The Cruel Outside (1x1 pigeon and Keru-chan)

[Kotorichan]

"I can't go with you?" Mian slowly got out of the water and slipped his clothes back on. He sounded genuinely sad that Ikuto was leaving him alone. "How long with you be gone?" he was feeling a bit nervous about this Charles person, what if he was mean or didn't like him? Mian just fidgeted with his sleeves in fear.

[Keru-chan]

A soft sigh slipped past his pale lips as he heard the male say those words, in that way. He drew a hand through his dark violet hair and then smiled rather calming as he then slowly reached out for the male's hand and gripped it. "For a while, maybe an hour or more. But don't you worry, Charles is very kind. If you want anything you can just ask him. And if you want you can call me, just ask Charles and he will fix it for you".

 

Ikuto thereafter released his hand, cleared his throat and then hid his pale blush by turning around. "Ehm..I will leave in five minutes, do you want to go up to my floor?".

[Kotorichan]

Mian smiled slightly when the man held his hand. It was relaxing somehow, but over all too soon. "um, yes... I think I would like to go to your room to wait... If that's okay with you" he looked down at the floor, he really didn't want Ikuto to go anywhere, even is Charles was nice... "Ikuto, um... Please come back safe" he said earnestly, looking back up to meet the man's gaze. "please don't get hurt..."

[Keru-chan]

The young heir cleared his throat and then took in a deep breath before slowly turning around to meet the younger male. "Of course, I will take you there now" he said and smiled softly at the other one. Then though, he was caught off guard. Come back safe? Don't get hurt? Ikuto grinned and the burst out in a soft laughter before ruffling Mian's hair. "There's no need to worry, I'm just going out on a short visit to one of our factories~ Besides I'll have guards with me that will protect me just in case. I will be just absolutely fine, but thank you very much for your concern".

 

Slowly the man began to walk towards the elevator. That feeling, he wanted to feel it again. The feeling of holding hands. But since he were too shy to ask he just let it be as he pressed the button and then stepped into the elevator that soon came up.

[Kotorichan]

Mian hurried after him. He still felt nervous about the elevator and so when they got in he gently took Ikuto's hand. It made him feel more safe despite the fact that he didn't understand what it really was.

 

He silently held on to the human's hand until they got back to Ikuto's room. "you said you'll be back soon right?" Mian asked, looking over at him again. "you won't be gone for a long time?"

[Keru-chan]

Suddenly, something grabbed his hand and immediately his heart skipped a beat. Rather surprised he looked down at the hand before smiling softly and blushing. It felt good. And it made it almost feel like the other one actually trusted him and considered him to be a good friend. For him though, it felt like he had known the other one his whole life.

 

They soon reached his room and he was greeted by Charles that bowed in respect. He looked at Mian, gently hugging his hand back with his own. "No, I'll be right back I promise". Thereafter he released the hand. "So go on and do whatever you want under the time, take care of him now Charles". The older man nodded and said 'Yes Master' as he always did.

[Kotorichan]

Mian whimpered softly when Ikuto pulled his hand away. "o-okay..." he looked at Charles, clearly scared of the other man. He only hesitated for a moment before bolting to the pool to hide in the water. He didn't even bother taking his clothes off and just dove into the water. He figured that being in water would make him feel somewhat safe until his owner returned home.

[Keru-chan]

Ikuto smiled as he observed the boy ran off, probably to the pool. Then he made a slight nod to his butler before the elevator doors closed and he left them.

 

Right outside the building his car stood, waiting for him and he immediately placed himself in the bakcseat before ordering the driver. Apparently, the factory that there had been a burglary in wasn't one of the 'more important'. And apparently they hadn't really done anything too. Just messed up a little, destroyed some things and other such stuff. Not anything really bad though. Thi gs like this happened rather often since not everyone liked them. But it usually was nothing more than a broken windows and grafitti. None of the 'haters' had actually tried to break in before. Which was a little interesting at least.

 

Finally at the place he gathered informations from the workers and then looked at the damage to later on conclude that it had probably been a group behind this. Maybe five or six persons. But since they hadn't really done anything, they couldn't be considered as a threat. He told them that he would send some people to repair the damage then he went back to the car.

[Kotorichan]

Mian spent the entire time that Ikuto was gone in the pool. The long exposure to chlorine was making his skin itch, but water was so nice that he just ignored the feeling.

 

He didn't emerge to talk to Charles at all. Whenever the older man entered the room, Mian dove underwater and pretended not to notice him. No matter what Ikuto said, he still couldn't bring himself to trust some random human. By the time Ikuto came back, Mian's skin was breaking out in hives from the chemicals in the water.

[Keru-chan]

With a rather tired sigh he walked up to the front doors, entered the gigantic building and then continued forward to the elevator. Of some strange reason he had this sudden urge to see him. And with him he meant Mian. He didn know why but he felt really stuffed in his chest and his thoughts somehow always seemed to return to the young male. Was he...worried? Why would he be worried? Mian was with Charles. And Charles was his butler. He could trust him.

 

Floor after floor he passed before reaching his own where the elevator stopped and the doors opened. Ikuto drew a deep breath and walked out of it to soon be greeted by Charles. "Did it go well?". The older man looked at him "Mian-sama hasn't done anything else than swim around in the pool". "I see, you can go Charles" thereafter the man bowed and disappeared. He himself walked to the pool.

 

"Mian, I'm back" the young hair said softly and drew a hand through his dark purple hair as his eminence coloured eyes searched for the male under the water.

[Kotorichan]

Mian immediately popped out of the water. His skin was speckled with small red sores from the chemicals. "Ikuto!" he cried happily. The man swam to the edge of the pool and pulled himself out of the water next to Ikuto. He was so relieved to see the human, he felt safe around him and it had made him nervous to be left alone for so long. "did you finish everything?" he wasn't fully sure what the man had been doing, but he hoped he wouldn't have to go anywhere else soon.

[Keru-chan]

The man softly smiled as the male came swimming for him to then pull himself up as soon as he reached the edge. But that smile soon faded away as he crouched down beside the other one to then with a concerned glance in his eminence eyes, reach out to Mian. He drew his fingertips rather carefully down the man's arm. "Mian....You're hurt" he looked up at the male's face.

 

Was it because of the water? The chemicals in it? Either way, he couldn't let Mian swim around in it before he had fixed it. "Hurry up and come up, this water isn't good for you. I'll get someone to fix it later but for now I think you'll have to use my jacuzzi or the shower in the bathroom" he took Mian's hand.

[Kotorichan]

Mian whimpered at the touch, his skin was very sore. "b-but I like to swim..." he said sadly. He didn't really understand what was wrong with the water and it was confusing that Ikuto didn't want him to swim anymore. He stood up slowly, his expression made it look like the human had told him something really horrible. "why can't I go in the water anymore?" he asked in a very quiet voice, hoping that it was something easy to fix.

[Keru-chan]

The young heir drew a deep sigh and then released Mian's hand before walking into his apartment again. "This water here isn't exactly as the water you originally lived in. This water, has chemicals in it. And by judging how your skin looks now, I think this water isn't good for you. But don't you worry, I'll hire someone who can fix it so you can swim again" he smiled rather softly before gripping his tablet. "By the way, are you hungry Mian? You and I haven't eaten anything else than breakfast today..." his eminence coloured eyes concentrated on the tablet in his hand. "What should we eat today? Pancakes...? Waffles...? Meat...hmm hard choice...Maybe fried venison loins with fried potatoes and vegetables? Yeah that will do" he nodded in agreement before ordering it.

 

He could tell his father about the whole thing later. Now he wanted to spend some time with Mian. With a sigh he sunk down on the bed before covering his eyes with his arms. Only silently breathing.

[Kotorichan]

"oh... okay then..." Mian said sadly as he followed Ikuto out to the apartment. "Um, I guess we can eat whatever you want..." he sat down on the floor next to the bed and watched his owner with slight concern. "Are you alright ma- I mean, Ikuto?" he looked down at the floor, he had to keep being careful since he was so used to calling humans master.

[Keru-chan]

"I'm okay...Just tired" he rather lazily answered and sighed before removing his arms from his face. His gaze trailed up to the ceiling. Everything in his life just had to be tiresome. Not Mian, but everything else. He had to do that, and he had to do this. If he doesn't do that today they will do this tomorrow. It was too much, sometimes.

 

"Come here Mian" he softly requested as he patted the place beside him on the bed, invited the male to come up. He needed to get some rest. Ikuto needed someone who could take the stress off his shoulders.

[Kotorichan]

Mian sat down next to him. He made a soft cooing sound in the back of his throat and snuggled up against the human. His skin and hair was still wet and Ikuto's body was warm. He looked up at the man, his eyes gentle and caring. "Do you need me to do something Ikuto?" Mian asked softly. It was so comfortable to be close to the human like this.

[Keru-chan]

A strange sound left the creature then suddenly he could feel a body pressing itself against his own. His breath hitched and a soft blush appeared on his cheeks as he then looked at the other.

 

The way he spoke. The words that he said. They were too inviting. Too dangerous. At the same time his throat became dry, his heart began to beat faster and he felt this tingling urge to be touched by the boy's slender hands. But he couldn't ask for something like that. He would lose Mian's trust. Or would he?

 

Never even once had he ever felt such a strong desire to be near someone. It was strange and unfamiliar. It even so scared him a bit. He of course, had dreamt of having friends but this was different. God, worrying about something like this was tiresome. Ikuto looked away. "K..kiss me" he softly mumbled. Just this time. Just once. Then he would stop thinking about himself.

[Kotorichan]

Mian's eyes widened at the request, he immediately felt fear rising in his chest. This kind of order just reminded him of his time with the trainers. He tried to slow his panicked breathing. "y-yes master" he choked the words out, not even trying to call Ikuto by his name. He didn't fully understand what a kiss was or what it meant, only what it could lead too.

 

He cupped the man's face with shaking hands and leaned in close. His eyes were full of fear, as if he expected Ikuto to attack him at any second. He pressed a terrified kiss to the man's lips, his body visibly shaking.

[Keru-chan]

Everything happened so slow. At least slow enough for the young heir to notice how careful and scared the other one actually was. It was only natural that Mian didn't trust him. But still it hurt feeling those hands that were slightly trembling be placed on his cheeks. And immediately after his request 'Ikuto' had gone back to 'Master'. He had been too careless.

 

His eminence coloured eyes watched carefully how the male leaned in and then placed a rather soft kiss on his lips. A flood of emotions welled over him and he gently grabbed the male's right hand to then break the kiss. His face expression was unmoved but his eyes showed a slight sign of pain before he distanced himself from the other. "It's fine. I won't ask something like that from you again" he said and finally stood up to then turn his back to the male. It hurt. But it was all something he could understand. Whatever, it was too tiresome to think about it anymore.

 

After a while his butler came up with the foods he had ordered. Ikuto though, had lost his appetite.

[Kotorichan]

Mian whimpered as he watched the human walk away. "M-master! I mean, I-Ikuto..." he bit his lip nervously. "I'm s-sorry, I didn't mean to make you angry..." he wasn't sure what he had done wrong, he had kissed him like he was ordered to. "I'll try again, I can do better if you give me another chance- I- Please don't be angry" he was starting to panic, he didn't want Ikuto to hate him. He had started to trust the man and he wouldn't be able to bear it if the man hurt him.

[Keru-chan]

The sound of Mian's panicked voice broke the heavy silence and as fast as it had gotten quiet again he slowly turned around with a vague smile on his lips. "I'm not angry Mian...Why would I be angry? It's okay. I was just...playing around a little. You don't have to worry, it's nothing serious" he then drew a hand through his hair and glanced at his butler who immediately understood what he meant and excused himself before leaving. Even though he had said that it was nothing serious, that it hadn't meant anything he currently felt the exact opposite of this.

 

"The food is here, go on and eat" Ikuto poured himself a glass of wine and took his tablet before walking to one of the armchairs turned against the windowd and sunk down in one of them.

[Kotorichan]

Mian let out a sad whimper as he watched Ikuto. "I'm sorry... I was just scared..." he said softly. He couldn't help but feel like the human was displeased with him. "I-I just know that humans do kisses when they want to do s-sex, and I was scared because sex is a very p-painful thing... So..." he desperately tried to explain himself. He didn't want Ikuto to be angry, but all the things that had happened during his training made it hard for him to trust humans.

[Keru-chan]

"Scared?" The young heir repeated and his face sunk down in a deep frown as the other one explained. Then he vaguely smiled, stepped forward and ruffled the young man's hair. "Just a kiss doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have sex afterwards. And sex doesn't necessarily have to hurt either. It's a activity to make you and your partner feel pleasure, that's what I have read in the books at least" he drew a deep sigh and then glanced at the food. "So, now that we have made that clear you should eat~". Everything to leave this subject behind.

[Kotorichan]

Mian looked up at him with wide eyes as the Ikuto ruffled his hair. "R-really? You weren't going to hurt me?" he smiled sweetly. "I was really sad too... Because I really like you and I thought you were going to be mean..." he sat down at the table and slowly started to eat, savoring each bite of food. "thank you"