As Rei's eyes opened, a blast of sunshine shone through the curtains and onto his now lonesome bed. He was still naked, so he hugged the blanket close. In a split second, a flash of last night's events ran through his mind. He face flushed as the embarrassment he felt the night before came flooding back into him. He lied back down on the bed and closed his eyes. He was now fully awake, but he needed some time to his thoughts. Hello, me. Rei started turning his face into the pillow. I can't say that I'm fully in love with him yet but maybe with time I will. I know I'm starting to like him, but that's all for now. Rei opened his eyes and flailed his limbs around. Agh, that's not me at all! Since meeting this guy, life's been nothing but trouble. He looked at the clock on the bedside table. It was 8:00am. Rei pulled himself out of bed. He noticed that his suitcase was now in his room. I hope it was Kai that brought that up. If one of his butler's saw me like this, I'd never live it down. He opened it up and pulled out his pyjamas and a pair of fresh underwear. He put them on and stepped into the hall. He knocked on the door across from his.
"Kai, are you awake yet?" Rei asked knocking. Without a response, he slowly opened the door slightly and peeped through the crack. He noticed the blanket was bunched up so he decided to go inside. He carefully shut the door behind him and tip toed over to the bed. "Kai?" He removed the blanket to find a quietly sleeping, naked Kai. He blushed at the sight of his skin. "Ah, Kai. We'll be late for school." Rei gave a short nudge on Kai's arm. The boy tossed and turned to face the other way. "Come on." Rei got onto the bed and continuously poked at the sleeping boy. Kai turned to face Rei again. He stared at him for a few seconds then pulled him close.
"We can skip today." Kai said getting ready to go back to sleep again. "You shouldn't go back to school until you're really okay." He wrapped his legs around Rei and planted a kiss on his forehead.
"What do you mean?" Rei asked. "Oh… Okay then." Rei snuggled in closer to Kai. His eyes started feeling heavy, and before he knew it, he fell asleep once again.
As Rei's eyes opened, the sun wasn't as strong as it was in the morning. He looked at the clock. 12:00pm. Again, upon waking up, Kai was gone. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked around the room. No Kai. He decided to go look for him. He crept back into the hallway. "Kai?" He said it loud enough for him to be able to hear, but not so loud that it'd echo through the house. "Where'd you go?" He looked down from the railing that connected the hall and the staircase together. He was up so high. It must have been at least 10 metres high. He slowly stepped down the stairs and looked around. Do you expect me to find you in a house this big?! He thought frustrated. When he reached the bottom, he was greeted by Mr. Rikuchi.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" He asked, giving a little bow to show his respect. "Young master has currently left for school. You are able to do as you please until he comes back. Would you like me to accompany you?"
"School?" Rei questioned. "He didn't tell me he was going to school." Rei looked down with a saddened expression. He would've gone to school as well if he knew Kai was going.
"He didn't tell you this? I'm truly sorry, but it's true." Mr. Rikuchi replied. "What would like to do in the mean time?"
"Could you show me around the house?" Rei asked excitedly. "It's so big, I want the grand tour!" Rei let out a little giggle. It's okay. I'll get to see him later anyways. Rei thought happily. Mr. Rikuchi walked towards the left side of the house. He stopped at the first room. The room wasn't blocked from the hallway by a wall. It was wide open.
"This is the dining room. Though it's rather big, in truth we don't have much company. This table can seat about 50 people, even though as of now, it only seats 4 people." Mr. Rikuchi started, gesturing his hands about. "The Hiwatari family doesn't eat at home much anymore if at all. Young master's parents would normally go out for dinner causing him to eat either in his room or by himself here." He walked towards the back of the house, with Rei following closely behind him. There was a big wall between them and the next room. Mr. Rikuchi opened the large doors revealing a marvellous kitchen.
"This is the kitchen. This is where the chefs make their meals. Though young master doesn't eat very much, he does enjoy his meals when he does." He explained. "If you ever have a request for a meal, feel free to ask them. We have a wide variety of ingredients from all over the world." He pointed to the right side of the room. "That is where the staff's living quarters are. It is rather spacious even with so many people running this house." They headed back for the front of the house and instead walked into the right side. Again, there was no wall to block them from the room.
"This is the living room." He said. "So far the only thing this room is good for is cleaning and giving a home for these antiques. Other than that, not many people spend their time here." Rei took a seat on the big brown leather sofa facing the fireplace. Several pillows crowded the corners of the couch.
"For leather it's pretty comfy." Rei said bouncing up and down lightly. "It's a shame this room isn't used very often. It's nice. Thanks for showing me around, but I'm sort of hungry now." Rei's stomach grumbled. Startled, he tried holding his stomach to suppress it but was way too late.
Chuckling, Mr. Rikuchi said, "Of course. You can ask for what you'd like to eat from the chefs." He led Rei back to the kitchen.
Rei froze not knowing what to say. "Um." Rei was uneasy. He had no idea what he should tell them. Would they laugh at his requests? Could they really make anything he wanted? He turned to Mr. Rikuchi and whispered, "What should I say? I'm not sure what I want to eat."
"Don't be shy. If you don't have anything in mind, I can tell them to make you something simple and delicious." Mr. Rikuchi replied. Rei shook his head up and down. "Please make a simple home cooked meal for this boy here, please." One of the chefs nodded and started working on Rei's meal.
The two took a seat in the dining room. There was an awkward silence. Rei looked at the clock on the wall. It was 2:00pm. Wow, so much time passed. It was fun learning more about Kai's life. Rei thought smiling.
"Mr. Rikuchi, do you like working here?" Rei asked. "It must be trouble to hold a job like yours. You also have to deal with Kai."
"I've enjoyed working here since I first started." Mr. Rikuchi responded. "The Hiwatari family is a very nice family. They are very considerate of those that they hire and they don't like to take us for granted. We are grateful to have been employed by such mannered and caring people. Though young master can pose trouble at times, he is also a very nice and caring young man. You are quite lucky to be in a relationship with him as he is with you. And please, call me Tori."
"Okay, Tori. I do feel lucky to be with him, but sometimes I get the feeling that he'll be trouble later." Rei said resting his head in his hand with his elbow on the table. "Sometimes I feel like I love him, but sometimes it feels weird to love him."
"I hope in time you will come to realize your true feelings." Tori told him. "Even though he may just seem like a flirt, I do hope that you know that his feelings for you are true. He's told me himself that he's never felt like this before, that he never loved someone so much before. He truly loves you." The two smiled as a waiter came in with a tray full of food. He placed a sandwich, soup, salad and a glass of water on the table and walked back into the kitchen.
"Thank you." Rei called out hoping that he heard him. He stared at the food in awe. It looked amazing. Sitting in front of him was a grilled chicken sandwich stuffed with lots of vegetables and cheese, a hearty vegetable soup with noodles, a Caesar salad, and his cup of icy cold water. The presentation wasn't lacking either. Everything looked like something from a food magazine. Rei took a bite of everything only to be even more amazed. He devoured his food. Tori was still at the table, happily watching Rei enjoy his lunch.
"I will have to go pick young master up soon if you'd like to come along." He said getting up. Rei was dabbing at his mouth with a napkin. "You can leave the dishes here. Go up and get changed." Doing as he was told, Rei walked back upstairs to change into some casual clothes. He returned wearing a t-shirt and a pair of skinny jeans. He slipped his shoes on and followed Tori out. They got in the car and drove to school. They waited at the school gates. It was now 3:15pm. Only five more minutes until the bell rang for the end of the school day.
"I'm sure he'll be glad you came along to pick him up." Tori said. The two relaxed in their seats for the next five minutes. Rei opened his window a little bit. The bell rang loudly, echoing through the streets. Even though the bell just went off, a crowd of students were flooding out of the building. A familiar head of white and blue hair bobbed up and down through the crowd. He quickened his pace after seeing the car. Chasing behind him was another head of familiar red hair.
"Oh no." Rei mumbled sliding down his chair. "That red haired boy is Tala, and he can't see me in here." Understanding, Tori motioned him into the back of the car and asked him to get low. He covered him with some jackets that were in the backseat. Rei forgot to close the window. He started to hear recognizable voices.
"Tell me what you did with him!" It sounded like Tala's voice. "He's in love with me. He's mine so tell me what you did to him!" His voice was choppy, and he stopped for air often. He sounded as though he was walking quickly.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Kai's voice answered. "I didn't do anything with him or to him, it was a mutual feeling and you can't do anything about that. Now back off." The voices were getting louder, meaning they were getting closer.
"As if I should believe the crap you tell me." Tala said. "Tell me where he is. He doesn't want to be with you. He wants nothing to do with you." Rei heard a slight tugging at the door handle. He started tearing up. He didn't like to hear them fighting. He closed his eyes tightly and cupped his hands over his ears.
Kai opened the door and slid inside. Before he could close the door, Tala yanked it open and got in with him. "Like I said, I have no idea what you're talking about. Now get out!" Kai replied pushing him back.
Tala closed the door and locked it. "I'm sorry, it's locked. Now you'll have to take me to R…" Tala stopped and reached over to the pile of clothes pulling them off one by one. "Rei? What are you doing here? Did he kidnap you?!"
"Stop it…" Rei pleaded crying. "Kai didn't do anything to me. I wanted to follow him willingly." He took a seat behind Kai who was now sitting in the middle seat.
"So you drugged him now too?!" Tala screamed furiously. People from outside were looking into the car. They were shocked at his words. Through the small crack, they could hear the students whispering about them.
"Rikuchi, get us out of here." Kai said. The car started moving. He closed the window that Rei left open. "You heard it from him yourself and you are still fighting with me about it? Get over it."
"I bet you made him say that. Did you blackmail him or something?!" Tala shouted not lowering his volume. He grabbed Rei's arm and pulled him onto his lap. Kai moved into the side seat staring at Tala angrily. "I'll show you that it's me he wants." Tala started moving his hands up Rei's shirt, tugging at the hardening buds violently.
"Hey, stop now and I won't kick your ass later." Kai said trying to keep his cool. "He doesn't like it, so stop."
Tala now moved one hand down into Rei's pants rubbing the hardening member vigorously. Rei was flailing around trying to get off of Tala, but Tala was much stronger. He moaned quietly at the feel of his hands. No, this… this doesn't feel right. It's different went Tala does this. It's not the pleasurable and gentle touch that Kai has. Tala's so violent and cold. Rei thought, tears heavily streaming down his face.
"Please Tala, stop…" Rei begged, looking back into Tala's eyes. Tala was merciless. He could only think about the fun that he fantasized about for years.
"No." Tala said going under Rei's briefs. "This is what you want so I'll give it to you." He now started pumping the member squeezing it tightly. Rei let out a painful groan. Tala's speed increased rapidly. Rei couldn't take it anymore. He unleashed himself into Tala's hand. Tala took the hand to his mouth and started licking off the liquid. "Mmm. You're so sweet." He laughed. Rei collapsed into Kai's lap trying to catch his breathe.
Kai was frozen, unable to move. He couldn't believe what had just happened. He looked down at Rei. He could read "sorry" all over Rei's face. He turned to look out the window. A dark shadow was cast over his face but Rei could make out something shiny flowing down from his eyes. Kai was crying.
"Hey, I'm not quite finished with him yet." Tala said grabbing a hold of Rei once again. This time Kai grasped Tala's wrist and tightened his grip. He turned back to face Tala. Taking his other free hand he punched Tala from the side, hitting his face and nose. Tala immediately started bleeding.
"Tori, you can stop here." As directed, the car stopped. Kai opened the door behind the bleeding red head and pushed him out. "Don't you dare lay so much as a finger on him again." He closed the door and the car drove on leaving Tala on the sidewalk bleeding, crying and clenching his fists in rage.
"I didn't want him doing that to me. You know, right Kai?" Rei explained. He was worried that maybe Kai didn't think he was faithful because he eventually gave in to the act. He kneeled on the floor of the car in front of Kai. He held onto Kai's hands tightly. He looked up with pleading eyes. "Please, please. I want you to know that I love you and only you alone. I'm so sorry. I'll make it up to you, I'll…" His rant came to a close as Kai deeply kissed him. Rei felt the familiar and gentle warmth surround him again. He swung his arms around Kai's neck and pulled him closer. Kai pulled back and smiled.
"I understand. It's okay. I should have done more to protect you instead of being scared all by myself" Kai said. His smile shone brightly in comparison with the sun. As of that moment, it was the only thing that Rei could focus on. Rei felt his heart pounding out of his chest, and his face burning from his embarrassed state and cold tears. This must be love. I just know it.