Chapter 6 – Another Fight and a New Revelation
After the strange boys left, Soubi ran back to the one place where Ritsuka felt safe, their apartment. "Hm, I wonder when I started calling it 'our apartment'. It's got a nice ring to it."
He finally reached to the door and found that it had already been unlocked. He opened it carefully just in case it wasn't his neko.
"Ritsuka, are you here?"
No answer.
"Come out Ritsuka, they left, its ok now. Please come out."
Soubi wandered into his bedroom and saw a large mass formed under his covers. To prove his suspicions, Soubi went around to the other side and caught hold of the shaking, frigid tail. An "Eeek" erupted from under the comforter, and the tail tried to break free of its captor, but the one on the outside was too strong. Instead of bringing Ritsuka out, Soubi decided to go in and comfort the frightened boy.
As he slid in, the first thing he noticed was how much the boy was quivering. So he pulled Ritsuka to him and laid him on his chest, while wrapping his arms protectively around the boy's waist. Soubi still held Ritsuka's tail captive, and caressed the soft fur, up and down. This soothed Ritsuka and soon enough, Soubi could feel the soft, even breaths coming from the boy on top of him.
A good four hours later, Ritsuka awoke to a pair of arms securing him from the rest of the world. He snuggled closer to the warmth, but suddenly opened his eyes when he felt himself being pulled even closer. Deep purple found icy blue and a deep blush formed. He struggled to free himself from the blonde's grasp, but failed miserably, and was pulled back each time.
"Hmf, Soubiii, let me go already!"
Soubi smirked, but refused the boy's request. "Not until you tell me who those 2 boys were and why they want you so bad."
Ritsuka broke free, but opted to sit on Soubi instead. He traced the toned lines on Soubi's chest through the fitted shirt, so as to not stare at the intense gaze Soubi was giving him.
"I've never seen them before."
Soubi sat up with Ritsuka still sitting on him. "Well, it seemed like they knew you."
"They must've mistaken me for someone else because, like I've told you, I've never seen them before."
There was no way that Soubi would fall for that. He wanted answers and he wasn't going to give up until he got them.
"So, you're saying that 2 random boys came out of the blue, looking for someone that looked like you. Plus, they called you number 12 and you responded by running away. Are you still going to stick with your story?"
Ritsuka knew what Soubi was trying to do, and he wasn't going to fall got it. "Yes Soubi, I am, and you can't trick me into saying otherwise!"
Ritsuka jumped off Soubi and locked himself into the bathroom. He took Soubi's shaving razor and started slashing himself, but no blood spilled. Ritsuka's tears flowed like waterfalls as he kept slashing, but still, nothing marred his perfect porcelain-like skin. He fell to the floor and threw the razor as the door with disgust.
"Why!? Why won't I bleed!? I'm not normal! I just want to be like everyone else…human."