What the Hell happened? Kazahaya asked in the back of his mind. He found himself in the dinning room, drowning his worries in alcoholic beverages. He was surprised he could still think straight, but his mind was slowly slurring with his words. He was on his second serving and still going. Rikuo just turned around and acted angry with me…the empath laid his head on the tablecloth with a small groan. His fingers wrapped back around his glass to take another sip of the bitter drink within it.
"Feeling down?" the medium's voice said soothingly behind him. His hands moved to Kazahaya's neck. His slim fingers began to rub his tense shoulders in small round circles. "You don't need him…"
"Go away, Leon." His incoherent words completely gave away that he was drunk. Kazahaya didn't do anything about the hands. The massage he was receiving was rather comforting.
"You're worth more, Kazahaya." He whispered to him as he bent down so his head rested on his shoulder. His arms went around Kudo's neck as if to hug him. He didn't get Kazahaya the last time. And now he wanted him even more. "You remember when we first met?"
"Yes, what about it?" Kazahaya jerked his head away sluggishly. He didn't want to hear what Leon wanted to say. In fact, he didn't want to hear anything anybody wanted to say. He just wanted to be alone. But now that Leon was here, he might as well have listened to him.
"I've wanted you ever since the day I laid my eyes on you. I've ached to touch your angelic soft skin…" Leon moved his lips to press against the soft shell of Kazahaya's ear. His voice crawled through the boy's ear. "Ached to posses your body…"
Kazahaya closed his eyes. The hackles of his neck seemed to rise in anger and embarrassment. He wished Rikuo was there to help him out in this kind of situation because he was the always the one that would help him out in any way possible. "Just leave. I don't need you or anyone."
"Is that so?" Leon asked. One of his hands left its position around his neck to move to his cheek. His coarse thumb stroked his smooth cheek gently. "Your tense neck muscles and hard swallows tell me differently. Those are signs that you're about to cry. Is this true, Kazahaya?"
"It may be…" for a few seconds, he lost the drunkard look and regained his innocent one. He quickly blew it off and returned back to his straight face. "But who cares? I could easily just cry myself to sleep like most people do. It wouldn't hurt me one bit."
"But I'll be up all night thinking about you. Where would you stay? Being stranded on this ship leaves you limited space."
"I'll find some place." He knew that if he could, he could just get drunk and easily pass out on the table. Then, the manager would be sure to give him a place. But that place was most likely the cargo hold.
"Fine." Leon said simply. He knew that Kazahaya would be racing back to him in no time. In the feeble state he was in, he needed someone to talk to. That someone was bound to be him. "Come by my cabin if you need me. My room number is 662." And with a wave, Leon was gone from the dinning room.
Kazahaya sighed deeply and picked back up his glass. He shook it around a bit; watching the liquid as it spiraled into the middle. He gave first thoughts to Leon's generous offer. Then seconds. And finally came to a conclusion. He sat down his drink and pushed back his chair. He started out the dinning room shortly after Leon.
"There we go…" Leon said as he pulled down the disco globe that shined in the moonlight. He had returned to the dance floor up on deck where everything had been set up. Lights glowed brightly in the dark and the strong scent of food lingered on the tables that were sat up on each side of the dance floor. Tonight was going to be the last night before they docked. On the 'Black Desire', the crew would host a midnight dance out here on the dance floor the night before they boarded to their designated place. He removed the black gem from the pocket of his nightly black cloak and placed it in the disco globe. This was the night he would finally have what he wanted. He would have Kazahaya. His plan was simple. With the moon reflecting the ball and the diamond inside it, the gem would give off a shine inside and reflect onto the passengers that looked at it. Leaving them to be possessed as long as the moon cast its rays down on the globe and causing it to light up. All he would have to do was to have a shard of the diamond with him. Being the possessor of a piece of it allows him to not be possessed. He placed the bigger half of his diamond in the globe then hung it back up. The other half went into his back pocket. "This will be perfect."
After his work was done, he walked back down to the cabin areas to find Kazahaya sitting slumped over next to his door. Finally! He thought in an excited voice. His plan was going just as he had thought. But even better.
"Leon?" he asked as he looked up. Leon saw that his cheeks looked a little glassy. Probably a result of tears. He stood back to his feet and waited for Leon to stop in front of him.
"Why are you here?" Leon said with a comforting smile. He brought his arm up to wipe the left over tears away with his sleeve.
"I guess I just need a shoulder to lean on, that's all." He spoke honestly. He pressed his face to his chest and made himself adjust to fit with Leon's body. Unlike his and Rikuo's, his and Leon's didn't fit as perfectly.
"Then I'll be your shoulder." The medium's fingers combed through his hair gently, trying his best to comfort him. He gave a twist to the handle of the wooden door and opened it. Once they were both in, he closed the door back up and moved to sit on his bed. Like a puppy, Kazahaya sat in his lap. He pressed his face into the small of his neck and let his tears loose once more. He wanted desperately to be with Rikuo. But Leon could do just the same. He felt those rough fingers in his hair and an arm around his waist. He began to sob and that's when his thoughts began to fall. He forgot everything. Even Rikuo. All he knew was Leon.