Disclaimer: Nuramago belongs to Shiibashi-sensei
Warning: fluff (oh, man… how this month affects me… XD), shounen ai, AU, language, etc…
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A/N: I'm so very sorry for the slow update. Real life is getting hectic with the approaching of the big day! XDDD. Now, please proceed to ENJOY this chapter! ^_^
Chapter 4: Senses
Oh, oh, it is better not to think
that one should just allow one's self be accepted anywhere;
A sword called 'Individuality' is bequeathed to all*
~Yoru x Rikuo~
It was a few hours after Rikuo and especially Yoru started to practice their endurance in staying further and further apart from each other without causing Yoru to choke or hyperventilate because he couldn't breathe properly.
Approximately three hours after the first attempt, Yoru was able to remain standing, calm, for almost an hour, 20 feet away from Rikuo.
At their first attempt to further their distance, Yoru collapsed, almost passing out from the lack of energy and oxygen.
"Yoru!" Rikuo hurried to his side. He grabbed Yoru's shoulder and helped the youkai sit up while Yoru was trying to regain his breath. He was kind of dizzy right then.
"Easy… we don't have to rush this," Rikuo rubbed Yoru's back while the silver-black haired youkai absorbed some life energy from Rikuo to strengthen his own again.
Yoru sighed deeply while looking around them. The Onmyoujis were staring openly at him and Rikuo. Did they expect something major to happen or what?
Nurarihyon and Hidemoto 13th also observed the two with searching eyes. It seemed they had something on their minds.
"Rikuo," Nurarihyon suddenly called his grandson. The chocolate haired boy looked upward to him. "Can you come here for a second?" he asked.
"Okay," Rikuo replied. He didn't seem to feel uncomfortable with all the eyes that were watching him and Yoru as if they were a spectacle. "Yoru, can you stand? Let's go to where Grandpa is," he said while tugging at Yoru's sleeve after standing up.
"Yeah, just a bit," Yoru took a deep breath before he stood up as well, already gaining most of his strength back after the short rest.
They walked towards Nurarihyon and Hidemoto before sitting in front of the old youkai and the shikigami. "What is it, Grandpa?" Rikuo asked.
"Ah, can you two sit a little bit further apart from each other?" Nurarihyon instructed his grandsons, not answering the question.
Rikuo blinked in confusion and Yoru narrowed his eyes slightly in suspicion. What was their grandfather up to?
"Like this?" Rikuo then moved away slightly.
"Right," Nurarihyon nodded before he stood up and walked towards Yoru.
Yoru didn't expect that. "What?" he asked the old man while raising his eyebrows.
"It's okay. I just want to test something," Nurarihyon said reassuringly. Then he reached to tap Yoru's back once.
Yoru blinked at that, wondering. He turned to look at his grandfather who continued tapping his back, with each tap getting harder. "What are you doing?" he asked then, failing to understand Nurarihyon's act.
"Look ahead," Nurarihyon's instructed before he reached a sensitive part of his back and poked him there.
"Uh!" Yoru jerked upward.
"Ah!" Rikuo yelped before he slapped his mouth shut in surprise.
Everyone widened their eyes and went gravely silent at that. "What just…happened?" Ryuuji asked, looking baffled.
Yoru also looked at Rikuo in astonishment. Did his other half just… moan?
Nurarihyon, seeming still to be unsatisfied with it, repeated his maneuver.
"Ugh!" Yoru jerked upward once again as he felt the sensitive spot on his spine getting poked.
"Yah!" and something similar seemed to happen to Rikuo because he reacted strangely again.
"Jiji! What the hell!" Yoru shouted at his grandpa, rather blushing, slightly perplexed because he didn't understand what Nurarihyon did that for.
"As I thought," Nurarihyon said, a bead of sweat prickling out his cheek.
"W-w-what…?" Rikuo looked at Nurarihyon and Yoru, still in total mystification of what had just happened to him.
"Ooh! It really works like that!" Hidemoto the 13th said with an amused smile on his face.
"What's going on?" Yura asked, looking as confused as Rikuo.
"It's their senses," Nurarihyon said.
"Their senses are connected to each other," Hidemoto continued.
"Their senses?" the others asked in unison, looking very curious.
"Yup, so if I do this," Nurarihyon pinched Yoru's cheek.
"Ow!"
"Ouch!"
Both Yoru and Rikuo reacted to the pain and hurriedly rubbed their cheeks.
"See?" Nurarihyon crossed his arms in front of his chest, sighing.
"Whoa… that's kind of…" Zen sweated a little bit.
"So Nura-kun can feel what his youkai feels as well?" Yura asked again, totally baffled.
"It works both ways," Nurarihyon said before he moved to Rikuo and started to tickle him.
Rikuo laughed at that. "Ahahahaha! Stop! Jiichan, it tickles!" and he continued laughing hard while struggling to free himself from Nurarihyon's clutch.
A few feet away from Rikuo, Yoru was fidgeting with his body trembling, his face slightly flushed and no one seemed to be able to figure out how the youkai managed to hold down his laughter because honestly, he was tickled like hell as well. He held down his reaction pretty well by hugging his own body though, unlike Rikuo who was laughing like a mad boy right then.
"S-stop it, Jiji!" but even Yoru couldn't hold it down for that long as he snorted a laugh while trying to yell at his grandfather to stop his ministration to Rikuo's body which affected him as well.
When Nurarihyon was done, Rikuo almost died for laughing too much. He was slumped on the tatami, shivering and panting, still slightly laughing. Yoru was no better because he felt weak as well. He had no idea that he was that ticklish.
Everyone who saw the two like that couldn't help snickering, especially Pato who almost doubled over seeing that very funny scene. Akifusa scolded him for being so rude while Ryuuji's sweat dropped visibly and Masatsugu had to fix his glasses position again, looking almost laughing as well. Yura huffed out a laugh, although it took her best effort not to laugh aloud.
"Well, it's just the sense of touch, and only in extreme situations. I don't know what kind of other senses you are sharing," Nurarihyon said with deadpanned look, not seeming too affected by the humor and laughter in what he had done to his own grandchild.
"You are a demon…!" Yoru muttered while glaring heatedly at his grandfather for embarrassing him (and Rikuo) in front of everyone like that.
"Ji… Jiichan, so you said that we share our sense of touch for the extreme and intense stimulants… Does it mean; if I start to feel very depressed, Yoru will feel depressed as well?" Rikuo, after being able to control his body again, asked, looking rather worried now even though he was still blushing slightly.
"That's a probability," Nurarihyon answered, scratching his chin with his pointer finger.
"Oh…" Rikuo looked down, biting his lower lip slightly.
That was new for Yoru. What was Rikuo worried about anyway? It wasn't like they never shared intense feelings together. Just like at that time when their father was murdered or when they knew the truth about Yamabuki and what happened to her, they did share those feelings.
Yoru actually didn't want Rikuo to see and feel the horror. But since they fought together at that time, he couldn't do anything to cover Rikuo's senses….
"Huh?" Yoru found it strange then. Despite Yoru's ability to feel Rikuo's feelings all the time, at this moment, he barely felt anything from Rikuo's awareness.
This separation… was it severing Yoru and Rikuo's feelings from each other as well? Did that mean Yoru would stand as separated individual from Rikuo from now on?
"This will get very troublesome."
Nurarihyon's sudden comment brought Yoru out of his train of thought. He snapped out of it and looked at his grandfather curiously.
"What do you mean?" Rikuo asked again, looking paler and afraid for some reasons.
"The intense feelings you share through your senses," Nurarihyon looked at his grandson other half meaningfully and Yoru looked back at him and Rikuo who also stared at Yoru carefully, with wonder.
"Ah," Pato suddenly punched his palm, seeming to understand something.
"What?" Yoru turned to gaze the red-hooded boy indignantly, feeling like he was missing something in his grandfather and Rikuo's exchange. Moreover, how come that brat could guess and understand something just by hearing their cryptic conversation?
"Basically, any intense feeling they share covers pain and the other extreme feelings, right? So, if either of them gets hurt, the other will get hurt too, in other words, if one of them gets killed, the other will die as well, right?" Pato explained and clarified, earning everyone else's surprised gasps.
"Smart boy," Nurarihyon commented dryly.
"Hey, hey, seriously?" Zen widened his eyes, looking shocked.
"If one of the Sandaimes dies… the other will too?" Kappa almost hung his jaw in open mouth at that, looking mortified.
"Well… that is a problem, indeed," Ryuuji also commented, though calmer than the others. Akifusa looked at Yoru and Rikuo with a worried expression and Masatsugu could only sigh in sympathy. Mamiru kept his expression neutral as if he didn't feel a damn thing.
Rikuo frowned deeply, looking at his lap while Yoru was slightly confused of why it became such a huge deal for everyone. He meant, wasn't that normal? They were originally the same person. If one of them disappeared, the other would as well, right?
"I don't see why this becomes a problem," Yoru voiced his thought and Rikuo looked up, turning to face him so fast he thought the boy would snap his head off his neck.
"Yoru… don't you get it? This way, the enemy can get you by attacking me," Rikuo said, staring at Yoru ridiculously.
"So?" Yoru didn't see the downside of that.
"Ah… I can't believe this," Yura muttered in annoyance. "That means, dear youkai, that if Rikuo gets attacked and killed, even though you aren't the one being attacked, you'll still die as well," she explained, stressing word by word in the process as if she wanted Yoru to catch all of it without fail.
"I know that, but that can be solved as long as I'm always together with him and protect him, right?" Yoru huffed because he could guess that the girl regarded him as an idiot. "I don't plan on leaving RIkuo's side, ever. I'll always stay together with him," he continued somberly and for some reasons, everyone stared at him as if he was an alien from Mars.
Nurarihyon twitched at seeing Yoru's expression and hearing his words. Rikuo blushed and Hidemoto chuckled, looking very-very amused now.
"He sounded like a possessive lover," Ryuuji commented and Pato tried very hard not to laugh, lest he would get scolded again by the blushing Akifusa now, who seemed to agree with what Ryuuji said.
"What?" Yura looked confused again because she was such an innocent little girl. Mamiru didn't say anything, but he kept his eyes trained on Rikuo and Yoru it started to look creepy.
"Even if you insist on staying beside Rikuo all the time, how will it work?" Nurarihyon asked, raising one of his thin eyebrows at his youkai grandson.
"What do you mean?" Yoru asked back, unable to catch what his grandfather was implying.
"Yoru… you can't stay beside me all the time. There's my school and my human friends… how can I explain your existence to them?" Rikuo repeated his question some hours ago about that particular thing.
Yoru just remembered about that. Of course, that was the sole reason why he practiced to stay away from Rikuo in the first place. "Crap," and now he realized the logic of why this became a very big problem.
"See… you can't protect me all the time. And when you aren't there…"
"You're vulnerable to attack…" Yoru continued his other half's words, sighing deeply in understanding now.
"We can always provide extra guards for Rikuo when he's at school of when he's away from home, of course… from some distance," Zen suggested helpfully.
"That's probably a very good idea," Hidemoto supported in a cheery tone.
"Still, if I can't even defend myself… I don't want to be a burden, at least…" Rikuo bit his thumb nail nervously, looking distressed.
"Rikuo, you will never be a burden," Yoru gazed at Rikuo with his gentle crimson eyes, assuring his other half that he was far from weak and useless. "You are strong… Remember how you helped me master Matoi."
"Yoru…" Rikuo looked slightly touched at that.
"That's it!" Zen suddenly shouted, surprising the others.
"What's wrong, Zen?" Nurarihyon asked. Yoru and Rikuo also looked at the silver haired poisonous bird youkai curiously.
"Matoi… it's a possession technique where the human part is being possessed, right?" Zen asked, seeming to elucidate it. Yoru and Rikuo nodded. "Then it's good as long as Rikuo is being possessed by other youkai to activate this technique. He can protect himself using another youkai's fear," he explained.
"Wait a sec, right now, Rikuo is 100 percent human, Zen. His body won't stand the fear if I'm not there to channel it out," Yoru said.
"Ah, but there's where you are wrong," Zen argued immediately. "I also didn't notice this before the training Rikuo had undergone with Gyuuki, but Rikuo's human body is very strong. He was beaten up and down by Gyuuki and he had to face Gyuuki's fear directly with his human body during the training, and yet he was okay. No human could handle that kind of torture continuously, and yet somehow, Rikuo survived it with minimal wounds. I was very impressed when I treated his wounds back then. Rikuo is indeed strong, probably… stronger than Yoru right now, judging from the current situation," he explained again and everyone seemed to think about that thoughtfully.
"Does that mean… Rikuo-sama can fight with his human body?" Kappa asked.
"He sure can. As long as he holds something that can kill youkai, he's as good as the other youkai in Nura Gumi," Zen smiled confidently at that.
"That… actually makes sense," Yoru put his hand on his finger, considering that possibility seriously and carefully as well.
"Then, I can perform Matoi with the other youkai?" Rikuo asked.
"Do you want to try it?" Zen asked back.
"I do," Rikuo said surely.
"Wait, what if there are requirements or restrictions to perform Matoi? I meant… I myself don't really understand the technique fully. It can be unstable too… I don't want anything happen to Rikuo," Yoru still protested.
"Umm…" Akifusa's voice then interrupted the conversation and everyone then turned to face the amber eyed, platinum blond haired Onmyouji who raised his hand as if he were a student in a classroom.
"Finally you want to contribute something to the forum?" Ryuuji asked, rather teasingly.
Akifusa visibly blushed at that, but he decided to ignore the dark haired teen beside him and spoke "W-well… it has been on my mind since Pato mentioned about the life-energy sharing earlier."
"What about it?" Rikuo asked, looking sharp as if he didn't want him to say unnecessary things again that would cause Yoru to feel bad about it.
"It's nothing bad. I'm just curious. Rikuo-kun… and Yoru-kun have been sharing life energy since birth, right?" Akifusa asked. Yoru and Rikuo nodded. "Then… it's a fact that Rikuo-kun possesses enormous amount of life force if he can share it with a youkai in Nurarihyon's caliber without fainting or feeling weak.
"All of you are also aware that most people with special abilities can use their power because their power is taken from their life force, right? That's why the Igikimo of people with special abilities are coveted by a lot of youkai. It adds their life force and power as well.
"So, I've been thinking… after Rikuo-kun lost his ayakashi side, he was cleansed from any youki, right? With so much life-force left in his body, he can be trained to use it as his weapon to defend himself from any ayakashi or youkai that will try to attack him for his Igikimo," Akifusa explained in detail what he thought about the separation of Rikuo and Yoru and what they could do to use it at best.
"In short… you suggest he train as an Onmyouji," Nurarihyon clarified Akifusa's intention and the younger man looked nervous under the old youkai's tense gaze.
"Wow, that's a very good idea. I like it a lot," Ryuuji said with mirth in his eyes at the possibility of increasing the members in the family. Moreover, he was the grandson of Nurarihyon. This would be like a slap to the older youkai's face, but since it was for his grandchild's protection, he would think twice before objecting the idea in the name of his youkai pride.
"I refuse!" Rikuo objected immediately after he heard it, surprising the others.
Even Yoru was surprised hearing it. "Rikuo…?"
"Of course, in one perspective, it's actually a good idea, but I'm a part of a youkai family. Despite our situation right now, I'm a quarter youkai. I can't possibly train to be an Onmyouji. Besides… if my body is purified, Yoru won't be able to come back inside me again after we break the curse. Don't just decide that we'll stay apart like this forever," Rikuo huffed.
"Ah, I'm sorry… I assumed you don't plan on breaking the curse and joining back together…" Akifusa said, rather frantically because he had jumped to conclusions too quickly.
"Eh, we will be joining back together?" Yoru asked Rikuo while frowning in puzzlement.
"Of course we will!" Rikuo looked at Yoru in disbelief. "Or what? You plan on stay outside my body forever?" he asked the youkai then, looking slightly mortified by the idea.
"Err… well…" Yoru looked away, a bead of sweat rolling down his cheek.
"Yoru?" Rikuo sweated profoundly now, looking extra horrified because Yoru seemed to insinuate the idea. His dark-honey colored eyes looked at Yoru as if they shouted 'You're kidding!'
Yoru huffed out a long sigh before he looked up and gazed at Rikuo's worried chocolate eyes again, more somberly. "Well… I meant, finally… I can have my own body. I don't have to risk your life by borrowing your body to fight, Rikuo…. I'm just… glad that I can… touch you literally like this…" he reached out his hand to Rikuo and held it gently.
"Eh…?" Rikuo instantly flushed in embarrassment at that and Hidemoto the 13th looked like he was about to squeal so Nurarihyon elbowed his side, hard. Surprisingly it shut the ghost up before he could comment on anything.
Grandpa Nurarihyon then twitched again though, looking at how Yoru interacted with Rikuo. He sighed deeply after that, seeming to understand what happened after the third time he witnessed such an act.
"W-wait, Yoru, w-what are you saying…?" Rikuo stuttered, seeming to be bewildered of what Yoru said, but that was okay with Yoru.
Yoru only wanted to see the boy smile happily and to stay beside the boy, protecting him and his smile, always. He didn't mind holding Rikuo only in his mind or his inner world, but he didn't like having to risk Rikuo's life repeatedly when he was fighting.
That's why, when Yoru realized that he and Rikuo were separated now… he thought he could protect the shorter boy for real now. Of course the connection of their senses didn't change the risk, but Yoru only had to train more and more so he could get stronger and wouldn't get hurt so often to protect Rikuo as well. Of course Rikuo getting vulnerable to attack was also a big problem, but he intended to watch over him 24 hours a day, so Yoru could intervene if Rikuo was suddenly attacked.
And thus, amongst the others who could disturb that sweet moment between Rikuo and Yoru, a growling sound was the thing that did. They heard it in the wide room. Everyone blinked in uncertainty at the sound.
"What was that?" Pato asked, looking around in puzzlement as well.
"It's this girl's stomach," Ryuuji glanced at his little sister who blushed furiously in embarrassment.
"Oniichan!" Yura shouted at Ryuuji loudly, looking very ashamed.
Akifusa chuckled and Masatsugu huffed out a laugh. "Yura-chan gets hungry easily, huh?" the spiky, dark haired, glasses wearing Onmyouji commented and Yura's face turned redder if it was possible.
"Masa-nii too! Don't tease me like that!" Yura complained, still visibly embarrassed.
"Pff—, the moment is instantly broken by a stomach growl?" Ryuuji laughed before he messed up Yura's hair, looking proud for some reasons.
"Hey!" Yura protested again, trying to hit and scratched Ryuuji's face.
"Ah, how adorable of you, lil sis," and Ryuuji continued his laughter. Everyone who saw that felt it was funny as well because they chuckled.
Well, Yoru was grateful that everyone's eyes weren't on them anymore.
"Okay, I think it's the time for us to have a late breakfast, since it's almost…" Akifusa looked at the clock on the wall, "-eleven o'clock. I guess the human guests are up as well, right, Zen-dono?" he then turned to look at Zen.
"Yes, the sleeping powder is only potent for two hours… I think they're up now, and confused because they're back in their room," Zen said.
"Oh… it doesn't erase their memories?" Kappa asked.
"Unfortunately, it doesn't. Let's hope that they think themselves dreaming before waking up the second time," Zen said with a small awkward smile.
"Ah, what should I do…? I can't eat with them if Yoru will be sticking around for awhile…" Rikuo said, looking worried again.
"For the mean time, Rikuo should hide with the other youkai as well. We'll tell your friends something to cover this," Ryuuji said.
"Is that okay?" Rikuo looked up at Ryuuji with hopeful look.
"Of course it's okay, Rikuo-kun," Akifusa smiled at him kindly.
"Thank you!" Rikuo seemed to be very relieved at that.
"Well then… let's get back to the cottage where all the youkai from our family are staying. Zen and Kappa will help explain why there are two Rikuos now," Nurarihyon instructed.
"Yes, Shodaisho," both Zen and Kappa nodded in respect.
"Let's move," Nurarihyon stood and then walked away, followed by Rikuo and Yoru who preferred staying close to the boy, and of course, still holding Rikuo's hand as well.
"See you around again, Nura-chan!" Hidemoto waved at the old youkai and Nurarihyon just waved back without looking at him.
"Hidemoto! Get back to your own realm before being called, damn it!" Yura shouted at the ghost and he just laughed while ruffling the annoyed girl's hair in amusement.
They all withdrew for now and if more problems arose later, they would get back in the room and started to discuss what they would do to solve them together.
~Yoru x Rikuo~
Rikuo was looking at Yoru and then their joined hands with a blush on his face, feeling conflicted and bewildered because of what happened inside the meeting room earlier.
Moreover, Rikuo didn't know how to voice his uncertainty about it.
"Aah, that's such a long discussion. I don't feel like repeating all the explanations to our guys later…" Rikuo said, trying to distract himself from the mixture of feelings inside his chest. He wasn't sure what was happening, but he felt… weird.
There was that flip-flop thing in his stomach which did something odd to his feelings. He also felt rather suffocated for no apparent reason, like drinking too much soda. What was that feeling anyway? Why did it happen whenever he thought about Yoru?
Glancing at their joined hands again, Rikuo noticed how Yoru's complexion looked paler than his, but his hand was bigger and felt stronger, like an adult's hand. Even though he and Rikuo were supposed to be at the same age, why did Yoru appear so mature and… beautiful?
Please… everybody found Yoru gorgeous. It wasn't that strange if Rikuo also thought the same. Well, maybe it was technically narcissistic since Yoru was Rikuo, but he just couldn't help it. Yoru was just too different from him.
"You don't have to say anything. Let Jiichan and the others explain. We'll answer only when they question us directly," Yoru answered slowly, his hand tightening on Rikuo's.
Rikuo widened his eyes for a moment before he looked down again, flushing deeper.
Why did it feel very… enjoyable being hand in hand with Yoru? Why was his heart beating so fast? Was it like an omen of something bad that would happen later? There were so many questions in Rikuo's head that he wanted to ask, but he was hesitant and embarrassed to voice them out.
Nurarihyon turned aside slightly to look at his now two grandsons. He also looked conflicted seeing how possessive the youkai was over Rikuo and how the smaller boy reacted to that.
Zen and Kappa glanced at each other with awkward silence as well seeing how Rikuo and Yoru acted towards each other. It seemed they also had some guesses in their mind.
"Hey, Rikuo," Zen opened a conversation then.
Rikuo looked upward at Zen and raised his eyebrow. "Yes, Zen-kun?"
"I'm just wondering…. How do you exactly live usually with… um…" the spiky short silver haired bird youkai seemed to try to look for words, "-with Yoru inside you?" he asked.
…
…
"…That… didn't come out right, did it?" Zen blushed slightly seemingly to realize he had said something very embarrassing.
Rikuo wasn't exactly sure of what Zen was talking about, but Yoru seemed to catch up pretty quickly with the innuendo and he actually glared at Zen for speaking too much.
"Um… what do you mean by how I usually live? I live just like the rest of you guys," Rikuo answered, trying to lighten the mood.
"No, I meant… you have both personalities and all… Do you often have conversations or such?" Zen cleared his intention.
"Oh… sometimes, when I'm lonely and need someone to talk to… or when Yoru needs to voice his thoughts… usually, we meet in a dream. It's also like that when the first time Yoru told me that he was there. He showed up in my dream and I kept wondering who this guy was until I changed that night, when Yoru saved you from Hebidayu, Zen-kun," Rikuo explained while smiling, remembering the good time.
"Oh… I see…" Zen mumbled slightly with thoughtful look.
"At first, I closed my eyes from his existence by forgetting every time I changed into him, but after the Kyuusho incident, I just couldn't ignore him anymore… because at that time, he told me that I can count on him, that he will protect me and my friends… and you guys… I'm… very happy that by borrowing his power, I can finally fit in inside this youkai family," Rikuo continued, still with that nostalgic mood and look in his adorable face.
Zen and Kappa flushed slightly seeing how cute Rikuo was and Yoru had to stop to pull the boy into his embrace, surprising Rikuo slightly. "Y-Yoru?" he stuttered, not expecting to be suddenly hugged like that by his youkai.
"Even without me, you are the grandson of Nurarihyon. You fit perfectly well in Nura Gumi," Yoru said, holding him even closer.
At that moment, suddenly Rikuo felt the overwhelming feeling of love pouring in and coursing inside his heart and body. He felt slightly dizzy and euphoric at that and he didn't know what happened before he remembered that his and Yoru's sense were connected.
Oh…!—Rikuo was stunned silence as he felt all those incredibly fervent feelings. It was as if he was drowned by it and it felt… wonderful, like he was embraced by cotton candies. Soft… sweet… comforting and yet tugging at his heart string as well, it was hard to describe.
"Rikuo…" Yoru's gentle voice teased his ear and Rikuo's face turned slightly red at the realization of the actual nature of Yoru's feelings.
Yoru loved Rikuo very much… that's what he felt very strongly at that time….
End of Chapter 4
Tbc…
Additional Notes:
*Taken from the English translation of Japanese song, Deep River, sung by Utada Hikaru
A/N: Jyaaah! Finally the innocent, clueless Rikuo realized what Yoru feels towards him! XD How will he react to this knowledge? Man… I can't wait to write again! But aaah! So many stories to make and update! And I'm busy this week. Some friends from Japan will stop by in my country and I want to accompany them to see how beautiful my city is! XDDD Anyway, what do you think? Is it cute adorable enough? Funny enough? I HOPE SO. Now, review! Because your reviews are the only food of this starving author can digest to turn into energy to write more~ *love*
