Disclaimer: I don't own Sprial.
Warnings: Angst, and future NCS. :(
I'm still new to this, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Chapter One
"Hey, wake up!" He whispered, shaking the small figure under the covers. A look of concern shone in his emerald eyes, even through the darkness of the room. The covers moved and a small body was revealed.
"Did you have another nightmare?" Emerald said still whispering. The figure nodded, and then shivered.
"Here." He said, holding his blanket open for the shivering figure, "You can sleep with me if you want." The small figure climbed from his own bed into the others, curling up next to the warm body. The older boy wrapped an arm and the blanket around the smaller body, "No more nightmares now, alright." He said in a soft voice.
Azure eyes opened, finding himself back in the dark room. He could hear low breathing from the body next to him. Damn! That dream again. He thought, bringing a hand up and wiping the sweat from his face. Turning over, he aimed away from the other with him. While trying to get comfortable, he felt cold metal touch his wrist and he remembered the handcuff that attached him to the bed, he sighed quietly not wanting to wake the other figure. He thought back to the last time he got up in the middle of the night from one of his dreams. I just went for a drink of water; he didn't have to get so mad. He lightly rubbed his cheek but his thoughts were disrupted by a strong arm that wrapped itself around his chest.
"You were thinking of trying to leave again weren't you?" The voice whispered in his ear. He slowly shook his head as the arm tightened around him. "That's good."
"Damn it Ryouko! Why do ya have to be so violent?" He yelled rubbing the back of his head.
"When it's you, it's enjoyable." She teased, getting a dirty look from the other.
"Well jeez, how bout you try being nice for a change?"
"Not going to happen, Kousuke." Hiyono said as her and Ayumu joined the other three.
The five of them sat for lunch on the roof of the school. Kousuke leaned against the chain link fence, looking down at all the students entering and exiting the building, not saying anything. Hiyono and Rio shared Ayumu's lunch while Ayumu ate a sandwich Hiyono bought and complained about her always stealing his lunch. Ryouko sat next to Rio laughing every now and then but not really participating in the conversation. Before long the bell rang and lunch was over, the group slowly gathered their things and began to head down the stairs back to class.
"I told you I'm not interested."
"Please Ayumu!" Hiyono begged, grabbing a hold of his sleeve in attempts to slow his pace. They always walked together after school as their houses are only a few blocks apart.
"No for the hundredth time! I have enough to do in the mornings; I don't have time to make an extra lunch for you." He said as a heavy sigh escaped his lips.
"But why not? You just have to make a little more."
"Don't you have anyone else to bug?" Kousuke asked from the other side of Ayumu.
"This doesn't involve you."
"But you don't have to listen to him rant for hours when you get home." Kousuke said before getting a sharp jab in the ribs, "What the hell's your problem now?!"
"I don't rant. Stop making shit up." Chocolate eyes glared up at him.
Hiyono laughed behind her hand, "You two even fight like brothers." She joked.
"We do not!" They yelled at almost the same time. This caused Hiyono to laugh even harder.
True they weren't brothers, they didn't even look the least bit similar and their personalities were completely opposite but Kousuke had been abandoned by his family when he was just a baby. He lived in an orphanage moving from family to family until he turned twelve when a nice lady took him in. That nice lady just happened to be Madoka Narumi though she wasn't a Narumi at that point; she hadn't met Kiyotaka until Kousuke was fifteen and they didn't get married until a year later, that was two years ago.
"Just shut up already!" Kousuke huffed looking out into the street. At that moment a car drove by; Kousuke looked at the car but didn't see the figure inside. Not taking a second glance at the car as it continued on, he turned his head back to the sidewalk in front of him.
Azure eyes widened at the sight, he whipped around in his seat, watching as the figure disappeared from view.
A strong hand grabbed his upper thigh, "Something the matter?"
Sliding back into his seat, he shook his head, "No, it's nothing." He whispered to the window.
When they finally made it home, thankfully without Hiyono following them all the way, Ayumu pulled out his keys knowing nobody would be home yet. He let them in setting his school bag down against the wall. Kousuke, on the other hand, pushed his way passed the other, tossing his bag by the wall and headed straight for his room, leaving the brunette to make supper on his own.
The four sat silently at the supper table not one having anything to say. Kousuke, being the first to finish gathered up his dishes, rinsing them and putting them in the dishwasher.
"I'm going to bed now." He sighed, heading for the hall.
"Don't forget your homework." Madoka said in a cheery voice, always playing the mother role toward him.
The red head waved his hand and grabbed his discarded school bag from the floor, dragging it to his room with him.