Try Understanding Without Words
Chapter Two: Pain
By KellyQ
Kouji woke to the sound of thrashing and moaning. He looked around and found Takuya thrashing violently in his bed. I've got to wake him before he wakes the whole neighborhood. He quickly got out of bed and ran over to the deaf boy. It took a moment for Kouji to get a hold of Takuya's wrists so that he could stop part of his body from moving and would wake Takuya. After a moment of trying to keep Takuya still, Kouji climbed on top of the brown-haired boy and tired to hold him down.
"Kouji! What are you doing?" came Miss. Right's voice. She ran up and pulled the dark-haired teen off. Izumi woke up right then and got out of bed. She ran up and caught Kouji, just as he fell back.
"I was trying to wake up, not take advantage of him!" the dark-haired boy exclaimed.
"Izumi, guide Kouji to his bed," Miss. Right ordered.
She wrapped the brown-haired teen in the blanket and carried him out. Kouji stared Takuya and noticed that he was in pain. Kouji just stood there transfixed until Izumi walked up putting her hand on his shoulder turning him around and leading to his bed.
"I swear! I didn't mean to hurt Takuya! If I didn't try and wake him, he was going to wake the whole neighborhood!"
"I know you didn't," Izumi said sympathetically, getting a little annoyed.
It had been two days after what happened and Miss. Right separated the two boys. Kouji was outraged. He tried talking to the caretaker, but the blonde woman refused to let the boys have further contact with each other.
"Then why won't Mrs. Right let me see him?"
"I don't know," she said with an annoyed look. She closed her eyes. "Now if you excuse me ..." she paused, getting to her feet. "I have more important things to do than hear your complaints!" Izumi turned on a heal and walked away.
Kouji glared at her with a hurtful expression. "Fine - go ahead - hate me like everyone else does!"
Izumi acted like that comment didn't hit her, but it did. Her expression changed to sadness. I'm sorry that things have to be this way between you and Takuya. Believe me, he hates it too, she thought, making her way to Takuya's room.
Izumi slowly opened the door to see Takuya laying in bed, with pillows propped up against his back. He jammed his pencil down on the table with great frustration on his face. She walked to the bed took hold of his wrists shaking her head. Takuya glared at her and yanked his wrists from her grasp. He scribbled something on the paper and slammed the pencil down. Takuya shoved the paper over and Izumi read the sloppy handwriting.
'Takuya,' she singed, putting her hand on the brown-haired boy's hand. He looked at her. 'I know you're upset that you can't see Kouji. He's upset that he can't see you either.'
Takuya's eyes widened. He bit his lip. 'You think that we'll see each other again?' he asked in sign language. 'I do miss him.'
Izumi smiled. She picked the pencil and saw the led broke off. Izumi shook her head and reassured Takuya that they'll see each other soon.
Kouji walked outside to the swing set and seated himself down. He moved slowly and kicked the dirt with his shoes. I really want to see Takuya and apologize for hurting him, Kouji thought. I need to know if he's mad at me! Damnit, Miss. Right! Why can't you see that I never meant to hurt him! I ... I never mean to hurt anyone. Kouji stared up at the cloudy sky and sighed. He got up and walked back inside.
Kouji continued to make his way to the main bedroom. He scanned the room, hoping to see Takuya, but the brown-haired teen was not there. Kouji walked over to his bed and collapsed face first on to the bed. He arched his body and shifted so that he was laying properly. Koujj closed his eyes, allowing the darkness to consume him.
To Be Continued ....
