Hello, hello. This is the beautiful Chapter Four. Enjoy and review.cause I am beginning to think that no one is reading this ::Cries:: Anyhoo.have fun!



Chapter Four: Exposed

Blood, dirt and tears all mixed together made up Fish Eye's face as he strolled down the interstate in his heels and torn skirt, limping slightly. In his rage, he teleported to the wrong destination and ended up in the back alley of Mr. Wong's Chinese Cuisine Restaurant and was too tired and upset to attempt the trick again. He needed to be alone for a while anyway.to get his thoughts together. Tiger Eye wanted to see him alone tonight, he had just killed a man and to top it all off, he had one week to find the true holder of Pegasus before he turned back into a fish. It was a lot to weigh on one's thoughts.not to mention the fact that he couldn't get the realization that he was unable to dream to disappear from the back of his mind. He so wanted to dream and his hypothesis was correct when he attempted to remove Tiger Eye's dream mirror from his chest and nothing surfaced. The Amazoness Quartet were breathing down the back of his neck and Zirconia was watching his watch, counting down the seconds until they turned back into their true selves. He couldn't cope with that.but he did, everyday.

He saw the tent far off in the distance and for a moment, he thought about never going back. He was a step away from jumping from the high way into the lake below, hoping to die in the fall, drown or wait out the week and get turned back into a fish so he could swim far away. He leaned over the side of the overpass, watching the waves below and the strong current.seeing himself falling to the water, dying.

"What are you doing?" A rough, familiar voice said through the wind and the sound if the cars, "Fish.what are you thinking about doing?"

"Does it matter, Hawk Eye?" he said, laughing only slightly before looking back to the violent currents, "Does it matter if I jump and die? Would the world stop spinning? Would you find Pegasus any faster or slower? Would you become a human rather then an animal dressed as one?" He turned to Hawk Eye, tears streaming down his face, wind whipping his hair against his soft skin, "Tell me! Would it matter if I died? WHAT WOULD IT CHANGE!!"

Hawk Eye looked at his feet and whispered as the wind calmed for just that moment, "It would matter to me. It would change me, Fish."

"W-what?" he said, his eyes constricting a little, cheeks reddening. He placed his hands to his face as Hawk Eye continued.

"I mean.I know it sounds hackneyed and mushy and stupid.but I think I really WOULD care if you hurt yourself. We are the Amazon Trio, Fish.and we need you. I need you." he blushed a little as Fish Eye took a step toward him, grabbing his hands and warming them with his own.

"Thank you for caring, Hawk Eye." he said, as Hawk Eye smiled, "I needed someone who-"

He couldn't help himself anymore and he grabbed Fish Eye's arms and pulled him in for a kiss. It wasn't long.but it was passionate and delicious and, even though Fish Eye KNEW that Tiger Eye was who he loved.Hawk Eye was giving him the attention that he needed right at this moment.the strong embrace, the tender kisses and the kind words. It was those simple things that lured Fish Eye to his bed that night.leaving Tiger Eye waiting up for him.

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He sat in his small room, the stench of alcohol on his breath.the room swirling a little. He reclined on his couch, shirt unbuttoned and hair messy, a wine glass hanging from his hand, waiting for him to lose his grip so it could smash against the hard wooden floors. He hiccuped once before the anger and pain that he felt finally came out and he threw the wine glass against the wall, glass spraying everywhere, slicing his face. He screamed out a little and then began sobbing. Tiger Eye was a horrible drunk.

"Teehee.Tiger Eye, you fool," one of the voices said, making him scowl in anger, "You ACTUALLY thought your pitiful attempt at catching the Fish would bring him to your bed tonight?"

"He.he said he would be here," Tiger Eye said, softly, words slurring together, "He said-"

"He says a lot of things. But it isn't your name he's screaming tonight, is it?"

"W-what?" Tiger Eye said, standing from his sitting position and stumbling to the floor, "That bastard.that bastard!"

"So you suspect that Hawk Eye is sleeping with the Fish?"

"You suspect right.but what do you plan to do about it?"

Tiger Eye opened his mouth to speak, but his eyes began to get heavy and within moments, he couldn't lift his head to look at them, all he could to was listen as their high pitched voices began to drift further and further away.

"Sleep on this, Tiger Eye.don't do anything stupid. WE will handle everything FOR you. We will get revenge on him for you.don't worry your sleepy little head."

And he drifted into a deep sleep, soothed only by the cackling of the floor girls, hiding in the shadows of the four corners of the room.

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Hawk Eye twirled his fingers in the soft mane of his new lover, pulling his head closer so as to smell the faint smell of the ocean in this delicate boy's hair. His other hand rested on the soft flesh of Fish Eye's smooth thigh, rubbing it slightly. Fish Eye's hands were pressed against Hawk Eye's naked chest, identical nail marks carved into the pink haired boy's back. Sweat matted Fish Eye's hair to his face, neck and back. The boys were pressed so closely together that it seemed as though they were conjoined. Fish Eye rested his feminine leg atop of Hawk Eye's hip, the sharpness of it digging into his inner thigh. The soft, silk red covers slipped a little, revealing the nakedness of the two of them and normally Hawk Eye wouldn't mind, should it be anyone else, but this was Fish Eye and NO one would disgrace him ever again. Not even Zircon.

He removed his hand from his paramour's leg and pulled the covers over them, not noticing the soft boy's blue eyes flutter open, "Hey you." he said, sounding like a woman.like always, "What are you doing?"

Fish Eye wrapped his arms around Hawk Eye, stroking his back and kissing him softly on the lips, not caring that he hadn't answered yet. Hawk Eye smiled a little and kissed him back, "I was just covering us up. I was cold and-"

"Thank you.I don't want Zircon to see either," he said, shutting his eyes. Hawk Eye cleared his throat a little and Fish opened his eyes quickly this time, "What?"

"What we did.we did it because we are friends, right? Not because you-"

"NO!" he said, sitting up a little and shaking his heads, "I don't.feel that way about you really. This was friendly, casual sex.we didn't make love or anything. I needed you and you helped me out and I thank you. You don't-"

"NO!" Hawk Eye said, waving his hands a little, "I am interested solely in older women. I don't like young guys.no offense."

"None taken," he laughed, "Anyway, let's just finish the night.even though I don't love you.I still like being in your arms."

"And I still like you in them."

Nothing more was said after that and almost instantly after, Fish Eye fell back into a sound sleep in the arms of his friend. It wasn't as easy for Hawk Eye however. All he could think of was the words that spilled so easily from Fish Eye's mouth. This was friendly, casual sex.we didn't make love or anything. He placed a hand on his forehead and began to feel a little sick. He all of a sudden wasn't sure if it was casual. He couldn't stop the heavy beating of his heart and the hard pounding of his chest. Maybe it was the fact that Fish Eye was so vulnerable right now, trapped in his embrace.but all he wanted was to wake this flower up and passionately take him rather then casually. No.the thought passed quickly as he began to fall asleep like his lover. It was just a random worry before sleep, he got them often. They slept the rest of the night in peace, wrapped in the mutual love of one another.

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"My Lemure," the girl holding the blue ball said, laughing a little, "Pierrot.I have a mission for you."

And she laughed and laughed and laughed as the little gnome rose from the shadow, an eerie, goofy grin plastered on his face.



YAY!! Chapter four done!!! Look for chapter five soon. It may or may not be the last one. Ciao all! PS: REVIEW PEOPLE REVIEW!!