Chapter eight: Determination.
Touya was angry: ever since Eriol had conjured enough power and made Ruby become sexed as fully female, she had been causing no end of trouble to men. Besides which, seeing her with any other man annoyed Touya; he, unlike Yue, knew why this annoyed him and Touya fully intended to do something about what he felt for Ruby, rather than ending up like the bewildered moon guardian.
Touya walked into Ruby's room without even knocking, a look of stony determination on his face.
Ruby looked up from her book with surprise, as her bedroom door slammed open. Her eyes went wide with shock at the sight of Touya stood in the doorway with such an expression on his face.
She looked at his eyes: they were darker than normal. Ruby knew in an instant that they were dark with something unmistakable, anger and pain.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Reading a book, what does it look like?"
"You know what I mean, Ruby-chan. What are you trying to do to poor Yue- kun?"
"I would say that was obvious."
"But you don't love him!"
Ruby put calmly the book down on the table she was sitting next too. Inside, she was trembling: she had never seen Touya so angry about anything before, well except may be Shoalan getting any were near his little sister.
Touya walked over to were she was sitting and took Ruby by the shoulders. He shook her slightly.
"Do you really love him, Ruby-chan, deep down, all the way through to your very soul?"
"No."
"Then why did you do that?!!"
Ruby leant forward and broke down in tears. Touya took hold of her head and pulled it into his chest. Ruby gripped his shirt and sobbed against him. After some time she regained her composure.
"I didn't mean to hurt anybody. I just wanted someone to love me. Me, for myself. Everybody loves Sakura-chan. Nobody loves me."
"Ruby-chan, you almost killed Sakura with your thoughtlessness. Didn't you realise that she loves Yue-kun and Yukito-kun with all of her heart?"
"But that's not possible, you love them."
"What?!"
"You're a couple, aren't you?"
Touya looked at her, deep shock in his eyes.
"No, we are not, he only kissed me out of respect! I love someone else. As for how I know about Sakura's feelings, she hasn't told me she loves him but I can tell."
"And this person you love is female?"
"Yes, female.to tell the truth, you."
Ruby stared at him, her eyes wide. She tried to get up and almost fell down. Quickly, she backed away and sat down on the bed, clutching the sheets.
Touya followed her with his eyes. He also backed away-to the door, which he closed and then locked. Ruby looked up at the sound of the key in the lock. Her heart began to speed up.
"What . . what are you doing?" she asked faintly.
"Getting us some privacy," he replied.
"P . . privacy?" she repeated.
Touya nodded and walked over to her, reminding Ruby of a panther stalking its prey, Ruby felt nervous and excited all at once, she had often dreamed of Touya doing this to her.
He pushed her back down on the bed with one hand, leaned over and kissed her very deeply.
"Yes, because we're going to need it," he whispered in her ear.
Ruby's arms closed over his back. "Touya-kun."
Touya was angry: ever since Eriol had conjured enough power and made Ruby become sexed as fully female, she had been causing no end of trouble to men. Besides which, seeing her with any other man annoyed Touya; he, unlike Yue, knew why this annoyed him and Touya fully intended to do something about what he felt for Ruby, rather than ending up like the bewildered moon guardian.
Touya walked into Ruby's room without even knocking, a look of stony determination on his face.
Ruby looked up from her book with surprise, as her bedroom door slammed open. Her eyes went wide with shock at the sight of Touya stood in the doorway with such an expression on his face.
She looked at his eyes: they were darker than normal. Ruby knew in an instant that they were dark with something unmistakable, anger and pain.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Reading a book, what does it look like?"
"You know what I mean, Ruby-chan. What are you trying to do to poor Yue- kun?"
"I would say that was obvious."
"But you don't love him!"
Ruby put calmly the book down on the table she was sitting next too. Inside, she was trembling: she had never seen Touya so angry about anything before, well except may be Shoalan getting any were near his little sister.
Touya walked over to were she was sitting and took Ruby by the shoulders. He shook her slightly.
"Do you really love him, Ruby-chan, deep down, all the way through to your very soul?"
"No."
"Then why did you do that?!!"
Ruby leant forward and broke down in tears. Touya took hold of her head and pulled it into his chest. Ruby gripped his shirt and sobbed against him. After some time she regained her composure.
"I didn't mean to hurt anybody. I just wanted someone to love me. Me, for myself. Everybody loves Sakura-chan. Nobody loves me."
"Ruby-chan, you almost killed Sakura with your thoughtlessness. Didn't you realise that she loves Yue-kun and Yukito-kun with all of her heart?"
"But that's not possible, you love them."
"What?!"
"You're a couple, aren't you?"
Touya looked at her, deep shock in his eyes.
"No, we are not, he only kissed me out of respect! I love someone else. As for how I know about Sakura's feelings, she hasn't told me she loves him but I can tell."
"And this person you love is female?"
"Yes, female.to tell the truth, you."
Ruby stared at him, her eyes wide. She tried to get up and almost fell down. Quickly, she backed away and sat down on the bed, clutching the sheets.
Touya followed her with his eyes. He also backed away-to the door, which he closed and then locked. Ruby looked up at the sound of the key in the lock. Her heart began to speed up.
"What . . what are you doing?" she asked faintly.
"Getting us some privacy," he replied.
"P . . privacy?" she repeated.
Touya nodded and walked over to her, reminding Ruby of a panther stalking its prey, Ruby felt nervous and excited all at once, she had often dreamed of Touya doing this to her.
He pushed her back down on the bed with one hand, leaned over and kissed her very deeply.
"Yes, because we're going to need it," he whispered in her ear.
Ruby's arms closed over his back. "Touya-kun."