Chapter 02 – Faithless

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"Ritsuka"

Ears fluttered as their owner tossed and turned on his bed, his whole body tense in his unconsciousness. Sweat was rolling down the pale cheeks, soaking the sheets as soft gasps were emitted from the pink lips of the boy.

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Obsidian eyes opened and unshed tears filled them. Racing down the street, the figure let out misty breaths and didn't stop to watch them disappearing into the night sky.

"Soubi!"

Pale blond hair flew along with the wind as the owner of the name continued to walk ahead, not even giving a glance to the figure racing after him.

"Soubi, wait! Don't leave me!"

The person did not even pause in his steps as his name was called with such anguish, merely continuing with his calm steps. He had no reason to look back. Looking back would only hold him back, and holding on to his past would not help his future.

"SOUBI!"

A soft, ghostly pale hand reached out for the other, grasping the fighter's wrist. Abruptly, the figure turned around, breaking the contact with his 'master'. Then, a loud 'crack' filled the silence as skin met skin once again.

Ears reared back in pain as a hand reached up to cup the now reddened cheek as it deepened in color, the stinging sensation lingering.

"Soubi...Why...?"

A smile graced the pale pink lips, as they moved silently, but Ritsuka heard the words anyway. The words that was painful to hear, despite the owner not using his voice.

"Ritsuka...I love you...It would only bring a hindrance to my purpose."

Ritsuka's heart clenched as these words struck him, one by one. He was a hindrance, a burden. He always got into people's ways and caused them to get hurt.

He was hurting them.

And with that smile lingering on Soubi's lips, Ritsuka watched helplessly as his fighter vanished into the night. Only with his eyes, did Ritsuka follow, before he saw no more and fell to his knees as his legs gave out. As he finally let his tears spill from his eyes, one would flinch at how he cried one word, one name into the night sky with such anguish.

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"SOUBI!"

Obsidian eyes opened in horror, as he sat up on his bed, beads of sweat rolling down his cheek.

Ritsuka raised a hand to his left cheek, cupping it gently, tending it as he flinched. Why was there pain?

He hurriedly stepped to the mirror on the other side of his room to look at his reflection in horror.

On his left cheek, there was a harsh red mark contrasting highly with his skin. Ritsuka tore his eyes away, shaking his head violently and striking his skull with clenched fists.

'Weak, pathetic, hindrance, nuisance, a burden'

With a soft pathetic gasp, the boy slid to the floor, silently sobbing.

Why couldn't he be much stronger?

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Seimei could only look at his little brother, his precious brother crying before the mirror.

How he longed to gather him up in his arms, tend to the bruise, and kiss those tears away. How he wanted to comfort his brother and make sure that his worries were no more.

How he wished to take his brother right there and then.

It was not right, however. They were brothers, relative, family, and family did no such thing to one another.

It would be incest.

Yet, that didn't stop Seimei from loving him; it didn't stop him from silently begging for the boy.

It didn't stop the lust that continuously grew within him, the jealousy that was bound to control his heart and mind one day.

And what plucked that jealousy was one word, one fighter. That person and his name still lingered around his precious brother and caused him such pain.

That Soubi.

The one person who didn't leave him alone, and now, that said person was haunting his brother.

His precious little brother.

Seimei seethed. If his little brother had to go through that tremendous pain once more, if he had to see the heartbroken tears of his trail down that pale face once more...

Someone was going to pay for it.

All of it.

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Written 6.11.05

Chibi Chidori's Nonsense

When it comes to my Loveless fiction, how come one chapter is no more than 3 pages (Excluding my notes)? Why?

All my other fics are 10 pages or more in length, without my notes. So why is it that each chapter for this story is tremendously short?

And why is it that I continuously procrastinate, even with my days off from school? Ugh...

My habits are becoming hard to control, so I'm sorry for all those people who I've gotten wonderful reviews from.

Hopefully, the next chapter will have more length and come earlier, since I'm off for most of next week.

Until then, see ya! (And thank you, QianYun, for Betaing again!)

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Reviewer's Corner (Done by the lovely Soubi! And thank you for the reviews!)

Shin Mao: Yes, yes! She shall continue with it! I am a fighter who cannot deny being with my Ritsuka any longer!

AISHITERU: Here is your update, you impatient person! Fear the wrath of Soubi!

ritsuka2345: Seimei shall never take me back! Ritsuka will be mine, for now until eternity!

Kitty Elric: That is nice to know, Kitty...Hm...Kitty...Earless Ritsuka...:drools:

Black Angel of Destruction: Thank you! And you shall find out that I shall molest poor Ritsuka later!

Sea-EnigmaDare: Yes, poor me. Seimei shall not make Ritsuka lose his ears, or else the authoress shall be hanged by me. Ritsuka's ears are mine to take and mine alone!.

Rae-chan : Yup, our Ritsuka-kun is so adorable...It's a shame I can't share him.

RuByMoOn17 ::gasp: NO! Seimei shall not touch Ritsuka, for Ritsuka is mine and mine alone! NO!

Jamie Y.: It is amazing, because Ritsuka is amazing. Thank you so much for your review, dearie.

:rants: Review or else you shall not see me molest Ritsuka-kun in later chapters! BWAHAHAHA!