Disclaimer: I do not; I repeat DO NOT, claim any ownership to CCS or any of its characters. That can only be credited to the lovely ladies of CLAMP. So do not sue me, I am poor anyway. XP This fanfic contains SHONEN AI/YAOI, which means boy x boy content. If you do not like that sort of thing, do not read this. (Though really, why would you be here in the first place?) You have been warned.
Notes: I am sorry it has taken me so very long to get this next chapter up, I am a very slow writer and my muse keeps falling asleep. I generally have to poke him with a stick, but for some reason it did not work until now. I owe a big thank-you to all my reviewers; you make me feel all warm and fuzz-ly. (Ha-ha, just kidding…mostly.) I am sorry this chapter is so short, but it is better than nothing, right? …Right?
A Love Such As This
Chapter Two: Of Things Sweet and Rainbow-Colored
The store was a glittering wonderland, a fabulous heaven for children and the young at heart alike. Jar upon jar of rainbow sweetness lined the shelves, sparkling and tempting passers-by with a sweet tooth.
One such passer-by was a young man, slender and rather pale with grey hair. He had bundled himself up in a russet coat and black gloves with a white scarf. He pressed his delighted face up to the glass, his warm breath making it fog over then clear ever few seconds. He was wholly engrossed in the sight of the window display glittering with sweet promises before him that he did not hear the crunching footsteps approach from behind him.
"Yuki," Touya Kinomoto said to his friend. Yukito whirled around in surprise.
"To-ya!" he exclaimed, smile broadening to encompass the joy he felt at his friend's presence. "I didn't hear you walk up." Touya smiled, and Yuki found himself having quite some difficulty with not blushing. The crowd thronged past them, and several parents with their children went into the candy store without either of them looking away from each other or speaking. In the end, it was Touya who broke the motionless silence by both walking towards the slim, fragile-seeming boy and speaking to him.
"Admiring the candy? You have such a sweet tooth," Touya said with a laugh. Yukito reveled in the sound, but kept his musings to himself.
"I know, but I'm using my self-control! I'm not buying a single thing." Though he was proud of this, he was also quite upset. He wanted the candy so badly, but he could not have it. "Though," he added wistfully, "I wish my resolve was a little weaker." Touya looked at Yukito for a long time, and the smaller boy found himself shifting uncomfortably under his blue-eyed gaze.
"Wait here," Touya said after a while, then disappeared into the shop. Yuki wondered what he was doing but did as Touya had instructed. For about ten minutes, he shuffled his weight back and forth from one foot to the other clapping his hands together for warmth. Then he heard the ring of the bell over the shop door and Touya reappeared. He had his hands behind his back and a grin on his face.
"To-ya, what do you have?" Yuki went to see, but Touya jumped back, not letting him. Yukito frowned in confusion. "Come on, let me see!" Touya laughed and shook his head.
"Not yet. First," he said with a mischievous glint in his deep blue eyes, "pick a hand." Yuki almost decided to not play Touya's childish game and walk away, but in the end his curiosity won out and he pointed to the left one. Touya smilingly, slowly, pulled his hand out from behind his back. In his gloved hands were two bags full of brightly colored candies and chocolates.
"Oh!" Yukito exclaimed, his amber eyes widening in surprise. Then he grew confused once more. "But To-ya, you usually don't like sweets. Why…?" Touya silenced him with a finger placed on the slender boy's lips. A warm blush spread across his cheeks, but he remained silent.
"I know I don't like them," Touya said, leaning in, "but you do." He handed one of the bags to Yukito. When the boy opened his mouth to protest, Touya took out a lollipop and put it in. Then he put the other bag into Yukito's hands as well. With his hands and mouth full of pieces of sugary rainbow, there was nothing Yuki could do but accept Touya's gift with a blushing smile.
