The Pool

@Io "Really you don't know him? Alright, thanks." Shunichi smiled and nodded his head before sighing, seeing the other playing with his phone. "Hmm... Yeah I know I'll protect your brother as long as I'm his partner... But if I don't end up at his permanent partner don't come bashing me up alright?" Shunichi stood up as he stretched his lean body. "I do know.. You don't have to remind me." He walked up to the other male and placed a soft kiss on the other's cheeks. "I promise I'll protect him with all I have."

@Shunichi "I can't say I know him. Good luck nonetheless." Io nodded and played with his phone for a while. "I mean regardless, no matter what happens. If you and I no longer talk I still expect my brother to be protected. Nothing will happen to him." Io showed actual emotion before he stood and he leaned against the door. "You know how much he means so me."

@Io "Shion." He couldn't afford to tell the other male Shion belonged somewhat to his dark past in a way since no one knows about it, shaking his head he ruffled his head as he looked over to the other listening as he scoffs a bit. "I can see all that Io, I'm not stupid. Ah is that so... There's no need for him to take care of me. Hmm, I will be gentle. Even if I may be cold and rude I know how to control myself. You're the person who always set me off." Shunichi huffed as he laid down on the floor.

@Shunichi "Who is he then?" Io sat up and yawned a little before he gave up and laid back down. He stayed silent at the questions, choosing to ignore them. "He's actually a good person. He's pure..He doesn't understand people like us, Shunichi..when he first said that you two were partners. I asked him to take care of you. But now with how you are, I feel I need to ask you to be gentle with him and to take care of him. He depends on me, and I know you and I dont see eye to eye, by any means of the phrase, don't take it out on him. Okay?" Io said in a serious tone as he looked to the other.

@Io "Pfft you wouldn't say Ew once you saw him." Scoffing he rolled his eyes before smirking, as he looked at the other. "So you don't love me anymore right? If so good." he sighs before smirking again. "What if I did~? We are partners, it's not unusual for partners to date." Laughing he shrugged. "Well whatever, shut up will ya."

@Shunichi "ew-" He chuckled and looked to the other on the floor. "I was worried it was my brother." He shuddered at the thought before shaking his head. "I don't lay on my friends. Then again, I don't have friends." He nodded a little and gave a small shrug.

@Io "Yeah I have my eye on someone, his a teacher actually." Shunichi just smirked as the other had perked up before nodding. "Duh, you idiot and what's wrong with that? Friends do that, pfft what kind of person at you." He growled as he rubbed his back, sitting on the ground. "Whatever." He ignored the other as he looked away.

@Shunichi "you have your eye on someone?" Io perked up a little and blinked lightly. "romantically? You shouldn't lay on top of me if you're looking for someone else romantically, dip." Io pushed the other off of his chest and watched as he hit the floor. "I did." He nodded and grinned a bit.

@Io "... Do you want me to kill you." He hissed as he moved away from the other getting up, scoffing. "But I have my eye on someone." He spoke so suddenly, no where near the subject before replying to the other male. "Please. I hate bashing up people unless they did something stupid." Rolling his eyes he looked away as he spoke again. "Well you did, you're skinny like ." The latter scoffed.

@Shunichi "Does it not? Best I remember you lost your vir-" Io stopped himself and gave a smug grin to the other. "Join the club. I've bashed up a few other kids who hate my guts. One more won't hurt too badly." Io breathed lightly and as he did his body inflated and deflated at a soothing pace. "You had to ask if I had lost weight, I wasn't sure if you were observant or not anymore."

@Io "Hmph and! Shut up god damn it Io! It doesn't matter anymore." The shorter pouted a bit before rolling his eyes as he mutters. "Hell yeah I'll complain at you if you bashed me up. Next time you do that I'll hate you forever this time." He huffed before rolling his eyes. "Whatever." He just stayed on top of the other male as he sighs. "Right, shut up. I already know that idiot."

@Shunichi "That's what? You didn't complain when I did any of that. You complained when I almost beat the out of you, but who wouldn't." He let out a dry chuckle and narrowed his eyes at the other. "Its still disgusting." He said with no form of sympathy as he found himself under the other man. "And taller."

@Io "Shut up Io! That's.." He scoffs before rolling his eyes at the other as he sighs, shaking his head. "Yeah and? I still remember but why. It doesn't matter." Seeing how the other was on his bed he scoffed before walking to the taller latter as he laid on top of the other as he nuzzled his face into the male's neck as he mutters. "Have you gone skinnier?"

@Shunichi "I can. I have before in a few different ways." He looked to the other with the same expression before he let the arm fall from his grip. "You should know better. We've had this conversation and exact situation when we were younger. Don't you remember?" Io moved from the counter and took over the other's bed. His tall frame filling the bed. As he laid on the bed his rib cage showed through his shirt more than it had before.

@Io "Nope. You can't make me." He huffed before watching the other with intense eyes, tilting his head to the side as he sighs. "Well not my fault for being so insecure and weak." He scoffed.

@Shunichi "Shut up." He took the other's arm and wrapped it carefully, his eyes fixed on the bandages. "I wouldn't have had to been harsh if you didn't do something this foolish."

@Io "Hmph.." He glared at the other a bit before watching the other as he raised an eyebrow, scoffing as the other got angry at him. "This is what I hate about you at times! You seem nice but you go harsh, it ing scares me that's why I ing push you away!" He snapped before walking his way towards the other latter with a roll of his eyes.

@Shunichi "It could be." Io shrugged a little and moved to sit on the counter as he watched the other. "That's bull, Shunichi. Don't tell me what to worry about and what not to. Come here." He spoke harshly as he dug between his legs in the drawer, taking out some bandages. "Now."

@Io "Like what... Find someone to love and rely on them? Could that be it?" He spoke to the other male, even though his cold and rude interior he was scared that he'll be rejected and no longer have friends. But Shunichi will never let people know that, looking at the other as he had came to held him, sighing shaking his head. "It's fine, it'll heal itself soon. Don't worry about it Io." He spoke before slightly pulling away from the other as he walked to the bed, a soft sigh escaping his lips.

@Shunichi "you should find something else to get the pain away. If we're going to be friends again I'm not going to put up with this anymore." He nodded and went to the directions he was told. He grabbed the items in the drawer and put them in a bag. "I'm taking these with me.." He said softly as his face hardened yet again. He moved and held the man's arm tenderly, gently helping to wash the blood away. "I don't have anything for this.."

@Io "Because, if I told you you would've have forbid me from doing it more.. You know it's the only thing to get the pain I feel away.." He sighed before nodding his head. "Alright, I promise I won't do it anymore.." He mutters as he just glanced at the other, seeing the other's features soften he looked away knowing the other was still upset with him in a way. "Alright also it's in the first drawer on the side of my bed." He pulled away from the other as he went into the bathroom to watch the blood away.

@Shunichi "Why would you lie to me..I always ing worry.." He held the other. "don't do this anymore." His face remained firm as he met the other's gaze. His features softened a little at the sight of the other's smile, but he did not yet return the act of happiness. "Let's get you cleaned up..I want all of the things you can do this again with."

@Io "I lied.. I hate to hear you worry." He murmurs quietly as he snuggled closer to the other male, a soft smile on his lips as he nodded his head tot he other's whisper, feeling the comfort from the other. He felt safe and protected. He just closed his eyes as he spot quietly. "I'll stop... Sorry if I hate you Io." He murmurs, a soft smile on his lips as he opens his eyes to glance at the other.

@Shunichi "You said you did.." He nodded and held onto Shunichi's small body tightly. Io said nothing else and nodded to the other's words. "I didn't plan on doing anything else." He whispered and put a open palm on the lower back of the shaking man and the other tangled into his light colored hair. "just stop shutting me out.."

@Io Shunichi scoffed when he saw Io coming into the room, sighing he shook his head as he looked at the other his mask gone. To say he was broken was a way to complete what he wanted to say. He wasn't a strong guy as people say, his weak and broken. He doesn't know what to do anymore as he spoke quietly. "I never stopped... Who says I did." He sighed before wrapping his arms around the other, Shunichi slowly nuzzled his head into Io's neck as he spoke quietly. "P-Please just stay here.. And hold me." He never shown this weak side to anyone, to say he showed Io was because he knew he could trust the other.

@Shunichi Io let out one last yell before he exited the pool. He spent several minutes to dry his hair as he tied it up and kept his face clean. "god ing dammit." He groaned to himself. He was unable to deny how he truly felt. Though he was growing to strongly dislike the man who he had had feelings for, he couldn't help but leave him alone in moments like this in fear of the nasty habits he had once had. As the worry began to run through him he quickly made his way to Shunichi's dorm and opened the door with ease. "are you ing serious?" He grabbed the man and the small razor, throwing the tool aside as he held the man. He let his hard manor pass for a moment as he held the man once again. "I thought you had stopped this.."

@Io " this all." Shunichi scoffed as he looked around, should he return to what he use to do back then? Moving the bracelets he placed around his wrist he looked at the scars that were left behind. he smiled sadly before rampaging though his drawer looking for the item he was seeking. Finding it he moved his hand out so when he cut through it wouldn't bleed on him, he aligned the first cut against a old scar as he cut it a hissed escaping his lips before doing the same to the old scars that were left in total it was 20 cuts.

@Shunichi Io said nothing more as he found himself turned the wrong way. He cursed to himself and shook his head. "God dammit.." He frowned and removed his clothes, having too much pride to turn to the area he needed to go. Instead he climbed into the pool and allowed himself to float in the water, he thought of how his feelings had been rejected and the anger built up inside him once again. His arm ripped through the water as he turned and let out a violent scream into the water. He mentally vowed to never allow feelings to dictate his actions.

@Io Throughout the whole talk from the other he just rolled his eyes and scoffed, he would be leaving now for sure and not coming back. "Fine be like that you bastard. I'll be gone from your sight, don't seek me once I'm gone." He scoffed before he walked away from the other's sight, walking out of the locker room as he sighs quietly to himself as he walked to his dorm room. Was this the right choice? To deny the other or was it bad? Well it was his fault if anything, a sad smile on his lips as he sat on his bed thinking of everything. From earlier to their pranks and memories.

@Shunichi "Shunichi." Io said softly as his hair covered his eyes. "Why are you doing this to me. You know damn well how I felt. You set something off that you know damn well you shouldn't have. You, out of everyone else, should have known better." He watched the other as the man slammed his lips to his. Io remained in place and silent during this before he grabbed the other's hand. "Do you really want to know any of this ? You're the one who doesn't give a , you always have been. I didn't with your god damn feelings like you are with me right now. You're the reason I choose not to feel things any more. Now get out of my sight before I make sure I never see you again." He said in an uneasily calm manor. He kept his eyes away and turned without another word.