Chapter 38: Elk's agony

Elk layed in his bed, and his head drummed as if there were a hundred bees in it. He looked to his side sadly seeing that Kite was not there. He sighed heavily and squeezed his eyes tightly shut. He reached into the drawer and took out a Pocky stick and ate it slowly. Just as he was about to go to bed again, he heard aloud squeek at his door. It was Bear, with a look of sympathy on his face he walked towards the bed and sat down.

" Want to talk about it?" Bear asked rubbing his nose.

" I don't know...." Elk looked up at him

" It's alright, whatever it is, you can tell me about it, come on lets talk..." Bear patted Elk's head.

" He...must be really upset with me..." Elk sighed resting his head back on the pillow.

" So...you remember everything?" Bear looked down

" Yeah...I do..." Elk turned a bit red.

" Then tell me...please...was it because you were drunk? Or have you developed feelings for him?" Bear asked calmly in a soothing voice.

" I....I'm not really attracted to...boys..." Elk whispered

" Not really attracted? do you mean you arn't attracted to any other boys but Kite?" Bear closed his eyes.

Elk turned his head in shame and nodded.



" So...you've fallen in love with Kite?" Bear asked also knowing the answer.

Elk nodded his head burrying his face into the pillow.

" What are you ashamed of? So what if you are in love with a boy, only attracted to that one boy? You're attracted to girls too and that's ok...It's not your fault Elk..." Bear whispered to him.

" But....It feels wrong...to like him and girls especially when...he hates me now!" He cryed out.

" You don't know that...maybe he does like you too...I don't know...what the situation is, he surely acted as if he had feelings for you, maybe that kiss....surprised him...it was unexpected..." Bear nodded.

" He has...a girlfriend..but she lives in America now...and...they never talk to eachother...at first...I was weirded out by his nightly visits, he'd normally talk about his girlfriend with me....about how it's hurting him, but after a few weeks..he told me he really didn't care anymore, if she was with someone else or didn't want to talk to him, I never understood why he didn't care anymore...Slowly, I began to have feelings..for him...I tryed to ignore them...but I couldn't...especially not after...he..." Elk picked up the large black plush bunny and placed it on Bear's lap.

" Not..after..he got this for me...he told me..It reminded him of me, that in alot of ways I was like a rabbit..." He sighed closing his eyes.

" I see...and what happened with you and Mia, the two of you talked to eachother to escape from the rejection they gave you...so in all of that the two of you..well maybe Kite as well...began to have feelings for one another..." Bear stood up.

"You're going?" Elk asked his eyes puffy he sat up and stared at him.

" I'm cooking a big dinner...I also need to make a phone call, why don't you get up from bed, you've been in there all day, its not healthy to sleep so much. Cheer up Elk, no matter what happens, everything will work out for the best.." Bear smiled walking into the kitchen.

" You're right.. Bear..." He stood up closing his eyes and then opening them again.

" Everything...will work out..." He smiled walking into the kitchen.

"Good I'm glad you've decided not to mope around your room." Bear grinned.

" Can I...Help cook?" Elk smiled

" Sure!" Bear grinned again.

Mimiru and Tsukasa looked in the building with horror as they saw Secretaries, and police officer's dead on the floor. Tsukasa's eyes widened in shock, and Mimiru covered her mouth as she felt her stomach twist up.

" It.....It looks like...something...hacked them up...into shreds!" Mimiru shouted.

" I'm looking on every floor of the building...need to see if anyone survived.." Tsukasa whispered.

" But! That's too dangerous! TSUKASA!" Mimiru cried and screamed.

" I'll be ok..." He kissed her walking towards the elivator

" I'm going with you!" Mimiru cried clinging to his arm.