A/N: Hi, guys. So. This is it. The end of the line. I'll be honest with you. I wrote this chapter weeks ago, but I'll admit, it was a downer to write. Because I knew this was going to be the end. I don't know if I'm going to do a sequel. I guess if I get enough demand for one, I might think about it. It's not like I don't have an idea for one. I could always open this up again. You wouldn't want that, right?

All that aside, it's been real. It's been fun hanging out with you guys for the last eight months. If you're new here, feel free to say hi. I'll still be around. I mean, by this time next week, we'll be switching to Castlevania (It'll be called Last of the Belmonts, hint hint), if that's any of your cups of tea, on both FFN and Ao3. I know it's definitely my cup of tea…or ale...Mmm…Trevor Belmont…*nosebleed* Anyway, I love you all so, so much and I'll see you later. X

When Ritsu said he was going out with Kiyomi, I didn't think I'd be going out, too. I was going to order Chinese food and watch cartoons, but instead, I was on the bullet train with Honey and Mori to Aoyama. Not that I was complaining. It got me out of the house for a while. And I couldn't ask for two better guys to be out with. In a perfect world, they'd be Daddy and Ritsu, but I could make do with the ones I got with no problem.

"So, boys," I stepped off the train, "Where should we go first?"

"Let's go to a bakery!" Honey squeaked, already about to come out of his skin.

"No," Mori immediately shot him down. Ouch. Kind of harsh.

"Please, Takashi?" Honey begged, "Please, please, please?"

"You know," I smirked a bit, overriding the other parent here, "I am kind of hungry. Maybe we should get some food first. A café sounds like a hell of a plan."

"Yay!" Honey sang, "Rei-chan's on my side!"

"But," I stipulated, "You really should eat something other than cake first, Honey. Do you know any good cafes around here?"

"I don't really come to Aoyama much," Honey admitted, "We only came here because you've never been before."

"I know somewhere," Mori's voice rumbled through me, "Do you trust me?"

"All the way!" Honey took my hand.

"Of course," I nodded, "Anyone who's had me beat the shit out of them countless times and hasn't smothered me in my sleep is alright in my book. And you've never given me a reason not to, Mori. Why do you ask?"

"I know a place."

And so, Mori brought us down to a cozy little corner of Aoyama. Well…I say corner. By the looks of it, this place was on the main street through town. But yet, it looked like hardly anyone gave it a second look. What a shame. I wasn't sure what the Note Blue was all about, but it looks like we were going to find out. I trust you, Mori. Don't make me regret that.

The three of us ended up in a corner booth toward the back. This place wasn't too bad. Actually, it reminded me of something from back home. Somewhere I'd go to do business. Either for Daddy or for myself. Right down to the muscle watching my back. Huh. The more things change, the more they stay the same. I wonder if there's any yakuza in the way back doing business. It made me curious. Then again, that's probably not somewhere I should go poking around.

"Rei-chan?" Honey snapped me out of my weird cloud of nostalgia, "Are you still in there?"

"Yeah," I nodded, "Don't worry about me. Just had a strange flashback."

"What's it like?" he asked, "Back where you live. Kyo-chan said your family was like police, right?"

"That's right," I confirmed, "But I don't know if this is exactly the kind of place we should be discussing that kind of thing in."

"Why?"

"Because," I explained, "If there's anyone here that happens to be, oh, say, yakuza, who's going to stop them from wanting to see what I'm capable of?"

"Takashi," Honey pointed to his other half.

"No, Mitsukuni," Mori shot him down, "Rei has it handled."

"I don't know, Mori," I thought it over, "It'd be nice to have some muscle on my six. And I don't have my Burmese blackwood."

"What's that?" Honey wondered.

"My dad got me a new bat for my birthday while I was in New York," I swooned, "It's made of one of the hardest woods in the world. And it shows. When I'm back home, I get the honor and privilege of beating a motherfucker down whenever the situation calls for it. That's why I'm so good with kendo."

"Cheater," Mori teased.

"Practice," I clarified, "I never cheated. I've taken some cheap shots in the name of my own self-preservation, but if they didn't want me to use dirty tactics, they wouldn't give me the opportunity. That's your own fault, Mori. I'm sorry to tell you, but your tactics are beaten out by good, old-fashioned American ingenuity. Just be glad I don't have my bat with me when we face off. It would not end pretty for you. But if you're looking for employment after we graduate, I'm sure Daddy would be happy to have you."

"I don't think mafia work is for me," Mori chuckled a bit, "Apologize to your father for me."

"Well," I bit my lip, "What about if my father wasn't the one running it anymore? And I was? Would you work for me, Mori?"

"I'm not doing mafia work, Rei."

"Once I take over," I explained, "I'm going to have to have someone else do my dirty work in the narrows. Which is kind of a downer, since it's one of my favorite things when I'm home. It's too much fun. I think that's why I took to kendo so well. Any excuse to fuck someone up with a stick."

"Rei-chan…" Honey's eyes got all big, "Can I get some cake?"

"Of course you can, sweetheart," I allowed, getting the third degree from Mori, "Don't fucking look at me like that. You can't say no to that little face."

"That's how he gets you," Mori smirked a bit.

"Think of it this way," I turned it around, "Honey gets cake. You keep Honey happy. Everybody wins."

Everybody was winning. I had my boys. My boys had me. And this was only the beginning of the night. God only knew what the rest of the night would hold. I've never gotten to hang out with just Honey and Mori. And it's a goddamn shame. Me and my boys at the Note Blue…This place was nice. I kind of wanted to come here with Ritsu now. This place had a stage. I'm sure some local bands come through. And if they're as good as what the Gazette was when we saw them, I'd be happy to sample more of the local flavors.

"What time is it?" Honey asked.

"Almost eight-thirty," Mori checked his watch, "Why?"

"Let's go to Disneyland!" Honey squeaked.

"I don't know if we can do that, Honey," I broke the news to him, "What time does it close?"

"Ten o'clock," Honey bounced next to me, "It's only half an hour to get there from here if we take the train. Can we go?"

"If we go," Mori bargained, "Are you going to go on Space Mountain?"

"Well…" Honey's bouncing started slowing down, "I don't know about Space Mountain…"

"What's the matter, Honey?" I wondered, "You're not scared of a little roller coaster, are you?"

"It's not a little roller coaster," he pointed out, "It's a really big one. And it's fast. And it's scary…"

"Tell you what," I took his hand, "How about we go to Disneyland tonight and I'll go with you on Space Mountain? That way, it won't be as scary and I'll be with you the whole way."

"I don't know, Rei-chan," Honey still looked uneasy, "Takashi and I went on it once and I was not ok."

"Then, the three of us will go on together," I decided, "If you still don't want to go on when we get there, I won't force you on it. But if you do go on, all I ask is that you don't throw up on me."

"No promises."

"Fine by me," I approved, "If we're going to go, though, we have to go, like…right now."

"Ok!" Honey jumped out of his seat and damn near out of his skin. I didn't think Disneyland was going to be on the docket for the night, but hell yeah, Disneyland!

Beep…

Huh. That wasn't something I was expecting tonight either. Be that as it may, much like Disneyland suddenly popping up in the plans, I'm not complaining about this one either.

Things going well?

-RK

Aww…He's so cute when he's concerned.

Things are good.

What about you?

-RM

Beep!

[One photo attachment]

Aww…He's so cute when he sends pictures of him and his mom. Let those two crazy kids have their fun. Things seem to be going good on his end, too.

Beep!

Where are you?

-RK

Note Blue in Aoyama.

On our way to Disneyland.

Honey picked.

-RM

Beep!

Note Blue's a hot bed for yakuza.

You haven't met the old man, have you?

-RK

I KNEW IT! I knew I could smell home from a mile away through six feet of cement. It's becoming a sixth sense, I swear.

I don't think so.

It's just Honey, Mori, and me.

Maybe we met without knowing each other.

I haven't talked to anyone else.

-RM

Beep!

Good.

Keep it that way.

Don't make eye contact with anyone else.

-RK

Didn't plan on it.

Leaving anyway.

I'm fine, Ritsu.

Promise.

Kiss Kiyomi for me.

Love you.

-RM

"Who are you talking to, Rei-chan?" Honey tried to look over my shoulder, but he didn't quite have the height for it.

"Boyfriend," Mori did, though. And the asshole was reading over my shoulder.

"You could've let me tell him that, Mori," I gave him a little pop to the arm, "What the hell?"

"Sorry," Mori shut up. Although, I'm shocked anytime he opens his mouth.

"Don't worry about it," I let it go, "It was just Ritsu checking in. Making sure I was still in one piece. Because someone didn't realize how the Note Blue was a yakuza hangout, Mori…"

"What?" Mori's face lost all color.

"You brought me to a yakuza hangout," I reiterated, "I hope you're happy. I mean, I'm cool with it, but if I were anyone else…Not even that. If they find out I have ties to a certain family, that may not be a good thing for us."

"Let's go to Disneyland," Mori grabbed Honey and me by the hands and dragged us out of there.

I didn't think that would've been our fast-pass out of there, but if Mori doesn't want to work for my family, something tells me he's not too keen on local yakuza either. It makes me wonder if he's been approached before. Someone of his skill and stature, I have no doubt. Hell, I'd be thrilled to have him when I take over back home, if not for my personal guard. Then again, I think that's already covered. If not by me, then I know someone else that's always got my back. And Daddy hand picked him for that job…Well…I did, technically speaking, but that's here nor there.

Honey, Mori, and I got on the next train heading straight for Disneyland and Honey could hardly contain himself. I'm starting to think his cake had a little something, something extra in it. Because this looks like someone who had just had his first taste of coffee and can't hold their espresso. And we were about to unleash that energy on Disneyland. Jesus Christ, what have we done? Let him have cake, Rei. Excellent idea. I didn't think he'd order tiramisu…Bad idea.

"Which one should we go on first?!" Yeah. Honey was riding a caffeine high. And a really big one. I'm concerned.

"I think we should get something a little more substantial in your tummy first, Honey," I winced, "Do you know what kind of cake you had at Note Blue?"

"Yeah," he nodded, damn near giving himself whiplash, "I think it was tiramisu."

Shit…I knew it, "Yeah. We need to get something substantial to soak up the metric fuck ton of caffeine in your system right now."

"What do you mean, caffeine?" Honey wondered, "I haven't had any caffeine."

"Yes, you did," I explained, "That tiramisu had espresso in it. You're going to be bouncing off the walls for a while. Maybe we should stay away from the big rides for a minute."

"Why?"

"Because your heart could give out, Mitsukuni," Mori told him.

"And that'd be kind of a bummer on this adventure," I agreed, "Not to mention, I like you, Honey. I wouldn't want to see you end up in the hospital. As much as I'd love to take on Space Mountain with you tonight, we'll save that for another time. Ok?"

"Ok!" Honey's spazzing continued, "But I don't want my heart to give out, Rei-chan. I don't like hospitals either! Am I going to be ok?"

"You'll be fine," I settled him, "Honey, I consume at least three shots of espresso on a daily basis. There's probably half of one in your tiramisu. You're just not as used to it as I am. If you relax a little bit, you'll be ok."

"Then, we should probably start with an easy ride," Honey decided.

"It's a Small World," I smiled, "That's an easy ride. And the damn song gets stuck in your head for fucking ever…Is that ok with you?"

"Yeah!" Despite what I just told him, Honey was still all kinds of jacked. Maybe the next thing we do should be an obstacle course. He needs to run some of this off. Although, I have to admit. Seeing Honey all jacked up on caffeine was kind of awesome. His excitement was infectious and even on a baby ride like It's a Small World, I couldn't wait. It wasn't my usual cup of tea. When Daddy and I would go to places like this, we turned into adrenaline junkies and wanted the biggest and the fastest, but given Honey's current state of affairs, It's a Small World would be just fine.

After a few more rides and a churro or two (They weren't nearly as good as Daddy's and sure as fuck not as good as Abuelita's, but they were still pretty damn good.), Honey rode out of the front gate on Mori's shoulders, sleeping like a baby. I knew it. Once he crashed from the espresso, he would be out like a light. The thought of us taking train back sounded like a new layer of hell by now, so we settled with the lesser of two evils.

"Hi, Rei," Roy answered on the other end, much to my dismay, "What's up?"

"You think you could come get us from Disneyland?" I asked, hoping to God he'd say yes. As much as I didn't want to deal with Roy, I didn't want to put up with the train ride back either. Too many bumps. Too many chances to wake Honey up. From what I understand, that's not something that should ever be done. That's how bitches die.

"Already on my way," Roy assured, "I'll be there in a few minutes. Give or take for traffic. It's funny. I would've thought Ritsu would've taken his bike, but…"

"Ritsu's not here," I clarified, "He's with his mom. I'm with some friends of mine. While we're on our way back to town, you will not speak a single word. Unless you want me to beat the shit out of you."

"No," Roy squeaked, "I got something important coming up and I'd rather not be bruised for that."

"What do you have going on?" I wondered. It's not like Roy had much of a booming social life. Except for his spin class. And the girlfriend he got from said spin class. And I'm pretty sure Daddy's not coming to town anytime soon. He would've told me.

"I…" Roy got skittish, "I'll tell you later. K! Love you! Bye!"

Click.

What the fuck just happened? Was he not alone? Or worse, was he in deep shit that I'd have to get him out of? I had such a good night with Honey and Mori. I don't want to have to deal with Roy's shenanigans, too. He did say he'd be coming, though, so I'll call that a win. But now, we wait. Mori held Honey steady and let him get some sleep and I leaned against the bus stop sign. Roy wasn't joking when he said he'd be here soon. Because before we knew it, the town car pulled up alongside the sidewalk.

"Hi, Rei!" Roy waved from the window.

"Shut up, Roy," I hushed him, "The little one's asleep."

"Sorry," he whispered as Mori took him down from his shoulders and put him in the car. As soon as I got in, Honey cuddled into me. Huh…I would've thought he'd go the other way, but I'm not going to tell him no. What can I say? I got a soft spot in my heart for him. Honey's a sweetheart and a pure soul. I know there are rumors of him being able to kick serious ass, but I'm not going to let those cloud the image of him I have in my mind. Peaceful, innocent…Rest well, my little friend. Rest well.

"Hey, Roy," I leaned toward the partition, "You said there was something you had coming up. What would that something be?"

"Well…" Roy kept his voice down, still not wanting to disturb Honey's sleep. I couldn't blame him, "You remember my girlfriend Yumi, right?"

"Yeah." I was the reason why they ended up hooking up in the first place, "What about her?"

"I've been thinking a lot about it lately," a little smile crept across his face, "And I think I'm going to ask her to marry me."

"Excuse me?" my heart stopped, "Are you sure about that, Roy? You two have been dating for about as long as what Ritsu and I have."

"When you know, you know," Roy shrugged, "It's not like we haven't talked about it before. In fact, she brought it up around our third date. And we've seen each other almost every night since. I've loved Yumi for a long time, Rei. Long before we even started dating. And I know she'll be the only one for me."

"Well," I wasn't going to talk him out of it, so I might as well be happy for him, "Congratulations, Roy."

"She hasn't said yes yet," he chuckled to himself, "I haven't even asked her. Do you think she'll say yes?"

"Probably," I figured, "It wouldn't surprise me."

"And who knows?" Roy teased, "Maybe you and Ritsu are next."

"Slow down, tiger," I damn near threw up, "Ritsu and I are nowhere near ready for talk like that. Not that we haven't, but we're not getting engaged anytime soon. I got a takeover to tend to first. And if he can stick with me through that, then we'll consider it."

"It'd make for a hell of a wedding," Mori chimed in.

"Don't you start, too," I shoved my finger in his face.

"Alright, Rei," Roy pulled up in front of my building, "Home sweet home. Should I take your friends back, too?"

"We have a driver," Mori told him, carefully lifting Honey from my hip, "This was fun, Rei."

"Yeah, it was," I nodded, "We really should do it again."

"Definitely."

"Can I go to bed now, too?" I asked, my feet aching and my eyelids growing heavier by the second.

"Yeah," Mori threw Honey on his shoulder, "Good night, Rei."

"Night." I went inside and sent Roy away. I'm exhausted and the thought of curling up in my bed sounded better than sex. However, when the elevator doors emptied out at my penthouse, I didn't expect to find a note on the door:

Meet me on the roof.

x

Wow. That's not ominous. Might as well go to the roof. It's not like I didn't know who left the note. Besides, he knows better than to try anything stupid or I can and will beat the shit out of him. This…This was the reason why I gave him a key. I walked up the stairs and onto the roof. For a second, I thought I was the only one out here. Until I found someone content and quiet laying on a chaise lounge. Without saying a word, I laid between his legs and rested my head on his chest, enjoying the gentle beat of his heart, "Hi."

"Hi," Ritsu put his hand on my back, running it up and down my spine nice and slow. This was nice. If I wasn't careful, we were going to end up sleeping outside tonight, "Everything good?"

"Very," I nodded, my eyelids growing heavier by the second, "You?"

"For the most part," he reported, cuddling me a little tighter, "I missed my girl, though."

"She missed you, too." And was damn near in tears.

On my first day in Tokyo, I wanted nothing more than to hop a flight back to New York. But once I came to terms with me staying here, I got used to it. Hell, I even fell in love with the place. That's when I made my one rule out of complete and utter fear. No attachments. I will never consider this place my home. It's just temporary. Soon enough, I'll be gone and never have to see it again. Why even bother getting attached? Or making any friends. My loyalties are back home.

But that was before. Before I met my boys, my best friend. Before I unintentionally got a shit ton of girls to fall in love with me. Before I fell in love with the asshole who bumped into me in the hallway after my first trip to the host club. Before I really fell in love with that same asshole. Back then, I never even thought I'd be laying on my roof with him. Especially not in this capacity. To think, I was going to throw all of this away. My friends…my new family, my man…What kind of dumbass would do something like that?