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Warning: Rated R for later chapters and this story will contain language, non-graphic sexual scenes, and slight shonen-ai (mxm pairing). If you don't like, don't read. Also contains some spoilers.

Author's Note: Takes place after the anime series ends. Please Review. Thanks.

Toya's Request:

Three's a Crowd

Two days after Toya had returned home Yuhi was feeling miserable. He had hardly seen Aya and had done his best to stay out of everyone's way by spending most his time working at his new job at a local restaurant.

He was surprised that night to find Aya waiting in his room again.

"Toya want you to screw me again to keep me loyal?" Yuhi sneered.

Aya stepped toward him and slapped him with enough force to turn his head. His hand immediately went to his cheek causing his towel to fall to the floor. He reached down to get it, but Aya stepped on it leaving him naked and feeling vulnerable.

"You are such a jerk!" she yelled with enough volume that Yuhi was sure both Toya and Ceres could hear her. "No matter what I may have felt after that night, I wanted you, Yuhi. I may have been doing it for Toya, but I was doing it for me too."

Yuhi opened his mouth, "But…"

"Shut up and let me finish. I'm sorry for how you feel right now, I really am, but I'm not sorry I still have Toya. And I'm not going to stand for you sulking around wishing he was dead." She leaned forward and kissed him fiercely. "Don't you understand, I love you, and if you couldn't figure that out after the night we shared, you're an even dumber blonde than I am!" She kissed him again and Yuhi pulled away reluctantly as her hand crept lower.

"Toya's home."

"So?" Her hand continued downward. Yuhi felt extremely guilty but was unable to stop the chain of events.

000

Yuhi was both shocked and pleased to wake up to Aya in the bed next to him. She already had her eyes open and was smiling softly. "Shouldn't you be with Toya?" He asked causing her smile to falter slightly.

She shrugged. "Yeah, but I should be with you too." She then looked at him seriously. "Yuhi, please try not to be jealous of him. I love him. He's trying his best not to be jealous of us."

Yuhi merely shook his head at her incredulously. "How do I get myself into these things?"

000

Toya was in the kitchen reading the paper when Yuhi went to eat breakfast. Although Toya was looking better, he was still bedridden or in a wheelchair most of the time due to fatigue. Yuhi shot him a guilty glance before reaching into the cabinet for a bowl.

"Have fun last night?" Toya asked casually.

The bowl hit the floor and shattered. Toya hadn't looked up from his paper. Yuhi quickly grabbed a broom from the pantry.

"I'm sorry." He avoided looking in Toya's direction.

"Don't worry about it we have plenty of them." Toya answered.

"No, I mean about…"

"Don't be," Toya snapped.

"I have no honor."

"No, I have no honor. I asked you to be Aya's husband and have done nothing but cause trouble for the two of you. I was just being selfish. It took me a while to sort out my true feelings, to admit to myself that I hate you being with her."

Yuhi gulped and nodded. It was hard to hear, but he was grateful for Toya's honesty.

"A part of me is glad that you and Aya are happy, but that doesn't mean I'm ready to completely give her up. I want her happy with you, but I want her to be with me too."

"I understand," Yuhi said with a nod.

"Good morning, boys," Aya called cheerfully as she entered the room. Yuhi wondered just how much she had overheard. She walked over to Toya, sat playfully in his lap, and kissed him for an uncomfortably long time. Yuhi turned away feeling jealousy gnawing at his insides. It reminded him of all the times in his past he had watched Aya and Toya wishing that it was him she was in love with. He scooped the remnants of the broken bowl into the trash can and turned to find Aya behind him. She stood on tiptoes and kissed him on the mouth. As she tried to deepen the kiss, he remembered Toya and pushed her away slightly.

"No sloppy seconds…" he said half joking. He looked to Toya for help and was surprised to find his eyes sparkling with amusement.

000

Toya's health stayed constant for the next few weeks. Since Aya spent most of her time with Toya, Yuhi took care of Ceres. The four of them shared meals prepared by Yuhi and Aya; things had come to an odd sort of normalcy. Some nights Aya stayed with Toya, some nights she came to Yuhi. Where she spent more nights Yuhi was unsure because amazingly he had stopped keeping track. Not to say he didn't still fee occasional bouts of anger or jealousy, but he had become better at ignoring them. Especially since Aya had not shown either of them affection in front of the other since the day in the kitchen.

000

Yuhi awoke to the sound of the phone in the middle of a night Aya was with Toya. He wondered who would be calling at such a time and crawled out of his bed. He crept down the hall and found himself in front of Aya and Toya's room. He heard Aya sobbing loudly from within. He knocked tentatively on the door.

"Come in." It was Toya's voice that answered.

Aya was sitting on the edge of the king sized bed still holding the buzzing phone in her hand. Toya was trying to comfort her, but was having trouble hoisting himself into a seated position.

Yuhi walked in and took the phone from Aya placing it on the base. His first response was to sweep her into his arms and kiss away her tears, but the defeat in Toya's eyes stopped him. Instead, he grabbed a hold of Toya's shoulders and pulled him into a seated position allowing him to put an arm around his love. Yuhi took a seat on the bed next to Toya. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"It's Mom. There's been an accident." Aya finally mumbled into Toya's shoulder. "The doctors aren't sure if she has long to live. I've stayed away for too long and this is what I get: first Dad, then Aki, and now mom, and next…" She raised her tear stricken face to meet Toya's eyes which were shimmering with unshed tears.

"You have to go," he said quietly, "and take Ceres and Yuhi. Your mother deserves to see her granddaughter and son-in-law."

"No," Aya sobbed, "What about you?"

"I'll stay in the hospital until you get back."

"But how will I know they're taking care of you? What if…"

"I'll stay with Toya," Yuhi interrupted. "Aya, go and take Ceres. I'll stay. I'll take care of him and I'll call you if…if I need to."

Toya gave Yuhi a look of gratitude mixed with resentment.

Aya threw herself across Toya into his arms. Yuhi quickly moved an arm behind Toya to keep him from toppling backwards as Aya covered his face with kisses mumbling a mixture of "Thank yous" and "I love yous"

000

Yuhi sat on the edge of Aya and Toya's bed as he finished up his phone calls. He had called the airport, a cab company, and Suzumi to make arrangements for Aya's trip. She and Ceres would be gone for a little over a week.

Aya and Toya had laid down on the bed and gave their input as needed. Yuhi sighed as he hung up the phone.

"What did Suzumi say?" Aya asked.

"She can't wait to see you and Ceres. Be sure to hug her for me."

Aya smiled. "Of course."

Yuhi looked at the clock. It was three in the morning. "I better go to bed."

"Yuhi," Aya's voice was wispy, "I think I'd like it if you stayed in here. Just for tonight. I mean…" She scooted over to make room for him. Yuhi looked skeptically to Toya who shrugged and nodded.

"Uhh…okay." He glanced at the bed slightly uncomfortably before sliding under the covers beside her. She took both his and Toya's hands in each of hers and placed them on her stomach.

"Can we sleep like this?" she mumbled. "Aki and I used to hold hands when we slept sometime, and somehow I always felt better in the morning…" She was asleep before either man could protest.