I don't really like this title but I couldn't think of anything better for it, so here it is! I was writing out my fav. pairings for anime shows and I got to Spiral and I had EyesKanone, AyumuKousuke, and AyumuKanone. And then I thought "Hmmm... EyesKousuke? Wouldn't that be fun?" And so I had to give it a shot. Hope you enjoy it!

Eyes was in his penthouse (rich bastard), playing the piano perfectly, as usual (talented, rich bastard...don't ya love him?) when Kanone walked in. He smiled at his talented friend for a second and then walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. Eyes continued playing but Kanone could tell that the yonger Blade Child was giving him his attention. Kanone smiled, "You're good, Eyes, but can I offer a suggestion?"

Eyes stopped palying so he could turn and give Kanone his full attention, "You're offering me help with my playing?"

Kanone nodded, "Yes. Your talent is flawless, that's no question."

"Then what's the problem?" Eyes asked, slightly annoyed that Kanone thought he could offer advice to the professional. This was what he did for a living and he was good; he didn't even know if Kanone could play the piano.

Kanone smiled again, "Not so much a problem, but more of a suggestion. You don't play with feeling. Your notes are cold and empty; they have no emotion."

Eyes wondered if Kanone was even aware of who he was talking to, "Have you ever heard that a musician's music is a reflection of their soul?" he asked.

Kanone thought about it, "A reflection of their soul? Yes, I've heard that, but I've never given it much thought. Why do you ask?"

Eyes sighed, "Have you perhaps considered that my music is a reflection of my soul?"

Kanone laughed, "No, not at all, Eyes. I've known you long enough to know that you're very passionate about some things. If your music was a reflection of your soul, then it would be full of life. Despite your cold exterior, I know that you can be quite emotional. Your music, however, reflects none of that." The passion that Eyes had that Kanone spoke of was for the older Blade Child himself. Eyes had admitted a couple years ago that he was in love with Kanone. He had tried on several occasions to get Kanone to go out with him, but Kanone had, gently, told him 'no' each time. Of course, Kanone was the only one who knew about these events; Eyes wasn't very vocal about his emotions and Kanone was the only one who had gotten the privalege of seeing Eyes' sensitive side.

Eyes now saw an opportunity, "So you think that you can play better than I can?" He challenged.

Kanone got serious and nodded, "I honestly do, Eyes. Not to offend you, because you're playing is perfect. But you just don't have the emotion it takes to truly captivate your audience."

Eyes narrowed his gaze. Not because he was insulted by Kanone's words, but because Kanone honestly thought that he was still better than Eyes after all these years. Eyes had always lived in Kanone's shadow, coming close to being as good as him, but never quite reaching it. Eyes had finally found something that was his and his alone, the piano. Kanone had never tried to challenge him on it and always told Eyes how much he admired his playing. But now he was at it again; challenging Eyes once more. And at the thing he was best at nonetheless. And somewhere, deep inside of him, Eyes feared that Kanone might actually be able to back up his words. However, Eyes had learned long ago to never back away from a challenge, especially when it was Kanone that was doing the challenging, "Alright then, Kanone. How about we make it interesting?"

Kanone smirked, knowing exactly what was going through Eyes' mind, "Of course. Anything specific in mind?"

Eyes nodded and explained the rules. They would have a contest, each would play one song, the one who played better would win. Very open-ended, but it suited them both fine; they had always enjoyed loopholes. The judges would consist of Rio, Ryoko, and Kousuke. The only condition would be that the vote would have to be unanimous; no best out of three votes. Now it was time for the stakes; what each would get if he won. Eyes smirked, completely confident that he would win, "If I win you have to go on a date with me."

Kanone considered this and then nodded, "Alright then. And if I win..." He thought for a moment and then smirked right back, "You have to go on a date with Kousuke."

Eyes did a double take when Kanone said this, "Kousuke? Kanone... you're not serious, are you?" Kousuke?How could Kanone even suggest such a thing? Kousuke was the one person out of their group that Eyes really wouldn't miss if he accidently got...killed. It might have been a bit harsh, but the redhead simply annoyed Eyes to no end. He looked back to Kanone to confirm that, no, he was not kidding and sighed, "Alright, fine. But we don't tell the others about our bet."

Kanone nodded, knowing that if they were to tell the others that the vote would be completely unfair. Kousuke and Rio would both probably vote for Eyes. Rio because she thought the two looked good togehter and Kousuke because there's no way he would want to go on a date with Eyes. Even though Ryoko would probably be neutral, it would sitll be a biased vote and the two pianists simply wanted to know who was better. Eyes called the three to inform them of their part and Kanone sat down at the piano and began to play a song he remembered from his childhood. He couldn't recall what it was called or where he heard it from but he enjoyed playing it. As Eyes had said, the musician's soul flew through the music, and Kanone was no exception. As he played, you could nearly immerse yourself into the world that he was creating through his fingertips. Having gotten off the phone Eyes walked back into his living room and gasped, hearing Kanone play the piano for the first time.

"It's beatiful." Eyes thought, "Kanone was right, his song is full of such raw emotion...how do I achieve that? When I play I just press keys down. But Kanone...he's in another world, and he's taking everything within earshot with him." Eyes stared as the object of his affection played on and the silver-haired Blade Child fell in love with his childhood mentor all over again. That was, until the realization hit him, "Could it be?" He thought, "I might just lose."

Well that's all for this chapter, I was going to make this just a oneshot, but I'm too tired to write out the rest right now so I'll put the contest and the winner in the next chapter. Of course, by my summary I'm sure you can tell who wins. Anyway, hope it's good so far. Review!