Chapter 4 - Kaido's Point of View
I guess it's pretty easy to say that I might have taken a small liking to the new student. The first time I saw him was in the changing room before tennis practice. It was rather amusing to see the scared look on his face when he first saw me. The second time I saw him was on the Tennis Courts. I could see him cringe when I looked back into his eyes. The third time he had followed me as I had left the bulletin board. I had asked why he had followed me and yet he could not figure it out. It made me almost laugh. He had lowered his head though so I couldn't look into his bright blue eyes. I wanted to touch his blonde hair, so I moved closer. I guess I must have scared him 'cause he ran away once I moved.
I watched him run. I didn't move myself. I should have stopped him, but I didn't. Instead I just stood there. It was almost practice time, but at that moment I just didn't want to face the boy. So I left. I new tomorrow was another day, but I also new that Tezuka was going to chew me out for skipping practice when we are so close to District Preliminaries. I didn't really give a damn though.
On my way home a thought hit me.
Why don't you try to get to know the kid. That wouldn't be like me though. Although I could do it in secret. Then no one would have to know. I knew I would have to wait till the morning though.
Morning comes pretty quickly when one thinks all night. I didn't know how quickly though, but it didn't matter. I wanted to talk to the new kid. So I just grabbed my things and headed out the door not even bothering with breakfast.
I practically ran to school to try to get there early and it looked like I succeeded. I glanced around for that familiar blonde hair, but didn't see it any where yet. I was glad that there were trees around to shade me from more people's
I waited and I didn't have to wait too long. There he was. With Ryoma and Momoshiro.
Well this sucks. I let out a hiss in hopes that it would maybe attracted their attention. It didn't. I moved slightly. That worked.
The kid looked over at me. He smiled faintly and I could tell he was trying to excuse himself from his friends. That worked perfectly.
I made my way to a more secluded spot so that I could speak with him alone.
"I'm sorry I ran away from you yesterday." His voice was small and he sounded nervous like he was the day before.
I shrugged and turned to face him. His head was lowered yet again.
"What's your name?" I asked.
"Tyler, but everyone calls me Ty." Was his reply.
I continued to watch him for a moment. No words came to mind. I was never one for talking anyway.
"Did you want to talk to me about something else?" He asked in his tiny voice.
"Speak up. I can hardly hear you." I hissed.
He cringed. Part of me want to just take him in my arms, but ,again, I did not move.
"Kaido-senpai? What did you want to talk to me about yesterday?" Ty's voice was a little stronger now and a smirk crossed my face.
"I don't really know myself."
He looked up at me with a slightly confused look on his face. I took a step closer and he took a step back.
"Don't you dare run away from me." I hissed again. He shuddered.
"I'm sorry..." He muttered and looked down again. I shook my head and moved closer to him.
He could tell I was close and he didn't move. I finally got to do what I had wanted to do the day before.
I reached out a hand and slowly ran it through the boy's hair. It was soft to the touch and I could feel him shudder under my fingers.
"I'll tell you what..." My voice was soft. Almost soothing and not like me at all. "I want to see you more, but it will have to be in private. I want no to know about this."
Ty seemed to understand that I had a reputation to uphold because he gave me a slight nod. Yet he continued to look at the ground. That bothered me a little.
"You don't have to be afraid of me you know. Echizen isn't scared of me is he?"
"No, he's not." His voice was even clearer then it had been and I could understand him perfectly. I smiled. Definitely not like me.
What's wrong with me? I thought as put a hand under his chin and lifted his head up. He still looked slightly scared and nervous, but I could see that he was starting to calm his nervous little by little. I could see it in his eyes. Those eyes which had caught my interest in the very beginning. I leaned down without thinking and our lips met. It was a brief kiss although I did enjoy it.
I could feel the pulse in his neck start to rise and it made me smile once more. I never thought I could feel like this about anyone in my whole life. The only other person that I truly respected was Inui and even he got on my nerves sometimes.
I pulled away and looked into his face. His eyes opened and he stared at me with utter surprise on his face. I really couldn't blame him either. His cheeks were slightly flushed as he stared me directly in the eyes. That was first.
I could tell in his eyes that he wanted me to kiss him again. He didn't even have to say a word. I complied.
This kiss was longer. I placed one hand through his soft hair and the other around his waist so that I could pull him closer. Ty's arms went up around my neck as I pressed my lips against his. My slipped out and entered his mouth which he opened to me almost eagerly. I liked at his tongue gently and felt him shiver once more. It felt nice to finally be able to hold him.
It felt like it had been an hour before I finally pulled myself away, but it had only been at least a minute. I let out a content sigh as I stared down at him and for the first time, he actually smiled at me without a hint of fear in his eyes.
Our time together was cut short, unfortunately, when we heard the warning bell sound telling us to it was time to make our way to class.
"Meet me here after school. Before practice. Alright?" I said giving the younger boy a light kiss on the cheek. He nodded and smiled up at me again.
"See ya later then." He whispered and dashed off. I smirked to myself and made my way to class.
Ryoma's Point of View
It's weird. Ty has been acting kinda funny since yesterday and yet I still can't figure out what's wrong with him. He had left me and Momoshiro this morning saying he had something important he forgot to do. His head seems so far in the clouds I don't think he'll ever come back down.
Not that I was complaining about being alone with Momo, but I would like to know what's wrong with my best friend. I went to look for and I saw the weirdest thing.
There he was. Ty was walking towards school from a rather secluded spot on the school grounds. Going in another direction was Kaido Kaoru. I thought it looked a little suspicious, but I didn't want to bug him in front of Kaido. I had to wait and get him alone.
I knew lunch would be the perfect place. So I waited for him at the doors of the cafeteria knowing that he would be arriving soon.
"There you are." I called out to him and walked over quickly.
He smiled and waved at me as I made my way to him.
"Something wrong?" He asked when I fell into step next to him.
I nodded. He looked puzzled.
"I'll tell you what's wrong." I pulled him aside and stared into his face. "What's wrong with you? I saw you and Kaido walking away from the same spot this morning. On top of that you're acting really weird. Now tell me what's wrong."
He seemed taken aback and pulled his arm out of my grasp.
"Nothing's wrong." Ty looked around as if he were expecting some one.
I almost slapped him silly where he stood. I knew that was a lie and he knew I could catch him on his lies. Yet he lied to me anyway.
"Is there something going on between you and Kaido?" I asked.
I wanted to protect my friend and if Kaido had threatened him in anyway then I was going to report him to Tezuka as soon as I possible could. He looked down. That was when I knew there was something wrong. You see. Ty will never look at his feet unless he's nervous or scared about something. I learned that when I first met him.
I waited for a moment to continue to ask him questions.
"You can tell me if Kaido is trying to start something with you. I'm your best friend. Now please tell me." I finally said in hopes that he would comply.
He let out a sigh, but still said nothing. I was getting frustrated, but I didn't lose my patience with him yet. I knew he would tell me if I pushed hard enough.
"I can't... He told me not to tell anyone." Ty said, his voice barely a whisper.
"And why not?" I asked. I was starting to get angry. Not at Ty, but at Kaido. "You know I can keep a secret if you want me to."
I continued to push. I knew it was the only way to make him break.
"Kaido isn't threatening me..." Ty murmured.
"Then what is he doing to you?" I asked in exasperation.
He lifted his head and revealed the grin he was wearing. I got confused and shifted my bag on my shoulder. If Kaido was threatening Ty then he would be scared not smiling. Right?
"What's going on?" I asked in rather confused tone.
"I can't talk about it here. I promise to tell you though. But you have to swear to keep it a secret from everyone. Promise?" Ty looked at my pleadingly and I nodded.
"Alright. Come over to my place after practice. We can hang there and talk. Okay?"
He nodded and made his way into the cafeteria with me following behind him. I knew that he would be good on his word and tell me what was going on so I need not worry anymore.
Ty's Point of View
I thought I was in trouble there for a moment, but unfortunately I promised Ryoma that I would tell him. I hope Kaido won't be mad at me. I suppose I'll have to explain to him what I have to do.
The rest of the day went by pretty damned fast to me and the next thing I knew the last bell rang.
I gathered my books and rushed quickly to the place were I supposed to meet Kaido. He wasn't there, but I didn't have to wait long. The first thing I saw of him was his bandana. It made me smile from ear to ear.
I rushed over to greet him and almost knocked him over as I threw my arms around. I had gotten more comfortable around him after the kiss so I wasn't afraid of him anymore. I knew that he would act as if he didn't know me around other people, but that didn't bother me. I then decided to tell him that I had to tell Ryoma our secret.
"Kaido...?" I let go of him and backed away.
"Is something wrong, Ty? You seem a little unhappy."
I nodded.
"Ryoma saw you and me walk away from the same spot. He knows that there's something going on between us. I can't lie to him. He can catch me when I lie. I have to tell him..." I frowned and bit my lower lip as I spoke. "He swore not to tell anyone. He promised."
Kaido had a scowl on his face which told me he was getting angry. I backed away more. I didn't know what he was capable of when he got mad and I didn't really want to find out.
When he saw me move back his expression changed quickly. A frown appeared on his face.
"If you have to tell him then tell him, but if he says a word of it then I'll take care of him myself." He finally said. He crossed his arms and hissed. I let out a small sigh and stepped back over to him.
His eyes locked on mine and I wrapped my arms around his neck as I had that morning. My heart to seemed to skip a beat and I smiled at him. We both knew that practice was going to start soon and Kaido had to be there. He was already in trouble for missing practice yesterday.
I reluctantly let him go and he took a step back as if admiring something about me.
"We better get to the courts." He muttered and planted a light kiss on my cheek. I nodded and followed him to the courts. There he put on his mask of being the scarey Viper. It made me almost laugh.
He hissed at Horio and the other two making them scream and run to a different side of the court. All traces of a smile and smirk had left his face as he returned to the persona that everyone knew him as. The moment I saw this Kaido it made me sad. I wanted the Kaido that I knew not the one that had taken his place.
I didn't have time to dwell on it though. Practice was starting and soon I would have to explain everything to Ryoma.