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Chapter 1
Flashback
The day had started out as any other. Ritsuka went to school and saw his friends, Yuiko and Yayoi. They sat through class and Shinonome-sensei's lessons. Everything had been completely normal.
When the final bell rang, the three of them exited the school and, as usual, Soubi was waiting just outside the gates. The children parted ways and fighter and sacrifice walked to the man's apartment.
Soubi had asked Ritsuka if he wanted to go to his house after school and, surprisingly, the boy had agreed.
This had thrilled the blond, as the only time that they were ever able to spend together was at the Aoyagi household where they had to be careful that they weren't discovered by Ritsuka's mother.
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary to them, nothing at all.
There was something though, something that they hadn't noticed, something that was crucial.
Yes, everything had been a normal occurrence that day, including a kiss initiated by Soubi just after Ritsuka's friends left that made him flush beet red.
"Soubi!" He whispered harshly, as he looked around. "We're right in front of the school, what if someone saw us? You have to be more careful."
The boy was right though, Soubi should have been more careful. That day, someone did see them.
Yukimura Nadeshiko, a History teacher at the school, leaned against the brick wall. Just on the other side, a few moments before, she had witnessed something.
"That was no innocent kiss." She stated.
Something had to be done.
When Ritsuka had arrived at home several hours later, his mother did not greet him with violence for being late, as he'd expected. He was greeted, instead by the sound of voices in the living room.
Something was amiss.
He walked silently to the doorway of the living room, spying. On the couch sat his mother and father, but he couldn't see their faces. Across from them was a woman with long black hair whom he could swear that he had seen before; next to her was another woman with wavy, light brown hair that was up in a ponytail.
She was speaking to his parents in a kind manner. "I understand your concerns Aoyagi-san, that is why legal action must be taken. It's a good thing you called me." She said, folding her slender hands in her lap.
Ritsuka moved just a little bit closer, attempting to hear whatever answer his parents would give.
Legal action? What's going on?...
He moved back, knowing that he would get in trouble for eavesdropping if he lingered any longer and anyone was to see him.
He accidentally bumped into a small table, though. A vase tipped, threatening to fall, but with quick reflexes, he caught it.
Sadly, it had made a small noise.
"Ritsuka, is that you?" Came his father's voice. Placing the vase upright, he responded. "Yes dad."
"Come in here please, we need to talk to you."The brown-haired woman stated in a voice that made her sound like should could have easily been a kindergarten teacher.
Ritsuka hated people like that, they were always so condescending. Reluctantly, the boy entered the room.
A quick glance at his mom showed that she had been crying. His dad just ran a hand through his hair in what seemed like a mixture of anger and confusion.
What is going on?...
The brown-haired woman gave him a small smile. He could tell that she was some sort of professional, perhaps another psychiatrist.
"Please, sit down Ritsuka-kun." She said, motioning to a chair that had been placed beside the couch that his parents were on, he obeyed.
The child finally couldn't take it anymore and dared to ask what was going on. The other adults gave the brown-haired woman a nod.
"Ritsuka-kun, my name is Aoi Ayaka and I'm a social worker. Do you know what that is?" She asked in that condescending way Ritsuka had predicted. He nodded, he may be young, but he wasn't stupid.
"Good. Well, Yukimura-sensei here...she saw something happen outside of your school this afternoon. She witnessed an older man kiss you."
Ritsuka's eyes went wide.
He had always been worried that someone would see, but he had never actually thought that they would. He had become so used to it that he barely ever even pushed the man away anymore.
Now that someone had seen, they would take Soubi away; they would make him alone again. He would never see that man who had changed his life...ever again.
Coming back to reality, he noticed his hands were shaking and clasped them to stop it.
"Ritsuka, why didn't you tell us what was happening?" His mother questioned, her voice cracking.
Of course, around other people the woman acted as though she actually cared about him. He knew the truth though.
Aoi-san turned to him. "You seem like a smart boy, so why didn't you tell an adult what this man was doing to you?"
Just what were they getting at? They couldn't possibly think that Soubi-
"What do you mean? He's just- Soubi would never..." He couldn't believe that his parents knew.
"I understand that this may be hard, but I have an obligation to call the police and have them arrest this man. Would you please tell me his name?" Aoi-san stated.
Surely he could never sell out Soubi. "No." Ritsuka replied.
His parents looked at him in surprise. "What do you mean, no?Ritsuka, if you know his name you have to tell us." His father said.
The dark-haired boy shook his head.
"No."
Within half an hour, there were at least five police officers in the Aoyagi household. Two were questioning his parents as well as Yukimura-sensei. Despite his protests, and with the permission of his
parents, a few had gone into his room and began rummaging around.
They took Ritsuka's pictures of Soubi and himself, and when he tried to get them back, they stated that they were needed for the investigation. He couldn't take it anymore after that and went downstairs to the kitchen.
Now that they had Soubi's picture, it would only be a matter of time before they found him. There was nothing he could do now. His mother had caught him earlier trying to call the fighter and took his phone, not even bothering to ask where he'd gotten it.
A female police officer came in and attempted to talk to him, but he refused to answer any of her questions. He wouldn't do anything that would hurt Soubi.
After another hour or so, he heard one of the officers tell his parents that they had found 'the guy' and taken him into custody. Upon hearing this, tears came to his violet eyes and he willed them away.
Crying wouldn't help anyone.
"I'm sorry Soubi." He whispered.
They had taken Soubi to the police station without even telling him what he was being arrested for. Oh, he could have easily fought the wimpy officers, but instead had remained calm. Assaulting one of them would only get him into more trouble.
It had been rather funny seeing Kio jump onto one of their backs though. When the cop had thrown him to the floor, Soubi had told the blond to calm down and not to worry.
The handcuffs were nothing compared to the restraints used during spell battles and he could have easily broken them, but he knew better than that.
Just stay calm and cooperate...
They would let him go once they figured out that this was all some sort of misunderstanding.
"You think that I molested him?" Soubi asked, his kind facade now abandoned for his murderous glare.
The officer shoved him into a chair and shut the door to the small interrogation room.
The same female officer that had attempted to talk to Ritsuka before, now led him into the police station. She had explained to him in the car that he would have to be examined for any signs of sexual assault.
That was just great.
She led him into a chilly room where a male doctor and an officer waited with a camera.
Ritsuka felt violated.
That had been an odd experience to say the least, one that he hoped to never have ever again.
He was brought to a chair and told to wait there for his parents. The violet-eyed boy's gaze swept over the large room.
Police were everywhere, of course. It made him uneasy.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of flaxen hair. He turned and saw Soubi, in handcuffs, being pushed by another officer.
"Soubi!" The boy shouted, running past the police to the blond.
"Ritsuka." He stated with relief, jerking out of the cop's grip. He moved away quickly and his sacrifice hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry. They came to my house a-and I'm so sorry. They took our pictures, so it was my fault they found you. I-I tried to stop them but-" All of this, Ritsuka said frantically in a matter of seconds.
"I was worried about you." The man stated, resting his chin on top of his sacrifice's head.
Suddenly, they were ripped apart.
Soubi was shoved against a wall and Ritsuka was pulled away.
"Let me go! Soubi!" Ritsuka cried, tugging his arm, but the officer held him tightly.
"Don't touch him." The blond said threateningly and pushed the cop holding him backward.
He grabbed the man's wrist and flipped him up-side down. He landed on his back, knocking the air out of his lungs.
Other officers saw the commotion and swarmed the fighter. This time, he didn't put up any resistance and allowed one of them to knock him to the floor and hold him there.
"Soubi!" Ritsuka shouted again, he couldn't see him through all of the people. One of the men moved and violet eyes locked with sapphire ones.
Soubi mouthed the words, "I love you," before he was lifted up and pushed past a pair of large doors.
Okay! So that was the first technical chapter, we hope you liked it.
P.S.- I know it may not be enough to make a case on, but bear with me. Also, you guys should know straight off, I don't know much about court-stuff and I really don't care as long as my fic works. (I'm 16, cut me some slack.)