a/n- the -real- world sucks!!! -_- sorry this took so long, don't hurt me!! ^^ i even made it longer to apologize ^^

warnings- this is my fave chapter ^^ let the shonen ai begin!!

"Hey Omi, what ride to you want to go on now?"

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Omi wiped at his eyes and looked around him. "The boat ride!" He had seen little boats out of the corner of his eye and had taken a guess as to what they were. Yohji sighed loudly and put the back of his hand to his head. "Now they want to drown me!" Aya looked at him and snorted, "Come on drama queen, lets go." Yohji immediately stopped and stared at the rare humor coming from their 'fearless leader' as he had dubbed him. He looked around to see if anyone else had witnessed the miracle, but alas, Omi and Ken had walked away and seemed to be deep in conversation. ~Now that's a shame they missed it.~ Yohji turned back to Aya and looked at him very seriously. "I am not a queen." He stated firmly. Aya smirked at him. "You're right." He said, edging away. "You're more like a princess." Aya turned and walked quickly away snickering. He wouldn't run, but he wanted witnesses around when Yohji came after him. As it was the tall blond was left speechless and flat footed.

Yohji finally regained use of his body and took off after Aya. When he reached everyone they were already in line. He walked right up to the red head and thrust his face in so close they were touching noses. "I will get you for that!" He hissed quietly. Ken and Omi looked on in confusion. "What are you talking about Yohji?" Ken walked up next to Aya and looked questioningly at both of them. "Never mind Ken." Yohji said while still glaring at Aya. ~Wow, he didn't even call me 'Kenken'. He must be mad about something.~ Ken blinked up at fuming jade eyes.

"Yohji-ku~un!" The slight pout in that was unmistakable. Everyone turned to Omi. He smiled his most genki smile. "You're going to sit with me aren't you?" He blinked his large aqua eyes questioningly. Yohji's face melted instantly and he smiled. "Of course I will Chibi." Yohji ignored Aya and Ken as he walked past to stand by Omi. "Good." Omi muttered under his breath. "What was that Omi?" Ken grinned mischievously. Omi blushed ever so slightly. "Nothing Ken-KUN." He stressed the last part menacingly. "I just thought you would want to sit with Aya-kun on this ride." Omi laughed at the red tint of Ken's face.

Yohji was just sitting down in the boat when he heard that comment. He looked up as Omi quickly scrambled into the boat to get away from Ken. Then something struck Yohji as very odd and he wondered why he hadn't noticed it earlier. The boat was pink. Not only was it pink, it had hearts on it too. His sudden suspicion was confirmed as he looked up at the sign just at the boat left the dock. This was not just a 'boat ride' it was a 'tunnel of love' ride. Yohji looked down at Omi with surprise. Omi looked back up at him with not-so-innocent eyes and smiled. Yohji had never seen that particular smile on the little one before. It was the last thing he could see as they disappeared into the darkness of the tunnel.

"Omi?" Yohji reached out blindly searching for the other blonds hand. He found it and pulled the shorter boy to his side. He cursed the lack of light as his mind spun around in circles looking for answers. "Gomen Yohji- kun. It was mostly meant for a joke.. anno.. demo would you.. do you..?" Omi wasn't sure what exactly to say. He hadn't really meant anything by getting on the ride, but Yohji's face had looked so serious just as they had entered and now he couldn't see anything. Yohji pulled Omi even closer to his side. "Could you possibly want a pathetic playboy like me Omi?"

Omi's heart jumped at the question. ~He's taking it seriously!~ His mind and heart were leaping for joy. "H-hai Yohji-kun." Omi wanted to say so many things, but nothing would come out of his mouth. Yohji gently pulled him onto his lap and hugged him close. "I don't deserve someone as wonderful as you Omi." Yohji whispered in his ear. Omi turned and wrapped his arms around the taller boys neck. "Yes you do Yohji-kun." Omi hugged him fiercely, putting everything he wanted to say into the embrace.

Yohji brought his hand up and softy caressed the sweet face in front of him. He gently tipped the chin up and gave those sweet lips a very gentle kiss. Somewhere behind them there was an odd muffled shout, but they paid it no heed. The world had stopped spinning, if only for that moment, and nothing else mattered. Yohji broke the kiss and pulled back just a few inches, his face still hovering over the shorter boys. He wished that there was some light so he could see the look on Omi's face, but it didn't truly matter because he could feel the smile that radiated there.

Omi giggled softly as Yohji's hair fell forward and caressed the sides of his face. He inhaled the slight smell and exhaled in a soft, content sigh. He leaned up just a bit and rubbed his nose against the tall blonds. Omi felt Yohji smile as the taller boy hugged the shorter to him. They both saw the light coming back and sighed in disappointment. That was one moment that could have lasted forever and would in both their minds. Yohji gently set Omi back down on the seat next to him, but kept his arm around the boys shoulder.

When the boat pulled up to the dock Yohji stepped out and turned to Omi. He held his hand out to help the shorter boy up. Omi looked up shyly and took his hand. As they walked towards the exit Yohji didn't let go of his hand. Instead he laced their fingers together as they waited for Ken and Aya. Neither spoke as they leaned against the rail, they didn't want to break the serene silence surrounding them.

Then as Aya and Ken's boat came out of the tunnel Omi perked up. "Look Yohji!" Omi pointed to the boat. Yohji smiled widely, but not at the boat. That was the first time Omi had said his name with out adding the honorific 'kun' to the end. Yohji slipped his arms around Omi as he looked at the tunnel. He whistled. "Well maybe that ride did them some good." He chuckled as he squeezed Omi. Omi's laughter joined in as they watched the site before them. Aya had one arm around Ken's shoulder and the other seemed to be holding his hand.

Omi looked closer. "Aya doesn't look very happy though. Wait! Look at his hand." Omi was leaning over the rail with Yohji holding him in place. "Which hand?" Yohji chuckled. Omi elbowed him without ever taking his eyes off of the boat. "The one that looks like it's hold Ken-kun's hand. Aya's not holding his hand, he's holding both wrists together."

Yohji looked closer. Indeed Aya was scowling and pinning both of Ken's wrists together, while the other arm held him down in place. As soon as the boat stopped Aya pushed Ken into the arms of the attendant to get him out of the boat. He then got out himself and walked away quickly. Ken looked terribly upset as he searched the crowd for Omi. His sapphire eyes finally settled on the little blond leaning on the rail where he was being held by Yohji. Ken stopped and looked again. He caught Omi's eye and smiled, gesturing at Yohji. Omi smiled back and nodded. Ken looked happy for his friend until his eyes settled on Aya's back. The red head was still stalking away from them.

Omi looked up at Yohji. "Will you please calm Aya-kun down? I'll talk to Ken-kun." Yohji nodded, leaned forward and kissed Omi on the forehead. "Don't worry, I'll thaw the ice bitch for you." Omi tried not to laugh. "Yohji! Be nice to him." Omi shook his finger playfully at the taller boy. "Anything for you Chibi, if you promise to keep calling me that." Yohji winked and walked after Aya.

Omi blinked and thought about that statement. Then he realized what he had done. "Oh!" He blushed as he looked at the retreating back of his new koi. Ken walked up and sank onto the curb next to Omi. "I am an idiot." He put his head in his hands. Omi quickly sat down next to his best friend and put an arm around his shoulders. "What happened Ken-kun?" Ken started hitting his head on his knees. "Ken-kun, stop!" Omi moved in front of him and tipped his head up so he could see the brunettes face. "Tell me what happened."

Ken rubbed his face roughly. "Well Aya looked really mad when you said I might want to sit next to him on the ride. But we were already at the front of the line so he just got in. I tried to explain to him that you were just joking, but he just sat there and wouldn't look at me. So I tried to sit up and see what you and Yohji were doing. But when I shifted my weight the boat started to tip and Aya grabbed me and pushed me back down in the seat. He growled something and just sat there. So I tried to scoot away from him, but that made the boat tip again." Omi winced, it was one thing to do it once, but to do it twice definitely would piss off Aya. "So he grabbed me again and put his arm around my shoulders. I thought he was going to strangle me!" Ken looked at Omi for understanding, Omi nodded for him to continue. "Then he got even madder and told me to shut up and stay still. With his other hand he grabbed my wrists and held them together like I was a little child! And that's how you saw us when we came out." Omi nodded again as Ken resumed hitting his head on his knees. "I.." thump "am.." thump "such a.." thump "stupid baka!" thump thump. "Ken-kun stop hitting yourself!" Omi pulled on his arm until he looked up. "As far as I can tell, everything after the first time is Aya-kun's fault. If he wasn't so scary then you wouldn't have tried to get away from him." Ken nodded, but still looked upset.

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Yohji walked quickly and caught up with Aya. He grabbed the red heads arm. "What the hell is your problem?" Aya spun around glaring at Yohji and growled. "Growling is not an answer. So what is your problem Aya?" Aya continued to glare at the tall blond and yanked his arm away. Yohji sighed and pushed a frustrated hand through his hair. "Look I know that you get irritated at Ken's clumsiness, but that is no reason to treat him like a child." Aya continued to glare. "You know he's not really a clumsy person. I mean come on! He was a professional athlete." Aya was still glaring, but Yohji noticed he was starting to soften just a little. "You know it's actually your fault anyway." Aya jerked and looked up. Yohji met his glare with one of his own. "Now tell me what happened." Aya shifted and moved his glare somewhere over Yohji's shoulder. "Tell me Aya."

"He almost tipped the boat over, three times!" Aya crossed his arms and continued to glare. Yohji had to bite back a laugh, the fearless leader looked like a pouting child. "Okay, that does not sound like him. Tell me about the first time." Aya thought about it for a moment. "He wanted to see what you two were doing and tried to stand up. The whole boat started to tip so I grabbed him and told him to sit still." Yohji rolled his eyes, "Okay, so what happened after that?"

"As soon as he was sitting he started moving around and almost tipped us again." Aya was getting red in the face. If there was one thing he hated it was people who made the same mistake twice. "Was he just moving around for no reason, or was he trying to get away from your scary self?" Yohji folded his arms and cocked a hip, he could already see where this was going. "He.. I.. don't know why." Aya was looking less red and more thoughtful. ~Good , I have him on the right track.~ "So he was probably trying to get away from you 'cause he thought you were mad. Then what happened?"

"He started wiggling around and wouldn't stop."

"So what, you grabbed him again. Around the neck I'd bet." Yohji arched an eyebrow. Aya looked sullen. "Yes." Yohji threw his hands up in the air. "Well he probably thought you were trying to strangle him! You know he's afraid of you on a good day, he was probably terrified of pissing you off. And the boy has a terribly over active imagination. So then what happened?"

"I pulled him over and put my arm on his shoulders to hold him down. And I pinned his wrists together to hold him still." Aya was looking pouty again. Yohji shook his head and hit Aya on the arm. "You baka! You scared the crap out of him and have the audacity to blame the whole thing on him?!" Yohji was gesturing wildly. "Look, I know he shouldn't have stood up, but he just wanted to see. Is that such a crime? Everything after that is completely your fault." Aya had been glaring, but stopped at the last statement.

"How do you figure it was my fault?" Yohji stared him strait in the eye. "He likes you Aya, he wants your respect and values your leadership. All he ever does is try to be good enough for you. And this is how you repay him every time! You demean him and treat him like a child. The only reason he becomes clumsy is because he want so much to please you and gain your approval. But at the same time he is afraid of you and your disapproval. He's so worried about screwing up that he gets uptight and does screw up. So cut the poor boy some slack, he thinks you hate him anyway."

Aya dropped his arms as he pondered what the tall blond had said. He looked at Yohji. "Does he really think I hate him?" Yohji rolled his eyes. "What would you expect him to think? All you ever do is yell or glare at him." Yohji reached out and squeezed Aya's shoulder. "I'm going to go back and see how he's holding out. Stay here and think about what I've said Aya. We'll all come back in a few minutes, okay?" Aya nodded and sat down on a nearby bench. Yohji started walking away, but turned and looked back over his shoulder. Aya was sitting on the bench staring thoughtfully off into space. ~Good, maybe now he'll realize what an ass he's been to Ken.~ The tall blond walked away smiling.

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yayness! Yohji and Omi are together. *sigh* i love those two ^^ hope y'all liked it. tune in next time to see what happens between Aya and Ken.

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