Later in the Moon Dorms, the time for Ichijo's party was approaching quickly. As usual Shiki was lounging across a sofa, sleeping.

Ichijo on the other hand was busy trying to figure out how the tie on his shirt was supposed to be worn, "Shiki! Shiki, wake up! I need help over here. OH CRAP! Shiki, my hand's stuck!"

Lazily the brunette opened his eyes; only to find his roommate jumping around with his hand tied to his collar. Shiki laughed at the blush that was spreading across Ichijo's features.

"I can't close my eyes for 2 minutes without you finding some way to get my attention. Now, come here and I'll help you."

"Hey, quit pulling. You're just making the knot tighter." Ichijo yelped in pain as Shiki purposely added knots to the one already there, "Shiki, the party's going to start and you're making me late."

The brunette slyly smirked at his captive, "You said to help, not to untie you. Personally, I think you'll be much happier if you stay the way you are. I know I will."

Then he pushed the blonde backwards onto the closet bed. Shiki twisted the tie around his palm until he and Ichijo were face to face. Before the blonde could protest, Shiki captured his lips in a passionate kiss. As the kiss deepened Ichijo felt himself tangle his free hand into thick brown locks; forcing a low growl from Shiki.

The blonde laughed, "Do I need to get Kaname in here? No, better yet! Do I need to get Rima in here?"

Shiki paled as he stopped sucking Ichijo's neck, "You wouldn't do that to me!"

"Oh, Rima! Shiki's acting stupid again!"

Less than a second later, Rima burst into the room. Ignoring everything around her, she marched over and slapped Shiki across the head.

"OW! What the hell, Rima!"

She glared down at the brunette, "Don't you talk back to me. Whatever you were doing must have been bad if Ichijo had to call me." Rima paused as she realized what was going on, "Ichijo, what's the real reason you called me in here?"

The blonde turned bright red, "Man! You were right, Shiki! I should have thought this out better….. Well we were trying to get ready but my hand got stuck. Then Shiki tried to get even with me for waking him up. Then…. I don't know."

"Oh, please! All that happened was that I started to tease him and he overreacted." Shiki causally sighed. He inconspicuously unwound his hand from Ichijo's tie; leaning back with a yawn slowly escaping his lips. Ichijo's jaw dropped at how convincing the brunette was.

Rima shook her head as she watched two of her closest friends become "closer" in front of her eyes. She had always joked about them being a couple but seeing it in real life was still a shock.

The confusion must have showed on her face because Ichijo quietly whispered, "Rima. Please say something."

"How long has this been going on?"

"How long has what?" Ichijo was honestly confused.

She glared, "How long have you two been sneaking around? I can't believe you never told me! Me, of all people! I thought that we were all best friends, some friends!" Her eyes welled with tears as the boys stared at her in disbelief.

"Rima…" Shiki began but Rima raced towards the door, "Rima, please let us explain!" The door slammed in his face. He turned to Ichijo (who was now untied form his collar), "She'll be ok, right?"

The blonde wrapped his arms around his companion, "When she's ready to talk, she'll come back. Until then, I think we should act as if nothing happened. Now's not the best time for the others to find out about us."

Silently they finished getting ready for the party. They were about to leave when a soft knock came on the door.

"Shiki. Ichijo. Can we talk?" the door opened to show a red eyed Rima. They quickly ushered her inside and offered her a place to sit.

She rubbed her eyes as she began to speak, "What I did earlier was really overdramatic. I should have known that you two would never hurt me. I'm glad you have found each other."

Shiki sat down next to her on the sofa, "Rima, what you saw was nothing more than two male friends teasing each other. I love you and Ichijo, but like siblings. Besides, I think I'd go crazy if I really loved him."

Ichijo sat on Rima's other side, "I feel the same way. Seeing us like that could have been misinterpreted, but we were just goofing around. We would never hurt you."

"I'm glad everything's back to normal. But," Rima blushed, "I need to quick redo my make-up before we go!"

Shiki groaned but Ichijo nodded, "Ok, we'll meet downstairs."

She nodded back, "See you then!" Then Rima rushed out into the hall.