Chapter 2: Past Incident (Iori)

Kyo walked past the garden at the school campus, when he saw Iori sitting under a Sakura tree. That was when he decided to greet the redhead. "Morning Yagami-kun! What are you doing here?"

"Waiting for class to begin, you?"

"Heading towards the classroom…But I doubt that class hasn't even begin yet… Anyway, do you mind if I sit here?"

The redhead was surprised when Kyo asked him that. He never had company, so without thinking, he pat on the grass beside him indicating the brunette to sit there. Kyo, of course, was delighted at his roommate reaction and sat down beside him. They sat together in silence. A moment later, Kyo decided to pop a question, "What subjects are you taking?"

"Music and Biology."

"Wow, I'm never good in these subjects ne…I take Literature. Mainly because that's the easiest subject and you can slack off anytime you want. Another reason is that I love writing poems. I write tons and tons of them, especially when I have the time, but everyone calls me being too mushy after reading them…"

"Let me read then, I promise I won't laugh."

"Heh heh, you got to be pulling my leg right? Honestly, these stuffs will bore you out! It's advisable if you don't read them at all. I mean, you're not that type who'll like romance…" His words were cut off when a pair of blood-red eyes stared at his soft hazels. Time seemed to have stopped at that precise moment.

'Such beautiful and enigmatic eyes…So breathtaking…WAIT! What am I thinking! He's guy! It's wrong to think such things!' That's when Kyo broke the contact and looked somewhere else, obviously trying to hide his blush. "Well alright, if you're serious…Though I need to warn you that I'm not a good author…" And that's when the school bell rang, Kyo seized this opportunity to leave from the embarrassing situation. He stood up and ran towards the school building, leaving his companion behind.

'Oh no! Did he see me blushing? This is way too embarrassing, what will he think of me now?'

'Probably a queer, like what everybody thinks of you.' A snide voice from his mind replied. 'Go away! Quit bugging me!' Kyo shook his head trying to rid the voice off his head.

Meanwhile…

Iori was still at the same spot since the bell rang. He was a little dumb-found at Kyo's recent exit.

'What's wrong with that kid? Did I scare him? I should've known not to stare at him, lest let him accompany me. Look's like I've hurt another person's feelings again. The only thing I'm good at…Sigh.'

With that, he stood up and headed to his class. 'But…What can I do? Everyone gets hurt when they're with me.' That was when he remembered something that happened 14 years ago.

Flashback

"Come my tenshi! The garden will be exceptionally beautiful at this time of season. Hurry!" A beautiful lady was calling out to his son. Upon hearing his mother's call, the young Iori ran to his mother and followed her to the garden. The garden was full of blooming flowers, the scents of the flowers surrounded the place. There, the mother and son sat underneath a Sakura tree, enjoying what nature placed in front of them. The young Iori sat on his mother's lap, enjoying her company.

But then, his father chose this moment to interrupt both of them. Iori's mother quickly shooed him out of the garden and told him to hide. It was clearly seen that the young Iori was scared, he knew what was coming, but being the thickheaded boy, he refused to budge. He wanted to protect her. He didn't manage to accomplish this though, he was pushed to a safe place just in time. In his hiding place, he saw the tyrant approached his mother and gave her a hard slap. Then, the abusing began, kicks and punches rained down to the poor woman. Iori only hid there, unable to do anything but watch his beloved mother screamed in pain. He hated himself for being a coward, his mother had done so much for him and yet, he can't do anything good for her. Tears rolled down the side of his cheeks, he couldn't control himself anymore and started crying…

Finally the beating stopped, the tyrant satisfied at his 'artwork' and left the scene. Iori, then, ran out of his hiding place and to his mother. His mother was in such a bad shape that she had difficulty breathing. Iori cried more than before, scolding and cursing himself for being weak…

That night, his mother decided that staying here was far too dangerous, it could cost not only her life, but her son's as well. So she chose the only available option: run away. She quickly packed her stuff and Iori's before sneaking the both of them out of the mansion. Unfortunately, the tyrant saw both of them and gave chase. Iori and his mother ran for their lives as they're being chased. "The gate's in sight, hang on we're reaching…" Before she could finish her sentence, the tyrant caught up and yanked her hair and dragged her back. Iori turned around, intending to rescue his mother, but was stopped by her screaming, "No! Run! Forget about me! Never come back again!" Iori obediently obeyed her last order and ran away without looking back ever again…

End of flashback

To be continued

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