Chapter 20

"Guren!" He stands up from his seat in a hurry when he sees the white haired male come running into his office. "I finally found out why Mikaela looked so familiar."

Guren sits back down with a sigh, he'd thought Shinya might have news about Yuu. He'd gotten a text message from Yuu that he was going to Kimizuki's and by the time Guren found out it was a lie, Yuu was long gone to who knows where. He'd gone by Mikaela's house to see if he had any idea where Yuu might have gone, but every time he knocked or called, there had been no answer. He would have assumed they'd run off together, but according to Yuu's friends, he and Mikaela hadn't been talking recently, so he's not sure how plausible that scenario is anymore.

In addition, he hadn't been able to get in touch with Mikaela's parents or anything, the numbers the school had were disconnected and there was a false name listed on the school forms. Pretty suspicious if you asked him, but he hadn't had time to dwell on the boy's living situation. Although, whenever he finds Yuu, after he wrings his neck, he really should look into Mikaela more. Yuu spends so much time with him, he's been negligent not to ask more questions. "That's not really important right now, is it Shinya?"

"But it is!" Shinya takes a seat across from him and lays the file on his desk. "Do you remember Mahiru's death?" He questions quietly.

"Of course," he responds tensely. It's not like he could forget.

"And it was because she was working both sides. We don't know how, but the Tepes' organization found out and they had her killed."

"Right," he murmurs, "But we could never prove it, though we all knew."

"Yes and we ended up meeting a lot with Krul at that time, she was doing her best to 'help' us. Mikaela was with her."

"What?"

"He didn't talk much, but I noticed that he always stuck close to Krul or Ferid and she never let him far from her sight. According to this, Krul adopted him. He's officially her son and has been for a while now."

"Fuck."

"So, I think it's safe to say Mikaela is involved in whatever illegal things they do these days."

"And Yuu may have gotten himself mixed into it." Once again he can't believe he's been so careless especially after Shinya's prior warning.

"If he's with Mikaela, probably. But Mikaela had been missing school for a while now, it's just as likely Yuu isn't with him." Shinya continues in a quieter voice, "This must have been what Shinoa wanted to tell me."

"How did she know and not you?"

"I didn't live in the house, she did. She was probably eavesdropping on a lot of the conversations going on, it's not surprising she would have gleaned information and known the truth about Mikaela. The Tepes organization controls their secrets tightly, of course she wouldn't have wanted to let on that she knew."

Guren is silent for a moment. "Are they the ones who killed her?

"Huh?"

"You said 'they control their secrets tightly,' could that be the reason she was killed?"

Shinya blinks, "I never thought of that."

"Because we never knew what she knew about Mikaela and had no reason to suspect she would be a target for them."

"It's the best lead we have so far."

"Let's go pay her a visit."

"Do you really think she'll admit it?"

"No, I don't expect her to at all, but if she's got nothing to hide, she has no reason to refuse to talk to us."

"We should go armed just in case."

"Wasn't even a question."

~~~~~
Yuu wakes in Mika's embrace, the other boy must have carried him to bed again last night. It's become a common thing after the first night he fell asleep in his lap, which is just as well, his stomach was killing him that night. He'd rather sleep it off than admit to Mika he was right about all the sweets, but he was hungry! It had been almost 24 hours without food plus adrenaline spikes burn calories, he couldn't help it if he went a little overboard. Besides it's not like he's opposed to falling asleep on the couch and waking up in the bed, as long as Mika's there when he opens his eyes.

Although that might end soon. They've been here a few days now and Mika said they're heading home today. He can't say he's not nervous though. His phone's been off ever since he sent that final text to Guren and he's probably worried and furious by now. He wants to avoid facing Guren's wrath as long as possible. Yuu also has no doubt that Guren will try to drag him back home, but he promised Mika and he's going to see this through to the end, no matter what.

"What are you thinking so hard about this early in the morning?" Mika questions, smoothing the furrows between Yuu's eyebrows.

Yuu stretches his arms to wrap around Mika's neck and pulls himself halfway onto his chest, "About how angry Guren's going to be when I get back."

"Ah," Mika says thoughtfully, bringing a hand up to stroke Yuu's cheek with his thumb. "Yeah...but it's also not fair to let him stay worried."

"You let Krul stay worried."

"That's different."

"Right. Because even though you know she was helpless, you're still resentful that she didn't do anything."

Mika frowns, "I never said that."

"You didn't have to, I've been with you for three days, I know. I can also tell you don't want to go back anymore than I do. You're happy here, away from everything and everyone….with just me," Yuu adds with a grin.

"Well, you may be right about that part."

"I'm right about all of it. You're not the only one who can pay attention."

"Hmm..."

"Admit I'm right," Yuu admonishes, leaning to forward to rub his nose with Mika's.

He laughs, "Eskimo kisses? Really Yuu-chan?"

"Shut up."

Mika tilts his head to meet Yuu's lips instead, spreading his legs and pulling Yuu fully on top of him to settle between his legs.

Yuu slips his fingers around Mika's neck, pulling himself up for a better angle, breaking the kiss and gasping in surprise when he inadvertently rubs his crotch against Mika's. "Umm…" Mika gazes back at him before dropping his hands to Yuu's hips and pushing him back down against the building warmth between his legs. "M-mika?"

He doesn't respond, instead capturing Yuu's lips again while rolling his own hips against the other boy's. Yuu lets out a quiet groan at the sensation, pulling Mika closer and matching his pace. Other than the hand job that feels like forever ago, they've never done anything like this and he's surprised at how good it feels. He wants more. He forces his tongue into Mika's mouth and pushes harder against him, reveling in the friction.

He's so caught up in the rhythm that he's taken by surprise when Mika flips them over, pressing him into the bed and easily removing Yuu's shirt to slide his mouth to Yuu's neck. He doesn't bother holding in his sounds of pleasure when Mika begins sucking a path down his neck, simply wrapping a leg around Mika's waist to keep him close and better keep up with Mika's increasing pace.

Yuu cries out as Mika's fingers begin squeezing one of his nipples, one hand clenches in Mika's hair and the other reaches between them to try and shove his boxers down, the hard warmth of Mika is teasing him and he wants skin against skin now. His body shudders in anticipation of having Mika's bare length pressed against his and he's got his boxers halfway down when Mika's phone starts vibrating, playing a reminder tune, and startling them both.

Mika freezes and looks back at Yuu, seeming to realize for the first time what they're actually doing and how far it may end up going. "Uh…" Yuu says nothing, desperately fighting the urge to force Mika to continue, even if they do miss their plane. "We s-should...stop before we miss our plane."

Yuu swallows tightly, "Y-yeah," but internally his body is telling him that they absolutely should not stop and with Mika still looking at him uncertainly with those lust darkened blue eyes, he's close to letting his body take over.

The blonde male sits back, scooting away from Yuu as if he can read something in his gaze and gives him one more quick look before hopping off the bed. Stopping right now is so frustrating, Yuu thinks. He didn't even know sexual contact was something he wanted, he hadn't really had much time to think about it. But now...he looks down, it seems it's something he very much wants if how fast he was turned on is any indication.

Mika leans against wall in the bathroom to calm himself down, that nearly went too far, too fast. It wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if it had, they are dating after all, but right now is not the best time for it. He's lucky his phone went off when it did because he has a feeling if they kept going, it wouldn't end with just one round. That would be the tip of the iceberg, their clothes would come off next and they really didn't have time to get lost in each other right now. Judging from the look in those emerald eyes, Yuu was ready to push everything aside to keep going if he hadn't left.

The throbbing between his legs grabs his attention again and he glances down, looks like they'll both be taking care of themselves alone.

~~~~~
Mika keeps his gaze fixed on Yuu, who's unsurprisingly buying souvenirs and more sweets with his wallet again. He's pretty sure no one is looking for them at this smaller airport he chose to depart from, but he prefers to keep an eye on Yuu anyway just in case.

His eyes trail slowly down Yuu's body and he sighs, it had been a long walk back to the town and a long trip to the airport after, filled with tension between them. Usually they'd be making jokes or talking, but the atmosphere had been tense and every time their arms brushed or any part of them touched, they both jumped away.

Even on the train ride, Yuu was careful to stay out of Mika's space and in his own seat. The weight of things left unsaid pushing down on both of them. He has no idea what's going to happen when they get back home, but he can almost guarantee it won't be pleasant. Yuu probably won't even get to stay with him, though he seems hellbent on trying. Guren seems like a strict parent and once he gets hold of Yuu, it'll likely be years before Yuu gets a semblance of freedom again. He'd hope that Yuu is at least cleared of all suspicions in Shinoa's death by the time they get back, but since it looks like he cut and ran, that didn't do him any favors towards proving his innocence.

"Miiiiika."

"Hm?" He looks up to see Yuu waving his wallet at him. "Sorry."

"It's not like you to zone out."

"I'm just thinking."

"About what?" He questions, dropping into the adjacent seat, and passing over Mika's wallet. Instead of taking it, Mika grabs his hand between both of his own, and watches Yuu's face gradually get redder. "Why…?"

"You've been avoiding touching me."

Yuu averts his gaze involuntarily, "I h-haven't."

"Are you sure?" Mika teases, flipping Yuu's hand over to run his fingers lightly along the underside of his wrist. His arms twitches and he tries to yank his wrist free.

"I'm positive."

"Then why are you trying to pull away?"

"I'm not!"

"Yuu-chan."

"It feels weird, okay?!"

"Are you sensitive here?"

Rather than answer, Yuu yanks his arm away as hard as possible, nearly losing his balance in the process. "Very funny, Mika."

He shrugs, "I was just trying to understand."

Yuu jabs him in the chest with a finger, "Well don't. Come on, they're boarding."

Despite Mika's provocations, he's thrilled that this plane ride they're getting along. Although the past few days have been doing wonders for his Mika fix, it's still nice to be near the other boy again without feeling waves of hostility rolling off him. He'll enjoy it while he can because Guren's gonna kill him.

~~~~~
Shinya watches as Guren paces back and forth across the room. Surprisingly enough, it was easy to be granted admittance. Once they introduced themselves and explained that they wanted to talk with Krul, security cleared them, they were let in without a problem, and escorted to this large room to wait. It slightly resembles a throne room with no seats except for one at the front and he can only wonder if that's intentional.

However, the fact that they were admitted so easily can only mean if the Tepes' organization has something to hide, they've already hidden it well and their chances of finding out the truth are slim. If they were responsible for Shinoa...he couldn't do anything to them about Mahiru, but he won't give up on finding Shinoa's murderer.

They both look up over as the door opens and Krul walks in and takes a seat with a smile. "You wanted to speak with me?"

"We want to know who killed Shinoa," Shinya responds immediately.

"How would I know that?"

"Because we've realized Mikaela is your son and why you had a reason to target her."

"You mean because she didn't know how to get her mouth shut and stay out of affairs that don't concern her?"

Shinya steps forward with clenched fists, "Death was not the answer."

"Careful, you wouldn't want me to take that as an act of aggression, would you?"

"Like killing her was an act of murder? You can't kill who you please."

"You know," Krul says, folding her hands. "I think she knew all along that talking about us was dangerous, why do you think she tried to do it quietly? I'd say she knew and acted anyway. If that's why she was killed, then it was her own fault."

Shinya raises his gun to meet her unflinching gaze, "Who was it?"

"None of your concern."

"Was it Mikaela?" Guren interrupts.

"If it was him, do you really think I'd tell you? I believe we're done here. You know the way out." Guren raises his gun to match Shinya's. "Stop with the bluffing, we all know you will not fire and the only thing you're doing is annoying me. I've spoken with you and you have your answer. Leave."

"We're not leaving until you tell us who did it or we can also open back up Mahiru's case also."

"Do what you will."

"If we succeed in proving you were behind both of them, this whole organization goes down, you, Mikaela, and everyone in it or you could just give us a name."

"I have no doubt you won't succeed, besides….do you really want to put all of us in prison considering who has recently joined us."

"Huh?" Guren questions, but he already has a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. Krul's gaze shifts to a door on the side where he can already hear footsteps approaching. His worst fear is confirmed when Yuu steps through the door and blinks shocked eyes at him. Mika immediately runs over and puts himself between Krul and their guns, but Guren's gaze is fixed on Yuu. "Where the hell have you been Yuuichirou and what are you doing here?!"

"M-me? I'm here with Mika…"

"You've been here the entire time? Since you ran away from home?"

"No, not exactly." He says sheepishly, "But what about you? What are you doing here?"

"This isn't about me, Yuu! You're a suspect, you were grounded and you ran away after texting me a lie! Do you know how fucking worried I was?! Do you know how bad that looks?! And now she says you've joined them! What the hell is going on?!"

"Well...Mika is with them and I promised him I'd stay with him."

"Yuu! Do you know these people are the ones who killed Shinoa?!"

He looks down, "Yeah I knew."

"You knew? You knew all along and you said nothing? How could you lie about something like that, Yuu?!"

He looks back up to meet his guardian's gaze and his anger is even worse than Yuu expected. His eyes are narrowed into slits and his face is red from fury. Shinya has a hand on his shoulder to calm him, but he's also giving Yuu such a hurt, disappointed gaze that he can't help but feel guilty.

"I couldn't say anything, I didn't want the same thing to happen to me."

"But you're choosing to stay with them anyway?"

"I promised Mika." And I will find out who killed Shinoa, he thinks. But, saying that as his intention aloud probably isn't wise right now.

Guren's eyes shift to Mikaela, "This is your fault. I knew there was something wrong with you since the beginning." Mikaela inclines his head in agreement, but says nothing. "You don't have anything to say? You dragged Yuu into this and now you're silent?"

"He didn't drag me into this!" Yuu interrupts, he and Mika have already had this conversation and he doesn't need Mika changing his mind from guilt right now. "I'm choosing this. It's my decision."

"And he has nothing to do with it?" Guren glares back at him, shrugging off Shinya's hand.

"It doesn't matter why."

"Enough Yuu. Let's go, get over here. We'll talk about this later."

"Will you let me come back to Mika?"

Guren looks at him in disbelief, "Hell no!"

"Then I can't go with you," he responds, stepping closer to Mika and Krul. "I'm sorry."

"You can't be serious. You barely know this kid, Yuu."

"I'm not coming, Guren."

He shares a look with Shinya and they both step forward together.

"That's far enough. Yuuichirou has made his decision. He is staying with us and if you move against us, he will suffer also. We have nothing further to discuss." Krul makes a gesture with her hand and several guards step forward. "It was a lovely meeting. Goodbye." She turns towards the back exit, "Mikaela, Yuuichirou, let's go."

Yuu gives one final glance back, feeling his stomach turn sour at the repercussions of his decision as he watches Guren and Shinya be herded out the door, before turning and following after Mikaela.

~~~~~
"Are you okay, Yuu-chan? It's not too late to change your mind, I can talk to Krul for you."

"Nah," he shakes his head, "I'm staying with you. I can always talk to Guren after."

"If he'll talk to you," Mika mutters.

"Mika." Yuu grabs his waist to pull Mika down next to him and straddles his lap, cupping his face to look him straight in the eye, "Support me." He's made his decision, now he just needs Mika to understand and stop questioning him. He's just pushed Guren away, he wants comfort from Mika more than anything right now, not endless second guessing and worrying.

He looks away guiltily, "You're right. I'm sorry, Yuu-chan. I'm probably making this harder for you."

"It's okay," Yuu sighs and pulls Mika into a tight hug before getting up and climbing into bed, "Just trust me."

"I will," Mika promises, joining him under the covers. Yuu watches Mika get settled, but his mind is suddenly miles away from Guren, eyes zeroing in on the skin teasing him as Mika's shirt lifts up, already feeling his arousal growing.

Mika settles facing Yuu and smiles until he catches Yuu's eyes and it fades somewhat. Sleeping together isn't as innocent as it used to be now that he remembers what happened earlier and the change in the atmosphere is intimacy makes Mika's blood rush and apparently the feeling isn't lost on Yuu either because he's already reaching for him.

Yuu's too impatient to wait, shoving his boxers off eagerly and climbing on top of Mika in his haste to finish what they started previously. Mika responds in earnest, sliding his own briefs off, and lifting his hips up, gasping at the sensation of Yuu's hardness pressed against him. The dark haired male is quick to lock his arms around Mika's neck and roll his hips for more friction.

"Yuu-chan…"

"No questions, Mika," he pants out.

He smiles lightly and grasps Yuu's ass in both hands, pressing him closer and meeting each roll of his hips. For someone so hesitant in the beginning, Yuu certainly seems to know what he wants, Mika thinks. He brings his mouth to Mika's, easily slipping his tongue past to deepen the kiss. Yuu groans in appreciation when Mika moves his hand to grasp their lengths tightly together, sliding his hand roughly along them.

Yuu's body tenses, he knows he isn't going to last long. A final squeeze is all it takes for Yuu to release on both their stomachs, but Mika holds himself back, letting go when he feels Yuu hit his peak. He scoots closer to rub against Mika, resting his head on the other boy's shoulder uncaring of the mess on both of them.

"Y-you didn't…?" He questions when he feels Mika's still hard cock poking him.

"No.." Mika's cheeks color slightly, "I want to...inside…"

Yuu pulls back to look at the blonde male, he's a little nervous, but he's not turned off at the thought of having Mika inside him. If it feels good on the outside, having that heat inside probably feels amazing. He glances down at Mika's erection pressing into his stomach and strokes his hand down the hard muscle, spreading precum from the tip to the sides. "Okay."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I think it'll feel good."

"Are you sure? We don't hav-"

Yuu cuts him off with a kiss, "No more questions. I said yes." Mika swallows and nods, reaching over to his bedside drawer and hesitating over the bottles before grabbing the small clear one. "You keep lube by your bed?"

"What else was I supposed to do with all those bottles we bought?"

"Return them."

"Let's both be glad I didn't."

Yuu shuts his eyes tightly as Mika preps him, wiggling at the intrusion, he wasn't expecting fingers, but for Mika to just put it in. He lets Mika guide him from his lap to lay on his back and he spreads his legs. He's just this side of embarrassed by the position, but Mika's giving him such a loving look that he can't focus on it for long.

His back arches off the bed and his mouth falls open in a silent cry as he feels Mika slide all the way into him, the thickness spreading him far more than fingers ever could. His eyes water slightly at the shock before Mika grasps both his hands and kisses him, distracting him from the unfamiliar sensation. He's just starting to adjust when he's empty again, Yuu frowns at the hollow feeling and then Mika's pushing back in.

Each time Mika's hard member slides in and out of him, Yuu moans in bliss. This is what he wanted and it feels even better than he imagined, especially when Mika adjusts his angle to brush over that small bundle of nerves giving him even more pleasure. Mika's mouth is insistent on his, switching between catching his moans and giving loving attention to his neck.

Sex is something he wouldn't mind doing a hell of a lot more of with Mika. He tightens his legs around Mika as his pace increases, "Yuu-chan...I'm gonna…"

"It's okay...do it!"

Mika grasps him, finishing Yuu off again, following right after with a cry, his body jerking and going tense as he fills Yuu. He shudders as he feels Mika's warmth flowing into his body, making his already hot insides even warmer. Yuu turns as Mika slides slowly out of him to lay next to him, too tired from both his orgasms to do much more than cuddle close to the blonde male. "I love you, Yuu-chan," Mika whispers against his hair.

"I love you too." He grins slightly, "and sex."

Mika laughs fondly, pulling the exhausted male into a tight embrace as they both pass out.