Akira POV
After our blood oath (I don't recall how we ended up doing such a thing, but we had, and I do not regret it), we went to go riding. At first, I was albeit suspicious, thinking it to be a plot for me to kill him. How drastically my thoughts have change! At the beginning, I have thought only to keep him away from me or in strong pain, but now after such an oath, I wish to be by him to keep his lingering mind from any thoughts of suicide.
He acknowledged my suspicious look for my face had suddenly raised a brow at his suggestion, (I have a curse on doing such a thing), but after a second he freed me from my suspicion with a smile
"Are you afraid that I'll force your horse to trample me so that death will come upon my eyes?" he asked, a hidden poetry somewhere in his words.
"Yes, do you hate me for it?" I asked back.
"No, I found it quite smart in your part, but don't worry, I won't, I promise." He spoke with a sincere face that I couldn't help but trust, "I don't ever go against my promises for if I do, you might do the very same with our oath."
I scowled. "Are you really bent on suicide?"
"Hmmm…maybe, but lets forget about that now; I won't be thinking of suicide until after a year." He walked toward the stable after this and I followed for I feared for him.
As I followed, I watch him. I wouldn't have imagined such dark thoughts in such a person. His like a child; his choice of robe is golden, brighter than our own sun, and his movements are light, like feathers. He looks so carefree, so nonchalant with the pain that life brings, but it seems I have thought wrong; his pain is unimaginable for me to understand.
I want to understand. How strange of me. I have never felt so attached with a person, not even to my Father and Mother. I want to care for him; I want to protect him. Is this wrong of me; should I feel this way toward a stranger. I barely know him and from toward the things that I know of him I dislike, but I want to…I really want to protect this bright child.
How really strange of me; I wonder if it has to do with our combining blood. I took a quick look toward my index finger, the small cut already healing—the traces of red fluid already gone, none but small pecks of dry blood. Okay, maybe not.
"Hey, Akira, what are you doing just standing there? You look retarded!"
What…what outstanding nerve! Here I was, thinking how much I want to protect, to care for him! Suddenly my line of thoughts bothered me greatly and I had the stupidity to blush! Why am I blushing! These are just normal thoughts! Really, normal boys think of caring and protecting other boys. Yes, yes. I nodded my head to assure myself. Of course, it's only normal for somebody to want to protect someone who is bent on killing themselves. I'm just acting on my nature; I can't stand seeing others hurt. Yes, yes. It has nothing to do with the person. If it was that…that…girl…I would think the very same thing! It has nothing to do with this person!
"Damn Prince!"
I watched him grow red, from anger I would guess, and in impulse I thought, 'cute'. What the hell! I shook my head and glared at the person who is in fault at the weird thoughts in my already beaten up mind (from the bitter loss against Hikaru).
"Impatience child," I chided him as I walk passed him and into a stall to retrieve a horse; this one with a black mane, but strangely, with white coating. I look at the child and suddenly I thought that he might very well be like the horse, white and black, good and evil. I smiled, 'Good, it seems that the good is on the advantage. Maybe I do have a chance to beat his evil; but I wonder, what brought such an evil on him?"
A sad, but a beautiful face from the sky looks into his thoughts and his smile creased into a frown. He answered the prince's question, "I'm the cost of his evil, prince Touya." His words did not reach the prince as said prince began to speak to the child.
"You impatience child," I repeated myself, "Can't you not wait for a minute?"
"No, I can't. And, it has taken you more than a minute."
I turn my head away from him and carefully adjusted myself on the horse. I held the rein and with a small snap, he walked. "Well, are you just going to stay there?"
"No!"
To prove his point, he snapped the rein and kneed the horse on the side, causing the horse to gallop. "See!" He passed me soon enough, and I had to smother my laugh as I watched him turn his horse after he was a few feet away from me and decided to stick his tongue at me. What a childish action.
Hmm…maybe this feeling to want to protect and care for him might be the natural instinct that brothers feel toward their siblings. Maybe I think of him of a younger brother; he sure acts the part.
"You're such a child!"
"I'd rather be a child than be an old adult like you!" He answered back.
"You are a prince. You don't have the time to be a child." I answered as my horse moved closer toward him.
"A title does not force you to be an adult; I think we should act as childish as we want until we have to grow up."
"And exactly when do we have to grow up?"
"When we have our precious person to take care of," he answered.
"I disagree. Whether you've meet your precious person or not, you're force to grow up because you have an entire kingdom of people to take care."
"Oh, but you forget that I am selfish, Akira-chan."
I scowled at the ending attached to my first name. "Don't call me that. You do not know me enough."
"But I think I do for I believe you have not talked so much in your life than with me."
"What a childish liar, you are!" I accused him, 'but you're right, I have never talked so long to any other person.' This went outspoken and not wanting to continue on with the conversation, I kneed the horse, he gallop and I cried a laugh as I passed him. And, strangely enough, I had the sudden urge to stick my tongue at him and so I did.
"HA! I pass you!"
I chided myself at my childish behavior for it was very much childish. I wonder why I had the impulse to do such a thing. Not even when I was a young child did I ever do such a retarded action. Has it has to do with the child's presence? If that's the case, would it be alright for me to be around him.
I shook my head. I can't be thinking of such thoughts! I have sworn by blood that he would live and if I am not around him, how do I secure his life? I can not and so, I must not think such thoughts and handle the thought of being with an annoying and childish person.
From the heavens, two innocent beings talk as they watch the two princes interact…
"Sai, do you think Prince Touya would be up to it." This came from a figure of blue eyes, blonde hair, and silver wings.
The person in question turn with a smile, "Touya-san has notice Hikaru's childish behavior and that will surely lure him to Hikaru such as I had been lured to him."
"Will that be good for his quest?" The silver winged angel asked with a curiosity matching a child.
"Yes, from what I've know of Akira from here, I've learn that he always gets want he wants and if he somehow learns that he wants Hikaru, he will get him no matter the cause. He will stop Hikaru from sure death."
Then let us hope that Prince Touya would care as such toward Hikaru."
To this, Sai smiled and whispered, "He is already beginning to."
We have been riding for hours now and yet I have not grown tired. He find myself conversing with him at a friendly matter now, of course there are still little arguments here and there, but still, we have in way grown friendly with each other.
"Akira-chan…"
The ending stuck, much to my regret and much to his amusement…
"What?" The answer came out harsher than I had hope and with it, he scowled at me.
"Geez, you don't have to act like that. If you're getting tired talking with me, just say so and I'll leave," Next, he mumbled a few more, "and here I thought that you were trying to help me."
I scowled at him for I was sure that he meant it for me to hear him for his whispered remark came out louder than it should be. "Are you trying to fill me up with guilt?" I accuse him and he smiled to my question.
"Yeah, is it working!" He bounced on his horse causing it to scramble a bit, but stop soon enough and when it did, I answered.
"It is absolutely not working! I will not fall for such an old trick so easily!" I chided him, hiding my small smile as he pouted at me. He is cute.
"Hey, look, a star."
I look to where he was pointed his finger to and there it was the first star of the night.
"Did you hear his thoughts right now," asked the silver winged angel, "He called Hikaru-chan cute and didn't notice it at all. How adorable!"
Sai laughed, "Well, Hikaru is cute. He was just stating the obvious."
The angel smirked back at Sai's answer, "But it's the fact that he did not catch his thoughts that was so adorable. Soon, he'll be in denial and next after denial is acceptance and after acceptance, he will be courting our cute Hikaru-chan!"
"You look like you're enjoying this very much!"
"Oh, yes, yes, I am wonderfully enjoying this little drama!"
"Hmmm…you remind me so much of Hikaru, Naruto and your boyfriend reminds me so much of Akira-san."
To this the angel frown, "Well, I hope that they won't meet in death like we had."
Thus…they grow silent and continued to watch the two earth dwellers interchange…"
"Isn't it pretty Akira-chan?" The question was asked toward me, but I stayed quiet, my eyes glued at the star. "Hey, Akira-chan, are you there?"
"Huh," I watched Hikaru waved his hand crazily across my face, annoyed, I swapped it away.
"Geez," I watched him sooth his arm. I knew he was teasing me, but I still couldn't him but be worried if he was okay; yet, I held the urge to ask if he was okay and spun my horse toward the table. It was growing toward night and I feel albeit tired.
"I'm tired."
"Oh."
I didn't question his sad tone and I continued forward, but soon I stop as I did not hear the padding hooves of another horse.
"Aren't you coming," I called back toward him.
"No, I want to stay a little bit longer."
"Suit yourself." I shrug my shoulders and I continued my way toward the stable. "Whatever, it's not like I care. If you want to stay out this late, it's your choice."
He didn't answer back.
AtAkira's actions, two angels frown.
"What a pity," whispered Naruto.
"Yeah, Hikaru is most vulnerable at night."
The new figure comes forward.
"Dobe, time to go home."
The blonde grins and snatched the arm of his boyfriend.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Sai. I can't wait how this drama ends."
"Yes, I can't wait."
Thus…both humans and supernatural creatures slumber…
Hikaru POV
It's night again. I stared at the well made bed, one that I will never lie on with peaceful dreams. All I receive as I place my ebony hair upon a pillow are his nightmarishly, beautiful face and light cascade of purple hair. From such dreams sprung warm tears and a breaking heart, tape with so many clear tapes that I sometimes fear that one day they will all fall apart, the pieces of my heart. My thoughts have become poetic tonight; I fear that his feminine nature, even in his death bed, is affecting me.
I force myself to lie down on the king size bed and close my open eyes. At once, my view is bombarded with his lips which creased to make a wide, childish grin and soon tears begin to flow. I rushed out of my bed and rushed into my borrowed closet to grab some suitable clothes which I can wear. I quickly dress and with quiet footsteps I walk out of the coordinators of the palace and into the garden, which I had been infatuated with since last night.
Soon, I begin my run. Nothing has change, whether I'm away from home, I still waste my nights like this, running to exhaustion to escape his lively face. Within a few minutes, I stumble, but I catch myself before I can fall. I continue my run and soon perspiration flows from my face like a raging waterfall, but the wind goes against me, cooling my face.
My breathing, after hours, have become short and gasping for some needed oxygen, but I force myself to continue for images of his lovely face have suddenly appeared in my mind; I want exhaustion to create me, once again, a dreamless sleep. I reach for my face and I felt a mixture of hot sweat and cold skin. I wonder, is that a good combination; is it healthy? Yet, even though I thought of this, I did not wander any farther on my health and continued to run.
I did not hear the light footsteps that came forward.
Author's Note: Yay, the sixth chapter and wouldn't you guys agree that this came sooner than last time. Um…I wonder if you find the conversation between Naruto and Sai confusing. I just brought them there to create some analyze between Akira and Hikaru's relationship. They won't take much of the spotlight; if you don't want them there, I'll take them out. Well, please review! Sayounara!
P.S. Excuse my grammar and spelling errors.