Moment's Change
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Subdivision 4
It has been a week.
Hisoka avoided Oriya at most times except when they slept since they shared the room. He didn't know whether he should tell Oriya or just avoid it all together and run off somewhere. He sat in the outside halls of the room. He didn't want to be disturbed. He hardly came out of the room. Sakura, Kasumi, or Ayame brought him his meals. He simply ate them and left it outside the door. But during the week, he started to stop eating all together. He'd only take little pieces.
It reminded him of his cell back home.
He paused in his thinking as something warm trickled down his cheek. He wiped them out. Being here had softened him up a bit. He'd lost a little of that 'evil glare', as his caretakers put it. It was still effective when Sakura, Kasumi, or Ayame, wanted to place him in a dress for their own amusement.
He sighed in weariness. He felt very tired. Without sleep, he starts to think. Thinking is bad, at least to him. The topic of his thoughts was always Oriya. He didn't know why. Ever since he read Kasumi's, Sakura's, and Ayame's thought by accident, it's been stuck in his mind since then. When they talked about Oriya's sexual orientation, he decided to tune them out. He didn't even want to know.
His thoughts were interrupted by the dizzy spell that just hit him. He plopped down on his side against the wood floors. His eyes felt heavy. Soon he drifted off to sleep.
That was how Oriya found him minutes after.
-X-
Muraki was curious.
He was curious enough to try and figure this mystery out.
His friend cared about someone else as much, maybe more, as him. But who would blame him? The kid was really intriguing but was off limits, considering that Oriya already had him.
Muraki couldn't help but notice that the kid felt very familiar. He couldn't place it. He took a sip of his warm tea before brushing that thought off. He had other, much more important plans to carry out.
Drawing out the shinigami was an almost impossible task after all.
But maybe he could stay for this mystery…
-X-
Oriya watched Hisoka sleep. He found him outside sleeping in the cold. It was freezing outside. How the kid fell asleep was lost to him. He could've gotten a cold or something. Apparently he was worried since that kid was painfully thin.
Ayame, Kasumi, and Sakura kept scolding him, Oriya, as he avoided Hisoka this week. The three were worried, for Hisoka ate less and less during the week. When they told that to him he went to check on Hisoka. He panicked when he found him outside in the cold. He also felt scared when he held the child in his arms. No child should be this malnourished.
His hand brushed a few blond strands from the sleeping face. He'd been having second thoughts about letting the boy stay. It was more on a personal level. This boy invaded his thoughts like the plague. It was something he couldn't get rid of. Usually Oriya thought of how Muraki was doing and if he were all right hoping he wouldn't disappear. But he'd been distracted by this beautiful sixteen year old boy.
This beautiful boy wormed his way into his mind. He admired, cared, and lusted after this boy… Maybe even loved him. No, there was no maybe. He did love this boy. He just couldn't tell if it was paternal or the love between lovers. Even if he lusted after this boy, he'd always put it aside. He wasn't as sick as his friend. He noticed that his hand moved from caressing the face to running his fingers through the soft blond hair.
Oriya pulled away as he heard muffled giggling coming from the doorway. He saw Kasumi with Sakura and Ayame in the background trying not to laugh. Great, he was never going to hear the end of this. He looked at them with indifference.
"Is something wrong?" he asked. They immediately stopped.
"No, Oriya-san, we just came to tell you that Muraki-sensei is here to see you," Kasumi explained being the only one who could control herself. Oriya sighed.
"Tell him I'll be out in a minute."
-X-
Muraki waited patiently for Oriya. During his wait he kept thinking about his plans and what he was going to do. He knew he'd have to cause some big disturbance so the ministry would send someone after him. Luckily he got a call from a distraught stepmother who lost her famous daughter. Now he wondered what should he do before the corpse becomes rotten.
His thoughts were interrupted as Oriya stepped in his line of vision.
"Hello Oriya, how are you?" Muraki asked him in greeting with the fake smile. He knew Oriya didn't like it but he did it anyways.
"What do you want?" Oriya asked annoyed. This was the most visits within two weeks he's had by Muraki.
"Come now Oriya, why can't you greet me with a 'hello' once in a while?" Muraki said with fake hurt.
"Because you know I've already said hello. Now what do you want?"
"I can't come and have a chat with my friend once in a while?"
"Haven't I answered this question before?" Muraki chuckled a little.
"Actually I was just curious on that boy you brought in." Oriya's suspicions raised.
"Why?"
"I just wanted to know what you saw that it took most of your thinking time about me." Oriya quirked an eyebrow.
"Jealous?"
"No, not really. I am just curious."
"The kid doesn't have a place to go so I took him in."
"You seem to have a thing for strays Oriya."
"If you're going to ridicule me I don't want to hear it."
"Calm down old friend. Actually I really just came over to chat. I did ask Sakura to bring some tea for us."
-X-
Hisoka awoke to the rays of the sun. He blinked repeatedly to clear his vision. It must be the next day. He remembered falling asleep outside. He tried to sit up but someone pushed him down. He saw Kasumi along with Sakura and Ayame.
"Hisoka-kun, don't sit up. You still have a fever," Ayame said damping a cold cloth on his head. Maybe that was why he felt a little chilly.
"Hisoka-kun, you shouldn't fall asleep outside when it's cold. You're going to catch an illness," Sakura scolded.
"Hai, Oriya-san went out with Muraki-sensei to get some medicine for you. You get sick easily don't you?" Kasumi said amused.
"Not funny," Hisoka managed to bite out. The three laughed.
"When you get better, we have a wedding dress set up for you to try on. So when Oriya-san pops the question you'll be prepared and you don't have to spend a cent! Isn't that wonderful?" Ayame said.
Hisoka abruptly sat up at that statement and glared at the three women. They were chuckling.
"I am never wearing a dress!" he said. They stopped their chatter as the door slid open revealing Oriya and Muraki who just came back.
"I see you're feeling better," Oriya told him. Hisoka avoided looking at him.
"Hai, I'm fine Oriya-san." Hisoka responded dully.
"Will you all excuse us for a moment?" Oriya requested. They all nodded and left. Oriya walked over to his side and sat down. He took out the medicine and began to make it.
It was a tense silence between them. They had hardly spoken to the other since that day. If they'd ever see each other it was just a tense glance then on their merry way. There was no exchange greeting whatsoever. When Oriya was finished he handed it over.
"My friend said that this medicine would help with the fever," he stated seriously. Hisoka glanced at it suspiciously. "I made sure it was the right one." Hisoka hesitantly took the medicine. You could never know with Muraki.
When he was finished Oriya cleaned up the mess and stood up to leave.
"Lay down, the dizziness should start to take effect," Oriya requested, more like commanded before he went out. Hisoka obeyed as he felt it. He was dizzy but he couldn't fall asleep. He pulled the blanket up to his chin as he felt the chill. A few minutes later he heard the door open and close. He knew who it was. Oriya was the only one who would come in and not knock. It was his room too. The room became tense with the silence.
"I know you're not asleep," Oriya spoke. Hisoka sighed and turned around to face him. Oriya paused, thinking of what to say. He sighed and began, "It's true that I cover for him. Despite at what he does, I continue to do it. My friendship for him runs deep in something that neither you nor anyone would understand why I do it. He is my friend and I am the only friend he has to rely on. It may seem like a stupid reason but it's incomprehensible. As to why I betrayed him once for not letting him kill you, just because I let him get away with a lot of things doesn't mean I'd let him get away with everything. I don't like it but I do it anyways."
Hisoka sat up and turned away. He looked downwards. Hisoka knew how deep that bond between them went. Hisoka knew more than Oriya himself. He knew that Oriya was in love with Muraki at one point in time but it seemed to have fade as the years went by. Now he just does it because he is a friend with a serial killer. He was the only person the serial killer could depend on without completely losing it. If Oriya were to die now Muraki might have lost his sanity despite the fact that it was probably already lost.
Now, he had to tell his story. He did keep a promise, though how little it was to none, but he was grateful that Oriya didn't outwardly tell him to spill his hidden secret out.
"I was born in a well-to-do family. I had security. But then… It disappeared. I didn't understand why they did what they did but as I grew older I knew what was wrong with me," Hisoka explained covering his face with his hand to try and help stop any tears. He remembered those harsh feelings and at some point he could hear the words echoing through his head. The feelings only made them believable.
Oriya, observing the boy, didn't offer any form of comfort but waited patiently. The boy would not appreciate the comfort right now. He understood and kept at bay.
"When I was four they use to shun me away. A few months later…they locked me in my…new room. I called to them hoping they would come, but they never did. Servants came and brought me a couple meals a day. Still I called to them but they never came down to see me. It was cold and all I had was the hard floor and the barred windows revealing the sky I didn't enjoy until I was ten…" Hisoka trailed off and fisted the sheets tightly in his hand. "I dreaded the rain and hated the winter. It would flood or get colder. Sometimes both…"
Oriya couldn't believe this. Now he could understand why the boy didn't want to go back. He then rethought on the story. Although compared to Muraki, his was tame didn't mean that it wasn't an issue. But he wondered what did the boy do that caused his parents to act that way towards him. He stopped his thinking as he saw Hisoka's shoulders shaking. He hesitated…but went with his conscious.
Oriya wrapped his arms around the small frame in comfort. Hisoka buried his face in his clothes. Oriya felt liquid through his shirt. Not once had he seen the boy cry, except for that one time three years ago when his parents didn't look for him. He could understand why but he couldn't understand why Hisoka's parents hated him.
"Why do they hate you bouya?" he asked while he slowly ran his fingers through the boy's hair as to relax him.
"Because…" Hisoka breathe out, "I'm a monster." He whispered the last part. Oriya stopped his fingers. He glared at the wall. How could anyone call his or her child a monster? Well, Saki, Muraki's half-brother was an exception and Muraki was already considered one. That was because he killed people. As far as he knew Hisoka didn't kill anyone. If Hisoka's parents were around, he'd give them a piece of his mind. His anger was subdued as he felt Hisoka shaking in his arms. He thought the boy had stopped crying.
"Bouya, what's wrong?" Oriya asked concerned.
"You… you were angry. It overwhelmed me." Hisoka answered. Things were starting to click. But he had to make sure.
"How?"
"Because, I'm an empath."
TBC--------------
BLK Angel of Destruction: I just finished this today. Ha ha this fic is almost done. I might do another one soon but I have to finish my other fics first! If I don't I wont be able to finish them. I hate unfinished fics. Anyways thanks for ur reviews! I really appreciate them that you people enjoy reading this. Just one more chapter to go after this!
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