Hello! I wrote this first chapter of a Ryu/Ken fic a loooooooong time ago, and I've decided to pick it up again. It has more angst than I usually write now, but I hope you like this first part!
Title: Rage-filled Revelations
Genre and Pairing: Yaoi and Ryu/Ken (You don't like this stuff, don't read it. Simple as that.)
Notes: Angst, extreme violence against inanimate objects. Possible smut in future chapters.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Street Fighter universe. That belongs to Capcom. Furthermore, I am not making a dime off of this.
Key:
Italics means a person's thoughts.
----- means a change in POV.
Chapter 1: Confusion, Rage, and Confession
Goddamn it, where is he? Ken thought, as he searched the forest around him for Ryu, his best friend, sparring partner, and right now, most annoying thing in the world.
We are supposed to be fighting, not playing hide-and-seek! Ken grumbled as he ran through the woods.
Why does he always insist on stealth fighting? Whatever happened to good-old-fashioned-All of a sudden, his train of thought was brought to a sudden halt as a leg came out of nowhere and tripped him up. Ken went sprawling into the dirt, and was about to get up when he felt a strong, muscular set of arms pin his arms, and a heavy weight pin him to the ground.
"Caught you." Ryu taunted, smirking as he held his friend to the forest floor. He changed position so he could pin Ken better. "How come you are so easy to catch lately? Getting lazy?" Ryu whispered into his ear.
Ken gasped at first, angry that he had been caught off guard again. However, he soon was caught even more off guard as he felt Ryu settle more solidly on his back. He was surprised to feel a strange tingle everywhere Ryu touched his skin. Great. I lost again. I can't seem to get my mind and body to be on the same page anymore. I try to play it calm and cool around him, like I used to, but not anymore. I babble, blush, and…
Ken gasped again as he felt Ryu's breath on his ear, and shuddered as certain parts of him woke up. "Get off me! Now!" Ken struggled as hard as he could to get away, and managed to push Ryu off him. He stood up and looked away, trying to calm himself down.
"Whoa! What's up with you all of a sudden?" Ryu retorted. "Why are you acting so strange around me anymore? You can never seem to beat me. You aren't a challenge like you used to be." Looking down at his gi, he pulled off the now torn and muddy top and slung it over his shoulder. He'd patch it up later.
Ken looked over his shoulder at the sound of the gi hitting the leaf-strewn dirt and looked at Ryu, bare to the waist standing there, stretching his arms over his head. Ken felt a heat go into his cheeks, and found that he could not look away. Fine then, if he couldn't look away, he would go somewhere he couldn't see it anymore. He couldn't let Ryu see him act like this. "Gotta go, see ya back at the dojo." With that brief farewell, Ken headed back to the temple they were staying in as fast as he could.
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What was that all about? Ryu wondered. Shrugging it off, he grinned and drew a point in the air with his finger. Another fight goes to me. As pleased as he was with his string of victories over his friend and rival, Ryu was also genuinely concerned about Ken. Ken could never look him in the eye or keep up with his attacks anymore. He also looked so lost and confused whenever the two of them were together. Ah, well, he will probably get over it on his own. Ryu shrugged and began his walk back to the temple.
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What the hell is wrong with me! What's going on! Ken was frustrated with his lack of success, not only in the spars with Ryu, but also with his inner thoughts. He had no idea how to address the way he felt about Ryu. As he walked down the main hall of the temple, his mind wandered. I can't just tell him. I'm sure he would be disgusted to know me if I told him that I...I love him. What if he rejects me! I can't do that. He could leave me forever…. When that thought hit him, Ken saw red. The last coherent thought he had was of Ryu's eyes filled with disgust and his back as he turned and walked away forever. That image snapped something inside him. He had to take his anger, sadness, and frustration out on something, anything. "GOD DAMN IT!!" he yelled, and proceeded to kick the hell out of the walls. Letting out a scream of rage and distress, he charged up his strongest Hadouken and let loose on the nearest wall.
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What was that? Sounded like a bomb went off… Ryu raised his head and looked for smoke. Seeing none, he shrugged and continued on his way. Then he heard it again, louder this time. It's coming from the temple! Ken! Ryu began to run as fast as he could. When he got to the temple, he saw none of the monks outside. Probably cowering inside the shrine. Ryu grunted and went to find the source of the noise.
When he cautiously turned the corner, a piece of statuary flew at his face. Bending over backwards, he just barely missed being clocked by it. Hiding behind the corner, he pressed himself against the wall for cover and peeked around the building to see who was dismantling the place. He was shocked at what he saw.
Several pieces of sculpted animals and heroes barely stood. The ground was so cratered and dug up that it looked like bombs had been raining from the sky. The terra-cotta tiles on the temple roof shook whenever a new attack was launched. Bamboo brakes were in tatters, bent and splintered. The temple fountain, once so grand and delicate, was little more than a wet rubble pile in the wake of the attacks. But all this wasn't what caught Ryu's attention. What did catch his eye was a crimson flash that suddenly tore through another wall of the temple.
"DAMN IT! DAMN IT DAMN IT!!" was the only thing Ryu heard. Ken was too busy blowing holes in the wall in to notice him. Ken was dirty, his gi was ripped, and his hair even more wild than it normally was. His eyes smoldered with anger. Ryu was stunned to see his friend so enraged. But as he watched, the rage in his eyes sputtered and died, leaving only sadness in its place. Ken stopped killing the wall and began to tremble slightly.
"Damn it. Why do I feel this way?!" His rage spent, Ken turned and slumped against the wall, unaware that Ryu was a mere five feet away, pinned against the wall. "Why can't I just move on? Why?" Ken was quickly becoming hysterical, all his frustration bubbling up after his fury had burned out. Bowing his head, he began to sob. "This is so unfair. Why must it be like this!?"
Ken's crying. I've never seen him so… desperate. So helpless. What happened? Ryu was worried, no, Ryu was scared for Ken. He had been keeping his eye on his best friend for a while, and noticed a change in him. Ken had been slipping up in their spars, he reactions were slower. Not only that, but outside of spars there was still a change. Ken always seemed in a bad mood. He was growing concerned for Ken's well-being. He was about to break his cover and talk to him when the next words stopped him in his tracks.
"WHY CAN'T TELL HIM THAT I LOVE HIM! WHY WHY WHY!!!!!!!" Ken cried. "I can't take much more of this… I just can't…" Still weeping, Ken picked himself up and went back to their room.
Ryu couldn't move. He just couldn't. Ken's words crashed through his mind, rendering him senseless. He… loves me? Me? That's why he was so mad? So angry lately? He loves me… Quite taken aback by this revelation, Ryu found his knees didn't work anymore. He sat down abruptly, back against the wall, Ryu began to think about what he himself felt towards Ken. What does Ken mean to me? Well, he is important to me, that's for sure… He is my best friend and rival… I remember when I saw him attack me when Bison brainwashed him. I felt like my heart had been crushed in his fist. I won him back though, and together we stopped Bison's plot. I couldn't have done it without him. After that, we became closer than ever. But… what do I really feel for him? Is it just friendship? Could it be more? Could this closeness actually be love? Quickly shaking his head, he stood. I don't know right now… I need to think more. He turned and went back to their room, hoping it was still standing. He breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the temple's housing hadn't been a target of Ken's attacks. Entering, the room was a mess, with broken pottery, cracked tatami floors, and torn wall scrolls, the last victims of Ken's rage. It looked like a tornado hit it. Yeah, Tornado Ken… Moving to his side of the room, Ryu sat down again. Raising a hand to his face, Ryu slouched deeper and began to sort out his feelings. He would be getting very little sleep tonight.
End of Chapter 1
So? What did you think? Please R&R, and I hope you liked it! Chapter 2 coming soon!