~Chapter Eleven~

"So, where do you wanna go first?" Lind asked as they walked down the stairs of the apartment, the bag with both their AT's in his hand. He had grabbed them right before shutting the door. Akito hummed as he thought, pressing his finger to his lips.

"Um, some ice cream might be nice. Maybe just a walk in the park?" he suggested, not wanting to go too far from home just in case Agito woke up early, and Lind chuckled.

"You've never been on a real date, huh?" he muttered to himself and Akito blinked, not hearing what he said. "Alright. We can do that." He said aloud and Akito smiled as they stepped off the stairs.

"Thank you Lind. For going along with what I want." He said and Lind smiled, ruffling his hair.

"No problem. Now, let's get these on and get to that park, okay?" he answered, taking both pairs of AT's out of the bag. Akito looked at them carefully, his eyes set on his own pair. Lind waited patiently, watching him and wondering what he was thinking.

"Lind, I'm not too sure about this. I'm not as good as I used to be at them. You'll have to go slower than usual…" he whispered and Lind laughed.

"Honestly, if I was worried about that, I would just carry you." He replied before mentally smacking himself for not thinking of that. It would have been the perfect excuse to have more contact with the sweeter boy. Akito smiled up at him, his golden eyes shimmering in the sunlight before he nodded.

"Alright. Hand them here then." He stated determinedly and Lind did as he was told, handing Akito the brand new set of Air Trecks. He wiggled into them, fastening the laces tightly around his ankles. As soon as he was sure they were on right, he tested them out by moving forward about a foot. He smiled at how smoothly they ran and turned to Lind, who had gotten his on quicker and was now just watching the other boy.

"Ready to take off?" he asked and Akito nodded as Lind moved forward to take his hand. He smiled at the light blush he caused to spread across Akito's face before he began going towards the park, pretty much letting Akito set the pace as they went. "So, how have you been feeling? Physically I mean. Everything working the way it should?"

"Yeah, there's nothing really going wrong at all." Akito answered with a smile, looking at Lind. The other boy nodded.

"Good! I'm just going to be keeping an eye on you two for a bit. Make sure to tell me if anything feels off to you or Agito, since I know he won't tell me a damn thing if he can help it." He chuckled and Akito giggled nervously.

"I will. Agito is just…" he paused, thinking about his words. He didn't want to insult the boy he loved so much. "He's stubborn. He thinks he can fix things all on his own, so he wouldn't be asking you for help any time soon. That and he dislikes you." He added with a smile and Lind laughed.

"That much is obvious." He stated as they came to a stop next to an ice cream vender. He ordered their ice creams before leading Akito to a nearby bench to eat them. "After this, where do you wanna go? I hear there's a zoo nearby. It seems pretty cool." He suggested non-chalantly, hoping Akito would take the bait. The sweeter boy didn't disappoint him. His eyes lit up in interest and he turned to Lind excitedly.

"A zoo? That sounds so fun! Would it be okay to go? Do they have lots of animals?" he asked and Lind laughed, ruffling his hair.

"Of course it's okay to go! I wouldn't suggest it if we couldn't!" he answered as Akito flushed. "I hear they have some pretty awesome monkeys and stuff." He teased and Akito smiled, nodding quickly.

"Then let's go! I've never been to one here!" he cheered and Lind took his hand, helping him off the bench before leading him down the path that would take them out of the park. He kept his eye on Akito the whole time, watching the way he moved and acted, finding that the boy seemed to get better at riding the longer he rode. They got there fairly quickly, much to Lind's surprise.

"You're speeding up. That's a good sign of confidence." He teased and Akito nodded.

"It's just coming so naturally to me, you know?" he replied and Lind squeezed his hand in a way that showed he understood. After all, it wasn't something one could forget easily. Not when it had once been such a big part of your life. They went into the zoo and immediately, Akito dragged Lind over to the wallaby enclosure.

"Oh wow! They are so much smaller than I thought! And that one has a baby in its pouch!" he gushed and Lind laughed, enjoying the boy's excitement.

He pretty much allowed Akito to lead him where ever the boy wanted. They walked through the bird house before going to the petting zoo, where Akito had almost been afraid to even touch the baby goats hopping around. He had been even more afraid of the chickens after a rooster had chased him away from a hen. The sight had been too much for Lind and he lost it, holding onto his stomach as Akito hid behind him, yelling at him to stop laughing.

Then he was dragged off to see the monkeys, one of which had screamed in a way that sounded a lot like laughter. That had sent Akito into a giggle fit, which caused Lind to laugh at the adorableness. When they had entered the butterfly house, Akito had been so intent on going through slowly, so as not to crush any of the bugs, that Lind was sure it took them twenty minutes just to get through a seven foot tunnel.

"Ah! Look at that snake back there! He's so big!" Akito breathed in wonder and Lind stepped a bit closer, looking into the tank.

"That thing could swallow your arm whole." He mused aloud and Akito shivered.

"Snakes are weird!" he complained and Lind chuckled as Akito rushed off to see the turtles. "Look how big that one is! He's bigger than me!"

"Those are Galapagos Turtles. They grow pretty big I guess." He responded, reading the sign next to the enclosure. "They're pretty rare now, I guess, to see in their natural habitat. The only time anyone could probably find one would be in a zoo like this."

"I wonder what it would be like to ride on one. Oh, but that would probably be no fun because they move so slowly." Akito giggled, thumping his head lightly and Lind shrugged.

"You never know. It could be fun for the first three seconds." He joked and Akito laughed again. From there, they headed over to the otter exhibit and crawled into the clear tube that took them below the water to watch them play.

"Wow…This is so amazing…" Akito sighed, laying back in the tube to stare upwards and Lind looked at the boy, watching the way the light danced over him from the water above. His golden eyes were focused on the dark figures that spun through the water, occasionally breaking the surface and a happy smile sat on his lips.

"Being underwater isn't too bad if you get to look at a sight like this…" he said, and Akito nodded, letting out an agreeing hum as he continued to watch the otters play with each other. Lind sighed and laid back next to Akito. He felt a calming sense wash over him as he settled into the groove of the tube and stared upwards, his own eyes following the otters. They stayed like that for a while in silence before Lind broke it again.

"Ya know, I wouldn't mind being down here for too long, but I think I'd miss that open sky the most." He whispered and Akito nodded again.

"I would hate to be trapped down here forever…" he answered, his tone taking on a sad hint, and Lind bit his lip, realizing he had struck a sensitive chord.

"But ya know, those otters seem pretty happy!" he laughed and Akito joined in.

"Yeah." He replied simply. Lind propped himself up on his elbow, staring down at Akito with a smile.

"What do you wanna do after this? We can go home if you want, seeing as how it is getting later. Agito should be waking up soon." He said and Akito blinked up at him for a moment.

"Yeah, that sounds okay." He answered, sounding a bit confused and Lind had to keep himself from grinning. Playing nice was starting to pay off after all. Akito sat up with Lind's help and the two boys exited the tunnel, holding hands as they left the zoo.

On the way home, Lind watched every move that Akito made, celebrating each time he caught the boy staring at him and blushing when he realized he had been seen doing it. It seemed to take longer to get back to Ikki's than it did earlier but when they finally arrived, it seemed that no one else had gotten back yet. They walked in the door and Lind ran a hand through his hair as Akito went to the kitchen to get some water.

"I'm gonna go take a shower okay? Or did you want it first?" he called as the sound of water came from the sink. He could hear it falling into a cup before it was shut off.

"U-um, if it's okay, can I go first? I'm kind of tired from being out so long." Akito replied from the kitchen and Lind grinned, leaning against the wall.

"Sure thing! I don't mind the wait." He answered as Akito came out with a large smile. He quickly pulled the boy into a hug, making Akito yelp in surprise at the action. He settled his hands on the small of Akito's back, rubbing the fabric of his t-shirt against his skin slightly as he nuzzled the boy's neck.

"Thank you for going out with me today. I'm glad you had fun…" he whispered and Akito nodded, his face feeling as though it was on fire. His heart rate climbed through the roof though as Lind pressed a kiss to his neck sweetly before releasing him. "Have a nice shower."

"I-I will. Goodnight Lind!" he squeaked before rushing upstairs. Lind waited until he was out of ear-shot before he chuckled and flopped onto the couch, grinning at the ceiling.

"Step one is going great." He murmured. "At this rate, I'll be ready for step two by the end of the week."

"And just what is step two?" asked a voice from the doorway and Lind jumped, glaring as Kazu walked in with a plastic bag in his hand. He growled at the blond and got up, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"Why is it your business?" he growled, hoping his change in attitude would make the blond leave him alone, and Kazu shrugged, setting the bag down by the door.

"I guess it's not, but you should watch what you do around here. If someone were to tell Agito what you were up to today, he might get mad." He said, tossing a small object at the blue haired boy. Lind caught it easily before looking it over. He smirked slightly, recognizing the small box from the gift shop at the zoo.

"Sneaky. You followed me and Akito today didn't you?" he questioned and Kazu returned the smirk.

"Maybe I did. What are you going to do about it?" he pressed and Lind chuckled, laying back down and tossing the box back.

"Nothing yet. You haven't told him anything, nor do I have to worry about it. You have nothing on me." He answered and Kazu sighed slightly as he took the plastic bag into the kitchen.

"Nothing yet." He repeated as he passed Lind, the words making the boy's smirk grow.

'This got even more fun for me…' he thought to himself as he shut his eyes to relax. 'Let's see just what that Beanpole plans to do…'

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Akito sighed happily as he got out of the shower and went over to his room to get dressed. He opened the door to find that Agito was still laying down, but it was obvious that the Fang King was awake. He looked over at Akito as the boy flipped on a dim lamp and went to the closet after shutting the door.

"What have you been up to? You smell like the outside." Agito said from the bed and Akito bit his lip before deciding that lying would do him no good with Agito.

"I went to the park with Lind for a bit." He answered happily, smiling at his other half while tugging on his pajama pants. "Everyone left and we didn't want to sit around here at home so we went for some ice cream and hung out!"

His smile dropped when Agito didn't say anything for a moment and he slipped on his shirt quickly before going to the bed to sit down.

"Don't worry." He breathed, running his hands into Agito's hair and resting his chin on his head. "Nothing happened. I promise. He was just being nice." He assured the boy and a low growl startled the boy before he was suddenly on his back, looking up at an angry Agito.

"Lind is not nice! He's planning something! He's always fucking planning something!" he yelled and Akito flinched, trying to sink into the mattress more. He didn't like when Agito was angry at him but he found that he was frozen in place. "Why didn't you come tell me? Would he not let you?" he demanded and Akito quickly shook his head.

"N-no! It's not like that! I-I…" he broke off, his eyes filling with tears as his heart pounded. They dripped down his cheeks and only then did Agito seem to relax, guilt replacing the anger on his face.

"Akito…" he cooed before resting on top of the boy, nuzzling his neck and planting kisses on the skin. "I'm sorry…you know I don't trust Lind. He's going to try anything to get you to himself. I won't let him take you from me…" he whispered and Akito shivered, nodding his head as he wound his arms tightly around Agito.

"Don't worry Agito. I'm all yours. I don't want Lind. I want you." He said, his tone soft and small and Agito pulled back before planting a heated kiss on Akito's lips. The boy squirmed slightly as Agito broke the kiss, pressing his forehead to Akito's.

"I want you to be all mine forever Akito. No one else can have you. I'll shred everyone that tries to take you from me. You're mine." He stated and Akito nodded, smiling as he nuzzled against Agito's head.

"I love you Agito." He murmured, kissing the other boy's nose.

"I love you too Akito."

PHEW! It is finally updated! ^^ and almost within a week? How amazing! Lol. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, even though it isn't that long but at least we got some fluff at the end! What will happen now? What is Lind actually planning? What did Kazu buy at the gift shop? O.o? That last one will keep you from sleeping. I just know it. Lol. Anyway! Review and stuff! ^^ Next chapter will be coming out soon! Until then!