Wolf's Rain Fan Fiction ❯ Love Object ❯ Chapter 22

Title: Love Object

Author: Linkin Fantasy

Pairings: Tsume/Toboe, Hige/Kiba

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

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

Chapter Twenty Two

Toboe glided across the ice with ease, a smile plastered to his face. He never felt so free. This is the best day. 

 Tsume walked up the bridge behind the other people, his eyes glancing at the ice every so often. He pulled the cigarette out of his mouth, blowing a cloud of smoke into the air. Sniffling from the smoke rather than the cold, he stopped walking and leaned his weight onto the railing resting on his forearms. At least the suns coming out. His eyes went up to the sky then back down to the ice.

"Woo hoo!" Toboe called out, laughing as he went faster and faster around the circle. "Hahaha."

 Tsume's gaze fell upon the screaming boy and he smiled. "There you are." Subtly glancing at the people around him, he carefully pulled a mini camera out of his pocket. A smile eased onto his features as he watched his little lover boy. Bringing the camera up to his face, the model snapped a quick picture of Toboe before hiding it back into his jacket.

Hn. I wonder if maybeee- he'd fall....? Tsume couldn't hold back a light chuckle. You're sick Keina, sick. But God I love it.

He held the camera back up and took a few more quick shots of the boy.

"Your son?"  A woman asked.

Tsume brought the camera down as though he hadn't heard the woman at all. Then after the lengthy pause, he lied through his teeth saying "No... he's my- nephew."

"Oh...." The woman glanced at him again then her eyes brightened in recognition. "You're- Tsume Keina aren't you?!" She pointed her finger.

 "You caught me." He said before standing up right and walking away. He travelled down the bridge, ducking under a tree branch that hung particularly low to get to a set of benches beside the ice. With grace he sat down and popped his cigarette back into his mouth. Skimming his vision over the children, he found the young boy again and relaxed into watching him.

"Hey Toboe!"A boy called catching his friends hand. "You wanna race?"

"Yeah!"

He went down the ice with his friend at his side and the two of them stopped in front of three other boys. "To the tree." One of the other boys pointed.

Tsume looked to the tree the boy pointed at, it was under the bridge at the other end of the park. God don't make me stand up again. He almost whined as the wind chose that moment to start up and blow another icey gust onto his face.

"Ready!"

"Set!"

".......Go!" And they were off. The five boys barrelled down the ice rink, all looking for victory. Toboe had the lead.

 Tsume would have cheered the kid on, but he didn't want to get any attention from anyone else who had heard him. He pulled his camera out again, then started snapping away. Zooming the lens of the camera so that it was closer to the boys face, the models eyes fell dreamily into a daze seeing a new face plastered to the boys usual happy _expression. Determination.

 The five boys were coming in close to each other- too close actually. When the boy who had originally invited Toboe to join them stuck his foot back to give himself more leverage, the back of his blade bumped into Toboe's forward moving blade causing the young boys to fall over.

"Waaah!! Ugh!" He landed on his hands and knees, before popping quickly back up to continue the race. Toboe's friend laughed as he brushed his knees off and followed after him.

Thanks kid. Tsume applauded. You just gave me the shot of a life time. Standing, the model walked a short distance towards the bridge, watching out for running little kids that came screaming by. He shuddered just thinking about them. Get me out of here. He grumbled.

"I win!" One of the other kids shouted at the top of his lungs as if the whole world would care.

"No fair," Toboe was saying, though his voice hardly sounded as though he cared. "I fell."

"I still win, there was no rule that said do overs when someone falls." The boy stated.

Tsume watched them quietly as he stroled back to his car. His hands were tucked away into his pockets to keep him warm. He hated the cold.

"Hot chocolate sir?" A man asked when he saw the model walking past his little cart.

"....Um?" He thought a moment.

"I'll get us a drink!" He heard one of the kids calling over his shoulder.

"I can help you carry them." Volunteered the Wolf boy. The kids skated towards the mans cart laughing and shoving each other on the shoulder.

 Tsume thought about hiding but, this is what he wanted. And no better way to say it was just a casual bump into then Toboe coming to him. "Yeah, I'll take one." He slipped his hand from his jacket and pulled out his wallet that was in a hidden pocket on the inside of his coat.

"50 cents." The seller mentioned.

The two boys made it to the little cart, panting with exhaustion. "Five please." The other boy puffed out.

Toboe,hadn't noticed Tsume right away as he made himself busy grabbing five covers for their hot chocolates.

 Tsume glanced at the boy from the side of his eye admiringly. A shiver ran up his back and it wasn't from the cold. Pressing his wallet to his cup, Tsume dug inside taking out the amount of money the boys would need for their drinks. "I've got it." He said, handing the man the money.

"Thanks mister." Said the other boy. 

Toboe turned to thank the man as well and blushed seeing who it was. Even with his hair covered up he couldn't miss the mans posture. "Tsume?" He asked to be sure.

"Small world." The model said trying to keep his voice calm. How he loved the way Toboe looked in the cold.

"I didn't know you'd be here."

"Yeah, I come every winter."

The boy smiled. "But what are you doing here? Do you skate too?"

"Ha, you wish. I was just taking a walk and stopped here to watch the scenary." He shrugged. It was a plausible lie.

"Cool...." Tapping his friend on the shoulder, he got the boys attention saying. "This is my friend Cho, he's from China you know."

"Nice to meet you." Cho greeted.

"Hey." Tsume spoke dryly.

"And this is Tsume Keina," Toboe boasted. "The model."

Cho never really paid attention to that sort of thing, but he said hello again anyway. The other kids came over to the cart to get their drinks since their friends were obviously gonna be there for a while.

Tsume leaned over to Toboe's slightly covered ear and whispered. "You wanna come warm up in my car with me before I go?"

Toboe's face brightened with a smile. "Sure!" Capping his cocoa, he waved to his friends as he trotted after Tsume. "I'll see you guys later, okay?"

"Yeah, see ya Toboe."

He waved one last time before dashing away with Tsume.

Meanwhile, down the street. Hige and Kiba walked side by side with their arms linked together. Kiba's teeth began to chatter at the next gust of wind that blew up. Hige smiled wrapping his free arm around the Wolf teen, laying his head on his shoulder. Giving the boys arm a rub he asked, "Better?"

"Yeah, thanks." He nuzzled his cheek into Hige's hair that was brushing against his neck.

"You want some gum?" The Moon boy offered. "It'll help the chattering."

"Hahaha, I'll pass." Kiba looked at the buildings they passed by, wondering if they had missed the arcade and just didn't know it yet.

The two boys walked silently along the streets, looking at the sceneary winter had displayed for them. Bare trees, ice pikes hanging from signs over doors, and the occasional sight of snow falling off the branches of the trees they passed under.

"I missed this." Said Hige, never losing the smile that planted itself on his lips.

"Me too." Agreed Kiba. "It's almost like we never get any time together alone anymore." He sniffled.

 A pleasant silence fell over them. Both seeming as though they wanted to say something, but neither could get the words out right then. Kiba's hand rested in his pocket, sliding it out he shoved it into Hige's pocket linking their fingers together. "I'm sorry for being such a jerk a lot of the time."

"You," The Moon boy teased. "I hadn't noticed."

Kiba smiled dispite his seriousness of the matter. "Well I am... I promise you, this week will be worry free."

"Come on Kib', you don't have to say that." He lifted his head from his lovers shoulder. "He's your little brother- you're gonna worry about him. It's a way of life."

"Yeah but lately, I feel like it's all I've been doing and it's making me lash out at people- mostly you." He shaded his eyes with his bangs.

Hige merely smiled replying. "I hadn't noticed that either." They walked along in silence, until Hige banged his shoulder into Kiba's. "Come on, I bounce back... Don't get all moody on me."

"Okay." He laughed out in response. Passing by a window Kiba reached out with his free hand and grabbed a finger full of snow. "Hige,"

"Yeah- Uuugh!"He scrunched his eyes as the snow slapped him in the face. Shaking his head to clear away the slowly melting ice chip, the red head pulled away from Kiba's side and hurried away to the distance under a tree.

"You asked for it Wolf!" He grabbed a branch over head and cleared it of its snow. Making a tiny wad of a ball he aimed pulling it back behind him before hurling it in Kiba's direction.

The subtle teen dodged out of the way of the tiny threat of his warmth and grabbed another handful from a window sill of a store. It was enough to make a full fledged snow ball and Kiba smiled mischievously as he appeared to be writting something on the ball. "Higeeee, this has your name on it."

"Throw that at me and you're dead meat!" The boy declared.

Kiba chuckled getting ready to launch the ball. "Its neverdead meat when I'm around you!" He called back.

Hige blinked at the sexual innuedo behind what Kiba had said. "Seriously?" He asked.

Kiba bounced the snowball up and down in his hand, the fiendish smile never leaving his lips. "Why don't you come look." He beckoned.

Hige was wise to the Wolf's game- but, there was a chance he was sincere. Yeah right. "Nice try Kiba, but it's not gonna work!" And he shot off.

Kiba followed after him, planning to chase the boy as far as he wanted to go. If Hige wanted a snowball fight, the whole ground was Kiba's arsenal.

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

"Boy it's nice and warm in here." Toboe unzipped his coat in a hurry to feel the warm breeze coming from the heater in Tsume's car closer to his frozen chest.

 Tsume watched with lust filled eyes as the young boy slid out of his jacket. His little hands moving in a way that could only be explained as pulling the heat towards himself. Tsume sipped his cocoa mildy pleased with the heat that slid down his throat. He wanted the real thing, that only a human body could offer. Toboe's body.

The Wolf boy pulled the cap from his drink then took a big gulp. "Mmm," He smacked his lips together as though to make sure every drop went down, before taking another drink.

"Would you like me to turn on some music?" Tsume offered.

"No, this is fine." He capped his drink again then turned to his friend. "I put your picture up."

"You did?"

"Mmhm." He nodded. "It's on my wall in my room." Toboe watched through the tinted window as a couple walked along the road to the park. "Did you hang yours up?" He asked with curiosity.

"Mine, um." He stuttered. "Not yet, I kinda forgot to. I was really busy yesterday."

"What were you doing?"

 Tsume tossled the boys hair. "It's not important really." His mind briefly ran back to most of what he had done yesterday, he was measuring this item and that in a kinky sex shop, to find which item matched the size of what he was looking for. "What about you?"

"Ummm...." Toboe also had a brief flash of the other day and replied. "It's not important really." He smiled at Tsume. "I missed you though. I wanted to see you but, my brother wasn't at home and I doubt my babysitter would let me."

"I mi-," His heart was pounding. "I missed you too."

"Really?" This surprised him. Tsume didn't seem like the type to miss anyone- or even think about them unless they were right there with him.

"Of course. We're friends." The model explained.

"Right." Toboe blushed hiding his smile behind his cup as he took another sip, this time from the cap like Tsume was doing.

"......So.... you said that," He began. "you wanted to see me?"

"Yeah, it's lonely not having anyone to talk too sometimes."

"What about cheza?"

Toboe shrugged. "Yeah she's fine but... I mean for those days when Mrs. Cher kinda takes a while coming over...."

They were quiet. Toboe scrunched his nose, making an odd face as he tried to avoid sneezing. But- "Achoo!!" He sniffed before laughing slightly.

"What's so funny?" Tsume wondered curiously.

"It's nothing." The boy answered, though he still had an odd smile on his face.

"Come on, tell me." Tsume coaxed. "I won't laugh. I swear."

"I was just wondering... would someone kiss somebody right after they sneezed." He shrugged. "It was just funny at the time."

 Somewhere deep inside of Tsume became suddenly brave as he looked at the boy. Toboe closed his eyes enjoying the warmth from the heater. And while his young lover was pre-occupied, Tsume leaned over to the passanger side and gently- ever so gently placed his lips over Toboe's.

The boys eyes snapped open, startled he turned his head. Tsume leaned back over to the drivers side as though he hadn't done anything at all. Toboe seemed to be shaking, regardless the temperature in the car. "You kissed me?" He said almostly silently. "Why?"

"You... wanted to know if someone would kiss someone after they sneezed." Tsume was saying watching the boy carefully to see if he were going to cry, or freak out or anything! "I was just answering your question."

Toboe's shoulder twitched as though he were shrugging. "Oh..." His voice remained quiet. But a slight pinkish tint lit his cheeks.

"Was I wrong to do that?"

Toboe shook his head as though he were suddenly horrified. "N- no! I don't mind. Its just..." He went back to his relaxed tone. "took me by surprise that's all."

 Tsume still felt uncomfortable. He felt like he had voilated Toboe on some level and ruined things with the kid forever. Any progress he made, just went out the window because he was too stupid to control himself. Dumbass. He growled at himself. You just fucked up everything!

"Listen Toboe I'm so-,"

"I won't tell anyone." The boy said suddenly cutting off the models apology. "Really."

Tsume let out a breath of relief and smiled. "Thank you. But I wanted to tell you that I'm so-.."

 "Don't say that... please." The young boy turned his innocent eyes on him. "It was my first kiss, it may not have been real like on dates and stuff but-... it was still really real to me." He turned his face away, lowering his gaze to his lap.

 Tsume couldn't help himself, he had already done something wrong. He might as well end it, right? Reaching over to the passangers side, he cupped the boys chin in his hand. Leaning forward he pressed his lips to Toboe's again, this time giving him a real kiss.

 The models lips were so warm against his, and the kiss sent sparks through his whole body. He had never kissed anyone before- never! And this was... Amazing. Just when Toboe found the courage to kiss back, Tsume pulled away. "Your first kiss should always be sincere." He explained.

"Right." The young boy had a goofy smile on his face. "Umm, I should go. My brother is probably out there looking for me about now."

"Yeah."

Toboe pulled the knob opening the door, then he clmibed out. "See you, Tsume."

"Bye."

When the door closed the model watched his love object leaving and he grinned. His lips are softer than I imagined. He then began to laugh.