Company (YohRen)
After accepting the inevitable, Yoh thought that a snack wasn't such a bad idea now. He wandered into the kitchen again and noticed that Ren was there even though his milk seemed long finished.
"Ne Ren, what brings you here? You usually don't like being around us unless you have to." Yoh asked while browsing the contents of the fridge.
"Not that it's any of your business but Onee-san had to go China for the weekend." Ren replied with his usual arrogance.
"Sou ka, you were lonely."
"Kisama! I'm not lonely, and even if I were I wouldn't come here for company!" A shade of red was beginning to show on his face.
"Then why are you blushing?" Questioned Yoh.
"Hmph!" Ren just crossed his arms and tried pathetically to look away.
* * *
Dinner was ready, unfortunately it was the dinner Yoh had made.
"Hey, any idea what this is?" Horo Horo whispered to Ren.
"Don't think I want to know." Ren whispered back.
Ryu and Lyserg were lucky, they were the only ones who didn't have to suffer through this. There was also Faust, who was happily hooked up to his morphine. Ren thought even that looked awfully inviting compared to this.
After everyone finished eating, or at least tried to, they moved into the other room and watched TV. Besides for the show that was on, the room was generally quiet, until Faust stuck his head around the corner.
"I need someone to help with a new experiment of mine." Faust asked eerily.
"Horo Horo's free." Ren volunteered him.
"Wait a min-" He was cut off when a firm pair of hands landed of his shoulders.
"Come along Eliza." Faust said joyfully.
Eliza dragged the boy away, who was screaming the whole way. Ren only laughed.
"And I thought you wanted company, now it's just the two of us."
When Ren blushed again it was Yoh's turn to laugh.
"I don't have to put up with this, I'm going to the bath." With that he stormed off.
* * *
Ren started sliding open the bath doors and had almost removed his towel before he noticed someone was in here. After a closer look, he could see two people. Ryu and Lyserg, they were…kissing! He quickly closed the door and rested his back against it, trying to catch his breath. What he'd just seen, it couldn't have been what it looked like.
After much hesitation, he cracked the door open and peeked through. It was everything he feared it was and more. It disgusted him greatly but yet he found himself unable to look away. He just stood there with wide eyes and stared.
"Aren't you going in?" Yoh asked curiously.
"Oi! Don't sneak up on me like that!" He could feel the blood rising in his head.
"Sorry about that. Aren't you going in?" Yoh repeated his question.
"It's…err…occupied." Ren said awkwardly before he walked off without shutting the door.
* * *
It was late, Yoh had gone to bed, Horo Horo was still unheard from, and Ryu and Lyserg were doing who knows what. As for Ren, he couldn't sleep a wink.
"Damn that Asakura for being right." He cursed aloud.
"What does he know? So what if I miss Onee-san…or if I'm lonely."
He hugged his stuffed tiger tightly, the only one who would never leave him. He felt the tears build up but forced them to stop when he heard footsteps. On instinct he reached his kwan-dao, which was always by his side.
"You okay Ren? Mind if I come in?" Asked an all too familiar voice.
"Fine." He replied with a sigh.
Yoh tiptoed in and sat down beside Ren.
"Why are you still up?" Yoh asked.
"I can't sleep." Ren replied, desperately trying rid the emotion from his voice.
"Sou ka, me neither."
"Okay, cut the act, how much did you hear?" Ren asked suspiciously.
"Oh, that, all of it. I got up for a glass of water, sorry."
Ren was furious, he reached for the kwan-dao again. Though he was surprised when his hand didn't make it. Yoh had put his hand on his, gently pinning it to the floor.
"It's okay Ren. I'll be here for you if you want." Yoh offered with a warm smile.
Ren was about to protest to such an outrageous idea but never had the chance. His lips became interlocked with the other boy's in a tender kiss. Few people have ever showed him affection like this in his life. He eventually submitted to it and kissed back.
Soon they laid down and fell asleep in each other's arms.
- Company: End -
Ren seriously has a little stuffed tiger, I think that's so cute.