Wolf's Rain Fan Fiction ❯ Love Object ❯ Chapter 18

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 Eighteen

The bell of the high school rang, letting school out. Kiba and Hige were walking side by side not really saying much to each other, nodding a goodbye to anyone that would say it to them.

I wonder if I've got time to stop for food? Wondered the red head. Shit.... He dropped his shoulder slightly letting the strap of the bookbag fall down into his hand. Unzipping the thing he nosed around inside, shoving this paper and that out of the way. "Raats. Hey Kiba I gotta go back to my locker a minute."

"Okay." He blinked when Hige's lips planted themselves on his cheek. "Gimme your keys, I'll warm the car up."

"Oh..." He said nearly unautably. Digging in his pocket, he yanked out his cars keys with a little white wolf key chain attached to it. It reminded him of Kiba somehow. "There you go. Haha, don't go speeding off without me."

Kiba smiled a silent laugh. "You found me out."

"Well if there's anyone that knows you better than yourself it's your lover." He waved himself down the hall. Shoving through a tidal wave of teenagers.

Kiba watched him until he was out of sight, then he headed out of the building. His path was straight ahead but when he saw a familiar back he followed that kid instead. "Hey Yuji!" He called.

 The teen turned with a smile hearing his name, he thought it was a friend of his. But when he noticed Kiba's approach he gulped feeling his nerve slip. "Oh h-hey Kiba. You having a good day-...?" He started to say before he rushed into. "I'm really sorry for picking that fight I swear! I never meant anything by it!"

"I know, that's why I wanted to talk to you," Kiba informed, walking the boy against a bush.

Yuji leaned back feelings the sharp cold leaves pressing into his sweater. "L- look Kiba. You better not do anything violent, we're not alone out here and I can yell pretty loud." He looked from left to right to see if anyone were watching the two of them.

Kiba shook his head, easing back on the boy. "I don't wanna fight you. I just wanted to ask why you picked a fight with me that day? That's all."

"W- well....."

"Remember kid," The model was saying.

"I know I know. I never say you." Yuji replied.

Yuji blinked back from his thoughts and sighed. "I already told you- in the note..." He reminded. "I was just having a bad day."

"Maybe, or maybe someone put you up to it." Kiba glared at the boy as though he were trying to force the words out of his mouth. "Did you know that that day I had to stay after school, my little brother was abducted by someone."

"He did!" Yuji's eyes widened in shock and disbelief. "He never told me the reason....." The teen mumbled.

I thought so. "Who never told you? What reason?"

Yuji hesitated. Scared a little. He promised Tsume he wouldn't say anything to Kiba but, he didn't know the guy was a pervert of any kind. Certainly not an abductor! "It was uuuhh.... it waaaasss..... Ts-"

"Hey Kiba!" Hige called as he walked out of the building.

When the Wolf teen turned his head. Yuji dashed off. "Hey!?" Kiba reached out for him pointlessly. The kid was already gone.

"He sure ran off in a hurry- fast too. He should go out for track." Hige laughed at his comment.

"Dammit Hige." Kiba complained. 

"What?"

"I was trying to get some answers from Yuji when you distracted me." He explained. "I think he was gonna tell me who had put him up to that fight."

 "No way.... Geez Kiba I'm sorry." He patted his lovers shoulder. Kiba shrugged his hand off. Narrowing his eyes, Hige turned away from him heading towards the car speaking as he went. "Hn. Be that way then! Besides, it's amazing how when you want answers from anyone it must be told but when it comes to getting answers from you everyone can just fuck off, right?"

"Maybe they can." Kiba remarked following after him. "Anyway what exactly are you so hell bent on knowing?"

"What do you think!?" Hige grabbed Kiba's right arm.

The Wolf teen glared at him before snatching his arm away. Hige smirked knowingly saying. "Yeah I thought so."

"Whatever." He opened the door on the drivers side. "I'm driving."

 "Yeeeah, go ahead." He climbed into the passanger side, crossing his arms over his chest. He tried calming his voice as he spoke but he suddenly felt really uncomfortable. This was always a sensative subject for both of them, but what does Kiba expect!? That he would see something like that and not be curious all over again? Not likely.

"Listen, I'm sorry." He apologized.

"No, it's okay. We'll talk when we get home." Kiba assured. "Let's just pretend it never happened."

"Already there," He answered. Gonna be kinda hard though, when I know your idea of talking is another roll in the sheets or wherever.... what are you hiding Kiba?

The car drove away from the school in a slow rush because of the snow- even though, it was melting from the sun.

...................... 

Cher clipped her hair up into a mini bun, set at the back of her head. She gnawed on a pencil that was held in her mouth until her hands were finished fixing her hair to take it out.

 Cheza appeared at the door of the classroom, a smile gently playing across her face while she waited for her mother. Talking with Taki had really helped the girl to understand that what was going on with her parents wasn't her fault and that sometimes two people just can't be together no matter how much they wanted it to work. And though the quiet girl had her doubts seeing her mother made her realize that Taki was right. Cher always greeted Cheza with a smile and she loved her very much.

"Cheza, has Toboe left already?" Her mother asked.

 Cheza was about to answer, when Toboe poked his head into the door with a big grin. He was still beaming from his ride with Tsume and the rush he got from not being caught. "Hey Mrs. Cher." He greeted. "Kiba told me to wait in here with you until he came in and got me himself."

The two of them entered the classroom. Cher twisted her mouth to the side and frowned, her hands absently reached over and smoothed her daughters hair. "I have to stay after today," A small crowd was beginning to fill the room. "Toboe, go find Hubb. He should-.... no you know what I'll just-..."

"Mrs. Cher, I'll be okay." He waved his hands. "I'm not going anywhere this time. Once is enough for me."

Cher had her doubts and her head was slowly beginning to shake. "I don't know."

"Hey Mrs. Lebowsky!" A young girl waved.

"Hi Mao."

Toboe and Cheza watched the stamp club file into the room, and the stress line on Cher's forehead was becoming more noticable. Toboe flashed her his mentors, 'Say yes, it's so easy to say yes' grin.

"I'm gonna kick myself for this, but... go ahead."

"Okay!" The boy couldn't have sounded happier.

"But wait!" She called the two running figures back into the room. "Stay inside the building, don't even poke your head out of the door."

"We won't." He took Cheza's hand and vanished into the hallway.

Placing a hand to her forehead, the exhausted teacher shook her head in dismay. "I hope Kiba doesn't chew my head off for this."

In the hallway, Toboe is glowing with news. He can't wait to tell Cheza what he did earlier! "You won't believe it Chez', I ate lunch today with Tsume Keina- The model!"

 The girl seemed happy for him mixed with a bit of confusion. She never knew what Toboe was going on about now adays. "It was awesome, we ordered a puu puu platter and shared from each others plates and everything." He threw his hands up in the air to example just how much of everything he had done.

"This one is happy for Toboe." Commented the girl.

"Hehehe, and what about you?" He jutted the girl lightly with his elbow. "You seem really happy all of a sudden, what's changed?"

"This one...." she thought a moment. "This one is sure that everything will be alright."

"You mean your parents aren't splitting up?" Toboe looked relieved and surprised.

"No. This one did not say that, but this one knows that even if this one's parents are apart they will always love her." She smiled brighter.

Toboe grinned back giving the girls hand a squeeze. "I'm happy for you Cheza."

 They reached the large three set of double doors and stopped against the wall to stay out of traffic. Toboe bounced his butt against the cool brick wall, humming a tune that was playing in the car the first time he went for a ride with Tsume. He was feeling really good.

I wonder if Tsume's outside? Maybe he's waiting to see me again? It's not like I'm breaking some law or anything by being his friend. He smirked mischievously. And if he wants to go for a ride, I'll just tell him- no. And he'll understand.

 Grinning now from ear to ear, he pushed off the wall glancing around from behind the large glass windows. He didn't see any signs of Tsume, but he saw Hige's mop of hair. "Come on Cheza, there's my brother." With a little force, he shoved the doors apart and started down the stone stairs.

"Hey runt! Guess where we're going!"

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

The four of them were on the road heading for McDonalds. Hige was talking for days asking Kiba insane questions about any little thing. While his patient boyfriend drove them to the restaurant.

Hige looked out the window spotting a man on a bike. He wasn't your typical looking man he seemed kind of-... ragged. A smile mared the red heads face, tapping his lovers shoulder he pointed. "Hey Kiba?"

"Yeah?"

"If you were homeless do you think you'd at least be a little happier if you had a bike with you?"

Kiba thought the question over then chuckled quietly. "Sure, then I wouldn't have to walk everywhere."

Hige smiled at the fact that he replied, then looked out the window again. "Okay, say your in the car with a friend, and it's one of those cars where three people can sit up front-..."

"Is this a dirty joke?" The Wolf teen asked, glancing into the rear view mirror to the back seat where his brother and his friend sat.

"No just listen, if there was a three seater up front and your friends just started having sex with each other would you watch?"

"How can I watch when I'm driving?" Kiba teased. Making sure Toboe wasn't listening.

"But if you let yourself get distracted, would you watch?" Hige asked again.

"I guess so, but don't talk like that infront of my brother, okay." Kiba warned.

"Wha-..." Hige raised his hands in exasperation. "He's not even paying attention to us! Are ya runt?" He shifted in the chair, looking to the back seat.

"Huh?" Toboe jumped a little. "Who did what?"

"You see?"

"Yeah but still, keep it child friendly." He flipped up the turn signal.

"Humph." The moon boy crossed his arms with a pout. "See if I share my dessert with you."

Kiba flashed him a sweet smile but shook his head. Hige could be even more childish than Toboe, he swears. I wonder what's got Toboe so distracted? I hope he's not upset about that guy still... No, he seemed fine this morning. Maybe something happened to him today.

The car rolled into the parking lot, slowing to a stop right beside the place infront of the big glass windows. "Oh man, I'm so hungry I could eat a dog head first." Declared Hige, practically leaping out of the car.

The car doors slammed closed behind each of the departers then with the press of a button, Kiba locked them. "We have to eat quick though, I've gotta go to work at two o'clock."

"Who couldn't be done eating within an hour?" Hige teased him with a shove.

Toboe laughed at the comment recieving a friendly pat on the back by his mentor.

Hn. If they aren't fighting with each other they're ganging up on me. Figured Kiba. He held the door open for the three of them then walked in himself. The place wasn't really crowded but half the patrons inside were classmates of Toboe's and Cheza's and their own.

"I'll get us a table." Toboe took Cheza's hand and started away, but Hige's hand came down around Toboe's collar pulling him back.

"Are we just supposed to guess what you want?" He asked.

"Oh, uuumm. Just a shake. Chocolate."

"And what would you like Cheza?" He flashed the girl a sweet smile.

"This one would like chicken nuggets, please."

The cheerful boy waved a hand, "No need for pleases, I'm happy to get it."

"Ha, I always thought you were happy to give it." Kiba smirked triumphantly.

"Heey, what happened to keeping it PG."

 Toboe watched the both of them walk away, joking with each other. Kiba was always so nice when he was relaxed rather than when he felt uncomfortable or threatend. "Look, there's an empty table by the window." He hurried them over to it as though it would be gone if they didn't practically run.

 Hige paid for everyone's order and with some help from Kiba gathered the food from the counter to take over to their table. As Kiba reached for their drinks, Hige noticed his lovers sleeve slipping back over his forearm revealing the blisters that he had seen before. Oh yeah... I'd forgotten all about that! Damn it. I got so wrapped up in what we were doing I forgot that I wanted to ask Kiba how he got that mark on him.

The Moon boys gaze didn't go unnoticed, and Kiba frowned walking away from him so he wouldn't stare any longer. Hige was going to say he was sorry, but he didn't know what he was saying it for! So silently, he followed his moody lover across the restaurant.

"Here ya go kiddies, eat up." He handed Cheza her lunch, putting his and Kiba's orders down where he figured they'd want to sit.

Kiba handed them their drinks, noticing that that was all Toboe had. "Toboe, that's all your gonna get?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm not really that hungry today." He answered lamely.

Kiba instinctively reached across the table, holding the back of his hand over his brothers forehead. "You don't have a fever... does your stomach hurt or something?" He sat back in his seat.

"Huh? Ahehehe, no its nothing like that. It's just that... well, I've got the sniffles that's all." He lied nearly choking the words out. He hated to lie, especially if he didn't really have to.

"Oh." Kiba blinked thinking it over. "If you're catching a cold you should stay inside the rest of the day."

"But Mrs. Cher is taking Cheza and me ice skating at the park later!" He protested. "And besides, I never said I was catching a cold- I said I have the sniffles."

"You can never be too safe." The Wolf teen shrugged.

"Aaahh- ACHOO!!" He tried to complain but a sneeze came out instead. Kiba reached for a tissue but Toboe already pulled one out and blew his nose.

"Where did you-....?" He started to say, but his words were cut off.

"You know what, I think I do feel a little sick." The boy mentioned, a hand went up to his stomach and he sighed. "Uuuugh," He groaned in pain.

"Toboe!" Kiba hopped up from his seat, going to his brothers side. "I'll take you home okay. Hige?"

"Go ahead, Cheza and me'll be fine. Just come back when you put the runt to bed."

"Okay." The two of them left the restaurant. Kiba supporting his brothers walk even though Toboe didn't really need that much assistance from something as minor as a cold.

Once in the car, Toboe sniffled and smiled. "You know, I don't really need you to babysit me. You can still go to work today."

"Haha, you think I'm that stupid. Besides, I have no choice but to go to work." He started the car. "Mrs. Cher can watch you when she gets home."

"But Kiba, I'm old enough to watch myself now."

"Maybe you are, but not when you aren't feeling well."

The young boy pouted, getting no sympathy from his older brother as they pulled away.