Chapter 36 - A Very Awkward Dinner

Agito and Kazu spent the majority of the day just hanging out and wandering around the city. Later that evening the two boys returned to the blond's house for the supper Sachiko had offered them, knowing nothing of the other guest scheduled to join them.

"Hey, you two, have a good day?" the woman asked as they walked in.

"Yeah..." Kazu mumbled, still unhappy with his sister.

"Oh liven up a little Kazu. Both of you go wash your hands," she ordered, motioning to the bathroom.

"Hai hai..."

After the two of them had finished, they exited the bathroom only to see a certain long haired male standing at the front of the door.

Kaito raised an eyebrow, carrying a half amused expression. "Well...isn't this interesting..."

"Fuck..."

"Agito. What have I told you about cussing in this house?" Sachiko warned.

"S-sorry," he mumbled, his eyes a bit wider then normal.

The blond froze and slowly turned to glare at his sister. "Onee-san...I believe you've lied to me..."

"I wanted you to meet. Don't give me that Kazuma. You are going to have dinner in this house, with the two of us, politely." She spoke with a heavy tone that suggested no room for debate. "Kaito, you behave too."

The man merely scoffed, glancing briefly toward the female.

"Sorry Agito..." Kazu whispered. He should've known his sister would pull something like this.

'Agito...why is Onii-chan...?' Akito muttered quietly.

'I... Don't... know...' the shark replied, completely surprised. "I just remembered I have to be somewhere."

"But you just got here Agito-Kun," Sachiko questioned.

"And now I have to leave."

Kaito smirked, a hidden aura of sadistic amusement lingering behind him in a way that only Agito and Akito could understand. "You're well mannered as usual Agito. You don't even greet your brother. Really, you should stay for awhile."

Akito silently grabbed Agito by the wrist and clung to him closely. 'Agito...'

The shark winced slightly. "Sorry but I've got some previously made arrangements. Sorry about dinner Sachiko."

"Well, I agree with your brother but if you really have to go... Kaito, get over here so he can leave," she called. The woman held her hand out toward the man who easily ignored the gesture.

Kaito did walk away from the door, however, he grabbed Agito a bit roughly by the arm as he passed, pushing him in the direction of the kitchen. "No. I really think he should stay."

"Well, I guess you would want to catch up with your brother…" Sachiko watched curiously, oblivious to the red flag despite her brother's previous warning.

Agito looked worriedly at Kazu, begging for help silently as he was pulled away. 'Akito... Akito! Wake up, don't faint on me!'

"Baka Onee…" the blond growled at his sister. He reached for Agito's other arm and yanked him away from the crocodile as he proceeded to pull the boy up stairs. "Just let us know when supper's ready."

Kaito turned around, not expecting the reaction. He scoffed as he watched the blond lead his brother away.

Sachiko sighed, "Really, those two. Kaito, anyone would be scared with that smirk of yours." The young woman rolled her eyes and walked into the kitchen, expecting the man to follow.

"Fuck Kazu, fuck..." the boy mumbled quietly as he collapsed onto the bed. The shark hugged Akito tightly in their mind. He had been more afraid of his brother's expression then the fact that he was there. He was also confused as to why Kaito was there to begin with., which didn't help.

The blond sat down next to him and sighed. "Agito...I'm really, really sorry. I had no idea she'd be so stupid."

The boy paused and leaned his head on Kazu's arm, "It'll be fine. Akito was just surprised- scared of the look Kaito gave us."

"This is ridiculous..."

"Yeah, I know... I fucking know... For some odd reason I have a feeling your sister could control him from kidnapping me... At least for a little while."

"Yeah...well I wouldn't think he'd do anything in front of her. Unless he's a complete idiot," Kazu added. He paused a moment and turned his head to face the shark. "H-he wouldn't actually try to kidnap you would he?"

"Hard to say..." Agito replied, "But I don't think he would at the moment. He's got Akira back so..."

"Well, it's not like I'd let that happen anyway," he smiled. It was a small attempt to be comforting but it was better then nothing.

'I don't think he would,' Akito stated suddenly, having recovered from the shock. 'If that were the case, he'd have done it already. Or..tried to anyway...'

'Yeah, I think so too.' He smirked at the blond, "I'm sure you wouldn't."

"KAZU~ AGITO~ SUPPER!" Sachiko called from the bottom of the stairs once everything was ready. She hoped the dinner conversation would go better then it had earlier.

"This is going to be extremely awkward…" Kazu groaned.

"Yeah," Agito agreed as he stood up and walked toward the door, pausing to wait for the blond to walk with him.

Kazu gave the boy a quick kiss before they continued on their way down stairs, taking the seat next to Agito- who sat as far away as he could from Kaito, glaring at the man the entire time.

"God, you're all so tense. Relax a bit won't you?" Sachiko stated as she brought out dinner, placing everyone's respective plates in front of them.

Kazu just ate his food quietly, as he stared down at his plate. If this was a nightmare, he'd have liked to wake up now.

Akito took a deep breath, a little more relaxed now that things had settled down. 'Well...I guess this isn't that bad, ne? But…why is he here again?' he asked curiously, still not knowing of the relationship between his brother and Sachiko.

'Well... You see... Kazu's sister and him are… dating...' Agito choked out, still disturbed by the idea.

'...Onii-chan...is...' Akito blinked confusedly for a few minutes as he attempted to process the statement, soon braking into to a fit of laughter. That was the most unexpected response he could've gotten. 'Pfft...ha...hahaha...hahahaha.…~ I don't know why but… that's... really funny...'

"So Agito, why are you living away from your brother?" Sachiko asked, looking to both the Wanijima's.

'No Akito it's not!' he yelled back in worry. "I... Just... Had things that Kaito couldn't... Understand?" Agito tried.

'...Yeah it is...since...since when does nii-chan date? Hahahaha~"

'Who knows, maybe it was some sort of mutation in his brain. God knows he's got them.'

'Haha maybe.'

"Well... If Kaito is fine with it, and you seem to be able to take care of yourself... However I still don't like this arrangement. Siblings should get along." Sachiko replied, eying Kazu- who silently glared at her- as she spoke the last sentence.

"Che. That's a hell of a way to word it," Kaito remarked. "But if the brat would rather be with that group of delinquents you call friends then so be it. I don't need him."

"Fuck, they're not my 'friends'. I'm just using them to get what I want," Agito snapped back.

"No fighting at the dinner table." Sachiko stated firmly, giving them all a stern look.

Kazu sat up and shot a questioning glare at Agito. He had zoned out for the better part of the conversation but the shark's words hit his ears loud and clear. "Wait. What?"

The boy glanced curiously at Kazu. "Them and I are not 'friends'," he repeated, not understanding his accusative expression.

"Them? Who does 'them' include Agito? Does that count for all of Kogarasumaru?"

"Kazu, 'the fuck are you getting at?"

"Agito. Do I need to get out my 'Frying Pan of Catastrophe'?" Sachiko interrupted- another warning at his vulgar language.

"Frying Pan of what?" Agi asked raising an eyebrow.

"I asked you a question Agito. Don't answer me with another question." Kazu continued to pry an explanation out of the shark as his patience began to falter.

"It accounts for 'most' of Kogarasumaru," the boy replied sharply as he was also becoming irritated.

The blond sighed and returned his attention back to his meal. "You have no idea what you said do you?" he muttered quietly.

"You suddenly got a bone to pick with me or something Kazu?"

"No. I just think you should pay attention to the words coming out of your mouth."

"Boys, stop fighting at the dinner table! I mean it Kazuma, Agito. You really don't want me to get my frying pan do you?" Sachiko threatened, a gleam in her eye that made even Agito shudder.

"Che..." The shark glanced down at his plate in silence. He struggled to understand why Kazu could suddenly be mad at him. What had he said?

Kaito watched the two boys curiously as he ate. The man was still oblivious to the hidden relationship between the two.

The blond returned to eating his food in silence as well. 'They're not my friends? Geez Agito...you don't have to be so harsh...I'm a part of that group you're talking about you know...'

"Goodness, what is going on with you two? Honestly... A lover's spat?" Sachiko looked at the two boys with a curious and worried expression.

The woman's words hit Kaito's ears like a rock to the head. Agito? Lovers? The man unexpectedly inhaled at the suggestion and choked on a piece of meat he had been chewing on.

If it weren't for the plate of food in front of him, Kazu would've immediately slammed his forehead into the table.

"Don't die on me now Kaito." Sachiko looked at the male with a half worried and half amused expression.

The man cleared his throat and paused for a moment. "I'm fine…."

"Okay, I really have to get going now…" Agito mumbled, looking longingly toward the door.

"But you haven't finished… and I thought you'd want dessert…." the woman insisted. "Drink some water Kaito. Why don't' you stay? Kazu, help me convince Agito to stay for dessert."

"No, I'd better get going, thanks for dinner Sachiko."

"Just...let him go already Onee..." Kazu replied quietly. He could sense the shark's uneasiness and this situation would only escalate if he stayed.

"Really… what's gotten into you two?" Sachiko sighed, "Fine, go on…"

Agito gave her a small wave and left the Mikura house, far more irritated then he'd been for a while. "Fuck…"

'Are you okay Agito?' Akito asked, noting the tension.

'Fuck I don't know…' he replied, rubbing his face.

Kazu stood from the table and headed in the direction of his room. Now it was not only awkward that Kaito was in his house and dating his sister- whom he was still angry with- now he had somehow started some stupid fight with Agito. How could he have said something like that? Thinking it over in his mind, he couldn't help but wonder if he had corrected himself because he called him out on it or if he really just meant everyone else. Even if that was the case, it was still uncalled for. 'I know you never really wanted to join Kogarasumaru but you didn't need to say you're using us…. Using us for what exactly? Ugh….' Kazu fell down onto his bed and curled up to sleep for a bit. He didn't want to think about it anymore.

Author's notes:

Naww kazu, you so silly.

"Frying Pan of what?"
Ah, yes.. the "Frying Pan of Catastrophe," Sachiko's secret weapon of doom. lol. You'll learn more about this danger later on. All you need to know is FPC= Doom and lots of pain. XDD

School, why must you get in the way of me delivering our readers their KazuxAgi fix? *kicks school* O^O ...ow...
ehemn... anyway... yes... finally... this chapter has too many peoples.. it was so hard to edit... =.= (Runi Notes: *punches* O^O ... TT-TT my hand hurts now... oww... we sowwey peoplez... we luff you...?)

And we have another reader question: SmileRen asked, "YAY, AN UPDATE! When will there be lemon? XC"
Answer: Soon... very soon... yes, it has been awhile since their first time but this fic is centered around the development of their relationship and not setting them up for sex. But yup.. not next chapter but... XD It'll be very worth it. Their sex is always so amusing. ;p

For Your Amusement- In this chapter: Runi as Sachiko and Agito. Zuku as Akito, Kaito and Kazuma.

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