When Ryoma and Fuji walked into the house, Ryoma didn't even bother to greet Fuji's mother. He instead headed straight up the stairs. Fuji apologized for Ryoma's rude behavior and quickly followed the young boy to his room. Ryoma sat down on the floor with his back up against the bed.
"Echizen," Fuji paused for a moment as if he was uncertain of what he should say. "You should lay down. You were feverish earlier."
"I don't blame her for leaving…" Ryoma rested his legs across the floor. The smile that was placed on his face contradicted the sad look in his eyes. "I would have done the same thing."
"Are you talking about your mom?"
"She left because she could; I stayed because she wouldn't take me with her," he leaned forward slightly with his hands on the carpet. "She looked right at me before stepping out the door for the last time and told me to be strong. It was like she knew something bad was going to happen as soon as she walked away. She said that things would be better if she wasn't around…that we all needed our own time to grow and go different ways. Her thoughts were all wrong!"
"Echizen, do you know where she is? Do you know where she went to after she left the house?" Fuji stared deeply into Ryoma's eyes as if trying to read whatever the boy might be thinking at the time.
"…America…"
"America?" he repeated in disbelief. He continued to search Ryoma's face for anything that could help him understand how he felt. "Is there a way we can get a hold of her?"
"I don't know, and I don't care. She left me…she doesn't care about me," he bit his lower lip and let out what sounded almost like a whimper. "I don't want to be somewhere with a person who doesn't care."
Fuji sat in front of Ryoma and let himself creep closer until their faces were only inches apart. "I won't make you leave."
"Do you really care, Fuji-senpai, about me?" his breathing was heavy and he could feel his heart racing in his chest.
"I do."
"Senpai, you keep getting closer…"
The older boy noted Ryoma's blushing cheeks as his lips grew just an inch in front of Ryoma's. "I know…Echizen, I―"
"Syusuke~!" Yumiko poked her head into the boy's room.
Fuji instantly turned around and jumped up to see his sister. He tried to hide his shock by closing his eyes and placing his normal smile on his face. "Yes?"
"Did I come at a bad time?" she looked around his skinny figure and giggled when she noticed Ryoma's red face. "Dinner is ready."
"I'm not hungry," Ryoma mumbled as he pulled his legs up his chest and wrapped his arms around his knees.
"I'll be down in a minute," Fuji shooed his sister away. Waiting until he heard her walking down the steps, he returned to Ryoma. "Are you mad?"
"I just don't have an appetite…I'm fine," Ryoma averted his eyes to focus on his knees.
"Then, I'll be back in a little bit," knowing what he had done just moments ago had crossed many lines, he left the room.
Ryoma found that his whole body was quivering. He feared what Fuji might have done to him if Yumiko hadn't walked in at that moment. Though, he could feel the longing of wanting to know what would have happened at the same time. His heart wouldn't calm down from the rush of Fuji's scent. There was something there that Ryoma couldn't completely understand; a reaction that he had with the older boy being so close. With tears starting to fall down his heated cheeks, he rose from the floor and wobbled towards the bed. Flopping down onto it, he squeezed his eyes tightly shut and forced himself to fall into a painful sleep.
When Fuji came up the stairs and went back into his room, he only stared at Ryoma for a few minutes until grabbing his pajamas and leaving. After what he had down only an hour earlier, he couldn't let himself rest next to him. Ryoma was fragile, and what Fuji had done might have cracked the beautiful porcelain in which Ryoma was. If Fuji continued to let his desires get the better of him, Ryoma would only continue to break until no one would be able to take his pieces and build him back up to what he once used to be.
NOTE: I know, you had to wait around three weeks just for this short chapter. Please don't hate me! I didn't want to just go into the next part because…I just didn't want to. I…I love you?
Okay, lets get a little serious. The next update will be on April 27th. On my profile, I have a new poll that you should check out. I do have a new FujiXRyoma fic out if you haven't seen it yet. It's entitled "The True Meaning of Love".
I really don't have anything interesting to say. I have to go update "The True Meaning of Love". I hope you enjoyed this chapter even though it was a little on the short side. Thank you for reading, and I can't wait to see you for the next chapter. Thank you for all the reviews and everything else; it means a lot to me~!