*Ah, the third chapter already... x.X;;... I'm glad so many people commented so far! I love getting comments.. n.n It's motivation! ...No, really, it is. n. Ah, and sorry for the lack of definitions for new Japanese words... x.x; in the last chapter...! Oh, and for those of you wondering where Tohru is... she's not around - she's with her bestest buddies on a vacation thingy.. n.n ...On with the chapter...*
Ohayo (or Ohayo Gozaimasu): "Good morning!"
Itai: "Ow.."
Arigatou: "Thank you."
Aite - Chapter 3 - Yaku Soku to Suki (Promise and Affection)
And so Kyo rose the next morning, opening his eyes to see himself face to face with Yuki. Blinking, he watched the boy sleep for a few silent moments... wondering why the hell they just so happened to wind up with the tips of their noses touching. ...They were so close to one another that Kyo could feel the light, steady breathing of Yuki on his skin... and it made him shiver just thinking about it. He contemplated the idea of pushing Yuki away but he wound up dismissing it after deciding that the boy deserved to get his sleep.
Pushing himself up to a seated position, he watched as Yuki curled into a little ball and clung to his blankets. Kyo, being the... boy that he is, took his blanket and draped it over the sleeping boy before glancing at Ayame's empty space. Pushing himself up to his feet, he scanned the room before deciding to join the others... wherever they were.
"OHAYO!" Ayame exclaimed, bouncing out of the kitchen to give the red-head a pat on the back. "How did you sleep?" He then paused for a second, the twinkle in his eyes suggesting he knew something Kyo had hoped he hadn't, "...And how did you wake?"
Kyo twitched at that, pushing the snake away before he shook a fist in the air at him, "You KNEW we were that close to each other and you didn't do anything about it?!"
Ayame shrugged and carelessly waved a picture in the air. "Moooou... You two looked so peaceful!" He commented, finding that the picture of the two practically on top of one another (Kyo being on his stomach with his head turned towards Yuki and Yuki being on his side with a leg wrapped rather tightly around one of Kyo's) made him no less than ecstatic.
"NANI?!" Kyo steamed, his face getting as red as a tomato as he pounced the older boy and tried to take the picture from him. He failed miserably and Ayame was left giggling while Shigure pried Kyo off him... but he struggled and tried to break free. "GIVE ME THAT PICTURE!!" he screamed, managing to elbow Shigure in the stomach and escape the man's tight grasp. He pounced Ayame again... or tried to, at least... to his dismay, the boy took a step backwards and Kyo landed flat on his face. Jumping up to his feet, the red-head shook yet another fist at Ayame as he screamed random insults... only to find himself crosseyed and with a mouthful of leeks.
"Quiet," Ayame said as he watched Kyo run off to rid himself of the disgusting food. He was rather proud of himself, proud and... and, well... he was left standing with both hands on his hips and grinning like a madman.
/I wonder where he learned that!/ Kyo thought rather sarcastically as he scrubbed at his teeth with his toothbrush, leaving to find a spot on the roof only when he thought he'd be free of the nasty taste of those damn leeks. Crossing his arms over his chest, he hung his head and sneered.
. . . . .
"Time to wake up, Yuki..." Ayame said as he gave a gentle shake to his younger brother. He sighed upon noticing the reluctance of Yuki to wake and so he pressed his hand against the boys forehead only to find that the fever hadn't died out yet. Pulling him up into a seated position, he gave a few little smacks to his brothers cheeks and awaited a response.
"...Iie, iie... I don't believe...you... iie! ...i-itai... Doushi--..." Yuki mumbled in his sleep as he fell forward into his brothers lap, half-sobbing through his sleep. Ayame's slaps had just made it worse - the poor boy was suffering from a nightmare... and the odds of him waking to be as happy as a fuzzy bunny in a room full of carrots were rather slim to none.
"Yuki..?" The snake picked his brother up and started to shake him again - this time a little more harshly than the last. "Yuki, Yuki..." he repeated, growing increasingly worried at his brother's ill state. Finally the boy woke and immediately broke out into a fit of tears and latched on to him. The stunned Ayame wrapped his arms around the frail boy and held him tight, "It's okay, Yuki... It will be okay... Shh..." He whispered as he slowly rocked the boy and tried to hush the crying. "I'll get him back for what he did to you..." pausing, he rested his chin on the top of the boys head, "...whatever it was. I promise, Yuki..."
"Is he okay?" Kyo asked as he entered the room, crimson eyes wide in disbelief at what he saw - Ayame was holding a sobbing Yuki? This wasn't right. A bowl of home-made soup in his right hand and a spoon in the other, he made his way over to the two and took a seat beside them, taking extra care not to spill what he had made. Setting the bowl on the floor and placing the spoon in the aforementioned bowl, he pushed it off to the side, "...I brought Yuki some soup, he hasn't eaten in a long time and I thought he'd be hungry and.." He started to play with the hem of his shirt, "...I-I figured I'd make something anyway... because To--..." he trailed off as he heard the sniffling of Yuki... and watched as the boy raised his head and snuck a glance at the soup.
It was then that he felt a sharp pain in his heart - and once again all the hate he thought he had for the mouse had diminished into nothing and watching the tears stream down the boys face only made him feel worse about the situation.
"A-arigatou..." Yuki mumbled through muffled sobs as he reached out for the bowl of soup, violet hues that were steeped in tears obviously meaning the boy could see no more than blurred pictures. Kyo nodded and pushed the bowl towards the boy who grasped it with eager and shaky hands.
After a few minutes of watching Yuki try to feed himself (..Which wasn't really working due to the boys fever and sobs...), Ayame took the bowl from Yuki and gave it to Kyo before he spun the mouse around so that his back was resting against his chest and the boy was situated between his legs. "You can't even feed yourself," he sighed as he motioned for Kyo to come closer.
And come closer he did, folding his legs under himself as he sat before Yuki, stirring the soup with the spoon. He knew what he had to do - it was as obvious as a full moon in a night sky - he had to feed Yuki. Brows furrowed as he scooped a spoonful of soup, blowing on it until it was cool enough to offer to the boy. "Okay nezumi... It's time to eat." He offered a smile as the boy accepted the spoonful of soup and when the spoon was emptied, he wasted no time refilling it.
Slowly, but surely, the bowl was beginning to empty... though both Ayame and Kyo knew it was going to be a while before they'd be able to rest. The boy's tears hadn't stopped, nor his fever diminished and it was slowly starting to work on the hearts of everyone in the house.
*...The third chapter all done and nice and... it's niiiiice... XD I hope you liked it, though... x.x; I'm working hard on this... just for you guys. Keep commenting! I love comments so much. ^-^!! It's encouraging.*
Ohayo (or Ohayo Gozaimasu): "Good morning!"
Itai: "Ow.."
Arigatou: "Thank you."
Aite - Chapter 3 - Yaku Soku to Suki (Promise and Affection)
And so Kyo rose the next morning, opening his eyes to see himself face to face with Yuki. Blinking, he watched the boy sleep for a few silent moments... wondering why the hell they just so happened to wind up with the tips of their noses touching. ...They were so close to one another that Kyo could feel the light, steady breathing of Yuki on his skin... and it made him shiver just thinking about it. He contemplated the idea of pushing Yuki away but he wound up dismissing it after deciding that the boy deserved to get his sleep.
Pushing himself up to a seated position, he watched as Yuki curled into a little ball and clung to his blankets. Kyo, being the... boy that he is, took his blanket and draped it over the sleeping boy before glancing at Ayame's empty space. Pushing himself up to his feet, he scanned the room before deciding to join the others... wherever they were.
"OHAYO!" Ayame exclaimed, bouncing out of the kitchen to give the red-head a pat on the back. "How did you sleep?" He then paused for a second, the twinkle in his eyes suggesting he knew something Kyo had hoped he hadn't, "...And how did you wake?"
Kyo twitched at that, pushing the snake away before he shook a fist in the air at him, "You KNEW we were that close to each other and you didn't do anything about it?!"
Ayame shrugged and carelessly waved a picture in the air. "Moooou... You two looked so peaceful!" He commented, finding that the picture of the two practically on top of one another (Kyo being on his stomach with his head turned towards Yuki and Yuki being on his side with a leg wrapped rather tightly around one of Kyo's) made him no less than ecstatic.
"NANI?!" Kyo steamed, his face getting as red as a tomato as he pounced the older boy and tried to take the picture from him. He failed miserably and Ayame was left giggling while Shigure pried Kyo off him... but he struggled and tried to break free. "GIVE ME THAT PICTURE!!" he screamed, managing to elbow Shigure in the stomach and escape the man's tight grasp. He pounced Ayame again... or tried to, at least... to his dismay, the boy took a step backwards and Kyo landed flat on his face. Jumping up to his feet, the red-head shook yet another fist at Ayame as he screamed random insults... only to find himself crosseyed and with a mouthful of leeks.
"Quiet," Ayame said as he watched Kyo run off to rid himself of the disgusting food. He was rather proud of himself, proud and... and, well... he was left standing with both hands on his hips and grinning like a madman.
/I wonder where he learned that!/ Kyo thought rather sarcastically as he scrubbed at his teeth with his toothbrush, leaving to find a spot on the roof only when he thought he'd be free of the nasty taste of those damn leeks. Crossing his arms over his chest, he hung his head and sneered.
. . . . .
"Time to wake up, Yuki..." Ayame said as he gave a gentle shake to his younger brother. He sighed upon noticing the reluctance of Yuki to wake and so he pressed his hand against the boys forehead only to find that the fever hadn't died out yet. Pulling him up into a seated position, he gave a few little smacks to his brothers cheeks and awaited a response.
"...Iie, iie... I don't believe...you... iie! ...i-itai... Doushi--..." Yuki mumbled in his sleep as he fell forward into his brothers lap, half-sobbing through his sleep. Ayame's slaps had just made it worse - the poor boy was suffering from a nightmare... and the odds of him waking to be as happy as a fuzzy bunny in a room full of carrots were rather slim to none.
"Yuki..?" The snake picked his brother up and started to shake him again - this time a little more harshly than the last. "Yuki, Yuki..." he repeated, growing increasingly worried at his brother's ill state. Finally the boy woke and immediately broke out into a fit of tears and latched on to him. The stunned Ayame wrapped his arms around the frail boy and held him tight, "It's okay, Yuki... It will be okay... Shh..." He whispered as he slowly rocked the boy and tried to hush the crying. "I'll get him back for what he did to you..." pausing, he rested his chin on the top of the boys head, "...whatever it was. I promise, Yuki..."
"Is he okay?" Kyo asked as he entered the room, crimson eyes wide in disbelief at what he saw - Ayame was holding a sobbing Yuki? This wasn't right. A bowl of home-made soup in his right hand and a spoon in the other, he made his way over to the two and took a seat beside them, taking extra care not to spill what he had made. Setting the bowl on the floor and placing the spoon in the aforementioned bowl, he pushed it off to the side, "...I brought Yuki some soup, he hasn't eaten in a long time and I thought he'd be hungry and.." He started to play with the hem of his shirt, "...I-I figured I'd make something anyway... because To--..." he trailed off as he heard the sniffling of Yuki... and watched as the boy raised his head and snuck a glance at the soup.
It was then that he felt a sharp pain in his heart - and once again all the hate he thought he had for the mouse had diminished into nothing and watching the tears stream down the boys face only made him feel worse about the situation.
"A-arigatou..." Yuki mumbled through muffled sobs as he reached out for the bowl of soup, violet hues that were steeped in tears obviously meaning the boy could see no more than blurred pictures. Kyo nodded and pushed the bowl towards the boy who grasped it with eager and shaky hands.
After a few minutes of watching Yuki try to feed himself (..Which wasn't really working due to the boys fever and sobs...), Ayame took the bowl from Yuki and gave it to Kyo before he spun the mouse around so that his back was resting against his chest and the boy was situated between his legs. "You can't even feed yourself," he sighed as he motioned for Kyo to come closer.
And come closer he did, folding his legs under himself as he sat before Yuki, stirring the soup with the spoon. He knew what he had to do - it was as obvious as a full moon in a night sky - he had to feed Yuki. Brows furrowed as he scooped a spoonful of soup, blowing on it until it was cool enough to offer to the boy. "Okay nezumi... It's time to eat." He offered a smile as the boy accepted the spoonful of soup and when the spoon was emptied, he wasted no time refilling it.
Slowly, but surely, the bowl was beginning to empty... though both Ayame and Kyo knew it was going to be a while before they'd be able to rest. The boy's tears hadn't stopped, nor his fever diminished and it was slowly starting to work on the hearts of everyone in the house.
*...The third chapter all done and nice and... it's niiiiice... XD I hope you liked it, though... x.x; I'm working hard on this... just for you guys. Keep commenting! I love comments so much. ^-^!! It's encouraging.*