A/N: Guess who it is? No, not Santa. Jr. doesn't like Santa, so why would he be here right now? Anyways, it's Tylida with a super long chapter to beg for forgiveness of the updatinglessness...(what? XD) last night. Well, maybe not "super" long, but...you get the idea. XD

Warning: This chapter does contain amateur lemon. :# Yeah, I totally went there.

I do not own Xenosaga or the greatness that is GaignunxJr. but that doesn't mean I can't worship them.

Conflicting Numbers
Chapter 10
Pranks and Punishment

Gaignun was proud of his older brother. He had been extremely good the last four days, getting up on time, doing his work and getting it finished. He had cursed and complained every now and then, but that was just Jr. and if he could get his work done and yell obscenities at the same time then Gaignun didn't have a problem with it. Even now, as Gaignun checked down the link to make sure he wasn't getting raped or blowing something up, he found him on the bridge talking to Shelley about something. He silently thanked God for this ability so that he could check on his tiny partener so convieniantly and started working on his paperwork. Gaignun was so wrapped up in his work that he hadn't even stopped to think (as he should have) that Jr. behaving was just a way to get him to let down his guard. And when chaos walked through the door with a confused look on his face and a small package in his hand, the thought that there was something very suspicious going on never once entered his train of thought (as it should have).

"Hello, chaos," Gaignun said raising his eyes momentarily to the boy and his package. Jr. squirmed from his hiding place, trying to keep quiet as he watched chaos walk over to Gaignun.

"What brings you here?"

"I'm not sure," he said, smiling, "I was given very specific instructions to give you this package and that no one else would be allowed to." he shrugged, "I have no idea who it's from or why I was chosen, but I haven't opened it so I don't know what's inside."

Puzzled, Gaignun walked from around his desk to examine the package. Jr. got ready, positioning himself from his high hiding place. chaos held the package still while Gaignun opened it, pulling off the paper and frowning at how difficult the box was to get open. When he finally opened it, he found a cake with the word "Gotcha'" written in icing on the top. "What in the-" Gaignun started, realizing too late what this meant. With a terrific war cry Jr. jumped off the canopy of their giant bed, landing on his brother and knocking everyone to the floor. With victorious laughter, Jr. pushed himself up and ran out the door. Confused and dazzed, chaos pushed himself up, "What just happened? Oh-" chaos covered his mouth and tried not to laugh as Gaignun pulled his face out of the cake, chunks of chocolate icing clung to his handsome face. He opened his green eyes, shining like a beacon from the cholocate face mask. "I'm going to kill him."

Jr. ran wildly down the hallways of the Residential Area. The workers only laughed at the familar scene and simply made way for their precocius Little Master. Jr. had to act fast. Gaignun was going to catch up with him soon and he needed to find someone who'd be willing to help him. Mary was usually his partener in crime when he pulled his pranks, but she wasn't speaking to him and he knew MOMO wouldn't be willing to do something like this without being tricked into it like chaos. He rounded a corner sharply and almost ran into a 100-series. He slowed himself to a stop and fell hard on his head. "Ow..."

"Little Master," the Realian said, surprised. She pulled him to his feet and dusted him off. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Sorry about that."

"No need to worry Little Master. I am fine."

He smiled and nodded to her. "GAIGNUN KUKAI JR.!"

Jr. flinched at the voice and smiled to himself. "Hey, you think you could help me with something?"

The 100-series nodded. "Great! Here!" Jr. fumbled around in his short black jacket and pulled out two grenades. The Realian's eyes went wide at what he was insinuating. "No,no! I don't want you to hurt anyone," he said, "It's filled with confetti, both of them are. It's just a joke."

The Realian nodded in understanding. "Good, now when Gaignun comes around the corner, throw these at the ground- not at him or it will hurt- and run, so he doesn't find you. I'll take care of the rest."

"Understood." Jr. smiled and waved to her before running down the rest of the hallway in search of a room. He smiled when he found one and hid in a storage closet to wait for Gaignun. He head the explosion and counted to himself...three...two...one..."JR!!"

He couldn't help it anymore. He laughed so hard he grabbed his sides and doubled over. When Gaignun opened the door, he had a mixture of chocolate and something that looked like vanilla on his face. "I forgot!" he laughed, "Those were the pudding grenades!"

Gaignun yanked him out of the closet and pulled him down the pudding covered halls, slipping and sliding the whole way. A few of the workers laughed when they saw their chocolate covered Master pulling his young charge down the hallways. The door slid open and Gaignun pulled a still-laughing Jr. over to their bed where he threw him onto their mattress. "You're going to stay right here while I take a shower and when I get back I'm going to kill you, do you understand me?"

Jr. only laughed and swipped a finger over his brothers face. He placed it into his mouth and smiled. "Well, who knew chocolate cake and vanilla pudding would taste so good together?"

Gaignun complained to himself as he dilligently scrubbed chocolate from his black hair, even going as far to curse under his breath. He pulled a chunk of pudding off his shoulder and made a disgusted face. He hated pudding. It was so...gross. He shivered as he pulled off more. His poor suit, it was ruined. He lathered hanful of shampoo after handful of shampoo into his hair, trying to scrub his very skull free of the feeling of pudding. I wasn't trying to cover you in it. I just got them mixed up. I seriously didn't know. Jr. said, amusment in his message.

You don't get any last words. Gaignun sent, washing his face for the third time. You're just getting the death sentence.

Aw, why are you so bent on killing me? I thought you loved me.

Gaignun froze.

Are you sure you're not just hanging around Rubedo for a chance to carry out your mission...Executioner!

What was that, Gaignun?

Gaignun shook his head. Nothing. Ack! I didn't know pudding had skin!

Jr.'s laugh was so loud Gaignun was sure he could hear it buzzing in his ears. In fact he could. Surprised he turned around. "Jr.! What in the?"

"What?" Jr. asked innocently.

"What are you doing in here!?"

Jr. raised an eyebrow as the circular shower door slid behind him. "Um...taking a shower?"

"No-not while I'm in here!" Gaignun said, backing up against the wall of the too-small shower.

"Please!" Jr. scoffed, placing his back against the clear shower door. "I know for a fact that you've fit three people in here. So don't sit there and lie to me."

"I wasn't. Not technically. If you don't like my thoughts, stop reading them."

"Maybe I will."

"Good."

"Fine."

"Fantastic."

"Stupendous."

"Who uses the word stupendous?"

"Who uses the word fantastic?"

"We're just talking a bunch of nonsense."

"No. You're talking a bunch of nonsense. I'm just the one being forced to listen to it."

"Jr. that is enough! I think you're in enough trouble already, you don't need to-"

Gaignun stopped mid-sentence at the feel of Jr.'s hand on his chest. "Why are you always so stiff with me, Gaignun?" He asked, pressing his body against the younger man's. Gaignun had never really thought about this before, but while Jr. was making him freeze in very warm water he noticed just how small in stature he was to him. Jr.'s head barley reached his chest, stopping midway, the top of his head met the bottom of his heart. Perfect. His face burned a bright red when felt Jr.'s mouth on his abdomen. "Jr.," he said, unsure why exactly he had, seeing as how he had nothing else to say. "Just relax, Gaignun." he whispered, moving downwards. Chills coated Gaignun's skin at the feeling. Jr. laughed, "Jeez, Gaignun." he said to his frozen brother, "You really do like this stuff, huh?" Gaignun was about to ask him what he was talking about when he felt a tug on his half-erection. "Uh! Jr.?!"

"Hm? Is that a protest?" Jr. ran one hand along the shaft slowly, carefully watching his brother's reaction. Gaignun's breathing sped up and his eyes closed against the running water. Jr. smirked, "Yeah, I thought not."

He moved his hand faster, stroking Gaignun's hardness and studying his face carefully, curiously, making sure he was getting the responses he was trying for. Gaignun cried out, uncaring at his sudden loss of power. Jr. smirked and took one look at Gaignun before taking him into his mouth. Gaignun's eyes snapped open and a throaty moan escaped his throat. "Jr.!" He couldn't take it anymore. The way Jr.'s lips moved around him, the warmth, his tongue..."Ah! Jr...! I'm gonna-"

Gaignun's body shook as he came inside Jr.'s mouth. Surprised, the boy coughed, releasing his hold on Gaignun and spitting his mouthful down the drain. Gaignun slid down the slick shower wall, onto his hands and knees, trembling. "Jr..?" he breathed.

"Ha! Not bad, huh?" He said, spitting out more of the thick substance. Gaignun didn't answer, just looked up at him with startled green eyes through wet black hair. "How...?"

Jr. shrugged, "I'm just good like that." Gaignun shook his head, a silent refusal that there's no way he could be that good this fast. "I am, get over it." He said crossing his arms. "So..." he started, as Gaignun slowly pulled himself up. "Am I still in trouble?" Gaignun nodded his head sloppily. "Oh yeah." He took a few steps toward Jr. and picked him up effortlessly, pressing him against the clear shower door. "You're in biiig trouble."

Jr. laughed nervously. "Oh no! Please father, don't punish me!" he cried in mock despair.

Gaignun chuckled and captured his mouth. "Begging's not going to get you out of this one." he whispered. He kissed him again, thrusting his tounge into Jr.'s mouth, feeling a strange sort of pleasure at the taste on Jr.'s tongue. Jr. wrapped his legs around Gaignun's waist, pressing his own hardness against Gaignun's stomach. Gaignun smiled into their kiss and pulled back. He pressed his forehead against Jr.'s, staring straight into his blue eyes. "Looks like you're as excited as I am." he said, wrapping his fingers around Jr.'s erection. "I-I'm not!" Jr. gasped. Gaignun laughed, "You're not a good liar, Jr." The older boy closed his lips against the whimper that tried to crawl out of him. Gaignun ran his mouth over Jr.'s neck, marveling at every movement he made. It had been so dark the last time that it had been impossible to see anything, but this time was different and Gaignun was determined to soak up every visual aspect of this as he could. Balancing his weight against Jr. and the wall, he placed another hand around to Jr.'s entrance, pressing his fingers through as carefully as he could. "Ah! Gaignun...it hurts." Jr. said, squirming a bit. "Relax, Jr. It'll stop soon." Jr. winced and wrapped his arms around Gaignun's neck to keep himself from sliding. Gaignun continued to pump him, trying to distract Jr. from the pain his fingers were causing as he had last time, hoping the pain would stop. Jr.'s moans became louder as the pain gave way to pleasure and he writhed in his pinned position. "Uh...Gaignun! N-now!" Jr. cried, his face flushed from embarassment. Gaignun smirked, "What, Jr.?"

"N-now!"

"Now what?" he asked, biting the bottom of Jr.'s jaw.

There was audible aggrivation in his voice when he spoke, "Take me...now!"

Gaignun removed his fingers and as gently as he could, slid Jr. down onto his arousal. Jr. hissed at the initail pain, but Gaignun was moved carefully inside him, kissing and licking at his neck and returning his hand to Jr.'s arousal. It didn't take as long as Jr. had expected for him to become accustomed to Gaignun's intrusion. His arms and legs tightened around Gaignun's body, holding onto him as he met Gaignun's thrust, deepening penetration for both of them. Encouraged by Jr.'s movements, Gaignun thrust harder, trembling at the sound of Jr.'s voice. They moved together perfectly, fit each other like a glove, and when Jr.'s small body started to tremble with the beginnings of orgasm, Gaignun couldn't help but be fascinated at the little creature collapsing in ecstacy around him. Gaignun picked up his pace, coming only sconds after his small lover, planting loving kisses on his body. "God, I love you." Gaignun said inbetween kisses. He drunk in the sound of Jr.'s shallow breathing. Jr. nodded and patted his back. Gaignun pulled out of him and gently placed Jr. onto the floor of the shower. "Now, can I actually finish my shower?" Gaignun asked, happily. Jr. made a face. "Only if I get to wash you hair." Gaignun smiled.

"Who's the girl, again?" Jr. stuck out his tongue and pulled down the shampoo bottle, turning down the water temperature a little. Gaignun always had it too hott. It kills germs. he defended.

It kills skin too. Jr. responded, demanding that Gaignun get onto his knees so that he could reach him. Gaignun rolled his eyes, but did it anyway. Jr. rubbed his hands through his hair, even though it was unneeded. It was a simple interaction, but it warmed Gaignun's heart to watch the look on his little lover's face as he frowned, internally cursing about nothing in particular. Gaignun poured shampoo onto Jr.'s head and mimicked the same actions. "Hey! I didn't say you could touch me!" he protested.

"Yes you did." Jr. responded by tugging angrily on Gaignun's hair.

"Hey!"

"Hi." Jr. answered, pulling again. Gaignun tugged sharply on Jr.'s hair.

"Stop." He tugged back.

"You stop." Tug.

"No you!" Tug.

"You first!" Tug, tug.

"Gaignun!" Tug.

"Jr." Tug.

"We're not going to get done if you don't stop."

"Then I guess we'll be stuck in here all day."

"Damnit Gaignun!"

Gaignun laughed and leaned back to wash the shampoo away, moving so Jr. could do the same. Before Gaignun could turn off the water, Jr. had jumped out and wrapped a towel around himself. He grabbed another one and rolled it up in his hands. The minute Gaignun stepped out, he hit him with the end of it. "Ah! Jr.!"

"What?" he asked, in his trademark false innocence.

"Why?"

"Why not?" He did it again, this time leaving a red mark on Gaignun's thigh.

"Ow! Jr.!"

Gaignun quickly grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist and ran out of the door in an attempt to get away from Jr. Jr. laughed wickedly and followed him. When he reared back to hit him again, a horrible ringing noise filled his head and he dropped it to free his hands and place them against his temples. Gaignun swept him up in his arms and carried him to the bed. "I told you to stop." The noise quit and Jr. frowned.

"Who's the jerk again?"

"You." Gaignun answered, placing a kiss on the boy in his arms. The sound of the door sliding open startled them. It happened too fast for them to hide, but when they saw Mary walk in, they both let out a heavy of relief. Mary blushed and looked to the floor. "Master Gaignun, I'm sorry I didn't mean too..."

Gaignun quickly sat Jr. down and composed himself into the calm, stoic man everyone knew him as. "It's alright, Mary. Did you need something?"

Mary nodded and walked away from the door, closer to him. She held her hands behind her back and kept her eyes to the floor the entire time. "I came to apologize and ask for your forgiveness."

She said, bowing. "It wasn't right of me to say those things, and I owe you too much to disrespect you in such a manner."

She must have practiced what she was going to say with Shelley, it sounded too formal for her. Gaignun smiled the practiced smile he'd grown so accustomed to summoning for buisness officials. "Thank you for that, Mary. It really means a lot." Mary nodded and started to leave, but Jr. stopped her. She turned her sad eyes to the boy and waited for whatever he wanted. Jr. smiled at her and walked up to her. She waited a few painful seconds before Jr. wrapped his arms around her in a friendly hug. "We love you, Mary. We never want to see you sad. Please smile like you used to. I miss it."

She returned his hug and nodded. "I sure missed out on that prank you pulled today. I wish I coulda been there. Would've been the greatest."

Jr. pulled away and smiled, "Yeah, that was grade-A work if I do say so myself."

"Gaignun's a little slow when it comes to stuff like that."

Are you trying to get into more trouble?

Depends...Jr. sent, smiling at an unknowing Mary. Are you're willing to punish me again?

A/N: Wooo! Done. CX Well I hope that one made up for the fact that I was too busy to update yesterday. Hooray for busy days! XD Reviews are my muse, so inspire it up people.