Ni hao everyone! I wrote this story in Algebra, Child Development, and Psychology, but while writing it I ran into a bit of a problem: I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT MEN'S PANTS SIZES! I had no way of asking a boy, since they would find it quite weird, so I just decided I'd make Kaoru and Ryou the same size.

Disclaimer: I do not own .Hack//G.U. or the song 'Fucking on the Dance floor' by Dirty Sanchez.

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Previously:

Kaoru knew Ryou would scold him for saying that, but it was too much fun teasing the boy. Truth was, Kaoru was right.

'Yeah I know that! Just tell me what kind of pants they are! Dammit!'

Kaoru was mentally laughing when he finished reading the text.

'Leather.' Kaoru answered still trying to contain the laughter, he would enjoy Ryou's response.

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Kaoru wanted to wait for Ryou to reply, but Mrs. Ichinose began to shove Kaoru toward the dressing room.

"Mother, what are you…?" Kaoru asked as the smaller woman shoved him.

"You're trying on the pants to make sure they fit." Mrs. Ichinose answered as Kaoru entered the dressing room, a crowd of girls began to surround them.

"What's going on?" A blonde girl asked.

"A hot guy's trying on leather pants." A brown-haired girl answered.

"Get your camera phones out everyone, I think he's coming out!" A red-haired girl shouted out, taking out her cell phone.

All the girls took out their cell phones or digital cameras and got ready as the dressing room door opened.

"Wait a second, the pants are short." A girl exclaimed as Kaoru stepped out.

"Yeah that's right!" The other girls agreed as they took pictures anyway.

"Do they fit Kaoru?" Mrs. Ichinose asked as the girls began squealing, now knowing the name of the sexy boy.

"Yes, mother." Kaoru answered, walking back into the dressing room.

A brunette woman walked through the crowd of girls toward Mrs. Ichinose and introduced herself,

"Hello I'm Asuka Nakawa and I'm with the magazine 'Heart Throb'. Your son seems to be the hot new face among the girls, and that's exactly what we're looking for. I'd like your son's face to be on next month's cover page. What do you think?"

"…Um…hold that thought. Kaoru! Hurry!" Mrs. Ichinose practically screamed as the girls squealed even more.

"Hold on mother, I've got a text." Kaoru replied, wanting to stay in the dressing room due to all the noise outside.

'Whaaaaaa?!'

Kaoru burst out laughing as he responded,

'Yes, leather. Should I send you a picture of me in them?'

Kaoru took a picture of him in them anyway, he didn't want to wait for the reply. Kaoru put his pants back on and walked out of the dressing room. The girls squealed and took more pictures.

"Did you hear the offer?" Mrs. Ichinose asked, severely excited.

Kaoru turned to Nakawa-san and answered,

"Yes I heard. I'm not sure about it. It seems like a good idea,…but I'm not sure."

"C'mon Kaoru, it'll give you something to keep your mind off things." Mrs. Ichinose encouraged as the girls egged him on.

"It's alright Kaoru-san, you don't have to make a decision now, here's my card." Nakawa-san said as she took her card out of her purse and gave it to him.

"…Thanks. I'll think about it." Kaoru replied, wondering if he should take the offer or not, his phone vibrated again.

'Yes, I want the picture…I want to see you.'

Kaoru blushed lightly and sent Ryou the picture and typed,

'I want to see you too.'

Kaoru sighed, this was turning out to be a long day and knowing anything his time with Ryou was going to fly by. That was the weird thing about life; it was devastatingly slow when you waited and irritatingly quick when you were enjoying yourself. Kaoru looked at all the girls who were staring at him, he lifted his eyebrow and they squealed again.

"Can I help you…or something?" Kaoru asked the lot.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" One of the girls asked.

"Well, I do in a way." Kaoru answered, not really sure how the girls would react.

"What, are you gay?" A boy in the group asked, apparently a jealous boyfriend of one of the girls.

"Well…actually…" Kaoru began.

"So what if he is, Kai? He can be if he wants to!" A girl answered interrupting him, the rest of the girls agreeing with her.

"Whatever. Let's go." The boy said as he dragged the girl away, the rest of the girls left too until one remained.

"Reiko, what're you doing here?" Kaoru asked, clearly surprised.

"I was shopping when I heard all these girls squealing. I came over to see what their problem was, and you were here. Listen, I have to go, but I heard the offer that Nakawa woman suggested. I think it'd be good for you to take it." Reiko explained as she began to leave.

"…Thank you. I'm still going to have to think about it though. And I have to talk to Ryou about it too." Kaoru answered, hoping it would suffice.

"If you say so, just remember, he doesn't run your life. I'll talk to you another time." Reiko answered then left.

Kaoru checked his cell phone, apparently it was 12:21 and he had a picture message. Kaoru clicked OK and viewed his black-haired stud muffin. Ryou had his white school button-drop shirt unbuttoned, and his black pants undone. He seemed to be in a bathroom stall. Kaoru didn't blame him, Ryou would have his phone taken away from him if the principal or dean caught him.

Kaoru stared at the picture and swallowed hard. It was time to go home.

"Mother,…I think I should get going home.." Kaoru suggested, truth was, he was going home whether his mother was or wasn't.

"Alright, let's go pay and leave then. We'll discuss your job offer at home." Mrs. Ichinose replied as she took Kaoru's leather pants from him. She continued, "Here, I'll pay for those."

Kaoru took them back from her and responded,

"No, it's alright. I've got them."

Kaoru walked up to the check out lane and placed the pants on the conveyer belt-thing. The teen girl at the register blushed deeply and stuttered,

"W-would you like to-…I-I mean d-did you find everything you needed?"

Kaoru stared at the blushing girl and thought about his position,

'Hmm. I wonder if I could pull this off.'

"I thought so until I saw you." Kaoru replied, mentally noting that his mother was far enough away.

"O-oh, I um…thank you. Y-your total comes to, um, $42.93. A-are those for you?" The girl asked, practically fully red.

"Why yes. Why? Would you like a picture of me in them?" Kaoru asked, his plan falling into place.

"I couldn't ask you for that!" The girl blurted out, shocked that the sexy blonde suggested the idea.

"Well, maybe we could trade then." Kaoru suggested quietly.

"I-I suppose I can take off some of the price by giving you a coupon. How does…$32.50 sound?" The girl thought.

"Sure. What's your number?" Kaoru answered, taking out his cell phone and wallet.

Kaoru paid the girl in exact change and the girl recited her number once Kaoru got to the screen to send the picture he had sent to Ryou. Kaoru sent the picture and the girl took out her cell phone. She received the picture message as she blushed so dark, it would've made her crimson shirt envious.

The girl continued to stare at the picture, as Kaoru walked away, Kaoru had removed his shirt and ruffled up his hair. The pants were undone and the photo was taken from above him, slightly angled.

'D-damn! He's really, really sexy. I wonder if he's a model.' The girl pondered as she put her phone away and went back to work.

Kaoru and his mom were walking back to their house when Kaoru's phone began to ring,

"Fucking on the dance floor. Fucking on the dance floor. Everybody's fucking, fucking on the dance-"
"Hello?" Kaoru answered, getting a dirty look from his mother; apparently she didn't like his song choice.

The voice at the other end was quiet and small,

"Kaoru?"

Kaoru recognized the voice instantly,

"Ryou what are you doing? You're supposed to be in class."

"Yeah I know. I'm in the nurse's office right now, lying about being sick. If I play my cards right, I might be able to get out of school." Ryou answered, slightly enthusiastic about the last sentence.

Kaoru frowned and replied,

"No Ryou, stay in school."

"Alright, alright, I'll stay. It'll be a magical recovery. I'm going to get going. Text me, alright? Later." Ryou answered sarcastically as he hung up.

Kaoru turned to the messaging screen, entered Ryou's number and typed his message,

'I love you Ryou. Please stay in school. You don't want your life messed up like mine.'

Kaoru put his cell phone away while Mrs. Ichinose turned to him and asked,

"Is Ryou alright?"

"Yeah, he was thinking of skipping the rest of school today. That's all." Kaoru answered.

"Alright. I'm glad." Mrs. Ichinose replied.

"Me too mother. Me too." Kaoru replied as they kept walking.

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That's it for this chapter. I hope you like it. I'm apparently grounded for…I don't really understand honestly, but that's alright. I don't know what goes through parents' heads when they're "prescribing" punishments for kids. Honestly, my mom says I've been on the computer too much (I can agree with that) and that I can't go on for (and I quote) "for like…a week". So, is it 'for' a week, or 'like' a week? 'Cause there is a grammatical, and actual time difference between the two. Shrugs. Whatever. I'll catch ya'll later when I find loopholes in this "punishment" aka computers at school, library, friend's house, etc. Duh much! Later!