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Part 157

"Why would the creators of this film want a fox and a hound to get along? Hounds are generally bred and trained at a young age to track and flush out the very timid fox. It is certainly out of either element to forge a relationship, particularly between two male canines. If they wanted to try a more plausible story, one of the main characters should have been female. I'm not choosy about gender roles, but amongst canines, dominance and submission is the name of the game. You cannot have a male hound and a male fox get along. It's just not natural."

"Though saying that in captive populations there is also the possibility of a strong female leading a pack... Though even then male and female animals would have something to gain from a friendship... Perhaps if the animals were very young and raised together before their hormones and instincts did not yet have hold of them?"

"They are depicted as a pup and kit in this image," B mused.
"It is quite possible, but still... Foxes are very shy. I'm sure given the right circumstances the fox could change or adapt. Perhaps that's why the fox is depicted with a hound. Perhaps its an orphaned animal, its mother probably died by some means, likely a hunter with hunting dogs..."

"I feel for the fox..." the dark eyed raven mumbled quietly; being an orphan himself made him a little sensitive to those who were also orphans for whatever reason.

"I know you do. Perhaps a message in here is growing up with odds against you when you have no family beyond the person who took you in. Perhaps this is in retrospect related to you. You were orphaned young, Watari has taken you in. He is going to have to let you go at some point when you are independent enough. Am I the hound? The opposing, but similar being who probably does have a family, but has been separated from them for some reason or another. Are we supposed to be enemies?" The thought scared him and he shivered.

"I do not think so... while we are indeed different, I would not say we are from completely different worlds... We simply have to much in common..."

"Is it only because we were raised together? What if Mum never tried to kill me and I grew up with this maddening gift? What if I grew up entirely independent of you and we were to have met under different circumstances? You would not be saying this."

"Perhaps not... but that is not something we will ever know or need to know..." L assured his friend, putting the tape into the machine and turning it on.
"All that matters is that we are together now and will be always..."

"Yeah, thankfully you saved me then. That day I will never forget." He leaned into his friend when he sat back down and tried to get into the film, but his mind was too active with many things, primarily theories into their relationship, his work, and his recent changes.

On the other hand the dark eyed raven became completely absorbed in his friend, cuddling into him lovingly. He kept occasional tabs on the movie, but only enough so he knew if their theories were correct.

B ran a hand lovingly through L's hair and gave a soft kiss to the top of his head.
*What drove me to rub against Lawli in the tub? My mind was not working right, wasn't it? We both got good feelings, we were both tired as usual. I knew it was not possible for Lawli to taste like a strawberry, so why did I convince myself otherwise? Why could I not let him out of my sight for one second? Why was seeing him like that making me react in that way?*

L lay nuzzled against his friend's neck and moved to cuddle in a little more. Tomorrow their work would start anew and while he promised to himself that he would spend as much time as possible with his friend he would still not be able to have this much affection until all of his cases were solved and his friend was happy with his creation.

*Can Lawli and I truly be happy, even though I know he's not going to live long enough? Can we live life to the fullest, whatever comes to pass?* B continued to pet his hair lovingly and shivered lightly at the neck nuzzle.
*I bet this is what Lawli feels each time I nuzzle him. It feels nice.* He smiled and gave another soft kiss.

There was another soft nuzzle from the older in response.
"I love you..." he whispered, trying to get a little closer.

"I love you too, Lawli," he whispered back, shivering lightly at the nuzzle again. He went into a slight lounging position and pulled his friend into a hug, giving him affectionate attention.

The panda smiled contently and lay his head on his friends chest, dividing his attention between his friend's heart beat, the attention to his hair and the movie.

Meanwhile, B's eyes closed and he felt himself slowly drift into a short nap, still laving his friend with gentle head petting and soft kisses. He held the older in a protective, but loving hug.

When the movie was over L ran his fingers along his friends side slowly.
"We were mostly correct..." he mused.

"Yes... It's good to try out theories. Minds like ours need that stimulation." He shivered lightly and gave another soft kiss.
"I sort of felt bad that the friends had to part ways in the end. I suppose for them, it was better that way."

"But they parted as friends and not as enemies, which I believe is the important thing... there were no hard feelings between them..."

"Yeah..." He let out a soft sigh and gave a small smile before pulling his friend up to give a soft kiss to his cheek.
"Thanks for always being there. I'll never stop loving you. Even if I should die tomorrow, our bond is too strong to separate us."

"And we won't be apart for long..." L whispered back, "because I love you too much to not follow you..."

"I know, I'd do the same for you. I would not hesitate. I'm only half a person without you. You're the half of me that is and always will remain beautiful, loving, intelligent and passionate about what you do."

The elder smiled and ran his fingers up the other boy's shirt and along his ribs gently.

B giggled lightly and blushed.
"That kinda tickles," he said with a small grin. He gave a soft kiss in return and let his hand trail down his spine.

"Good, because I love your laugh..." L mumbled and repeated the action.

The younger raven giggled again and curled defensively.
"St-stop! Heh heh heh!"

The dark eyed raven tickled his friend gently more and more, wanting to here the sound he liked so much.

More giggles escaped and he tried resisting, but it was futile.
"L-Lawli! You're ev-evil!" He kept giggling and rolled to his side.

Pinned beneath him there wasn't much his friend could do to escape and L knew that, enjoying his moment of fun before slowing down and letting his friend recover.

Red eyes looked to the older raven. B was panting lightly and slightly flushed and giggling still.

"You are beautiful you know..." the dark eyed raven reminded his friend, putting his head back down on his chest.

"You're more beautiful," he murmured, softly petting the raven locks and giving soft kisses while he caught his breath.

"We will have to agree to disagree on that," L whispered and kissed his friend's neck playfully.