SEQUEL to: 'You'll never know'. I guess this one makes more sense if you've read that one too, but it isn't really necessary ;)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the characters.

Please R&R^^

So… Rei has to do something to cheer up Ruka, right? ;) WARNING: yaoi, in some… strange poses… XD
And sorry for not updating last week, I was too busy with Christmas^^'

In silence, Ruka redressed into a tight grey pair of jeans and a thin blouse, in a shade of red that matched his eyes. Granted, he only knew that because Rei had pointed it out to him, but that did mean that the purple-haired angel liked the color, right? Ruka just hoped so. Over it all, he was wearing a thick coat, same as Rei, but in black. "So.. does this seem okay?" he asked, feeling somewhat shy about asking his beloved one for his opinion about it. What if Rei didn't like it enough? Geez, now he knew how humans felt at their first dates. It wasn't a relaxing feeling, that was for sure.

"You look great," Rei replied, slowly walking to Ruka. "Just…" Gently, he unbuttoned the upper part of the grey blouse. "Now it's perfect," he said with a bright smile, before softly kissing the taller angel.

"Rei…" Ruka smiled uncomfortably, though happy about his beloved one's response. "You're making me shy. S-shall we go now?"

The smaller angel seemed somewhat amused by that, and smiled softly. "You usually are the one to have that effect on me all the time. Anyhow, let's at least tell someone we're going out, or our friends will be worried."

"Yes, indeed," Ruka nodded, watching Rei running out of the room, yelling something at him that sounded like 'I'll be right back'. Grinning softly, he waited and soon heard a soft thumb somewhat further down the hall and his angel apologizing. After Rei's announcement about his and Ruka's plans, the other person replied that he'd tell the others if they'd ask. Then there was some softer talking, not loud enough for Ruka to understand, before his angel came running back into the room.

"I ran into Shin, so he knows now where we are. Well, that we're out anyway, we'll see where we land," the purple-haired angel told him.

"Ran into him literarily?" Ruka chuckled, deciding not to ask what the softer talking had been about. It had probably been about either him or Yuda, or both of them, he knew that. But it was a fact that Rei and Shin were almost as close as twin brothers, so Ruka didn't mind at all that the two discussed all bits about their relationships. They could tell each other things that they couldn't even discuss with their beloved ones, so it wouldn't become a burden to them, so why would the silver-haired angel mind? Honestly, it wasn't like he always told Rei everything. And he was pretty sure that his secret was a lot worse than anything that the purple-haired angel didn't tell him.

"Yeah, but he didn't mind it," Rei grinned. "So, shall we leave?"

"Okay…" Suddenly, he remembered something he'd seen on television once. "Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back!" Without waiting for a response, he ran out the door and down the stairs. Then towards the door to the backyard. A flash of blue hair and startled golden eyes when he ran round the last corner, and a soft thumb when he ran into the other angel. "Sorry!" he apologized immediately, jumping onto his feet and helping up the smaller angel.

Shin chuckled dryly. "Maybe I should stay in my room until you and Rei have left?"

"Nah, I'll fly back up Rei's room, so you'll be safe," Ruka grinned, somewhat guiltily. "I'm really sorry."

"It's okay," Shin reassured him. "But if Rei is waiting, you should hurry up, right?"

"Yeah, I should. See you later!" Quickly, he ran off again, quickly searching through the garden before making his wings appear and flying up to the window of Rei's room. Soon after he had tapped on the window, the curtains flew open and Rei looked at him surprised.

"Ruka? Why did you come back this way?" the purple-haired angel asked, while opening the window to let in his beloved one.

"For Shin's safety," Ruka grinned sheepishly. "I ran into him too, on my way to the garden."

Rei grinned softly, but then asked seriously; "He isn't hurt?"

"No, otherwise I'd be being chased by Yuda right now, probably with some kitchen knife. Anyhow…" Gently, Ruka placed his hand on Rei's cheek, turning the smaller angel's head a bit, and then tugged a beautiful red flower into his hair. "It matches your coat, and... I've seen on television that humans give each other flowers too, at dates. Well, usually from boy to girl, but…" He trailed off and averted his gaze to the floor unsurely, suddenly realizing he had practically called Rei a girl.

His angel looked at him with a somewhat amused smile on his face. "Well, for once I don't mind my gender being twisted." Just as Ruka looked up at him again, the purple-haired angel stepped forward and hugged him tightly. "Thanks for the flower, it's beautiful." After giving Ruka a short kiss onto his lips, he let go of his beloved one. "Did you get it from the garden?"

"Eh… yes," the taller angel admitted. "I thought of it just now. Besides, it probably won't last until next morning, and this way it's beauty won't be lost once this particular flower withers. There'll always be more of it… just like our love will last forever." In his mind, that had sounded a lot more logical, but Rei seemed to understand what he meant anyway, throwing himself into Ruka's arms yet again.

"That's… that's really romantic, in a strange way," the smaller angel said, laughing softly with his face pressed against the side of his beloved one's neck. Unsure of how to respond, Ruka just held him for a moment, until the smaller angel stepped back and made his golden wings appear. "Shall we now go?"

Ruka only nodded, gently taking hold of Rei's hand. "You can lead the way, I'll follow you anywhere."

The smaller angel smiled happily and flew off, pulling Ruka along. He honestly didn't have any idea where they were going, all he could concentrate upon was the feeling of Ruka's hand holding his, and the smile on his beloved one's face. It always made him feel glad to see Ruka happy, but especially since last night. Sure neither Ruka, Yuda or Goh had shown an sign of something being wrong, but the look on Yuda's face when he had brought Ruka to Rei's room, the guilty look on the silver-haired angel's face when he woke up, and especially the relieved look when Rei had said what Goh had told him had happened, made the purple-haired angel a bit unsure. And when Yuda had suddenly took Ruka for a private conversation, after acting so coldly all through breakfast-time, Rei had known for sure that there was something they weren't telling him.

He didn't ask of course. If it were important, or when Ruka was ready to, he'd tell him. If it was anything like Rei suspected, asking about it would only make it worse. More importantly, the risk of accidentally sounding like he was accusing Ruka was just too big to take. And he'd never forgive himself if he'd accidentally made his beloved one feel bad, not in such a situation.

"Rei? Is anything wrong?" Ruka suddenly asked, looking at him somewhat worried.

"Eh?" Realizing he hadn't spoken for minutes already, Rei smiled at him. "Ah, sorry. I was just lost in thoughts for a moment. Everything is fine." Resolutely, he pushed away any depressing or scaring thoughts, not wanting to let anything spoil tonight. For now, for the rest of the night, the world was only him and Ruka, and the love they shared. The silver-haired angel still watched him unsurely, though. "So… ever tried kissing while flying?" Rei blurted out, in an attempt to brighten the mood.

"Wha…" For a moment, his angel just stared at him incredulously. "No. But I'm willing to try."

The smaller angel smiled shyly, and turned a bit, almost flying on his side. "Come here then," he whispered softly, feeling his cheeks heating up. Gently, Ruka wrapped his arms around the purple-haired angel's thin waist, and kissed him carefully. "Mmh…" The unreal feeling of flying and kissing at the same time was too distracting to allow him to keep balanced, and he automatically turned onto his back. The somewhat shaky, fluttering movements that his wings now made, dragged them a bit lower in the air, but neither of them even realized.

Ruka could only look at how his beloved angel looked right now, that porcelain face heated up from their kiss, those beautiful dark golden eyes half-closed and surrounded by those thick eyelashes. And fluttering his wings like a bird drunk on love. "Rei…" he mumbled, breaking their kiss for a moment. "You're so beautiful." That resulted in the smaller angel's cheeks turning into an even deeper shade of red, perfectly matching the color of Ruka's eyes. Before he could respond, though, the silver-haired angel had recaptured his lips into another kiss, a deep one.

A soft shiver went through Rei's body, his wings fluttering quickly and erratically now for a moment. "Mmh… n-ng…" In a movement so quick that Ruka barely noticed it coming, the smaller angel wrapped his arms around his beloved one's shoulders, pulling himself up against Ruka to be as close as possible to his body. He apparently had forgotten all about the fact that he was supposed to be flying, his wings only showing now what Ruka's touch did to him. When the silver-haired angel gently moved his arms a bit, to support Rei better, the smaller angel's wings immediately fluttered a bit before hanging limply underneath him again. "Ouch…Ruka, this… this feels so good," he whispered breathlessly. "Why didn't we try this before?"

"Because it would have been an inconvenience to be doing this while being shot at by demons. Or while our friends were watching," Ruka chuckled.

"Mmh… yeah." Rei smiled shyly. "Although… I don't think I'd even have noticed if they'd been watching just now. P-please… go on?" Trembling softly, he looked up at his beloved one. Those beautiful golden eyes were full of love, and a certain eagerness that honestly made it difficult for Ruka to not kiss him again.

"Let's find a place to land first, I don't think I'll be able to keep up both in the sky for much longer," he suggested, already searching the forest below them for a nice spot.

"Ah… y-yes. H-hurry, please." Apparently too preoccupied already, the purple-haired angel just hung in Ruka's arms while the taller angel tried to find a place to land.

There were more than enough places where they could land safely, but they weren't good enough right now. They'd need a place with some soft grass or moss covering the ground, far enough from any villages to not be discovered. And most importantly, it needed to be beautiful, like Rei wanted. Which proved pretty hard to find, but finally he found a perfect spot. A small patch of grass in the middle of the trees, next to a calmly flowing creek. "Hold on," he whispered into Rei's ear. Considering that was already enough to make a shudder go through that slender body, Ruka really did need to hurry.

As carefully as he could he landed, slowly lowering Rei to the ground. Laying on the ground, looking up at him pleadingly, Rei truly looked breathtakingly beautiful. Ruka didn't even realize how long he was staring at his beloved one, until Rei, still embracing the taller angel, slowly slid his hands down over Ruka's body to undo his pants. Careful as if the purple-haired angel could break if he'd be too rough, Ruka returned the favor, undoing Rei's pants and slowly pulling them down the smaller angel's long legs.

"Rei…" Unable to say any more, he leaned down and kissed his angel again. Taken by surprise, Rei let out a stifled moan, quickly dragging down Ruka's pants.

"G-good thing this isn't r-really a first date," the purple-haired angel grinned sheepishly, after breaking their kiss due to a need of oxygen.

"Indeed," Ruka chuckled, before slowly kissing the side of Rei's neck and then turning him over to his stomach gently. "Don't withdraw your wings," he whispered. "You're even more beautiful when you show them." He hadn't withdrawn his own wings either, they now formed a silver blanket over their lower bodies, guarding them against the coldness of the night.

Letting out a shuddering sigh, Rei spread his wings and softly brushed Ruka's sides with them. Somehow, even though they had roughly the same texture as regular wings, they felt so much more soft and warm, by the angelic energy that formed them. Sure, his own wings were the same, set aside the color, but to be touched by Rei's wings felt so much more special. They barely ever let anyone touch their wings. Not that they had any objection against people touching them, but it wasn't like anyone ever needed to. But somehow, that made the touch so intimate. That, and the fact that their wings were formed by their energy, making Rei's wings feel so ultimately… like Rei. Ruka knew that sounded stupid as an explanation, but due to the way Rei had positioned his legs to be touched by Ruka's wings as much as possible, he knew he didn't need to explain. His beloved one, as usual, understood what he felt because he felt the same.

"R-Ruka…" The smaller angel sounded almost impatiently. "Please… take me…"

The silver-haired angel did as he was asked without any reluctance, carefully preparing his beloved one before entering. Rei let out a deep moan, pressing his back against Ruka's chest. "R-Rei?" Even at a moment like this, the taller angel still couldn't help but to worry about his beloved angel.

"I'm fine, Ruka… G-go on…"

Slowly, Ruka started moving, and heard his beloved one moan breathlessly underneath him, those golden wings twitching for a moment. Tenderly, he kissed the back of Rei's neck, partly uncovered by the long purple strands of hair. As soon as his lips touched the soft skin, he felt his angel holding his breath for a moment before moaning contently. Still kissing the back of Rei's neck, Ruka pushed his hands underneath the smaller angel's body and started rubbing certain spots that caused Rei's moans to become clearly louder.

Rei's wings were fluttering uselessly now, which somehow made him look even more breathtaking. "Mmh… R-Rei…" Suddenly, the purple-haired angel made the exact right move, making Ruka groan contently. Barely able to think coherently anymore, he just continued moving, and kissing every spot of Rei that he could reach, occasionally nearly biting him when Rei made certain moves or noises.

"Bite… harder," the slender angel suddenly moaned breathlessly. "A-ah…"

"But…" Ruka weakly protested, reluctant to hurt his beloved one.

"P-please… bite… F-feels so…" Interrupting himself by letting out a deep moan, Rei pressed his back against Ruka's chest. Gently, the taller angel nibbled on his angel's soft skin. Immediately, the purple-haired angel fluttered his wings again, showing the effect that touch had on his body. Feeling the tension in his lower body getting more and more intense, Ruka did his best to bring Rei to the same point, which didn't take too much effort. The smaller angel was moaning with every breath now, his wings twitching rather than fluttering.

Ruka had managed to keep his own wings still throughout most of their love-making, but when Rei reached his climax and pushed him over the edge too, he automatically spread his wings as widely as they could, causing a gust of wind to wipe over the forest ground. Underneath him Rei collapsed, gasping for breath, and Ruka could only barely manage to pull out and lie down next to him. It'd probably wouldn't do much good for the smaller angel to have Ruka lying on top of him now, although Rei did seem to be pleased by the fact that one of Ruka's wings was still covering part of his body. Folding one of his own wings underneath Ruka's, he managed to return the favor and cover most of his beloved one's lower body.

Still, that didn't feel like enough. Eager for some more warmth and comfort, some more… Rei, Ruka crawled closer to him and snuggled as closely against his angel's side as possible. "I love you," he whispered in the smaller angel's ear, receiving a tired but loving smile in response.

For some time, they just laid there, enjoying each other's warmth and company, until finally Ruka sat up. "Maybe we should go home now, it's getting late."

"Mmh… Why did I get the idea of going so far from home?" Rei groaned, sitting up slowly. Letting out a sigh, he then added; "It was worth it, though."

"Definitely," the silver-haired angel nodded, wrapping his arms around his beloved one. "You have no idea how breathtaking you looked with your wings spread, while… doing 'that'."

"Y-you looked pretty amazing too," Rei mumbled, feeling his cheeks heating up. A bit shy, he averted his gaze towards the ground, suddenly seeing something lying there. "Ah, we lost some feathers!" Ruka followed his gaze, and indeed, there lay a silver and a golden feather, only a short distance from each other.

"Then…" Carefully, Ruka lifted the feathers off the ground. Even now that they weren't connected to the angels anymore, they still looked unearthly beautiful, shining faintly with their angelic energy. "We shouldn't just leave them here, we don't know what effect it might have on humans."

"But it seems like a waste to just throw them away," Rei commented.

"Yeah…" Ruka stared at them for a moment. "I think I got an idea… but let's go back home first."

A bit surprised, Rei looked at his beloved one, wondering what that idea was then. Well, Ruka didn't seem eager to tell yet, so he decided to just wait and see. It would be nice to keep them, though, as a reminder of their most passionate night so far.

"Rei, are you feeling well enough to fly?"

"Yes, my body is just a bit sore. That's all." A bit stiffly, he moved his wings, sending a somewhat unexpected sting through his back. "Ouch… a bit much sore."

"Well, I can try carry you…"

"No, you're just as tired!"

"But undoubtedly less sore."

A short silence. "Okay, that's true." But still, he didn't want to force his beloved one to carry him all the way home. "I'll just see how far I can get, okay?"

"Okay. But…"

"I'll say so if it hurts too much to fly on," Rei interrupted him with a soft smile. "Let's go now, it's only getting later." With that, he flew off. Almost immediately, he felt a hand gently grabbing hold on his, and saw Ruka flying next to him, still seeming worried. "Don't look at me like I could drop out of the sky at any moment now. You're holding my hand, so you can be sure I'd never fall."

"Still. It'd be my fault if anything would happen, because…"

"I allowed you to do that to my body voluntarily, knowing all too well how it would affect me afterwards. Don't make it sound like something you should feel guilty about." A somewhat shy smile. "I enjoy it just as much as you do."

At that, Ruka finally chuckled softly. "Well, that's the point of it, right?" Still, he kept holding Rei's hand tightly as they flew back home. Honestly, the purple-haired angel didn't mind at all. It did make him feel more safe, even if he wouldn't admit that to his beloved one.

He felt more relieved than he wanted to show, when they finally reached the large window to his room. Finally letting go of his beloved one's hand, he let himself drop down onto the bed. "Finally home."

"I'll be out for a moment, could you wait for me? I really need to talk to you about something before we go to sleep."

"Sure," Rei replied, surprised. "What important things do you have to do at this hour?"

"Just… It'll be finished within half an hour, I won't leave the house. Just… wait for me?" Ruka seemed almost nervous, which made Rei feel somewhat worried, but he nodded in accordance nonetheless. "Thanks. I'll hurry." With that, the silver-haired angel practically ran out of the room.

"Ruka…" Letting out a sigh, Rei laid back on the bed, closing his eyes for just a moment. This was a bit too comfy, he realized when he caught himself on almost falling asleep. Whatever Ruka was doing, he obviously needed to talk to Rei later. Considering their situation, how tense the silver-haired angel still seemed to be despite Rei's efforts to reassure him that it'd turn out well, he didn't want to give his beloved one any more stress. Better to go do something, instead of lying here.

Slowly, to allow his aching back to take it easy, he sat back up. Maybe he could get ready for bed? Well, there wasn't much else to do, he figured. Silently, he went to grab his hairbrush and sat back down, starting to brush the long purple strands of hair. It made him feel even more sleepy, making these almost automatic and even movements, but at least he'd couldn't really fall asleep sitting like this. After that, he redressed into his nightclothes, this time choosing for a soft silken nightgown. It might be called 'girly', but it wasn't like anyone besides himself or Ruka would see it. And besides, the fabric was warm and comfortable.

Somehow, he got through the time without falling asleep, sitting quietly on the bed when Ruka finally returned. "Rei? Sorry to make you wait."

"It's all right." He smiled softly, noticing how nervous his angel seemed to be. "So, what was so important that it couldn't wait until tomorrow?"

"Well…" Not looking back at the purple-haired angel, Ruka walked around the bed, kneeling onto the floor. "Rei… now that we've been imitating human traditions anyway…" Finally he looked up, and Rei suddenly got the urge to hug him when he saw the shy and almost scared look in his beloved one's eyes. "Rei… Will you be my beloved one forever?" His hand shaking almost unnoticeably, he offered the smaller angel a thin silver necklace, whatever was hanging from it being hidden by his hand.

Although he wasn't feeling the slightest bit sad, Rei suddenly felt the urge to cry. "Ruka…" Feeling himself trembling suddenly, he swallowed, trying to calm himself down. "Of course I will." Ruka smiled happily, and then carefully put the necklace around Rei's neck. Now that the smaller angel could finally see what was hanging from it, he felt his breath hitch for a moment. Shining softly, there hung the feather that had fallen from one of Ruka's wings, the silver of that feather even more beautiful than the silver of the necklace itself. "So… that's what… Oh, Ruka…" Smiling shyly, but so happy that it almost hurt, he stroked the feather. It was so soft.

"I thought it'd be a nice idea. You having my feather… and me having yours," Ruka explained nervously, sitting down onto the bed, across of his beloved one. Now, Rei finally saw that he was holding another necklace.

"Then… let me put yours around your neck," he offered softly. Ruka handed it over to him, and Rei carefully put it around his angel's neck. "Ruka, this honestly is the most romantic, sweet thing anyone ever did for me. I love you so much!" That line ended somewhat stifled, as he finally wrapped his arms around his beloved one and buried his face against Ruka's shoulder.

"I love you too." Gently but tight, the taller angel hugged him back. "But I was so scared you'd think of this as silly." A somewhat shaky chuckle. "I've had these necklaces for months, even before… before things went wrong in the first place. I just didn't have the courage to do this. And when we were finally back together, and knew that we can now be together forever, I just didn't know what to put on it as bead. I thought of diamonds or other gemstones, but… that just didn't feel special enough. The feathers… it'll remind us of each other whenever we're apart. At least, that's the idea."

"That's a great idea," Rei immediately responded. "And… Ruka, I just can barely believe that you really thought this over so much." Tenderly, he kissed his angel, feeling gratefully how Ruka gently deepened their kiss. "Mmh…" Pressing his body against Ruka's, he felt the two feathers touching each other, giving a soft glow when the angelic energies met. It made it even more special, a sign that they were really a couple in the deepest sense of that word. When they finally broke apart for breath, he looked down at the necklaces, noticing the glow fading slowly when the two stopped touching each other, only keeping their own faint shine.

"Eh… unlike wedding-rings, it might be better to take them off while we sleep, though," Ruka commented. "I mean, technically I can always make new ones, but it'd be a pity if these feathers would get broken."

"Indeed," Rei nodded. "But…during the day, I'll only keep it underneath my clothes when we're outside, so there'll be less chance of losing it."

Realizing what this meant, Ruka smiled at him again. "You won't mind if our friends see?"

"Not at all. Unless… you'd rather hide them?" he asked unsurely.

"I don't mind them seeing it either." Tenderly, Ruka kissed him again, shortly. "I'll go get dressed for bed now, we shouldn't forget there's still a lot of work to do tomorrow."

"Indeed," Rei nodded, but didn't say anything more about the subject of their assignment, not wanting to spoil this mood. Ruka seemed happier than he had been since Zeus had told them what they'd have to do, which was a great relieve. Honestly, after last night, the purple-haired angel was willing to do anything to prevent his angel from feeling so scared by his memories ever again.

"Rei?"

"Eh?" Not even having realized himself getting lost in thoughts, he looked at his beloved one turning off the lights and getting into bed. "Oh, you're already done." Feeling his cheeks heating up a bit in embarrassment, he lay down too and the carefully untied his necklace to place it safely onto the small table next to his bed.

"You seem tired. Can… I hold you?"

Rei only smiled softly and lay down closely against his beloved one. The silver-haired angel got the hint and gently wrapped his arms around the smaller angel, pulling him close. As expected, Rei fell asleep within minutes. His smile, though, kept for a much longer time, while he dreamt pleasantly about Ruka's beautiful smile, and soft silver feathers.

They'll get back to work in the next chapter ;) But I wanted them to have some romantic moments first 3

I'll update next week^^