Don't Let Go

Chapter Five: Pain & Anger

By Kellyq

Something had to done with Kouji and Takuya. They were starting to argue, and spend less time with each other. It caused a lot of unrest and concern with everyone, but none more so than with Kitt and Kouichi. The two were worried that something bad would come out of this, or one would walk away broken.

Kitt wanted to talk to Kouji, and tell him what he was doing to Takuya was hurting. He just got the same treatment as the brunette, Takuya did: being ignored. Kitt's anger started to come to the surface. That's it, he thought walking up to Kouji's locker where he was standing. Kitt took hold of the locker door and slammed it shut, startling the people around them.

"This has got to stop, Kouji! Takuya-"

Kouji gave Kitt a cold glare and started to walk away when he started to share how Takuya felt. Kouji didn't get very far; Kitt took a hold of Kouji's shoulder and spun him around. He was a bit shocked, as he was slammed into the locker.

"Takuya and I are tired of your bitchy behavior! Besides Takuya has done nothing to deserve it!"

Not telling me that he was going out with you, that's why! Kouji thought glaring at Kitt. "Maybe I don't want to be his friend!"

Kitt nearly choked, as his eyes widened and his body flinched. "How … how can you say that? How can you be so cruel to your best friend?"

Kouji laughed bitterly. "You mean 'was my best friend'. I don't need him. I don't need anyone."

Kitt pulled Kouji away from the locker and slammed him against it again. "Of course you need him! Friends need each other!"

Out of Kitt's blind anger, he was ready to strike Kouji but Kouichi and Izumi pulled the two boys away from each other. Kitt knew right then, that he was in trouble.

"What's wrong with you two?" Izumi asked, confused.

"Why don't you ask him?" Kouji huffed.

"Why are you accusing me?" Kitt asked angrily trying to pull out of Kouichi's tight grasp.

"Everything was fine before you poked your nose in!" Kouji pointed out.

"Stop it!"

They turned to see Takuya standing there with pure anger, shock, and pain. Kitt looked away with shame in his eyes. Kouji's heart skipped a beat, praying silently that Takuya didn't hear their conversation.

"I don't understand you Kouji! What caused you to hate Kitt, and especially me? What have I done to make you hate me so much, that you just don't want to be my friend anymore?"

Kouji pulled out of Izumi's grip and started to walk away. Pure anger shot through Takuya, as he went after his friend. He was going to get answers. Takuya reached out and took ahold of Kouji and he turned him around and got a good hold of his shirts collar.

"Don't you dare walk out on me when I'm talking to you, Minamoto! I'm tired of being treated like trash, and if you didn't want to be my friend you should've said it right to my face not Kitt's!"

The bell had rung a few moments before they had started their argument, leaving the hallway empty. Takuya let Kouji go and walked past him. The brunette didn't get very far, before Kouji spoke: "You really want to know?"

Takuya quickly turned around. The way Kouji had spoken sent a chill down his spine. The dark-haired boy still had his back turned. "Kitt stole you away from me, that's why."

"That explains a whole lot!"

Kouji growled as he spun around with great frustration in his eyes. "You don't get it do you-!"

"Aren't you supposed to be in class right now?" Came a voice that happened to belong to a teacher.

Everything was fine before you poked your nose in! Those words echoed in Kitt's ears. He was now in his room, sitting on his bed. Kitt's room was neat and tidy. His desk was to the right, the dresser next to it. His bed was on the left. He sighed, and looked out the window. He never felt this way and it was his fault.

He was so deep thought that he didn't even hear a knocking sound coming from the other side of the door.

"Kitt?"

The red-haired boy jumped a little, and turned to see that his foster dad enter his room. The man walked up with concern on his face and sat next to Kitt. "Are you all right?"

"Just thinking…Dad, do you think two friends have problems when a third person comes along?"

Kitt's foster dad sighed. "Kitt you need to stop worrying that it's your fault with what's going on with Takuya and Kouji."

"I just can't help it!" Kitt yelled slightly getting to his feet, "Kouji is hurting Takuya's feelings and ever sense the two of us have gotten together he's-"

Kitt stopped as realization sank into his brain. Everything was fine before you poked your nose! He had seen how the two would react toward each other, especially when it came down to Kouji. Kitt knew that nobody messed with Kouji, especially when it came to people messing around with Takuya.

Kitt did remember a couple of times at school that Takuya got beat up a few times and Kouji was there to defend him. The dark-haired would often take most of the beating.

Now Kitt understood. Kouji liked Takuya more just a friendship type way. Kitt cared about Takuya just as much.

"Kitt…the reason why I came in is to tell you…that we're moving."

To Be Continued...