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Strays	By : Shuichi77 Category: +G to L > Loveless Views: 1752 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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After a very long day, both Soubi and Ritsuka were exhausted. By the time they were only half way to Soubi's home the small cat eared boy could barely stand. Not wanting him to trip or fall, Soubi scooped him up in his arms and watched with great joy as the boy snuggled into him and feel asleep in his arms for the rest of the walk home. Once arriving at the large two story home, Soubi gently pushed open the front, trying not to wake his sacrifice, and went straight upstairs to his bedroom. Soubi didn't want this warm feeling to end, so he crawled into bed with Ritsuka still curled up in his arms. After only a minute or so Soubi also drifted off to sleep with Ritsuka held safely close to him, not even minding to change out of his clothes.

The next morning Soubi got up early, as he usually did, and went down to the kitchen where Kio was already cooking breakfast.

"Good morning Sou-chan! I heard you come in awfully late last night, is everything ok?"

"Yes, everything is fine. Please try to be quite though, Ritsuka is upstairs sleeping." Kio seemed really taken aback by this, as if he were insulted.

"Ritsuka? Why is he here? I thought he was living with those weird chicks." His tone came off rather odd to Soubi; it was like he was irritated for some reason. But Soubi thought maybe he was just having a bad morning.

"He was, but he has decided that he would rather stay here with me. Is that going to be a problem…?"

"No. Why would it be? It is your house after all. I'm happy for you Sou-chan." Kio's tone quickly changed back to his normal chipper self.

"Would you like any breakfast Soubi?"

"No thank you. I actually have to go over to the Zero's house and let them know that Ritsuka will be staying here. So I will be back in a while. Please try to let Ritsuka sleep as late as he wants; he has had a long night."

"Yup, no problem. I'll see you later"

With that, Soubi grabbed his coat and headed out the door, leaving Kio to eat breakfast alone. As soon as the front door closed however, a very sinister smirk appeared across Kio's face.

'hmmm, so the little brat is living here now…? How fun.'

As Soubi closed the door behind him, he was actually excited to go see Yamato and deliver good news; he finally felt like things were going to be smooth sailing for once in his chaotic life. All these good thoughts running through his mind made his walk go by in an instant it seemed and before he knew it, he had arrived at his destination. He walked up to the door of girls apartment and knocked rather gently, seeing as it was very early and he knew Yamato was out as late as he was. Surprisingly enough however, Yamato was the one to answer the door and she was greeted by a very satisfied smile from the tall man. She immediately knew by that smile that he had found Ritsuka and couldn't be more relieved.

"Soubi! I'm so glad to see you! I'm guessing you found your lost little kitty cat?" She said in a joking voice. Which to her relief, made Soubi giggle just a little.

"Why yes I did. In fact, I was just stopping by today to let you know that Ritsuka has decided to come and live with me. Not out of ill will for you two of course." Yamato then immediately jumped up and gave Soubi a big hug that he embraced warmly.

"I'm very happy for you Soubi! I'm glad you two worked it out."

"And I'm glad to have my guest room back!" Kouya shouted from inside the house.

"She is just kidding Sou-chan. She is just grumpy in the mornings."

"It's alright. I am very grateful to you both for taking care of him; I am in your debt. Oh and I don't think I ever apologized for hurting you. I am very sorry about that, I was not myself that night. I hope you will forgive me."

"It's ok Soubi, I understand. Would you like to come in for some tea?"

"No thank you, I would like to get home and make sure Ritsuka is doing ok, maybe another time."

"OK. I wish the best to you both. Goodbye Sou-chan."

"Goodbye."

Soubi then turned and began his walk home yet again, walking a little faster this time however, he was very excited to get home and back to Ritsuka. On the way he did decide to stop into a shop for a moment, he saw a very adorable little heart shaped snack cake that he thought he would get for his lover. Rather satisfied with his purchase, he continued on his way.

Upon arriving home, he went straight into the kitchen to set down the cake. He realized then that he heard the shower on upstairs so he figured Ritsuka must have gotten up already and was taking a shower. He wasn't really sure if the laundry had been put away yet so he decided to take up some fresh towels to Ritsuka. When he got to the upstairs bathroom, he knocked but heard no reply, so he decided he would just go in and set the towels down for him, but when he went to open the door it was locked. Luckily, Soubi actually had a small rod that acted as a key to the bathroom, just in case he ever needed it. After unlocking the door he entered slowly; he then heard a soft whimper and what sounded like crying. This worried Soubi very much.

"Ritsuka?" He called from just inside the bathroom door, but no answer. He walked up to the shower curtain and pulled it back to find the small boy curled up in a ball in the tub crying underneath the running water. He noticed a cut across his cheek and bruises all over his arms. In shock, Soubi turned off the water and picked the boy up right out of the tub and cradled him in his arms.

"Ritsuka, what happened?! Are you okay!?" Soubi was completely baffled and extremely worried when the boy wouldn't answer.

"Ritsuka! Please tell me what happened!" He then heard the small boy whimper and try to speak but the only word that Soubi could make out was "Kio".

Soubi's worry quickly turned to anger.

"Kio?! Did he do this to you?!" The small boy still didn't speak, but only nodded a very subtle yes. Soubi was filled with rage, but he first had to tend to his sacrifice. He quickly wrapped Ritsuka up in a towel and carried him into the bedroom, set him gently on the bed and pulled the covers up over him.

"Ritsuka, I'll be back in a few minutes. Will you be ok?" Again, the boy just nodded yes, still in pain and shock from his ordeal.

With that, Soubi stormed down the stairs as fast as he could and violently threw open the door to Kio's bedroom. He found him sitting up in his bed reading a book as if nothing had happened.

"Kio! What the fuck happened to Ritsuka!" Kio looked up from his book very nonchalantly at the very angry blonde standing in his door way.

"What do you mean?" Kio's voice was very sarcastic, which sent Soubi into an even bigger frenzy. Soubi came at Kio and picked him up off his bed and slammed him hard against the wall, pinning him against it.

"You know damn well what I mean! What did you do!?" Soubi's anger continued to build as Kio just rolled his eyes.

"What do you think happened, Soubi? I gave him what he deserved." This comment earned Kio a powerful punch right in his jaw. Soubi then let him fall to the floor then stood over him with a very frightening face.

"What the hell are you talking about!? How did he deserve that?! What has he done to you?!" Kio's voice finally changed to a very angry tone.

"It's not just what he did to me! It's what he did to the both of us! That boy has never been anything but trouble! All you ever do is come to his rescue and follow him around waiting on him hand and foot! And how does he repay you?! By pushing you away, or running away to live with someone else, he won't even show you any affection! And while you're off saving that boy, I'm here every day cooking and cleaning for you! I do everything for you, and I have been doing for years now! Now all of a sudden, he decides you're good enough for him. Well fuck that Soubi! I was here first! I loved you first!"

Soubi still couldn't believe what he was hearing and he couldn't contain his anger anymore. He swiftly kicked Kio directly in the ribs as he lie on the floor, making him double up in pain and cough a small amount of blood onto the floor.

"How dare you Kio! You were my best friend! Do you really think that you can justify your jealousy by hurting Ritsuka?!" At this Kio let out a strained laugh.

"Maybe not…But it sure as hell made me feel better. I'm just sorry that he locked himself in the bathroom before I could get my hands on him again." That was the last straw for Soubi; he laid another kick into Kio's side before picking him up off the floor by the bloodied collar of his shirt.

"You get the fuck out! And don't you ever, ever let me catch you anywhere near my Ritsuka again!" Without even letting Kio spit out another smart ass reply, Soubi dragged him by his shirt to the front door and threw him as hard as he could onto the porch, causing Kio to crash face first into the concrete. Kio then slowly stood up, broken and covered in blood and peered back at the tall blonde.

"Fine Soubi. I see how it is. You're really going to pick that brat over me?"

"Yes I am! And I'll have someone deliver your things to the college."

Without another word, Kio turned and walked away, defeated.

As soon as Soubi was sure that Kio was gone, he slammed and locked the front door. He then immediately turned his attention to the injured boy upstairs. He ran back up the stairs to the master bedroom where Ritsuka laid frozen and soaking wet in the exact same position that Soubi left him in, with the exception of the blanket being pulled completely over his head now. Soubi slowly approached the bed at sat down very gently next to the small boy and spoke to him in a very soft loving voice.

"Ritsuka, I'm back. Kio is gone, and he won't be coming back." He gently laid a hand on the blanket that covered the boy and pulled it completely off of him, so that he could assess his injuries. Upon pulling the blanket back, he could see all of his lover's body, except for the areas that were still covered by the towel that was wrapped around his waist. Soubi could barely hold back tears as his eyes scanned Ritsuka from top to bottom. Soubi gently traced his delicate fingers over all of Ritsuka's injuries. There was a gash that went across his right cheek that when touched made the small boy flinch a little. There were also several hand shaped bruises on his shoulders and arms, it enraged Soubi that Kio had grabbed the boy so hard that the bruises were actually hand shaped. After tracing over all his injuries, Soubi finally spoke.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" Soubi was only met with silence.

"Please tell me." Finally, Ritsuka looked up at Soubi with his eyes still full of tears, then looked away as if he were ashamed as he pulled up his towel just a little to show more hand shaped bruises on his upper thighs; this almost made Soubi's heart stop.

"Ritsuka…did Kio…" His words were cut off by the boy's soft voice as he spoke in between sniffles.

"No. B-but he tried. But I kicked him and locked myself in the bathroom. Then he shouted mean things at me through the door. H-he told me that I was nothing but a selfish child and that I could never make you happy. A-and…" His words were cut off by the older man.

"Shh, that's enough. None of what Kio said is true." He then gently grabbed the boy up into his arms and held him tightly against his chest and felt very warm when Ritsuka snuggled his face into him. Soubi gently caressed the small boy's hair, taking great care not to brush his sensitive cat ears that were pressed down very firmly on his head. They stayed like that, silent, until Soubi couldn't hold his emotion back anymore and tears began to stream down his face.

"Ritsuka, I'm so sorry. I should have been here. I should have been here to protect you. I- I just never thought that Kio…" His words were cut short by a small finger pressed against his lips.

"It's not your fault. It's because of you that…that I escaped when I did." Soubi looked very confused by this.

"I've become so used to mother hurting me, that when I get bullied or hurt I just…tune out. With mother, if I fight back or defend myself, it only gets worse. So I don't ever fight back. So when Kio attacked me today I didn't fight back, until he tried to…touch me there. When he did that, all I could think of was you…all I could think was that…this ears, my ears…I don't want anyone else to take them that isn't you." Being this open was very unusual for him, so Ritsuka was blushing wildly at this point. "For the first time in my life Soubi…I fought back; because of you." Soubi was completely speechless, he had never known Ritsuka to be this open and he never dreamt that he would say such words. These words struck Soubi right through his heart, so much that it brought tears to his eyes again.

"Ritsuka…I don't know what to say…"

Ritsuka then gathered all his strength and confidence and sat up in Soubi's lap and pressed his lips against the older man's; Soubi was shocked that Ritsuka was the one this time to deepen the kiss, gently biting at Soubi's bottom lip and gently pressing forward with his tongue, begging for entrance. Soubi's happily accepting his request. Soubi squeezed the boy tightly as their tongues battled for dominance, each exploring the other with great passion. Ritsuka finally broke the kiss, greatly to Soubi's disappointment, to catch his breath and speak to his fighter.

"Just tell me that you love me."

"I love you Ritsuka."

"I love you too."

The two looked at each other lovingly with smiles in their eyes.

"Let's go get you cleaned up Ritsuka. I think you could really use some cake." Ritsuka nodded with a big smile on his face. Even though he was beaten and bruised, he couldn't be happier.

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