Wolf's Rain Fan Fiction ❯ Love Object ❯ Chapter 28 ( Chapter 28 )

Chapter Twenty Eight

Kiba fixed himself something to eat, though, he left the bowl in his bedroom atop his dresser before exiting the room to go down the hall to his brothers bedroom. The door opened quietly, revealing the young boy laying in his bed with the covers pulled up to his chin. Kiba cocked his head seeing his little brother. Figuring out in seconds that he wasn't asleep, he crossed the room, climbing onto the bed, he lay down on his stomach beside the boy.

Seeing that his brother hadn't moved yet, Kiba rested his head down on Toboe's shoulder, sighing as though he were ready to get comfortable. The young boys face unwillingly twisted into a smile. He tried to fight it with all he had but to no avail, Kiba had seen him.

Leaning up on his elbow he looked down at his brother saying, "You know, big boys don't pretend to be asleep when someone wants to talk to them."

Toboe remains motionless, but answered to explain his actions. "I'm avoiding confrontation for yelling at my brother."

"Mmmhh," Kiba acknowledged. The two were silent for a moment. The Wolf teen looked down at his brother again then whispered. "You can relax Toboe, you're not in trouble."

Peeking an eye open, he looked at his brother. "I'm not?"

"No." He shook his head. "You made a good point down there, I'm proud of you for it."

Opening his eyes completely, Toboe sat up on his elbows looking his brothers face over carefully. "You are?" He questioned, curiously. Kiba was up to something, he just knew it.

"I really am.... In fact," He started.

Here it comes. The boy affirmed.

"I'm so proud of you for wanting to take responsibility, that I'm gonna ground you for the week and see how that goes." He smiled slyly.

His little brothers face sagged low enough for him to look forty- well, thirty something give or take. "But that's not what I meant."

"That's what I got from it." Kiba explained with a shrug.

Toboe sat up completely, folding his arms over his chest with a pout. "...That's not fair. I just said all that stuff so that you and Hige wouldn't break up."

Kiba chuckled thoughtfully. "I know. And now you have to pay up for it." He shrugged. "It's just one week."

"Yeah to you, for me it's like- forever." His pout began to fade as he draped his arms around his brothers neck, laying his weight sideways so that his head was resting on his brothers. "But Kiba, I love you so much."

"So much you'll try to suffocate me in your pajamas?" His brother joked, pulling free of the boys grip.

"If I have to." Toboe joked back.

"Nice try." Kiba sat up pushing his brother down in a laying position on the bed. "Lift your shirt, I need to put something on those cuts."

"Okay." Grabbing the bottom of his night shirt, he raised it to his chin. Kiba left the room for a moment then returned with a little container and the first-aid kit. "Will it sting?" The young boy asked attempting a look at the tubs contents.

"Not really," Kiba popped the lid from the container and dipped his fingers into the cold white contents. "....Toboe, seriously... I need you to follow my rules when it comes to-... things like this." He began to spread it across the boys reddened chest where his finger nails had dug into his skin, breaking from the actions of Toboe's scratching.

"I'm sorry... But I really didn't think the water would be any big deal." He flinched away from the cold of the cream. "It felt really nice at first, but then it didn't so much- but Kiba what I don't understand is, why?"

"Why what?" Satisfied with how much ointment he used Kiba then bandaged the cuts so they would heal and not flare up again out in the cold.

"Why something like a birthmark would hurt if it were in hot water- I don't understand why mine looks different from other kids?" He frowned. "I hate it... it makes me feel different and you said not to show anyone- so you must know that they'll laugh."

".....Our fam-..." Kiba stopped his words from finishing. "You and me aren't different Toboe, sometimes things are just different on other people because that's the way the world works." He shrugged.

"Yeah well, I wish we weren't."

"....Me too." Leaning down he gave his brother a kiss on the forehead. "I have to eat now, then I'll be heading out to work."

"Is Hige coming back?" Toboe asked just as the front door opened. He heard the sound of keys being dropped in the dish by the front door.

"That's probably him now, goodnight little brother." Kiba backed away from the bed, then walked out of the room.

"Night Kiba." Toboe snuggled in, even though he wasn't tired and he closed his eyes waiting for sleep to take over.

// "There's never anything good on the radio." A man said. It sounded as though he were turning the nob from left to right as the radio stations began to fuzz up before coming in clear.

I'm dreaming... A young voice thought. Blackness... Why can't I see anything?

Sounds of a car driving continued in the slumbering boys mind. His sleeping eyes darting back and forth under his eyelids trying to search for images in the dream.

"Here," A woman said. "better let me do that, we're getting into the forest now."

"Alright, alright..." The man muttered, handing over radio rights to whom Toboe could only assume was his wife.

"Daddy?" A young boy called from what sounded like right beside Toboe's ear.

That kid sounds like Kiba... maybe younger but it sounds like Kiba all the same.

"Yeah sport?" The man asked kindly.

"When we get to the cabin, can I stay up late and watch tv?" The child asked. "Chin Xiao is gonna be on late, I saw a commercial yesterday-..."

"Now Kiba," The man began.

It is Kiba! Toboe exclaimed.

"Pleease Daddy, he's my favorite singer!" The boy protests.

"Maybe this one time." The woman interrupted.

"Really?"

"What the-..?" The sound of the car came to a stop. "How in the world?"

It's getting so hot... Hot... Toboe could feel his skin burning again. Nnoo, stooop!!! //

Toboe jumped up out of his sleep. A quick scan around the room let him know that he was still safe in his bed. "I was dreaming," He pants in the silence. "...but it felt so real...." Turning his head, he heard the sound of a car pulling away. Getting up, he hurried over to the window peering out. A black car sped away from their home and he frowned. Well, that explains the dream, just loud cars outside.

But something felt wrong inside. Something... really wrong. Returning to his bed, he felt suddenly alone. Normally he would sleep with Kiba, but Hige was in there now, how would he take to having a kid in his bed? With a sigh he sat up again. "I don't care, I'm too freaked out to stay alone." With a nod of confidence, he slipped out of bed and scurried down the hallway.

Kiba's door pushed open and Toboe crept inside. "Hige?" He walked closer to the bed. "Hige are you awake?" He asked.

"Hm?" Hige answered but his eyes remained closed, and his posture remained sleepy.

Giving him a quick shake, Toboe tapped the teens shoulder with more force. "Hige wake up?"

"Huh? Wha-what is it?" He asked sitting up.

"I got scared... I had a nightmare and I wanted to know if-..."

Hige yawned, cracking an eye open glancing long ways at the kid. "Alright, climb in." He moved the blanket over. "You don't kick do you?"

"No." The young boy climbed in bed with the older teen. "I promise."

"Okay, good night." Hige closed his eyes again.

Toboe lay still for a minute. Then he relaxed his self but his eyes remained open. "Hige?"

"Yeah?"

"Kiba usually lets me talk about what's scaring me."

Hige frowned. This kid had to pick tonight to have a nightmare, sure he cared about him but he also cared about his sleep. I'll never be able to get up for school tomorrow. "Hhh'alright runt. Tell me about your dream."

Toboe narrowed his eyes at the other boy. "It wasn't a dream, it was a nightmare- and if you don't really wanna hear about it than forget it."

"No no... I wanna hear about it. Go ahead."

"Just forget it, it's a school night anyway. We should have already been asleep." He closed his eyes.

"Pah. Glad you got the news flash." He said sarcastically. Snuggling back into the bed, he closed his eyes.

That's okay... if I can't tell Hige, than I'll tell Tsume when I see him at school tomorrow. That decided, Toboe fell back into a peaceful sleep.

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

Tsume's car sped silently down the neighborhood of Frost street. He couldn't believe he had actually stopped off at Toboe's house- was he crazy?! I wonder if that was him in the window? Mmmno, probably not- why would he be up this early? He figured. Probably that idiot Kiba, or the other one.

Seeing a bar, he pulled his car to a stop. Checking his wallet for bills, he climbed out and went inside. He was having a looong night, and he needed to drink it off. After taking down every picture of Toboe that he either hung up or saved to his computer, he felt drained and needed an out. But somehow he had just ended up at the boys house!

No more imaginary relationship, not when the real thing is right around the corner. I just wish I didn't have that damned photo shoot tomorrow. Who knows when I'll be able to see him again, now. Pulling the door open, he planned to spend the rest of the morning in the bar.