Home (male x male)

Reunion

Yuichi and Kousuke were the only ones left in the garden so they decided they would continue cleaning while Ichirou and Mizuki talked upstairs , as Kousuke turned around  spraying the greenery with water from the hose he jumped  when he heard a girl shriek " Kyyyyaa! it's cold!" turning the water off abruptly he stood there staring at a very soaked girl in confusion "who are you?" "I'm looking for Nakahara Yuichi kun is he not around anymore?" hearing his name  Yuichi  came to stand in front of the girl he had yet to recognize as soon as he was facing her he knew who she was " Ruka Sempai! what are you doing here?" he would have been weary of her if not for the sad state she was in for even without being soaked by the water she looked a mess her eyes looked as though they had been crying for days and had bags under them suggesting she hadn't been sleeping well. She looked much thinner than what he remembered " I -I'm sorryy for coming unannounced I know I shouldn't have gone to your house bu-bu-but I really had to see you I'm so so sorry about what happened to you I'm sorry I should have known better, I should have  tagged along I never thought she would do something bad to you " Ruka sempai was crying the two boys stood staring at her "Why are you just staring at her you should get her something to dry off with " Ichirou's voice seemed to  bring them back to their senses and they took the blanket Mizuki was carrying and wrapped it around her shoulders. "What the hell is wrong with this chick?" Kousuke was confused over her outburst " she just sat curled up  crying repeating the words "I'm sorry" over and over " the girl she considered her best friend is the one who r***d Yuichi and he just happens to be a close second to her dead brother Jun she has been blaming herself for her brothers death three years ago and now blames herself for what happened to Yuichi it's also his death anniversary today" no one could say anything as Mizuki spoke  he was seeping a tea for her to drink " here Ruka chan drink this tea and try to relax" Mizuki spoke to her gently placing her hands on the hot travelers cup " once you've calmed down more we will go upstairs and dry your clothes so you don't get sick " there was a sadness in Mizuki and Yuichi's eyes as they looked at her.

 Yuichi felt compelled to comfort his crying sempai "Ruka sempai I'm not mad at you and I definitely do not blame you for what happened to me, I did drop out of the art club but that is only because I will be transferring schools so that I can work towards my dream of being an architect. I have been working hard  so I could transfer to the same school as my best friend Kousuke because his school has a really good art club and program for future architects" she was finally calming down a little he didn't know why he did it but Yuichi took her into his arms and hugged her tightly."You need to stop being so hard on yourself things happen in life they aren't your fault so stop blaming yourself I'm sure your brother in heaven is crying now because his big sister is feeling so sad " almost as though her brother was agreeing  the sun shined a little brighter above them she sniffled but didn't say anything " If you want to feel like you are part of a family we are more then willing to share ours with you right guys?" Ichirou knew none of them would disagree with him  and as he spoke she finally looked up. "It's been really hard on you hasn't it, you and your brother were always together like my parents yours were also never home and they blamed you for your brothers death even though it wasn't your fault now you feel alone and lonely all the time" Mizuki spoke in a matter of fact tone. Ruka Sano finally spoke " they should have been taking care of us instead I had to do it, I had to do everything cooking and cleaning and school work! they would be gone for weeks at a time even months sometimes and I had to do everything! I wasn't that much older then him I barely knew how to take care of myself but I had to keep both of us safe and healthy. I didn't know he was sick and I went to cram school because I heard this school had a great art club, mom and dad were both home for vacation so it should have been fine when I got home that night I found out he had been sick with a fever all day. I asked them why they didn't bring him to the hospital they said he was fine and it would pass, I begged them to bring him to the hospital his fever wasn't going down my father told me if I was so worried I should bring him myself . I knew I couldn't take him outside it would make him worse I didn't have money to take a taxi, I got my brother dressed and snuck out the house with him and hitch hiked to the hospital. We ended up having to wait a long time to be seen dad realized we were gone and came and got us. My brother never saw the doctor two days later he was dead and they blamed me" Mizuki had turned around  to wipe a tear clearing his throat he said " I'm sure your brother was happy having you by his side to care enough about him the weathers getting colder so lets go upstairs and dry your clothes before you get sick" no one spoke another word as they all made their way upstairs. As soon they could they had her change into some dry clothes  even though they were big on her it beat her wearing wet clothes. after making sure she was in no danger of being sick  and that her clothes had dried Ichirou and Mizuki went back to their work.

Ichirou wondered where the day had gone as he and Mizuki sat at the table studying before bed "did you really give up on your dream to open a flower shop Mizuki?" he knew he shouldn't ask but he couldn't help himself he feared Mizuki one day being a broken person full of regrets "it's not like I promised her I'd absolutely do it, I just wanted her to smile, it was the best way to make her smile. You know I can really relate to Ruka Sano losing the only person you knew loved you so fully for who you were, someone who appreciated all the hardships you went through just to keep them by your side. She doesn't remember but I was in her school I watched her struggle and saw people making fun of her or picking on her but I had enough troubles without helping here since I was the "flower boy" I was also blamed for the death of the person I cherished the most . Ren's mother blamed me because I encouraged her "hippie tree hugging ways" my grandmother once owned a shop but she had  her friends grandson take over because her children would rather sell it then carry on with the business. She would go visit regularly  more so after I moved in with her because she finally had someone who appreciated her love for flowers as much as she did. Grandmother was in an accident on her way home from the shop she had promised me she would bring my favorite flowers home with her she died clutching the flowers I loved so much. Ren's mother said if it wasn't for me she never would have went there, that I killed grandmother with my love for flowers. I believed her with my whole heart, no one tried telling me different except Ren  and Yujirou but it was already too late my love for flowers has been tainted with my grandmothers blood, her life" Mizuki closed his book  feeling restless.

 Ichirou wasn't sure what to say to his lover " you know after she died I got into a lot of trouble, I got kicked out my old school and ended up in our school. I lived with Ren and Yujirou for a few months too I almost got kicked out our school for fighting I looked different back then though doubt anyone would believe it was  me after my grandmother died it was like the sun no longer shone in my world everything went from tolerable to miserable living with my mom wasn't a picnic but finally living with Ren and Yujirou helped me a bit then I moved in with my Dad and life completely settled down. " Mizuki and Ichirou sat in silence not knowing what to say anymore but the silence seemed to say all the things they couldn't  as they sat  smiling at each other a moment before they both stood up reaching for each others hands they made their way to their bedroom. "mmm" Mizuki woke to the morning sun in his eyes the body spooning him was warm against his skin something about the body felt very odd he rolled  over under the arm that seemed heavier than normal  and  opened his eyes "WAH! " THUD CRASH Ichirou had just finished showering and was making his way to the bedroom to wake Mizuki up in a very sensual loving way but  hearing those sounds he dashed towards his room frantically his towel sliding  down his hips "Who the hell is this naked guy!!!!" Mizuki had a blanket wrapped around him looking very disheveled while another  very naked male was  pulling himself back up onto the bed he shared with Mizuki " Ichirou what's going on here when did you start dating pretty boys?" Mizuki was now standing behind Ichirou "Yuki?" Mizuki watched as the beautiful male smiled at his lover "I know it's been a long time but there's no way you could have forgotten about me even with a looker like him in your life right" Mizuki felt lost he could see the tension in Ichirou's body " aren't you the one who forgot about me Yuki ? didn't you forget how to use a phone after getting a job, I was under the impression you forgot all about me" Mizuki felt as though pieces were falling into place he had recently heard about a Yuki who would be in town that knew Ichirou this Yuki must be Yuki Sakurano " always such a firecracker lighten up Ichirou you are scaring your beautiful boyfriend"  as he spoke Yuki  approached not seeming disturbed by the fact he was as naked as the day he was born "Hi I'm Yuki Sakurano if you ever get tired of his serious stiff personality I have a good sense of humor" Ichirou raised an eyebrow looking at Yuki in disdain "and no sense of decency if anything you are the one scaring him coming toward  him bare ass naked when he doesn't even know who you are? since when were you such a p*****t anyways coming into someone else's room and stripping down naked crawling into their bed " Ichirou was bristling Mizuki couldn’t help smiling  hugging Ichirou close  he laughed out loud shocking both males "how about you get dressed I'm going to jump into the shower you guys sort through your business "  kissing his lovers cheek  Mizuki picked up a neatly folded  pile of clothes off  the chair  against the wall he had the habit of preparing his clothes the day before thanks to living with his grandmother.

Ichirou waited until Mizuki was out of the room "what the hell are you playing at coming here and crawling into my bed naked and not covering yourself up after realizing you weren't in the same room as me." Ichirou felt offended after not seeing Yuki for over a year he strolled in his apartment as if he owned it  and crawled into his bed naked only to press his naked body against Mizuki's naked body which was something Ichirou wasn't likely to forget or forgive anytime soon. "Don't be so uptight just because I felt up your boyfriends naked body , he is your boyfriend right?" Ichirou  felt himself tense Yuki had always been one of his best friends but he had always  had a way of getting everything or one Ichirou wanted for himself at some point in time and Mizuki was not someone he wanted Yuki  paying any attention to. Ichirou crossed his arms defensively " that doesn't matter right now what matters is the reason why you are here when  you had my whole room to yourself at my moms house and since when did you have an interest in men as well " as he spoke  Ichirou started to dress himself "I came to visit you since I heard you moved out that's all figured it would be boring staying in that house without you  " Yuki  shrugged his shoulders in a nonchalant manner as he pulled his discarded clothes back on. he really was carefree in a room that didn't belong to him, having been seen naked by a complete stranger.

Ichirou continued to glare at his cousin " you can have anyone you want you always could so it wouldn't be difficult for you to hook up with someone if you really didn't want to stay at my moms house so why are you here" Yuki looked at him shocked  then sighed " alright honestly I heard you had a boyfriend now and wanted to check out if you were really gay for myself I didn't know your boyfriend was an absolute beauty that lived with you. I haven't found anyone to my liking lately so I was considering seeing if I couldn't mess around with someone who knows how to keep a secret but after seeing your  boy-toy I think I might like to take him for a test drive" Ichirou could swear his breathing had stopped as his ears rang from the words he had just heard. He couldn't control his anger before he knew what he was doing Ichirou already had a hand wrapped tightly around Yuki's neck  " if you really want to play with a man I'm willing to show you the ropes , I'll teach you all about the painful  truth about taking it up the ass raw. Know that if you touch my Mizuki I'll r**e your ass bloody you won't even be able to sit down  unless the pain of the experience kills you , I'll kill anyone that tries to have their way with him" Yuki clutched at his hand and gasped " you are f*****g nuts what the hell happened to you  to make you this psycho and by the way I was just testing your seriousness about being with a man if you are going to  be that nuts  I don't have to question your sincerity towards your boyfriend, it's just that your mom denied the whole thing said you are just rebelling and playing a prank on everyone which I'm now very sure you're not -"  he would have said more but he could hear Mizuki's loud whistling coming closer to the room. "I have to get to going I'll text you later and don't forget to send Ruka chan the invitation to the picnic love you " kissing his boyfriend's cheek  he briefly bowed at Yuki then  left the room without a backwards glance. Looking at his watch Ichirou sighed " I have to get to school now I am an exam student after all " picking up his bag he left "don't slip back into my bed again you old p*****t" he tossed over his shoulder before closing the door behind him.

 Yuki couldn't believe how much Ichirou had changed never in his life had he ever witnessed such violence come from his cousin least of all over a boyfriend/girlfriend. This new Ichirou was scarier than the previous carefree playboy cousin he knew He feared for the life of the person who would carelessly try to steal his boyfriend from him in the future he knew his cousin's dedication to the people he loved and he knew he would definitely go to deaths door for any one person he loved never mind if he was IN love with said person. he felt pride in the man Ichirou was becoming and felt bad for his aunt there was no way her eldest son would ever part with his boyfriend and he would never be giving her a grandchild like she wanted. he laughed her son was just like the man she hated the most his uncle and Yuki thought that wasn't a bad thing as he left the apartment he was in a good mood.