Sorry for the wait guys! I know it's been awhile, but life has been an extreme clusterfuck for awhile, but things are finally calming down, so I got writing! Hope you all enjoy!

Francis sighed, shivering in his fashionable coat. "I do not want to be here at all."

"Aw come on.. there's boys here too." Matthew pouted.

"I hate you. Even I think twice about dating a seventeen year old."

"Well, she's only allowed out when the sun is up, so I wouldn't call it dating," he replied nonchalantly. "More like.."

"Playtime?" Francis cut in teasingly.

"That doesn't sound so good either."

"No."'

"Hi!" Just then, after the high pitched girly voice, came a bouncing seventeen year old Asian girl.

"Hi Yao. This is my cool gay roommate, Francis Bonnefoy," Matthew said, nodding towards Francis, who waved a welcome. "He's gay."

"Oh! Hi, aru! Do you wanna know who in my class is gay, aru?" she asked cheerily.

"Yes, does he wear glasses?" Francis responded immediately.

"Francis! Come on now.. begone," he said dismissively.

Suddenly and dramatically, Francis crouched down a little and grabbed Yao by the hands, looking her in the eye. "You're too good for him. Run." With that, he immediately turned and walked away. Matthew just laughed it off nervously.

LATER

Matthew and Yao were playing on an awesome looking Ninja Style DDR arcade game, and absolutely kicking ass.

"Did you know the original name for Pacman was Puckman?" Matthew asked, doing an awesome spin on the game. "It was because Pacman looked like a puck. But they changed it because they thought Puckman would be too easy to vandalize, y'know cause people would just scratch off the P and turn it into an F, or whatever?"

He and Yao completed an awesome combo before she responded. "Oh my god.. like, wow, aru!"

They worked together and beat the level with possibly the awesomest move ever. "Yea.."

After that, gazing at each, there was an awkward silence, broken only by Matthew clearing his throat and nodding towards the machine, which needed more coins.

"Oh.. yea, aru," Yao said, shaking her head and bending down put more coins in.

LATER, WALKING ELSEWHERE

"I don't listen to that much music.. I mean I know a lot of kids who play piano or whatever aru, but, you guys… you guys rock!" Yao said this last part excitedly, leaning against a rack of band tees in the music store they were in.

Matthew smiled. "Well, I knew I personally rocked, but I never suspected we rocked as a unit, so, thanks Yao."

"I mean, you guys are gonna be HUGE, aru!"

"Well, we're already pretty big, but, yea I guess it would be cool if cool people started wearing our tee shirt or whatever."

"Cool, aru.." Yao then turned to a bitchy looking guy who worked at the store to ask a question.

"Um, excuse me, do you have anything by the Clash of Demonhead?" she asked shyly.

"Have you tried anything by the section called "the Clash of Demonhead?" he replied rudely.

"Thank you, Lovino.." he muttered under his breath.

Lovino glared at Matthew. "Are you coming to my party Friday? Or are you gonna be busy.. babysitting?" He said the last line in a critical tone.

"Thank you Lovino.." He then turned to Yao, murmuring, "You don't wanna listen to him.."

Yao was starting to pick up a Clash of Demonhead CD when Matthew took it from her hands and tossed it aside. "And you definitely don't wanna listen to them.."

"Aww, but I heart them so much, aru!" Yao said in disappointment.

"Yea, I hearted them too, until they signed to a major label, and the lead singer turned into a total bitch and ruined my life forever, but, that's just me.." Matthew trailed off, walking out of the store

"Mistress Francoise is so cool, aru! Do you read her blog?" Yao asked excitedly.

"I'm sorry, you were saying something about me?"

"I mean, I've never gone out with anyone so talented, aru.."

"Have you gone out with a lot of guys?"

"No, aru."

"Yea, so, whatever man."

"I've never even kissed a guy, aru," Yao admitted, looking at Matthew.

"Hey.." Matthew turned to her. "Me neither," he said, smiling. Yao started cracking up and nestled into his chest.

They were soon walking home when Matthew stopped at a door next to the sidewalk. "There you go."

"So this is your secret lair, aru?"

"Yea."

"Can I come in?"

"Well, my secret lair is one of those no girls allowed, type deals."

"Oh okay, aru.." Yao said sadly.

"But do you wanna see the house where I grew up?" Matthew asked cheerfully.

"Sure!"

"Come on!" Matthew began walking across the street, Yao following, and they stopped in front of a small house directly across from where they were.

"There you go."

"Wow.."

"Yea. Wow.."