Chapter 6: The hunger
(short chapter is short. XD If you want the adult part. Message me. xD)
Kayura already had a feeling that Anubis was having fun with the bright woman with curly hair. Goddesses tended to have as much self reserve as a kid with candy. It was just how some armors were. She was so happy hers wasn't that way in so many ways. Shu was up pacing the halls like Ryo was, "can't sleep either?"
He looked at her, "yeah."
"It's not like you to worry in a such a manner," she said as she looked him over. He seemed stronger than ever before, he must have been training, but for some reason there was a look in his eyes she didn't understand. She came up and pat his face, "are you still hungry?"
"Always, Lady," he laughed and she motioned for him to follow.
"So," she started softly. "What's on your mind as well?"
"Oh, nothing~! Just can't sleep."
"Shu, I may not have known you very long but I know that even when we battled, you could find sleep," she said sternly and looking at him over.
"Nothing to do with this, I should say," he said looking over her. She was such an intuitive person. It was true there was a lot on his mind, nothing to do with their current situation. Battle usually ended his worries, but it wasn't going to help this.
"Fine, if you don't want to tell me."
"I don't want you to think less of me," he said rubbing the back of his head.
She looked at him again and slowed to his pace, "why would ever think less of you? You are a Ronin, and a mighty warrior who helped save my life. What is bothering you, old friend?"
He placed a hand on her satin hair, "you ever tell yourself your not something so much that for a while you believe it?"
"No," she answered curtly. She had no idea what he was on about.
"Then someone reminds you who you are in a manner that makes you feel alive again."
She looked at him blankly.
He sighed and hung his head low, "I admitted to someone that I loved them and it wasn't returned."
"Oh," she said as they reached the kitchen. "Who was this someone?"
He shook his head.
She looked at him with narrowed eyes for a moment and pulled open cabinets. She found some bread and some cheese left over and began to cut it, "everyone gets their heart broken. I'm not sure why you feel so confused about it."
He leaned against a wall and shook his head, "because…."
She ate a piece of dried cheese looking at him curiously.
"I'm gay," he said to her softly and lowering his head.
Kayura laughed lightly and handed him a piece of bread and cheese, "why would you let this bother you?"
He looked at her blankly and took the food politely, "you aren't upset with me?"
"Who you love as human is up to you, no one should be mad about who you fall in love with," she answered with a soft smile. She took his free hand lightly and squeezed it. She looked at him over again and then realized what had happened, "who was it you tried to give your heart to?"
Shu shook his head, squeezing her hand softly.
"Was is it another ronin," she said as she saw tears slowly falling down his face. They glittered in the soft light of the castle and she reached up to wipe his eyes. She hugged him softly. He was such a sweet man under his tough exterior. Shu hugged her tightly to him and felt his tears running down his face as he squeezed her to him.
He whispered softly as he held her, "Shin. I told him...I loved him because I couldn't hold it in my heart anymore. And he...didn't return them, i knew he wouldn't, but I just..."
Kayura reached up and hugged him tightly. She rubbed the tears away from his eyes and kissed each one softly. There was nothing she could say that could quell that sort of heartbreak. He was a strong warrior with a heart of gold, obnoxious at times, but he was genuine. A secret like that was probably eating at him for some time. She smiled at him, "have you not told them?"
He shook his head quietly.
She looked at him with a soft head tilt, "they cannot trust you with their lives, if you are not honest with them."
He slid down the wall and looked up at her, "our world is not like yours. People hate for this of thing."
"That sounds ridiculous," she said grabbing the cheese and bread. Slicing some more and eating a little herself. "Your world at times scares me more than any demon here. Could humans really hate someone for loving someone?"
He nodded quietly pulling his knees up.
"I doubt they would hate you though?"
"Shin hates me," he said from behind his knees and looked up as she handed him some more cheese.
"I don't think that he hates you," she paused as he nibbled on the food. "I think I would feel very awkward if someone told me they loved me out of nowhere and I didn't love them back. None of you guys could hate each other after everything, I think. Just give him some time and focus on yourself for now."
Shu nodded and finished his cheese.
She reached up touched his fluffy waves and got up. She handed him the bread and cheese, "Shu, please stay genuine for me. The world of armors is a terribly complicated place and it would be nice to have someone trust."
He helped up his fists, "you can always count on me, Lady."
She touched his fist recognizing it as sort of a handshake, "thank you, Shu. You should get some rest though, night is long here, and tomorrow will be a long day."
He nodded as she left the kitchen. He munched on the bread and laid his head back, it was swimming as Touma came in and noticed him with big eyes. Shu looked at him and ate another piece of aged cheese. It tasted like something similar to parmesan, but he wondered where there were cows in the Nether Realm. Did the Warlords have some sort functioning society here? Was it not just a realm of chaos and destruction? He offered some cheese to his blue haired friend, "where have you been?"
Touma slid down the wall next to him, "went for a walk with Hoshi."
Shu nodded ever so softly and crunched a piece of bread, "she seems like a strange one."
"She's nice," Touma smirked as he leaned on a knee and bit in the cheese. "Very timid, but the armor seems to like to be around her. That's strange."
The larger man gave him a silent nod.
"Look Shin told me what happened," Touma said looking at him and Shu paled like a ghost. He gently pat his friend's shoulder, "hey, don't be so tense about it. Sort of figured."
"How," he asked asked.
"Always trying to hit on girls more obvious than the rest of us," the blue haired man paused as he thought about the past. "Also, remember, we sort of shared a body when we made the inferno armor."
"So i guess everyone knows then," Shu said curling up tighter and hiding his face in his knees. His heart was hammering in his chest. Of course they all knew, how stupid he was being. All five of them shared a body at one point when they made that blasted armor. Shin wasn't mad he was gay, he was mad that Shu had hid his feelings from him for so long.
"Buddy, none of us care that you like guys," Touma shrugged and smiled at him as he rubbed his shoulder. "Especially Shin, i just don't think he wants to ruin your relationship as friends. Give him time, and take some time as well. Besides, this whole world of armors crashing down on us, maybe you'll find a knight or two."
Shu turned his head and snorted at him, "so what's going on with you and Hoshi?"
"Nothing," Touma blushed red and took another piece of dried cheese. "She's just, sort of lonely. Must be hard being something so powerful but you can't use that power for anything."
Shu nodded and continued to eat, "i shouldn't stress eat."
"No, you shouldn't," Touma laughed and stood up with a smirk. "You ordered like ten cheeseburgers when we were New York."
"Hey, I had good reasons," he pouted with a wink playfully. He slowly stood up and playfully punched his shoulder, "you should go hang out with her."
Touma raised an eyebrow, "that obvious, huh?"
"She's cute and you seem to keep her in good spirits," Shu said rubbing a hand through the back of his own hair. "We're adults, in kind of a sticky situation. Who am I to say to not have some fun if that's what you guys want."
The blue haired man turned red at his friends words as the big man turned to leave. He gulped and drank some cold water from a pitcher before walking down the hallway. He stuck his hands in pockets, his heart hammering in his chest as he remembered Hoshi after dinner. She held his hand so tenderly as they walked around the castle. She was incredibly smart underneath her shy quietness. Her words tender and soft as her fingers wrapped in his so nicely. Her hair like spun moonlight, and eyes like blue dwarf stars. He wanted to kiss her and hold her close so badly. He had a few girlfriends since Suzanagi. Smart and tactful women, but they seemed like they were from a different world. They liked shopping, and movie stars, and television shows. There was nothing wrong with that, he figured, but they after a while they seemed to be so shallow.
He knocked on her door softly, "Hoshi?"
"Come in," she said softly and he opened the door. The room was dark except for a single candle lit and the starlight coming in. Hoshi looked so small next to the big stone window. She almost glowed in its light and he felt his heart skip. Part of him wanted to believe it was just the armor, but it was more than that. She looked back, "I thought I had scared you off then."
Touma closed the door and walked up beside her, "I'm not easily scared."
She looked at him with those burning eyes, "but I am much bigger monster than I look."
"You're no monster," he said cupping her face softly. HIs fingers gently touching the burns, they were cool and waxy to the touch. She was so small we he stood next to her.
"I'm the big bad wolf, hadn't you heard," she said touching his chest softly.
He wrapped his fingers between hers. Her skin was cool against his and he leaned forward to press his head against hers. He shivered at her cool skin, "such a pretty one, if that's the case."
Hoshi looked up with curiosity and then pulled away, "I am not at all beautiful."
Touma paused quietly as she went to look back the stars. He slowly came up to her pulled back her bangs and traced the line of burns that went across her face and neck. They disappeared underneath robe. He leaned over and kissed the burns on her temple, "you are indeed beautiful."
"That's just your armor talking," she said lowering her head. "You don't feel anything real for me."
He pulled her against his chest and ran his hands through her satin hair. "Yes, the armor feels yours and doesn't want to let you go. But aside from that, I don't want to let you go either."
She propped her chin on his chest. Her eyes were so sad and he pulled her tight against him feeling his racing heart. She slid her hands along his sides, "the armor wants me to do some very irrational things."
"Irrational," he asked petting her hair gently.
"Because it loves power and it knows I'm tired," she said burying her face and in his shirt. His body heat felt so good to her amor. It took her months to recover after remaking the armors to regain any sort of energy back. In fact it almost killed her to do so, but only the memory of her child kept her alive. She had to find him. It was selfish of her to let the armors wants motivate her actions but he wanted to be there with her. "I can regain my energy...from us."
Touma pet her hair softly, "then…"
"What if you end up hating me," she answered muffling her voice in her clothes. "I don't want you to hate me."
Touma shook his head and kissed the top of hers, "never. Even if it is just for now. I will always be your friend even if we part ways after this."
She nodded softly but stayed quiet as she hung onto his shirt.
He kissed her head again and held wrapped his arms around her. He wanted to let her make up her own mind about what she wanted. He knew he wanted her, his body ached for hers, but he also knew that she had her own will and the will of her armor to face. Was there a worse fate for a armor to give someone, he wasn't sure, but he wanted her to be sure of what she could do about it.
Hoshi pulled away from him, "Touma…"
He nodded softly and started to walk out.
She grabbed his hand and looked at him with burning eyes, "stay with me tonight?"
He smiled and went to her.