Don't let Go
Chapter Nine: The way it was before
By Kellyq
"Kitt asked you out first, that's why," Kouji answered finally looking back at Takuya.
"We - we broke up." He finally said.
Kouji frown as he felt his heart skip a beat. It took a lot of will power for the dark-haired boy not to show his true emotion about the whole thing, since he knew that Takuya understood half of it. "I thought you two loved each other," Kouji pointed out.
"He's moving to the U.S by next week and I really don't want him to go, even though he has no choice..." Takuya explained, looking down.
Kouji sighed. For the very first time, he knew how Kitt felt from going from one place to another. The dark-haired boy placed a hand on Tauya's shoulder and the brunette to look back at Kouji. "I know what it's like to move just as you start to make friends and move again. It happened to me a lot. It happened so often that I didn't want to make friends because I knew that there was no reason to make them," Kouji explained. "It wasn't until I met you and the other when I realized that having friends and keeping them is important-"
Takuya smiled and took Kouji's hand that was on his shoulder and placed it on his chest that was over his heart. "Of course you're important. You're important to me. When we first met, I had a feeling there was something special about you..."
"Special...?" Kouji whispered as Takuya moved his hand away from his chest to the dark haired boy's cheek; he leaned closer and gave Kouji a kiss.
"Special," Takuya whispered. "And I'm sorry it took me this long for me to know where my heart is."
The next day Kitt walked down the school hallway to see Takuya taking his own stuff out of the locker he and Takuya were sharing and Kouji helping. "What's going on?" He asked walking closer.
"I'm going to be Kouji's locker partner..." Takuya paused as he slipped his thumb under Kitt's chin and leaned in, "thanks for everything," He whispered and kissed the red-haired boy who closed his eyes, enjoying the kiss.
"So you're going to be locker partners? That's great! But what caused you guys to be friends all of a sudden?" Kitt asked, eyeing the two.
Kouji and Takuya looked at each other with a soft glint in their eyes that Kitt could see. "Well, let's just say that," Takuya started looking back at his friend, "we 'kissed and made up'. Kouji and I were also thinking about throwing a good-bye party for you. How does that sound?"
"That's sweet of you, but I won't have time. I'm here to get all my stuff and head home to help my parents pack."
"How about we help you? We can come over after school and-"
Before Takuya could finish, Eithen and a man that he knew as Kitt's foster dad came up behind the red haired boy. "Ready to go sport? Oh, hi Takuya..."
Kitt's foster dad paused when he noticed that Eithen ran and hugged Takuya. The brunette bent down and smiled. "I'm going to miss you too and I'll tell Shinya that you said hello."
Eithen smiled, and nodded. Kitt turned to face his dad. "Can Takuya and his friends come and help with the packing?"
"I don't mind as long as you guys don't goof off in the process, okay?"
"You're the greatest!" Kitt chirped. He hugged his foster dad as the bell rang for first class.
Kouichi and Izumi met up in the cafeteria when the bell rang for lunch. They still had to figure out how they were going to help Kouji and Takuya get together. The two sat down at the table. Izumi was the first to sigh. "Kouichi, I just think it's best we just let them solve this on their own."
The dark-haired boy sighed. He knew that his girlfriend was right even though he didn't want to admit it. Kouichi really wanted to help his brother be happy. He also wanted his best friend be happy, even if it meant that Takuya was with someone else. Now it looked like Takuya was free again since Kitt was moving.
The two were so much wrapped in their own thoughts that they didn't realize that Kouji and Takuya came up and Kouji spoke up. "Brother, are you okay?"
Kouichi merely jumped and turned toward his brother. "Kouji...don't do that."
"Sorry," Kouji apologized and sat next to his brother, "but are you okay-"
"Yea," Takuya continued sitting next to Izumi, "when we came in we noticed that you two looked upset about something. Is everything all right?"
"We're fine, bro. Izumi and I are trying to solve something that's between the two of us."
"Okay," Kouji responded with concern and gave his brother a little rub on the back, "but I'm here if you need to talk, okay?"
"Thanks, bro," Kouichi responded with a smile.
Kouji and Takuya got up and walked toward the back door holding hands. Izumi's eyes widened and she gasped. Kouichi looked in her direction and his eyes widened too.
The two walked to their favorite spot and sat down outside, under a shade of a tree. "I hope they're going to be okay," Takuya started.
"I wouldn't worry. If my brother is troubled, Izumi is not too far off," Kouji reassured his boyfriend with a glint in his eye.
"You mean..." Takuya stuttered catching on as Kouji nodded his head, "That's great! When did it happen?"
"Just a week ago," Kouji said as Takuya reached behind Kouji and pull gently pull the rubber band off and his long hair was free. "Hey!"
Takuya grinned as Koujii turned and pinned him down. A playful expression was on Takuya's face as they held each other's gaze. The bell rang just as Kouji started to kiss and nip his boyfriend's neck. The dark-haired boy's eyes sifted toward the door and narrowed. He was going to have to do something about that bell.
Kitt's face lit up when the doorbell rang. He was going to make sure that they have fun but he was also going to have a talk with Kouji and make sure that he was not playing some horrible joke on Takuya. He cleared his throat and opened the door and the two walked in. The place had a lot of tension in the air, as they followed Kitt into the living room.
"Kouji, can I talk to you in private?" Kitt requested.
There was silence as the vibes changed drastically from tension to confusion. Kouji followed Kitt down the hallway into a room that had posters, a computer sitting on a desk, a bookshelf and the bed was near the window. The light was off, leaving only sun light to cast shadows. The red-haired boy closed the door and stood there with his back turned.
"Do you love Takuya," Kitt asked. He waited for an answered, and when he got non, he added, "answer me. Do you love him." His voice knowing.
"Of course I love Takuya...huh?" Kouji paused when he noticed that Kitt was shaking a little, his hands balled into fists.
It took a moment for Kitt to speak but when he did, it was harsh and bitter. "Then, why didn't you take him first before I did? I hated how Takuya was so forgiving toward you and I envied you at the same time. I never knew someone who would do that for a friend. You should be lucky to have someone like that in your life...there were times when I wanted to beat the shit out of you-"
"I was jealous," Kouji finally said as Kitt turned around, "jealous that you got Takuya first. If I didn't have the type of feelings for Takuya as I do now, it would've been a different story."
Kitt looked at Kouji for a moment and studied his face, searching for the truth. Kitt stepped up, hugged Kouji gently, and he was slightly shocked that Kouji hugged back.
The two walked into the living room to see Takuya and Eithen playing checkers. "Who is wining?" Kitt asked.
Eithen smirked. "I am."
"Now what did I say about goofing off!" The red-haired boy's foster dad called from the kitchen, his voice knowing.
"Yea, I know that. Now let's go have some fun!"
The two boys followed Kitt into his room and closed the door. Eithen smiled when faint music came from the other side of the door.
The three made good progress getting things packed into boxes in three hours.
"How about we call it, I'm tired," Takuya spoke up.
Kitt nodded his head and followed Kouji and Takuya to the door and the three said their good-byes. The red haired-boy closed the door and leaned against it. He stood there for a moment, lost in thought. Kitt couldn't help but smile a little, thinking that he just made friends with Kouji. Kitt's expression changed to a smile as he walked into the kitchen ready to have something to eat.
Kouji and Takuya decided to come to the park and chill. "So, what did you and Kitt talked about?" Takuya asked inching closer to his boyfriend.
The sun was setting, casting a soft light around them. Their faces were close and their arms were around each other.
"Oh, you know...he just wanted to make sure that I'll be a good boy..." Kouji answered.
"Hmmm," Takuya moaned, pressing his body against Kouji's, "that reminds me. Do you want to spend the night?"
Kouji pressed his lips against his boyfriend's. "I think something could work out. But I thought you were tired."
"Well," Takuya whispered into his boyfriend's ear, sending a chill down Kouji's spine, "I thought we could have a little alone time at my place."
"Hmmm … sounds good."
The rest of the week went by fast and it was time to say good-bye. The airport was packed with people standing in line to get their tickets, or making their way to the gets. Kitt sat in the chair, hunched over, his forehead resting against his fists, his eyes showing many emotions. Eithen sat next to him, munching on some chips.
Kitt's foster dad got up and walked to confirm the time of the flight, and that they were ready. Once he was done, Kitt's faster dad turned and walked back to see Kitt sitting there looking a little frustrated.
"Kitt, are you all right?" The man asked, sitting next to his foster son.
"What if they forget..." Kitt whispered, "what if..."
"Takuya!" Eithen shouted causing the other two to jump. The little boy jumped out of his seat and ran past people pushing his way through. Kitt got up and followed Eithen, doing the same.
"Kitt! Eithen!" Takuya hollered and waved.
Kouji waved too. They stopped when they reached each other. Takuya and Kitt hugged tightly.
"I'm glad you've made it," Kitt whispered.
"Well, it took a lot of convincing to let us through..."
Kouji's expression changed to annoyed as he crossed his arms. "Yea and next time tell me when we have to be crammed into a suit-case. That really hurt you know."
They all laughed as Kitt extended his hand toward Kouji who took it. Instead of a handshake, Kouji pulled Kitt close and hugged him. "Don't be afraid of making new friends," Kouji whispered, "friends are important."
"Flight 137 to New York is now ready for boarding. Have your tickets and personal belongings ready. I repeat. Flight 137 to New York is now ready for boarding."
"Come on you two," Kitt's foster dad called to them, "it's time to go!"
"Coming!"
Kitt took his little brother's and turned and made their way back to their foster dad when Kouji called out to him.
"Don't forget what I told you!"
The red haired-boy stopped and turned. Eithen pulled out of his brother's hand and ran toward his faster dad. Kitt put two fingers up and smiled. Kouji smiled back and gave Kitt the thumbs up. The red-haired boy turned to catch up with his family.
"So what was that all about?" Takuya asked.
After they left the Airport, They decided to go to Takuya's house. The two were alone, lying next to each other on Takuya's bed
"Oh...were you jealous?" Kouji teased lightly.
Takuya let out a fake pout. Kouji knew him all too well. The dark-haired boy smiled. "I was encouraging him to make friends." He informed.
Takuya smiled. He shifted so he was facing his boyfriend. "That was sweet of you..."
"Yea. I'm sure he'll do just fine. Kitt's not all that bad of a person..."
Takuya yawned and curled next to his boyfriend.
Things are back to normal.
The End