Warnings: Yaoi in later chapters, some gore, unrequited love
Pairings: Implied KakuHida, Josh/Kazu, Mel/Chiaki, implied KisaIta, Rain/Kazu, others still being considered
Story: Hidan and the gang have grown up, their own kids in high school now. But whats this? Hidan is in jail on a false charge, leaving his young son to be put through the torture of the foster care system. He's been put with an abusive foster father, who only cares about the money he gets for keeping the young boy. But now Kazu is in Akatsuki High, the school his own father went to. And all his father's old friends send their kids to. Things are about to get interesting for young Kazu...
Disclaimer: Fathers (c) Kishimoto
Kids and Extras (c) Me
"Aw, don't you two just look like the little couple of gay boys?" Kazu tilted his head back, trying to make sure he didn't move too much, rolling his eye when he saw Rain standing at the entrance to the kitchen. He was smirking, a blue eyebrow raised as he slowly walked into the room. "I take it Josh fell asleep on your shoulder trying to learn how to cook."
"How'd you guess?" Kazu asked quietly, still trying not to move. Josh's arms were still wrapped around his waist, head resting on the younger, smaller boys shoulder delicately.
"He tends to do that." Smiling softly, Kazu tilted his head against Josh's as he flipped a pancake in the pan. There was already quite a large stack of the blueberry filled treats, but he knew teenagers. He would probably have to make even more by the time everyone was awake. Silence stretched between the two awake boys, though it seemed as if it was right. A comfortable silence that seemed to make both boys understand even more about each other, as if they were telling each other their deepest secrets without saying a word. And in a way they were. "Jain's right, isn't she, San?"
Kazu chuckled softly. "About what?" He knew what Rain was talking about, what his sister insisted upon. And Kazu never denied.
"You're in love with Josh."
"…" The silence once against stretched between the two of them, interrupted only by a soft murmur from Josh. He was dreaming, Kazu mused, of either something beautiful or terrifying, by the way the boy's arms tightened around him in sleep. "She always seems to be right about those sorts of things. Josh has been kind… more kind than I'm used to. I guess it's a no-brainer that I would fall for the dolt."
Rain chuckled, nodding as he moved ever-so-slightly. "Then I guess it's useless to ask…"
Kazu tilted his head, turning to look at Rain. "Ask what?"
The blue-headed boy seemed to be thinking for a moment, thinking of something important, deciding the fate of the rest of the world. His brow creased slightly, lips tilting up at the corners. "Will you go out with me?"
Kazu let his lips part in a jaw-dropping action. He was speechless. "I… I mean, I-"
"Aw! You two are so cute together!" The squeal made Josh jolt away, jumping away from Kazu as if he had been burned.
"What happened? Where's the fire?" The brunette asked, looking around bewildered.
"Heh, sis, apparently your voice sounds like a fire alarm," Rain murmured, smirking slightly as he watched his sister begin to fume. He turned to look at Kazu, who seemed to be completely focused on the pancakes in front of him. Rain knew better though, mainly because the pancakes were beginning to burn. "You don't have to answer me right away… Just, you know…" Kazu nodded slightly, not looking up as Rain turned to join Josh and Jain's banter back and forth.
Kazu refused to look up, not while the pink flush ran across his cheeks. Not while he was so flustered… so confused. He'd been asked out before, but… Rain seemed serious about it. He… well, he seemed genuine. It was… different. Nice. Maybe…
"Aw, I'm sorry, Kazu," Josh murmured as he walked up to his friend. The others were beginning to pour in the room, Aden rubbing at his eyes and Lee already bouncing up and down as he walked beside Zayn. "I can't believe I feel asleep on you. I really wanted to learn, too… Maybe you can teach me later?"
Kazu looked up at the beautiful eyes he had begun to adore looking at, the lips that he longed to kiss, the cheeks he wanted to cup, the ears he wanted to whisper three beautiful words in… And he knew he couldn't stand this much longer. "Of course, Josh." He said it as if it were an everyday thing. "If… you were telling the truth, we'll have a lot of time to make sure it sticks in your head."
"Sweet!" Josh said with a wide grin before turning away, letting Kazu drift back to his thoughts. His thoughts about Josh and Rain and his unbearable need to erase the feelings he felt towards a boy he could never have.
Glancing over at Rain, Kazu began to realize the appeal of the boy. He was a natural leader, calmly taking control and thinking things through. He didn't jump into things, didn't run head-first into situations that could cause a big fuss. His grey eyes seemed to shine with an understanding beyond his years, and his three eyebrow piercings glinted in the sun. His lower-lip piercing seemed to make his lips all the more tempting. Yes, Kazu could happily date this boy.
But did he want to?
Before he could come to an answer, before he had the change to look at Josh and change his mind, the doorbell began buzzing.
"Ah! That's Mina!" Josh said with a smile that stretched his lips widely. He walked from the group that was now making faces of disgust to answer the door. "And don't be mean to her, guys!" They all heard the warning, but Kazu feared they would not heed it.
"Ugh, I hate Mina," Jain complained loudly. "She's just… ugh!"
"She called me a puppy…" Kazu murmured as he brought breakfast over to the teens. "I don't really know why."
"Aw! You're not a puppy, San!" Aden giggled, walking over to the white-haired boy. "You're more like a… a… hm…" The blond went deep into thought as the others laughed over the boys inability to find an animal to compare him to.
"I think he's like a pug." All eyes turned to Rain, who was looking at Kazu with a slight smile on his lips.
"Oh, you think I'm ugly now?" Kazu laughed. The others laughed with him as Rain rolled his eyes, unable to explain himself before Josh and Mina entered the room, the girl hanging onto her boyfriends arm like an over-grown monkey.
"Hey, everybody! Thanks for inviting me over!" Mina giggled, her smile as fake as her make-up covered face. "It's so great to spend time with Joshy's friends."
"His name's Josh or Joshua, Mina, not 'Joshy'," Jain corrected with disgust. "I mean, get it right."
Kazu tried to hide from the girl, still unsure about his face, when he found an arm winding its way over his shoulders. For a moment his mistook the comforting feeling for Josh, only to find Rain smiling down at him, comforting him. Giving him courage.
"San, want to walk with me?" the taller boy asked quietly, and upon feeling the small nod, led Kazu away. He ignored Josh's eyes on his back, the confused glances his sister sent him, content to walk with the beautiful boy under his arm. "I take it you don't want her to notice you just yet?" He felt another nod and sighed quietly, running a hand through Kazu's hair gently. "Then she doesn't need to see you yet. But I don't see your why you would want to hide such a beautiful creation from the world."
Kazu blushed brightly, smiling. "Flatterer."
"I try," Rain said with an amusing laugh. "And what I said about you being a pug… I guess I should explain that."
"You really should. It's like comparing your mother to the devil, especially when the person you're comparing is still considering you for their boyfriend," Kazu said with a raised brow.
Rain stopped them, turning Kazu to face him. They stood in a nameless hallway, somewhere Kazu didn't care about, somewhere he didn't need to know. All he needed was the way Rain looked down at him, the way his eyes seemed to shine with a knowing of the world and a knowing of Kazu's own heart.
"A beauty beyond the surface, kind and loyal, needs a caring heart, and tiny," he added, wanting to see Kazu's radiant smile once again.
Kazu smiled up at the other boy. "Yes."
Rain blinked a few times, seemingly confused as to what Kazu was talking about, or he was speaking in a foreign language.
"I'll go out with you."
When they walked back, no one questioned the way their hands were intertwined, the way they sat close to each other at the dining table so that their shoulders touched, the way they would sneak each other glances. No one questioned the furious glare Josh sent Rain continuously. No one questioned the way Jain hung her head as if defeated. No one questioned. Because they did not know what to there was to question in the first place.
A/N: Okay, just gunna say it now. This chapter so did not turn out how I had originally planned it. Kazu and Rain were never actually supposed to get together. But I go where the story takes me, and here it took me. I... don't really know where to go now. Give me a little while.
And sorry this is so long-coming! I was actually... well, busy. As if you don't already know that. Well, I'm just going to go back to my homework now. Yup.
All complaints and shocked comments go into reviews or my inbox, please! XD
BTW's. Short chapter is short.