It had been a long night for Akaito. Watching movie after movie with a hyper Luka wasn't his idea of fun. It wasn't his idea of anything really. But even though he'd stayed up all night he hadn't seen hide nor tail of Mikuo anywhere. Akaito had wandered at around three fifteen whether Mikuo had gone to sleep. He had tried once to leave but Luka held onto his arm and ended up sitting on him. Her reasoning was that she thought he was going to sneak off and go to bed.

At seven the next morning Luka had grinned proudly at Akaito before she announced that she was going to sleep. Akaito would have gladly joined her in sleep but he had work in an hour. He really did want to kill Luka.

So it was then that Mikuo came downstairs in Akaito's coat to find the red head half collapsed on his kitchen floor with the coffee machine overflowing.

"Um Akaito?" He whispered into his ear. "Akaito? Are you ok?" Said person rolled over onto their side to look at Mikuo.

"You…" He growled and weakly reached out to him. Mikuo took his hand and licked it. Akaito shivered. "Your tongue… it's rough like a cats tongue." He said, almost confused. Mikuo smiled.

"Well of course I am a cat." He said matter-of-factly and purred. Akaito stared at him in a daze. It was too early for this far too early. Akaito struggled to stand up but he refused Mikuo's help, knowing that if he couldn't do it then he'd tell work he was too sick or something.

Mikuo chose to sit on a chair at the small table in his dinning room while Akaito poured himself a coffee and cleaned up the overflowing. Once he downed the brown liquid he walked wobbly up the stairs to the bathroom. A few seconds later Mikuo heard the water running through the pipes and slowly made his way up the stairs. He leaned up against the bathroom door and listened to what was going on inside.

Akaito was rubbing soap on himself and putting shampoo in his hair. He didn't care much about his appearance but his was big on personal hygiene. The red head rinsed the soap out of his hair and turned the hot off to have a cold shower. Hopefully the cold would wake him up.

Mikuo tried the door knob but it was locked so he curled up outside the door and closed his eyes; taking a cat nap.

Akaito turned the shower off and grabbed a towel off the side hook. He dried his hair and wiped down his body before wrapping the towel around his lower half. Akaito opened the door and stepped out, just seeing Mikuo in time to avoid him however he didn't have time to catch his balance before falling on the floor with a large thud. Mikuo jumped up in surprise and blinked, confused at seeing Akaito lying on the ground. His ears twitched as he heard a sound coming from another room.

Luka heard the thud and sat up in bed. "What the…?" She flicked her hair out of her face and crept out of bed. The floor creaked with every step she took and she winced every time she heard it creak. When she reached the door she listened carefully to try and hear if anyone was on the other side of the door. When no noise came Luka opened the door and peered at the floor. "Akaito?" She asked the body on the ground. The strange, turquoise coloured cat was licking his face. When he heard her step out he looked up and mewled.

Luka grinned as she tried to guess what had happened. "Akaito did you trip over your clothes in the hall? Silly boy." She snickered and kneeled down next to him. "You're going to be late for work if you don't go now~!"

Akaito groaned and rolled over. As he moved his towel slipped from his waist and Luka giggled. It took him a few seconds to realise what she was laughing at. Suddenly the slight concussion in his head wasn't there and he was running back to his room with Luka's laughter following him.

Akaito was ready to leave ten minutes later and he was glad that Luka had retired back to her room. He snuck downstairs to see Mikuo curled up on the couch. He frowned and walked over to the boy. How could he be tired? He wasn't up all night watching horror movies with a psycho. Akaito sighed and ruffled the boy's hair before leaving for work.

'I'll get him back later.'

Work had been slow. Slower then usual but Monday's were kind of slow anyway. Akaito worked at a deli not too far from his house. It was handy because he was able to get discounts there and buy more food for when people came over; like today.

Akaito bought three bags full of supplies to keep Luka happy and his other secret house guest. Lucky for him it didn't cost him too much but it would be a hassle walking home with so much. It was times like this he wished he owned a car. But to own a car would lead to theft of that car shortly afterwards.

It was afternoon by the time he finished. His boss had decided to close up early because of the lack of customers. Akaito didn't complain and gathered up his shopping before heading home. He was just passing the Bakery when Haku rushed out.

"Akaito!" She smiled as she held out a box. Akaito smiled back and held up his shopping bags. "Oh, sorry I d-didn't notice." She reverted back to her stuttering.

"Would you mind carrying one for me?" Akaito asked as his fingers were slipping. Haku shook her head and rushed forward to help him. "Thanks." He grinned. Haku blushed and looked down. "umm… How are you Haku?" Akaito turned to her.

"I'm good. It's… n-nice to see you again." She said softly. The red head smiled sheepishly.

"It's …good to see you too." He said. "If you're not too busy mind helping me get this stuff back to my house?" Haku's eyes lit up and she nodded enthusiastically.

"N-no, I wouldn't mind I just need to lock up." She put the bag and box down before locking the bakery and rejoining Akaito on the path. "I had some l-leftover stock again today… I thought you m-might like them." She indicated to the box and Akaito nodded.

"Thankyou… Haku it's nice of you to give them to me." Akaito didn't want to tell her that he didn't eat sweet things it might be too mean. The silver haired girl walked quickly beside him, blushing and looking away every time he looked at her. Akaito knew that he'd have to tell her sooner or later that he wasn't interested but he decided to wait. She was, after all, holding his food.

They didn't speak much on the trip but it wasn't very far so the awkward silence didn't last long. When they reached Akaito's house the TV was on and very loud inside and a familiar turquoise cat was sitting on the door step. Haku squealed at the cat.

"Oh! Isn't it adorable! Is it yours?" She asked as she stepped forward to pet it. Mikuo mewled and stopped forward to receive the pet. Haku cooed at the cat while she scratched it behind the ears.

"Yeah it's mine, I found him on the streets." Akaito murmured before he noticed something red around Mikuo's neck. He put his shopping down to examine the red band more closely.

Mikuo was wearing a red colour with a silver bell. He sat up and proudly showed it off to Haku and Akaito. "How darling," Haku smiled as she scratched Mikuo's neck. Just then the door opened and Luka stood in it. She was wearing fishnets, knee high black boots and a short denim skirt. Her small boob tube was just covering her large breasts and was bright pink.

"Hello Akaito honey, you're back!" She smirked. "I forgot to mention how sexy you looked in that towel this morning~" Akaito felt his face light up and he glared at her.

"Oh um I guess I b-better get going." Haku said shyly as she stood up. "B-bye Akaito." She bowed before running off, her face bright red also.

"Luka!" Akaito roared. "Why would you say something like that in front of her?!" Luka flicked her hair to the side.

"Why do you care? Is she something more to you then I thought?" Luka looked him in the eyes and Akaito shook his head.

"No, she was nothing to me." The red head sighed and picked up some of his shopping. Luka picked up the box of cakes and the other bag and brought them inside.

"So she's been giving you cakes huh? I should have known that those cakes were from her shop." Luka sighed but she opened the box and pulled out a cupcake anyway. Mikuo followed them both into the house and mewled. "Oh yeah, I bought Mikuo a collar if I didn't he'd be picked up as a stray and taken away." Akaito started to put away the shopping. Luka didn't help and instead she watched him do it. Mikuo continued to rub himself against Akaito's legs, getting in his way as he walked through the kitchen.

Once he was done Akaito turned to Luka. "What do you want for dinner?" He asked casually. Luka grinned.

"I'm going out tonight with some friends~" She smiled and picked up a bag. "I won't be back till late~" Luka grinned and blew Akaito a kiss before leaving.

Akaito felt relief wash through his body when she went. It would be quieter now. Mikuo mewled loudly and clawed Akaito's leg. "I almost forgot about you…" Akaito smiled rather evilly. "Now that we're alone I can finally get my revenge." Mikuo was already bounding away with Akaito hot on his heels.

"You won't get away from me this time!"