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I woke up with a pounding headache, with burning on my back and chest. The sun shone through the thin curtains that provided little protection and the blankets were soaked in sweat making them stick to my body. I slowly opened my eyes and winced as I placed my hand on my shoulder because of sparks of pain, and I was horrified at what I found. Deep claw marks could be felt all the way down my shoulders and I had a sinking feeling that wasn't where they ended but I didn't dare find out where they did end. I sighed as I rolled onto my side only to be introduced to green knotted locks and nudity that took be by sudden surprise. My eyes widened in horror, "It wasn't a dream," I whispered to myself as I slowly moved my hand up slowly so that I could run my fingertips through his soft hair. Last night seemed to come back in flashbacks and every memory had the same effect on my body as I recalled and relived it all at the same time. Kyoya wore nothing but my shirt that was practically a dress on him, and the thought made me smile, but a small part of me was horrified.

Last night he had been drunk and I had taken advantage of that. Would he feel used? Would he wake up and run away so he wouldn't see me again? Would he hate me? The thought brought tears to my eyes because I never wanted for him to feel that way, especially with me and I defiantly didn't want was for him to hate me. I had to hold on to hope that he would wake up still burning up for me and that we both can be together without fail. The only problem with that is that whenever I put my hope into something the exact opposite always happens so I'm going to have to rely on you guys to hope for me. Till then I just wanted to lay here beside him and take in his sweet scent and feel his warmth against me as I buried my face in his neck and wrapped my arms around him. He moved a little and I prayed silently to myself that he wouldn't wake up because I hadn't had as much time with him as I wanted to.

He soon grew still against my arm which made me smile as I closed my eyes, enjoying his warmth and I swore I could hear him purr. I ran my hands through his hair, over his slim shoulders, and ran my hand over his hips that were covered by a thin sheet. I knew that when he woke up he would have to remember a little bit that had happened last night, and if he didn't at first he would the moment that he saw me beside him. 'Maybe I should leave,' I thought and slowly opened my eyes because it was an intriguing thought, it made sense to leave. If I left then Kyoya could work things out on his own and when I came back he may have come to terms about what happened. The only problem was I didn't want to move because it hurt to do so and I didn't want to leave because I still had a small part of me hoping that he would give me a good morning kiss and all would be right with the world. I also didn't want him to accidently think that I had abandoned him in the heat of action... that wouldn't help when I explained to him that all I did was out of love.

Love, my best friend who trusted me, protected me, and fed me was now my love interest. I may finally be coming to terms with that fact which meant that maybe, oh just maybe, he could look inside himself and see that he loved me just as much. All the damage that Ryuga had done may finally be over ran by my affections and then maybe he could go back to his old self again, back when he smiled at least once a week. 'Ryuga,' I thought and shivered, just saying that guy's name gave me the creeps but a small part of me always wanted to find him and punch him in the face. That may be slightly under exaggerated because every time I saw him I swore the next time I saw him I would kill him, but never was I stupid enough to actually try. Ryuga may talk a big game but the problem was he also had a big bite to match, that was why Kyoya was head over heels for the guy. Ryuga was dark, mysterious, and shown no mercy in bed or to the average blader, and Kyoya fell in love with basically a monster.

It has been few weeks since we last saw Ryuga but it has been a few months since Ryuga and Kyoya actually talked to each other. Ryuga couldn't meet Kyoya's eyes and Kyoya can hold a grudge like it was nobody's business so as you can imagine neither of them are on good terms. This was a good and bad thing, a good thing because that meant I wouldn't have to worry about that reptile coming around here and stealing Kyoya away, and a bad thing because that meant sooner or later they were going to have an argument. I didn't want to be alive when that happened because it is all possible that the world will come to a sudden stop and the apocalypse could start. I stopped as Kyoya rolled onto his other side so that he was facing me, his blue eyes glistened in the light and a light blush covered his cheeks. "Good morning," I said when we remained quiet for a few moments making me a little uncomfortable, this wasn't going well at all.

"Yeah, whatever," he said as he sat up so that he could run his fingers through his hair before looking down at me again. "I didn't shower before I went to bed last night did I?," he asked and I laid there completely dumbfounded by how calm and collected he sounded. I knew that Kyoya was usually as hard as a rock but this was kind of ridiculous, I wasn't even as calm as he was and I was the one who spoke first. I shook my head, "No, you didn't. Kyoya are you-," he stood up before I could finish, his legs reveled long tan skin while my shirt covered everything else that was vital. I could see small bite marks on his collar bones and that made me blush because his shirt wouldn't cover them which meant everyone would see them. He slowly picked up his clothes off the floor, not paying attention to me at all as I sat up to watch him get dressed.

"Hurry up and get ready Hawana, we have a busy training schedule today," he said in slight annoyance as I quickly got up , pulling on my boxers fast so that when he looked at me again I was at least covered. 'Was he not sure what to say?,' I thought unsure as I zipped up my pants and watched him brush out his hair that shone with new care after he was done. I smiled as I pulled on my shirt because it smelled like he did most of the time, minus the hard liquor and broken dreams. 'Does this mean that we are officially a couple?,' my heart skipped a beat at the thought and I couldn't help but smile at the thought. My dreams were finally coming true, and maybe soon we could hold each other like we both did last night but next time we will both be sober. Kyoya looked over his shoulder as he pulled up his hair and he must've noticed me watching because he quickly turned away to look back at the wall.

"Kyoya, are you okay?," I asked. He flinched at the sound of my voice but soon his shoulders seemed to loosen and he gave a small nod. "I hope this doesn't change any opinion you have of me," I said in a stern tone because I needed to appear a little more dominate or he was going to eat me alive. The look in his eyes told me that he wanted to fight but the relaxed appearance told me that he didn't really want to even talk about the subject. "Benkei... I don't know how to tell you how I feel, okay. What we did was wrong, I... I don't know how to feel about you Benkei. What I did was honestly an experiment," His shoulders tightened as he spoke and my heart tightened as I felt as if a bullet went through me, No, I would have preferred the bullet. "I never wanted it to go this far, and don't you look at me like that because you are just as much in fault of this as I am!."

"This is low... even for you Kyoya," I strained to say the words as I forced back tears, I wouldn't cry in front of him after what he has done to me. "You knew how I felt all along haven't you? You used me! Was it good Kyoya? Did I give it to you the way I thought I would? Well congratulations because you took my virginity and I bet you are going to throw that aside because it was all, all a joke!," he cringed as I spoke and I could see him pleading with his eyes, trying to make me understand why he did this to me. Tears streamed down my face no matter how hard I tried to hold them back and I took a step back when he walked towards me, holding out his hands. "You're right I was also in the wrong, but how can you possibly blame me when you were leading me on in such a way!? I know that it was the right thing to do to leave you alone, but Kyoya, I'm not that strong of a person."

"Benkei I didn't want to hurt you, and I was drunk. Nothing that happened last night counted for anything," he said crossing his arms while looking down at his feet, unable to meet my eyes. "Benkei I trusted you and you trusted me, I understand if you're mad about what happened but please hear me out for a minute. When I kissed you I... I did feel something but I didn't know what, I don't remember how it felt when we slept together. I don't know if it was good or not and no, I had no idea that you had any feelings for me, and I'm glad that I ended up in bed with you and not a stranger," he looked up at me and I was taken aback by the few tears that lingered in his eyes, for a moment I was touched that he was comfortable enough to cry in front of me. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, no rain, no thunder, and I could see that there was fear in his eyes. Maybe, maybe he did have feelings for me after all buried deep inside, under all that bitterness and hate there had to be at least a little love.

"Kyoya, I love you," I said making him look up at me for a moment and I saw that special glisten in his eyes that made my heart skip a beat. "I don't give a damn how you feel about me because no matter how much I want to I can't hate you, you're my world. I know that I'm not the fittest or the smartest but I care and that has got to count for something, right?," I slowly walked towards him and grabbed his shoulders, he didn't pull away but he looked down at his feet so his eyes wouldn't meet mine. Kyoya was amazing when it came to pushing people away but when it came to confessing feelings he tends to be shy, distant, or he tries to change the subject. "Benkei why would you love someone like me?," he asked and I slowly closed my eyes and gave a sigh.

"I don't know Kyoya. I simply have no idea," I said making him look up with a glare in his eyes that made me smile. "There is the Kyoya we all know and love," he rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, making me smile slightly as I brushed my fingertips against his cheek which was soft and he smelled like a rose. What an odd smell for someone like him to have. "Benkei you never ceased to make me want to slap you," he said and for a moment it was hard to believe that only a few moments ago we were at each other's throats on a serious matter. I smiled slowly leaning in so that he could pull away if he wanted to, his eyes flutter closed as I lightly pressed his lips on mine. His lips were soft feeling kind and welcoming instead of hard and unforgiving for a short moment as I pulled away and looked into his eyes. That was why I loved him, for him. Everything about him was addicting and I wanted to get high off of him in till the day we both took our last breaths, please let that be years- centuries from this day.

"Benkei I'm not good at stuff like this," he said as I took a step back and held onto his hands, they were so small compared to mine and so soft compared to mine. It amazed me for a moment that they seemed to fit so perfectly in mine. "Neither I'm I so I guess we will both have to learn as we go," I said, he looked at me like I had just said another bad joke without meaning to. "You really know the worse things to say at the perfect moment, don't you Hawana?," he answered back annoyed, making me smile slightly as I looked out the window at the sun that shone merciless into our bedroom. I opened my mouth to respond but stop as I heard a knock on the door, and I felt a chill down my spine. The air around us seemed to grow cold as ice, "Come in already!," Kyoya shouted and my heart stopped as the door opened and a burst of heat hit my face as I watched in shock.

"Ryuga," I hissed his name and he gave a small smirk at the sound of it, so over confident that it made me want to spit on his shoes so that he would have to look down. "What do you want?," I said, stepping in front of Kyoya so that my body would be a shield incase Ryuga had some kind of bomb or worse some kind of knife, both sounded bad. He shook his head as he closed the door behind him and I wanted to yell at him to not slam the doors but Kyoya elbowed me from behind just hard enough for it too hurt. I gave a sigh, that was going to be my only warning and I didn't want to mess up our relationship so soon. "This doesn't involve you Hawana, and I'm planning to make it stay that way," Ryuga said back relatively calm but I could see that excitement lit up his eyes in a way that told me he didn't want to play a card game and leave. "Well if it involves Kyoya then you got me too so get over it," I rose my voice a little which made him smile a little in his own unique wicked way.

"Don't get all worked up Hawana you may have a heart attack," he snapped back in his snooty tone, and I could almost feel the dark energy oozing off of him, like a wound did with puss. I smiled because that fit Ryuga a little too well, he was both unwanted and an infection of me and Kyoya's life. "I want to talk to Kyoya mush for brains so move out of the way or I will be sure to cut you down to size," he hissed and his body slowly began to cover itself with a purple light that reminded me of the tension you have at family reunions, the worse kind. His hands slowly moved towards his belt which held his bey L-Drago, and the mere thought of that bey, made me shiver because I knew exactly what it was capable of. If he even thought about launching it now it was almost certain that either me or Kyoya was going to end up dead, and the thought terrified me. What scared me the most wasn't that, No is was the fact that I was willing to die for Kyoya right then and there.

"Ryuga, what do you want?," Kyoya said making me jump because he was at my side and not behind me like I swore he was a moment ago, clinging to my elbow. Ryuga's shoulder drooped for a moment as if in relief, but I knew that couldn't be it because the self-proclaimed Dragon Emperor didn't have any sympathy for others. Ryuga enjoyed only misery, pain, torcher, and darkness but not in that order, and people he looked at as play things rather than beings with emotions. He was a rotten apple that had not fallen very far from the tree because his father Ryushei had tried to take over the earth and killed millions in the process. It was almost sickening to know that he had two more younger brothers running around out there somewhere who had to be causing mischief under our very noses.

"I came to talk about you joining Battle Bladers," he said in a harsh tone that took me aback because only a moment ago he seemed ready to kill someone and now he sounded like a parent scolding a child. "I know that you're going to fly through most of the beginning sectors and I don't want to have to face you in the process. My score to settle is with Hagane, not you Tategami," he said Kyoya's last name like it was a poison and was sure to spit it out fast off of his slick tongue. If it wasn't for my excellent self-control I would've smacked him so hard that it would have made every single dirty Dragon shit dizzy. "I forbid you to join Battle Bladers and I forbid you to go around traveling with the one man circus," okay, now it was on.

I rose my fist but was stopped by Kyoya, "Forbid me? Who do you think you are Mr. Dragonfly," Kyoya spat back, Ryuga hissed for a moment like a snake but quickly shook his head afterward. Dragonfly was a nickname Kyoya had come up with when they both were drunk and giddy, Ryuga had always secretly liked the name but he was not going to let Kyoya know that. I guess that it is hard to stay mad at someone who you just want to kiss so that they will stop talking. "I'm trying to protect you Tategami. I can't control the Dark Power as well as everyone thinks I can and if our battle goes south I won't be able to stop myself from destroying you and your bey," He almost sounded sincere, and the thought frightened me because I looked over at Kyoya and he appeared to be listening to this man's excuses.

I always knew that Kyoya felt deeply for Ryuga, but I thought that most of that had been left in the past, I could see now that I was wrong. Everything that we had done a week ago, a day ago, and even those sweet few moments meant nothing because he had that glisten in his eyes. He looked at Ryuga with what had to be rage but underneath all that intense hatred laid something that I would never be able to possess, his true love. "Why would you care? You have everything you could possibly want so stay out of my life and stay away from Benkei because this has nothing to do with him," he said after a few moments and Ryuga looked up shocked to say the least. Here he was spilling his guts out so he could make some sort of treaty and Kyoya shot it down like it was a re run, classic Kyoya move. "If you haven't forgotten I have a score to settle with Hagane to, and if you think your threat is going to scare me away then you have another thing coming at cha."

"Kyoya will you for once get your head out of your ass and listen to me," Ryuga said as he slowly closed his eyes and began counting to a hundred, trying to calm himself down. Ryuga was a pessimist who had anger problems, was bipolar, and is legally insane none of them make a very good mixture, that was stable at the least. "I don't want to hurt you. If it were some other guy I could careless but I'm still not over us," he pointed to Kyoya then back at him a couple times before sighing and turning away towards the door. "Whatever, I gave you a warning Tategami," he slowly walked towards the door and it seemed that silence was the air and tensions was the only feeling that we were allowed to feel. God, I really hated that guy.

"Kyoya?," was all I could ask.