Consequential Kiss

Sasha contacted the men through a black vertical rectangle device which she pulled out from the side of her pinafore apron's waistband. Ryuu's eyes narrowed as he stared at the source of communication. It was different from the mobile phone he saw from the girl he met at the subway station. The eerie gaze of the maidservant diverted the boy's attention to other Servers passing by at them.

The men who were specifically called as 'Guardsmen' were the security, and the men which could be noticed easily as they wore a usual black suit and tie. Aside from keeping the Hub in safety from clients and outside harm, they also aid the Ladies to satiate their capabilities. Two of them appeared from upstairs, Japanese in their late twenties and whose height required to be 5'8 and above. Ryuu locked his eyes on the wooden floor. His memory remembered the same uniforms of those men who brought him to a dim room and although he detested them, his physique alone would never do good against their forces.

A few droplets of sweat dripped down on the boy's head as he struggled to follow the two men walking in the opposite direction. Getting further away from the mahogany door signified a state of loss to him.

Thin lips are pursed, he grabbed the hand of Myriad from his abdomen as he guided him to walk. Their eyes locked to each other. The grey ones lit up. The black-haired whom he only met twice, which was the moment they had long conversations, changed its impassive composure. His eyes conveys an inclination towards something but could not say it loudly. The eyes of strong desires wanted to unleash although there were unknown things blocking its way. The firm hold of Ryuu, coerced Myriad in the undisclosed reassurance, and leaned closer to the lad as he kept his balance fairly.

The two men brought them to the clinic on the first floor. It was inside the left room across the dining hall where Ryuu followed the Watcher - Kanji. A wooden door opened and the familiar smell of iodoform loitering inside lingered in his nose, and a series of Hospital beds could be seen from both sides of the clinic. The mesh on the top of cubicle curtains provides for both light and air ventilation throughout the patient room. In every bed, there were serum hangers, pulse monitors on top of a wooden table along with a patient stool. In addition, a few wheelchairs placed at the bottom in some of the beds, disinfection sinks located in the four corners of the place aside from the single bathroom across the doorway.

A Japanese woman with medium black hair entered through the door with her high heel ankle boots, she wore a typical white coat atop a formal blouse tucked in with black trousers. Wrinkles formed visible as she moved her eyes a little, spotted a new face. She was in her mid 30's and she was the one attending all the Class in A.

Ryuu received soft tissue injuries in his muscles and spinal cord which meant he had to stay in the clinic for the first five days to a week. However, they will need to monitor the young man within those days to see if he will completely recover. Ryuu was given a sleeping pill to relax his nerves and rest for the meantime. His eyes gradually closed while he stared at the red-haired boy sitting on a stool near his bed. With a gloomy face, buried his eyes on the floor. Ryuu did not see a fault from the young lad. He was more comfortable and secured the lad would watch over him, rather than the ladies nor the guardsmen.

Spirals of mixed abstract colors dance; yellow, red, dark blue, green swallowed by a large black hole in the center. Until, the familiar ticking of the pendulum wall clock in haze, and the view of the closed door of the young man's room showed up. Droplets of the water from the faucet of his bathroom, dripping slowly until it fastened up. A creak sound of a bed moving suddenly, lest Ryuu open his eyes.

He saw the lights on in the ceiling, he scanned the room and saw no one other than him. He hissed and got back to laying on the bed as his back throbbed. There was a dextrose injected on his left pulse. Ryuu sighed inaudibly and closed his eyes once again. He was not familiar with the new room, it smelled nothing unpleasant, still he was not comfortable being alone. His eyes shut, controlling his mind not to overthink, not to imagine someone would barge in and pinned him down, not to imagine a couple of men entering the room and abducting him. Ryuu bit his quivering lips and took shallow fast breaths. He looked at the doorway, he wanted to leave the room. Panic started to eat him. Cold drops of sweat ran down his forehead, his breathing halted and eyes narrowed as a shadow of feet stood at the front door.

The eyes grew impossibly wide as he looked around near him, he did not feel the pain from his back as fear was higher than any he was currently experiencing. He stared for a couple of seconds at the dextrose injected on him, and the person opened the door.

Ryuu thumped. His heartbeat slower, he formed a slight smile on the lad.

"Ryuu, I got permission to stay with you for tonight." The blonde blinked, and stared at his roommate. The young lad was sweating a lot and had a pale face resemblance of seeing a ghost. His small hands clenched on the big pillow he brought with him, and sauntered near Ryuu.

Ryuu sighed and laid his back on the bed, arms covering his eyes. Arlert quietly watched the young man's quivered pale lips. Being neglectful of not calling the boy's name as he was near the doorway. Pensive sadness, he put down his pillow on the stool and sat down on the bed. Ryuu gradually moved away his arms as he watched the sapphire blue eyes coming closer to his wide ones. Heartbeat was unsteady, Ryuu surrendered from all the dread trying to devour him and let the blonde fringe touch his, his eyes closed down as the other lad closed his, their lips gently pressed together. Ryuu was relaxed, his shaking eyes halted and he touched the boy's arms leaning both his sides on the bed. However, the blonde locks were having a race of his pulse. Given he just kissed his new roommate, he even accepted him. Little by little, their eyes locked as Arlert moved away from the nerve-wracking act he did without thought.

"Err.." Arlert forced a smile and ended up showing a creepy one. Ryuu looked at another way and waited for the lad to move away from him completely. Arlert stayed sitting beside the bed. Silence filled the room. He could barely check the reaction of his roommate where eyes of Ryuu were on elsewhere. Even so, he noticed the natural color of Ryuu had returned. The usual him without heavy thoughts clouding his mind. Arlert smiled secretly and got off the bed, he shoved the pillow on the lad's face. Ryuu took it and looked at him, slightly irritated, Arlert giggled in delight. "I'll sleep on the bed next to yours or you want I can sleep beside-" The pillow was thrown at his face and touched the floor. Arlert quickly picked it up and tapped the dust off. The black haired lad faced him with his back. Arlert hummed a blissful tune as he went to the bed next to him. The white curtain between them clanged as the cheerful lad slid it to the corner. His heartbeat thumped. Shades of pink visually appeared on his warm cheeks as their eyes locked again. Ryuu was staring back at him, with a serious gaze.

"Night," uttered Ryuu, and faced the other side again. Arlert gulped controllably, he bit his lip as he laid on the bed facing the ceiling. The strange warmth from his cheeks remained as well as the loud beating of his heart.

The night seemed long as Ryuu stared at the white wall. The softness of the lips pressed on his was strange and it was in a good way since it calmed him down. He let himself take it in. The sweet gentle scent, the warmth breathed from the blonde locks, those conscious yet steady eyes staring at him; he accepted everything without a fight. Ryuu wandered in his never ending thoughts of confusion. Digging deep within his soul to search for logical reasons of not pushing away Arlert even he could easily do so. Was it for mere reassurance to hold stable from his sudden anxiety or was it because he would not mind being touched by Arlert?

On the other bed, a blonde locks was trying to fall asleep. His eyes twitch from forcibly shutting it close while multiple attempts of clearing anything his mind could bring forth. His strange emotion from the kiss began to presume he has feelings for Ryuu, and an acute effect of insomnia came to life. A faint pleasant scent coming from the lad, the soft firm lips, and the touch of his hands on his arms electrified his excitement from the new sensation. A loud slap on the face snapped back Ryuu from his extensive mind maundering and turned around to check Arlert with his back facing him, a blanket covering his overall body.

"What are you doing? You're still awake," said Ryuu.

"I'm trying to sleep, be quiet!" Arlert ordered. His cheek stung, he gently brushed it on the pillow of the clinic and hid his face on the big pillow which had limbs wrapped around it. He was crying inside as he hit himself hard.

'I was quiet all this time,' Ryuu thought, and laid flatly on the bed. He stared at the ceiling. The place was still, relaxed nerves and clear mind. Eyes started to feel heavy, blackness filled his vision and a gentle smile drew on him as the familiar sapphire blue eyes and soft lips arose in his heart and memory, it put him to sleep.