Hi again! I have a question. What does nani mean? From what I've heard, it means 'what' or is basically a spoken question mark, but then I heard that adding something, ko I think, makes a sentence a question. I don't know, I only know a little bit of Japanese. What little I know I've picked up from friends who speak it rather fluently and from manga. I just wanted to know because there was a sign in the school for the Japanese culture fair thing that my school puts on and it said 'Nani Desko' or something like that, I forget. Also, what is Japanese in Japanese? I thought it was Nihongo or Nihango, but the same sign said 'Nihogo'. Is that a mistake or something? I'm such a baka, I should just ask Na-chan. I probably will, so this question is utterly pointless. Moo!
Chapter Eleven
Rikuo gently removed Kazahaya's clothes, noticing for the first time that his chest and arms were bruised and cut. Rikuo let his fingers rest next to the worst of the wounds, though flinched back when Kazahaya moaned and stirred slightly. "Kazahaya?" Rikuo whispered, reaching up to stroke the boy's face gently, seeing that the place where the man in the alley had slapped him was turning into a bruise that there was no way to hide from Kakei.
Rikuo frowned when he got no further response from Kazahaya, so he picked up his body, which was twitching slightly, and took him into the bathroom to start the bath. "Rik-Rikuo…" Kazahaya murmured softly, making Rikuo jump. He looked down to see that Kazahaya was slowly returning to himself, even though the drugs still clouded his senses, and that the boy was sobbing.
"Shh…" Rikuo said softly, touching Kazahaya's hair, "You're safe now; it's alright." But Kazahaya didn't seem to recognize Rikuo and struggled against his touch. Rikuo sighed and checked the water. It was plenty warm and not too deep. He picked up the weakly struggling Kazahaya and placed him in the tub, the water barely coming up a few inches up his body. Rikuo only needed enough water to wash him quickly.
Kazahaya muttered something as Rikuo grabbed a wash cloth and dampened it. When Rikuo looked back to the boy, he found that Kazahaya's eyes were on him, struggling to focus. He gave Kazahaya a quick smile and then started to wash off the boys legs from the blood and dirt that covered them. He had to hold back from any touching that might alarm Kazahaya; he didn't want the boy to get too scared. He once found his fingers near Kazahaya's base, tempted to touch. He had to force himself away by going up to his step-brothers chest. He found his fingers rest on Kazahaya's nipples, seeing that there were little bite marks and bruising near them. He glowered in anger at those who raped him and then continued to clean his body.
Once finished, he gently cleaned off Kazahaya with a spray from the shower and then dried him off, clothed him again, and then placed him in the bed.
"Rikuo…?" Kazahaya muttered again.
"Shh…" Rikuo whispered, "Try to sleep, okay?"
He was surprised when Kazahaya gave a sort of nod and slid his eyes shut.
Rikuo watched him as he slept, his chest rising and falling steadily. He then slipped under the covers beside Kazahaya and softly kissed his step-brother's cheek. "I…I love you." Rikuo whispered before slipping an arm about Kazahaya's waist and falling asleep as well.
Bit of a short chapter, I guess. Short but sweet. Oh well. Keep reading, please! And review!