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Chapter 6 - Confiding Dark Pasts
The morning's dim light shone in on my face as I quickly sat up in my bed, fully awake. It was a strange habit I had to wake up early, and be wide- awake when I did. Judging by the way the sun was just about to rise, I figured that it was about 4:00 A.M. Perfect time to explore the house and take some time to relax.
I yawned and put my feet on the soft rug beside my bed, wriggling my toes in it, appreciating the soft texture of it as opposed to the ground I usually slept on. Glancing around at the beds on my side of the room, everyone was still sleeping soundly. I stole a glance at the beds on the other side of the room and saw that someone was awake.
Leaning forward, I squinted, trying to see which person was up before me. It was Yui, and he was busy putting on his white and red boxers and a pair of jeans.
("Okay, Kaoru, give him some privacy...") I thought as I blushed a little and flopped back down on my bed, staring at the ceiling.
"Ow!"
I threw a look at him quickly, and saw him trying to do something.
Forgetting that I was supposed to be sleeping, I asked, "What's wrong?"
Yui jumped, startled, and turned around blushing.
"Ahhahaha... I uh.. just cut my hand with my razor..."
"Right," I agreed, walking over to him, not even realizing that I was still in my nightgown and my hair looked a mess from sleeping with it down.
Yui let out another nervous laugh as he began to look through his bag in search of something. He pulled out a hairbrush and began to brush his sleek black hair, before offering me the brush.
"Y-you can use it... if you want..." He stammered before retreating to the bathroom.
"Ah... Thanks..." I said as I began to brush my own black hair, using the brush to flip the ends of my hair up and outward, a technique that my mother taught me when I was young. She had the most beautiful hair... It was always such a pleasure to play with her hair while she sewed me kimonos at night.
Rose appeared behind me suddenly, and tapped me on my shoulder to interrupt my thoughts.
"Good morning, Kaoru. Does this early bird expect to get a worm?"
I laughed as I saw Yui come out of the bathroom, his face a bright shade of red. "Hi... Rose..." He murmured as he reached into his bag and pulled out a white tank to pull over his bare torso. "Morning..."
Rose gave him a small, knowing smile. "Good morning, Yui. You're up at normal time, I see. I trust that you had... sweet dreams?" She smiled a little wider as I suddenly remembered that Rose could see into dreams and thoughts. I wondered what he was dreaming about as Rose led us both to the door.
"Let's go ahead and prepare breakfast for the others," said Rose in a soft voice as she grandly descended the stairs, with heels on, at 4:00 in the morning. Yui and I flanked her, and no one said a word until Rose brought up the subject of dreams again.
"So, Yui, you had a very... adventurous dream, and I don't think you dreamed much at all, Kaoru!" joked Rose as she gave me the usual smile. "However, I think I had a dream about teacups... How about we fix a pitcher of hot tea, before we cook anything? That should get us warmed up..."
Yui and I nodded simultaneously in agreement as we reached the bottom of the stairs and arrived into the kitchen. Rose walked elegantly over to the stove and busied herself with her teapots and teabags.
My eyes wandered around the kitchen, and fell upon Yui, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and his eyes closed. Glancing over my shoulder to see if Rose was watching, I stared at him for a while. He was so attractive... He had a proportional face and the way his long bangs fell over it was so... so...
"Having trouble finding adjectives, Kaoru?" Teased Rose, still not even looking at me. I blushed and muttered something about the painting I was pretending to be looking at.
"Uh.. you really seem to be into fine arts... Look at these Sterling Everett ones... Wow, all the way from America..." I commented as I stared at the flowers in the picture without any interest. Yui opened his eyes and glanced at Rose, and then at me. When he saw me looking at him, he looked away again.
("He didn't seem so shy when we were fighting...") I thought as I walked over to Rose, with my arms crossed behind my back.
"Can I help you with anything?"
"Ah, no, child, I can do this on my own. Tea will be served in ten minutes. Why don't you and Yui go sit on the red velvet sofa in the den and get to know each other a little more? You two seem quite compatible..."
Soon, I found myself sitting on the floor on my knees, staring at Yui, who was sitting on the sofa, picking at the laces on his shoes.
"Um..."
I wanted to start a conversation. It was harder than I thought, though.
"So... what's your story about the dark... energy..."
I ended up slurring my words as Yui gave me a sharp glance and flopped down on his side.
"It.... it's something I'd rather not talk about..." He muttered as he eyed me questioningly.
"Oh... sorry... I didn't know-"
"It's okay. I guess I can confide in you," he stated with a hint of smile that made me blush.
"Okay..."
"Well... My mother had some kind of darkness that she never revealed to my father when he met her..." I saw him frown. "Well... she was four months pregnant with me when she finally told him. He was shocked, of course, and he... he tried to kill my mom..."
Yui's dark eyes were downcast, as if he were becoming lost in some memory.
"My mother told me all of this... she had to kill my father so that he wouldn't kill her first... After that, she couldn't live with herself. I heard from my late aunt that my mother kept trying to kill herself when she was pregnant with me... but she couldn't bring herself to do it... So when I was born, she did kill herself..." At this point, he was overcome with sadness and broke down. In my arms.
I felt his arms go around my shoulders and his face rest on my shoulder. Then, I felt traces of warm water on the shoulder of my gown, and I realized that he was crying.
"Yui... So you never met your mother or father..."
"N-no... But I lived with my aunt for several years.. she also had the darkness... And then... one day... She was killed... By someone... I never found out who it was... But I kept having dreams about a tall, ugly demon with red hair..." Yui turned his face up to mine. "I think... it was him... he killed my aunt... my beautiful aunt Su-Chin..."
"Shh... Yui, it's okay..." I murmured as I slowly lifted myself onto the couch beside him. "I can relate to the sadness... My mom and dad are dead, too... They died when I was eight..."
"I'm sorry..." Yui replied, rubbing his eyes.
"The thing is... I killed them."
Yui's eyes widened and he turned to me, stunned.
"You... you... WHAT?!"
"I... I killed them..." I whispered. "I woke up one morning, and I found them dead on the floor, and I had their blood all over me..."
Yui glanced down at the floor. "That... That's even worse than my past... I'm sorry..." He repeated, glancing down at his hands.
I stared at his face, wondering if he was thinking that I was a monster or not.
"Yui..."
He glanced at me with an innocent look of surprise.
"Huh?"
"Yui! Kaoru! Tea is ready!"
We both heard Rose's voice summoning us into the kitchen. We both rose at the same time, and headed towards the kitchen, out nostrils filling with the scent of the sweet tea we were about to occupy ourselves with.
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Okay, this is Chan Yoruyamatiha doing what she does best: sparking romance! ^.^ Now let's see abut my partner DeNice. What does he have in store for us!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!! If you review... I dunno, I'll give you a hug. ^_^'
Also, thanks to all of you reviewers! DeNice and I really appreciate your reviews!!
Chapter 6 - Confiding Dark Pasts
The morning's dim light shone in on my face as I quickly sat up in my bed, fully awake. It was a strange habit I had to wake up early, and be wide- awake when I did. Judging by the way the sun was just about to rise, I figured that it was about 4:00 A.M. Perfect time to explore the house and take some time to relax.
I yawned and put my feet on the soft rug beside my bed, wriggling my toes in it, appreciating the soft texture of it as opposed to the ground I usually slept on. Glancing around at the beds on my side of the room, everyone was still sleeping soundly. I stole a glance at the beds on the other side of the room and saw that someone was awake.
Leaning forward, I squinted, trying to see which person was up before me. It was Yui, and he was busy putting on his white and red boxers and a pair of jeans.
("Okay, Kaoru, give him some privacy...") I thought as I blushed a little and flopped back down on my bed, staring at the ceiling.
"Ow!"
I threw a look at him quickly, and saw him trying to do something.
Forgetting that I was supposed to be sleeping, I asked, "What's wrong?"
Yui jumped, startled, and turned around blushing.
"Ahhahaha... I uh.. just cut my hand with my razor..."
"Right," I agreed, walking over to him, not even realizing that I was still in my nightgown and my hair looked a mess from sleeping with it down.
Yui let out another nervous laugh as he began to look through his bag in search of something. He pulled out a hairbrush and began to brush his sleek black hair, before offering me the brush.
"Y-you can use it... if you want..." He stammered before retreating to the bathroom.
"Ah... Thanks..." I said as I began to brush my own black hair, using the brush to flip the ends of my hair up and outward, a technique that my mother taught me when I was young. She had the most beautiful hair... It was always such a pleasure to play with her hair while she sewed me kimonos at night.
Rose appeared behind me suddenly, and tapped me on my shoulder to interrupt my thoughts.
"Good morning, Kaoru. Does this early bird expect to get a worm?"
I laughed as I saw Yui come out of the bathroom, his face a bright shade of red. "Hi... Rose..." He murmured as he reached into his bag and pulled out a white tank to pull over his bare torso. "Morning..."
Rose gave him a small, knowing smile. "Good morning, Yui. You're up at normal time, I see. I trust that you had... sweet dreams?" She smiled a little wider as I suddenly remembered that Rose could see into dreams and thoughts. I wondered what he was dreaming about as Rose led us both to the door.
"Let's go ahead and prepare breakfast for the others," said Rose in a soft voice as she grandly descended the stairs, with heels on, at 4:00 in the morning. Yui and I flanked her, and no one said a word until Rose brought up the subject of dreams again.
"So, Yui, you had a very... adventurous dream, and I don't think you dreamed much at all, Kaoru!" joked Rose as she gave me the usual smile. "However, I think I had a dream about teacups... How about we fix a pitcher of hot tea, before we cook anything? That should get us warmed up..."
Yui and I nodded simultaneously in agreement as we reached the bottom of the stairs and arrived into the kitchen. Rose walked elegantly over to the stove and busied herself with her teapots and teabags.
My eyes wandered around the kitchen, and fell upon Yui, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and his eyes closed. Glancing over my shoulder to see if Rose was watching, I stared at him for a while. He was so attractive... He had a proportional face and the way his long bangs fell over it was so... so...
"Having trouble finding adjectives, Kaoru?" Teased Rose, still not even looking at me. I blushed and muttered something about the painting I was pretending to be looking at.
"Uh.. you really seem to be into fine arts... Look at these Sterling Everett ones... Wow, all the way from America..." I commented as I stared at the flowers in the picture without any interest. Yui opened his eyes and glanced at Rose, and then at me. When he saw me looking at him, he looked away again.
("He didn't seem so shy when we were fighting...") I thought as I walked over to Rose, with my arms crossed behind my back.
"Can I help you with anything?"
"Ah, no, child, I can do this on my own. Tea will be served in ten minutes. Why don't you and Yui go sit on the red velvet sofa in the den and get to know each other a little more? You two seem quite compatible..."
Soon, I found myself sitting on the floor on my knees, staring at Yui, who was sitting on the sofa, picking at the laces on his shoes.
"Um..."
I wanted to start a conversation. It was harder than I thought, though.
"So... what's your story about the dark... energy..."
I ended up slurring my words as Yui gave me a sharp glance and flopped down on his side.
"It.... it's something I'd rather not talk about..." He muttered as he eyed me questioningly.
"Oh... sorry... I didn't know-"
"It's okay. I guess I can confide in you," he stated with a hint of smile that made me blush.
"Okay..."
"Well... My mother had some kind of darkness that she never revealed to my father when he met her..." I saw him frown. "Well... she was four months pregnant with me when she finally told him. He was shocked, of course, and he... he tried to kill my mom..."
Yui's dark eyes were downcast, as if he were becoming lost in some memory.
"My mother told me all of this... she had to kill my father so that he wouldn't kill her first... After that, she couldn't live with herself. I heard from my late aunt that my mother kept trying to kill herself when she was pregnant with me... but she couldn't bring herself to do it... So when I was born, she did kill herself..." At this point, he was overcome with sadness and broke down. In my arms.
I felt his arms go around my shoulders and his face rest on my shoulder. Then, I felt traces of warm water on the shoulder of my gown, and I realized that he was crying.
"Yui... So you never met your mother or father..."
"N-no... But I lived with my aunt for several years.. she also had the darkness... And then... one day... She was killed... By someone... I never found out who it was... But I kept having dreams about a tall, ugly demon with red hair..." Yui turned his face up to mine. "I think... it was him... he killed my aunt... my beautiful aunt Su-Chin..."
"Shh... Yui, it's okay..." I murmured as I slowly lifted myself onto the couch beside him. "I can relate to the sadness... My mom and dad are dead, too... They died when I was eight..."
"I'm sorry..." Yui replied, rubbing his eyes.
"The thing is... I killed them."
Yui's eyes widened and he turned to me, stunned.
"You... you... WHAT?!"
"I... I killed them..." I whispered. "I woke up one morning, and I found them dead on the floor, and I had their blood all over me..."
Yui glanced down at the floor. "That... That's even worse than my past... I'm sorry..." He repeated, glancing down at his hands.
I stared at his face, wondering if he was thinking that I was a monster or not.
"Yui..."
He glanced at me with an innocent look of surprise.
"Huh?"
"Yui! Kaoru! Tea is ready!"
We both heard Rose's voice summoning us into the kitchen. We both rose at the same time, and headed towards the kitchen, out nostrils filling with the scent of the sweet tea we were about to occupy ourselves with.
~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_
Okay, this is Chan Yoruyamatiha doing what she does best: sparking romance! ^.^ Now let's see abut my partner DeNice. What does he have in store for us!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!! If you review... I dunno, I'll give you a hug. ^_^'