Shounen Ai Chapter4: Trust
Bleh, I own no one, standard disclaimers apply. This chapter focuses less on Ken and Ryu's relationship than the previous chapters. It starts where the last one left off (after Dan catches Ryu and Ken kissing^^). Moods seem to change rapidly in this chapter.
"Dan, wait!" Ken shouted. The other boy stopped for a long enough time that allowed Ken to catch up with him.
"I…I'm sorry. I…I…didn't mean…t…to walk in on that…I…I…." Dan stammered. Ken put a hand on his shoulder.
"Um, what you saw, uh…please don't tell anyone! Especially not sensei!" Ken suddenly pleaded.
"Promise?"
"Promise, I'm trying to forget what I just saw."
"Why?"
"Kind of disturbing"
"Really? I liked it."
"I could tell."
"Ryu is my boyfriend."
"Okay.
"You don't find anything wrong with that?"
"Why should I?"
"Because I'm a guy and so is he. Some people don't like that idea. Plus you said it was disturbing."
"Well, um…yeah. That was just something I didn't expect to see."
"Are we still friends?"
"Sure."
"Great!" Ken said happily. He then put Dan into a headlock and gave him a noogie.
"Ryu is more fun to noogie." Ken complained. Dan rolled his eyes.
"He doesn't seem like the type of guy who would put up with being noogied." Dan said.
"Well, that's why it's more fun with him. He really doesn't like getting noogies." Ken responded.
"I can see why."
"You don't like it."
"Oh no, I enjoy having a fist being ground into my skull."
"Doesn't everyone?"
"Let's see." Dan said before giving Ken a noogie. Ken responded by tickling Dan in the stomach. They both laughed, Dan, unintentionally. Ryu walked in on the scene.
"Hi honey" Ken said sweetly. Ryu grumbled incoherently as a response, and glared at Dan, who was trying not to laugh.
"What are you doing?" Ryu asked.
"Um…detaining him?" Ken said innocently.
"I see."
"He promised not to tell sensei."
"…" Ryu rolled his eyes and groaned.
"I also promised not to tell anyone else." Dan said. Ryu left them to do more training.
"Hi honey" Dan said, imitating Ken while giving a limp-wristed wave. He was unable to keep a straight face. He burst out laughing.
"Oh, you are so dead." Ken said as he lunged at the giggling boy, who rolled out of the way and stuck his tongue out.
"What other pet names do you have for your boyfriend?"
"You expect me to tell you?"
"Of course, whether I'm interested or not."
During the course of their conversation, they sparred. Dan was able to block most of Kens' attacks while all of his attacks were blocked.
"You're not as terrible a fighter as you let everyone think." Ken commented.
"Sure, I am." Dan replied.
"You're doing pretty well against me."
"You're going easy on me."
"No, I'm not."
"Then you're distracted by thoughts of boinking your boyfriend."
"Hey, take that back you little pervert!"
"Why should I?"
"Because, I said so."
"Should I also take back my promise not to tell anyone about you and Hoshi-sempai?"
"Don't you dare!"
"Fine, it's not like anyone would listen anyway."
"You know, you're my best friend now that Ryu-chan is my boyfriend."
"So, now you're doomed."
"Are you threatening me?"
"No." He turned away and stared down. He truly believed that he was cursed in some way due to previous experiences of losing loved ones. He was afraid of something horrible happening to anyone he cared for. He didn't want to lose another best friend.
"Dan, what's wrong?" Ken asked, concerned. He noticed that the younger boy was suddenly trying not to cry, and not succeeding.
"My last best friend was lost in a plane crash." Dan said in a surprisingly controlled voice.
"Dan, I'm not Jimmy. Nothing bad is going to happen." Ken said.
"You don't know that!"
"Sure I do. I know everything."
"Don't say that! Jimmy promised to show me pictures after returning from South America. He never returned. My dad promised to win the fight that ended up killing him. I should've warned you sooner."
"You did. I simply didn't listen. You know how stubborn I could be." He put his arms around the other boy to prove his point.
"See?" he said, "You can't get rid of me that easily."
"I don't want to get rid of you." Dan said with his voice somewhat less controlled.
"Then don't try. You're not putting me in any danger. Don't bother arguing with me. You've already ruined my good mood."
"Sorry."
"So, now I have to ruin your bad mood."
"Nice logic."
"I thought so. Is it working?"
"No."
"Why not?" Dan wasn't sure how to respond. Ken's attempts at comforting him added to the fear of losing him to some unknown horrible fate. His shoulders started to shake in an attempt to suppress sobs.
"Can't Hoshi-sempai stay your best friend while being your boyfriend?" Dan asked after a while. He felt it was safer that way, though he couldn't logically explain why.
"Sure", Ken said, "I guess that's possible."
Bleh, I own no one, standard disclaimers apply. This chapter focuses less on Ken and Ryu's relationship than the previous chapters. It starts where the last one left off (after Dan catches Ryu and Ken kissing^^). Moods seem to change rapidly in this chapter.
"Dan, wait!" Ken shouted. The other boy stopped for a long enough time that allowed Ken to catch up with him.
"I…I'm sorry. I…I…didn't mean…t…to walk in on that…I…I…." Dan stammered. Ken put a hand on his shoulder.
"Um, what you saw, uh…please don't tell anyone! Especially not sensei!" Ken suddenly pleaded.
"Promise?"
"Promise, I'm trying to forget what I just saw."
"Why?"
"Kind of disturbing"
"Really? I liked it."
"I could tell."
"Ryu is my boyfriend."
"Okay.
"You don't find anything wrong with that?"
"Why should I?"
"Because I'm a guy and so is he. Some people don't like that idea. Plus you said it was disturbing."
"Well, um…yeah. That was just something I didn't expect to see."
"Are we still friends?"
"Sure."
"Great!" Ken said happily. He then put Dan into a headlock and gave him a noogie.
"Ryu is more fun to noogie." Ken complained. Dan rolled his eyes.
"He doesn't seem like the type of guy who would put up with being noogied." Dan said.
"Well, that's why it's more fun with him. He really doesn't like getting noogies." Ken responded.
"I can see why."
"You don't like it."
"Oh no, I enjoy having a fist being ground into my skull."
"Doesn't everyone?"
"Let's see." Dan said before giving Ken a noogie. Ken responded by tickling Dan in the stomach. They both laughed, Dan, unintentionally. Ryu walked in on the scene.
"Hi honey" Ken said sweetly. Ryu grumbled incoherently as a response, and glared at Dan, who was trying not to laugh.
"What are you doing?" Ryu asked.
"Um…detaining him?" Ken said innocently.
"I see."
"He promised not to tell sensei."
"…" Ryu rolled his eyes and groaned.
"I also promised not to tell anyone else." Dan said. Ryu left them to do more training.
"Hi honey" Dan said, imitating Ken while giving a limp-wristed wave. He was unable to keep a straight face. He burst out laughing.
"Oh, you are so dead." Ken said as he lunged at the giggling boy, who rolled out of the way and stuck his tongue out.
"What other pet names do you have for your boyfriend?"
"You expect me to tell you?"
"Of course, whether I'm interested or not."
During the course of their conversation, they sparred. Dan was able to block most of Kens' attacks while all of his attacks were blocked.
"You're not as terrible a fighter as you let everyone think." Ken commented.
"Sure, I am." Dan replied.
"You're doing pretty well against me."
"You're going easy on me."
"No, I'm not."
"Then you're distracted by thoughts of boinking your boyfriend."
"Hey, take that back you little pervert!"
"Why should I?"
"Because, I said so."
"Should I also take back my promise not to tell anyone about you and Hoshi-sempai?"
"Don't you dare!"
"Fine, it's not like anyone would listen anyway."
"You know, you're my best friend now that Ryu-chan is my boyfriend."
"So, now you're doomed."
"Are you threatening me?"
"No." He turned away and stared down. He truly believed that he was cursed in some way due to previous experiences of losing loved ones. He was afraid of something horrible happening to anyone he cared for. He didn't want to lose another best friend.
"Dan, what's wrong?" Ken asked, concerned. He noticed that the younger boy was suddenly trying not to cry, and not succeeding.
"My last best friend was lost in a plane crash." Dan said in a surprisingly controlled voice.
"Dan, I'm not Jimmy. Nothing bad is going to happen." Ken said.
"You don't know that!"
"Sure I do. I know everything."
"Don't say that! Jimmy promised to show me pictures after returning from South America. He never returned. My dad promised to win the fight that ended up killing him. I should've warned you sooner."
"You did. I simply didn't listen. You know how stubborn I could be." He put his arms around the other boy to prove his point.
"See?" he said, "You can't get rid of me that easily."
"I don't want to get rid of you." Dan said with his voice somewhat less controlled.
"Then don't try. You're not putting me in any danger. Don't bother arguing with me. You've already ruined my good mood."
"Sorry."
"So, now I have to ruin your bad mood."
"Nice logic."
"I thought so. Is it working?"
"No."
"Why not?" Dan wasn't sure how to respond. Ken's attempts at comforting him added to the fear of losing him to some unknown horrible fate. His shoulders started to shake in an attempt to suppress sobs.
"Can't Hoshi-sempai stay your best friend while being your boyfriend?" Dan asked after a while. He felt it was safer that way, though he couldn't logically explain why.
"Sure", Ken said, "I guess that's possible."