A/N: Hey guys, thanks for checking out my story. A couple notes before we dive in: This is slightly AU since I've crossed over the anime and manga story lines slightly. That means that Akira is no longer a Shin, but a Rei, and that Master is a Rei as well, for those of you who haven't read the manga. I plan to update this about once a week, but reviews inspire me to keep writing. ;D

Also, this is going to be a rather raunchy romance, the focus being Akira and Shirogane obviously. As the story progresses more pairings may come into play, but I plan to keep it centered around those two. Not that my writing ever stays on track of what I plan, but that's beside the point.

Please feel free to notify me of mistakes I've made, seeing as I don't have a beta.

Chapter warnings: Some language

Disclaimer: I do no, nor will I ever own Monochrome Factor, and nor am I making any profit beyond my own personal amusement from this story.

Akira hoisted his backpack higher on his shoulders as he stared down the approaching school building. It was his senior year now, and he Kengo and Aya had remained close even after everything had settled down after Shirogane's disappearance. Truth be told he'd woken up thinking about the older Shin this morning, and he couldn't help but wonder if today would finally be the day.

'Heh, it'd be just like him to show up on the first day of school and get my in trouble.' Akira thought to himself as he drew ever closer to the prison building of a school. It was so dreadfully boring.

"Aaaaa-kiiiiiraaaaa!" Akira sighed when he heard Kengo's over enthusiastic shout of his name from somewhere behind him and to his left. Despite getting older that guy hadn't changed much... he lifted his hand in a lazy wave as greeting.

"What's with you, so excited about going to school? Geek." Akira regarded him with his usual cold attitude, a hint of a playful smile slipping though as he half halfheartedly insulted him.

Kengo pouted as he readjusted his own backpack. "Akira, why are you always so mean to me." He cheered him up then and jabbed him lightly in the ribs with his elbow. "Come on, aren't you looking forward to senior year?"

Akira sighed, he wasn't to crazy about school itself however it would be kind of fun to have the gang all together again. They'd been rather scattered over the summer, Kengo had managed to land a job at a local video store, Aya had been participating in various kendo tournaments all over Japan. And he had been giving it his all trying to stave off the unending boredom that threatened to consume his sanity. Well that and he'd been talking more and more with Master as he figured out his powers as a Rei instead of a Shin. He'd given his Shin powers back to Shirogane when he... Akira fought down the urge to blush lightly at the memory of the kiss. He'd been mulling that over in his head quite a bit over the past summer as well... he thought he had his feelings towards the silver haired Shin figured out, but that didn't mean he was 100% comfortable with them.

"Akira?" Kengo's voice snapped him back to reality. Damn he needed to stop zoning out thinking about that annoying guy.

"I guess so..." He finally answered his question about school. The young Rei could almost feel the life being sucked out of him as the glare from the fluorescent lights made him squint for a moment and the oppressive smell of the cleaners they used to get the floor shiny and new looking assaulted his nose... Ahh high school.

"You guys! At this rate you're going to be late on the first day!" Akira smirked a little bit as Aya caught up with them, her backpack already put away and her books for her first class in her arms.

"So what? It's our senior year now, we're almost done." He shot back, dodging the lighthearted smack aimed for his face. She hit Kengo instead, just like old times.

"Waah, Aya-chan!" Kengo rubbed the sore spot on his face and pretended to be upset. "You should go around hitting people, especially not on the first day of school!"

Her face flushed as a few freshman gave them funny looks and skirted around them. "Kengo! Don't say stupid thing!" She snapped back. Akira laughed a bit at his friends as they made their way down the hall to class.

Akira credited himself for managing to pay attention though most of the day, but by the last class period of the day, his mind was elsewhere. In specific, Shirogane had come back to haunt his thoughts once more. He couldn't seem to stop thinking about him recently, and it was starting to drive him mad. He supposed since he was Shirogane's other half it was only natural, but if he couldn't get him out of his mind, did that mean something else, like that he might be coming back?

It was embarrassing to admit how excited that made him. He blinked a little confused as the bell signaling the end of the day rang and the teacher bid them all farewell. Whoa, where had that last half an hour gone? He gathered his things and said a quick goodbye to Aya and Kengo, turning down their invitation to join them to go out and get ice cream or something. He really hadn't paid that much attention... he was supposed to be minding the house again.

Akira felt his heart rate pick up as he neared his house, and he scowled to himself. What was he expecting the silver haired Shin just waiting there like he hadn't-

"Hello Akira-kun."

"Fuck!" Akira cursed, startled out of his thoughts once more as he whipped around to give however had done that a piece of his mind, before it registered that he knew that voice. His gray eyes went wide as they met soft blue ones. "Fuck..." He swore again, much quieter this time. Shirogane actually was back, and exactly the same as he remembered him. Long braided silver hair, warm blue eyes, a teasing smile and lips that were just a little too pink.

"Akira-kun, what kind of greeting is that?" Shirogane pretended to chastise him lightly as he chuckled at the way Akira was gaping at him. He might have remained the same but the young Rei King had changed over the approximate year and a half that he'd been gone. His hair was still shaggy, but his brunette locks were slightly more styled. He'd gotten a bit taller too, now just an inch or two shorter than him. His eyes wandered up and down over his form, he certainly looked like he'd stayed in shape as well...

Akira blinked a few times to make sure that he hadn't started hallucinating... by the look of it the boring times were about to come to and end again. "You..." He trailed off again.

Shirogane lifted a hand to run gloved fingertip along Akira's jaw as he started to lean in towards him, tilting his head. "Ahh~ Akira-kun I've missed you too."

Akira's eyes went half lidded as Shirogane leaned in for a kiss... a moment before he shoved him hard enough to send him sprawling. "You pervert! You yell at me, but what kind of greeting is THAT!?"

"Maah, Akira-kun! You're so mean to me!"

TBC~