Chapter Seven - Rage
Yue flew down onto the clear landing; he hadn't seen or sensed anyone about so he had decided to go flying, but as he flew over the park the water had called to him and his wings had shivered at the idea of taking a dip in the moonlit river. Hiding his wings momentarily whilst he ripped his clothes off, except for his boxer shorts Yue looked at the inviting water and threw caution into the wind. Taking his time the angel flew off the ground and seeped into the gentle rhythm of the river. The water run cold around his creamy skin as it held him steadily; wings spread out equally as they piloted the angel upstream all the while the water tried carrying him downstream. Opening his eyes Yue took in the sight of the moon and sighed, somehow that steady guardian that hung in the midnight sky connected him with his lover; it was a sort of communicating device that spoke to one of the other's needs and desperations.
Touya walked up to the pile of discarded clothes and took a long look around the area; no one was around although there seemed to be a presence. A few minutes passed and there was no sign of any life coming back to retrieve their clothes, so Touya decided to leave them untouched as he began to walk back to the bench but a gentle splash pulled his attention back to the river. "Yue" Touya gaped as he looked at the shimmering figure that stood facing the moon a few feet away from the riverbank. Touya moved closer to watch his lover as the awesome creature let his wigs expand and shudder in pleasure then submerge into the water once again to wash themselves in the sweet coldness of the liquid. Holding his breath Touya watched as Yue turned around to face him, but as Yue's face remained unchanged the young man realised that the angel had his eyes closed; the set manner of his jaw represented power, the pale lips spoke of truth and the all together serenity and coldness of the shadows and planes that formed the face that Touya loved so much, radiated experience but Touya wasn't thinking about that right now, he just wanted those slender yet strong arms to be around him, not hanging flaccidly in the water. "You're a mighty good view, but the idea of you standing in that icy cold water is making me chilly."
Yue's eyes snapped open as he heard the voice he had grown accustomed to pay attention to. "Why don't you join me?" Yue asked flirtingly as he kept himself from flying into his lover's arms and feeling the warmth that he needed inside.
Touya's laugh was a wash of pleasure but all too soon it had ended as the young man stood frozen to the spot. Yue turned to look at the point that Touya's eyes had fixed upon and froze as well, but not because the floating figure had made him like it had Touya, Yue had frozen as his blood run cold in his veins when he recognised the angel that floated meters away.
"You know, that's not such a bad idea." Hotaren blinked a few times as her lips widened into a devilish grin. "Well go on Touya, Yue's waiting for you" Hotaren turned to the darker man then cackled mockingly, "Oops my bad, I had completely forgotten. You can't move can you Touya?" she cooed as she send a look of triumph to the paralysed angel. "He's your weakness, just the way you were mine, but unlike you I'm going to help him." Her grin widened, lifting her hand into the air and lazily waved it against nothing in particular, a few seconds later Touya felt himself being lifted into the air and the wind rushing past him then sooner than expected the hold that Hotaren had over him was gone as he tumbled into the iciness of the water; colliding with the coldness had startled the young man into confusion but as his body began to respond to his brain's commands he realised that although his arms and legs fought to reach the surface, something was keeping him from breaking free.
"Let him go!" Yue shouted; he had reacted instantly when he realised what Hotaren was going to do, but his reaction had been too late as the angel of darkness let go of her control on Touya and pinned Yue to the riverbank.
"Why? So that you can be with him." the voice dripped with venom as she looked to the river and waved her hand again. Yue watched in horror as a shadow flew from the angel's hand and sunk into the water, he could hear Touya struggling to break through the water he could feel the desperation and he could feel the human body weakening.
"HOTAREN!" Yue screamed as he fought the power over him but he couldn't move he couldn't focus. He was letting Touya die. "I won't let anything happen to him." Yue's own voice called at him as he watched helplessly as Touya fought against the water, the iciness and the shadow. "You will not hurt Touya!" Yue pulled himself up making the dark angel look at him again and smile.
"Oh good, you have some fight in you. At least something interesting will happen during my torture." Hotaren smiled sweetly as she pushed the angel back down.
"You sick-"
"Now, now, you waste your time insulting me and Touya will surely lose his life." Hotaren tutted as she threw another look at Touya.
"You will not hurt Touya the way you have hurt me." Yue shouted.
"Hurt you and Touya! Don't make me laugh, you and Touya have no idea what pain really feels like. Kedo you will, once I'm through with you." Hotaren screeched before smiling smugly as she looked down at the angel of the moon. Slowly she moved her hand up in demand and the shadow that was holding Touya pulled out of the water, holding Touya below itself as the young man coughed and splattered the water out of his mouth and lungs.
Slowly he looked up and met the frightened eyes of his beloved before letting his eyes close with the knowledge that Yue was unharmed, losing control momentarily Touya felt as his body dropped heavily into a sleep, a sleep he needed so much but his mind and heart called at him to take control for Yue's sake.
As he snapped open his eyes Touya took a few seconds to focus and realise that he must have slept for more than a few minutes, looking up he saw that Yue and Hotaren were fighting a few meters away.
"Is that the best you can do?" Hotaren laughed, Yue shot a couple of icicles from his hands but yet again he missed the dark angel. "Let me show you what real power is." Hotaren smiled as she looked down at the moon angel, cupping her hands together she began to bubble a dark ball of electricity and just as it got too big for her to hold she released it with a drop of her hand. "YUE!" Touya shouted as he pulled away from the shadow far enough to drop into the icy water, but the coldness didn't affect him as his mind and eyes were focused on the white angel that couldn't move fast enough as he was send back when the ball of energy collided with his chest. Lashing forward Touya fought against the waves, the numbness and the shadow as he tried to get to the riverbank. "Nah ah ah." Hotaren tutted as she focused on the struggling human. "Touya, Touya honestly do you think I will kill Yue... I mean really where's your sense of fun? I can't have a good time if he's dead, now can I?" Pulling the dark boy out of the water so that he faced her Hotaren smiled. "No, the thing is my plan goes a little different from yours. So far it's going wonderfully, I have emotionally exhausted the poor boy and now I'm tiring him out physically, by the time I'm done with him I'll move on to you and he will watch me kill you, just the way you're watching me hurt him. Isn't it just super? And I thought of it all by myself." Hotaren's smile widened as she looked down at the shivering Touya before she threw him back into the arms of the shadow that waited just above the water.
"Have you no heart!" Touya's voice trembled but his question still brought the angel spinning round to face him, anger burning in her eyes.
"HEART?" Hotaren shouted. "Nah, I don't have a heart and you know why?.. Well I'll tell you; I don't have a heart because lover boy over there ripped it out and shattered it to a million pieces. Is that a good enough answer for you Touya honey?" Hotaren narrowed her eyes before she let a ghost of a smile graze her lips.
"I don't believe you." Touya said gently holding the angry eyes.
"What don't you believe? That I had a heart or that your boyfriends destroyed it?" Hotaren breathed out heavily as she spoke the last words.
"I don't believe that Yue hurt you." Touya said with conviction.
"WELL I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU BELIEVE!" Hotaren screeched before breathing in and smoothing out her scream, "Kedo, you shouldn't leave all the blame on Yue, you are partly to blame too." Hotaren spoke evenly then turned around to wait for Yue to wake up from his shock.
"I don't understand?" Touya looked at the back of the dark angel with confusion, knowing full well that she could sense the weight of his glare.
Yue stirred but remained unconscious and Hotaren turned her eyes back to the young human that dangled inches from the now rushing water. "Don't tell me you don't remember… I can, it's still vivid in my mind. I can see it so clearly…"
"See what clearly?" Touya shouted as Hotaren seemed to have drifted into her own thoughts "What can you see clearly?" Touya shouted again.
Yue shifted again but this time his eyes opened slowly and focused on the scene he was hoping to be a nightmare yet he knew that it was taking place. Touya was shivering but that didn't stop him from shouting at the angel of darkness, Yue smiled despite of the situation they were in. Yue's eyes wandered to Hotaren and he watched as tears streamed down her cheeks, she wasn't moving but she continued to burden her stare on the moon as though she was daring the white guardian of the night to defy her knowledge.
"Hotaren, what can you see so clearly." Touya breathed out in irritation and exhaustion.
"Hotaren!" Touya repeated but this time the combination of his voice and Yue's movement brought the angel back from her reverie.
"I can still hear… the taunting, the words." Hotaren frowned as she focused all her energy on Yue's laying form. "Your mocking nicknames, the games you played." Her accusing red eyes slashed back to Touya as she spoke.
"Nicknames? What are you talking about?" Touya and Yue asked in union making Hotaren laugh out, her laughter loud and empty as it echoed across the park.
"Zutto a pair, such a pair. You two were destined to be together, I can see that now… even after you were separated, you still managed to get back together, still manage to think like one, be like one. What am I saying? You are one." Hotaren spat.
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Kedo – But
Zutto – Always
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