//(CCS RP) Touya's Sacrifice (one-on-one rp)

[Pikari]

Yukito let his lips brush lightly against Touya's, relaxing in the warmth and safety of the bed. In the dim light his face flushed slightly in shy awkwardness. Letting his head rest on the pillow, he studied the other man with gentle eyes, saying nothing, but making sure that Touya really was okay like he'd said.

Finally satisfied that he was, Yukito smiled. But it soon faded to seriousness, pulled from his face by a brief uncertainly he didn't understand. Before he could think his hands had moved up to rest on either side of the dark-haired man's face. "I don't want you to leave me," he whispered.

[Sakaki]

Touya held Yukito close against him, watching his eyes... feeling his warmth... When suddenly the other man looked to him seriously... almost with a desperation...as he held Touya's face to look at him. The worry in Yukito's eyes brought back to Touya what had happened earlier... brought back the fear...as if somehow unconsciously, Yuki was aware that something was not right...

"I don't want you to leave me"

Touya's eyes widened in the darkness, at Yukito's words, whispered almost as a plea... and his heart ached... "Never would I leave you, Yuki...never..." Touya murmured, as he let Yuki hold his gaze, trying to convey the strong emotions he felt for the man. He then leaned down to touch Yukito's lips softly with his own... trying to erase his fear... "I'll never leave you..." He murmured once again, "I love you, Yuki." And pulling Yukito gently to him, holding him tight against him... he felt content just to have the other man so completely in his embrace... safe...

I will not let you hurt him...
I will not let you take him again...
This I swear... Yue...

[Pikari]

Yukito blinked in mild surprise, not sure why the words had left his mouth. But at Touya's words, he felt his chest overwhelm with joy, a smile teasing his lips.

"Never would I leave you, Yuki...never..."

"I know... I know, I won't either..." he whispered, fingers tangling in Touya's pajamas. Then their lips were touching again in the sweetest of kisses. "I love you, Yuki." And Yuki snuggled close as Touya pulled him tightly to him. "I love you, Touya," he murmured in reply. He buried his face in the other man's chest, breathing his scent. "Goodnight..." The words had barely left his lips as he was pulled from the waking world into dreams.

Deep inside... another being watched... keenly absorbing all he heard.
'So... you say that you love Yukito. But what would you do for him? How far would you go to bring him back, ..... Touya?'

[Sakaki]

Touya held Yuki... watching over him as he slept, until he too fell into dreams... arms still holding Yukito close... protectively...

"Never would I leave you, Yuki...never..."

And when Touya woke to find Yukito still safe in his arms... still Yuki...he sighed... touching the other man's soft hair, stroking his cheek, thinking maybe what had happened the night before wasn't real... maybe he had really been sick, had imagined the whole thing...and Yue...

Looking down at Yukito's gentle face in the morning light, Touya couldn't imagine anything else... it had to have been unreal, his mind playing tricks. But as he slowly leaned over, pressing his lips to Yuki's soft mouth to gently wake the one he loved, he suddenly felt brief sense of uneasiness... almost as if he were being watched... as if someone else were there...

Touya quickly pulled Yukito to him, no longer concerned with waking him gently... only wanting to be sure he was still there, as the reality of Yukito's words from last night began to sink into Touya's heart......"I don't want you to leave me"... and Touya realized it was him who was suddenly afraid of being left... "Don't leave me, Yuki..." He whispered, clutching the other man close... "Don't ever leave me..."

[Pikari]

Yukito felt a soft touch to his lips, a pleasant feeling as he drifted in sleep, not wanting to leave his dream. Unconsciously he moved against the touch with a small murmur. Then suddenly he was wrapped in strong arms, and fully awake. Still dizzy with the haze of sleep, he let himself fall against the other man's warm chest.

"Don't leave me, Yuki... Don't ever leave me..."

The blonde's eyes widened at Touya's words, and the desperation he almost heard in his voice. Somehow, the words seemed familiar. Like a dream, he heard a voice.. his own voice... "I don't want you to leave me." He had said that?

"To~ya... ?" he whispered questioningly. Pulling back, he looked gently at the other man, a good night's sleep having returned  him to his smiling self. "Of course I won't leave you, To~ya. Never. Why would you think that?"

[Sakaki]

"Of course I won't leave you, To~ya. Never. Why would you think that?"

Touya searched Yukito's open eyes for any sign of the other he had briefly sensed within him, but found only Yuki... and realizing he had once again caused Yukito to wonder over his behavior, he pulled the other man to him, kissing him once again...and murmuring, "Just never leave me, Yuki..." This time letting his eyes drift closed and passion replace the worry... losing himself in Yukito... as if he could push back Yue with his love alone...

[Pikari]

Yukito wrapped his arms around the other man, sensing that he needed the gentle reassurance. He returned the kiss softly, whimpering slightly at the touch. After a moment he pulled away, cradling Touya's neck with his hands as he held him at arm's length. "But... you know, To~ya..." he began, gazing at the other man with deep seriousness.......... until his face broke into a bright smile. "I'm really hungry, aren't you?"

[Sakaki]

Seeing Yuki's gentle face light up in a familiar, bright grin, gave Touya such a warm feeling that he couldn't help but smile back at the blonde man widely, "You're hungry?" He asked him, smoothing back a few stray strands of the blonde’s soft hair.

Touya kissed Yuki softly once more, then rose from the bed, slipping on a robe and turning once again to Yukito, “How about you rest, and I’ll make breakfast for us and bring it up?”

As Touya looked down at Yuki’s smiling face, he found himself suddenly wanting to crawl back into the warm bed and hold him close once more... And as he made his way to the doorway, a brief doubt suddenly crossed his mind, and he almost asked Yuki to come downstairs with him, not wanting to be without the other man... but surely everything was fine now...

“Which would you like, omelets, sweet buns, pancakes?” Then seeing the look on Yuki’s face, Touya laughed, “Okay, I’ll bring you some of everything.”
He smiled, reassured by Yuki's hunger, as he walked to the door, to head downstairs and make breakfast for the one he loved...

[Pikari]

Yukito smiled brightly at Touya's last words - the man knew him too well. "Yay, I want all three!" He clapped his hands, realizing he was acting like a little child, but for some reason he was giddy with happiness this morning, and it was probably due to the simple fact that he'd awoken to find Touya still at his side.

You love this man? What is it you find so attractive in him? How can you be so sure he will never leave you.... betray you? These humans are essentially flawed.... they'll always leave you in the end.....

As Yukito laid his head against the headboard, feeling his stomach rumble with hunger as he waited for Touya's returned, he never felt... never suspected the change that took place. So that when his dark-haired boyfriend returned he would find in his bed not Yuki.... but a pale creature of the moonlight....

[Sakaki]

Touya smiled as he set the plates of food on a tray, thinking how Yukito would probably eat nearly everything there. Then adding cups of juice and tea, filling the tray completely, he lifted it to carry upstairs to his room...to Yuki.

As Touya reached the top of the stairs and approached the door, his gait suddenly slowed as he felt a slight chill touch the back of his neck, making his heart skip, and putting a voice into his head... something is not right...

Touya set the tray down in the hall, and going quickly to the door, he turned the knob, pushing the door open... calling out Yuki's name...

But Touya's dark eyes failed to find the one he loved waiting for his return. Instead, Yue... the Guardian, sat in Yuki's place... in Touya's own bed... and Touya felt a helpless rage flow through him, that he had failed to protect Yuki, that he had let this creature take him once again.

Meeting the cold feline eyes of Yue... eyes that held no hint of human warmth, Touya stepped forward and angrily demanded, "What do you want with me?"

[Pikari]

Ignoring the boy's question, Yue simply continued to gaze back at the angry human, his expression calm and infinitely patient. His icy grey eyes expressed that he would not respond to such demands, and he could keep Touya waiting for as long as he wished. He did, until he saw the human's patience wearing thin. Before he could utter another angry outburst, Yue spoke evenly and matter-of-factly.

"You kiss him."

Seeing the human's confused look, he clarified simply. "Yukito. You kiss him."

"Why?"

[Sakaki]

Touya stood motionless, waiting for Yue’s reply. Minutes passed and the winged man only sat in Touya’s bed, gazing over at him, unmoving... unspeaking... his cold eyes patiently watching... unnerving in their calm intensity.

Suddenly Touya found his patience reach the breaking point. His hands clenched tightly as he opened his mouth to repeat his question, when Yue suddenly spoke in that calm hypnotizing voice.

“You kiss him.”

And Touya’s anger turned to startled confusion at the statement. Confusion that must have showed on his face, as Yue repeated his words.

“Yukito. You kiss him.”
“Why?”

Touya hesitated at the question that was asked so bluntly, not knowing if the man could possibly be serious. A growing feeling of uneasiness was creeping through him... almost like a suspicion, and he found himself wondering why the simple question disturbed him so completely.

Touya ran a hand through his dark hair, and once again looking Yue in the eyes, he answered, “Because I love him... I kiss Yukito because I love him. And I’d like you to please bring him back now.”

[Pikari]

Yue met the boy's stare evenly, never flinching. "I can't do that."

His silver eyes watched Touya's reaction carefully, before he opened his mouth again. "Unless..." He let the sentence trail off... enticingly. Yue's eyes narrowed as he felt foreign emotions stirring inside of him. Something like... an urge. He wanted to know more about this man - Kinomoto Touya.. He wanted... to feel, to understand him. To know him... like Yukito did.

When he next spoke, the Guardian's voice, though still low was commanding. "Come here. Closer."

[Sakaki]

"Come here. Closer."

Touya’s dark eyes grew wide at the man’s command, spoken as if there was no doubt he would submit... and his first thought being to refuse angrily, demand Yue leave... but he dismissed this idea immediately, for if Yue left, Yuki would be lost to him.

Then eyes narrowing with the unfamiliar feelings that arose from being commanded anything... and although not wanting to give in to this creature for a moment, Touya found himself moving forward, almost against his will... hands clenched tight... moving towards Yue... to stand at the edge of his bed, looking down into the man’s startlingly cold, calm eyes that continuously, unflinchingly, watched...

“Unless... what?” Touya asked, not bothering to hide his suspicion, or his willingness to do nearly anything to have that cold man change back to the one he loved, and not being able to even guess at what he could possibly have that Yue would want. “What would you have me give in return to get Yuki back?”

[Pikari]

Yue felt a ghost of a smile crawl across his face as he watched the boy step forward, obeying... knowing he was cornered, with no choice. He rose from the bed, white angel's wings spreading out to nearly fill the small room. He hovered over the bed, gazing down at the dark-haired boy thoughtfully. He looks at me with such hate. Such an unpleasant face. But yes, it would be interesting... to test him.

"The question is, Touya... what would you give?"