52. Brothers Problems..
Tomoe flinched and rubbed his head in pain. He just had to endure hours of screaming and shouting from Kurama and Mizuki, SOme of the questions bordered on his commen sense. Some made him stutter and others made his face turn so red that he wanted to die.
Now they were sitting in his room looking at him. Tomoe sighed and leaned his head back against the bed's headboard. He was tired and his head was throbbing harshly. He could feel the pounding in his ears and he had already threw up several times.
He had no idea how disappointed Kurama was. He was the older brother and yet he didn't see his little brothers pain. That was like a slap in the face... He wanted to help but now Tomoe had made the mistake that he never thought he would do.
" So.." Mizuki choked out, " What did happen in the hotel?"
Kurama paused and looked at Tomoe. They had been avoiding the subject with all their questions but it had to be adressed. Tomoe, who was hugging his knees, Froze up at the question and then let his head jerk from their gaze.
He didn't want to tell them; but they were the only ones in the whole world that would listen to him and not judge. His father used to be like that but he had changed; or he had... Tomoe wasn't sure anymore.
He looked at them and tried to hide the fact that his face was gradually turning a rosy color, " We checked in and.." He looked away, " We kissed..."
Mizuki swallowed as Kurama held up his hand and looked at the teen wearily, " And?"
The fox looked at him and winced sheepishly, " Nothing. Nothing happened.. I stopped it." He blushed more this time as he looked down and tugged at his tail. He chewed his lip as Kurama smiled slightly and Mizuki chuckled.
"So..." Mizuki choked out with a laugh, " You guys made-out..And it was heated; but you gained control?"
Tomoe looked at him and nodded; His eyes serious and begging for them to understand him. They already knew he was in trouble with his dad so they both smiled and patted his head. He glared at them for treating him like a child but they all grew quiet when Nanami walked in and tapped on the doorframe.
" Um, Hi." She smiled and looked at Tomoe. Their eyes caught and Tomoe's mouth parted only slightly, his breath coming out short. Nanami was confused at his gaze; but it made her face burn red as she looked away from his violet eyes.
Kurama caught this and for some reason he didn't know what to do in the situation. It was like seeing something you knew would happen, happen; but for some reason he wondered is Tomoe was confused. The fox was slow but Nanami seemed to be acting differently lately...
He smiled to himself but then paused when his phone rang. Kurama laughed to himself and answered with a deep dread...
" Hello?" He listened in hate and then tried to smile through what he was thinking, " Ah Brother.." He swallowed and nodded, Completely ignoring how Mizuki was picking up his bag and thrusting it over his shoulder. He looked at Kurama and mouthed the Words, Hospital, Chemo..'
The tengu nodded as the snake left, he nodded and then looked at Tomoe. The fox looked uneasy and he deciced it was best for the fox to talk to Nanami when he had the chance too. He walked out of the room and sighed as his brother gave him down the road.
He wished his brother could be like Tomoe or Mizuki. They understood even when he didn't deserve it;
" Yeah, Yeah.." Kurama winced, " I get it Jiro.."
Mizuki looked as Kurama talked on his phone and cursed to himself; the little snake didn't get it. The tengu always told him and Tomoe what was going on. Take that back, Tomoe always told them too, but now he seemed to be falling away.
It wasn't like they were brothers anymore...
And Mizuki didn't like that; especailly giving that the doctors had only given his mother a little while to live. The chemo wasn't working and now he was waiting for Feather for brains to hurry up so they could get there in time.
He felt like he was alone in this fight; he was adopted but his mother was so wonderful to him, and her boyfriend Inari was taking this all to harshly himself. He didn't know what to do, the snake wanted to transform into his animal self and swallow.
But... He had promised himself to stay strong for Kurama and Tomoe.
Tomoe ws a cutter...
Kurama got Beat... And that was something that the snake would never tell anyone. The crow wore his long sleeves and yet he gave each of his desinated bothers advice when they needed it most. Tomoe especailly.. But Mizuki knew that he was still cutting every now and then. He would see a new scar or the rubber band would be stretched in some places..
It worried him to see his bother's like this; but.. Even though they weren't brothers by blood? They saw what he was going through too... He was loosing his only family and he'd rather just shut himself off to the world.
He knew that wasn't the answer though. He wanted his family, he wanted to be near them whenever he could, so right now he was waiting for Kurama to hurry up and move it! He shifted his bag on his shoulder and rocked on the balls of his feet;
Kurama looked at him with pleading eyes until he sighed and nodded as Mizuki heard screaming on the other side the Tengu's cell phone. The bird hissed to himself and then looked at the snake, " I'm sorry; You have to go alone today.."
Mizuki puased but nodded, He understood.. Kurama had to go home and get who know's what done to him; and the snake hated to think of what scars Kurama had to cover up this time.
Mizuki nodded and tried to fake a smile before Kurama hit him lightly in the head,
" Don't cry your eyes out; its going to be okay.. Look at her with a smile." Kurama slid his finger over his lips and formed a smile before cursed as his brother screamed in his ears again. He nodded and muttered an , I'm coming'
Mizuki gave him a smile as the Tengu ran down the stairs and out of the house at full speed. The sake didn't know where he was going but he had to focus on his desination. He had to get to the hospital right then and there. He had to get to his mother...
And he had to do it alone..
Back To Tomoe-Kun!
Tomoe looked at the doorway and at the brunette haired girl in front of him. She hesitated before entereing his room but she did so anyway and sat on the edge of his bed. It was quiet until Tomoe swallowed and looked at the girl, ' Sorry.."
What surprised him was that they both said it at the same time. He blinked in shock before the girl scooted closer to him and pulled her knees to her chest, " I'm sorry; I'm the one that said we should go into a bar.."
Tomoe shook his head, " No.. I said we should go to the World Over Yonder. Then there was the fact with the.." His voice trailed off and his face burned unknowingly. He it the end of his thumb until Nanami waved a hand in front of his face.
Tomoe blinked and looked at her shocked; Then she smiled and giggled to herself, " Lets not think about that okay? Remember what we said? What happened in that night; stays in that night?" She patted his shoulder and even from her touch he shivered.
The fox flushed in shock but didn't say anything as he looked at her with rounded eyes,
'Right Best Friend?" Nanami smiled and Tomoe felt his lips edge up; not until Nanami grabbed his wrist and looked at the swallowon skin underneath the rubber band. she rubbed it lightly and the fox winced and yanked his hand back. Sadly she didn't let go but instead rubbed it lightly.
Her lips formed a pout and to his utter shock she kissed the skin, making him shiver and stutter in shock. Nanami blinked as if it hit her square in the face as to what she was doing; so she pulled away and flushed in confusion. She felt her cheek and then blinked.
Oh god what was wrong with her? What was she doing?
Tomoe looked at her; his wrist tingling, not only from the rubber band slaps, but from her soft, rose colored lips. He opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out.. He didn't know what to say. His best friend was acting so weird and it confused him greatly...
But really confused was why his heart was beating so loudly that it was pounding in his ears. Pounding soloudly that it was all he could hear beyond his own, labored breathing. His white haired fanned his face as he, again, Remembered her lips and how they pulled at his ever so perfectly.
It made his mouth water and his tongue threatened to lick at his lips as the temptation in front of him seemed to very in concept. Nanami looked at him and slowly patted his head, Her fingers didn't tough his ears this time but Tomoe's face still heated to a bright red.
He yanked himself away from her hand and swallowed the strange feeling in his stomach. He had to think straight.. But it was hard given that all his thoughts where like white noise buzzing in his ears.
"Nanami.. Thank you for understanding." Tomeo choked out and looked away, his ears flopped and he breathed out, " Things are not as they used to be with my dad and me." He bit his lip and Nanami nodded,
" I've noticed.." She paused and then smiled, " Lets think about better things okay?"
Tomoe blinked but looked at her smile from the side; It was a side glance like always but what shocked him was when Nanami looked at him like a deer in headlights. Her face sprouted to a hot color and the fox felt himsef rattle with confusion.
What was her problem?
" Hey..Whats with you?" The fox blinked at his friends actions. He had no idea that his glance sent a chill down her spine; he didn't know it made her shiver, he didn't know that her heart was pounding harshly within her chest.
"I'm f-fine!" Nanami backed up from him and clmbed off the bed, " I'll see you later. Lets go do karaoke tomorrow night." She smiled and bit her lip, " Kurama and Mizuki will be there; along with Ami and some girl from the country.." Nanami laughed nervously making Tomoe blink in confusion.
Then she ran out of the room and shut his door with a click; Tomoe titled his head to the side and blinked, ' What was that all about?"
Mizuki nodded at the nurse and sighed heavily as he walked to the right room; His hand felt the cold handle and he shook slightly in fear of what he had to see everytime he came to this hospital.
His hands shook as he gripped the doorknob and opened it to see a blond woman with breathing machines attached to her. The snake swallowed; she had gotten worse; one day she was in the school as principal and now she was trying to struggle for her life...
" M-Mom?" Mizuki walked over to her and sat down the flowers he had gotten on the way. The woman weakly looked at him and a smile bloomed on her pale face. She reached out a shaking hand and he gripped it and gave it a gentle sqeeze.
He knew if he sqeezed harder it would break or bruise... He hated to see her so fragil, even to the touch of his hand.
" H-Hey..." She choked out, her breathing rugid. Her eyes searched him and Mizuki couldn't hold it in; Not seeing her like this. He leaned down and buried his face in her stomach, sobbing and pleading for her to fight for him.
What woudl he do without her? He coudln't stay at home alone anymore; it was killing him and driving him insane to see all her pictures and belongings. He gripped her blanket and she smiled as she touched his hair and patted his head lightly.
She looked at him and mouthed the words, " I'm here. Baby, I'm here.'
He whimpered and cried onto her; why was it that.. He felt alone right now? Why was his life crashing down and breaking all around him? What was he to do now?
What?
"GET UP! WEAKNESS IS NOT TOLERATED IN THIS FAMILY!" The man kicked again and the teen grunted in pain, " I SAID TO GET UP!"
Kurama winced as blood trailed down his lip and his aching sides screamed at him; thank goodness his other brother came in and glared at his brother Jiro. The older man glared back and stomped away leaving Kurama to lay on the floor and wince out in pain.
His other brother kneeled beside him and winced, " Why do you let him do this? What will your friends say if they see these burises?"
Kurama laughed, " I have enough, " He couched, " To worry about right now with Tomoe. " He sat up and his brother chuckled as he patted his youngest brothers head. He gave a ice pack and pouted,
" What do you mean?" His pout grew and Kurama chuckled.
" I'm not sure; The cutting hasn't gone away yet... " He winced and held the ice pack to his lip before looking at his brother and smirking, " But.. He and Nanami have made-out several times now. I think their both pretty dense.." He chuckled as his brother laughed hearily and tugged at his long lavendar hair.
" All of you are at that age; Girls.." He chuckled and then paused, " You said you were going somewhere tomorrow right?"
Kurama smiled and pulled on a long sleeve shirt. Yes, It was hot outside but it beat showing off his black and blue skin. He nodded and smiled lightly before pausing, He was worried.. Not about himself; he had put up with this for years. Maybe it was for Mizuki and Tomoe?
They were like his younger brothers and now they both were doing things he never pictured them to do. Tomoe was slitting his wrist and Mizuki was loosing his mother to a disease. He sighed heavily and swallowed..
What was he going to do? What was his family and his brother's going to do? And... What was with Nanami? He smiled to himself and chuckled,
" Lets hope everything goes well at Karaoke tomorrow."
Just you wait for the next chappie! It involves, Mizuki and The wrap Party girl, Kurama and Ami and Our favorite... Tomoe and Nanami! More cute awkward things are to insue for these cute teens..
Its not ending anytime soon.. Do not think that! -_-
Guess on what happens in the next chapter,
Tomoe and Nanami make out on the couch at the party and get caught'
Kurama's scars are found out.
Mizuki gets an emergency call from the hospital'
See you guys next time! XD
