Chapter 2: Cold Eyes
Again…3 years in the future incase some of you were too lazy to read my opening thing. Oh and just to tell you, I never made this clear in the last chapter. When the story started, Yuki was a freshman (15) and Kyou was a sophomore (16). So now Yuki would be a Junior and Kyou a senior.
NOW we can get on with the story…after 2 years of not writing.
"Snow…" A light flake of white landed on his cheek. "Grama always did love the snow. She said the sheer brilliance of its color and motion always did leave her breathless."
Yuki sat on the park bench just gazing out. From where he sat he could see apartment buildings, his school, and a few mountain tops far off in the distance. He sat there limply just staring. Everything was just as it always had been, just now it was white. Everything was in a beautiful white background.
He slouched even lower in his seat and lay his head back and gazed up to see flakes of diamond shimmering snow fall down around him.
He lightly smiled to himself and simply closed his eyes and breathed deeply as his breath became mist as he exhaled.
Yuki couldn't remember the last time that he had done something like this. And honestly didn't want to. He was alone now, and the last time snow rained down he was smiling with his grandmother and Kyou 2 years ago.
He pulled his head up from the lying state on the bench and with a slight wave of dizziness he hunched over to keep warm. He had been sitting there for nearly an hour, and was positively bitter with cold. But he knew he was waiting. Waiting for his savior. He touched and felt the small silver chain and familiar shape of the complimentary amethyst round his neck.
Yuki was contemplating if he should stay longer when he heard foot steps rapidly approaching from behind him. A familiar hand snatched his shoulder and a tan face that was slightly flushed appeared from his right side.
"Yuki! What the hell are you doing out here. It's freezing you big moron! And what is this?! I know your grandmother buys you thinker coats than this!" Kyou continued to ramble about Yuki's well being and pick at him like a mother hen. Yuki knew he often got like this when he was worried or frustrated.
Yuki let one simple word fall from his lips.
"Kyou. She's gone."
Kyou was still talking at this time and stopped all of a sudden and gave Yuki a look that can only be described as "Huh?"
"Yuki? What are you saying who's gone?"
"My Grama." He spoke softly.
Kyou's gruff face gave a look of utter shock.
"Yuki, I…I'm so sorry. How…when…I…" Kyou stuttered. He collapsed next to Yuki with his arm around Yuki's back on the bench.
They continued to sit there for a while silently contemplating. Kyou simply staring at the scenery and taking small glances at Yuki who seemed, if at all possible, paler than the snow itself.
Soon Kyou stood up and dusted himself free of snow and then proceeded to brush Yuki off.
"Come on Yuki. You've been sitting out for a while, or you at least look like it! Let's get you something to eat at the new café down the road a ways. I heard it's pretty good."
Kyou clung to Yuki's wrist and pulled him up out of the snow covered bench and walked him to the outer edge of the park o the parking lot
"Where's your motorcycle Kyou?" Yuki knew that now Kyou lived on his own and couldn't afford much. And that motorcycle was a classic, but it was all he had.
"Yuki, maybe you should have another look." He halted Yuki to a stop in front a white 2001 Nissan.
"What is this? Some kind of prank?" Yuki said through chattering teeth.
"I'll explain on the way, and you can explain yourself at the café!" Smiling all the while and unlocking the doors automatically with the click of a button on his keys.
Yuki sat nicely in the small vehicle. It was all a white tan color inside, while the seats had a rougher velvet feel to them. It was remarkably clean but not by any means new.
"So, what do you think of her?" Kyou prodded.
"She's nice Kyou. But what about you bike?" He questioned.
Kyou smiled and started the car as large blasts of hot air came out from the vents. It was good to the clammy, cramped up touch of the fingers and cheeks.
As Kyou maneuvered her beautifully through the roads to their destination, he spoke of how he had had to trade his bike for a car. Or he would have been stuck indoors all winter with the flu from riding his bike in the bitter snow and air.
Little did Yuki know that he also did it because it was his only way of being able to carry more people efficiently in all types of weather. Meaning himself and Yuki. And that it had cost him a damn pretty penny to do.
All the while Yuki simply slouched in his seat and continued to stare at the blurred scenery as they passed roads trees houses building and finally came to a stop facing another car in front and putting the car into the parked gear.
"Come on. Get out." Kyou said simply.
Yuki crawled out of the closed warm enviroment and turned to see a small building that had a large sign on it that said 'Grand Opening! Café Hill-A-Ray!'
Yuki gave an odd look at the title and simply huddled next to Kyou for warmth. As soon as they entered, they were seated. The café had a modest appeal to it. Small, homie, queit, and smelled of waffles, soup, and freshly broud coffee.
"So Yuki, what now?" Kyou asked as he sipped his freshly served coffee.
"From what I know, I will go to live with my cousin. I've never met him but he is charge of the family. My home will be sold, and all the belongings will be brought to his estate later this week. I will get to go to the same school as now." He spoke rather professionally as he adjusted to his open booth seat.
"Thank god! Remember how it was before when you just enrolled at our school. That boy Cain whooped you but everyday." Even though it was a bad memory to remenise on, Yuki could always laugh about it with Kyou.
"I will have to spend more time on school work though, and won't be able to see you as much though." He said with a cringe.
Kyou gave a look of pure unadultered fear, and proceeded to spat out his coffee at this statement.
"WHAT?! What the hell are you talking about? Weve always seen each other! Well, I guess it isn't so bad, I'll just sneak in your window and crawl in your bed till morning like I used to. Man those were the good old days. Remember?" Kyou teased as he smirked and gave Yuki a playful push from across the booth table.
"Yuki gave a smile and remembered how often Kyou would get into trouble late at night and run to Yuki's house for the night. He would climb the roof and simply slip into bed with Yuki. And would simply sneek out the same way before Yuki's grandmother awoke. Otherwise she would get the entirely wrong impression.
A waitress brought Kyou another cup of coffee and brought Yuki his hot cake meal. As well as a glass of milk to wash it down.
They continued to eat and drink and talk about older times. Kyou knew this was one of the only ways to lighten Yuki's spirit. Later as the paid and went back to the car Yuki gave Kyou directions to his cousins estate.
By the time they arrived it was already eight o'clock. Kyou was impressed by the estates size say the least.
"DAMN! Now that is a huge house! Your going to be living here? Crap. Have to have a fire truck to scale to you room probably." Kyou said with an almost drooling mouth.
He seemed to be coming more and more impressed these days Yuki noted.
As Kyou drove up to the front of the estate Yuki spoke.
"Kyou. Sorry, but visitors aren't exactly welcome here and it would be better if you just dropped me off."
"You sure?" Kyou asked.
"Ya."
Kyou came to a stop and watched Yuki walk to the front door. The large wooden doors opened and a tall man in a tux welcomed Yuki in with a bow.
Kyou gave a small sigh and a frown and proceded to drive out of the large confined place that Yuki would now have to call home.
THE END of Chapter 2...
I know it was rather boring but it has to be done because the NEXT chapter (which I am half way done with) is much juicier and the one after THAT is even better…he he he. Yes, I love being the author. Ok dearies. Be good, and might I also say the the person's name, who gave me the insperation to write this chapter, is in this story. Just read carefully. OH! And my car is in here to! Go me!
Oh and if anyone out there is really that stupid. YES! Yuki's Grandmother is DEAD, D-E-A-D, gone, passed on, deceased. Now, go read something else.