Broken (boy x boy)

Protect Yourself

Akira's pov

I could feel my lungs about ready to pop. I inhaled deeply, "I need water, Takanori!" He rolled his eyes, "Five more push ups, Akira!" I did five more, with efforts that could kill me. He sighed, "Ok, good enough." I stopped after the third effort.

He got up from the ground, "Well... two hundred push ups are, I guess, good enough." I groaned, "Two hundred!? You made me do two hundred push ups!?" He smirked, "Don't you wanna be manly?" I glared at him, "Urusei, baka."

Kouyou ran into me, making me fall over. I glanced up at him, his stomach bleeding & the scent of gasoline on his clothing. I got up, "Kouyou, what's wrong?" He started sobbing, "Please help me!" I grabbed his arms, "Kouyou!"

Takanori rubbed his back, "What happened?"

Kouyou wiped his eyes, "That bitch attacked me! She poured gasoline on me & tried throwing matches at me!" I furrowed my brows, "Keiko?" He nodded, "Hai!" I shook my head, "We need to report her in. That's attempted murder!"

He began sobbing hysterically, "O-onegai, I'm scared!" Takanori grabbed his phone & dialed the police. After a few minutes of shouting & silence, he finally hung up. "They said they want an interview with you." Kouyou nodded. I helped him back into our house, "So what happened?"

He wiped his eyes, "I was in the garage trying to take out an old box full of pictures. Then I heard a loud crash. So I just ignored it, expecting it to be Koron or something. But it wasn't, it was Keiko. She smacked me in the head with a block of wood. Then she grabbed a bottle of gasoline & started pouring it on me. I tried getting away, but she just kept yanking on my hair, trying to light me on fire."

I pulled him into a warm hug, "Oh, Kouyou. I'm so sorry." I took Kouyou to the bathroom & made him strip off his clothes. I turned on the hot water & then a little bit of the cold. I made sure it was warm enough, I took his hand & led him into the bathtub. I grabbed the bottle of bubble bath that smelled like cologne.

I poured some in, washing Kouyou's hair. I grabbed a washcloth off of the counter & dunked it into the water. I retracted the washcloth & began cleaning Kouyou's face. He flinched. I gave him a worried expression & leaned in & kissed his cheek.

His cheeks turned a dark red, rosy color. "What was that for?" I giggled, "You looked really kawaii." He smiled at me, his cheeks turning an even darker shade of red.

I smiled back at him, "Stay with me Kou, & I'll protect you." His eyes glittered, "Thank you." I brushed back a strand of hair out of his face, stroking his cheek with my index & middle finger.

***

As I layed in my bed, my thoughts couldn't help but wonder towards what Keiko did to Kouyou. Is she gonna attack all of us because we're all going to turn her in? Or is she just gonna keep threatening us & scaring the fuck out of us. As my eyes slowly closed, I heard a soft voice ring out in the darkness, "Protect yourself."