Here it is. Another chapter. Hope you all enjoy it. ^_^


First Day


"That was very nice of you to do that, Syaoron."

Syaoron smiled as he was chopping the vegetables. "Yeah. I figured that Yuui be tired from waking up early and doing most of the driving so I wanted him to be warm and comfortable." He then placed the knife down. "Hey Watanuki, can I put them in the pot now?"

Watanuki looked over the boiling pot and smiled. "Just wait a sec; it needs to really boil before we can put them in."

"Got it."

Tomoyo giggled as she was squeezing lemons for lemonade. "You two are excellent cooks. It amazing how much of Yuui-sensei's skills has rubbed off on you." She covered her smile as Watanuki blushed heavily at the statement.

"Oh no, I can never be as great at Yuui-sensei!" Watanuki said with a bit of modesty. "He is a professional cook from Italy after all. And he's is a cooking teacher." He then went back to the pot. "I'm just a fast learner; that's all."

"Watanuki, don't put yourself down like that." Tomoyo softly said. "You are a wonderful person and you are a great cook. The other students may know how to bake a cake, but you know how to cater a feast and the most amazing feast at that; single-handily no less."

"She's right." Syaoron said as he dumped the veggies into the pot. "Remember that time we baked those Christmas pastries? Yours was the most creative cake in the whole class." He then grinned. "Yuui even said that you have the potential to go professional. You're an awesome cook and you can't deny that. You know you are."

The blue-eyed teen glanced at both Tomoyo and Syaoron with a red face. "Y-You think I'm a great chef?" As the two nodded, Watanuki chuckled a bit as he stirred the pot. "I…I don't know what to say…really. I…I feel very happy to hear such a thing. From friends no less. I…I don't know where to start."

"Maybe a 'thank you' can work." Syaoron jokingly said.

The three of them shared a laugh before they heard a cough. They all look to see Hana peaking in from the side of the wall between the living room and the kitchen. She was holding the side tightly as she had a shy look in her eyes.

Smiling softly, Tomoyo dropped the lemons and walked towards the young girl. "Hey there Hana." Her smile didn't lessen as the girl flinched. "Was there anything that you need? Do you want a little snack or something? Because lunch isn't ready just yet."

Hana lifted her head up and looked at Tomoyo. "…Noodles?"

The teen girl laughed. "Yes, we're making ramen soup." Then she was slightly surprised to see a shine in those girl's eyes. "You like noodles, don't you?" She giggled as Hana nodded. "And I bet you're hungry too." Another nod. Tomoyo then looked at Watanuki. "What do you think chef, should we give her some noodles to try?"

Watanuki gave a look to Tomoyo then to Hana before going back to Tomoyo. He then saw Tomoyo nodding just slightly with a knowing smile. Getting the message he stuttered and smiled. "O-Of course she can." He then got a bowl and poured the soup and the noodles. "It's nice to get an outsider's opinion for a change."

Getting a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, Watanuki took the soup to the small table in the kitchen as Tomoyo sat the girl. He placed the bowl in front of her along with the utensils. "Here you go."

Hana glanced up at Watanuki before looking at the soup. She took a pair of chopsticks and stirred a bit inside the soup. As the chopsticks grabbed some noodles, Hana blew on them, a bit so it wouldn't burn her tongue. She then slurped the noodles. She chewed and swallowed. She then took another look at the soup. She then glanced up at the teenagers and had a feeling that they were waiting for an answer. She blinked. "The noodles are good."

Watanuki sighed in relief as Tomoyo and Syaoron gave each other a high-five. Another person satisfied by the blue-eyed teen's cooking.

"What are you all doing?"

The four looked and saw Doumeki leaning on the doorway.

Watanuki puffed up his chest in pride and gave the stoic teen a proud smirk. "Well then you oaf, if you must know. I have satisfied yet another person by my excellent cooking." He then pointed at Doumeki with a grin. "So suck on that, Doumeki!"

"Uh Watanuki…." Syaoron piped up. "Careful with what you say around Hana. Not sure if she's used to that yet."

The blue-eyed teen slightly blushed at his outburst but held his ground. "Well….that still doesn't change the fact that at least someone appreciates my cooking unlike you."

Doumeki didn't say anything for a minute. Then he walked towards Watanuki and leaned over to the boy's right ear. He whispered something. He leaned back to see Watanuki blushing brightly red. He then faintly smirked and walked out of the kitchen.

Tomoyo and Syaoron looked at each other with slight confusion.

"What did Doumeki whispered to Watanuki?" Syaoron wondered out-loud.

Hana who was quiet up to that point finished her soup with a big gulp and wiped the stains around her mouth with her sleeve. "A secret."


'This should be a crime.' Syaoron thought with a smile. 'There's just no way a man like Yuui can be that cute while sleeping.' His smile widened as he heard a groan escaped the cooking teacher's lips. Lunch has come and went without much trouble. But they forgot one thing.

They didn't wake Yuui up.

Feeling a bit guilty, Syaoron got what's left of the soup and some crackers and a drink on a tray and decided to bring it to the blonde. But as soon as he laid eyes on him, he almost wished he hadn't.

Putting the tray on the table near the couch, Syaoron leaned over and brushed his hand lightly over Yuui's forehead. That got a soft moan out of blonde. Smiling, Syaoron leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead. "Yuui," He whispered as he moved back a bit. "Wake up Yuui; I have something for you to eat."

At the mention of food, Yuui pulled himself from the realm of dreams and brought himself back to the world on consciousness. Opening his eyes, he caught sight of Syaoron's smiling face. The smile was so soft and warm that Yuui couldn't help but smile back. "Hey." He said, raspy. "What time is it?"

"It's the afternoon, actually." Syaoron said as he took a seat on the couch. As Yuui sat up and stretched a bit, he moved the tray so it would be right in front of him. "Here. I knew that you would be hungry." He then grinned. "It's ramen noodle soup; Watanuki-style. It's still a bit hot though."

Yuui smiled as he took the tray and started eating. "It's no problem, I can deal with that. And thanks for the fork, Syaoron." He blushed a bit. "I'm still not very good at chopsticks. Another thing of Japan that I'm not used to yet."

"No problem." Syaoron leaned back on the couch as he saw Yuui slurping the noodles messily. He then closed his eyes and sighed. "Did you sleep well?"

Paused in mid-slurp, Yuui nodded. He then finished the noodles that were hanging from his mouth a moment ago. "Yeah. Funny though, it was the first time I slept very comfortably alone on vacation."

"You mean you have trouble sleeping when you're on vacation?"

"Well, the problem wasn't that I couldn't go to sleep; it's just that I can't stay asleep…well at least not longer than a few hours at a time." Breaking a cracker in half, Yuui popped one half into his mouth. "So where are the others? I haven't heard anything since I woke up."

"Lil' bro and the others are outside just hanging out." Syaoron smiled. "I guess that with all the excitement of coming here that when they actually are here, they don't feel like doing anything else anymore." He then sighed. "Just to let you know though, we might be having noodle dishes from now on."

Yuui looked at Syaoron with a bit of confusion. "Why do you say that?"

Syaoron rubbed the back of his head. "Let's just say that in the few hours that we have met, the rest of us now know at least one thing that Hana likes." He then heard Yuui chuckle. "Did Takamoto say anything about meeting her? Because I was wondering why a guy like him ended up with a girl like her….not she's bad or anything."

Smiling, Yuui placed his fork down. "Well I didn't hear it from him but Tomoyo filled me in on the basics. Apparently, it was accidental meeting. Poor Hana was very frail at the time and was a bit of a pickle." He then laced his fingers together. "Takamoto just happened to be there and saved her."

"And he saved her…how?" Syaoron asked.

"He ran into the street and pushed her out of the way from a speeding car." Yuui said with a frown. "I don't know exactly but from Tomoyo, Hana was very sick and was wondering and eventually she was seen on a street with the car almost hit her. It must have been scary for her to experience that."

"Is that why Hana's clinging onto Takamoto?"

"Could be but like I said, I don't know all the details." Yuui sighed. "But I think we shouldn't talk about people behind their backs until we hear the whole story. But even then we shouldn't pry. No one wants to feel like they need to force themselves telling their past just for us to know."

Syaoron saw a bit of sadness in those sapphire eyes. Feeling a bit awkward, he nodded. "…Right."

The room was then filled with silence for a few minutes.

"…Are you done with your meal?"

Yuui smiled as he nodded. "Yes. It was good like you told me." He was about to take the tray when Syaoron beat him to it. He looked up at the brown-haired boy with confusion. "Syaoron?"

"I'll take it back." Syaoron said. "I don't want you to waste energy since you just woken up and ate." He then started making his way over to the kitchen. "Watanuki also made some home-made ice cream that he really wanted you to try. We already had some so you don't have to worry."

Looking over the couch, Yuui saw Syaoron's back as the boy started washing the dishes. He couldn't help but notice the slight change in the boy's posture. His shoulders were sagging a bit and the hands that were washing the dishes were moving slowly. He then narrowed his eyes. "Syaoron….is there something wrong?"

At the mention of his name, Syaoron flinched a bit before turning his head and smiling at the blonde. "Oh sorry; I wasn't listening. What were you saying?"

Yuui frowned but shook his head. "Nothing. Forget I said anything." He then sighed as the boy continued where he left off. Something was going on in that boy's head. He just didn't know what it is. 'What are you thinking about, Syaoron?'


"It's your turn, Hana." Yuui politely said. It was later in the afternoon as the others were taking a nap. Takamoto was one of them but Hana just didn't want to go to sleep. Yuui asked Takamoto if it'd be okay to hang out with her for a bit. The boy nodded and smiled.

So it was Yuui, Hana and Syaoron in the living room. Syaoron opted that they play cards.

Hana looked up from her hand and nodded. "Do you….have any threes?"

"Nope, goldfish." Yuui smiled. As the girl took a card from the pile, he had a thought. "Say Hana, how did you and Tomoyo meet? Was it over the internet?"

The girl shook her head. "She's friends with Sakura, who lives in Kyoto with me."

Syaoron looked a bit confused. "But Sakura and Tomoyo have been friends for as long as I known them. But she never mentioned anything about living in Kyoto for a while." He then blinked as Hana giggled softly.

"No. Not that Sakura. My friend Sakura. He's my roommate; together with Tachibana." Hana smiled as she saw Yuui's and Syaoron's surprised expressions. "They took care of me since I was little. They're so nice and sweet. They even make me noodles every day. I do love noodles."

Yuui saw the sprinkle in her eyes and smiled back. "I see. So you've known Sakura and Tachibana for a long time right?" Hana nodded. "It must be nice then, being with people who treat you like family. You must be very grateful to them."

Hana nodded with a smile.

"Those two guys must have hearts of gold to be taking care of a sweet girl like you. Just like two other guys who looked over a certain someone." Syaoron said with a grin. "You got any queens, Yuui?"

The cooking teacher raised an eyebrow but nodded as he gave Syaoron two cards. "Well at this day and age, anything can happen, like my brother." He snickered. "You wouldn't believe the many things he has done that would defy the laws of logic."

"Don't worry Yuui. We've seen more than enough at the academy all year around." Syaoron joked. "I'd be more surprised if he does something even remotely normal."

"And Kurogane is still waiting for that day to come." Yuui chuckled.

Hana looked at the two with her calm eyes. "Academy?"

"Oh yeah, we go to this school named Horitsuba Gakuen or Horitsuba academy in English." Syaoron said. "My friends and I are students while Yuui's a teacher. He teaches home economics such as cooking. His brother and Kurogane are teachers too. Our chairman, the woman who lets use her beach house has been responsible for some of the good things that happen at the school."

"And most of the bad things that to us…" Yuui muttered. "No offense to the woman, I just think that there are rules that should be there for our safety and sanity rather than to her leisure." He then smiled at Hana. "You got any fives?"

"Goldfish." Hana smiled.

"I know but think about it, if it wasn't for her, you wouldn't be here right now; teaching what you love and being around your brother and making friends." Syaoron pointed out. "I mean you'd still be in Italy just a chef among other chefs." When he saw Yuui downcast his eyes a bit, Syaoron mentally kicked himself for saying that. "Um….actually what I meant to say was-"

"I know what you trying to say, Syaoron." Yuui said with a low voice. "But I rather not hear about my pathetic life before coming here from you of all people, okay?"

Feeling bad, Syaoron nodded.

Hana stared at Yuui and Syaoron before putting down the cards on the table. She then walked over to Yuui. The teacher looked up at the girl with a bit of confusion. Then the girl wrapped her arms around him. She leaned her head on the man's shoulder. "Tachibana was sad too, was very lonely for a long time. So Sakura told me that a hug might help. Because people like to be hugged…right?"

Feeling his heart sting a bit, Yuui returned the hug as softly as he could so he wouldn't hurt the young child. Then he felt his body shaking a bit. He glanced at Syaoron who stood up and came around the man and hugged him as well. He can practically fell the warmth from their bodies as well as their hearts…although it was unclear how he could.

"I'm sorry." Syaoron muttered on Yuui's back. "I know you rather put it behind you. I didn't mean anything bad about that. It's your life no matter what, and as your boyfriend and friend, I should respect that. So…sorry again." He felt a hand lightly brushing his hair.

"It's okay. I guess what I need is a hug." Yuui said with a chuckle. "But let's not make a huge deal out of this."

The three released themselves from the hug only to hear a yawn coming from the peak of the staircase.

"Nii-san…." Syaoran groaned softly as he rubbed his eye. "What's going on?"

Syaoron smiled softly as he made his way to the foot of the staircase. "Nothing much, just having a bit of fun. You want to join us?"

Syaoran nodded. His messed up hair and his sleepy eyes made him rather cute. As soon as Syaoran was a foot away, Syaoron hugged him gently. Still feeling a bit sleepy, he just leaned on his older brother's shoulder as the two went to the couch.

Hana and Yuui smiled at the sight.

The twin boys sat on the couch slowly as Syaoron moved Syaoran to doze a bit on his lap. Reaching over, Syaoron grabbed a nearby blanket and draped it over Syaoran. "You still tired?"

Syaoran nodded. "I haven't slept very well last night."

Grinning, Syaoron patted Syaoran on the head softly. "I know. Just get some more sleep, I'll let you know when dinner's ready."

"Okay." And just like that Syaoran was out like a light.

Yuui watched as Syaoran slept and his older brother started humming a wordless yet soft tune while looking over him. He then remembered a time where Fai was singing a tune for him when they were kids. He was sleepy and Fai helped him to a bed. He and Fai were laying side by side with Fai hugging him. He smiled at the memory.

Syaoron looked up at Yuui and Hana who had smiles on their faces. He then laughed softly. "I know. It's weird for us to be doing this; me singing for my little brother at this age. But that kind of habit just wouldn't die. I guess it's a twin thing or something."

Hana then leaned on Yuui and hugged his arm. "It's not weird. Tachibana does that for me before bed sometimes. When I told Sakura, he said it was something a person would do to let them know that even when they are sleeping, they have someone who cares about them; that are keeping them safe from harm."

The cooking teacher stared at the young girl with awe. It was very surprising to hear those words from Hana's mouth. Then again, she's been through more than anyone can imagine. Smiling, Yuui patted her head. "It's not a twin thing, I suppose. It's just…a kind thing to do." With that said, Yuui began singing a tune.

A tune that he knew from his mother.


Takamoto yawned as he walked down the stairs, it was late afternoon and the sun was about to set. He got a text from his mother; asking him how was the trip so far. As he got to the bottom of the stairs, he saw a sight that made his eyes wide.

On the couch were the Li' twins sleeping peacefully. On the other side of the table were Yuui and Hana. Yuui was singing a calm soothing tune while Hana listened and smiled.

The teenager smiled. Hana had this charm that draws people in around her even though she doesn't know it. She may be shy but once people get to know her, she's the nicest girl you'll ever meet.

"Chikahito?"

Takamoto looked over to see Hana and Yuui staring at him. He blushed as he heard Yuui laughing at him or rather what he was doing.

"You're free to join us if you want." Yuui said with a grin.

Hana lend out her hand and smiled a bit. "Please?"

Not having to ability to say 'no', Takamoto chuckled. "Why not? It's not like I have anything better to do." He went to the couch and sat next to Hana as Yuui continued to sing his little tune. The boy then closed his eyes and smiled. 'Funny, I feel like I'm back in my bedroom with my mom.'


Dinner came and went as the sun went down and the moon was rising. Tomoyo got an idea about doing something interesting. So after dinner, she told the group to go outside to the shoreline of the beach and have a campfire.

Doumeki found some trees around and (with Li' brothers' help) chop some wood down and carry them to the beach. The girls and Watanuki prepared some snacks. As for Takamoto and Yuui, they were just standing at the beach, looking at the dark ocean, hearing the waves move back and forth on the sand.

"How old are you, Takamoto?" Yuui casually asked.

"I'm sixteen going on seventeen, sir." Takamoto answered with a smile. "I know; I'm a bit tall for a sixteen year old but my mom told me that I got the tall genes from my dad and I'm proud of that. Though sometimes people would mistake my age because I'm this tall."

"Your dad, huh?" Yuui said. "Is he with your mom or something?"

"No…he passed away." Takamoto said solemnly.

Yuui looked at Takamoto with wide eyes. "Oh dear. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up."

"Don't be." Takamoto chuckled. "The man died when I was little so I barely knew him. But my mom would tell me stories about him and he sounds like a good man. What about you? Got any family to speak of?"

The cooking teacher glanced over his shoulder to see Doumeki and the Li brothers coming onto the beach. He sighed as he looked back at Takamoto. "I have or should I say had a mother and father. It….was an accident; let's leave it at that. But I do have an older sister who's married and has her first child. And also…I have a twin brother." He smiled.

"Whoa, you're a twin." Takamoto exclaimed with a smile. "That's so cool! To have someone who looks like you." He then started rocking back and forth. "I read somewhere that twins are a sign of good fortune and the family is twice as blessed. So that means that your family had some luck."

'Sign of good fortune, huh? How ironic since my family's not exactly that lucky.' Yuui then changed the subject a bit. "Really? So you like to read books?"

"Of course! I love reading books." Takamoto said. "But what I love more is Kyoto and everything about the place." He then looked at the sky. "I like the history, the food, the shrines, everything. And above all, it's so quiet and peaceful…just seeing those cherry blossoms in the spring, it's like a wonderland to me."

Yuui couldn't help but see a bit of him in Takamoto. He's so young, excited, and content with his life but still trying to find something new. It was so refreshing and vivid. He missed that. "So you love Kyoto huh?" When Takamoto nodded, he continued. "So is that why you transferred there?"

"Um….not really." Takamoto rubbed his head. "But it was one of the reasons. You see….I was just on a trip to Kyoto; nothing more. Then something happened…and the next thing I knew I started living there with Hana, Tachibana and Sakura."

"…I see." Yuui muttered. "And your mom had no problem with you living with a few strangers at the time?"

Takamoto laughed at the question. "Well the thing is, my mom was called on business and she had to travel a bit. So she just agreed more or less…as long as I get in touch with her once in a while." The teen then re-adjusted his glasses. "It's funny how life would just push you into another direction though; mine certainly did."

"Yes, you're right about that." Yuui laughed. "You wouldn't believe the stuff that I went through during a short period of my life. Sometimes I wonder if I'm in a dream or something."

"Yeah, except there's no magic and fairies and a weird guy wearing a dress….right?"

The two looked at each other and started laughing. They were laughing so loudly that they failed to notice that they had eyes staring back at them.

Tomoyo, with a smile, decided to break the moment as she coughed loudly. That prompted the two to stop laughing and look at the rest of the group. She then saw the two of them blushed deeply with embarrassment. It took all of her control not to giggle then and there. "Yuui-sensei, Chikahito, we have the fire ready. Would you like to join us?"

Chuckling nervously, Yuui nodded. "I think that's a great idea." He glanced at the teenager. "Shall we join them?"

Takamoto nodded with a grin. "Sure." He started walking towards the fire and the group. He then bombarded with Hana who ran up to him and gave him a hug. He smiled and returned the gesture.

Yuui smiled and started to follow suit. He then saw Syaoron running up to him.

"You look like you're having fun." Syaoron said with a smile. "So what did you guys talk about? Anything I should know?"

Looking at the boy before him Yuui had a fond look before putting up a smile. "Nothing much. Just about life and things in between." He then blushed slightly as Syaoron took Yuui's hand into his. "What's with the sudden gesture?"

"Oh come on." Syaoron grinned. "Can't I at least hold the hand of my own boyfriend?" He then leaned up and gave Yuui a kiss. "We'll be here for a while. So let's make the most of it before school starts again. Okay?"

Glancing at those deep brown eyes, Yuui saw that Syaoron was determined to have fun and be happy. So why shouldn't he? With a nod and a smile, Yuui leaned down and made a brave move by kissing Syaoron's cheek.

"Of course."


TBC


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