Fractured Reality

Disclaimer: Simple. I don\'t own the rights to anything .hack, but I do own the right to write this ^_~.

AN: This is a possible chapter fic that will delve into the relationship between Kite and Elk, as well as contain a plot relating to the game story. I\'m only on .hack//mutation past the part where I meet Wiseman, so obviously I don\'t know what\'s going to happen next in the story. So, to explain certain aspects of the plot, I created my own character known only as the \'creature.\' And, unlike all the other K/E fics I\'ve read, this one will contVERYVERY graphic yaoi scenes since there\'s a severe lack of them.... Are there even any K/E lemons? I haven\'t found a single one ^^;; So, here goes! I\'m not the best yaoi writer, but I hope all you K/E fans enjoy ^_~. Oh yeah, NO FLAMING! If you don\'t like yaoi, then don\'t read this!

Fractured Reality

Chapter One- In the maid that out a maid no more

By Otaku-Chan ^_~ and Chibi-Chan ^.^

Kite felt his sweaty hands begin to tremble as he gripped the controller. His heart felt as if it\'d beat its way right out of his chest. He looked around the field for his enemy, his aqua eyes scanning for the fast moving creature. However, it struck him a hard blow to the head before he had time to react and defend himself. Something was different this time. This battle was more intense than any other he\'d experienced... he felt pain. Warm blood trickled down his forehead and soaked into the fabric of his off white collar.

\"This can\'t be happening... this is just a game!\" he shouted, but after everything that\'s happened, he wasn\'t so sure anymore. With Yasuhiko in a coma as well as several other people, and all the strange occurrences in \'The World,\' he knew that there was something sinister to the popular MMORPG. The mysterious bracelet around his wrist began to glow slightly, briefly taking his attention off of the throbbing pain in his head. \"Take this you bastard!\" Kite yelled as he prepared to data drain the monster. However, the beast quickly dodged out of the way and slammed into Kite\'s abdomen, sending him sprawling onto the artificial earth. Kite was in a mushroom field, originally hoping to level up, before he ran into this cunning monster. The first hint he had that there was something wrong with this field was that there were no battle portals anywhere.

The creature was seemingly intangible. It was like a shadow in the shape of a man, with claws extending from its fingers that were as sharp as razors. None of Kite\'s attacks seemed to effect it, but after half an hour of dueling with the mysterious creature, Kite finally broke it\'s protection, but to no avail, it was too fast. He was running out of healing potions and mage\'s souls, so in an act of desperation, he began to run.

\'If I can just get away from it I can log out of this field!\'

But his attempt was futile, for the dark creature grabbed his arm and roughly threw him to the ground, savagely ripping at his clothes, tearing them to shreds, and cutting his pale flesh in the process. He screamed in agony as he felt the creature defile his body. He could feel everything... every cut and bruise... The blood was flowing out of his wounds and he felt a wave of nausea pass over him. Tears streamed down his face. \"This isn\'t supposed to happen... why am I bleeding....? ....ugh....\" He felt bile rise in his throat. He thought it was odd that he could feel everything in the game... ever since he got the bracelet.

\"This is what you get for poking your nose too far into our business,\" the creature hissed as it clawed off the rest of Kite\'s tattered undershirt. \"Your data drain won\'t work on me, boy! Heh, heh... and you\'ll never save your friend or any of the others.\" Kite shuddered as the vile thing licked the side of his face before adding, \"And more of your friends will be joining them soon until there is no one left.\"

Kite\'s eyes opened wide as he realized that this creature was responsible for the comas people were going into. His body tensed up as he was filled with a new rage and hatred for the monster on top of him. \"You son of a bitch! Yasuhiko is in a coma because of you!!!\" Kite wailed as he slashed his masterblades through the creature\'s face, then he once again tried to use data drain. The creature roared as its data was being altered, and it quickly vanished out of the field without a trace. Kite\'s chest rose and fell with his deep breaths as he tried to assess the situation.

\"If we meet again, I swear you\'ll die...,\" Kite mumbled under his breath. He then gated out back to the root town Carmina Gadelica. He stumbled along the green cobblestones until he collapsed, not a mere five feet away from the chaos gate. The other players that were nearby turned their gaze upon the boy in horror.

\"What\'s the matter with that player? I didn\'t know they had made graphics for blood.\"

\"Yeah, and ripped clothing too? Hey kid, d\'ya need a healing potion or something?\" one heavy axeman asked.

\"Someone should ask the administration about this! Is this a joke? Nobody comes back from a field looking screwed up like that,\" one girl said as she walked over to Kite to poke him with the tip of her staff. Kite winced in pain, causing the curious crowd to gasp. Then, another person gated in by the chaos gate, surrounded by golden ellipses. It was a wavemaster with midnight blue robes, moonlight blue hair, and crimson eyes.

\"Hey you! You\'re just in time to see this freak here! Ha, ha! I bet he ran into a hacker. Aren\'t the blood effects cool?\" the girl said, poking Kite again. Everyone else seemed to back away from the scene and act as if they saw nothing and knew nothing. Then they brushed it off and went back to their own business, heading off to the stores and grunty raising area.

The wavemaster first looked at the girl before him, then down to the disheveled body of a twin blade, and also his friend. \"Oh my God! Kite!\" he shouted as he quickly ran to the boy\'s side. Then he glared angrily up at the long arm girl. \"Can\'t you see that he\'s hurt?! How can you stand there and poke fun? Have you no sense???!!!\" Kite painfully turned his head to see the familiar visage of Elk. he was surprised to hear so much anger and emotion coming from the usually shy wavemaster.

\"Geeze... what an annoying pest you are. I can see why a loser like you would defend this pathetic twin blade,\" she sneered as she logged out of \'The World.\'

Elk was furious at the girl\'s cruel words, but quickly focused all of his attention on Kite. He put down his staff and used all his strength to help Kite get up. He carried him to a nearby bench and sat the aqua eyed boy down, hearing a wince from him. \"Here, drink this,\" Elk said as he pulled out a recovery drink. Kite\'s wounds then miraculously healed, and his clothing data was restored as well.

\"Arigatou, Elk-kun... \" Kite said as he gazed at the wavemaster with a look of appreciation. \"I don\'t know what I\'d have done if you hadn\'t shown up.\"

Elk turned away from Kite for a brief moment, a small blush forming on his pale cheeks. \"Well... uh... It\'s the least I could do, really. I was just logging in to find some aromatic grass for Mia, and there you were. Tell me Kite,\" Elk began, turning to look directly into Kite\'s eyes, \"what happened to you?\"

Kite told Elk everything that happened. The wavemaster was shocked to find out that something that dangerous existed in the game. The twin blade\'s eyes began to fill with tears of guilt.

\"I couldn\'t stop it... Yasuhiko\'s... \"

Kite trembled as he began to cry. Elk didn\'t know what to say to comfort his friend, so instead, he pulled the twin blade close to him, wrapping his warm arms securely around the other boy. \"It\'s not your fault. You\'re doing everything you can to solve this mystery, so don\'t blame yourself. And... um... next time you feel scared, don\'t hesitate to invite me to come along with you. I-I know I\'m not that skillful, but I can heal you if you get into trouble, ne?\"

Kite slowly looked up to gaze into Elk\'s crimson orbs, wiping the tears from his eyes. \"Um, thank you... I\'ll remember that. I know I can count on you, Elk-kun.\"

Kite sat up, leaving the wavemaster\'s embrace, much to his disappointment. The two boys were seemingly lost in thought, with their eyes locked on each other. But the moment was lost as Mia suddenly walked up to the two of them. \"Yo! Hey Elk, Kite, what\'s with the puppy faces? Let\'s go on a dungeon quest, whaddaya say?\"

Kite stood up and lowered his head, \"Gomen, but I\'m gonna log out now. See ya some other time, ne?\" he said as he disappeared in the golden ellipses. Elk sighed and stood up to greet Mia, grabbing his staff as the two of them went to the chaos gate to do some leveling up and aromatic grass hunting.

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Kite pulled off his game visor and turned off his computer. He felt physically exhausted, but at the same time he felt very content and warm inside.

\"Elk...\"

He could still feel the warmth his friend\'s embrace. It felt so real, as if the two of them were really holding each other, but Kite rationalized that it was only a game... Of course, he didn\'t deny the fact that he could feel in the game, due to the bracelet, but none of it was real, just numbers, codes and silicon chips. He then headed for his bedroom to get some rest. However, his thoughts would not allow him to sleep, for all he saw were those beautiful crimson eyes. Visions of Elk flew through his head. He had grown very fond of the wavemaster, and had somehow become infatuated with the blue haired boy. Every time Elk was online, he\'d invite him into his party. They\'d go to various fields, level up, find items both good and useless, but all the same, it was quality time with his friend.

Friend... was that all Elk was to him? He thought as he turned over onto his side. \"Hmph...\" Kite sighed. \"Now I\'m thinking nonsense... Elk likes Mia. He\'d never feel for me what I feel for him. It\'s just ridiculous... I mean, we are only PCs in the game... it\'s not like we can actually do anything with each other...\" Kite caught himself... \"What am I talking about?! O.K. brain, enough outta you!\" He exclaimed as he pulled the pillow over his head.

About three hours passed and Kite finally tossed the pillow on the floor and jumped out of bed. \"I can\'t sleep... I guess I\'ll go play in \'The World.\'\" He looked over to his digital clock and saw the red numbers read 12:08 AM. He knew there wouldn\'t be a lot of people on to trade with.... but...

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Meanwhile, in Theta: Bottomless Hopeless Footstep...

\"Mushrooms!\" Kite exclaimed as he grabbed up a few more of the bouncy grunty food. He was once again in a mushroom field, only it was at night with the sound of crickets all around. \"With these, I\'ll make an iron grunty for Elk ^_^. It\'s the least I can do for him... after all, he did make me feel better,\" Kite said to himself, then sighed, wishing Elk was there with him. However, his pleasant mushroom gathering moment was suddenly spoiled as he felt a familiar presence looming over him.

\"You foolish boy... you thought you were rid of me, did you? Heh, heh, heh...\"

Kite quickly turned, eyes wide in disbelief. \"Y-You bastard! You\'ll pay for what you\'ve done!\" he screamed as he lunged for an attack. He knew there was no running away this time.

\"Pathetic... \" the creature growled as it wrapped it\'s large hands around kite, lifting him off the ground in a death grip. It squeezed him until the boy was howling in pain from ribs snapping within him. Little did the two know, they had company...

\"Kite! Hold on!\" came a familiar voice. It was Elk!

\"....Elk... kun..... run..... away....!!!\" Kite pleaded as the creature dropped his limp body onto the ground, where he lay in a puddle of his own blood and shredded clothing, unconscious. The creature\'s new focus was on the wavemaster.

\"Rai rom!\" Elk shouted, raising his wand high above his head until lightning flared from the ground to the sky, zapping the creature.

\"Ha, ha, ha! How weak! I\'ll enjoy playing with you until you bleed to death!!!\" it said as it took at mighty swipe at the boy, causing him to ram into a nearby log. Elk stumbled onto his feet, his shirt ripped half way off, revealing part of his pale, well defined chest. He thought it was odd that he too was feeling pain... like Kite. And how were their clothes able to rip? How could there be blood? Who programmed this game???!!!! Then Elk pulled out a special scroll that Mia gave to him earlier that day on their quest for aromatic grass.

\"Chaos ending scroll!\" (Note: I made this up! Ha! ^.^)

The creature roared and then dispersed with an explosive force, causing Elk to lose his footing and go flying backwards, landing painfully on top of Kite. The slightly dazed wavemaster lifted his head off the twin blade\'s chest, gazing at kite\'s face. He blushed as he realized what a compromising position he was in on top of his friend. Quickly, Elk chanted ol repth, healing Kite\'s wounds, however, the twin blade was still out of it. Kite looked so peaceful... so innocent... and Elk felt an overwhelming urge to kiss him... Perhaps it would awaken the sleeping prince...

\'W-What the hell am I thinking?\' Elk reprimanded himself. He\'d been having fantasies lately of Kite, but he had tried to deny them, forget them, but now it was different. He was on top of him, flesh on flesh... and he could feel his warmth, smell his sweet scent. Everything suddenly felt so real, but why? Elk then decided not to question the matter any further. Since Kite was unconscious, he wouldn\'t notice if he stole a kiss. Nobody would know but him. So, the wavemaster pulled himself slightly upward on Kite\'s body, feeling his erection spring to life. Perhaps it was from all the adrenaline of his fight with that strange creature? Well, whatever it was, Elk knew what he wanted and needed at that moment. He lowered his face down to Kite\'s until he could feel the boy\'s breath on his soft lips. He stuck his tongue out slightly, tasting the other boy\'s lips before claiming them with his own.

Elk suddenly gasped when he felt Kite responding to his kiss as Kite\'s tongue slipped his his mouth and he felt warm arms wrap firmly around him. \' Oh my God, is he really.......\' \" OH MY GOD!\" Elk yelped in disbelieving shock and wild ecstasy as Kite\'s hands slithered beneath the wavemaster\'s voluminous robes to taunt his taught nipples. He couldn\'t believe that Kite was not only acknowledging his passion, but offering back in kind. He drew back his head until their lips separated by a fraction of a breath, then raised his eyes to shyly glance into Kite\'s. \"Wh.... why are you...... I mean, what do yo.... I..\" Kite raised a finger to brush the boy\'s soft lips, shivering at the touch. \"Because I want you.\" Elk\'s sigh of joyous relief was cut short as Kite regained his lips; ferociously, passionately devouring him; needing, craving the sensuous pleasure of the little wavemaster\'s soft shy kiss. He had to have him, had to show him the world that lay on the other side of heterosexuality. But first, he had to show him how to get there.

\"Sssssshhhh....\" Kite soothed as he locked lips with Elk once again, slowly coaxing him onto his back. The two ended the delicious kiss for a breath of precious air. Kite took advantage of this and began leaving a trail of hot, wet kisses all along the wavemaster\'s smooth neck, trailing down lower to where his chest was uncovered by the large tear in his robe. He flicked his tongue across Elk\'s right nipple and smiled with delight as the tight bud hardened, causing the boy to gasp in sweet ecstasy. His hands were roaming all over Elk\'s sleek body, feeling every dip, every angle, every curve. The warmth radiated through Kite\'s gloves... \'Hmmm,\' he thought, \'these must come off.\' Then, for a brief moment, Kite got into a kneeling position, taking his hands off Elk to remove his gloves. The wanton wavemaster moaned for more and arched his back.

\"Please don\'t stop... touch me,\" Elk sighed in a shy, yet seductive voice.

Kite then removed his hat, his item bag, and his shirt. Elk\'s look of lust heightened as he marveled at Kite\'s well toned chest. All his timid anxieties fell away from him as he stared lustfully at Kite\'s pale figure. \'I definitely have to expose him to more sun,\' thought Elk. He giggled softly at the double-entendre as Kite turned back to him. The twin blade then crawled over Elk on all fours and had every intention of continuing what he started. His hands once again began to caress Elk\'s soft flesh as he suckled on his nipple, taking careful nips. Elk\'s hands were entangled in his hair, massaging his scalp as he continued his gentle ministrations. The wavemaster felt like there were a million butterflies in his stomach and it led to a pleasurable burning sensation in his loins that kept building higher and higher. His instincts told him that he needed to find release. Kite sensed this as his own need grew. He suckled faster, rubbing his tongue hard on the nipple, then switching to give the same attention to the other. His left hand was rubbing Elk\'s erection through the silky midnight fabric as his right hand stroked the boy\'s side up and down.

The twin blade\'s smooth tongue was sweet torture for Elk, as it began tracing random paths along his chest, then slowly down his abdomen, finally reaching just under his naval. Kite had practically ripped the remains of Elk\'s upper robe off, now all that was left was the bottom half...

Elk locked eyes with Kite, silently pleading for him to continue. Kite then smiled and lowered his head to the waistline of the boy\'s long robe and pants beneath. He deftly began to pull both down with his teeth firmly locked on the hems. It wasn\'t long before he completely revealed the rest of Elk\'s voluptuous body. His eyes drank in the image greedily, causing Elk\'s face to burn deep crimson. Satisfied with the lovely sight, Kite then lowered his head down to the boy\'s erection. He nuzzled it at first, delighted when Elk slightly jumped from the sensation. Then he flicked his hot tongue across the length of the boy\'s hard shaft, reveling in the taste and feel.

\"Ah!... K-Kite.....\" Elk moaned hotly as he arched his hips up for more. Kite\'s hands continued to caress Elk\'s nude body as he kissed his length. Then, in a quick instant, Elk\'s erection was taken almost completely into Kite\'s slick mou mouth. He gasped in erotic need as his grip in Kite\'s hair tightened, pushing his head down further. Kite\'s tongue rubbed and swirled all around the delicious organ in an erotic dance, bringing the wavemaster closer to the brink of something wonderful, yet terrifying all the same.

\"Mmmm...\" Kite moaned in a muffled tone as he tasted the first bit of pre- cum. Elk was almost there... almost...

The wavemaster became frantic. He needed to reach whatever it was his body was screaming for. He began to buck his hips: slowly at first, than faster and faster, until he was pounding his cock in and out of Kite\'s mouth. Elk could taste the blood from his torn lip as he bit it to keep from screaming, but it was a losing battle poorly fought. With one final thrust, Elk could no longer hold back and he released his hot seed into Kite\'s mouth and onto his chest. \"AHHHhhhhhh............ Kite-kun!!! Ooooohhhh.........\" the wavemaster yelled as he came, his body racked with sparks of energy to the likes of which he\'d never known. Kite leaned up and pressed his lips firmly against Elk\'s, letting him taste his own cum. Their tongues dueled in a passionate battle. The slick cum on Kite\'s chest smeared onto Elk\'s as the two of them rubbed against each other in heated friction.

When they finally broke the kiss, Elk quickly and forcefully grabbed hold of Kite\'s wrists and used all of his weight to flip him over onto his back, earning a surprised gasp from the blushing twin blade. \"I believe it\'s my turn... Kite-kun...\" Elk said in his sexiest voice, rubbing his still hardened member roughly against the bulge in Kite\'s pants. At this point, Elk had abandoned his shyness and was completely comfortable with Kite. He wanted to make him scream out his name in pleasure just like he did. He rubbed up against Kite harder until he could feel the wetness seeping through the thin fabric. Kite moaned as he thrust his hips up to meet with Elk\'s in a sensual rhythm.

\"Elk... please...\" Kite moaned, needing desperately to be freed from the confinement of the cloth. The wavemaster gave him a chaste kiss on the lips as his hands worked at opening his belt... One warm hand slowly unzipped his pants and slid in to wrap itself firmly around Kite\'s pulsing shaft. He caressed Kite\'s most sensitive area gently; fingertips barely touching the heated flesh as they moved up and down. \"Ohhh....... mmmmm.....,\" Kite purred at the soft little caresses, \"....so good....\"

The wavemaster grinned as he teasingly took his hand away, getting a whimper out of his precious azure haired lover. He then proceeded to completely remove Kite\'s pants. Now it was his turn to gaze at Kite\'s perfect body. The sight of him lying beneath him all sweaty, nude, and glazed in his seed made his erection grow even harder. Just the sight of him turned Elk on so much. He had to have him. He didn\'t care if this was going against every value he had ever been taught, because he knew then from the look in Kite\'s eyes that there was a deep bond between them... more than lust.

\"I want you in me, Kite,\" Elk said in a breathy tone as he bent down to claim the other boy\'s lips in a rough bruising kiss. He positioned himself over Kite until the tip was touching his entrance. He knew it would most likely hurt at first, but he didn\'t care. He wanted to be one with Kite in the most sensual way he could. Kite nodded for Elk to proceed, and the wavemaster relaxed, letting Kite\'s cuatedated erection slide into his opening. Elk winced as he felt himself stretching to accommodate his lover, but after a few minutes, he was adjusted and ready.

Kite began a slow rhythm by moving his hips slowly up and down while Elk did the same. At the same time, Kite caressed Elk\'s aching hardness with his right hand while his left massaged the boy\'s firm ass. As the pressure grew, the two began to move faster, rocking harder into each other. Sweat glistened on their muscular frames as they breathed hard; two hearts beating as one. With every thrust, Kite hit that special point inside Elk, causing him to scream his lover\'s name and other endearments. They were both so close to reaching their peaks. Kite thrust his hips higher, harder, faster, pushing to the hilt inside of Elk. His climax was explosive as his seed burst forth, filling Elk as well as causing the wavemaster to reach his own sweet release as his seed spilled all over Kite.

\"Oh! Elk..!!!\" Kite growled in feral passion as he stopped to catch his breath. Elk slumped down to lay on Kite\'s chest which was warm and slick with his love for him. Kite then wrapped his arms securely around his lover, placing tiny kisses on his forehead.

Elk sighed in content, then opened his beautiful crimson eyes to meet Kite\'s sweet, but questioning gaze. \"Ne... will this be the last time?\" the wavemaster asked, suddenly feeling shy again. Kite replied by claiming his lips in another deep kiss.

\"Does that answer your question?\" Elk smiled, then laid his head to rest on Kite\'s chest. They both closed their eyes and drifted off into a deep, peaceful sleep in which they dreamt only of each other.

To Be Continued...