Author's Note: Sorry for the short chapter, but seeing as I have exam leave this week (AKA fic-writing time!) I should have anotherupdate for you very soon! Thanks, everyone!
The room swam into view as he felt his mind awaken from its daze. It took him a few moments to realise where he was. But feeling the hard wooden touch of the Ikupasui in his hands, he knew.
Slowly, he rose from the bed, eyes opening fully to see a large round moon outside the window…
…and a pair of deep black eyes, staring at him from across the room.
Ren jumped off the bed instinctively. He might have missed those eyes, had they not been flecked out by the silvery moonlight. He saw the person that the eyes belong to get to their feet, on the level with him.
"What… were you doing in here, Ren?" came Horohoro's voice across the room, edged with an inquisitive tone.
Ren almost flinched hearing his voice, followed by footsteps on the wooden floor. Horo had stepped into the square of light cast out by the window.
"What concern is it of yours?" Ren snapped, not even considering his words before he spoke them.
"Well, you were in my room, in my bed, holding my Ikupasui. I think this does concern me, don't you?" Horo's voice was not angry – more curiosity filled his words than fury.
"It doesn't even matter," Ren snapped, after a moment. In one swift move, he tossed the Ikupasui to the ground – where it thudded against the floorboards and skidded to a halt – before he set off at an angry march towards the door.
"Ren-"
"I said it doesn't matter!" Ren yelled back, cutting Horo short. He slammed the door closed behind him.
The sharp return of his anger felt so sudden after his calmer emotions had taken yield of him for most of that day. His mind raced with only one question – what next?
He doubted this was something that Horo would drop so easily. How could he explain himself now? It wasn't as if he could deny it.
I was there because I wanted to be near you?
I was there because I liked to be?
I was there because I love you…?
All kinds of different ways of explaining the truth flew through his head all at once, and as he stormed down the corridor away from Horo's room, he threw them all away furiously, one after another. He decided Horo wouldn't understand.
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