Sometimes It Be That Way

A/N: Ahhhhgh!!! *rips out hair* the ps2 got snagged by my evil brothers!!!
>o< and I almost finished La Pucelle!!! Damnit! Damnit!!! *coughs* Yeah,
well - since I\'ve got a bit of free time…again….time for some fluffyness
to ensue~ ^_~

 

 

Sometimes It Be That Way

Gaiden

 

 

It was a beautiful day. The sun was out and the birds were singing. Those
factors paled in comparison to his companion though, Kyou surmised. They were
at the park, and Kyou was on one of the swings, letting Haru push him from
behind to spur the movement.

It was a whole new experience for him, being in a relationship besides a
merely friendly one. He realized that he had accepted the way he acted with
the ushi, even if it sometimes scared him just how attached he was becoming.
The feeling in his heart that he was so unsure of at first was becoming clearer
to him as to its actual meaning. There were some delicate subjects that they
had conversed about, and one in particular that Kyou was extremely hard pressed
to forget. The issue was too great and weighed too much on his mind to be
able to express it to his boyfriend.

Haru had told him the circumstances surrounding his breakup with Rin. When
the ushi did share this with Kyou, the neko was comforted by the steady gaze
he had received, knowing by the look the ushi bestowed on him that Haru had
moved on. Kyou had kissed him then, letting Haru know that he was there for
him and nothing more needed to be said on the matter.

Thoughts do have a tendency to wander though, and Kyou\'s thoughts waded into
the dark waters of his undiscussed life after graduation. He had just found
happiness and didn\'t
know how to tell Haru about his fears of being locked away forever.
Kyou couldn\'t
guess what the ushi\'s reaction would be to being
told that Kyou would leave him too. The neko wanted to assure Haru that he
didn\'t want to be parted from him, but it was something that he couldn\'t stop
from happening.

His heart hurt just thinking about the fuzzy future before him and its rather
bleak ending. Kyou only wished he could come right out and let Haru know that
if he had a choice in the matter, he wouldn\'t leave him. It wasn\'t his choice
though, it never was. Life was so unfair. Kyou dragged his feet across the
ground, slowing the movement of the swing.

"Haru," Kyou began, pausing in his thoughts. "I would never
do what Rin did….I wouldn\'t leave you like that….by choice."
He finished quietly with a sad smile the ushi couldn\'t see.

Pale arms wrapped around him, stopping the swing altogether. Haru rested
his chin against the neko\'s shoulder with a bright smile on his lips. "Kitten,
I love you." Haru murmured into the suntanned ear.

Barley believing what he had just heard, Kyou knew his heart hadn\'t steered
him wrong as it filled with elation at the simple declaration. Ruby eyes
squeezed shut as he held back tears. He was ever so glad he had given Haru
his chance and let the ushi melt the ice around his heart. The feeling was
worth all the anguish he suffered from dwelling on his empty future alone.
Kyou silently thought that it would even be worth it when his destiny caught
up with him. He would take with him to that cage something that even Akito
could not take away from him, his memories.

Detaching himself from Haru\'s circling arms; Kyou pushed the swing to the
side and wrapped his own arms around the ushi, nuzzling his nose into the
hollow between the taller boy\'s collarbone. It was almost as if the spot was
made for him, Kyou thought contentedly.

When Haru\'s pale arms held him close once more and the ushi buried his face
into the
neko\'s orange hair, Kyou couldn\'t make himself say the words quite yet, but
they
reverberated in his mind over and over, I love you too.

 

*~Owari~*

 

A/N: and now…..*yells* GIMME BACK THE PS2 DAMNIT!!!! *silence* jerks…..

*loads Desert Eagle BB gun* looks like I\'ll have to take it back by force….COUNT
THE
DEAD!!! >o<