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"And if you want sometime we could go to this amazing sushi place Ayame took me too once, and we usually have breakfast by seven but sometimes someone doesn't make it so I try to make sure there are ready to eat meals in the fridge so just help yourself and-" Tohru continued to prattle on. When she had first seen Momiji his constant hopeful personality had faltered and he eyes had clouded with worry. But seeing how he was holding onto one of Kyos arms she raised her gaze and met his, he offered her answerless smile.
Yuki was standing further down the, watching. Tohru had always been something of a rock for this family, maybe she'd be able to do something for Momiji, the child may have found hope with Kyo but he was still deep in the darkness that had piled up.
After a moment Tohru smiled gently, tucking her skirt under her she kneeled before Momiji, after breathless moment she spoke. "Welcome home Momiji, dinner is soon why don't I set you down next to Kyo at the table, I bet you're tiered so why don't you and Kyo go pick a TV show until dinner, then we can show you your room." Her voice was soft, after a moment Momiji looked up at Kyo and after having a mental panicked game of 'what-do-I-do-in-this-situation.' he gave Momiji a nod, that seemed to be everything the boy needed.
Momiji looked at Tohru and offered her a small smile filled with his thanks. 'That seemed to be just what he needed to hear, thank god for that woman' Kyo thought through a breath of relief. Looking up Kyo met Yukis eyes down the Hallway and Yuki smiled both of them where thankful for Tohru. Yuki turned to walk into the living room and Kyo felt his feet move to follow, feeling a slight pull on his had he looked down to where the blond was still attached. "Do you want to pick a show?" Kyo asked. Momiji nodded.
Kyo had a feeling he would have agreed to anything Kyo suggested, as they walked down the hall Kyo was frowning. Momiji was so different from his normal self, it seems that when the world was too much for him Momiji just crawled inside a shell and closed himself off for protection, now he was only peeking out of the shell to test the waters, and he was a shadow of a person.
'One day he's going to have to stand on his own' Kyo thought 'He can't go on like this.' With a sigh Kyo walked into the dining room, 'How did I get saddled with this? Like I need anymore in my live' Kyo thought irritated, but just one look at the boy who was just standing in the room with absolutely no will, and Kyo knew he was probably going to be spending a lot of time with this kid.
So now they where sitting around the table and Tohru wouldn't stop talking, she really adored Momiji. Kyo ate his rice he glanced down at Momiji, true to her word Tohru had set up their places right next to each other. For the past five minutes Kyo had been watching the blond pick at his food, Kyo sighed, moving food around is no way to get strong.
"Um Momiji do you not like fish?" Tohru asked concerned. It seemed the she had noticed. Momiji looked up; he opened his mouth like he was going to say something and then closed it, bowing his head. "Momiji why don't you just try it, Tohru is an excellent cook." Yuki prodded. Kyo hadn't taken his eyes off the kid; Momiji was just limply holding his chopsticks now.
Kyo chewed on some rice for a minute and then swallowed "Momiji eat your food, its important that you stay healthy." Kyo said with a snappish attitude. Momiji looked up at him startled and then to everyone's surprise he picked up a piece of fish and ate it. Then he turned and looked at Kyo, who stared back, after a moment Momiji turned back to his food and took another portion.
"Praise him." Yuki whispered in his ear. Startled to have a voice just pop up in his ear Kyo scuttled away from Yuki, throwing him a glare Kyo turned to see Momiji looking at him questioningly. "Um." Yuki said to praise him. 'Whys it gotta be me?' Kyo thought. "Good job, keep it up and you'll be strong like me." Kyo praised, though weather it was Momiji or himself he was praising was questionable.
"That's hardly something to set a goal for." Yuki said with a sip of his drink. "Shut up Im strong!" Kyo snapped. "Or really?" Yuki sing-sang "Yeah really, I could beat you any day of the weak." Kyo slammed his fist on the table. Yuki raised his eyebrow "Then why haven't you?" he asked. "It's not like that's my fault. "Oh then who's fault is it?" Yuki asked.
That stopped Kyo in his tracks. It wasn't like he could tell them that the cat refused to let him hit the rat. Now Yuki was looking at Kyo but there was no threat in his face, his face was open as he looked up at Kyo, clearly he thought Kyo was being weird. Kyo was distracted by a tug on the sleeve of his shirt. Looking down at Momiji Kyo followed Momijis line of sight to 'Shigure?'
Shigure was looking at Kyo through the shadow of his bangs, his eyes where intense and calculating and completely focused on Kyo. Kyo gulped then took his normal option of getting angry. "Aw whatever Im outta here." Kyo paused for a moment and then figuring he'd better, he turned back. "You finished eating Momiji?" He asked with less heat. The boy's face had been downtrodden and Kyo felt a moment of panic as he wondered if they boy had closed off again but when Kyo said that the boy looked up and excitement showed on his face.
Kyo swallowed thickly, it was like a blast of the real Momiji, just to see that face light up, even if it was less then usual. 'So that's what he wanted?' Kyo thought. 'Guess Im going to have to be careful not no neglect him.' "You're bunking with me, we got it all set up, everyone pitched in even the other zodiacs. And don't look so surprised they care too." Kyo was surprised to hear his tone come out somewhere between amused and scolding. Momiji hopped up and trailed after Kyo. 'Oh shit, this kid really attached, and it's only been a day.
Kyo sighed as he shut his bedroom door behind him; he really needed a second to think this through. After crawling under his futon Momiji had shuffled around a bit and then conked out. So Kyo had snuck out to snatch some air. "He's really latched on huh?" Kyo looked up to spy Yuki who, judging by the towel he was holding, was about to hit the shower.
"Why what's your point!" Kyo hissed automatically. "I just didn't take you for the mommy type." Yuki said smoothly, "Why you-you just…shut up!" Kyo throttled himself mentally, 'God that was lame' Yuki chuckled, and it occurred it Kyo not for the first time, that both of them had really calmed down from the way they used to be.
"What are you going to do?" Yuki asked. Kyos shoulders sagged, he knew Yuki was asking after Momiji but he offered no answer, Yuki sighed. He didn't know what to do either. After a brief pause he groaned "I can't handle this, and all on top of my foolish brother" Kyo looked up with a troublesome curiosity that he had been born with.
"He ain't coming here is he?" Kyo asked, wondering where he could leave to in order to avoid that land mine. "No, somehow I got trapped into going into that idiots shop tomorrow something about seeing his new masterpieces; I vomit just a little every time I think about it." Yuki shrugged, hopelessness from his situation clear on his face, then Yuki seemed to surrender to his situation and he headed past Kyo to the bathroom.
As Yuki walked past Kyo, the cat got a smell of something earthy and within him Kyo felt a familiar presence stir. 'The cat!' Kyo recognized as his heart sped up, thumping in his chest in panic. 'Rat, don't go!' "I'll go with you." It came out of Kyo's mouth before he could understand what he was saying." Yuki turned around in surprise. "What?" He asked incredulously.
"Ah I uh, I mean that I think the kid could use some air, uh if its not a bother." Kyo said as he scrambled to cover up what he just said 'What the hell, I don't care if Im a bother to him.' Kyo raged. "oh." Yuki was studying him with those endless violet eyes. "Do what you want" He dismissed finally. "Oh planning a scandalous elope?" A sing-songy voice came from further down the hall.
Turning, fearing the worst, the both got their fears confirmed upon seeing the form leaning out of a doorway. "Shigure" Yuki greeted coldly. "Shigure sighed dramatically. "My, my you boys sure have a lot to learn about romance, a secret meeting in a hallway does not a good love scene make." Shigure scolded in a over-done fashion.
"Oh shut up." Kyo yelled, forgetting to be quiet for Momiji. "We were just noting that tomorrow will be a full moon." Yuki intervened, gesturing to the nearest window. Shigures face changed instantly, despite his smile still being in place his face seemed to fall into shadow. "The full moon already huh? It came faster then id hoped." Kyo raised his eyebrows. "Don't mumble to yourself old man, it makes you seem even weirder then you are normally." Kyo warned.
Yuki having lost interest, slung his towel over his shoulder and headed into the bathroom, closing the door behind him with a air of finality. "Kyo turned to walk away but was interrupted by Shigure. "Are you sure you're feeling well Kyo?" Kyo looked over his shoulder at the dog boardly. "Yeah why wouldn't I be?" Shigure pulled further into his room. "Well the moon has been known to be somewhat…special for the cat."
Kyo turned around startled "and what is that supposed to mean?" Kyo demanded. The dark air around Shigure disappeared instantly. "Oh nothing, nothing." He sang, "But I wonder how is our blond little rabbit doing?" Shigure questioned. Deciding to let it go Kyo answered, "He's fine, fell asleep a while ago but…I don't know what lays ahead." Kyo admitted. Shigure's smile gentled, "We'll make it though,…somehow." Shigure encouraged, and with that he snapped his door shut leaving Kyo alone in the hallway.
"Does that guy have multiple personalities or something?" Kyo asked the empty space around him. Shrugging he headed for the nearest window, nothing like a stint on the roof to ease his problems. Throwing open the window Kyo hopped up to the roof, as an after thought he scooted to just over his own bedroom window. Just incase he was needed.
It was only after laying there for a while and reviewing his declaration to go with Yuki that Kyo shot up, a terrible realization hitting him- Shigures comments on eloping just might have- ok probably came from that it could have been mistaken that Kyo was telling Yuki he would go with him to the shower not with him to Ayame's. Kyo felt his face burn red as he tried to figure out what to do. After a moment of deliberations he decided firmly on a plan of action, Kyo pushed the thought to the deep abyss of his brain and curled up on the roof, "Damn that rat." He raged before he drifted off.
This was a bad idea. For the hundredth time Kyo cursed himself for saying he would go to Ayames with Yuki. Sitting on a overly plushy red couch that Kyo had a possibility of actually disappearing into, Kyo couldn't figure out this could get much worse. When Kyo had asked Momiji if he wanted to come the child had stared at him for a moment and then fetched his shoes.
'Although' Kyo supposed 'he might want to stick around me after last night' In the middle of the night Kyo had been awakened by the sound of screaming. A jolt of pure rush to Kyos brain sent him sailing off the roof and right through his own closed window , he had found Momiji drenched in sweat. Despite the fact that Momiji had just obviously been through a nightmare the watery brown eyes where looking at him with something akin to disbelief.
"You okay, holy hell kid don't do that again I thought my heart was gonna explode." Kyo snapped after a once over showed that the kid was fine. "Now what'd you-" Kyo took a step forward to scold the kid or something but a sharp agony in his foot distracted him. Bending his knee Kyo pulled his foot up to his face with once hand, and held onto the nearby dresser with the other.
Blood.
Kyo had stepped on glass, or hell maybe it happened when he broke through the window. It occurred to Kyo that he probably shouldn't pull out the glass as he pulled out the chunk of glass that was impaled about an inch and a half into his foot. Odd that he hadn't noticed. 'shock maybe?' Kyo wondered.
Kyo himself wasn't too worried, he'd been hurt a lot. Living in a dojo and being a lover of the woods, he was just about always banged up and bleeding somehow (ignoring that lately he'd been banged up by Yuki as well). His master being concerned he was going to bleed to death somewhere; taught Kyo quite a bit about mending. Kyo wasn't dead so he figured he wasn't a bad self-doctor. At least nobody had to call Hatori on his account since he was little.
So Kyo was really surprised when- in the middle of wondering how he was going to get to his closet where the medical supplies where- Momiji showed up at his feet. Words died in Kyos throat as he watched tears stream out of brown eyes and small desperate hands pressed into the wound. 'trying to stop the bleeding' Kyo recognized.
It took a second but Kyo made a connection, Momijis mental state was fragile enough, any calm he would have had to deal with the situation was gone and that left a panicked and irrational child trying to stop the flow of blood with his bare hand.
Momiji looked up panicked as Kyo put his hands on his small shoulders. "Momiji look at me- no not the foot , look at me. Breathe, come on take a breath. Its going to be ok, Ill be fine, Its my fault for doing something stupid." Tears continued to flow down the small childish face but to Kyos surprise Momiji suddenly flipped around and took off. "Momiji hey!" Kyo called after him.
Grabbing a nearby shirt and scowling when he realized it was one he liked Kyo wrapped his wound as tight as he could, then mindful of the glass he headed to the closet "Damn that stings" Kyo hissed. Throwing open the closet Kyo retrieved his supplies and sat at his desk chair to tend his would.
Kyo had almost dropped the disinfectant when his door banged open, Kyo stared at a ruffled looking three figures that crammed themselves in the doorway. "Kyo!" Tohrus panicked voice made Kyo look at her, tears where streaming down her face and her lags where shaking as the girls mussed hair stood out everywhere. "Uh why are you all in my room?" Kyo asked blankly. "We thought you where dead you idiot."
Kyo almost quailed under the death glare Yuki sent him. "Uh why?" Shigure steadied his rushed breaths and walked into the room. "It seems you gave Momiji quite a scare, he came pounding on my door, I figured there had been a murder, that Childs hands where covered in quite a lot of blood. He woke Yuki and Miss Honda up to it seems. After we figured he wasn't hurt he started to pull us to the bedroom and we got the hint."
"Um Im fine." Kyo said somewhat self-consciously. "K-Kyo! You're bleeding everywhere, I'll call Hatori! No 911, or do you need ice I-" Tohru was freaking out and her hand where flailing frantically as she scrabbled for something to do. "HEY! Will you calm down I can patch it right up, my master taught me healing and its come in handy." Kyo snapped.
Kyo paused as he unwrapped the foot, 'it was something worth learning.' "Hey." Kyo looked up." "Where is Momiji." Everyone looked startled for a minute and then they stepped aside. Momiji was standing just out of the room, his eyes where in shadow buy by the way his head was angled they could all tell he was staring at his blood covered hands.
Kyo winced, that couldn't be good for mental security. "Momiji get over here." Kyo called. The person himself looked up in a daze. "Momiji come here." Kyo repeated slowly and softly. After a moment the blond looked at Kyo and then absentmindedly made his way to the red head. Momiji" Shigure tried to get the boys attention, but it was like Momiji couldn't hear him.
Kyo glanced back at his foot and noted that the blood flow had ebbed, the would was even and clear, that was good. Momiji just stared at the floor until he was startled by a medical cloth being pushed into his hands. "Wipe that off and give me a hand will ya?" Kyo ordered, his voice was sharp but it seemed to be what Momiji needed to pull himself together.
"Now press the cloth to the wound and put pressure" Kyo instructed. Kyo was aware that everyone in the room was watching as slowly and step-by-step Kyo walked Momiji through tending the wound. "Now we need to wrap it in special medical cloth so the tape will hold and no fabric partials can work their way under the tape." Kyo finished.
Momiji sat back on his knees, and stared at the bandaged foot. After a moment Kyo reached out and slowly began to pet Momijis head soothingly. "Thank you Momiji." Kyo said, his voice had a special note to it. "You did well, almost pro. And look even though it seemed bad, its all fixed up now." Momijis eyes fixed on the clean bandages wrapping Kyos foot.
"Thank you Momiji im really glad you where here." The boy looked up at Kyo. "Im so sorry I scared you, and after a nightmare and everything, but you did well Momiji, and soon it will scar and the pain will fade, and even if I still have the scar I got to be treated by you so it won't be a bad memory for me, and you're learning about patching idiots like me up, so don't let it be a bad memory for you ok?" Kyo's voice had a soft quality that he could barley believe was him.
Momiji bent his head and when he looked up his whole face showed the sobs that now racked his frame, small hands reached out and gently held onto Kyos foot as Momiji pressed his face into Kyos leg. "Im proud of you Momiji." Kyo wasn't sure why he said it but in an instant he was glad he did because Momijis silent sobs paused for a minute and then full blown cries came out of him, as for the first time in his life Momiji let it out.
"I-I was s-so scared!" He sobbed. 'He talked!' Kyo felt a grin break out on his face, Momiji hadn't said a thing since his break down, maybe this was good! Looking up he saw the small relief in everyone's eyes, Shigure was standing nearby, Yuki leaned against the doorframe, and Tohru had sunk to the floor but everyone looked hopeful.
It took a while and some somewhat reluctant hugging from Kyo to settle Momiji down, Kyo managed to get him into his Futon and when Momiji looked at him with huge brown eyes Kyo felt himself tell Momiji he would sleep with him tonight after he cleaned the glass and blood and covered the window. Later laying next to the sleeping child Kyo silently wished him sweet dreams and he had drifted off.
Now stuck in Ayames stupid store he almost wished he was bleeding to death again. Anything was better then this, Ayame had pulled out his designs and to Yukis agony he had moved on to what different fabrics work best. His assistant and toned him out and was sitting at a desk on the other side of the room working on some designs.
Next to him Momiji sat light enough not to fall into the couch. He looked around at all the colors but Kyo could see him glance toward Kyos foot every now and again. "Hey Momiji why don't we go out and get some juice or something." Kyo prodded, Momiji was about to shake his head no but a desperate glance to Ayame from Kyo and he seemed to get the hint. "Kay" He agreed.
Momiji wasn't back to himself but he was willing to answer in short one word replies, Kyo was glad for that he had worried the talking might be a one time thing. "Come on," Kyo held out a hand and Momiji latched on. "I'll go with you shall I." Yuki latched on, desperate to get away, he tried to make a break for the door but Ayames hand caught his shoulder "But Yuki I haven't told you about the types of frill I want to use."
Kyo threw Yuki a pity glance, even Kyo didn't hate Yuki that much. "Yuki said earlier that he'd treat Momiji to lunch so if it's not to much trouble I steal Yuki." Kyo offered. IT was rare that Kyo do anything of the nice persuasion for Yuki but Ayame was a whole other ball-park. "We'll be back after." Kyo added.
Ayame seemed about to say something but he glanced at Momiji who was still latched onto Kyo and nodded "Okay be back soon I watch to tell my darling brother about all the wonderful buttons we have" Ayame cheered. Kyo rolled his eyes "Yeah sure whatever," Kyo agreed. Yuki zoomed past him out the door and as Kyo turned to follow Ayame called out.
"Kyo you do know that tonight is a full moon?" Kyo didn't miss a beat. "Stay here, and stop being weird." Kyo ignored the weird chuckling behind him and left the shop. Heading down the street with Yuki and Momiji in between them, was a silent affair, "Ok where do you want to go Momiji?" Kyo asked. He figured it wouldn't hurt to spoil him a bit. "Since its on Yuki pick anywhere in the world."
"On me?" Yuki demanded, "I save you from King Fru Fru you treat to food" Kyo said flatly. "Hey now-" "I can go get him" Kyo threatened. Yuki's shoulders slumped "Fine." He sighed, they where both distracted by laugher, between them with a small smile Momiji giggled quietly. Kyo immediately smiled, "You figured where you want to go?" Momiji looked up surprised and then his face beamed, in an instant he had grabbed Kyo and Yukis arms and was pulling them along.
Twenty minutes later they slowed down, have dodged cars and people the whole time both where out of breath. "Where the hell are we?" Kyo panted, his foot throbbed but he wasn't going to mention it. Momiji pointed to a sign that extended from a grey stone building. "Mita's food and play café`" Yuki read. "Here?" Kyo asked Momiji surprised, he watched as the brown eyes immediately turned unsure. "This looks good." Kyo praised, in response.
The boy beamed and pulled them inside, as soon as they where seated Momiji began looking around with excitement, the whole place was filled with games and things for children to climb on and whatever it is children do. "Momiji you need to calm down and pick something to eat," Kyo scolded.
The boy bounced in his chair and Kyos heart melted, he looked so much like he had before the break down, just like a little kid even though he was fifteen, 'a kids not something most Zodiac get a chance to be' Kyo thought. "Alright," Kyo pulled out his wallet and drew out some money, "Go play," Momiji stopped bouncing and stared at the money that Kyo was absently holding out to him. "I'll order for you, so go have some fun ok?"
Momiji looked up at Kyo, he looked confused. "Listen kid, you have a chance to have some fun so go for it." After a moment Momiji slowly accepted the money, looking down at the bills and then back up at Kyo he gave Kyo a brilliant gentle smile and then hopped out of his chair and headed for the arcade.
"He must have been wanting to come here for a long time, but you cant get in without and adult." Yuki commented. 'And he didn't have a mom to take him' was left unspoken. "I wonder how he even found out about this place." Kyo pondered looking around. "Sirs can I take your order?" A tall brown haired woman stood poised to take their orders, "Ah I'll have the sushi plate, and um, a rice omelet." Kyo asked hoping Momiji liked that "And a slice of chocolate cake" Kyo added.
At Yukis upturned brow Kyo scowled, "What? I bet he likes cake everyone like cake." Yuki snorted into his hand. "aww shut up" Kyo snapped absently. "I'll have the Okinomiyaki" Yuki supplied to the waitress. She took down their order but didn't move as her eyes shifted between the two zodiac. "Is there anything else?" Kyo asked. "Ah no" She said hurriedly and left. Kyo sighed and swiveled his head around to look for Momiji.
"Kyo, I need to talk to you." Kyo didn't look back to Yuki. "Ok what about?" He asked without interest. "Damn cat listen to me!" Kyo focused on Yuki then, "What?" He asked annoyed. "About…do you remember your birthday?" Yuki started. Kyo stared, there wasn't really a good response to that one. "Right of course you do." Yuki muttered. "It was kind of an eventful day and it was only- like a week ago." Kyo informed disdainfully, over the din of the Café.
"Right," Yuki shifted, it occurred to Kyo that this was the first time he had ever seen Yuki look so uncomfortable. "I might have overheard a conversation that Hatori and Shigure had. It took a moment for Kyo to compute this and then he busted out laughing., getting some dirty looks from other tables. "You eavesdropped?" Kyo gasped. Yuki scowled "No, I just well it sounded like they where taking about us, you and me I mean and I just kinda stopped and happened to hear." Yuki defended
"Right eavesdropping." Kyo supplied, Yuki scowled but pressed on anyway, "I, it was- well I only caught a bit of the conversation but I heard them say um that…" Kyo frowned, "what wrong with you, just say it." Kyo snapped. "Well they where saying that, the cat- the cat spirit host um always falls in love with the rat, every generation." Yuki whispered hurriedly, red tingeing his cheeks.
Kyo sat back in his chair with a frown "Oh yeah, that." Yuki looked up "What do you mean oh yeah, you knew about this." Kyo held his hands up, "Not exactly, I overheard their conversation from the roof." Yuki's stared at him shocked. "You can overhear things on the roof?" Yuki demanded completely sidetracked. "Oh-uh kinda." Kyo mumbled, cursing himself for having given that away.
Kyo sunk into his seat as a death aura radiated off Yuki, Kyo knew that if they weren't in public he'd be dead right now. "Just sometimes, it aint my fault." He snapped. Yuki sighed and in a instant everything was normal minus a few spooked customers. "Never mind that, what do you think about it?." Yuki whispered leaning closer.
" I think Shigure is an idiot and it's contagious which would explain Hatori going along with it." Kyo said sarcastically. "Kyo they sounded serious, and I mean I just…, maybe we should look into it?" Kyo snorted. "Worried I'll jump your bones?" He asked incredulously. Yuki scowled as his entire face turned red. "No, but Kyo…I" Kyo ground his teeth.
"What!" he snapped. Yuki sat back and shifted uncomfortably, glancing around at the different tables and the children running around. "I think we should ask someone about it." Kyo sat up, "What no! Why? I mean I'm fine, I think they must have been talking about something else or something, I mean there is just no way." Kyo said in stubborn denial.
Yuki looked unconvinced "I don't know but…Kyo will you answer something for me?" Surprised by Yukis seriousness Kyo found himself nodding, "What about what Hatori said about…the cat not being able to hurt that rat, I've seen you train and I've always wondered why you can face Master even matched, something I have never been able to do but when you fight me it's like you never trained a day in your life." Yukis head was bent but he have off a air of seriousness and when he looked up he saw a wide open eyed Kyo staring at him in something akin to fear.
'I had forgotten about that part' Kyo admitted to himself. "I-" Kyo was cut off by the sound of footsteps running up to him. Turning he say Momiji, the boy had his head down, nervous about something. "What's up?" Kyo probed, Momiji hesitated 'his fear of getting rejected is really holding him back, damn if I ever meet that woman I'll kill her!' Kyo thought.
Kyo was distracted by Momiji holding out his hands. "Tokens?" Kyo recognized. Kyo looked over to the money to token exchange, the line was insanely long, full of antsy kids. "Momiji where you waiting in line this whole time?" Yuki asked in disbelief. The boy nodded, "So uh are you going to use them?" Kyo asked with a frown, Momiji shuffled his feet a bit, it was almost shameful that a boy looked so adorable.
After a second Momiji put the tokens in his pocket and then to Kyo's surprise he held out his hand. "You want me to come to?" Kyo asked surprised, Momiji nodded. Kyo wasn't really into kids games but "Alright" he agreed. Momiji looked at Kyo like he was a freaking angel. "You come too Yuki." Kyo ordered. "What about the food?" Yuki asked. "Listen Momiji had the right idea, having some fun is a good thing you're such a tight wad anyway you need to loosen up." Kyo mocked.
Scowling Yuki stood "Fine but if a stranger eats our meals, you're buying us new ones." Yuki threatened, Kyo ignored him and smiled down at Momiji "What do you want to play?" Momiji took off for the video games waving to Kyo to follow. "It looks like he really just wanted to do something with you." Yuki whispered as they followed.
Two hours later, after Kyo and Momiji paired up to destroy Yuki in every game, and then they returned to cold food; everyone felt good. Like it had been a good day, ready to leave Kyo was slinging on his jacket when he felt pressure against his waist. Looking down he spied a mop of blond hair buried in his stomach and small arms encircling his waist.
'Why did something like the curse have to happen to this kid?" Kyo sighed, but smiling he gave a small hug back. "Never forget to have some fun kid." Kyo taught. Momiji nodded and grinning he ran to the door. Yuki was pushing in his chair, "That was fun." Kyo conversed, Yuki looked up at Kyo, it was still unexpected for a decent conversation to start between them. "Yeah" Yuki agreed. Kyo's smile turned sly "You do know this means we have to go back to Ayames now, unless you want him at the house complaining for three days."
To Kyos surprise Yuki just nodded as he walked past him. 'well that's weird' Kyo thought. Yuki not putting up a fight was like a fish hating water, it was weird. 'Maybe he's just tired?' That seemed…not really reasonable. Suspiciously Kyo followed.
'Oh god, so that's what he was after.' Kyo squirmed. Yuki shot him a look, that said 'sorry but I have to ask' Ayame himself looked startled by the question Yuki had just asked, and then to Kyos dismay, Ayames eyes narrowed in the way that reminded you that he was an adult and a smart one at that.
"So you want to know about the cat and the rat?" He stated rhetorically. "we may or may not have learned some things and we want answers." Yuki stated calmly around a sip of his tea. Kyo was listening but trying to pretend that he wasn't by watching Momiji draw pictures, across the room with the assistant.
"So Kyo does this mean you've already tried to claim my little brother?"
I'll pick up in the next chapter, this chapter was longer to write because of my tight schedule. Right now my school is doing this competition where with limited supplies we have to build a 8inch tall bridge that will hold up to 1000lbs. It's mad of six beams. And im going coocoo.
Err off topic, any who this was kind of an eventful chapter but even though I understand in my head what is going on I can never be sure its getting conveyed to the readers. But for next chapter the deep Yuki Kyo romance will be explained, for now I was trying to lay out their relationship as not enemies anymore.
We'll see how this works out.
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