Love, Tears, and Promises Part IV: Tears
An AU Kizuna Fanfic
The lock clicked and the front door opened. Enjouji, lying on the couch, sat up. "Ran?"
Ran paused. "Kei? Why aren't you in bed?"
"I was waiting for you." Enjouji replied. "I couldn't sleep anyway."
"Where's Kai?"
"Asleep in the guest bedroom. I checked on him an hour ago."
"Did anyone ever eat?"
"No, I put it away - we can have it tomorrow."
"Fine." Ran started for the hallway.
"Ran, wait - please." Enjouji pulled himself into the wheelchair. "We have to talk."
"I know." Ran whispered.
"...I'm sorry. You were right, I was being childish. But it's frustrating, not being able to move freely. I want to walk again."
"I know you do." Ran sighed. "And you'll get there, but you have to be patient. It won't happen overnight. And I don't want to see you hurt yourself more because you push too far too fast."
Enjouji looked over at him, still standing facing the hallway several feet away. "Are you still angry?"
Ran lowered his head. "No. I'm sorry I lost my temper."
"You had a right...Are...are you staying?" There was an unspoken plea in his voice.
Ran turned to him with a serioius smile. "If you still want me to."
"More than ever." Enjouji held out his hand. Ran came forward to take it, and lean down to kiss him. Enjouji stopped him. Holding onto Ran's hands for balance he slowly stood, wincing slightly as his leg took his weight.
Ran looked up at him with wide eyes that slowly filled with tears. "Oh, Kei..."
"I promise I won't try walking until I can stand without pain." Enjouji told him.
"I promise I'll be here on that day." Ran buried his face in Enjouji's shoulder, and wrapped his arms around his waist. Enjouji returned the embrace, then pulled back only enough to tilt Ran's head up and lower his lips to his.
The door to the guest bedroom was slightly open. Inside Kai wiped away a single tear, and shut the door silently. But more tears filled his eyes. He made it across to the bed, punching the pillow once to vent his frustrations. then sat down to wipe away the tears again. His eyes fell on the phone, and he picked it up slowly, dialing a number. The phone rang only twice before it wa answered.
"Yes - Araki. What is it?" A voice spoke. Kai opened his mouth, but no reply came out. "Hello?" More tears filled his eyes, spilling down his cheeks. Whoever was on the other end waited several long moments before asking, "Kai? Kai, it's you, isn't it? Where are you?"
Kaio opened his mouth to answer, then quickly shut it and hung up the phone. He set it beside him on the bed. Pulling his knees up he wrapped his arms around them, and buried his face in his arms to muffle his crying.
Masa looked at his phone with a frown, then hung up with a sigh.
"Was it Bo-chan?" Kyousuke asked him.
"I'm not certain, but I have a feeling it was." Masa answered.
"Where is he? Bon is beside himself."
"Usually when it comes to Kai." Masa remarked. "...If that was him, the call came from Tokyo."
"Why Tokyo?" Kyousuke frowned.
"Enjouji and Samejima are there."
"You think he's with them?"
"It would make sense, where else could he go?"
"Not far, he didn't take any money." Kyousuke pointed out. "Should we check to see if he's there?"
"Not before Sagano-san asks us to find him."
"But will he? He was so angry."
"He will. He's already complained about him running off. Next he'll want to know where he is." Masa told him.
"And then send you to bring him home?" Kyousuke suggested.
"To speak with him anyway." Masa answered. "But I'd rather he came back."
"Why not go now, then?"
"Because until Kai's calmed down and Bon's ready to make peace it will do no good. He'll only run away again."
"Where'd he pick that habit up from? I don't remember him doing it as a child." Kyousuke complained. "But then, I suppose he still is a child."
"No." Masa corrected. "He isn't. And that's the problem..." He looked away, his gaze troubled.
To be continued...
Aw...admit it, you feel sorry for Kai, right? Hm...That might change next episode.
Salmon 2003
An AU Kizuna Fanfic
The lock clicked and the front door opened. Enjouji, lying on the couch, sat up. "Ran?"
Ran paused. "Kei? Why aren't you in bed?"
"I was waiting for you." Enjouji replied. "I couldn't sleep anyway."
"Where's Kai?"
"Asleep in the guest bedroom. I checked on him an hour ago."
"Did anyone ever eat?"
"No, I put it away - we can have it tomorrow."
"Fine." Ran started for the hallway.
"Ran, wait - please." Enjouji pulled himself into the wheelchair. "We have to talk."
"I know." Ran whispered.
"...I'm sorry. You were right, I was being childish. But it's frustrating, not being able to move freely. I want to walk again."
"I know you do." Ran sighed. "And you'll get there, but you have to be patient. It won't happen overnight. And I don't want to see you hurt yourself more because you push too far too fast."
Enjouji looked over at him, still standing facing the hallway several feet away. "Are you still angry?"
Ran lowered his head. "No. I'm sorry I lost my temper."
"You had a right...Are...are you staying?" There was an unspoken plea in his voice.
Ran turned to him with a serioius smile. "If you still want me to."
"More than ever." Enjouji held out his hand. Ran came forward to take it, and lean down to kiss him. Enjouji stopped him. Holding onto Ran's hands for balance he slowly stood, wincing slightly as his leg took his weight.
Ran looked up at him with wide eyes that slowly filled with tears. "Oh, Kei..."
"I promise I won't try walking until I can stand without pain." Enjouji told him.
"I promise I'll be here on that day." Ran buried his face in Enjouji's shoulder, and wrapped his arms around his waist. Enjouji returned the embrace, then pulled back only enough to tilt Ran's head up and lower his lips to his.
The door to the guest bedroom was slightly open. Inside Kai wiped away a single tear, and shut the door silently. But more tears filled his eyes. He made it across to the bed, punching the pillow once to vent his frustrations. then sat down to wipe away the tears again. His eyes fell on the phone, and he picked it up slowly, dialing a number. The phone rang only twice before it wa answered.
"Yes - Araki. What is it?" A voice spoke. Kai opened his mouth, but no reply came out. "Hello?" More tears filled his eyes, spilling down his cheeks. Whoever was on the other end waited several long moments before asking, "Kai? Kai, it's you, isn't it? Where are you?"
Kaio opened his mouth to answer, then quickly shut it and hung up the phone. He set it beside him on the bed. Pulling his knees up he wrapped his arms around them, and buried his face in his arms to muffle his crying.
Masa looked at his phone with a frown, then hung up with a sigh.
"Was it Bo-chan?" Kyousuke asked him.
"I'm not certain, but I have a feeling it was." Masa answered.
"Where is he? Bon is beside himself."
"Usually when it comes to Kai." Masa remarked. "...If that was him, the call came from Tokyo."
"Why Tokyo?" Kyousuke frowned.
"Enjouji and Samejima are there."
"You think he's with them?"
"It would make sense, where else could he go?"
"Not far, he didn't take any money." Kyousuke pointed out. "Should we check to see if he's there?"
"Not before Sagano-san asks us to find him."
"But will he? He was so angry."
"He will. He's already complained about him running off. Next he'll want to know where he is." Masa told him.
"And then send you to bring him home?" Kyousuke suggested.
"To speak with him anyway." Masa answered. "But I'd rather he came back."
"Why not go now, then?"
"Because until Kai's calmed down and Bon's ready to make peace it will do no good. He'll only run away again."
"Where'd he pick that habit up from? I don't remember him doing it as a child." Kyousuke complained. "But then, I suppose he still is a child."
"No." Masa corrected. "He isn't. And that's the problem..." He looked away, his gaze troubled.
To be continued...
Aw...admit it, you feel sorry for Kai, right? Hm...That might change next episode.
Salmon 2003