The next day at school, Tsuneo couldn't focus on the teacher's voice. He was absent-mindedly scribbling in his notebook and looking out of the window, wondering where Kyo had gone after… after he had kissed him, last evening. Had he gone back to where he lived, where he was forced to prostitute ? Should… Should he had stopped him ? Should he have brought him home this night too ? His parent's wouldn't have minded, he thought. Yes, he probably should have…

Wait ! Why was he worrying about Kyo ? What Kyo was doing with his life was none of his business ! He should rather worry about Chie, who didn't have a home anymore.

Chie was so young, why in the world was she brought in the room ? What the hell was Gantz even thinking ? How could Chie become an alien killer ? That was ridiculous !

Or maybe… Maybe Gantz was offering her a second chance ? Yes, that was it ! Chie was too young to die, and thanks to Gantz, she was still alive ! Gantz wasn't so cruel, after all. But still, he could have brought her mom back to life too… Now Chie was alone… It was a good thing that Tsuneo had been there to protect her, and that Yamasaki could keep her for a while. He didn't want to think about what would have happened if Chie had been alone with someone like Kuwabara…

Tsuneo really had no idea how to help Chie, but he would have to find soon. He had considered asking his parents if he could live on his own, but they would never agree. Firstly, he was still young. Secondly, he didn't have any money to pay a rent. He could take a part-time job, but then he wouldn't have much time to focus on his studies. If only his high school was further from home, his parents would probably agree to rent a flat for him, but it wasn't so far… And thirdly, if he asked them that, they would want to know why. He would never be able to explain why he needed to live with a 3 year-old girl without mentioning Gantz and dying. Even if he just said that Chie's mom was dead, his parents would bring her to the police station, and she would die. Maybe he could lie, and tell that he just needed to be alone after his friend's death, but then they wouldn't let him leave the house, they would just worry for him or send him to see a psychologist…

Damn, why was it so hard ?! If only he was one year older, he would already be in college, living on his own on the campus, and he would be able to take care of Chie… That would be the ideal situation, but he couldn't ask Yamasaki to keep Chie for a half year until he got to college !

He had to find another solution. If he still hadn't found anything in a week, he would tell his parents that he wanted to live alone, but that was risky. There must be another way…

But really, living on his own would be ideal. He could live with Chie, taking care of her as her 'nii-san'. He could also help Kyo move out of the misery and do something honest with his life… He thought about Kyo's sad expression, when they had kissed yesterday evening. Kyo didn't want to go back to his old life, that was visible. He had to help him… Yes, Kyo was in need of someone who could help him. Why else would he have got so… so close to him, Tsuneo thought ?

Close… That was a euphemism… Even if they didn't know each other really well yet, they were more than close… They had both saved each other's lives, they had hunted aliens together, and then they… well, they had slept together… Tsuneo blushed as he remembered the feeling of Kyo's naked body in his arms, and a strange warmness filled his chest.

Wait, why was he thinking about Kyo again ?! Why was his mind always wandering back to Kyo ? And why this moment in particular ? He ran a hand on his face. Did… did he like Kyo ?

No ! It wasn't possible ! He had just liked the physical contact, because it had been his first time, because it meant he wasn't a virgin anymore, nothing else ! He couldn't like a boy, really ! He liked girls !

Yet, a part of his mind knew he was just deluding himself. He couldn't help blushing every time he thought about Kyo. He couldn't help feeling a flutter in his heart when he thought about Kyo's beautiful lips and intense eyes. He couldn't help wanting to put his hands in his fine hair and catch his lips with his own, once more. And he couldn't prevent his mind from wandering back to Kyo each time he tried to focus on something else…

He also couldn't help but worry about Kyo, because he had gone back to his old life, because he was forced to sell his body to have a place to live, because the drug was the only thing helping him. He wanted to protect him, to help him regain control of his life, and… and to be there to support him.

Was it true then ? Did he really like Kyo ? It couldn't be just because he was a fellow gantzer… But yet, they were both boys, and Tsuneo had always thought it was wrong. Not exactly 'wrong', but weird, unnatural… It was the way he had been raised.

He started when the bell rang, announcing the lunch break. He hadn't paid attention to the lesson for what seemed to be five minutes, but so much time had already passed ? Feeling ashamed, he got up and went to lunch. He declined his friends' invitation to eat with them, saying that he was still feeling a little sick like the previous day, and found a nice quiet spot where he could be alone to eat his bento.

He wanted to text Kyo. He was worried and wanted to know if everything had gone well the last night, but he didn't know what to say… He couldn't just ask him what he had done last night like that… It was none of his business anyway… But he wanted to know.

He took his phone and just sent "Hey", immediately regretting this action. He didn't have to wait for long before receiving Kyo's answer.

"Hey" he just replied. That wasn't very encouraging…

"What's up ?" Tsuneo texted. God, that was lame…

"Nothing much… You're at school ?"

"Yes, it's lunch break. I'm disturbing you ?"

"No. What's the matter ?"

"Nothing, just wanted to know if you were ok" he texted awkwardly. For a while, he didn't get an answer. Was Kyo upset ? He tensed up.

"You worry about me ?" Kyo replied after a while. With a sigh of relief, Tsuneo typed his answer.

"… Yes..." At this point, it was useless to lie.

"That's cute ^^" Kyo replied. Tsuneo couldn't help but smile. "Yea, I'm ok", the rest of his text said.

That wasn't really what he wanted to know, but he was slightly relieved. He didn't have time to think about what to say next, because Kyo sent him another text.

"Want to hang out after school ?" he asked. Tsuneo blushed at the idea of being alone with him. But maybe it would be the occasion to find out if everything had been alright after he had left last evening. And… if he really liked Kyo…

"Sure", he replied, far less confident than what his text sounded like.

"Let's say at Shinsaibashi Station at 6 pm" Kyo answered.

"Ok" he finally sent with a half-smile.

He couldn't focus for the rest of the day either. He was glad and anxious at the same time. It would be the first time they meet without a precise purpose. The first time, the purpose had only been to help a fellow gantzer in the need, even if it had… got out of hand, and the second time had been to search for Chie's mom. But seeing each other just to hang out, wouldn't it be too awkward ? After all, the last times had been pretty awkward…

When the bell finally rang, announcing the end of the school day, Tsuneo hurried back home to get changed. He told his mom he was going to a karaoke with friends, and left.

As the metro approached to Shinsaibashi Station, he grew more and more nervous. He gulped as the doors of the metro opened in front of the station, and remembered to go out just in time, before they closed again.

Kyo was waiting for him at the exit of the station, leaning against a wall, hands in the pockets of his hoodie. He put off his hood when he saw Tsuneo, and came to meet him.

"Hi," he said with a half-smile. This half-smile was enough to send a flutter in Tsuneo's heart, given how nervous he was.

"H… Hi," he answered, blushing. Kyo smiled but didn't comment.

"I'd like to go to Ame-mura, you don't mind ?" he asked.

"No, it's ok," Tsuneo agreed.

They left the station and went in direction of the shopping area.

"So, how was school," Kyo asked on the tone of conversation, while they were walking.

"Good, good," Tsuneo lied. "I couldn't really focus, I was trying to find a solution for Chie…"

"And did you find anything ?"

"No…" he sighed, hopeless.

"Then stop worrying for today. You'll have plenty of time to worry tomorrow, but for now you can just relax."

"Yes, you're right…" He took a deep breath and relaxed.

"What's your favorite subject at school ?" Kyo asked suddenly. That surprised Tsuneo.

"I… I don't know, science ?" he answered. Well, he liked science, it didn't mean he was good at it. "Why this question ?" he added.

"I want to know you more," Kyo said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Re… Really ? Then I have to ask questions too, we take turns."

"Ok," he agreed.

"Ok… I realized I don't even know how old you are," Tsuneo said, blushing slightly.

"I'm 19."

"19 ! So much ?" he exclaimed, shocked. So Kyo was two years older than him ? Yet he looked younger… Tsuneo had thought they were more or less the same age…

"Yes, so much, young one," Kyo laughed, poking him in the ribs. "My turn then. What do you want to do when you're older ?"

They continued playing this game as they wandered in the Amerikamura area, and had a good time. They learned more about each other. Little things like their favorite TV shows, their favorite food, their number of siblings, if they had ever visited other countries, their hobbies, and plenty of other things. For example, Tsuneo had learned that Kyo was pretty skilled with a computer. In fact, he had created himself the program they had used during the mission, to know how many points each target earned.

Surprisingly, Tsuneo didn't feel awkward, it was easy being around Kyo. It wasn't really a good time to ask him more serious things though, like how he had died, why had his parents kicked him out, or what he had done during the last night, so he put these questions in a corner of his mind and enjoyed the moment.

They spent the evening in the shopping area and ate at a fast food restaurant. After that, they wandered aimlessly in less frequented streets, going where their feet led them. It was good, forgetting about his worries and just hang out with a 'friend'.

"It was fun tonight," Kyo said, his voice regretful as he knew it was getting late, and Tsuneo would soon have to go back home.

"Yes," Tsuneo smiled. "I could stop worrying for a few hours, thank you."

Kyo blushed and looked elsewhere, putting his hands in his pockets.

"You… You know," he began, "It'd be great if we could hang out like that again, sometimes…"

"Y… Yea, sure," Tsuneo answered, taken aback by his change of attitude.

"B… Because… I like you, Tsuneo…" he said, suddenly looking into Tsuneo's eyes. His intense eyes were sad, almost pleading. Tsuneo felt the blood coming to his cheek as their eyes met and he stayed silent, frozen. It was the second time Kyo told him that he liked him.

"S… Sorry," Kyo sighed as he saw that Tsuneo wasn't answering. "Forget that. I… I don't know what I was expecting…"

"N… No, it's… it's ok," Tsuneo stuttered, his cheeks deep red. "I… I think I… like you… too…" Oh god, he had said it…

"Se… Seriously ?" Kyo answered after a while, shocked. He couldn't believe his ears.

"Well… all of this is… is strange for me," he explained. "I… I still can't… believe that I feel that for a boy, but… it's true…"

Kyo smiled and looked around, as if to check that nobody could see them. He came closer and softly kissed him. Tsuneo hesitated for a second, ashamed to do that in public, but there was nobody around, so he relaxed and kissed back, cupping Kyo's face in his hands.

He had to stop thinking in terms of boys and girls. Kyo was a human being. They were both human beings. What was wrong with liking another human being ? Nothing was wrong. Or if anything was wrong, it didn't matter anymore. So he tenderly put a hand in Kyo's hair, continuing to kiss him. It didn't even matter if someone saw them. At the moment, he could only think about Kyo's delicious lips on his own, and his soft hair under his fingers.

"So, are we… dating ?" he asked, unsure, after they had stopped kissing. He blushed, but felt relieved, now that he had accepted his own feelings. It wasn't so hard, after all.

"Yes, if it's what you want," Kyo answered, amused by Tsuneo's innocence.

"Hum," he nodded. "But… If we are dating, I… I can't let you… You… You have to stop doing… what you do…"

"Doing what I do ?" Kyo asked, puzzled. "Oh…" he added a moment after, understanding that Tsuneo was asking him to stop selling his body. "I… I don't do that for pleasure, you know ?"

"I… I know, that's not what I mean !" Tsuneo replied, embarrassed. "I mean… I want to help you get out of this."

"How ? I have no other place to live, no money, and I can't find a job since I dropped out of school." He sighed. "It's nice of you to worry about me, but don't worry. I do what I must to survive. I… I don't need help." His voice hesitated on the last words, proving that it was a lie.

"It... It makes me sick to think that you had to go back there last night… I… I should have brought you home again…" Tsuneo complained, running a hand on his face. He felt guilty. He had made the choice to revive Kyo, so he had to protect him, right ?

"You can't house me forever…" Kyo sighed. "Besides, I didn't go back there last night."

"But… Where did you sleep ?"

"I… I just wandered, you know, here and there…" he answered with a half-smile.

"W… Why ?" Tsuneo was horrified. He cursed himself. Kyo's situation was as bad as Chie's…

"I've… been dead for a half week. When I come back, they probably won't be happy to see me…"

"Then don't go back !" he almost shouted, horrified at the thought of what they would do to him. Kyo chuckled.

"Ahah don't worry, with the suit I'll be alright. I just wanted to enjoy a last night of freedom."

The suit ! It suddenly clicked in Tsuneo's head.

"Gantz !" he exclaimed, eyes widening.

"Gantz ?" Kyo repeated, confused.

"You can live in the room !" It was so obvious ! Why hadn't they thought about that earlier ? But Kyo didn't seem enthusiast.

"Idiot…" he said. "It's the first thing I tried after I died. But the door closes itself after we go out. I tried, I even tried with the X-gun, but I couldn't get in."

"Oh… I see…" Tsuneo felt his enthusiasm melt. Maybe Kyo could have stayed inside after a mission ? But then he would have had to stay inside all the time, or the door would close behind him. He wouldn't even be able to go buy food or to find a job. And anyway, now that the missions were over, it wasn't possible anymore. They would never be called in that room again. Now it was just a normal room…

"Wait !" Tsuneo exclaimed, regaining hope. "Now that the missions are over, maybe we can go in ? Maybe it's just an ordinary flat now ?" Kyo thought about it for a while.

"W… Well, I haven't tried, but… you may be right… No, I don't see why it would be different now…"

"It's worth a try, isn't it ?!" he said with energy.

"Y… Yea, I guess," Kyo answered, confused. "Ok, let's go…"

The building where Gantz was situated was near the Tsutenkaku tower, only twenty minutes by metro from where they were. On the way, Kyo tried to stay calm, but his hopes were growing as they got closer and closer. He didn't want to be disappointed if it didn't work, but he couldn't help it. Tsuneo was tensed too. He was afraid to have given false hopes to Kyo and couldn't think about what he would do if it didn't work.

When they finally arrived in front of the well-known door, Kyo was ready to turn around and left. He felt stupid to have even come here. But he took a deep breath and turned the doorknob.

"It… It works !" he whispered, astonished, as he slowly pushed the door.

The inside was exactly as they remembered. Only two days at passed since the last time they saw the apartment, but it felt strange anyway. The black sphere was still there, in the middle of the main room.

"It's… amazing…" Kyo whispered as he walked around the room.

The apartment consisted in five rooms, plus the corridor. The main room was devoid of any furniture, apart from the black sphere. There was also a small kitchen, but it seemed that the fridge and all the cupboards were empty. In the room in the back of the apartment, the bikes and swords were still there.

"Awesome…" Tsuneo whistled.

"The two other doors have always refused to open," Kyo said. "I wonder if they will open now…"

Feeling nervous, he tuned the doorknob of the room next to the one with the bikes. It worked.

"It's a bedroom," he said, entering inside.

The room was almost empty. There was only a large bed which seemed to have never been used, and a bedside table with a lamp on it. Then the other room obviously was…

"A bathroom," Tsuneo announced, his voice coming from the corridor. Kyo joined him. There was a shower cubicle, a washbasin, and toilets. All of these seemed new.

"It… It looks like one of these model apartments, used by real estate agencies…" Kyo thought aloud. It was… disturbing… He had heard rumors, saying that Gantz had been made by the hands of men, but he had never given them credence. This new fact, however, seemed to prove them right…

"We entered so easily…" he continued. "Is it true, then ? It's really over ?"

"The sphere is still here, and the bikes too," Tsuneo said, thoughtful. "I don't understand anything…"

"Me neither…"

"Anyway, you can live here !" Tsuneo exclaimed, reminding them of why they had come here in the first place.

"Ca… Can I ? Really ? I can be free…" It seemed too good to be true. For years he had lived in a brothel run by yakuzas, forced to prostitute to earn his pittance. He had even died and had been forced to fight for his life against aliens without knowing why. And now, all of this was over ? He would really be free ?

"Yes, you can be free ! You can live here, and then search for a job."

Kyo nodded. It was the best thing to do. But there was something he needed to do before.

"I have to go back there," he announced, determined. "I have to tell them it's over."

"Eh ? Can't… Can't you just disappear ?" Tsuneo didn't understand. Going back seemed dangerous.

"No, I need to put a definitive end to this. Besides, I have to get my belongings back."

"Oh I see… Well, tomorrow…" he began.

"No," Kyo cut him. "I want to go now."

"Now ? But… it's already late…"

"You don't have to come, it's none of your business…"

"No, it… it can be dangerous. I'll come with you," he decided. Kyo sighed.

"As you want… You have your suit ?"

"Y… Yes, in my bag," he said. He thought it was safer to always have it with him. And it was a good thing, he thought, because if he didn't have it with him when he was brought in the room a few days ago, he would have died in Italy.

"It's just a precaution, but put it anyway," Kyo said. He wasn't planning on fighting, but it was wiser not to go there unprotected.

When they were ready, they went out. Anxious, Kyo tried to open the door again, just to make sure that it was really open. It worked. Reassured, they left the building.

They took the metro to the border of the city and then walked until they arrived in a red-light district, with seedy nightclubs and clandestine casinos. Tsuneo noticed that Kyo was growing more and more nervous as they approached their destination.

"You… You're ok ? You don't have to do this, you know ?" he said hesitantly. Kyo took a deep breath.

"It's nothing… I… I'm just afraid I won't be able to control myself and I'll end up killing them all…"

Tsuneo didn't know what to say. In Kyo's place, he would probably want to kill them, they deserved it. But they were human beings, even their lives had a meaning. And he didn't want Kyo to become a criminal…

"It's here," Kyo finally said, stopping in front of a nightclub, which was actually a disguised brothel. "W… Wait outside."

"Are… Are you sure ?" Tsuneo was a little afraid to stay alone in this disreputable neighborhood, but he didn't want to go inside either.

"Yes," Kyo said. "I need to do it alone."

"A… Alright then…" he agreed. "Promise me you… you won't kill anyone."

"Yea, I'll try…" Kyo answered with a half-smile, though his hands were slightly shaking. He sighed. "I won't be long."

He took a deep breath and entered in the seedy club. He went straight to the stairs that led to the higher floors, were the 'real' business of the club took place. Some people watched him as he walked, recognizing him. He passed in front of one of his 'co-worker', a young crossdresser wearing a kimono. He was engaged in an intense discussion with a potential customer, but stopped when he saw Kyo.

"Kyo !" he called, leaving his customer to see him. He seemed relieved. "Thanks god you're alive ! We were all worried…" he gulped. "You shouldn't have come back… If the boss finds you, you're gonna have a hard time…"

"I'm not afraid of him. I'm just here to get my things, then I'll disappear forev…" He was cut by the appearance of one of the yakuzas, who was going downstairs.

"Eh !" he exclaimed, recognizing Kyo. "You're coming with me. The boss will be happy to see you." He grabbed his arm to force him to come. With the suit, Kyo could have easily resisted, but he didn't protest. He smiled reassuringly to his friend, who was horrified, and followed the yakuza downstairs.

They arrived in a heavily decorated room full of people. At the door, two yakuzas were standing guard. One of them had a baseball bat, though they both had guns at their belt. There were several people in the room, gambling or just smoking, entertained by beautiful young men. Kyo remembered this room, since he used to be one of these young men.

The boss was playing cards in the back of the room, a half-naked boy on his lap. He didn't pay any attention to Kyo until someone whispered something in his ear. He raised his head and looked at Kyo above his sunglasses.

"Well, well, Kyo, what a surprise ! You know, I lost a shitload of money when your pretty face wasn't there. You have a good explanation, of course ?"

"I'm… I'm leaving," he announced, not as confident as he intended. "I'm leaving this place. I won't work for you anymore."

"Eh ? Leaving ?" the boss put a hand behind his ear, as if he hadn't heard. "I don't think that will do." He made a sign of the head, and two yakuzas grabbed Kyo and threw him on the ground, beginning to hit him. Of course, Kyo couldn't feel the pain, thanks to the suit, but he was nervous. He felt a bead of sweat rolling on his temple as he breathed heavily, trying to calm down. If he wasn't careful, he would kill them. So he did nothing and endured the beating.

"Enough," the boss said after a while of hitting and kicking. The yakuzas grabbed Kyo by the arms and pushed him head first on the table.

"I don't allow my boys to leave," he continued. "You're gonna do what I'm paying you to do, and you're gonna do it now. Take off his pants," he said to one of the yakuzas who were holding him.

That was bad… They must not find the suit, he had to do something. He gritted his teeth. It was very hard controlling himself...

He felt a hand on his bottom and suddenly reacted. Trying not to put too much force, he sent one of the yakuzas flying across the room.

"What the… ?" the other began, but screamed as Kyo broke his arm. Then he walked to the boss.

"Wh… What do you think you're doing !" the boss exclaimed. Trying not to hurt him, Kyo pushed aside the young prostitute, who was in shock. Then he grabbed the boss by the neck and lifted him, until his feet didn't touch the ground anymore. The guard at the door had drawn their guns, but didn't dare firing, in fear of touching the boss.

"I said I'm leaving ! It's over !" he shouted. He felt his fingers tightening themselves around the boss' neck, as easily as if he was a rag doll. He smiled at the choking sounds of the boss. It was so easy. He could kill him if he wanted, he could crush him in his hand like an insect.

He had promised Tsuneo that he wouldn't kill, but it was so tempting… And Tsuneo would never know what had happened, right ? He… He just had to tighten his fingers a little bit more… Soon, the boss would choke to death, or his neck would break…

Kyo was breathing heavily, his hands shaking. He could do it. He could watch him die. He could kill a man, a human being…

Why couldn't he do that ? Why was it so different, killing an alien and killing a human being ? Cursing himself, he released the boss and let him fall on the ground, choking and trying to breathe.

"Con… Consider yourself lucky that I don't kill you…" he said, running a hand on his face. Without waiting for the boss to recover, he fled the room, throwing another yakuza on the ground on the way, and hurried to go upstairs, to his former room.

As fast as he could, he put all his belongings in a bag. Fortunately, he didn't have many things. A few clothes, two or three books, some money he had hardly saved during these years, and of course his beloved laptop. The one he used to bring during the mission was definitively lost, but he had to at least save this one.

When everything was packed, he hurried to go downstairs. But the yakuzas were already after him.

"Kill this fucker !" the boss ordered as soon as he saw him, a hand still massaging his neck. Kyo didn't have time to run in the other direction, because one of the yakuzas fired straight at his head.

The strength of the impact sent him to the ground, and for a moment, they thought he was dead.

"Damn, it hurts…" he groaned, getting back on his feet. The suit had protected him, but it felt like he had been knocked down.

The yakuzas were stunned to see him still alive. A bullet in the head should have killed him, but he didn't even have a mark on his forehead.

"What the… ?"

"B… Boss ?"

The boss was staying still, his mouth half-opened in shock. But Kyo didn't wait for him to come to his senses. He ran and jumped through a window, landing in the middle of broken glass in the street, where Tsuneo was waiting for him.

"Run !" he yelled to a bewildered Tsuneo. He caught his arm and they hurried to leave the place.

With the suit, they ran too fast for the yakuzas to reach them, and soon they were out of danger.

"W…What happened !" Tsuneo asked, confused. "Why did you jump through the window ?" But Kyo was laughing.

"You should have seen your face !" he laughed, holding his sides.

"It's not funny… I had never seen anything like this except in mangas !"

"I did it, Tsuneo, I did it ! I'm free !" he almost shouted, elated. With a grin, he jumped in his arms and kissed him.

"Eww…" an old woman with a poodle uttered, looking at them with disgust as she passed by. Tsuneo blushed, embarrassed, but Kyo gave her the finger and the woman hurried to go away, afraid.

"Tsk… We're in Osaka, not in the middle of the countryside…" Kyo complained. Tsuneo didn't answer. A few days ago, he would have probably reacted the same way as this old woman, with disgust…

They went back to the flat, hand in hand. Kyo couldn't hide his joy, and Tsuneo was happy to see him like that. When they arrived in front of the door, Kyo tensed up a little, as his hand touched the doorknob, but it opened exactly like before.

"Home !" he exclaimed as he went inside. "Who would have thought that I'd be happy to see this room one day !" Tsuneo chuckled.

"Well, now that it's done, I'll go back home."

"No, stay !" Kyo said, catching his arm. Tsuneo blushed.

"A… Alright…" He would have problems tomorrow if he didn't go back home, but who cared ? "I… I'll let you settle down, I'm going to find a konbini. All these emotions made me hungry."

He found a konbini in a nearby street and bought instant noodles. When he was back, they remembered that there wasn't even a table or chairs in the flat, so they ate in bed, watching a movie on Kyo's laptop.

After the noodles had been quickly eaten, Kyo came snuggling closer in Tsuneo's arms, resting his head on his shoulder as they watched the rest of the movie. Tsuneo smiled, closing his arms around his boyfriend, content. This feeling, was it happiness ? Yes, it must be. Feeling Kyo's warm body in his arms, his hair on his cheek, and his hand on his chest, that was great. He wanted to stay like that forever.

But something was bugging him. He couldn't help worrying about what people would say. If his family learned that he had a boyfriend, how would they react ? Would they be disgusted, like this old woman earlier ? Would they kick him out of home ?

"Can… Can I ask you something ?" he asked, after the movie was over.

"Hum ?" Kyo replied, surprised, watching Tsuneo's face.

"You don't… have to answer if you don't want but… Why… Why did your parents kicked you out ? Is… Is it because you brought a boyfriend home ?"

Kyo sighed and looked elsewhere. He seemed annoyed to talk about that, but he probably knew what kind of questionings Tsuneo was facing, so he answered anyway.

"No… I knew how my parents were, I'd have never brought someone home… It… It's just that a neighbor saw me kissing a guy, one day. We weren't even close to home, I didn't think someone I know would see us but… Then this neighbor told my parents, there was a huge argument, and I was thrown out… It's been 3 years."

"I… I see…" So Kyo had spent 3 years exploited by yakuzas just because he had… kissed a guy ? That was horrible. What kind of parents could do that to their child ?

"You're worrying about what your family would think ?" Kyo asked.

"Y… Yes…" he sighed. Kyo put a hand on his cheek and looked at him tenderly.

"Don't worry," he said. "Your family seems nice, they have nothing to do with mine."

"Hum…" Tsuneo looked elsewhere, not really reassured. He had to hide Gantz, he had to hide Chie, and now he had to hide that he had a boyfriend… As if it wasn't difficult enough.

"Eh…" Kyo whispered, looking in his eyes. "We're not doing anything wrong." He pressed his lips against Tsuneo's, gently. That brought a smile back on his face.

"Yea, I guess you're right…" he said, and kissed back. Kyo's warm lips were reassuring. They weren't doing anything wrong. Denying his feelings would be wrong, not accepting them. Yes, he liked a boy, and it didn't matter, because he couldn't do anything about it. And when he kissed Kyo, when he felt his body so close to his, he didn't want to do anything about it. He just wanted to enjoy.

He had to thank Gantz for all this happiness. Gantz had offered him a second chance, after he had died. Gantz had allowed him to revive Kyo, his savior, who had now become his boyfriend. And now, thanks to Gantz, Kyo had been able to get out of the misery, and they could enjoy a peaceful night, in the arms of each other, without any worries. Gantz was a blessing.

When Tsuneo went home this morning, before dawn, he had no idea that in a few hours, the sun would rise over a red sky.