GusThis is the third one I have started writing today! o_o
You guys have me going good, so much I haven't written any other story oops.
I should probably do that...
I will. Later.
Anyways, I do not own Bakugan or any of these songs!
~Dakota
Chapter 8
Demons
Gus x Dan
"Gus!"
Said boy ignored the cry for him, as he just kept running, wind ripping through his hair, pain shredding his body to bits. He needed to get away. He needed to save the people he loved. The person he loved.
"Gus, please stop!" The voice was closer, but Gus kept pushing his body harder, working himself more and more. He couldn't stop.
Warm fingers wrapped around his wrist, yanking him, spinning him around, straight into a warm body. Gus gasped, his cheeks flaming, as he avoided the gaze of the man he loved. One hand was still wrapped around his wrist, while the other was on his back, holding him in place. The boy holding him was panting heavily, and flushed. For a few long moments they were just like that, both trying to catch their breath.
The brown haired one spoke. "Gus..."
"What?" Gus snapped, flinching at how harsh his own voice sounded.
The other boy wasn't fazed much by the sudden outburst. "Why are you acting like this?"
"I don't know what you're talking about Dan." Gus said, looking down at the damp grass.
"You're shielding yourself from me. Hiding your emotions, your thoughts, and now you're running away Gus. What happened to honesty? To being there for each other!?" Dan's voice had steadily rose, till Gus could tell he was holding back tears.
"I'm trying to protect you..." Gus whispered, his voice choked up, with a sudden onrush of emotions.
"From what...?"
"From me."
Dan's grip instantly tightened around Gus, and he held the boy closer, not daring to let him go. Gus whimpered slightly, but Dan didn't release him, instead he pulled him closer. "Explain it to me Gus."
"But-"
"Explain it!" Dan interrupted.
"I'm... I'm... Crazy. I'm crazy. And you must be ashamed of me because I think suicidal thoughts, I'm so weak, and nothing you ever wanted!" Gus broke into tears after this, something he normally could control.
Dan frowned. "I'm not ashamed of you." He gently pulled both of Gus's sleeves up, to reveal scars on each arm, rough and healing. "I'm not ashamed of anything you've done. I think you're the strongest person I know Gus. And I love you for you."
Gus yanked his arm away from Dan's stepping away. "You don't understand Dan! I could explode at any moment! I don't want to hurt you!"
"No Gus, you don't understand! By doing this, you're hurting me more then you would if you did anything else!"
Gus stood there, staring at Dan, eyes confused, and broken. He could feel his body tremble, as he looked at the boy, the man that had used to be his sworn enemy.
"Gus they wouldn't want you too."
The blue haired boy looked shocked. "How did you-"
"I know you that well Gus..." Dan stepped back close, tucking a strand of Gus's hair behind his ear. "Hydron nor Spectra would want you to do it." Gus shuttered, thinking about how both his master, and his best friend were gone. Tears pushed up into his eyes.
"It isn't fair..." He whimpered. "They left me to handle all of this darkness alone..."
Dan pulled the boy into a hug, stroking his back. "Gus you're never alone. I'll be with you every step of the way."
Gus just cried harder, clutching Dan's shirt in his fists, crying for the people he would never see again. "Why'd they have to die Dan?" He choked out. "It should have been me!"
"No Gus!"
"I should have died then! They shouldn't of saved me! They shouldn't of done that!"
Dan could feel his temper rising, so he recklessly pressed his lips to his lover, hoping to get him to realize how futile this argument was. Gus responded instantly, using this kiss to tell Dan exactly how he really felt.
It was all said so simply.
"Gus, it wasn't your fault..." Dan whispered pulling away.
The blue haired boy looked away, but he did nod. For a moment, he thought he saw both Spectra, and Hydron standing next to him, smiled on their faces.
"Come with us Gus. We miss you. We want you to come back." Gus shivered closing his eyes, blocking it all out. He wasn't leaving anytime soon. That wasn't his master. That wasn't his best friend. They were his demons, pushing him from every direction, taunting him, mocking him.
Gus wouldn't let them anymore.
Without a second thought, he took off running, Dan in hot pursuit, not saying anything, recognizing the direction Gus was going.
When Gus stopped, his cheeks were flushed, but he quickly fell to his knees in front of two headstones. Dan was soon by his side.
Gus couldn't stop the hot tears that fell from his eyes, as he remembered the day Spectra and Hydron died. It had been only a few months now. He remembered how they had pushed him down together, taken the gunshots. He remembered Spectra telling Dan to take care of his loyal warrior. Gus looked down, at the dirt that covered two motionless bodies.
Gus felt his demons scream inside of him, but he pushed them down further, deeper into him, fighting them. They didn't need to be there. They weren't him. They weren't wanted. He needed to push them out.
So that's what Gus tried to do.
"He's done a good job Master Spectra..." Gus said softly. "He's taking care of your loyal warrior. And I'm fighting. I'll always fight."
"You three deserve it."
YAYAYAYA I DID IT THIS WAS REALLY REALLY REALLY HARD
Mission accomplished! ^.^
Review thoughts, and suggestions for songs and couples!
~Dakota
