Hiroki and Nowaki finally make their appearance! Hurray! Nowaki is so adorable and sweet.

He loudly hummed a cheerful tune as he made his way down the colannade towards the audience chamber. The red carpet beneath his feet was lined on the sides with gold and the white wall to his right was covered with so many designs that he couldn't figure out which design was his favorite. To his left, it showed the large green courtyard that also led to the Gummi Hangar which was controlled by Chip and Dale, a pair of chipmunks who had always loved machinery so the King appointed them the Gummi Mechanics.

Hiroki, just because he could use magic, was appointed 'The Royal Court Magician' and he liked the title just not the job. He rarely got to use his magic so all of his energy was bottled up until the King wanted him to put on a show. He sighed, a little sore but mostly pissed from having to always report to the King so early. 'The Captain of the Royal Knights' was the 32 year old's lover, Nowaki Kusama, a gentle and caring yet overeager and overprotective 28 year old.
The magician didn't believe his lover at first when he said he was the Captain of the Royal Knights but when the King called for the both of them, he demanded to know why Nowaki was given such a title. The answer had been simple. Nowaki said it was not only to protect the King and his people but mostly to be near Hiroki. He sighed as he looked out in the courtyard, noticing Nowaki falling asleep. 'What would the king say if he saw Nowaki sleeping?' He sighed heavily as he reached his destination and faced the humongous light purple doors. "Why do we need such big doors? No one here is over six feet tall." Hiroki grumbled and knocked on the door five times before a smaller door appeared. Stepping in after straightening his light brown t-shirt and smoothing out his dark caramel colored hair, he cleared his throat and began making his way to the large throne that felt like a mile away.
He put on a light smile and spoke calmly. "Good Morning, Your Majesty!"

Silence as he continued forward but he didn't think anything of it. It was normal for the King not to say anything which pissed the magician off. Sighing when he was nearly there, he spoke even louder this time. "It's nice to see you this morn -." Hiroki's eyes widened when he realized the King wasn't on his throne. "What!" He shouted out before cringing as the echo of his voice came back at him. He blinked when he saw Pluto, the King's loyal companion, appear from behind the seat with a letter in his mouth with the King's seal.
Taking the letter from the bloodhound, Hiroki quickly scanned it over with his brown eyes before he quickly began running out of the audience chamber and to the courtyard where Nowaki lie sleeping near the entrance to the Gummi Hangar. "Wake up, Nowaki, wake up! This is serious!" He shook his lover continuously, hoping the young captain would wake up. But even shaking didn't wake him. All Nowaki did was turn a bit in his sleep, pissing Hiroki off.

Summoning a small bit of energy from inside, he immediately used thunder on the young man, causing him to wake from his deep sleep and jump. Looking around for a second, Nowaki's blue eyes landed on the magician he loved so much.
"Ah, hey there, Hiro-san. Good morning." He smiled as his eyes sparkled with happiness.

Ignoring Nowaki's happiness, Hiroki began speaking quickly. "We've got a problem, Nowaki! But don't tell anyone..."

"Queen Minnie?" His smile had faded.

"Not even the queen."

"Daisy?"

Now Hiroki was just annoyed. "No, it's top secret!"

Nowaki looked passed his lover and said "Good morning, ladies." Hiroki turned around to see the Queen and her lady-in-waiting, or whatever the heck she was, standing there with disappointed looks.

Misaki sighed as he jumped off the boat and looked around at the island. 'It's almost time! We just need to collect the food and then tomorrow we can leave!" He thought back to yesterday at the paopou tree and blushed a deep red before growling at himself. 'No, I can't think about that now. I have a job to do. I can't get distracted.' He slapped his cheeks a few times before running off to find Akihiko.

Turns out he was on the other side of the island where it was a bit harder to find interesting things. Catching his breath, he stared at Akihiko's back. "Usagi-san?"
The older man turned and smiled at him. "It seems like your stamina's increasing."
The brunette stared at him before asking what else they needed for the raft. "Thanks. Uh, so what do we need today?"
"Food, silly." Akihiko ruffled his hair like he had done yesterday. "Let's see. We need one seagull egg, three mushrooms, two coconuts and three fish. And fill this up with drinking water but not from the ocean. Bring it all back here and if you need help, just ask." "Got it." Misaki smiled as he took the empty bottle.

'Finding the food is gonna be harder than I thought.' He thought as he began moving rocks, bushes, and anything else that was in his way of locating mushrooms. He knew that mushrooms grew in damp, shady places and there weren't that many areas that had shade. In fact, if he remembered correctly, there was a little more than five (I actually counted when I was playing lol). 'So if I search those five areas plus the Secret Place, I should find them.' Misaki began his search for the mushrooms first. He had found his first mushroom behind a large rock in a small space, his second behind some bushes and his final one in the Secret Place that had been on the first side of the beach near the waterfall.
However, his trip to the Secret Place hadn't been a very good one. In fact, it was a little weird yet creepy. A man dressed in a brown, old cloak had appeared before him. And their conversation had been confusing.
"Wh-who's there?" Misaki turned around to nearly come face to face with him who stood in front of an odd door that had always been there since he could remember.
"I've come to see the door to this world." The cloaked man had sounded young and his voice soft but not as soft as Usagi-san's.
"Huh?"
"This world has been connected."
"Wh-what are you talking about?"
"Tied to the darkness... soon to be completely eclipsed."
"Well, whoever you are, stop freaking me out like this. Huh? Wh-where did you come from?" 'I'm seriously just asking him now?'
"You do not yet know what lies beyond the door."
"So, you're from another world!"
"There is so very much to learn. You understand so little."
Now Misaki was just irritated and angry. "Oh, yeah? Well, you'll see. I'm gonna get out and learn what's out there!"
"A meaningless effort. One who knows nothing can understand nothing." (So true)
The angry green eyed boy looked over at the door a few seconds before returning his attention back to the strange man only to see that he was gone. 'Why do I always look away for a second before realizing the person is gone.'

Finding his last mushroom near a picture of him and Akihiko, he sat down and remembered when they drew it. They had been at least 12 and 22 and wouldn't tell the other how much they liked each other until a year ago. Well, it had been Misaki who had told Usagi he liked him and when he had, all the man did was smile at him. He thought about yesterday; when Usagi had given him the paopou fruit and held him close. 'I had always thought he liked me only as a friend but he practically told me he loved me yesterday. Can I tell him I love him too?' Sighing, he stared at the drawings a little longer before taking a nearby rock and scraped a drawing of his arm giving Akihiko a paopou fruit. "Someday... I promise." He stood and quickly left, not wanting Usagi to come search for him. "I'll give him the mushrooms then go look for the rest." Misaki whispered out loud to no one as he headed to the other side of the beach again.
I know I switched the last two scenes but I thought it'd make a bit more sense because when he was looking for a mushroom it had been near the drawings.

Finding his lover still by the raft, he handed over the mushrooms and hurriedly left for the seagull egg and fish. The fish were easy to catch but the damn seagull egg wasn't. He had to climb a damn coconut tree, hurting his arms and legs in the process. 'Today was a bad day to wear shorts and a t-shirt.' Spotting the egg, he managed to jump to the tree beside him and just before he fell off, he grabbed the egg and waited to hit the ground. But Usagi had managed to catch him in time, something he was extremely grateful for. "I got the egg." Misaki laughed nervously as he handed the egg and fish over.
"Be careful next time." He heard Akihiko call out to him as he ran back to the other side of the beach for water then search for the coconuts.
"I will!" The boy didn't look back. He headed to the waterfall and filled the bottle up quickly, wanting to spend some time with Usagi before he had to go home. 'Now for the coconuts. I'm going to have to hit the trees just to find the right ones.' The yellow coconuts were always fresh compared to the brown ones. "Dang it... I left my wooden sword at home! Now how am I gonna get them?" 'Maybe Usagi brought his! Or Takahiro. I haven't seen him all day. I wonder where he's hiding.' First, he went back to Usagi and gave him the bottled water then asked if he had his sword.
"Didn't you forget it the other day when I wanted to spar with you?"
Embarrassed, Misaki looked away and said yeah. "I would use Takahiro's but I haven't seen him all day."
Handing over his sword, Usagi told him he should be up near the tree house. 'So if I'm going to fight Usagi-san, I need to borrow my brother's sword.' Thanking Akihiko, he rushed off to get the coconuts. "First the coconuts then my brother."

For awhile, all Misaki was able to knock down were the brown ones. Pissed, he began striking as many trees as he could just to get what he needed. Finally after hitting over ten or more trees on the entire island, he was able to collect two yellow coconuts (I counted the trees too. Don't really know why though). "Finally," he sighed heavily. "Now I can get my brother's sword and spar with Usagi-san." He ran to the tree house and sure enough, Takahiro was just standing there, looking out over the bright blue horizon to get a better view of the ocean. "Brother?"
Takahiro slightly jumped at Misaki's voice, turning towards him. "What is it?"
"Did you bring your sword today? I forgot mine at home and I want to spar with Usagi-san." Misaki nearly begged.
Laughing, his big brother knelt down and picked up his wooden sword. "You can be forgetful sometimes." He handed over the sword.
"Not true." He huffed. "Anyway, thanks. I'll see you later." And the brunette ran back as fast as he could to the other side of the beach while making sure he didn't lose the coconuts. Seeing Akihiko STILL standing by the raft, he tossed his sword at his feet causing the older man to look up.
"Well I see you brought the coconuts and you even got your brother's sword." Usagi smiled happily as his silver hair blew gently in the calming breeze. Taking the last of the items from Misaki, he placed them on the raft and picked up his weapon. "You ready to fight?"
Misaki grinned, full of determination. 'I know I can do this. If I lose, I'll just keep fighting him until I win.' He ran ahead to the small island connected by the bridge. Akihiko's voice reached out to him just as he stepped on the island. "If I win two out three times, we share it." Misaki could tell he was smiling by the interest in his voice. Giggling, he shouted back "Then I guess I'll have to win!" He stopped and turned to see Usagi stepping off the bridge and smirking.
"You ready?" He readied himself, knowing Misaki wouldn't give up.
"Of course! I always am when it comes to fighting you!"
"GO!" Usagi quickly lunged forward, not giving Misaki a chance to dodge. Instead, he blocked, struggling to push him back.
"Is the only thing you can do is block?" Usagi leaned close to his face, staring into green eyes.
Misaki, trying to think of how to counter attack, thought of his fight with the giant creature in his dream. 'What did I have to attack to beat him?' Gritting his teeth, he shoved Usagi backwards who landed on his back and losing his sword as it was kicked to the side and a wooden sword held to his throat. "Looks like the score is 1 to 0." Misaki widely grinned at his lover.
Standing up, Akihiko picked up his weapon. "Seems like you've gotten stronger. I guess I shouldn't hold back." Seeing the confused look on the boy's face, he got ready to attack but not before Misaki ran at him, his sword raised high. Shocked, Usagi got ready to block, unfortunately, the brunette tripped over his own feet, landing on his face like he had yesterday. Holding in a laugh, Akihiko held his sword to his opponents throat when he raised his head. "It's a tie so far."

"Fine." Misaki stood and wiped himself off. "But you got that point because I tripped!"
Usagi laughed and moved back to his spot, ready to block or attack. 'I'll get him by actually attacking and making him block then I'll push him back. He caught me off guard the first time but not again.' He watched Misaki's movements carefully as the 22 year old came at him again. Smirking, Akihiko counter attacked and they both skid back a few feet. 'Damn! When did he get stronger? We're practically even in strength. But he needs to work on his footing and a little on his defense.'
'Maybe if I knock his weapon out of his hands, I can - wait that's it!' Misaki remembered how he had to attack the monster's hands just to beat it. 'So if attack Usagi-san's hands, I'll win this. But then again, I kind of want to share the paopou with him. I'm just shy but why would I be shy? We're just sharing fruit...' He was brought out of his thoughts when Usagi lunged causing the brunette to block as he was forced back towards the edge. Not wanting to end up in the ocean, Misaki quickly shouted "I give in! You win!"
Akihiko stopped forcing him back and grabbed his arm. Misaki looked at him strangely before he let out a yelp as he was pulled into a deep kiss with Misaki gripping onto him tightly.

"Misaki?" The boy pulled away and let go of Akihiko's shirt. "Oh, um, hi Takahiro. What's up?" He kicked the sand nervously while Usagi and Takahiro had a glaring contest.
"What's up? I should be asking you two that! What do you think you're doing to my brother? Corrupting him?" His brother directed towards Akihiko.
Usagi continued glaring while he spoke "I would never do a such thing." He clenched his fist in disgust. 'I'm going to take Misaki and leave, never looking back at this wretched island again.' "Misaki."
The 22 year old looked over to his lover. He could hear the anger in his voice and he didn't like it. Usagi rarely ever got angry and when he did it was when Misaki wasn't around. "Am I corrupting you?"
"Of course not! I've loved you for awhile now. I've practically loved you since I was 18! I was just too scared to tell you how I felt!"
Takahiro just stared with a disappointed look at his little brother. "I should have kept a better watch over you. But I can't change the past. So I guess I have to let it go." He turned and walked back across the bridge to head to the boats.

Misaki sighed and turned towards the ocean. 'Did I let my brother down? He doesn't want me to be with Usagi-san but I love him to the point that it hurts.'
"Do you want to speak to him?" Akihiko's voice broke his thoughts.
The boy just shook his head 'no' before letting Usagi hold him. Sighing, Usagi said "Let's go to the dock." He took hold of Misaki's hand and led them towards the beach.
"Why?"
"Well, I want to watch another sunset unless you want to go home."
The brunette quickly spoke, his large green eyes sparkling with something Usagi couldn't read. "Of course I want to watch the sunset with you!"
When they reached the dock, Takahiro's boat was gone. Misaki felt upset that he hurt his brother's feelings but Takahiro didn't understand how he felt about Usagi. Sitting on the edge, Misaki spoke up. "You know, you've changed."
Akihiko looked over at him with confused eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Well..." He paused, trying to think of what to say.
"You okay?" The 32 year old took hold of his hand.
"Not really. I should've told Takahiro to stay home today." The brunette brought his knees up to his chest. "I feel like I let him down."
"Misaki," Usagi placed a gentle hand on the boy's face, making him slightly blush. "He doesn't understand our love. Takahiro is mostly upset with me. He thinks I'm a bad influence. I don't know why and I didn't exactly have the best childhood. The only time I ever smiled was when I was with you. You were, still are and always will be my light." He spoke softly, his violet eyes filled with gentleness and comfort.
Next thing he knew he was crying, the blush still on his face as he stared into those beautiful eyes. Not being able to hold it in any longer, Misaki pulled Usagi in by his yellow shirt and kissed him, the tears rolling down his cheeks. 'I love you.' He gasped as he felt a cold hand move up his shirt. "U-Usagi-san!" He gripped Akihiko tightly, trying not to let go.
No matter how much I want to type a sex scene, I can't do it... I've only ever tried about six times before and they didn't work out so well cause I was getting nervous. So if you want one... use your imagination.

It felt like it ended too quickly but it was already dark so they had to head back. The boat ride back to the main island was silent. They were both happy that they had done it. Misaki was even in a daze which caused Akihiko to smile gently. Unfortunately, the ride back wasn't even very far which took about 15 or less minutes depending on how fast you rowed. He tried rowing as slow as he could but he would always row fast and it pissed him off when they reached the main island, bumping into another boat. "Well, I guess I should get you home."
"Can you carry me? I'm kinda a little sore." Misaki laughed. Akihiko grabbed his hand and pulled him up on the dock before kneeling. "Thanks." The brunette smiled.

Well, I'll end it here for now. I'd like to thank Shiranai Atsune for all of her support and help!

My favorite KH quotes so far: The closer you get to the light, the greater your shadow becomes.
One who knows nothing, can understand nothing.