"So?"
"Sure, I'm in." Ayumu said, walking down the street toward the school.
"And what about you Kousuke?"
"Fine, whatever. I'll go to your stupid movie thing."
Hiyono's smile brightened, "Yay! So don't forget we're going right after school, and then going for supper after."
"Who else is going anyway?" Chocolate eyes glanced over.
"I asked everyone and they're all in, except I haven't asked Eyes yet but I'm going to when I see him today." The blonde said, cheerfully.
The three arrived at the large oak tree in the far corner of the school grounds to find only Rio sitting there. She looked up as they approached, "Hey you guys. Are you excited for tonight?"
"Yeah! I'm so excited!" Hiyono exclaimed, skipping up to the other. Both boys rolled their eyes seeing the goofiness.
Kousuke eyed the surroundings, "Where's Ryouko?" He asked, glancing back to the arsenic haired girl.
"Umm… she's-" Rio started as a foot landed in the middle of Kousuke's back, sending him flying a few feet.
He slowly sat up, "Damn it Ryouko! What the hell's your problem?!" The red head shouted.
"You bastard! You promised me."
"Oh boy." Hiyono whispered to Ayumu, who was shaking his head.
Everyone knew about Kousuke and Ryouko's relationship. Ryouko had always wanted to date Kousuke, but being the way he is, refused over and over again. Despite Kousuke's attempts to be rid of her, she continued to try to get close to the other. In the end, they became more like siblings then boyfriend and girlfriend. She still tries to get him to open up to her, though she spends more time looking out for him then anything else, that and keeping Kousuke under control.
"You told me you had stopped fighting!" Ryouko screamed, punching him in the back of the head.
"Oww… knock it off would you?"
"I thought you had stopped lying to me too."
"Just shut up and let me talk." Kousuke argued, standing up, "First off, I did stop fighting and second, I never lied to you."
"Oh really, then where did you get that cut?" Crimson eyes glared at the red head, as she placed a hand on her hip.
"I bit my lip…" He said. She looked at him unconvinced, "It wasn't my fault."
"That's always your excuse."
Eyes had quickened his approach having seen and heard the fight; he walked right up to Kousuke, bowing slightly, "I want to thank you again, for what you did yesterday."
"Huh?" Kousuke asked, glancing down at the boy. Ayumu could see the confusion plastered on the other's face, and that made him chuckle slightly.
"For saving me from that thug." Eyes said, raising his head. Ayumu's snickers stopped when he noticed the dark mark on the silver haired boy's face. Kousuke hadn't told him that Kanone had started it that way.
Ryouko gazed at the boy between her and the red head, and then looked back to Kousuke with a slight glare, "Is this true?"
His confusion quickly disappeared when her gaze return to him, "Of course it's true."
"I guess… I owe you an apology then. I'm sorry for assuming the worst." Short brown bangs covered her crimson eyes.
A hand landed on her shoulder, "Forget about it." Kousuke said, smirking. The hand was removed as quickly as it had been placed there, and the red head continued walking toward the school.
"Where are you going?" Hiyono asked, as he passed by her.
Kousuke didn't glance over, "I'm gonna go have a nap before class." He said, waving a hand.
Shortly after, Eyes excused himself, mentioning having to speak with the teacher about his missed school work. Ayumu raised an eyebrow as he watched the boy head quickly for the school's main entrance.
Eyes stepped into the classroom, closing the door behind him, seeing Kousuke leaning back in his chair with closed eyes. He walked to his desk, and unpacked his bag, getting ready for class.
An emerald eye parted slightly, "So… why did you lie for me?" He asked.
"I didn't lie; I just didn't tell the whole truth." Azure eyes glanced over, as a small mischievous grin crossed his face.
Kousuke couldn't help but smirk at the other, "Hmm… I see."
"I didn't find it necessary for them to know exactly what happened; besides I am responsible for your involvement."
"I didn't have to step in, you know, I could have let him beat you." His emerald eyes opened fully at seeing the hurt look on the other's face, "Look, all I'm saying is that it wasn't your fault, I didn't have to get involved."
Their conversation was interrupted by the opening of the door, and Ms. Sasaki entered, she seemed a little surprised to see the two seated at their desks already.
"Good morning." She said, smiling the way she did every morning, "What brings you two here so early?" She moved across the room, sitting at her desk.
Eyes stood, walking up to the front, and stopped next to the desk. Kousuke closed his eyes again; half listening to them discuss the work Eyes had missed the days he was away. The bell rang, and the class soon filled with the rest of the student bodies, shortly after Ms. Sasaki started her lecture.
Lunch came and left, and soon the day was almost over. Ms. Sasaki had given the class some free time to either work on the project or some other school work they had.
Hiyono shifted in her seat, leaning back and turning her head, "Hey Eyes, you want to go to a movie tonight? Everyone's going." She whispered.
"A movie? When?"
"We're leaving for the theater right after school. So are you interested?"
"I am sure I can go. I will let my brother know after school." Eyes replied. Hiyono turned her head more to stare at him, that didn't sound like him at all. He was normally a little more nervous about asking his brother things like this.
She only shrugged, smiling at him, "Sounds great." She said, turning back to the front.
Before long, the final bell of the day rang, "Alright class, be sure to work on your projects, and have a good weekend." The teacher said, sitting down in her desk again.
There was lots of loud talking as Kousuke and the others pushed their way out of the school, and reaching the front gate, they saw Kanone's car waiting in its usual spot. Eyes jogged over to the car, opening the door, sitting himself down in the passenger seat. The two talked for a few minutes before Eyes stood again, closing the car door and heading over to the group.
Eyes smiled at the group, urging them forward, "He told me not to be too late."
"Great!" Hiyono cheered, grabbing his arm and dragging him.
The group walked for a while before Kousuke thought of something, "Hey, so who's driving?"
"Me, of course. My parents let me borrow the car." Hiyono said, as the red head stopped mid step.
"There's no way I'm getting into a car with you driving!"
"Why not? I'm a good driver!"
"Yeah, if you're suicidal!" Kousuke yelled, crossing his arms.
"Then who do you want to drive?" Ryouko asked, interrupting the bickering two.
"Why not me?" He answered.
Hiyono choked on her air, "And whose car are you going to drive? Nobody's willing to lend their car to you, you're too reckless."
"Well I'm better then you!"
"Why doesn't Ayumu drive?" Sayoko said quietly, from the far side of Eyes, away from the loud red head.
"Yeah, I agree. Ayumu should drive." Rio piped up. Ayumu sighed, he hadn't wanted to be part of this conversation but he was the only other person of the group who had a driver's license, and honestly nobody really wanted Hiyono to drive. Kousuke's a good driver but has too much fun behind the wheel and likes to show off, causing damage to any and all vehicles in the area. Even Ayumu could admit he was the best choice, though Kousuke did pass his driver's test first try with a perfect score, and Ayumu failed his first attempt.
After all parties agreed to Ayumu driving, the girls headed off to Hiyono's house to change and pick up the car, and meet the boys at Ayumu's in twenty minutes. The three boys arrived at the house not ten minutes later, and the brunette let Eyes borrow a change of clothes so he didn't have to go to the theater in his school clothes.
The four girls finally arrived, and of course, they were late. They crammed all seven of them into the car and headed to the movie theater with Ayumu behind the wheel.
The group eventually got inside, and now there was the issue of picking a movie that all of them can agree on. Several pain staking minutes later a movie was picked, all tickets were paid for and the group was seated in the theater, ready for the show.
The movie had ended, leaving the group to find a place to have supper, and they just picked the closest restaurant to the theater. They entered, and after a moment, were seated at a large table at the back.
"Wasn't that a great movie?!" Rio cheered, before taking a sip of her soda.
"It totally was." Hiyono giggled.
Kousuke sighed, rolling his eyes; the girls had won the vote on which movie to see, and leaving the red head to sit through a painfully long and boring romance flick. Frustrated at not seeing one gun fight or car chase, he leaned back in his chair at the other end of the table, far away from the giddy girls. Everyone had eaten but Hiyono and Rio decided they wanted desert, so the group sat chatting, waiting for the deserts to arrive.
Eyes, who sat between Kousuke and Sayoko, checked his watch, and seeing that it was already ten thirty, "I better go, it's pretty late." He said, standing.
Ayumu glanced up from beside Hiyono, "Here, I'll drive you home."
"No, that's fine; my house isn't that far."
"It's dark already Eyes, maybe someone should go with you? We wouldn't want a repeat of what happened yesterday." Ryouko stated, and having everyone's agreement, looked back to Eyes.
"That's a good idea. Kousuke should walk you home." Ayumu said, hiding the grin well, though the red head could see it clearly.
"Why me?"
"Why not? You look bored as hell over there anyway; you can just walk home after." The brunette continued, "And besides, we're giving you a free ticket outta here, you don't even have to make up some excuse to leave."
Kousuke stood, slipping his jacket over his shoulders, "Yeah yeah, whatever." He said, leading Eyes toward the front door, waving a hand as he left. Eyes said a quick 'goodbye' before following the other. The silver haired boy stopped to pay for his meal before exiting the building with Kousuke.
The two walked in silence, though Eyes wanted to discuss the recent events that had happened but Kousuke seemed happy with the quiet between them. Eyes sighed inwardly, leaving the other content in the peaceful silence. A little less then a block away from the other's house Kousuke halted, causing Eyes to stop as well, and blue eyes stared at the red head in confusion.
"It's probably best that your brother doesn't see me walking you home." Kousuke said, answering the other boy's thoughts.
"Oh… right." Eyes stammered, feeling kind of stupid for not thinking of that in the first place, "Ayumu invited me over to work on the project tomorrow, so I will see you then." He smiled slightly.
"Sure." Kousuke smirked, but as Eyes turned to leave, Ayumu's words came rushing back to him, sighing, "Hold up!" He said. "There's… something I want to tell you."
Azure eyes looked back at him, "Yes?" And before either of them knew what was happening, Kousuke had grabbed the boy's shoulders and had pulled him into a chaste kiss, ending it as quickly as he had started it.
Kousuke stared into those deep blue pools, seeming to search for something though he didn't know what, maybe some kind of answer. He had gotten lost in their depths but hearing that smooth British voice, pulled him back.
"Kousuke?" The voice questioned quietly, and said boy retreated slightly, bringing the entire boy's face into view. Kousuke's eyes traced every curve, stopping at his perfect lips, deciding then and there this was what he truly wanted and leaned in again for something a little more passionate this time.
Eyes didn't hesitate to kiss back, enjoying Kousuke's taste and smell, relishing it. A moment later he felt something warm lap gently at his bottom lip, and parting his lips found a tongue waiting for his to join. The two stood kissing in the street for an unknown amount of time, and at some point, Eyes had wrapped his arms around the other's neck pulling his head and lips to him. He felt Kousuke's arms move from his shoulders to around his waist, pulling him closer and slightly up as well.
Before long, and what seemed too soon for Eyes, Kousuke pulled away from the other, both panting slightly. Eyes tried to slow his racing heart, as he looked at the red head with a slightly confused expression covering his face.
"Kousuke?" He repeated.
"You'd better hurry before your brother gets mad." Kousuke said, unable to look the other in the eyes.
"I don't understand."
Kousuke took a step closer, pulling the younger one into a strong embrace, "All you need to know right now is that I want this. I'll explain later."
"But… I thought you just wanted to be friends." Eyes said, into the green fabric of the red head's jacket. He felt the other's head rest against his own.
"I remember… everything. All those memories I suppressed, everything came back to me, the orphanage, things that happened there, and you. I tried to ignore it, even suppress them again but when you kissed me, feelings that I hadn't felt since you left came rushing back." As the words escaped the older boy's mouth, Eyes could feel the arms tighten slightly, and he gave a reassuring squeeze.
They stood a moment longer, before Eyes pulled out of the hug, "I have to go."
"Yeah." Kousuke said, as he reached a hand out, and lightly caressed the pale cheek. The silver haired boy flinched slightly, causing the hand to stop for a moment then continue. It finally ceased when the pale skin darkened, the hand lifted off, as emerald eyes stared at the dark bruise at the corner of his mouth.
Kousuke's other hand fisted at the sight of the mark, "Damn it! You shouldn't have to deal with this crap!" He shouted, then lowered his voice slightly, "I don't want you to go back to him, isn't there someone else you can stay with?"
The silver head shook, "He is all I have, remember?"
"You have me now, don't forget."
Eyes smiled at the thought, "I really have to go though." He said, checking his watch.
"Tell me one thing before you go, did he touch you after I left yesterday? And I want the truth."
"No, he went straight to bed."
"Good, you shouldn't let him get away with hurting you. Stick up for yourself." Kousuke said, forcing a smirk, "I'll wait here until you get to your house."
Eyes nodded, turning to leave but stopped, he placed a quick kiss on the boy's soft lips before hurrying down the street. Kousuke stood, watching until he saw Eyes disappear inside the house, then turned and headed home himself.
Eyes reached his door and paused for an instant, as he tried to hide the wide smile that covered his face. He entered slowly, closing and locking the door behind him. Eyes slipped off his shoes and jacket, and then walked into the living room where he found Kanone sitting in the reclining chair.
"How was the movie?" The southern voice asked.
"Fine." Eyes replied, "I'm tired though, I am going to bed." Azure eyes looked away as he turned, leaving the living room and headed up the stairs to his own room. Olive eyes narrowed as the brunette watched the other disappear from view.
Kousuke swung the back door open, "I'm home." He said, shutting the door again.
Ayumu walked in from the hallway and seeing the look on the red head's face, "I take it everything went well?" He smirked.
"You bastard! I'm gonna kick your ass!" Kousuke yelled, chasing the brunette down the hall into Ayumu's room, "When I get my hands on you, you're a dead man!"
"What?! I was just doing you a favor." Ayumu said, dodging a thrown shoe and moved to put the bed between the two.
Kousuke leaped onto the bed, grabbing the scruff of the brunette's shirt, "Just shut up!" He yelled then immediately let go, slouching down and stretched out on the other's bed.
"So… you aren't going to tell me anything?"
The red head sat up, "Why do you even care?" He asked, sliding his legs off the edge of the bed, touching the cold hard wood with his one socked foot. He stood, walking to the door and glanced over his shoulder, "You should stop hanging around Hiyono so much; you're acting more and more like her." He smirked, "Oh, and could you pass me my shoe?" Kousuke asked, as he caught the angrily flung shoe then left the boy alone.
Kousuke made some toast and then began to get ready for bed; he entered his room and closed the door behind him, stripping down to his boxers as he went. The red head flopped down in bed, "Ah man, I'm exhausted." He said, letting out a loud sigh and then stretched slightly before wrapping himself up with the blankets, falling asleep instantly.