Open Your Eyes

Not Only The Devil Will Cry

Written By: Fox

Notes:

Erm... *reads last chappie* I'm a bit morbid sometimes, huh? *sweatdrop*

As always, sorry it's so late even though I promised ASAP. I have no excuse aside from laziness and that's an awful excuse as is. But I'm gonna make up for it by putting two chappies up.

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Chapter 7: Not Only The Devil Will Cry


Yuki spent the rest of the day napping here and there, Touya at his side and helping him with everything that he could. They didn't kiss anymore, but both would sneak little looks that said they wanted it.

One time the nurse was there and took one look between the two before smiling. "Just kiss already. All the staff know." she said before walking out the door with a wink. Yuki blushed hard and Touya just chuckled at him. This earned Toa pia pillow to his face for being a smart ass.

Soon night came and Touya was forced to go home as visiting hours were up. He dropped a tiny kiss on Yuki's forehead and promised to back nice and early to pick Yuki up from the hospital. All arrangements were made so that Yuki would be living with him at least until he was completely "back from the dead" as Touya would put it, and he had to check into an out patient rehab center.

Oddly, one of the things Yuki worried about most was his school work. He was ashamed to admit how low his grades had dropped and had spent some of the day dialing up the school and his professors whom were all willing to give him at least a small amount of make up work. Touya agreed to call the professors back that night and set up times for appointments to pick up the make up work, and Yuki smiled happily at that thought.

Tomorrow was going to be a big day.

Touya yawned as he caught a bus toward home. He had left his jeep at school, and figured it would be safe there another night. He would just get up at 5 to catch the 5:30 bus and get his car back in time to drive to the hospital and be there, as promised, by 7 when the doors opened. He'd eat some breakfast and have coffee over the newspaper in the hospital cafeteria, and then pick out a present for Yuki before visiting hours started at 9.

He almost missed his stop while he was thinking out the times and barely was able to get off in the right spot. If he'd missed it he'd have had to walk five blocks back to his house.

As he walked up the street to his tiny studio he reached in his pocket and pulled out the folded piece of paper with all of Yuki's teacher's phone numbers and looked over it. Five teachers... So five appointments that still allowed him to make it to classes? Insane.

Touya then dug in his other pocket and pulled out his keys. They jingled together as he sorted them and pulled his house key out. He yawned again as he opened the door and stepped in, not caring that he was tracking mud on the tiling. He slipped his shoes off and padded over to the answering machine and poked the button.

He wandered into the kitchen and pulled out a soda. He popped it open and began to drink it while leaning against the counter over the answering machine. He boredly listened to two of his teachers expressing "worry" that he was "becoming delinquent in his academics". He huffed and rolled his eyes.

The next three messages were classmates and study groups asking if he would be able to contact them about Yuki's condition and if he would be able to take notes to Yuki. He smiled softly at this new group's actual caring.

The last message however froze his blood cold.

"Hey Touya. It's me." In the background of Yue's message was the sound of metal clanking and a gruff voice saying "Five minutes Setra." Touya swallowed hard. "Yeah, I promise, less than five. Anyway Touya, I don't know if you'll even listen to this or anything, you know, 'only the devil will cry for me ' and all that bullshit, but..." Yue took a deep breath. "Look man, I'm sorry. I got out of control and... well I just blew it. You and Yukito were just so damn... cozy. I was jealous." He gave a tight laugh. "You always said I'd be the one... and well... I wasn't I guess. I'm sorry man..."

After this was the sound of dead air as Yue had hung up before the answering machine clicked and said in a monotone "End of messages.". Touya walked over and picked up the hand held phone and slumped into a kitchen chair.

He sat there like that for a good ten minutes before pulling the piece of paper out of his jacket pocket and dialing the first number. He spent about twenty minutes setting up appointments and exams for Yuki before getting up and going to take a shower.

While in the shower Touya let the hot water blast him for a good ten mes bes before starting to scrub his skin raw. There had to be a way to scrub himself clean of all the dirt and filth that had invaded his soul of late, and this was the only way he could think of.

When he realized how harshly he had scrubbed himself he turned the water off and pushed the shower door open to fumble for the nearby towel. He dabbed his skin dry, not wanting to irritate his skin further for the night before stepping out and wiping the fog off of the mirror to look at himself. What he saw frightened even himself.

He looked older, like he had the world put on him suddenly. He didn't seem as happy, or as relaxed as he should have been, and his body seemed somewhat neglected. He sighed and shook his head at himself.

Suddenly the phone rang. Touya looked at the time and became confused. It was nearly midnight. Why would anyone call, unless it was Yuki. He immediately went out and picked up the phone, holding a towel up over his privates as he did so.

"Moshi moshi?"

"Getting traditional on me To-ya?"

Touya chuckled softly. "No, not at all. Just haven't answered the phone like that in a while, thought I'd break up the monotony."

Yukito chuckled in turn. "I see. Well you have fun doing that."

"I will. Now what's up snow bunny?"

"Oh nothing. I wanted to know what troubled you so much that you aren't asleep yet."

Touya blinked. "How did you-"

"How did I know? My heart told me. It was hurting."

"Are you ok?"

"I dunno, are you?"

Touya sighed. "I got a call from Yue."

"Oh."

"I... he's alone."

"He's in prison."

"Yeah." There was a moment. "Tomorrow... after we get all your stuff done...."

"Of course."

Touya smiled.

"There. Now our heart's happy again, ne?"

"Yup." Touya smiled softly. "See you tomorrow bunny."

"Ok."

They hung up at the exact same moment. Touya sat on the chair next to the phone and looked at it fondly for a moment before starting to get up. Just as he stood however the phone rang again and he flopped back into the chair with a grin.

"Ok now bunny you gotta let me sleep."

"Sorry to keep you awake then. Didn't know you liked phone sex Touya."

Touya went pale. "Y-Yue."

"Hey bro." Yue sounded tired.

Touya took a breath. "I got your message."

"Really? I thought you'd delete it."

"Nope."

There was an awkward silence.

"Um, Touya."

"Yeah."

"I meant it that I'm sorry."

"I know. I just can't forgive you like that."

"I figured." Another silence. "How's Yuki?"

"Better now. He gets out of the hospital tomorrow."

"Why was he in the hospital?"

"He overdosed at school. I found him."

"...Damn. I'm sorry."

"It's ok. He's going into rehab and staying here."

"Oh."

Touya sighed deeply. "What did you want Yue?"

Yue cleared his throat. "Just to say hi... and well, for the last time... bye."

"What?"

"Don't come see me. Don't come to the trial either huh? I know I'm going to die."

"But Yue..."

"No Touya. Grant me one wish huh? I don't want you to see it."

"...Aa."

"Thank you Touya. I didn't deserve your friendship."

"No shit."

There was a light laugh on the line. "Hey, remember. 'No one but the devil'. huh?"

"Sure Yue. Sure."

A light click let Touya know Yue had hung up. Touya set the phone down, and then curled on his sitting chair and cried himself to sleep.

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