Chapter 2

Lan didn't wait for Megaman to wake him up this morning, instead he got dressed in his usual attire and headed straight for Chaud's office. Rolling down the street to Blaze Quest, Lan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. How was he going to convince Chaud that he was the one for him? No matter, Lan was sure he would think of something when he got there. When he finally arrived, Lan walked through the doors yet again and went up the elevator to Chaud's office. The elevator doors opened and Lan saw Chaud sitting behind his desk, delved into his paperwork.

Chaud looked up from his paperwork, "Why are you here?" he asked in a irritated tone.

"Oh, no reason, I just wanted to know what you've been up to," Lan said innocently, clasping his hands behind his back and twisting the sole of his shoe back and forth.

Chaud looked down at his lap and sighed, but then he looked back up to Lan again, "Oh, nothing much. Just a little paperwork." he replied, and immediately looked back down at his lap. Lan found this behavior suspicious, and slowly made his way closer to the desk. Leaning over the desk, and placing his hands on its smooth, wooden surface, Lan peered over the desk to figure out what Chaud was up to. Chaud immediately took notice and looked back up, which caused Lan to jolt back.

"What are you looking at there, Chaud?" He dropped something on the floor, hoping Lan wouldn't notice.

"N-nothing..." he blushed slightly, looking away from Lan's prying gaze.

Lan didn't feel convinced, "Oh, really? I thought I saw a magazine with a shirtless guy on the cover," A smirk appeared on his face, and Lan knew he was right. He saw it clearly for a few seconds anyway.

Chaud couldn't hide the blush any longer, it became brighter and much more evident. He couldn't even face Lan now, with his hands buried in his laps and his face permanently glued towards the floor.

"Chaud, I want you to answer this question honestly, alright?" he nodded in agreement, and Lan continued, "Are you gay?"

Chaud was silent for a moment, twiddling his thumbs. The bright red blush on his cheeks died down, leaving a slight blush in its place.

"Yes, but, don't tell anyone alright?!" he swiftly held Lan closer to him and whispered in his ear, "It's our little secret."

Lan leaned back slightly, "Oh, alright. So that guy you kissed last night, is that supposed to be our little secret too?" he asked, his eyes gleamed with innocence and purity.

Chaud grabbed Lan's collar, "How did you know about that?!" Chaud asked, shouting in Lan's face.

Lan cringed in discomfort, "I saw you last night when I was heading to the arcade with my friends..." he muttered.

He sighed, slightly irritated, "Well,what's it going to take for you to keep your mouth shut.?" Chaud asked as let go of Lan's collar.

Lan fixed his collar and replied, "I want you to kiss me on the lips, for 10 seconds," Lan stated with nonchalance, staring at Chaud with eyes full of hopefulness and desperation.

Chaud slowly approached Lan in front of his desk, and immediately closed in on Lan and kissed him on the lips. Their lips locked into each other, not even moving for awhilie, until Chaud became a little too excited. Chaud switched directions on Lan, caressing behind his neck with a soft, gentle touch. Their heads moved from side to side, repeatedly kissing each other at different angles. Chaud couldn't take it anymore, he wanted Lan. At that moment, something inside him changed, as they broke off the kiss, panting for breath, Chaud realized his hidden feelings for Lan. They both stood there leaning over the desk, patiently waiting for one another to make the next move. Chaud didn't hesitate. He locked lips with Lan in another passionate embrace and leaned over him, causing them to fall down onto the surface of the desk. Papers flew about like tiny dragons soaring through the room, landing on tiled floor below. Other than papers, objects were knocked off the desk as Chaud brought Lan deeper into the kiss. Chaud grabbed ahold of Lan's hands and pressed them against the surface of the desk, still kissing him with an utmost amount of pleasure. Both of them ran out of breath moments later, panting lightly.

"Chaud...that was more than I could ever ask for…" Lan whispered, his voice soft spoken and sweet.

Chaud gave him a light smile, "I'm glad…" he blushed a light shade of pink and kissed Lan on the lips yet again, and let go of Lan's hands, putting his own on Lan's cheeks. They both closed their eyes, delving deeper into the loving embrace. Their cheeks burned with an even brighter red as Chaud tried to gain access to Lan's tongue with his own.

The doorknob turned, and the double doors immediately wung open, revealing Chaud's assistant. She looked rather surprised, "Oh, I'm so sorry!" she yelled, squeezing her eyes shut and slamming the door behind her. Lan and Chaud broke their kiss.

"Oops," Lan chuckled, "I guess she wasn't supposed to see that," he laughed again, this time, however, Chaud joined in.

"Yeah, It's going to be awkward talking to her from now on," he laughed again, Lan laughing shortly thereafter.

After their laughing outburst, Lan began to feel nervous, "Ummm, Chaud, listen. I really like you...I always have…" Lan said, inner joy mixed with fear danced within his eyes.

Chaud smiled, with a slight blush forming across his delicate cheeks. "I like you too, Lan. But...Raika..."

Lan looked confused, furrowing his brow. "Raika? Don't tell me he was the guy you were kissing with last night..." Lan looked at him straight in the eyes, bewildered.

"Yes...he was, but we didn't just kiss for the heck of it, you know. He liked me and made up something to see me, then the kiss just happened." Chaud replied, his eyes sunk slightly.

Lan couldn't believe what he just heard. "So, you actually like Raika?"

"I-I don't know…" Chaud muttered.

"Well," Lan slipped off of the surface of the desk and landed on his feet. "I'll let you figure this out. It's me or Raika, your choice." he walked out of the room, tears silently falling from his face, and into the elevator. Chaud watched as Lan looked him at him, his eyes welled up with tears as the doors to the elevator slowly closed.

Chaud sighed, drowning in his own lonesome and melancholy. "What am I going to tell Raika tomorrow? I'm meeting him in Sharo tomorrow, should I even go? Should I cancel? Ugh, Lan...why did you have to make this so complicated…" he slammed his fist on the desk and continued to look outside his office window. "Lan….Raika...who do I choose?"

AN: Alright, this concludes chapter 2. See you next time :)