Notes:

Kagen: Thanks, but No, I can't make Toshi go away, he's supposed to be annoying...and I feel bad when he dies in the movie...but that's also when Kei runs away and Sho, covering up their affair, married Yi-Che...and...I'll just stop for now...

Yaoikitty: (throws Pocky to you) Heh. I love Vanilla too. And Kei and Sho just go together like Gackt and Hyde...I mean...Peanut butter and Jelly...

Thanks to all who reviewed or not...You're comments are greatly appreciated.

NOTE: NOW EDITED

Chapter Three: Mission...Possible?

Buying several locks proved to be much harder than Kei and Sho expected. They ran into some people Toshi had drugged just a few days before, and they suddenly remembered who Kei and Sho were. They had to hide in the back alleyway for fifteen minutes, trying not to move or make a sound. This proved hard for Sho, since he had too much energy and longed for movement. After the men had finally left, Kei quickly went inside and bought a few locks.

"Sheesh, I really hope we don't need seven locks, Kei!" Sho exclaimed, looking at the contents of the paper bag. Kei shrugged.

I saw a nostalgic dream
At that time we became close
Everyone understood the overflowing loneliness

"You never know." He smiled gently and glanced down at Sho's wrist, trying to catch the time. "Oh crap, we're late!" Kei said, grabbing the tender wrist firmly and dragging him down some back alleys.

"How late?" Sho asked, wincing in pain. He had been slashed on that wrist the night before.

"Probably not as much as I think, knowing Toshi," Kei said, letting go of Sho's wrist, realizing how much pain Sho was in. "Sorry." He said apologetically. Sho rubbed his wrist gingerly.

"It's fine," he replied. "And what do you mean by 'knowing Toshi'?"

"He never gets all of them to eat it on time anyway," Kei said, grabbing Sho's other wrist. "Come on!"

Several more blocks of dragging Sho, and they made it. "Only fifteen minutes late, too!" Sho said, glancing at his watch. Grinning, he pulled out a gun, stepping into the open doorway. All around the main entrance were slumped over on the ground. Sho waved his hand in front of one of their faces. Nothing.

If I ever hurt you until you want to cry
At that time, I'll sing for you until your tears dry up

"Definitely drugged." Sho called to Kei, who was walking into the entrance.

"And no sign of Toshi either!" Kei said. As soon as he had said this, gunshots pierced the thick air.

"Oh no," Sho breathed. "You spoke too soon!"

"Of course. I'm sure Toshi's fate required me to say something about him," Kei said, planting a kiss on Sho's lips. "We might as well go save him."

"Although he did break us apart today..." Sho said, returning the soft kiss. Kei nodded in response, reaching around Sho's back for a gun in his left gun holster. "You didn't bring your own?"

"Nope." Kei replied, twirling the gun in his fingers. "Never do." Sho glanced at Kei before he bolted for the steps. He had a good guess where it was coming from, too.

"Yeah, like you know," Kei replied, grabbing the tail of his trench coat and jumping quickly in front of him, running up a bunch of flights of stairs and knocking down a locked door. He immediately began shooting and dodging bullets as he waited for Sho to catch up.

"You're missing the fun!" Kei replied, dodging another bullet as he covered Sho, who was gasping for breath.

"Never—do—that—again!" Sho gasped, clutching his chest. "I—think—we—climbed..."

"Ten flights of stairs, to be exact," Kei replied, still shooting rapidly. Although the fight hadn't been going on for very long, he had almost knocked out three-quarters of the men.

"I—can't—" Sho was cut off by Toshi running through the rapid-fire.

"Help!" He cried, still running.

If it's the dream that you chased
Don't be afraid of getting hurt

"I doing the best damn job I can, Toshi!" Kei replied, grabbing a gun that had just been thrown at his head, which had landed at his feet, since he had shot the guy in mid-throw. Toshi bolted past Kei and Sho.

"They wouldn't eat the pizzas!" Toshi cried, running down the steps. A ringing told Kei that Toshi's phone was ringing. He could hear a faint, "Hello? Happy Pizza!"

As Toshi had run out, Sho had stopped speaking for a moment, still clutching his chest. He began to cough. "Sho?" Kei said worriedly. He glanced at how many men were left. Two he counted. He turned around, shooting blindly. Sho had collapsed to the floor. "SHO!" He screamed, shooting the remaining two men. He dropped the two guns and fell to the floor. "Sho! ANSWER ME!" Kei screamed at Sho's crumpled figure.

He gently grabbed Sho's torso, cradling his head so that he was lying straight, his head resting on Kei's lap. Hot tears began to form in Kei's eyes. Sho's breathing was slowing down too quickly. Kei listened for a heartbeat. Irregular. "Oh God Sho!" Kei breathed, bring Sho's head up to his. "Don't leave me! Not now! Not after what we just told each other!" Kei looked down as a tear fell onto Sho's cheek. Sho's eyelids fluttered. "Sho?" Kei whispered, frightened.

On nights then you tremble, I'll hold you close
And so
Stop with that sad looking face

Sho opened one eye just a bit. "Kei," he breathed, barely audible. "Kei—I-I—love you—no matter—what." He closed his eye again, leaving Kei alone with the scent of blood in the air. Kei helplessly sat there, clinging onto Sho like a mother who finds their lost child. The man he loved was going to die if he didn't do something.

Let me see your smile
It's more wonderful and more precious to me than anything else, that smile

"TOSHI!" Kei screamed. "TOSHI GET BACK HERE NOW!" His voice was teary. A faint 'what!' was barely audible. "I NEED HELP! GET UP HERE NOW TOSHI BEFORE I SUCK ALL OF THE BLOOD OUT OF YOU!"

A few long moments later, Toshi's head appeared. "What the hell are you yelling about?" he fumed.

"It's Sho!" Kei said, exasperated. "Something's wrong! I don't know what! I need an ambulance and now!" Toshi quickly pulled out his cell phone and called 9-1-1.

"Hello? We have a man at 1300 Mallepa Boulevard and he's about to die, we need an ambulance over here quickly please!" Toshi said into the phone. "Oh, and just ignore all of the guys, they've been working hard and decided that a little naptime was needed." He hung up.

"Nice addition, Toshi," Kei said sarcastically, trying to hide his tears.

"Kei?" Toshi said. "How did this happen?"

"I don't know," Kei said, his mind churning. "I mean, running up ten flights of stairs, but that wouldn't—"

"Sho can't run up ten flights of stairs!" Toshi said. He began to take off Sho's gun holsters, handing them to Kei. "May look suspicious if he's covered in guns."

I can still remember it now
There's no forever right here
I kept gazing at the people who vanished with sad eyes

"Wh—" Kei didn't understand. "He's always been able to run up stairs!"

"Before he could," Toshi corrected. "But something snapped and he can't run that hard or that long."

"But why wouldn't Sho have stopped to rest?" Kei asked, but he knew the answer as soon as they had left his lips. "I love you." Kei remembered Sho telling him just a few hours before...just a few minutes before. He felt utterly guilty for hurting Sho so soon.

"He never misses out on a fight." Toshi replied. He cocked his head sideways, hearing the faint sound of an ambulance. "Close the door so they don't actually see the dead bodies." Kei gently pulled Sho out of the open doorway so Toshi could close it. A bag was in the way, so he moved it to the side. As he closed the door, he looked at the contents. "What's with all the locks, Kei?" Toshi asked, throwing the bag down next to Kei.

"Safe keeping," Kei said offhandedly. He was too distracted with keeping Sho alive. Thundering steps clouded his mind. Two men with a stretcher came up the stairs. They took Sho out of his grasp, and gently placed him on the stretcher as Kei followed them to the ambulance.

"I can't come," Toshi said apologetically. "I've got work to do."

"That's fine." Kei replied as the two men slammed the door shut.

There's no one who'd ride a car without brakes
That's what was whispered

Kei stared at Sho's illuminated bed. The man was lying in a white hospital bed; the window was open, moonlight flooding onto the bed, making Sho look angelic. His head was tilted limply to the side. Kei sat in the chair next to Sho's bed; the beeping of the heart monitor was the only thing that kept him clinging to sanity.

He glanced at Sho's watch, which was uncovered by the bed sheets. 5:59 it read. Kei sighed. The sun would be rising sometime soon. He moved his chair so that it was touching the bed, gently taking Sho's limp hand and holding it within his own.

"Sho," Kei whispered softly. "Sho, I know you can't hear me, but...I just...I feel responsible for putting you in here...I feel horrible. I'm barely staying sane. I can't stand the guilt. I can't stop the guilt from rushing through me." Kei stopped, tears threatening to fall. He laughed gently. "I mean, we just confessed our deepest loves to each other, I didn't think we'd be hurting each other so soon." Kei gently squeeze Sho's hand. Slowly, he lowered his head, hiding his tears.

You looked down and tried to be strong; I just drew you close and embraced you tightly

Several moments later, he felt a gentle return squeeze...

Ooooh! Cliffhanger! I'm so evil!

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