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Hiya everyone and thanks for coming to read this story. Its gonna be an on going one, so please come back and read my updates! I'm hoping to update once a week, maybe even sooner (hopefully).
Anyway, let the fic begin!
A Portrait of Two Lovers
Chapter 1: The meeting
"Rei, this your chance. Your big break. I want only your greatest, you're finest …Anything less will be unacceptable!"
The words played over and over in Rei's head, a broken tape serving as a constant reminder that only his greatest art would get him noticed. Rei was an amazing artist. It seemed as if he could paint life itself, the movement and emotion inside of everyone and everything. Music, sound, smell…. He could paint them all. But now he couldn't. It just didn't seem to flow. And in only a week, he needed to produce and complete his greatest work of art yet. But he needed something…he needed inspiration…
Rei was lost in thought, chewing on his pencil,playing with his lusicious raven locks which reached to his knees,sitting on beneath the pink branches of a blossoming sakura tree. The day was light and warm, and he was seated under the shade and atop a hill, a few families out for the day not so far away but not too close. This was the perfect place and condition for Rei to draw. Some of his finest works had been produced here, but of course, they just weren't good enough.
"Damn bastard has to have the best I'll show him good I'll show him the GREATEST!" Rei jumped up and posed, one hand on his hip in a fist and the other punching out. He didn't notice what he was doing and all the families and their children laughed and pointed at him.
"Eh…. Hehehe!" Ray laughed nervously and scratched the back of his neck. Picking up his sketch book and pencils, he ran to the other side of the huge tree.
'That… was so embarrassing." Rei thought.
"Anyway back to work, back to work… God, just send me some some inspiration!"
Suddenly Ray saw him. If there was a God, he had truly answered Ray.
Standing, beside a tall oak tree not too far away, stood a boy. But not any boy.
He stood alone, stoic, his eyes only showing a hint at his emotions, a hint of a deep longing inside him. The wing blew at his sea blue hair, which hung over his face to further mask his feelings, then a deeper blue at the back, and loger, down to the middle of his back and tied with an old black ribbon. He was dressed in black, long black coat, baggy black jeans, loose black vest. His body was long and elegant, gently muscled. And his beauty was a sin. For looks like that, he must have sold tothe devil, Ray thought.
Everybody had called Ray beautiful because of his delicate, feminine features, but next to him, Ray felt dirty and common.
He posessed the beauty of the night, mysterious and full of secrets, suprises hidden in him. He was the spirit of the night, absorbing the sun when it fell upon himself.
Rei couldn't believe his eyes. How could such a thing of utter beauty suddenly appear before him? And at such a time as this? Suddenly he had all the inspiration he could need- and more. He felt that he really could create the greatest piece of art than ever before.
Then their eyes met. The boy's deep violet clashed with Ray's shining amber orbs. Darkness hit light; gold hit purple. Ray couldn't take it. It was too much.
He turned and ran away, hair billowing behind him. But as he ran, he didn't notice the small secret smile appear on the boy's handsome face.
Rei instanly set up his canvas as soon as he got home. He heard his mom calling him so he locked his bedroom door, and set stright to work.
He began with painting with black, and everything flowed like a river after that. Rei ignored his mother's cries, and never once did he put down his brush. Colours of blue, purple and black made the picture, the colouring and lines perfect.
Rei put down his brush with a sorte hand. He didn't realize just how long he had painted after that for he had never stopped, but through his bedroom window he could see it was dark. He turned to admire his work.
It truly was his finest yet. A darkly handsome blue haired boy with spread black wings loomed from the picture, and it seemed as if the boy was alive, just trapped inside the canvas. Rei couldn't believe it. It was like he had caught him, kept him for himself. Then it hit Rei.
"I can't give him away" he said to himself "he..." Ray blushed suddenly "he is mine. All mine!"
"Rei! Rei! Come out of there!" he heard his mother cry.
"Sorry Mom!" Rei cried, running to unlock the door, but as he did so, he caught a reflection of his red face in themirror.
He shook his head vigourously.
'Why was I' he thought 'Blushing like that just now?'
"This-this is perfect!"
Rei watched as the man who had so wanted his work praised hispainting of the mysterious boy. He wore a fine cut navy blue suit, with a black silk tie and white dress shirt. He was strikingly handsome with piercing emerald eyes and a shock of golden hair. His name was Brooklyn.
"Rei, this could get you noticed by so many... I could make you a great artist!" he set his dancing emerald eyes upon Ray. Ray fidgeted nervously.
"Sir?" Ray squeaked. Brooklyn laughed, a heartful, cheerful sound. "Don't sound so scared, Rei, I don't bite!"
Suddenly, a sly smile spread on Brooklyns face. He moved over to Rei, and kneeled before him, so their faces were level.
"Or" his voice was sultry and seductive "do you want me too, little beauty?"
Rei flushed crimson. He didn't know what to say. But he breathed a sigh or relief when Brooklyn stood up and turned away with a laugh.
"But I don't think that is very appropiate right now, do you?" he winked at Ray. Ray shook his head in embarrasment. Brooklyn laughed again.
"Anyway, I believe you wanted to ask me something?"
Rei's head snapped up at that. "Oh-yeah, yeah.."
Brooklyns eyes locked on Rei "So?..."
Rei's face had turned the brightest of red's. He looked down at his feet.
"Brooklyn, I..."
Brooklyn raised an eyebrow. "Yes?"
"I.." Rei gulped " I-I can't give you that picture!"
Brooklyn's face turned dark and serious for a second, then turned to and expression of carelessness. But Rei hadn't missed it.
"Ha! Fine, Rei. You want to be a lone painter, with work unnoticed and stupidly trying to get his work noticed when nobody will? I gave you a chance of a lifetime, Rei, and you won't take it just because you want to stare at something you can never have. Guys like this don't exist, Ray, hes too perfect, so so don't fall in love with it!"
"But I..." Ray was confused, then suddenly got what Brooklyn said. "Hey, he is real, I saw him in the park! He's the one who inspired me to draw this, and..." Ray suddenly realised what he had just said.
"AndI DON'T LIKE GUYS!I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS A GOOD SUBJECT TO DRAW THATS ALL NOTHING ELSE YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING-"
"Shut up!" shouted Brooklyn. Rei instantly fell silent.
"If he matters to you so much," and here another sly look came across Brooklyn's face which reminded Rei vaguely of a fox, "You can keep it."
Rei jumped up happily, a smile spread across his face. "Really? Really?"
"Of course, on one condition..."
Rei's smile faltered "What?"
"I want another one- even better than before."
Rei splashed a huge black cross across another failed picture in anger. It just didn't feel right. The river wasn' flowing.
"I can't do it!" Rei flopped back on his bed. He had stayed up all night trying to draw, but he would never be able too do it.
His eyes strayed to his picture, upon a canvas stand.
"Well, sir, you've got mein a fine mess, haven't you?" Rei sighed. "I don't even know you're name or anything about you!" Ray smiled a sad smile.
"If only I knew you better..." Rei's eyes filled with longing.
"..But would somebody like you-ever notice somebody like me?" Rei curled up in a ball, he grabbed a pillow and held it to him.
'What are- these emotions?' Rei thought to himself,feeling his face warming.'I'm so confused...I've never felt anything like this before.'
He stared at the painting again. "What are- these feelings?"
Suddenly, it hit Rei. He knew how to get the river flowing again, how to understand his confused feelings.
Rei sat up suddenly, a confident grin on his face. "I know, I'll go see him now! I don't care if its dark, I'll wait for him until he comes! And I'll find out his name, and all I'll need to know!"
Rei smiled at the picture. "I'm coming to see you, mysterious stranger!"
Well, there you have it. My first chapter. Hope you all liked it and hope i didn't bore you lol. .
Next chapter will be up Asap I don't want to keep you all waiting to see what happens next lol im interested myself.
Rei:...
Me:Yes, Rei-kun?
Rei:You made me gay.
Me:Teehee! But are you? We'll find out later on!
Rei:I hate you.
Me:I love you too, Kitten!
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