Stupid Lies and Foolish Games
Chapter Four
By Catrina
A/N: Sorry for the long delay. Work has been rough and real life got in the way of writing. I seem to be back on track and now the story is coming back to me. Thanks for the support so far for this fic. I love reading the reviews and knowing what you guys really think of the story… so keep reviewing... it motivates me.
As always THESE CHARACTERS ARE NOT MINE
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Kyo was surprise how easy it was to avoid someone that you lived with. He had never really actively tried to avoid someone before, mostly because he thought it was cowardly, but right now it was the best course of action, or so he thought. He had picked up hours at work and when he wasn't working he was at the library studying for the finals just days away. He had barely even seen Yuki.
After Yuki had fallen asleep he had sat on the couch for a while before lifting his head and letting him sleep on the couch. He had covered him with a blanket and then moved on to his room. What he had said had just hit a little to close for home. He had gotten comfortable in the lie that they were living that he didn't really have to pretend anymore.
But Yuki wasn't coming to talk to him, to track him down and make him see things his way and that meant that Yuki agreed with him, that this was the best course of action.
Kyo prepared for bed and his ears perked up when he heard Yuki come back into the apartment. For some reason he really didn't sleep well if Yuki wasn't in the apartment. Maybe it had something to do with this boyfriend complex that he had developed. But he imaged Yuki drunk in an alley way, hit by a car, or god knows what… Kyo never knew that his mind was so creative.
He could hear Yuki around the apartment, eating, and then getting ready for bed. This was what Kyo's nightly routine had turned into. He was whipped…
So two weeks passed before he even really saw Yuki again. After finals, they were supposed to head to the Sohma house.
Kyo missed the train on purpose.
He arrived two hours later, and then it was easy to avoid Yuki around family. None of them questioned the fact that they didn't look at each other. Every Sohma member knew of the hate between the cat and the rat.
So that made Christmas and New Years peachy.
So now after so long of living together they reached another agreement, but Kyo really didn't like this one.
He found that he missed Yuki that he missed even talking or eating with him and his days seemed a lot longer now… but this was inside his control…
Maybe all that he really needed to do was to talk to Yuki.
And that he could do tonight.
Even though Yuki didn't know how Kyo felt, he was in the same boat. When Kyo came home late from work he was worried, and when Kyo got a phone call, he got insanely jealous.
Lately all he dreamt about was that night at the party, and what could have happened if Yui hadn't walked in on them. And damn Yui still asked about Kyo and he was starting to wonder if the man hadn't figured out that Yuki knew he had a crush on his boyfriend.
And yeah, in his mind Kyo was still his boyfriend.
He was just trying to think of a way to make in come true. When the he had moved in with Kyo, they had both matured to a point where it was civil, then Kyo found out about the lie and that foolish game started. He didn't regret the game…not at all, he loved touching Kyo and getting a reaction from him. But what he regretted was letting it get out of control. If he had been paying more attention he could at least be touching Kyo occasionally right now.
But still he didn't think that he would really trade those kissed for the world. They were by far the most amazing experiences of his life.
When class started back up he enjoyed the distraction something to keep his mind off Kyo and well Kyo.
"What are they doing here?" Umi asked, looking up at the building. Her eyes were wide as she looked up, placing a hand over her eyes to look up.
"I don't know." Yuki stated slanting his grey eyes up, but his hands were full so he just squinted at building. "It looks like they are replacing the masonry at the top. They had bricks up there, see?" The building was only two stories high, but they were looking into the sun so it was kind of hard to see.
"Oh I see, I guess the building needs a face lift." Yuki could hear the smile in her voice.
"Yeah, it is one of the older buildings on campus… I wonder where the chemistry classes are then." Yuki shifted all his books to one hand and then brushed his hair out of his way. He really needed to get it cut. He shifted again moving his books so that he was more balanced.
"What is he using?"
"Probably grout of some type." Yuki concluded and a strong wind came through so he started to repeat himself figuring that Umi hadn't heard him. He didn't notice that the scaffolding that was close to the building shook slightly.
"Yuki!" Umi pushed him slightly getting him out of the way of the brick that had fallen out of the workers hand with a yelled warning. Unfortunately she pushed him into a biker and the two of them went down in a tangle of limbs and a blue bike. Umi watched with wide eyes as his head bounced on the pavement his eyes rolling into the back of his head.
"Yuki!" Umi called shaking him slightly, "Are you okay?" She asked the other biker and he nodded, then calming down a littler she grabbed her cell phone and dialed for an ambulance.
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When Kyo's cell rang he jumped at the sound. The people in the library glared at him and he looked at the caller id, noting that it was Yuki. He silenced it then walked outside to take the call.
"Hello?"
"Kyo?" The voice on the other side of the phone was not Yuki.
"Yeah?" His voice was soft, questioning.
"This is Umi."
"Hi…"
"I'm with Yuki at the hospital. He…" He could hear crying on the other end of the line.
"Umi, I need you to calm down and talk to me."
"Yuki, we were walking, and there was an accident and it's all my fault and I didn't know what to do."
"You did fine, what hospital are you at."
"Tokyo General."
"I will be right there."
Emotions stormed through Kyo so fast that he really couldn't even tell you what exactly he was feeling.
What if he turned into a rat?
Why wasn't he waking up?
What if there was something wrong?
Did the doctors know about all his problems?
Grabbing his cell phone, Kyo dialed a number quickly.
"Hello?" The voice on the other line was gruff but stoic.
"Hatori, Yuki had an accident and has been taken to the hospital. What do I do?" Kyo knew his voice sounded harried, but he was running down the street heading to the subway. He was over 5 miles from the hospital and he wouldn't make it there by running.
"What hospital?" The worry was instantly in the other man's voice.
"Tokyo General."
"I can be there in three hours. I'll see if I can call in some favors. Are you on your way?"
"Yeah."
"What happened?"
"There was an accident…that's all I know."
"Yeah, I'll get more information when I get there. I'll call you after I have spoken with the doctor."
"Okay, I'm getting ready to leave now… see you shortly." Kyo snapped his phone shut and moved downstairs into the subway terminal.
The ride to the hospital seemed to take forever, but in the mean time he had the chance to calm down. Even though Yuki looked puny he was strong and in the end he knew that he had nothing to worry about.
Finally getting to the hospital he stopped at the reception desk finding out where Yuki was and getting on to the elevator and to the third floor. It was then that he spotted Umi. She glanced up and when she saw him she stood up and just started to cry.
Kyo froze on the spot… he hated crying girls.
He just didn't know what to do with them.
With slow steps he walked over to her, thinking what he could do to calm her other then hug her and turn into a cat…because that would probably freak her out.
"Hey Umi." He started slow as he approached her and she started crying. "Hey, stop crying it's not your fault." This came out a little gruffer and it must have sunk in because she stopped crying. Well that worked well.
"But it is, I pushed him into a biker, so that he wouldn't get hit by a brick."
"And would it have been better for him to have been hit by a dropped brick?" He asked gruffly. He watched her thought process, and they both knew that a brick that had been dropped would cause a lot more damage then a bump on the head from a fall. "Sit down and tell me what happened."
As she told the story Kyo knew that this was really nothing. Granted he still hadn't woken up yet, but it could have been a lot worse. But they haven't let her see him yet.
"Are you here for Yuki Sohma?" Kyo looked up at the doctor and took in the man. He was older, middle aged, with graying temples and kind brown eyes behind glasses.
"Yes, I'm his cousin." He ignored the look that Umi sent him.
"Your family?"
"Yes," Kyo still didn't look over at Umi knowing that she would look at him with strange eyes.
"Okay, come with me, you can see him, miss, you will have to stay here." Kyo rose and followed the doctor and looked back, Umi looked calmer and smiled even winking at him.
She thought he was lying.
She thought she had lied just so that he could get and get to Yuki.
"My cousin is our family physician. I called him and he is on his way to see Yuki. I can't tell you what he is allergic to, but I know that he has asthma and sometimes has trouble breathing. He doesn't take anything for it though."
"Thank you, that helps a little bit. We are a little concerned. He took quite a blow and he hit the pavement hard. However everything seems to be okay, physically. With blows to the head however we never know what could happen, until he wakes up. And considering that it's been under an hour I am not terribly concerned."
Kyo took in the information filing it away to call Hatori and then they walked into the room that Yuki was in. The rat looked even paler, blending in with the white sheets. The had a machine hooked up to monitor his breathing but other then that he just looked like he was sleeping.
"Is it okay if I sit with him a while?" Kyo asked the doctor.
"Not a problem, we'll all be in and out." He stated and the doctor grabbed the charts made some notes then left.
Kyo grabbed his phone and called Hatori, relayed the accident and what the doc said and settled in for the wait leaning back in the chair and alternating between reading a two month old magazine and watching Yuki.
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His head hurt was the first thing that he noticed.
And it was bright. He tried to open his eyes, but ended up closing them again. He let out a moan, and that drew the attention of the person next to him.
"Yuki?" He knew that voice and he was surprised… but he couldn't really remember why. He turned his head and looked at the boy sitting next to him and took him in. Lanky, with red hair, and crimson eyes, Kyo, he was here.
"Hey." His throat hurt and his voice came out gruff and sandy.
"Hey." Kyo got up from the chair and perched himself on the side of the bed. "How are you feeling?"
"I don't know. What am I doing here?"
"Do you remember the accident at all?"
"What accident?" Yuki's mind was drawing a blank; he remembered looking up at a building. "No, I really don't remember." He reached out his hand and grabbed Kyo's that felt natural, like he had done it before.
"Do you remember anything about today?" Kyo asked as he pressed the button for the nurse to come to the room.
"No, not really, I think that I was walking…with a girl." He was still holding Kyo's hand and for some reason he was surprised that Kyo wasn't pulling away.
"Okay, let's try something easy. Who am I?" Kyo asked a little concerned.
"Kyo, my boyfriend... and cousin?" Yuki asked as a question because both were ringing true to him, but Kyo looked shocked. He was saved by saying anything when the doctor came in.
"Well Mr. Sohma glad you could join us." Kyo moved from the bed back to the chair and let the doctor look over Yuki to see how everything was. He asked some of the questions that Kyo had and then looked over to the boy.
"Mr. Sohma could you join me outside?" The doctor asked and Kyo looked at Yuki to see a panicked look on his face.
"I'll be right back Yuki." Kyo stated and then walked outside with the doctor. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing that I can see."
"But his memory…"
"That could happen; my guess is that the blow to his head caused minor damage to the temporal lobe. The temporal lobe houses the hippocampus which helps to store and connect the parts of our brain that holds and help create memories. I will run a CAT scan to make sure there is no real damage. Chance is as the next few weeks pass he will remember everything but over the next few days he may have memory lapses or have trouble thinking ahead."
"Is this amnesia?" Kyo asked, he really wasn't sure how to deal with that.
"No, not really. Listen first step is the scan. Also, does he live with someone or by himself?"
"He lives with me." Kyo stated.
"Good, that will help."
"With what?"
"Well with the healing of course. Someone to watch out for you is a good thing." The doctor stated, and then went back into the room. Kyo just stood there in shock.
What in the world was he supposed to do with a Yuki that actually believed they were dating?
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Hatori arrived shortly after, and spoke with the doctor about what was going on. It seemed that he agreed with the doctor tending to Yuki, that this was minor and that it could be worked though. Then he went to the room and talked to Yuki, spending a good hour in the room.
Yuki was just tired, people had been in and out of the room for the past few hours and it was getting late. From the sound of it he had had a pretty trying day, if he could really even remember. The thing that was throwing him off was Kyo.
Something was off with his relationship with him.
He had expected Kyo to push him away when he had grabbed his hand, and he had been surprised when he didn't.
He could remember affectionate touches, Kyo would make him dinner and they would do homework together. But that felt like such a long time ago. But it couldn't have been.
Maybe they broke up and Yuki didn't remember it.
It was then that Kyo walked in the door.
"Hey." Yuki stated softly, he noticed that Kyo stayed near the door.
"Hey, they keeping you overnight I hear."
"Yeah, something about waking me up every two hours."
"Yeah…"
"So you're freaking out, why?" Yuki stated bluntly, and Kyo realized that there wasn't a filter between Yuki's brain and his mouth right now.
"Nothing just surprised." Kyo stated.
"You're not my boyfriend." The look of relief that crossed Kyo's face was comical.
"I never was."
"Not true, I remember."
"No you don't."
"We cuddled, we touched, we went on dates, and we went to parties. We've kissed, and it was great."
How did one really fight against the truth? Kyo was lost for a moment on what to say.
"It wasn't real."
"Like hell it wasn't real, why are you lying to me?"
"I'm not lying."
"What I remember is not fake." Yuki was sure of that. "Kyo come here." When Kyo hesitated, he said it again.
Kyo sat down on the bed.
"It was an act to help you. You got caught up in a lie. Everything thought that we were involved. So we did things like that to fool people." Wow, Kyo thought that sounded really petty when he said it.
"No, that may have started it, but I remember a kiss." He reached out and grabbed Kyo's shirt, "My skin's hot just thinking about it." And Kyo could see it, his cheeks were flushed and his skin pink, his grey eyes bright as he looked at Kyo.
But Yuki got the reaction that he wanted out of Kyo. He wasn't the only one who got shaken up thinking about things. Kyo's eyes were dilated and those eyes seemed fixated on his lips. Oh, the cat wasn't quite as immune as he thought.
The cat?
"You're a cat, I'm a rat." Yuki looked at Kyo dumfounded.
"Damn… don't tell me you forgot that."
"No, I remember, but not really why…"
"Well we don't know why. It's a family curse. Other families have skeletons in their closet; we have a curse that turns us into animals."
"Strange…I have a lot of weird things in my life, huh?" Yuki seemed to be taking this all with grace.
"Yeah…"
"But the curse doesn't bother me as much as the fact that I think I love my cousin." Yuki looked at Kyo again seeing the surprised look on his face.
"You don't love me. Yuki, you said yourself that you have never had a boyfriend or a girlfriend. You have just never dealt with anything like this before. I won't like, there is some passion there, lust maybe, but you aren't in love with me."
"Maybe." Maybe Yuki just had to prove this fact to both of them. "I'm tired."
"Okay, I'll leave, but I'll be by tomorrow morning to pick you up."
"Pick me up?"
"We live together."
"We live together? And we aren't involved."
"No, not involved."
"Are you lying?"
"For the last time, Yuki I am not lying."
"Kyo."
"Yuki, just trust me."
"But what you say and what I feel don't match." Yuki exclaimed frustrated.
"I don't know what you are feeling Yuki, but I am trying to be up front with you." Kyo sounded exasperated.
"But something doesn't fit. How do you feel about me?"
"I don't hate you." Kyo stated remembering a similar conversation just a while back. "It was just a game, a lie and a game."
"No it wasn't…" Kyo went to rise, but Yuki grabbed his shirt again, "It was not just a game, you felt something for me. I know it."
"Yuki, you know nothing."
"I know something." Yuki gave into the urge and pulled Kyo down making their lips meet. The kiss was short, nothing more then really lips pressing together, but Yuki nipped Kyo's bottom lip as he pulled away. He could hear the hitch in Kyo's breath.
"Yuki?"
"Goodnight Kyo." Yuki let him go and watched as he backed away. Kyo finally turned the other way to open the door then looked back over his shoulder. Kyo closed the door softly on his way out.
There was still something not right. The doctor had told him that some of his memories wouldn't make sense. That they wouldn't connect the way that they should. And maybe this was what he meant, but Yuki didn't think so.
Because that simple kiss, made more sense then anything in the last six hours had. The one moment when his lips touched Kyo's made sense. Even though everything that Kyo was telling him was the opposite.
They were cousins.
It was a lie.
It was a game.
There was nothing about it that was true.
Something was just strange between the two of them.
Yuki laid back, settling into the bed and quickly found it hard to keep his eyes open. His last thought was maybe dreams would help him work out his head.
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Checking out of the hospital was a very easy process. It was a simple signing of papers and he was let go. Hatori had stayed overnight, and drove them back to the apartment. He walked in with Yuki, while Kyo got everything out of the car. Hatori opened the door, and Yuki felt relaxed as he walked into the apartment. This place was his home. And one thing he knew was that he was not allowed into the kitchen.
Kyo would make dinner for the both of them…that was normal?
"You might experience headaches, might have problems trying to sleep. These have a slight sedative. Should help you sleep. Would you like me to stay here?"
"No, I'll be fine with Kyo."
"Funny, you have never had that much confidence in him before."
"Things have changed." At that point Kyo came in and dropped the bag by the entrance.
"Hungry?" Kyo asked, looking at the both of them.
"I could use a bite to eat before heading back to the Sohma House." He prepared rice balls and some fish and they ate in silence.
"Are you comfortable being here by yourselves."
"Well, nothings going to happen to Yuki, it's not like he's sick or anything…he just doesn't remember everything." Kyo looked up from his meal, from one to the other.
They finished up in silence and the Yuki got up and excused himself, heading to his room.
Hatori pinned Kyo with a pointed look.
"You will have to be patient with him Kyo. He's not going to have the filters that he normally does. He may think dreams are memories and until everything gets straightened out in his head…"
"I know but there is no one else to do it. He doesn't have any one that he is really really close to. We don't hate each other any more and that itself is a start. I'll be patient and honest."
"Good, I know that I'm leaving him in good hands." Hatori turned and left, and Kyo walked to the window to watch the car drive away.
Now he was alone…and he wasn't really sure how to deal with that.
Yuki was always blunt, honest, but kind as well. But this sucked especially the fact that Yuki couldn't remember everything about their relationship. He sat down at the table and dropped his head to the table.
"So tell me, does everyone think that we are lovers?" Kyo's head popped up and looked to Yuki who was standing in the hall. His small frame covered in pajamas and his hair slightly damp. He hadn't even heard the shower running.
"No, not everyone."
"Then who?"
"Your friends."
"That's all."
"Well, all of Tokyo University campus." Kyo stated standing up. Yuki had moved from the hall into the kitchen and stood propped against the door jam.
"I just wanted them all away from me."
"Yuki, I know, we've been through this all already." Kyo stated walking over to the other boy leaning back on the counter.
"I know, but I'm not sure if I ever thanked you." Yuki's eyes were sincere when the met Kyo's.
"It doesn't really matter. I don't know what it was like for you, but I know that you always had problems with it and you never liked all the attention."
"But you are being honest with me right?"
"Right." Kyo agreed.
"But nothing makes sense to me." Yuki shook his head.
"They said that that could happen."
"Does it make sense to you?"
"Listen Yuki…" It seemed that Kyo was saying that a lot, trying to make him just understand, "I thought the act was going too far so I cut it off. I told you that I would stop acting, but you could still use me if you wanted to."
"What do you mean, going too far?"
"The parties, the friends…"
"You mean you thought it was going too far? Or do you mean that you were starting to feel too much?" Yuki voiced the thought and knew that he was right when Kyo looked at him a blush on his cheeks and a shocked look in his eyes.
"Why are you resisting so hard Kyo?" Yuki asked, studying the cat up and down.
"Yuki…"
"You know what Kyo, you may be right, this may have started off as maybe a lie, or a game, but now it almost seems like it's a challenge. You're holding out on me. You feel the same way about me that I do about you. And now all I have to do it prove it to you." Yuki turned and walked away heading back to his room, leaving Kyo in the kitchen.
Kyo cursed, he was screwed.
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And that is chapter 4.
Thanks for reading and never worry, my updates may take a while, but I will never leave a story unfinished.
Cat