(A/N: Sorry about the delay. I promised this fic within a day or so, but ff.net suspended me again and thus "day" turned into "week." -__- Sorry.
THE SEQUEL TO "DAWN OF TERROR" IS HERE! *dances, then gets smacked with the frying pan of reason* @_@ Owwies....Thank you to all who reviewed "Dawn of Terror" and I hope you enjoy this fic just as much. ^^)
Summary: During the war that ensued after the liberation of neko-jins, Rei is sent to the big city to get away from the constant racism that abounds. There, he gets swept up in the seedy underworld of the city. Will he be able to survive and return home to Kai?
Warning: SHONEN-AI! Maybe some YAOI (yaoi, in my definition, being "harder" than shonen-ai) later on. Umm....probably rape, self-harm, drugs use, swears, explicit-ness, etc., etc. later in the fic.
NOW! On with the fic!
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em.
"And No Birds Sang"
Chapter 1: City Calling
There was a knock on the door. Kai glanced up from his papers. "Come in," he grunted, looking back down at the white sheets in front of him.
The door opened, then clicked shut. Kai glanced up again to lock eyes with the raven-haired neko-jin who was, at most times, the centre of his thoughts. Rei smiled at him and Kai wished he could smile back. He glanced away. "Sit," he commanded softly.
Rei noticed the change in Kai's eyes - the deep red turning to an almost burgendy, denoting a deep sadness. Rei had learned early on to read the bluenette's eyes, for they were the only sign of any emotion on Kai's face. "What's wrong?" he asked, quietly, settling back in one of the plush chairs in Kai's office.
Kai took a shaky breath and looked at Rei. "I'm sending you to the city," he said.
Rei's heart leapt into his throat and he coughed lightly, choking on it. "What?" he choked.
Kai didn't look at him. He was, instead, focused on his papers. "You heard me. You're going to the city until all this is over."
Rei leant forward, clutching the arms of the chair. "You can't!"
Kai glared at him. "Hiwatari Rei, I think you know very well that I can."
Rei shut his mouth and sat back in the chair, crossing his arms and pouting. Kai sighed, rolled his eyes and got up. He strode over to the neko-jin. Getting down on his knees, he knelt at Rei's feet and looked up into the raven-haired boy's deep, golden eyes. "You know that I wouldn't do this if I didn't think it was for your own good."
Rei snorted and looked away, seemingly unconvinced. "Rei-chan..."
Rei looked sorrowfully back at his lover, pouting. Kai smiled. "Koneko, koneko. You need to get away from here. The people are getting more and more violent."
Rei sighed. He knew that very well. Just last week, six neko-jins had been rioted against in a linen shop. After the police had showed up, the neko-jins were arrested for "disturbing the peace". "I know, Kai-kun. I know."
Kai patted the other boy's hand reassuringly. "It's for your own good, Rei."
Rei frowned. "I ...I just don't want to leave you!" he blurted, then clapped a hand to his mouth.
He'd said that rather loudly and he could only hope that one of the maids hadn't heard and understood exactly why Rei didn't want to leave. Kai got to his feet and kissed Rei on the forehead gently. "I know. I don't want to let you go, but it's for the best."
Rei sighed. "If you say so."
Kai smiled and sat back down at his desk. "I'm glad you agree. Now, go get packing. I want you out of here as soon as possible."
Rei sighed and got up slowly, reluctantly. He paused at the door and looked back at Kai. The bluenette gave him a fixed glare. "I'll miss you, Kai-kun."
"I know. Now, hurry up."
Rei walked out of Kai's office, shutting the door firmly behind himself.
~*~*~*
Emily scurried to and fro, slamming pots and pans around about the kitchen. Rei sat at the worn table, studying his fingers intently. The red-headed maid glared at him angrily. "Is there a reason you're just sitting there and not helping me?"
Rei looked at her dejectedly and said, rather blandly, "Yes."
Emily rolled her eyes and went back to her helter-skelter cooking. Rei picked at his nails some more. There was silence in the kitchen, save for Emily banging her pots about. "Kai-sama's sending me away," Rei said, somewaht sadly.
"Good riddance," Emily muttered, pouring some rice into a boiling pot of water. "The less neko-jins we have about here, the better."
Rei made a face behind her back, then slunk out of the kitchen. He rather disliked the red-head. She wasn't like Mariah had been - not at all. Emily was loud, boisterous - a saucy wench. Rei decided he hated her. He slunk into the living room to find Max and Tyson sitting on the floor, playing a board game.
Max waved cheerfully to Rei, smiling broadly. "Hey! Where've you been all afternoon Rei? Poker's just not the same without you!"
Rei snorted. "It doesn't look like you're playing poker."
Tyson grinned up at him. "Well, we were, until Emily confinscated the cards. She said we were being too loud."
Rei raised and eyebrow. "Aren't you two always loud?"
Tyson grinned broadly. "That's us!"
Max rolled the dice and moved his piece about the board. He glanced up at Rei. "Wanna play? We're almost through with this game."
Rei smiled. "Sure - "
Somebody interrupted him. "Rei! I thought you were supposed to be packing!"
Rei glanced sheepishly at the stairs, where Kai stood, glaring at him. "You'll have time for board games after you're done packing."
Rei sighed. "Hai," he muttered, getting up.
Kai watched the raven-haired boy ascend the stairs. He turned back, only to find Max and Tyson staring at him. "What?" he growled.
"Where's Rei going?" Max asked, looking rather baffled.
"Away," Kai answered briskly and walked by them, into the kitchen.
Max looked at Tyson, who shrugged and rolled the dice.
~*~*~*~*
Rei glanced about his room, trying to decided what the most necessary things to take were. He's never formally gone on a trip before - the last time he'd been away from home, it hadn't been a pleasant thing. In fact, if he remembered correctly, he'd never had a pleasant time when he was away from home. He sighed and sat down on the bed, defeated.
The pale moonlight crept across the floor and he waggled his toes as they were bathed in the ethereal light. He sighed softly. He wondered briefly if the moon shone like this in the city.
The door creaked open and Rei glanced up, only to find it was Kai slinking into his room. The bluenette shut the door quietly. "I thought you might be having trouble," he whispered, sitting down beside Rei, sinking into the mattress. He wrapped Rei up in his arms.
"I'm sorry to let you go," he whispered and nuzzled Rei's neck.
"I'll come back, won't I?" Rei asked nervously.
Kai had made it sound so...final. As if he was going to leave and stay away forever. Kai shook his head. "Of course you'll come back, Rei. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Rei smiled lightly and leaned back into Kai. The other boy was his stronghold. He felt so safe when he was wrapped in Kai's arms. He could feel the taut muscle underneath the sleeves of the bluenette's shirt and he felt as if nobody could harm him here.
He sighed and listened to the thudding of Kai's heartbeat. Rei snuggled against the older boy, closing his eyes. He could stay like that forever...
Kai shifted suddenly, patting Rei's thigh. "Time's awastin'," he said, getting up off the bed.
Rei stared up at him from the mattress. The bluenette paid him no heed, bustling about the room, gathering the items Rei would need on his journey. He stuffed what he could into the large leather suitcase, before snapping it closed. He glanced at Rei.
The neko-jin stared back. "You seem like you're in a hurry for me to leave," he said, his voice sounding as put-out as he felt.
Kai's brow crinkled in worry and he got down on his knees. "That's not true," he said, rubbing his cheek against Rei's.
The neko-jin purred. Kai smiled. "I'd keep you forever if I could."
Rei studied the other boy's eyes. "Then why don't you?"
Kai bit his lip and looked about. "Because..."
He trailed off and looked back up at Rei, then leaned in and kissed him chastely. "i'll miss you," he whispered.
Rei smiled sadly and hugged Kai. "I'll miss you too."
They stayed like that, long into the night, savouring the other boy's presence. Each one of them was slightly afraid that this would be the last time the held each other like this, though neither would say it. Kai wouldn't say it, for fear of scaring Rei and Rei wouldn't say it because Kai wouldn't.
~*~*~*
[A/N: Sooooo...whaddya think? Good? Bad? R&R and let me know what you think.]
THE SEQUEL TO "DAWN OF TERROR" IS HERE! *dances, then gets smacked with the frying pan of reason* @_@ Owwies....Thank you to all who reviewed "Dawn of Terror" and I hope you enjoy this fic just as much. ^^)
Summary: During the war that ensued after the liberation of neko-jins, Rei is sent to the big city to get away from the constant racism that abounds. There, he gets swept up in the seedy underworld of the city. Will he be able to survive and return home to Kai?
Warning: SHONEN-AI! Maybe some YAOI (yaoi, in my definition, being "harder" than shonen-ai) later on. Umm....probably rape, self-harm, drugs use, swears, explicit-ness, etc., etc. later in the fic.
NOW! On with the fic!
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em.
"And No Birds Sang"
Chapter 1: City Calling
There was a knock on the door. Kai glanced up from his papers. "Come in," he grunted, looking back down at the white sheets in front of him.
The door opened, then clicked shut. Kai glanced up again to lock eyes with the raven-haired neko-jin who was, at most times, the centre of his thoughts. Rei smiled at him and Kai wished he could smile back. He glanced away. "Sit," he commanded softly.
Rei noticed the change in Kai's eyes - the deep red turning to an almost burgendy, denoting a deep sadness. Rei had learned early on to read the bluenette's eyes, for they were the only sign of any emotion on Kai's face. "What's wrong?" he asked, quietly, settling back in one of the plush chairs in Kai's office.
Kai took a shaky breath and looked at Rei. "I'm sending you to the city," he said.
Rei's heart leapt into his throat and he coughed lightly, choking on it. "What?" he choked.
Kai didn't look at him. He was, instead, focused on his papers. "You heard me. You're going to the city until all this is over."
Rei leant forward, clutching the arms of the chair. "You can't!"
Kai glared at him. "Hiwatari Rei, I think you know very well that I can."
Rei shut his mouth and sat back in the chair, crossing his arms and pouting. Kai sighed, rolled his eyes and got up. He strode over to the neko-jin. Getting down on his knees, he knelt at Rei's feet and looked up into the raven-haired boy's deep, golden eyes. "You know that I wouldn't do this if I didn't think it was for your own good."
Rei snorted and looked away, seemingly unconvinced. "Rei-chan..."
Rei looked sorrowfully back at his lover, pouting. Kai smiled. "Koneko, koneko. You need to get away from here. The people are getting more and more violent."
Rei sighed. He knew that very well. Just last week, six neko-jins had been rioted against in a linen shop. After the police had showed up, the neko-jins were arrested for "disturbing the peace". "I know, Kai-kun. I know."
Kai patted the other boy's hand reassuringly. "It's for your own good, Rei."
Rei frowned. "I ...I just don't want to leave you!" he blurted, then clapped a hand to his mouth.
He'd said that rather loudly and he could only hope that one of the maids hadn't heard and understood exactly why Rei didn't want to leave. Kai got to his feet and kissed Rei on the forehead gently. "I know. I don't want to let you go, but it's for the best."
Rei sighed. "If you say so."
Kai smiled and sat back down at his desk. "I'm glad you agree. Now, go get packing. I want you out of here as soon as possible."
Rei sighed and got up slowly, reluctantly. He paused at the door and looked back at Kai. The bluenette gave him a fixed glare. "I'll miss you, Kai-kun."
"I know. Now, hurry up."
Rei walked out of Kai's office, shutting the door firmly behind himself.
~*~*~*
Emily scurried to and fro, slamming pots and pans around about the kitchen. Rei sat at the worn table, studying his fingers intently. The red-headed maid glared at him angrily. "Is there a reason you're just sitting there and not helping me?"
Rei looked at her dejectedly and said, rather blandly, "Yes."
Emily rolled her eyes and went back to her helter-skelter cooking. Rei picked at his nails some more. There was silence in the kitchen, save for Emily banging her pots about. "Kai-sama's sending me away," Rei said, somewaht sadly.
"Good riddance," Emily muttered, pouring some rice into a boiling pot of water. "The less neko-jins we have about here, the better."
Rei made a face behind her back, then slunk out of the kitchen. He rather disliked the red-head. She wasn't like Mariah had been - not at all. Emily was loud, boisterous - a saucy wench. Rei decided he hated her. He slunk into the living room to find Max and Tyson sitting on the floor, playing a board game.
Max waved cheerfully to Rei, smiling broadly. "Hey! Where've you been all afternoon Rei? Poker's just not the same without you!"
Rei snorted. "It doesn't look like you're playing poker."
Tyson grinned up at him. "Well, we were, until Emily confinscated the cards. She said we were being too loud."
Rei raised and eyebrow. "Aren't you two always loud?"
Tyson grinned broadly. "That's us!"
Max rolled the dice and moved his piece about the board. He glanced up at Rei. "Wanna play? We're almost through with this game."
Rei smiled. "Sure - "
Somebody interrupted him. "Rei! I thought you were supposed to be packing!"
Rei glanced sheepishly at the stairs, where Kai stood, glaring at him. "You'll have time for board games after you're done packing."
Rei sighed. "Hai," he muttered, getting up.
Kai watched the raven-haired boy ascend the stairs. He turned back, only to find Max and Tyson staring at him. "What?" he growled.
"Where's Rei going?" Max asked, looking rather baffled.
"Away," Kai answered briskly and walked by them, into the kitchen.
Max looked at Tyson, who shrugged and rolled the dice.
~*~*~*~*
Rei glanced about his room, trying to decided what the most necessary things to take were. He's never formally gone on a trip before - the last time he'd been away from home, it hadn't been a pleasant thing. In fact, if he remembered correctly, he'd never had a pleasant time when he was away from home. He sighed and sat down on the bed, defeated.
The pale moonlight crept across the floor and he waggled his toes as they were bathed in the ethereal light. He sighed softly. He wondered briefly if the moon shone like this in the city.
The door creaked open and Rei glanced up, only to find it was Kai slinking into his room. The bluenette shut the door quietly. "I thought you might be having trouble," he whispered, sitting down beside Rei, sinking into the mattress. He wrapped Rei up in his arms.
"I'm sorry to let you go," he whispered and nuzzled Rei's neck.
"I'll come back, won't I?" Rei asked nervously.
Kai had made it sound so...final. As if he was going to leave and stay away forever. Kai shook his head. "Of course you'll come back, Rei. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Rei smiled lightly and leaned back into Kai. The other boy was his stronghold. He felt so safe when he was wrapped in Kai's arms. He could feel the taut muscle underneath the sleeves of the bluenette's shirt and he felt as if nobody could harm him here.
He sighed and listened to the thudding of Kai's heartbeat. Rei snuggled against the older boy, closing his eyes. He could stay like that forever...
Kai shifted suddenly, patting Rei's thigh. "Time's awastin'," he said, getting up off the bed.
Rei stared up at him from the mattress. The bluenette paid him no heed, bustling about the room, gathering the items Rei would need on his journey. He stuffed what he could into the large leather suitcase, before snapping it closed. He glanced at Rei.
The neko-jin stared back. "You seem like you're in a hurry for me to leave," he said, his voice sounding as put-out as he felt.
Kai's brow crinkled in worry and he got down on his knees. "That's not true," he said, rubbing his cheek against Rei's.
The neko-jin purred. Kai smiled. "I'd keep you forever if I could."
Rei studied the other boy's eyes. "Then why don't you?"
Kai bit his lip and looked about. "Because..."
He trailed off and looked back up at Rei, then leaned in and kissed him chastely. "i'll miss you," he whispered.
Rei smiled sadly and hugged Kai. "I'll miss you too."
They stayed like that, long into the night, savouring the other boy's presence. Each one of them was slightly afraid that this would be the last time the held each other like this, though neither would say it. Kai wouldn't say it, for fear of scaring Rei and Rei wouldn't say it because Kai wouldn't.
~*~*~*
[A/N: Sooooo...whaddya think? Good? Bad? R&R and let me know what you think.]