The Wounded

17

"Ritsu," I called out minimally panicking. "Ritsu!" I called once more, this time I received a answer. "H-here." Ritsu stepped out of my room clothed in my oversized hoodie and his gray sweatpants. "I was so worried. What do you want for breakfast love?" I could tell he was uncomfortable and nervous by the way he shifted almost every second while worrying his lip to the point of slight swelling.

"Um, C-can I have some chicken pot pie?" I smiled. He usually didn't ask for much, but when he does I try to make it wonderful and loving. "Would you like to make it with me?" His faced flared up while his shifting increased. "W-what If I mess up?" I winced. It has been two weeks since he had been released from the infirmary and my beloved still believes that he will ruin everything he touches. "You won't do such a thing." I smiled sadly at his shifting got even worse. "Okay." He closed the door to my room before following behind me towards the kitchen.

When we arrived Ritsu looked around nervously at the scurrying chefs with pots and pans in their gloved hands. "It's fine. Come, I have a corner where I work." I grabbed his hand and lead him through the chaos we call kitchen. I lead him to the corner before I hear a series of groans, falling pots, dropped silverware, and curses. "Is everyone alright?" I ask casually. There were a series of 'yes Takano-dono' and other approved words. "Does this happen often?" I hear Ritsu ask behind me. "Yes it does." He smiled shyly causing me to smirk.

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"Can you pass me the pepper?" A nod and I received the pepper. "C-can we put some-" I cut him off by a nod. "Do you want to add corn? You liked it when we were in High School." He replied with a shy nod. I walked to my left, going past the spices shelves and opened the large titanium refrigerator. Pulling out a bag of frozen peas, diced carrots, and frozen corn kennel. In my other hand I held a fresh stalk of celery and a box of sliced chicken from last nights dinner. "Would you like help?" Ritsu asked from behind me, I looked at him and nodded. "Yes please. Can you get the pie crusts? They're on the left shelf." he nodded and shifted to the side so I could get through. Smiling I walked past him and placed the items I retrieved from the fridge on the couter top.

"Here they are." Three packages of small pie crusts was placed next to my pile of ingredients. "Thanks Angel," I pecked his cheek bone enjoying the beautiful flush that adorned his cheeks. "Should I start cutting the onions and melting the butter?" I nodded to him grabbed all the frozen vegetables, opened them, and poured them into strainer. I ran the vegetable filled strainer under the near by sink, moving them around with my hand to thoroughly wash them. "D-do you know where the flour, salt, and pepper are?" I nodded and pointed at the specified locations. "Thank You." I smiled back at his comment. He was my angel. My beautiful angel.

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"This is great." I commented as I took a bite of the chicken pot pie. "You had a part in it too." I smiled at the blushing angel. "Yes. I added the vegetables." Pearly whites almost blinded me with their beauty. "And the chicken." he mumbled through his filled mouth. I chuckled at his child-ness. I thought about his catatonic face after the incident, the beautiful green gems I loved were hollow and missed their luster. I don't ever want to experience that ever again.

"Would you like to go to the piano room afterwards?" He nodded stuffing another fork full of the filling. Oh how I remembered how much he loved the filling. He would pick out the corn and then eat the rest. Those soft pink lips wrapped around the food on the silverware and pulled away. Oh. My. Feathers. Heat ran through my veins, electric shocks stung within my body, and I felt my body flush.

"Are you alright Takano-San?" I nodded dumbly eyes still focused on his lips. "Mmphf." I groaned within my throat. "What is it?" His doe emerald gems held innocence and I felt myself wanting to preserve that innocence but to also show him the ropes of pleasure. I wanted him underneath me, sweaty, panting, moaning my name as I bring him to completion. "Nothing Angel. Just feeling hot." He glanced up worriedly. "Probably from the pepper." I mumbled smiling at him in reassurance. "Oh okay. Do you want to play a song t-together?" I nodded once more. "I'd like that." The young angel smiled before taking a bite from the pie crust. Oh I'd like to have those lips on mine in the midst of pleasure.

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When we finished dining, I guided the lost puppy/angel towards the music room that we both had only been in once. "What would you like to play?" I shrugged and reminded him I played a lot of instruments. "How about Um.... Bird's poem?" I smiled, reminded of the fact that he remembered my favorite duet was this exact song. I took the violin out of its case and adjusted the shoulder rest before readying my bow. I watched him start playing the piano, his fingers gliding gracefully across the keyboard of the grand piano. His eyes were closed, seemingly closed off from the world, he let himself get lost with his notes and it was a beautiful sight. His posture- straight, his shoulders- relaxed, and his fingers. Oh my his graceful fingers. those thin fingers moving across the keys to find their memorized destination. Without flaw I started playing the violin that corresponded to the notes I had memorized back in high school- and just like Ritsu I lost myself to the music. Sweet notes caressed my ears and swept me away.

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I watched him as he stood on the porch of our room. The cool breeze biting at his skin and taunted his hair to every which way. His posture was one of someone anxious and therefore it had made me anxious. "You know. The moon and the sun loved each other for more than a million years. Their love was untouchable cause they had known each face of each other. But still the moon had secrets she did not want the sun to know in fear of what he'd do." He looked at me with wide curious eyes. "What was the point of telling me this Takano-san?" I could see the sincere confusion upon his pale face. "I'll love you even with the secrets Ritsu." I heard him take a surprised inhale and he covered his mouth with his hand. "I-I-I'll... !" I smiled at his attempt. "You don't have to. I know. You're not ready I understand, take your time angel." He nodded with unshed tears in his eyes. "I care for you much." I whispered walking closer and embracing him in my arms. "Let me carry you to tomorrow." He nodded against my chest and I pulled my wings out from their confines. "They're so beautiful. Soft and mysterious." I felt thin finger caress the hard bone edges of the top of my wings and soft go down the feathers I'd never let any one touch before.

Without warning I erected my wings and leaped off the porch. The person in my arms relaxed in my hold, I faintly felt a smile on my chest. "Takano-san?" I flew up and landed on the highest branch of a Sequoia sempervirens.

"Its beautiful." Ritsu gasped at the sight of the moon and the lake. "The sun helps the moon shine even knowing his love has secrets." wide emerald orbs look at me shyly. "I-I..." Fear entered his eyes and the tensed against my chest. "I'm.. Y-your.." I caressed the soft milk chocolate hair before whispering the last part of his sentence in his ear.

"H-How did you know?" Only one thing came up in my mind and I proceeded to tell him.

"I've known you were the only one for me since the beginning of time. No one could make me feel like you do. No one ever made me cry like you do. Or made me feel happy or as anxious as you do. I've loved you for a thousand years already Ritsu... I'm still going to love you a million years later and more."

(Authors Point of Veiw.)

Ritsu had began to cry after Masamune claimed that he had known. He felt his heart burst with happiness and sobs overtook his entire body. Trembling and crying Rtisu was still a beautiful Ritsu to Masamune. He watched as his love became a blubbering mess after his confession. He watched the way he Angel trembled against his chest and squeezed his shirt to reassure that this was not a dream. "Me too." Ritsu whispered in the midst of sobbing. "Me too!" he confessed louder this time. Without any bashful thinking and insecurities, Ritsu leaned up and pecked the cheek of his lover.

Masamune felt the wave of pure happiness hit his face with a frying pan then with a boulder. He leaned down and asked for Ritsu's permission by grazing his lips against the angel's. "Yes." The angel whispered before his lips were covered with Mint and lemon.

Takano thought. 'Vanilla and Peppermint.'

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

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