Yanagi rolled over onto his side and shut his eyes. No matter what he did he just couldn't fall asleep. Or maybe it was because he was in bed with Yagyuu. The gentleman was currently asleep, not making a sound. Yanagi rolled over quietly so as not to wake him and then quietly observed him.

Yagyuu had been the most mature looking during their freshman year. He was also the tallest and he treated everyone with kindness and respect. That was what pulled Yanagi towards Yagyuu. He had thought that Yagyuu had been helping him out and doing things for him because he cared for him but it turned out it was because of the gentleman's so called politeness.

He sighed and then got up. He climbed out of the bed and then headed out to the living room. Since high school had begun, Yagyuu lived alone in Tokyo while his parents lived in Kanagawa. That was rather convenient for their new relationship. Yanagi then thought of Seiichi and Genichirou. He couldn't hide anything from them after all. They had promised each other that they would not hide anything from each other.

Making up his mind, Yanagi grabbed his phone and rang Seiichi first.

"Hello?"

"Is something wrong? Are you alright?" Yukimura asked worriedly.

"No I'm fine. I wanted to tell you something" Yanagi replied.

"What is it?"

"I slept with Yagyuu" Yanagi said bluntly.

Yukimura was silent for a moment. Yanagi waited with bated breath and Yukimura sighed.

"Was it your first?" he asked.

"Yes" Yanagi replied.

"A one night stand? Renji, what were you thinking?" Yukimura asked.

"I wasn't thinking" Yanagi replied.

"I'm not going to scold you but Renji, I just hope you don't regret it. Your first time was supposed to be with someone you love"

"I don't know what to do now" Yanagi curled up on the lone couch with the phone held to his ear.

"You will find love again. Don't worry. You can move on from this" Yukimura said.

"I should go home"

"So where are you then if not home?"

"Yagyuu's place"

"Oh" Yukimura was silent.

"I'll just get my things and go home" Yanagi said.

"Be careful on the bus" Yukimura cautioned.


Yukimura hung up and then glanced down at Yuuta. Yuuta was snoring away, not knowing that his lover was awake and watching him. Yukimura reached out and touched the top of Yuuta's head gently. Yuuta shuffled slightly and then fell back asleep. Yukimura stood up and headed out.

He had slept over at Yuuta's home on Yuuta's mother's insistence. Fuji was certainly not happy with that and Yukimura recently had to drain out his glass of milk because he had found a dead roach inside. He didn't really fear Fuji but he was just amused at how many lines he could cross just to try to get Yukimura to leave.


"Good morning" Speak of the devil. Yukimura turned and smiled at Fuji.

"Good morning"

"You're up rather early" Fuji commented.

"You are too" Yukimura countered back.

Fuji didn't seem to care and just headed over to the fridge.

"I think we can cut the crap. You don't like me at all. Why?" Yukimura leaned against the kitchen counter.

"Because you'll hurt my brother" Fuji replied.

"I won't"

"How can I believe that?" Fuji asked, his blue eyes glittering.

"How can I make you believe me?"

"You can't. I suppose you should just leave now instead of later"

"Why do you think I'm going to leave your brother?" Yukimura asked.

"Because that's what my father did. When he left, it shattered my brother. You'll leave as well. The sooner you leave, the better off Yuuta is" Fuji replied.

"I am not your father. Yuuta has told me about your parents divorcing and how hurt he was. I was the one who helped him move on from that and he learned how to trust people from me. You should be telling me not to leave" Yukimura said.

"Aniki, can't you just leave him alone now?" Yuuta asked walking into the kitchen.

"These are adult matters, Yuuta" Fuji said.

"Aniki, he loves me and I love him. Can't you just leave us alone? I'm grown up enough to handle this on my own" Yuuta said.

He placed an arm around Yukimura's waist, making Yukimura jump in surprise.

"I need to show you the park around the corner. It has a great flower garden" Yuuta said.

"Really? Give me five minutes to change and brush my teeth. I'll be right out" Yukimura said and hightailed it from the kitchen.

"Aniki, you don't need to scare him all the time" Yuuta accepted the glass of juice from his brother.

"I do enjoy scaring him half the time even though I've already accepted him into the family" Fuji smirked.

"Aniki, no more today. It's my last day and I just want to relax" Yuuta begged.

"No promises" Fuji's smirk just got wider.

Yukimura felt like slapping Fuji right across the face. Honey dripped from his tee shirts making them stick against each other. He sighed and then grabbed his last spare tee shirt and wore it. He could feel a slight itch but then ignored it.


"Atobe-kun, isn't it a bit too early to visit?" Sanada's mother asked as she unlocked the door of the home to let him in.

"I wanted to see Sanada. He forgot something from the festival yesterday" Atobe replied.

"He's in the dojo. Be quiet because he dislikes being disturbed when he's meditating"

Atobe nodded and then entered the dojo. Sanada was seated indian style with his back ramrod straight. He breathed in deeply and then let it out. Atobe could smell the sweet burning incense coming from one corner of the room. He tiptoed across the room and the cursed when the wood creaked.

Sanada's eyes opened instantly. "Sasuke, how many times have I told you not to step in here!".

"Actually, it's me" Atobe drawled.

Sanada stood and Atobe admired how regal he looked in a black warriors uniform. Sanada was truly a war general in his past life.

"What are you doing here? I thought all rich people slept in" Sanada asked.

"If that's an insult, I'm going to ignore it. I came to return something you forgot" Atobe replied.

"I didn't forget anything" Sanada said in confusion.

"Actually, I had bought you a gift but I forgot to give it to you. I hope you like it" Atobe held out a small box just a tad larger than his own hand.

Sanada took the box which fit perfectly in his grip and untied the silk ribbon. He lifted up the lid and then pulled out a maroon red winter's scarf. The material was soft and it was probably expensive. He glanced up at Atobe who was waiting nervously.

"A scarf? I have dozens in my closet" Sanada placed the box on the floor and unfolded the scarf.

"Well, winter is coming up and I noticed that your neck is rather broad so I had a cashmere scarf custom made for you. It even has your initials at the back" Atobe explained.

Sanada couldn't seem to find his initials so Atobe stepped forward and helped him untangle the scarf. He pointed a finger at the initials written specially in Japanese. When Atobe attempted to pull away, Sanada caught his hand. He stared right into Sanada's eyes and found a beautiful warmth in them that he just wanted to drown in.

"Thank you" Sanada whispered.

Atobe nodded and then to his surprise Sanada began leaning in. He kissed Atobe slowly, nervously as if afraid that the rich heir would run away. They broke apart and then heard a pair of footsteps heading into the dojo.

"Genichirou, it time for the morning meal. Atobe-kun, you can join us if you want" Sanada's mother said.

"No, I should really be going" Atobe said.

"Please stay" Sanada said and Atobe glanced up at him in surprise.

"Are you sure?"

"I insist, Keigo"

Meanwhile at the Fuji home...

"Aniki, I can't believe you out itching powder in his shirt! You promised you wouldn't do anything!" Yuuta yelled.

"Yuuta, it's fine" Yukimura tugged on his boyfriend's sleeve while hissing as Yuuta's mother applied cold cream to the rashes on his chest.

"Yuuta, it was just a harmless prank" Yumiko attempted to settle things.

"It isn't a harmless prank! This is the exact reason I didn't want to come home! He acts like I'm still three years old! Aniki, just grow up and get over whatever protection abnormality you have. I'm staying at St. Rudolph's dorm from now on" Yuuta yelled.

"Yuuta, don't say that. We all want you to come home" Yuuta's mother said.

"I don't care. If he's in the house, then I'm not in it" Yuuta stormed off in finality and Yukimura rushed after him and noticed he was packing his things.

"Yuuta, what are you doing?" Yukimura asked.

"Leaving. I'm taking the afternoon train home" Yuuta replied.

"Yuuta, please calm down. You don't need to act so rash. I'm perfectly fine so you don't need to worry about me. I'm sure your brother is sorry about what he did. Just don't leave on account of me" Yukimura said.

"This isn't really about aniki doing something to you. This has been coming for years now" Yuuta replied.

He thundered down the stairs with his bags and hailed a taxi. Yukimura packed up his things, on a decision to at least drop Yuuta off at St. Rudolph.

"I'm sorry, we've parted on extremely rude terms, Fuji-san" Yukimura said to Yuuta's mother.

"I don't really think Syusuke understands what he actually does to Yuuta sometimes. I'm trusting you to take of him"

"I will"

Yukimura hurried off into the taxi and they boarded the train away from Tokyo.

There's going to be a brief time skip in the next chapter. Thank you for all your reviews!

Onyxinlife.