Flashback



"Alright." Yohji said as he entered the shop some fifteen minutes later with two large bottles of nasty looking green stuff.

"They didn't have what you asked for so I got this stuff, Aya." Yohji said pulling out one of the bottles and reading off the label. 'Sore throat, stuffy nose and just plain miserable cold relief.' he read.

"Sounds fine but I think we should give it to him soon." Omi said pointing at the crumpled form of their

leader.

"Lets see." Yohji said absently as he concentrated on reading the dosage. "I think your going to need more than two teaspoons." he told Aya. Aya rolled over and groaned.

"This should do it." Yohji said as he pulled down

a large glass from a cabinet.



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"How much did you give him?" Omi asked looking at Yohji as if he couldn't believe even Yohji could be that stupid.

"I gave him two. Just like the bottle said " Yohji replied holding up two fingers.

"Two what?" Ken asked the oldest member.

"Twobottles." Yohji muttered quickly under his breath.

"What?!?!" everyone yelled.

"Well he was sick and the bottle said that you could give larger doses if the person was really sick." Yohji told the three holding his hands up defensively "Besides that's not what made Aya drunk."

"Yes it was." Omi said and walked over to the trashcan. He pulled out one of the empty bottles. He read the label in silence for a moment then he pointed at a small warning label.

"This product is 75% alcohol. Use carefully." He read aloud for everyone.

"Well it worked didn't it? Admit it the stuff got rid of your cold." Yohji said as all three advanced on him.

"But then how did...?" Aya stopped unable to finish he glanced over at Ken.

"Um I think we should leave Ken and Aya alone to figure this part out." Omi said pulling on Yohji's arm.

"Hey it was just getting interesting." He protested.

"Come on you pervert. Besides it's your turn to watch the shop and I need to talk to you about reading labels." Omi said dragging Yohji out of the room.

Aya stood for a moment looking after them not wanting to face Ken. Finally he decided he couldn't avoid it any more and turned to him asking, "What really happened?"

Ken looked over at Aya and then at the ground

blushing a bright red.

"Um...Well..."



Flashback



"Oh hi Aya. How are things going today?" Ken said as walked into the shop. Aya was standing unsteadily by the stairs.

"Hi Ken. Did you have a nice dee?" he slurred.

"Um yeah I guess. What's wrong with you?" he asked as he watched Aya weave up the stairs.

"Oh I just got a little colllddd." Aya told him as he stumbled.

"I see." Ken said in a way that made it obvious that he had no idea what was going on.

"If you have a cold the best thing to do is go straight to bed." Ken said pushing Aya up right as he fell backwards. Aya looked back at the other boy with a stupid grin on his face.

"Do you want some help?" Ken said trying to keep the redhead on his feet. Aya nodded and wrapped his arms around the other boy. Ken looked surprised and nervous. Gulping loudly he wrapped an arm around Aya and guided him up the stairs and into his room.

"There you go Aya." He said positioning the redhead so if he fell it would be onto the bed and not the hard floor.

"Thank you Ken but I was hoping you would stay." Aya said somehow sounding a little more sober.

"I... Um... That is..." Ken tried, painfully aware of how close he was to the other boy. Aya leaned closer and whispered into Ken's ear.

"I love you." he said in a quiet voice that

seemed to ring in Ken's ear. Wrapping his arms around

Ken Aya pulled them both onto the bed.

"I think... That is to say I..." Ken tried again

struggling to stand but getting caught in the sheets. Aya leaned over the other boy and kissed him. The kiss lasted for a while and when it was finally over Ken was able to gasp a response.

"That is to say I love you to."

They shared another heated kiss disappearing under the sheets. Occasional articles of clothing would be thrown onto the floor and both boys were gasping for air. This lasted for a few moments before Ken called out.

"Aya? Aya what's wrong?" The only other noise in the room was the sound of Aya snoring. Ken looked at the other boy for a moment then sighed and curled up next to him.

Soon both boys were asleep.



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"You mean we didn't... All we did was kiss?" Aya said not quite believing the other boy. Ken blushed even more if that was possible and nodded.

"Well um I don't know what to say. I thought that we... Never mind the important thing is that we didn't right?" Aya said looking a lot happier.

"We had better go set the record straight with Yohji and Omi or we'll never hear the end of it." Aya said starting down the stairs.

Ken didn't follow right away. He stood for a moment thinking. He heard raised voices from down stairs. Evidently Yohji wasn't buying the story. Ken looked after the redhead.

"I just want you to know Aya." He said in a quiet

voice "I love you." Turning he followed the others

down the stairs and into the shop.



The End