Chapter 7
This is flashback.
this is flashback's flashback.
Three months later, everything started to go back to the old times.
"Kyou! Look what I've bought you."
I smiled. "What is it? Open your palms and show it to me, quick!" I held his hands and tried to pry open his palms. He grew so strong so fast that I started to lose to him during our regular fights. But I don't mind, he is my boyfriend after all.
He opened his palms and show me two rings.
"Wow… they're beautiful…" I put one of them on my forefinger, and tried to slip the other in as well.
"No Kyou-kun. This is for your toe. Here let me put it on for you." He took the ring from my hands and put in on one of my toes for me.
I smiled again. All I could do nowadays is just to smile.
He stood up and showed me his identical ring and toe ring.
Again, I smiled and said nothing. Because I don't know what to say anymore. After this he would definitely go to Yuki to show him the new things, just like before. That is why, I already have ran out of things to say to him.
"I'll show Yuki! Wait for me here!" He ran up the stairs to Yuki's room.
I stood there, feeling the numbness in me. I knew he wouldn't come down so soon.
I walked into the forest, once again. This pain… it will never heal. I just wished it to be forgotten.
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I smiled. He hugged me and ran upstairs, saying that besides me, he also wanted to show Yuki his new coat. He ran up the stairs, and I sat there, waiting for him to come down.
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When is he coming to my room? He's been in Yuki's for the last 5 hours. I'm getting tired of waiting.
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"You're going to show Yuki your new toy again?" "Yeah! Wait for me!"
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I sat at the edge of the cliff, thinking of the pain he left in me. I came here very often to do that, trying to sit, calm myself, and wash of the pain.
This is a place that nobody knew of, except for me. Well, even if they did, they wouldn't even noticed that I'm not with them, let alone find me. This is a point which I liked, that no one disturbs my precious, quiet moment…
I looked at the sunset, or was it sunrise? I don't even know how long I've sat here. I bet he wouldn't have noticed. He is always with his Yuki.
I have decided…
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I walked back to Shigure's house. I saw him there, sitting so close to Yuki, face buried into Yuki's chest, and hugging Yuki.
I walked past them.
Suddenly, someone hugged me fiercely from behind. I stood there, letting him hug as much as he wanted to. I felt so much pain, I don't want to move. I am scared that if I move, I would shatter into pieces.
"Where were you? I went all around looking for you. I looked for at almost all the rooftops in the area… where did you went…?" He tightened his arms around me.
I turned around sharply. He was startled.
I just had to tell him. Or if I don't shatter into pieces, I'll cut myself into them.
"I don't want to wait anymore."
"What…? Kyou…"
I turned and ran out of the house, and instinctively to the Sohma main house.
"Kyou… Kyou! KYOU!"
And that was when I was caught by Akito and got beaten up badly.
I sighed.
I put the picture back to it's original position on the table.
I took my stuff and walked silently down the stairs.
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"…" Ayame was still looking at his own reflection in the water.
"…" Ayame felt a hand on his shoulders and soon, he was turned to face the man whom had a tight grip on him.
Ayame turned around. "Why are you here? Go and look for Kyou! Don't bother me here!"
"Ayame…?" Hatori looked at Ayame disbelievingly.
"What?" Ayame shook off Hatori's hand and sat down on the grass.
Hatori sat down beside him. "What happened to you…? How did you dye your hair so fast?"
"You are an idiot aren't you? I didn't dye my hair obviously." Ayame pushed Hatori away and stood up.
Hatori was taken aback. Ayame never speak to him like that, at least, he didn't used to.
"Then… how? Look at me Ayame!" Hatori dropped the box and cupped Ayame's face in his large hands.
Ayame frozed on the spot on the touch, forgetting the jealousy and anger. He blushed. "What?"
"Your eyes are black… just like your hair… and they are so… black without even a tinge of any other colour…" Hatori was amazed at the change.
"So? Does that change anything?" Ayame hoped for a sudden change in Hatori's heart, or at least understand him a little more.
"No…" Hatori dropped his hands to his side.
Ayame's face fell.
"But… will this change something?" Hatori bent down and picked up a box and cloth which were very much familiar to Ayame.
"Hatori… you…" Ayame gasped.
"Yes, I dug it out, for you, for us." Hatori opened the box.
Hatori stared into the box.
Ayame stared into the box.
"Hatori! It's not there!" Ayame pouted at Hatori.
"I… I didn't… no wait, it wasn't me." Hatori looked at Ayame.
Ayame sighed in exasperation. "Hatori…"
"Sorry…"