The promise

The pavement was really cool this night. Measuring the temperature of this wouldn't be a simple task, but ginger haired boy didn't mean to think about Celsius degrees right now. He didn't care about the fact he was freezing and that he was trembling because of the cold, sitting on the tiles in some alley. He didn't even know how he got there. For sure, he was rambling through the suspicious streets after exiting his friend's house. Provided that he could call this man his friend. People called friends should help, not ruin somebody's life, right?

He was a little scared of these dark streets. Places like this were crowded with plenty of bad guys, just waiting for a chance like young, depressed and uncommunicative boy. He was assaulted many times, but fortunately he was able to run fast. Usually he escaped, but sometimes he came back home with bruises from the fight. He didn't like it. Same as he didn't like his life.

He nestled a bit, so he could keep some warm. His lips quaked, when he exhaled. He wrapped his legs for a bit of this warm, which he was missing a lot. He needed an opened arms, a house, where his loved one would wait for him, a reason, for which he would get up every morning. He lacked everything of these and awareness, that he had ruined all of these by himself, was plunging him in deeper depression every second.

He didn't know which hour it is. Perhaps something like three or four AM. At this hour every twenty six years old should sleep in a cosy bed, not sit on a pavement in some weird street.

However, Shou wasn't every twenty six years old and Shou didn't like to play with the rules. Although in this case he would like to be like everybody. Nevertheless he hadn't got normal life and it was only his fault, so he didn't have a justification. He would never thought it's that easy to lose everything. That one small step is able to destroy a bridge. Or maybe Suzuki crossed this bridge, burning it behind him?

Everything started as innocent. From trying to relax. Of course, right now boy would never take a proposition, but thinking "what if" will not change anything after all. And he wasn't able to help himself either.

Fortunately, he wasn't so hopeless, that he lacked money. Right, sometimes he stayed hungry for a day or two and in moments like that, in passing, he reached out for his problem, but normally he was able to afford a home, food and... drugs.

Marihuana was first. Not very dangerous, legal in some countries. Supposedly this drug was less harmful than nicotine. Supposedly it's not addictive, supposedly it helps to relax. Ginger haired believed in all of these, he wanted to break the scheme, and his father didn't care about him at all, so he tried. His friend, the one, from whom he exited tonight, had got some stuff and he invited Shou for tasting the evil. Shou felt relaxed, he didn't get addicted... but he began wanting to play with his life. He had desired the fun, so he screwed in this kind of business and soon he knew many of the drug dealers in the city. He was buying, he was trying, he was laughing and slowly he was reaching a level of debility. In this moment Ritsu couldn't bear this and he broke up with ginger haired boy.

He remembered the time they were together. He felt one big emptiness after this loss. When dark haired left, Shou's world broke even more. Back then he didn't care that much about it, he has just moved house and someone disappeared from his life. People didn't like junkies, they didn't want to share anything with them. And Ritsu was a witness of all of these. They had been together since third grade of high school, and a year after Shou started his small adventure. At once Kageyama hadn't known about anything, but then he found this unfortunate, green, suspiciously smelling jacket. It was in a laundry basket, waiting for its laundry's turn.

He remembered their quarrel. Ritsu was very angry, he was shouting at Suzuki, blaming him, scaring and so on. He was showing him terrifying scenarios of ginger haired boy's life – scenarios, what if he didn't cut off the drugs. Shou didn't concern about it. He wasn't fully sober, when dark haired said his lessons, so he didn't even catch the sense of words.

After this quarrel they were still together, but two years ago Ritsu had just told Shou to leave, what blue eyed did without any emotions. "At least finally nobody will bother me.". It was what he thought back then. Right now he missed everything so much.

Black haired and Shou didn't lose the connection. Kageyama observed the life of his love on the side, sometimes taking him out of trouble and saving his ass. From time to time Shou was sleeping in brunet's house. Ritsu was strong, comparing to the younger boy. He tried to separate him from drugs and this addiction. It was even working, ginger haired did drugs more rare, compering this to the score few years ago. This day was the day, when Shou tried to escape from his issue.

He was a bit drunk. Alcohol was buzzing in his head, but boy wasn't uncommunicative and he was able to say things, that made sense. Thinking process was just a little slowed down. But Shou was happy that he had run out of the house, owned by his friend, who wanted to give him his new stuff. This alcohol, few beers, that was enough. Suzuki was fighting with his addiction. A bit pointless, but he was trying. That's good.

He moved his foot. It had frozen some time ago, but now he wanted to prepare himself for going back home. Of course not immediately, he was planning to move from there after something like an hour, but he had to defrost his limbs. The cold was everywhere. He hated this feeling.

A sudden source of warm was cosy, thick and it was shaking on Shou's body until he calmed down. Somebody's hands covered him with warm jacket and after that these hands lifted his chin, forcing him to look into his savior's eyes. He was expecting this view, though it was surprising. He felt dizzy because of the pleasant touch and the butterflies in his stomach began to dance flamenco.

He looked at worried face of black haired, younger Kageyama, who kneeled next to ginger haired and hugged him. Boy immediately reciprocate this movement, hiding his face in brunet's jacket. Ritsu stroked Shou's back and came nearer him.

"What did you do again, huh?" He asked, smelling his hair. "You do not stink with this shit. That's good."

"I didn't do anything..." Blue eyed whispered. "I'm neither sober, nor drunk, but you can believe me, I didn't do any drug."

Black haired laughed.

"I believe you, honey."

Shou moved his head away from brunet's chest and looked in his eyes. Eyes warm as everything, which was his.

Cute form, which in used in the relationships, shocked ginger haired. That's truth, Ritsu often followed Suzuki, especially when he headed into the danger, which was a friend's house. Black haired was making his shopping only in a store, that was near the bad home, for such a long time. He wanted to protect Shou... To help him somehow.

"Honey?"

Kageyama shrugged.

"I care about you, you know, Shou? I don't want to lose you, therefore I'm here and I save you from a possible fight. I'm taking you to my home and I'm not letting you go."

"You want to imprison me? It's a crime." Said Shou, slightly smiling.

"Just like doing drugs. But imprisoning doesn't make you addicted."

Shou's smile went pale.

"I would like to..."

"I know" Ritsu responded, warming up his cheeks with hands. "I will help you get out of this, but you have to promise that you'll cooperate and never do drugs again."

Ginger haired lifted up and quickly kissed brunet. He smiled because of this gesture, stroked his cheek and asked.

"You promise?"

"I do." Shou replied, nestled in warm body, but still looking at his loved one. "I missed you so much..."

"I missed you too, Shou."

The pavement was cool as before, but the warmness of hearts and the honesty of the words has braided with the words of the promise and has sworn never to break it.

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Merry Xmas, everybody! Took me something like five hours to translate it. Hope you like it.