WARNING: This is a shonen-ai those who hate it, please don't kill me. Rating may go up. OMGee!!

DISCLAIMER: Most of the characters are not mine. And the words after the heading is not mine-- if you don't know yet, it's from the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morisette. Please respect my work, I've tried real hard to put it together.

CHAPTER II
Life has a funny way of helping you out when you feel like everything's blowing up in your face.

They say time flies when you're having fun. Unfortunately for Fuuchoin Kazuki, time was running so slowly. He was sitting there in his corner, boring himself to death. It has been a long time since his last action-filed encounter. So long since he felt adrenaline rush back and forth in his body. He could feel himself becoming lazier and fatter which he did not like at all! The last thing he wanted was to go off his diet. He loved his girly figure, thank you very much! In fact, everyone thought of him as a girl the first time they meet him. Even Juubei... The beautiful young man heaved a long sigh.

"Something is bothering you, Kazuki..." it wasn't a question. It was a declarative sentence that Uuryu Toshiki, a very caring man who filled Juubei's place in Kazuki's heart. They don't talk to each other much, but when they do, it wasn't much. Just a 'hi' or a 'hello' or simple greetings.

Shaking his head, Kazuki denied the simple truth. "No. Nothing's bothering me, Toshiki. I'm just fine."

"Really, Kazu-chan? Yu don't look too well. You didn't even finish your obento!" His other colleague, Amano Ginji exclaimed. He, then, ate the obento on Kazuki's behalf.

"Ginji-san... I said I'm fine, okay? Don't worry. I'll go out to buy myself donuts right now so you won't worry." Once again, Kazuki heaved a sigh and stood up, heading for the entrance of the police station.

Although Kazuki had Juubei's motorcycle as a mode for transportation, he chose to walk today. Something in his gut told him that he was supposed to walk today. Humming, he cheerfully strolled down the crowded street and played with his bike keys. Suddenly, his fingers slipped and he dropped his keys by accident. As he bent down to pick them up, someone had bumped into him. Without even saying sorry, the man had walked away.

"S-sorry!" Kazuki apologized in stead of the man as he felt that his eyes pulled a trick on him. He looked up just to see that the man who had bumped him looked just like Juubei from behind. Shocked, Kazuki couldn't move for a while. Was that really Juubei? Or was that the trick of the light?

No. Impossible. That couldn't have been Juubei. That man was wearing very formal clothing. Juubei wouldn't wear a coat and tie even if those were the last peices of clothing on earth. Kazuki stood up and vigorously shook his head, driving the man off of his head. He walked away without even taking his keys.

After buying himself donuts and coffee, Kazuki chose to eat at the park nearby. Maybe the fresh breeze would finally calm him down and erase Juubei's look-alike in his memories. Closing his eyes, he didnt realize that he dozed off. While he slept, he dreamt of his accidental meeting with the man. He imagined the man reall was Juubei. In his dreams, the man turned to him and picked up the keys. He asked him whether or not the keys were his.

"Are these your keys?" Yes. Just like that. Kazuki smiled at himself for still rememberin Juubei's voice like that. "Excuse me, officer, are these your keys?"

Wait... That couldn't have been his imagination. Oh, no. I might be going crazy... Ignore it, Kazuki. You're just imagining things again. Just open your eyes and see that no one's there and it was just your imagination.

"Then I'll leave them here, officer." No, Kazuki. Just open your eyes. It took him two seconds to finally open his eyes. The first thing he saw were his keys beside him. He gulped. He hoped he hadn't wished that adrenaline would rush through his body agan. If his keys were there instead of inside his back pocket then--

Looking up, Kazuki saw the very same man he had bumped into! Oh no! It couldn't be!

"Eeeh?... Kazu-chan, you're sulking... What's the matter?" Ginji had trespassed into Kazuki's corner again.

"Ginji-san, do you believe in destiny?" Kazuki asked the blonde.

"Hm? Yeah, I guess you could say that. Why?" Ginji replied.

"Nothing... I just wondered how meeting a person could be called destiny."

Ginji chuckled at Kazuki's remark. "Kazu-chan is so melodramatic. You're like a girl! I'm not exactly the right person to tell you this but Ban-chan says tha if you run across a person three times in 24 hours, it's not coincidence; it's what you call destiny." Ginji explained, mentioning his partner slash lover, Midou Ban.

"Ginji-san, you really trust that guy, don't you?" Kazuki forced out a laugh. "Oh, it's already late. I'd better head home... See ya tomorrow, Ginji-san!"

And with that, Kazuki took his bag and left. On the way home riding his borrowed motorcycle, he decided to take a shortcut to Juubei's apartment unit. It was a very dark and narrow road, almost like an alley, but the good thing was almost no one ever goes that way. So he wouldn't be bothered by traffic jams or speeding tickets. This was the route that he and Juubei would take everytime they have an overtime. Juubei would show off and drive so fast and he, in reflex, would hug Juubei's waist so tight and practically beg for him to slow down.

Yeah... He sure missed those times. He missed Juubei. He missed their daily rantings and their petty bickerings, even the way they spend their boys' night out.

"Juubei..." Kazuki whispered in between sighs. And before he knew it, a man appeared in front of him so fast that he almost couldn't hit the brakes.

WHAM! He barely missed the man. He was sure he'd hit the man around the middle. The impact was so powerful that the man was knocked down, off his feet. Kazuki was also thrown off the bike and he flew right into some garbage bags that cushioned his fall. After shaking the shock off, Kazuki stood up and ran to the man who lay unconscious on the ground.

"Oh, no... Sir, are you okay? Sir?" Kazuki shook the man forcefully. He put the man's head on his arm and turned it to see the man's face. When he got the correct angle, Kazuki's eyes adjusted to the light and lo and behold! It was Juubei's look alike. No, it was Juubei. "Ju--Juubei... What... What happened?!" So he was abducted by that syndicate! What could've happened to him in that whole year? Kazuki was bombarded with questions from himself. He pulled Juubei closer.

At the corner of his eye, Kazuki saw a movement. He raised his head to get a better look and he saw a muscular man wearing the same thing as Juubei. He was armed with a gun and when he saw Kazuki with Juubei, he halted and started to retreat.

"STOP! It's the POLICE!! Hey, you! STOP in the name of the LAW!!" Kazukie screamed at the top of his lungs. Once again, adrenaline had rushed through his body. It was mixed with anger, frustration, longing and sorrow. He loaded his gun and pulled the trigger. He missed. Kazuki was about to stand up when something tug his pants with very little effort.

"Ka..zu..ki..." Juubei's words were almost silent. After that, he lost consciousness again. It really was Juubei, then. The man he met twice today already was actually the man that he was looking for all along. It was then that he remembered Ginji's words:

"If you run across a person three times in one day, it's not coincidence; It's what you call destiny..."

"His fever is really high... What happened to you all this time, Juubei?" Kazuki remarked while removing Juubei's coat. He'd already prepared water and a damp towel for Juubei's forhead. Kazuki had put Juubei's coat in the laundry basket. He started unbuttoning the buttons of Juubei's shirt when he felt his cheeks and his ears go hot. "Wha-- I was sure the AC was turned on... What's wrong with me? I don't think I have a fever..." Kazuki attempted to stand up but once again, juubei's hand grabbed hold of Kazuki's hand.

"Kazuki... Is that you?" Juubei said weakly. He sat up without even opening his eyes. He looked so tired. As if he hasn't eaten or slept right at all in the whole year he's gone! Kazuki saw the red dots on Juubei's arm-- injection pinpricks!

Kazuki took a good, long look at Juubei. The dark circles around his eyes were getting bigger and darker. His once slick hair was now unruly and long. The only thing that didn't change was Juubei's large, hunky, chunky, meaty, muscular body. It looked exactly the same the last time Kazuki saw it. Wha-- Kazuki you pervert!! But he had to admit, Juubei was one long drink of water. His body was just to die for.

Ka--Kazuki, you pervert! Stop harassing Juubei in your head!!

"Kazuki... Is that really you?" Juubei said again.

"Yes, Juubei. It's me... Do you need anything? What happened to you all this time? I... I..." Kazuki's tears ran right out of his eyes. All of a sudden, Juubei's muscular arms were wrapped around Kazuki.

"Kazuki... I'm sorry... I couldn't protect you then..." Juubei's arms wrapped around him even tighter.

Kazuki didn't know why, but he hugged Juubei back. "Juubei... You can explain later... Just take a break and rest... I know you've had a rough time..." Kazuki let Juubei rest. He was tending to Juubei the whole time and he felt something in him. Something weird... Something he couldn't explain...

And with that, time started to tick and tock again between the two of them.

I soooo stink at writing endings... erk! R&R please?!