damned_institute | Nightshift 43: M11-20 Hallway

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Nightshift 43: M11-20 Hallway

Endrance was quiet as he gathered his things - flashlight, pipe, long chef's knife from the night before - and slipped out into the hallway. It felt a bit strange to be leaving without saying much to his roommate, but...what was there to say, really? He wasn't sure, and so saying nothing at all had probably been the best course of action.

As he closed the door behind him, he blinked. Had - had the walls just blinked for a moment? It reminded him of what had happened two nights ago, when the false-Kite had changed the entry room into Hulle Granz, and it put him on guard. Was he out again tonight, then?

[to hereeventually.]

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"Touya..." Yukito lowered himself to sit beside Touya with a faint wince (that bite on his leg really did hurt far more than it should) and shook his head a little. "That's what the visitors do, they tell you lies with just a hint of truth, just enough to make you doubt yourself."

He certainly knew about that, after last week. It was almost fortunate that Touya and Sakura had appeared here for real after their "visit," else he might still be harboring those doubts.

"I don't believe that about you," he continued, reaching over to rest his hand on Touya's. "I don't care what she said, I don't think it's possible."

Touya gave a short laugh, looking down at his and Yuki's hands. "It's not possible for me to care too much? I don't know about that, I... already feel like I'm standing too close. Like I'm going to scare you if I approach too quickly."

He put his hand over Yuki's and looked over at his friend. "You know how everyone at school is with me. They're either weirded out by me, or they think I'm the greatest thing since instant curry--but they don't know anything about me. You do. You're... you're my only friend, and I don't want to lose you from pushing too hard."

Now that was a little startling to hear - Touya was afraid of scaring him away? Yukito blinked once, then smiled gently and shook his head. "And you know everything about me, too," he replied, leaning in a little closer as though proximity would emphasize the sincerity of his words. "Both of me."

He paused, then lowered his eyes almost shyly. "After I found out the truth, about...about myself, and Yue-san, you told me not to worry about the false memories, because all the ones since I'd met you were real." His hand tightened slightly on Touya's for a moment before he continued, "In a way, Touya, you're the most real thing there is in this world, to me. And I'd never want to change that. Ever."

Even if he looked like Yue right now, Touya could keenly feel how close Yuki was to him. Part of him cautioned the other part to be slow and that showing the slightest sign of obsession would frighten Yukito away. And the part that wouldn't heed the warning told Touya that he was just as much the center of Yukito's universe as Yukito was his. They were both wound together in their own world.

"Sounds like something I'd say--especially if you were doubting yourself," Touya said, gently brushing a finger under Yukito's chin to encourage him to look up again. "But reality can be a dark, terrifying thing, and I don't want to scare you. I just want what you want, Yuki--I don't want to become something you're afraid of, and afraid to get rid of.

"So if I ever seem that way, you have to tell me. Okay?"

"I promise." It was an easy enough promise to give, when Yukito was quite certain he never would have to say anything of the sort, no matter what. He knew Touya likely better than anyone else, and simply couldn't imagine him ever giving a reason to be scared.

At the gentle prompt he lifted his eyes to Touya's again, as fond amusement quirked the corners of his mouth upwards. "All I want is for you to be happy, Touya. For both of us to be happy. Together."

Touya nodded, feeling as though a weight had been partially lifted off of him. He wasn't completely reassured (mostly because Yuki could be so accommodating sometimes, and polite to a fault), but it was good enough for now. The idea that he wasn't stalking Yuki for pictures was comforting.

At the same time, though, he realized that Yukito was very close to him. At least, their faces were close. It wasn't as though he'd never kissed anyone before and didn't know when the right moment was--this was probably classified as one--but they weren't exactly... alone. Yue was still listening, no doubt. On top of that, he'd never really kissed Yuki before. He didn't know when it wasn't appropriate, or if he liked that sort of thing.

So he went for the sort of middle-school type approach, to test the waters. "We're in that one together, then," he said. He leaned down to kiss Yuki's cheek softly.

Yukito had realized only a moment after Touya just how close they were sitting, and for an instant it seemed that his heart skipped a beat before pounding faster. It would be so easy to...and after their conversation the day before...but there was one small catch - and that would be the one whose body he was currently inhabiting.

Over the last week Yukito had become accustomed to being in Yue's form, but had still always remained acutely aware of the fact. It was rather difficult to forget, after all, when the guardian was permanently there with him, even if he wasn't paying complete attention all the time. But the fact remained that, no matter what he did, he'd have an audience...and felt somewhat awkward about doing anything without Yue's consent.

It wasn't difficult for Yue to notice Yukito's train of thought, though, especially considering the circumstances. The guardian gave a mental sigh and, with an inaudible rustle of feathers, drew back as far as he was able, as though he'd pulled his wings about himself to hide. Do whatever you want, he said silently, sounding only a little irritated. It's not my business.

Though he didn't entirely believe the second part of that statement, Yukito accepted the permission with a flash of gratitude in return (which Yue apparently ignored completely) and just smiled at Touya. The faint quirk of mischief in his eye was all the warning he gave, and at the last second he turned slightly, just enough for the kiss to meet his lips instead of his cheek.

Wait what.

Touya was certain his mind had started playing tricks on him, or it had imploded or something. Since when did Yuki do anything tricky like this? Aside from stealing food off Touya's plate and making it impossible for Touya to be grumpy by flashing that sweet, innocent smile. God damn he was cute.

Even if Touya hadn't been expecting it, though, the fact was that he was currently kissing Yuki--he'd given Touya the okay, it wasn't him being overly obsessive. They just... fit together this easily. He didn't back off, though he paused briefly before leaning in to the kiss and putting a hand on Yukito's shoulder. Oh he could get very carried away if this kept up.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the intercom began another announcement, and Touya's mood was gone in an instant. He instinctively drew Yukito closer, his complexion paling a little as the announcement went on... and didn't stop.

"...we should get Sakura," he said.

Yukito had realized that, especially with the worries he'd already mentioned, Touya wasn't going to actually do something unless he made a move first. And somehow it had been so easy, it hadn't taken much to be brave enough to shift just that little bit and show that he really did mean what he'd said.

Although Touya had been surprised, he hadn't objected at all, quite the contrary, in fact. And that was when the realization hit: he was kissing Touya. It was something he'd never dared dream of until now, when it was happening, and he didn't want it to stop.

That was the point when the almost-inevitable interruption occurred, of course. There always had to be something, didn't there? It could have been worse, Yukito supposed; at least this time it wasn't zombies.

He blinked up at the intercom in alarm, trying in vain to hide the slight blush that touched his cheeks when Touya pulled him protectively closer, and just nodded. They needed to find her anyway for a number of reasons, but that announcement was disturbing enough to them, so she would have to be scared. Hopefully she'd stayed in her room and hadn't come looking for them...

"We should," he agreed, both worried for Sakura and unwilling to leave. But the former was winning out, especially since Yue was concerned as well (I thought you weren't paying attention? he asked, and of course got no response) and wanted to find her. "She'll be worried. Do you know if someone visited her today, too?"

"I don't know," Touya said, getting off of the dresser and gathering his flashlight. "I didn't see her after Nakuru let go of me. They took me back to my room right after that."

If she had, they both needed to be there for her sooner rather than later. Touya didn't like leaving her by herself anyway, so the sooner they arrived at her room, the better for everyone involved. No doubt Yue was worried as well, considering screaming voices were echoing down the hallways and in the rooms.

"Come on," he said, taking Yuki's hand. "She needs us, yeah?" He smiled at Yuki, wishing they had more time to themselves. Unfortunately, that never seemed to be the case here.

(And off to here! (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/698750.html?thread=58204798#t58436478))

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