-DISCLAIMER- I don't own Loveless, Yun Kouga does. If I owned Loveless, this wouldn't be a fanfiction, now would it?

-Outside Ritsuka's House-

As they got closer to Ritsuka's, they started to unconsciously slow down, neither of them wanting their time together to end, even if they were going to see each other every day.

They finally arrived at the door.

"Eto… oyasumi."

"Oyasuminasai, Ritsuka." And he leant down to give Ritsuka a peck on the forehead, when suddenly the younger male reached up and pulled Soubi's head, bringing their lips together. Soubi, slightly shocked at Ritsuka, but quickly shook that feeling away. Neither of them wanted to stop, but they desperately needed to breathe, so they unwillingly broke apart after some time. A pair of eyes, hidden from them both, watched the whole thing.

Ritsuka's front door swung open.

It was Misaki.

Ritsuka quickly grabbed Soubi's wrist and they sprinted past his mother and up the stairs to Ritsuka's room. Ritsuka locked his door, afraid to even look out.

"Soubi, what do we do now?"

"I'm not sure, I could cast a wordspell on her, but I don't know how long it would last on her."

"No, Soubi, she's mine and Seimei's mother." Yelled Ritsuka.

"Okay, I won't touch her, but I don't want you to get hurt because of any of this."

"Because of what?"

"Ritsuka, not everyone is kind in this world; there are some people that don't take nicely to change, your mother is one of them, and I don't think that she likes that we are together." Soubi said, rather more soft than usual.

"What's wrong with us being together?" he said, starting to get worried about what the answer may be.

"Ritsuka, you're 12, and I'm 20, the age gap is too much, most people-"

"We aren't most people! We are us, two people who love each other, if 'most people' can't handle that, then tough!" said Ritsuka, fighting and losing against falling tears.

"Ritsuka…" and with that Soubi walked across the room in a few strides, and caught Ritsuka into a deep, heart-felt hug.

"S-soubi-"

"Ssh, it's okay now Ritsuka, I won't let anything hurt you, I'm here." Soubi said as he gently stroked his Sacrifice's silken hair and neko ears.

After Ritsuka had settled down, and they had thought of many different plans of how they could sort this out with Misaki, they finally agreed on one. To talk it out with her.

-Downstairs-

'I wonder what's best for my Ritsuka, I don't want him hurt, but I don't want him to leave.' Misaki thought before bursting into tears.

"Soubi, I think we should wait a while, you know, let her calm down." Said Ritsuka, slightly afraid of what his mother might do to him.

"No, we should get this over with as soon as possible, and besides, I'm here, I'll make sure she can't get you."

"Ritsuka, is that you?" called Misaki, after hearing footsteps come down the stairs.

"Yes, o-kaa-san."

"Oh, Ritsuka, I knew you'd come back to me. B-but, who's t-this." She said shakily pointing at a tall figure in the doorway.

-khs

hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I'll try to update very soon, but I can't promise anything, because of school, but get ready for the final chapter!

ai shiteru minna!