Wolf's Rain Fan Fiction ❯ Love Object ❯ Chapter 12

Title: Love Object

Author: Linkin Fantasy

Pairings: Tsume/Toboe, Hige/Kiba

Disclaimer: Wolf's Rain and the characters of Wolf's Rain belong to their respective owners.

Warning: This story is NC-17. It is not for under age readers.

Chapter Twelve

 Hige pulled his car into Kiba's driveway, slowly. His head is hung as low as his spirits. He failed. He tried everywhere he knew Toboe would go. Everywhere! Shit! He bared his teeth in misery. Leaning over the wheel, he turned the key in the ignition to shut the car off. This is all my fault! When he shut his eyes, four lonely tears partnered into one long stream going down his cheeks.

 Why didn't I do what Kiba had said? Why didn't I just pick the runt up from school? Then maybe... He swallowed hard. He didn't even wanna put a bunch of 'maybe's' out there about the youngest of his best friends. But god, only bad images were popping up in his head of what could have happened to the boy.

 Opening his eyes, he noticed that Kiba's car was already in the driveway. Which meant he must be in the house. Hige almost didn't wanna go in there for fear of what he may see. Or maybe what he might hear. It was bad enough Toboe was abducted but tonight, he just couldn't hear Kiba break up with him. He couldn't.

A gentle vibration against his pants alerted him to his phone. Digging in his pocket he pulled the silver object free. Flipping it open, he said in a low tear strained voice. "Hello?"

"Hige, is Kiba with you. I found Toboe!" Cher nearly shouted in his ear.

Hige thought his eyes were going to roll from his head they opened so wide. "Aa, you found him!?" He didn't hesitate a minute as he shoved the car door open. He had to tell Kiba right away.

"Kiba!? Kibaaa!?"

 The brunette was inside their home, in Toboe's bedroom. He was holding the boys pillow up against his chest. Letting his tears stain it with the salty water. "I'm sorry Toboe... it's my fault... I shouldn't have- I shouldn't have let myself get in trouble like that. I should have ignored that kid like I usually would have..."

"Kiba!" He heard Hige downstairs.

If you come back, I promise I'll do things differently- I won't baby you, or make you cry. He sniffled to calm his oncoming tears. Kiba heard Hige's continuing call and he wanted to call to him, but his voice would have cracked so badly it would be as though he had said nothing at all.

"Kibaaa? They found him!"

That got his attention. Kiba nearly knocked the other boy over as he flew from his little brothers bedroom into the hall. "What? Where is he?" He looked around his lovers body as though his brother were right there beside him.

"He's with some guy named Tsume Keina, Cher said he just- called her, out of the blue!" The red head explained. "Come on, I'll give you a ride."

The two boys hurried down the stairs and out the door, nearly leaping through the open windows of the car. Just hang in there little brother, we're coming to get you.

 At BanzaiGardens.Tsume and Toboe were eating their dinner that the driver had brought for them. Neither of them said a word as they ate in almost silence.

But questions nagged away at Toboe as he ate. Why would Mrs. Cher call Tsume a sicko? Does she know him or something? He looked over at his friend and smiled faintly. He seems alright to me. So what's the big deal?

"Are you mad at me?" Tsume asked faintly.

"No. Of course not." Toboe assured. "It's just that my guardian worries a lot."

"Aa."

"So can I see you tomorrow?" He swallowed the pieces of hamburger that he was chewing. "It's a half day at school soooo," He looked at Tsume, who was making a strange face. "I thought we could hang out?"

"I don't think that's such a good idea for a while. If you're in trouble I don't wanna do anything to make it worse." The man said, though he was half lying. His heart was beating a mile a minute hearing Toboe ask to see him again.

"No really, it'll be okay. You can come by the park, I'm gonna be there with Cheza while my brothers at work."

The model smiled modestly. "I'll think about it."

Toboe returned a genuine smile to him saying, "Good."

"Toboe!" Kiba nearly yanked the glass door down when he saw his brother inside.

Toboe smiled greeting him. "Hi Kiba!" He stood up causing his box of fries to rattle in his hand. "I'm glad you're hear, this is Tsume and-..."

"You fucking sicko!" Kiba bellowed.

"....What?" Toboe heard the anger in his brothers voice as well as pain. But it confused him. What was everybody so worked up about?

"Stay the hell away from my brother!" Kiba ordered, grabbing Tsume by the collar of his shirt, slamming him against the wall.

The man made no attempt to struggle free, he just glared at the man as though he were inviting him, challenging him to do something.

"Kiba don't!" Toboe got between them some how, spreading his arms to part them. "Tsume was really nice to me, don't hurt him okay?"

Tsume scoffed, crossing his arms. "Like he could."

"What!?" Kiba raised his fist again but Toboe held him off.

"Stop it!" Kiba could hear the sadness in his brothers voice so he eased off the man. "Kiba, Tsume isn't-..." The boys words were ignored as he was jerked to the exit.

"You're lucky I didn't call the cops on you." Kiba threatened ignoring his brother.

"The cops?" Toboe repeated.

"We're leaving." He practically carried Toboe away. "And I meant what I said, stay away from my brother."

Tsume just stood there, hardly threatened as he watched his young obsession be dragged away from him. He would ease up for now. After all, he had Toboe practically the whole afternoon- what more could he ask for?!

Toboe pulled open the car door to the backseat, he glanced back at the apartment before climbing inside and closing the door. Tsume lifted a hand to say bye to the boy, then he turned away before he saw Kiba giving him a nasty glare again.

.........................

 Toboe sat in his bedroom, with his pillow clutched to his chest. He wasn't gonna cry. He told himself this over and over again. But Kiba and Hige had said so many mean things to him, and they yelled so much he just teared up at the thought of anything!

He could still hear their harsh words..... 

"What did you think you were doing Toboe?!" Kiba shouted as he man handled him into the house. "How could you just get into a car with a stranger?!"

His brother let go of him, practically by a fling. "Ow! I'm sorry Kiba." He was sincere and his voice was beyond low as he spoke.

The brunette scoffed. "I'm sorry Kiba- isn't much of a shield from some perverted old man putting his hands on you!"

"Tsume's not old!" Toboe snapped in the mans defense. "He said he was twenty two and you're gonna be that age someday- I guess you'll be a pervert too then huh?"

 "Not cool runt," Hige said in a non-joking way, but more as though he were trying to make a point that Toboe was just a little boy. "We were worried sick about you and you come back here joking like it was no big deal!" He raised his arms out looking around irratically as though he were speaking to some jury.

Kiba clenched his jaw tighter than he wanted to. He was trying beyond human strength not to smack his brother right across his face. Toboe could be so.... stubborn sometimes!

 Toboe saw the anger in his brothers eyes so he lowered his head to avoid it. "I don't know what to say. Mrs. Cher had already left and Tsume was there- he just told me we'd sit in his car until you showed up-...." Toboe had to stop himself. It even sounded ridiculous to him now. "Tsume wouldn't hurt me... he was nice... he was my friend.."

"Toboe," Kiba sighed, calming himself down. "That's what guys like him want you to think- that they're nice and friendly and generous, but in reality they just wanna abuse you or rape you or worse."

 That didn't seem like Tsume to Toboe. That seemed like some sicko on one of those movies of the week. Tsume really was just some kind person who wanted to make sure he got home alright. Even though he knew it was pointless to argue his case, he just wanted his brother to know that he was fine. "I just wish that you would listen to me, Tsume and I didn't do anything wrong- we had snacks, cookies and milk and we-..."

"You ate something from him?!" Kiba was getting angry again. "Did you even watch him pour the drink?! He could have poisoned you!"

"But he didn't, and if he did he'd be sick too because he accidently drank from my glass when I put it down."

 Kiba had heard enough. He moved himself off the couch and started across the room. Hige watched him with his eyes shaking his head. "And you wanna know something else, your great friend Tsume lied to Hubb. He made up some fake name and story just to get you out of there- he could have been planning this for months!"

This was news to Kiba, he hadn't heard anything about a fake name. Now he went from angry to just sick and worried. "Go to your room." He mumbled.

"But Kiba?"

"Go to your room!" He shouted this time.

 The boy looked both scared and sad as he departed the now silent livingroom. Kiba watched him as he left then he turned to Hige. The boy looked startled by the sight of his lovers face, he looked as though he were about to go off on him next. But instead he heard, "Can we talk- outside?"

"....Sure."

Toboe ran an arm across his eyes and sighed. I thought that everybody would be happy to see me, I thought that they would think it was cool that I know Tsume. Guess I was wrong....

Beep!

"What was that?" The boy wondered. Sliding off of his bed, Toboe walked over to the window and peered down into the driveway. His eyes nearly fell from his head, gasping at what he saw!