Chapter 2

Tasuki's perspective

After I had told the drooling harpies I like to call my sisters, "Go away he just got here,"

Kai let out a laugh that almost sounded like a girl's and then he blushed. I looked at him and then said, "Wanna go to my room while we wait for dinner," he just nodded and I lead the way up the stairs up to my room. We got upstairs and Kai looked around my room like he had never seen a guy's room before…or better yet a dirty room, like mine.

Kai went and sat on my bed while I went to close the door, when I turned around Kai was looking out my bedroom window then he said, "You're really lucky Tasuki I envy you,"

"Why?"

"You have a family,"

"You don't have a family?"

"I live with my aunt and uncle, they are really nice but it's not the same as having parents," He seemed upset at the idea of being reminded of his family then Kai spoke again, "Do you like anyone Tasuki?"

"I don't think so…Why?"

"Just wondering…you see there is this person like and I haven't known this person long but I feel really close to that person,"

"Does this person know that you like them?"

"No… I don't think so I haven't known that person that long,"

"Would you tell that person if you had the chance?"

"No…it would be really awkward I wouldn't want that person to think little of me because I've done some radical changes for that person that I never want that person to find out."

"You think that in knowing these things that maybe that person won't feel the same anymore…or that person might think little of you." I looked at the ground feeling sorry for Kai, then Kai got up and walked towards me slowly and stopping every so often. Then he got really close to me and then he said, "Have you ever heard of the eighth warrior?"

"No,"

"Well there is a woman who is the medium and she can choose the group of constellations in which she wants to give the gift of herself,"

"What do you mean?"

"Every time there has been a medium, she has fallen in love with one of the warriors from one of the celestial groups and gave her soul in order to summon their god in great time of need… I know because my family has been cursed with the task, my great-grandmother was the last one and she fell in love with Tomite one of the Celestial Warriors from Byakko…she had to give herself up to the god and when she did so she didn't die like all the others because there love was pure and untainted…my grandmother and mother died because their love was impure…Life has been rough ever since."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because…I don't know,"

"Well I'm really sorry to hear but you're not a girl so you won't have that task and you don't seem to have any sisters so…."

"Well that's true but you never know,"

"I really am sorry to hear about you're family…who was your dad anyways?"

"Nakago,"

"WHAT! I mean really?"

"Yah…"

"Uh… what was he like?"

"He was really kind to my mother and loved me the best a father could,"

"I never knew Nakago had a child,"

"It was before he died he came here to this world and ran into my mother,"

"How did he get here?"

"It was about 18 years ago he came through and he himself did not know how he got through but he did and he met my mother and he stayed her for a month then he had to go back to the book, he came back one more time when I was 3 and then I never saw him again and mother was crying then the next day mother was gone too…everyone told me she had to go somewhere I found out later from my grandfather that the god Seriyu came for my mother…to bring her to Nakago."

"I'm so sorry," I said quietly as I hugged Kai, then Kai said, "I hoped that I would get to see her again, that she would come to me in my dreams and tell me she was okay and she loved me but she never did," I could hear him crying now so I said softly, "Are you still waiting for her?" Kai said nothing at first then he said, "Yes everyday."

I was still hugging Kai, I didn't want to look at his face, I was afraid I would blurt out everything bad his father had ever done but I didn't instead Kai spoke again, "I don't even know how my father died," I gasped I mean he didn't know that Tamahome killed his father and that if he did and he knew who I was, he would hate me. I didn't want to loose another friend like I lost Chiriko and Mitsukake and my best friend Chichiri. I hugged him tighter and said, "I'm sure he died nobly."

Kai spoke again this time he was not crying, "You came from the book didn't you?" I let go of Kai stared at him until I could find the words to say and they, well it, sounded like this, "What?" pretty good huh? Not. Kai remained clam and stated his question again, "Did you come from the book?" "I…uh," "Yes or no Tasuki?" I stared at the ground I didn't know what to say, there was nothing I could say so I dared to look at him again and I did he was standing right in front of me and then without hesitation he kissed me long and hard.

I was shocked I mean a guy was kissing me what would anyone do if a guy was kissing them. I mean Nakago did it to Tamahome but it was cause he was trying to distract him it meant nothing but this one did it was full of love and passion and Tasuki could feel it. Before Kai could go too far Tasuki pulled away and said, "What was that?" "I'm sorry, it's just that I…can't explain this," Kai was turning bright red and couldn't stop himself. So Kai looked at the ground and then said, "I better go," I didn't say anything I didn't even stop him I just said, "I'll see you tomorrow." Kai was a little shocked I responded at all and said, "yah…tomorrow."