Open Your Eyes

Bittersweet Life

Written By: Fox

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING. Just my few things. Wow. I'm not even interested in that stuff.

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Rating: NC-17 for adult themes and actions, this means sex, voyeurism, drinking, drug usage and rape. Also there will be descriptions of malexmale sex. Yaoi. Yaoiyaoiyaoi. And some random het sex. Lots and lots and lots of angst. Don’t get it? Then run away now with your hands over your eyes and never return. Do I really have to say this?

Pairings: TouyaxYukito, one sided YuexTouya, YuexYukito, some LixSakura, some random het.

Notes: VERY AU. No magic, no cards, no nothing like in the show, just a twisted different life setting.

Yes, I am also working on "Sweet Cowardice" which is an FF8 story. I am not abandoning this story for that one. I am hoping to be able to put at least one chapter for this one and "Sweet Cowardice" each per week. I might do more for one, or the other, but I am not playing favorites and I will not abandon either story for the other.

I honestly don't klnow how long these stories are going to be, so any faithful readers out there I'm warning you this might go on for a LONG time. I don't know how long, don't ask. I'm just the writer, the words will come when they come and end when they end. The only thing I know for sure are the pairings and angst.

Also this long shit has got to go. Disclaimer, Rating and reasons, and dedication are not changing. SO pretend they are there from now on, okay? Only thing staying is if I have notes they'll be here. Simple huh? If you like this long stuff, then be my guest and pretend.

Wow, lotta notes. Well, onto the story.

For: Genki, my beautiful fiancé, and my inspiration.

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Chapter 5: Bittersweet Life

The next few days went by in a blur to Touya. He ended up having to take the make up mid term for two classes as he had forgotten that on the same day as the mid term for his biology class his english class was having a mid term. He ended up aceing both with a little last minute help from both Yukito and Yue.

Where Yue was a know it all in biology and could easily quote every class, genus, and species of any animal and about five of it's relatives and ancestors, Yukito was brilliant at English. Yukito could quote Shakespeare, Blake, and Tolkien, and knew how to write essay that would have made any professor sputter in embarrassment at their own lack of knowledge.

When Touya asked him where he learned so much english he just shrugged and smiled saying that he had learned the language from some business associates of his late father. Touya had blinked and apologized for the death of Yukito's father. Yukito just laughed and sai it's ok, he couldn't remember much about the man anyway since he was always at work to the day he died.

Then there was soccer practice and trying to rally the team up to play harder. Everyday before practice he would set the guys aside and talk to them, trying to get their spirits up and ready for each next game.

"Ok guys, I know it's been hell, practicing until really late and working out in the gym overtime, but the homecoming game is in less than a week and we have to be in top shape for it. This means putting all your heart and muscle into it!" he would coach. They would all nod and promise to do their best, and then give everything they had in the practices until they were ready to collapse on the field.

One thing about all of this however was the lack of attention he was showing in females. He hadn't had anyone over in days, and he had even cleaned out the little red book. Now it only listed classmate's numbers that he used to call up to ask reference on school work, and a few friends. The only number that stood out from the rest was Yukito's. Instead of his normal messy scrawl in black ink, he had neatly written in red ink Yukito's name, phone number and cell phone number.

Yue had noticed his friend's strange new behaviors as well. In place of the semi messy bachelor pad that Touya would have bragged about as the "fuck palace" was a whole new place. Touya had spent hours cleaning the place, making it look more like a home than a bordello, and had even gone so far as to recruit the soccer team to help him take loads of trash to the dump.

No more was laundry scattered around on chairs and the floor. Everything was neat and clean. Laundry was washed once a week and when it was waiting for it's wash day it was in one of the three hampers.

His bed was always made now, and he had even put up a bamboo seperator to make a tiny bedroom, allowing privacy. His bathroom was clean and he even repainted it white and cleaned the tiling, making it seem brand new.

The whole rest of the inside of the studio was painted a clean cream color, and the carpet was shampooed to a clean blue. Even the front tile at the door was cleaned and then covered by a tiny rug.

All of the kitchen was cleaned and new appliances were put in. The linoelium shined and the new refrigerator was silent as opposed to the constant humming of the old refrigerator.

To put it simply the studio was immaculate and perfect.

Yue grew suspicious at the changes going on in his best friend despite staying silent.

Yukito also came over a lot. Touya would always end up pulling out a deck of cards or renting a movie, and the two would talk about everything and nothing while they watched the cheesy B movie that Touya would rent or during a ferocious card game. To Touya's delight Yukito didn't know many card games so they would spend whole evenings together, Touya teaching Yukito how to play and Yukito learning quickly.

It just so happened to be such a night when Yue decided to visit his practically absentee friend. Touya answered the door wearing only a pair of sky blue boxers and a tight wife beater. Behind him sitting at the table studying his cards was Yukito, clad in a simple set of cotton maroon boxers and a loose t-shirt. He suddenly smiled and then tried to look serious. Yue mentally rolled his eyes.

"Yue. Wow, what's up?" Touya asked as he smiled and stepped aside, letting Yue wander in. Yue looked around and then at the two then turned around.

"Well I figured I'd make sure that you were still alive since I haven't seen you, but you're busy so I'll go." he said quickly starting to reach for the door.

"No man it's ok! We're just playing a game of cards, I'm sure Yuki wouldn't mind one more person joining, right Yuki?"

Yukito looked at Yue and paled somewhat but nodded. Yue smirked. 'He remembers...' he thought triumphantly as he took off his jacket and hung it up before slipping his shoes off. He padded over to the table and sat, followed by Touya.

"What's the game?" Yue asked interestedly.

"Five card draw." Touya murmured as he discarded two cards and drew two. He looked over his hand and looked at Yukito. "Do you want any cards?"

Yukito shook his head and waited.

"Ok then, show." Touya said smugly, setting his hand down. He had three queens in his hand.

Yukito blinked and thenlaid his hand down, revealing four kings.

Yue whistled. "Damn good deal. Who was the dealer?"

"Me." Touya said, still in shock. "How the hell do you do that?"

Yukito laughed and shrugged. "Luck maybe?"

Yue's eyes narrowed. "Well deal me in huh?"

Yukito nodded and shuffled the cards thouroughly.

A few hands later Yue was sure Yukito was cheating.

"How the fuck do you get so many high hands?!" he said angrily. "It's fucking impossible!"

"I don't know! I'm just doing what To-ya says!" Yukito replied, looking like he was ready to melt into the chair.

"Now calm down, both of you. It's just cards, and we weren't even playing for money..."

"No Touya, this whore is cheating!"

"Whore?!" Touya stood up from the table and glared. "Yue, leave."

Yue looked surprised, then hurt, then angry as he got up and threw the cards at Yukito. "You fucking little bitch trick... I can't wait until you get yours." he said as he went and pulled on his shoes and jacket. He turned to Touya before leaving.

"You remember that little trick I fucked on my 18th Touya? That's him." He then stormed from the studio, his motorcycle screaming as he burned away.

Touya blinked and looked at Yukito. "I'm sorry for him Snow Bunny. He was probably jealous..." he trailed off as he saw that Yukito was walking to the bathroom, returning a moment later fully dressed.

"He wasn't lying To-ya." he said softly. "I... I am a whore. I let men fuck me for money." His eyes were fixed on the ground in front of him, never once looking up at Touya.

"Snow bunny..." Touya looked him over, hurt and sorrow plain on his face. "Why..."

Yukito's shoulders shook and he bit his lip. "I... have no choice..." he said quietly.

"Of course you do! Something like this- "No "No Touya. I don't. I'm paying a debt that can only be paid this way."

Touya blinked. Yukito had stopped calling him Touya a while back. This was deeper than it appeared. "What happened Bunny?"

"My father. He would often go to Cerberus and have the company of another man. My mother knew but refused to leave him, hoping he would change. He never did." Yukito's eyes glittered with pain and unshed tears. "The only way to pay an unpaid trick is to become one. The moment my dad died I was forced to work as a trick for Kero."

Touya blinked at Yukito. His silence made Yukito immediately turn away and walk out the door.

Touya didn't chase Yukito.

Yukito didn't look back.

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Yay another chappie out! *cheers for self* Hope you like!