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The Love That He Wants	By : Resting-Madness Category: +S to Z > Wolf's Rain Views: 844 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Toboe Wolf felt an anger in him far greater than he's felt in a long time. Not since his brother withholding the truth about his burns, or Tsume's part in the death of his parents and changes in his brother. This anger was a new kind of beast. Gasper Lee was a lying, deceiving, ruining piece of dung. He destroyed his personal property, embarrassed him, destroyed the career of the man he loves - a love that, because of that bastard, ruined what could have been an amazing moment of confession but instead was simply stated as a could-have-been event. Gasper was wearing his engagement bangle. Sullied it with his disgusting hatred and unrequited, and forever one-sided love.
It was funny how lack of wanting to see someone suddenly froze them out to the point of being polite, because, despite sharing the room with Gasper, Toboe felt an odd urge to knock for admittance inside. Gasper Lee has become that vile to him. He wants to dissociate himself as a complete stranger. A stranger one has to tippy-toe around.
But, he does not knock. Instead he steeled himself then went inside. He was greeted with a warm smile and a "Hello". He doesn't know that Toboe knows what he's done. That he bugged Tsume's apartment and that he's blackmailing him with the recording. That he stole a piece of property that belonged not to Tsume, but to him. His gift to express a deep love that wanted to become deeper. He was satisfied with having their title as boyfriends who are deeply invested in each other. However, Tsume is from a time when deep love meant papers, acknowledgement by everyone. He wants to marry him. How crazy is that?!
Toboe, not in his life, has ever thought about marriage. Even as he's currently a best man and ring bearer for his brother. He had thought about it briefly when Hige had brought it up. Had Hige been fishing? He'd missed it, if that's what that was. And frankly, he hoped his response was good because he can't recall what he'd said. Just a warm feeling that engulfed him when he thought about it. Kind of like the one encasing him now, over the thought that Tsume would recruit Hige to feel him out about it.
But, upon opening the door he suddenly felt cold and dead. He used that, as he readied himself to give the performance of a lifetime.
Toboe stomped into the room hurling his bag in the direction of the closet. He then dramatically dropped his weight onto his bed. He blinked rapidly as if fighting tears, then he toned it down blowing out a breath. "Wanna run choreography or something? I need a distraction." He reached for the remote intent on channel surfing, but Gasper nabbed it first.
"Sure, I guess, but first," he set the remote down. "What was that all about? A teacher piss you off or something?" He looked at the abused bag that lay scattered open due to a book busting apart the zipper-track. "I know test weeks are brutal, but you need to relax."
Toboe was muddled by that statement. He could work with it. "No. It's not that, I aced that easily... It's Tsume..."
Gasper withheld his sneer as this could be good news if it caused Wolf to abuse his things. "What about him?"
It amazed Toboe how now that he knows, Gasper's mood-swings are more obvious. He doesn't hide his disdain as he once had. The sneer is verbal since he hid it physically. "I went to my brother's after my class, he wanted to go over wedding stuff with his fiance and me, and Tsume, since he's going."
Gasper listened with high clarity attention.
"You should know... I lied to you, before when I'd said I wasn't back together with him. We did get back together."
He wasn't about to lay it all out there. He chose his words carefully to avoid leaking it that he knows about the recording, possibly recordings. Once he got what he needed who was to say he'd left it at that. He could have saved phone calls, visits, any personal information he has no right to. All to spy on them together.
'I'll bet the sicko got-off on Tsume and me having sex. Simp-pathetic sicko.' He continued. "I couldn't resist the back-slide.. But, when we were at my house and I told him I was gonna be at the park with you and the crew, he told me to stay away from you."
His roommate glared, his jaw clenched just as tightly as his eyes narrowed. "So, what did you say?"
"I told him he's doing it again with trying to control my life, and that he needed to stop." He said firmly as if talking still angrily to the imagined moment. "It's up to me to decide whom I hang out with and how. Not him. He didn't learn a thing from our breakup."
Gasper nodded hastily. "Yes! Now you're seeing what I saw about him."
"Yeah... Sorry for brushing you off. But, you can't really blame me." He piped up. Gotta keep it believable. If he's too agreeing Gasper will see right through him. "You lied to me about your feelings for me. You told me to stay away from Tsume... Doesn't anyone ever just wanna be with me without trying to control my life? Am I really giving off strong vibes of being a mess or something?"
"No! No, no... It's not like that," he moved over to him; he took Toboe's hands into his, caressing his thumb over the back. "Toboe, it's not from trying to control you.. I just want you to notice what a bad guy Tsume is. Older guys like to throw their weight around. You and I are equals. We're the same age, go to the same college, we even speak the same language!"
"Tsume speaks the same language." He replied, truly confused now.
"Isn't he mixed?"
"No."
Now Gasper was confused. He thought Tsume was mixed Italian. "Either way... and I meant that he's not from our generation."
"Yeah. We weren't back together for a solid week and he was saying ridiculous things like "when we get married", while we helped my brother. Whoever said I wanna get married? That's so ancient. I mean, I'm happy for my brother and Hige, but it's not for me."
"Me neither!"
'I could have said I want webbed feet and you'd be saying "Me too".' He sighed. "Gasper... I don't want to be controlled by anyone. So, I broke up with Tsume, for-good this time."
"How did he take it?"
"He griped that I was being a baby. That it was a mistake."
"I wouldn't do that, because we won't fight."
"What won't. We aren't together."
"But, we could be." He's got him by the shoulders now. "Toboe, you didn't wanna go out with me before when I'd asked because you were secretly with Tsume again, but now that you aren't... Can't we try?" His gaze mists over as he felt tears approaching the thought of rejection. "Please, just can't we?"
"Gasper.. It's not that easy. You hate Tsume, and he's no fan of yours." Toboe explained. "Do you really think he'll just leave us alone?"
"We can call the cops on him if he keeps hounding us."
"No. I told you; he's annoying, yeah, but I don't hate him because of how he feels for me - and you should be lucky I have that mentality, because you could be right up there beside Tsume."
"I'm sorry."
"Gasper.. Honestly speaking, I do think you and I could have a good relationship, if I was to give it a chance." He looked at his lap then over to his stalker. "But, you have to leave Tsume alone. No more trying to ruin him, or go after him.. If he thinks that we're together because you're blackmailing me with harm to him, he'll never let up with trying to get us apart."
Gasper took those words in. He understood them. He, after all, would be the same. If he was with Toboe then suddenly started seeing someone who was trying to keep them apart, he would think the person was holding something over Toboe's head making him do it.
"I don't want anyone thinking you've forced me to be with you." He gave a prime example. "And it's not just Tsume you'd have to worry about, but Kiba; my brother isn't friendly to anyone who's giving me grief. If Tsume tells him that I'm with you for reasons other than my own, he'll be after you. And my brother doesn't back down."
Gasper nodded. "Ok. I'll lay off Tsume."
"Thank you."
They sat in a personal silence. Both thinking of what to say next. What is next to do?
"Are we... together?" Gasper wondered out loud.
Toboe was silent for a moment. "We can try. Trial basis."
"What does that mean?"
"For a week, we can be together. If by the end of it I'm ok with it, we can be together.. If not.. Please don't bring it up anymore."
"Deal! Deal, I'm gonna make you so happy." He cupped Toboe's cheeks kissing him one peck at a time on his lips before pressing them together for a solid makeout.
Toboe could have thrown up in his mouth. He wished he could summon vomit at will. He'd never let the creep enjoy a memory of kissing him. He'd only remember the hot burn of someone else's stomach fluids filling up his yap. The thought of it made him nauseous, maybe he actually would upchuck. "Gasp', wait." He broke the kiss. "First, I need you to be honest with me.. about everything. That's the only thing Tsume got right, up until recently. He never lied to me."
"Ok.."
"Were you the one who sent that photo to the police station?" Toboe added quickly. "I won't get mad, I just don't want you flashing anymore copies of it around. I meant what I'd said, the assaults on Tsume have to end, or you and I will be nothing."
"The.. the photo I swiped from you was the only copy. I swear." He tossed his hand out towards the window. "They have it now. What the do with it is their business; but since you cleared his name somehow, I doubt it'll resurface - except maybe on a fansite, by an agitators who wants to make his fans feel dumb because he was accused of something."
Toboe hated how detailed those words were. Was Gasper planning on doing that? He hoped not. "Was there anything else?"
"...Toboe.. Do you promise not to get mad if I tell you?"
"Depends. What is it?"
"You have to promise, or I won't tell you."
Toboe feigned thoughtful debate before nodding.
"I sorta.. recorded Tsume,"
"Recorded?"
"When we were talking.. I recorded him." He lied. "I wanted to know why he was so driven to be with you, and he told me all this stuff about how you two really got together." He wet his lips. "It was disgusting, Toboe. He totally groomed you." Gasper balled up his hands. "I planned on giving it to the cops, if he continued to bother you."
"Why would you do that?" Toboe asked. "Something like that wouldn't just affect Tsume, but me too."
"You?"
"Yes. If something like that got out.. I'd have to go to therapy, I'd be all over the news like some strange being while they question me, perverts would stalk me in droves thinking I'm into older men and like it. Gasper, you can't ever let anyone hear what's on that recording."
"I won't.. I didn't think it would affect you." He really didn't. Ruin Tsume, a hundred percent. But Toboe.. He would have sickos after him, thinking that his Toboe is some sort of Loli. He can't have that. Toboe could be in danger. "I'll destroy it. Don't worry."
"Don't worry? Gasper, you know what the internet is like, someone could find out we're roommates and hack your computer. If they find that file there... They could really do some damage."
"It's not on my computer, I saved it to a drive. It's not even on my phone." He got up and crossed the room to get it. "I'll get rid of it."
"No. I'll get rid of it." Toboe, relieved to have breathing room, got up and held his hand out for the drive.
Gasper looked at the open hand then up at Toboe. "This.. Toboe... If I give this to you, you swear you won't go back on your word?"
"What word?"
"That you and I are together." He lowered his hand with the drive in it. "How do I know this wasn't some ploy to get this from me?"
"What are you talking about? I didn't even know about it until now." He glared. "Frankly, yeah, I'm disgusted you would do something like that. And I'm really disappointed in Tsume for telling you; he had no right." He lowered his hand. "You really don't trust me."
"I do.. I was just being paranoid." He handed over the drive. "I just can't believe this is all happening."
"Gasper, please don't idolize me. If we're together, I wanna be in a relationship that's normal." He stuffed the drive into his pocket. "I'm not great. I'm actually really lame, just ask Leara and Cheza." He gave a dry laugh at his attempt to dispel the cloudy air. Now that he has what's needed, he only had to get to the door.
"Ok. Sorry." He blushed. "It's not like I want to be this way. I've never fallen so hard for someone before... I like you so much, that.. I don't know, I guess it made me a little manic."
"A little?"
"Ok, a lot. But, you're really special Toboe." He advanced on him, drawing him into a hug.
His hand rubbed down his back a little lower than Toboe would have cared to have it go. He hugged him back. Gasper moved back a bit then looked at him with a smile on his face. He kissed him, backing them towards Toboe's bed; his hand was on the front of his jeans palming him.
"Umm, that's a little too fast for me, right now." He backed away from the over eager roommate. "We only just got together."
"Yeah, but we've known each other for a while." Gasper reached out for him again, missing as Toboe backed away.
"Yeah, but, that was as friends.. Come on, let's make some popcorn and watch a movie or something." He chuckled. "Take a guy out on a date first."
Gasper laughed. "Right. Yeah.. I don't wanna gain a reputation either, right?"
"Right." He wondered out loud. "Was this everything? No more surprises?"
"Yeah. That's the last of it.. with that, I wouldn't need anything else."
Toboe agreed. This was jail. This was a ruined life. This was the coup d'etat. "What movie should we see?"
They walked to the door. Toboe snapped his fingers as if he'd forgotten something and he let Gasper go ahead of him while he went to grab it. However, there was no forgotten item, and when Gasper opened the door, he met with a surprised fist in his face.
...
His nose stung, that was the first thing he'd noticed as he came-to. He blinked, but the location didn't register with him. He thought he would be tied down, but he wasn't. He got to his feet, a bit dizzy from going unconscious from the hit. He touched his nose to assess it but had trouble because something was obstructing his fingers. He must have taken the hit more between the eyes than directly on his nose because it didn't ache like it was broken.
'Is this a boxing ring?' He wondered as he finally really noticed where he was. A mat, the ropes. Is he at a gym? Why would someone take him to a gym? And who hit him? This was all very strange. He's got gloves on his hands for Pete's sake. What the hell is going on?
"Thank you, for telling the truth about the flash drive." Toboe said as he entered the ring. "And thank you for being so sure of yourself that you could be with me." He popped his gloved fists together.
Gasper shook his head as if to dislodge the confusion. "What's going on?"
"What's going on is I'm about to show you just how dangerous I can be. Just how much I don't need protection." Toboe approached the center of the ring, slowly. "Square up."
"Toboe.. This is ridiculous. I'm not gonna fight you."
"Why? You chicken? You think you'll hurt me?"
"I might. You lied to me.. You said we'd be together and you pulled this bullshit.." He walked over to him. "Fuck you."
"Fuck you." Toboe replied. "You lied to me. You stole from me. Vandalized not just my things but Tsume's. Admit it!"
"Admit it? Fine! I admit it, I broke in. I wrecked the place.. But I had my reasons."
"What reason? You think I was shackled up in there or something? That it was some sort of dungeon?" Toboe glared. "I told you I was going out of town with Tsume, and you just seized the opportunity and broke in. Do you not see how immature and stalkerish that is?"
"So what?!" He felt anger brewing. How could he not. He was lied to and now Toboe has his drive.
"You don't do that!" He couldn't believe he had to tell him. What creates people like Gasper Lee? "Dwayne told me that you kicked him out of the group so that I would replace him. So that we could have a way to get closer to each other."
Gasper blushed. He didn't think he'd find out that part.
"Why are you like this?"
"...Maybe I'm stupid. Maybe I hate that you would give yourself to some perverted stalker rather than see the error of what happened and just let him go."
"I love Tsume. Nothing is going to stop me from loving him."
"I thought as much.. Why do you think I bugged his place? If I could just get something to incriminate him, you wouldn't have a choice but to let go of him because he'd be out of the picture."
"And you think you'd take his place?" Toboe scoffed. "I'd go straight before that happened."
That did it. Gasper swung at him. He swung and swung until he made contact with Toboe's arm.
"I'm going to make you pay for lying to me, you slut." He spat.
"Me? You convinced one of your friends to assault me, he grabbed me, kissed me, and threw me down just so you could run in and be the hero."
"How do you know that?"
"Because Anthony told me, he called me right after Dwayne talked to him." Toboe confessed. "After I talked to Dwayne, he must have felt pissed enough at you to talk about you to the others and then I got a call from Anthony."
Gasper swung and missed because Toboe dodged it. "Do you think any of that matters in comparison?"
"It does!" Wolf shouted. "Admit it! Admit to all of it!"
"I did it! I kicked Dwayne out of the group to get close to you, I hired Ant' to rough you up, but I didn't think the creep would kiss you. The only reason he wasn't kicked out of the group for that is because he said he'd tell you if I tried." He smiled. "I broke into that assholes house and bugged it, he never told me in an argument. And, yeah, good for you, I stalked you. But I had to.. You were going out with that gross actor and refused to see anyone else." He was breathing heavily and doing a poor job of calming his escalating nerves. "I had to follow him around taking those damned photos to start rumors but you still stayed by him. You're fucking dense, you know that? Guess that's why you think you're in love with a pedophi-"
Toboe punched him in the mouth before the rest of the word could come out. It sent Gasper staggering backwards onto his butt.
"I'm not dense. And Tsume is not a sicko - you are... You're a user, a stalker, a thief, and abusive." Toboe knelt down and whispered. "And if I ever see you again, I'm going to the police with my evidence."
"What evidence?" He wondered. "You have nothing. The police don't care what happens to celebrities, why do you think paparazzi still is a job description? So I took some pictures, so I tried to slander him. It's all small potatoes compared to the big picture that Tsume Keina was in a relationship with a minor."
"No one will believe you. You said it yourself, what's on that drive - and yeah, I checked it - was the only copy."
"Maybe I was lying."
"You weren't. You're too much of a simp for me to lie if you think it'll get you what you want." He snickered. "Feeling pretty stupid aren't you?"
"Not really. The cops won't take hearsay. It'll be your word against mine, and the matter will be dropped without evidence."
"He's got evidence." Spike announced. He stood up from his place on the floor below the ring. He'd recorded the entire conversation. "With the right editing, this puppy is gonna go places." He grinned lazily. "Wonder what they'll do to someone who breaks into a person's home, spies on them, stalks another, hires a friend to victimize someone..? Seems like the perfect storm for a good few years behind bars."
"And your fingerprints on a reported stolen item... you're done." Toboe added.
"You piece of shit! I hate you!"
"Finally!" He threw his hands up with glee. "I've been working for that. Gasper... Just go away. Change classes we have together, switch dorms.. Just go away from me."
Gasper sniffled. How did it end up like this for him? This was bullshit! But.. What could he do? He bent over and sobbed. Fuck it! Fuck Toboe! Fuck Tsume! Fuck it all! Freeze City could kiss his ass. He's done with them all.
One month later.
"Tie is right. Hair done." He looked at himself in the mirror. He was perfect. Definitely outshined his brother. He snickered to himself. "Kiba, you ready?"
"Yeah." He felt a little sick, but not completely as he might have been in yesteryears. "Let's get married."
Toboe was glad it was all said and done. Put-to-bed. The past pains. The misunderstandings. The right and the wrong. All done with. Gasper Lee is serving time in prison. He was arrested with charges of theft, breaking and entering, stalking, hiring someone to assault another person, spying, and impersonating another person online. By the time he's out of prison he'll be in his 40's.
Through all of this back and forth. Toboe learned something very valuable. He wants love that he doesn't have to fight over or for. He wants a love that cares about him, even when he's being impossible. And he wants to be the same for them. Someone he can share a life with. Share ups and downs and still land on their feet. It's not the end just because of bad times. A realist. That's the love that he wants. And he's found it. In Tsume Keina.
And as he walked with his brother down the aisle, a pillow in his hand with a ring, surrounded by the people who care about him. He smiled brighter than the sun as he turned to face Tsume, who waited at the end of the walk for him alongside Hige. What could be more perfect for them than a double-wedding. Kiba handed the small pillow holding a new silver bangle off to Tsume and Toboe handed the ring off to Hige.
It was a beautiful ceremony. A fun reception. And the start of two pairs of beautiful lives.
The End.
X x X
Commentary: You may be wondering "Where was Tsume at the end in the gym?" He couldn't be there, it was best it didn't look like he set Gasper up in order to press charges. And you may also be thinking that was the end. Yup. That's the end. I never promised to be good at romance, have we met? I beat people up and put them through it. I am though working on my romance, so some day I wanna do a straight romantic Wolf's Rain. I hope you read it. Thank you for reading this trilogy. I hope you enjoyed it. Honestly if you can do better, please do, you have my permission I just wanna be told about it so I can read it too ahaha. Take care of yourselves. Have a good week.
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