Ryousuke sighed as he slumped onto the couch, leaning his head against the back and staring at the ceiling. "Long day?" Kuramochi gave his boyfriend a kiss and sat next to him, handing him a mug. The pink haired male simply took a sip and nodded, laying his head on the younger males' shoulder.

Kuramochi smiled and wrapped an arm around him. Neither said anything for a while, simply relaxing against each other as they unwound from their days.

Ryousuke had finally become a certified orthopedic sports medicine specialist to help athletes prevent and recover from injuries. He'd seen firsthand what could and did happen, as had they all, and wanted to help. His brother turning up missing and then being declared dead had been a hard blow, and he'd thrown himself into his studies, graduating early. He'd taken half a year off around the funeral, but still managed to get his license and was now in the process of opening his own clinic in the empty store below their apartment.

Kuramochi, who was teaching baseball at the sports center down the street agreed to help as much as he could, even being the secretary until they could find a replacement. His degree was in computer science, focusing on programming games, but his first love was baseball. He still programmed games and sold them, but it was more a hobby than an actual career.

Sighing heavily when his phone rang, Ryousuke debated for a few seconds if he should pick up before setting down his mug, digging it out of his pocket and answering it.

"Hello?"

'Kominato Ryousuke?' Said male raised an eyebrow at the unfamiliar woman's voice.

"Yes?"

'Ah, I tried to get in touch with your parents, but they wouldn't pick up.'

"They're overseas on business." Just like their son, the devastated parents had thrown themselves into their work. They were almost never home, unable to remain in the house that was overflowing with memories of their youngest.

'I see. My name is Kotari Hana. I'm calling in regards to the missing persons' case for your younger brother, Kominato Haruichi.'

Ryousuke felt his mouth go dry and he swallowed. Kuramochi rubbed his shoulder reassuringly when he felt the shorter male tense up. Setting his own mug down, he wrapped his other arm around him and kissed the top of his head. "Wa…What about it?"

'We've located your brother Kominato-san.'

Opening and closing his mouth a few times, Ryousuke wasn't sure how to respond. He'd only just gotten over the fact that his brother was gone, and finally admitted to himself that he was probably dead. Now they wanted to tell him he was alive? "I…Is…Is he…"

Hana hesitated, causing Ryousuke to tear up. So he was. He'd finally accepted it, and now he had proof. At least now they had a body for the empty grave. 'He's…not dead but…we're not entirely sure he's alive either. It's actually rather complicated as…'

Ryousuke had tuned her out and dropped the phone after the words 'not dead' had been uttered. He didn't even notice the tears trickling down his face.

Kuramochi gently wiped them away and tilted the pink haired males' head up. "What's wrong?"

The shorter male let out a mix between a sob and a laugh, hugging his boyfriend tight and leaning up to kiss him. "He…He's alive Youichi. They…they found him! Thank God, Thank God! He's alive."

Letting his lover mutter prayers and 'thank you's, he picked up the discarded phone. "Hello?"

'Kominato-san?'

"No, this is Kuramochi Youichi."

'Ah, I'm Kotari Hana. I was informing Kominato-san that we've located his brother.' The brown haired male swallowed and let her continue. 'As I was telling Kominato-kun, he's not dead, but we're not sure he's alive either.'

"What do you mean?"

'From an anonymous source, we've managed to locate a large building filled with missing children from across the globe and decades.'

"Decades?"

'Yes. From what we've managed to gather a group of people have been…'collecting' I should say, children from across the globe and essentially freezing them in an effort to preserve their looks, or a unique aspect that very few have. We're currently in the process of attempting to figure out a way to 'unfreeze' the children and return them to their families or somewhere they will be cared for.

'Unfortunately, we are not yet sure of exactly how this group managed to preserve all these children. As such, we do not yet know how to undo it. I can assure you that we are doing everything we can and will contact you as soon as we figure something out. I-'

"Where is he?" Kuramochi blinked and looked at his empty hand and then to Ryousuke.

'I…excuse me?'

"Where. Is. My. Baby. Brother."

Chuckling, Kuramochi planted another kiss on Ryousukes' head before leaving him to bully the answer out of the poor officer while he took the now cold mugs of tea back to the kitchen. Dumping the tea down the drain, he proceeded to wash the mugs while he waited.

He'd only just set the first mug on the drying rack when Ryousuke walked in. "Get your keys."

Smiling, the younger male nodded and grabbed his jacket, keys and wallet before slipping on his shoes and following an impatient pink haired male down the stairs and to the car. Settling in the drivers' seat, he buckled himself in and checked his mirrors before turning to his lover. "Where are we headed?"

For those who haven't noticed, I'm purposely making the chapters short. Not only does this allow me to get them up faster it also allows me to jump around with the timeline more :) Don't forget to let me know what you think! And yes, I can see how many people read these stories. I'm a little bummed out by how few reviews I get compared to the amount who read it, but I guess I'm happy you're reading it at all. I'm pretty sure that I can fit about...5 more? chapters. I'm not sure. It depends on a lot of things I won't bore you with.

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