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Chapter 2: Secrets

-[Gojyo POV]-

"Gojyo, please..."

"NO!" Damn, Damn, DAMN! Why does this fucking shit always have to happen?! I felt a hand touch me gingerly on the shoulder but I brushed it away immediately, turning around to face the green-eyed stare of its owner.

"Gojyo..."

"I said NO!"

"Gojyo just listen to me for once!" I gave him a reproachful look before sitting down on the couch.

"Okay then, talk." I said, still pissed off over the whole ordeal.

"I needed to tell you sooner or later anyways, Gojyo." I saw him pause to sigh. "I'm going to New York. They've accepted me into the [1] Manhattan School of Music." There was a long uncomfortable silence. I clenched my fist and tried to calm myself, but failed in the end.

"Why do you have to fucking leave me here? I mean, couldn't you have picked somewhere closer?! Don't you give a shit about me?!" I yelled. Okay, the last part was completely unneeded and I regretted it immediately.

"I do care about you, and you know it Gojyo. If I didn't I wouldn't have broken my curfew that night or the others, and we wouldn't be together." He said, being quite straightforward with me. I dropped my gaze unable to stare into his eyes any longer. A few moments later I blinked, finding that he had wrapped his arms around my shoulders. "I can still call you..."

"It won't be the same." I replied, trying hard to hide how worried I was about him. "Plus, wouldn't you want to go back to self-disciplining yourself? New York time is a lot more different from Japan's."

"Knowing you, if I called at 1 o' clock in the morning you'll still be up," he whispered in my ear, nestling his head in the crook of my neck. I flashed him a small smile. [2] He looked so innocent for someone who tried to kill himself.

"Hey, I think I should go, too. After all, we do make great music together." I said with a smirk. Hakkai blushed lightly and gave my head a shove.

"You'll never change, will you Gojyo?"

"Hmm...you're wrong, Hakkai. I've already did 'cause I met you." I said kissing him lightly. Sometimes I wondered if romantic drivel was really necessary in a relationship. But if it was enough to see him smile like he was doing right now, then I'd put up with it. "Hey, what the hell do you play anyways?"

"Piano." He said pointing to the far side of the room where one of polished wood stood. It was half hidden by the kitchen counter that stuck out slightly, one reason I never noticed it.

"It matches you. But...I still don't want you to leave you know." I said with a frown. Hakkai didn't say anything, but I felt him leave my side and walk over to the piano. He seated himself on the chair and then began playing a sad melodious tune. [3] It was a small beautiful piece and I couldn't help but smile. He had been more talented than I thought.

It didn't last very long but I could still hear it in my head. People don't like things being stuck in their heads like random pieces of information and songs that make no sense. But me, I don't mind it. I wanted this song to stay with me and listen to it playing in my head as a memory. I walked over to Hakkai, a sad smile upon my lips.

"I know you want to go and I'll let you, but if some prick tries to steal you away from me, tell him that you have a boyfriend who'll come kick his ass." Hakkai laughed at that and tousled my crimson strands lightly.

"You certainly took that a lot more differently from Sanzo."

"...You told him before you told me?!" Okay, I'm going to murder that monk for keeping his damn secrets away from me.

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-[Sanzo POV]-

"Can you tell me the secret now?"

"No, now stop bothering me you bakasaru." Goku continued to whine and I rolled my eyes in distaste, damn persistent monkey. I got off the couch and went to grab my coat.

"Huh? Sanzo, where are you going?"

"If I bring you to Hakkai's and he tells you, promise me you'll shut up." I growled.

"You mean it? YAY!" My eye twitched slightly at that. It was going to be a LONG day...

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[1] Yes, this place does actually exist. I'm taking reference from my cousin. =D

[2] Referring back to Bad Friends. If you're reading this sequel before reading that story, please go back and read it.

[3] Personally, I imagined it as the piano version of Alone.

Author's Notes: Well that was quite interesting, huh? And yes, Hakkai self-disciplines himself. Doesn't this chapter make you wonder what can happen with hundreds of miles between those two? XP