Yeah, I had meant for the nurse to be Mana...but it didn't work out...

I would like all of you to pray for my dad. He's been diagnosed (about seven months ago) with kidney disease and his transplant will be taking place at 5:45 am on Wed. November 10.

Chapter Five: Finally, Some Peace

Sho had to remain in the hospital for another two days after. Kei tried not to hang around the room too much because visitors would pop in and out and the temptations were too much for him to bear. Plus, Sho was in an angst-like mood, being stuck in a hospital.

"I get no sleep at all!" He yelled at Kei the day after his physical. "It really pisses me off!"

Kei also didn't stay because the nurse that had made him go to the physical with Sho was always asking why the blinds had to be closed when Kei was there if it was sunny.

So Kei didn't know when Sho was coming home. Three days after the physical, and two days since he had last seen Sho, Kei lay on their bed, staring blankly at the darkening ceiling. He missed Sho so much. The house was too quiet, there was no TV blaring loudly, or music quietly playing. It was eerily quiet. Kei's mind, although he wanted to focus on Sho, was dead. He couldn't think of anything. Unwanted sleep came upon Kei slowly, until he realized he was dreaming.

A silver dream, the sweetly spun sound of the rain
Who's that standing behind you?
Once more, close your eyes so we can meet

Sho quietly opened the door to the house. Kei installed the locks... he thought, looking at the door and the several locks that were definitely not locked. Setting down his bag of stuff from the hospital on the table, Sho slowly walked towards Kei's room. Opening the door, he realized no one was in there. He made his way into his room, but stopped as he opened the door.

To his surprise, Kei was curled up on his bed, sleeping peacefully, a sad expression on his face. Sho smiled softly at the sight, wanted to take a picture, but though better of it. Slowly closing the door, and locking it...Wait...I HAVE A LOCK ON MY DOOR?! Sho thought. Glancing at the lock, he realized it was one of the seven that Kei had bought and installed.

Walking over to his dresser, he stripped off his shirt and pants, putting on a different pair of leather pants. Slowly, Sho walked over to the bed, laying down next to Kei, facing him. He put his arms around the vampire, hearing a soft grunt from Kei. He grabbed one of the sheets and threw it over them, softly kissing Kei goodnight.

My burned out heart is bound in chains
My torn wounds are embraced by the sun
The light and shadows piercing my body, watching...

Kei woke up, keeping his eyes closed. He felt warm. Opening his eyes, he realized someone had their arms wrapped around him and a sheet was thrown over him. As his sight became less blurred, he realized it was Sho. The man's almond eyes were closed, twitching every few seconds. Glancing around, he noticed that Sho had his arms wrapped around Kei, and Kei had his arms wrapped around Sho's abdomen. Their bodies were close together, so close that Kei could feel the heat radiating off of Sho's body. He also realized Sho had no shirt on, but still had his leather pants on. Smiling at how childish Sho could be, he brought his head down, leaning into Sho's neck...

Several hours later, probably around eleven in the morning, Kei's mind was jostled awake as he felt the arms wrapped around him move slightly. His eyes flew open. He was staring directly into Sho's cerulean eyes. "Morning." Sho mumbled. Kei looked down at their bodies. He was staring directly down Sho's pants.

"Your fly's open." He replied, smiling. Kei shifted his arms so that Sho wasn't squashing them. His arms were still wrapped around Sho's abdomen. Sho didn't make a move to fix it. Sho shrugged. Kei shook his head, hairs falling in front of his face. "You are so childish sometimes." He said to Sho. Sho smiled, resting his head on Kei's chest.

I can't wait until you find your way here
Don't stop, the rain will tell you when it's over
Don't cry, until the wishes you've drawn out have been granted

"I know," he replied, sighing. Sho slowly kissed Kei's neck, sucking at the skin. Kei shivered. He pushed Sho's lips away from his neck and into his own mouth. Passion struck at the core of their beings. Their tongues were entangled. Kei rolled on top of Sho, moving down to his chest. Sho lifted his arms and was caressing Kei's body anyplace he could reach. Kei then returned to Sho's mouth, quickly slipping his tongue into the man's waiting mouth. Kei quickly began unbuttoning his shirt, throwing it on the floor. Both of them threw off their pants as well. Sho pushed Kei off of him and, while trying to roll on top of Kei, fell off the side of the bed.

Kei heard a loud "OW!!" and leaned over the edge of the bed, coming face-to-face with Sho's hair. Sho was rubbing the back of his head. "I need a bigger bed," he mumbled. Kei smiled, leaning down, kissing the back of Sho's hand.

"Kei..." Sho breathed, getting up off of the floor and on top of Kei. Kei smiled, leaning back into Sho's pillow, waiting for Sho to make his move. The day continued on with no interruptions, only passion and pleasure...

"Still, I can't let go... so, hold me tight"

As midnight approached, Kei woke up, feeling cold touch his body. The only place he wasn't cold was his back. Shifting around to turn around, Kei realized that Sho was leaning up against him, sleeping. His braided hair that was usually in a ponytail was sprawled out over his face.

The sheets that had been on top of them that morning had been ripped off of the bed and thrown across the room. They had landed over by the door. The only thing left on the bed was Sho's pillow and the two of them.

Slowly getting off of the bed, Kei stood up, trying to find his pants. He bare feet brushed something. A pair of pants. Putting them on and zipping them up, he realized they were Sho's. Figures. He thought, leaving them on. He walked over to Sho's dresser, rummaging around for a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. Finding what he needed, he lit up a cigarette. Kei slowly walked over to the window-seat, leaning his head against the cold window. A few minutes passed and Kei heard Sho shift in the bed.

"Kei..." Sho mumbled from the bed. He reached across the bed, feeling nothing but the mattress. He began to panic. "Kei? Kei?"

"Shut up," Kei said, poking his head around the side of the wall. "I'm over here."

Sho sat up in bed, rubbing the back of his head. Kei turned his attention back to the outside as Sho's eyes scanned the room. Outside of the window, the streets were still abuzz with drunks and couples roaming the streets. Sho's voice in his ear startled him out of his daze.

Burned by the sun break my body
Pain and separation kill time

"Are you wearing my pants?" Sho whispered in his ear.

"Yes." He replied.

"Can I have them back?"

"......" Kei turned his head towards Sho, giving him the strangest look that made Shoe crack a smile. He leaned forward and kissed him gently on the lips. "No," Kei finally replied, stopping the pleasant kiss.

"Fine." Sho replied, looking around again. "Where are your pants?"

"Dunno." Kei replied, reaching for the box of Pocky next to Sho. He popped a stick in his mouth, automatically handing the box to Sho. Sho cautiously took one of the pink sticks and placed it on the edge of his lips.

As Sho continued to scan the room for Kei's pants, Kei finished his stick of strawberry Pocky. When Sho turned to tell Kei that he had found his pants, Kei leaned forward and put his lips around the end of the stick. Sho's eyes glared quickly at the vampire. Kei gave him the most marmalade look ever and broke off the Pocky.

"You broke my Pocky!" Sho said, swallowing what was left of his end.

"Yeah, well......you weren't eating it!!" Kei replied, hopping off of the window seat, walking to find his pants.

"I was going to!" Sho said, taking Kei's seat on the window.

"You're too slow!" Kei replied, pulling his pants out from underneath the pile of bed sheets. "Besides," he said, throwing the pants on the bed. "It just look so much more...delicious hanging from your lips." Sho smiled.

Yearning for the sun entrust my body
Embraced by loneliness kill me

"Sure. Fine. Whatever." He replied, still smiling at the wit of Kei. He noticed where the bed sheets were at. "Wow. Did we really go at it that hard?" Kei laughed suddenly at Sho's question.

"I guess we did," replied Kei. "But I'm getting in the shower." He unlocked the door and ran down the hall to his room, grabbing some pants and a shirt and running to the bathroom.

"NO FAIR!" Sho yelled, pounding on the......locked?!......bathroom door.

"Too slow!" Kei replied, stripping off Sho's pants on the other side of the door.

"And I—WANT—MY—PANTS—BACK!!" Sho yelled, pounding on the door again.

Kei chuckled, turning on the water......

"It's Gackt, cool like plastic in his own plastic tray! Instant, Microwavable GacktSex!" --Raven

That is from our chat...our slash-filled chat. Also these others:

(lung death)

(eats innocent whistling)

WELL THEN I'M A LOSER, TI.

Went today I school and Them

well then i'm still a loser.

(pries envelope open) It's going to look like someone broke into it.

Thamel. Like Camel.. only not.

... Toast.

AND THESLASHKID WILL... GNAW ON LEMONS

(gnaws the air)

(has sniffing hair obsession)

I'M A CHEESE AND A HALF I TELL YOU.

You're the proud owner of the first ever bottle of Instant GacktSex.

wow.. there's a soup called 'velvety potato'.

May your dreams be filled with Gackt... Sex.

And why is it so funny when someone says something about pants? I mean, I was cracking up when I was writing about them throwing off their pants......

And I was in an angst-filled mood when I wrote this...I had just attended a salute to Mark Barbret, a soldier in Iraq that died. He was from my neighborhood. They had the 21 gun salute and everything! It was really cool. They installed a lighted flag-post because his wish was if anything was to happen to him, to fly the flag outside their house at all times...

Lyrics are Dybbuk by Gackt...still no HYDE. Does anyone have the translations for Kimi Ni Aitakute? (Wants them a lot) YaoiKitty????? (Hint)