All In The Band

by Kurara

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Part 14

When Toshiya woke up the next morning, Kaoru had his arms wrapped
around his waist and was holding him close. Toshiya groaned and
pried the other man's arms from him while getting up and going to the
shower. He turned on the water and let it heat up as he walked
around the apartment, pausing as he saw the front door open slowly
and a tired Kyo (YAY!!!! I got through... ::chats with DMV lady::
~K) trudged in, trying to be quiet and gasping when he caught sight
of Toshiya. Toshiya opened his mouth a bit in shock. Kyo's clothes
were soaked and torn, ripped in various places exposing many
wounds. "Kyo..."

Kyo moved to run away, out of the apartment again, but dizziness
overcame him and he fell to the ground, blacking out. Toshiya gasped
and fell beside Kyo, taking him in his arms and screaming, "Kaoru!!
Kaoru!!" He dropped his head and embraced Kyo tightly,
sobbing. "Kyo... what happened to you?" He looked back
again. "KAORU!!"

Kaoru quickly stumbled out of the room and gasped at the sight of
Toshiya cradling a battered Kyo. He rushed to them and lifted Kyo
up, bringing him onto Toshiya's bed and stripping Kyo's wet clothes
off as Toshiya trembled in the doorway, biting on his
nails. "Kaoru... Kaoru.. what do you think..."

"Toshiya, get the first aid stuff..."

***

Kyo slowly opened his eyes, groaning at the pain in his body and the
stinging of his cuts. "Kao..." he moaned.

Toshiya was shoke awake by Kyo's waking and blinked. "Huh?"

"Kao..."

Toshiya shot up. "KYO?! You're awake?"

"Huh?" Kyo looked to the bassist in a daze. "To-shi-ya?"

Toshiya nodded and took Kyo's hand in his firmly. "Kyo... what
happened to you? Are you alright? Gods, Kyo, how'd this--"

Kyo placed a finger on Toshiya's lips and sighed, smiling
slighlty. "Dun worry... I'm... fine..."

"No! You're not!" Tears stremed down Toshiya's face. "You've got
brusises and cuts and you were wet and you blacked out!"

"I just.... got mugged..."

"How?" The bassist whispered.

Kyo shrugged. "I was just... in the wrong part of town I guess..."

"Kyo..."

"So don't worry..." Kyo cringed as he tried to roll onto his side,
away from Toshiya and Toshiya sighed, getting up and walking to the
door.

"Need anything?" His voice sounded hopeful.

Kyo shook his head. //Just Kaoru...//

***

Kyo walked slowly out of the room and into the TV area, seeing only a
purple head of hair. "Kaoru..." he breathed, standing there, frozen
until Kaoru turned around.

"Kyo! Come sit down..." he motioned on the couch next to him.

Kyo nodded and walked over there, flopping on the couch next to Kaoru
and staring at the floor. "Where's Toshiya?"

"Out shopping.... you guys have no food here..."

"Sou desu..."

A silence hung over the room and Kaoru bit his lip. //I... I wonder
if he's mad...// Kaoru tilted his head a bit to see Kyo's face
better, noting the troubled expression. //I'd better apologize...//
Kaoru licked his lips and turned his head to face Kyo. "Kyo-kun?"
The vocalist gave no response. "I... I'm sorry, Kyo..."

Kyo turned his head. "Nani?"

Kaoru sighed. "I'm sorry.... I've treated you bad lately... and that
other night--"

"Forget it." Kyo turned away again. "Just forget it."

"Kyo..."

Kyo shook his head. "It's nothing, Kaoru... I don't care about it...
really."

"How can you say that?! I must've hurt you!" Kaoru tried to reach
for Kyo's hands, but Kyo pulled them away. "Kyo!"

"Kaoru!" Kyo hissed. "I don't CARE what you do to me. Beat me up,
fuck me senseless, throw me away, I DON"T CARE! I'm USED to it! I
EXPECT it!"

"Kyo--"

"I don't expect ANYTHING good to come out of ANYTHING." A slight
tremble began to show in Kyo's voice. "I'm just glad that...
that..." Kyo turned away. "That you pay attention at all...." he
whimpered.

Kaoru's eyes widened a bit and he turned Kyo to face him again,
watching the smaller man fight off tears. "Kyo... no matter what, I
shouldn't have done that and I'm sorry... I don't want to hurt you..."

"You... you can't help that Kaoru... you hurt me anyway..."

"Then.. the only way I can't hurt you is to get out of your life..."

"NO!" Kyo yelled. "That'd hurt even more than you being here and
hurting!" He hugged Kaoru tightly, burying his face into Kaoru's
chest. "Don't go... I can stand the hurt.. I can... just don't go..."

"Kyo?"

Kyo suddenly grabbed Kaoru's head, squeezed his eyes shut, and lifted
his head to Kaoru's, smashing their lips together for a deep kiss.
He moved his lips hard against Kaoru's, still fighting his tears as
he ran his tongue along Kaoru's lips, slipping it in and kissing
deeply.

When he pulled out, he lowered his head, both of them panting
lightly. "Kaoru... I... I love you..."

***

MWHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA!
C/C?
~Kurara

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