Title: Glass
Author: Amorpheous
Fandom: Loveless
Rating: K+
Pairings/Characters: Ritsuka, Soubi, Kio - Implied RitsukaxSoubi, SoubixKio friendship, one-sided KioxSoubi
Summary: Soubi watches the fragile Ritsuka. Kio watches Soubi heal the broken Ritsuka. Ritsuka watches Kio protect the broken Soubi.
Challenge: Windowpane
Word Count: 453
Author's Note: This is probably the longest that I've posted here. This is my 5th drabble ever. I recently started writing them after becoming part of this community. I'm not exactly good at expressing things in so little words, but I think I'm getting better. I think I've come quite a ways from my first fanfic which contained a heck of a lot of Mary Sues. -shot- o.o

Soubi sat quietly outside of Ritsuka’s room on the balcony

Soubi sat quietly outside of Ritsuka’s room on the balcony. A cigarette was held lazily between his lips, think trickle of smoke drifting up in the night sky. The blonde watched, with gentle, but intense eyes, the raven haired boy that was sleeping peacefully on his bed. He looked almost dead with how still he was and it frightened Soubi. His master was too still. It was haunting and Soubi never wanted to see this image except for unless Ritsuka was sleeping. The occasional twitch of the virginal ears or tail would reassure Soubi every time he felt especially anxious. A soft sigh escaped from Soubi’s mouth. He was not to pass through the glass doors, large windows, that kept him away from his sacrifice. It would do no good to wake to poor boy up. Soubi had control and he exercised it.

He is just a child. I want to touch him, heal him, but I’m afraid I’ll break him…

Kio pursed his lips sullenly. He was jealous. Jealous of a mere boy, but that boy had all that he wanted – Soubi’s attention and affections. The young man watched with rueful eyes, a lollipop held loosely in his mouth. For several weeks now, Kio had followed Soubi to the Aoyagi household. Every hug, every innocent touch, made Kio’s blood boil and his heart ache, but he couldn’t bring himself to break the fragile child - couldn’t find it in himself to break something already broken.

It’s not his fault Soubi chose him. Maybe Soubi can heal him…

Ritsuka stared sadly through the clear glass of the window that opened up to the living room of Soubi and Kio’s apartment. Said college students were laughing and having a grand time eating and drinking. Loud laughs echoed hollowly in his ears. They were so happy together, so free. Ritsuka missed the times when he was so care free. He couldn’t remember a time when he was, but he could feel it. His heart ached for it, but he couldn’t remember how. Glass was so thin and clear yet distorting, strong yet so easily broken. Just like Soubi. Soubi always seemed to tell the truth, but it was distorted and hard to interpret correctly. Soubi was strong in battle and protected Ritsuka just like glass can protect someone, but he had been broken, crushed.

Clear, but distorted, strong, but fragile, protector, but unprotected…

Ritsuka is fragile like a glass figurine, made to be loved, but untouched… Loveless…

Ritsuka is a broken glass figurine and Soubi is their to mend him…

Soubi is like a glass windowpane… A protector, but unprotected himself… Kio is there to keep him to becoming more broken than he already his…