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The Truth Behind Demons	By : Resting-Madness Category: Beyblade > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 2128 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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His name is CRACK, at least, that's what I started calling him after he jumped me in the woods. It was the only thing he had said to me, until I moved to Japan; otherwise, he used to just stand around and laugh... Now... Now he's been tormenting me about the past; about how he controls my life; and always will - - and he's right!
I don't know what to do to make him stop and leave me alone; so what am I supposed to do to silence him? Maybe tell somebody about it - - Miki, Kai - - maybe even Lee. He would understand better than anybody but... He already showed me that he isn't real. And if I have to tell people that I've been seeing him, even after I've found out about him, I'm gonna Quack! Back, pack, track...
Climbing out of bed; through an ache in all of his limbs; Rei walked to the small mirror in his room. His uncle told him to sleep in today; but he wasn't about to leave this thing with Tyson and Ozuma unfinished. He had to explain to them about yesterday... Why he'd hung out with his other friends and not them. He also had other plans.
As of today he was going to stop being such a quote unquote: "cool guy" and just go back to being Rei - - whomever he is; since his life had changed at such a young age, the simply life teen doesn't even know what his own smile looks like! Muchless what he likes to eat or do for fun... Today was going to have many life altering changes, whether the people in his life - - at present - - like it or not.
"Step one, lose the sex appeal."
Rei pulls his hair into a quick braid then wraps it in a long white, cloth dressing; squeezing it tight enough to make it look as though he had a rat tail instead of a fluffy cat tail as his normal, unwrapped, ponytails would look.
"Check - - one last thing."
He took out his headband from the dresser then ties it around his forehead. "Check."
He smiled at his reflection in the mirror - - although, he only gave it a dry, loose-glance. Rei hated looking at himself. Something about his reflection made him angry, and he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't break another mirror if he saw himself again.
"Next is..." He snapped his fingers. "...Better get Lee for this part."
Exiting his bedroom he searched upstairs for his brother, hoping that he's still in his bedroom. Last night when his brother had gone into his bedroom to talk to him, Rei had spent that entire time crying on his brother's shoulder. When he finally fell asleep, he woke up realizing that he owed Lee an explanation as to why he had been crying, and chose not to say what for.
"Lee?" He glanced into his brother's bedroom; the older Kon sat on his bed, back turned from the door. It looked as though he's reading something - - and he has his desklight on.
Stepping in closer, he tried to catch a glimpse at the book. "Lee?"
Startled, he turned around in a flash; closing the book, then dropped it onto the floor as quickly as he could. "Hey bro!" He greeted cheerfully. "I didn't know you were gonna get up." Noticing his attire, Lee frowned. "You can't be serious... are you going to school today? Didn't uncle tell you to take the day off - - you need your rest."
"Nag, nag. I need to go today. I have some things I need to take care of." He stopped walking once he got up to the bed, he peeked over his brother's shoulder. "What were you reading just now?"
"Uhh... A book." He replied with a lame smile, hoping to get out of saying what type of book it is.
Lee had stopped off at the library when he hadn't found his brother at school. It didn't take a genius to figure out that he had skipped that day with some of his friends. So Lee took it as a sign, and went to the library to check out a book; and also make some copies from the computer about his brother's condition. So far, from what he's been reading, there was a good chance that his brother could fight this and get better, but there was also a chance of complete mental disfiguration... Rei wouldn't be able to tell whether or not he's coming or going.
The poor kid's speech was already slipping. Lee prayed that anyone who noticed wasn't picking on him for it. According to the books, people with schizophrenia tend to think the whole world is out to get them: conspiracy, mock, teasing, completely hurtful judgment passed off on them because they're different.
But he hated to lie to him; the book also said that he needs to keep a close relationship with his brother, and let him know that he could trust him completely. That, for Lee, was an easy done.
He shrugged. "It's just some book I got from the library."
"But you were so serious; I don't even think you heard me calling you."
"Oh! Ahaha, you got me... I was reading a dirty novel. I got hooked on the things when I read one from over Mia's shoulder one day."
Rei smirked. "That's really pathetic. Why read when you can do the real thing."
"Believe it or not, your brother is a sap for mushy stories."
"Hahaha."
Reaching out a hand to pull his brother over for a sit; the older Kon asked. "What did you wanna talk to me about?"
Sitting down on the bed, Rei fought away his brother's hand that was trying to adjust his headband. "I wanted you to see me smile."
"...? Huh?"
Smiling, he asked through his teeth. "Does it look nice? Is it friendly?"
"Yeah, but... What's this about?"
Turning his smile back into impassive, he shrugged. "Remember when I was a kid, and I asked you why everyone in the village hated me?"
Lee remembered that tearful day very well. Now that he thought about it, he did a lot of ass kicking in his day. Lee should really try to become a less violence-related person... Well, maybe after he hurts whomever was currently hurting his brother.
"I do."
"Well, you said something really nice to me afterwards... that I should be myself; and find that person who likes that in me. Let them be my friend."
Shaking his head, he blinked. "I don't... know what that means exactly."
"I'm saying that... I'm gonna try to sit with other people today at lunch - - make them see that, I'm not scary; even though, they think I am."
Lee was beginning to understand now. His shy timid brother wasn't used to all that attention, especially if - - to him - - it seemed negative. Not to mention his illness must be making those admiring whispers out to be insults and ridicule that he doesn't need.
"I think that's a great idea, but, what about Tyson and Ozuma - - won't they be mad?"
That silenced the younger Kon briefly. His brother was starting to paint a picture now as to why his pride-and-joy little brother had spent a majority of the night crying. Him and Tyson are having a fight; which explains why he saw Granger storm out of the hospital the other day.
"Tyson and Ozuma are kind of... Well... I don't know - - but it doesn't mean we aren't friends anymore. It just means that... I can't be like them: snotty and mean; just because they tell me that people are beneath me, and those people actually buy into it. It's not for me - - I'm just.. some loser.."
"You're not a loser!" He cut into his brother's words to say.
"And I have no right to treat people the way I've treated them." He went on as if he hadn't heard Lee at all.
Nodding, Lee says. "Okay. I can understand that, but... Rei, if they're still afraid of you... don't sweat it." He pushed him on the shoulder. "They'll come around."
"Yeah... Lee?"
"Hm?"
He sucked in a breath and let it out. "There's something else,"
"What?"
"I thought that... I should tell you this now so that you can hace..."
"Have." He corrected as if it were just any random thing.
"Have a chance to sit with it for awhile..." his words lower with each one that came out.
"This sounds serious, what is it?"
He thought for sure that his brother was gonna tell him about his illness on his own; he just wasn't sure at how he should approach it. Tell him that he knows already because his therapist brought it to his attention. Or maybe that he was just studying and happened to come across something that should be called to his brother's attention.
"Lee... Tyson is mad at me for hanging out with Kai, and the reason for this is that... he's more than a best friend, he's... my boyfriend."
Lee's face scrunched in confusion. He's gay?! That's what he wanted to tell me?! So what! I knew that! How the hell am I gonna bring up his condition to him? How can I ask him if he's still taking pills or not?
He grabbed the bridge of his nose and gave it a few pinches. "What?" He said on accident.
Rei looked like he were about to have a meltdown. He was just waiting for the insults, the disowning, the hatred. He shamed his family with this, just as he shamed them by being mentally ill... in China, if you're a homosexual, you're considered to have a sickness that has to be taken care of - - or else. And now... He can't lose his brother.
Tossing his arms around his brother, he felt tears welling. "I'm sorry, Lee. Please don't hate me."
"Huh? Hate you?" He laughed at that. "Rei I could never hate you - - it's my greatest strength." He stroked the soft hair atop his brother's head. "I only said "what" because I was thinking that's all. I wasn't sure I had heard you."
Rei only made a sound.
Lee wasn't quite sure what to make of it, it was between a scoff or shock; so being unsure he went on. "Rei, you have nothing to worry about - - I already knew that you were gay."
"Y-you did?" He looked at his lap, releasing his grip around the older Kon. "How? When did you find out?"
"It wasn't hard..." Says the older sibling. "You and Tyson are always so quiet when you're alone; and with two people you're only doing one of two things - - watching porn, or acting it out."
Again Rei made that sound, this time Lee was sure it was shock. "How come you never said anything?"
"Because you didn't. I knew you would tell me when you were ready, so I left it alone." He shrugged. "I think it's great that you're finding yourself, and that you have someone. Tyson is nice.. And I know he likes you a lot."
This was all a head spin for the younger Kon. Lee knew! He knew for - - well, he wasn't sure how long he knew, but he does know. And that was all that mattered. Lee doesn't hate him - - he never treated him any differently. Maybe his uncle would be the same way.
"And you're sure you don't mind?"
"Why would I mind? It's refreshing to know that I won't lose any dates to my better looking younger brother."
"...True." He got up from the bed running from his brother's hands, that were poised to grapple torture him until he screamed. "Now Lee, I was only agreeing with you - - right?"
"Uh huh. I'll see you after school little brother." He tossed a pillow his way, when a thought occurred to him. "Rei?"
He paused in his retreat from the bedroom. "Hm?"
"Uncle isn't as cool about things as I am - - he's old, and still goes with that whole tradition thing - - inspite of his being a French chef. If we're gonna tell him, we should team up and do it."
Rei walked back into the bedroom and gave a firm hug. "I love you. Thank you."
"No problem." Pulling away, he fixed his brother's headband at last, then gave him a shove. "You go on, or you'll be late."
"Okay. I'll see you after school... And thanks again."
Lee waved him off, then went to the side of his bed to grab the book. He still had a lot more to learn from the thing. Unfortunately only a little time to do it. Hey! Rei's going to school - - which means, his room will be empty. He can search it for the pills! Perfect. He can say he found them, and ask him about them. This day was gonna work out all right.
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Rei walked slowly towards the school building. He's crying. It had started when he'd reached the place where he usually met up with Tyson and Ozuma, but the two weren't there. He knew it! They were still mad at him! And it is eating him up inside...
Why can't I just be honest with them about this? Because they're gonna treat me differently, that's why. So I guess - school-wise - ditching them first really is the best solution, not to mention, Tyson will kick me out of the A-rank, any way, for being a retard. He hates them! Seeing the school up ahead, his steps froze. Maybe I still have time to go home? Shaking his head, he pressed on; he had to get this over with.
Classes were boring, as usual; people were quietly doing their work, or chatting with their friends while working; but all that Rei could do was lay his head on his desk, and stare at Ozuma. Why was he ignoring him? Was forgetting about Tyson really that serious? Or was it that he'd hung out with Kai? He had to know.
"Ozuma?" His voice surprised him at how heavy it sounded, like he may be on the verge of falling into a heavy sleep. The mixed-teen turned his head but said nothing, so Rei went on. "How come you guys weren't there to walk to school with me? I was gonna show up."
"Yeah, well, we weren't so sure of that. We figured why bother."
Rei closed his eyes. "Is Tyson still mad at me?"
"Not entirely about the thing he was mad at you for in the first place; but, since he found out that you cut school with that Kai guy, he's been on the verbal war-path." He turned his attention back to the board; which the teacher was writing on.
"I'm such a screw up." Muttered Rei to himself.
How could he make things right? Sleep with him again? Tyson seems to really enjoy sex. And Rei didn't care, either way. But, if it would make him happy then he will do it. "I'm not gonna be at high school forever... Everything will go back to normal in January."
"Tch. You think it's that simple?"
"Isn't it?"
"Rei, once you've started hanging out with people after school, that's it! You're friends, and nothing's gonna change it."
"That's stupid. You guys are my friends first. I should come in first true to you, too."
"For you, too." He snapped. "What's gotten into you lately? Are you drunk now?"
"You're one to talk..." Shaking his head, he opened his eyes. "I'm not gonna fight with you; I'm sorry."
"Yeah."
...
The morning lagged on, and finally Gym came. He had been rehearsing what to say to Tyson for when he saw him, but the blunette was nowhere to be found. That was odd. Tyson loves Gym class - - it's the one thing he isn't failing in, actually.
Going over to the high school he felt a huge weight being lifted from his shoulders; Kenny was still treating him like normal. Talking as they walked across the street, just about nothing or everything he's been up to. And, to add to it the good feeling, he passed through the door he felt Tala place his arm around his shoulders, and Kai took his hand.
"Glad you're feeling better." Said the ash-haired Russian.
"Yeah," chimed Tala. "You kind of scared me there for a minute - - didn't know food poisoning hit so hard."
"Neither did I." Rei smiled. Uh-oh... When did this become so comfortable? Me being greeted by these guys like this; Kai at my hand and Tala using me as a crutch, Spencer, Bryan, and Ian picking up the rear... Security... it feels... nice.
Bryan admired the authentic wrap around Rei's hair by touching it for a second, before asking. "You gonna eat lunch with us, Rei."
"Of course he is!" Says Tala with all the confidence in their new friend.
"Actually, I can't. I promised to eat at my school today."
"What for?" Says an unseen Spencer.
"Benause I have to." His eye winced. "Because I have to."
"You don't sound entirely convinced." Kai comments.
"Stop bullying me, assholes - - I can eat where I want!" Pulling away from them, he stomped off to his class.
Watching after him, Tala shook his head. "What the hell's gotten into him?"
"Must have had a fight with his boyfriend or something." Guessed Spencer.
A fight with his boyfriend? Kai could barely hide his smile. Things were working out perfectly.
...
"You said what to him?" Tyson shoved open the heavy double door, entering the lunch room.
"I told him that he's in deep-shit for skipping yesterday; and that he shouldn't expect us to be nice to him, if he's gonna hang around with those high school jerks."
"You said that, really?" He took a seat at their usual table in the cafeteria.
"Yeah." Ozuma shrugged. "He deserves it! Where does he get off treating us like... D's or C's?"
"Yeah! Yeah, he does have some nerve. Boy, if he were to walk in here right now..."
His voice crapped-out as he saw the very person he spoke about walk into the lunch room. Everyone was looking, actually, because Rei was making his way over to the table - - not Tyson and Ozuma's table, but a lower class table. A low whisper filled the room, as he did this.
Zeo, who has been invited by Ozuma to sit with them cocked his head at his new friend's actions. "Why is Rei going over there?" He asked in a tone loud enough for said person, whom is at the other side of the lunch room, to hear.
"I don't know." Says Tyson and Ozuma in sync.
Rei sat down at a table with the lower half and smiled sweetly at them. All the guys were frozen. Some mid-bite, some just about to grab something to eat, and others had been frozen since they figured out where he was planning on sitting.
"Hi." He greeted. "Can I sit here?"
"Uh... uh..." A guy with short/long green hair stammers. "We - uh..."
Rei opened his lunch. "I brought lots to eat; if you want some, I don't mind sharing." Pushing his lunch bag over to them, he nodded his head to encourage them. "Go ahead."
A tall, lanky looking Spanish boy gulped loudly before saying. "Are you sure you're at the right table - - R- rrr," The name, so seductive as sin, caught in his throat to the point that he had just let it drop after that.
"I know where I am. I just thought I should come over and introduce myself - - I think you're all cool people, so..." he shrugged. "Why not make friends?"
The blond spoke again. "But, you're A-rank, and... they don't do that - - I mean, not to say you're dumb or anything,"
"Enrique!?" Says the feminine looking guy with the green hair. "Ssshhh!"
He knew better than to pick on the popular kids; he was beaten up pretty bad last year for saying something about Ozuma's scent because of all that smoking.
"I thought I'd shake things up a bit." Says Rei. "So go ahead, dig in... Really, I don't mind."
The D-ranks are still frozen in fear of him.
It was insane! Was Rei really that bad when he'd first started hanging out with Tyson and Ozuma? The only thing he could remember clearly was shoving a kid into a locker, because he didn't feel like moving around him when the three of them were walking down the hall. He wondered if one these boys was that kid.
A shorter male, with reddish hair piped up and said in a calm, polite voice, "P-please, just go."
Rei dropped his jaw. Was this kid serious? Grabbing his things, he shook his head and moved away. Maybe he'd have better luck with the C's. He wasn't so sure about sitting with guys that were just - - ok with life. Guys like Max. He still wondered about him. He was such a mystery - - cute, too! How he wasn't an A-class was beyond Rei. He must not have passed that stupid test to get in.
"Hey, Rei, over here!" Called Zeo; waving a hand.
Rei waved back, but he chose to leave the lunch room rather than sit with his so-called friends. When he got to the bathroom, he took out his things and ate slowly, trying to hold back his tears. Lee said not to get discouraged, but this was really annoying; trying to figure out who he fit-in with. Maybe he should just quit school altogether. That would solve all of his problems right away.
"Rei?" Says a voice he isn't too familiar with. "It is you, isn't it?"
"Can I help you?" He asked without looking up.
"Hey! It's nice to finally meet you!" The boy was standing beside him now. "I'm Max Mizuhara - - well, Max Tate, but only when I live in the states."
"Rei Kon." He shook his hand.
"I know. How are things going with you?" He asked, the smile on his face never leaving. "I heard you're with Tyson. He's great, isn't he?"
"Yeah... he is."
"Do you know what he's so mad about, though? It's not like him to be upset."
Rei shrugged. "Nothing for long. I'm gonna hopefully fix everything later on."
"That's great!" He noticed he has his lunch with him. "Can I join you? I don't usual eat in a bathroom but, for you, I'll make an acception." He laughed a bit.
Rei laughed, as well. "Yeah, sure."
"Awesome." He took half of Rei's turkey club sandwich, taking a big bite. "Mmmm. You make this? It's really good."
"Yeah. Thanks."
The two spoke about nothing really spectacular, as they ate. Max was really nice, Rei thought. He could probably be in the same position in this school as him. Maybe things wouldn't be so bad, after all.
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