I know I know... I got so much work to do with the other fics but, damnit!, I love writting new ideas and all. This could be a try in AU, my first I think. I may continue this...

The rating is in question, it could, COULD change into NC-17, depends on how the chapters go and if I want to continue this fic as well. This was a new Idea that I just HAD to get into. I hope that this idea hasn't been used before because I REALLY like this idea. ENJOY!





Blooming Affection

By Keeshe Kal'daka



"We'll be friends forever, right?" A twelve year old boy asked his thirteen year old buddy, they both sat at the damp bank of the large cold lake. The younger brunette looked to the redhead, the closest friend he ever had, in his life so far, and he wanted to keep it that way.

Soft violet eyes turned to those warm mocha's, a bit confusion showing in those depths. He didn't understand that question, they were going to be friends forever, they did live on the same block, nothing was going to tear them apart. "Yeah, we are."

"Good!" Ken's cheerfulness was brighter to light up this chilled cloudy day. Yet still, the light couldn't be brought out of those youthful eyes, he was hiding something. He hid it well by looking back to the glassy gray lake that in the summer time they swam and played games in, even tried fishing during the spring. It was their favorite place to hang out together, everyday when they could, even during the snowy winter. Ice skating they didn't do, Ken was too scared to try, the stories Ran told...

The brunette picked up a small stone that was close to his worn out red sneakers, rolling the smooth dirt crumbed rock in his hand before giving it a good throw into that water, hearing the sound of a plop. There came another, a bigger plop and farther then the one Ken threw.

"Mine wins." There was a bit of smug in that soft voice. Ken gave Ran a half-hearted glare. He began to search for another rock, to beat him in this game they started.

A pale hand held out a good size stone for the other one to take. Brown eyes look up as he took it. There was always a competition in everything, who could throw the farthest, who could climb the old cabby tree the fastest, who could beat the other in a scuffle. Games, boys loved games, and they did all of them! Life to them was one big open field to play around in, Ken having the full glass of energy.

Ken threw the stone with a lazy swing, not really caring how far it went for at the moment he still had his doubts about their friendship, if it would last...

Ran must have sensed his doubt, maybe it was the smile fading from Ken's lips. He always liked Ken smiling. He dug into his pocket of his old jeans, taking out his trusty swiss-army knife and little tools. Ran read in one of his books about two boys and their lasting friendship, that they made a blood pact, be blood brothers. He didn't think Ken and he needed it to be the best of friends. Maybe they could prick fingers to use, yet the story had the boys cut across their palms to leave scars in rememberance.

"Here. We make a blood bond." He unhooked the shiny blad from the cool red container. Ken's eyes grew big at the sight of it, oogugling over it. "When ya get that!? Dad wouldn't let me get close to his, let alone have one of my own!" He shifted in his place to face his friend, curling his legs in the indian style, eyes still glued to the shiny object.

"Dad gave it to me a few days ago. Give me your hand, gonna cut your finger then mine, we press them together and that's a blood pact to prove we are friends forever..." He paused when taking the dirty tan hand. "Um, usually they go like this--" Ran made a shadow by crossing the blade across the palm but not having it that close, "Then I do mine.. But I don't wanna hurt you..." Just thinking about blood on his friend's hand almost had him shuddering down to his bones.

The younger boy gave his friend a stiff pout. "Raaan! I'm not a wuss, ya know that. I say we do it like they did it." He didn't know who "They" were but if that was how Ran saw it, then he was going for it. "Make it official."

It had to be painful, since it hurt alot the last time he got a splinter in his thumb...

Ken heard his violet-eyed friend gulp, so they were both nervous, he was going to be brave... Not cry!

Ran made it quick, a slash against the soft calloused side of Ken's palm, flinching when hearing the whimper. "Sorry...my turn." He didn't want to look as the blood was starting to ooze out of the slit. Those rare eyes closed tight when his blade went over his own hand, the sting was small at first but then got larger, he couldn't help but whimper also.

"Okay, handshake..."

The two clasped their bloody hands together, tight to mingle their bond to give sign of their forever friendship, both smiling to the other as giving their bond a shake.

"Now we'll be friends forever!"









To be continued....

What ya think?! I wanna know! Who ever reads this... MUST review!!! T_T DO IT! ^_^ I wanna hear what ya think! Email or review! Which ever!

I don't know when the next chapter will be in... I got sooo much work! x_x So many ideas still...

T_T Another thing.. ;_; No body likes Knight of Night? I know Jin and Fei do! X_x They read it..but..but! ;_;!!! It is a KenxOC but its also a KenxAya! o_o;; Ya think I'd let even on of my fics not be a RanKEN!? T_T! GO READ IT! ;;; And maybe some of my others works if ya new to reading my works? x_X Pwease?

Disclaimer: They never belonged to me... I think everyone who ever read my fics knows that! xD Damn my luck.

-Keeshe Kal'daka