Hi! HarukaSakuke here again! I'm sorry for the long update. What has it been, a week? Anyway I hope you like it anyway! I'll hold faithful to my promise to update swiftly for my next chapter!


Today was the second day of their week trip, and Yuki still felt no better. He was still faced with that very same dilemma. That's all he ever thinks about, according to Momiji and Kyo.

Speaking of which, besides the fact Kyo's been pestering him since the car ride, he's all that's been on his mind when the bet came up. He found it strange.

He did realize something just then, though. Kyo was connected to his bet, somehow. Shigure didn't mention anything about the bet nor Kyo accompanying them until the same day he came. This all seemed linked.

Then, as expected, Kyo hugged him, breaking his train of thought yet again. "Good morning, Prince!"

Yuki glared. "Why are you calling me Prince?" Kyo smiled. "Aya said I could!"

Yuki twitched. "I really don't like that snake…"

Kyo smiled. "Whatcha doin'?"

Yuki glared. "Thinking."

Kyo pat his head. "Smart people don't need to think!" Yuki huffed. "And stupid people don't know how. Get off of me." Kyo pouted. "You're mean! I'm not stupid!" Yuki grabbed a book from the table by his bed. "Could've fooled me."

Kyo huffed and got up. "I'm going to visit my friend." Yuki shook his head. "He's your cousin, you twit." Kyo shrugged. "So are you, but you're my friend too." Yuki shut his book harshly. "No, Kyo, I'm not." Kyo just chuckled and walked out the door. Yuki laid back on his bed. "This is going to be one long trip."


Yuki's legs had a mind of their own as he walked toward Momiji and Tohru's room. He didn't want to go there, either.

When he got in, he saw Tohru clapping and Kyo and Momiji bowing. Yuki sighed when he heard Tohru yell for an encore. They all looked to him and Momiji waved. "Yuki! Hello! We haven't seen you in hours!" Yuki shook his head. "You are such an idiot, Momiji."

Kyo stood up straight and glared softly. "Friends don't call friends names!" Yuki waved his finger. "Too bad I'm not your friend, isn't it?"

Kyo started tearing. "You're not my friend, Yuki?" Yuki sweat dropped. He watched as Momiji hugged him tightly and Kyo shed a few tears.

Yuki twitched. Momiji looked at Yuki worriedly. "Yuki, he's really crying. Come do something!"

Yuki turned to walk away when he heard Kyo's cries start to worsen. "Yuki, please don't leave me! I need--"

Yuki wanted to cry himself, but instead, he turned back around. "Fine, I won't leave."

Tohru, although softly, turned and glared at Yuki. "You're just going to watch your cousin cry? Aren't you going to do something?"

Yuki winced. It's hard to see Tohru mad. So he decided to walk over to him. He pat his back. "Eh, there, there." Kyo let out a low growl. "You don't sound like you care."

Yuki frowned. Even Momiji started to glare. Yuki didn't know what to do. "Kyo, really. I'm sorry."

Then Kyo stood straight up and pounced Yuki, squeezing him tight. "I forgive you!"

Yuki fought the urge to glare. "Did you jut play a game with me?" Kyo shook his head. "Fake crying is for girls. No offense, Tohru-chan."

Tohru nodded. "None taken."

Kyo smiled and let go of Yuki. "So does that mean you're my friend?" Yuki threw his Kyo's arms away from him. "No."

Kyo whined. "But you promised!" Yuki looked at him. "I promised to stay for you. I didn't guarantee anything more." Kyo draped his arm over Yuki's shoulder. "That means you have to stay until I leave!"

Yuki sighed. "What have I gotten myself into?" Kyo mussed his hair. "I'll cut you a little slack. You can leave, but you'll owe me!" Yuki walked towards the door. "Sometimes you should be careful what you wish for." The other three blinked.


Yuki plopped on his bed. He doesn't even know why he said it. He knows he said it without thinking. He needed to rest. Before long, he drifted to sleep.

Kyo came in to the sight of Yuki sleeping. Kyo smiled. 'Hey, he's sleeping. I might as well give him something to wake up to.' When he looked at him closer, Yuki was lying in the perfect pinning position. Kyo did as he wished and spoke Yuki's name.

"Yuki…wake up, Prince." Yuki slowly opened his eyes to see Kyo's face just a centimeter away, barely giving him room to breathe, and the fact that he had asthma didn't help. Yuki wanted to blush and kick him off, but he chose a more rational course of action. "What. The hell. Are. You. Doing. On top. Of me?" Kyo frowned. "Yuki, you swore! You shouldn't curse!" Yuki used his foot to push Kyo up. "Says the boy that curses in every sentence he says."

Kyo blinked. "I do that?" Yuki sighed. "No duh, genius. Now get off." He kicked him to the floor. If he hadn't, Kyo would have eventually fallen on him, which was not an idea he wanted to consider.

Kyo sat up and rubbed his head. "You know, you might cause more brain damage to me, Yuki. That is, if you keep letting me fall to the floor." Yuki exercised the leg he used to hold Kyo up. "If that's even possible."

Kyo grabbed Yuki's hand to pull himself up. Yuki almost fell over to him, but tried his hardest to keep straight.

Yuki smiled as he rotated his arm. Kyo hugged him. "You should smile more often. It makes you look much…what's the word I'm looking for?" Yuki blinked. "Nicer?"

Kyo scratched his head. "More of…cuter."

Yuki's head tilted to the side in confusion as he twitched. "Did you just say I was cute?"

Kyo smiled. "Sure I did. You are, in a friendly kind of way. Hope you didn't think I meant something by it."

Yuki sighed. "I didn't."

Kyo walked over and plopped on his own bed. "Well, the day has come and gone quickly. Let's get some rest."

Yuki was trying to blink away his tiredness, as he remembered something important. He hadn't done his part of the bet for the day! He wanted to get up, but he didn't feel like it. He eventually drifted off to sleep.

Well, there you have it. Yuki is so mean, making Kyo cry like that. But it makes you wonder what he was going to say, doesn't it?

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