A Fateful Meeting Between Two Souls
Warning: OOC! Slight use of language! Fluff! Yaoi! THE WHOLE SHEBANG JUST WITHOUT THE SEX! (I am currently high on Yaoi!)
Chapter 5
Somethings happened for unknown reasons; things unexplained and never pursue before. Moments where it felt as though the planets are aligned and the world was finally at peace with itself.
The moment when Hanae felt soft lips touched his, time seemed to stand still.
All sounds from the outside world went silent. Instead of feeling the hard, cold floor beneath him, Hanae felt the soft, warm body pressed down on his own. His widen blue eyes stared into equally widen golden eyes.
They were the most mesmerizing pair of eyes Hanae had ever seen.
More beautiful and lustrous than gold itself.
And my first kiss is with the owner of those eyes, Hanae thought dazedly.
Suddenly, the heaviness lightens when the blonde stumbled out of his hold and crawled away just about a foot away. Hanae slowly sat up, watching the blonde covered his lower face with his hand, turning away. The dark haired boy can see the redness around the blonde's ears and the slight trembling.
Kawaii, was the first thing on his mind, lightly licking his lower lips. He wasn't as freak out he would have thought.
Hanae studied the blushing boy; pale skin and golden eyes, neat blonde hair with bangs sweeping to the left side, maybe an inch or two shorter than Hanae, and his build was slender and soft under the standard male school uniform (but with a red, long-sleeve jacket). Overall, this individual was quite beautiful especially with that blush.
Itsuki can feel his face burning underneath his hand. He couldn't believe it for a second that he kissed a total and complete stranger. It was unthinkable yet...the warmth on his lips wasn't fading away. If anything, it was spreading throughout his whole entire being, making his body feel as though it was on fire.
What the hell is going on, Itsuki thought, wrapping an arm around himself, shivering from the burning sensation. He felt electrifying pluses running through his nerves.
Hanae was both worried and concerned seeing the blonde shivering and dazed, judging by the glazed eyes and trembling form. Carefully, he moved himself beside the shaken boy and placed his hand on the blonde's shoulder.
Itsuki jerked from the touch, smacking the hand away from him. He needed to get out of there and away from the blue-eyed boy.
The boy was dangerous.
Something Itsuki couldn't comprehend or even handle now. I need to get out of here, he thought panicky. Moving his still trembling body quickly to stand, he summoned the door, "Mononokean…"
A shoji door appeared beside the rooftop door, shocking Hanae. Wait a second! That door can only appear if...only the Master of the Mononokean can…he thought bewilderedly.
He looked towards the blonde-no, the Master of the Mononokean-to see him slowly walked towards the shoji door. Hanae, seeing the blonde stumbled, swiftly got up and catches the fallen figure once again.
Itsuki tried to keep his balance, but tripped on his feet. Closing his eyes, he waited for the pain, yet he was once again in the warm, protective embrace of the stranger. One arm wrapped around the blonde's waist while the other across his chest, bringing the shaken Mononokean's Master closer to the dark haired boy's sturdy, lean body. Itsuki struggled to get out of the taller boy's arms. I need to get out!
Hanae tighten his hold on the struggling blonde. He need to calm him down before they both get injure one or another. "Hey, calm down! You are going to hurt yourself if you don't calm down."
"Let me go!" Itsuki choked out, barely breathing like the air around him became thin. He squeezed his eyes shut as the burning sensation continued to spread. Just make it stop!
Crap! He's having a panic attack! Hanae need to think of something quickly or things will get even more complicated. He backed up against a wall next to the shoji door, sliding down to the floor with the blonde in his arms. Maneuvering said blonde carefully on his lap as he tightens his hold once again when he felt the shaken boy struggling to escape again. "You need to breathe or you will pass out at this rate. Please calm down," he whispered gently. Hanae moved his hand from the blonde's chest to caress the soft tresses of hair, sending calming waves from his palm (like he did with Fuzzy), hoping it will soothe the distress boy.
"Just calm down and breathe with me. Breathe in... Out…" Hanae repeated the process several times, trying to get the blonde to breathe while simultaneously running his fingers through those soft tresses.
Itsuki struggled to get out of the strong, warm embrace. He never felt anything like that in a long time, it was too foreign and almost out of reach. It was too much to handle. The Master of the Mononokean must reign in their emotions at all times, but he senses that dam was about to break. Itsuki can feel the stinging sensation behind his eyes. Not now…
Suddenly like a switch, the burning sensation spreading throughout his body calmed down. It wasn't a fire anymore, but a warm blanket. It felt nice…
He felt a hand running through his hair, effectively shutting his train of thoughts. He heard a low yet gentle voice whispering, "Breathe in... Out…"
Itsuki followed the gentle command. Almost immediately, everything seemed to slow down. He was breathing normally, his trembling stopped, and there was something pleasant weaving throughout his entire being. The tears he held back ran down his slightly red cheeks. He settled back onto the dark haired boy's chest, greatly exhausted from the emotional rollercoaster. Itsuki pressed the side of his face into the dark haired boy's neck, closing his eyes, clearly out-of-sort if he's actually getting comfortable in some stranger's lap.
Who are you? That was Itsuki last thought before surrendering himself to a blissful slumber.
Hanae slightly smiled at the tired blonde. That smile, however, was gone when he sees tears from those golden eyes. He moved his arm that was wrapped around the blonde's waist and freely grabbed the long end of his red scarf to wipe away those tears. Once done, he moved his arm back to where it was before.
This is weird. We just only met, but why do I feel the need to protect you and be at your side, Hanae softly sighed. Glancing to the side, he sees that the shoji door was still there, waiting. Strange...from what Aka told me five years ago, the door to the Mononokean usually disappears after a certain amount of time if the Master hasn't entered yet, but why is it still here?
He pondered for a moment until he felt something prodding at his side. Looking down, he stared into pools of purple surrounded by white fluffy fur. Oops!
"Sorry about that Fuzzy. I didn't mean to forget you," Hanae whispered, not wanting to disturb the relaxed blonde in his lap. "We need to get him somewhere more comfortable. Can you please slide open this shoji door here?"
Fuzzy nodded excitingly, clearly wanting to help his new friend. With much effort, it used its small body to push the shoji door open. Fuzzy immediately went inside to wait for Hanae.
Carefully, Hanae shifted the slumbering Mononokean's Master; one arm underneath the legs and the other around the back. Slowly, he stood up with the blonde nestled in his arms. Hanae smiled when he felt the blonde snuggled closer into his chest.
Definitely kawaii...
Walking towards the shoji door leading to the Mononokean, Hanae recalled some of the things happening before the kissing incident.
What was that ominous presence and why does it keep appearing around me? Why did the beads glow like that? Why am I sensing something that is going to happen?
Hanae sighed as he passed through the shoji door and entered into the Mononokean.
(Meanwhile with Aka and Murasaki)
"Hanae does realized he is going to miss his first day of high school, right?" Aka asked, sweated-dropped.
"He probably more concern about Abeno than having an education," said Murasaki indifferently.
As much as the cat wants to scold at the rat's words, there were more pressing matters to attend to.
"I didn't think it will affect Haruitsuki like that upon the first meeting. I never seen such reaction before," Aka said, concern and worry for the Mononokean's Master. He heard of stories about situations like the one between Hanae and Itsuki, but nothing to that extent.
"Neither did I, but those two are not just any ordinary soulmates," Murasaki replied back.
"And that's what I am afraid of," Aka muttered.
The sound of a screech above them caught their attention. The black bird swooped down holding a scroll with its feet. It dropped the scroll and flew away, but not without glaring at the red-orange cat first.
"That little spy certainly belongs to the Executive judging by the attitude," Aka gritted his teeth in disdain. It is no secret that the Guardian of the Sun and the Executive despise one another.
Murasaki stroked the cat, effectively calming the feline's scorn. "Easy there, I don't like him as much you do too."
The rat opened the scroll to read the contents. "It seems like the Executive is calling for a meeting with the Legislator, Justice, and the rest of the Guardians about and I quote 'disturbances that could shift the balance between the Youkai World and the Human World' and we are to attend as soon as possible."
"In other words, he is being the meddlesome bastard as usual," Aka deadpanned. The cat sighed, not looking forward to the meeting. Why can't he just let this go? Nothing good will happen if this continue.
The rat gathered his slightly larger mate into his arms, "Hey, don't worry. We will get through this together. The Executive can complain and sugarcoat his words all he wants, but even he can't do anything about destiny." He leaned in and kissed Aka's forehead. "He tried to stop us before, but I didn't let him and I won't let him do the same thing to our Little One. Both of you are irreplaceable in my life and so on forth."
Now I know where Hanae get his charismatic, romantic side from, Aka thought, snuggling further into his mate's silver fur.
"Besides, Justice will reign in that bird-ass if he so much crosses the line," Murasaki said smugly.
Aka giggles, "Justice always know how to tame a youkai even if one was powerful. We should bring him a gift when we get to the meeting."
"We should because I don't know how he can be in the same room with those two idiots without maiming them in the process."
Somewhere in the Youkai World, said two idiots sneezed. One in his cage doing paperwork and the other sneezing all over a large black dog.
(At the same time inside the Mononokean)
"Fuzzy, could you closed the door? We don't want cold air entering this warm room."
Fuzzy complied happily, closing the door with even more effort. It loves being inside the Mononokean because it smelled nice and clean. Certainly a difference from the heavy and sickly stench from the Human World.
Hanae heard frantic ringing from somewhere. He looked around and laid his blue eyes on a hanging bell and large scroll. There were scribbles on said scroll, but it went by too quickly to understand, but Hanae caught a few words and a couple of angry and worry emoji's.
"Who are you and what have you done to Haruitsuki?! I swear if you hurt him, then I going to-"
So his name was Haruitsuki...Hanae thought just before he registered the enraged accusation.
"Wait just a minute!" Hanae cut off the Mononokean's fury. He tried to stay quiet as possible and without jostling the precious cargo in his arms. Not only that, Fuzzy looked like it's about to pass out. "Can we at least settle him into something more comfortable first? I don't think he wants to wake up in some stranger's arm he just met a few minutes ago."
The Mononokean hesitated, half of it demands answers but the other half wants Itsuki to be taken care of first. Not only that, it sensed something potent and powerful from the blue-eyed boy. Could this be the boy the Guardians were keeping an eye on?
"Alright, there is a futon in the closet just beside you. But be warned, I will be watching you." The Mononokean added a scary face emoji with binoculars just to emphasize its point.
Hanae chuckled nervously at the Mononokean's protectiveness. Using his foot, he slid open the closet and sees a large futon folded on the floor. "Fuzzy, can you please help me get this futon out for Haruitsuki?"
With teamwork and funky, coordinated footwork, they were able to get the futon out without any difficulty. Hanae gently laid the slumbering blonde down, pulling the comforters up to keep Itsuki warm. Just as he was about to pull away, something caught his hand. Hanae sees a slender, pale hand clutching his own; he can feel the slight trembling from the pale hand.
Hanae frowned when he saw Itsuki writhing as though he was in pain. Are the after effects from before still ongoing? Once again, he tenderly runs his fingers through those soft tresses, sending calming waves to the distress blonde. While doing so, his beaded bracelet started to glowed, surprising the Mononokean, Fuzzy, and Hanae.
Hanae gasped as he tore away his hand from Itsuki, who quietly whimpered at the loss of contact. He looked at the bracelet and noticed each bead was glowing even brighter than before. His wrist felt hot as the power emitting from the beads continues to grow.
This has never happened before. Is it telling me the others are in trouble or- A ringing sound interrupted Hanae's thoughts.
"What's going on?! Why is Haruitsuki looked as though he is being torture? How did you get that bracelet?! Why is it glowing so much?! ANSWER ME!"
The Mononokean usually wasn't this aggressive, but if Itsuki is in trouble or in pain, then the Mononokean won't show any mercy.
Hanae would love to answer those questions, but the sound of choking and the tighten grip on his hand needs his attention more. Itsuki was twisting around the futon, gripping the side with his other hand like he was about to tear it into shreds. His chest rapidly rises and falls indicating that the blonde's breathing wasn't normal. The quiet whimpering and choking sounds from those soft lips ripped through Hanae's heart. What hurts Hanae the most though was the blonde's flushed expression; a mixture of pain, loneliness, and sorrow.
A bell chimed once more accompanied with a sad and worry emoji.
"Please help Haruitsuki!"
Fuzzy, meanwhile, runs around panicking.
Hanae mentally cursed. How was he supposed to help if he doesn't know what's causing the blonde's discomfort? He held onto the pale, slender hand while stroking the blonde hair as the beads continue to glow brighter. A flash went through Hanae's mind.
(Flashback)
Eight year-old Hanae sat at the edge of the lake next to a writhing red-orange cat.
"Hang on Aka!" Hanae cried, not knowing what to do to help.
"It's alright Little One...It doesn't hurt...that much…" Aka tried to smile at the boy, but the burning sensation was too much even for the Guardian of the Sun. God, this is torturous. Where are you, Murasaki? The cat pleaded for his mate to come, shutting his glowing red eyes as waves of pain overwhelmed his small form.
Hanae grasping what the cat wants called out, "Murasaki! If you can hear me, please help Aka!" The blue-eyed boy unknowingly sends out his powers to draw out the Guardian of the Moon.
With a whoosh, the silver rat Guardian appeared before them. Glowing violet eyes widen, "Aka!" He ran towards his mate and cursed, "Damn, I didn't think it will happen this soon."
"What's happening to him, Murasaki?" Hanae softly asked. Tears already streaming down his flushed chubby cheeks.
"He's going to be alright Little One. I am going to take the pain away from him," said Murasaki, comforting the sad boy.
"But how?"
The rat sighed, Aka is going to kill me and Kuro is going to be an ass if he caught whiff of this.
"Just don't do what I'm about to do unless it's a last resort." Murasaki carefully shifted the trembling cat into his arms, trying not jostle his mate. Leaning down, he deeply kisses Aka, pouring every ounce of his power and love into the cat.
A mixture of violet and red auras surrounded both Guardians as Hanae watched with wide blue eyes. Then suddenly, everything went white.
(End Flashback)
Hanae knew what to do now. "Mononokean, I'm going to try to take away Haruitsuki's pain away."
Confusion went across the scroll.
"But how?"
The dark haired boy sighed. Seeing the blonde writhing in pain was too much for Hanae to bear. Steeling himself, he gathered the Mononokean's Master into his arms. Hanae softly smiled down at the blonde, "Please forgive me for what I'm about to do."
Time went by slowly as Hanae closed the distance between him and Itsuki. It was almost too surreal for any of them. Lips touched together as the world around them exploded into colors and the glowing beaded bracelet shined white.
Author's note: Hey people! I wanted to post this up before the weekend so I can focus on my college assignments. I don't like updating so late like last time, so here is my present for you all! Hope you guys like it because it was pretty long to write.
Also, I made them kiss again! Lots of kissing going around! Who wants to kiss Fuzzy?!
Also, we might get to see more Guardians soon! (giggles)
What is happening to Itsuki? What exactly is the Executive's planning? What does it mean to be soulmates? Find out later in future chapters!
Rough Translations:
-Shoji: A traditional Japanese architecture sliding doors with translucent paper screens; often used as sliding doors and room dividers.
-Kawaii: Cute/Adorable