Heartaches
Chapter Eight
By Kellyq
"Jack, who's Carly?" Yusei asked darkly.
"It's not what you're thinking. You know that Godwin has been trying to keep us apart," Jack explained. "And you know that he's the only one who can help us free Kiryu from Rudger."
Yusei's expression darkened and there was tension in the air. "We've already talked about this, Jack. I'm the cause of Kiryu being in the state he's in now, and I need to take responsibility for what happened."
Jack growled and before he could stop himself, he rammed-sacked his boyfriend right in the gut. Yusei lurched and pain shot through his body. He groaned and glared at Jack, only to see a lot of emotions in his eyes that Yusei rarely saw.
"I'm not letting you do this by yourself! Didn't you see the look Rudger had in his eyes when he stared at you?" Yusei blinked. Now that he thought about it, the man did have a strange glint in his eyes. "Obviously you didn't." Jack sighed before he continued to speak. "Look, Yusei. I just don't want you to get hurt anymore than you have. When I first saw Kiryu eying you, I didn't think too much of it until I realized that I liked you. It came to me that Kiryu liked you too, but something told me that his love wasn't really going to be love at all ..."
Yusei stared at his boyfriend before he stepped up and wrapped his arms around Jack's shoulders, and buried his face in the blonde-haired teen's solid chest. "Thanks Jack. But next time, don't hit me so hard."
Jack sighed. "Sorry," he muttered. Jack wrapped his arms around Yusei and rubbed his back. "I just wanted you to understand that you're not doing this by yourself. I care about Kiryu too, and I hate him at the same time for hurting you ..."
Before Jack could finish, Yusei kissed him on the lips. "I don't think Kiryu hates me. Rudger is influencing him to hate me. I need to find a way to get Kiryu to understand that I do care about him like a best friend should."
Crow stepped back and looked at his handy work. Kiryu's apartment smelled better, even though it didn't shine like new, but it was better than before. Crow heaved the pan into the bathtub and dumped dirty soapy water down the drain. He rinsed the pan and bathtub out and gently tapped the pan on the side to get what was left of the water out, and laid the pan on its side. Crow went to the sink and washed his hands. After he had done that, he dried his hands with a towel. Crow pulled out his cell phone to notice that he had missed a call from Yusei.
Crow pressed a button and put the phone to his ear. He smiled when Yusei answered after the second ring. "Sorry that I missed your call. I was busy with cleaning Kiryu's apartment."
"Don't worry about it," Yusei reassured, "how was he when you saw him?"
Crow sighed and leaned against the sink and slid to the floor. "He looked awful," he explained, trying to control his emotions, "he ... he didn't even recognize me when I came through the door ..."
"How about I come over," Yusei offered, "sounds like you need someone to talk to."
Crow smiled. "I'd like that," he murmured. He put his phone back into his pocket and closed his eyes, to take a small nap.
Crow awoke an hour later to someone shaking him lightly, and a soft firm voice calling out to him. Crow smiled and opened his eyes to see Yusei crouching right in front of him. They smiled at each other and did their formal greeting by giving one another a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks for coming," Crow said, watching his friend sit next to him.
Yusei nodded his head. "Jack got Godwin to help us ... I'm not sure if he's really going to do it or not, but it's something."
"I don't trust that man either. They both should be put behind bars," Crow commented, "but for now we need to find a way to free Kiryu before Rudger kills what's left of his heart."
Half if Yusei's expression darkened, and he smiled at his friend. "You love Kiryu, don't you?"
Crow smiled. "Of course I do!" He responded, not fazed by the question, "but I don't think he likes me at all."
"I highly doubt that," Yusei said, shaking his head, "You are attractive, strong and kind. Anyone can easily fall in love with you. I almost did," Yusei explained, chuckling. Crow gave his friend a sideways glance, and raised a brow. "That was before I realized my feelings for Jack."
Crow laughed. "Same here! But let's always be best friends." He held out his fist, and Yusei did the same. They rubbed their fists together.
"Yeah ... best friends forever," Yusei murmured, a smile on his lips.
To Be Continued ...