Having Only Each Other
By: Kichara
Chapter Three: No Holding Back
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Jimminy Cheezits, I'm so sorry that this took forever to update! You see, life is out to get me. Yep. *nods solemnly* Between work, costumes, and my sad, sad attempts at a social life, I haven't had the time, nor the equipment to write. And since I'm going to the Bahamas tomorrow, I wanted to get an update on this, although I think that this chapter came out horribly short, which irks me.
BTW, had an awesome time at my summer cons as Ren (although my boss was out to get my Dao Kwan, she broke it twice!), even got to take pics with Cassie as Horohoro with her phallus weapon *GRIN* AND pics with Cary in his awesome Yoh costume with his daughter as Anna, who was absolutely ADORABLE! (I wanted to take her home with me. ^^) If ya wanna see the pics, go here:
Group pic:
Macho Pose!
Wubble how kyoot this came out:
And if anyone cares to look, here's my Cosplay Lab Profile: ^^
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"S'then I'm all, 'What, no way.', and she's, uh---" Horohoro stopped, blinking rapidly for a minute before turning his eyes to the boy whose arm was around him as they supported each other. "What the hell was I saying?"
"A lot of gibberish, but it's s'all right." Ren slurred, tongue catching in his dry mouth. Both of them had started talking to the point of gibberish, actually, although the prattle was surprisingly a great comfort.
"Oi, thanks." The snowboarder mumbled, his hand gripping at Ren's torso tighter as he leaned close in weariness. Ren stopped, letting him catch his breath. The Chinese boy was a little bit better off than Horohoro. Although he was tired and worn down too, he still had enough strength to keep trudging on, while Horohoro didn't seem to be doing that well. "I hate the heat." The boy hissed, his free hand wiping sweat from his face.
"I know." Ren said gently. The ever-building sense of protectiveness that had started the day before grew a bit more. The boy hadn't even tried to hide it, knowing that it was only the two of them there anyway, and that the other boy seemed to be comforted by it. Horohoro rested his aching head against Ren's shoulder wearily and the other boy's gentle hands combed through the messy spikes soothingly.
A long moment passed like that before Horohoro finally opened his eyes, lifting his head back up slowly, and they trudged onwards. "Y'know what, Ren?"
"Eh." Ren grunted in response.
"I was thinking to myself before about how I wanted to ask you something about you, but I told myself that I didn't have to ask you then, that there was always a later to do it. And now, as I think about it, I gotta wonder--- what if there isn't a later, Ren?! What if we die out here?! And then I'll never have had the chance to talk to you about how you feel, and you'll have never had the chance to tell me---" His breath hitched in his throat, becoming a sob and he slumped to his knees in defeat.
"Hey!" Ren grabbed him before he hit the ground, lowering him there. Horohoro began to cry, head nestled against Ren's chest while the other boy held him, hands smoothing through his hair again, his own eyes closed in fatigue. Horohoro had reached the point of both physical and mental exhaustion, a state that Ren was probably only a step from himself. He sighed, holding Horohoro closer as his body was racked with quiet sobs and said nothing, knowing that it would probably only embarrass the boy later on and that his presence alone was all that was needed right then.
They stayed like that for a long time, until Horohoro stopped crying and just found comfort in the other's company, eyes closed and resting his head against Ren's strong chest. Ren's hand was still in his hair, pushing it back, the other at his back and holding him close. "Guess I must seem pretty pathetic, huh?" He muttered, eyes still closed.
Ren's eyes opened, but he didn't move. "No, you just seem pretty human, that's all."
"Ah, thanks." He had no will to move at that moment and so he stayed still, as did Ren.
However, a sudden prickling at the back of his neck passed through him like a jolt and his eyes shot open as he sat up immediately, looking around. Ren was the same, body tense and eyes alert as he scanned the unforgiving landscape for whatever had triggered that particular feeling, which had been far from pleasant.
"Did you feel that?" Horohoro managed to get to his feet, lowered to a defensive position as he looked around.
"Hai." Ren stood, back to back with the other boy.
The ground began to shake, sky darkening, instantly becoming the same scene that the boys had faced in the park a few days before. "Ren!" Horohoro turned to stand at Ren's side.
"Hai, I know." Ren's eyes were narrowed as he looked at the sky in front of them. Was there someone there, mixed in with the swirling clouds? The wind was picking up now, and he braced his feet against the ground, keeping his steady stance.
"Tao---" A voice thundered over the howling winds. Both boys froze, eyes wide. The voice boomed again, malice laced through it. "You will be punished for the sins of the Tao family." Thunder crashed, the wind picking up further.
"Shit, I knew it." Something struck Ren, a rock hurtled through the air by the wind and he hissed in pain as it left a gash in his arm. It was laughing now, that voice, and the wind blew harder. 'We're going to die here, aren't we?'
"I was thinking to myself before about how I wanted to ask you something about you, but I told myself that I didn't have to ask you then, that there was always a later to do it. And now, as I think about it, I gotta wonder--- what if there isn't a later, Ren?! What if we die out here?! And then I'll never have had the chance to talk to you about how you feel, and you'll have never had the chance to tell me---"
Unbidden, Horohoro's words returned to Ren's mind as the sky continued to darken, the wind bitter. 'What if there isn't a later?'
"Never have had the chance to tell him, never have had the chance to show him--- how I feel.' As the thoughts danced through his mind, Ren's hands reached for Horohoro, grabbing a hold of his arms and bringing him close. The other boy's mouth dropped, hair whipping around his face and half- obscuring the surprise in his eyes. 'Never get the chance--- if we're to die now, will I regret that I never---" Ren's lips mashed against Horohoro's desperately, not caring what happened, not caring about the rejection that he'd always feared, not caring about it all for once. He only cared that they were going to die there, and that he'd never taken the chance---
The world went black.
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Huzzah for physical contact. Oh, and speaking of which, yes, I shall be making this into a LEMON *waits to continue while fangirls scream in happiness*. I've noticed a vast shortage of RenHoro (and HoroRen, for that matter) lemons, which makes me sad, and of course, the idea of Ren and Horohoro boinking like bunnies makes me happy, so I am more than happy to write one.
And hopefully that bit of news will excuse this sorry piece of crap that's supposed to be a chapter, which I fully apologize for. I'm hoping for inspiration once I go to the Bahamans so I can get back to my poor, neglected writing.
Oh, and I'll hopefully have a webpage up soon, which'll have my art on it (including my HoroRen stuff ^^), so that shall be good. Yup.
By: Kichara
Chapter Three: No Holding Back
*~*~*~*~
Jimminy Cheezits, I'm so sorry that this took forever to update! You see, life is out to get me. Yep. *nods solemnly* Between work, costumes, and my sad, sad attempts at a social life, I haven't had the time, nor the equipment to write. And since I'm going to the Bahamas tomorrow, I wanted to get an update on this, although I think that this chapter came out horribly short, which irks me.
BTW, had an awesome time at my summer cons as Ren (although my boss was out to get my Dao Kwan, she broke it twice!), even got to take pics with Cassie as Horohoro with her phallus weapon *GRIN* AND pics with Cary in his awesome Yoh costume with his daughter as Anna, who was absolutely ADORABLE! (I wanted to take her home with me. ^^) If ya wanna see the pics, go here:
Group pic:
Macho Pose!
Wubble how kyoot this came out:
And if anyone cares to look, here's my Cosplay Lab Profile: ^^
*~*~*~*~
"S'then I'm all, 'What, no way.', and she's, uh---" Horohoro stopped, blinking rapidly for a minute before turning his eyes to the boy whose arm was around him as they supported each other. "What the hell was I saying?"
"A lot of gibberish, but it's s'all right." Ren slurred, tongue catching in his dry mouth. Both of them had started talking to the point of gibberish, actually, although the prattle was surprisingly a great comfort.
"Oi, thanks." The snowboarder mumbled, his hand gripping at Ren's torso tighter as he leaned close in weariness. Ren stopped, letting him catch his breath. The Chinese boy was a little bit better off than Horohoro. Although he was tired and worn down too, he still had enough strength to keep trudging on, while Horohoro didn't seem to be doing that well. "I hate the heat." The boy hissed, his free hand wiping sweat from his face.
"I know." Ren said gently. The ever-building sense of protectiveness that had started the day before grew a bit more. The boy hadn't even tried to hide it, knowing that it was only the two of them there anyway, and that the other boy seemed to be comforted by it. Horohoro rested his aching head against Ren's shoulder wearily and the other boy's gentle hands combed through the messy spikes soothingly.
A long moment passed like that before Horohoro finally opened his eyes, lifting his head back up slowly, and they trudged onwards. "Y'know what, Ren?"
"Eh." Ren grunted in response.
"I was thinking to myself before about how I wanted to ask you something about you, but I told myself that I didn't have to ask you then, that there was always a later to do it. And now, as I think about it, I gotta wonder--- what if there isn't a later, Ren?! What if we die out here?! And then I'll never have had the chance to talk to you about how you feel, and you'll have never had the chance to tell me---" His breath hitched in his throat, becoming a sob and he slumped to his knees in defeat.
"Hey!" Ren grabbed him before he hit the ground, lowering him there. Horohoro began to cry, head nestled against Ren's chest while the other boy held him, hands smoothing through his hair again, his own eyes closed in fatigue. Horohoro had reached the point of both physical and mental exhaustion, a state that Ren was probably only a step from himself. He sighed, holding Horohoro closer as his body was racked with quiet sobs and said nothing, knowing that it would probably only embarrass the boy later on and that his presence alone was all that was needed right then.
They stayed like that for a long time, until Horohoro stopped crying and just found comfort in the other's company, eyes closed and resting his head against Ren's strong chest. Ren's hand was still in his hair, pushing it back, the other at his back and holding him close. "Guess I must seem pretty pathetic, huh?" He muttered, eyes still closed.
Ren's eyes opened, but he didn't move. "No, you just seem pretty human, that's all."
"Ah, thanks." He had no will to move at that moment and so he stayed still, as did Ren.
However, a sudden prickling at the back of his neck passed through him like a jolt and his eyes shot open as he sat up immediately, looking around. Ren was the same, body tense and eyes alert as he scanned the unforgiving landscape for whatever had triggered that particular feeling, which had been far from pleasant.
"Did you feel that?" Horohoro managed to get to his feet, lowered to a defensive position as he looked around.
"Hai." Ren stood, back to back with the other boy.
The ground began to shake, sky darkening, instantly becoming the same scene that the boys had faced in the park a few days before. "Ren!" Horohoro turned to stand at Ren's side.
"Hai, I know." Ren's eyes were narrowed as he looked at the sky in front of them. Was there someone there, mixed in with the swirling clouds? The wind was picking up now, and he braced his feet against the ground, keeping his steady stance.
"Tao---" A voice thundered over the howling winds. Both boys froze, eyes wide. The voice boomed again, malice laced through it. "You will be punished for the sins of the Tao family." Thunder crashed, the wind picking up further.
"Shit, I knew it." Something struck Ren, a rock hurtled through the air by the wind and he hissed in pain as it left a gash in his arm. It was laughing now, that voice, and the wind blew harder. 'We're going to die here, aren't we?'
"I was thinking to myself before about how I wanted to ask you something about you, but I told myself that I didn't have to ask you then, that there was always a later to do it. And now, as I think about it, I gotta wonder--- what if there isn't a later, Ren?! What if we die out here?! And then I'll never have had the chance to talk to you about how you feel, and you'll have never had the chance to tell me---"
Unbidden, Horohoro's words returned to Ren's mind as the sky continued to darken, the wind bitter. 'What if there isn't a later?'
"Never have had the chance to tell him, never have had the chance to show him--- how I feel.' As the thoughts danced through his mind, Ren's hands reached for Horohoro, grabbing a hold of his arms and bringing him close. The other boy's mouth dropped, hair whipping around his face and half- obscuring the surprise in his eyes. 'Never get the chance--- if we're to die now, will I regret that I never---" Ren's lips mashed against Horohoro's desperately, not caring what happened, not caring about the rejection that he'd always feared, not caring about it all for once. He only cared that they were going to die there, and that he'd never taken the chance---
The world went black.
*~*~*~*~
Huzzah for physical contact. Oh, and speaking of which, yes, I shall be making this into a LEMON *waits to continue while fangirls scream in happiness*. I've noticed a vast shortage of RenHoro (and HoroRen, for that matter) lemons, which makes me sad, and of course, the idea of Ren and Horohoro boinking like bunnies makes me happy, so I am more than happy to write one.
And hopefully that bit of news will excuse this sorry piece of crap that's supposed to be a chapter, which I fully apologize for. I'm hoping for inspiration once I go to the Bahamans so I can get back to my poor, neglected writing.
Oh, and I'll hopefully have a webpage up soon, which'll have my art on it (including my HoroRen stuff ^^), so that shall be good. Yup.