Darkness-chan: Hope this makes up for lack of craziness. Please enjoy!


Ch.4 – Something That's Not Normal

It became a daily thing. It was something they had to do. It was something they needed. At times it didn't matter where they were, as long as no one saw them. It didn't matter how it happened, it just did. Neither of them cared as long as they could feel the others lips molded against each other.

"Mmm….R-Rei…." Len moaned softly.

Rei pulled back, looking at his blonde haired friend after catching his breath.

The two had found themselves hidden behind a pillar of the outdoor walk through in the school. It was lunch period and this was normally the time where Len and Rei would disappear off to who knows where, and spend a good portion of the break just kissing each other. The kissing became an everyday thing after that one afternoon in Rei's room just last week.

Rei leaned in again, capturing Len's lips in another needy kiss. The raven haired teen tangled his fingers in his friend's blonde locks, messing with the low ponytail Len had his hair in. Len pulled the raven haired teen closer to his body, resting his hands on his friend's hips and then slowly dancing his finger's along Rei's rib cage.

Pulling away again, Rei ran a hand through his hair. He had to stop before the bell rang, otherwise he and Len wouldn't make it to class on time. They already had one slip up and Rei didn't want people to start getting suspicious.

He glanced over at his blonde haired friend, who was wiping his mouth. The raven got a slightly annoyed look on his face and jabbed Len in the forehead. Said blonde stumbled a little and was now rubbing his forehead.

"Hey, what was that for?" Len complained.

"Why do you always do that?" Rei asked, narrowing his golden eyes.

"Do what?" the blonde asked, shrinking a little when he saw the cold look in his friend's eyes.

"Why do you always wipe your mouth whenever we're done kissing? I didn't think you hated it that much…" Rei murmured the last part to himself.

Len, catching what his friend said anyway, rubbed the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed. He didn't think that Rei took offence to him wiping his mouth. The blonde just picked up the habit to make sure there wasn't drool running down his chin when he walked into class.

He already had that happen maybe twice already.

"I-it's just to make sure I don't look like a half-asleep idiot when I walk back into class. I had to have sensei tell me to wipe my mouth when I sat down, it was embarrassing," Len sighed.

"Is that the only reason…?" Rei asked, looking at his friend.

"W-well y-yeah, I guess. I mean, what other reason would I be wiping my mouth?" Len answered, confused.

Just as the raven haired teen opened his mouth to say something the bell rang, singling that lunch break was over. Rei sighed, leaving his question for some other time as he and Len came out of their hiding place of the day.

The two walked down the halls, past classmates they knew, teachers that annoyed them, and couples sharing last minute kisses before parting for the next hour or so. The two acted the same as always. Midway down the hall, Len brought up some conversation about Rin watching soup opera stories. Something about how she knew the main character was the killer.

Rei didn't get it sometimes. Or maybe he was the only one thinking the whole thing over. He glanced over at Len, watching as the blonde made faces and little hand gestures while talking. The raven wondered how his best friend, who he was kissing not even five minutes ago, could continue going about things like they were normal.

Rei flicked himself in the head, making Len look at him with a questioning 'what the hell did you just do' kind of look. The raven haired teen was overthinking this far too much. Kissing was just kissing. There were all kinds of meanings in kissing, so it was fine.

Now, if he and Len were having sex…

"Ooookay! Stop right there!" Rei yelled at himself, stopping his thoughts.

The class looked at him with raised brows, tilted heads, and whispers of 'is Kagene-kun okay?' Len also looked at his friend a bit oddly. Maybe Rei was having one of his moments again…

"Hey Rei, wanna come to my place? I just got that new game we were talking about yesterday," Len said after classes had ended.

Rei finished putting his shoes on and closed his shoe locker, picking up his bag and swinging it over his shoulder. The raven gave out a yawn and nodded his head to answer his friend's question.

"Yeah sure, why not," he said.

The blonde bought the two a snack as they headed to Len's house. They jumped on the train just before the doors closed on them. Crowded as it always was, Len and Rei were pressed against each other by the door. Rei huffed in irritation. The trains were always a crowded mess. The raven moved to try and at least stand comfortably when…

"Ahh!"

Rei's golden eyes shot up to look at his blonde haired friend, who was covering his mouth with wide eyes and a very red face. The raven haired teen stared at Len for a minute or two before the blonde turned his face slightly to the side.

"S-stop staring at me…" Len muttered behind his hand.

"Where the hell did that come from?" Rei asked, not taking his eyes off Len like he was told to.

The question just made Len's face turn another shade darker. Out of curiosity Rei moved in closer and Len made the same noise. The blonde turned his face away, eyes looking a little glassy. Rei blinked twice.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you moaning?" Rei bluntly asked.

"Shhh!" Len hissed, covering his friend's mouth and looking around.

The blonde sighed when it seemed like no one had heard Rei. He turned to glare at his friend and said in a hushed tone.

"Y-your….leg…" Len gulped.

"My leg? What about it?" Rei asked, not in the same hushed tone Len had used.

"Not so loud!" the blonde hissed again.

Rei watched as his friends face turned another color of red, making him look like some kind of tomato. He heard the lump Len gulped down before looking up at him again. Rei tilted his head a little, wondering what was making Len act like such a girl.

"Y-your leg i-is…..i-is rubbing against….m-me…" Len strained to say.

Rei made a questioning, confused face. What the hell was Len talking about?

Before Rei could say anything, the train became packed with more people, forcing Rei to literally be not even an inch from Len. The blonde gasped and grabbed hold of Rei's school jacket, making the raven haired teen jolt at the sudden motion.

"Len…?" Rei asked softly.

Realizing something amiss, Rei looked down at himself. First he realized that the chain to his wallet was missing, but that wasn't the serious problem. He realized that his leg was in between Len's and practically rubbing against his friend's lowers regions.

He looked up at Len, who was trying to cover his face.

"I-I tried to tell you, s-so don't get mad at me for this," Len panted, trying to sound somewhat in control.

Rei looked around, making sure no one was paying attention. Nodding to himself that things were somewhat safe, he leaned in and kissed Len. The blonde's eyes grew in size and he pushed Rei back to the same inch he was at. Rei looked at him with bored eyes.

"W-w-what are you doing!" Len babbled. "W-we're in a train!"

"I can see that, I'm not blind you know," Rei huffed, feeling a little insulted.

"Well you clearly act it! Look at all these people! What if someone sees us!" the blonde went on, looking around frantically.

Narrowing his golden eyes, Rei purposely moved his leg against Len's lower area, making the blonde gasp. His aqua blue eyes shot up, pleading with Rei to not take things too far. Moving in closer again, Rei brushed his lips against Len's, erupting a small whimper from his friend.

"I won't do much…" Rei whispered.

"I….have a hard time believing you…." Len whispered back.

"Ahhh! That train ride took forever!" Len whined, stretching out his stiff limbs.

Rei watched as his friend hopped up and down to get his legs working again. He was acting the same way again. Like everything they did on the train just a few minutes ago was normal.

"Oh hey, I just got a text from Rin. She said she was going to hang out with Miku and Gumi and won't be back till late," Len said grinning. "That means we can totally raid the fridge!"

As the two walked side by side, Len talking about pulling on some pizza and getting some orange soda for them, Rei wondered how Len could act like everything was just the same. Part of him envied his blonde haired best friend for being able to take the situation that way. Kissing on the train with another guy wasn't as common as kissing your girlfriend or something.

…Rei stopped in his tracks.

Did he suddenly forget? Was it something that slipped his mind every time he was with Len now? Was it something he just didn't care for anymore?

"Rei? Something wrong?" Len asked, looking back at his friend.

Rei thought for a minute, then shook his head.

"No…it's nothing…" he said.

This wasn't normal. Kissing his best friend and pretty much forgetting that Yuiko was his girlfriend…..

That was anything but normal….