Author's Notes: Believe me. I had no intention of writing a sequel but my classmate and friend, Zai, asked me to do so and she has never asked me to before, so I complied. I wasn't going to write this until next year, but I was sitting in the middle of my Anthropology class, absolutely bore to death when the idea for the opening scene came into my mind. So here it is. Zai, I hope you like this.

Dedication: To Reeza, for supporting this pairing with me. To Zai, without you, this wouldn't be here.

Standard disclaimers apply.

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Silver Chains

Chapter One: Do you believe in destiny?

-December, the same year-

Tick tock

Tick tock

Tick tock

Cerulean eyes stared at his ceiling, thoughts swirling. He had been like that for the past few days. It wasn't like him to contemplate too much about something yet this one was something he had to plan meticulously.

The clock chimed midnight.

He got up as slowly as possible so not to disturb the other person occupying his bed. He opened his desk drawer and pulled out a box that contained a silver necklace.

Tezuka…

It was the necklace Tezuka had given him, something he didn't wear anymore as respect to his current boyfriend. He kept it in the same box it was in when Saeki gave it to him. He rarely took it out yet lately, he had been staring at it, thinking not only about Tezuka, but about Saeki as well.

"Syusuke? What are you doing up?"

Sapphire eyes flickered towards the direction of his bed and met sleepy golden ones. Fuji smiled, not trying to hide the necklace. He didn't like hiding anything from his boyfriend.

"Thinking."

Echizen yawned and padded over to his boyfriend, trying to fix his creased shirt. Seeing the silver necklace in the tensai's hand, he raised an eyebrow.

"Thinking about Buchou?" There was jealous in his voice.

Fuji reached out and pulled Echizen to sit on his lap.

"I'm not thinking about him the way I think about you, Ryoma." A sigh. "I'm just thinking that after all the heart aches that I've caused him, I want to help him gain happiness. Especially since it's Christmas, you know."

Their eyes met again. "So what are you planning?"

"Saa… do you believe in destiny, Ryoma?"

He scowled. "No."

"Then I will make you believe that the chains of destiny can bring two people together."

Destiny wasn't the one who was going to match Tezuka with someone else. It was manipulative boyfriend. Echizen shrugged. "Mada mada da ne."

Fuji chuckled, eyes traveling to the necklace in his hand. Yes. There were chains that could bring people together.

Just like the silver chains you have, Tezuka, Saeki.

- Tsuzuku…