DISCLAIMER: Neither Busigt-81 nor myself own Initial D...unfortunately
Author: Busigt-81
Editor: DreamSenshi
Chapter 5
Ryousuke drove the FC carefully through the snow, trying not to disturb the prone body next to him. Stopping at a red light, he glanced over at the unconscious boy. Unable to resist himself, Ryousuke leaned over and softly touched Takumi's uninjured cheek, surprised by the softness of the young man's skin. A honk from the car behind him broke Ryousuke from his reverie and he quickly snatched his hand back and drove home.
Keisuke was waiting for him outside when he pulled into the driveway, the older Takahashi brother had called to tell him he had found Takumi wandering in the snow.
"How is he?" Keisuke asked as Ryousuke exited the FC.
"He hasn't woken up yet." Ryousuke said as he closed the car door and walked around the car. He opened the passenger door, unbuckled the seatbelt and reached for Takumi's shoulder, trying to wake him up.
"Takumi" Ryousuke said softly as he gently shook Takumi. When there was no response, Ryousuke tried again, this time shaking Takumi a little harder. He watched as Takumi's eyes fluttered open and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ryousuke-san?" Takumi mumble a little surprised at seeing the older man.
"It's alive!" Keisuke exclaimed happily reaching into the car to ruffle Takumi's wet hair.
Ignoring his brother's boisterous behaviour, Ryousuke leant in closer, "How are you feeling?" he asked concern colouring his voice.
"Fine" Confused, Takumi looked around, and noticed he was in the white FC. 'How did I end up here? The last thing I remember was leaving the shop. "Why am I in your car?"
"Let's get you inside first, we can talk about what happened later."
Takumi nodded but felt uneasy, why were they so nice to him? He hadn't forgotten about what happened earlier. Standing up, Takumi was assaulted by an intense pain shooting from his back, eliciting a wave of dizziness. He would have fallen if the two brothers hadn't caught him.
"Whoa there, little one," Keisuke said, as he held onto Takumi's arm, "take it easy."
Takumi tried to open his mouth to say something but the pain in his back made it hard for him to breathe and the dizziness made him see dark spots. He felt himself slipping into darkness.
Ryousuke and Keisuke watched as Takumi's face went pale, then the boy's eyes rolled back into his head and he became limp in their arms.
"Let's get him inside." Ryousuke said. They carried the young driver into the house and to one of the guest bedrooms.
"We have to get him out of these wet clothes and warm him up." The older Takahashi said and Keisuke nodded. They looked at each other, both embarrassed but equally concerned about their friend.
Ryousuke took a deep breath and they started to take of Takumi's wet clothes. Keisuke let out a harsh sound as he saw the bruises on Takumi's back.
"What is it?" Ryousuke asked looking over at Takumi's back.
"I'm going to kill the person who did this!" Keisuke said, his face red with anger and clenched his fist. Ryousuke nodded, feeling anger welling up inside him too, but first they needed to take care of Takumi.
"Let's take care of him first and then we can ask him what happened."
Keisuke helped his brother take off Takumi's pants and laid him on his side, then watched as his brother carefully arranged the covers over the boy. They both stood over the bed, watching Takumi.
"He looks so perfect lying there. Who could want to hurt something so beautiful?" Ryousuke whispered to himself as he dragged a chair and sat down beside the bed. He leant forward and reverently brushed the bangs out of the boys face, still amazed how soft the skin under his hands was.
'He looks so innocent' Keisuke thought to himself as he stood behind the chair and laid a hand on his brother's shoulder.
"I'll get us some coffee." He offered and walked out, feeling the need for a cigarette.
Takumi slowly opened his eyes and looked around briefly, confused as he didn't recognize the room he was in. As he lifted his head from the pillow he saw Ryousuke half-lying, half-sitting in a chair beside his bed and not far from that he saw Keisuke lying in a sofa, both were asleep.
Takumi felt his both cheeks turn red as he remembered what happen, he had passed out in front of the two brothers and they had obviously carried him into their house. And then undressed him! How embarrassing!
Slowly and carefully he swung his legs over the side and sat up, trying not to moan from the pain in his back. He didn't want to wake them up, feeling that they had done enough for him.
Takumi pushed himself off the bed, stood still for as moment to let the dizziness settle down then he carefully took a step forward. He felt okay, if he ignored his back.
He walked quietly past the chair Ryousuke was sitting in and made his way out the door looking for the bathroom.
Stirring from his slumber, Ryousuke looked at the empty bed, 'Where did Takumi go?' he wondered worriedly to himself. Hearing the toilet flush, Ryousuke hurried towards the bathroom door and knocked on it.
"Takumi, are you in there? Are you alright?"
"Yes." Takumi answered as he opened the door. "I just needed to borrow the bathroom." Takumi shifted awkwardly in front of Ryousuke, and blushed when he realised that Ryousuke had called him 'Takumi' instead of the usual 'Fujiwara'.
Ryousuke nodded, trying not to stare at the almost naked Takumi in front of him. Taking a deep breath he tried to calm himself down. He wasn't used to be affected by someone like this. Suddenly Keisuke came running out of the bedroom, searching around frantically, obviously for them. He screeched to a halt as he saw the two standing by the bathroom.
"Thank God! You two scared me half to death!"
"Take it easy, Keisuke." Ryousuke said with a small smile.
Takumi looked down at the floor, feeling embarrassed at the attention both brothers were giving him. He made to walk back to the bedroom, but the brothers were instantly by his sides.
"Here. Let us help you." Ryousuke said as he and Keisuke took a hold of each of Takumi's arms, steadying him.
Takumi felt his cheek grow hot at the gesture and he didn't take his eyes off the floor as they slowly walked to the bedroom. By the time they reached the bed every step was causing him great deal of pain and he let out a grateful sigh as he lied down on the bed. Both brothers heard the little sigh and traded concerned glances with each other.
"Takumi, is your back bothering you alot?" Ryousuke asked as he kneeled beside the bed and brushed some hair from the young man's face.
Takumi's breath stuck in his throat when the older brother brushed his hair from his face, he closed his eyes enjoying the touch. Opening his eyes he looked at the two brothers and saw the concern in their eyes.
'Why are they so nice to me?' He thought. He had risked Keisuke's life when they raced before.
"Takumi, about what I said earlier…" Ryousuke started, as if he had read the younger mans thoughts.
"He was being an ass." Keisuke said sitting down, his arm crossed over his chest. "He was just worried and didn't know how to express it."
"Keisuke…" The older brother seemed a little embarrassed.
"But he was right…" Takumi said in a low voice. "I was really selfish and stupid. I put Keisuke-san's life in danger."
"Takumi, don't be so stupid." The younger brother said, laying a hand on the youngest shoulder. "You are one of the most unselfish people I know."
"But…"
"What I said was wrong and totally out of line." Ryousuke said. "But we can discuss it later. I can see that you're in pain, should we take you to the hospital?"
"No, I don't need a hospital." Takumi said horrified. "I just need some aspirin and then I can go home."
"In your dreams!" Keisuke exclaimed. "I'll get the aspirin and then you will rest. After that, we will talk about what happened to you."
The younger Takahashi brother walked out of the room to get a glass of water and the painkillers before Takumi could say anything else. Ryousuke remained kneeling beside Takumi and looked at him with his penetrating eyes.
Takumi looked back, and then cast his eyes down. Could he tell him about the beatings? Should he? He deserved them anyway, right?
