The fourth part of Sugar Sweet, enjoy! J

Warning: Contains Lifty X Nutty. If you don't like yaoi, then DON'T read it! Also, don't leave mean comments. Constructive criticism is alright though. When I wrote this I imagined them more human-like, but they still have animal characteristics.

Also, sorry if the characters are a little OOC (out of character).

Now that Lifty and Nutty are dating, things are going to get a little more romantic between them! Not by much, but a little bit anyway.

-two weeks later-

By this time, pretty much all of Lifty and Nutty's friends knew that the two of them were dating. At first they thought that it was probably some kind of sick joke, but eventually they got used to it.

It was third period, and once again the teacher was late. Everyone was doing what they usually did when this happened. Petunia was flirting with Handy, Toothy and Russell were talking, Flaky was reading by herself in the opposite corner of the room, Sniffles had managed to put Shifty to sleep from talking too much, and Lifty and Nutty were looking though a book while holding hands under the desk. Although everyone, not including their parents or the other grown ups, knew about their relationship they still liked to do little things that only they knew about.

Nutty: *leaning against Lifty smiling* So Lifty, when should we?

Lifty: *looks at Nutty confused* When should we what?

Nutty: You know, have a date? It has been two weeks, and I was thinking we should do something to celebrate it! *smiles*

Lifty had never been very good at that kind of thing. He had once taken a girl on a date and both of them had ended up dead before they had even gotten to the theatre. He had been so nervous about messing up that he had walked into a construction site and had gotten his skull crushed by a block of cement. He didn't know what happened to her but after that she didn't ever speak to him again. Lifty didn't want that to happen to Nutty, but no matter how hard he tried he could never tell his boyfriend no, especially when he looked at him with those adorable eyes.

Lifty: *sigh* Alright, what do you want to do for it?

Nutty: How about a movie and ice-cream? I really like ice-cream especially orange popsicles because that was the first ice-cream you ever got me and it's really tasty too!

Lifty: Sure, that sounds good. How about I pick you up at six tonight?

Nutty: Tonight won't work because my parents and I are going out to celebrate mom's business thingy working out. We're going to this fancy restaurant on the other side of town that has really good dessert and I start drooling just thinking about it!

Lifty chuckled. Nutty drooled whenever he thought about candy! Still, he couldn't really complain. Nutty was a great boyfriend, sweet, devoted, caring; his only problem was that he was a sucker for candy, and that he was a little gullible. It had caused the two trouble and had gotten both of them killed several times, but Lifty didn't care.

Lifty: Okay, then how about tomorrow night?

Nutty nodded excitedly, nibbling on a chocolate bar. For the next two days, the only thing on Nutty's mind, other then candy, was his date with Lifty. He had never been on a date before, so he didn't know what to expect.

He wasn't the only one excited. Lifty was also looking forward to his date with Nutty. The only thing that stood in his way was his dad. He knew that if he caught him that it was game over. So, the night of Lifty's date, he had Shifty place a dummy in Lifty's bed just in case their dad came and checked on them.

Shifty: Alright, the dummy's in place. Dad's out drinking so you should be alright for the next five hours, but I'll call you in case he comes home earlier, so make sure you leave your cell phone on if you can.

Lifty: Okay, thanks for the help, I owe you one.

Shifty: You owe me several, but your welcomed. Have fun on your date, and make sure your back before dad is, although I don't think you'll be gone for five hours.

Lifty started looking over a list he had made to help him prepare for his date. He was extremely nervous, especially seeing as he couldn't stop thinking about what Splendont had said. Although no one had seen much of him since that day, the thought that he could come back at any time was always at the back of Lifty's head.

Lifty: wallet, check. Reservations, check. Tickets bought ahead of time, check. Dad's out of the house, check. Surprise gift for Nutty, check. Alright, I think I'm as ready as I'm ever gonna be!

Shifty: Good luck little Bro, your probably going to need it.

Lifty thanked Shifty as he left the house, locking the door behind him. He started walking to Nutty's house nervously. There were four things that he was nervous about. One, if Lifty's dad were to see him and Nutty on their date, two, if something killed one of both of them, three, how Nutty's parents would react to him, and four, if Splendont would show up.

Now that he thought about it, he had never met Nutty's parents. He knew that they were usually pretty busy with their jobs, but other then that he knew absolutely nothing about them.

It felt like it took him forever to get to Nutty's house. He stopped at the front door and checked the clock on his cell to make sure he wasn't late.

Lifty: two minutes to six. Well, I'm a little early, but here goes. *knocks on the door*

The door was answered by a man in a business suit. His hair was yellow like the streaks that Nutty had in his, and he stood at least half a foot taller then Lifty. He figured that it must have been Nutty's dad. Lifty could see that in the next room a woman in a red t-shirt and blue skirt was cooking something. Her hair was the same shade of green that Nutty had, so Lifty figured that it must have been his mom.

Nutty's dad: Hello, who are you?

Lifty: Um, hi. I-I'm Lifty, is Nutty ready? *nervous*

As if to answer his question, Nutty appeared at the top of the stairs in a layered brown shirt with red-and-white striped sleeves and dark blue jeans. For once there wasn't any candy stuck on him, at least none that Lifty could see. The second he saw Lifty he smiled and raced down the stairs, nearly tripping, and hugged Lifty. The two smiled happily at each other and laughed slightly.

Nutty: Hey Lifty, your early, not that I'm complaining. I can't wait to go on our date, it's all I've been thinking of for the last two days!

Lifty: Glad to hear. *smiles and hugs Nutty*

Nutty's dad just stood there in disbelief. Nutty had been talking a lot about Lifty but he had had no idea that the two were dating. Other then the fact that Lifty was a thief, he was a guy. Outraged, he pulled Nutty away from Lifty.

Nutty's dad: Oh no, Nutty is not going out with a boy, especially one that's a low-life thief!

Nutty: But dad I-

Nutty's dad: Not a single word out of you mister! You go strait to your room right now, we'll talk about this later.

Nutty: But dad-

Nutty's dad: Not one word out of you, now go to your room! *angry*

Nutty was crushed. He knew that his dad would have trouble accepting him and Lifty, but he never thought that he wouldn't let him go on his date with Lifty. Devastated, he looked at Lifty sadly and then headed up back upstairs.

Lifty looked at Nutty then at Nutty's dad. He was angry that he wouldn't let him go out with Nutty and that he had called him a low-life. He wasn't bothered by being called a thief, because that much was still more or less true. He couldn't get why Nutty's dad would be so angry about this. Sure, it was a little odd because he and Nutty were pretty different, but he did truly love him. Although he wanted nothing more then to punch Nutty's dad in the face, he knew that if he did that he'd never be able to get anywhere near Nutty afterwards.

Lifty: Sir, I think I can understand why your concerned. If I was you and someone like me showed up at the door I'd be a little cautious too, but I really do care about Nutty and-

Before he could say another word Nutty's dad slapped Lifty across the face, causing him to fall down. He winced at the small crunch the gift in his back pocket made. Slightly scared and angry, he looked up at Nutty's dad, still standing in the doorway.

Nutty's dad: If you come near my son again I'll make sure that it would be the last time you did. *slams the door shut*

Lifty sat there for a moment, emotionally and physically hurt. He stood up and started walking away, looking down so that anyone who saw him wouldn't see that he was crying. When he reached the sidewalk he looked back at the house. He sighed and continued home.

He took his time getting there, knowing that Shifty would let him back in. He knocked on the door and waited for his twin to answer. He saw him peak though the thin curtain and then open the door.

Shifty: What's the matter little bro? I thought that you and Nutty would be at the movies by now.

Lifty walked strait to his room, completely ignoring Shifty. Worried about him, Shifty followed. Lifty was lying face down on his bed, the dummy nowhere to be seen. Shifty took the chair from the desk and sat next to Lifty's bed.

Shifty: What happened Lifty? I thought that you were super excited for tonight. You and Nutty didn't have a fight did you?

Lifty: He wouldn't even let me talk to Nutty, he didn't even listen…

Shifty: What… oh, Nutty's dad. I figured that it might've been a problem. From what I heard he isn't very open minded about that sort of thing.

Lifty: *looks at Shifty* If you knew then why didn't you warn me?

Shifty: I didn't think that it would be a problem. I thought that you and Nutty would be alright.

Lifty: Well, you thought wrong. Why do you care so much anyway? I never thought that you'd be so okay about me and Nutty. I thought that you would've tried to break us apart whenever you got the chance.

Shifty: …Well, you're my brother. The two of us are all we've had ever since mom… I haven't seen you so happy around anyone other then me since dad started drinking. I'll admit, I probably haven't been the most social person in school either, but that doesn't bother me. What does is seeing my brother upset. Like I've said before, we've got to look out for each other.

Lifty: Yeah, I guess your right. Still, it's not like you know what it feels like…

Shifty opened his mouth to say something but closed it. Little did Lifty or anyone else know, Shifty knew all too well what his twin brother was going though. Things ended up badly for him but he was determined to help Lifty and Nutty get things right, even if he ended up permanently dead.

Right at that moment someone knocked on the front door. Lifty sat up and started to go get it when Shifty grabbed his wrist and stopped him.

Shifty: Lifty are you nuts? If that's dad he'll kill you!

Lifty: I know…*continues walking to the front door*

Lifty stopped in the living room and picked up the knife Shifty had hid under the couch. He was mad and upset. He figured that a fight would do him some good, even if he died. He would just come back the next day anyway, so what did it matter? He took a big breath and opened the door, keeping the knife hidden behind his back.

His dad came in, completely drunk. Lifty and Shifty were used to their dad coming home like this, but the smell still caught them off-guard sometimes. He was easily a foot and a half taller then Shifty and Lifty.

Lifty finally came to his senses and remembered that taking their dad on alone would be worse then suicide or most of the deaths he had experienced. Lifty started walking back to his room when he noticed that his dad was dragging a bag behind him. The bottom corner of it was blood red and leaking. Gripping tightly onto the knife, he looked at his dad.

Lifty: Um, what's in the bag, dad? *nervous*

Lifty's dad: Nothing, now make you and your brother useful and burry it in the backyard. *drops the bag on the floor*

His dad had been drunk so many times that he didn't stutter anymore, no matter how much he drank. Lifty's dad walked to his room and shut the door.

Shifty waited until they could hear their dad's snoring before looking in the bag. Their dad sometimes brought bags with the other happy tree friends dead inside. Usually they just carried the body back to that person's house and left a note explaining what happened. Only a couple of people knew, but none of them had the courage to help Shifty or Lifty do something about it.

When Shifty looked in the bag, his eyes widened and he closed it before Lifty had a chance to look inside. He got up and ran out the backdoor. Lifty went to ask what was wrong but decided not to when he saw his brother puking. He went to the kitchen and got Shifty a glass of water, then came back and gave it to him when he had finished puking. He gulped it down and spat some out to help get rid of the taste in his mouth.

Lifty: You alright Shifty? It's not like this is the first time we've seen a dead body-

Shifty: There were bodies, but for the love of god I couldn't tell which part belonged to which body. I've seen some pretty gruesome deaths in this town, but I've never… I've never seen people this mangled before. I can't even describe how bad it looked. *shaking*

Lifty knew that it must have been pretty bad for Shifty to act like this, but his curiosity got the better of him. He went back inside and found the bag, still leaking. Without a second thought, he opened it and was greeted by the smell of blood, guts, and something that Lifty couldn't quite place. It smelled familiar but he wasn't sure of what it was. He opened the bag wider and gasped. Like Shifty had said, there were two bodies. They were so messed up that he couldn't describe it.

He could tell that one of the bodies might have been Disco Bear or Pop because of the orange hair, but he still couldn't figure out who the other one was. If only he could figure out what that third smell was. It seemed to cling to him.

Lifty: 'Wait, how can that be? Oh god, please don't let it be…'

He smelled his shirt and recognized the smell and the second body. It was Nutty. Somehow, Nutty and his dad had met up. When he realized that the second body was his boyfriend, Lifty grabbed the knife which he had left in the kitchen and ran to his dad's room.

Furious, he kicked the door open which startled his dad, waking him up.

Lifty's dad: Huh, what the f-

Lifty: You killed Nutty! I'll kill you! *charges at his dad*

Lifty's dad was still too drunk to respond to Lifty's attack quickly. While he was confused, Lifty took the knife and start stabbing his dad viciously. He kept doing so until his dad stopped breathing. Blood splattered on the wall and bed, as well as on Lifty. Oddly enough, his dad hadn't put up much of a fight. Maybe it was because of how drunk he was. Lifty didn't care, he only cared about getting back at his dad for what he did to Nutty.

Shifty was looking for Lifty when he heard his dad scream. He ran to his dad's room but stopped in the doorway when he saw Lifty stabbing their dad. Shifty stood there watching, a little weak from having puked so much.

Shifty: Lifty, stop it, he's dead… Man, it's gonna take forever to get rid of all the blood stains, and we're probably gonna have to throw out those sheets…

Lifty stopped stabbing their dad and looked at Shifty. Shifty backed up a little when he saw the crazy look in his eyes. The front of Lifty's body was completely covered in blood and he was breathing heavily. He pulled the knife out of their dad's chest and walked over to Shifty.

Shifty: L-Lifty, a-are you alright? W-why are you looking at me like that?

Lifty swung the knife, barely missing Shifty who ran as quickly as he could the second he realized that Lifty was still in some sort of psychotic state of mind. He raced back to his room while Lifty was trying to dislodge the knife from the wall. He locked the door and ran over to the desk, pulling open all of the draws trying to find what he was looking for.

He gasped when he saw part of Lifty's knife stick though the door by the doorknob. He finally found what he had been looking for, a handgun which he had taken from Flippy once but had never returned. He had always feared that this would happen, so he had hidden it in one of the desk draws. They never used them for anything else anyway. He didn't want to have to use it on his brother, but if Lifty got in while he was acting like this…

Lifty: If you don't open this door I'll take it down myself! *angry*

Shifty: Lifty calm down already! Dad's dead, we can finally get rid of him once and for all if we take his body out of town before he comes back to life, so snap out of it already!

Lifty broke the lock on the door and barged into the room, knife in hand. Shifty pulled the trigger before Lifty could get any closer. The bullet went strait though Lifty's head, flinging bits of brain and blood out of his skull. His limp body fell to the floor, a pool of blood forming instantly. Shifty dropped the gun on the floor and fell to his knees. He was shaken up, but he knew that he had to use this chance to get rid of their dad once and for all.

Unknown to either of the brothers, someone had seen this and planned to use it to their advantage.

To be continued…