Loveless Fan Fiction ❯ Strays ❯ Living Arrangements ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

When I woke up I found myself safely back in my bed. I had forgotten for a moment what had taken place the past night. Then I felt the very sharp pain in my stomach and around my neck, and I could feel the small bandages on my face, which was all the reminder I needed. Then I heard that soothing familiar voice calling to me.
"Yamato? Are you awake?"

"Yes."

I turned slightly (only a little because it hurt to do so) so that I could see my lover standing in the doorway of our room. Then my heart ached (and I was a little scared) when I saw how angry she looked.

"I told you that boy was nothing but trouble! What the hell happened?! I was worried sick!"

"I know. I'm so sorry …I didn't mean to make you worry. And it was really nothing; I just had an…argument with Soubi-san…"
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I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself, let me explain:

I was taking an evening walk through the park about a week ago. It was a beautiful night and I was rather enjoying my walk, but then I heard a small noise, I couldn't really make out what it was so I decided to try and get a little closer. As I followed the sound, it became clearer and clearer. I was about 20 feet away from the source when I could finally make out what it was….it was crying, of a young boy it sounded like. Then I turned a corner in the path and saw a small cat-eared boy sitting on a bench underneath a small light in the park. As I got closer I realized it was Ritsuka-kun! He looked so sad and upset (well duh! He is crying) so I couldn't help but to go see what was wrong, and after all, Kouya and I had quit working for sensei so what harm could it do? So, I slowly walked over to the small boy, who had his face buried in his hands now.

"Ritsuka-kun?" The boy jumped as I spoke, I must have scared him.

"W-who are you?! Go away!" Then he turned away from me, as if that would make me go away, and continued to sob into his hands.

"Ritsuka…what's wrong?"

"It’s none of your business! Go away!" I then went over to the bench and sat next to him. I really wanted to know what was wrong. Seeing him cry like that made my heart hurt.

"Ritsuka…please tell me what‘s wrong. It helps to talk about it. Did you and Soubi-san have a fight?"

This only made Ritsuka cry harder. I think it made him so distraught that he didn't even care who I was, because he turned to me and fell into me. I put my arms around him and let him cry as much as he needed to. Once he was done crying, he pulled away from me and wiped his face.

“…Um…thanks…"

"Of course Ritsuka-kun. Now! Tell me what’s the matter" He hesitated for a moment, then slowly began to speak.

"Well… Soubi and I had a fight."

“I thought so. What did you two fight about?"

"Umm…nothing. I don't really want to talk about it…"

"Hmm, ok Ritsuka-kun. Well do you feel better now?"

"Yeah…a little bit."

"Good! Now, why don't you go on home now?" He then slid down the bench away from me a little bit, and looked down at his feet.

"Well, I actually don't really have a home anymore. My mother kicked me out after she heard us yelling and found out that Soubi was in my room with me. And I don't want to live with Soubi and his stupid room-mate." I felt so sorry for him. I mean, he is only 14; a 14-year-old can’t live out on his own. So I did the only thing I could think of.

"Well…if you would like Ritsuka-kun, you can stay with me and Kouya for a while. I'm sure she wouldn't mind having you. And we have an extra room. And you could stay until you figure where you are going to live." Ritsuka simply turned to me and smiled a very cute little smile. Then he slid back down the bench and gave me a gentle hug.

"Thank you so much Yamato!"

We then walked back to the, rather large, apartment Kouya and I shared. And apparently I had miss-judged how Kouya would react, because when we got there…she was none too pleased. She was furious actually. She knew that this would only bring trouble, and she made sure that I knew how she felt. For that entire week she was very cold to me, and completely ignored Ritsuka. Also during that week, Ritsuka never called or spoke to Soubi-san, not even once. I'm sure Soubi was worried about him, I knew how much they cared for each other but it was obvious that Ritsuka was still upset with Soubi, so I didn't bother to say anything about it.

Everything was going rather fine until last night.

Ritsuka and I were taking a walk through the park just enjoying the night. But as we were leaving, Soubi was standing there at the end of the path. He looked shocked, ecstatic, and angry all at the same time.

"Ritsuka! Where the hell have you been?! I've been so worried! I've been looking everywhere for you!" Ritsuka walked right up to where Soubi was standing and told him what was going on (in a rather cold tone of voice).

"Well Soubi, I've been living with Yamato and Kouya." Soubi just stood there, silent. I couldn't tell if his expression was more hurt or pissed off. That was, until it changed. His expression was pure anger.

"So, you can live with the Zeros but not with me?! What the hell is your problem!? Why is the idea of living with me so bad that you would rather live with them then me?! What the hell did I do to deserve that?"

"Soubi, I'm sorry, but we have been over this already, I don't want to live with you right now. Why can’t you just let that be? Besides, I'm only living with them until mom lets me back."

I was getting a little concerned about how angry Soubi was getting. Although I know that he was only acting so angry because he was hurt so badly, and that made me feel horrible. I feel so bad because I feel like I was the cause of all this, but I couldn't have just left him there. So being the idiot I am, I decided to try and intervene.

"Umm…Ritsuka-kun…maybe we should go home now…" I later found out that that was a very, very bad thing to say.

"GO HOME!? Oh no! Ritsuka isn't going anywhere with you! He will come home with me!"

"That's fine Soubi-san, but only if that's what Ritsuka-kun wants to do. It's his choice" Also, a very bad thing to say.

"Ritsuka…come along on now. You are going to go home with me. And stay away from them!"

"Soubi! You are not my master! I will go where I want, and you will be happy with that. Now, I am going back with Yamato, and once I'm done being pissed at you, I might call you…that's an order!”

And with that Ritsuka turned his back to Soubi (bad idea) and started to walk toward me. As we started to walk back, I suddenly felt a very sharp pain in my stomach (I didn't even see where the hell he came from!) that made me fall to the ground. Soubi had kicked me! I was in shock more than anything; I had never seen Soubi be physically violent. I was on my hands and knees coughing blood onto the pavement, when Soubi kicked me over onto my side, then put his large hand around my neck and lifted me to his eye level.

"If you ever go anywhere near Ritsuka ever again…I’ll kill you!" He then dropped me on the ground, and turned away from me. That's all I could remember before everything went dark.