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... Gleam ~ Darkness of Light ...
Chapter III: Keeps Pulling At My Skin
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AN: I know it has taken me forever and a year to get things back on track here,
but there are some other things I need to review about the series before
finishing this story, and I have misplaced the episodes for the time being. ''
I'm trying my best though, to continue as best I can without, and in finding them.
I hope my absence isn't turning anyone off of my story Oo''
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I walked with my head down, none of the three of us really saying anything. I took
in a breath every now and then when I thought I had some way of explaining myself,
or someway of perhaps spinning lies out of it, but everytime I opened my mouth
words seemed trivial.
Rinku, to my left, was the first to break.
"Why are you both so quiet? Why aren't we training? Kurama needs our help!"
Suzuki, who was on my right, reached behind me to hit the boy in his head, upsetting
the balance of his hat.
"What's that for!?" Rinku roared.
"Sh!" The blonde countered sharply.
The other did close his mouth, but he narrowed his eyes defiantly. "Why did you call
Touya loverboy?"
That stopped my dead in my tracks. The other two continued a step more, then they
stopped as well, noticing my lack of motion. Suzuki glared and the yo-yo bearing child.
I wasn't upset though. I looked up in wonder and happiness. If Rinku didn't know,
maybe I wasn't as obvious as I thought! Jin may still not have noticed anything!
"You.. You mean you don't know?" I asked, full of hope.
"Know WHAT?" he was starting to get annoyed and looked up at Suzuki, who wore a
blank expression. "Oh," as if silence had given him all of the answers. "About Jin. Who
WOULDN'T know that?"
Defeated, I sunk my neck into my shoulders. Damn damn damn.
Rinku's reply earned him another slap upside his head from our other companion.
Then he came and lay a hand on my shoulder. "Touya what do you want to do?"
I shook my head without looking up. How was I supposed to know? I'd lived without
seeing Jin since the last tournament, but now that seemed next to impossible. However,
living WITH Jin seemed to be it's neighbour. "I don't know." I said in a dejected tone.
Was there really anything else I could do besides lick the wounds I had cut for myself?
"Do you want to tell him?" the blonde pursued.
"No!" I said quickly.
"Then do you want to just leave him?" Rinku entered the conversation.
I met the brunette's eyes. " ... No."
"Ah, you don't know what you want," he became frustrated and walked ahead, until he
planted himself down on a rock.
"He's right." I admitted.
"Well, until you figure it out, we should focus on helping Kurama."
"Personal feelings ... They shouldn't get in the way no matter what," I scolded myself,
feeling ashamed. "Don't worry," I continued like a battered child, "I won't let him get to
me."
Suzuki tilted his head. "Isn't it too late for that?"
I didn't reply. I turned away and just started walking back. Physical battle, emotional
battle, they were all one and the same.
I tried to look at the world in monotone on the way back. Everything was dismal gray
and a slight nip in the air even confirmed my inner most feelings, until I reached
Genkai's shrine again. I opened that door and came face to face with what seemed like
sping time.
Jin's bejewling eyes brought music to the world. I hadn't noticed the sun on my way back,
but now it seemed to shine like tomorrow was the end.
"Touya!" He cried, jumped up from his conversation with Chuu, and ran over to me. He
carried a bottle of sake in his hand, no doubt Chuu's. However, the Master of Wind proved
that he wasn't so well balanced on his feet. There was a corner of rug over-turned which
caught his foot. "Iyaaa!" he red-head cried, as he seemed to dive at me. I tried to back up,
but instead of reeling, Jin came reeling into my arms, sake first.
He looked up at me, and I swore at that point I was going to faint. He wide eyes danced
with so much emotion. I knew at that point I didn't want to let go. Ever.
There was a burning in my chest. I thought it was my heart exploding until I burned with
intensity. It seemed as if time had stopped for Jin and I, unitl I screamed out in pain.
Jin started to yell as well. He regained his composure and stood up in front of me, his mouth
dropping open. "The sake! The sake! It's burning through your clothes, Touya!"
I didn't know what I do. "Ah!" I cried, batting at the liquid running over my shirt.
Jin was the one that acted though. "Get it off Touya! Get it off!"
I felt faint. The burning hurt, but Jin was the main cause. I crumbled to the ground. The
red-head jumped on top of me, and started ripping off my shirt.
Oxygen was foregin to me. Almost, I could see that light. Almost I could touch it.
My shirt was ripped away, just as the door opened.
Suzuki and Rinku walked back in. I was about to hyper-ventilate. The blonde wore a wide
grin smiling at my ripped shirt. The other laughed. "Touya! You made up your mind!"
Jin turned his attention back to me, still on top of me. He was breathing hard as well.
"Made up your mind about what?"
... Gleam ~ Darkness of Light ...
Chapter III: Keeps Pulling At My Skin
______________________________
AN: I know it has taken me forever and a year to get things back on track here,
but there are some other things I need to review about the series before
finishing this story, and I have misplaced the episodes for the time being. ''
I'm trying my best though, to continue as best I can without, and in finding them.
I hope my absence isn't turning anyone off of my story Oo''
______________________________
I walked with my head down, none of the three of us really saying anything. I took
in a breath every now and then when I thought I had some way of explaining myself,
or someway of perhaps spinning lies out of it, but everytime I opened my mouth
words seemed trivial.
Rinku, to my left, was the first to break.
"Why are you both so quiet? Why aren't we training? Kurama needs our help!"
Suzuki, who was on my right, reached behind me to hit the boy in his head, upsetting
the balance of his hat.
"What's that for!?" Rinku roared.
"Sh!" The blonde countered sharply.
The other did close his mouth, but he narrowed his eyes defiantly. "Why did you call
Touya loverboy?"
That stopped my dead in my tracks. The other two continued a step more, then they
stopped as well, noticing my lack of motion. Suzuki glared and the yo-yo bearing child.
I wasn't upset though. I looked up in wonder and happiness. If Rinku didn't know,
maybe I wasn't as obvious as I thought! Jin may still not have noticed anything!
"You.. You mean you don't know?" I asked, full of hope.
"Know WHAT?" he was starting to get annoyed and looked up at Suzuki, who wore a
blank expression. "Oh," as if silence had given him all of the answers. "About Jin. Who
WOULDN'T know that?"
Defeated, I sunk my neck into my shoulders. Damn damn damn.
Rinku's reply earned him another slap upside his head from our other companion.
Then he came and lay a hand on my shoulder. "Touya what do you want to do?"
I shook my head without looking up. How was I supposed to know? I'd lived without
seeing Jin since the last tournament, but now that seemed next to impossible. However,
living WITH Jin seemed to be it's neighbour. "I don't know." I said in a dejected tone.
Was there really anything else I could do besides lick the wounds I had cut for myself?
"Do you want to tell him?" the blonde pursued.
"No!" I said quickly.
"Then do you want to just leave him?" Rinku entered the conversation.
I met the brunette's eyes. " ... No."
"Ah, you don't know what you want," he became frustrated and walked ahead, until he
planted himself down on a rock.
"He's right." I admitted.
"Well, until you figure it out, we should focus on helping Kurama."
"Personal feelings ... They shouldn't get in the way no matter what," I scolded myself,
feeling ashamed. "Don't worry," I continued like a battered child, "I won't let him get to
me."
Suzuki tilted his head. "Isn't it too late for that?"
I didn't reply. I turned away and just started walking back. Physical battle, emotional
battle, they were all one and the same.
I tried to look at the world in monotone on the way back. Everything was dismal gray
and a slight nip in the air even confirmed my inner most feelings, until I reached
Genkai's shrine again. I opened that door and came face to face with what seemed like
sping time.
Jin's bejewling eyes brought music to the world. I hadn't noticed the sun on my way back,
but now it seemed to shine like tomorrow was the end.
"Touya!" He cried, jumped up from his conversation with Chuu, and ran over to me. He
carried a bottle of sake in his hand, no doubt Chuu's. However, the Master of Wind proved
that he wasn't so well balanced on his feet. There was a corner of rug over-turned which
caught his foot. "Iyaaa!" he red-head cried, as he seemed to dive at me. I tried to back up,
but instead of reeling, Jin came reeling into my arms, sake first.
He looked up at me, and I swore at that point I was going to faint. He wide eyes danced
with so much emotion. I knew at that point I didn't want to let go. Ever.
There was a burning in my chest. I thought it was my heart exploding until I burned with
intensity. It seemed as if time had stopped for Jin and I, unitl I screamed out in pain.
Jin started to yell as well. He regained his composure and stood up in front of me, his mouth
dropping open. "The sake! The sake! It's burning through your clothes, Touya!"
I didn't know what I do. "Ah!" I cried, batting at the liquid running over my shirt.
Jin was the one that acted though. "Get it off Touya! Get it off!"
I felt faint. The burning hurt, but Jin was the main cause. I crumbled to the ground. The
red-head jumped on top of me, and started ripping off my shirt.
Oxygen was foregin to me. Almost, I could see that light. Almost I could touch it.
My shirt was ripped away, just as the door opened.
Suzuki and Rinku walked back in. I was about to hyper-ventilate. The blonde wore a wide
grin smiling at my ripped shirt. The other laughed. "Touya! You made up your mind!"
Jin turned his attention back to me, still on top of me. He was breathing hard as well.
"Made up your mind about what?"
