towards the door.
"Thank you" Emil said looking down. 'Guess Kaoru will wait till later' Thought Emil to himself as two police officers walked into his hospital room.
The police officers asked the usually questions for a break in. 'When did this happen?', 'What did he look like?', 'Was anything stolen?' On and On, but Emil's mind was on where Kaoru was. Kaoru had saved him right? So why wasn't he here? A little later the police left and dinner came. Emil was frustrated, and he was about to lay down and sleep for the night when a soft knock was heard at the door.
"Emil, you have a visitor. Do you wish to see him?" Said a nurse faintly on the other side of the door.
"Who is it?" Emil asked sitting up again.
"A boy named Kaoru, do you know him?" Emil jumped at the thought of Kaoru coming to visit him. A smile grew on his face.
"Yes of course, let him in." The nurse opened the door quietly and both she and Kaoru walked in.
"Visiting hours end in ten minutes, I'll be back to pick you up." Said the nurse as she Left the room.
Emil smiled "Hi Kaoru, I see you're back from your trip."
Something flashed in Kaoru's eyes at the word 'trip', but he smiled back. "Nice to see you too Emil. I know you might have a few questions as to what happened a few nights ago, but do you want me to answer them now?"
"You don't have to if you don't want to." Muttered Emil looking away.
"Fine then Mister stingy."
"I'm not stingy Kaoru!" Puffed Emil.
"I'm joking. You could fool anyone but me. I see who you are on the inside." Smirked Kaoru. Emil blushed and looked away. "I mean honestly, you and I are best friends, how could I not know who you really are?"
"Stop teasing me Kaoru. It's not nice."
"But your blush is so cute Emil!" Said Kaoru, smiling and bringing his face closer to Emil.
Emil turned and glared directly into Kaoru's face. After a few minutes of this face off, Kaoru said quietly "Now you're yourself again. When you get out of the hospital let's get together at my house so I can answer your questions." He smiled then stood by the door. "Maybe even more if you get what I mean" He smirked as he opened the door. Emil's pillow flew across the room at Kaoru's face but missed drastically. "You throw like a girl, but now I know who would be on top." Emil's faced was red with anger and embarrassment. With nothing else to throw he gave Kaoru the finger. "Whoa Emil can be intimidating, wasn't expecting that." Emil was about to rage at the Asian, when the nurse came I and told them that visiting hours were over. A brief goodbye and good riddance was given, and then Emil laid back down in bed and fell asleep with a content smile on his face.