Flashback
Chapter 3: More Than Friends?
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Kouji opened his eyes slowly, and blinked a few times. He wondered why he felt so warm. Then he saw Takuya's arms wrapped around him and felt his chin on his head. Kouji's face flushed as he remembered what had happened last night. But he didn't move. He didn't want to wake Takuya and plus, he felt comfortable. Relaxed even. Kouji snuggled a little bit deeper into Takuya's chest and closed his eyes despite that it was morning.
A few minutes later though, Kouji heard Takuya take a deep breath as he awakened. Kouji looked up into Takuya's sleepy eyes and said, "Good morning." Then he smiled, which rarely happened. Takuya, suddenly fully awake, was surprised at what Kouji just did. He almost never smiled. Takuya grinned back and said, "Good morning!" Then Kouji's face flushed. Takuya grinned again. He looked so cute when he did that. Kouji scrambled to get up but instead stumbled and fell on top of Takuya, knocking him over.
Takuya blushed, then said teasingly, "Why Kouji! I didn't know you felt that way about me!"
This remark caused Kouji to flush even more to the point where his face looked like a tomato. "Gah! No-I-ah-um-" the raven haired boy stammered. He regained his posture quickly and picked up his bag. Takuya stood also and gathered up the blankets that had served Kouji as a bed. Once they were ready, they set off on the road again. (Ritina: *sings* On the road again! Can't wait to get back on the road again! Oh-err, sorry. Back to the story!)
After a few hours, Kouji started limping. Takuya noticed this and asked what was wrong.
"My foot," the raven haired boy answered. "I think I have a blister-"
Kouji was cut off as he was scooped up into Takuya's arms. Like before, Kouji's face flushed. Takuya laughed. "Awww!" Takuya teased again. "Kouji there's nothing to be embarrassed about!" As soon as his laughter ceased, there was an awkward silence between them. Takuya was looking straight ahead down the path, and Kouji was focusing his gaze up at him. Then he noticed a tinge of red on the brunette's face.
"Um, Kouji?"
"Y-Yeah?"
"Is something wrong?"
Kouji shook his head a little. Then Takuya continued. "Okay, I was just wondering 'cause you were staring at me."
Kouji's face flushed yet again. How could he tell he was looking at him?! His friend was focused on the road! Kouji shifted slightly to get comfortable and snuggled into Takuya's chest. Takuya grinned at this action and looked down at him. Takuya's expression softened when he saw how cute he. His eyes were closed and his lips were parted ever so slightly. Soon, steady breathing escaped from the thin boy. Takuya smiled and brushed a few strands of loose hair out of Kouji's face. Then returned his gaze to the road. Subconsciously, Takuya gripped Kouji's form a little closer to his body.
Kouji opened his eyes and lifted his hand to rub the sleep out of them. Again, he felt really warm. He looked up and saw the dark night sky dappled with stars. He looked around and didn't see Takuya, and became a little worried. He couldn't see very well in the dark, and let his eyes focus. Then he found Takuya . . . his friend's arm was draped over his chest and his body was dangerously close to his own. Kouji felt the blood rush to his face and saw that Takuya was sleeping.
Kouji smiled, he couldn't help it. He always felt . . . relaxed when he was with Takuya. He leaned forward and gently pressed his lips to the sleeping boy's forehead. Then he quickly snapped his head back.
Okay, why did he just do that? Now that relaxed feeling he had just had dissapeared. A voice in his mind was screaming, 'ACK! What did you just do?! Don'twakeupdon'twakeupdon'twakeupdon'twakeup!' Kouji waited to see what Takuya would do, and was relieved when his friend continued sleeping, his chest moving in beat with every breath. Kouji sighed and slowly inched himself away from the once comforting body that had been so close to him. Kouji wrapped himself up in his cloak and turned on his side so that his back was facing his companion. Then the little voice returned.
'Okay Kouji, get a grip on yourself! You just kissed Takuya. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!'
"Shut up," Kouji responded.
'No, I will not shut up! Not until you repeat after me!'
"Oh great."
'I will not get too close to Takuya.'
"Go away."
'REPEAT!'
"No."
'DO IT!'
"I don't wanna."
'DO IT!'
"Ugh, FINE. I will not get too close to Takuya."
'Good! Now say "Because he will just leave."'
"That's not even a sentence."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'Prove it!'
"Sentences can't start with 'because'."
' . . .'
". . . Are you gone?"
'No. Now REPEAT!'
"Erg . . . because he will just leave."
'Good! Now don't you feel SO much better?'
"No."
'ARGH! Don't you wanna avoid getting hurt?'
"Well, yeah . . ."
'THEN DO AS I SAY!!!'
"No."
'WHY NOT!'
"Because you're a disembodied voice that is shouting and you're giving me a headache."
'You can't start a sentence with 'because'!'
"So?"
'So I-! . . .'
"Shut up and let me sleep."
'You've been sleeping all day!'
"I need to sleep because I'm hearing voices! I need my rest!"
'Suuuuuure . . .'
". . . "
'WAKE UP!!!'
"WHA-?!"
'Heeheehee!'
"Why you little!"
'Haha! You can't hurt me!'
"Oh yes I can."
'Oh really?'
"Watch me!" And thus being said, Kouji hit himself in the head with a rock.
Kouji woke up with a headache worse than the one the voice gave him. He felt his forehead and there was a bandage on it, absorbing any trickle of blood. Kouji tried to sit up but groaned and fell back down.
"You shouldn't hurt yourself like that!"
Kouji looked to his left and saw Takuya. Kouji stammered as he tried to make up an excuse, but after a few flimsy tries, he gave up and became quiet. His muscles stiffened involuntarily as Takuya lightly rested his hand on his forehead. "You really shouldn't hurt yourself. You had me really worried! You could have damaged your head permanently! You could've lost your memory again and forgotten- . . ."
Kouji looked up at Takuya as he abruptly trailed off. A look of concern consumed Kouji's face as he asked, "What? Forgotten what?"
Takuya shook his head. "Nothing." He made a motion to stand, but was stopped when Kouji reached up and gripped the hem of his shirt.
"Tell me . . . I wanna know."
Takuya sighed and sat back down again. "Me. Okay? You could've lost your memory again and forgotten me."
The brunette looked away and let a light breeze blow his bangs about his face. Kouji's face softened and he said, "I would never forget you. No matter what . . ."
Takuya looked down at Kouji again with a look of slight surprise. Then he looked concerned when he saw the new expression on Kouji's face. "What's the matter?"
Kouji began to sit up but Takuya pushed him back down. But Kouji tried to get up again and pushed Takuya lightly when he tried to make him lie down. His hand reached the back of his head and he rested it there, deep in thought. His eyes widened as he recalled what he was looking for, then looked back at Takuya. Takuya looked back at him with worry.
"My memory . . ." Kouji muttered.
"Huh?" Takuya shifted closer to the raven-haired boy. Kouji didn't flinch when the brunette rested his hand on his shoulder and leaned in closer to him. "Is something wrong?"
Kouji remained motionless, until he answered his friend's inquiry. " . . . I remember . . . everything . . ."
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Ritina: Dun Dun DUN!!!! MAJOR ULTRA SUPER-DE-DUPER PLOT TWIST CLIFF-HANGER!!!!!!
Allison: Uh-huh.
Ritina: So Kouji remembers his past! Well roxxorz mah soxxorz I'd better get typing before the readers come and maul my house! *goes off to type*
Allison: 'Goes off to type'? The computer's right here you nit-wit!
Ritina: . . . Shut up!
Allison: Bah. *walks off*
Ritina: Heehee! Kouji hears voices . . . Anyways, now just to make you suffer a long wait for the next chapter, I'm going to take a break from this and work on NON-PrEdIcTaBlE! ^_^
Fans: GAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *trample house*
Ritina: O_o
Allison: But you just said you'd work on this.
Ritina: I CHANGED MY MIND!
Allison: I didn't know you had one. *snicker snicker*
Ritina: . . . Bad Allison! No cookie!
Chapter 3: More Than Friends?
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Kouji opened his eyes slowly, and blinked a few times. He wondered why he felt so warm. Then he saw Takuya's arms wrapped around him and felt his chin on his head. Kouji's face flushed as he remembered what had happened last night. But he didn't move. He didn't want to wake Takuya and plus, he felt comfortable. Relaxed even. Kouji snuggled a little bit deeper into Takuya's chest and closed his eyes despite that it was morning.
A few minutes later though, Kouji heard Takuya take a deep breath as he awakened. Kouji looked up into Takuya's sleepy eyes and said, "Good morning." Then he smiled, which rarely happened. Takuya, suddenly fully awake, was surprised at what Kouji just did. He almost never smiled. Takuya grinned back and said, "Good morning!" Then Kouji's face flushed. Takuya grinned again. He looked so cute when he did that. Kouji scrambled to get up but instead stumbled and fell on top of Takuya, knocking him over.
Takuya blushed, then said teasingly, "Why Kouji! I didn't know you felt that way about me!"
This remark caused Kouji to flush even more to the point where his face looked like a tomato. "Gah! No-I-ah-um-" the raven haired boy stammered. He regained his posture quickly and picked up his bag. Takuya stood also and gathered up the blankets that had served Kouji as a bed. Once they were ready, they set off on the road again. (Ritina: *sings* On the road again! Can't wait to get back on the road again! Oh-err, sorry. Back to the story!)
After a few hours, Kouji started limping. Takuya noticed this and asked what was wrong.
"My foot," the raven haired boy answered. "I think I have a blister-"
Kouji was cut off as he was scooped up into Takuya's arms. Like before, Kouji's face flushed. Takuya laughed. "Awww!" Takuya teased again. "Kouji there's nothing to be embarrassed about!" As soon as his laughter ceased, there was an awkward silence between them. Takuya was looking straight ahead down the path, and Kouji was focusing his gaze up at him. Then he noticed a tinge of red on the brunette's face.
"Um, Kouji?"
"Y-Yeah?"
"Is something wrong?"
Kouji shook his head a little. Then Takuya continued. "Okay, I was just wondering 'cause you were staring at me."
Kouji's face flushed yet again. How could he tell he was looking at him?! His friend was focused on the road! Kouji shifted slightly to get comfortable and snuggled into Takuya's chest. Takuya grinned at this action and looked down at him. Takuya's expression softened when he saw how cute he. His eyes were closed and his lips were parted ever so slightly. Soon, steady breathing escaped from the thin boy. Takuya smiled and brushed a few strands of loose hair out of Kouji's face. Then returned his gaze to the road. Subconsciously, Takuya gripped Kouji's form a little closer to his body.
Kouji opened his eyes and lifted his hand to rub the sleep out of them. Again, he felt really warm. He looked up and saw the dark night sky dappled with stars. He looked around and didn't see Takuya, and became a little worried. He couldn't see very well in the dark, and let his eyes focus. Then he found Takuya . . . his friend's arm was draped over his chest and his body was dangerously close to his own. Kouji felt the blood rush to his face and saw that Takuya was sleeping.
Kouji smiled, he couldn't help it. He always felt . . . relaxed when he was with Takuya. He leaned forward and gently pressed his lips to the sleeping boy's forehead. Then he quickly snapped his head back.
Okay, why did he just do that? Now that relaxed feeling he had just had dissapeared. A voice in his mind was screaming, 'ACK! What did you just do?! Don'twakeupdon'twakeupdon'twakeupdon'twakeup!' Kouji waited to see what Takuya would do, and was relieved when his friend continued sleeping, his chest moving in beat with every breath. Kouji sighed and slowly inched himself away from the once comforting body that had been so close to him. Kouji wrapped himself up in his cloak and turned on his side so that his back was facing his companion. Then the little voice returned.
'Okay Kouji, get a grip on yourself! You just kissed Takuya. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!'
"Shut up," Kouji responded.
'No, I will not shut up! Not until you repeat after me!'
"Oh great."
'I will not get too close to Takuya.'
"Go away."
'REPEAT!'
"No."
'DO IT!'
"I don't wanna."
'DO IT!'
"Ugh, FINE. I will not get too close to Takuya."
'Good! Now say "Because he will just leave."'
"That's not even a sentence."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'IS TOO!'
"Is not."
'Prove it!'
"Sentences can't start with 'because'."
' . . .'
". . . Are you gone?"
'No. Now REPEAT!'
"Erg . . . because he will just leave."
'Good! Now don't you feel SO much better?'
"No."
'ARGH! Don't you wanna avoid getting hurt?'
"Well, yeah . . ."
'THEN DO AS I SAY!!!'
"No."
'WHY NOT!'
"Because you're a disembodied voice that is shouting and you're giving me a headache."
'You can't start a sentence with 'because'!'
"So?"
'So I-! . . .'
"Shut up and let me sleep."
'You've been sleeping all day!'
"I need to sleep because I'm hearing voices! I need my rest!"
'Suuuuuure . . .'
". . . "
'WAKE UP!!!'
"WHA-?!"
'Heeheehee!'
"Why you little!"
'Haha! You can't hurt me!'
"Oh yes I can."
'Oh really?'
"Watch me!" And thus being said, Kouji hit himself in the head with a rock.
Kouji woke up with a headache worse than the one the voice gave him. He felt his forehead and there was a bandage on it, absorbing any trickle of blood. Kouji tried to sit up but groaned and fell back down.
"You shouldn't hurt yourself like that!"
Kouji looked to his left and saw Takuya. Kouji stammered as he tried to make up an excuse, but after a few flimsy tries, he gave up and became quiet. His muscles stiffened involuntarily as Takuya lightly rested his hand on his forehead. "You really shouldn't hurt yourself. You had me really worried! You could have damaged your head permanently! You could've lost your memory again and forgotten- . . ."
Kouji looked up at Takuya as he abruptly trailed off. A look of concern consumed Kouji's face as he asked, "What? Forgotten what?"
Takuya shook his head. "Nothing." He made a motion to stand, but was stopped when Kouji reached up and gripped the hem of his shirt.
"Tell me . . . I wanna know."
Takuya sighed and sat back down again. "Me. Okay? You could've lost your memory again and forgotten me."
The brunette looked away and let a light breeze blow his bangs about his face. Kouji's face softened and he said, "I would never forget you. No matter what . . ."
Takuya looked down at Kouji again with a look of slight surprise. Then he looked concerned when he saw the new expression on Kouji's face. "What's the matter?"
Kouji began to sit up but Takuya pushed him back down. But Kouji tried to get up again and pushed Takuya lightly when he tried to make him lie down. His hand reached the back of his head and he rested it there, deep in thought. His eyes widened as he recalled what he was looking for, then looked back at Takuya. Takuya looked back at him with worry.
"My memory . . ." Kouji muttered.
"Huh?" Takuya shifted closer to the raven-haired boy. Kouji didn't flinch when the brunette rested his hand on his shoulder and leaned in closer to him. "Is something wrong?"
Kouji remained motionless, until he answered his friend's inquiry. " . . . I remember . . . everything . . ."
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Ritina: Dun Dun DUN!!!! MAJOR ULTRA SUPER-DE-DUPER PLOT TWIST CLIFF-HANGER!!!!!!
Allison: Uh-huh.
Ritina: So Kouji remembers his past! Well roxxorz mah soxxorz I'd better get typing before the readers come and maul my house! *goes off to type*
Allison: 'Goes off to type'? The computer's right here you nit-wit!
Ritina: . . . Shut up!
Allison: Bah. *walks off*
Ritina: Heehee! Kouji hears voices . . . Anyways, now just to make you suffer a long wait for the next chapter, I'm going to take a break from this and work on NON-PrEdIcTaBlE! ^_^
Fans: GAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *trample house*
Ritina: O_o
Allison: But you just said you'd work on this.
Ritina: I CHANGED MY MIND!
Allison: I didn't know you had one. *snicker snicker*
Ritina: . . . Bad Allison! No cookie!