~Promises~

~Lucci's POV~

Lucci studied the young boy the whole time they were on the tour. He studied his tangerine coloured hair, his carefree smile, his long square nose. There was no doubt that the boy was unique. Maybe he would also have some fighting potential. Lucci smiled slightly at the thought.

Lucci looked at Kaku as he turned his huge black eyes towards him.

"Jabra said something about CP9... What's CP9?" he asked.

"CP9 is an elite force of assassins that work for the World Government." Lucci explained. "If we're lucky, we'll all be on that team one day."

"Even me?" Kaku asked with a huge smile.

"Yes, even you." Lucci said, unable to hide his smile.

An hour later, an agent came to take Kaku away for assesment. After some reassurances from Lucci, Kaku finally agreed to go. Lucci turned away from the small boy and looked at Jabra. The older boy had a huge smile on his face.

"What?" Lucci demanded coldly.

"Don't think I didn't notice." Jabra growled slyly.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Lucci replied.

"You can't fool me Lucci! You like that Kaku kid!" Jabra laughed.

Lucci raised an eyebrow quizically.

"Y'know... You like like him!"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Lucci scoffed, but he had to turn away from Jabra because he could feel his cheeks burning.

Lucci strode away down the hallway angrily. Maybe he had thought a little about how sweet and cute the other boy was, but it was none of Jabra's concern. When he finally got to his bedroom, he punched the wall angrily. He looked up to see a note on his door and felt his blush deepen. The note read:

Rob Lucci, the new trainee, Kaku, will be sharing your room. -Spandam

Lucci shredded the note angrily and stormed into his room. If Jabra had of seen that note...

Before long Lucci fell into a deep sleep. Two hours later he sat bolt upright and growled. Someone had hit him and rudely awoken him. He turned to glare at whoever it was, but his expression softened when he saw Kaku sprawled across his bed. He opened his mouth to speak when he noticed that his small body was being racked by sobs.

"What's wrong?" Lucci asked.

Kaku took a moment to answer, but when he did, he looked up into Lucci's eyes. Kaku's huge eyes were filled with tears that were now running down his cheek. Lucci resisted the urge to reach out and wipe them away.

"I don't want to be here." Kaku sniffled.

"Why not?"

"They showed me horrible things!" Kaku cried, before burying his face in the blankets once more.

Lucci sighed knowingly. He remembered what it was like to first arrive. To start their training, agents would take the children aside and show them gruesome images; villages burning as people tried to extinguish the flames that ate up their flesh, hundreds of dead bodies men, women, and children, rivers of blood flowing from a village that had been destroyed. The whole purpose was to see how the children would react. When they reacted badly, usually they cried, the agents would explain that sometimes sacrifices had to be made for justice.

Lucci remembered crying when he first saw the images, now they had little effect on him.

Lucci looked over at Kaku and opened his mouth to speak, but before he could get a word out, Kaku tackled him. At first, Lucci thought it wa an attack, but when he tried to shove him away, he realized that Kaku was hugging him.

Kaku looked up at him with pleading eyes that broke Lucci's heart.

"What should I do?" he asked.

"It gets better over time." Lucci said, wrapping his own arms around Kaku a little awkwardly.

"It does?"

"Yes, you just need to remind yourself that justice is the only thing that matters." Lucci began to stroke Kaku's hair soothingly.

Eventually Kaku's sobs stopped and he took a few more shaky breaths.

"I'm still afraid. They said that the training here is really hard." Kaku whispered.

"It is." Lucci agreed.

Kaku began to shake again.

"How about this." Lucci held Kaku out at arms length and looked him in the eye. "I'll do the best that I can to help you through it."

"Really!?" Kaku gasped, a huge smile spreading across his face.

"Of course."

Kaku hugged Lucci hard enough to choke him, and they just sat there hugging quietly.

That night, Lucci fell asleep, still hugging Kaku.

~Second chapters done! I hope you liked it! It's really starting to get into Kaku and Lucci's relationship now! Please R&R ~FoxEmpress