Flashback
Chapter 4: Closer Than Ever
Kouji stared wide-eyed into nothingness as he flipped through the pages of the book that was his mind. Takuya continued to rest his hand on the boys shoulder, a look of concern printed on his features. He became even more worried when he saw a couple of tears escape Kouji's eyes and trail down his face.
"M-My . . . My . . ." Kouji stammered incoherently. Takuya quickly pulled his distraught friend into a tight hug so that he was sitting sideways in his lap, wrapping one arm around his thin frame and resting his other hand on his head, gripping it lightly.
Takuya held Kouji close as he sobbed into his chest, whispering soft things in his ear. "Shhh . . ."
The dark-haired boy had his midnight blue eyes squeezed shut and grasped his companion's shirt as more tears streamed out, soaking the brunette's chest. Kouji's body began to tremble slightly as he continued to cry. Takuya persisted in comforting the boy, rubbing his back and stroking his hair.
"Shhhh . . . It'll be okay, Kouji. I love you and I'll always be here for you."
Kouji's sobs stopped abruptly as he heard what Takuya murmured in his ear. He felt him squeeze him tighter and sniffed a little as he looked up into chocolate-brown eyes and spoke softly.
"You . . . love . . . me?"
Takuya returned Kouji's gaze as he looked down at him. His expression was affectionate, yet sad and worried at the same time. With two hands, Takuya cupped the boy's face and proceeded in wiping away his tears by running his thumbs across his cheeks. Kouji let out a deep breath and closed his eyes, leaning into the brunette's touch.
After a while, Takuya's fingers became still, and rested on the other boy's face. Kouji slowly opened his eyes and gazed into Takuya's. He thought he saw the tanned boy lean in toward him, but he froze, pain reflecting in his eyes.
Takuya closed his eyes slowly, just to have them shoot open when Kouji leaned up and pressed his lips against his. The raven-haired boy rested his hands on the other boy's shoulders and pushed his body against his. He was about to pull away but then he felt Takuya's lips move against his own, he leaned more into the kiss, and shivered when he felt Takuya's toungue run across his mouth. Kouji willingly let him in and gasped slightly when he felt the boy explore his mouth.
They finally broke apart, panting for air. Kouji wrapped his arms around Takuya's neck firmly, never wanting to let go. The brown-eyed boy enclosed his arms around the boy's waist and buried his face in his neck.
"I love you, too."
Takuya smiled when he heard those four words whispered in his ear. He pressed his lips to Kouji's neck and received a pleased moan. He slowly lowered them both to their pile of blankets, carefully placing himself on top of the blue-eyed boy, he pressed his lips on the other's passionately. Then he gingerly lifted up Kouji's shirt . . .
Kouji opened his eyes groggily and yawned. What time was it? It must've been late morning, the sun was shining brightly down on him and Takuya.
Oh yeah, Takuya . . .
Takuya had Kouji's bare body embraced in a hug. Kouji looked up at the sleeping boy, recalling what had happened the night before. . .
"Kouji?"
"Y-Yeah?"
"This will hurt, I'll go slow for you. Just relax."
"Okay."
"Ready?"
"Yeah . . ."
Kouji felt his body heat up as he remembered that wonderful feeling. He snuggled closer into Takuya and smiled. He replayed three words that had been said to him in his mind.
'I love you.' 'I love you.' 'I love you.' 'I love you.'
Kouji felt Takuya stir a bit, and soon, the brunette yawned. Kouji tilted upward and placed a quick kiss on Takuya's cheek. "Good morning."
Takuya was still half-asleep. He murmured, "G'mornin'."
Kouji laughed a little and pressed his lips lightly on Takuya's. Now awake, Takuya responded immediately, running his hands up and down Kouji's bare back.
When they broke apart, Takuya smiled lovingly. Then he got up from under their blanket and began retrieving their clothes.
Once they were fully dressed, Takuya pulled out two loaves of bread from his back pack and handed one to Kouji. They ate in silence, until Kouji spoke up.
"Um, Takuya?"
"Yeah?" The brunette replied.
"About last night-"
"Did you not want to?"
"Oh!" Kouji's face flushed. "I did! I don't regret it! But, it's about something else . . ."
"Something else? Your memory?"
"Yeah . . ."
Takuya rested a comforting hand on the other boy's shoulder.
"I remember . . . when I was a kid, I wasn't allowed to go into the village when my father went. I was confined to my home, it was surrounded by bamboo. A-And I remember being afraid of the dark. I would make a light appear in my hand, so I wouldn't be scared. And . . . I had a brother . . ." Kouji trailed off.
Takuya snapped his fingers, which startled Kouji. "That's it!" the brunette exclaimed. "Remember when we first met, I thought I had seen you before? And how I knew where you were from? I had actually met your brother! Kouichi! Yeah, that was his name, he took classes with me at the temple I'm from! He said he was from the north!"
"Oh!" Kouji then became quiet and muttered. "So that's where he was . . ."
"What do you mean?" The brunette asked.
"It was seven years ago." Kouji's eyes widened a little. "When I lost my memory! Kouichi and I, we were just kids, playing outside. And this guy came up and took him away, my brother, and then he . . ." Kouji reached up and felt the back of his head. "Hit me on the head with a rock . . ."
"And your memory was lost," Takuya finished.
"Yeah . . ." Kouji's hand still rested on the back of his head, when he realized that the bandage on his head was gone, from where he hit himself in the head. Then he felt his forehead and found that it was completely healed. "Takuya . . . the cut on my head . . ."
"I noticed that too," the brunette replied. "I kinda took off your bandage last night when we . . . you know . . ."
Kouji blushed. "Yeah."
"But anyways your wound had healed." Takuya narrowed his eyes. "Wait a sec. You said earlier that when you were afraid of the dark, you made a light appear in your hand." He leaned in closer towards Kouji's face. "Do you . . .?"
"Have magic abilities?" Kouji concluded. "I think so. Maybe that's why I was able to heal up. And why I had to stay home all the time."
"And why those water demons have been after you."
"You think so?"
"Yeah, light is a very powerful element . . ." Takuya paused. "Your brother, Kouichi, he studied the element of darkness at the temple. That's why he was kidnapped! Dark and light! It makes sense!"
"One cannot exist without the other, right?"
"Right! And darkness is just as powerful as light!" Takuya went on. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"
"I dunno."
"We have to find your brother!"
Ritina: I RETURN! Muwahaha! Wow! I wrote a chappie for NON-PrEdIcTaBlE AND Flashback in the same night!
Allison: But you only half-arsed NON-PrEdIcTaBlE.
Ritina: Shut-up!
Allison: Bah.
Ritina: Anyways, sorry fangirls! No graphic 'love scenes' here!
Fangirls: BOOOOOO! throw rotten food at Ritina
Ritina: dodges food I just wanna keep this below R! I'll bump it up to PG-13 teehee.
Fangirls: Boo! Hiss!
Ritina: Now Taky and Kou-chan are off to find Kouichi! Da Da DA! Aww, poor Kou-chan. I've already made him cry twice!
Kouji: sniff
Takuya: Awww! It's okay! hugs Kouji
Chapter 4: Closer Than Ever
Kouji stared wide-eyed into nothingness as he flipped through the pages of the book that was his mind. Takuya continued to rest his hand on the boys shoulder, a look of concern printed on his features. He became even more worried when he saw a couple of tears escape Kouji's eyes and trail down his face.
"M-My . . . My . . ." Kouji stammered incoherently. Takuya quickly pulled his distraught friend into a tight hug so that he was sitting sideways in his lap, wrapping one arm around his thin frame and resting his other hand on his head, gripping it lightly.
Takuya held Kouji close as he sobbed into his chest, whispering soft things in his ear. "Shhh . . ."
The dark-haired boy had his midnight blue eyes squeezed shut and grasped his companion's shirt as more tears streamed out, soaking the brunette's chest. Kouji's body began to tremble slightly as he continued to cry. Takuya persisted in comforting the boy, rubbing his back and stroking his hair.
"Shhhh . . . It'll be okay, Kouji. I love you and I'll always be here for you."
Kouji's sobs stopped abruptly as he heard what Takuya murmured in his ear. He felt him squeeze him tighter and sniffed a little as he looked up into chocolate-brown eyes and spoke softly.
"You . . . love . . . me?"
Takuya returned Kouji's gaze as he looked down at him. His expression was affectionate, yet sad and worried at the same time. With two hands, Takuya cupped the boy's face and proceeded in wiping away his tears by running his thumbs across his cheeks. Kouji let out a deep breath and closed his eyes, leaning into the brunette's touch.
After a while, Takuya's fingers became still, and rested on the other boy's face. Kouji slowly opened his eyes and gazed into Takuya's. He thought he saw the tanned boy lean in toward him, but he froze, pain reflecting in his eyes.
Takuya closed his eyes slowly, just to have them shoot open when Kouji leaned up and pressed his lips against his. The raven-haired boy rested his hands on the other boy's shoulders and pushed his body against his. He was about to pull away but then he felt Takuya's lips move against his own, he leaned more into the kiss, and shivered when he felt Takuya's toungue run across his mouth. Kouji willingly let him in and gasped slightly when he felt the boy explore his mouth.
They finally broke apart, panting for air. Kouji wrapped his arms around Takuya's neck firmly, never wanting to let go. The brown-eyed boy enclosed his arms around the boy's waist and buried his face in his neck.
"I love you, too."
Takuya smiled when he heard those four words whispered in his ear. He pressed his lips to Kouji's neck and received a pleased moan. He slowly lowered them both to their pile of blankets, carefully placing himself on top of the blue-eyed boy, he pressed his lips on the other's passionately. Then he gingerly lifted up Kouji's shirt . . .
Kouji opened his eyes groggily and yawned. What time was it? It must've been late morning, the sun was shining brightly down on him and Takuya.
Oh yeah, Takuya . . .
Takuya had Kouji's bare body embraced in a hug. Kouji looked up at the sleeping boy, recalling what had happened the night before. . .
"Kouji?"
"Y-Yeah?"
"This will hurt, I'll go slow for you. Just relax."
"Okay."
"Ready?"
"Yeah . . ."
Kouji felt his body heat up as he remembered that wonderful feeling. He snuggled closer into Takuya and smiled. He replayed three words that had been said to him in his mind.
'I love you.' 'I love you.' 'I love you.' 'I love you.'
Kouji felt Takuya stir a bit, and soon, the brunette yawned. Kouji tilted upward and placed a quick kiss on Takuya's cheek. "Good morning."
Takuya was still half-asleep. He murmured, "G'mornin'."
Kouji laughed a little and pressed his lips lightly on Takuya's. Now awake, Takuya responded immediately, running his hands up and down Kouji's bare back.
When they broke apart, Takuya smiled lovingly. Then he got up from under their blanket and began retrieving their clothes.
Once they were fully dressed, Takuya pulled out two loaves of bread from his back pack and handed one to Kouji. They ate in silence, until Kouji spoke up.
"Um, Takuya?"
"Yeah?" The brunette replied.
"About last night-"
"Did you not want to?"
"Oh!" Kouji's face flushed. "I did! I don't regret it! But, it's about something else . . ."
"Something else? Your memory?"
"Yeah . . ."
Takuya rested a comforting hand on the other boy's shoulder.
"I remember . . . when I was a kid, I wasn't allowed to go into the village when my father went. I was confined to my home, it was surrounded by bamboo. A-And I remember being afraid of the dark. I would make a light appear in my hand, so I wouldn't be scared. And . . . I had a brother . . ." Kouji trailed off.
Takuya snapped his fingers, which startled Kouji. "That's it!" the brunette exclaimed. "Remember when we first met, I thought I had seen you before? And how I knew where you were from? I had actually met your brother! Kouichi! Yeah, that was his name, he took classes with me at the temple I'm from! He said he was from the north!"
"Oh!" Kouji then became quiet and muttered. "So that's where he was . . ."
"What do you mean?" The brunette asked.
"It was seven years ago." Kouji's eyes widened a little. "When I lost my memory! Kouichi and I, we were just kids, playing outside. And this guy came up and took him away, my brother, and then he . . ." Kouji reached up and felt the back of his head. "Hit me on the head with a rock . . ."
"And your memory was lost," Takuya finished.
"Yeah . . ." Kouji's hand still rested on the back of his head, when he realized that the bandage on his head was gone, from where he hit himself in the head. Then he felt his forehead and found that it was completely healed. "Takuya . . . the cut on my head . . ."
"I noticed that too," the brunette replied. "I kinda took off your bandage last night when we . . . you know . . ."
Kouji blushed. "Yeah."
"But anyways your wound had healed." Takuya narrowed his eyes. "Wait a sec. You said earlier that when you were afraid of the dark, you made a light appear in your hand." He leaned in closer towards Kouji's face. "Do you . . .?"
"Have magic abilities?" Kouji concluded. "I think so. Maybe that's why I was able to heal up. And why I had to stay home all the time."
"And why those water demons have been after you."
"You think so?"
"Yeah, light is a very powerful element . . ." Takuya paused. "Your brother, Kouichi, he studied the element of darkness at the temple. That's why he was kidnapped! Dark and light! It makes sense!"
"One cannot exist without the other, right?"
"Right! And darkness is just as powerful as light!" Takuya went on. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"
"I dunno."
"We have to find your brother!"
Ritina: I RETURN! Muwahaha! Wow! I wrote a chappie for NON-PrEdIcTaBlE AND Flashback in the same night!
Allison: But you only half-arsed NON-PrEdIcTaBlE.
Ritina: Shut-up!
Allison: Bah.
Ritina: Anyways, sorry fangirls! No graphic 'love scenes' here!
Fangirls: BOOOOOO! throw rotten food at Ritina
Ritina: dodges food I just wanna keep this below R! I'll bump it up to PG-13 teehee.
Fangirls: Boo! Hiss!
Ritina: Now Taky and Kou-chan are off to find Kouichi! Da Da DA! Aww, poor Kou-chan. I've already made him cry twice!
Kouji: sniff
Takuya: Awww! It's okay! hugs Kouji