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When; Monday, December 8th, starting just before midnight.
Rating; PG-13 for incestuous kissing
Characters; Touya Kinomoto (

meanestbrother), Clow Reed (

i_themagician) and, later, Yukito Tsukishiro (

moonshinerabbit)
Summary; Clow visits Touya and Yuki and then the curse starts; hilarity ensues.
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Yukito could eat a lot, a fact of which Clow was of course intensely aware. So, when he had decided to return Touya's favor of bringing him food when he was sick, he brought enough for Yukito as well - in other words, enough to feed a small army. Of course, this wouldn't have been a big deal except that he preferred to walk most places rather than use magic to get around, so by the time he got to the front door of what he now thought of as the Kinomoto residence his cheeks were flushed and he felt as thought there might be a tiny bit of steam coming off of him. He knocked three times, the sound slightly muffled by his gloves, and then leaned against one of the poles holding up the porch roof to catch more of the crisp winter air.

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Touya wasn't happy to get a visitor this late at night. Clow hadn't called, of course, so he was left to just sort of wonder who's at the door, and hope it isn't a new curse of some kind. No, it was only that irritating magician again.

"Clow-san," he said, breaths making puffs in the cold winter air. His pajamas were not suited to be standing in the door like this. "You... brought food."

"Oh..." Clow blinked at Touya somewhat obliviously, noting that the other man is in his pajamas and that, well, they're not so much pajamas as they are underwear. He averts his eyes just slightly. "Did I forget to call?"

He never calls, really, but maybe he should start to get into the habit.

"I suppose it's not forgetting if you never do it in the first place. Here."

Touya took two of the bags of food easily (yay upper body strength), carrying them inside to the kitchen. "I think Yuki might be asleep already, we had a long day." Really, it was luck that Touya was awake at all. He was about as opposite a rowdy teenager as one could be and kept rather regular hours. He just happened to be up reading when he heard the knock at the door. Maybe he lacked the preternatural instinct, but he was still a bit paranoid about life in the City.

Touya set the bags on the table, beginning to shift through them, sort what needed to be in the fridge. "What brought this on?"

Clow set the rest of the stuff down on the kitchen table and started to help with the sorting. "Well, I was cooking when it occurred to me that I never did properly thank you for bringing me food while I was ill last month, and then I realized that if I were going to return the favor I should bring enough for Yukito-san, too. I suppose it didn't occur to me how late it was, either, or I really would have called or something."

In fact, he was even then unaware of the time until he glanced at the clock on the stove - one minute to midnight. "My, it is late. I hope I didn't wake you up, Touya-san."

"You didn't. I was studying." Touya did that a lot here. Reading, equations, anything he could think of to keep himself sharp while he was here. Sure, he probably wouldn't be able to take any of his memories of this place with him, but that didn't mean he wanted to stay idle here. Though he never wanted to admit it, he was still a lot more easily tired than he was before he gave up his powers. Studying was about all he had energy to do.

He leaned against the counter, thinking about how horribly quiet this house had gotten.

"You okay getting home? It's pretty late."

"Ah, good." He couldn't comment on the vanity or eccentricity of studying here. Everyone had their own way of keeping busy and Clow's was no less strange or seemingly futile.

That question, however, did give him pause. Why was he asking that? It probably wasn't Touya's intention at all, but every time he implied that Clow wasn't more than capable of taking care of himself the magician felt a little more vulnerable. Not in a bad way, but it was a strange feeling and a lot of self-consciousness arose with it. He had looked at Touya with a sort of wide-eyed expression, but then averted his gaze back to the table again.

"I should be; I got here, didn't I?"

"I don't know. You might space out and fall into one of the hot springs and drown. But if you say you're okay, I'll believe you."

Touya wasn't really in the mood to get dressed and go out into that chilly weather. Not in the least. So he was fine with just escorting Clow to the door, opening it for him.

"You promise you're okay?"

It was strange that Touya should ask again, like--

Well, it was like something, but Clow didn't know what. He grinned in reply, however, so distracted that he didn't even notice the mistletoe over the door, and leaned in to kiss the other man goodnight as though it were the most natural thing in the world. Left to his own devices, of course, it just would have been a quick peck on the lips and then Clow would be gone and a block away before he even realized what he had done. It couldn't be so simple, though, could it?

Nothing about Clow was simple to Touya.

He hated him - he really did. He hated him for existing, for bringing so much trouble to Sakura, for knowing everything about him before they even met.

But Clow was also the reason Touya met Yuki. There was something in Clow that was also in Yuki, a gentle, oblivious kindness. He couldn't help but feel gravitated toward it. And here, away from Yukito, perhaps it wasn't unexpected he would feel more attachment than he needed to.

His immediate thoughts were that it felt really nice - different, because they're closer together in height - and Clow smells a little like incense instead of Yuki's smell of shampoo and sweets.

He'd actually pulled Clow closer for several long moments, making the kiss a lot more than familiar before his thoughts caught up to his actions and then up to the curse and he let go suddenly. Staggered backwards like he'd been punched, a hand over his mouth.

Touya had been right, for Yuki was fast asleep. Was. Being a light sleeper made things a little more difficult for the boy, and the shuffling of bags and squeaking doors were just enough to wake him.

The lights were on, and after realizing that there wasn't another presence beside him, the boy presumed that Touya was either studying or reading. Maybe he had gone out shopping and just gotten back? It didn't make much sense, but it was the only explanation he could think of at this hour. Besides, he was rather hungry....

After peeling back the soft sheets and rising to his feet, Yukito meandered over to the bedroom door and peered out from the small crevice.

"To-ya....?" The boy was clearly half asleep, slowly rubbing his half-lidded eyes.

When the kiss broke, Clow took a step back albeit not as hurriedly as Touya and stared at the other man. Fortunately for him, and perhaps unfortunately for Touya, Clow was not a person who blushed easily and so he just looked shocked - horrified, perhaps one would think. In actuality, though, he was coming to the realization that he had enjoyed that kiss and what did that mean?

Just then, he heard Yukito's voice and he was painfully aware of what this must look like - he was here for no apparent reason very late at night, Touya was barely dressed, and they had just been kissing rather intimately. This wasn't good, and Clow looked back to Touya with a bit of a worried expression.

"I'm sorry about that. I don't know what came over me..."

Touya didn't trust himself to speak for a long moment. His stomach twisted. He looked over to Yuki, unsure what to do or say. After a too-long, helpless moment, he pointed to the ceiling.

"That."

An offensive bunch of berries tied with ridiculous ribbon. A horrifying catalyst.

"Is that like... like in American movies?"

Yukito simply blinked, not quite sure what to say or how to react. He didn't catch much of the moment, but it certainly shook him from his daze.

"That....?"

Quirking his head to the side, Yuki looked back and forth between the greenery and the two figures below it.

"Why would you hang leaves in the middle of the room, To-ya?"

....He had a lot to learn.

"I didn't notice those when I came in," Clow remarked, looking up, and calming down a little. Then a huge wave of relief washed over him and he chuckled. "Given the timing, I'd say it must be a curse."

Edited 2008-12-11 00:06 (UTC)

"Definitely a curse," Touya supplied all too quickly. "I mean, there's no way I'd kiss you. Ever. Ever."

There's such thing as laying it on too thick. But Touya's more than a little freaked out at the whole situation. He still had his hand over his mouth like he might be sick or say something he didn't mean to. Underneath his cranky expression, there was something distinctly clammy and worried about him.

"Ah, I see...." Yuki pointed up toward the plant after a brief realization. "So you can't stand beneath it, right?" A typical chaste giggle. "Might want to move away from it."

He smiled slightly, eyes darting between the two. The boy walked over after a long pause, not quite sure what to say. He gave a quick nod to Clow, smiling instead of speaking. However, he turned to the other boy soon after. Able to read Touya's stifled emotions in mere seconds, the boy gently placed a hand on the other's shoulder.

"....To-ya? What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Touya muttered. He brushed Yuki's hand away. "I just... who would want a lousy kiss from that - from him? It's his fault it happened anyway! I hate this place!" With those words, he stormed into the kitchen, if only to just be away from the whole situation for a bit.

Clow watched him go and had to take a couple of deeper-than-normal breaths to keep Touya's words from getting to him. 'He didn't mean it, he thought automatically, 'he's just--' ... something. Clow couldn't even think quite straight right now, he was too close to the situation right now and too confused.

"I think it would be best if I left," he told Yuki, but seemed to be leaving the option open for the boy to stop him if he had a better idea. He felt bad about leaving Yuki alone to deal with an angry Touya, but Touya clearly didn't want him around and he didn't think there was anything else for it.

Edited 2008-12-11 05:32 (UTC)

Yuki withdrew his hand, signing softly. He certainly didn't understand the situation at hand, but ultimately decided that he needed to deal with it.

"Ah, wait! Clow-san?" He gave a small smile, turning toward the older man. "Please don't take his words the wrong way. To-ya can get like this at times, which I'm sure you know." The boy's expression softened. "Under his harsh words, I'm sure he's just confused and a little worried."

[And.... the signature wing-capsule of transformation.]

[And without a word.... have a Yue.]

"I know, but-- " Clow had started to say that he should still probably get going, but he was interrupted by the transformation. It wasn't completely unexpected, considering what Touya had said, but Clow was still reeling from everything else so he didn't really know what to say.

"Hello, Yue."

"He didn't mean it." It was so like Yue to be blunt and to the point. There was an almost untraceable amount of fury hidden deep beneath his words, though the being's expression was calm.

Without warning, however, he suddenly moved closer to his previous master, awkwardly leaning on him in what Yue would probably think of as almost a hug. Almost.

Touya could no longer feel strange presences, but the sound of wind and the change in Yuki's tone was enough to alert him to the truth: Yue was here now. He'd upset Yuki that much.

Touya crept into the doorway, just observing the two of them wordlessly.

"He didn't," Clow agreed, saying it more for Yue's sake than for his own. And then he was being leaned on and had no choice but to shift his weight to maintain his balance, wrapping one arm around him and stroking his long, white hair with the other hand. After a few moments, he sighed softly - alright, Yue, you've convinced him to stay if that's what you were trying to do. It didn't even bother him when he noticed Touya standing over there, the act of holding Yue calmed him that much.

It was a given that Yue could sense Touya. After all, the power he held had once belonged to the boy. Still, however, he gave no indication that he could tell the brunette was there at all.

To put it simply, nothing else mattered right now. He had missed Clow's touch, his fragrance, his presence, his smile, his.... everything. The boy didn't blush, but a quick shiver ran down his spine. Oh, how he'd missed his master. His creator. When Yue closed his eyes, it almost felt like nothing had changed. Like time hadn't progressed.

And without a sound, the being's eyes were drawn to the floor as he rested his head against Clow.

[ooc: ....N-No, I didn't fall asleep yesterday! orz S-sorry!]

Clow had missed Yue for some of those exact reasons, and it felt so good just to hold him right now. He buried his face in Yue's hair and closed his eyes and it truly was almost as if nothing had changed, as if they'd be together forever.

After a few moments he gave a quiet and gentle sigh, lifting his head again. This couldn't last forever, and hence there was a tugging sense of urgency at the back of Clow's mind as though he needed to say or do something - not immediately, but at some point before everyone disappeared. Might as well be now. He tilted Yue's chin up tenderly with one hand and looked into striking cold blue eyes that were so much like his own, and parted his lips as if he was about to say something.

But he couldn't. He couldn't even admit to himself that he loved Yue, so how could he possibly say it?

So, he had to do something instead.

All the curse did this time was lower his inhibitions a little in the kissing department. It's not as if he didn't realize what he was doing or think it through, but his fears about it being outright wrong were erased for once as he melted into his former moon guardian and the taste of sugar was replaced by the taste of Yue's mouth as his number one favorite flavor. It took him a few moments to remember that Touya was still standing right there, and even then he didn't stop.

Touya didn't say anything. In fact, he didn't make a sound except for turning on one slippered heel and walking slowly back to the bedroom. He stretched out on the bed over the covers, next to the warmth Yuki had been inhabiting minutes before. He covered his eyes with his arm and tried to think of anything but what just happened - unsuccessfully.

It had been a while since Yue had openly expressed his emotions. His eyes widened and a wave of shock crossed his face, contorting the apathetic expression that always seemed to linger about his features.

Despite Yue's tenacious longing, he was unable to act upon it or even muster a decent reaction. Clow had this effect on him. He always had. And yet it was so.... addicting. There was simply no other way to describe it.

Eventually, the kiss would have to end and Clow hadn't actually planned that far until a second before he pulled away. He knew that he probably shouldn't have done that, but did he regret it? It was hard to say. He simply looked down again into Yue's eyes, trying to gauge his reaction, and this time he did blush - just a little.

Anyone who had ever seen Yue knew that his expression was almost exactly the same; Unlike his counterpart, he rarely smiled and rarely frowned. At the moment, however, the being simply couldn't maintain any coherent expression at all. His eyes were widened in shock as opposed to cold and icy, and if one looked closely enough, a faint tinge of rose was streaking his pale cheeks.

Yue said nothing and simply placed a hand over part of his cheek and mouth, completely averting Clow's gaze and trying to find his usual apathetic expression. This was so out of character for him, and he didn't want Clow of all people to realize his embarrassment.

Clow looked away and broke from the embrace. If Yue had been looking at him, he might have seen a somewhat ironic smile on his face. It was sort of a goodbye kiss, wasn't it?

"We should do something about Touya-san." The magician was staring at the place where the boy had been standing a moment ago, and despite his best efforts to distract himself and brush off the situation, he was unable to raise his voice above a whisper.

Yue swiftly turned his back and promptly went up the stairs. He didn't really want to speck to either Clow or Touya at the moment, for he had so little yet so much to say. His mind, however, soon had him knocking on the bedroom door. It was a gentle and soft knock, a noise that one would expect from Yukito rather than Yue.

It wasn't that he didn't want to speak, persay. He was simply lost for words.

"Yeah?" It was neither an invitation to come in nor an insistence to leave. He just acknowledged the presence. Touya could be heard shifting, sitting up on the bed.

The stirring as he rubbed his eyes with his sleeves probably wouldn't be noticed. "You want something?"

After a moment's hesitation (he thought he had caused quite enough trouble here already), Clow quietly closed the still-open door to the outside and silently followed Yue up the stairs. He would have been content to just quietly lurk in the shadows, until he remembered that Touya's words were a prompt to speak and that someone should say something and it might as well be him.

"Yes," Clow uttered, approaching the door. "... Just you."

He usually tried not to say things like that; it was just safer to be more impersonal and just ask if Touya was okay or whatever, but... it seemed like things would go better if Touya could actually tell that he was sincere rather than having to take it on faith.

"The hell do you two need me for, huh?" Touya was utterly quiet, his hurt didn't so much as waver his voice. Instead, he just sounded exhausted. Defeated.

"Yukito is worried."

Yue clearly hadn't put much thought into what he wanted to say. After all, if he had chosen not to speak, Touya wouldn't have known if he had already transformed back. It might've been easier to lure him out that way.

He would never admit it, but the feeling of guilt washed over him for a split second.

[ooc: This post right here? Yeah. S-sorry for the fail. orz]

With a sigh, Touya stood up and opened the door - checking it for offending sprouts first.

"Look. I don't have anything to say to either of you. I understand about you both... Yue-san. I understand how you feel."

His voice is gentle and subdued.

"Maybe it'd be better for you two spend some time together. I know it's been awhile."

Clow looks a bit distraught at hearing that and his way of carrying himself becomes more withdrawn. He isn't ready and it's frightening, but most of all he knows that it's doomed and it will ruin everything.

"No..." It was really hard to say this, and even harder without letting on that it would hurt even more to try to reach out and accept what's being offered. "No, Touya-san, it's better if nothing changes. Believe me."

Yue simply flinches. These words don't surprise him, yet.... they're definitely not what he wants to hear.

"...."

Upon returning, Yukito blinked and took in his surroundings.

"....What happened?"

"Nothing," Touya was quick to say. He was relieved to have Yuki back, but something in his stomach still felt cold and twisted. "Look... it was a curse. We should forget any of this happened."

Clow looked at the floor and simply nodded once, silent and solemn.

"... It's late," he said finally, and quietly, with an almost Yue-like directness. "I'm going home."

With that, he turned to leave. He just wanted to be alone at this point, but it wasn't anyone's fault that he was unhappy. Perhaps his own. So, he smiled a little and waved to the two of them. "Goodnight, both of you."

Edited 2008-12-18 02:17 (UTC)

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Let's go drag Touya out~

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Yuki says YES. Yue's not so sure. |D

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