Unrequited Love
By- LadySiri
Ever since they had come to Earth, Yaten had become more and more melancholy. He would sit for hours on his bed in the room he shared with Taiki. 'Why was he sharing a room with Taiki?' you might ask. Simple. Even though most of the female population of Japan considered The Three Lights to be gods, the three boys who made up the band were humble and down to earth. And being down to earth meant having a modest sized apartment with only two bedrooms. Seiya had taken the smaller room, so Taiki and Yaten ended up sharing one together.
Now that I have gotten completely off topic, let me try to steer us back towards what I was telling you. Back on Kinmoku, the planet that Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki are from, Yaten had been a joyful boy. He was always laughing and joking and smiling. When he entered a room, everyone inside seemed to brighten up. The only thing people wondered about him was 'where did he find that happiness?' When he had been a young boy, around 7 or 8, both of his parents had been taken away from him and he was left alone. Princess Kakyuu had taken him in to her palace and there he met a boy around his age, Taiki. And Taiki was the reason for Yaten's happiness.
Taiki was also an orphan. His parents had just been taken away somewhere and like Yaten he had been left alone. Princess Kakyuu had taken him into the palace only a couple of weeks before she did the same for Yaten. The two boys quickly became the best of friends. It had been easy for them to talk to each other. All the adults said they understood their pain and how sorry they were but they didn't know what it was like. The two boys did. About a month after Yaten arrived at the palace, another boy came, this one having the name of Seiya. The same thing that had happened to the others had happened to Seiya. When Princess Kakyuu bought Seiya in she said that the three of them had been bought to the palace for some purpose, some reason. But that reason was still unknown.
When the boys were around 17 years old, Princess Kakyuu had disappeared. This hurt the boys deeply; she had not only been their princess but their mother and friend. The council members of Kinmoku had sent the three boys to Earth to search for the Princess because that was where she was believed to be. They had landed in Japan and became the pop Idol group, The Three Lights. Many people would be happy if they received Idol status so quickly, but not Yaten. Because here on Earth everything with Taiki was different.
Yaten didn't know when it happened, but slowly his feelings for Taiki had changed. Yes, they were still the best friends, but Yaten was growing to love Taiki in a different way. On Kinmoku it didn't matter. No one knew of Yaten's feelings but there was no one to take Taiki away. But here, everyday a young girl would ask Taiki out and it was slowing driving Yaten insane. He couldn't stand how those girls would just waltz up to Taiki and hang all over him.
Now, as I said, Yaten was a melancholy boy. He was depressed. And the worse part was, he didn't know how to get his feelings out in the open or how to explain anything. He was never at peace with himself or with the world. Strangers wouldn't be able to tell, but Taiki and Seiya could, and they knew something was bothering their best friend. They just didn't know what. And that bothered them. They wanted to help their friend so bad it wasn't funny. But how can you help someone if you don't know what's wrong? You can't...
One day, Yaten finally found a release. That release was in the form of a razor. He didn't know how it happened but he had been in the bathroom and suddenly his arm was bleeding. He bandaged it up but deep in his heart, he knew he had found the answer to his problem. Later that day he went out to a store and bought a pack of razors and kept them hidden in his room, between his bed and the wall. Whenever he was alone, which was most of the time, he would take one out and cut, just for the sole purpose of bleeding and feeling release. He wasn't just cutting to make his problems seem little but he was cutting because he liked it. He liked it so much that sometimes it scared him.
But then, it all changed. Taiki got out of a photo shoot early so he was back to the apartment early and Yaten wasn't expecting him. Taiki came into the room he shared with Yaten and saw Yaten shoving something under his bed and pulling his shirtsleeve down.
"Hey, Yat-chan. Whats' up?"
"Uh... n-nothing. What are you doing home early?"
"Got out of a photo shoot early. So what were you doing?"
"Huh? I was just sitting here."
"Oh, well if that's the case, can I see your arm?"
"My arm? Why would you want to see my arm?"
"No reason, I just wanna look at it."
"Well, here's my arm. Isn't it pretty?"
"Yaten, this isn't a joke. Roll up the sleeve."
Yaten hesitated so Taiki reached a hand out and placed it on the boy's shoulder.
"Its okay. Whatever it is, I won't hold it against you. Yaten, please just tell me."
"Taiki it's not that easy... And, I don't know where to begin."
"Just start at the beginning."
"The beginning. Well, I'll try but please don't hate me."
"Yaten, I could never hate you."
"Okay. I don't know how it happened but it must have something to do with the fact that we're best friends. You were always there for me, back on Kinmoku. And you're the reason I was always so happy. You were the first person to really console me about my parents' disappearance and if anyone ever teased me, you stopped them. And slowly I fell in love with you.
"Back on Kinmoku, it was easy for me to deal with the fact that you'd never be mine. Besides there was no one to steal you from me. But now, here on earth, random fan girls always ask you out and there are so many beautiful women here, I know I'll lose you. And I can't stand it. You don't know what its like being in love with someone you'll never have.
"And so, slowly I sunk into a depression. I didn't know what to do, Taiki. It was just so hard. And one day I found myself in the bathroom with a razor in my hand and blood dripping from my arm. I didn't mean to do it, I swear I didn't! But then it felt so good it was such a release, that I went out and bought more razors and have been cutting ever since. But you weren't supposed to find out!"
"Yaten, my poor, poor Yaten... You didn't have to do this. If you only had the courage to tell me your feelings, or if I had the courage to tell you mine, this could have been avoided."
"W-what do you mean, your feelings?"
Taiki drew the shorter boy into a hug and held him close. His violet eyes looked down into Yaten's emerald ones as he whispered, "This."
And with that Taiki leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on Yaten's lips. The kiss deepened and was filled with both men's passion. Finally, when neither could breathe, they broke apart.
"I love you, Taiki."
"And I love you Yaten. Now let's see what we can do about these cuts."
"Taiki, please can we leave them? I want them to symbolize something."
"And what is that, Yat-chan?"
"That after the dark there is always light."
By- LadySiri
Ever since they had come to Earth, Yaten had become more and more melancholy. He would sit for hours on his bed in the room he shared with Taiki. 'Why was he sharing a room with Taiki?' you might ask. Simple. Even though most of the female population of Japan considered The Three Lights to be gods, the three boys who made up the band were humble and down to earth. And being down to earth meant having a modest sized apartment with only two bedrooms. Seiya had taken the smaller room, so Taiki and Yaten ended up sharing one together.
Now that I have gotten completely off topic, let me try to steer us back towards what I was telling you. Back on Kinmoku, the planet that Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki are from, Yaten had been a joyful boy. He was always laughing and joking and smiling. When he entered a room, everyone inside seemed to brighten up. The only thing people wondered about him was 'where did he find that happiness?' When he had been a young boy, around 7 or 8, both of his parents had been taken away from him and he was left alone. Princess Kakyuu had taken him in to her palace and there he met a boy around his age, Taiki. And Taiki was the reason for Yaten's happiness.
Taiki was also an orphan. His parents had just been taken away somewhere and like Yaten he had been left alone. Princess Kakyuu had taken him into the palace only a couple of weeks before she did the same for Yaten. The two boys quickly became the best of friends. It had been easy for them to talk to each other. All the adults said they understood their pain and how sorry they were but they didn't know what it was like. The two boys did. About a month after Yaten arrived at the palace, another boy came, this one having the name of Seiya. The same thing that had happened to the others had happened to Seiya. When Princess Kakyuu bought Seiya in she said that the three of them had been bought to the palace for some purpose, some reason. But that reason was still unknown.
When the boys were around 17 years old, Princess Kakyuu had disappeared. This hurt the boys deeply; she had not only been their princess but their mother and friend. The council members of Kinmoku had sent the three boys to Earth to search for the Princess because that was where she was believed to be. They had landed in Japan and became the pop Idol group, The Three Lights. Many people would be happy if they received Idol status so quickly, but not Yaten. Because here on Earth everything with Taiki was different.
Yaten didn't know when it happened, but slowly his feelings for Taiki had changed. Yes, they were still the best friends, but Yaten was growing to love Taiki in a different way. On Kinmoku it didn't matter. No one knew of Yaten's feelings but there was no one to take Taiki away. But here, everyday a young girl would ask Taiki out and it was slowing driving Yaten insane. He couldn't stand how those girls would just waltz up to Taiki and hang all over him.
Now, as I said, Yaten was a melancholy boy. He was depressed. And the worse part was, he didn't know how to get his feelings out in the open or how to explain anything. He was never at peace with himself or with the world. Strangers wouldn't be able to tell, but Taiki and Seiya could, and they knew something was bothering their best friend. They just didn't know what. And that bothered them. They wanted to help their friend so bad it wasn't funny. But how can you help someone if you don't know what's wrong? You can't...
One day, Yaten finally found a release. That release was in the form of a razor. He didn't know how it happened but he had been in the bathroom and suddenly his arm was bleeding. He bandaged it up but deep in his heart, he knew he had found the answer to his problem. Later that day he went out to a store and bought a pack of razors and kept them hidden in his room, between his bed and the wall. Whenever he was alone, which was most of the time, he would take one out and cut, just for the sole purpose of bleeding and feeling release. He wasn't just cutting to make his problems seem little but he was cutting because he liked it. He liked it so much that sometimes it scared him.
But then, it all changed. Taiki got out of a photo shoot early so he was back to the apartment early and Yaten wasn't expecting him. Taiki came into the room he shared with Yaten and saw Yaten shoving something under his bed and pulling his shirtsleeve down.
"Hey, Yat-chan. Whats' up?"
"Uh... n-nothing. What are you doing home early?"
"Got out of a photo shoot early. So what were you doing?"
"Huh? I was just sitting here."
"Oh, well if that's the case, can I see your arm?"
"My arm? Why would you want to see my arm?"
"No reason, I just wanna look at it."
"Well, here's my arm. Isn't it pretty?"
"Yaten, this isn't a joke. Roll up the sleeve."
Yaten hesitated so Taiki reached a hand out and placed it on the boy's shoulder.
"Its okay. Whatever it is, I won't hold it against you. Yaten, please just tell me."
"Taiki it's not that easy... And, I don't know where to begin."
"Just start at the beginning."
"The beginning. Well, I'll try but please don't hate me."
"Yaten, I could never hate you."
"Okay. I don't know how it happened but it must have something to do with the fact that we're best friends. You were always there for me, back on Kinmoku. And you're the reason I was always so happy. You were the first person to really console me about my parents' disappearance and if anyone ever teased me, you stopped them. And slowly I fell in love with you.
"Back on Kinmoku, it was easy for me to deal with the fact that you'd never be mine. Besides there was no one to steal you from me. But now, here on earth, random fan girls always ask you out and there are so many beautiful women here, I know I'll lose you. And I can't stand it. You don't know what its like being in love with someone you'll never have.
"And so, slowly I sunk into a depression. I didn't know what to do, Taiki. It was just so hard. And one day I found myself in the bathroom with a razor in my hand and blood dripping from my arm. I didn't mean to do it, I swear I didn't! But then it felt so good it was such a release, that I went out and bought more razors and have been cutting ever since. But you weren't supposed to find out!"
"Yaten, my poor, poor Yaten... You didn't have to do this. If you only had the courage to tell me your feelings, or if I had the courage to tell you mine, this could have been avoided."
"W-what do you mean, your feelings?"
Taiki drew the shorter boy into a hug and held him close. His violet eyes looked down into Yaten's emerald ones as he whispered, "This."
And with that Taiki leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on Yaten's lips. The kiss deepened and was filled with both men's passion. Finally, when neither could breathe, they broke apart.
"I love you, Taiki."
"And I love you Yaten. Now let's see what we can do about these cuts."
"Taiki, please can we leave them? I want them to symbolize something."
"And what is that, Yat-chan?"
"That after the dark there is always light."