Hey guys! Kitty29 here with the newest chapter of Colours!
Wow! Two chapters in a weeks time? Either you guys are really lucky or I had this chapter already written beforehand A BOO YEAH! (Just…give me this moment.) I actually rewrote the beginning of this chapter like, three or four times so expect a lot of this chapters deleted scenes in Hues and Shades. Speaking of which, go read Hues and Shades if you haven't! You'll get an inside scoop on what's happening in this story, see? –eyebrow wiggle-
Don't have much to say before this one, thank you MaryMew for the beta. Slowly but surely I am getting better and one day I will surpass my grammar master…or probably not.
Enjoy!
The plan had started as soon as he had sent Matthew away and convinced both Kiku and his parents to let him stay the weekend. He wished he didn't have to make his twin go away but this was something that he, as the hero, had to do on his own. He couldn't afford to be distracted!
Matthew sure was acting strange though. When he had told him he had a master plan he needed to work on all Matthew had said was 'Oh. Okay.' Kind of sucked, convincing his twin of the epicness of his plans was usually his last step in deciding if he should go through with it or not. He would have gone through with this plan even if Matthew had said no but he still wanted his opinion. Oh well, he had to focus! First it was operation 'Save Iggy!' then he would focus on operation 'See What's Up With Mattie!' Hell, maybe if he was lucky enough the first operation's success would clear up the second operation as well. There was no end to the good things that will happen! Arthur may even cook a decent meal!
Dare to dream.
Totally revved up Alfred commenced with his plan as soon as he could, which happened to be the day after the whole black event. He had to give Yong Soo time to recover from helping Matthew, right? Reaching into his bag he pulled out the laptop that he had 'borrowed' from his brother. It was time for the first step in any good plan: Research. Well actually, the first real step in his plan was to convince Yong Soo to go and do his Oracle thing on Arthur and the step after that was to watch as Yong Soo did his Oracle thing on Arthur (it was a simple plan. It was an awesome plan. It was a simply awesome plan) but for some reason Yong Soo was really hesitant to talk to him. Every time he tried the Korean would either make some lame excuse and retreat or just retreat. Must be some weird side effect of the cleansing thing or something like that. Oh well, he figured while he was waiting for the strange phase to pass he should do something productive, like find out just what The Oracle did. So he went to the best information source he had when it came to the world of abilities: Tony's Forum.
Usually he was quickly able to find what he was looking for with a few select keywords. When he hit search, however, he mostly just got information about the less important oracles and who they were. Whoever thought it was a good idea to name them oracles and then name the head honcho The Oracle really didn't think it through. They just made things harder for everyone, jeez.
When he did manage to find information about The Oracle they were identified as unconfirmed rumours. So what was he supposed to do, just guess at which ones he thought were right? No, he couldn't just guess, not with his master plan on the line! C'mon Tony! You're usually better than this!
His frustration quickly melted away when he uncovered a folder marked 'Confirmed Rumours' and he quickly opened up the topics inside.
'The abilities of The Oracle are supposedly the same as the first known person with supernatural abilities.'
Okay…
'There's only one documented known Oracle at a time.'
That's it? He already knew that! Did they even know who the current Oracle was or what he did? Huh, kind of weird that nothing was mentioned about Yong Soo now that he thought about it, as he didn't seem the type to hide his status. Huh. Maybe something about it would be mentioned in the unconfirmed rumours section…
That's where he sent the next few hours, looking from topic to topic, trying to find some information that was at less plausible enough to be true. Throughout his search he didn't come across anything that even motioned to the Korean or about the black. The closest he got was 'I think there was one from Asia' and 'heard he goes around and keep us all in check or something, like a watcher or a fairy…'
The exuberance he had at the start of his search was nearly dead by the time he got through the topic 'The Oracle: Originally an alien?' Sure Yong Soo was weird, but he was definitely not an alien. His body looked and reacted too much like a human for him to be an alien, he had decided on that ages ago. With a small sigh he decided to take a break. He never liked the research portion of his plans anyways, most of the time he ended up skipping them all together. As far as he could remember this was the longest he had gone without giving up and barrelling into the next step. Maybe he should try talking to Yong Soo again…
He was just about to close the laptop when something caught his eye. Pulling the screen back up he blinked when he saw a random chat window open itself up.
I see you've been looking into The Oracle.
Alfred stared at the words. What the..? How the hell would he know? Did the forum even have a chat function? He looked to the username of the one messaging him. Otherworldy050? Not anyone he knew of. He clicked on the name and went to his profile. Let's see…Moderator, over one thousand posts, wow. Interests: government, technology, toothpicks what the? What the hell kind of interests were those? The chat window popped up over the profile before he could read on.
If you want to know something you can just ask me, I'm right fuckin' here.
Alfred tore his hands away from the keyboard. Wh-what the hell? How did he know he was looking at his profile? Was he watching his screen or something? Was he some kind of hacker? Well shit, he better not give him a virus, this wasn't even his computer!
Hey. You want to know about The Oracle or not?
Alfred watched the words warily before he turned to the only other person in the room, wondering if he was paying some kind of trick on him. Kiku sat at his desk pouring over his schoolwork, not even his cell phone on the table at he focused solely on the handwritten notes in front of him. Alfred studied his form before he banished the thought of trickery and turned back to the computer screen. Tentatively, he wrote a reply back, really hoping this wasn't a virus that was activated upon him writing something.
yeah who r u 2 no?
The response was immediate.
Tell me the current Oracle's name and I'll help you.
im yong soo
Nearly as soon as he as had sent the name another window was opened for him, leading him to another topic within the forum, one that he vaguely recalled skipping over in his search. The chat appeared in the top left corner.
Owl321's post. It's the real deal.
Figuring he had nothing to lose he scrolled past the various frivolous ramblings until he hit the mentioned post.
'I heard from someone who met the guy that every new generation of The Oracle gains a new secondary ability. If that's true soon we'll have a real life Professor Xavier lol.'
Seriously? A different ability every generation? Wouldn't that mean that Yong Soo had…wait…he didn't know what generation he was. Well, he knew for sure that he wasn't first generation and it wasn't likely that he was second generation either so…third or forth? Yong Soo had three or four different abilities? Sweet! He briefly wondered if they all had something to do with the whole black business. Speaking of which…
yo Otherwordly050 guy how come 0 of these things mention the black thing?
Cause that shit ain't common knowledge! Out of all the people with abilities maybe a good 5% of them will ever need The Oracle, everyone else would just be as paranoid as the dumb fucks they are if they know about the black. If they knew everyone would want The Oracle to cleanse them. You've ever seen The Oracle at work?
yeah
Then you know how much it sucks for him after.
So all that need to know basis stuff was to protect Yong Soo? He guessed that made sense. For some reason he briefly wondered if Yong Soo had pulled out some of his black little by little in their make out sessions. He did always feel pretty good after so it was possible. Not that the guy was ever sickly afterwards but he figured if he did it piece by piece it wouldn't bother him as much. Could he even do that? Huh, actually…ever since he started seeing the other he did begin having those really good dreams. Hm…thinking about it now it didn't seem like a coincidence...
His attention returned to the computer when his 'helper' spoke again.
How do you know about The Oracle and the black anyway, you one of his lucky victims?
how do u no him? Came what Alfred thought was a brilliant reply.
We exchange info.
So what, was this guy some kind of abilities information broker? Don't tell him Yong Soo was his right hand bitch or something, he didn't know if he could take that.
So you were cleansed or what?
There was a small pause before Alfred decided to indulge the guy. He was helping him after all.
i'm dating the guy
So you're Alfred.
Alfred jerked his hands away from the keyboard again, staring wide eyed at his name. What the hell, he knew him? How the hell did he know who he was? Otherworldly050 posted a smiley face as if he had seen his reaction and was laughing at him. Alfred frowned. He frowned at the smiley face.
That Oracle kid and I talk a lot. He mostly just talks about this 'Alfred F. Bonnefoy-Kirkland' guy, about how 'heroic' he is and how 'he looks so good without a shirt'. His words not mine. I'm more of an ass man myself.
Alfred stared dumbfounded at the words. Did Yong Soo really talk about him like that? Wow that was just…so weird. He grinned. So so weird. So so soooo weird! Cute weird though. He was glad the guy wasn't an alien.
soooo ur helping me cuz ur yong soos friend or sumthing?
No.
then who r u? r u a hacker?
He got multiple smiley faces as a response, indicting that this Otherworldy050 thought that was pretty funny. Alfred frowned at the many smiley faces before he made to close the chat window. The guy may be friends with Yong Soo but this whole thing was still sketchy.
Kay I'll tell you.
He stopped.
I helped you because your posts are funny.
srly?
Yep.
Alfred looked blankly at his words, fairly disappointed. Really? He was helping him out because he had some witty one liners at his disposal? He really shouldn't be complaining, the guy did help him but still…
If that's all you have to ask I gotta go.
wait! who r u?
Without getting an answer the chat window closed, any evidence that it had ever existed vanishing along with it as well. Alfred stared at the screen with a frown; as if hoping the power of his obvious displeasure would make the device do what he wanted. Of course it didn't and with a small huff he closed the laptop and clambered off the bed. It was about time for the next step, research was stupid anyways.
"Gonna check on Yong Soo." He told Kiku, who simply nodded with an almost automatic, "hai." Alfred smirked at his friend, who was so into his work he probably would have acted the same way if he had told him he was going to play strip poker with a bunch of burly body building lesbians. He shook his head before he exited the room and headed down the hall. He hadn't seen much of Yong Soo over the last few days, not because he didn't want to, but he figured the first place he should check would be his bedroom. Logical enough place to start, right? This time his first thought was correct for when he drew close to his destination he heard the familiar voice of Yong Soo waft through it.
"—little while, until I feel better."
"How long will that be, aru?"
Hey was that Yao in there too? Hm, he idly recalled Matthew asking about him. He supposed after he talked to Yong Soo he would call him up and tell him that Yao was right here. Alfred stopped in front of the door and posed his hand to knock.
"I-I don't know, da~ze! Until I feel bet—"
"This is about Matthew's brother, isn't it?"
Alfred's hand stilled. What the…? Were they talking about him? An etched out silence followed Yao's question and Alfred gingerly placed his hand on the door and leaned forward, wondering if he had missed the reply.
"I fujca—! No! You're so paranoid, Aniki! Why why would it have anything to do with—"
"Don't lie to me so blatantly! Aiyeh, I knew something would happen with this guy…"
"Alfred's not just some guy he's—!"
Another silence dragged out. Alfred pursed his lips. It was obvious they were talking about him now but what the hell were they accusing him of?
"I…I…I just don't want to go, da~ze!"
Go? Go where? Alfred's brows furrowed as he vaguely recalled Yong Soo saying that he traveled around a lot because he was The Oracle, but he wasn't leaving now, was he? He couldn't leave! He had only been here for, what? Two and a half months? Plus he was his stalker! He committed himself to it, he couldn't just ditch!
"Go where? You have nowhere to go!"
"…I don't?"
"No!"
Alfred nearly let out a breath of relief but he quickly stuffed out the thought. He had to be quiet.
"Aiyeh! What in your weird mind made you think you were leaving?"
"I don't know! Oracle duties?"
"Why are you asking me? You know these things before I do!"
"I-I don't know! I just can't leave yet, da~ze! I have to stay!"
There was an annoyed groan from Yao. "Why, aru?"
"I…don't be mad but it is about Alfred. Aniki I think I'm…"
A third troubling silence crawled on. Alfred leaned forward even further, suddenly feeling rooted to the spot. Even if he wanted to it was impossible for him to walk away now. This was finally it, the moment of truth, the climax of the story, the reason he had started eavesdropping in the first place. He apparently did something and that something was keeping Yong Soo away from his duties as The Oracle. Not that he really minded but seriously, what the hell did they think he did? Why the hell did Yong Soo stop there? Why the hell was this silence so long?
"…I think I'm in love with him."
Alfred's hand slipped and his forehead loudly banged against the door. He stepped away from it and slapped a hand over his now wounded forehead, hissing profanities through clutched teeth. The door swung open, revealing an irate Chinaman.
"What are you doing? Get out of here!"
His gaze flickered to the Korean to find him staring back at him, his eyes wide and panicked. Alfred tried to speak but the noise that leapt out sounded like he was being strangled. He mirrored Yong Soo's look of panic. His mind completely shut down but his body was there to quickly pick up the reigns.
He sharply turned and high tailed it out of there. He made a beeline for Kiku's bedroom, hastily gathering up his belongings before just as hastily leaving. Kiku asked him something as he was left but for life of him couldn't remember. He made to run down the stairs but a certain Korean intercepted his path.
"W-wait!" Yong Soo cried, his arms fully spread on each side just in cause Alfred tried to run past him. "Don't go! You can't go, da~ze! You can't leave now! You can't!"
Dry mouth, shaky hands, cold sweat. Alfred attempted to speak again. "Bah, bah bwah…?"
Yong Soo stared desperately back at the American, his chest heaving up and down as he fought back mass hysteria. "You heard it, right? You heard it?"
Alfred did manage to speak though it was in an octave higher than his usual voice. "Yes I did!" It was hearing that high pitched squeal that made his mind start working again. Dear God he was terrified, Jesus, he was petrified! But why? Yong Soo was his boyfriend and he loved him, honest to goddess love! Wasn't that a good thing? Wasn't this predicable? When people date long enough they usually fall in love with each other! How long had he and Yong Soo been going o—GAH it didn't matter! Yong Soo loved him. Yong Soo loved him! Why?
"Don't freak out!" Yong Soo commanded far too late. "Please don't freak out! Just stay here so we can, I don't know! Just stay! PLEASE!"
Bags suddenly heavy in his arms, Alfred slacked them and allowed his belongings to fall to the ground. In retaliation Yong Soo lowered his own arms, a small weak smile betraying his face. For five entire seconds the two stared at each other without a sound, whirlwinds of heightened emotions and unspoken words swirling between each other in waves of endless confusion. Finally sick of all the jumbled nonsensical information Yong Soo spoke.
"I've liked you ever since I first met you! You had the best soul I have seen ever and I was curious! Especially after I met Mattie! I just—I wanted to know if he had the same soul too because he's your twin but he didn't! You're unique! You're-you're you, you're—!" He swallowed back a lump in his throat, trying to figure out where he was going with this. "You're brave and passionate and understanding and you get mad when you should be mad and sometimes when you shouldn't, too." He tried to fight it but he couldn't help the small laugh. "You're protective and caring and aggressive and never afraid to be a hero and…and you didn't freak out as much as you should have when you saw me at my worst an you…you…you were always so nice to me even when I didn't deserve it and I've never been more comfortable or excited than I have with you and-and you almost beat me in Call of Duty once! And…and…I don't know, da~ze…I guess…I guess when you were out being a hero I realized that I…that I…" He made sure he was looking Alfred dead in the eyes before he continued. "That I'm in love with you, Alfred F. Bonnefoy-Kirkland."
Alfred was absolutely, positively floored. He didn't know what to do or what to think. His mind had completely shut down again but this time his body was unwilling to fill in the blanks. The only thing he could do was stare at the boy before him, the boy who had just admitted to loving him. The boy who just handed him his heart on a sliver platter.
He was speechless. No, he was beyond speechless. Yong Soo's confession had left him mute. He wouldn't be able to speak even if he had something to say. Yong Soo loved him but did he love Yong Soo? Did it even matter at this point? Was it supposed to matter? Just what was he supposed to…
For some reason his eyes drifted towards Kiku's bedroom where he just managed to spot his friend before he ducked back into the room. Yong Soo followed his gaze, recalling that they were standing in the middle of the hallway and not somewhere private. He took hold of Alfred's hand and led him away, the blond following without complaint .Yong Soo led them back to his bedroom, where Yao still stood. He turned to the two when they entered, his eyes going from Alfred's blank expression to their interlocked hands and finally to Yong Soo. He boy cleared his throat and shifted uncomfortable before he spoke. "Um…I'm sorry Aniki but can we…?" He trailed off as he couldn't meet Yao's stare, leaving the rest of the sentence up for interpretation. Yao didn't move. He waited until Yong Soo had glanced up at him before he gave him a look that clearly asked a question.
'Are you sure?'
Instantly Yong Soo shook his head but then promptly nodded, clearly showcasing his confusion. Still, he sent him a pleading look, hoping that the elder would understand that this was something he needed to handle on his own. Yao didn't look convinced but with an exasperated sigh he left the room, making sure to send a warning glare in Alfred's direction before he closed the door behind him. As soon as he left Yong Soo went to the door and listened to the retreating footsteps, making sure he was gone. When he assured that fact Yong Soo pressed his forehead against the wood and sighed.
Alfred regarded him silently. He must have brought him here so he would be more comfortable to reply to his confession but even without witnesses he was still rendered mute. For some reason that fact suddenly angered him and he tugged at his collar harshly. What exactly was this about? Sure Yong Soo's news had been shocking but his stupid body was making a much bigger deal of this then it should have been! Seriously, he couldn't fucking talk!
He tested clearing his throat, unintentionally gaining the attention of the other. Alfred could do nothing but stare into his expectant gaze and allow the passing of time to slowly trickle by. Yong Soo twisted his body until he was fully facing Alfred, finally cutting through the nearly depressing silence with an uncharacteristically meek whisper. "You're scared, aren't you?"
Alfred's body physically stiffened as the words cut him like a knife. Why, he had no idea. He was just stating the obvious, he was scared. Very scared. He nodded numbly, not knowing what else he could do. Yong Soo reeled at the silent confession and his gaze swiftly shifted in meaning. Was he…offended?
"You're not supposed to be scared! You're supposed to cry or jump for joy or kiss me with passion I didn't even know existed! You have no reason to be scared! I should be the scared one! I just told you I love you! I feel like my heart's going to curl into itself and die! Why aren't you consoling me or something, da~ze!"
"I don't know!" Alfred finally managed to find his voice and now that he was using it he wasn't going to stop. "Hero's are supposed to be really happy or coolly acknowledge the confession, not do whatever the fuck I just did! I have no idea why but I'm fucking terrified! My hands are shaking, I feel like I just swallowed a bucket of bees and I'm sweating! I'm fucking sweating and I'm not even hot! I have no idea what I'm supposed to do and I have no idea what you want me to do! You love me? Damn it Yong Soo we're not even old enough to join the military!"
"You're never too young for love!" Yong Soo instantly retorted, his voice cracking halfway through. His eyes grew misty and he suddenly lacked the will power to look angry. "How-how could you even scream that at me? You weren't supposed to scream! Damn it Alfred! You r-ruined everything!"
Alfred's anger immediately melted away when he realized just how upset he had made him. N-no! He didn't mean to! He was just unprepared. He couldn't get upset because he was unprepared. Not over this! "Yong Soo do—"
"Just go!" Yong Soo wailed, angrily rubbing his eyes. "You'll only make it worse. Go!"
Alfred couldn't leave; he was standing in front of the door. "No! Yong Soo if you seriously loved me you wouldn't cry, I never want to see you cry! How can I be your hero if I'm the one that makes you cry! So, so stop it ca-cause it's not cool, okay?"
Yong Soo froze his eyes wide in shock. "Re-really?"
"YES!" Alfred cried, exasperated. "And…and I'm sorry that I was so unheroic and, and some other shit, I don't know." A small frustrated noise rumbled in his throat when he realized he didn't know what else to say. He turned back to Yong Soo to find that he had regained that look of expectation and the corner of his lip tugged down in an awkward lopsided frown. His senses were slowly returning to him and with them his realization of his previous actions. Wow, he messed up bad. He was so dead in the first half of this thing; he had to do something and show him that he was worth a damn now!
With determination to prove his worth coursing through his veins, he confidently strolled up to Yong Soo, grabbed his face and smashed their lips together. He moved his hands into his hair and grabbed into his dark locks as he kissed him with everything he could muster, hoping it was a big enough gesture to match with the others confession of love. He pulled apart only when he needed air though he immediately gave in to his boyfriend's next command.
"Again."
He complied, his grand master plan to bring his family back together utterly forgotten.
Argh writing bad text/message spelling will always kill me a little inside.
For the better part of two weeks I thought of rewriting Alfred's reaction but the more I thought about it the more sense it made for him to flip out. Plus this is Yong Soo, after all this is over he'll probably be happy that his confession was fill of soap opera-quse drama.
Next chapter we'll get back to Matthew, the main character. 'Bout time…why does this story have so many side stories?
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