Disclaimer at Chapter I

Chapter 5

"When did I become yours?"

"Huh? You can read minds?"

"Do'aho! You were saying it aloud!"

"Aa." Sakuragi felt heat rising in his cheeks. He knew he looked foolish to blush like that.

"Arigatou Hana-kun. Thank you for protecting me."

Sakuragi stopped breathing for the second time that day. He stared at the fox-eyed boy, drowning in those icy blue pools... no, they were not icy anymore. They were actually showing warmth... warming his heart...warming his trembling body. Sakuragi felt himself blushing to the root of his hair under Rukawa's stare. He felt as if Rukawa was some fierce predator and he the prey. He felt as if Rukawa was going to pounce on him any moment and devour him. Sakuragi tore his eyes away from those magnetic blue orbs and let his eyes trailed down to Rukawa's lips.

Oh man... his lips are so pale... How I want to kiss them to bring some redness to them... And his body, without waiting for his brain to command, reacted. He pulled the fox-eyed boy towards him and crushed his lips against Rukawa's pale ones. Rukawa kissed back just as ferociously and meshed their lips together. After some time, they parted, not because they did not want to kiss anymore but merely because if they did not stop, they were going to die due to the lack of oxygen.

"Why did you kiss me?" Rukawa asked.

"Because they look too pale..."

"Only that?"

"Why do you always want to know my real reason for doing things?"

"Because I want to know if you really had any feeling for me. I want to know if you meant everything you do. I NEED to know because I love you."

Damn that stupid kitsune! Always so straight-forward. What am I supposed to say? Sakuragi thought.

"Baka kitsune! Why do you always have to make me feel dumb?"

"Because you are a do'aho!"

"You!"

"So you response is..."

"Okay... I didn't know what happen, but I just have that feeling that you are to be mine and I want to make you mine... umph..." Sakuragi was cut off as Rukawa once again pressed his thin pale lips on his do'aho's full red lips.

"Thank you...do'aho..." Rukawa whispered into Sakuragi's ear as he climbed into the bed beside his new-found koibito.

"Baka kitsune..." Sakuragi retaliated, but this time the words did not contain any provoking meanings, they are more like a special form of expressing his love. He turned and faced the other dark-haired boy, slipped his arm around the slim waist and snuggled closer. Slowly, the two fell to sleep, red hair mingling with dark hair.

That was a great contrast... but the gap between them had became smaller... they had became closer... through sleep, through rain, through the beautiful mistake (of taking the wrong bus) they had made...

You give me strength,

You give me hope,

You give me someone to love,

Someone to hold.

When I'm in your arms,

I need you to know,

I've never been, never been this close.

Owari

A/N: So how's it?? It's a bit too mushy, I know. I always ended up writing fluffy... mushy fics... haha... PLEASE COMMENT, especially you, Regina-chan.

Hana: Oi, author-san, haha... I like this because you make me seem like a hero, well, I am, (everybody face-vaulted --") by having me protect that baka kitsune! Wahaha... Ore wa tensai

Ru: Do'aho!

Hana: Teme! You stupid kitsune! Who are you calling do'aho!

Ru: You...

Hana: Humph... you are just jealous that I'm the hero here. pouts his lips

Ru: Do'aho! grabs Hana's collar and drags him into a room to spend some quality time together before he gets a nosebleed from seeing Hana's cute expression

Author:... ermz... --"