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Chapter 7

The long afternoon nap had been just the thing both boys had needed, well that and the temporary release of the sexual tension between them. It had been only a little awkward when they had first woken up, things were just a tad sticky and messy as they had fallen asleep immediately afterwards. But Rikuo had woken up first (as usual) and had disengaged himself from the sleeping Kazahaya and gone to change and clean himself up before returning with a warm wash cloth for the slender boy still apparently knocked out on the couch.

Okay this was going to be tricky, did he try to clean up Kazahaya himself and hope the other boy didn't wake up, right like that was going to happen, with his luck Kazahaya would wake up at exactly the wrong moment and accuse Rikuo of molesting him in his sleep. (Sigh) Well there was no hope for it Rikuo was just going to have to wake the airhead up so he could do it himself and hope he didn't freak out to badly because of what they had done together. Of course, Rikuo could take the cowards way out and drop the wash cloth on the other boy's stomach and flee to the other room until the coast was clear. Crap, he couldn't do that either, Kazahaya would probably just freak out even more and then come after him and kill him in person.

"Kaza, Kazahaya, wake up sleepy head we still have laundry to do."

"Huh? Hey, Rikuo, so how long have we been asleep?"

"Several hours it appears. Ah, here you might want to, um, clean up a little before you get up." Rikuo handed Kazahaya the wash cloth and blushing a little turned away to give the smaller boy some privacy. That was odd, why wasn't there any yelling yet. In fact Kazahaya had gotten up and was heading to the bathroom to change, dropping the used wash cloth in the pile of dirty clothes waiting to go into the washer as he passed it.

"Kaza?"

"Aye, Rikuo, what's up?"

"A-are you okay?"

"Huh? Well yeah I feel great. I really needed that nap." Rikuo just stood there with his mouth hanging open. Kazahaya wasn't freaked out by what had happened? In fact he felt 'great'. I mean it wasn't like Rikuo didn't feel pretty damn good himself in fact he felt better then he had in ages. But, but…. He just sat down on the couch and stared at the retreating back of his roommate and who was now also his boyfriend. What the HELL had he gotten himself into?

The slender blonde smiled all the way into the bathroom, having grabbed some clean clothes from a basket on his way in. He had started to wake up when Rikuo had first moved out from under him, so he'd had a little time to think before Rikuo had come back with that washcloth. He knew Rikuo probably expected him to freak out or something, though why he thought that was beyond Kazahaya, I mean they had both wanted it right? And WOW! It had felt awesome.

Kazahaya instinctively knew there was 'more', and while Kazahaya knew he didn't know exactly how this sex thing worked between two people, especially when the two were boy people. He did know some things, like how his own body worked for example. Come he was a guy for gods sake, and once they found 'it' and then find out how good it felt to mess around with 'it', (usually in the privacy of a bathroom) they aren't ones to just let 'it' sit there doing nothing. Kazahaya was no different in this respect, sure he had grown up basically isolated from the world except for his sister Kei, but that didn't mean they hadn't been like normal little children in some regards and explored their differences and then when older they had each explored their own changing bodies. Or at least Kazahaya had, he'd been too embarrassed to share some of things that he'd been doing with his sister. Coming out of the bathroom, Kazahaya found Rikuo still sitting on the couch, looking like a jackass.

"GEEZ, WHAT ARE YOU A MORON OR SOMETHING? YOU PROMISED ME KISSES RIKUO, ALL I WANTED, YOU BETTER NOT THINK OF BACKING OUT NOW, CAUSE IF YOU DO I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS INTO NEXT WEEK!"

"Huh? A skinny little twerp like you could never kick my ass."

"Yeah, wanna bet?"

"You're on."

Which is how Kazahaya ended up having to clean the bathroom for the next 2 months, really he ought to learn to shut his big mouth sometimes. The rest of the evening went smoothly, the boys had dinner and watched some movies and ate popcorn, just like Kazahaya had wanted to do originally. The difference between watching movies together now and from before they had kissed under the cherry tree was that they no longer fought for supremacy on the couch instead Rikuo sat casually in a corner with Kazahaya curled up next to him, snuggled under his arm, when the smaller boy fell asleep during the second movie and his head fell into Rikuo's lap, he just continued to watched the movie as he idly trailed his fingers thru the soft dark blonde hair, more content then he had ever been before in his life.

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The next morning the boys found only Saiga waiting for them downstairs in the Drug Store, he told them they were in charge for the day as he was making Kekai take the day off. He also them what Kekai had heard about Watanuki's accident as he was sure the usual girls from the High School would be in here eventually and he didn't want the boys to worry that their friend was still in serious danger. When Kazahaya went off into the office to get the cash drawer so they could open the store, Saiga told Rikuo the rest of the message Kekai had told him to give to the serious young man. Rikuo wasn't sure what he was supposed to do with the message Saiga told him, but he figured it might make sense later. It was late morning when the people the message was really for walked into the shop.

Doumeki and the Mage known as Lissa reached the Drug Store, where Yukko had a tab for such things like her hangover medicine, not long before noon. Doumeki had been on several trips with Watanuki to pick up the medicine for the witch. So he was well known to the two young men working there. Today he wasn't in his school uniform but street clothes and the pretty blonde girl with him was dressed in a lovely light blue kimono with Sakura blossoms on it.

'Oi' Kazahaya."

"Doumeki, we were kind of expecting you, we heard Watanuki had an accident. Is he alright? How many bottles do you need for Yuuko? Hey, who's the cute girl?" Kazahaya asked the couple, Rikuo was crazy, it was obvious even to Kazahaya that these two were a couple, but then again the last time Watanuki and Doumeki had been in here, he 'had' noticed that the two had been, well watching each other differently. Was it just because of what was going on between him and Rikuo he was noticing this or was there really something going on there? Rikuo came out from out of the back room. He looked at the two teens standing with Kazahaya, and walking around the counter he came up to Doumeki.

"I need to talk to you. Kazahaya, go get a couple of the bottles we stashed for Yuuko-san, and give them to the girl."

"Yeah, sure thing Rikuo. Hey, stay here a sec, I'll be right back. What's your name? I'm Kazahaya….." As the two taller and much quieter males stepped away from the counter, Kazahaya rushed to get Yuuko's special hangover medicine. This was the one, the 'Girl' he had seen at the Ice Cream shop he wanted a chance to talk to her. There was something about her that drew him, plus her shields were a mess, once Doumeki moved away from her he could tell even without him having to touch her.

"I'm Lissa, I'm staying with Kunogi, Himawari and her family."

"So you're the girl that bagged Doumeki, huh? All the girls that come into the store have been talking about it lately, they think if they tell Rikuo all the local gossip that he'll pay attention to them."

"Really, what else do they say?" Leaning on the counter the blonde was listening intently, her smile a bit warmer than it had been before.

"Well, some of the more catty ones say that it's just a cover and that really it's Doumeki and Watanuki who are dating and you're actually with Kunogi-chan."

"And what would you think if I told you it was ALL of it true, and that we're sort of 'group' dating? Hm, and what about that hunk over there, are you guys dating too?" She winked at the dark blonde who was now leaning on the counter, damn he liked this girl, she was open and friendly and not like so many of the other girls who came into the store just to flirt with Rikuo. Like Watanuki Kazahaya never noticed that many of the girls (and boys) came in here to ogle him and not the sullen Rikuo. Kazahaya blushed and smiled at the pretty girl who was fast becoming a friend.

"Oh yeah, that's right you saw us at the Ice Cream shop together. Yeah we just started dating, in fact that was our first real out in public date we haven't had much of a chance to get out for another one."

"We just started dating to. Hey once Kimihiro is back on his feet we should all go out together, you know like a triple date or something."

"If we do, does that mean we're all going to have sex together someday? Can six people even do that? I haven't even figured out how it works with two people yet, have you." The Mage gave the innocent teen a long look before she answered. It was times like this that she felt the weight of her soul's age weighing on her. She reached out and traced a finger gently down the side of his face.

"Don't rush it Kazahaya it will come, all in due time. And no we haven't gotten that far either." Her royal blue eyes twinkled at the beautiful teenager as they continued to talk, waiting for their boyfriends to return.

Rikuo stopped walking and turned to face Doumeki when he reached the front of the store out of hearing distance of the other two. This is who Kekai had wanted him to give the message too, not the girl, the instructions Kekai had left with Saiga said to leave the girl with Kazahaya while he gave her male partner a message, and as usual Kekai had only given him partial information. Not even telling them who it was he was supposed to give the message to, but now that he had seen them, he knew, even he could tell her that shields were weak and that said a lot.

"She was the one who healed Watanuki." Rikuo nodded towards the two blondes, it was a statement, not a question.

"Yes"

"Keep her close to you, her shields are almost non-existent. She may 'look' fine but she's not, make sure she eats at least every 2-3 hours until her reserves are built back up. Until then protect her."

"Always"

"Good"

The two quiet young men easily understood one another, words were not as important as actions or intentions. Walking back towards to the counter Kazahaya looking up spotted them.

"Rikuo, Lissa-chan and I were talking, once Watanuki is back on his feet we should all go on a triple date together. Isn't that a great idea?" The larger male sighed.

"Yeah whatever"

Rikuo watched as the couple left the store, Doumeki taking the Mages hand as they entered out onto the street, making sure to keep her close. He looked over at Kazahaya did he know that she was the one who had healed Watanuki. Kazahaya was also watching the retreating couple as they walked down the street. His fingers grazing his cheek where she had touched him, her shields had been so weak, he wondered if she even knew just how much he had learned from that simple touch. Maybe, she was a powerful Mage. Then again in her weaken condition maybe not.

"Rikuo."

"Hm."

"You heard her real name too, didn't you?"

"Yeah. But she doesn't belong to us."

"I don't know Rikuo, I think she knows my sister Kei."

"WHAT!"

AN: next chapter is a bit longer and all we get some of Kazahaya's and Kei's past.