The next time Kohaku woke up he was laying in a plush bed with Souta curled up against him. "Souta," he mummers weakly unsure if the boy will hear him but he does as he says "Are you okay? Do you need something to eat? Can I change your clothes?" Kohaku smiles brushing Souta's hair off his forehead as he says softly "I'm hungry and you can change them if you want, the smile and light in Souta's eyes is enough to reassure him that he made the right choice in comming here. Souta jumps to his feet saying excitedly "I'll make you some noodle soup, and chocolate milk. Do you want some icecream?" A quizical expression crosses Kohaku's face causing Souta to laugh as he says "Don't worry, it's good." Souta reaches the hallway when he hears Kohaku scream and then say "Souta, do you have a cat or was that a giant rat?" Souta grins pouncing on the boy and teases "You're afraid of rats." Kohaku shakes his head and begins pulling his angel down for a kiss when the giant furball jumps between them resulting in him shrieking. Mom and grandpa race to Souta's room and watch as Souta places Buyo onto Kohaku's stomach allowing him to pet her. "That's our cat. I'm going back to bed. You two be quiet and Souta don't burn the house down," Mom says with a slight chuckle. "Do you need any demon wards?" Souta groans at his gramps question and says proudly "No,I have my own demon hunter," as he stands leaving his beloved alone with the cat.

Kohaku screams sending Souta rushing back into the room as Kohaku falls into a fit of laughter before saying "I just wanted to see if you'd come." Souta pouts as he fiddles with the buttons on Kohaku's shirt before taking it off and commenting "You can sleep shirtless." Souta prays that his love doesn't chetch the pleading tone in his voice. "Whatever you want, angel love. Who's watching the food?" Souta looks up at the boy's playful grin and then it dings on him what he was talking about as he releases a whole dictionary of cuss words he apparently picked up from Inuyasha. Kohaku watches Souta walk away and laughs as he replays the kisses he recieved from the boy as a farewell. He lifts Buyo up with one hand and smiles as he kicks his feet up at his hand. "Are you sure you okay, dear?" Kohaku looks up at the dark haired woman with her kind, warm brown eyes and asks "How do you know when you're truly in love with someone?"

Mom enters the bedroom without a moments hesitation and sits down beside the boy as she gently hugs him against her she says "I knew I was in love with Souta's father when I realized that it hurt to be without him. I loved being with him and he could make me laugh no matter what mood I was in. He made me feel braver, like I could face the world head on by myself." Kohaku grins and joyfully says "Then I am in love,right?" She laughs as she says "Probably, now you be good and in the morning I'll make breakfast for everyone."

"Souta," Kohaku mummers entering the kitchen as he watches the boy stir the soup. Souta turns preparing to grin at the boy when he chetches his breath at the sexy sight of low slung pants and tussled hair of his love. Kohaku corners Souta against the counter asking "Do you just want me or do you really love me?" Souta's leg brushes against his manhood as he hand skims his pants waistband. "Are you still hungry?" Kohaku nods and reasponds huskily "Starving,but not just for food." Souta gently pushes Kohaku away and says "I want to feed you then smother you in chocolate syrup and lick it off of you." Kohaku nods as he stubburnly stiffles a cough and tries to avert his reddened eyes from Souta's view. "Maybe we should slow things down a bit." Kohaku shakes his head saying "I can handle it."

Souta skips the icecream and just pours the soup into a bowl and places it on a tray along with a bottle of chocolate syrup and the spray can whipcream. Kohaku grins as he follows Souta back up to his room where he plops onto the bed and rests against the head board. Souta sets the tray ontop of the boy's lap and watches as Kohaku just stares at the food with boredom decorating his features. "I don't want to eat it anymore," Kohaku says as Souta sits down next to him then syas "Please eat, Kohaku. If you don't eat then I can't give you dessert." Kohaku shakes his head shivering despite the heavy blanket that's wrapped around his body and says weakly in a hoarse whisper "No, not hungry. My throat hurts."Souta tosses the desserts onto the bed and carries the tray with the bowl away ignoring his angel's whimpers as he chants "Chocolate,whipcream,Kohaku and me."

Kohaku stares at the goldenly lit Souta as he approaches with a lantern. "You look cute like that," Kohaku mummers and laughs when Souta only smirks. "You're cute too,but now is the time for us to make good on our words to eachother." Kohaku nods as the boy slowly strips before him but when Souta beckons him to come hither he can only sit still. "I thought you loved me,"Souta whines as he burys his face in his hands as tears of embarresment and fear course down his cheeks. Kohaku crawls over to the boy preparing to take him into his arms and rock him to a comforting sleep but Souta turns to face him with a glare that could melt ice and snaps "Go sleep on the couch. You've toyed with my emotions for the last time. You really are a liar and a betrayer." Kohaku looks down trying to force the tears down as he admits "You are right, I am nothing and I deserve to die." Souta frowns as he watches Kohaku walk away and he thinks, He looks so defeated, what have i done? Souta grabs his robe and throws it on as he rushes down the stairs fearing the worse. He follows the muffled sobs to the kitchen.

Kohaku watches the warm dark liquid flow onto the floor from the self inflicted wound on his wrist and he knows that the cut hadn't been deep enough, just a bit deeper and he could be dead. I killed my kin, I don't deserve life. No one deserves someone as pathetic as myself, he thinks sadly with a tint of anger. Through hazy eyes he watches Souta dampen a cloth a approach him. As Souta sits beside him he says wrapping the boy's wound "Do you know how scared I was? I can't lose you. What do I have to live for if I lose you?" Kohaku shrugs saying "Everything." Souta shakes his head as he holds the boy against him and says "No,baby, I'd have nothing to live for. You are my world."

"I still insist on wrapping it. I don't care if it's not that deep. Do you want to sleep on the couch?" Kohaku shakes his head and says "Souta,please, I'm tired and so are you. Do you want me to get even sicker?" Souta sighs in defeat saying "The second that it begins bleeding again we go and wrap it up." They crawl into the bed together and snuggle together. "I love you,Souta," Kohaku mummers wrapping his arms around the younger boy and Souta responds with a kiss "I love you,too."