Sorry guys! I know it's been two weeks since I put up the first chapter! Thank you all so much for your response! Whooo!!! It makes me wanna dance lol! So, what's my apology for taking so long? A longer chapter that's what! I've got my tea and my reviews so I'm good till the cows come home! Alright, here it is enjoy! Hope you like it!

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WARNING: This story contains strong language, violence, and yaoi! I'm telling you now in this warning! If you don't like yaoi or have never heard of it PLEASE press that pretty little button called the back button and find something else! I'm sorry but I really didn't write this story for people giving me crap cuz they don't like yaoi!

Awakened By The Moonlight

Chapter 2: The Fear In Us All

The young boy in the alleyway felt his knees buckle under the pressure as he fell to the ground. "W-What just happened?" Toboe whispered to himself as he gazed out to where Tsume had stood next to him his heart still pounding fast from the encounter. Toboe finally feeling his strength come back to him, slowly got up his hands still shaking. He took a step forward and realizing that it was okay, ran out of the alleyway his mind filled with confusion.

Why did the name Tsume sound so familiar to him? Why had that happened to him in the first place? How could this have happened? Maybe this was just a dream just like all the other strange ones he had been having and soon he would wake up. Feeling himself deny that it was, he kept on running towards the moon, as if it was a guide to the answers he so desperately needed.

Toboe was not having a good day. In fact, it was actually pretty terrible. It had all begun the moment he woke up, his eyes and body tired from having had no sleep from the night before. Last night…he suddenly remembered bringing his fingers to his lips. "Tsume…" he whispered aloud noticing the jump of his heart when just the name was said. He tried to shake himself of the memory, sighing when he realized it was impossible, he gazed out through the open window of the classroom. "Toboe? Are you daydreaming again?"

Toboe quickly turned to where the voice was heard to a girl dressed in a black long sleeve shirt and blue jeans standing right in front of him, her hands on her hips. "Hey…Blue I was just…umm…admiring the weather! It's such a nice day today." He blurted out laughing nervously. Blue only looked at him and frowned. "Don't lie Toboe. You were never any good at it."

Toboe sighed deeply. She's right. "Alright Toboe what's going on with you? "You show up to school late, in a very tasteful manner if I do say so myself." She smiled remembering how he had busted through the doors of their classroom his shirt buttoned halfway up, his hair sticking up at all possible ends. "I just slept in… that's all."He answered quickly not really wanting to remember that morning.

"Let me finish." Blue continued trying to get her point across. "You haven't stopped staring out that window since you got here, usually you're all happy and talkative but today you're just…quiet." "You look like something is really bothering you." Toboe only avoided eye contact trying to figure out what to do.

Should I tell her about what happened last night? Before he even had a chance to answer, Blue sighed, shaking her head. "Forget it, you'll tell me when you tell me." Toboe breathed out with relief as he watched Blue walk over to the seat right next to him and sit down. "So you coming over to work for Pop's today?" Toboe finally turned away from the window smiling big at her. "Yeah, can't wait." Blue only looked at him with confusion but decided not to say anything at least not out loud. He's never been that excited about work before. Little did she know that Toboe was smiling for a whole different reason. Maybe…I'll see Tsume again like I did yesterday. He thought to himself a smile still on his face.

Blue smirked but decided it was time to change the subject. "By the way, how's Granny doing?" At this, Toboe's big smile became much smaller. "She's doing okay…but she's been coughing a lot lately…" Toboe only looked down at his desk his face hidden by his hair. "She hides it from me but I can tell…" Toboe whispered gazing up at Blue his eyes filled with what Blue recognized was deep concern. "Toboe…" Blue answered back the tone of her voice making Toboe realize that the conversation had turned too serious. "Don't worry about me Blue, I'm fine just a little tired that's all."

Blue was about to reply back or she was if the bell hadn't rung at that exact moment. She listened as all the students quickly got up and ran out of the classroom excited at the fact that it was the end of the school year. Getting up from her seat, Blue outstretched a hand to Toboe, which he took as Blue helped him get up from his own desk. He thanked her then slowly walked off towards the door leaving Blue to walk behind him. Something's wrong…she thought gazing down at her friend beside her, her height over exceeding him by a little.

After a few moments of silence, Blue spoke out. "Well at least the summer's here so you can watch over Granny." Toboe stopped in his tracks turning to face Blue, a look of complete confusion on his face. "What are you talking about Blue?" Stopping Blue turned to him as she continued casually. "You know how it's the last day and all I…," She never got to finish for Toboe stood in front of her, his golden light brown eyes the biggest she had ever seen and his mouth wide open in shock. "IT'S THE LAST DAY!?!?!?!" He screamed out scaring everyone in the hallway as they turned to stare at both of them. Realizing that he really wasn't joking, Blue breathed out a deep sigh. Oh yeah, something's DEFINITELY wrong…

Toboe walked on through the sidewalk, his mind so full with his own thoughts it was going to explode. He passed through tall buildings and other architect until he turned the corner finally reaching a small apartment complex. Slowly, he climbed up the stairway finally stopping when he reached a door marked with a badly painted on number four. Toboe reached deep into his pocket and pulled out a small golden key. Placing it securely in the door lock, he turned it, opened the door, and stepped inside. Toboe took a look around the apartment's small living room noticing that he was alone.

"Grandma, I'm home!" There was no reply. "Grandma?" Toboe called worry seeping in to his voice. Something wasn't right, she would always be in the living room when he'd come home to greet him or at least be somewhere where he could see her. Could something have happened to her? Toboe, not even stopping to think twice about it, began searching through the apartment calling her name. He searched through the tiled room of the kitchen, which was connected to the living room. He continued to her room, finding it empty, he closed the door hoping and praying that she was alright. "Grandma…" he whispered. Toboe suddenly jumped when her heard a noise coming from the door to the left…his room. He turned toward the door cautiously grabbing the doorknob and slowly opened it.

Toboe let out a sigh of relief as his eyes fell upon an old frail woman lying on his bed her chest rising slowly up and down. Calm down Toboe, she's just asleep. He backed away leaving the room, closing the door behind him. Glancing up at the clock that hung in the hallway, he gasped realizing he was already late for work. "Aww, man.." He forgot that he had only dropped by to change his clothes quickly and to check on Granny. Deciding that he didn't want to wake her up, Toboe rushed to the front door opening it then locking and closing it behind him. "Pop's gonna be so mad!" He gasped out between breaths as he ran, almost colliding into five people repeating his apologies and quickening his pace with every step he took.

Blue gazed out towards the empty road leading to her house. Finally giving up on who she was looking for, she turned about to go inside when she suddenly heard a small voice calling her name from behind her.

"Blue!" Realizing who it was, she quickly turned around to face Toboe who had his hands on his knees breathing in deeply. "I-I'm so-sorry Blue… I lost track of time." Blue accepted his apology but then frowned as she remembered that he was in big trouble.

"I'm not the one you should be worried about." Blue whispered rushing Toboe to the outside patio where a man was sitting in a chair. He gazed at the man cringing when he found that he REALLY looked pissed off. "Pops, he's here." Blue's facial expression remained the same as the man slowly got up from his chair a bottle of Vodka swinging from his left hand as he made his way towards Toboe who had started to shake out of fear. "What did I tell you about being late, boy?" he bellowed his voice filled with anger. Toboe froze but answered back as Blue nudged him with encouragement. "I'm-I'm sorry Pops…" his voice no more than a whisper.

"I told you….DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Toboe realizing his mistake covered his mouth with both of his hands. Taking a moment to calm down after Blue had given him an angry look, Pops sighed irately and continued. "Just don't do it again you hear me boy? The others might quit if they think I'm letting you slack off." He turned walking away (more like swaying) into the house but stopped and turned around. "And while you're there Blue, grab me another bottle of Vodka would ya?" He held up the bottle and shook it. "This one's almost empty." Toboe felt confused when he noticed that the bottle was half full but watched as Blue only smirked. "Sure Pops." She then turned to Toboe and smiled.

"You're lucky you caught him while he was drunk." She whispered running back inside the house, Toboe at her heels. Blue grabbed her red scarf from the table, tied it around her neck, and then finally walked out of the house. "Come one Toboe! We're already late as it is!" she yelled as she began to run onto the sidewalk Toboe not far behind.

After a few moments, they reached a small bar, the sign reading Blue Moon as it swung back and forth in the wind. Blue reached out and pulled open the door as they both entered the bar. The place had the nature of a simple and quiet place. There were only a couple of tables and booths scattered across the medium-sized room. Each one had a small blue lamp placed at the center illuminating the table as well as a part of the black colored ceiling with blue light. Making it appear as if they were outside, the beautiful stars hovering above them.

Then there was the main bar with chairs settled from the beginning to the end of the long table, a radio placed at the end playing soft jazz music. Toboe rushed behind Blue as they made their way through the all around quiet place. Sure it was quiet but business was surprisingly really good, believe it or not, a lot of people actually liked the idea of drinking in peace.

"Okay Toboe, why don't you start with the main bar today and I'll work on the tables. Toboe turned to Blue who was standing directly in front of him, a smile on her face, waiting for his answer. "Oh sure Blue." Content with his answer, she slowly made her way to the tables picking up empty glasses occasionally shaking those who had fallen asleep drunk, their hands still grasping tightly to their most prized possessions.

Toboe turned his attention back to look over the room, a smile creeping over his face. He always loved the look of the bar ever since he had first seen it shortly after he and Granny had moved to Freeze City. He remembered how much everything including himself had changed over the months. At first he had been scared to death of moving, having only been close to his grandma for she was the one who had taken care of him his whole life. He didn't even know who his parents were or looked like having not a single memory of either of them.

Toboe smiled as the memory of when he first met Blue crossed his mind. He had just started school shortly after him and Granny had finally got settled into their apartment. He had hated that day. Everyone had been picking on him because he was the new kid, no one even bothering to ask him his name. He remembered walking out of the school building and being circled by a group of tall menacing looking boys their faces covered with evil smirks. Toboe froze as the biggest of them all raised his fist getting ready to punch him when all of sudden a sweet but intimidating voice rang from behind him.

"Six against one? Wow, you guy's are really nothing but a bunch of cowards." Toboe turned to see a young girl standing beyond the circle of attackers gasping when he noticed her brilliant blue eyes. "What did you say?" the boy who had almost punched Toboe replied stupidly as he walked past his former prey towards Blue. The girl didn't back down but only smirked. "Fine, I'll say it slower. You…guys…are…nothing…but a bunch of cowards."

The leader gritted his teeth as he suddenly lunged for her. Blue easily dodging it stepped to her left, turned, and kicked him right across the face sending him flying through the air until he finally crashed in to the wall right beside them. The others, who were standing around Blue, gaped at her as she turned to face the rest of them.

Toboe looked on in amazement as they all screamed, turned tail, and ran not even bothering to check on their so-called leader. Blue looked at them until they all disappeared, then turned to face Toboe. "You can't let them bully you like that." Toboe only looked down intimidated by her. "Thanks…" For helping me with those guys…" he whispered keeping his head down the entire time.

"C'mon now, hold your head up high when you're talking to someone otherwise they won't know what the heck you're saying." Toboe trying to fix his obvious problem quickly looked up at her a little nervously. At this Blue only laughed making Toboe jump at the sudden noise, his gaze locked on her. Blue sighed heavily. "Don't be so scared all the time ummm…."

"Toboe," he answered finally feeling a little bit comfortable with Blue after witnessing her kick some big guy's ass. "Toboe huh? Interesting name, mine's Blue." "Blue?" Toboe questioned, a strange look on his face. "What's wrong with Blue?" she replied, her voice laced with a little bit of anger. "N-nothing!" Toboe responded rather quickly. "Actually, I was going to say that it's a beautiful name." Blue only looked at him as a smile spread across her face. "I like you kid tell you what, you stop being so scared all the time and I'll show you a thing or two about protecting yourself."

Toboe suddenly feeling courageous looked her right in the eye. "Hey, I'm not a kid!" Blue only stood there for a moment then began to laugh. "Good, but joking aside how old are you?" "Me? Oh umm…I just turned seventeen a couple weeks ago." Blue walked over to him and ruffled his hair. " Too bad I'm eighteen so to me you're still a kid." She ran past him laughing as Toboe followed her a look of anger on his face.

Toboe smiled as his attention was brought back from the memory. "Toboe!" He jumped as he heard Blue drag him out of his thoughts. "You've been wiping that same spot for hours! Don't forget if you keep daydreaming we're gonna get fired!" Blue finished as she turned her attention back to the man who had just finished his drink. That's right…Blue went through hell to get him this job. When her very intimidating father Quent (or better known as Pops) had opened the bar having named it after Blue, she had begged him to give Toboe a job with her.

After many rejections and frightening fights with Blue, Quent finally agreed on having an interview with Toboe. He remembered that day had been one of the most terrifying days of his life. He was already frightened at the fact that he was meeting Blue's father for the first time (having heard stories about him from their teachers, terror in their voices as they described his personality)

Now he was supposed to impress him?! Toboe sighed. Why did he have to like Blue's job so much? Of course it had been her who kept telling him what a great job it was. When he had questioned her about it, Blue automatically had the idea to get him the job. His thoughts were interrupted as Quent finally entered the room his expression irritated and annoyed. "Blue, I thought you said this kid was a guy!" Blue only held in her laughter as Toboe looked in complete embarrassment.

He thinks I'm a…"I'M NOT A GIRL!!!" he screamed out. Quent only smirked while he got a better look at him. "I'll be damned, you are a guy after all." He chuckled as Toboe only looked at him his face filled with rage. "Let's just get this over with." Quent continued as he studied Toboe's face. "Do you drink?"

Toboe only gazed back with confusion. Did he…drink? "No…," Toboe replied. Quent studied him for a few more moments before turning around slowly and walking away. Before he exited the room, he stopped his back still turned from both Blue and Toboe.

"Just don't be late, got it?" Toboe looked on in bewilderment as Quent walked out of the room. Blue turned to Toboe and, noticing his face, broke the silence. "Good job Toboe!" She only smirked as her shaken friend looked at her with even more confusion. "Oh, don't worry Toboe that's the only question he asks. You see, Pops can't live without his alcohol so surely he doesn't want to hire anyone who would have the opportunity to indulge themselves if they were a drinker." Toboe finally feeling the mystery solved, couldn't help but feel a little excited at his somewhat easy achievement.

"Toboe! Now you're doing the same thing to the other side!" Blue shouted, her hands on her hips, one of them clutching a dishcloth. Toboe felt himself blush deeply out of embarrassment at the fact that she had caught him not once but twice. "Sorry Blue!" he responded, his hands behind his head as he laughed nervously. "It won't happen again!" He then moved to another spot and began wiping it down, keeping eye contact with Blue to make sure she saw him not daydreaming. He smiled when she only rolled her eyes as she turned to finish cleaning one of the last tables. Well, ever since then, Blue had grown to become like a big sister to him. She would always do her best to protect him just like the day they had met. Toboe had been a complete stranger and she had saved him. A stranger…

Toboe's mind suddenly raced with thoughts of Tsume, his heart beating faster and faster as his cheeks flushed a deep red. How could one person get him so flustered after just thinking about him? No…Toboe knew why. It was because it had felt so heavenly when Tsume had pressed his lips against his. His first kiss had been so….and that's when it hit him. Toboe groaned.

HE HAD HIS FIRST KISS WITH A COMPLETE STRANGER!!! Someone he had just met! He felt his knees begin to buckle as the realization hit him. The thing was…he had actually really REALLY enjoyed it. Toboe sat down for a moment trying to gather his thoughts. It wasn't even bad that Tsume was a guy because truth be told he was in fact gay. He had known ever since Blue had tried to set him up with a very attractive girl from their class. After feeling nothing for her at all even after she had tried to kiss him (which he had pushed her away) Toboe realized that he wasn't interested in girls.

When he finally told Blue about it, she had only laughed. "I knew it all along Toboe." As for Granny, she had stayed quiet for about a minute, before smiling up at him. "Love has no boundaries Toboe, always remember that…" He'd never forget those words. Toboe thought of Tsume once again gasping as something in his head clicked. He knew my name. How did he…the image of Tsume whispering his name replayed in his mind. It had happened after the headache. What exactly was that about? Toboe blushed as he remembered Tsume's soothing hand on his face; his eyes soft…almost loving. Then he had drawn back with uncertainty. The pain…the excruciating pain had come right after that.

Toboe only remembered falling to the ground screaming, his head feeling like it was going to split in two. Tsume had picked him up yelling at him to be quiet and then he had...kissed him. Toboe's face turned even more red. He didn't even recall what he had been thinking at that moment.

Oh yeah he did…because he had leaned into the kiss. Those lips…they just felt so perfect. Then Tsume had gently placed his strong arms around his waist in which Toboe a little cautiously put his arms around his neck. It was just so…he couldn't even explain it. The only thing he knew was that he never wanted it to end. As they broke apart, Toboe had felt himself blushing uncontrollably and he could have sworn that Tsume had growled.

Then Tsume's friend had come and told him something about not having time and had called him a kid (much to his aggravation) and then Tsume had looked at him but… really looked at him. Toboe knew then that Tsume had seen the sadness in his own eyes for Toboe saw the same thing in his amber eyes only not as clearly like there was a barrier holding back all of his emotions. Then.. he had left him and disappeared from his life as quickly as he came. Toboe sighed deeply.

What if Tsume had just been joking? What if he was just some lonely guy who only wanted a little bit of action and when it was given to him he'd disappear like that? No….Toboe's inner voice reassured him. You saw the look in his eyes… you know in your heart he's not like that. What was he saying? The problem was the fact that he didn't know him. Suddenly a dishcloth came flying through the air landing right on his face with a loud SMACK! "Not gonna happen again my ass!" Blue bellowed walking towards him, snatching the dishcloth from his face.

Toboe gazed up at Blue, her arched eyebrows and fierce eyes meaning one thing…she was pissed. "That's three times Toboe! That's it!" She pulled up a chair right next him, sat down, and crossed her arms and legs before continuing. " Something's wrong and you're gonna tell me what it is right now whether you like it or not!" Toboe took a minute, trying to figure out what to do.

Finally concluding that it was hopeless not to tell her he opened his mouth to speak but he was cut off by Blue. "You met someone, didn't you?" Toboe quickly turned to her his golden brown eyes as wide as saucers. "How did you..," he began. "A girl knows these things plus it was probably the fact that you're blushing like crazy that gave it away." Toboe mentally kicked himself in the face. He had to get better at hiding his emotions. "So…" Blue continued. "Who's the guy?" Toboe hesitated for a moment. Should I tell her everything?

Blue watched him think hard about something before he finally took a deep breath and began his story about what had happened with Tsume though he left out his name. When he was finished, Blue stared at him, her mouth slightly open. "So, let me get this straight…you were walking home from work yesterday night and all of a sudden this guy comes out of nowhere, touches you, then you both get this big gigantic headache from I don't know the air or something, and then he just kisses you?!"

Toboe swallowed hard. It did sound pretty unbelievable when she put it all together like that but he looked at her and nodded. Blue took a moment to think, her eyes glancing out the window as the sun had begun to set. Finally sighing, she turned her attention back to towards Toboe. "Well, I've heard some pretty crazy first kiss stories but I think yours takes the cake." Toboe only stared at her in disbelief. "You mean…you believe me?"

Blue only smiled. "Of course I do because I can tell for a fact you're not lying. Toboe looked at her as she continued. "Like I said before Toboe, you're really bad at lying." Her attention was drawn to the door as a couple suddenly walked in. "Hold on just a second…"Blue replied as she got up and walked over to the table that they were seated.

Once they placed their orders, Blue returned a grin on her face. "Two small glasses of Vodka." Toboe then grabbed the glasses, filled them up, and proceeded to hand one to Blue. He was about to hand the other one to her only to be paralyzed with her interrogating stare. "So, what's his name?" she suddenly whispered, a smirk plastered on her face. Toboe finally deciding it was okay to tell her, did just that, he told her. "Tsume…what happened next, Toboe didn't expect at all. For she stood there, her eyes widened with what he never expected to see from her…fear.

"Tsume!?!" she whispered harshly to Toboe. "Tsume Tsume?" Toboe had no idea where she was going with this. "Yeah, why do you know him?" Blue suddenly gazed back at him more serious than he had ever seen from her before. "If it's the Tsume I know than Toboe I think everybody knows him." "What are you tal…Toboe started but was cut off as the radio ran a news update.

Blue quickly grabbed the dial and turned up the volume as the woman broadcaster began to speak. "Today's top story...the search continues for the thieves who broke into a mansion two weeks ago. Although the police don't have any recent leads, many believe it to be the work of the notorious Tsume, the leader of one of the most famous gangs in Freeze City." Toboe felt himself going to collapse. No, it can't be true it just…and then he remembered. Tsume's friend had said something about the cops being right behind him! Then that meant that…. A CRIMINAL HAD CLAIMED HIS FIRST KISS!!! Toboe felt light-headed but then couldn't help remembering the feeling of Tsume's lips against his….his sweet gentle touch…and those beautiful familiar amber eyes that had looked at him so lovingly.

Did all that really belong to a criminal? Toboe's thoughts were interrupted as the woman on the radio used Tsume's name once more. "As of now Tsume's whereabouts as well as his appearance are unknown. His latest attack a robbery in which many valuables were taken from the home of the aristocratic Darcia family…" Toboe froze his whole entire body shaking as the glass slipped out of his hand and fell to the floor with a loud crash. Blue quickly turned to Toboe her eyes widening as she realized he was shaking uncontrollably, "Toboe, what's wrong?" "D-Darcia…." Toboe whispered, his mind tormenting him with panic and fear. His hands suddenly grabbed his head as he screamed out his excruciating pain causing everyone to quickly stare at him.

Darkness enveloped Toboe's mind as he stared out into oblivion. Two eyes swiftly illuminated through the dark, one a deep blue, the other, an eerie golden. Those eyes gazed at Toboe making him paralyzed with pure unmistakable fear. Toboe heard Tsume call out his name in the shadows and then….silence before the clear sound of a gunshot broke the spell. "TSUME!!!" Toboe screamed before falling backwards passed out as he hit the ground. The sound of the gunshot still echoing in his mind.

Dun-Dun-DUH!!! AHHH!!! It's DARCIA!!! I bet you're all screaming at your screens going WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!?! Don't worry I'm gonna write like the wind that I promise you guys! My tea's all gone and the cow's came home! It means I gotta go to bed! Again thanks so much for reading my story, it means a lot! So to say goodnight and goodbye for now here are the cows, say goodnight cows! (Mooo)

Until we meet again,

-Hana no Shojo