CHAPTER TWO
The Rouge
Takuya walked along the beach. He smiled as he dragged his feet through the water. He looked up and saw him. Only an instant before the boy grabbed him by the collar.
"Why were you at the aquatic institute?" he asked. His hair was in a low ponytail, god his hair was long. His eyes were a deep navy, like his hair and he wore a blue bandana with dark gold tiger like stripes on it. He seemed fierce and angry but Takuya found himself caught by the presence altogether. He kept staring until said mystifying boy let him go and backed away.
"Uh..t-the. Uh.. My father! He's getting a job there.. Oh, my name is.." Takuya reached forward slightly and took a step toward him.
"Idiot. Joining that place." he scoffed and put his hands in his pockets, back facing Takuya.
"M-My name is Takuya Kanbara. What's yours?" Takuya asked. The boy turned his head slightly, his bangs blowing in the sudden breeze to hide his face. He sighed, and began to walk away. Takuya started and frowned, being ignored. The boy stopped and sighed again.
"Kouji." Takuya raised his eyes and looked up at him. Koji was staring at him and once their eyes met, he closed them and walked away. Takuya smiled and waved.
"Maybe I'll see you again sometime, huh?.. Later, Kouji!" Takuya turned and ran off happily. He'd finally met the boy that haunted his dreams. And it seemed they were both the same age.. Or around there.
Kouji paused and turned and watched said hyper brunette run off. That had to be the first time someone said anything like that to him. It was almost a goodbye. He turned and covered his eyes with his hand as he seemed to vanish into thin air.
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Takuya had a friend named Junpei, but they all called him 'J.P.' He was really smart. The only person Takuya knew who rivaled his brain was Zoe. A pretty blonde girl who was also a friend of his. Right now, all three of them were in the computer lab after school.
"So, tell us Taky. Why are we here after school?" J.P. groaned. He wanted to go home.. And eat a chocolate bar..maybe..
"I met this guy.."
"Oh, come on! That's what this is about?" J.P. said exasperatedly. Takuya glared.
"Will you let me finish?... I met this guy at the institute.. Well.. Actually, I just saw him there.. I met him the next day near the beach."
"And?" Zoe asked, smiling. "Is he cute?"
"You could say that." Takuya smiled back. "He's got long navy hair and ..well.. Navy eyes. He definitely qualifies as cute." he nodded.
This left with Zoe and Takuya talking for nearly half an hour on how great this guy Takuya had just met was and J.P. saying how much trouble he was.
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'If I can't get any information out of him.. Maybe I'll have J.P. run a search on him and find out about him. I don't know why, but for some reason I want to know all about this guy.' Takuya was walking toward where he'd last seen Kouji, with his backpack.
"Kouji!" Takuya looked around there. This beach was never very crowded, since there was a bigger, better one just two blocks down. "Kouji!" it rang out.
"Takuya?" said boy jumped two feet in the air and spun around.
"How did... and then.." Takuya sighed. Kouji stood in front of him, staring at him, confused. The brunette suddenly seemed exhausted.. How strange. "Never mind. Want some lunch?" Takuya smiled happily up at Kouji before setting up, almost, a picnic setting. Kouji sat down cautiously, as though he thought the cover might eat him alive.
"Here." Takuya handed him a sandwich. Kouji held it.. And stared at it as Takuya attacked his. 20 minutes later, Takuya had eaten twice as many sandwiches as Kouji and there were no more.
"You're very.. Strange." Kouji noted aloud.
"I guess so." silence ensued. "So...How old are you?" silence. 'Okay. Note, never ask personal questions openly. Zip your lip. Shut up. Don't go th...'
"Six.. teen..."
Takuya beamed. 'So he is my age!' "Great! So am I!" he laughed. Kouji found himself quietly staring at Takuya as he rambled on about his other great qualities.
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It was near sunrise and Kouji sat on the edge of a cliff that stuck out over the ocean. How he hated the wide spread waters. A breeze blew and his hair flew back. He reached up and took out his bandana and hair tie. As his hair blew around him, he covered his eyes with one hand and lowered his head.
'Daddy!' a child in his mind's eye smiled.
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'It's all his fault! I'll never get the money I need because of him!'
'Don't blame him! He's just a child!'
'I'll blame whoI want!'
Kouji brought his legs to his chest. His left arm went around his legs while his right rested on them and his right hand continued to hide his eyes. He made no noise as one tear ran down his cheek.
'D-daddy! ..Mom..Koui..'
"Stop it!.. I.." Kouji cried.
'Later Kouji!' Kouji paused in his tears before turning his head to the side and sitting there alone on the cliff.
Not even two miles away, a boy opened his eyes and rolled over in bed. He reached into his side table drawer and pulled out a photo, long forgotten by everyone else. Two children, 5 years old, playing in the shallow waters of a beach.. The longer haired one jumping away from a fish.
"Kouji.. I'll never forget." he promised, a glare on his face when he heard his father walking through the halls.
Onee-chan: how am I doin?
It: I think J.P. isnt really in this story at all. And do we ever hear from Tommy? Kouji ate sandwhichs? but i thought he..-hands covers his mouth-
Onee-chan: -holding It's mouth shut- -puts on a Professor Trelawny act- Broaden Your Mind...! -dramatic gasp-
