Ryo sat on the bus listening to 'Just breathe.' he was almost nodding off but just awake enough to get off at his stop. he stands up yawning after signalling he'd like to get off and walked out into the night heading into the forested section of the woods. the music still playing. he walked under the path lamp the light being almost absorbed by hs jet black hair.
He had spotted him on the bus. Watching where the boy jumped off, the young man pulled his sunglasses off his face." ...So that's him..."
Ryo walked on, he made it through the small forest to the busy city street. "Just breathe....." he said speaking the last words of the song and stopped at the cross walk.
Sabyien followed, not too closely....enough to keep him in view. Walking among the dark trees, he was tempted to leap into the branches to get ahead of him. "But, what would that serve?" He thought to himself. "To scare him?"That thought made him smirk, yeah, he could scare this Sword-barer.. ..and ruin the plan he had for the younger boy.
He paused on the walk, he had this strounge feeling of.....something. shakin it off he contiuned to follow the boy.
Stopping at the crosswalk beside him, Saby obsered the Male Sword-barer from the corner of his eye.
While waiting for the light to turn, Ryo felt a presence beside him, Glancing to one side he saw a young man, he wore a blue blazer, shirt partly open down the front in the summer evening's heat.
As Ryo's eyes was trailing down the thigh-length of his hair the other boy absently pushed a lock of midnight black hair behind a delicately pointed ear... Ryo's eyes widened. His ears were pointed! like an elf's! ....well not quite like an elf's.
Without being too obvious, Ryo tried to focus on the face, he appeared to be close about his age...But the way he carried himself, confidently cool and mature. Like some one who knew how.....
The fascinating young man Ryo's grip on his school bag loosened . it fell to the street spilling his papers all along the street as they were scattered by the wind of the passing vehicles. He eeped trying to gather them up. blushing in embarrasment for feeling so foolish at being distracted by a man.
Almost without thought, Sabyien bent and began to gather the boy's papers. As he did so, his eyes caught Ryo's.
His body jolted, Sabyien felt that feeling again this time is was more intence. It suprised him....." You should be more carful." He said, his own voice sounded odd to him. Saby gave Ryo his books and papers.
Ryo took back the pages his hands accidentally giving the mans own a passing caress. it seemed difficult wiether this was intentional or not to the guardian but the boy turned and retreated across the street home. the guardian looked down at his hands...so familliar... why? His gaze contined down to a small notebook left on the ground he bent and picked it up. it was the boys agendagving his name address, phone number and school schedual. written onto the first few pages in neatly done handwriting.
((I've had agendas that have this stuff... It seemed like a good thing to leave him.))
Taking the book back with him to the hotel, Sabyien gave the highschool a call to make arrangments.....Once that was done. Sabyien sighed and felt his hand where the boy had touched it. It still tingled with warmth....Puzzling over this, The guardian took a shower and got ready for bed. Still the lingering feelings borthered him. He knew the boy from before but why -this- feeling? He closed his eyes to try and define it. It was a warm, intimate feeling, one that made his heart ache so painfully that he.....He sat up from the bed his eyes wide open. His heart was pounding. Why?
In an attempt to steady him self, he closed his eyes and breathed deeply. The hand that touched the boy rose up almost of it's own accourd, fingers reatching out. "Ryo....." the name was just under his breath as his fingers closed around something hard annd cold.
Sabyien opened his eyes in shook, a very familier looking sword was in his outstreatched hand.
Ryo lay in his bed stareing at his own hand the mans hand had felt cold...and yt even from that assing touch.... so strong. His own thoughts filled his mind until he was aware of four small eyes watching him. he looked down at his sisters children.
Kona was wiping his eyes. "We had a nightmare...." the other boy nodded in emphasis.
"Can we sleep in here with you?" Teo asked hopefully. Ryo nodded.
"Come on you too... Hop aboard." They climbed in on eithr side nuzzling in close with him. ryo smiled laying back. it felt familliar to be sharing a bed with two others... why? He yawned. this would be something better solved in the morning.
"Good morning class, I'd like to introduce our foreign exchange student."
Everyone looked in interest at the new student.
"Hello, my name is Sabyien Lazender. I'm from England, this is my first time in Japan...." Sabyien bowed to the class while making his introduction.
Meanwhile, his mind was racing for a way to get Ryo his memories back, The spell had worked and Sabyien did remember everything. Perhaps he should kidnapped the boy and force him. No. The guradain thought, He didn't like the idea of forcing Ryo on anything. But stilll.....he must find a way.
"Class... who would like to volunteer to be Mr.Lazender's student guide until he gets settled in?" The teacher asked. ll the girls hands shot up. ryo looked up in suprise as his hand -the one that had touched saby's hand the night before was raised. he looked around to see if there were any other guys hads up instead all the guys in his class stared at ryo like he was insane.
(( This is so cool, <3 it's like re-wrting a favorite movie or somthing. ))
When Ryo raised his hand Sabyien couldn't help but smile.
"Uh, Ryo. thank you for vollentreeing." The teacher choese a boy becase he thought that it would be unfair to the other girls. "Take your seat Lanzender. we'll begin today's lesson." he truned to the chaklbord as Sabyien took the seat beside Ryo.
The boy shrubnk red-faced away from sabyien and he held his book near his face. it was so strange. why did he feel like this about him. love at first sight? No. it couldn't have been. that would be silly and yet... he shut his eyes tight. trying to rid himself of an imagining of himself and sabyien.... He raised his hand. "Sir? May I use the washroom?" Anything to get out of there.
"You may be exuse after the lesson Ryo." The teacher then asked everyone to open thire books.
Sabyien tried his best to looked intrested. but he was till thinking. 'how, how I am going to do this?' he thoguht to himself. 'I could bring the sowrd here for a bit of shown and tell...but.. No! wait, I'll invite him over to the hotel after school-
"Ow!"
A pice of thrown chalk had snapped him out of his reveie. "Is my lesson boring you Mr.Lanzender?"
Several of the studdent's gigggled. Sabyien blinked, and smiled appologiticly. "no, I'm sorry Sensei....jetlag.".
As class finally ended ryo nearly ran from the room to hide in the mens washroom. how would he survivre this week if this feeling wouldn't leave him. he blinked and thought.... maybe... a third person? Like a middleman? someone there to get in the way... that could work... but who? the new music proffessor could help him... Mr. Beaumont wasn't it?
"Thank you for showing me aound," Sabyien said, looking around the school anywere but direclty at Ryo he was afriad that his emothions would show if he looked at the boy. Inseated he was looking forward to being with Ryo for the day. He acted like a lost foreiner, needing Ryo by his side all the time.
Sabyein had made sure that he shared the same classes as Ryo.
"You're welcome... but for the school tour we're going to ned a teacher with us... some parts of the school are locked at the moment..." Ryo nodded lying to sabyien and feeling horribly guilty for it. "I think Mr.Beaumont is free..." He lead sabyien to the music room. "Just wait out here... I'll go see if he's in."
"Mr. Beaumont?" Sabyien was curious, The named sounded very close to...
Ryo knocked loudly at the door.
"Yes" The new music teacher opened the door and blinked out."
Sabyien almost screamed. "Seth! What the Hell are you doing here?" then realizeing that he might blow his cover. He pushed the suprised vampire into the musicroom and locked the door.
"What are you doig here Seth?" sabyien whispered hottly. "I wasn't expecting you till tonight!"
Seth Blemount straightened his jacket. "Micheal called to watch over you, he said that you might try something out of the ordinary." he smield down at the guardian. "What did you mean "expecting" me tonight?" his smile became one of blanant suduction. "have you finally changed your mind about me?"
Sabyien flushed, he knew that look, the look that took his breath away and his legs tremeble with wanting.
Ryo blinked. "Oook...." He blinked again at the shut door before him. then shrugged. writing a note for sabyien and puttingg it on the door saying. 'Meet me in the club wing... bring Mr.Beaumont with you to unlock the doors.'
with that he headed off.
Shaking it off, Saby frowned,"Yes I am expecting you tonight...." he blushed, might as well as hit two birds with one stone."Uhm...would you come by later at the penthouse..." His heart fluttered. he couldn't help it.
Seth smiled leaning in closer to the youth. "Why not now? This is new, I can smell your lust Guradian...."
Sabyien steeld himself and took a stepp back. "S-Sorry, but I have perior engangements." He unlocked the door and stepped out.
Inside Seth shrugged and truned back to the piano he was tuneing.
Seeing a note taped to the door, Sabyien read it in a stall the boy's bathroom, quitly reliveing himself.
Ryo was waiting outside the club annex for sabyien and he hoped seth. the area was abandoned strangely. usually this place was bustling and lively. with groups running argueing and practicing. but today, nothing. he sat on a picnic table holding a bottle of iced tea to his forehead. "hmmm...."
Sabyien walked out. It was a rather warm day. Meeting Seth had unerved him. Of chose the vampire didn't really reember. But that would be remidied later tonight.
Spying Ryo sitting alone, he made his way over to the table. "Uh.....Ryo? I..uh..." he blushed," I'm really sorry about freaking out like that."
"It's alright... he was someone you knew...right?" ryo asked. hoping the mental image of the two in the throngs had only been a delusion. he blushed why was he thinking so.... un-naturally?
((Poor poor ryo.... he needs to be guided back.))
"Yes..he was." Sabyien's fake smile faded. He was looking fully at Ryo now. The boys' sweet face teh drak eyes, the lips that he so wanted to kiss. The ache in his chest sqeesed the breath from him. Oh how he wanted to hold his beloved. "....kanni-meta." he mummered.
"Can you meet who?" ryo asked not understanding. he blinked a few times in confusion. then shook his head. "Anyway... this is the club annex... if you want to join a sport or the drama or anything that interests you..." He didn't look at sabyien.
Sighng, he sat down. He flet so misirable, he wished that Ryo just would remeber who he was. he lamanted inside. he dosn't remeber me!
Ryo turned. "Sabyien... are you hungry?" he asked his own stomach growling.
He looked up breifly." Oh? yes...." he opened his hands. "I...uh, I forgot my lunch."
Ryo looked embarrased. "Me too... would you like to go out for lunch?" he said it so casually. all the while in his mind he was berating himself. 'why? and why did it sound like a date? Come on Ryo... stop being so... so... ugh!'
Saby looked at him with suprise. "Yes, I would." Charged with new hope he smiled, in a friendly way, yet behind his smile was a cirtien saddness.
Ryo lead the way to a smallish restaunt just across the street from the highschool. Sabyien ordered his food.
As they waited for their food ryo leaned on the table and looked out the window. his innerthoughts swelling. "Sabyien... Can I ask you something?" Ryo still watched the window.
"Anything." The man replied watching the boy closely.
"Have you ever... had this feeling that you were meant for something... more? I know it sounds crazy... but I've been having these dreams about swords and a dark haired hero... I'm thinking of writing a bok about it... these dreams seem so real... crazy huh?"
'......I don't think it's crazy at all." Sabyien said. "I think it would be reather cool." The guardian was suprised. "Sometimes, I feel that there are people out there who will change your life, but not knowing at the time...." he stopped. then chuckled. "I think about those things all the time....." he looked embarresed. "I....guess, you would call me a dreamer. "
"So lets dream together." Ryo said softly then blinked. "I uh...mean lets work together... I want to right but my spelling and grammar are horrilbe... I need some help..." he looked up at sabyien. "Would you mind?"
"No, I wouldn't, what are you having trouble with?" Sabyien leand over to look as Ryo opened his english work.
It was that moment when Seth walked in. he spotted the two in the far corner and came over to them. He stood for a moment. "Sabyien, will you introduce me to your friend?"
Sabyien looked a littel miffed by the intreuption. "Ryo, This as you know, is Mr. Seth Blemont. He's been my music mentor for a couple years."
Ryo Held up hois hand. "We've met... He's teaching music for the semester..." Ryo smiled up at him in a friendly way then moved over to give the man room at the table closing his book.
"Thank you." Seth sat down. He leaned on his hand and reaguarded Sabyien with a serious look. "I came to confrerm weather or not you'll be ready for night."
Saby wasted no time in takeing the game a step ferther. "Yes, the consert tonight....I am ready my teacher."
Seth hardly blinked. "Exelent." He said delightly. "I'm sure that you'll acceede my expecations."
"Mr.Belmont? Can I ask that I bring a guest tonight?" Sabyien tapped his finger on the table."I want to bring my friend Ryo as well."
The man blinked, were they talking about the same thing? "Very well.....it's your party." He shurgged.
Ryo was looking up at the tv a serious look on his face.
"Our top story, the owner of the highly successful 'Musée Adzak' of paris Hexen Malleir has been found murdered in his home. The viscious attacker remains at large, the where-abouts of the owners son is still unknown. search parties have been gathered to locate the young man..... due to the graphic nature of the killing discretion is advised." the scene then changed to a picture of a headles man stripped of his skin and vital organs, then to a photo of a young blonde boy. "The police doubt that the child will be found alive.... and now for tonights weather."
Seth had watched the report with a look of pure shock.
Saby looked up. "Mr Belmont....what?"
Seth got up from the chair."If you would exsuce me....I have a meeting that I must get to. Till tonight Sabyien." He left the table and was out the door.
Sabyien frowned. Hexen had been killed? was it Seth's Hexen? but how? the only one who could have had the strangh to kill him was....
The waitress set Saby's food down. He thanked her.
ryo took the food he was given and began to eat. he swallowed "But... I'd hate to say it. I have to look after my sisters kids while she's working at the hospital... I can't make it tonight."
"No?" Sabyien stopped mid-bite."Maybe you could bring them, I bet they might enjoy the consert."
"Welll... I guess I could.... What time?" He asked still feeling unsettled around the man.