I have created a poll on my profile (once I figured out how to do it) about whether or not I should make this story M-rated. The next chapter will be (but that can be ignored by anyone who doesn't want to read it) because I thought it would be a good way to move the story along but it's up to you guys what rating this continues as.
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The Absence Of Colour

Chapter 10
Haru POV

During the walk to Shigure's house, Kyo had seemed lost in thought. He still retaliated against Yuki's verbal assualts, but he didn't seem completely in it. It probably wasn't noticable to the others, but I had learnt quite a bit about Kyo lately, like how he didn't like people to know if he was upset, so, quite often when he was angry he was just covering up his misery and how he was actually a cute and kind person but only people who bothered to get know him got to see that side of him and the only person who seemed to have bothered were Shisho and myself. I had to admit that this made me quite happy, to know that I was one of the only two people to have have gotten to know Kyo entirely, and I was eager to learn everything else about the cat too.
I, too, had quite a lot on my mind. I intended to speak to Yuki when we reached the house. He would go do homework in his room and Kyo would go to his room too. Usually I would go with Kyo to talk but today I was going with Yuki. I had to figure out what was going on.
We soon arrived at Shigure's house in the woods and, as I suspected, Kyo went to his room and Yuki went to his. I followed Yuki and knocked on the door.
"Yes?" I heard from the other side.
"It's Hatsuharu. Can I come in?" I replied, a little cautiously. I wasn't particularly looking forward to this. I'm not really one to talk about my feelings and that sort of thing so this was going to be kind of difficult.
I heard footsteps behind the door and moments later the door slid open to reveal Yuki wearing casual clothes. He must have already changed.
"Come on in." He said, moving away from the door to sit in a chair by his desk. I entered the room and closed the door behind me. "So what did you want Haru?"
"Who said I wanted something not just conversation?" I asked, a little indignant about being suspected of having alterior motives.
"You've been going to see Kyo every time you come round here for a while now so there must be a reason you suddenly want to see me." He reasoned.
"Ah, true." I replied, "I need your help."
"Help with what exactly?" Yuki enquired.
"I've been having these weird. . . feelings about somebody lately but I don't know what they are." I answered slowly, trying to find the best way to describe it.
"What kind of feelings?"
"I don't know, that's why I need you to help me figure out what these feelings I have for this person are." I was getting a little annoyed now. I had wanted to keep this particular conversation as short as possible.
"Oh, I see. Well, I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask but I'll try to help you. Tell me what you mean by these feelings." Yuki said calmly.
"Alright. Err. . ." I stalled, trying to figure out where to start. "I'm always thinking about them, my heart beat speeds up whenever they smile or laugh, even more so since it doesn't happen often, I get nervous when I think about being around them but when I'm actually there talking to them it's so easy and natural and when they're upset I just want to to hold them close to me and protect them from anything that could possibly hurt them." I answered thoughtfully and truthfully, the words coming out in a rush as I thought of more and more things about Kyo.
"Sounds to me like you're in love with this person. You're in pretty deep too." He mused.
"In love with them? No way! I can't be. . ." I almost yelled. I can't be in love with my cousin! I know I used to say I loved Yuki but that was like a brotherly love, I just didn't know it at the time because I was too young to understand the difference. "That can't be it. You must be mistaken." I muttered."I'm going home now so I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye." Yuki replied although he was sure it had fallen on deaf ears.
'I wonder how long it will take him to realise he is truly in love with Kyo?' Yuki thought.

The Absence Of Colour

Hahaha! Yuki is ever the smart one. :)
Next chapter is an M if you don't read M's then skip it and it will still make sense. To make up for the missed chapter for some people, I will update 2 that day. :)