Disclaimers: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew.
I'm sorry about the long wait! Thanks to Magick-Silverfang25, Ichigo12, DimondPrincess, I Heart DM 11, and Hikari Rioki for reviewing. You didn't think I was really going to kill Keiichiro, did you? I love him way to much to do that!
Warning: This chapter contains malexmale romance.
Misunderstood Emotions: Chapter Seven
Ryou was making breakfast for himself when he suddenly got the feeling that something was wrong. He immediately thought of how strange Keiichiro had been acting earlier. "I knew something was wrong with him!" he thought. Abandoning his food, Ryou hurried out of the kitchen and dashed up the stairs. "Why am I so worried?" Ryou asked himself outside the bathroom. "Keiichiro?" He called cautiously, knocking on the door. Hearing no reply, Ryou began to open the door.
Ryou swung the door open, and was shocked by what he saw. Keiichiro was floating facedown in the bathtub. "KEIICHIRO!" He screamed, running over to the bathtub and dragging Keiichiro out of the water. Keiichiro was deathly pale and he wasn't breathing. "Stay calm…" Ryou commanded himself. Tilting Keiichiro's head back he covered the young man's mouth with his own, breathing into it. "Still not breathing!" He began to push rapidly on Keiichiro's chest. Ryou could have cried with relief when Keiichiro coughed and began to breath.
Keiichiro's eyes opened slowly. The first thing he saw was Ryou's slightly out of focus face (which was inches from his own). "R-Ryou?" He whispered before losing consciousness again. Ryou grabbed Keiichiro's wrist to check his pulse. "He's breathing now…" he thought, giving a relived sigh.
After Ryou calmed down his thoughts began to drift to how soft Keiichiro's lips were. "BAD THOUGHTS! BAD RYOU!" he mentally scolded himself, shaking his head. "Think about something more important, like what the hell happened here." He checked over Keiichiro with a half worried-half embarrassed expression on his face. "Those wounds on his chest are bleeding again…" In addition to Keiichiro's newly reopened wounds, Ryou noticed the water in the bathtub was tinted pink with blood. "He couldn't have bled this much by accident…" Then he noticed the washcloth on the edge of the tub. "It's covered in blood…" Ryou stared at Keiichiro in shock. "He did this to himself? …He said he was okay…"
Keiichiro made a whineing noise and opened his eyes again. "Ryou?" He asked as he winced and sat up. Ryou stared at him for a few seconds before wrapping him in a tight hug. "You're alive…" he said softly. Keiichiro felt something wet drip onto his shoulder. He realized Ryou was crying. "Ryou… Why are you crying?" "Because… Because almost lost you, baka!" Ryou choked out. Ryou shed a few more tears, and then dried his eyes. "What happened to you?" he asked, staring intently into Keiichiro's eyes. Keiichiro didn't answer, it appeared he had suddenly taken extreme interest in the floor. "You tried to kill yourself, didn't you?" Ryou asked. Keiichiro bust into tears, answering Ryou's question without speaking a word. Ryou took him in his arms and cuddled him, stroking his hair. "It's okay…" he murmured.
Keiichiro cried for a few minutes before speaking. "I-I can't take it anymore…" Ryou pulled him closer and said "You don't have to endure this alone, Keiichiro. I want to know when you're in pain. I want to be able to help you. So please… Don't try to take your own life! Please Keiichiro… You don't know how much you mean to me…" Keiichiro gave a small smile before leaning against Ryou. "Okay…" he whispered.
To Be Continued
That was fluffy… Please review! The more reviews I get, the faster I update. : )