Wolf's Rain Fan Fiction ❯ Love Object ❯ Chapter 26 ( Chapter 26 )

Chapter Twenty Six

Dinner had been delicious. Toboe has never eaten beef stew so tasty before, and he was still glowing from the warm feel he has gotten from it. He and Hige cleared the dishes from the table- well- coffee table, Hige didn't think it was right eating dinner anywhere but in front of the television.

Toboe wasn't one to complain when it came to the rules of the house. Even though he often tempted fate by doing just that with his brother, but with Hige he accepted them because his were usually fun.

Taking notice to the time. The red head stood from the couch, stretching his arms over his head releasing a low but long yawn before his hands and posture collapsed back down. "Alright, time for your bath." He informed.

Toboe seemed to sigh, but he stood up anyway. "Can I just watch the rest of this and then get in?"

"Sorry, but your brother said eight thirty on the dot- or something like that." He strolled upstairs with Toboe following, sadly, at his heals. He knows all to well how the kid is feeling as he barely wanted to bathe half the time his self. "Alright, there's the bathroom." He pointed a lazy hand.

Toboe paused outside the door with a frown. Hige always bent the rules, couldn't he do it this time too. It would be their little secret- what was Kiba gonna do? Smell him when he walked in at two in the morning to see that he had taken it? "Hey Hige-..."

"Any last words from ya now?" The teen asked imitating an Irish accent. "Any last snacks you be wantin' before the mouth is cleansed with oral soap?"

Toboe smiled with a shake of his head. "Very funny, but no." He held the teens arm, giving it a delicate shake. "Can't you bend the rules a little and let me take my bath a little later?" He gave him hopeful eyes.

Hige sighed wanting to give in- what was the big deal anyway? It's just a bath. Nnnope, I promised Kiba, and the last thing I wanna do is get on his nerves when it comes to Toboe. I've got other things to use to mess with him. He smiled with a mental chuckle. "Sorry, but no can do. Now run your water and strip- I'll turn the tv up so you can hear the show okay?"

Even though he was joking, Toboe shoved the other boy on his torso before going into the bathroom. "Fine, but you lost major cool points."

"Ha, I think I'll live." He rolled his eyes. He started towards Kiba's bedroom to watch some tv when he heard the boy calling him back. "Ughhh, what is it now? You fall in or something?"

"I need you to run my water." The young boy explained.

"Run your water?!" He pushed the bathroom door open. "What are you five? Run it yourself."

Toboe's eyes narrowed and he cocked his head to the side. "Kiba and Mrs. Cher always run it for me." He placed his hands on his hips. "And as my babysitter you should too."

"Hhhuuuh, this is why I'm an only child." He placed a hand on his head, giving it a shake. "Alright, move over."

"Thank you." The boy mentioned. He started to unbutton his shirt when he heard the water thundering out of the faucet in the tub. He wanted to make sure to hop in quickly enough before the water started to turn cold on him.

Hige twisted the 'hot' knob a little more because the water was luke warm to his touch, and since he personally likes his bath water piping hot the runt may like it too. "There you go your majesty," The older boy teased. As he turned to leave the bathroom his eyes caught a glimpse of Toboe's chest when the boy dropped his shirt to the floor. A gasp hitched in his throat and he couldn't help but stare.

Along the right side of Toboe's chest and slightly on his neck and shoulder there shown a large red bubbled piece of his flesh that looks just like Kiba's! Well, if you magnified it by 20. A birthmark! But wait.... that doesn't look anything like any birthmark I've ever seen... so what could it be? Disease? He slapped himself for thinking that, but he didn't know what else to think.

Toboe had been busy giving his skin a light scratching with his finger nails as it has always itched when he removed his clothes. He wished he had a normal looking birthmark like other kids, instead of this thing. Glancing up when he hadn't heard the door close, he blinked and smiled at Hige's staring. "What?" When the teen didn't say anything Toboe tossed his shirt over Hige's head saying, "No peeking."

Hige blinked back to earth at the sound of the boys voice. "Huh? Oh... ahehehe. Sure whaaatever. Enjoy your bath." With that, he turned and left leaving the door cracked as he had often seen Kiba do when he was over there at night.

Toboe couldn't drop the smile on his face. He didn't have a thing for Hige, goodness no. He just liked the fact that he was staring, it meant something, like-... maybe Tsume would find his chest attractive too! I can't wait to see him tomorrow. He mentally hugged his self before stripping off his pants and boxers climbing in.

Hmm, he thought absently. the waters kinda warm. Shrugging he figured it was no big deal and he began to relax and wait for it to reach the top of the tub.

Hige peeked an eye beyond the bathroom door to inside. He was sure that Toboe wasn't under the same 'no tell' policy that his brother was and he would surely give him the answers he needed. Sorry Kiba, but sometimes you need someone to talk to when something is wrong, you can't just go making it worse by keeping it to yourself.

Moving away from the door he strolled into Kiba's bedroom and flopped onto the bed. Remembering his word to Toboe, he turned on the channel they had been watching downstairs and made sure the volume was loud enough for the kid to hear it. "Hey runt? Can you hear the tv?!" He called over the noise.

"Hmm?" The question had shocked him a bit, but he then got what the other boy had said. "Uh, yeah. I can hear it!" He called back. Leaning forward he twisted the nobs to turn off the water, grabbing his rag he dunked it under squeezing it between his palms to get it nice and wet. This is so luxurious. He smiled cheerfully at the heat in the water.

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Tsume sat at home on his computer downloading the pictures he had taken earlier into it. He paid special attention to the one where Toboe had fallen down. A smile graced his lips, it was an odd smile, one that was surely unreadable as to what was really making the man happy.

"Aaalright...." Glancing at his computer camera, he adjusted the thing before turning it on. A little screen popped up at the corner of the computer. Checking the screen he took notice to where it was aimed in the room. "Perfect shot of the couch...." He murmured. Standing, he pressed the record button then strolled over to his couch.

Standing on his knees, he remembered the way Toboe had fallen onto the ice. Positioning his self as though the boy were in front of him he held his hands slightly out. Models weren't experts at 'freezing' for nothing. And with a slight rock of his hips he moved forward and back very slowly so that the camera wouldn't blur- although it shouldn't have considering Tsume had the latest version.

He chuckled lightly as his lips parted slightly and he released a low moan. I can almost hear the kid now, he panted. responding to this as though his entire body were melting right under me... He smirked sinisterly. Me! His first and only love.

The phone began to ring, long enough so that the little cell almost vibrated off the table. "Shit." He groaned. Sliding from the couch, he reached out for the phone and picked it up. "Hello?"

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Toboe whimpered feeling his skin tingle as the hot water raced down his chest, over his smooth skin and the not so smooth skin. That's odd. My skins never been irritated in water before. He reached up scratching his chest, it was beginning to tingle more- a little too much for his liking. "Hige?" He called out, forgetting how loud the television was turned up.

Hige laughed at the screen as this older guy impersonating a kid got stuck in a barrel.

Toboe continued to whimper as the pain in his chest grew. "Hige!" He called a little louder than before. His breathing had changed to a more frantic and heavy pace. His chest felt like his hands were clawing at him to try easing the pain. "Hige!" He shouted now. Tears were falling from his eyes when he stood up from the water. "Aaahhh!!!"

That he heard. "Oh no! Toboe!" Nearly falling from the bed, Hige rushed out of the bedroom and up the hall. Toboe was already out of the bathroom and on his way to his brothers room when he bumped into Hige. "W- what happened?! What's the matter?!"

The boy just lay against his chest, bare skin dampening anything it came into contact with as he cried desperately scratching at his "birthmark."

Hige was starting to freak out now. What happened in there? "Oh shit...." He stammered. "We- we've gotta-..." He looked around frantically for something- ANYTHING that could stop the boys pain. "Kiba! I'll call him!"

Scooping the young boy up into his arms, he carried him bridal style into his bedroom and lay him down on his bed. Toboe's cries carried through the house- even over the loud tv! Hige was beginning to cry himself as he raced into the hallway and into the bathroom to grab the kids towel. "Don't worry Toboe, I'm right here!"

Returning to the room, he hurried over to the bed and wrapped the young boy into the large purple towel. He padded him off, where ever Toboe's hands scratched at his skin. His words were calming and quiet as he rocked the boy back and forth, rubbing a hand up and down his chest to relax the pain.

"Ssshhh, it's okay, Toboe, I'm right here." He kissed the side of the crying boys head.

The Wolf boys sobs were beginning to calm down as the cool air from the room rushed over his naked body. Toboe trembled, though not from the cold, but from the steady pain that threatened his body. It was new to him, so weird, his birthmark had never acted up before- NEVER! Why now?

A low whimper told Hige that Toboe was feeling a little better though still kind of in pain. Maybe he could talk though. "Toboe... what happened? Did something bite you- like a spider maybe?"

"N- no... I was just sitting there and when I..." He cringed from pain before going on. "I picked up my rag, I squeezed it over me and..." His voice was so quiet as he spoke. "I don't know... it was fine at first but then it hurt... it really really hurt." He shook his head. "Like my skin was on fire or something."

Hige winced. He was the one who had made the water hot like that but- what was the big deal. Duh, does a house have to fall on your head- this is the big deal! Now the kid is hurt and it's all my fault.... Damn Moon, you really know how to screw things up. "Toboe, I'm-... I'm really sorry... it's my fault."

The boy just lay in his arms trying to breathe evenly. He snuggled his forehead against Hige's side and closed his eyes to calm himself down. Hige didn't know what to do. He had never seen this side of Toboe before- he was never usually alone with him- not in charge anyway.

"The phone!" He remembered. Reaching to the bed side, he realized that there was no phone in Toboe's bedroom. Shoot. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out his cell phone, pressing speed dial. "Come on Kiba, pick up."