Chapter Two – No solutions
Tori's parents watched as he argued with the young lady that he had come home with, she had flaunted herself in the party, making everyone believe that they were a couple. It wasn't after Tori had shouted at her that everyone figured that she was the secretary that obviously wanted more. She of course had stopped the flaunting, not because Tori had scowled her but because no one was paying attention. And now they were arguing, the party had been over for at least an hour now; like tradition the family would clear up the house after the party and then spend most of the day in bed the next morning. But today it had gone wrong, Ruby had refused to go home, commenting that she wanted to help, soon after she began to moan about the work. She slowed Tori down and now she 'wanted to go to bed'. Natasha looked at Aiden and they shared the same look of desperation, they knew their son, he would not be so cold unless he had been pushed past the limit, and no one had ever got even half way to the limit before, he was too patient, but Ruby had surpassed this limit twice over by the looks of thing.
"Ruby, just go home, no I'm not going to sleep with you. Ruby I'm your employer I will not get involved with you even if I wanted too. Ruby." Sakura dropped the plastic bag that she was carrying, Natasha watched as her daughter marched over to the arguing duo and grabbed the brunette by the ear; the latter was so shocked that she could only squeak at the pain as Sakura dragged her to the door. Once outside, Sakura walked back in closed the door, picked Ruby's coat and went out again. Once back inside the house, Tori rushed her into a bear hug, kissing her cheeks repeatedly. "I owe you big time." He smiled once he pulled away and let their parents join in as they all breathed out a huge sigh of relief.
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He sighed as he flopped down on his cushioned double bed; he let the warmth and the softness overwhelm his body as he left all his muscles to unclench themselves from the tension and the tiredness. A few minutes passed but Yue couldn't sleep, he only felt a little better physically but his brain was rattling with problems and more problems. He knew he wasn't going to be able to come up with any solutions as of then, mainly because he was so tired but he knew that it was also because he couldn't see how the problems were diminish without leaving disarray behind. Somehow he managed to stay awake long enough to rid himself of his suit and get back into bed, his last thoughts were on a light chestnut coloured haired young man, with emerald green eyes and a cold smirk on his lips. Mr Avalon.
"He has been asleep for the best part of three days, he was exhausted, physically, mentally and I believe spiritually." Yue frowned slightly, he could hear Eli speaking somewhere on his right. He didn't make any sense, but then Eli never made much sense to the older boy. There was a small sound of concern and understanding and then Kero could be heard from downstairs as he argued with someone.
"Hey, who do you think you are? Don't walk away from me. You can't just barge into another person's house and ignore them. You better walk down the stairs this instant."
The intruding person entered the room just as Yue opened his eyes, and blinked.
He gasped; the young person he saw was not what he expected. Yue lay on his bed sleep fresh in his eyes, hair tousled in places as it fell out of the loose braid.
Tori moved back, "that can't be my rival. My rival is so cold." He looked to his sister who was standing next to a young boy; who looked a lot like an English Lord. She nodded and he knew that she had read him, she was confirming that the sleepy youth was indeed the rival that he had envisioned so many times as a tyrant, but now he wasn't so sure; within the dwelling of his light blue and silver covers Yue looked like an angel, he moved into a sitting position high enough for his hair to pool around him and make him shine, as it reflected the streaming sunlight.
Kero walked in behind the dark young man, Yue could see the contrasts instantly, although the two had the same height and the same Caucasian olive skin, the difference was obvious, the mysterious intruded had silky, jet black hair that shimmered the reflection of the light, his body was slender but firm and well proportioned, his face was lined with sharp features and his eyes were deep and dark brown yet there was a softness in his them. Kero on the other hand was a little more build, he has bleach blonde hair due to his time spend outside, and he had big golden eyes that spoke of excitement and mischief.
He watched as the young man looked to Sakura once again, a stab of envy crossed his heart making the pale young man frown in confusion. Sakura watchful of both, moved forward to break the silence. "Tori I want you to meet my boss, Mr Yue Reed. Sir this is my brother… Tori Avalon."
Brother… Yue felt the emotions inside of him change as he experienced relief, shock, disappointment and anger one after the other.
"Mr Avalon." Yue nodded, his eyes cold, his voice short and icy. Tori looked to Sakura once again, understanding why others saw him so cruel. He had changed so suddenly when he heard who he was. "It must be a defence… but why? He doesn't need to fear me." Tori nodded his greeting before walking to Sakura and whispering in her ear. She nodded in understanding and moved toward Yue.
"Sir, I just came over to see if you may need some assistance but I am glad that you are resting instead of working." Her voice, like always, obtained that joyous laughter that she held inside. But Yue knew that she would have been angry if she had found him working right now, and that was the reason for her visit, to mother him about his lack of rest. He smiled inwardly, touched by her concern.
"I would ask you to join me for breakfast but I see that you may be in a hurry, so I would ask you for a small amount of your time." Eli turned to Sakura once they were clear that Yue had nothing further to do but smile in gratitude.
Yue watched as Sakura walked out, talking amiably to Eli and Kero about nothing in particular, well talking about Yue more or less, but the conversation held nothing of interest to him anyhow. He smiled in amusement but the strain hurt his head, so he found it easier to frown in pain; pulling back the covers, he kicked out his legs and swung around to get out of bed, but his frown deepened as he regretted the actions. His head was spinning and his breath shortened, gasping Yue moved to stand up but his legs caved in under him sending him into another round of a dizzy spell.
He closed his eyes as he tried to refocus and get a hold of something before he crashed on the cold floor but nothing seemed to be within his reach, he opened his eyes to try and get his bearings but once again the room began to spin and his headache intensified. He groaned out in pain but managed to stifle out the full lament as he waited for his fall, suddenly realising that it was taking him a bit too long to actually drop. Breathing in through his mouth he waited a little while longer as he got his demeanour together. Once in as much control as possible Yue realised that he had indeed fallen already but he hadn't fallen on the floor, he had fallen on something, something warm yet cool, firm yet soft. Opening his eyes slowly he took in the appearance of the thing he was lying against, he pulled his face far enough to realise that it was a chest. He looked up slowly, as not to get dizzy by the sudden movement, and looked into Tori's face; he looked slightly worried but relived at the same time. He continued his search and found Tori's arms around him, protectively, and he found himself sitting on Tori's lap. "Why?"
"Sorry I didn't have enough time to catch you and keep you from fainting." Tori apologised slowly as he watched Yue take in their position.
"No, I mean… why do you care? After all, I am your competition… wouldn't it have been better if you would have let me fall." Yue looked at him in the eyes.
Tori was shocked, there was not a trace of amusement in his voice or his eyes. "Would you have not done the same for me?" he asked.
Yue watched him a while longer before smiling. "That's a good answer. I suppose I wouldn't have let you fall either." Yue tried to stand up but his head and Tori's arms kept him in place.
"Why would you think that I could just let you fall?" Tori tightened his hold on Yue.
Yue frowned in confusion, feeling Toir's arms tightened but keeping his mind on the question. "Because most people would… they would like to see me fall." He turned away, he couldn't show weakness, Tori was his competition.
Toir pulled him back. "I don't want to see you fall, I don't want you to fall…" I would catch you over and over again if you fall.
"Really…?" Yue looked into the chocolate eyes… hopeful.
"Really really." Tori smiled.
The opening of a door and the intake of an exaggerated breath brought the two men out of their moment as they span around to look at the intruder. "Well, we leave you for two minutes and you already have your hands all over each other." Kero snorted as he turned to leave. "Just remember… no sex on the first date that is just filthy." He winked and disappeared behind the door as he closed it. A few minutes passed and then Kero could be heard down the hall. "Don't worry about your brother Miss Sakura; he's getting cosy with my brother." Yue blushed a dark shade of red as he pulled away from the bigger man in alarm. Tori's blush was not as dark or as expanded as the smaller more female looking man, but the abrupt movement from the latter surprised him as he felt Yue rip through his arms. "Wait… no." Yue looked up at Tori confused but didn't stop his flight. He didn't get far as he stumbled onto his bed, exhausted. Tori stood up a small smile on his lips. A small yelp escaped Yue's lips as he watched Tori loom over him then drawing closer. "I won't hurt you, I'll just lay with you, let me hear you for a little while… I just want to hear you speak." Tori knew he sounded stupid but it felt right, he did wanted to hear his voice. It made a nice change from all the other voices he had to listen to all day everyday.
