Kyo could feel himself nodding off. The movie was mind-numbing. He never could understand the appeal of those stupid cartoons. He glanced to Haru, who seemed entertained, at least, and then to Kisa. The little girl was utterly transfixed by the flickering screen, tears welling in her hazel eyes. "No Mogeta!" she whispered, and a tear slid down her baby-cheek.
Kyo couldn't help but smile and he sighed, letting his eyes close and his head rest on Haru's shoulder.
Feeling the weight, Haru's attention snapped instantly from the screen to the boy beside him. He grinned, leaning down to press a chaste kiss to the top of the boy's head; Kisa was so engrossed, she'd never notice. "Sleepy?" he murmured.
"Nn-hn." Kyo agreed with a yawn, letting himself drift off into a half-sleep, comforted by Haru's attention. He hated to admit it, but he was a little jealous of Kisa's place in the younger boy's heart. Sure, he'd spent the past week entirely with Kyo, but that's where he belonged. He was… he was… What was he? Kyo lifted his head a minute to study the younger boy. Haru's blue eyes were following the action on the screen intently, his soft lips moving in some silent contemplation. He was… Kyo's boyfriend. He laid his head back down, both startled and relieved by the realization. Haru was his boyfriend. Almost more, almost… his lover. He swallowed, forcing himself to close his eyes, to stop thinking and listen to the movie, the hum of the heater, anything to distract him from the beating of his own heart.
-scene-
"Man, what a pointless movie." Kyo grumped, stretching. "Geez, I feel dumber for sitting through it."
Kisa looked to her feet embarrassedly. "You- you didn't have to come." She mumbled quietly.
Kyo shot a glare at her. "That was pretty forward of you, brat. You got something you wanna tell me?"
"Knock it off, Kyo…" Haru intoned, not unkindly.
Kyo directed his attention to the boy beside him and sighed. "Fine, whatever, I'm just saying it was a stupid movie."
The little girl scuffed her shoes as she walked. "Did… did you think it was stupid, Haru-nichan?" she asked fearfully.
"What?" he glanced down. "No, I liked it." He smiled lovingly, ruffling her hair. "Kyo-nichan would have enjoyed it more if he stayed awake."
"Nichan?" Kyo scoffed. "Don't gimme that crap," but there was a tint to his cheeks, and Haru could tell he wasn't all that upset.
"Want some ice-cream?" Haru asked the girl. "There's a vendor down the street."
"Really?" she asked hopefully. "I- I'd like that very much! Thank you Haru-nichan."
"Thank Kyo;" he told her, "He's paying."
"What!" Kyo yelped. "What the hell gives you that idea?"
"You owe me," Haru winked, "for services rendered."
Kyo narrowed his eyes at the boy, but grudgingly dug for his wallet. "You brat." He scolded him, but there was a smile at the corner of his lips. "You're not worth six dollars."
Kisa watched the exchange curiously. It wasn't that Kyo was unkind, exactly… but he had never been in such a charitable mood before, especially not at Haru's request. She was grateful for it, but she couldn't help but wish he hadn't come along with them. She'd been missing Haru and she'd sort of wanted it to be just the two of them. Even though she realized it was Haru who had asked the other boy along today, she was mad at Kyo. How could she be mad at Haru?
-scene-
"That was fun, right?" Haru asked the little girl, ruffling her hair. "We'll have to do this more often." He grinned. "I think it's good for Kyo."
The redhead glowered over his shoulder, kicking his shoes off and entering the house.
Kisa nodded slowly. The day would have been nice, she reasoned, but for one thing. Kyo had been so close to Haru the entire day. She hadn't had an opportunity to be alone with him at all, and it had been so long since she'd been able to see him!
"Hm? What'sa matter?" Haru asked when she didn't reply. "You know how to get back to the main house, right? Do you need me to walk you?"
"You… you're not coming home?" she stammered.
"Oh, no." he shook his head kindly. "I'm gonna stay here with Kyo a little while longer, but I'll be back this weekend, okay? How's that?" He smiled down at her.
"You… you've been gone a really long time," she reasoned. "And Momiji… Momiji and I and Hiro we…"
He ruffled her hair again with a chuckle. "Well it's good to be missed." He grinned. "I'll be back this weekend, I promise. We'll hang out again. We can play video games all day." He offered.
"For real?" she asked hopefully. "Okay." Just knowing that he'd be back brightened her spirits. She finished saying her goodbyes and fastened her shoes, heading for the door.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, noticing she'd forgotten her jacket in the living room. She smiled, well, she'd get a chance to say goodbye to Haru again anyway.
-scene-
"So?" Haru asked with a grin, wrapping his arms around the shorter boy's shoulders. "Did you have fun today?"
"Yah, loads." Kyo tried to shrug him off.
"C'mon, she's just a kid." Haru teased. "You don't have to get so jealous!"
"What!" the redhead yelped, squirming around in the younger boy's arms. "I am not jealous of that little brat! Why the heck would I be!"
"Hmm." Haru tapped the boy's nose with a finger. "Because she's cuter than you." He told him.
Kyo growled, trying to pull away, and Haru only laughed harder.
"God I love you!" he laughed, pulling the boy back to him and kissing him softly.
-scene-
Kisa padded quietly back to the living room to retrieve her jacket, but stopped short. She gasped.
There was Haru, his arms around Kyo, his lips firmly on the other boy's!
She covered her mouth, flushing from head to toe. They apparently hadn't noticed her, as they didn't pause in their risqué little rendezvous. She knew she shouldn't be watching them, but she couldn't look away.
Haru's hand slid lower down Kyo's back, cupping the older boy's bottom and squeezing slightly, making the cat purr into their shared kiss.
"Mmm, you know you're the only kitten for me." Haru growled, kissing the boy's chin.
At that, Kisa turned to run. She couldn't even imagine the humiliation of being caught in such a position.
The little girl ran as fast as her tiny feet would carry her, tearing down the wooded path from Shigure's house back to the main road.
Suddenly, her toe caught a rock and sent her tumbling head first into the dirt. She landed with a heavy thud, bumping her knees and elbows upon impact.
"Nn!" she whimpered, scrambling back to her feat. She glanced down at herself, taking quick inventory. Her dress was muddy and torn and her knees were scraped and bloody. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. It was all too much. She sat down and cried.
She had missed Haru so much! All she had wanted was to spend a day with him, just the two of them, and because of Kyo, everything had been ruined. He complained about the movie, and made fun of Kisa. He monopolized Haru's attention, and now, now he'd done something truly horrible. Haru wasn't like that! The thing that Kisa had seen was dirty. She knew that. She was almost twelve and quite old enough to know about things like that. She'd heard the other kids at school talking about it; about kissing and touching, things like that. Once, she'd seen two men doing it, kissing, in a park and she'd asked Momiji about it. He'd shaken his head and told her that little girls shouldn't think about such things. But now, Kyo was making Haru do things like that. She hated him.
She rubbed her little fists at her eyes, streaking her cheeks with dirt. The feelings welling up inside of her, such angry feelings, were too strong, too much for such a little girl. She couldn't stand it. She ran the rest of the way back to the main house and straight to her room, slamming the door behind her.
Momiji peeked around the corner. "Kisa?" he called out. He knew she'd skipped school, but he'd kept it a secret for her. She'd been so upset lately, what with Haru not being around, he couldn't blame her. She really looked up to Haru. He was like a big brother to her, he was her hero…
-scene-
Kyo finally managed to wriggle out of Haru's grasp, shoving the boy away. "Dammit Haru! Why do you have to say things like that!" His cheeks were a deep red, his chest heaving.
"Because it gets you so worked up," the younger boy grinned.
"You're a creep." Kyo accused.
"Oh-ho!" Haru laughed. "Such harsh words…" He ran a hand through Kyo's hair, sighing softly.
"What?" Kyo demanded, acting as though he didn't care for the caress he was so obviously leaning in to.
Haru shrugged. "I was just thinking about things."
"Yah?" Kyo asked, choosing to withhold the usual insults. He let his eyes slide closed as the younger boy's hands trailed to his shoulders, beginning to work the tired muscles there.
"I was just trying to remember a time when I didn't love you." He finished bluntly.
Kyo snorted. "That a fact?" he asked seeming unconcerned.
"Nn-hn." Haru assented "But I can't." As he replied, he worked his hands lower, continuing his gentle manipulation of the older boy's taut muscles before sliding his arms around to pull Kyo back against his chest.
Kyo groaned slightly as the white-haired youth buried his face in the cradle of the older boy's neck, kissing softly, his breath hot and sweet.
Haru slid a hand gently under the boy's white tank-top, brushing his fingertips over the contours of Kyo's abdomen.
"Nn.." Kyo whimpered, his muscles jerking at the touch.
The younger boy ran his tongue skillfully over his lover's neck before sucking gently as his fingers dipped just below the waistline of Kyo's pants.
"Nn-wait!" Kyo panted, twisting out of the boy's grasp and turning to press their foreheads together.
"Yah?" Haru asked, out of breath.
Both boys stood silent a minute, chests heaving. "I wanna… go upstairs." Kyo mumbled, sliding his hands into Haru's.
"Okay." Haru gave a clipped reply, much too intent for words.
Once upstairs and in the safety of Kyo's room, all pretensions were dropped, giving way to passion.
Kyo was surprised by the feelings welling up within him. He'd been jealous, sure, but he'd had no idea what an intense effect it had had on his body. He shoved the younger boy harshly against the wall.
"Oof! Kyo-" Haru protested as the older boy dropped to his knees, dragging his hands down Haru's sides with his decent.
"Shut-up," Kyo growled. "I wanna finish this." He jerked at Haru's black trousers, forcing them down, leaving only a thin layer of cotton between himself and the task at hand.
"Kyo, I- nnn…" he groaned as Kyo's fingers trailed up the legs of his shorts, brushing lightly against the sensitive skin of his inner thighs.
"Trust me." Kyo breathed.
The younger boy hesitated. "Okay." He replied meekly, leaning back against the wall.
Given the go ahead, Kyo hooked his thumbs in the hem of Haru's boxers, drawing them down slowly, exposing the boy's hardening length to the cool air.
Haru gasped slightly, more sensitive than he had imagined he would be. He was almost afraid of Kyo's touch. If air alone had such an effect, he feared the response he would have to that hot mouth.
He didn't have long to wonder.
"Aah!" he cried out, rocking back on his heels, his eyes snapping open in surprise. His hands found purchase in Kyo's hair and he gripped a fistful needfully.
Kyo grunted at the assault, but stayed the course, finding he was rather fond of a little pain. It had been a shock to him as well; he hadn't known what to expect. But he found himself quickly becoming rigid as Haru's taste and texture filled his mouth. His mind kept bombarding him with unfinished thoughts like "I never thought I'd…" and "Oh God, it feels so…". He leaned forward, trying to take the boy's full length, but finding the task a little more complicated than he'd thought. He gagged in the attempt, but regained himself as the younger boy's manhood slid further into his throat.
Haru bit his lip, biting back cries of desire and need. He tried to steady his hips, but found it a futile attempt, arching against the torturous pleasure besieging him.
"Fuck!" he gasped, feeling the muscles in his lower abdomen contract. He cried out and his knees felt like they would give way as he gave in to the orgasm raking his body.
Kyo gagged again, pulling away in surprise. He thought he'd known what to expect, but he wasn't prepared for quite such a mouthful. He tried to swallow at first, but realized that he couldn't and spat on the ground at his feet, wiping his mouth on the back of his sleeve.
Haru sank to his knees, panting, no longer able to remain standing. His knees had locked, and now throbbed with the rest of his body. He leaned back against the wall, closing his eyes.
Kyo watched the boy in wonder. He couldn't believe he'd actually done it. In that moment, their relationship had reached a new level. He found it maddeningly arousing. He studied Haru's flushed cheeks and his heaving chest. He'd done that. He was responsible for those sounds that Haru had been making. He smiled slightly, sidling up next to Haru.
"You okay?" he asked quietly, running a hand through the younger boy's tangled hair.
Haru sat silent for a moment longer before finally opening his eyes, the blue a piercing contrast against his porcelain skin. "I- I" he stammered. "I am so unbelievably in love with you." He admitted, falling into the older boy's lap.
