Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Happiness and Lonelyness ❯ the Date ( Chapter 8 )

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SOLITUDINE E FELICITA'

(by Acuamine)

chapter 8

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"Nii-san!!"

Both men jumped at the sound of a female voice at their back. Seiji had only the time to turn around that a girl flown in his arms.

"Satsuki!! Nice to see you again!" Seiji kissed her cheeks and hug her tenderly "God princess I really miss you! And…" He push her a little so to look at her "You surely had grow up in a wonderful woman!"

Satsuki giggled at his comment and showed his face with kisses. After some time, and actually after he have coughed several time, both sibling turn to look at the blue haired archer.

"Sorry Tou!" Seiji said guilty "Satsuki… please meet my very best friend Touma Hashiba! Touma… this is my little princess and sister Satsuki!"

Touma bowed politely in front of her "Nice to meet you Satsuki!"

"Oh… if you are one of Seiji's friends… you must be one of the five!" She ask as she shocked his hands with a strange light in her eyes that don't pass unnoticed by Seiji.

"Hai! I am!" Touma bowed again, he was very nervous and can't help but be tense "I hope you don't mind if I stay here for a couple of days?"

"Mm.. maybe more than a couple Tou!" Seiji reminded him and frowned at his sister behaviour. She was now clasping Touma's hands in her and caressing his muscles…

"Oh… no, not at all!" She smiled and winked at him "We can have some time to knowing each other better!!" Touma shiver at her comment he can't help but feeling a little fidgeted about her mode of approach.

Finally Seiji had enough of her behaviour and put himself between the two, smiling tohis sister… "Satsuki? Why don't you go in and call the others? I'm sure obaa-san will be happy to see me and leet one of my friend! Go…"

Seiji pushed her away and when she was out of his seen he turn back to face Touma "Are you ok Touma?" the blond took the bags Touma have in his hands "Now… I want you to relax and le me tale care of those things… err… better if I take care of everything!!" He smiled and winked at him.

"But… but… Seiji!! I don't want your parents to look at me with pity or better with disgust…"

"You hush right now! I don't want to hear you talk like that never again!! Understood?" Seiji looked at him sternly "What happened to you wasn't your fault! And they will understand this once we tell them what happened! Plus you are still way too weak from your last meeting with that monster!!"

Touma was about to answer but a voice stopped him.

"Nice to see you again Seiji!" Both men turn to see an old lady standing behind them "I'm glad you finally had come back! Maybe I will be more glad when you come back with a nice lady who will be soon your wife!"

Both Seiji and Touma turned pale and looked at her with wide open eyes… But her laughter stop them for running away… "I was only joking Seiji!! I'm not your grandfather silly! But… don't you introduce me with this young man?"

"Obaa-san!!!" Seiji screamed blushing furiously but step close to hug her, not before bowing in front of her..

Even if this was only a little joke Touma was very sad… her words ringing in his ears…

I knew it! His family is very important for him… Who I think I am for trying to keep him from them? I'm sure he will suffer most if he had to louse his family than me! I had to let him go!! For his own sake!!

So lost in his toughs he don't hear Seiji's grandmother talk to him… And quickly Seiji become concerned. "Tou? Touma??" he shock him by the shoulders and effectly snap him out of him.

"Oh… I'm really sorry!!" Touma bowed and look up at Seiji's grandmother "I'm Hashiba Touma! Please forgive me for my stupidity!!" He blushed furiously and lowered his head…

"Don't worry Hashiba-san! I will not eat you… but I'm not sure about my husband!" Both she and Seiji snicker at her comment.. Seiji went near Touma and sneak an hand behind Touma's back and let him lean against his shoulder.

"Oh… Hashiba-san are you ok?" ask Mrs. Date looking concerned at his nephew's friend. Touma was about to speak but Seiji precede him..

"No, obaa-san! He is not fine! In fact we are come here for let him heal and rest.."

"Oh… But what are we waiting? Lets come inside so he can rest in a warm place!" Seiji took all of the luggage and guide Touma in the house behind his grandmother.

They went in the living room and Seiji sat Touma on the couch, covering him up with a blanket sitting near him.

"Now Tou… I want you to stay here! I will go upstair and rearrange my old room so you can sleep in with me!"

Seiji's grandmother look at them with a thoughtful look on her face… something between them made her think… and when she realized what is it she smiled ruefully. "No Seiji! You stay here with him! I'll go up stair and fix your room. Satsuki would help me! So… don't worry!" When she saw Touma about to speak she showed an hand in front of him and shock her head "Relax Hashiba-san! It's ok? Do you need anything?"

Seiji thanked her and stand up "Thank you grandmother… The only thing we need it's a nice cup of tea, but don't worry I'll go and make it by myself!"

"No way Seiji. Relax you too! Sit down near your friend and wait I will brought you the tea!" without waiting for an answer she went to exit the room … but Touma stopped her by trying to standing and come near her.

"Oh…no! Date-san… I don't want to be such a burden! Please… let me help…"

Neither he or the old woman had the time to say something else because Seiji stand as well and force Touma back down… "Thank you obaa-san! I will come in later for took our luggage!"

Left alone the two sat together on the couch, Touma was very uncomfortable and a little angry with the blond and his emotions don't pass unnoticed by Seiji…

"What is it Touma? What's eating you?" Ask gently Seiji and after he was sure no one is coming in their directions he allowed himself to caressed one of the blue haired archer's cheek.

"I… don't want to be so helpless!! I'm not badly injured or sick…"

"But you are still weak and some of your injuries still bothering you! Plus… you have some major injuries on your soul and they are still bleeding! You can't fooling me about that!" Seiji tapped playful his nose and chuckled when he saw Touma pout…

The archer don't want to talk about his soul, or less his mind… he know very well that some damage are still running in those area of himself… but talking about this means thinking and to think at those memories means feeling again the fear, the pain and the sensation of being under that monster's hands…

"Touma… I…" But Seiji can't say much more, because two more figure entered the room where they are… "Seiji! You are back!!"

"Mother! Father!" The blond swordsman stood up and cross the distance between him and his parents and hugged them not after have politely bowed in front of them. After the greeting ended he turn to look at Touma still seated on the couch. "Father, mother! Please let me introduce you to my very best friend Touma!"

Touma went to stand only to feel a waive of dizziness pervading him, his legs can't support anymore his weight and he fall again on the couch… he turn with pleading eyes toward Seiji but he saw only blackness and soon he lost consciousness..

Only the toughs of his father have made him scared again, plus the tension to be at the Date's house, the toughs of meeting his koibito's family and the long journey have knocking him down. Seiji rushed immediately to his side and quickly checked him over… when Touma had lost consciousness he had fall on the floor and so, sighing in relief he, with his father help, put Touma's limp body again on the couch.

"I don't think I ever scared someone the way I have scared this guy!" Said Seiji's father looking slight embarrassed at Touma's limp form…

"I don't think he was scared from you otou-san!" Seiji sighed again and seated himself next to Touma, so to be at his side when he come back around…

"Well… Touma had a very low blood pressure and with all the stress he have today… The only thing he need now is to rest and to have a place secure where he can hide!"

"Uhm… Seiji? If your friend had some kind of problems with the authority… I can't…"

"No father! He had not problem with the justice! I'll hope someone other will have after I tell you something about my friend here…" Seiji was about to start telling them Touma's story when his grandmother and sister come back in the room…

"Oh my! What happened to the poor guy? Did Humino did something to him?" ask her and made all the people in the room, minus Touma for obvious reason, chuckle at her cooment.

"No Obaa-san! Ojii-san is still in the dojo! He haven't even come near him!" Seiji told her and turn to look at his sister. "Uhm… princess, would you like doing me a favour and prepare something for him to eat? Thanks!"

Only when she was out of the room Seiji did start to talk about Touma's situation. He don't stop until he was finished, he had tell them everything and don't hide nothing from them, not even his own kidnap and the beating…

When he finished to tell them about Hashiba the two women were seated on the two armchairs and his father was standing near him with his right hand on his shoulder and was looking at Touma's still form…

"Why did he haven't ask for help?" ask him looking at his son in his eyes whispering so that he wont bother the archer's rest.

"Touma love that bastard! Is the only family he ever had! And plus he toughs that maybe if he was away from that monster he would have the time and the possibly to heal! Touma think that was he the cause of his father's bad mode and temper!"

"How stupid!!" Was the sharp comment made by Humino Date, who was standing on the doorframe.

"Ojii-san!" Seiji stand and bowed in front of him. Then instinctively take a step and put himself between his grandfather and the couch where Touma was.

"Welcome back Seiji! Please forgive me if I say that your friend is only a stupid fool! His father need to be in a jail and it's his fault if that man have the chance to hurt you!"

Seiji feel the anger rising in his body, even if this was his grandfather he can't accept that someone can say such a thing of Touma… he was about to reply when a soft moan from the couch made all of them turn and look at the archer. Seiji run to be back at his side and helped him to sit up…

"How do you feel now Touma?" Ask Seiji's mother smiling at him… Touma look at her confused and shock his head for clearing his toughs… "Seiji? Wha..what happened? I… oh my!" Touma bolted on his feet when it come to him that all of the Date, minus the two Seiji's sister, where in the same room with them, so he bowed repeatedly in front of them embarrassed and blushing furiously.

"I'm sorry… oh my! I'm so sorry, please forgive me! I..I'… well my nname is…"

"Calm down Touma!" Said gently Himeko Date, Seiji's mother, while her husband come near the archer and put an hand on his shoulder "Seiji tell us about yourself, you don't have to worry so much! We did understand of your blood pressure problems…" He smiled ruefully at him and pat friendly his back.

Seiji looked confused at those demonstrations from his parents, he had expected something like that from his grandmother, but not from them… they were like his grandfather and not so open with stranger… maybe they understand Touma's need of reassurance and all of his problems and so they were helping him, maybe it was only a miracle, Seiji can't say for sure, the only thing he know was that he was glad for their behaviour.

"Well..Touma! I do wish to talk to you about something… do you mind follow me in my studio?" said Takenori Date, Seiji's father, helping him to remain on his feet.

Touma was about to answer, but, again, Seiji precede him, since he had sensed the archer suddenly tension at his father request, so he decided to help him. "Otou-san? I do prefer if Touma rest for while before talking to you about THOSE thing!" At his father not of understating he took his place next to Touma and helped the archer going in their room.

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"Here Tou… this is where you would sleep for those days! Don't you mind sharing a room with me, do you?" Ask mischievous Seiji looking down at the archer, with a malicious grin on his lips that soon become a light laugh when he saw the light blush on the archer's cheeks. Touma pushed Seiji playful and stand on his own… he come slowly to the window and look out… His breath was caught in his throat when he was the little garden, as Seiji called it, actually it was a small park with grass, flowers and tree… even a little wood, where, Touma was sure, Seiji could go and meditating… and next to the big Dojo was even a little sanctuary… "Wow Seiji… this is… Whoa!!"

Seiji smiled and cross the distance between them snaking an arm around Touma thin frame… he leaned and kissed him on the cheek…"Do you like it, koi?"

"Yeah! I… wow! It's truly beautiful!!"

Seiji smiled at Touma's way of react his eyes were shining and he seem a child before an unopened present… he leaned again so to capture the archer's lips with his own in a light yet intense of emotions kiss. "Well Touma-kun… tomorrow, when you wake up, I will take you out there and show you around!"

Touma turn to look at him and a little frown appeared on his face "Seiji… I do love to spent some time alone with you in your park! But… don't you have to do something with your family? Like train with your grandfather?"

Seiji sighed, Touma knew him way to well… it was true he had to do some training with his grandfather, but with the way his family act with Touma lets hi hope that they will understand if he spend more time with him than with his family! Plus Touma is more important to him that his grandfather and his training… it was strange for him to think at this but it was true! He loved Touma and every time he thought about him his love increase even more!

He smiled and kiss again those soft lips and after that whisper to his ear "Yeah I have to do something with my grandfather at the dojo… but he can't kiss me the way you do… and sincerely I do prefer have your lips on mine then his!"

Touma chuckled and was about to say something but a knock on the door stop them and make them both jump away from each other… It was Satsuki who entered in there with a tray of food and tea…

"Obaa-san ask me to took this to you!" She smiled and leaned forward, the fact that her shirt's first bottoms were opened showed a great deal of her body and she look up for meet Touma's gaze with her own and smiled seductively at him…

Touma's face turn a bring shade of red as he quickly turn to look back out of the window… while Seiji's eyes were two size big than normal… never he had see his sister behave the way she is with Touma… She come to wrap her hands around Touma's arm…
"Well Hashiba-san… how do you feel now! Okaa-san tell me you weren't ok some minutes ago! She even call Yahoi and ask her to come her for look at you!"

Touma scratched his head with the other hand while with the one who is trapped by Satsuki's he tried to entangled by her strong morse… "Please…Satsuki-chan… call me Touma only! Hashiba-san make me feel more old than I am!" he laughed slightly and struggle to keep his tension under control!

The truth was that he had called his father by his surname for most of his life! And being called like that make his stomach flip and grimace… "It will be my pleasure to do so Touma-san…" Satsuki hold become more forceful as she leaned to look at him like a cat can do to a mouse…Touma was her prey… and both he and Seiji know it!

Finally Seiji had enough of her behaviour and quickly ushered her out of the room, shutting the door behind his back. "What do you think you are doing Satsuki?" He look at her sternly and, keeping his voice low as a whisper he said to her . She look up at him with a innocent look on her face.

"What do you mean Seiji? I haven't done anything…"

"Don't give me your shit Satsuki! You know very well what you are doing to him! You are flirting with him!!" He pushed back is lock of hair from his eye and look at her in the eyes… she grimace and took a step back…but after she took some deep breath she spat angrily at her brother… "And even so? He is a very nice boy! Hot looking and plus he is one of the five bearer of the mystic armors… he can be a good partite for me! And even grandfather can't say anything against him!Or about us!"

If Seiji wasn't so angered he would have laughed at her last phrase, but he was so tired from the journey and for all the things that happened to them that can't stand her behaviour so he slap her across the cheek and hissed at her "If you take another step near him I will be gladly go to ojii-san and tell him how did you act with a guest!! And even if I don't talk to him I will make you pay for every second you embarrassed him!"

"I don't embarrass him!"

"Yes you do! And even if you don't embarrassing him you do took shame to the Date's name! What manners are to flirting with a perfect stranger? I wish not to talk to you again about this subject never again! Do you understand Satsuki?"

"Yes… I did… but you are unfair Seiji! You seem to me like a jealous woman with his husband!"

Seiji was about to answer at her comment but the rage he feel in that moment make him think better and turn to re-enter in the room, clouding the door behind his back! Sighing he took a look at Touma and all his anger flew down… the archer was kneeled on the floor and sipping a cup of tea…

He looked delicious and very sweet by wearing only a soft flannel pyjama and his flushed cheeks make him look very young and frail to Seiji. Make the swordsman promise himself to protect him against everyone and everything! To prevent him from suffer anymore!

Taking a step forward he kneel in front of the archer and smiled at him, when two big midnight blue eyes meet his violet's one… "Sorry for her manners Tou! However… how are you now?"

"Seiji! Stop asking me if I'm fine every five minutes! I'm fine! And I will be fine for the next five minutes and even for more!! Stop worrying so much about me!!!"

Seiji sighed again and put his hands on the archer's shoulders… and lift them so to caressed his cheeks with his thumbs, smiling shyly "Touma! What kind of person would I be if I don't worry about your safety and health? Nhe Touma? I can't stop worry about you, neither I can't stop love you so much! So… please forgive me if my concern would bother you, but… I can't stop it!"

Touma smiled and leaned forward so to rest his forehead on the blond's shoulder and sighed content of such a declaration from him. Seiji encircled with his arms Touma's body and gently push him down to lie on the futon next to them… and follow him down so to lie upon him, kissing him softly.

The urgency, however, become more strong and soon Seiji lost himself in that kiss becoming more demanding. When Touma parted his lips and let his curious tongue explorer his hot mouth Seiji louse what remain of his will and his hands begin to caress every spot on Touma's body, sliding his hands under his pyjama..

Touma start to panic his heart some skip some beat and his breath become erratic and laborious… unluckily Seiji understand wrong those sign and keep his assault on the archer… unsuspecting anything about Touma's despair…

Thought Touma did nothing to push him away… he can't push him away! He need Seiji's love and was scared that maybe if he push him away he will break their relationship, so he shut tingly his eyes and prepare himself for what was coming… many time he had feel hands on his body… however they weren't the same kind of the one's that are on him now… Seiji was really gently and was showing his concern by don't hurting him…

When he don't hear anymore sound coming from Touma, Seiji lift his face to look at the archer and when he saw the look on his lover's face he jump down of him, and quickly went to ask pardon to him.

"Tou! Oh my… I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to do this to you! Please…please trust me! I will never do it again! Please!!" Seiji hugged him and mentally shout at himself How can I be so stupid? He was scared, he is scare! Hurt and insecure of the whole world and what did I do? I tried to make love to him… no… he wasn't agree… so it was a… rape! Oh my! I was raping him! I was hurting him!…What I have done… what?

Touma thought stop his toughs putting his hands on both side of his face and leaned so that theur noses were touching "Seiji… You did nothing! I'm fine… yes at first I was scared… but I understand that you wouldn't want to hurt me! And even if you do… I know you love me! Like I love you!"

Those words are everything Seiji need to hear for burst in tears… He had near raped him yet Touma still loved him! Seiji hugged Touma forcefully resting his head on the archer's shoulder letting him lull him and pushing him down so that they were lain on the futon, both men were embracing each other… and while they were like that sleep tale them both. Pushing aside the fear and the preoccupation.

Both men were unaware of the door that slid open or either of the person on the doorframe that look at them smiling and clouding the door silently… making a prayer on them and making roll on the room the two orbs of their armors that were shinning more than ever…

End of chapter 8

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