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A/N: Hello, peeps:D I just wanna thank all the people who reviewed! You guys all rock! And I hope you choose to review again, because it inspires me to write. I like writing... So I hope you enjoy chapter 2!
Just gotta tell you all... The :words, blah blah blah: signify that it's a dream. If it's just the blah blah blah, then it's only a flashback. Hope it's not too confusing for you peoples... ;;
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Behind These Fiery Eyes
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CH.2 - Forgotten
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"i'm giving up
on everything
because you messed me up
don't know how much you screwed it up!"
Avril Lavigne - Forgotten
:Kyou sighed as feather-light kisses rained down upon his face and neck. He narrowed his eyes to slits as he rested his hands on the dark gray head of hair in the junction of his throat. He moaned wantonly as he felt perfect lips suck lightly on his chest.
"Tell me again..." he panted. "Just once more. Please.."
The dark headed teen chuckled. "Only for you, Kyou.." Yuki pulled his head away from his delectable redhead and smiled down at him. "I'll never leave you."
"Promise?"
A slight hesitation. "Promise."
As the mouse's mouth went back to its ministrations, the cat could feel himself wanting to pull away. Flashes of cold, discarding eyes in his mind made him squirm.
"Liar..." he breathed.
The mouse pulled away, as if confused.
"Liar," Kyou said more firmly.
Yuki's face darkened.
"LIAR!":
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"LIAR!"
Kyou shot up in his bed like a bolt of lightning. His breathing was heavy and he was drenched in a cold sweat. He looked around frantically; morning's first light was pouring in through his bedroom window, spilling onto his bed in warm lines. Kyou put his hand to his face and felt fresh tears wetting his cheeks.
Silently, he cursed himself; he was still crying over that damned mouse.
"I can't help it..." he said to himself, feeling a faint ache in his heart. "I still.." Kyou winced. "..love him."
Sighing, the redhead looked to the clock on his bedside table. It was about time for him to get up in order to get ready for school. Kyou heaved his legs over the side of his bed. With a small grievance Kyou realized that he'd fallen asleep in the cloths he was wearing yesterday. Quietly standing, then stripping, Kyou got dressed.
As he was buttoning up his black uniform shirt, a knock came to his door.
"It's open," he called.
For a fleeting moment when the door was being slid open, Kyou wished that it would be Yuki, come to apologies and say what a stupid thing he'd done the night before. But, to Kyou's disappointment, Honda Tohru popped her cheerful brunette head into his room.
"Kyou-kun!" she said, smiling. "Are you almost ready? I have breakfast just about finished, so..." She trailed off seeing his sad expression. "Is something the matter, Kyou-kun?"
He shook his head sharply. "No, I'm fine," he snapped.
Tohru simply smiled and nodded. "Well, if you need to talk, I'm always around!" She then disappeared from his doorway.
Kyou smiled slightly.
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With a weary sigh, Kyou sat himself down to the main table of Shigure's house. So far, in coming down the stairs and entering the dining area, he hadn't encountered Yuki anywhere. The redhead felt both relieved and disappointed.
Another sigh left his pale pink lips; he'd been doing that a lot lately. Kyou closed his ruby eyes and began thinking among all his other hectic thoughts.
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Dull purple eyes surveyed its leafy surroundings, shifting from right to left in a bored fashion. Sohma Hatsuharu was currently standing about fifty feet from his cousin's place of residence, debating with himself whether or not to go in at such an ungodly hour of the morning.
Suddenly remembering that almost everyone living in the household had to be up in order to go to school for the day, the cow walked leisurely up to the house, hands in his uniform pockets.
Haru stepped up onto the porch and swung open the front door. As he closed it behind him, he vaguely hoped that he'd be able to catch a glimpse of his beloved Yuki. Haru smiled a slightly lecherous smile at the thought of a half-drowsy Yuki trotting down the stairs, silky strands of hair just touching his pale chin.
But, to his disappointment, he didn't see his lovely prince coming down the stairs.
With a soft 'hmft!', Haru made his way into the dinning room.
"Might as well get a decent breakfast while I'm here," he thought to himself, knowing that a certain young woman was bound to be cooking something tasty. Running a hand through his shaggy white hair, Haru strode into the eating area. He almost instantly froze.
What he saw surprised him; the redheaded cat was sitting at the table, eyes closed, deep in thought. Haru was surprised that Kyou hadn't noticed him yet or at least acknowledged his presence. The cat's usually angry face was calm and serene looking, giving him a very angelic look. Kyou's orange hair was cascading down his forehead in locks of orange fire. In the back of his mind, Haru faintly noticed his eyes trailing over Kyou's slender neck and shoulders, and lower still, taking in all they could. For the first time, Haru noticed how small Kyou was; the teen wasn't tiny, but he was smaller than he was. A soft sigh from Kyou made his gaze concentrate once again to his face.
It was then the cow noticed that a tear was making its way down Kyou's face, either unnoticed or ignored on Kyou's part.
A noise behind him had Haru trying to repress his deep urge to wipe the cat's tears away and face it. He turned and saw Yuki walk into the room.
Haru smiled at the mouse. Yuki instantly froze in his attempts to knot his tie around his neck. He blinked a few times before continuing to the table. He froze again for a moment at the sight of Kyou but quietly sat down on the opposite side of the table from the cat.
Kyou, who now had his eyes open, glanced up at Yuki with sad eyes. The mouse refused to meet his gaze, choosing instead to look to the floor or the center of the table.
The black and white haired teen raised his eyebrows at this; there seemed to be something going on between the two of them...
With a shrug, Haru sat down next to Yuki. He tugged on the older boy's sleeve.
"Yuki," he said. He stared up at the mouse as Yuki gave him a side-glance. Haru took this as the a-ok and proceeded to glomp the other boy. From the corner of his eyes, Haru saw Kyou's gaze sadden.
Sighing, Yuki allowed himself to lean into Haru. Haru's eyes were wide with surprise; Yuki never leaned into him when he glomped him! Either this wasn't Yuki, or something was seriously wrong with the Prince. The cow tightened his grip on the mouse.
Throwing a glance Kyou's way, Haru could see him shaking, head bowed. Haru was beginning to wonder what the hell his problem was when the cat exploded.
"Oh, so you'll let him show you affection in the presence of others!" the cat exclaimed, shooting up from his seat. "I can't believe you! It was only yesterday that you..!" He trailed off, seeing Haru's confused gaze upon him. Kyou could feel his face burning. "..but I guess you've moved onto someone better! You're nothing but a slut, Yuki! A SLUT, A FUCKING SLUT! I hope you burn in hell!"
Kyou ran to the door, slammed it open and ran into the woods.
Yuki's eyes were cold and unresponsive, but Haru's grew angry. He could feel a change happening inside him that he knew well; he was going Black. He stood up and proceeded to follow Kyou, every intent on beating the cat senseless for his outburst. No one insulted Yuki while in his presence.
No one.
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"Breakfast is ready!" A pause. "Oh, Sohma-kun, where is everyone? I could have sworn I just heard Kyou-kun yelling just now..."
A sigh. "Somehow, I don't think he'll be back for breakfast, Honda-san."
"Oh.."
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Kyou ran as fast as his legs would take him from Shigure's house. He couldn't do it. He thought he could face Yuki, masking his broken heart, but he couldn't. He couldn't take looking at those evasive gray eyes any longer. When Haru showed up and started hugging the mouse, Yuki didn't seem to even notice!
"I meant nothing to him!" Kyou exclaimed. "NOTHING!"
Kyou stopped running, eventually slowing down to a slow walk. He bowed his head and closed his eyes; he could feel the tears making their way down his face once again. Hastily the cat wiped them away, ashamed that Yuki could affect him like this. With a few sniffs to prevent his nose from running, Kyou turned around, just in time to see a black and white blur coming at him full speed. His eyes widened.
Kyou was tackled by the blur suddenly, the wind coming out of him. The two rolled a few feet and the cat found Hatsuharu pinning him to the ground, Kyou's arms trapped by Haru's hands.
"Kyou!" Haru snarled. Kyou grimaced; Haru had gone Black. He could feel more tears trying to spill from his eyes but he refused to let them fall in front of his cousin. "You are going to take back what you said to my dear Yuki," Black Haru said, threateningly calm. "If you don't, I may have to-"
Haru's face fell and his speech stopped when he fully looked down at his older cousin. Kyou was the definition of sadness; his eyes were wide and slightly fearful, tears spilling forth from his beautiful red gems. Kyou made no attempt to break free from Haru's grip, which had loosened considerably. Black Haru was gone.
The cow found himself staring into those saddened ruby eyes for a long number of seconds before throwing himself off to the side. There was a strange bubbling feeling welling in his chest and he didn't know what it was. It felt similar to when he saw Yuki, but strangely warmer.
Kyou didn't move from his place in the intermingling grass and leaves; he could feel himself breaking down. Tears ran freely down his face in rivers as Haru sat beside him, staring in shock.
"He said he'd never leave me..." the cat cried. His chest moved up and down erratically with his sobs. "He said... He said..."
Haru was beginning to feel more and more confused. "Who? Who said?"
Seemingly ignoring the other boy, Kyou rambled on. "He said that he loved me! God damn rat!" he screamed. "GOD DAMN!" Again, the cat sobbed harshly.
Haru's eyes widened. "Yuki?"
"He said he loved me!" Kyou continued. "But he broke me! My heart... He lied to me! I can't even stand to look at him anymore.." The boy sniffed loudly. "He didn't love me... He didn't want to tarnish his reputation because some people would call him a homo..."
After a moment, Kyou sat upright, wiping his face with the back of his sleeve. He calmed himself, taking a long breath. He looked over to Haru, eyes searching the other teen's. "Please... Don't tell anyone you saw me like this... I don't want Yuki to know that he's affected me this much."
Haru nodded, still confused. Yuki and Kyou were together? Involved? For how long? And why didn't he know? Who did they tell? A million questions ran through his head as Kyou finally stood up and began walking back to the house, still wiping at his eyes. He followed the cat with his eyes till he was out of sight, hidden by the trees.
The strange feeling was still lingering in Haru's chest; it was swelling, spreading throughout his whole body and making him feel warm, even in the cool grass. A deep pity and sorrow for Kyou, but also something else. Upon seeing Kyou so helpless and fragile, an odd protectiveness grew in Haru for the cat, as well as a need to shelter him from everything bad which came his way. Putting a hand to his heart, Haru looked skyward.
"I think I'm in love."
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End of CH.2
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A/N: R+R! I'll give you all cookies! XD Well, virtual cookies, but you all get the point! ;P
And please forgive me if anyone's OOC, it's just that as much as I know about each of the FB characters, it's a lot harder to write them than it is to do a character sketch or something of the like.
Luvs ya all!