Sakura: Hey, Die-chan!

Die: *irritably* Whaaaaat?

Sakura: I founds a cute pic of a Kitty Jaden give a Bunny Chazz a bath!

Die: ... How cute?

Sakura: You know how cats clean themselves, right?

Die: Yeah.

Sakura: Then image a cat with Jaden's clothes and hair giving a bath to a rabbit with Chazz's clothes and hair...

Die: ... *has a nosebleed*

Sakura: ... Well, me and Die-chan don't own anything Yugioh related! Enjoy the chaos!


Chapter Two: Trickery

Haou stared at the boy for a long moment. "You must be joking."

"Nope!" the boy rebuked, "You took a virgin, so you must court him. It's the law!"

The brunet's jaw dropped. "He was a virgin?" he parroted incredulously.

"Yep!" Jesse chirped happily.

"I... I didn't mean to..." Haou sighed, looking over at his lover. "I hope I didn't hurt him too badly."

"From what I just heard, you were far from hurting him..." Jesse murmured to himself, cringing from disgust at what he witnessed.

The brunet wasn't listening, instead stroking the hair of the one in the bed beside him. Jesse took this opportunity to prick the stranger who took his brother with one of the written on arrows.

"Ow!" Haou growled, wincing, but he then froze when the boy in his arms started stirring, muttering softly as he moved. And what's worse, the magic of his arrows was starting to spread through his system. He leaned down, nuzzling his lover's hair. "Mmm, hello again."

Jehu opened tired eyes to look at the brunet. "... Am I still dreaming?"

"What were you dreaming about?" the elder asked gently, golden eyes soft.

"Getting laid by a really hot guy," the bluenet answered tiredly, "Too bad it was only a dream... and the guy was human..."

"So I'm not a really hot guy?" the brunet teased.

Jehu blinked off the rest of the sleep in his eyes, then did a double take at the fact he didn't dream of having sex with a hot guy and, now that whatever came over him was gone he could feel the power the other male gave off. Neither noticed Jesse leaving the same way Jim did, keeping as quiet as possible.

"What's wrong, sweet?" Haou asked, shifting close to the other male.

"You aren't a dream!" Jehu cried out, quickly sliding away from the other boy.

"And?" the brunet asked brusquely.

"I lost my virginity... to a stranger..." Jehu started to panic, knowing this could be his downfall.

"Haou."

"What the hell do you-" the bluenet began, but the other boy cut him off.

"My name is Haou."

"... Oh, " Jehu realized Haou was trying to remedy the lack of relationship between them, so he complied. "I'm Jehu."

"I like you," the brunet stated, smiling gently.

Jehu stared at the brunet in shock. "But we just met!"

"Doesn't mean I don't like you."

Jehu just stared at the brunet with wide eyes. As far back as he could remember, nobody had ever told him they liked him, not even his parents!

"Is something wrong?" Haou asked, cocking his head.

"Nothing," Jehu replied, shaking his head to clear his thoughts. "So, are you new to the area? I haven't seen you in our dimension before."

"Yeah, just blew in. And what do you mean 'dimension'?"

Jehu raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "I can feel your power, no need to lie."

The brunet flushed lightly. "I didn't know if it was all right to tell someone..."

"It's okay, I wasn't too willing to tell until I felt your power. You must be a very strong and pure-blooded Cupid!"

"Something like that," Haou muttered. "Now do you want me to take you home?"

"I guess..." Jehu trailed off, then his eyes widened in panic. "Oh, no! Jess is probably out of school by now!" The bluenet jumped off the bed to search for his clothes, unknowingly giving his new lover a full view of his back end.

"Calm down, Jehu, I'm sure he's fine," Haou murmured, holding out the other boy's pants.

"But-!" Jehu paused to get his shirt on right- "I'm his brother, I have to pick him up or good-bye custody!" The bluenet Cupid gladly took his pants from Haou and put them on. Now decently dressed, Jehu rushed to the door to get his baby brother from the playground. When he got there, followed shortly by a fully-clothed Haou, he couldn't spot Jesse or Jim, who would normally came home with them.

Jehu began to panic, or at least he would have if there weren't warm arms snaking around his waist. "Calm down and think for a minute, pet. Might he have simply gone home or gotten onto the school bus?"

Jehu, though blushing at the intimate way his lover was holding him, took a deep breath. "He would go straight home, he knows how to travel between the dimensions."

"Then you should check there before you make hell for the whole city," Haou reasoned, resting his chin on his lover's shoulder.

Jehu absentmindedly nodded his head in agreement, secretly loving the touch of this stranger who took him so... he couldn't put a word to it! No one has ever been this intimate with him, not even the suitors of the Councilmen's dominant sons they send his way. Jehu began to walk in the direction of the toolshed so nobody could see him open the portal to his home.

Haou followed after him, needing to be close to the bluenet he had taken as his own. When there was a suitable amount of cover, Jehu opened the portal to his home and walked in with Haou a breath behind him. They walked in through the front door to find the young bluenet and his friend working on homework like they always do.

"See, pet, he's fine," the brunet whispered, reaching up to play with teal locks affectionately.

Jehu gave a relieved sigh at seeing Jesse, "Hey, brat!"

"Hey brother," Jesse replied without looking up from his picture. "How was your day?"

"Oh, the usual," Jehu answered plainly, "save for the fact I had sex with a stranger out of the blue!"

Jesse threw down his crayon. "I WILL NEVER BE CLEAN!" he yelled, turning to bury his head into Jim's chest.

"Oh, please, like this will scar you!" Jehu retorted, knowing it was all an act and, in some corner of his mind, that the bluenet child had something to do with what happened.

"It does!" the little bluenet shot back. "I will never be innocent again!"

"You were never innocent to begin with," the elder bluenet deadpanned.

"Shut up!" the little boy howled, still cuddled into Jim's chest.

"... Is this normal?" Haou asked out of the blue, drawing attention to himself as a result.

"Normal enough," Jehu answered, shaking his head.

"That the guy who banged you?" Jim asked, hugging his crush warmly.

"The name's Haou," the brunet stated.

Jehu's flushed face betrayed him as he tried to kill the thirteen-year-old boy with a glare, but Jim wasn't fazed.

"Calm down, pet, he didn't mean any harm by it," the brunet soothed gently.

"So you are the person who banged Jehu..?" Jim asked again, hoping this time he would be answered.

"Yes," the brunet answered, topaz eyes firm.

"Are you two going to go steady?" Jesse asked through his crush's chest.

Amber eyes narrowed, not wanting to give his brother this victory. "Maybe," he replied. "We'll see."

Jesse allowed the smirk twitching his lip to form, knowing Jehu couldn't see it. If this went well, the Council would leave them alone and if this guy was half as responsible as he acted, then they were set!

"So," Haou said, a poker face covering his features, "is there anything you want us to do?"

"I want proof this isn't one of your attempt to trick the Council!" the child cried, pointing his little finger dramatically.

Haou smirked, grabbing Jehu and kissing him fiercely. "Does that settle things with you?"

The two children blinked at the sudden example, "... That was a far cry from the other guys Jehu blackmailed into playing his boyfriend," Jim agreed, nodding his head slowly because he was still faking shock.

Haou then pulled back, stroking the teal locks of his lover. "You're beautiful, pet."

Jehu blushed at the complement, feeling warm inside. Jesse shot Jim a look that clearly stated he was excited, this could work!

Jim smiled back at the boy while Haou rubbed his thumb over the crimson cheeks. "You have a cute blush."

Jehu gave his lover a sassy smile in response. "Hungry?"

"A little," the Cupid of Love admitted. "Are you going to cook for me?"

"Depends," the bluenet teased, "you have a death wish?"

"Aw, but I liked the idea of having a domesticated little wife cooking for me," the brunet pouted. "And the idea of seeing you in an apron isn't too bad either."

Jehu just gave the brunet a blank stare as the two children giggled in the background. "Just for that, I really will poison your food..."

Haou chuckled, kissing the other boy's forehead sweetly. "Calm down, pet, I meant it affectionately."

"Come on, Jehu, make dinner! I'm getting really hungry," Jesse pleaded, giving his brother his best pout and chibi eyes.

"Yes, Jehu," Haou purred lustfully, nipping the bluenet's ear, "I'm hungry."

Jehu took a step back, giving his lover a firm look. "You have two choices: actual food or the couch."

"Hmmm... What do I get with option two?"

"A very crappy night," he answered sourly.

"And...?"

Jehu gave an evil smile, and sassily walked to the kitchen to begin preparing dinner.

Haou pouted. He wanted some more time with his lover...

When Jehu was out of hearing range, Jesse gave Haou a cheeky smile. "Not a word," the brunet hissed in warning.

"Like I'm gonna ruin this for Jehu," Jesse hissed back just as dangerously.

"Good."

Jesse was starting to wonder if that was the arrow talking when Jehu called him into the kitchen to help with dinner. Jim shrugged, following after the little bluenet.

Haou, left alone by the household, began to wander around the cottage that was much like the one he, Jaden, and Yubel lived in. It was well-furnished, meaning they were at least in the middle class of the Cupid of Hate realm. He searched for photos that had Jehu's parents but couldn't find any. It got him wondering, what happened?

He sighed, looking around then as he tried to pretend he didn't miss Jaden.

Of all of the pictures he saw, they were of Jesse and Jim, and in most of those pictures Jim had both eyes and they were both very young. The pictures of Jehu were taken in his mid-teens, and he wasn't as happy as the two children in his care most of the time. The smile never reached his eyes unless the three were together. I'll have to remedy that...

"Haou, could you come into the kitchen?"

"Of course, pet," the brunet called, turning around and walking over to the kitchen doorway. The smell that was dinner hit him hard, making his stomach ache with hunger. "What do you need me to do, love?" he asked, eyes fixated on the bluenet's ass where he was bent over the stove.

"Help Jesse cut the potatoes-" Jehu pointed to the child who was cautiously cutting the starchy vegetable into small pieces "-and get your eyes off my ass!"

"Humph, fine." Haou walked over, deftly taking the knife from the child and quickly slicing the potatoes into pieces.

Jesse pouted at getting pushed aside, then went over to Jim to help with the salad.

"Don't pout, Jess," Jim scolded lightly, ruffling teal locks beside him. "I didn't like you being on that knife anyway. Knowing you, ya would've only cut yourself, and I don't want that."

"What do you want me to do with these potatoes?" Haou asked, finishing the last peeled veggie with practiced efficiency.

"Put them in the frier!" Jesse called, only for Jehu to absently slap his brother's head.

"No, they go in the pot of water on the stove. This moron isn't allowed French fries except as a treat, and the way I see it, he hasn't earned one."

Haou did as his bluenet told him, dumping the white veggie into the boiling water, silently agreeing, as Jesse childishly stuck his tongue out at his brother. "You better have a use for that!" Haou called over his shoulder as the pieces all fell into the pot.

"I do!" Jesse yelled back. "It's for licking people when they try to shut me up!"

Jehu smacked the younger bluenet's head again as he moved from the fridge to the stove to start sautéing mushrooms and green peppers.

"Child abuse, child abuse!" Jesse screamed, throwing himself into Jim's arms and glaring out at his brother.

"Proper punishment, my dear Jess-Jess, proper punishment," Jehu corrected, wagging his free finger while sautéing the mushrooms and green peppers as Haou got out the equipment and ingredients to whip the softened potatoes.

Jesse just huddled closer to the Australian, taking advantage of the fact he hadn't been kicked out yet to soak in some of his crush's warmth.

"Don't you have a salad to finish making?" Haou asked plainly, though everyone and their cousin could tell it was a tease. At least he knew who the little devil's crush was.

"No!" the smaller bluenet denied hotly, snuggling into Jim's arms.

"Either finish making that salad, boys, or cold oatmeal will be all you have for meals for a month!" Jehu threatened, knowing they would obey from past experience. That wasn't an idle threat.

"I hate you, Jehu!" Jesse pouted, sulking as he began handing Jim the things he needed to do as the elder bluenet had said.

"Love ya, too!" Jehu called over his shoulder while checking the roast in the oven.

The youngest boy didn't answer, instead choosing to give his brother the silent treatment.

The rest of the time preparing dinner remained silent with everyone doing something to make the process easier and less time-consuming. In almost a half hour after the cooking was started, the meal was ready to be placed on the table and eaten.

When the food was finally put out, however, something became apparent... Jesse wasn't touching a morsel of his dinner.

Jehu, rolling his eyes, just left his brother alone. Jesse was just being a brat (in Jehu's mind), so let him suffer while the rest of them ate and enjoyed the delicious meal.

Jim, however, was a little more concerned than the elder bluenet was. "Jess, you gotta eat somethin. It's not healthy for you to skip a meal like this."

"Don't wanna," the boy pouted, head turned away from the food.

Funny, he reminds me of Jaden when he doesn't get his way, Haou observed, amused a bit by the similarity that made his chest hurt in longing. He'd have to talk to the bluenet child soon and set things straight.

"Jess," Jim murmured, then sighed. "Will you eat if I feed you?"

Jesse seemed to take interest in the offer. "Maybe," he teased, his eyes glowing.

The Aussie sighed. "What else do you want?" he asked in a slightly-exasperated tone.

"All you have to do is promise to help me with something later," the bluenet whispered softly so neither elder could hear.

"All right," Jim agreed, yanking the younger into his lap to begin feeding him.

Jesse was ecstatic with being held as he ate, the delight showing up every time he took an offered bite.

Haou pouted, wishing he could be fed by his lover, but he said nothing as he ate his meal in silence.

After dinner and the dishes were finished, Jehu went to bed, leaving Haou and the children in the living room. Haou wasn't stupid, he could leave on his own.

The brunet sighed, looking over at the little bluenet. "I presume I cannot return to my home now, correct?" he stated, his tone devoid of feeling.

"Now that would be too cruel... and suspicious," Jesse answered sweetly.

"Which would mean I would have no choice but to stay with Jehu."

"No, you'll have to go home at some point," Jim replied, "If your kind thinks something bad happened to you and they suspect us, a war could break out."

Haou's lips twitched slightly in relief, the only sign he was actually pleased with the temporary release. "Very well, I shall return home," he murmured, turning his back and sauntering out through a portal he'd made in the doorway.

Jesse stared at the space the elder had stood, "..."

"Don't look so surprised, Jesse," Jim murmured. "He must have someone at home waiting for him. Think about how pissed Jehu would be if this was the other way around."

"Sad to say, I can't imagine it..." Jesse murmured in a plain, sarcastic tone.

"Mate, Jehu would kill to get himself back to you," Jim replied, shaking his head. "You're the only thing he has left."

"I know that..." the bluenet child whispered brokenly, "That's why this has to work, so Jehu doesn't have just me..."

Recognizing that he'd upset his younger friend, the Aussie opened his arms. "Come 'ere, mate," he murmured softly, his single blue eye gleaming.

Jesse accepted the comfort gladly, soaking up the warmth greedily.

The elder boy chuckled wryly, tightening his arms around the smaller so that he could carry him to his room. "I'm pretty sure it's past your bedtime, Jess. Jehu would have my guts for garters if I kept you up too much longer."

"I have a bed time?" Jesse teased, "I thought he doesn't mind me up late if I don't burn the place!"

"That's because he knows I hustle ya off to bed, mate," Jim replied, setting the little boy into his bed. "Good night, Jesse."

"Night, Jim!" Jesse exclaimed, snuggling into the comforter to rest.

The young Cupid of Love smiled gently, turning to leave the room for his own across the hall.

"Jim?"

The preteen stopped near the doorway of his crush's room. "Yeah, mate?"

"Willyoustaywithme?" he blurted quickly, blushing sharply.

Jim blinked at the fast request, but smiled kindly as he said, "Sure, mate."

Jesse was blushing as he tried to contain his delight, rapidly scooting to make room for his crush in his bed.

The older boy moved casually towards the younger's bed, also containing his delight.

Jesse beamed, crushing his teddy bear to his chest happily. He waited for his crush to get under the comforter with before snuggling against his side, the teddy bear the only thing between them.

Jim chuckled, holding back a comment about how the bluenet was really too old for a teddy bear as he wrapped his arm around the smaller boy and adjusted him to fit more snuggly to his chest. "Ya comfy, mate?"

The bluenet hummed in confirmation, resting his head where the heartbeat was located. "Thank you, Jim," Jesse whispered, giving a cute yawn.

"Anytime, mate," the Aussie replied easily, ruffling teal locks affectionately before closing his single eye and drifting off to the soothing sound of the other's breathing.

Jesse soon followed the Aussie into sleep, after sending a quick prayer that this scheme will work out... this time.


Jaden awoke to a loud boom of thunder, his arms wrapped tightly around his stuffed cat. "Thunder, stay by me," he whispered, clutching the animal close before he snuck out of his bed, heading towards the window. Even though Haou would tell him it was dangerous, he always liked watching a thunderstorm despite the fact that it scared him. It was just something he did.

The brunet child sat on his window sill for some time before anyone came in. Yubel quietly opened the door to see her charge jump at the loud crash of the thunder and clutch his toy even more tightly to himself in fright. She gave a soft smile as she shook her head at the brunet's antics, then fully opened the door to enter the room.

Jaden's brow furrowed when he saw something trying to fly through the nightmare out there. Poor birdie, I feel sorta sorry for him... he thought, petting the fake fur in his arms just as he might were it warm flesh.

Jaden gave a girly screech as a warm hand fell on his shoulder, squeezing the stuffing out of Thunder as a familiar voice said, "Any reason you're up, kiddo?" Yubel gave a deviant chuckle at the cute child's reaction.

He pouted. "Yubel! You scared me! That's not nice!" He then relaxed his hold on his stuffed animal, gesturing out the window. "I wanted to watch the rain, but then I got distracted by the birdie. Can we go bring him home so he'll be safe from the booming?"

Yubel gave a quick look outside to see the figure Jaden believed was a bird and felt some amount of pity for the poor creature that had to be stuck out there. "I guess..." She had to grab the eager child before he could run off. "But we get dressed first and you leave Thunder here!"

"Okay!" he chirped, kissing the feline's head before setting it on his pillow and then bouncing into his rain jacket, not wanting to wait a moment longer. "Come on, Yubel, I don't want the birdie to get hurt!"

"Hold your horses, sport!" Yubel answered sternly, quickly putting on her rain gear so they wouldn't get chilled by the freezing water.

"Why? He could be huuuuuuuuurt and need our help!" Jaden whined from the door, giving her his best puppy dog eyes.

"Because your brother wouldn't hesitate to kill me if you got hurt," the dark haired woman answered as she made her way to the bedroom door, ignoring the eyes as well as Haou could.

"No! I need to go save the birdie!" Jaden yelled, running out the front door and into the downpour in the direction of the creature in the sky.

"Jaden Judai Yuki! You stop right there!" Yubel shouted, fear for her charge front in her mind. She ran out the door after the running child, who seemed to not fear the danger of running through this nightmare of a storm.

Suddenly, in a bright flash of lightning, the creature was struck and began falling from the sky. "No!" Jaden yelled, adding an extra burst of speed so that he could catch the fallen creature, which was revealed to be a black-haired boy with smoking Icarus wings. Jaden was able to catch the falling boy in time but fell to the ground from the sudden weight of the larger child. The boy seemed to be unconscious, though he snuggled slightly into the brunet's hold to make himself comfortable.

"JADEN!" The angry yell of his guardian made the child meep in fright, knowing she was very mad right now.

"Coming Yubel!" he called, getting to his feet and running back to her, clutching his burden close to him.

"Jaden- wait, I thought you were rescuing a bird?" the dark haired woman asked, confused by the black-haired boy being carried by her charge.

"I thought he was a bird too, but he's a Cupid," the little boy chirped, panting hard from carrying his burden. "Can we keep him though?"

"Jaden," Yubel said, trying to make the brunet see logic, "he's not a pet. His parents are most likely very worried about him."

Jaden used his big, puppy-dog eyes to his advantage. "But if he was out in this kind of weather anyway, his parents were bad parents! And besides, he's in no state to go anywhere!"

The puppy eyes did their work. Yubel gave a defeated sigh as she answered, "Fine, but we call the police tomorrow to tell them we found a child."

"Yay!" the brunet cheered, wrapping his arms more tightly around his captive. "Now can you carry him, Yubel? He's getting kinda heavy..."

"I was going to snatch the kid from you anyways!" the older Cupid stated as she took Jaden's bundle from the tiring arms.

He giggled, making sure to clasp the boy's hand in his own. "Thank you Yubel!"

"Yeah, yeah," she replied as they quickly ran back into the warm, dry safety that was their home. For fun, both Yubel and Jaden shook themselves like dogs to get the rain water off them, causing a mess. They laughed at the silly antic as they moved to the living room to place the unconscious boy onto the leather couch, Yubel leaving to find clean towels to dry themselves and their unexpected guest off leaving Jaden alone with the stranger.

The little brunet cocked his head to the side, carefully examining the other boy for signs of life. When silver eyes fluttered open, however, he let out a little squeak of surprise and hid behind a coffee table.

The dark-haired boy just lay there for some time, seemingly in a daze before giving a groan as he felt the burns the lightening gave him.

"Hey," Jaden murmured, shyly peeking out from behind his shield, "are you all right?"

"... I was struck by lightning... of course I'm fine..." came the dark boy's pained and sarcastic reply.

The brunet whimpered, slowly slinking close. "Can I do anything to help?" he asked, a sheepish look on his face.

"Got any pain meds I can abuse?"

Jaden shook his head, chocolate eyes wide and slightly scared, though it was difficult to tell if it was of or for this strange being in his house.

The elder child gave his host a strange look. "You don't have any pain meds in this house?" he asked in a bland tone, then began to ease himself into a sitting position despite his protesting body.

The younger shook his head again. "Haou-nii-chan says it's bad to keep them here," he murmured softly. "He and Yubel have them all out of my reach, and I don't know where they are." Noticing the obvious pain the other boy was in, he then crept forward a little more to gently press his little hand to an uninjured part of the ravenet's shoulder and push him back onto the couch. "Don't do that, you'll only make the hurt worse."

"... You have people who actually care for you?" the injured boy asked, shocked and awed at the news. It even made him forget about the hand touching his shoulder.

"You don't?" the brunet replied, eyes bugging out.

"Of course not!" he answered bitterly, causing Jaden to flinch.

"That's horrible!" the little one cried, hugging the bigger boy to his chest. "From now on, I'm gonna care for you forever and ever, that way you'll always have someone to care for you!"

The elder boy gave a high-pitched groan of pain as he was hugged, "Ow! Let go of me, you slacker!"

"Don't wanna!" came the childish reply, its source beaming up at his captive cutely.

"Jaden, let him go!" came Yubel's voice from the doorway, towels in her arms and a bottle of pain killers in her hand.

"No!" the brunet shot back, cuddling close to his prize in a way that somehow didn't twinge any of his injuries.

"Jaden, if you don't get away from him, Lightning will become Sparkle's chew toy!" the dark haired woman warned, knowing it would be effective.

The little boy's eyes went wide and he shot off the ravenet, obviously running towards his room where he had left the little stuffed cat.

"... I'm afraid to ask, but what is 'Sparkle'?" the ravenet child asked as Yubel calmly walked towards him to give him the pain killers and a towel.

"A really mean doggie!" Jaden called as he came back, clutching the stuffed animal to his chest.

"..." Yubel giggled at the soft glare her charge was giving her for the threat to his animal.

"Meanie!" Jaden cried, pouting at her.

"He needs to rest, Jay," she told him calmly, draping a dry towel over his head to begin properly drying the thick hair.

The boy pouted again. "But I wanna sleep with him!"

The elder boy's eyes widened as Yubel answered, "You have Lightning."

"So?" Jaden pouted. "It's always more fun when you're with friends!"


Chazz: ... Why am I an mini emo of myself!

Die: Because we never see chibi!Chazz in canon AND YOU'RE EFFING ADORABLE! *snuggles him to her chest before he can protest*

Jaden: Hey! He's MY man pillow! *attacks Die*

Die: WHY THE HELL DO I ALWAYS GET ATTACKED FOR THIS! *cries. HARD.*

Sakura: How would you feel if one of your lovers were in the arms of another?

Die: ... I'd probably find it hot in all honesty.

Sakura: ...

Haou: *trying to kill Jesse* How dare you manipulate me, you small demon!

Die: MAKE SURE TO PLACE HIS BODY WHERE IT CAN'T BE TRACED BACK TO ME!

Jesse: *hiding behind Sakura* SAVE ME!

Sakura: *uses Authoress Powers to teleport Haou into his room, where he finds a naked Jehu*

Haou: O.O *pounces on Jehu*

Die: ... *makes Jesse disappear*

Sakura: ); NO!

*a Mysterious Force stops the A/N, ending the chapter*