Story Title: Always Prepared
Characters: Ryou, Fubuki||Pairing: Edo x Ryou
Chapter Word Count: 500||Story Word Count: 500||Chapter Count: 1/3
Genre: Friendship, Humor||Rated: G
Challenge: Diversity Writing Challenge, C6, 3-shot with 500 word chapters; Chapter Set Boot Camp, #37, 3 chapters; One Character Boot Camp, #49, question; Halloween Trick or Treat Advent, #11, rewrite an old fic
Notes: This takes place a few years after the end of GX and presumes an established relationship between Ryou and Edo at this point.
Summary: Fubuki comes over to help Ryou and Edo with their anniversary party. At least that was the plan. Good thing he's always prepared for anything.

"Hello!" Fubuki caroled as he tapped on the door, right after he'd opened it. Having a key to his best friend's apartment came in so very handy now and then. Sometimes Ryou got a little upset at him for just coming in, but he always said hello first, so they knew he was there.

Once in a while he'd interrupted Ryou and Edo in the middle of things, but once he knew they were involved, he would either politely excuse himself or just wait until they were done, depending on just what they were doing, and how far into it they were, and if whatever he needed them for was really that important. By their standards, not his.

He looked around, a slight frown forming between his eyebrows. Normally he got some sort of answer when he said hello, at least if they were there. This wouldn't be the first time he'd come in when they were gone, though. He moved in a bit further, ready to get down to business if they really weren't there.

"Hello?"

"Fubuki?" Ryou's voice came from the bedroom, which truly didn't surprise Fubuki in the slightest. What did surprise him was that he sounded annoyed. Ryou very seldom let people hear that he was annoyed. Fubuki came in for a lot of friend privileges, but this wasn't always one of them. It tended to depend on exactly what it was that bothered Ryou in the first place.

Fubuki took a few quick steps in that direction. Then he stopped.

"Are you two decent?" He'd seen Ryou not-decent many times – the perks of sharing the school bathhouse more than once – but he knew Edo didn't always appreciate someone coming in before he could at least put his shorts on.

Ryou sighed, a sound Fubuki couldn't remember having heard in a while. "I'm the only one in here. Edo won't be back until tonight. Get in here."

That was more and more unusual, but Fubuki ambled his way in. "I came over to help you guys get things set up for your party." It was 'theirs' only in the sense it was for their anniversary. Fubuki had put all the plans in order himself, sent out the invitations, and now would decorate their place for it.

At least that was the plan, until he stepped into their bedroom and saw what was bothering Ryou. He blinked. He rubbed his eyes. He stared until he was certain of what it was he saw, even if he didn't fully believe what he saw.

"Ryou, could you explain to me, why you're handcuffed to the bed? I mean, I know why you're handcuffed, but I mean…" Fubuki rubbed the back of his head, trying to put t his into a question that made the kind of sense Ryou would understand.

"Why am I handcuffed and Edo's not here, and it's not the kind I can get out of on my own?"

"Yeah." Fubuki nodded. "I'd really like to know."

To Be Continued

Notes: I have the whole story written already, so my updates will come on Wednesday and Friday.