Side Note - I wasn't planning on writing this chapter until after exams, but I just had to write, so lucky you. Or not, depending on whether you have taste or not. I sure as hell hope you don't!

Disclaimer - I don't really have to do this for every chapter, do I?

Make Me - Chapter Two

The next few days came and went and nothing changed. Things started to bore Kyou more than he could manage, and few people visited him besides Yuki or Tohru who would change his bandages. This didn't surprise Kyou, and he wasn't even all that sure that he wanted anyone to visit him anyways, but it still bothered him in a way he couldn't seem to understand.

Instead of taking a lame attempt at solving what his subconscious already was more than aware of, he decided to take another nap- his third that day. He figured that if this subconscious of his wanted to tell him something so badly, it could do so on its own time. Namely, now..

Gold. Diamonds. Everything around him had a shine to it- a royal tint. He thought it odd that the owners of such a place could ever have use for a bounty hunter such as himself, but he didn't voice these thoughts as the butler lead him up winding staircases filled with paintings of long lost relatives. He stopped to gaze at one for a moment before rushing to catch up with the hired help.

"I know him." Kyou told him. It came out sounding more like a boast than small talk.

"No, you don't." The butler's words caught Kyou off guard for a moment, but he had no time to argue with him as they arrive at the top of the staircase. There was no hallway, no floor, just a door that extended upward from the last stair. This, oddly enough, didn't seem the least bit out of place in Kyou's mind- he was more startled by the fact that the butler had rudely left him alone where he was.

'Some help..' He thought to himself as him pushed open the enormous doors and entered into an even larger room. While it did have the class of the other rooms, it seemed oddly empty and not nearly as royal- more like the gold tints were merely a distraction.

"It looks better in the winter." Kyou turned around, startled at the sudden voice and watched as a blue-haired teen, dressed in prince-like clothing looked up at him from his lone black chair in the middle of the room. "The room, I mean. The snow adds to it." He spoke carefully, making sure that Kyou could understand him perfectly- this would normally annoy Kyou, but he didn't really mind this time.

He looked around awkwardly, not really sure of what he was doing here or why he couldn't just go out and get what he needed. "You're supposed to give me a map, but I already have one. My dog has the compass, but he forgot his watch, which is fine." He continued to keep his eyes busy by tracing the lining of the curtains several times before he realised that he was still rambling. Blushing slightly, he stopped himself and started to moves his eyes around the carpeting instead. "So I can leave anytime really."

Silence followed for a few moments before Kyou dared to look up to see the prince watching him with a slightly concerned look on his face. Kyou opened his mouth to ask what was wrong, but the other boy beat him too it, "Are your ears hot?"

Kyou thought for a moment before realising he must think that he had a fever or something of the sort. "No," he responded after he had traced the pattern on the boy's jacket some three times.

The boy, not nearly convinced stood up and made his way towards Kyou, "Are you sure? They look red." It took Kyou another moment to retrieve his voice once the prince had stopped only a few inches away- if that. He responded again by insisting he was fine- it's just not polite to worry royalty after all. The prince narrowed his eyes slightly and smirked, "You're such an idiot. I can help." Before Kyou had time to respond the prince moved in closer gave his right ear a small lick that sent a cool chill down the side of his neck. "See?" He said as he pulled back from the somewhat stunned Kyou- who proceeded to tell himself that such things happen all the time and don't need to be thought about.

A loud knock at the door interrupted Kyou from the thoughts he told himself he wasn't really thinking. The butler from before stepped inside and cleared his throat loudly before announcing that Kyou's ship was ready. Kyou nodded over enthusiastically and glanced at the prince for a moment before making his way to the open door. He stopped in the doorway and looked over his shoulder to see the boy sitting back on his black chair. "I'll see you in a few." He said to show that he would in fact complete his task. 'No hidden meanings,' Kyou told himself. Sure there wasn't.

The prince smiled and nodded. "In a few, Kyou."

Kyou opened his eyes in somewhat of a daze and looked at his clock to see he had slept until six in the afternoon. He cursed quietly and caught himself for a moment worrying if he could still get back to the palace in time. Was a few now or was he early- or late? He tossed his head restlessly at the thought that he may have to wait to see the royalty again. Then he cursed again after remembering how idiotic he had acted. It wasn't like him to be so nervous. What if the prince had lost all interest in- and then he realized it was a dream and became even more confused and restless by the fact that that upset him.

A light knock came from his door and Kyou looked up to see Yuki walk in, looking bored as usual. Kyou watched as he walked in and took out the boxes (he had now marked them with red stickers so he could easily find them) and cleared his thought signalling that Kyou should take off his blanket- which he, hesitantly, did.

They rarely talked during these daily routines, but Kyou found himself to be fine by just watching him work through the corner of his eyes while picking at his now very wrecked pillow. Yuki seemed as if he could not be distracted by anybody or anything else as he worked and this had an oddly hypnotic power over Kyou. For a moment he decided that he knew just what the problem was as he rested his head on the pillow- which was supported by his good knee- and brushed his ear lightly against it. 'Yuki,' he thought, 'is a prince.'

End Chapter 2

Side Note - The chapters are getting longer. This alone should scare you.

And Another - I actually had a different idea of how to end the dream sequence, but this is fine too.