Stupid Lies and Foolish Games
By Catrina
Chapter Two
A/N: Right another Kyo Yuki story from me, I hope that you enjoy. As always THESE CHARACTERS ARE NOT MINE.
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Yuki woke with the realization that it was late. He turned his head and opened his mouth to yawn when moments of last night started to flood into his brain.
The dorm girls got him wasted. But it tasted good, as a side note Yuki thought that he may have developed a taste for vodka.
Then he remembered the rest. He came home, with his friends, passed out. That was no way for the prince of the Sohma family to act. But it was even worse.
Kyo knew.
Dread filled Yuki as he realized every thing. He knew that he knew that he had been lying, that he had been pretending, and now he was going to catch hell. There was no other way that it could happen. He realized now that this could only get worse. Kyo had covered for he that he remembered. Kyo had picked him up and carried him in his arms; he had taken off his clothes. Just like a normal boyfriend would have. Kyo was playing the part; he had done it well enough. But he also knew that it would come at a price.
"You owe me, you hear, you owe me." Kyo's voice echoed in his head and he was filled with more dread. Thoughts of how this could happen, why he had let it get this far… he could no longer rationalize his actions. His head hurt starting to think about it even more.
"Oh god, how did I let it get to this?" But it had been nice, to be ignored by men and women alike, how they didn't bother him, how they got to know the real him. Now he just wasn't sure what to do. He combed his fingers through his tangled light hair and decided that a shower would be a good place to start. He got up from the bed and peeked out into the hall. He was clear… he darted across the hall and into the bathroom. Tuning on the shower, he stripped then stepped in.
How had he let it get this far, the more and more he thought, the more he realized that if he really wanted to he could have stopped this. He could have not supported the lies. He could have made the others understand. He could have worked hard to make the others understand.
He leaned against the shower wall and let his head fall gently against the tile. He needed to get his head clear, he knew that soon that Kyo would come, and he would be waiting for answers, and he would expect real ones. Not just…
It was nice not to be bothered
It was nice not to be hit on and asked out daily.
Even if it was true, and it did have lot to do with why the lie had started and why he had let it continues.
Plus it didn't hurt that the rumor included that Kyo was very attractive. And Yuki had made him sound perfect, so why would anyone ever want to leave him. Attractive people dated attractive people. Looking down at the water going down the drain, Yuki allowed his thoughts to follow as he relaxed under the hot spray.
Honesty, Kyo respected honesty, so he would just have to be honest.
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Kyo's head perked up when he heard the shower start and he knew that the rat was awake. He figured that sooner was better when it came to this conversation, so he waited until the shower turned off before he got up and went to the bathroom. He needed answers and he needed Yuki trapped. Not that Yuki wouldn't tell him what was going on, but he wanted Yuki to feel at least a little threatened. Opening the bathroom door, he realized that he had timed it mostly right; Yuki was brushing his teeth in the mirror while running water into the glass to rinse. Yuki looked up and matched Kyo's gaze in the mirror.
"Morning." Kyo muttered watching the rat. He looked the rat up and down. He had caught him before he actually got dressed so his lower half was covered in a damp towel. His hair lay limp and flat around his face, water dripping from the silken strands running down his chest. His pale skin was red, from the heat of his shower but it didn't hide the blush that was on his cheek.
"Morning." Yuki replied feeling more then a little self-conscious, standing in the bathroom in a towel and brushing his teeth, but then again Kyo was still just in his pajama pants. "I guess that you have some questions."
"Just a few." Kyo had decided that he wouldn't bring up the kiss, that that would be too much embarrassment for the both of them and since it hadn't been completely earth shattering there was no reason to bring it up.
Not that it was a bad kiss, it was actually… Kyo stopped that train of thought before it became destructive.
"It started after we moved in together. I think the guys started."
"You mean the rumor about you and I being an item."
"Yeah, Yui likes guys and well he thinks that I like guys, and they thought that you and I were… are together."
"So they don't know that we're cousins." Kyo stated glaring at the rat as he put his toothbrush away and patted his face.
"I tried to stop it. But by the end of the day it was all over campus and it was useless."
"There has to be more to it." Kyo moved into the bathroom and looked at Yuki calculating, trying to figure out where all this came from. That was too easy of explanation, but it didn't explain everything.
"It was nice." The rat said it so softly that he knew that Kyo couldn't hear. It wasn't nice to say that he had a boyfriend, it was nice to be left alone. Because most people left you alone when you have a significant other.
"What?" Kyo asked, the rat looked down, inspecting his hands or just avoiding looking Kyo in the eye, he wasn't sure.
"It was nice." And with that Kyo finally understood a little more. Kyo had never had a hard time telling girls 'no' making sure that they understood what he meant, but Yuki was always more gentle about it, always a little bit more careful about how he let people down. In the end it caused just as many problems as it offered solutions. So in a way Kyo could understand.
"But in high school."
"Come on, I couldn't start a rumor like that, and everyone there knew that we were cousins. I couldn't do a damn thing."
"Was this on purpose?"
"No, and yes." Yuki looked up and finally looked Kyo in the eyes. "If I had tried harder I may have stopped it."
"What about if you meet someone…"
"I won't, you reminded me, I'm a Sohma, any person that I would date would have to be a guy and I couldn't take him home to meet the family. I just don't feel right starting a relationship with someone who doesn't know the real me."
Kyo nodded understanding a little where he was coming from, his secrecy had been part of the reason that his budding relationship had failed.
"Can I get dressed, talk over breakfast?" Yuki asked. Kyo was taking this well, he was much more mature then he remembered him being.
"Sure, breakfast." Kyo turned and walked away.
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"Sure breakfast." Kyo muttered walking to the kitchen, he knew that letting his temper roar the way he wanted to would solve nothing. Sure he was furious…no… that was an understatement he was beyond furious; they didn't make a word for how angry he was. He heard Yuki come in the room and a little bit of his temper snapped.
"Lying is beyond pathetic…how could you be so stupid!" Kyo snapped looking at Yuki as the rat once again blushed. At least the damn rat felt shame.
"I…"
"Not only are you lying, you are making me lie. Holy hell! This has been going on for two months. You have been lying for two fucking months!"
"I…"
"Do you have any respect for yourself what-so-ever? I have never heard of someone doing something this despicable."
"I…"
"And even more then that you drag me into it? Have you forgotten? We don't like each other. How in the hell have you not been caught yet?"
"I…"
"And now, now I bet that you want me to lie for you. So that you can be in peace. You want me to pretend like I am your boy-toy. What if I was involved with someone? Huh?" By Yuki's blank stare he knew that his cousin had never thought of that.
"I…"
"I had a boyfriend you know? What if I want to start a relationship? Instead I am caught in your damn lie."
"I…" Yuki rushed forward and place a cool hand over Kyo's mouth stopping the rant. "I know, I never thought of that, I was very selfish, I am really sorry."
"Sorry does me no good." Kyo said after taking Yuki's hand from his mouth, realizing that he was still holding it he dropped it and turned to place his hand on the counter. He looked down, but the old white countertop didn't seem to want to offer any solutions.
"I know that. I never thought that you would ever be dragged into it. I had no idea that they would be so curious about you."
"Yuki…" Kyo stated on a sigh, "How could you not know? Everyone always loves you and wants to know about your life. How would I not be dragged into it sooner or later?"
"If you're worried about a relationship you can still have one. We go to school on different campuses."
"Yeah, but if anyone sees me, it will go around your school. Then you will have all those pitying looks. Would that be better?" Kyo turned from looking at the counter to leaning against it. Yuki was still where they had been standing and he looked more lost the Kyo had ever seen him. He truly had never thought this through. Yuki raised his shoulders and then let them drop and looked Kyo in the eye. The look in those pale eyes made Kyo feel like he had kicked a puppy… a really cute puppy.
"Sorry to blow up on you." Kyo stated, unconsciously rubbing his low abdominals bringing Yuki's eyes there. Yuki felt that this was not the best time to be checking out his cousin.
"It's okay, you have every right to be angry." Yuki tried to smile but it fell flat, he finally just dropped into the chair at the table. He could tell that Kyo was walking, and he heard the other table scrape against the floor. He looked up into those crimson eyes and found something he didn't think that he would find.
Understanding.
"So what are we gonna do?" Kyo asked, Yuki watched as he laced his long fingers together, and rested his strong chin on those graceful digits. Yuki placed his elbow on the table and rested his hand in his palm.
"We could stage a break up." Yuki suggested.
"Why would we still live together then?" Kyo pointed out.
"We could take a break but stay friends."
"Fuck buddies you mean?" Yuki blushed but that was true, that would be how people would see it.
"One of us could move out, but not…" Yuki shook his head, his ideas kept getting worse.
"Listen, you have gone two months, what is another six, then it is summer and we can 'break up' then. It's not like all of a sudden all your friends will drop by and want to hang out or something."
"True, but are you okay with that."
"I have to be, but you still owe me...big." Kyo's dark eyes gleamed with mischief as he said that and Yuki blushed.
"What do you want?" Yuki asked but he was interrupted by someone knocking on the door. Kyo looked at him, his eyes widened.
"If those are you're friends and they want to hang out, you are so gonna die." Kyo stated as he stood and walked to the door. He looked though the peep hole then glared at Yuki.
"You jinxed us!" Yuki hissed at Kyo and for the first time really looked at the cat. He looked like he had just gotten out of bed, his hair was spiked and rumpled and he was still in his sleeping pants, just like last night. Yuki looked at his back and saw eight crescent shaped wounds on his back and came up behind him. "What are these?" Yuki asked and he watched this time as Kyo was the one that blushed.
"Nothing…"
"No they are somet…" He cut himself off as Kyo opened the door. There stood Yui and Ume. The blond girl was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt with some obscure slogan on it, and the dark haired boy stood slightly behind here smiling.
"Hi." She blushed as she said it and Yuki noticed that she was not looking into Kyo's face as she said it. Yuki felt a splash of jealousy. He looked over to Yui to see that he was also looking at Kyo's bare chest. Was Kyo really that damn attractive, but he vaguely remembered telling Kyo that he was hot last night...when was that exactly, Yuki couldn't remember.
They were still staring….
That splash turned into a tidal wave of jealousy and Yuki put his arm around Kyo's waist from behind his pinky finger slipping under the waist band of those damn pants Kyo wore all the time. Kyo's constant work at martial arts and his love of doing physical things and left him in amazing shape. Yuki was amazed at the feel of muscle under his fingertips. It was really astounding. He peeked over Kyo's shoulder resting his chin there as he studied his so called 'friends.' They both looked up at him surprise.
"Hi guys, what's up?" Yuki asked realizing that Kyo was silent. He turned to his pretend lover and noticed there were two pink stains on his cheek, it was beyond adorable. Yuki moved his hand in a small circle thinking to calm Kyo, but Yuki instead felt chills race across the other boy's skin. He smirked into Kyo's neck.
This could be fun.
But when Kyo turned his head he realized that he was also in trouble. Because a hand went over his and Kyo laced their fingers.
Two could play that game.
They seemed to forget the door was open.
"Oh, sorry to bother you." Yui looked from one to the other, and then shrank back as they both turned intense looks on him. Then as one they seemed to blink and the look disappeared. Kyo and Yuki let go of each other and allowed the two in.
"Go get on clothes…" Yuki hissed at Kyo and the cat smiled back at him.
"You don't like your friends checking me out." Kyo was much more confident then he had been in high school, he knew that he was attractive, and that Yuki's friends were very interested in him.
"No." Yuki growled, closing the door and turning on Kyo. Kyo seemed to be trying to stop himself from letting out a laugh.
"Are you jealous?" Kyo asked this time laughing and that drew the attention of the two that had just entered.
"Kyo's going to get dress," Yuki stated pushing him towards the hall and turned back in time to see that both his friends looked disappointed.
He would not be angry.
He would not be angry.
He would not be angry.
He was very angry.
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Yuki was serving the 'guests' water when Kyo came back in jeans and black t shirt. He hadn't really bothered to brush his hair so it looked like it was in disarray, but… oh well. The two guests were sitting on the couch, and Kyo decided to make the best out of this situation.
He could pretend to be a very annoying boyfriend.
Kyo walked softly and placed his arms around Yuki's waist. It wasn't like last night, now it felt a little odd to hold him when Yuki could stand on his own. He felt the rat go tense then relax against him.
"We wanted to check up on you." Umi stated looking at Yuki. She was a pretty girl. She had long blond hair and bright green eyes, she somewhat reminded him of Tohru but there was no attraction to her, none what so ever. Taking advantage of the body behind him he focused on relaxing against Kyo. Yui seemed to nod, and Yuki realized that Yui was studying them.
This may be a little hard then he thought.
It was easy to pretend when you were drunk and your college life depended on it, then it was just to 'fake it.'
"I'm doing fine, I really don't remember a lot, I barely remember the walk home."
"I was like the first time I drank." Yui shared, "I was sitting down the whole time so I didn't notice that I was drunk until I had to walk to the bathroom. I didn't even make it that far."
For some reason Yuki was a little comforted by that. Now that he knew that that part of the mistake was based on his naïveté he felt a little better. But still he knew that he owed Kyo a lot.
The warm body behind him seemed to lull him into a state of relaxation. The muscles in his neck went lax and he was resting his head in Kyo's shoulder. He noted when Kyo shifted, leaning against the wall, he placed his hands over the arms holding him and found that he was very comfortable. He could fell Kyo's heart beat, and he felt his own heart relax to the same pace as Kyo's. That was something new; his heart usually always beat fast.
It was an odd feeling having the rat literally melt into him. He leaned against the wall, and Yuki seemed to relax further, but he tried not to think about it to hard. He listened as those around him talked and answered when talked to.
Before he realized what happened for sure, Kyo realized that the girl had brought a movie. She had already seen it and was returning it to the rental place, but she would love to see it again, if they were interested.
Sure…
Kyo looked at Yuki and he looked back, unsure of what to do. They had a couch and a chair. Their guests were on the couch and that left them the chair. Kyo looked at the chair then at Yuki and then pushed the rat. He stumbled but fell on to the chair, legs dangling over one arm while his back was against the other arm. Yuki was lucky that it was a well cushioned chair. He glared at the cat, until he gracefully sat down on the floor head cushioned against the front of the chair. Yuki smirked realizing what the cat had done.
He made it look normal.
Umi, smiling placed the DVD in the player and pressed play.
Kyo was kind of watching the movie but that stopped when he felt the fingers in his hair. Yuki's slender fingers were brushing through his hair and it felt wonderful. His head dropped back all the way and Yuki continued to massage his scalp. Kyo found himself dozing in and out of slumber as the movie progressed.
He purred… was the first thing that Yuki noticed. Kyo's hair was soft and pliable, and Yuki found that it fell though his fingers naturally. Part of him was a little uneasy that he was finding this so simple.
He was touching Kyo.
He had relaxed against Kyo.
This was beginning to feel too natural.
But now wasn't the time to think about it. He still couldn't believe that Kyo purred. He could barely hear it, but it was very similar to a cat's purr. It was adorable. Yuki shifted slightly. He had noticed that Yui was watching them as much as the movie and he had to wonder if the other boy suspected something. Maybe they weren't putting on enough of a show. But Yuki had a feeling that both he and Kyo would be reserved if they were actually in a relationship, so acting the way they were was in character with who they were, except for the fact that they were acting that way with each other.
Again Yuki wondered exactly what he had gotten into.
With that thought the credits rolled. Yuki had never been so relieved. He went to get up but realized that Kyo was actually asleep.
"Kyo must not have thought much of the movie." Umi stated brushing her blond hair away from her face noting that he was sleeping fairly soundly.
"He isn't much of a drama person; he's more of an action movie kinda guy." Yuki stated as he continued to pet the cat.
"I thought it was good." Yui stated getting up to stretch slightly, he walked over to the TV, stopping the DVD player and then grabbing the DVD to toss to Umi.
"I thought that it was good as well." Yuki defended even though at this point in time he really couldn't tell anyone what actually went on in the movie. Yuki moved his hand down Kyo's neck and rubbed his collar bone, trying to get the cat to wake up. He seemed pretty tired though. And Yuki couldn't blame him, he had been woken up late last night, just to take care of his drunk cousin, then he probably had a hard time getting back to sleep. Then knowing Kyo, he got up early like he almost always did.
Kyo heard the voices, just decided to ignore them. He knew that he should probably wake up, that he had dinner or lunch to make but it really seemed like to much of an effort to do so. But the cool lean hands rubbing down his neck told him that he should. That he should wake up and at least walk to his room.
But those hand felt nice.
That thought had him awake in a second. He sat up startled and wide eyed looking around the room, instantly his thoughts fell into line.
Yuki's lie.
We're a couple.
His friends are here.
Just pretend.
He relaxed leaning back against the chair. "Sorry." He muttered leaning back to look at Yuki. The rat looked down at him obviously relieved that he was awake. He went to say something and but Yui spoke up instead.
"Do you want to order take out? I can pay?" Kyo turned and took a good look at Yuki's friend. The other boy was standing, so he had to look up but Yui was shorter then he was, with dark hair and blue eyes. He had a lean build but was a little bit more bulky then Yuki. Right now his blue eyes were looking at Kyo with a question. Kyo wondered if for a moment, Yui was interested in him or Yuki in a more personal level. More then once he had seen Yuki's friend glancing at them or studying them.
Kyo stood then stretched, feeling the muscles loosen and his spine stretch. He then moved out of the way and Yuki stood beside him.
The rat was looking at him and it was only then that he realized that someone had asked a question.
"I don't care." Kyo stated. "Anybody want anything to drink?" He looked around and nodded when the others asked for tea. "Yuki?"
"I'll come with you." Kyo nodded, "You can order from the phone over there. Just don't order anything with leeks." Yuki smiled at Yui, "Thanks."
Yuki followed Kyo to the kitchen where he started making the tea as Yuki grabbed the cups. When they were both waiting for the water to boil Yuki moved in close. In the mirror over the sink he saw Yui glance into the kitchen while on the phone. Yuki slipped his hand into Kyo's back pocket and then looked at the cat as two pink splotches spread across his cheek.
"You're hand is on my ass." He growled with a glare as he turned to look at the rat.
"Yui's watching." Yuki stated as he leaned against Kyo's shoulder. Kyo calmed but his blush didn't go away.
"I have noticed him watching us a lot." Kyo agreed turning his body a little closer to Yuki's. "Why won't they just go away?" Kyo moaned and Yuki had to laugh a little bit. While he wasn't finding this hard, he bet that Kyo was. He knew that he had a crush on his red-haired cousin, so it wasn't too difficult to do some of these thing, because in all honestly he had been wanting to for about a month now.
"Well they have always been curious about you." Yuki nodded in agreement, hearing the phone click back onto the receiver.
"Why? It's not like I'm that special." Kyo muttered.
"Have you looked in a mirror lately?" Yuki muttered under his breath and Kyo looked at him strangely.
"What."
"Nothing." They were both standing so close to each other that when the tea pot whistled, they jumped. Yuki's hand slipped form his back pocket and Kyo found that he missed the warm of the touch.
Kyo grabbed the tea and they brought in into the other room. The food arrived and they ate, making conversation. They got asked some questions that they really weren't ready to answer.
"How did you meet?"
"How long did you know each other before you dated?"
"Where did you meet?"
"Where was your first date?"
Kyo let Yuki answer all their questions, except for the ones pointed at him, but those were rarely asked so he was okay. He went through the meal quietly and when the two finally left, Yuki and Kyo collapsed on the couch, like they had just run a mile. Yuki leaned against Kyo with out really thinking and it took Kyo a minute to realize that they really didn't have to do that anymore.
"You don't need to pretend anymore." Kyo stated looking down at the rat. He smirked when he watch the rat blush.
"Sorry," He moved away and scooted down to the other end of the couch. Kyo found that his left side was cold without the rat beside him.
"Don't be, we'll probably both slip up. Just not around family, okay?" Kyo tried to be understanding, they had been making a point to touch all day and now they didn't have to anymore. Kyo decided that he would not make a good actor at all.
"God that would be a disaster…" Yuki agreed leaning against the back of the couch.
"What was up with Yui?" Kyo finally asked glancing over at Yuki.
"I don't know really, maybe just making sure that it was for real?" Yuki shrugged his shoulders and watched as Kyo got up. It was only 7:00 but Kyo stated that he was ready for bed. As he walked down the hall, he pulled his t-shirt off and Yuki remembered seeing those little wounds on his shoulder.
They seemed to spark a memory for him and he blushed as a new memory came back from last night. He could blatantly remember it now.
"You're being nice to me."
He had said that… right before he laced his hands into Kyo's hair and brought his face closer to his own.
Then he had kissed him… he had pressed their lips together, he had initiated a kiss.
But Kyo had kissed him back…
And it had felt good, amazingly good, but he couldn't say anything. Kyo hadn't stopped kissing him yet, so he dug in his fingernails.
The proof was on Kyo's back.
"Why didn't you say anything?" Yuki asked, before he had actually realized it, he was up and halfway down the hall. Kyo turned to look over his shoulder and eye brow raised in question.
"About what?" Kyo asked, and surprised was apparent in his face when Yuki touched the wounds on his back. Yuki studied them. They weren't deep, but there had been a little blood.
They were perfect little crescents that told Yuki what he needed to know.
"That kiss."
"I was hoping that you wouldn't remember." Kyo stated honestly. "You were drunk."
"You were doing all the kissing." Yuki pointed out, fingers tracing the red marks. For some reason they intrigued him, they were proof of his actual desire.
"You were drunk." Kyo reiterated trying to pawn it off on his intoxication even as his blush was giving him away.
"But I'm not stupid… you tasted like mint." Yuki said it softly and looked off to the side as though lost in the memory.
You tasted like strawberries, Kyo almost said it but instead he turned around and looked at Yuki. "What's your point?" Kyo asked trying to look bored, but Yuki could tell that he was curious, that he was wondering where this part of the conversation would lead.
But he never really had time to think as the rat once again, laced his hands through his hair and pulled their faces close. Yuki's mouth slanted over Kyo's then placed butterfly kissed over his lips over and over before tracing the cat's lips with his tongue. He pulled away for just a second before moving in again.
This time Yuki was the active partner in the kiss, and he wanted to remember it all. Again and again he brushed his lips over Kyo's applying more pressure each time then pulling back to the barely there kiss. He pulled back to watch his eyes flutter shut, only to then snap back open as he was pushed away.
"It's only for show." Kyo growled angry, even while he was flushed and a little aroused. His eyes were dark and Yuki knew that he was affected by him.
And Yuki could see it. He could see it as plain as day.
Kyo felt something.
And Yuki had the perfect opportunity to find out. He brushed past Kyo in the hall and shut the door, then leaned against the door frame.
He could play this game.
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The game continues in chapter three.
As always thanks for reading and let me know what you think.
Cat