DATE : June 07 DAY : Friday TIME : 07:13 a.m.

" Oi Ken , koi , you wanna go out for some coffee ? I saw this . quaint little shop along the Blue Ridges that serves terrific coffee and hot choco ." Schuldich flashed a lopsided grin that he knew was irresistible to the brunette .

Ken sighed as he shook his head , a small , awkward grin tugging at the corner of his lips . " Sorry Schu , I'm going to the library with Nagi ; he's having an exam tomorrow and he missed his history professor's lecture last Monday and that particular prof of his is a three-tongued ten-eyed monster ; a regular whiplash . Why don'tcha go ahead and I'll go with you maybe tomorrow ."

Schuldich scowled inwardly . It was the third day Ken has had "to go with Nagi" somewhere . *Crap ! That kid is trying my patience . The next time Ken has to go with that little freak . . . I'm gonna bust his cute little ass .* "Alright , maybe tomorrow , but don't you go and desert me again ." He said resignedly .

" Yup ! You can bet on that ." Ken grabbed a Nike sweatband from the table and slipped it on his head before jogging casually to the kitchen door , throwing the redhead a backward glance .

Schuldich couldn't help but admire how good the brunette looked his faded denim pants and loose red shirt , but then again , he looked good in virtually anything .

Just then , Ken shot him a funky look . *Oi , you gonna let me leave without a souvenir ?*

Schuldich grinned at his cockiness . *Of course not ! Nein Herr Hidaka , es gibt nein neg ich werden lassen damit geschehen .* [1] His grin grew broader . He knew that Ken could only understand a sprinkle of words from what he said . *Do blick gut genug nach essen , luv* [2] He slinked to his side , wrapping his slender arms around the slim waist from behind . " Nien nien nien nien ."

* [1] /No Sir Hidaka , there is no way I shall let that happen / * [2] /You look good enough to eat , luv/

Ken chuckled , trying to suppress his laughter .

Schuldich crooned mock-thoughtfully. " What do I have to do to make you remember me until you come back ?"

" Ken-kun ! Yoishite ?" Nagi yelled from the front door , and by the sound of it , the telekinetic was on his way to check on him .

A flustered Ken pulled away from Schuldich and gave the redhead a hurried kiss on the nose before scrambling away , just as Nagi appeared at the kitchen door . Schuldich didn't need to break down Nagi's mindblock to read what the younger boy was thinking . The glimmer of triumph in Nagi's hazel eyes said more than enough .

Schuldich shot him a look of pure venom and sent a message to punctuate what he wanted to say . *Go to hell Nagi .* There was no room for misunderstanding , was there ? The young face cracked in a sweet smile . *Right back at ya , Schu .*

The older man merely gritted his teeth as he watched an oblivious Ken sling an affectionate arm around the smaller brunette's shoulder as they walked away and he couldn't help but wonder . *What the hell happened ?*

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DATE : June 07 DAY : Friday TIME : 07:21 a.m.

~ Tip tap tap ~ ~ Tip tap tap~ Schuldich drummed a spoon on the table , a listless look on his face . ~ Tip tap tap .~

The morning paper cam scrunching down , revealing an irate Crawford glaring daggers at the resident telepath . " Would you please stop that ungodly noise ?!" The American shouted angrily .

Schuldich gave him a long look , shrugged and ~ Tip tap tap~

Crawford sighingly gathered his crumpled newspaper into a neat , obsessive- compulsive pile and walked away to the kitchen counter with his coffee where the Irishman was busy making what he called his " breakfast " . Farfarello ignored the midnight-eyed man and Crawford's arrival did not stop him from pouring liberal amounts of maple syrup and apple juice into the his milked-down cereal .

Crawford watched uneasily as his silver-haired comrade topped his concoction with a mixture of chopped marshmallows ( with which he used his sharp , God-hurting kitchen knife ) , Oreos , and S*mores with a flourish . The taller man shook his head * I wonder how that tastes * He shifted his gaze to the other idiot who had yet to cease his interminably god-awful noisemaking and allowed himself the privilege of a half-grin .

He had seen this coming . Finally Prodigy had revealed his secret , it won't be far before the inevitable happens .

He didn't know whether to be amused or to be annoyed at all the chaos , but either way , it was his job to stop the future events concerning this problem .

- - - R_M : Gome nasai minna !!! -_-;;;; I'm soooo sorry for taking sooooo long to update !!! I just was very very very very busy with the exams and the competitions and all that , and I haven't had the time to write ANYTHING except HOMEWORKS AND PROJECTS !!! Damnit ! Anyway , at least I was able to write something because I have (thank God) been released from the terrible prison called school and have been given the time to write something uh . creative (?) for a change . I hope I'll be able to update soon too ! Please , please , review . Because I have taken to update this and since I like this chapter very much (though I admit it's kinda short) , I would like to get feedbacks , positive or no (though so far , I haven't got even one . . . Thank you !)

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