Chapter Two: The Wait is Over
Zanza soon found himself talking with Sanosuke for some reason, he didn't even understand it. It was a strange night, there was a gentle wind outside just blowing ever so peacefully at that. Zanza soon stirred more, as Sanosuke just smiled toward him. It was a nice room that them two were in, very nice. Zanza sat himself down by the fireplace, while Sanosuke kept watch over him.
"You know why your here right?" Sanosuke asked him.
"I know, you brought me here." Zanza replied.
"I made you into your own form. I wanted to touch you, to hold you, to love you." Sanosuke whispered to Zanza.
"But why?" Zanza asked him.
"Because I am your light, you are my dark. We are one in the same, but very different. I always wondered how my own body would feel." Sanosuke smirked then.
"So you will touch me?" Zanza asked.
"I won't just touch, I will go all the way." Sanosuke said with a sheepish grin on his face.
"But what is the purpose?" Zanza asked him.
"Because I have fallen in love with you." Sanosuke stated out.
Zanza gasped in his sleep, what was this? Sanosuke loved him? Was that why he kept saying what he did? Was this why this dream tormented him so? Zanza tried to wake himself, he needed to snap out of it. Soon Zanza felt Sanosuke's hand trail over his black jacket, as he quickly hesitated as he gave out a grunt. Sanosuke's nice warm hands touched over his gentle chest, as they traveled downwards toward Zanza's crotch.
"Stop that." Zanza replied out.
"No way, I said I will go all the way." Sanosuke said slowly, as he continued to touch over Zanza's form.
Finally Zanza got himself to wake up, as he breathed rather hard. Zanza looked over the room, he noticed that Sanosuke had fallen asleep on his futon. Zanza didn't know what was happening to him, but he couldn't stop himself from blushing. That dream just then made him realize that he loved Sanosuke too, he loved how he worried, how he wanted to comfort him. Zanza soon tried to shake it off, but he just couldn't. Zanza slowly got up from his corner as he slowly walked over to Sanosuke, he then laid himself close to the other man.
"So this is how it will be." Zanza whispered gently into Sanosuke's ear.
Though Sanosuke was a rather deep sleeper, but all that happened was a bright blush came onto Sanosuke's face. Zanza just smiled, before he cuddled himself close to the other man now. If anything Zanza wanted to see if his dream will come true, if Sanosuke was the one he had wished for to be in love with. Zanza wanted to be out of darkness so badly, so he closed his eyes, as he kept close to the man.
In the morning Sanosuke made some food it seemed, since it even woke Zanza. Zanza stretched out as he yawned. Sanosuke was smiling in the kitchen, as he sat down the plates on the spots. Zanza then came into the kitchen as he sat himself down at the table, before sniffing over the food. Sanosuke looked toward him as he gave a small smile towards him.
"Sleep good?" Sanosuke asked.
"I think so." Zanza replied, though some part of him wanted to know how his dream ended.
"Good." Sanosuke said, as he sat himself at the other spot.
"So you love me?" Zanza now asked.
Sanosuke's eyes widened very large, as he stared toward Zanza. Well, Sanosuke was saying such last night, so he knew why Zanza had asked such. Sanosuke just gave a deep blush, before he ate some of his food, trying not to answer that. Zanza sighed softly, before he started to eat too. Zanza rather liked the taste, so he kept eating. Sanosuke watched him slowly, though he wanted to not hide things anymore, he wanted to be open.
"Zanza." Sanosuke said, as he got done eating the piece he had taken of his food. "I love you deeply." he admitted.
"So my dream was true?" Zanza now asked.
"What?" Sanosuke asked, he was obviously lost.
"I had a dream last night, you wanted to go all the way." Zanza pointed out.
"I..." Sanosuke said, not knowing how to finish that one, just blushing.
Sanosuke slowly took more of his food, trying not to think of what Zanza said. But Sanosuke just turned bright red, him going all the way with his other half? Oh, Sanosuke only imagied that one, as he kept just blushing. Sanosuke even swallowed his food wrong, as he started chocking on the piece he had taken. Though oddly Zanza was the one that helped him with that one, as Sanosuke kept on blushing there.
"Eat slower." Zanza replied now.
"Uh huh." Sanosuke said, as he blushed even more.
"I think your mind is elsewhere." Zanza nodded slowly.
"I think you did it." Sanosuke replied, as he finished the rest of his food.
Zanza just sighed out, maybe he did. After all he did tell him about his dream, not like that would happen Zanza now thought. It seemed that Sanosuke loved him, but probably never wanted to take him. Sanosuke started to wash his plate off and fork, though he glanced back over to Zanza. Zanza certainly knew what to say though, he had admit that much.
"You know, maybe we can try." Sanosuke soon said, as he dried the plate afterwards then placed it away.
"Try what?" Zanza asked.
"To go further." Sanosuke replied out, as he dried the fork then.
"Oh." Zanza said, as he finished his own food.
"I mean, I never felt those lips." Sanosuke stated, as he put the fork away.
"So, I have to clean my own?" Zanza asked him.
Sanosuke blushed, though shook his head, before he took Zanza's plate and fork from him. Zanza just shrugged now, as he looked out the window. It was a nice day, the wind was gently blowing and the cherry blossom tree looked very lovely to him this day. Sanosuke quickly cleaned them and dried them, before placing them away too.
"You know what, I should bust out my paper ones next time." Sanosuke chuckled, he hated to clean.
"Can we go outside?" Zanza asked now.
"Sure, maybe we should walk to the park." Sanosuke replied, as he smirked.
"There's a park?" Zanza asked.
"Yeah, its very nice there." Sanosuke answered with a grin.
"Okay, I don't see any harm in that." Zanza replied.
Sanosuke laughed softly, as he took Zanza's hand. Sanosuke then unlocked his door with his other hand, as he opened it with that hand too. Sanosuke soon led Zanza outside, since he didn't want to let go of his hand. Sanosuke blushed, before he finally did let go of it, as he locked his apartment door. Zanza just shook his head, since Sanosuke just only replaced his hand with his own again. Sanosuke walked beside Zanza, as they kept holding hands.
"Its a bit far, so if you can't walk that far let me know." Sanosuke replied, as he smiled toward Zanza.
"I can walk." Zanza stated.
Sanosuke laughed again, man he was glad that he had made Zanza his own form now. Zanza shook his head, as he wondered what was so funny anyhow. Sanosuke continued to walk onwards, while holding Zanza's hand still. Though Zanza did feel a bit thirsty now, but he kept walking along too. Sanosuke eyed him though, there was something wrong, wasn't there? Zanza just gave a weak smile toward Sanosuke when he had looked toward him.
"We are almost there." Sanosuke replied, as he kept walking with a smile.
"Good, maybe it has water." Zanza pointed out.
"Thirsty?" Sanosuke soon asked him.
"Yes." Zanza replied toward him.
"I should have brought some soda's." Sanosuke said, as he smirked.
Zanza just shook his head again, well this man sure knew how to sweet talk, that's for sure. Sanosuke laughed softly, as he kept on walking beside him, as he murred a little. Zanza stopped walking to look at Sanosuke oddly, this man was so odd. Sanosuke noticed this, as he glanced toward him now, as he tugged a bit to the hand he was holding. Zanza gave a light sigh, as he started to walk again with the other man. They soon made it to the park, it seemed miles away from where Sanosuke lived.
"I need water." Zanza replied, before he spotted a water fountain.
Sanosuke let go of Zanza's hand, as he watched Zanza run toward the water fountain. Sanosuke just smiled, as he sat himself down onto the bench. The wind felt nice today, also there was some kids playing in the dirt. Zanza soon drank down the water, as he came over to the bench where Sanosuke sat. Sanosuke slowly patted the bench beside himself, Zanza just shrugged as he sat by him.
"This is my favorite spot." Sanosuke replied out, as he soon wrapped an arm around Zanza's waist.
"Why is that?" Zanza asked him.
"Because no one walks near this bench, so we can do what we want." Sanosuke pointed out, giving a small wink.
"Like what?" Zanza asked.
Sanosuke thought for a moment, as he then turned Zanza's head toward himself. Sanosuke then placed his finger onto Zanza's lips, before he moved his finger off. Then Sanosuke gave Zanza a very deep kiss to his lips. Zanza started toward him a moment, as he smiled there, that was the first time anyone ever kissed him. Sanosuke laughed softly, as he smiled toward Zanza, keeping his arm around him, his full attention on the other man.
"I liked that." Zanza replied.
Sanosuke blushed, as he gave another kiss to Zanza's lips. Though this time around, Zanza returned the kiss, as he saw Sanosuke blush more darker. It was rather strange, but Zanza rather liked his reaction to his own kiss. Sanosuke just kept kissing Zanza now, he couldn't stop himself it seemed, like if he waited to do this. Zanza then licked over Sanosuke's lips, before Sanosuke grinned and opened his mouth for him even. Zanza then sneak his tongue into Sanosuke's mouth, as their tongues touched one another.
Zanza just felt so much love from the other now, he knew that he loved Sanosuke now too. Sanosuke though continued this new kiss with Zanza, he didn't even care that some kids ran off screaming, "eww." Sanosuke soon looked to Zanza slowly, so Zanza took out his tongue, as Sanosuke took breaths as he smiled toward him.
"Zanza, I think you want to be mine." Sanosuke replied, though he didn't have a problem with this at all.
Sanosuke then slowly and gently pushed Zanza against the bench. Sanosuke blushed as he then moved Zanza's black jacket a bit so that he could feel over Zanza's firm chest. Sanosuke murred, as he made sure that Zanza was enjoying this too, Sanosuke didn't want to do anything the other man didn't want. Though Sanosuke only got soft murrs from Zanza, as Sanosuke then started licking over Zanza's chest, as Sanosuke only murred the more.
Zanza didn't seem to fight, struggle or anything so Sanosuke continued with his lickings. Sanosuke even gave a gentle lick over Zanza's nipple, though this time he got a gentle moan out of Zanza's mouth. This caused Sanosuke to blush even more so, as Sanosuke softly trailed over Zanza's chest with his hands. At least it seemed that no one was watching either, not that Sanosuke would have minded if they had.
"I think you really want me." Sanosuke replied in a soft tone.
"Is that it?" Zanza asked.
"Oh, you tease." Sanosuke said, as he stuck out his tongue as he glanced down toward his darker half.
"Your the one teasing not me." Zanza laughed out.
"I see, so you do want me as your own." Sanosuke murred out, as he kissed over Zanza's lips.
Sanosuke then laid his head gently against Zanza's chest, Sanosuke gave a rather loud yawn. Zanza just smiled toward him, since Zanza now knew that Sanosuke was truthful about what he said before. Sanosuke gave a light glance toward Zanza, before he closed his eyes. Sanosuke soon dozed off against Zanza, though Zanza seemed to not be in good shape either.
"Hey mister are you okay?" Jacob asked.
There was no reply once silence, though Jacob kind of got a soft mumble out of Sanosuke. Jacob slowly glanced toward the both of them laying on the bench in the park. Jacob then shook them both, though the only thing he got was a mumble again from Sanosuke. Jacob didn't even get that from the other guy.
"Come on, wake up." Jacob said then, as he shook them more.
"Leave me be." Sanosuke mumbled out.
"But..." Jacob replied, as he pouted then walked away from them.
Sanosuke just yawned as he got a bit more comfortable against Zanza's chest, though right then he noticed something not right. Sanosuke seemed to stir within his sleep, maybe that kid was trying to tell him something after all. Zanza seemed to be breathing, but it was awefully faint, what just happened? Sanosuke asked himself. Then Sanosuke finally woke himself up, as he glanced toward Zanza whom he was still laying against.
"Zanza?" Sanosuke asked in a worried tone, as he rubbed over his own eyes.
There was still no reply from Zanza at all, so Sanosuke got even more worried. Sanosuke slowly got himself off of Zanza's chest, as he started to shake Zanza, but his darker half was out of it. Sanosuke glanced around the bench, there had to be something he could do, something. Sanosuke then thought of something, before picking Zanza up gently into his own arms.
"Come on Zanza, I don't want to lose you." Sanosuke whispered softly.
Of course there was still no reply from Zanza. (Oddly we are somewhere else, I will backtrack this later on, how they got here. But for now, enjoy lol.) Sanosuke had Zanza laying on a brown fur before a fireplace. Sanosuke was pacing around the room, hoping to himself that Zanza will be alright, he still didn't know what happened. Zanza stirred a bit, as he finally opened his eyes.
"Where are we?" Zanza asked, as he glanced around the room.
"You finally came to." Sanosuke then replied, as he ran over to Zanza, hugging the other to himself.
"What happened?" Zanza then asked him.
"I thought I lost you." Sanosuke replied, as he kept holding him, not wanting to let go.
"I got no idea how we got here." Zanza then said.
"I brought you here." Sanosuke told him.
Zanza just gave a shrug, as his eyes seemed to get heavy again. What was going on with him now? Zanza asked himself. Sanosuke even gave a worried look toward him yet again, since Zanza was out cold for eight hours now. But now it seemed that Zanza might slip back into his blackout which he had earlier in the park. Sanosuke soon sighed, as he only laid down close to Zanza's side now. Sanosuke was way too worried about him.
Soon Sanosuke fell asleep beside Zanza, just holding Zanza's body close to his own. Sanosuke even had a small smile on his face, though that didn't cover his concern. There was something wrong with Zanza and Sanosuke had to find out what it was. Sadly this time ten hours had already past and now Zanza finally got back out of his blackout again. Zanza stirred since he noticed that Sanosuke was still holding him against that fur, Sanosuke had a rather firm grip on him that's for sure.
"Let go." Zanza replied.
Sanosuke though was fast asleep and when Zanza tried to get up, Sanosuke only held him down. Zanza huffed now, though wondered why Sanosuke only wanted him to lay there for. Sanosuke was this worried about Zanza, Sanosuke thought that Zanza might hurt himself if he stood or did anything right now. Zanza then tried to get out of Sanosuke's arms, but they still had that firm grip on his own form, it was something he never knew of. Zanza just thought all of this had to have been a dream!
"Some weird dream I had." Zanza mumbled out.
"Huh?" Sanosuke asked, as he let out a loud yawn, as he rubbed over his eyes.
"I still don't why I am still in it though." Zanza said slowly, as he glanced around the room.
"Your not dreaming." Sanosuke pointed out, as he yawned only more. "Can I go back to sleep now?"
"I think I need to head back to the torii." Zanza replied with a sigh.
"I doubt you can go anywhere in your condition." Sanosuke stated, before he cuddled more closer against Zanza.
"You know, I don't even know why you are staying this close to me." Zanza replied, as he glanced toward Sanosuke.
Sanosuke just smirked, as he murred softly to himself. Zanza quickly sighed as he tried to escape out Sanosuke's arms yet again. But it was no use, Zanza was far too weak to do so, maybe Sanosuke noticed this. Zanza just huffed, though he felt a bit glad that Sanosuke was trying to get him to stay in his arms. Zanza felt save, wanted, loved, and cared about by Sanosuke, more so then he ever had before.
"Maybe it won't be that bad." Zanza then said.
"It seems that you are very weak." Sanosuke pointed out.
"What should I do about that?" Zanza asked.
"Well, for one thing... you don't got your pendant on." Sanosuke soon said, as he glanced toward Zanza.
Zanza always had his pendant on, it was odd that he didn't. Sanosuke knew now that something must have happened when he had wished for Zanza to be his own form. Gah, Sanosuke hated himself at times, but then again he also loved himself... what would his friends say about that one? Sanosuke sighed softly, though knew the pendant was somewhere in his house. Yes, Sanosuke brought this house not that long ago, oddly he still had his apartment too.
"Pendant?" Zanza quickly asked, though he felt strange again.
Sanosuke gave a quick nod, as he made sure that Zanza kept laying down. Before Sanosuke stood up on the fur, as he moved over to the dresser in the corner of the big room. Sanosuke searched the drawers, before he found the pendant, as he took it out. Sanosuke then headed back toward Zanza, as he looked him over slightly.
"You know what is odd, you normally always had it on." Sanosuke replied then.
"Okay..." Zanza only said toward that.
Sanosuke soon shrugged, as he blushed before going near Zanza. Sanosuke then placed the pendant around Zanza's neck, as he even gave Zanza's cheek a soft kiss. Zanza just stared toward him, as he glanced down toward the pendant that was now around his own neck. Sanosuke knew this might not save his darker half's life, but at least now Zanza had it finally.
"I am sorry." Sanosuke said in a low tone.
"About what?" Zanza asked him.
"That I made you have your own form... and yet you didn't even have your pendant." Sanosuke pointed out.
(Flashback time XD, oh also it goes to the next chapter)