Disclaimer : If we own Inoue and he owns SD characters than we own the SD characters ne? But we don't own Inoue. _
Warning : This is a yaoi and sort of flashback-galore chapter.
Legend: Words between * are thoughts. Flashbacks and voices from the past are italized.
Authors' Notes: Although both of them were gods, we referred Rukawa as 'kami' and Sakuragi as 'gensui'. Sorry for the late update, we were busy. =_= And as usual thank you for your reviews. *bows* Delusional Lady: nope... we don't have any fics posted in Saiyuki category. ^^| Chris: The answer to your question is... You'll find it out in this chapter. hehehehe
Across Time
by: Asashouryuu
- Chapter 7 -
"You stole the ring didn't you"
Rukawa feinged innocence successfully "What are you talking about?" *Do'ahou that was mine also*, he thought mentally. Then he immediately left Sakuragi.
During classes Sakuragi was present physically but absent mentally but teachers didn't bother because they felt the ominous aura the red-haired is emitting. Even during practice, he was very quiet almost contemplating. He never boast, never did any of his usual antics, never blush when he saw Haruko and never stutter in front of her. In fact he barely paid attention to her. And when Akagi would pummel his fist on his head for losing concentration Sakuragi didn't retort back. Everybody was wondering what happened to him. Okay ALMOST everybody... the ace player knew what was wrong with the red-haired.
Sakuragi trudged his way home with his shoulder drooping and his head bowed. He bumped into someone else and would have fall on the ground if not for the hands that wrapped around his arms. He looked up and was shocked to find a smiling face in front of him.
Rukawa who was standing on the shadow, clenched his fists as he saw another guy holding his Hana. He cursed floridly.
"Sendou!" Hanamichi uttered in surprise.
"Konbanwa Hanamichi-kun" Sendou greeted in a soft mesmerizing drawl, never letting go of Hanamichi's arms.
Hanamichi looked away from Sendou's dark blue eyes. "Ah... etou... anou" he started with a blush "you can let go of me now"
Sendou slightly blushed "Oh.. I thought I already did" he uttered "Why are you sad?" he asked. He could see the pain and sadness on those cute chocolate brown eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Sakuragi answered back.
Sendou sighed inwardly "I visited my aunt" he lied.
"Didn't know you have an aunt in this neighborhood?"
Sendou smiled at him. *I do now* he answered mentally. He tugged Sakuragi to the left side "C'mon... I'll treat you for dinner"
"Really?" Hanamichi asked in a surprise. The happy glow appearing on his handsome face.
Rukawa brought his fist on the tree trunk which made the tree shaking but it went unnoticed by the other two. Rukawa stormed away from them afraid that in anger he'd kill the mortal... the mortal named Sendou.
Sendou nodded "Sky is the limit" he declared. He doesn't care how much money he'll spend tonight as long as he can be with Sakuragi. Sakuragi was worth of his everything. He looked at his redhead companion who was walking by his side. Definitely he is worth of everything in this damned universe.
The next night, Sendou was watching his program when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it" he announced and went to the door. Surprise evident in his eyes as he said "Rukawa".
Rukawa just nodded "I'll meet you at the public basketball court 10 minutes from now"
Sendou smiled "No need. Let's go there together". then he looked behind him "Okaasan" he called out "I go out for awhile" then he immediately left.
For the first few minutes on their way to their destination Sendou carried a one-sided conversation and then he gave up, letting silence take over.
"You love that do'ahou" Rukawa said in an accusing statement as they reached the court.
Sendou raised his eyebrow "and?"
"You cannot have him" Rukawa continued with finality
"Why is that?" Sendou asked cooly.
"Because you'll be defeated by me in our game"
Sendou looked surprise.
"The first one to get 20 points is the winner. The loser will stay away from that do'ahou"
Sendou looked at him intensely "Are you doing this because you are worried of your teammate?"
"None of your business" Rukawa answered curtly
"Or you want the redhead yourself?"
Sendou became the receiving end of a murderous cold blue eyes.
"Is it a deal then?" Rukawa inquired.
In answer Sendou took the ball from Rukawa's hand. And a white light and a blue light started emanating from Sendou and Rukawa respectively.
And so the game started with Sendou being the first one to make an attempt.
"Better be serious Sendou so you'll not regret of losing the do'ahou"Rukawa murmured after his 3-point shot went into the basket. In reply, Sendou just snorted and took the ball. He's stronger and swifter than the last practice game, Sendou thought.
But man's skills is nothing compared to the skills of a god and so 30 minutes later, the game ended 20-15 with Rukawa winning.
Rukawa look smugly at Sendou "You're out".
Sendou smiled as he wiped his sweat "If you remember Rukawa I didn't give any agreement to your proposition in any way. I just took the ball from your hand".
"Nani?" Rukawa murmured, his brows furrowed.
Sendou raised his hand and started walking away. "I have more chances of having Sakuragi than you Rukawa what with the treatment you are giving him".
Suddenly Sendou found himself being pinned by an unseen force against the screened-gate that was surrounding the basketball court. He looked at Rukawa and found his cold blue eyes burning in anger.
"Never ever play games with me Sendou" He bit out coldly "By playing ball against me you agreed to my proposition".
Sendou looked calm although he was pinned and was facing an angry and deadly Rukawa. "Even if you'll kill me, I will never give up my feelings for Sakuragi or stay away from him for that matter" Sendou told him in defiance. "I don't know how you pinned me and what magic you use... I don't care what or who you are"
"You mortals are so stubborn"
"No one can take these feelings away from me not even you" Sendou saw the dark frown and ominous look on Rukawa's pale face " Even if you do... I'd still love him"
Rukawa saw the sincerity in Sendou's words and face. He let him go and Sendou landed on the ground unceremoniously. "Suki ni sasetoke shikashi saigo ni ano do'ahou wa ore no. Ano do'ahou o shiawase ni suru hito wa ore da! zettai ni..." Rukawa declared with certainty which will confused Sendou later on. Translation: Do what you like but in the end the do'ahou will be mine. The only person who'll make that do'ahou happy is me. absolutely
Sendou didn't reply but just left the other guy. Rukawa looked at the star-studded sky. Do you hear that?...mortals and immortals and all beings and things that are on this universe... Sakuragi is mine and mine only for all eternity, he silently screamed.
Sakuragi was sitting on the couch. It's been a week since he lost the ring but for him it seems it was still yesterday. His eyes spoke of sorrow as if a loved one had died. Happenings around him was somehow beyond his understanding. Sendou had made a point to see and phone him almost everyday plus he treat him almost to anywhere regardless of the amount of expenses. Rukawa on the other hand became more cold and more annoying towards him. He sighed as he heard the door bell ring then trudged his way towards the front door.
"Oh" was all he said when he saw Rukawa standing on his front door.
Rukawa looked at the living room, silently asking permission to enter. Sakuragi strode back to the living room, leaving the door open and Rukawa took it as permission. He softly close the door and followed Sakuragi.
Sakuragi was standing looking at Rukawa with an arched eyebrow. Rukawa let the necklace dangled with his fingers and watched as recognition appeared on sakuragi's face.
"Hey that's mine!" Sakuragi exclaimed and immediately reached for the necklace but Rukawa held it higher. Too tired to put with any fight, he looked at Rukawa and then sighed. "please give it back to me. You can have anything... you can have Haruko-san just give it back to me"
"I don't want that girl" Rukawa replied feeling happy knowing that Sakuragi really treasured the ring "Where did you get it?"
"I don't know. I just have that. I just saw that in one particular corner of the house. It was glistening so bright at that time as if it was beckoning me to pick it up." Sakuragi replied. He stepped back as he saw something that he can't recognize appearing on Rukawa's face. Was that lust? desire? love? Rukawa followed him step by step. Sakuragi gulped in fear as his back was pressed on the wall. At that moment he wanted the floor or the wall to swallow him alive. His mind registered that he wasn't trap, he can move to either side but his body was frozen.
"Don't take anything from me" he squeaked. His eyes widened as he saw chains and manacles on Rukawa's neck, wrists and ankles appearing.
Those chains...those manacles, they looked familiar to him. He immediately ran his memories to know when did he saw those bondage. He was so engrossed that he didn't know rukawa was already standing so close to him until the ace player braced his hands on the wall beside his head.
"I'm not taking anything from you Hana, in fact I'm going to return everything to you" Rukawa whispered against Sakuragi's mouth.
"E-everything?" Sakuragi repeated and Rukawa nodded "Everything including me". With that said Rukawa breach the distance and took Sakuragi's lips.
"Don't" Sakuragi managed to say before he was silenced.
His protests of 'no', 'don't' and 'stop' were muffled. as Sakuragi opened his mouth to speak, Rukawa immediately injected his tongue into it. Sakuragi raised his hands against' Rukawa's chest for support. Without warning Rukawa broke the kiss and leaned back.
"Should i stop or not? which of which Hana" Rukawa asked teasingly while he started grinding his hardened length against Sakuragi's.
Sakuragi looked at Rukawa in daze. He don't know why but it seems everything about Rukawa was also familiar to him. It seems what they were doing was right and that he and Rukawa belonged to each other. In reply, he wrapped his arms around Rukawa and kissed him. Rukawa moaned in victory and embraced sakuragi so tight. Rukawa's kiss was so intense that sakuragi was overwhelmed.
They didn't know how and when they got into sakuragi's room but they did. They didn't know how they rid each other of their garments but they did. Sakuragi didn't know how he managed to know how to unclasped the manacles but he did and that confused him. His hands were moving in their own accord as if he had worn the manacles himself. However all thoughts fled him as soon as he landed on the bed.
Rukawa softly kissed Sakuragi's temples, his forehead, his eyes, his cheeks and his mouth before proceeding in nibbling the edge of his ear. After quite some time, he started tracing Sakuragi's collarbone with the tip of his tongue. Sakuragi moaned with such caress. As a counterattack, sakuragi's hand clamped on Rukawa's hips and started gyrating his very own hips agaisnt the raven-haired boy which elicited a groan of pure undilluted pleasure.
Rukawa moved down. And Sakuragi screamed when Rukawa nibbled the tip of his length before taking him in inch by inch. Sakuragi arched his back. Rukawa grazed his length gently with his teeth... his tongue swirling around it. Soon sakuragi was responding. He thrust into Rukawa's mouth so hard that Rukawa's head move back and forth. When Rukawa saw that Sakuragi was already close, he clamped Sakuragi's hips on the bed and slid his lenght out from his mouth then worked his way up with his mouth. His mouth hovered over Sakuragi's as he asked "lotion?"
"What do you think of me a woman?" Sakuragi growled still mad at Rukawa for denying him the satisfaction he wanted. Rukawa chuckled inwardly in memory of their first sexual encounter.
Rukawa started running his pointer finger lightly on Sakuragi's collarbone. "Lotion please" he murmured seductively.
Sakuragi sighed. "Bedside table... its a hand cream"
"hand cream?" Rukawa repeated looking at him almost in mockery.
"I'm helping my mother doing with household chores. I do dishwashing and i don't want my hands to be damaged by any liquid dishwashing soap" he explained.
Rukawa chuckled. "good boy... you'll have your reward soon" then he reached for the hand cream.
Sakuragi closed his eyes as Rukawa gently prepared him for the final act. When he was done, he opened his eyes and his body immediately sat up. He took the hand cream tube from Rukawa and put a liberal amount on his hand.
"Let me" he said before applying the cream on Rukawa's erection. Rukawa leaned his head back and his eyeslids were half-mast as Sakuragi seductively applied the cream. god! he wanted to come right now... he was so damned close. He stilled Sakuragi's hands and shook his head "not here hana".
He pushed Sakuragi back to the bed.
A streak of pain shoot through sakuragi's body as Rukawa entered him swiftly. He cried out but Rukawa's mouth covered his.
After Sakuragi relaxed, Rukawa moved a bit, changing his entrance. he heard Sakuragi cried out again and Rukawa smiled and started thrusting. Sakuragi's legs automatically wrapped around Rukawa's waist. And as the two of them rode towards the zenith of passion where only hearts and souls are able to go, Sakuragi's memory of his past life started coming back to him. Highlighted was some of the moments he spent with Rukawa.
~FLASHBACK
"Gomen" as he tightened his hold on Sakuragi.
"It's not your fault Kaede our love was a taboo from the beginning. Someday I'm sure we'll meet again and when we do let'continue our love"
"I'll search for you. So wait for me" Rukawa said with such sorrow.
"I'll wait for you." then he snuggled closer "hold me close and don't let me go. I'll never forget you"
"I'll love you Hanamichi"
~END oF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
Sakuragi snuggled closer "aishiteru Kaede... zutto aishiteru"
"Aishiteru Hana... hontou ni aishiteru" Rukawa whispered as he pulled Sakuragi back to bed
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
The two were on the ningenkai. They were sitting on the entrace of cove. Looking at the setting sun. Sakuragi was sitting between Rukawa's legs. Rukawa's head was propped on Sakuragi's shoulder.
"I love watching the sunset because it reminds me of your flaming hair" Rukawa whispered to him while running his hand on the tied long hair of Sakuragi.
Sakuragi raised his ring finger and the ring given by Rukawa few months ago glistened in absolute glory. Rukawa covered Sakuragi's raised hand and entwined their fingers together.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
"Ohayou" Sakuragi leaned back when Rukawa's other hand held something in front of his face. He looked at the thing between his thumb and pointer finger.
"It's a ring" he said.
"Wow... what an astute observation" Rukawa teased him. then became sober when he said "a symbol of my endless love". his left hand slipped out from the cloth and raised Sakuragi's hand. He slowly inserted the ring into his ring finger. Just then a light beam fell on his hand making the ring glistened.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
"Aww...gawd... that tickles" gensui whispered.
"but it turns you on" kami whispered against his ear
"aa... it surely did" then he yanked kami's hair so he could kiss him. kami let gensui plunder his mouth for a few second before breaking the kiss.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
He whirled around as soon as his towel was drape on his shoulder. His eyes mirrored surprise when he saw Rukawa.
"How long have you been there?" he asked suspisciously
"You're welcome" kami replied warmly
"I said how long?"
Kami shrugged his shoulders "Long enough to know i desire you even more"
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
"I want you so much" kami whispered as he started nibbling gensui's left shoulder while grinding his hips against gensui's eliciting a deep throaty moan from the red-head.
Gensui leaned back when he felt kami's hand unclasped the handcuff.
"let me be your freedom" he offered again.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
"D-did i say something wrong?" gensui asked as soon as he noticed the frown "I just said you won"
"That's the problem" kami said as he stood up and walked towards gensui. "I don't want to win... I want to lose... everything... to you" he whispered to his ear and gensui's eyes widened when he heard this.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
Gensui stood just outside his room while watching kami walking away.
"oi... kitsune"
kami stopped walking waiting to hear the remaining of gensui's sentence but when he didn't he turned around.
"Why me?" gensui asked.
kami smiled and retraced his steps. Sakuragi stepped in his room afraid of what Rukawa will do to him but unknowingly he gave Rukawa the perfect moment.
"Because you're my type" he replied and then kissed Sakuragi. it was a simple kiss just a brushing of lips against lips. Before gensui could react, the raven-haired god was gone.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
~FLASHBACK~
"My real purpose is to spend some time with you ALONE"
"Why would you want that?" gensui asked cooly although inwardly he was shivering. He knew he asked the wrong question the moment kami's eyes turned mischievous and sultry.
Kami brought gensui against his body and then whispered "Because I want you".
If gensui doubt the purpose of his action... the words whispered to him made him believe and he was rendered speechless.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
And as they neared in reaching the glory they both wanted, the images of his past life started spinning and voices started getting louder and it burst into a myriad of colors as they reached the zenith together.
Sakuragi screamed while rukawa grunted and buried his face on the junction of Sakuragi's neck and shoulder to stiffle his scream. And when that wasn't possible, he started sucking the junction giving him a hickey at the same time.
And when they slowly settled back to Earth with the embers of their passion still glowing, Sakuragi uttered the first thing he remembered "You are a god... I was a god"
Rukawa's face hovered over his "no... you are a god... my god" then his eyes widened when it hit him that sakuragi had his memory back. "your memory's back" he said and kissed him while slowly easing out from Sakuragi. Rukawa gathered Sakuragi in his arms as he lay down on the bed.
"I'm sorry for forgetting you" Sakuragi whispered
"It wasn't your fault. But I've got to admit I was jealous with Akagi, Haruko"
Sakuragi opened his mouth to apologize once more when Rukawa placed a finger on his mouth silencing him with his apologies. "Its all in the past"
"What have you been doing for the past 1000 years?"
"searching for you" Rukawa told him honestly.
"You mean you didn't bedded any woman?" he asked half-seriously "wow...for a promiscuous god you seem to be loyal" he teased.
"I was in a lethargic state since you were gone until i found you. Besides" his embrace tightened "why would I bedded anyone when I already have someone I truly cared and loved?"
Sakuragi didn't reply but just intently looked at Rukawa's handsome face. Seconds ticked by but Sakuragi just kept on looking at him.
"Is there something wrong with my face?" Rukawa finally asked.
Sakuragi smiled and reached out to trace Rukawa's face. "Nothing is wrong. I'm just making up for the time I haven't seen your handsome face"
Rukawa buried Sakuragi's face on his neck and said "oh god! how much I miss you. I miss you so much especially your company in bed"
"Hentai" Sakuragi said then the two fell silent.
Rukawa took Sakuragi's hand and slid the platinum ring into his ring finger again.
Sakuragi smiled at him and snuggled closer "Hold me close and don't let me go. I'll keep up when the music is fast, caress you when the music is slow. and no matter what life's rhythm is, I'll always love you"
"I know and I'll love you too."
Rukawa watched as Sakuragi fell on a peaceful slumber. And then he frowned. Their time together was limited. Sakuragi was already a mortal. He had to do something about it. Now that they are together again they will not leave each other's side. Come hell or high water, he'll be with Sakuragi for all eternity.
"Aishiteru...zutto aishiteru Kaede" Sakuragi murmured in his sleep which made rukawa smile. Translation: I love you... forever I love you
He softly kissed Sakuragi's lips before he slept.
~ Tsuzuku ~