The Raven
Prologue 1 - Look Closer
Two men sat at the table side by side entertaining their guests.
The black haired one laughed and joked, his cat like fangs flashing in the candlelight as he tried to keep the conversation whole and alive.
He wanted to impress these people, they were his superiors and he was hoping to catch their eye for promotion.
He turned and smiled at his partner happily. They looked like such a happy couple
But if you looked closer you might notice that the black haired man continuously tried to hold the two toned mans hand only to be refused.
The evening grew late and soon the guests decided it was time to leave. They were impressed, they'd had their doubts about their colleague since they'd learnt about his sexual preferences. Even more so when he decided to date a foreigner as a lover.
Tonight had gone a long way to allay their fears and they left quite content.
When the door closed on the last guest the guest the black haired man finally let the anger show on his face.
"What is wrong with you?" he asked his voice raised, "Why are you acting like this?"
"I can't do this anymore," answered the two-toned boy flatly.
"Do what?" asked Rei advancing.
The other boy took a slow step backwards. "Don't" he said. He didn't want to fight. It was too late for fighting now.
"So you're afraid of me now?" asked Rei bitterly, "Cut the crap Kaoru you're not scared of anyone, least of all me."
"Just stop it. I'm not going to bother arguing with you" Kaoru recited monotone stepping forward.
"I'm not even worth that to you am I?" asked Rei his voice more controlled, "When did things get this bad?"
The sorrow in the black haired boys eyes made Kaoru's proud shoulders wilt slightly. He had been prepared for a fight even though he had been trying to avoid one.
"It's been like this for a while Rei."
"Do you think that we can fix things?" Rei pleaded. He'd never loved anyone more than he had loved Kaoru. He didn't want to give that up, even when he knew that it was over.
"No." Kaoru's voice didn't sound angry or biter like it had for the last couple of months. His tone was soft and unwavering, as if he was breaking bad news to a small child.
"How did it happen? We were so happy …" Rei muttered mostly to himself reaching his hand towards Kaoru's cheek and watching the other boy flinch away from him. "It was you," he whispered the anger returning twice as strong. "You were why things went bad! Why won't you let me touch you!"
"I don't like to be touched," even Kaoru noticed how empty it sounded when he said it.
"That's not what I've heard," Rei bit out folding his arms across his chest.
"You promised you would never mention that." Kaoru was already tired of this, the only thing keeping him up was pride. He didn't have the conviction to argue with Rei. To him there was nothing to argue you about things were already over.
"You used to let me touch you." Rei remembered , the accusation in his voice even stinging him a little. They had been like starved animals at first, devouring each other night and day. They had been so hungry for each other that they couldn't even make it through dinner without stripping each other and having a quick meal. What was Kaoru trying to say now? That they were full and it was time to leave the feast?
"I didn't used to mind as much." Kaoru half lied, because he hadn't minded the sex that much. It had been the remaining together afterwards, the laying together in bed that had made him uncomfortable.
"Are you having an affair?" Rei asked his voice raising into a slight screech. There had to be someone else it had to be someone else's fault.
"No Rei." Kaoru shook his head sadly, "There is no one else."
"Then why…" Rei started.
"I don't love you anymore… and you… you don't love me. We've been together for three years and I think that it is about time we called it a day."
"But…"
"No Rei, things shouldn't be this hard…we should just stop pretending." Kaoru turned towards the bedroom. "I'm going to pack. I'll find a hotel to stay in tonight."
Rei stood and watched as Kaoru walked into the bedroom and closed the door. He didn't understand, how could they have just woke up one morning and stopped loving each other.
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Kaoru pulled out his large beaten suitcase throwing it on the bed and filling it with papers from a hidden briefcase.
When he heard the bang that was Rei leaving the apartment he pulled out a mobile phone.
"Oleg? It's Kai, tell Boris that I have everything he needs and I'll be waiting in the park for extraction."
