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Author's NotesBwahahahahahahahahaha…see I live up to my word on my author's page…an update!
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Ummm…heh…has it really been that long? Probably not as long as the update with Different Journey's…((let's out a suffering sigh)) BUT…good news is, is that Different Journey's has been updated as well, so for all my fellow minions…umm…heh, I meant to say so to all my fellow Takouji lovers, chapter 24 of Different Journey's is up at long last!
((Sees a few heads glance up in interest, and sweat drops))
"Although that does leave room for lots of angsty stuff for Kouji courtesy of Junpei's dad"—Quote courtesy of RyoSanada, though many of you also seemed to pinpoint that part of the last chapter with Junpei's dad. I'll just say here, that RyoSanada's heading in the right direction, but she's not the only one-I'm happily surprised at how many of my readers seem to all be thinking alike here!…though what's going to happen I can't tell a soul-but I can tell you guys that more of your questions will be answered in this chapter I believe. BUT…that doesn't mean I won't leave you all hanging on the edge of your seats...((gives readers a mischievous look here)) I'm also glad that everyone liked the room design that I gave Kouji and Takuya…I had some problems with that one, as I wanted something that'd fit the both of them-and when I came up with that idea, nothing else that I'd previously thought up seemed to fit so I went with that, hoping that other people would agree with me as well! The other thing I'm relieved on is how everyone also seems to be accepting the bits of background that I've got going on between Tomoko and Kousei. It's quite challenging actually, since we don't know as much on the Frontier's parents as we did on many of the other Digi Destined parents that we've run into. I think that 04 had to be the most mysterious with the whole parental unit deal, as both seasons 01, 02, and 03 have allowed us to know the Digi Destines parents. So feel free to give me advice or comments on anything you see here, as many of you have been doing!
Rise From Thy Ashes: I love the fact that I almost made you squeal in excitement LOL! Trust me, I know I've squealed on more then one occasion if I see a favorite fic of mine updated! And yeah, I know that technically they DO burn the dead in Japan, but meh…shrugs like you said, this IS fanfiction, hehe, and besides, it just added more angst to the fic, ne? And yes, I AM evil aren't I? I seem to be getting called that a lot these days…((sweat drops))
Nathanaelle-awww…I didn't mean to make you cry! And little old me, let Kouji off easily? GASPS Hehe, I think other people would agree with me here when I say that Kouji's probably one of the characters that I DON'T let off easily! LOL, it just goes to show how much I love his character though, usually in most cases I've found out, the characters we love to torture, tend to be our most favorite. (Trust me when I say to just keep on reading…)
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Once again, kudo's to Sailor Epyon for taking the time to beta read this!
Confessions
Author: Angel Spirit
Chapter 9: Dangerous Lullaby
He woke to darkness, and the sound of the rain, not quite remembering how he got to be in the position of where he was now.
He was currently dressed in a pair of dark blue, incredibly baggy sweatpants, and a dark gray T-shirt with dark blue trim along the edges of the sleeves, and neckline served as his sleep shirt. His hair was in a loose ponytail, and his injured knee was propped up on a couple of pillows.
As he turned his head slightly, he saw that he was being partially held into place (no doubt to help him keep from moving his knee around as he slept) by Takuya, who continued to sleep on. Apparently Takuya hadn't felt him waken.
Kouji grinned softly at the sight of the brunette sleeping peacefully behind him, as he reached out with his right hand to brush away a couple of strands of hair that had fallen into the other teens closed eyes at some point in time. He wasn't sure if it was still day, or if it was now night…and he wasn't sure he really cared at the moment, either.
It was peaceful now…quiet…and he was with Takuya.
What more could one ask for?
You know the answer to that question all too well! Kouji mentally scoffed as his mind tried to answer the question at hand, batting away the inner voice. He didn't want to be bothered with it now. This was probably the first time that he'd had a little peace and quiet to himself, without…without…
See? You can't have any peace and quiet to yourself without thinking about them, about how it was your fault. This time, Kouji shook his head and tightly clenched his hands into fists, as he fought to sit still in Takuya's light embrace. He would not wake his koi, he would not. Takuya needed some sleep…Kouji had been feeling plenty guilty lately for waking Takuya up for many late nights. Mostly all from the nightmares that he had still, and Kouji was starting to believe that he'd probably always have them. At least, he doubted that they'd be going away anytime real soon.
At least you've got something finally right! And you'll keep on waking Takuya up, and he'll get fed up with having to stay awake and take care of you, not getting any sleep himself…all to calm you down from the shakes you get from the nightmares that won't leave you alone. He'll start thinking that you're pathetic…and then, he'll leave you…just like everyone else has!
"NO!" Kouji hadn't meant to shout out loud, as he pressed his hands quickly against his ears, shaking his head as he fought the tears that threatened to flow. He wasn't going to listen to that stupid voice anymore…he was not! The voice was wrong. Takuya had stayed with him for this long…and…he'd promised him that he would never leave.
Promises are meant to be broken, Kouji…promises are always broken; why should Takuya's promises be any different?
"You're wrong…oh you're so wrong, just shut-up!" The dark haired teen moaned, starting to shake slightly as he felt Takuya's arms gently tighten around him. Kouji tensed at the sudden motion, and from the corner of his eyes, saw Takuya's sleepy dark brandy brown eyes looking at him questioningly.
See? You woke him…he's going to be angry at you for having woken him again. This is like what? The millionth time this week, Kouji…?
"Stop…just stop it…" Kouji whimpered softly, as he felt Takuya move gently behind him, undoing the embrace from before, as he settled for putting his left hand on Kouji's left shoulder, and squeezing it gently.
"Kouji?" It took Kouji several moments before he was able to fully turn and face Takuya, unshed tears shining in his eyes as he shook his head at him-determined not to cry.
"I…it won't…it won't leave…the voice…it won't leave me alone Takuya…I…I just want it to go away…make it go away!" Takuya bit softly down on his lower lip and pulled him into a tight embrace then, allowing Kouji to bury his face in his shoulder as soft sobs racked his lithe body as he wrapped his arms around Takuya's neck hugging him back gently...and Kouji broke his promise to himself not to cry with that one single loving motion.
"What voice Kouji?" Takuya whispered in the darkness, and Kouji shuddered, wishing that he hadn't brought it up. The voice had been bothering him since he'd fully woken in the hospital, telling him all sorts of horrible things. He only wanted it to stop. He hadn't told anyone about it because he hadn't wanted people thinking that he was going crazy. But, if it meant telling someone about it to get it to stop…then…then Takuya was probably the best person to tell.
Oh sure, he could tell Kouichi…but…maybe in a sense, this was a test between him and Takuya. If Takuya could understand about the voice…then maybe their relationship could make it through all this mess after all. Despite what the 'voice' said.
"Kouji?" This time Takuya's voice was a bit louder, startling Kouji out of his thoughts as he sighed and brought one of his hands up to rub his eyes.
"I'm sorry Takuya…I…there's…a lot going on in my mind right now, and on top of it all-" He started to tell Takuya, but suddenly shook his head violently, so hard that the loose ponytail Takuya must've put his hair in before they'd fallen asleep, fell apart and now his hair cascaded down his shoulders in tiny waves.
"I shouldn't tell you…you wouldn't understand-" But Takuya cut him off before Kouji could finish, reach out with both hands and tightly gripping his shoulders, shaking the raven haired teen before him slightly to allow Kouji a chance to get a grip of himself and help bring him back to reality. Something had shaken his koi up, and whatever it was, Takuya was going to find out one way or another.
Voice or no, Takuya was determined to let Kouji know that he was not going to leave him. They were going to stick together through this no matter what. And Takuya only wondered what it would take to get this thought through Kouji's head so that way it would stick. He'd keep on telling Kouji that he loved him-and he'd do whatever he could to make Kouji fully believe that.
"Kouji, don't you dare! I'm your boyfriend, and I love you! No one else, I love you! If I have to tell you a million times over and over again, if I have to show you a trillion times, then by god I will! But nothing-not even some voice that you have in your head telling you miserable things-will make me leave you! We're finally together, and I'm sure as hell not going to let anything or anyone, tear us apart. Do you understand?!" Takuya finished off his miniature speech with a rough kiss, to which Kouji's dark blue gray eyes opened wide at for a seconds worth of surprise, before he continued the kiss-long after Takuya meant to break it.
Finally, when both boys needed to break for air, they stared at each other for a while. Dark blue gray orbs regarding dark brandy brown ones before Kouji finally lowered his gaze and gently shook his head, as his body started to tremble once more.
"I-I'm sorry Takuya…I…I just…I…I still can't help but think that somehow what happened…is…is my fault…they were yelling Takuya, and it was because of me…and…and…dad was trying to protect me from Satomi…I…"
Oh no you don't…you're not going to get away from me this easily Kouji! I'll still be here, even if you tell Takuya what happened!
Kouji shook his head again, his dark blue gray eyes opening wide once more as the voice that had been taunting him since the accident declared this, and he growled low under his breath.
BITE ME! You can stay if you want to, but whatever happens you will NOT control me, I will NOT allow you to! It was a challenge to the voice in his mind, and the voice didn't seem to like it…not one bit. Takuya sat before him, regarding him silently as he watched his koi battle his inner demons-which was in his case, his inner mind.
Finally Kouji's dark blue gray eyes seemed to swim back into focus again, and he slumped up against Takuya, who wrapped his arms around him once more in a loving gesture; as he pulled his koi a bit closer and used the fingers of his right hand to gently brush the tangles out of Kouji's hair.
"You okay?" He murmured, and Kouji silently nodded, breathing heavily for a minute as he closed his eyes for a few seconds before managing an actual reply.
"Y-yeah…yeah, I think I'm okay…for now. I want to talk about what happened Takuya, I think that that'll help, but every time I do, every time I try-" Kouji cut himself off with a small sigh, and Takuya only sighed along with him as he continued to hold Kouji against his chest.
"You'll find a way to tell me what happened Kouji, and if not me, then someone else surely-be it your mom or your brother, or whoever you decide to tell. You'll know when you're ready Kouji, it'll obviously be a part of the healing process that you're going through." Feeling himself nod into Takuya's t-shirt, Kouji breathed in his koi's citrus smelling scent, trying to think of exactly what Takuya smelled like. He had yet to figure it out, but it was a good smell…a comforting smell.
"I don't think I can sleep anymore." Kouji finally murmured, and Takuya found himself laughing softly, as Kouji felt his koi's shoulders shaking gently with the laughter.
"I don't think that I can either…how about we go downstairs and get some tea or something else warm to drink?" Nodding, Kouji rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, as Takuya got up and out of the bed first so that he could help Kouji stand. Once Kouji was sure that all the sleep and tears were gone from his eyes, Kouji grabbed a hold of Takuya's offered hand to help him out of the bed as well.
Wincing a little bit as his knee had seemed to stiffen up at some point during the night, Takuya helped him find his crutches, and they made their way down the hall together, Kouji stifling a yawn.
"What time is it?" Takuya shrugged and glanced at his watch that he still wore-he'd forgotten to take it off earlier, his mind having been more focused on Kouji's needs than anything else.
"A little after ten at night. We slept for quite awhile…but it's a good day to sleep, with the weather as it is...and with everything that happened earlier as well." The brunette murmured the last part and it was spoken so softly, that Kouji almost hadn't heard it. But he had…and all Kouji could do was nod, as he watched while Takuya helped him down the stairs. It took them a little longer than usual, because they had to drag Kouji's crutches along in the process.
"Damned things…I can't wait to get rid of them." Kouji grumbled, and Takuya smiled as they reached the end of the staircase, and the brunette handed his koi's crutches back to him.
"I know, but you're getting really good with them!" He declared, trying to make light of the situation at hand as Kouji tried to smack Takuya with one of his crutches. Takuya however, only danced quickly out of the way, laughing as he did so-causing Kouji to roll his eyes.
"Yeah, I'd like to see you maneuver around with this cursed things!" Kouji protested, and Takuya grinned as they made their way towards the kitchen.
"Actually, I've been there and done that before Kouji, or have you forgotten?" Takuya asked, as Kouji tried to recall any given point in time since he'd met Takuya, when his koi had used crutches. And sure enough, as they entered the warmth that belonged to the kitchen, he did remember.
"Ah! That's right, I almost forgot…that big soccer math a year or so ago that your team had against Odaiba…I remember!" Chuckling at Kouji's sudden recollection, Takuya pretended to act emotionally hurt that it had taken Kouji so long to remember.
"Harsh! You can't remember something like that! And yet, I remember when you fell off the bike in the park that one afternoon and scraped your knee!" Kouji blushed like crazy as he also remembered that afternoon…
Flashback
"This was a great idea, Kouichi!" Takuya exclaimed, and Kouji had to agree with the brunette, who stood in between the two twins.
Since Izumi and Junpei had both been too busy this weekend to hang out as they usually did, Kouichi declared that they should do something different than what they normally did. When Kouji asked suspiciously what it was, he had merely suggested going to one of the lesser-used parks in downtown Shibuya. After much debating, it was finally agreed to do so and Kouji remembered a park not far from his house-only a few blocks, that he used to go to with the twins' father all the time before he became somewhat of a workaholic.
"Yeah, it's a good idea…what do we want to do here though?" Kouichi asked, allowing his eyes to wander around the area that Kouji seemed to know incredibly well. There was more then enough to do…a gigantic lake lay before them, a light breeze in the air caused it to ripple with small waves lapping along the human made shoreline that someone must've constructed at some point in time or other; as little children laughed in delight while they ran from the water that threatened to get their bare feet wet.
Plenty of weeping willows sprawled around the large park, giving it an ethereal look to it as a large playground-complete with swings and a large jungle gym-lay off to the left of the large lake. The playground itself took up a good portion of the playground, and both parents and children seemed to be enjoying the playground, as others rode bikes, enjoying the peaceful day. Some just merely lay on the grass, soaking up the gorgeous sunshine that made the afternoon even more beautiful.
"Why don't we rent a couple of bikes and take one of the nearby trails? I remember hearing that the trails here were really pretty." Kouichi suggested, and Takuya nodded…however, the third person in their group, didn't seem to look too sure of himself. Takuya glanced at Kouji with a raised eyebrow.
"You okay?" Kouji shrugged as he put his hands into the pockets of his windbreaker. It was a nice day out, but it was still a bit on the cold side. He'd worn his new gray and blue windbreaker, with a pair of jeans and a three quarter length sleeved shirt underneath the windbreaker that he had partially zipped up upon claiming that he was cold. Kouji remembered the shirt to be one of Takuya's favorites as the brunette had once said that the dark gray color helped bring out the color of his eyes. Whereas Kouichi had chosen a pair of dark colored khaki pants and a black hooded sweatshirt, Takuya wore an outfit slightly similar to Kouji's…wearing a pair of faded jeans with a hole in one knee, a dark red three quarter length T-shirt with a black star in the middle of it was partially covered by a black and red windbreaker. A pair of old white jogging shoes completed Kouji's outfit, whereas Takuya wore an old pair of sneakers. Since they were only planning on going to the park, neither of the three teens had thought fashion to be a priority…and it seemed that all three of them had gone merely for comfort.
Takuya had learned two important things about Kouji that day-if not having known before…that Kouji liked comfort, and that he hated the cold. Hating the cold part, Takuya knew from their days in the Digital World but the more time he spent around Kouji the more it confirmed the fact that Kouji would much rather have summer weather for all eternity then to have to bundle up for a wintry day.
"Yeah, I'm fine…it's just that…umm…" Kouji floundered in his words for a few minutes, wondering how on earth he was going to tell his older twin brother, and his best friend that he'd never ridden a bike before in his entire life. He'd die of embarrassment first, that much he was certain.
But with the strange looks that he was getting from both Takuya and Kouichi now, he sighed once more and just decided to get it done and over with so that they could have a good laugh and move on.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Kouichi asked sincerely, and Kouji shook his head, closing his eyes tightly so he wouldn't see the reactions that he got from the two boys who now stood before him. He would not allow something like this to ruin his day; he would not!
"I…I…" Kouji swallowed, finally giving in. 'Here goes nothing,' he thought, as he quickly managed to tell Takuya and Kouichi exactly what was wrong.
"Ineverlearnedhowtoride." There. He'd done and said it. And there was no way in hell that he was going to repeat himself either. If they couldn't understand him, then fine. He was…not…going…to repeat himself. It was too embarrassing to admit in the first place.
Slowly though, it seemed that Kouichi and Takuya seemed to understand the gibberish that Kouji had spoken. And after a few minutes of silence, when no laughter came from any of the two boys, Kouji finally found the courage to slowly open his eyes.
And to his amazement, saw Takuya's dark brandy brown orbs sparkling with determination, as Kouichi only grinned and held out his hand.
"Well then dear brother of mine, I think it's time you learned!" And so, pulling forth a protesting Kouji, the three headed off to the far side of the park where one could rent a bike for the day for only a couple of dollars…
End Flashback
A good half an hour later, had found Kouichi and Takuya supporting a wounded Kouji as they'd made their way back to Kouji's place, since his house was the closest-and luckily, no one else had been home that day, as both of Kouji's parents had been at work.
Of course, that had just meant, that it would be Takuya and Kouichi cleaning and disinfecting the badly scraped knee that Kouji had gotten when he'd taken a bad fall of the bike, and skidded to a halt a few feet away-claiming that after that, he'd never again ride a bicycle…that Takuya and Kouichi could just forget it and take him home. Which, to his relief, they'd done and hadn't protested that he'd only just tried riding the bike once. Both having known that once Kouji made his mind up, it was a rare occurrence that anything could be done to change it.
"If I do recall though, we ended up watching movies the rest of the day and having a popcorn fight…so it wasn't all that bad." Kouji mused out loud, as Takuya nodded with a grin, having made their way most definitely into the kitchen. Kouji was sitting on a bar stool, as Takuya had started making some tea-vanilla flavored, as he knew that that was the kind that Kouji seemed to like these days.
"Yup, it had still been a fun afternoon…we'll just have to remember whenever we make plans with you, that those plans don't include riding bicycles!" Takuya declared, and earned a playful glare from Kouji as someone else walked into the kitchen, yawning and stretching. Kouji smiled.
"Have a good nap, brother?" The older twin nodded, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, as Kouji had done earlier, upstairs in the bedroom.
"Yes, thank you…I'm not sure however, if I'll be able to sleep for awhile now, since we all seemed to sleep most of the day away." Both Takuya and Kouji nodded in agreement, as thunder roared outside, causing Kouji to jump slightly as the sound reminded him of something all to familiar, and he winced as the sound came again.
"Alright, Kouji?" Kouichi murmured as he padded barefoot over to the fridge to see no doubt, if anything sounded good to eat in there for any of them.
Kouji nodded, wrapping his arms around himself as he tried to gain his bearings. In truth, the sound of thunder reminded him of the accident…the squealing tires, the horrible sound of the cars colliding…
NO!
His
mind protesting as images from the accident started to come forth while
thunder continued to rumble above them, Kouji didn't realize that he'd
started trembling again as both his twin and
Takuya came up and wrapped their arms around him in a three-way hug.
No one knew it yet, but for the past many days, the three boys had formed a strong bond-one that would take a lot of effort from anybody to break. In all three boys' minds though, they knew their bond couldn't be broken…it wouldn't be broken, no matter how weak one of their links were. They'd just make that link strong again…like they were doing now.
When the thunder finally seemed to come to an end, Kouji sighed miserably as he hung limp in his twin brother's and koi's embrace for a few minutes.
"I'm okay…I'm fine…thanks." He whispered softly, as both boys surrounding him nodded as they slowly let go of him, Takuya being the last one-having to finally untangle himself from Kouji's arms as the tea kettle on the stove started to whistle.
"Anybody really hungry at all?" Kouichi muttered as he poked around in the fridge while both Kouji and Takuya shrugged.
"I'll take the silence as a 'no' then." The older twin remarked as he couldn't see either of the two behind him shrugging their response, and Kouji chuckled.
"I can't answer for Takuya when I say that I'm not really hungry at the moment-but…I promise to try to eat something later." He murmured, seeing the knowing look in Kouichi's eyes when he finally turned to look at his brother, as Kouji remembered that just that morning they'd had to force him to eat something. He just wasn't very hungry at the moment…but he knew that he'd eat when he was; he just had to reassure Kouichi of that little fact.
After the twins stared at each other for several seconds (to which, Takuya stayed quiet while he filled three mugs upon having the feeling that Kouichi would probably want some tea as well), Kouichi finally looked away with a nod.
"Fine. How about a movie or something, since it's apparent that the three of us will probably be awake for a while now? Mom had to go off to work, something about an emergency and that the ER was wild and crazy tonight for some reason, so they needed her help." It was true; the twins mother had just helped Takuya get Kouji comfortable shortly after they'd gotten home from the funeral, when her pager had gone off.
About a half an hour after they'd gotten home, Tomoko Kimura was rushing out the door, telling Kouichi on her way out that she had to be at work, and that she apologized, and to make sure that Kouji got something to eat.
Kouji made a face when Kouichi relayed that fact, and Kouichi smirked as he reached over and ruffled Kouji's hair. The younger twin glared as Kouichi's shoulders shook with mirth.
"Can't help it baby brother! Besides, I know you'll eat when you're hungry now. What movie do we want to watch?" He asked, as he looked up and caught Takuya's eyes, and the brunette nodded as he came over and handed Kouichi a warm mug, to which Kouichi gratefully accepted, enjoying the warm feeling that encased his hands the moment that they were wrapped around the piece of ceramic that held his drink.
It was mentally agreed between the two of them, that Kouji would get to pick the movie…and it seemed as though Kouji picked up on that mental agreement, though how neither boy knew.
"How about Spirited Away? I don't know about you two, but I always liked that movie." Kouichi grinned and nodded as he headed off in search of the anime, while Takuya helped Kouji off of the stool and got him his crutches once more before grabbing their mugs, as they headed out into the living room where the DVD player was kept…
Much later, the movie was over and the credits were nearly over as well. The three boys continued to lounge in silence, having accepted that the movie was completed, and at the same time wishing that it wasn't.
Takuya and Kouji were on the couch, with Takuya leaning up against the arm rest, as Kouji leaned up against him with his busted left knee positioned carefully with a couple of pillows underneath it, while his right leg hung leisurely off the side of the couch. Takuya's eyes seemed to be having a hard time staying open, but neither twin seemed to mind, especially Kouji.
It was true that Takuya hadn't really been getting that much sleep lately…and now that Kouji felt wide awake, calm, and relaxed, he didn't have the heart to disturb Takuya. If Takuya wanted to sleep, then he could get all the sleep he wanted.
Kouji gave Kouichi a mischievous grin, to which the silent twin raised an eyebrow at, questioning Kouji on his motives.
"I vote for another movie." He murmured, and Kouichi gently shook his head, a knowing smile on his face as he crossed his arms over his chest in a small act of defiance.
"Let me guess…you want me to play fetch? I'm not Wolf, you know!" The older twin growled out, as Kouji laughed gently and reached over to stroke the head of the big German Shepherd, who had padded in softly at some point during the movie to join them, laying down next to the couch so that he was within petting distance of Kouji's reach.
The loveable mutt seemed to know what Kouji wanted to do, for before Kouji had even moved his hand, he moved a little closer to the couch and lifted his head up enough for Kouji to scratch his favorite spot on his head.
"Which one should I go get?" Kouichi asked, smiling softly as he took in the picture that lay before him, wishing that he had a camera-one of these days, he vowed he'd borrow Izumi's camera equipment that she had since getting interested in photography at the beginning of High School, and take pictures of times like this. Kouji was probably the most relaxed and comfortable that Kouichi had seen him since the accident-lying contentedly in Takuya's arms that rested comfortably around Kouji despite the fact that Takuya seemed fast asleep. Kouji didn't seem to be in any pain over his injured knee, and his ribs had already pretty much healed-or at least, Kouji said that they didn't bother him anymore. The youngest twin also had his hair down; instead of up in a ponytail that he almost always wore it in…but these days Kouichi had started to notice a trend. And that trend, was that whenever it was just the three of them-himself, Takuya, and Kouji-that Kouji's hair would be down.
Maybe it just meant that Kouji fully trusted him and Takuya both now…or maybe it was starting to just become a part of the bond that they'd created between the three of them.
The two twin brothers regarded each other silently for several minutes, as Kouji continued to gently stroke Wolf's head…dark blue gray eyes meeting equally dark blue gray eyes. Though if one looked close enough, or knew the twins well enough, they could easily tell that Kouichi's eyes were the darker of the two. It seemed like Kouichi's eyes tended to have more of a dark blue color to them, while Kouji's was truly a mix, though they tended to darken if he got angry-that much, anyone could easily tell.
The room was quiet for several minutes more, and the two brothers continued staring at one another-making it look as though they were almost reading each others' minds-or even speaking back and forth without having to actually talk. If Takuya had been awake, both twins knew that he would've pronounced it 'weird'.
But to the two of them, it was normal.
Call it a 'twin thing' if necessary, but that's what it was.
"I think I've got that Final Fantasy movie somewhere in my room…want me to go and get it?" Kouichi finally offered quietly, not having wanted to break the silence…but knowing that he and Kouji couldn't just sit there for hours regarding one another as they'd used to when they had first met nearly four years ago. Had it really been that long?
Kouji shrugged slightly, not really being able to do much more for an answer since he didn't really want to wake Takuya.
"Sure. I haven't seen that movie in ages…and I'd like to see it again, I always thought that they made the ending to that a little on the weird side." Nodding in agreement, Kouichi stood from his spot and stretched.
"Sounds like a plan to me-I'll be right back, okay?" Kouji nodded back once more, as he watched while Kouichi started to move towards the staircase that led upstairs to the bedrooms, and was about halfway up the staircase, before a loud knock resounded from the front door.
Kouji groaned softly.
"By the time I'm up and moving it'll be too late-Kouichi!" The long haired teen growled softly under his breath, as he called out to his brother-cursing his injury as the older twin nodded as he changed course and headed back downstairs to get to the door.
"Who could it be at this hour, and who would go out in a storm like this?" Kouichi wondered aloud and Kouji shrugged, struggling to get out of Takuya's grasp without waking him-successfully getting Wolf to move as he made a grab for his crutches.
Even as he started to shift out of Takuya's light embrace, the brunette seemed to instantly wake, and was immediately alerted to everything that was going on around him. Takuya had always believed, that it was a habit he'd gotten from having traveled in the Digital World with the others for so long.
"What's going on?" He asked, his voice sounding somewhat sleepy, and Kouji mentally groaned. He'd been hoping that Takuya wouldn't wake from all the sudden noise. But it seemed that at times, the brunette could be a light sleeper. So Kouji lightly rested a hand on Takuya's chest, as he held one of his crutches in his left hand.
"There's just someone at the door, Kouichi's getting it, that's-" Kouji didn't get to finish his sentence though, as a startled cry from the front hall brought around both Kouji's and Takuya's attention, as Takuya started to rise, helping Kouji stand as he did so. It seemed as though that was starting to become a habit of Takuya's-not like Kouji wasn't minding the help or anything, in fact, he was grateful for it. It just made him wonder what Takuya would do once Kouji finally got rid of the crutches.
Heh, he'd probably help me up anyway…Kouji thought with sheer amusement, before another cry came from the entryway where Kouichi had gone to open the door that brought Kouji's attention around fairly quickly.
"JUNPEI!"
For his own part, Takuya nearly cried out in shock as well at seeing the state that their friend was in. Instead, he'd managed to keep it in-Kouichi was half sitting, kneeling on the floor now as he'd managed to somehow fall graciously to the tiled floor beneath him with Junpei's unconscious form resting lightly in his arms. The older twin was whimpering softly as he tried to figure out in his mind what to do about the new situation he found himself in…while hoping that he somehow hadn't hurt Junpei more then he already was.
"T-Takuya…who…who could've…could've done this to him?" Kouichi managed to choke out, as Takuya shook his head…unfortunately, not quite knowing the answer as he knelt down next to Kouji's older brother, and helped him back up to his feet-taking Junpei along for the ride as they gently slung his arms over their shoulders.
A startled gasp came from the doorway and they both turned to see Kouji standing there, leaning on his crutches-looking quite pale all of a sudden.
"What happened?" He gasped out, and Takuya shook his head as he stole a glance at Kouichi. It looked like Kouichi was having a hard time taking this all in…he was trying to hold back tears, but the forbidden sobs were starting to shake his lithe body.
"I'm going to call mom…and I'm going to call her right now." Kouji stated firmly, though Takuya could tell that he was just about as shaken up as his twin was, as he shakily managed to maneuver his way into the kitchen where the cordless phone was.
As Takuya helped Kouichi maneuver Junpei's unconscious form to the sofa that he and Kouji had been lying on minutes ago, he heard Kouji urgently ask for his mother to be put on the phone, stating that it was an emergency, and none of the nurse's business as to what the emergency was. Takuya fought a small smile…knowing Tomoko, she'd think that the emergency had to do with Kouji himself until she realized that it was Kouji who was calling to report an emergency. If the emergency had had to do with him, he probably wouldn't have been on the phone-Kouichi, or Takuya himself would've been the one's to have called.
After a few minutes, Kouji returned…still looking quite shaken as his dark blue gray orbs remained focused on Junpei's unconscious form.
"I…mom's on her way. She said she was leaving right now, so she'll be here and she'll be able to help us with Junpei. Kouichi…Kouichi, everything is going to be alright, okay?" Takuya gently bit down on his lower lip as he saw Kouji move awkwardly on his crutches (he didn't use them very much as he most often relied on Takuya to lean on, and help get him to where he needed to go most of the time) and over to his twin.
"I don't understand how this could've happened Kouji, I don't know what happened…I…I want to know, I want to know who did this to him, and if I'm at fault for it!" Kouji's eyes narrowed a little as his older twin seemed as though he were blaming himself for this, as he placed one of his arms around Kouichi…allowing one of the crutches to fall to the floor with a soft clatter.
"What do you mean this is your fault? This can't be your fault…" Kouji murmured, sending a puzzled look in Takuya's direction. Takuya only shrugged lightly as he continued to try and wipe up the blood from some of Junpei's cuts from the clean dish towel that Kouji had brought in from the kitchen when he'd returned. He had a slight inkling of what Kouichi might be talking about, but he didn't want to let Kouichi's secret out of he wasn't ready. It was of course, only fair since Kouichi had never once pushed him to admit his own feelings for Takuya, before they'd finally gotten together.
"I…Junpei and I…we've…been…kind of…dating each other on and off. I'm hoping…I'm only hoping that no one attacked him because he was…different…in that sense." Kouichi mumbled, bowing his head down so that he was now looking at the floor. He was a bit surprised (and knew that he shouldn't have been) when Kouji's sideways hug tightened.
"This is not your fault! And how could you really think that I'd care that you are gay or bi, Kouichi? Come on, look at who I have as a mate!" From his spot on the floor next to the sofa, Takuya snorted.
"Gee, thanks…" He teased lightly, but the look that showed in his dark brown eyes was a serious one, despite the light gesture.
"Sorry…" Kouji said, blushing slightly as he realized what he'd said and Takuya only chuckled, and gently shook his head.
"Meh, no harm done…anyway, Kouichi your brother has a point. Did you really think that we'd turn our backs on you if we found out that you were gay? Why should we, considering the fact that both Kouji and I are in the same exact position! So why should it make a difference?" Takuya asked, putting emphasis on the last few words to make it a strong argument, and Kouichi only sighed.
"Because I'm even more different from the both of you! You and Kouji have found one another, Takuya, and I know that you two are probably going to be together forever…these days especially, nothing and no one can seem to keep you two apart! But…but…I'm different because…because even though I love Junpei…and I do, I love him with all my heart…I…I…also love…Izumi." Kouichi had mumbled her name so low, that Kouji and Takuya had almost not heard it, and when they finally realized what Kouichi was admitting, they shared a slightly worried look before Kouji let go of Kouichi, crossed his arms over his chest, and snorted. He was angry at Kouichi suddenly…but only because of the thoughts that he knew that Kouichi was currently thinking right then. And he would have none of it, and he was going to let Kouichi know exactly what he thought of the whole situation.
"Don't think that Takuya and I haven't figured that one out already, bro!" Kouji argued back as his eyes started to turn a bit darker as he exclaimed this. Kouichi's head jerked up in surprise, nearly banging into Kouji's own head if he hadn't moved as quickly as he had.
"What?" He was obviously shocked that Kouji and Takuya had admitted fully to knowing that Kouichi loved both Junpei and Izumi. And here he had thought, that he'd been careful about the whole thing. Kouichi's head was still lowered in shame, until Kouji gently placed his other hand (having uncrossed his arms and letting go of his other crutch and completely relying on Kouichi for support and balance) and turned Kouichi's head towards him and up enough so that their dark blue gray eyes were staring into each other's depths.
"Kouichi, I'm only going to say this once so I want you to really listen, okay?" Kouichi nodded, fighting the urge not to cry.
"Izumi and Junpei are two very lucky people to have you in their lives, and you are a very lucky guy to have such wonderful, close friends who are willing to share you between the two of them. I know that this is something that the three of you are going to have to work out, and only the three of you, but don't you ever think that for a second that I would disown you as my twin for being involved in a love triangle! If your heart is happy the way it is with both Izumi and Junpei, then so be it and be happy. Because, I know what happiness feels like…well, for the most part. So don't you ever think or say anything like that again. Understand, big brother?" Kouichi, speechless, only nodded and threw his arms around Kouji as they shared another hug, and Takuya allowed himself one of his infamous 'idiotic grins', or so Kouji had always called them in the past anyway.
"Awww…brotherly love." He added, adding his own two cents as the twins broke apart, and both giving him their own specialized glares. Takuya chuckled.
"You just had to ruin the moment, didn't you 'Kuya?" Kouji muttered, using a nickname that he'd recently given him…and Takuya found, that he actually liked being called that. It was better than Takky…the nickname that Junpei and Tomoki had called him in the Digital World…and still called him it today sometimes. At least 'Kuya, wasn't as embarrassing as 'Takky'…'Kuya, was a nickname that he could deal with.
Takuya only shrugged in response.
"I thought my two cents counted in this case." Rolling his eyes, Kouji accepted his crutches from Kouichi-who had bent down to pick them up off the floor where Kouji had allowed them to fall-and let his twin to move over so that he was now taking over Takuya's position. No sooner than this had been done, that Tomoko came flying through the door.
It was late in the night, and Takuya had long since carried Kouji off to bed…smiling softly when Kouji had nuzzled up against his chest a little more in the process. It had been a rough day on all of them…
But now, Takuya was back downstairs, trying to help soothe a still very distraught Kouichi. They hadn't called Izumi about what happened yet because Tomoko had advised against it, saying that they should call her first thing in the morning after they'd all woken.
If they told Izumi what had happened to Junpei now, they'd only get her too worked up to sleep and as it was, it had been an exhausting day for all of them. So they'd decided to let Izumi sleep at her own house in her own bed…and then in the morning, they'd draw straws to see who'd get to call her to tell her the awful news. Kouichi seemed to be voting quite strongly for Takuya to do it, saying that he 'wasn't as attached' to Izumi as he himself was, and that it would probably be a lot easier for Takuya to tell her. Takuya had only snorted at this, and shook his head, while he had crossed his arms over his chest as they headed up the staircase.
He was planning on heading up to bed…wanting nothing more than to snuggle up right next to Kouji the moment he got changed into his pajama's, and not letting go of his long, dark haired koi until morning when they absolutely had to get up. Kouichi on the other hand, had other plans then what his mother had told him to do. Tomoko had strictly told him to go upstairs and change into his pajama's as well, and go to bed.
He wouldn't be a help to Junpei if he stayed up for the rest of the night, and was too tired the next morning. But…Kouichi had other ideas. Yes, he'd get some sleep, but, it wouldn't be in his bedroom. If anything Kouichi was going to sleep on the floor or something in the living room, where Junpei now lay on the sofa in a 'healing sleep' as his mother called it. He wanted to be the first one Junpei saw when he woke up…he wanted to be the first one to comfort him and tell him that he was safe and protected by loved ones.
Because it's true, and this whole incident has made me realize it. I love Junpei…maybe more than I love Izumi. Izumi's a great girl and all, and I would probably be nowhere without her friendship, but Junpei…I want the kind of love and relationship that Kouji has with Takuya now. I don't care if my mate is a boy or a girl, but something in my heart, is telling me that it's Junpei. I don't know how I know…I just…do. He was so submersed in his thoughts, that when Takuya lightly touched him on the shoulder, he jumped.
"W-what?" The older twin asked, his dark blue gray eyes looking around wildly while his heartbeat quickened. Takuya chuckled softly and shook his head at the expression that Kouichi now wore on his face.
"You were spacing out on me back there, I was just making sure that you were okay to make it to your room alright." He murmured softly and Kouichi fought a blush when he realized that he'd been following Takuya the whole entire way, and that he was now standing in front of the bedroom that the brunette shared with his younger twin brother.
"Oops…sorry Takuya, I've just…got a lot on my mind." He whispered back sheepishly, as Takuya gently squeezed his shoulder before letting go of it and quietly opening the bedroom door, so not to disturb Kouji-who was no doubt fast asleep in bed on the other side of that door.
"You'll figure it all out Kouichi, I know you will. And I agree with what Kouji said one hundred percent this afternoon. You're still his brother, and you're still my best friend no matter what. I know this is going to sound even cornier coming from me, but follow your heart, Kouichi…listen to it, and I think you'll know what you've got to do." Kouichi nodded and gave Takuya a slight wave as he turned away and headed down the hall towards his own bedroom door. Takuya only sighed softly and shook his head as he silently stepped into the bedroom he shared with Kouji, and with equal silence shut the door so that he wouldn't wake his koi.
It didn't take very long for the brunette to change clothes, and soon he was lying next to Kouji, his arms wrapped securely around the other teen…who shifted slightly in the new position before cuddling up next to Takuya and falling asleep again.
I wish that we could've gotten together under better conditions, Kouji…I'm so sorry it took a horrible accident like this for me to truly admit my feelings to you. But I promise you one thing, that I'll never, ever leave your side. No one on this great green earth can take you away from me. You're mine, and I'm yours. I only hope that your twin can find his own happiness…without breaking another heart in the process. Takuya thought quietly to himself, before he found his own dark brown eyes slowly sliding shut…and then he too joined Kouji in the land of dreams.
As Kouichi slipped silently downstairs, he headed into the living room…and his eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"How the hell did she know?" He muttered aloud as he stepped over to the cot that his mother had prepared for him, while he'd been upstairs getting ready for bed.
Indeed, while Kouichi had been upstairs, his mother had taken the opportunity to finish looking Junpei over without any distractions, and then had pushed the table over, and had set up a cot and some blankets-including a pillow-for her son to sleep on. She'd had the feeling that Kouichi hadn't wanted to be parted from Junpei. No matter what.
Call it a hunch, but Tomoko Kinmura had the feeling that yet another one of her sons had fallen in love. Whether or not he knew it yet, was something for him to find out. If he wanted advice, and asked for it…she'd give it to him. But Tomoko knew that Kouichi was smart…and he'd be able to figure things out on his own. She only hoped that Kouichi could find the same happiness in a relationship that Kouji had found with Takuya.
Tomoko had thought all of this while preparing the cot for her son to spend the night next to Junpei.
So now, there stood Kouichi looking at the cot with questions showing clearly in his eyes…before a yawn escaped him, and he stretched his arms as high as they would go-realizing that sleep was calling for him.
It had been a long and horrible day…and Kouichi Kinmura only hoped that things would improve for his twin-and everyone else now-from here on out.
Crawling onto the cot and huddling in the blankets his mother had provided for him, Kouichi managed to wiggle an arm out from underneath the blankets that he had pulled up over him. Reaching over towards Junpei's still form, he lightly grabbed a hold of Junpei's uninjured hand. Within a matter of minutes, the whole Kinmura household was suddenly silent…
Until an ear-splitting scream sliced through the silence early the next morning.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Takuya bolted upright, gasping for breath as he looked around the bedroom that he shared with Kouji wildly, before quickly glancing down at his koi…afraid that for a moment, it had been Kouji, who had screamed so very loudly. Afraid, that Kouji was having another nightmare; since he tended to have them every so often since the accident, Takuya glanced over at his koi. It never bothered Takuya when Kouji would wake from a nightmare screaming…because Takuya knew that if he was in Kouji's place, that he'd probably be having nightmares as well. But as luck would have it, Kouji wasn't the one screaming at all.
In fact, Kouji had sat up just a mere matter of seconds after Takuya had, and was also glancing about the room in confusion, until his dark blue gray eyes locked with Takuya's brown one's. Takuya couldn't help the grin that came when he saw Kouji's still-sleepy expression despite the scream that had jolted them from their sleep, and that his hair was sticking out in all sorts of directions since he had accidentally forgotten to take it out when he'd put Kouji to bed.
At the moment though, Kouji's hair was the least thing on his mind as he started to shift out of bed-Takuya following rather quickly.
"So if it's not you screaming, then who is?" Takuya muttered softly as Kouji only shook his head, cursing quietly as he was having trouble with his crutches. Takuya went over and helped him out-and Kouji nodded his thanks as they headed out of their bedroom and into the hallway.
Kouji frowned as he saw that Kouichi's bedroom door was open and the room itself was dark. His mother's door was also open, the lamp light by her bed having been turned on. But Kouji's mother was no longer in sight…which, meant that Tomoko had to have gone downstairs. So the scream…
"It came from downstairs, but was it Junpei or Kouichi?" The dark haired teen breathed out as Takuya shook his head, not knowing the answer to Kouji's question quite yet.
"We won't know until we get down there, but I want to almost bet everything that I owe, that it was Junpei. After what he'd been through earlier tonight, I'd probably be having nightmares and screaming like that as well." Kouji nodded, agreeing with Takuya. It hadn't sounded like his twin screaming at all…which meant, that Junpei was now awake.
When the two teens got to the staircase, Kouji shifted his crutches underneath his arms and frowned hard as he mentally groaned and cursed the staircase.
He had yet to successfully go up and down the stairs with his crutches-he almost always had to have his mother, Takuya, or Kouichi help him…though at one point in time he had found out that he could go upstairs by himself. Unfortunately it meant he had to embarrass himself completely, as in order to go up the stairs by himself, he had to scoot up on his rear end and drag the crutches along.
Tomoko had promised him that she'd remember to bring home an extra set of crutches from the hospital, so that they could have a pair upstairs and downstairs until Kouji's knee healed fully. And Kouji wasn't about to complain…he actually thought that it would be rather helpful having two sets of crutches instead of one.
As it was though…
He sighed as he saw that Takuya had glanced at him with a mischievous look, before turning around and motioning for Kouji to get onto his back-with, his help of course since Kouji couldn't quite take the leap.
Resigning to his fate, and knowing that they'd get down the stairs much faster this way than any other way that Kouji could think of, he waited for Takuya to kneel before he went over and clutched tightly to him as Takuya rose and made sure that Kouji was safely adjusted in his grip. Again, Kouji mentally groaned as this meant that Takuya would probably have to carry him back upstairs as well…
Luckily for him though, Takuya didn't really comment on their position as he headed downstairs so they could find out what all the screaming that had woken them up was about…and if it had been Junpei, to find out how he was doing.
But Kouji decided that he could really be in worse predicaments, as he inhaled Takuya's scent through his shirt as he rested his head onto Takuya's right shoulder. He could also still smell the shampoo that Takuya used to shower with every day…
When they got into the living room, Kouichi quickly glanced up at them as they saw that Tomoko was trying her hardest to calm a rather distraught looking Junpei down. He gently squeezed Junpei's shoulder before he stood and headed over to them…managing a small smile when he saw Kouji riding on Takuya's back.
"He just woke up and started screaming his head off…scared the living daylights out of me, I have no clue what's wrong-but he keeps on saying over and over again that he needs to tell you something, Kouji. Except, not quite in those words…it's more like a big word jumble, but that's what I got out of it in the beginning, before he started to not make any sense at all." Kouji raised an eyebrow as he gently slid off of Takuya's back, and with both Takuya's and Kouichi's help, made it to the couch where Junpei seemed to be having a hard time staying calm.
"Is he going to be alright, mom?" Kouji asked softly and Tomoko shook her head, looking worried.
"I'm not sure Kouji. I want to say yes, and I'm pretty positive it is a yes, but I'm just not sure at this point in time…he wants to tell you something though, that much is evident…here." With that, she moved so that Takuya could help him sit down in her spot-on the edge of the cot that Kouichi had no doubt been sleeping in, since the sheets looked rumpled.
"Junpei?" He murmured, as Junpei's dark brown eyes opened wide as he turned to stare at him.
"Kouji? Kouji, there's something you…you need to know…" He choked out, looking like he was trying his hardest not to cry and Kouji's heart went out to him as he balled his left hand into a tight fist. Kouji didn't even want to think, what it must've been like having to endure whatever Junpei had gone through earlier that night…
"Shhhhhh…Junpei, you're hurt and you're tired; I can tell just by looking into your eyes. Whatever you need to tell me, can wait okay? I'll be here all day long tomorrow, I promise…" Kouji said as soothingly as he could, but before he could say anything more, Junpei managed to grab a hold of his wrist with his uninjured hand and tightly locked onto it-preventing Kouji from going anywhere.
"No…no, I have to tell you now…or else…or else…" Junpei winced, and closed his eyes for a few seconds as he struggled to gain control of his mind and body-both which seemed to be running on empty at the moment and he knew it meant that he needed to sleep…probably well into next week…but not before he told Kouji what Kouji needed to be told. What he didn't know though, was that his current actions were scaring everyone in the room.
"Junpei?" Kouichi whimpered, fear clutching him as Tomoko went to soothe him…seeing that Junpei looked dead set on telling Kouji whatever important information he had, and wouldn't allow anyone to get in the way. His grip was tight, and Kouji winced at the sudden pain it brought.
"You're…you're in danger Kouji…big danger…serious danger…" Junpei was muttering now, his eyes not having opened after closing them-too tired to open them back up. He knew with them closed as they were, that he probably wouldn't be able to fight the fact that his mind was telling his body to sleep.
He struggled to stay awake…at least long enough so that he could tell Kouji…tell Kouji…
"Junpei, calm down alright? You need to sleep, struggling is just going to make it all worse!" The light brunette could hear Kouichi pleading with him, and he winced, feeling guilty. But he'd explain everything else all later, right now though…right now…
He cracked his brandy brown eyes open just enough so that he could see Kouji through his bleary vision. Even Kouji looked worried…
But Kouji wasn't worried by what he'd just heard from Junpei, but about how Junpei was struggling to stay awake.
"Junpei, I-" he started, but Junpei shook his head, and managed to tighten his hold on Kouji a little bit more…partially to get Kouji to shut up and partially to keep himself from falling asleep…
Just a few more seconds… Junpei pleaded with his mind.
"Kouji…your parents…it…wasn't an accident…it wasn't an accident at all…" The room suddenly went very quiet, and very still.
"It was murder."
The silence continued…and as Junpei's eyes finally closed and his grip relaxed completely from where he'd been tightly gripping Kouji's wrist, Kouji's senses finally seemed to kick on as he understood what it was that Junpei was telling him, and his hands started shaking along with the rest of his body.
"No…no…no…" He continued repeating this over and over again until Takuya knelt down next to him, taking his hands into his own, forcing Kouji to look at him. His dark blue gray eyes were clouded with fear, anger, and sorrow. Again, Kouji shook his head and whispered the word 'no', having stopped the moment Takuya had taken hold of his hands.
"Kouji…Kouji, you've got to calm down okay? Hyperventilating won't help us…it won't help you…" But Kouji couldn't help it.
His parents were murdered…murdered…
The car accident hadn't been an accident. It had been sabotage…and Junpei knew about it…oh gods, Junpei knew about it…but how…how had he found out, how…?
"Kouji, let's get you back upstairs; come on." Takuya said, trying to soothe him as he stood, bringing Kouji gently up along with him, as his koi clung tightly to him, while Takuya spared a glance at Junpei's limp figure, as he rested peacefully.
At least one of us is going to sleep for the rest of the night. The brunette thought somewhat bitterly as he knew that Kouji wouldn't be able to sleep after this, and since Kouji wasn't going to be able to sleep, Takuya knew that he wasn't going to be able to sleep. It looked as though Tomoko and Kouichi were both thinking the same thing, because after a sparing glance at her trembling son, Tomoko headed into the kitchen-no doubt to make a fresh pot of tea for them all while Takuya looked after Kouji.
Kouji had gone silent, allowing Takuya to lead him to the staircase. Before they could get to the bottom of the stairwell though, Kouji turned fully so that he was facing Takuya, his dark blue gray eyes opened wide with the horrible realization of it all and sparkling with unshed tears.
"They…they were murdered…they were killed…I…I was supposed to…I-" Kouji gulped, but before could finish what he was saying though, his eyes quickly rolled back, fluttering closed. Without any further warning, his body suddenly went limp as he fainted in Takuya's arms. Takuya caught Kouji gracefully without any problems, since his koi had been leaning up against him for support since his crutches were left upstairs.
"Kouji?" Kouichi was next to them in an instant, hollering out for the twin's mother as Takuya knelt down to the ground with an unconscious Kouji in his arms.
"Kouji…oh gods, Kouji…wake up please…please wake up…Kouji?" Kouji didn't even stir at Takuya's desperate calls…
TBC
End Note: ((cowers)) Don't hurt me, please? Though I totally understand if you guys want to, I know it's been awhile since I updated, and I know that I get frustrated when an author I'm keeping tabs on hasn't updated in awhile. Thanks to everyone who poked and prodded me, reminding me to update. I'm hoping that my work shifts will kind of calm down after awhile, as I've been working a ton of crazy hours. Hopefully once this happens, I'll have more time to write-which means, I'll be able to update quicker than I have been!
