(A/N: This is kind of late, like a month or two late, but I got pretty busy around Halloween, and then ~skip to the next paragraph if you don't really care~ there are just too many holidays around this time of year! I mean come on. Why are they so close together? And school is just annoying.
Now onto something that actually pertains to the story.
Everybody seemed to like hearing from Gakupo, so I may make some other chapters strictly from his point of view. Gakupo may seem a bit bipolar because he's fluffy sometimes, but then other times he just smashes Len's face into the wall, but whatever. I can't seem to write actual romance between characters to save my life. Somebody in the relationship is usually messed up. *Shrugs* Long author's note is long. We've also hit double digits for the chapters, so whoo. Great. I actually had to go back and reread this whole thing just to make sure I didn't mess something up.)
Well that was just disgusting. Len had half a mind to turn around and leave the bathroom upon seeing Leon pressing Oliver into the wall, his tongue shoved down the younger blond's throat. Oliver was making a pitiful attempt to get the elder off.
After lunch, Gakupo had told Len (Or rather Gakupo had been muttering to himself, and Len had just so happened to overhear him) that Leon was just trying to make him (Len wasn't sure who the him was) jealous by getting a new boy. Was the 'him' Len? Or was it Gakupo? Gakupo had mentioned something about knowing Leon before prison. Had they dated or something? That thought made him jealous. He liked Leon okay, but he felt a strong like for Gakupo.
Len ignored the pair, and went into a stall. Somebody else came in after that, and he overhead a heated argument.
"I just know you cheated. There's no way you won that game legitimately!" Somebody angrily declared. He sounded like he was one of the Shion Brothers (as Gakupo called the males who all resembled Kaito), and Len peeked through the crack in the stall to make sure it wasn't Xaito. His heart beat had raced at the voice. It was different from Xaito's, but he just wanted to make sure.
It wasn't Xaito. If Len ever saw Xaito again, he was pretty sure he would have a panic attack. The shower incident had made him edgy. Next time they took a shower, he was staying right next to Gakupo. Gakupo would protect him. After all, he was his.
He only caught a flash of red through the crack, which meant it could've been Akaito (the guy who had dragged Oliver into a stall that time. Poor Oliver, he may have been assaulted more than himself). He hadn't heard Akaito speak that time though so he wasn't sure.
"I won, fair and square." Leon replied. "You just had the idiocy to bet this cutie. You just want him back. Too bad, he's mine."
"I know you cheated though!"
"Do your have any proof? No? Well then you can't prove that I cheated, so Oliver's mine."
"Even if I had proof, you wouldn't give him back." Akaito sullenly remarked. It was much easier just to call him Akaito." You better watch your back."
"Why don't you just get your gang to beat me up? Oh wait. That's right. They got mad at you for fucking him without them, and then you went and betted him off. You're in trouble with them, aren't you?"
"That's none of your business."
Leon undoubtedly had a smirk on his face. "Sucks to be you. I heard they kicked you out, just like you kicked Kaito out."
"That name means nothing to me." Akaito snarled. "As far as I'm concerned, there had never been a Kaito Shion. He's dead to me."
Leon laughed. "You're so dramatic. Bye, Akaito, I'm going to go enjoy blondie."
Akaito growled, and left, with Leon leaving shortly after.
Len eased the door of the stall open, and looked around before exiting fully. So Kaito was related to the Shion Brothers? Somehow? Had he done something? Akaito had acted like he had done something terrible, but Leon said he was just overreacting. It also sounded like Akaito was in hot water with his gang. Oliver wasn't their's anymore, he was Leon's.
Prison disgusted him. People were getting traded and betted off. Dell had lent Kaito out for a pack of cigarettes, and Akaito had lost some stupid card game or something, and had also lost Oliver. When Len had entered the bathroom, only Oliver had noticed him. Oliver had given him a lifeless look, like he had just given up all hope.
Len went back to his cell, planning on asking Gakupo why Kaito wasn't with the Shion Brothers anymore. He slowed down though when he saw somebody else was in the cell.
The doors to all the cells were open since people were returning from lunch, and many were visiting each other in their cells. Len wasn't sure why he was visiting Gakupo, much less why Gakupo was talking to him.
"Len, come here." Gakupo ordered, his voice not loud, but it carried over to Len who was a good twenty feet away. The inmates between him and Gakupo silently split, and Len awkwardly walked through the clear path to the long haired man.
His shoes felt like they had weights on them, he realized as he walked. He didn't want to go into the cell with Gakupo and that man. He didn't want to be near that man. His whole body trembled as he drew nearer. He wanted to run away, and hide in the bathroom or the library, but as long as he was with Gakupo, that man couldn't hurt him, right? Gakupo would make sure of that.
Gakupo hadn't protected him that time though. Why was this time any different?
He stopped walking. Gakupo hadn't protected him then. Gakupo hadn't stopped him. Gakupo had watched! He turned and ran. He had to get away from that man. He didn't want to go near him. His mind was screaming at him, telling him to turn around, telling him Gakupo would get angry, telling him that Xaito couldn't do anything, they were out in public. Guards were everywhere, if anything happened, they would stop it. His body didn't listen though.
His legs brought him to the library. He tossed a wary glance behind him to make sure Gakupo hadn't gone after him. Or Xaito. The library was pretty empty. It would be easy for Xaito to come in, grab him, and do it again. His hands were shaking.
"You okay there?"
Len jumped at the sound of somebody else's voice. He looked around. The brown haired librarian sat at his desk, giving Len a worried look, his brown eyes soft.
"Yeah, I'm-" His voice cracked, and he struggled to continue speaking, "I'm fine. Perfect actually, Mr..."
"Please, just call me Meito. Everybody does. You look sick. Do you need to go to the infirmary? I can show you where it is, you're new right?"
Len nodded, and his whole body went rigid when the library door opened behind him. He turned around, ready to flee again if it was Xaito.
If wasn't. A guard walked in, and went out a different door.
"Hey, you need some help?" Meito asked, moving to stand close to Len. Too close. "I-"
"I said I was fine. I got to go, break's almost over."
"Wait. You're Len, right? You came yesterday to call your sister, didn't you? You're here because you killed her boyfriend." The last part of Meito's little rant wasn't accusing, he almost sounded like he thought Len had done a good thing.
"Yeah. How do you know?"
"Oh. I followed your case. Personally," Meito lowered his voice, even though it was only the two of them, "I think that asshole deserved to die. He hit her. Guys who hit abuse their girls aren't cool."
Len didn't really know how to respond. He hadn't even killed the man. Rin's boyfriend had hit her,which was what made her lash out.
Meito stepped back."Better get back. Come by again if you have the chance." He went back to his desk, and grimaced at the sheer amount of papers.
Talking to somebody had calmed him down. It had taken his mind off of Xaito. He felt a bit silly after his freak out. Gakupo was probably mad at him for running. He trusted Gakupo. Gakupo wouldn't let anybody hurt him again.
He began the walk back to his cell, dreading what Gakupo would say to him about running away. The weights returned to his feet.
(A/N: Review maybe for the return of this story? I was thinking about discontinuing it, but I'm back into it now. I've got some more ideas for it, and this plot is going to get pretty (read: extremely) complicated, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask them)