Pinkshuchan: Hey guys! Pinkshuchan here! Sorry it's been taking really long. As promised, here is another chapter of the story that focuses more on Kai and Aichi and their growing relationship. Enjoy!

Chapter 9

Night of Amusement

Not long after the call had ended, Aichi remained sitting in front of the TV. He was happy to see that not only was his clan still safe, but Misaki was okay too. However, being able to talk to both his mother and best friend had only just made him more aware of how far away he was from home. He was once again hit hard with grief.

He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the door unlocking. He looked up and over towards the hallway to see Kai had finally returned. The brunet let out a deep sigh as he was relieved to be back home. While it wasn't one of his most pleasant visits, it was not the worst he had gone through. Even so, he was now faced with the problem of Tsukiko wanting to see Aichi. He didn't know how the blue haired male would react to it. Judging by what Kai had observed from the winged being's personality, he didn't seem like someone who would mind if it meant helping out someone. However, he couldn't assume that he would say yes. After all, the younger male did have his own problems.

Teal eyes scanned the entire room until they landed on Aichi, who had averted his gaze downward. "Welcome back…" the blue haired male greeted him in a voice that was almost inaudible.

Kai raised an eyebrow. He was unsure what was going on. "Why are you sitting there when the TV isn't even on?" he questioned the younger male as he walked over to the kitchen to grab himself a drink of water.

Aichi kept silent for a bit as he fidgeted with his fingers. Eventually, he answered. "My clan contacted me. They're fine. Though it seems I'm the only one who's on Earth so…"

"I already said it was fine for you to stay here until the month is over." The human male drank his water. "So what's the problem? Your clan contacted you and they're doing fine right? You've been worrying about it so shouldn't you be relieved now?"

The currently non winged male nodded. "I should… but I'm not. I don't know; I was so happy to see them and then when it was time to end our conversation since it no doubt takes a good amount of magic to use a spell like that, I felt sad since I probably won't be able to talk to them in a while and I…"

"You're homesick."

Aichi snapped his head up and looked over at Kai, completely surprised the brunet considered it. However it was not long before his head looked downward again, his expression in a dejected state once again. "... I am."

It didn't show on his face, but Kai was surprised to see the younger male confess his homesickness so easily like that. "You're already like this and it's only the second day. If you keep up like this, you won't be able to survive a month."

The moment he heard those words, the blue haired boy lowered his head even more, ashamed with how close to the truth they were. "You're right… I'm pathetic."

Kai let out a huge sigh. It was not his intention to make the other male feel worse. He was relieved the boy was not crying though. Even so, there was no way he could deal with this for an entire month. For both of their sakes he needed to figure out how to cheer the blue haired male up; to keep his spirit up for the rest of his stay.

He put his now empty glass into the sink and headed out the kitchen and to the door. "Get your shoes on."

Aichi was in complete surprise. He looked up to see that Kai was putting his own shoes back on. What could the human male be planning? The blue haired boy just kept sitting there as he watched the other male get himself ready.

Once he was all set, Kai looked back at Aichi. His visage expressed a bit of annoyance. "Well come on!" he exclaimed, "We haven't got all day."

Seeing no more reason to hesitate, Aichi got up and rushed over to the brunet, hurrying to get himself ready. As he was getting his shoes on, he looked back up at Kai who was leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets.

"But what if we bump into the Black Winged Clan again?" Aichi asked. Kai didn't answer, and as soon as he saw that the blue haired boy was ready, he opened the door and they went out.

As they walked through the bustling streets of people going off doing their own business, there were no words said between the two boys. Aichi followed closely behind Kai, wary of everything around him. He was not sure if Kyou and his companions would show up to take him away and that made him uneasy. But as they continued to walk, the blue haired male was able to relax. He found himself believing that they wouldn't be able to have the guts to capture him with the amount of people around. Even so, it was still a mystery as to why Kai wanted them to go out and why. Building up the courage, Aichi finally managed to ask him.

"Where are we going?"

The brunet did not stop walking nor did he look over at the other male. However, he didn't ignore him either for he spoke up and gave his answer. "Anywhere you want to go."

That confused Aichi. Wherever he wanted to go? "But I don't know of any places I'd want to go."

"Then I guess we're taking a long walk."

Curiouser and curiouser the human male appeared; so mysterious and nonchalant. Everything about him was unpredictable, including his reasoning. It was fascinating how someone like him had such a cold exterior and yet express so much kindness.

On and on they walked with no set destination decided. There were no words exchanged between them, with Kai not being the talkative type and Aichi who had no idea what to discuss. They had been strolling for a while when something caught Aichi's eye. Kai stopped the moment he noticed the blue haired male was no longer right behind him. He saw the shorter male staring at something in awe. He walked over to him, teal eyes looking over at what the other male was looking at.

Right there was that popular amusement park Kai had been hearing people talk about at school before summer break started. He didn't remember details, but he did remember hearing that it had been open since the middle of April. The brunet himself was not that interested in it so he never went to check it out, but it wouldn't hurt to go if that was really what Aichi wanted to do.

"You want to go in?" Kai asked, snapping the other male out of his trance.

Aichi looked up at him in surprise. "What? No! I mean, we don't have to! I mean it would be nice since I've never been to that type of place before but…!" His words began to fade away as he noticed Kai walking towards the theme park, gesturing him to follow. The blue haired male dashed over to catch up to him before slowing back down to a walk. After they reached the admission booth and paid for their way in, they got inside.

The amusement park already looked big from outside the gates, but Aichi had no idea of how enormous the place was. There were so many booths of different varieties along with some unusual contraptions and small buildings scattered around the place. Kai explained that they were called 'attractions', though some specific ones were called 'rides'. Everywhere they went, Aichi noticed all the big cheerful smiles around them. He had never seen anyone be this happy before. He also noticed the excitement the children had just by roaming around, begging their parents to go to different sections of this giant place. Just what kind of wondrous place was this to cause many different forms of happiness to these people?

They went to many different places. First, they rode on the carousel. It was the first thing that caught the blue haired male's attention as he first thought those were real horses. He was relieved that they weren't and had fun when he went on it.

After that was a haunted house. They only went in there due to the smaller boy's curiosity, even after Kai warned him it was a 'haunted' house. During their run in, Aichi did get spooked with everything jumping out and did get a little scared when it came to bats and ghosts. However as for most of the 'monsters' they encountered, Aichi greeted them with a "Hello" and "Have a nice day"; the 'monsters' left dumbfounded after the boys passed them. Kai had an amused smirk on his face; the idea of monsters getting flustered from a guy like Aichi was hilarious to him. They were probably not that scary in the eyes of a winged being.

They then continued walking around some more after they grabbed some cotton candy, primarily for Aichi. The blue haired boy stared astonishingly at the strange food, for it reminded him of a pink cloud. He took a bite out of it, eyes widening in surprise as the floss melted in his mouth until all that remained was the faint taste. Aichi hummed in great satisfaction, for he could never get over how good human food tasted to him.

After Aichi finished his cotton candy, they spotted a souvenir store. Curious as to what kind of things they sold, the younger male grabbed Kai's arm and dragged him over to the store in eagerness. The blue haired boy was marveling everything he saw inside the store; simple things that article of clothing and food, to more strange objects he was not accustomed to. His eyes found themselves gazing over at the variety of hats and he walked over to the stand to try them on.

He tried on a bunch of different hats; baseball caps, beanies, hats with ears, cowboy hats, sombreros, top hats, a variety of different sizes, each with the amusement park's logo on it. He then spotted a crown among the different hats and tried it on. When he looked at his reflection in the mirror, his smile changed into a dispirited frown. Looking at himself wearing a crown reminded him of his royal heritage of a place he was far away from. It was painful to look at yet he couldn't move his gaze.

Suddenly, the crown was replaced with a pirate hat. He turned around to see Kai putting the same crown back where it was found. Aichi stared at him in disbelief. He didn't think he could get used to how kindly this one individual human treats him, even knowing his origin.

While the brunet was distracted with putting the hat back, the blue haired male began to grin as he thought of something. Out of the blue, the human male felt something stretching behind him to place something on his head followed by a soft giggle. He turned to face the mirror, wondering what was put on his head to be so funny. On top of his head was a headband with pink rabbit ears. Not only did he look ridiculous with that on, he felt ridiculous. He looked over at Aichi, who stopped chuckling in fear of angering the other male.

However, Kai did something unexpected. Rather than make a big fuss about it, he simply walked over back to the wall he was leaning on before the whole incident with Aichi and the crown and went back to leaning on it, ignoring the pink rabbit ears on his head. The younger male smiled although still felt a little guilty. He took off the pirate hat and put it away then grabbed another pair of rabbit ears; baby blue coloured ones, and placed it on his head before standing beside the human male. Kai was absolutely stunned seeing Aichi standing beside him wearing rabbit ears and smiling, but it wasn't a bad thing.

Once they finished checking out the shop and put the rabbit ears away, they went over to the roller coaster. At first Aichi was not sure what to make of it when they were riding up to the top. But the moment the roller coaster went down, a vast array of emotions were expressed on his face; fear, shock, excitement. When the ride was done and they were getting out, the blue haired boy was jumping around with glee, laughing.

"That was so fun!" Aichi exclaimed, "I never knew something like that could ever exist!"

Kai kept silent. He felt he didn't need to say anything, for he was perfectly content listening to the former winged being talk. There was something about his light cheerful voice that sounded like a lovely melody to him. It was soothing to his ears.

"OH GOD! I THINK I'M GONNA BE SICK!"

Aichi's sweet voice was interrupted when someone pushed past them and ran over to the nearby garbage bin. The person in question then hunched over the bin and began letting out rough gagging noises.

"Is he going to be okay?" Aichi asked, concerned for the guy that was vomiting in the garbage.

Kai shrugged. "He probably ate a lot before he got on the roller coaster. Big mistake on his part."

The blue haired boy looked around, noticing as people were ignoring the sick man. Although some would glance over to see what was going on, they would just walk past. He looked up at the brunet. "Shouldn't we check to see if he's really alright?"

"Are you sure you want to help someone you don't know?"

"Even if I don't know him, I am deeply concerned about his well being. You could call it my nature."

Before Kai could argue against it, Aichi made his way to the puking male. Unsure on how to get his attention, he hesitated before gently tapping his shoulder. The man had stopped, trying to catch his breath as he lifted his head up from the bin, though it was hard to tell if the blue haired male had his attention or not.

"Excuse me," Aichi spoke up. "Are you alright?"

The man replied with his head lowering back into the garbage bin, letting out more vomit. Apparently he was not alright. Aichi began to gently rub the man's back, hoping it would help ease him. Kai just stood there and watched, being cautious on the whole situation. Thinking about it, he didn't get a clear look of the guy's face but he looked familiar somehow.

After a bit of time had passed, the sick male finally let everything out of his system. His face still looked a little green, but it wasn't heaving anymore. That was good at least. He looked up at Aichi and stood straight up, pretending like he wasn't vomiting like a waterfall a few minutes ago.

"Thanks a lot, though it wasn't necessary for you to do those things," the man replied. He leaned in on the shorter male, getting a good look at him. "Even so, you look like you could be rather useful. How about you become one of my apprentices?"

Aichi stared at him in confusion. "Excuse me?"

The taller male looked shocked. "You mean you don't know who I am?!"

"Um… no…?" Aichi was unsure of how to respond. Was he supposed to know who he is? Did Kai know who he was? Was the brunet watching what was going on?

Suddenly, the man placed his hand on the smaller boy's shoulder, giving off a disappointed, weary smile. "I feel so bad for you. You must be rather uneducated if you don't know who I am. I am the greatest guy to exist in the entire world!" He brought his hand to his chin as if posing for a picture. "Girls line up to be with me and guys want to be me."

The blue haired boy cocked his head to the side. "Is… that so?" Truth be told, he didn't see anything that made this man that talented. If he had to say who he felt fit that description to a T, that would be Kai. But then again he didn't know how humans viewed a person. He wouldn't give his opinion out loud though. He didn't want to get on this guy's bad side. Not only was he bigger, but Aichi had to admit he looked scarier than he first thought.

The taller male grinned. "Absolutely! There's not a single person out there that's better than me! Which is why one would consider it an honour to become one of my apprentices!"

"Aichi."

The two turned around to see Kai standing there. He had some sort of annoyed look on his face. "If this idiot is fine now, then we should get going."

Seeing Kai appear out of the blue like that surprised Aichi. Then again, he figured the brunet might've been feeling agitated with how long Aichi had been taking. The blue haired boy looked over at the formerly vomiting male, almost about to tell him that he needed to go, when he noticed him glaring at Kai.

"So... we finally meet again, Toshiki Kai!" He snarled. "You thought you could keep running away. Well too bad for you! It was only a matter of time before we'd cross paths again. That's right; today's the day when I, Katsumi Morikawa, finally defeat you!"

Kai let out a inaudible groan. Why did the puking idiot have to be Morikawa of all people? "We have been over this; I am not interested in whatever stupid thing you want."

Morikawa simply snickered. "That excuse might've worked in the past but not today!" He then did something completely unexpected. He wrapped his arm around Aichi's shoulder and pulled him close, surprising the blue haired boy as he let out a soft gasp. "This is your girlfriend, right? Well if you don't want anything bad to happen to her, I'd suggest you do what I say!"

"You do realize he's a guy, right?"

The raven haired male looked back at the kid he was holding. "You a guy?" Aichi nodded. Morikawa looked back at Kai. "Let's try this again. If you don't want anything bad to happen to your… Wait, what is your relationship?"

"Acquaintances," Kai replied.

"Really?" Morikawa scratched his head with his free hand, "Do acquaintances go to amusement parks with each other? Aren't amusement parks where you go with a group of friends or a date or with your family?"

Kai crossed his arms. "So then why are you here? I don't see the guy that's often tagging along with you."

"Izaki? He had things to do back home. Was feeling bored, had nothing at home to do, and figured 'Hey! It's not often I go to an amusement park!' And here I am."

"And so you decided to harass us."

Morikawa looked offended. "Hey! That was not part of the plan! And besides, it's your fault for never accepting my challenges! If you had, then I would have never resorted to such measures!"

"Hate to break it to you, but I had accepted your challenges before. Not my fault that you can't do anything right."

That did it. Kai's comment caused Morikawa to fume up; his face red in anger. His grip on Aichi grew tighter, causing the blue haired boy to cry out in pain. "I'm not gonna say this again, Toshiki Kai! Accept my challenge or who knows what I'll do to your pal here!"

Kai stared at the aggressive raven haired male. Despite acting tough, he knew that Morikawa was harmless. He then looked over at Aichi. The young blue haired male had been staring at him with a panicked expression. Unlike the brunet, he was unsure of what Morikawa would do, seeing him as this scary guy who could hurt him if angered. Kai sighed, for he knew he had no choice.

"What's the challenge?"

Morikawa smirked. "I knew you would come around."

The two of them decided that the challenge between them will be the basketball game at the amusement park's arcade. The rules were this; both would be given three basketballs. Whoever could shoot the most balls in the hoop is the victor. Morikawa was determined to win, bragging about how he was going to cream Kai to the ground. The brunet made no retort back at him, believing it unnecessary to stoop down to his level. Aichi was forced to just stand nearby and observe. Believing Morikawa's words of being the greatest guy in the world, unaware of the raven haired male's true character, he worried for Kai's wellbeing. How he hated being helpless in this situation.

After they paid up front to the employee running the game, their competition began. Morikawa went first, grabbing the ball and readying himself. He then shot the ball. It went through the hoop. He looked over to the two other males with him. Aichi was already concerned for Kai, but now he was completely terrified. Kai didn't look like he was fazed though. Rather, he looked pretty bored. The raven haired male grew irritated that he didn't get the reaction he wanted from the guy he considered his sworn rival. Well, he was confident in the next two shots. He would get them in no problem.

He made his second shot. He missed. Morikawa grew flustered. "Th-That is just one shot! I still have one more!" He made the third shot. He once again missed. He looked back at Kai and Aichi with a confident smirk, acting as if it wasn't a big deal. "Well, I made one shot! That is impressive in itself. Betcha can't beat that Kai!"

Kai was still expressionless. He wanted to get this over with so that idiot would shut up and he could just spend the rest of his day in peace. He walked up to pick up the ball and readied himself. Both Aichi and Morikawa were watching; Aichi hoping that Kai would get those shots in, Morikawa convincing himself that the brunet would not be able to make any of the shots. Ball in hand, Kai made the first shot. It went in.

"W-Well… That was just one shot!" Morikawa yelled, "No way you can do the same for the next two!"

With the next ball in hand, the brunet made the next shot. It went in. He made the third shot. It went in. Kai had won 3-1. Aichi ran over to Kai to congratulate him, happy that he had won. Morikawa growled. He could not accept this. There was no way he would accept it.

"Best two out of three!"

The brunet didn't want to continue these stupid games and he was about to grab Aichi and get the hell out of there but Morikawa beat him to the punch. With the young blue haired male as his captive, Kai was forced to accept the raven haired male's challenge yet again.

The challenges kept going on and on. Kai kept on winning and Morikawa would issue another challenge. With every challenge, Kai's mood grew from bored to annoyed to just plain angry. Even Aichi, who had been afraid of Morikawa in the beginning, was starting to get a little irritated and rather than hope for Kai to win, he was waiting for the moment for when the brunet would win so they could stop with the games and go back to having fun.

The last game they played was who could hit the most bottles out of the pyramid. As expected, Kai had not only one, but had successfully hit every single bottle. The people watching could have sworn that the ball was thrown so hard it looked like a fireball. Now the raven haired male was really pissed off.

"One more challenge!" He declared.

"There won't be any more," Kai responded back, "That was the last game."

"What, are you chicken?!"

"No, we literally went through every single game here."

He was right! They had gone through every single game. And every single time Kai won. This did not please Morikawa at all. And worst of all, he knew it was pointless to hold Aichi hostage now. He was forced to just stand there and glare at the guy that kept defeated him.

Kai was about to leave with Aichi behind him when the worker at the booth they were at said that he had won a prize and could choose among the objects hanging around. Kai himself was not interested in any of those prizes but he looked over at Aichi to see that something had caught the younger male's attention. Hanging there was a plush of a blue, pink and white dog with wings for ears.

The brunet knew what to do. "I'll have that one," he replied, pointing to the dog plush. The employee there took the dog plush down and handed it to Kai. Kai then gave it to Aichi, who hesitated from taking it at first, but then accepted the gift.

"Hey!" Both males looked back at Morikawa. "Are you sure that your relationship is what you say it is? You two act like you're on a date!"

Aichi tilted his head, unsure of what the concept of 'dating' was. Kai however gave the biggest death glare he could to the raven haired male before walking away. Aichi bowed to Morikawa. "It was, uh… nice meeting you!" He then followed Kai to wherever he was going, leaving Morikawa behind.

After the blue haired male finally caught up, the older male suggested one last ride before they leave. Aichi looked up at the sky, which was darkening by the minute. He searched around, thinking hard one which ride he wanted to go on, for he knew he had too choose carefully. After a bit of time, he pointed at one of the biggest rides he saw. Kai looked over. Aichi was pointing at the ferris wheel.

Once they gave their tickets to the employee at the booth, the two made themselves comfortable as they sat across from each other in the cabin. Not long after they were seated, the door to the cabin closed and the ride began. The two boys were silent until the cabin they were in made it to the top of the ferris wheel. Aichi could not believe the sight he saw before him. Since it was already dark out, there were lights everywhere and the lights looked like a sea from the view of the top of the ferris wheel. It was breathtaking.

Aichi looked over at Kai, who was also looking at the sight outside. As usual, his expression was monotonous so it was hard to tell what he was thinking. Feeling uncomfortable with the silence, the blue haired male decided to speak up; the thought of something Morikawa said bothering him.

"Kai? What is 'a date'?"

The brunet looked over at the younger male. "I'm guessing that concept really doesn't exist in your world, does it?" He looked back outside. "Dating is… when two people go out and do stuff together."

That just confused the formally winged male. "But isn't that what we're doing?"

"No!" Kai snapped back in embarrassment, his face slightly red. "We're not on a date! What we're doing is different."

"What is the difference?"

A sigh escaped the brunet's lips. He was unsure of how to tell the difference. However, he tried to explain it the best he could. "Dating isn't just going around and doing stuff though. It's also a way of getting to know someone better."

Aichi tilted his head again. "But isn't that the exact description of what we're doing? We are acquaintances getting to know each other while doing stuff-!"

"I'm telling you; what we're doing isn't a date!"

"Then I don't get it!" Aichi held the dog plushie tighter against his chest as he grew more frustrated. "What is the difference between dating and what we're doing?"

Kai looked at Aichi so the two were sharing eye contact. "The fact that we are simply acquaintances is exactly the reason why we can't call what we're doing a date."

"So does dating require that you have a closer relationship?"

"Yes…" Kai turned his head, now avoiding eye contact, "A much closer… more intimate… relationship."

Aichi's face turned red upon the brunet's description. "Oh…" he replied, "So… dating is an act between lovers… Have you ever been on one?"

The brunet shook his head. "Not interested."

"Why not?"

"Do I need a reason?"

It was Aichi's turn to avoid eye contact. "Well, if Morikawa thought that we were dating and dating was as fun as this, then I think it would be nice to go on one, especially with someone you love."

"Not interested in love either."

"But why?!"

"JUST DROP THE SUBJECT!"

It was silent again. Aichi went back to looking out the window, cuddling the dog plush. Kai was starting to feel guilty. He shouldn't have snapped like that. He just hated it when people try to butt into his personal life. Even so, there was no excuse for his actions. He let out another sigh. "Hey…"

"It's fine," Aichi replied softly, his gaze not leaving the window, "It was something you didn't want to talk about and it wasn't my place to pry. So I'm sorry. I won't ask any more. But just one thing; I feel like if you do find yourself in love, you'll definitely make the person you love very happy."

Kai raised an eyebrow. "What makes you say that?"

Aichi looked back at the older male. His face was red. "Well, you are good looking, talented at cooking and games, brave, strong, and most of all you are very kind."

"I could believe you up until that last one." The brunet crossed his arms. "People tend to say I'm cold and antisocial."

The younger male began fiddling his fingers. "Well, I will admit I thought so too as first. And admittedly you do appear that way. But not long after we met, I noticed how kind you really were. Back when we first met, you could've abandoned me at the park if you wanted to, but instead you brought me back and took care of me. You offered me a place to stay when I had nowhere else to. And even now… the walk, bringing me here to the amusement park, all the stuff we did. It was all so you could cheer me up since I was distressed from my homesickness, wasn't it?"

Kai didn't say anything. Rather, he didn't think that his actions were that obvious. He had to admit that the blue haired male was rather perceptive to catch on to him that quickly. Aichi gave a melancholic smile.

"I'm sure you've probably noticed but… this is the first time I have been this far away from my clan. I'm here in a world where I don't know anybody and I don't know how society works, and that scares me. Worst of all I have the Black Winged Clan after me, and if I had been alone, I probably would've become their prisoner by now. Heck, even if the Black Winged Clan wasn't after me, I would've probably broken down by now if I was alone.

"You were right back then; it's pathetic of me to break down of homesickness like that since it's only the second day. By bringing me here, you have shown me that I should make use of the time I have here and meet lots of people, learn about humans and how they live, and most of all to just have fun. And if I do that, a month will come by in no time. I won't lie; I'm still homesick and I'm still pained by my situation, but if I had not met you I would be wallowing deep in the despair of it all.

"I want to thank you, Kai. And at the same time, I want to apologize. I've no doubt been causing you trouble. Is there anything I can do to repay you; anything at all?"

The brunet scratched his head. "There isn't anything…" He then remembered the conversation he had with Tsukiko earlier that day. He sighed. "Actually there might be something, but I was planning to ask this of you anyway since I don't have any choice in the matter."

He told Aichi about what happened after he left with Miwa; his conversation with Tsukiko and why she wanted him over, and how she wanted to meet Kai's guest. Aichi was attentive through the whole story.

"I see. It was my fault for that wasn't it?" Aichi asked as soon as Kai finished his story, "If that will make things better then of course I will go. Besides, I would like to meet all the people you are associated with."

Not long afterwards, the cabin that they were in had returned to the ground. The two males left the amusement park; Aichi going on about how much fun he had. Kai was glad to see that the younger male's mood was a lot better than it was earlier, and he had to admit he was having a little bit of fun himself just by watching the blue haired boy. Before heading home, Kai suggested they go to the nearby fast food place to eat since he was too tired to cook anything. Aichi was not sure of what a 'fast food place' was but his curiosity of human food made him agree.

Since he knew the blue haired boy wouldn't have any idea of what he would like to have, Kai ordered two burger combos, including fries and some soda. Once the older male came back with the tray of food, Aichi grabbed the burger and examined it. He couldn't even tell what it even was. He had already found some human food peculiar such as ramen and cotton candy, but burgers had to be the weirdest.

He looked over at Kai, who had already started eating his burger. Was that how one eats it? He held it the same way he saw the brunet eat it and took a bite. It was delicious! The burger was surely the weirdest thing he had seen, but the taste was delightful. His mouth watered enough to want to take another bite. It didn't take long until he finished it. It was almost disappointing. Never had he tasted something that good.

"Don't forget you still have your fries," Kai pointed out.

The fries? Aichi looked down at the thin golden strips in the small packet. He took one and ate it. While he didn't find it as delectable as the burger, he still enjoyed the fries. He had to praise humans and the variety of food at their disposal.

After they finished eating and Kai paid, they made their way back to the apartment. For the rest of the night they just watched TV. It was some random show; some sort of crime drama. Neither were really that interested in it, but neither wanted to bother with changing the channel. Once it got late, they turned off the TV, got into their night clothes, and went to sleep.

At least that was the plan. But something had been weighing in Aichi's mind. He laid there in the futon with the dog plush in his arms when Morikawa's words came back to him.

"Are you sure your relationship is what you say it is? You two act like you're on a date!"

Did it really look like they were on a date? It didn't bother him at first, but now it was the only thing he could think of. If what Kai said was true, then a date is something that lovers do. And if they really did look like they were on a date like Morikawa said they were, then did that mean they looked like lovers?

No, that was impossible! They couldn't have possibly. Through observation he could tell that Morikawa was… not very bright to say the least. He was probably mistaken. And besides, it wasn't like Aichi wanted a more intimate relationship with Kai.

… Right?

He had to admit that these two days with Kai were some of the best days he had ever experienced. And he had to admit that a part of him wanted to lessen the distance between them; to get to know him a little more. But that was just him wanting to be friends with Kai, right? His conversation with Misaki came back to mind, the fact he felt this nostalgia whenever he was near the older male. It was as if the two had known each other a long time ago. But where? And how? These thoughts continued to flood in his mind until he found himself too tired to continue and fell into a deep sleep. Who can say when and where the answers to these mysteries will solved, or even if they will ever be solved. For now he will sleep peacefully, dreaming the most beautiful of dreams, and leave the questions for the days ahead.

Pinkshuchan: And that is the end of that chapter! Personally I consider this the weakest chapter so far. But I plan to do better with the next chapter. Read and Review!