Author's Note: I haven't been busy lately...just lazy.

Nowaki

Hiro-san was still asleep. He never really slept in, so I didn't bother him whenever he did. I went about my usual house chores on my day off. Breakfast was prepared, and almost everything was nice and clean. I made my way outside to get the mail. A large envelope addressed to Hiro-san caught my eye. It wasn't heavy enough to be a new book, it didn't look like something from work. Hiro-san was half awake at the breakfast table, sipping on his lukewarm coffee. "I can heat that up if you want."

"Stop being so damn perfect all the time." He still handed me his mug.

"This came in the mail for you." I handed over the envelope. He opened it with the same bland look on his face he got whenever he had mail. He only ever looked somewhat excited when it was a book. It was for a matchmaking session...from Hiro-san's parents.

"This is trash." Hiro-san yawned and tossed it in the trash can.

"You're not going to think about any of these?" He turned and glared at me.

"Did you want me to? Maybe we could all live together, my wife, my male lover, and we could even have a dog." He was in a horrible mood.

"Maybe I should meet your family. If you explain, things should be fine. You won't have to dodge all their concerned letters and calls." Hiro-san ignored me and went back to his breakfast. This conversation usually ended the same way.

Later snuggling on the couch I got an unexpected answer. "My mother wants to visit at some point. We could tell her about us..." He was blushing, and trying to act like the news mattered.

"Thank you Hiro-san!"

Hiroki

Nowaki couldn't just hug me. He had to squeeze the air out of my lungs. It was about time that I let my parents know I wouldn't be getting married to anyone they chose anytime soon. I rested my head against Nowaki's arm. Things would be much easier if they just knew. If everyone knew it'd be a lot easier. Seeing all the publicity Akihiko got only made me more reluctant. My family should know if anyone was ever going to know. "Are you scared to let people know?"

Nowaki looked confused for a minute. "All of my friends already know. You beat up Tsumori in front of everyone so I had to explain to him why." Right...

"I never knew you told them..." Nowaki smiled.

"I told Tsumori. He just has a big mouth." I was gonna kill that guy. "But it's easier for me that way. I don't have to make up stories, or forget what I said. If they just know that I'm with you I don't have to not talk about you." Nowaki could turn anything into a compliment.

"The only person I see regularly is that pervert Miyagi. He knows because you beat him up." Nowaki laughed.

"Great minds think alike." I guess so...