Talk about unfortunate timing! I posted chapter one during that weekend that reviews were disabled. Being the review slut that I am, I was quite disappointed. Oh well. I hope you all enjoy chapter two. And I hope to gets lots and lots of review. hehe I'm shameless!
One more thing before I get to the next chapter. I updated my profile (finally). There, you will find a link to my NEW website.
Happy reading! ^_^
~Koyasu
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"Well, that didn't take long", Yoji commented from the couch. "I take it you found-" He turned around, his jaw dropping. "Ran...Ken, you brought home a Ransicle."
"That's not funny", Ken scowled.
"I'm sorry", Yoji apologized, standing up. "I was just upset. And you know I use humor to-"
"You don't need to explain", Ken interrupted. "Not now, anyway. Ran has hypothermia, and one of us needs to treat him."
"How do you treat hypothermia?" Yoji asked, staring at the frozen man in Ken's arms.
"You mean you don't know?" Ken gave an exasperated sigh. "Body to body contact."
"Oh. Well, uh...I think I'll leave that up to you", Yoji decided. " I have a feeling you're a little more anxious to see Ran naked than I am."
"Very well." Ken rolled his eyes, turned and carried Ran into his bedroom.
Despite his disoriented state, Ran looked visibly nervous as Ken set him on the bed and undressed him.
"Daijobou, Ran", Ken whispered reassuringly as he wrapped a warm towel around Ran's head. "No need to feel self-conscious. See?" Ken took off his shirt. "I'm undressing, too. Neither of us has anything to feel ashamed about. This is all just part of getting you better", he went on, taking off his boots, socks and pants.
Ken crawled into the bed, pressing up against Ran's naked, shivering flesh; wrapping his strong, tan arms around him. Under any other circumstances, he would be turned on by the sight of Ran naked. He would be excited to have him in this position of vulnerablity. But not tonight. Now, his only goal was to save Ran's life.
After what seemed like an eternity, a healthy palor returned to Ran's skin, and his breathing returned to a steady pace. Ken gave a heavy sigh, the relief visible on his face.
"Are you doing okay now, Ran?" Ken asked, running a warm hand down Ran's chest. "Is there anything that you need?"
Ran turned away from Ken, his face slightly flushed. "I...my...I think I... twisted my ankle", Ran panted, explaining how he could have gotten hyporthermia simply by walking to his car. "Slipped on ice and...and..." Ran stopped there, erupting into a fit of coughing.
"And we're getting you to a doctor as soon as this storm clears", Ken cut in. "You're in worse shape than you know."
(End flashback)
Ken took a breath, looking over at Ran with love. Ran smiled back, a string of spittle travelling from his mouth to his lap.
Hikari fought back the urge to gag. She knew that her great uncle wasn't always this disgusting. She had seen old pictures, and she envied the beauty that he once possessed. Nevertheless, she wasn't sure she liked where this conversation was going.
"This isn't going to turn into a sex story, is it?" Hikari whispered cautiously to Aya. "Because I don't-"
"Of course it isn't", Aya whispered back, laughing. "You think I'd want to sit through it for the 500th time if it were?"
"Guess not", Hikari shrugged. "Um, can I talk to you out in the hall for a moment?"
"Sure." Aya turned to walk back over to Ran, when she and Hikari saw something they'd rather not have. Ken had stripped Ran naked, and was now beginning to unfasten his own pants.
"KEN!" Aya called out in shock.
"What?" Ken looked up innocently, while Ran drooled into his navel, oblivious.
"Now is not the time for that", Aya scolded. "Can...you..." she grunted, struggling with Ran's dead weight to get him back into the bathrobe. "Behave...until we come...back?" She finished, tying up Ran's robe.
"But I want to finish the story", Ken pouted.
"And you'll get to", Aya promised. "But Hikari needs to talk with me about something first."
*
"So, what is it?" Aya asked, closing the door behind her.
"Who are Yoji and Omi?" Hikari wondered. "I'd never heard of them until today. Did they go to college together? What exactly did they all do? And how did they meet? I really don't know anything about Ran or Ken."
"And suddenly you care?" Aya looked skeptically at her granddaughter. "You always said that they were disgusting old men."
"Well, what can I say? My curiousity got the best of me", Hikari grinned widely. "As Ken told his story, I realized that they must have led incredibly interesting lives. So now, I want to know what you've all been keeping from me. For example, how did Ran get that scar?"
Aya feigned ignorance. "What scar?"
"That big, ugly scar I saw on him just just a minute ago." Hikari rolled her eyes in exasperation.
"It's not my place to tell you", Aya said sternly, her hand on the doorknob.
"Come on!" Hikari whined. "You should be happy that I'm taking an interest. Who knows, I may wind up enjoying these visits."
"Aya groaned, rolling her eyes. "Fine. I'll tell you a little bit. But not much. Even your mother doesn't know all the details. Ran met Ken, Yoji and Omi when they were working as...florists."
Hikari rubbed her hands together. "Go on..."
"I'm not at liberty to say much else", Aya admitted. "Everything I say will be very vague from this point on."
"That's fine. Tell me!" Hikari whined.
"Omi and Yoji died years ago. But the four of them were very close, and saw eachother through a lot."
"A lot of what?" Hikari prodded.
"Nice try", Aya chuckled, playfully smacking Hikari on the side of the head. "Let's just say that they've been through enough for 20 lifetimes. Ken wasn't always able to control his rage, and he got into some trouble..."
"Is that how Ran got the scar?" Suddenly, Hikari looked terrifed. "Did Ken hurt Ran?"
"Oh! Heavens no!" Aya exclaimed. "Ran got the scar from...he..."
"He what?"
"He was stabbed. He almost died. I swear! He's been to hell and back. I can't tell you how many times he ALMOST died. I've never seen anyone quite as resilliant as Ran" Aya laughed, but tears were streaming down her face. "Is there anything else you'd like to know?"
Hikari shook her head. "Not that I can think of at the moment." Truthfully, her mind was full of questions. But she could see that her questions were causing her grandmother a lot of pain, and that was more than she could bear.
Aya put her hand on Hikari's shoulder, leading her toward the closed door. "Then let's go back inside. Ken has a story to finish."
"Alright" Hikari agreed. "Hopefully, with won't be greeted by naked, wrinkled flesh." She shuddered.
"Both women laughed, and Hikari reentered the room feeling happiness, sadness and intrigue all at once.
One more thing before I get to the next chapter. I updated my profile (finally). There, you will find a link to my NEW website.
Happy reading! ^_^
~Koyasu
~~~~~~~~~~
"Well, that didn't take long", Yoji commented from the couch. "I take it you found-" He turned around, his jaw dropping. "Ran...Ken, you brought home a Ransicle."
"That's not funny", Ken scowled.
"I'm sorry", Yoji apologized, standing up. "I was just upset. And you know I use humor to-"
"You don't need to explain", Ken interrupted. "Not now, anyway. Ran has hypothermia, and one of us needs to treat him."
"How do you treat hypothermia?" Yoji asked, staring at the frozen man in Ken's arms.
"You mean you don't know?" Ken gave an exasperated sigh. "Body to body contact."
"Oh. Well, uh...I think I'll leave that up to you", Yoji decided. " I have a feeling you're a little more anxious to see Ran naked than I am."
"Very well." Ken rolled his eyes, turned and carried Ran into his bedroom.
Despite his disoriented state, Ran looked visibly nervous as Ken set him on the bed and undressed him.
"Daijobou, Ran", Ken whispered reassuringly as he wrapped a warm towel around Ran's head. "No need to feel self-conscious. See?" Ken took off his shirt. "I'm undressing, too. Neither of us has anything to feel ashamed about. This is all just part of getting you better", he went on, taking off his boots, socks and pants.
Ken crawled into the bed, pressing up against Ran's naked, shivering flesh; wrapping his strong, tan arms around him. Under any other circumstances, he would be turned on by the sight of Ran naked. He would be excited to have him in this position of vulnerablity. But not tonight. Now, his only goal was to save Ran's life.
After what seemed like an eternity, a healthy palor returned to Ran's skin, and his breathing returned to a steady pace. Ken gave a heavy sigh, the relief visible on his face.
"Are you doing okay now, Ran?" Ken asked, running a warm hand down Ran's chest. "Is there anything that you need?"
Ran turned away from Ken, his face slightly flushed. "I...my...I think I... twisted my ankle", Ran panted, explaining how he could have gotten hyporthermia simply by walking to his car. "Slipped on ice and...and..." Ran stopped there, erupting into a fit of coughing.
"And we're getting you to a doctor as soon as this storm clears", Ken cut in. "You're in worse shape than you know."
(End flashback)
Ken took a breath, looking over at Ran with love. Ran smiled back, a string of spittle travelling from his mouth to his lap.
Hikari fought back the urge to gag. She knew that her great uncle wasn't always this disgusting. She had seen old pictures, and she envied the beauty that he once possessed. Nevertheless, she wasn't sure she liked where this conversation was going.
"This isn't going to turn into a sex story, is it?" Hikari whispered cautiously to Aya. "Because I don't-"
"Of course it isn't", Aya whispered back, laughing. "You think I'd want to sit through it for the 500th time if it were?"
"Guess not", Hikari shrugged. "Um, can I talk to you out in the hall for a moment?"
"Sure." Aya turned to walk back over to Ran, when she and Hikari saw something they'd rather not have. Ken had stripped Ran naked, and was now beginning to unfasten his own pants.
"KEN!" Aya called out in shock.
"What?" Ken looked up innocently, while Ran drooled into his navel, oblivious.
"Now is not the time for that", Aya scolded. "Can...you..." she grunted, struggling with Ran's dead weight to get him back into the bathrobe. "Behave...until we come...back?" She finished, tying up Ran's robe.
"But I want to finish the story", Ken pouted.
"And you'll get to", Aya promised. "But Hikari needs to talk with me about something first."
*
"So, what is it?" Aya asked, closing the door behind her.
"Who are Yoji and Omi?" Hikari wondered. "I'd never heard of them until today. Did they go to college together? What exactly did they all do? And how did they meet? I really don't know anything about Ran or Ken."
"And suddenly you care?" Aya looked skeptically at her granddaughter. "You always said that they were disgusting old men."
"Well, what can I say? My curiousity got the best of me", Hikari grinned widely. "As Ken told his story, I realized that they must have led incredibly interesting lives. So now, I want to know what you've all been keeping from me. For example, how did Ran get that scar?"
Aya feigned ignorance. "What scar?"
"That big, ugly scar I saw on him just just a minute ago." Hikari rolled her eyes in exasperation.
"It's not my place to tell you", Aya said sternly, her hand on the doorknob.
"Come on!" Hikari whined. "You should be happy that I'm taking an interest. Who knows, I may wind up enjoying these visits."
"Aya groaned, rolling her eyes. "Fine. I'll tell you a little bit. But not much. Even your mother doesn't know all the details. Ran met Ken, Yoji and Omi when they were working as...florists."
Hikari rubbed her hands together. "Go on..."
"I'm not at liberty to say much else", Aya admitted. "Everything I say will be very vague from this point on."
"That's fine. Tell me!" Hikari whined.
"Omi and Yoji died years ago. But the four of them were very close, and saw eachother through a lot."
"A lot of what?" Hikari prodded.
"Nice try", Aya chuckled, playfully smacking Hikari on the side of the head. "Let's just say that they've been through enough for 20 lifetimes. Ken wasn't always able to control his rage, and he got into some trouble..."
"Is that how Ran got the scar?" Suddenly, Hikari looked terrifed. "Did Ken hurt Ran?"
"Oh! Heavens no!" Aya exclaimed. "Ran got the scar from...he..."
"He what?"
"He was stabbed. He almost died. I swear! He's been to hell and back. I can't tell you how many times he ALMOST died. I've never seen anyone quite as resilliant as Ran" Aya laughed, but tears were streaming down her face. "Is there anything else you'd like to know?"
Hikari shook her head. "Not that I can think of at the moment." Truthfully, her mind was full of questions. But she could see that her questions were causing her grandmother a lot of pain, and that was more than she could bear.
Aya put her hand on Hikari's shoulder, leading her toward the closed door. "Then let's go back inside. Ken has a story to finish."
"Alright" Hikari agreed. "Hopefully, with won't be greeted by naked, wrinkled flesh." She shuddered.
"Both women laughed, and Hikari reentered the room feeling happiness, sadness and intrigue all at once.
