"Holding Onto Nothing" chapter three:
"Kyo-kun! Are you awake yet?" Tohru called through the bedroom door.
Kyo removed his face from Yuki's hair long enough to shout an "I'm coming!" and then, with a chuckle, returned to the task at hand.
"Argh, I don't wanna get ready for school," Yuki whined, pulling Kyo closer to him from behind. Sitting in the between his legs, he could feel Kyo's chest against his back, his breath tickling the nape of his neck. He heard a soft laugh followed by the feeling of Kyo's lips on his ear and jaw.
"Neither do I," Kyo said, the vibrations of his voice tickling Yuki's ear.
Yuki turned around in his seat on the bed and pressed his lips against Kyo's in a playful kiss. He wrapped his arms around Kyo's neck, hands nuzzled in his hair. Their tongues gently caressed each other in a sweet kiss of greeting.
"Ew, morning breath," Yuki said when he pulled away. He grinned at Kyo. "Go brush your teeth," he commanded.
Kyo made a pouting face. "My breath doesn't stink!" he said in a mock-hurt voice. "Alright, we might as well start getting ready for school."
Yuki nodded and stood up, Kyo soon following.
"But are you sure I can't watch you dress?" Kyo asked jokingly. Yuki threw a pillow at him.
Once at school, Yuki and Kyo found themselves caught in the middle of an energetic conversations between Uo and Tohru about the fast approaching winter.
"I could have sworn I saw a few snowflakes in the sky this morning! But, they were just flurries," Uo said, apparently excited.
"I love snow! Me and Mom used to make snowmen and have snow fights all the time during the winter! It's one of my absolute favorite seasons!" Tohru exclaimed, eyes shining.
"Well, there are only four..." Kyo muttered.
Yuki elbowed him. "That's great, Honda-san," he said, smiling politely.
"Yeah, well... hey! Watch it!" Uo shouted as an absentminded girl bumped into her and stumbled right in the middle of the group.
She slowly raised her head, eyes widening as they stopped on Yuki. Her eyes were already watery, but now the tears were running down her cheeks. She pushed past everyone, running to the safe haven of the girls' bathroom.
"What the hell?" Kyo said bluntly.
"That was rather rude..." Tohru noted.
"I wonder what beef she's got with the Prince," Uo said, looking at him through suspicious eyes. "Break another heart lately?"
Yuki frowned sharply. "No. I don't even know who she is," he said. That was the truth, he had never spoken to her in his life. However, it was typically a bad sign when the mere sight of your face could reduce someone to tears.
"I'm going," he announced, turning on his heel and walking down the hall. Kyo stared after his figure until it was completely swallowed by the crowd.
Somehow, I'm worried... Yuki thought as he walked with his head bowed in thought. This doesn't feel good.
Yuki heard the last bell ring and was snapped out of his thoughts. He saw the mob of students slowly descend into their classrooms, and he turned the corner to do the same. Stepping into his English class, he kept his head down to avoid eye contact with Kyo. He didn't feel like talking to him right now.
He took his seat and waited until the teacher started talking to look up. He took down a few notes as Mayu-sensei instructed her students to find the subject of each sentence she wrote down.
Yuki leaned over to whisper to the girl sitting next to him."Excuse me, Katakura-san, would you mind telling me what the sentence is for number ten? I think I've missed it," he explained politely. He expected the girl to blush and shyly repeat the sentence for him. Instead, she gave him a cold look and edged her seat away from him.
Yuki blinked, his eyes wide in surprise.
"Aww, don't be so mean, Katakura!" said another girl opposite of Yuki. "I'll give you the notes, Yuki."
"Thanks..." Yuki said absentmindedly, still looking at the girl, who was now whispering to her friends that were also glaring at him.
The rest of the class went by in a blur, Yuki now being self-conscious about who he decided to talk to. Most of his homeroom didn't seem any different around him; The same girls giggled and flirted with him, the same guys continued to explain how lucky he was to be able to get so many chicks when they couldn't get any. In fact, he hadn't seen any other strange behavior from anyone after his first class. However, Yuki was still worried that it had happened at all.
I've never gotten such a cold reaction from anyone at my school before, Yuki thought with worry. He briefly suspected the girl he had told yesterday, but he told himself he was being paranoid.
Even if that girl told some people, it doesn't matter. I couldn't expect to become openly gay at my school and have nothing changed. I expected some difficulty. Now I just have to deal with it.
"I need a quarter! Somebody gimme a quarter!" Kyo yelled at lunch, emptying his pockets on the open grass. "Yuki, lend me a quarter!"
Yuki looked up from his lunch. "And what, precisely, are you going to do with my quarter?" he asked.
"Buy juice. I'm only a quarter short. Please?" Kyo asked, holding up his hands in a begging position, although his grin was confident that Yuki would abide.
Yuki sighed and took out his wallet. "You, Kyo Sohma, are the only one who would have the nerve to borrow a quarter from the Student Body President," Yuki said in mock-disdain, dropping the coin into his open hand.
Kyo grinned, muttered a "Thank you, Love" and jogged to the juice machine. Yuki found him chuckling to himself, until he turned around to see a small group of people staring at him.
He nervously turned around back to his lunch with Tohru, Uo, and Hana.
"What's with that expression, Prince? You seemed happy with Carrot Top just a moment before," Uo asked.
Yuki was surprised. "Oh, I'm fine," Yuki answered. "Just a little tired." He could tell that he wasn't very convincing.
Tohru sat down next to him. "Yuki-kun...?" she asked with a worried tone.
Yuki smiled. "Honda-san, I really am fine. I promise," he said in the most sincere voice he could muster.
And he was fine, really. He told himself that he would deal with the strange looks, and he would. He wouldn't let looks from such trivial people bother him.
After lunch, Yuki found himself enjoying his afternoon classes a lot more than his classes that morning. That same girl had shot him a glare as he walked to his seat, but he didn't care that much when the whole rest of his class started talking happily to him. Just like always. He was usually somewhat annoyed by this, but he appreciated it today.
"We have so much homework today," Kyo commented as he and Yuki made their way down the hall after their last class.
"Mainly due to Mayu-sensei's extra "punishment for being noisy" pages," Yuki added with a sigh. "I hate when that happens."
"She's too strict. All the other teachers are laid-back, and then she expects us to magically become well-behaved by the time we walk into her class," Kyo said.
Yuki chuckled. "Of course."
"It's true, and you know it," Kyo said, teasingly poking Yuki in the cheek.
The hall was mainly empty now. Most of the students had left already, and Tohru had to work that day. So Yuki noticed the boy walking down the hall in the opposite direction, the only other one in the hallway. He sped up his pace when he spotted the two, although Kyo, talking wildly, hardly noticed.
"Fags."
Kyo stopped dead in his tracks. He whirled around and opened his mouth to say something to the boy, but nothing would come out. Before he knew it, the kid was already around the corner.
"That bastard..." Kyo muttered, still awestruck.
"Just forget about him, Kyo. Don't let it get to you," Yuki said, reaching out to hold Kyo's arm against his chest.
"Yeah... I guess..." Kyo mumbled. The pair continued down the hall in silence.
What a brazen boy. He said something horrible, but I don't care. His words seemed to have bothered Kyo, though... Yuki thought, looking up at his boyfriend.
Kyo's face was contorted into a frown. But his eyes were not only angry, they were also sad and... hurt?
"Um... Kyo? A-are you okay?" Yuki asked quietly.
Kyo turned to him and gave a short nod. "Yeah, I'm fine..." he said.
But your eyes tell otherwise...
"Are you sure? Don't listen to that guy, okay?" Yuki said, worried for the other boy.
"I'm fine, Yuki. It just comes with the job, right?" Kyo answered, looking him in the eye sadly.
Yuki stopped walking. He couldn't stand to see Kyo sad.
"Kyo..." Yuki whispered. He turned Kyo around by the hand to face him, leaned up, and pressed his lips to his. He gently backed him into the wall and ran his fingers through his bright hair, kissing him with passion.
I can't only be satisfied with myself being brave enough.
He ran his fingers over Kyo's face, feeling him do the same to the rest of his body.
I have to be strong for Kyo, too.
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A/N: I'm sorry that this chapter is so short and crappy! I had a bit of trouble with having enough "stuff" to put in this chapter, but the next one will not let you down!