The look of shock, that fell over the teen's face despite the darkness, nearly broke his heart as Eric tightened his grip around him and glared at him.
"You're fucking crazy if you think I'm leaving you here." The blonde spoke, as the voice's of the men around them started getting closer. "We're partners for this mission, remember? You have my back and I have yours."
"And I promised you I'd get you out of here safe." Chitose argued back, as the blonde snapped his mouth shut and glared at him. "Don't give me that look, Eric. You're fucking terrified, I can feel it, you're shaking."
A shake of the head was all he got, despite the tremors he could feel coming off the other, as he sighed and pulled the teen's phone to his ear.
"Guys, you hear me?"
"Chitose, thank fucking god. You ok?" Yata asked, as he hummed in response. "We'll be there in about five minutes, so-"
"I'm sending Eric out ahead of me. I'll distract the guys here so he can escape." He interrupted, as the blonde went to protest and he slapped the hand over his shoulder across the teen's mouth. The COM falling silent, as the teen struggled to pull his hand off his mouth, and pleading blue eyes met his. "Make sure he's ok, before you come in after me."
"Chitose, I told you not to do something stupid." Dewa growled, as the brunette lightly smiled at his friend's words.
"You and me both know one of us is making it out ok and the other is going to get the crap beat out of them, Masa. I promised I'd keep Eric safe and I plan to. Make sure he's ok when you get here."
"Chitose-"
"Promise me, Masa." A few moments of silence fell over the COM, before he heard a heavy sigh.
"You better make it out of this, Chitose. We've lost too many people already."
"I won't die that easily." He joked, as he sighed. "Make sure to make a grand entrance. Show them HOMRA is back."
A chorus of agreements left the others, before he put Eric's phone back in the teen's pocket and turned to find tears in the blonde's eyes. The younger still trying to pry his fingers off his mouth, and pleading at him from behind his hand, as he gave the other a warm smile and pulled him down toward him. His fingers letting go, and releasing their hold over the other's lips, before he replaced them with his own. Blue eyes widening in shock, and the beads of liquid falling down his face, as fingers tightened around his shirt and the beanie was yanked off his head. The teen's other hand being tangled into his hair, and a hiccup reaching his ears, as the older pulled them apart and brushed his fingers against the younger's cheek.
"I didn't say it before, because it would've pissed you off, but you look perfect with your hair like this." Chitose spoke, as the teen's fingers tightened around his shirt, and the older chuckled. "Then again, you looked perfect either way."
"Chitose-"
"Get going, before they find the both of us."
"I can't leave you-"
"Don't make me break my promise with Masa." He spoke, as the blonde fell silent and pulled him into a hug. "Eric-"
"Don't you fucking die, or I'll find a way to bring you back and kill you myself."
"I promise."
"You make too many promises." The blonde muttered, as he stepped back and pulled the hairpins out of his hair, placing them in the older's hand. "They're not much, but they should keep a few of them back."
"Alright. I'll use them wisely." He replied, as the other nodded and quickly ran toward the exit. His footsteps attracting the gang's attention, as the older let his flames flare against his skin and light up the space around him. All eyes on him, as the younger quietly slipped out toward the exit and the male relaxed. All the tension leaving his body, as he slowly opened his eyes and smirked when a few of the men flinched at the sight of his eyes glowing a bright crimson. "Now, let's have a little fun."
It was then that he sprinted toward his opponents. A few of them rushing out to meet him, as the male focused his flames into his leg and swung his hips around. His leg smashing into the ground, and sending an arch of fire into the huge group in front of him, as cries of pain reached him and he threw one of the hairpins Eric gave him at a guy running at him. The flaming object smashing right into the man's forehead, and sending him flying, as he ducked under a bat and swung his leg out to send him off his feet. The action causing flames to flare out, and create a wall of fire, as a bat smashed into his arm and he turned to smash his fist into the guy's face.
A hairpin being flicked toward another unexpecting opponent, and sending him smashing into another man, as he jumped back and readied a ball of fire. The flames flaring against his palm, and causing a few men to back up, as he thrust it out toward his opponents and ducked when he heard gunfire. The bullets barely missing him, and sending the adrenaline pumping into his veins, as he chuckled and picked up a stray bat. The object coming alight in red fire, and a few more men coming his way, and he held tightly to the weapon and swung it with all his might. The metal object smashing into one man's skull, and a quick punch taking out another, as he ducked and elbowed another with a flaming arm.
Each hit, and attack making the smile spread further across his face, as he swung his hips once more and sent another arch of fire toward the diminishing group. A few getting caught in the attack, and falling to the ground unconscious, he threw the second to last hairpin at the man with a gun and knocked him out instantly. His victory cut short; as a door slammed open a ways away from them and more men came pilling in. The new group looking stronger than the last, as he cursed and ducked when gunfire reached him once more. Pain exploding across his arm, and a cry of pain reaching the air, as he nearly dropped the bat and let his flames flare brighter with his pain. The fire a deep red, and his grip deafening on his weapon, as the leader of the group stepped out of the doorway and the male bit into his lower lip. Blood already oozing down his arm, and the men moving closer, as he forced his flames to their maximum and charged.
A swing of his bat knocking one man out, and clipping the other, as he kneed another and sent him colliding with another. A punch smashing into his jaw, and making his vision swim for a moment, before he forced his flames out past his body and heat filled the air. A few cries of pain echoing around him, before someone grabbed him by the hair and smashed him into the floor. Pain exploding across his face, and disorienting him, as he swung his bat and clipped two men, before hitting the one holding him down. The guy's grip loosening, as he kicked him away and forced himself to his feet with the help of his flames. His vision spinning, and his mind running a mile a minute, as he forced all his flames into the bat in his grip and readied a swing. A few running toward him, but their attempt useless, as he swung out and let out a huge wave of fire, as his own flames snuffed out. The fire smashing into the men in the front, and brushing the others behind them, as the wall behind him smashed to smithereens.
Dust and concrete flying everywhere, as nothing but red light flittered in from behind him. A chuckle leaving the brunette, as he glanced over his shoulder to find nothing but a crimson haze amongst the dust and debris. One figure after another coming into view, as the dust settled and his clansmen were revealed. Anna standing tall, and proud, in the front and center, as crimson wings spread out behind her and a glare that rivaled Mikoto's bared down on the men in front of the brunette. The sight of HOMRA sending panic through the other men, as Eric quickly came into view, despite Dewa trying to hold him back, as he sent the teen a smile and lowered his bat a little.
"About time you guys got here." Chitose chuckled, as Yata threw down his board and conjured up his staff.
"If you guys think you can hurt one of HOMRA and get away with it your dead wrong!" The vanguard yelled, as he pointed his weapon at them, and glanced toward their new king.
The girl nodding, without even blinking, as the others charged forward with Yata in front. The lot of them blowing past him, and a sigh of relief leaving the older, as he let his bat clatter to the ground and grab onto Dewa's shoulder the moment he reached him. Eric being held back by Kusanagi, who was still with Anna in the hole in the wall they made, as his friend looked him over and winced.
"You really went all out, didn't you?" The man spoke, as he tore the bottom of the brunette's shirt off to tightly tie it around the bleeding bullet wound in his arm. "You took out almost half of them."
"I was having fun." He admitted, as Dewa frowned at him and a movement to his left caught his eye.
The glint of metal making his blood run cold, as he forced whatever flame he had left into his hand and shoved Dewa out of the way to get a clear shot.
"Hit the floor!" Chitose screamed, as he threw the last hairpin in his hand at the leader of the gang.
The gun shot that blasted through the air deafening, as the flaming object collided with it's target and knocked the man to the ground a second too late. The male's blood running cold, and the air deathly quiet, as he quickly turned to the three people standing in the bullet's path and felt the air knocked out of him. Anna and Kusanagi standing amongst the rubble, and perfectly fine, as Eric sat hunched over in pain. The sight almost bringing him to his knees, as Kusanagi and their king turned to the youngest teen in fear. Chitose's feet moving before he even realized it, as he sprinted toward the blonde faster than he thought he could. His name on the tip of his tongue, and fear gripping at him, as he let his knees give out from beside the other and shoved Kusanagi away in the process, despite the hell he might get from it later.
"Eric, can you hear me? Are you hurt?" He quickly spoke, as he grabbed the teen's shoulder and found he was shaking. A fact that only caused his fear to heighten, as he forced the teen's arms away from his form and saw the splotch of red slowly spreading across the teen's left side. Blood oozing out of the wound, as scared blue eyes met his, and the older let out a curse. "Eric-"
"Ch-Chitose." The teen shakily spoke, as tears filled his eyes and the older ripped the t-shirt he was wearing off his form. "I-"
"Shh, just try to stay calm." He spoke, as he pressed the fabric against the wound and the teen cried out in pain. The others running toward them, and the gang members either dead or unconscious at this point, as the younger grabbed onto his shoulder and whimpered when he pressed the shirt harder against the injury. "Just breathe, Eric."
"I called an ambulance." Yata called, as he knelt down beside them and looked at the younger in fear.
Their vanguard no doubt thinking about Totsuka, and how he had been there when their vassal had died, as Fujishima stopped just behind him and cursed. The animal lover no doubt beyond scared, despite how everyone else might be feeling, as the brunette forced his fried brain to slow down and think logically. Because if he didn't do something now then Eric was going to bleed out, before the ambulance got here, and the shirt he had been using was useless now if the blood that was burning into his hand wasn't a clue in itself.
"Eric, I'm going to try something stupid." He spoke, as fear filled blue eyes looked to him in panic. "Do you trust me?"
"Chitose, we don't have time for this!" Yata yelled, as the vanguard pulled his own shirt off and made a move to tear it and use it to wrap up the teen's injury.
"I-I trust you." Eric spoke, halting the skateboarder's action, as Kōsuke stiffened behind him.
"Eric, think about this for a second. We can't be doing something rash right now." The animal lover spoke, as the blonde squeezed his eyes shut.
"I don't want to die." He shakily spoke, as the brunette looked to their king.
Anna staring at the youngest teen in fear, and meeting his gaze when he turned to her, as he held out his clean hand for her. Their king's eyes widening, and the other's falling silent, as the older harshly swallowed and willed his fear down so he could calmly speak to their king.
"I need your help to save him. I don't have any fire left." Chitose spoke, as she gave him a firm nod and placed her hand in his. Her fire flaring out around his body, as he gave her a grateful look and turned to the younger. Fear plastered across his face, as Anna moved her hand to the womanizer's shoulder, and the brunette gave a determined look to the blonde now shaking slightly in what could be either the fear, pain, or the lost of heat he was experiencing. "This is going to hurt like a bitch."
"D-Do it."
A nod left the brunette, as he carefully helped the younger lay down against the broken sheet of concrete beneath him and remove the shirt covered in the younger's blood. The bullet wound coming into view, and blood continuing to bubble out around it, as he took a deep breath and spread the wound open a little wider. A whimper leaving the younger, and Fujishima stiffening behind him, as the womanizer plunged his fingers into the injury before anyone could stop him. A deafening scream of pain leaving Eric, and the others stiffening in shock, as a hand grabbed onto his other shoulder and tried to pull him away from the crying blonde shaking against the ground in pain.
"Chitose, stop! You're going to kill him!" Fujishima yelled, as he proceeded to ignore him and dig his fingers deeper into the wound.
Eric now clawing at his arms, and tears rolling down his face, as his nails scrapped against the bullet and he shoved his fingers in a little deeper. That little push forward letting him grasp the foreign object, before he yanked his fingers out and the offending metal clattered to the ground a few feet from him. Blood starting to gush out of the wound, and causing their King to tighten her fingers around his shoulder, as he pressed his hands against the wound and forced her flames into his hands. The fire brighter, and hotter than their own, as a sickening burning smell filled the air and Eric screamed out in pain once again. Steam rising from the brunette's hands, and Fujishima's grip on his arm stopping the blood from reaching his arm, as Anna suddenly gave a nod and he pulled his hands away from the blonde.
Dried blood caked to his fingers, and his clothes covered in it, as Eric whimpered below him and weakly clawed at his arms. Huge, long, red cuts in the womanizer's arms, as watery blue eyes stared up at him in pain and the older leaned down to cup the blonde's cheeks and press their foreheads together.
"You're going to be ok." He spoke, as the others slowly relaxed behind him. Fujishima finally letting go of his shoulder, and Yata slumping beside them in disbelief, as Eric glanced down at the cauterized skin the bullet wound had been only moments ago. Kusanagi letting out a heavy sigh, and Dewa letting Akagi and Bandō know Eric was ok, as Anna relaxed beside him. Their little king's eyes full of tears, as her flames snuffed out from around her and she looked at them in relief. Her wings disappearing, and the sound of sirens reaching them, as Eric smiled up at him and gripped at his scratched arms. "You going to be ok?"
"Y-Yeah." The blonde spoke, as the ambulance parked and Yata called out for them, the teen below him relaxing. "I'm going to be in the hospital for awhile, but you kept your promise."
"I told you I would."
"Morning sunshine!" Chitose called, as the curtains suddenly opened and Eric cursed in English. The teen grabbing the pillow beneath him, and throwing it at the older, as a satisfying yelp reached his ears and he winced in pain from the movement. "Eric!"
"You're too loud." He grumbled, as HOMRA's womanizer frowned at him and picked up the pillow that had just been lobbed at him. "You're in a hospital, idiot. Don't wake up my neighbors."
"Kill joy." The male muttered, as he walked over to him and scooted the pillow in behind the blonde where it had been moments ago. "You think you'd be more grateful that I'm the first one here to help you out of the place."
"Kōsuke said he was picking me up at noon." The blonde frowned, as Chitose chuckled beside him and he felt a dreading wave wash over him. "What the fuck did you do?"
"I convinced him to let me break you out of here." The older spoke, in a proud tone, as the younger rolled his eyes.
"How'd you manage that?"
"I have my ways." Chitose boasted, as he set down the duffle that was slung over his shoulder onto the floor. "I brought you decent clothes."
"About time. I'm tired of these stupid hospital gowns." The blonde complained, as the older started pulling his usual outfit out of the bag. "Did you really bring that?"
"Did you want me to bring something else?" The brunette questioned, as he glanced at him with the teen's clothes in hand.
"Well you complained about them before and-"
"They look perfect on you, so who cares what I said before."
A light blush dusted the teen's cheeks, as he looked away from the male's mocha eyes and carefully sat himself up. The older moving to help him, and his touch gentle and careful, as the blonde tried to wrack his brain on how this all had happened.
One moment him and Chitose were surrounded, the male ready to sacrifice himself for the blonde, and the next they had been kissing. The older's love practically seeping into him, and telling him what he knew the brunette couldn't say, before he had been forced to leave. The younger making it outside without a single problem, as the sound of fighting and yelling echoed out from the building. The sound of motorcycles behind him making him turn to see the other's pulling up beside him, as Kusanagi's car came to screeching halt. Their king, and the right hand man, stepping out of the car as the others stepped off their vehicles. Yata scooping up his board, and Dewa striding over to him, as he grabbed the blonde's shoulders and glanced over him in once quick motion.
"Where's Chitose?" He demanded, the moment he deduced he was ok, as he pointed toward the part of the building they had been in and Anna moved ahead of them.
The girl stopping in front of the wall, and the others keeping their distance from her, as her flames flared out and her sword filled the sky. Wings of fire forming behind her, and Yata smiling proudly toward her, before she had blasted the wall apart. The concrete giving way, and creating the perfect entrance Chitose had wanted, as Yata ordered everyone in line and they made their appearance.
From there it had been a blur, before he had heard Chitose scream and the gunshot rang through the air. The pain that had filled him bringing him to his knees, and the memory of Totsuka's coffin reaching out to him, as he had heard footsteps and then Chitose's voice. The man's mocha brown orbs filled with fear and pain, as the teen felt the tears reach his eyes and his stomach twist in knots at the sight. Chitose had tried so hard to keep him safe, and now he's was going to die in front of the man, as if life could be any crueler.
Of course, by some stupid, unbelievable, miracle the idiot had managed to save him. With the help of their kings' flames, the two of them had saved him from the brink of death and the smile that fell over the man's face had been worth it. Despite the huge angry red lines he had dug into his arms, and the bullet in the man's arm, he was smiling down at him in relief and looking at him lovingly. A look he had never seen on the male's face, even when he had seen him flirt with women in the bar or attempt to lure them in for a chance to fill his bed that night. No, that look had never been directed to any human being, as long as he had been in HOMRA, and right now it was being directed towards him. And amongst the chaos of the ambulance, and their clansmen, Chitose held firmly to his cheeks and smiled down at him. Their lips inches apart, and that look never leaving him, as he brushed their noses together and pressed their foreheads together, despite the paramedics telling him to move away from the blonde as they approached them.
"I love you, so get better soon, alright?" Chitose had spoken, shocking the younger and their king, as he smiled down at him. "I still owe you that meal."
Then he had been whisked away by the paramedics and into the ambulance. Kōsuke and Yata at his side, as Chitose was forced to hang back for the police and Scepter Four's questionings. The older's confession echoing in his mind.
Which somehow led them to know. Two weeks later, in the hospital, with the brunette sitting beside him and helping him sit up. The love in the man's eyes so hard to believe, despite what happened, as the older smiled and at him and set his favorite outfit in his lap. The older standing up and reaching out to touch the call button so a nurse could help the younger with his clothes, before the teen grabbed the older's wrist and mocha eyes turned to look at him in confusion.
"Eric-"
"Do you really love me?" The question came out a little harsher than he wanted it to, but the small frown that fell over the man's face meant he had made an impact and he was sure to get the truth from the older because of it.
"What brought this about? Didn't I tell you I loved you before? I thought I told you before you were admitted to the hospital." The brunette spoke, as his frown deepened. "Did you not hear me?"
So it was true.
"Why?" The blonde demanded, as Chitose just blinked at him in confusion.
"Why?" He repeated, as the teen nodded.
"You've had plenty of people in your life you could've loved, before me, why me and why now?" At his question, the older's frown deepened till he was almost glaring at him. A look he rarely gave anyone, as he looked away from the younger and ran a hand over his face. "Chitose-"
"I've liked you since you joined." The male spoke, as the younger stared at him like he grew several heads and the male turned to look at him. "I couldn't help it, ok? You were small, and cute, and everything you did only made it worse. You were driving me crazy, and you wouldn't let anyone get close enough to talk to you, so I decided to avoid you and since you don't talk to many of us it was easy. I only had to deal with you in large-scale missions and every other day we ended up at the bar at the same time, but other than that it was manageable.
Then Mikoto died, and we all separated, and I thought I could move on. I almost did too, till Anna stepped up to claim Mikoto's throne and everyone came back together again. Kusanagi hit the final cord when he stuck us on the same mission together, and I knew I was fucking screwed. You never talked to any of us, and I knew it was going to be a bitch to get you to open up to me, but I forced myself to go along with it. After all, when it some to missions I'm serious, even if I don't like it, so I was going to do my job regardless."
That means, every time the older had promised he'd protect him, and wrapped an arm around him; he hadn't been doing it just to play the part. And when the blonde freaked out in the hallway…a heavy blush fell over the teen's face, as he covered his face and tried to ignore the small smile that made it way onto the man's face. Chitose begging him to leave, and distracting those men, and doing everything he could to save him…he hadn't done it just because they were temporary partners.
"You're a fucking idiot." Eric muttered, as the older raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Huh?"
"You couldn't just confess to me normally?" The teen demanded, as the older frowned.
"You do realize who you're talking to, right? The moment I'd mention it you'd think I'd be joking."
"Of course I would! You're HOMRA womanizer!" Eric snapped, as the brunette's frown deepened. "You're track record is longer than mine!"
At that, the older's mood went south, as he seemed to pick up the younger was referring to all the times he had been beaten by his old owners, as the brunette leaned down to grab his duffle and hit the call button. His silence seeming to be the most deafening response so far, as a nurse came walking in and the older moved past her without even glancing at her.
"He needs help changing." Chitose bit out, before he was gone.
Scarlett: *happily waves* hello everyone, and welcome to day 4 of my 5 day K Thanksgiving Holiday Special! Today chapter 3 becomes live! *beams*
Eric: *frowning* this chapter is depressing
Chitose: depressing? Is that the only word you got for it? You almost died and you insulted the both of us!
Eric: *frowns at him* You are a womanizer, pervert
Chitose: I'm either a womanizer or a pervert, pick one!
Scarlett: *rolls her eyes* I hope you know neither of those are good *ignores Chitose frowning at her* anyway, here's chapter 3. Tomorrow, on the last day of my K Holiday Special, the final chapter will be uploaded. So be ready for some heart warming love and a steamy smexy scene *winks, ignoring Chitose and Eric flinching beside her* As always, enjoy the chapter and feel free to leave a review. I love reading them. *bows* enjoy!
Reviews Answered:
Dezera: *beams* I'm glad you're liking the fic so far, hun. I was a bit worried, since this is the first Chitose and Eric fic there is, but I'm glad your enjoying it. *reads* lol, yeah. I tend to repeat words a lot, especially since my sentences are real long. So I try to use different words in the sentence, so I don't repeat as much, but it's kind of unavoidable since I put so much content in a line. So sorry about that. As for Akagi's name...well I guess it's more of a personal preference. *rubs the back of her head* I know the guys call Akagi Shouhei, but I've always called him Akagi, so sorry about that. Never really noticed I was doing it. If I write another K fanfiction I'll try and write him in as Shouhei, instead of Akagi, and see if I can fix the problem. Thanks for pointing that out *bows* for now, I hope you enjoy the new chapter.
Panda Master X: *giggles* it's ok hun. Seeing your review now is better than never getting one, and at least you found your phone. *beams, reading the rest and laughing a little* Glad you're liking the fic so far. Was worried how everyone would like it, but I'm glad everyone whose read it so far likes it.
RainStorm2122: *laughs a little* Glad you like it, hun. I had a ton of fun writing for these two, since there isn't much information on them, except K Memories of Red. But being able to play around with their pasts and use it to my advantage was one of the best perks, and it makes them look cute. *bows* So I hope you like this chapter, as much as you enjoyed the last two chapters. Next chapter is when the cute stuff appears.
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