Ah, hello fellow fanficcians. This is the last chapter I posted before the damn thing got deleted. Now that they are all posted, I can actually start getting to the good stuff again. *sigh* It took me so damn long to update, and I apologize. I'm in the process of writing the next chapter now, thanks to Qkslvr, *glomps onto her* Thank you so much for the ideas! Ok everyone, lets all glare evilly at Qkslvr for having no inspiration on LtB. *Glares evilly* Che, because we all know it was HER fault... just kidding.
Ooooooooh, I just realized something all too creepy. People have been telling me that this story could go along with the actual plot of Furuba, just Yuki's really good at hiding his feelings. I just realized that that could actually happen, and it's kinda scary. Well don't worry, it doesn't. Because I'm not gonna have Tohru in this fic. She's a little too much to take at times... hmmm.
Yes, and thank you Koneko for beta-ing this fic. Red is Red!
Chapter four: He's back?
A loud banging from the house interrupted my weed pulling. "Augh!" I cried in frustration, wiping damp hair from my head and getting up angrily. "I'm coming! Damnit Shigure, if you can't learn to keep your key with you, I'll-" I stopped talking and thrust open the door, giving my meanest look.
Then my heart stopped.
Kyou walked past me and threw his bag on the floor. He put his hands on his hips and surveyed the room intently. Then he inhaled deeply and made a face. "Damn city air." He muttered. Spun around, turning those gorgeous crimson eyes my way. His mouth dropped slightly and his eye's widened for a millisecond. Then he shook his head and put a frown on. "Hey, you're my cousin, right? My name's Kyou Sohma." He moved to put his hand out and stopped.
I froze unable to think. It had been 3 years since I had seen Kyou. Three fucking years! I find one moment when I'm NOT thinking about him and BAM! Suddenly he's right there on my fucking doorstep. Although...
He looked different from the face I had etched into my memory. His eye's sparkled, clear and full of life. He had grown some to, being around two inches taller than me and much more built. His skin was a striking bronze and being past puberty, his voice had turned rich and deep. Kyou had grown up and I was looking him straight in the eyes, something I only prayed for, oh I don't know, every moment of my life.
"Hey you, what's the matter with you?" Kyou's voice was beginning to sound distant. My knees weakened and my vision swam. I heard Kyou yelp and felt his arms enclose me before everything went black.
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Kyou looked down in shock at the boy in his arms. What the hell? He looked around wildly, and seeing no one there, picked him up gently and set him on the couch. He thought about poking him gently but thought against it. Oh great, my first day and the guy passes out. Nobody better blame me for this...
When he stepped into the house the first thing he noticed was the boy. He was stunning, with pale ivory skin that contrasted greatly with large mauve eyes. Light purple hair framed his delicate face, and his body had felt light in Kyou's arms. The boy was feminine, almost too feminine. Kyou studied the boy and smiled. So pretty...
"Your so pretty, my koi. You remind me of an angel sometimes..."
"What the-" Kyou shook his head and the memory vanished. He glanced down at the boy and felt something. The face looked so... so familiar... A white hot pain stabbed at his heart. He yelped and fell backwards, backing away a couple of inches. Something about that boy, something felt wrong. Kyou was shaking, he and shouldn't be. He looked at the boy and felt hatred surge though him. For whatever reason he suddenly hated him with the utmost feeling. What the hell is going on? Kyou shook his head and stood up. "I wonder if he's ok..." He suddenly felt pained again. His head began to hurt to. "DAMNIT! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME???" He ran outside and headed to his favorite spot in any house- the roof.
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"Yuki! YUKI, help me!" Kyou's terrified screams filled the air.
I ran blindly, trying to find his voice. That was the only important thing.
"Kyou, where are you? Please, I need to save you!" Something grabbed my foot and I stumbled forward, putting my arms out to shield my body as I crashed. Gingerly I got to my knees and groaned, to dizzy to stand. "Kyou..."
"I'm here, Yuki, I'm here." I looked up, and there he was, walking toward me with a smile on his face. I smiled, reaching my hand out to my beloved.
Suddenly, a dark figure loomed over him and it's blackness began consuming his body.
"No." I whispered "Kyou, why are you leaving me? I- I'm so cold..."
He took my hand and kissed it, brushing his lips lightly over my knuckles. "Baka." He whispered lovingly. "I'll be back someday. I promise. Don't cry Yuki, please, don't ever cry. There will be a time for it, but not now. Please don't cry."
"I won't Kyou, I will wait for you."
He grinned. "Goodbye, Yuki."
"O-onegai! Don't forget me Kyou!" I screamed suddenly. The blackness consumed his face and dissolved, leaving me all alone.
"Onegai..."
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I felt someone shaking me gently. I groaned and opened my eyes, hoping to find wetness on the pillow. There never was. I always had this dream, and every time I woke up shivering and shaking, I felt the overwhelming desire to start bawling. But I never could. The hurt just stayed in my body, aching to come out. But I couldn't cry. I was waiting for something, and that something I never knew.
"Yuki..."
I glanced up and saw Shigure's smiling face. "Shigure? What the hell happened?"
"Well, you fainted Yuki. Are you alright? Kyou was very concerned. Well, I'm sure he was concerned on the inside because he SURE doesn't show it-" He stopped in mid sentence as I sprung up.
"Kyou! He's really here?" My mind was swimming. "I thought that was part of a dream!"
"Um-" Shigure looked away and began to whistle. "Yeah, I thought I mentioned it before-"
"Damnit old man!" I yelled as I grabbed his shirt and pulled his face close to mine. "That's something you need to tell me! You know- You know how I feel about him! You, you knew what it would do to me." I stopped for breath and almost choked on the tears waiting in my throat. "I- I thought you knew... I thought you..." I suddenly collapsed against his chest, gasping for breath. Shigure's arms closed around me in a fatherly way. Then he stiffened and pulled back. "Yuki? Are you ok?"
I couldn't answer because I still couldn't breathe. It wasn't just Kyou anymore. I was hyperventilating.
Shigure jumped up and yelled "I'm going to call Hatori!"
"N-no." I gasped, motioning him to sit back down. Shigure paused, and slowly sat.
I sat still for a moment, slowly, calmly. I knew that overreacting would just cause it to flare up again. After a couple of minutes, my breath came back, and I collapsed back on the pillow, breathing almost normally now.
"I'm ok now Shigure."
"Yuki... I'm sorry." I looked over at Shigure and chuckled. This had to be the first time I had seen Shigure look remorseful.
"I should have told you that Kyou was going to be living here from now on..."
"NANI???"
Tbc...
Tenshi no Ai