AN: This chapter was inspired by my 5 year old niece... I was in the kitchen and I heard her tell my mom that she had two boyfriends now and I was just like 'o.O; ...Riiiiight...' And then I found it really depressing that my niece has more of a love life than I do XD! So anyway, yeah... Yay for fluff and dammit I swear I will get to the angst soon! u.u;;
Posted: Dec. 13, 2004

Moments of Life
Part Seven

Eiri sighed and lit up another cigarette, glancing at Shuichi from the corner of his eye before looking back to Mika. They'd been sitting there for close to twenty minutes and she still had yet to get him to agree to watch his niece for a day.

"I don't see why you can't just hire someone," Eiri finally said, blowing out a lungful of smoke.

Mika glared mildly from across the kitchen table. "I am not leaving my child with someone I hardly know," she replied firmly, before pausing for a moment with a soft snicker. "Which makes it ironic that I'm asking you of all people," she murmured.

"Indeed," the blond replied dryly, not affected in the least by the older woman's look; they'd grown immune to each other's death glares long ago.

"It wouldn't kill you, you know... You hardly ever see her anyway. At this rate, she's going to grow up not even knowing who you are."

Eiri glanced away at that, slouching a bit in his chair as he crossed his legs and took a long drag off his cancer stick. He felt Shuichi rest a hand on his thigh and sighed quietly. The singer had already made it known that he loved Kira to death and didn't mind watching her, and they both knew the writer had a soft spot for her. "Just one day," he finally said. "And I'm not changing any diapers," he added.

"So charming, Eiri," the brunette said with a sigh, taking a sip of her tea. She shifted and propped her chin up with her fist as her eyes flicked between the two lovers, a rather mischievous look entering her dark-blue eyes. "You know, you used to be so cute..." she continued, ignoring the sharp look her brother sent her way. "Remember your first girlfriend?"

The blond growled quietly, the noise turning into something close to a moan as Shuichi leaned forward with interest. "First girlfriend?" the singer asked, and Eiri knew he wouldn't be able to change the topic.

"Oh yes," Mika said with a faint smug look. "First grade, I believe, wasn't it, Eiri?" she asked sweetly, not waiting for an answer. "They were so cute together. Eiri went around proclaiming her to be his wife."

Shuichi laughed and glanced at his lover in amusement. "Should I be jealous? You never went around proclaiming your love for me," he said, a look of mock-hurt crossing his features.

"I think saying it on national television took care of that," Eiri replied dryly, reaching behind him to flick the ashes off his cigarette into the trash.

The younger male made a face and stuck his tongue out, turning back to Mika with a grin. "And here I thought his life was miserable in school."

Mika flicked her fingers lightly. "Not in primary school; he was quite the lady's man. I swear it runs in the family," she replied dryly, rolling her eyes faintly as Shuichi snickered.

"I'm still within hearing range, you know," Eiri spoke up, glaring at them both. "Should I leave you to discuss my early love life in peace?"

"Yes," they replied in unison.

The blond sneered faintly and uncrossed his legs, muttering something about traitors as he stood. He headed to his office and put his cigarette out as he sat, pointedly ignoring the sounds of Shuichi's rich laughter and Mika's lighter one drifting in from the kitchen. He was almost disappointed that the two had started getting along for reasons such as this, though the fact that his sister was no longer hounding him to break it off with the singer cancelled that sentiment out.

Turning his attention to his laptop, he focused on his current storyline, keeping half an ear tuned into the situation in the other room. When he heard the front door close some time later, he was surprised to find he'd lost himself in his writing for close to an hour. He glanced up when Shuichi entered a few minutes later and walked over, settling himself in the author's lap.

The singer immediately sealed their lips together, tangling his fingers in the silky blond strands as he leisurely kissed his lover. He broke the contact after a long moment, looking up with an amused smile playing over his lips. "So I hear you and your girlfriend used to watch the Muppets together," he said, his voice quavering a bit with suppressed laughter.

Eiri growled in annoyance, barely resisting the urge to shove the slighter man into the floor. "I'm never leaving you alone with my sister again," he muttered.

Shuichi whined quietly and nuzzled the blond's cheek. "But the stories are so adorable!" he replied, laughing softly. "Hungry? Let's go out for dinner," he said, changing the topic before he got smacked.

"What do I get for putting up with you in public?"

"Me for dessert?" the singer purred, wiggling his eyebrows.

"You think that's incentive enough?" Eiri asked skeptically.

The singer growled playfully and nipped a sensitive ear before quickly hopping off his lover's lap. "Isn't it?" he asked cheekily, laughing and dashing out of the room when Eiri got up after him. "I want hamburgers!" he called back from the bedroom.

The blond sighed quietly and closed his laptop with a slight shake of his head. "Bring my keys with you, then," he called back, making a mental note to threaten Mika for making up stories about him.