I have a new computer! YAY! And thanks so very much for the rewires! well, I will shut up now. Hope you all enjoy chapter two!
And a special thanks to Shadow Vampiress for being my beta!
BITTERSWEET YOU
CHAPTER TWO.
"Never! I will never return there! That place is too small for me!"
"You failed, and you know the consequences."
"I will be able to fix this mess if I just get -"
"You won't be able to fix this, simple as that. You weren't ready for this. You need more education, more training."
"I-"
"I have already signed you in. and the train goes in some hour, I advise you to prepare yourself. Discussion over"
The sound of a door slamming shut made the windows in the office the argument taken places vibrate.
It was warm, and oh, so comfortable. Like the feeling you have when being safe and protected.
And Rei could not for his life figure out why. His blankets weren't that warm, were they? And they didn't move either, did they? Move? … Bed, blankets, warmth, movement… Snapping open his eyes he understood why he was so warm. And why he felt so safe. Takao was in the same bed as Rei himself. Why was Ty in his bed? And why did the officer have his arms around him!
"Takao…" He poked the sleeping man.
A loud snore was his only reward and Rei cringed, had he really been able to sleep, hearing that?
"Takao." A little bit louder.
But this time the grip the other had on Rei only tightened. Oh dear god, that morning breath.
"TAKAO!"
"Mmm…"
"God's Ty! Wake UP!"
"Uh?" Takao shifted a little, almost connected to the world of the living, and Rei went against his nature, and hit him on the shoulder.
"WAKE UP!"
Nothing. Then a whimper:
"Nooo…"
"I give up!"
Frustrated, Rei could do nothing more than lay in the arms of the other male. Wondering how his friend ever could hear the alarm clock. Turning his head so he was now inspecting the clean floor his eyes suddenly caught the sight of something. A devilish grin entered his face, replacing the otherwise innocent features. Reaching for something on his bedside table and succeeding in grabbing the desired item he turned towards Ty, and…
"AHH!"
The officer shot up in the bed, yesterday's hot, now cold chocolate dripping from his bangs.
"Rei! Why did you do that?"
Giving the blunette a smug look Rei only sat there, content at being free from the others arms. And breath.
"You deserved it." The look on Takao's face made Rei burst out laughing.
"Oh ancestors! That face was priceless!"
Takao frowned, before smiling a little, glad he had made Rei laugh, even if it was at him.
"You are becoming a mean, mean kitty.
"I'm a tiger."
"Pft, sure."
"I am! In my village-"
"They believed that every one that was borne had a guardian, and connected with it during times of need. I know, I know you have told me that a thousand times. But Rei, seriously, you look far more like a cute little kitty than a mean dangerous tiger."
"A white tiger."
"Yeah, yeah…"
"Ty!"
Takao grinned at the pouting youth before he got out of bed, and started to rummage through one of Rei's dressers and grabbed a towel. Turning around he spotted Rei still sitting at the bed looking at him with those big curios eyes. Hair ruffled from the sleep and the nightshirt showing a lot more skin than he had ever seen of the Chinese youth. Feeling his mouth go dry, he forced a grin towards the other.
"Well, as you poured all that cold chocolate over me, I'm going to borrow your shower for a while. And you maybe should change the bed sheets?
Looking down in the bed and grimacing at the mess he only nodded climbing out of bed and started to gather the sheets in his arms, as Takao, without Rei's notice, swallowed harshly and made his way to the bathroom
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Rei sat bored in his store. Nothing fun happened. He just wanted to close for the day and go back up to his flat and read a good book and eat. Soup, yeah, soup. Warm and tasty and spicy soup. With vegetables, curry, and-
The sound of the doorbell woke him up from his thought. Smiling he saw a cute redhead standing in front of him, shuffling her small feet. A little nervously Rei noticed. So, he smiled even warmer towards the shuffling girl and struck up conversation.
"Hi Salima, how are you?"
"I'm fine thank you… eh, how, how are you? She smiled back and studied him. 'Like always' Rei thought, still smiling.
"Ah, fine. A little cold, but other than that just fine, Mm, is there something you want help with or are you just looking around?"
"Oh, Mum sent me, to buy more of the passion flower tea."
"Ah, yeah, that taste is good, green or black?"
"Black please."
Turning around Rei went to fetch the can in which the wanted tea lay.
After getting paid for the tea, Rei sat down on his comfy chair once again. Thinking a little about the girl. She reminds him of another, a girl from his home village in China, Mao. Both seemed to have small crushes on him, well he was sure Mao had forgotten about him, by now… Frowning he wrapped his arms around him, feeling sad. He missed his old friends, especially Mao and Li. Sure sometimes they would meet, but almost all contact he had with his past was through letters. Well, maybe that was for the best… Rei didn't really like to think about his past, it kind of hurt.
Not that he ever was treated badly by his friends or any other in the village, sure there had been bullies, but it wasn't that that made him feel colder than he had in a long, long time. Feeling slightly down already he started to think back to earlier that day, in the morning when he was making him self ready for work and Takao had come out from the bathroom. He had been so distant, almost like he felt ashamed by something. And Rei did not want his friends to feel like that in his company, or at all for that matter.
But… shaking his head he decided that he should talk to Takao the next time he met him privately. Didn't he understand that he could talk to him about everything? Maybe it was something else from his trip to Japan? Or something about his grandfather? Deciding that it was all the thinking that was the cause of his upcoming headache, he started to pack some of the chocolate in small plastic gift bags, to stop himself from thinking and worrying too much.
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A test. That was what this all actually was about. A test to see if his pupil really could make it, if he was ready. He doubted that he would. They where traditional there. It was hard to make them see the profit in many things, especially his plans. But if he did succeed then his pupil would prove himself worthy for him. He guessed that the younger hadn't found his letter yet. It was, after all, in his bag, and he would not reach his destination for another day. And he knew that the younger never would unpack before he reached his destination.
Oh, yes he knew the other. Had him perfectly worked out. He was probably reading right now, a terrible waste of time, if someone would ask him. Only the newspapers were important. And maybe some books about history and economics, about reality. But belles- letters? Simple fiction? What on earth was that boy thinking?
But it didn't really matter. All that mattered was that the boy followed his orders.
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Dull eyes watched the scenery of snow, trees, mountains, and other things as they quickly rushed by. The train ride was comfortable, as was expected of first class. But for the person that sat there it felt anything but comfortable. Trapped and sinking was a better description of what went on in his head.
He hated that place, that small disgusting place, only filled with idiots. All of them. Why did he have to go back? He could have fixed it he knew he could. All he needed was a little time and some faith from a special someone. A special idiot. Someone he actually despised. He would show him. Never would he fail. Ever again.
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Ok, stopping there, sorry if it is short, but I feel that I just will ramble on and on… and hope that I don't confuse too much with this chapter. If I do, please tell me. Oh, and I changed the title, as there where some other stories with the same name. Till next time!