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Warning: This chapter contains malexmale romance.
Misunderstood Emotions: Chapter Eight
Ryou jumped slightly as he felt Keiichiro slacken against him. "Keiichiro?" he asked in concern. He sighed with relief when he felt Keiichiro's steady heartbeat against him and realized that his friend was only sleeping. "My poor Keiichiro…" Ryou thought as he gently brushed Keiichiro's tears away. "Wait… Did I just call him "mine"?" he asked himself as a blush began to spread across his face.
"I can think about that later!" Ryou scolded himself as he gently set Keiichiro down and went to get bandages from the medicine cabinet. He sighed as he began to wrap Keiichiro's chest up. "He has such terrible wounds… How could I have not noticed how serious they were?" Ryou asked himself sadly as he watched blood slowly seep through Keiichiro's bandages. "Keiichiro's so good at hiding his pain… But he needs help right now… He said he couldn't take the pain anymore…"
As Ryou mused he realized that there was one thing he could use to help Keiichiro. He picked Keiichiro up carefully, walked to his bedroom, and carefully set Keiichiro down on his bed. "I'll be right back." he told his sleeping friend before leaving his bedroom and sprinting down the stairs that led to the basement.
Walking past the various machines, Ryou soon came to what he was looking for, an ordinary looking steel box with a combination lock on it. "Twenty-five, seven, thirteen." Ryou muttered as he unlocked the lock. He opened the box and took out the single item inside, a small glass bottle with a heart shaped stopper. "I hope this works…" he whispered.
Keiichiro moaned as he opened his eyes. He sat up painfully and noticed Ryou sitting in a chair across the room. "How are you feeling?" Ryou asked as he made his way across the room to sit on the bed beside Keiichiro. "Not to good…" Keiichiro said, wincing. "I have something to change that." Ryou said, opening his palms to reveal a glass bottle. "Is that Mew Aqua?" Keiichiro asked as he carefully took the small bottle from Ryou. "Yeah…" Ryou answered. "R-200 brought me what was left over from the last battle. I forgot about it up until now."
"But… what does this have to do with me?" Keiichiro asked. "You can use it to heal yourself!" Ryou said, smiling for the first time in days. "Ryou… You know how important mew aqua is. This could be used to prevent a disaster. I can't justify using it… just to save myself. I'm not… worth that." Keiichiro said softly. "Yes you are!" Ryou said. "You're worth so much more that mew aqua!" "No I'm not…" Keiichiro replied. Ryou grabbed Keiichiro's hands and clasped them in his own. "Just use the mew aqua, Keiichiro. Please?" Keiichiro blushed. "If you think it's worth it…" he whispered. Ryou carefully pulled the heart shaped stopper out of the bottle. "I'm not a mew mew… But I pray I can use this…" He thought before splashing the bottle's contents onto Keiichiro.
Keiichiro felt as if he were floating. He felt so warm, so peaceful. His eyes closed and he let his mind go blank. The next thing he felt were Ryou's arms around him in a tight embrace. "You're okay now…" Ryou murmured softly as he hugged Keiichiro tight, never wanting to let him go.
To Be Continued
Wee! 'Tis fluffy again... Please review.