"Are you and Aido fighting?" Ichijo asked, gently brushing Shiki's fringe out of his eyes. Twenty minutes after Kain entered the room, asking if he could sleep in with them, Shiki had woken from his many beauty naps, inquiring to know why he was in Ichijo's bed.
Although he wouldn't admit it, Shiki had often shared a bed with his mother as a small child, and he liked to share with others.
"Kain is sharing with us, Shiki."
"Alright then," he'd said and instantly dropped back off to sleep, his head on Ichijo's chest.
Kain shrugged, leaning back on the bed, "I guess…"
"Is it bad?"
"Yeah."
Ichijo sighed, "Aido can be selfish sometimes, Kain, but he truly cares about you. Whatever he's done, he'll apologize for it when he realizes that. You'll have an apology out of him by tomorrow."
Kain glanced at him, "I'm not sure this time, Ichijo…" Yawning he lay back on the bed, "Thanks for trying."
"It's my job."
"Good night."
"See you at sunrise."
He said goodnight, and in a couple of minutes, Ichijo was drifting off and then leaning on Shiki as he snored. But Kain knew he wouldn't be able to sleep.
Now he thought about it, the child named Hanabusa seemed to come back to him.
He was an only child, his father had faith in him, so growing up, his life was very easy going. He was smart, but he liked to chill out.
Hanabusa was different. He was the oldest child and the only son. His sister was much younger and all she needed to do was marry well. Whereas his mother was gentle and fun loving, his father could be very harsh.
Growing up, Kain had played with Ruka and the other children a lot. Aido joined in from time to time, but when he was small he had few friends.
It was because they were cousins that he and Kain played together a lot. He couldn't really distinguish their first meeting, because Aido was born six months after Kain.
Even as babies, they were different. Kain was one of those unnatural children that only cried if you poked him hard enough, because he was too lazy. Aido was one of those babies that constantly needed attention and love and toys.
He hugged the covers over himself. Damn Hanabusa, he'd be the death of him. Rising from his bed, he began to walk down the corridors, a brief light slipping through the underneath of the curtains.
It didn't bother him. Not this morning.
Aido was sat in the sofa of the Night Class dorm, a blanket wrapped around him. He couldn't sleep. Hell he tried.
Did he mean to say those things? Why did Akatsuki say such horrible things like that? The way he talked, it was like he'd just hung his ass infront of Kaname-sama's face until he spanked him 'til he could barely walk.
Stupid Akatsuki. He never got it.
"Hanabusa?"
Seeing his cousin standing in the doorway, Aido jumped and hid underneath his blanket, "Go away."
"You suck at hiding," he sighed, taking a seat opposite him.
"You suck at… some stuff…" Aido snapped, muffled by the knees he'd tucked into him for comfort.
Kain yanked the blanket off his head, "I…" Damnit, this apology was hard… "I was just worried about you, I didn't mean to yell."
His blue eyes widened, "You were worried about me, Akatsuki?"
"Of course I was! You were smacked raw! And you're my cousin. It's my job to worry about you, especially when you're so hopeless."
Aido smiled sheepishly, "Does this mean we can sleep in our room again?"
"Yes."
"And you don't think I deserved it?"
"No."
Kain glanced across at the blonde boy in his bed. A soft smile came to his lips. He always had a soft spot for him. He never could stay mad at him for long. Damn that Hanabusa.
Rolling over in bed, he noticed a letter attached to his pillow. It had his name on it. With a sigh, he lifted it up. It was almost like one of the letters he received from a day class girl last month… Still, no day class girl could get in here.
How odd… Probably best to read it.
Ichijo grinned as he watched the two boys at the bottom of the stairs the next evening, "So you two are friends again?"
"Yeah," Kain sighed, "I can't loose this little punk."
Aido scowled, "Hey!"
"And I made Shiki give up his bed last night," Ichijo sighed.
The red headed shook his head, "its okay. I like sharing a bed with you. You're comfy."
Aido blinked, "Well, here we learn more about each other."
"Shiki."
Everyone turned to see Rima and Ruka appearing from the top of the staircase.
"We have a shoot tonight," she was carrying his jacket along with her own, "We should get going now before our agent arrives."
"Yes," he took it, "Thank you." Before turning to Ichijo, "Can I share your bed tonight too?"
Ichijo laughed nervously, "I don't see why not, but not everynight, alright, Shiki?"
The two of them vanished through the doors, and Aido turned to make a comment to Kain, only to find his cousin was gone.
"Wah!" He spun around in almost a complete circle, "Akatsuuuukkiiiiiiii?"
Ichijo glanced up and pointed, "Look."
Aido spotted Ruka and Kain talking in a corridor in hushed voices. His blood boiled! How dare she talk to him! He was about to storm over and act deliberately annoying to have Ruka get distracted by him. But Ichijo held a hand infront of his chest.
"Ich–" Aido's jaw dropped as he saw Ruka and Kain return from the corridor, their hands entwined.
Ruka had a stupid smile on her face… But she liked Kaname… This didn't make any sense! Why would she want to hold hands with his Akatsuki?
"What's all this, you two?" Ichijo teased, as they approached them.
Kain blushed a little uncomfortably, "We're going out."
She grinned, "I asked him out last night!"
Ichijo started talking rapidly about something, but Aido felt he couldn't speak. Why did he feel… so stupidly jealous? Kain was his that was the way it had always been. Akatsuki is my friend, he can't be Ruka's too. But if she was dating him, then she'd have more to offer.
He'd be the third wheel!
"Hanabusa? Hanabusa, say something."
"Aw, look, Akatsuki, he's gone dumb," Ruka giggled.
He snapped out of it, "Don't call him by his first name!" Aido yelled, pointing accusingly at her.
Ruka rolled her eyes, "But we're dating."
"Y-You haven't even been anywhere – you only asked him out last night!" He pointed at her accusingly, "It's much too soon to be on first name terms!"
"We've known each other for years."
This was… inhuman. No, stupid – No! It wasn't any of those things, because Aido didn't know just how horrifying the idea of Akatsuki and Ruka was!
"Whatever. Ichijo, we have class!" He grabbed the vice-dorm head's arm and tugged him along, an irritated look on his face.
Damn Akatsuki! He never got it!
