Fallen

by Blind Dark Faith

He just moved into a new town, thinking eveything is just like all the others, until he met someone new. A boy that would make him see the truth to everything... shounen-ai! Takouji, slight Junichi

3. Dream

Fallen

Chapter Three: Dream

By: Blind Dark Faith

"It was all… a dream?"

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 Drowsiness clouded his mind, as he kept on falling into nothingness. Darkness shrouded his vision, and there was nothing but black. He didn't want to close his eyes, because he knows that they would come and hunt his mind. The visions were all the same, and they all have one thing in common…

 "Takuya…" A voice called and he looked around. 'That voice… it's so familiar…' Slowly he closed his eyes and he saw them… those flashes that flooded through his thoughts. He furrowed his brows, ignoring the images. "They're getting stronger… I can't hold them off any longer. There's too many coming, and the gate is fully opening. I can't hold them back from entering this world." He opened his eyes after seeing the last of his visions. "There's no more light coming into this city." He looked up, as he fell. There was a tiny light above him, and he narrowed his eyes. "Takuya…" The light then got brighter, and he dived into it, welcoming it, with a bit of hesitance.

"I want to be your friend, Takuya. You can… trust me…"

 More visions flooded back into his thoughts, new ones entering and some becoming clear. When it stopped, he started to feel the numbness on his shoulder, and the ache all over his body. Slowly he opened his eyes and stared up at the white ceiling. The sun glittered through the window, indicating that it was morning. He blinked his eyes to get use to the light, after being lost in the strange darkness. He then struggled to sit up, but the pain was too great that he winced and fell back down. He was on a bed, with warm comforters and soft pillows. He looked around, and found out it wasn't his own room, but someone else's. He felt something squeeze his hand, and he instantly looked down. There on the bed, was a sleeping figure. The figure was sitting beside the bed, and his head was down on the mattress, using his own arm as a pillow. The other hand was on his, softly cupping his in the boy's own hand. His long raven hair was falling all over messily, escaping its loose ponytail. Quickly he felt his face burning. 'Kouji…?' He looked around, trying to recall what happened last night. 'I went to the other side, fighting a Fiend and it…' The brunette's eyes went wide. 'Before I destroyed it… it injured me really badly, and I went back… Must have ended up somewhere, where Kouji found me…' He bit his lip. 'What if he saw me cross boarders?' He put his free hand on his shoulder and found it bandaged. He saw his arms also taken cared of. And his shirt was gone, leaving him with only his school pants. He blushed for a while, but then his eyes softened. 'He… took care of me?' he looked down at the raven-haired boy, and stared at him.

 The raven-haired boy started to shift in his uncomfortable sleep. He groaned a bit, before slowly raising his head. The boy opened his deep blue eyes, rubbing away the sleepiness from it. He yawned a bit, and sat still for a while. He let everything register to him of the night before. Then he opened his eyes fully, and looked down at the brunette. Takuya was red on his face, when they stared. "Hey, your awake!" He said in an almost whisper. He leaned on his arms, as he watched the brunette lying there on his bed. "Does your shoulder still hurt? I won't ask what happened, but that wound really looked bad…"

 The brunette's hands took Kouji's, and the raven-haired boy blushed at the sudden action. 'Er… why am I blushing?' His heart raced. "Thank you, Minamoto." Takuya said in his shy tone. The brunette then sat up, but Kouji put a hand on his good shoulder to stop him. Takuya looked at him confusingly.

 Kouji shook his head. "You're not going anywhere. You're not healed yet." He said, and slightly pushed the boy back down.

 Takuya wrapped his thin hands around his wrist. "No, I'm fine. I'm ok." He protested.

 Kouji shook his head again. "Nope. I'm not letting you go." He stood up and stretched a bit. "I'll go and see if I can make you some food to eat. And don't you dare move from that bed." He went to leave his room, but he didn't miss the silent gratitude from the small brunette. Kouji smiled to himself and he walked to the kitchen.

~

 Takuya felt awkward being somewhere where he doesn't know anyone. But he did know Kouji, though not very well. He felt out of place, watching the family eat their breakfast, and converse a bit quietly. The father wasn't there. He left early for work on a Saturday, and Kouji's mother just came home from the hospital. With all the protest from the smaller boy, Kouji allowed the brunette to come out of the room, but not out of the apartment yet. He still felt that is wasn't safe for the smaller boy to go out there with a terrible injury. 'I'll let him rest for a while, before I ask him some of my questions.' Kouji looked up and saw Takuya eating slowly, which he has been noticing. He finished his, and Takuya barely eat one-forth of his plate. His stepmother was busy reading her newspaper, and was finishing her cup of coffee. Kouji frowned a bit, and stood up. The brunette had his head bent low, staring at his own food. "Are you finish, Takuya?" he asked quietly.

 The brunette looked up a bit sorry for not eating his great cooking, but his eyes shined with glee. 'I guess he doesn't eat much… seeing how unhealthy he looks.' The brunette nodded and Kouji took the plate. He left Takuya to sit there on the table next to his step-mom. When he finished washing the dishes, he saw Takuya staring down at his lap, doing nothing but watch his hands. His step-mom offered some nice clean clothes for the brunette to wear. Even though those were Kouji's old small clothes, they were still big on the brunette. Kouji slightly touched Takuya's shoulder, and he could feel the boy shrink under his touch. Kouji quickly retreat his hand from the boy. "Let's go back to my room, ok?" he said softly. The brunette nodded and stood up from his chair.

 "Kouji, you should let Takuya call his family to let them know where he is. His family must be pretty worried." The two looked over their shoulder to see Kouji's step-mom staring at the two. She had down her newspaper. The woman smiled at them. "And Takuya, you should rest more, ok? We'd want your strength to fully return." The brunette nodded, and then left to follow Kouji.

~

Takuya

 Calling home wasn't easy, knowing how crazy your family would get if you even come home 5 minutes late. But when I called, I was glad it wasn't my mother. She would blow at me, asking a thousand questions in one minute. My mother is very overprotective of me, and also rubbed off at the rest of my stepfamily. My stepbrother, Taichi, answered, and I was glad he did. He told me that my mom was really worried that she couldn't even sleep. My step-dad was about to dispatch a search party for me, which is a bit over exaggerating, but he was worried as well. Taichi and my stepsister, Hikari, were trying to find me when I didn't get home before dinner. They knew how many times I go out at night, and thought that this time I didn't come home.

 No one knows about it. They wouldn't even understand. Things aren't what they seem, but people are just blind with their own haven. I know Kouji is starting to sense it, but it's too dangerous for him to know. I'm not too sure about it for him to find out. But my visions do show that he is somehow part of this. Ever since I saw him, it was hard to believe that there was such a person. I thought it was just my mind playing tricks on me, because sometimes my visions can be false. But when I saw him, he was even more beautiful to me in real life. I've never met anyone who seems to understand what's really going on. He is someone who doesn't ignore the smallest details all around. And he always appears out of nowhere, like some saint who wants to protect me, when I'm the one protecting everyone. But why is he here? I feel like I'm the only one who notices the fault of the world, but now he came…

 The world that we see is just a façade of someone's own fault of not protecting the world everyone pictures it to be. It may seem that I could be making things up, but really it's true. And Minamoto Kouji seems to not be fazed by this artificial world we live in. In reality, our city is torn. No one would notice it anyways, because they are all being blind by those who created this safe refuge for them. But no longer will it be safe anymore, for a dark force is intruding to destroy it. They are bound to find out one day. Then fear and panic will wash over and their world would be gone. The forces are getting stronger, and I don't think I'll be able to fight it any longer. Should I trust Kouji? I can feel it that he's no ordinary guy. I can see it also in my visions. He has something within him, but it still too weak to fully be awakened. Maybe… just maybe I can let him know, but not now. He's just still in denial, like the rest of them. But…

~

 Kouji quietly closed the door of his room, and headed to the living room. The brunette was now resting on his bed. Kouji was playing a game on his computer for a while, and waited for the boy to fall asleep again. When he did, the raven-haired boy crept out of his room to let the boy rest. He kind of overheard the conversation the boy had with his older brother. The brunette was really nervous as he spoke, but he sounded really relaxed talking to him. Takuya spoke differently than how he did with other people. 'I guess the only people he's comfortable with is his family. But there's still the linger of hesitance in his tone.' Kouji plopped down on the couch and switched on the television. 'Izumi did tell me about Takuya's stepsister, Yagami Hikari. She's a cheerleader as well. And Yagami Taichi is Takuya's stepbrother. He's the team captain of the soccer team. Takuya's siblings are known in the school, and so is he. But in a sad way.' Kouji didn't pay any attention to the television, and just stared straight ahead. 'Why do I suddenly care for him? I don't really know him well, and yet I'm already afraid he might get hurt really bad.' Kouji lowered his head. 'I've… I've never felt this way before to anyone… feeling that I care somehow.' He blinked his eyes and shot his head up. There was another sound of a roar echoing all around him, and it was very loud. He could have sworn he felt the apartment shaking, but he knew no one would notice it, except for… "Takuya!" The raven-haired boy quickly stood up and rushed to his bedroom.

 He opened the door and looked around. The brunette wasn't in his bed, and he bit his lip. He turned his head, and saw the brunette standing beside his open window. He was changed back to his uniform from before, and his white collard shirt was clean of blood. "Takuya! What are you doing?" He growled, and went up to him.

 The brunette just stared out of the window, not turning around to see Kouji behind him. "I'm sorry… but I have to go."

 "You can't!" He went to reach his hand out, but stopped half way. "You… you're not healed yet!" He saw the boy flinch a bit. "Takuya… I know something is going on, and you're fighting something. But I'm not letting you go." He clenched his hand into a fist.

 Slowly Takuya turned around, to face him, and they stared into each other's eyes. "No one's ever cared for me… except my family…" He smiled softly. "You don't have to worry, Minamoto." Takuya took off his shirt, and started to unravel the white bandages from his shoulder and arms. Kouji's eyes widened. "I'm already healed. And I thank you for helping me. You're the… kindest person I've ever met. Thank you." The boy bowed his head. Then he turned around to face the window. The gentle breeze came in, blowing around the two. "Minamoto… I can't tell you yet… one day soon… I'm sorry…" He whispered softly. The same line of light appeared, like the one from last night. But it was standing horizontal to the brunette. Takuya touched his hand on it, and it went in, then his whole body went through. Kouji went to run up to it, but the line disappeared, and he rammed up against the open window, nearly falling out of it.

 Kouji fell back to the ground, and he punched it unintentionally. "You better come back, Kanbara." He said lowly. After a few moments, the boy stood up and looked back at his bed. It was fixed, and the old clothes that Kouji lend were folded neatly on the corner of his bed. He walked up to his bed and suddenly fell on top of the soft cushion. He closed his eyes, and just lay there, on his face.

~

Flash

 Quickly his blue eyes opened, and he found him self, no longer in his room. Kouji looked around and recognized his surroundings, as his city he lived in. He stood on top of an old crumbled building. All around him the buildings were collapsed, and the sky was black. He turned around and watched the fallen city. There was no one, not one sign of any inhabitants in the city. Then he turned around, and saw that tall new-looking building, glittering with lights, reaching to the black sky. It was the only thing that illuminated the city, and also the glowing from the rip in the sky. 'This is from my dreams…' He stared at the tall building with mixed emotion. 'Something about it feels wrong. That's never there in Shibuya… and yet, this is Shibuya.' He looked down at the streets below, and with his good eyes, he reads the street sign that he recognizes.

 He closes his eyes, and the background change. 'What the?' He was now on the ground, next to the street sign he just read. He looked over his shoulder and acknowledged his apartment building behind him. Kouji shivered a bit at the dreary view encircling him. It was even darker below than on the rooftop. He turned his head as he heard something from far. There was that thunderous roar again, and this time it was clearer. Kouji looked at the dark street and stared at it. He narrowed his eyes to see a cluster of small creatures running his way. Kouji quickly backed away, close to a giant piece of debris from the building. He watched as the little creatures scurry by on the street. They all looked strange, each one a bit different from the others. He could have sworn they were saying 'run away,' or 'it's coming.' Kouji stood up and looked after them run away. "This is some dream. But it seems so… real."

 Kouji lost his balance, as the ground below him shook. The boy turned his head to hear the giant steps walking from the dark street. When the giant figure appeared, Kouji shrank in fear. It was a large black dinosaur looking monster. The dinosaur roared loudly again, then swung it's tail to a building. There were shrills coming from the building, and more creatures jumped down from it and took off running. Kouji couldn't move, but stare at the dinosaur. 'What's going on?' his mind yelled. Suddenly, a line of light appeared from above the dinosaur, and both he and the black monster looked up at it. The boy's deep blue eyes widened, as he saw a certain brunette emerge from it. 'Takuya?'

 The portal disappeared, and Takuya was floating in the air. The Dinosaur stared at the boy for a while, and then snorted. The brunette opened his eyes, and his arms opened wide to the sides, just as a big pair of white wings appeared and spread from behind him. Kouji just stared in awe, never taking his eyes off from the boy. 'So it is him… Takuya is some… angel?' Kouji stood up, and slowly backed up to have a better view of the scene. He took one more step, and soon his surroundings changed again. Kouji looked around, and he was on a bridge, crossing over the streets. He saw the dinosaur and Takuya not too far from where he was standing.

 The brunette opened his eyes. It was glowing in contrast with the lighted building behind him. The dinosaur opened its mouth and roared at him. But the boy didn't flinch at its bellow. Takuya placed his hand in front of him, and a ball of light was forming on his palm. After gathering enough power, the boy released a big beam of energy at the monster. The dinosaur roared in pain, and the boy quickly dodged the monster's arm from striking him. Takuya then glowed in a bright aura, lighting up his surroundings. Kouji could see some of those creatures hiding behind the building's debris. Takuya shot open his eyes and started releasing many beams of energy at the dinosaur. Takuya then hovered away, as the dinosaur was going berserk, swinging its arms and tail all around him. It smashed into the buildings, as more of the building tumbled.

 The creatures that were left behind started to run for cover. One tripped and started to bawl for help, but the others couldn't hear it over the shrieks of pain the monster cried out. Takuya turned his head and saw the distressed creature. A giant fragment of the building broke off, falling towards it. Takuya gasped and flew towards it. He landed over the creature, and looked up at the piece of cement. He raised his hand up, and another ball of light was on his palm. Then he shot his energy, disintegrating the rubble. The creature was still shock, and it couldn't move. Takuya looked down, and smiled softly at it. Then a giant claw swept the boy, making him crash into the walls of the building. Takuya slid to the ground, still a bit unconscious of the impact.

 Kouji gasped in shock. "No! Takuya!" He couldn't help. He didn't know what to do. He went to his way to reach the fallen boy.

 Takuya opened his eyes and looked up to see the dinosaur looking down at him with fierce eyes. The boy cursed lightly. "You're not so strong as they say you are." The dinosaur growled in a low tone. Takuya sneered, and got up. The Dinosaur lowered its head. It's mouth dripping with saliva. It snorted at the boy. Takuya stood still, letting the harsh gust blow past him. He didn't flinch as the monster growled, just a few inches from him. "I can just eat you in a matter of seconds." It raised its head and roared stridently, making the buildings and the ground vibrate around them. Takuya just stood there, staring at the monster. As it struck to swallow the boy, it hit its nose on the ground, and lifted it's head to spit to concrete in its mouth. Then it started to laugh, as he saw the small crater it created with no sign of the boy. "I defeated the Fiends' most feared protector of this world!" It yelled in triumph.

 Kouji froze in his place and stared in horror. He shook his head not believe the brunette was really gone. He was nowhere around, and the other scared creatures were mourning for the boy's death. "No…" Kouji whispered. 'Takuya…'

 "You really think you can stop me that easily." A voice echoed through the buildings. The dinosaur looked all around for the owner, but couldn't see anything but the shadows casting down from the buildings. "I'm not going to allow you Fiends to come and destroy our world any further." The voice said. Kouji's heart was racing, as he tried to find the boy. "You'll all be annihilated before you can control our world." Kouji gasped in surprise as he saw the boy appeared on top of the dinosaur's head. In his hands was a shining silver sword that glowed with a faint aura. The brunette stroke his weapon upon the monster's head, and it shrilled in immense pain. It swung its arms uncontrollably, and Takuya was trying his best to dodge its sharp claws. Unfortunately, it came in contact with him, and he was flung to the ground, creating another crater on the concrete ground. Takuya struggled to get up. The pain was throbbing all over his body, but he manages to roll over to dodge the dinosaur's tail from smashing him. Crimson liquid rained to the ground, pouring from the open wound from its head. Takuya got up, and lifted his arm only to have the sword appear in his hand. It was cleansed from any blood that came from the injured monster. Takuya narrowed his eyes in concentration. He saw the swinging arm, and in one swipe he cut it off. The sword didn't even come in contact with the dinosaur's skin. More rain of red came splashing down, and Takuya just stood in one spot. None of the monster's blood came close to touching the brunette. He repeated his attack on the other arm and tail, and yet the monster was hanging on to life with no limbs. "This ends right here." He said lowly.

 Takuya leaped into the air, and he gathered more power into his palm. He aimed right at the dinosaur that wailed with torture. Takuya didn't waist time on releasing his final attack on it. The immense energy engulfed the black dinosaur, blinding everything in sight. Kouji blocked his view from the light. All he heard was the sound of the power eliminating the nuisance in the city. When the lights dimmed down, and everything became silent, Kouji slowly dropped his arms, and looked around. The dinosaur and any trace of it disintegrated in tiny particles of pixie-like dust. He watched as it floated into the black sky. The raven-haired boy focuses his attention to the falling brunette. He let himself fall heads first, back to the ground. His wings were folded behind him, and his eyes were closed. A small smile was plastered on the boy's face, and Kouji felt his face grow warm. The creatures all came out of hiding and ran out in joy. They went to go up at their savior. Takuya opened his eyes, with soft emotion, and for the first time from there, they locked gazes. It felt like everything around him froze, and all he saw was the brunette in front of him. Takuya looked at him in confusion, and the raven-haired boy blinked his eyes.  Everything was back on its original state. He watched as the boy plunged into a portal, letting the embracing light engulf the brunette back to their 'world.'

~

 Kouji blinked his eyes and found himself in a murky area. Nothing but the darkness surrounded him. He suddenly heard whispers echoing all around him. And the flashes of the many visions came into his view. He closed his eyes to shake them away, but they kept entering his mind. "Why are you here, Kouji?" A voice whispered.

 He opened his eyes and found himself staring at that boy with wings. 'Takuya?' It was dark all around, and it was pouring. He just stared, not caring of the coldness surrounding him. And the boy's back was turned towards him. Kouji narrowed his eyes, and suddenly saw something he hasn't seen before. A dark color was trailing all over his body, mixing with the rain. It dripped down to the floor, where a puddle of the dark color formed on the boy's feet. Kouji's eyes widened. 'He's … bleeding?' He heard something coming from the person in front of him, and he looked up. "I'm… you can't… I promise…" The voice was fuzzy, and the words were fading. Kouji went to go and reach out, but the scene turned black, and everything blurred.

~

 He shot up from his bed, gasping for air. Kouji placed a hand over his eyes, and closed it. 'It was all… a dream?' He was breathing hoarsely. After a few minutes he was calm and he lifted his head to look around. It was already dark, and Kouji glanced at his clock. It was almost seven at night. 'I've been asleep for that long? But how can it be a dream when it felt like I was there? I saw everything, heard everything and felt… everything… The power and energy was… so strong.' There was a knock on the door, and Kouji looked up to see his stepmother opening the door. "Oh, you're awake." She smiled. "Do you want to… eat dinner with me?" She asked in her soft tone. Kouji nodded his head, and his step-mom walked out. The raven-haired boy got out of his bed and changed his shirt. He walked over to his window and stared out at the city. 'I'm going to find out everything on Monday. I'll do what ever it takes to understand it all.' He promised to himself. He started to see the faint visions of that world he saw in his dreams.

To Be Continued…

((Finally finished the third chapter! It took me forever to think of this one. I had to have some action in it, because it is an action/adventure kind of story. But as I read over it, it was kind of too… bloody, wasn't it. Hee. Hee. I was imagining the whole thing in my mind as I was in school, and I had to jot down my ideas. But then I lost that paper… Anyways, I find this making the whole story even more confusing, eh? But what's Takuya really? I won't tell you until you read more. Hee. Hee. There wasn't much romance. That's because the two are still figuring out their feelings, and they aren't very close yet, because Takuya is shy. Hee. Hee. I love Takuya! He's so cute, to me anyways. Next chapter, I'm not sure on what it will be, but I have ideas, and I need to write them down later.

Anyways, thanks a lot for your reviews. They inspired me to go on and continue. Actually, I didn't think I would get many reviews than I expected. I thought only one person would or none. Some confidence, eh? I'm a pessimistic person, and proud of it. So, I like to thank all the readers who reviewed chapter two: KellyQ, Fiona, Dragi, Kioko of Grunge, Skittles the Sugar Fairy, Kagami Onna, Nekocin, Little Rabbit f/LRPLI, Darkspider, Crystal Ketchum Darklight, Firelight102003, and Ritina. Whoa, that's a lot, but I don't expect as many reviews as the second for this chapter. But I'd still go on, or my head will explode. ^.^ ))

Disclaimers: Yay! I have a dollar! Oh wait… I used it for a soda. Darn! T-T