Chapter 17

Prozacfairy: Kenny jealous? Yeah, I can see that. And yes, Ray's delusional.

Bluumberry: Because I don't have the time to update every other day. It takes an hour just answering the reviews, and I have a mountain of homework plus other commitments. I mean, I had my first Japanese class tonight.

MyHeartBleeds: You're obsessed, you know that? And if anyone leads the Lee fanclub, it'll be Kevin. :p

Zap Cannon: They'll jinx it all right, you can see it happening already!

Neko-Jenn: Thanks

animeandraia: You know, I never realised about the whole flames thing. And I'm glad you like the milkshake up the nose thing. Tyson's plans never do seem to work, do they? :p

Ashla: A fall indeed. ((snigger))

dead yet a love sick puppy: When you get the spyware people, send me photos of their mutilated bodies!!! :D

KuronekoHikage: FF.N edited out the link on that review. And I'm glad I'm not the only one to do the yaoi/hentai thing with movies.

Koneko no Rei: You're picking on Kai? Kai's a phoenix, not a puppy dog. The puppy dog is Joey Wheeler ((grins)). Hm. Joey makes me think of Seto Kaiba. ((drools)). And yes, Tyson is horny. Tyson's always horny.

lilmatchgirl007: Stubborn indeed. And you have no faith in Tyson's plans.

TNTiggris: Ah. Thought so. And something always goes wrong in my fics. ;)

huh: It should be good, but it really depends what you consider to be good.

Chaco and Lily: They're where!? And no, I had to read Hound of the Baskerville for class, but I must say I enjoyed it. And I'm keeping my mouth shut about Ketsuron.

GemGemJoo: I'm glad you like.

autumnburn: Carry on I will.

Kappy Locks: You need to remember the changes made in Honesty II, as you'll need them for Ketsuron. No interaction between Ray and the D Boys in this. Only Kai and the D Boys.

Note to All: Please, no more complaints about chapter length. The lengths are fixed. Remember, this fic is already completed and divided into chapters. The only chapters I can make longer are in my forthcoming fics.

There are a heap of phone calls in this fic.

Kenny picked up the phone and answered it, nodding a couple of times before moving toward the lounge, holding it out to Ray. "It's Lee. And it sounds like he's not very happy."

Ray frowned, taking the phone from Kenny and standing, moving toward his bedroom. "What's wrong, Lee?"

"Do you have any idea who just showed up on my doorstep!" Lee growled. "I swear, I'm going to wring his friggin' neck!"

Ray frowned, settling onto the bed and crossing his legs under him. "Kevin? Kevin's there?"

"Yes that son-of-a-bitch is here! He god damned packed his bag a day after I left and has been following me ever since! He even contacted Mr D to find out where I was! I'm going to kick his imp behind for him!"

Ray shook his head. "Lee, aren't you over-exaggerating, just a little?"

"Over-exaggerating? How the hell am I over-exaggerating!? He just travelled across the country on his own! Without anyone to-"

"Lee…" Ray sighed, shaking his head. "How old was I when I left the village?"

"What does that have to do with-"

"How old, Lee?"

A pause. "It was just after your 16th birthday, weren't it?"

"Yes. Now how old is Kevin?"

"He's…" Lee's voice trailed off, causing Ray to smile.

"16," Ray finished. "Kevin is 16, and more than capable of taking care of himself. You really must stop babying him, Lee."

"I don't baby him."

"Both you and Mariah have always babied him. It's no wonder he is forever trying to prove himself to you."

"So, what? This is another way of proving himself?"

"I don't know. Ask him." Ray sighed, rubbing his eyes. "Maybe the whole pregnancy thing is getting to him. Remember what he was like after it was announced? Didn't you say he was up on the mountain?"

"Yeah, he was." A long pause. "You don't think our village was freezing him out too, do you?"

"Either that or the fact that they were treating Mariah like the victim pissed him off to the point he couldn't take it anymore."

"Hey, even I couldn't take that."

"My point exactly." Ray smiled faintly. "Don't be hard on him, Lee. Kevin has always looked up to us, and you've never made it easy on him."

"He bugs me."

"So? Kevin bugs everyone. It's just the way he is: irritably annoying yet lovingly cute and cuddly."

Lee snorted. "Man, he'd kill you if he heard you say that."

"Probably, but it's his own fault. It was his choice to perfect that 'innocent' routine of his after all."

He heard Lee shudder. "Yeah. He just pulled that one on me a little while ago when he was convincing me to let him stay a while. You just can't stay angry at him when he does that, no matter how hard you try."

"Tell me about it." Ray picked at a bit of fluff on his tunic. "So he's going to stay with you, hm?"

"Yeah. Until he can find a place or his own, or so he tells me. Anyway, I can see an up side to it. He gets to share the rent."

Ray chuckled. "How come the only times you look for a positive is when it means you get the easy way out of something?"

"What?" He could imagine Lee grinning. "Nothin' wrong with that."

"So where's Kev now?"

"Shower. Seems he hasn't been able to clean up since he left the village. Oh, and one other thing: he had stubble."

Ray blinked, laughing in disbelief. "What!? Kevin!?"

"I'm going to enjoy teaching him how to shave."

"Just don't accidentally deliberately bump him and make him slit his throat."

"Now would I do that?"

Ray grinned, almost seeing Lee's orange-gold eyes wide with innocence. "You be nice, Lion. Don't hurt Monkey."

"You always spoil my fun, Tiger." Lee laughed. "And I think Monkey's still growing."

"Yeah?"

"Mm. And I think I am too."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well, for one I sconed myself on the bottom of a cupboard yesterday where when I first arrived my hair barely brushed it."

"I can just imagine the language…"

"Oh come on, I'm not that bad."

Ray shrugged. "I'm still growing. I've been measuring myself by the bottom of a painting in my room. But I tell you, I hope Kai stops growing soon or he'll have to duck through every doorway in this apartment."

"That tall?"

"Gotta be well over 6 foot."

"Really? Jeez. And you say he's still growing?"

"Mm-hm. Makes the rest of us feel like midgets."

"I only know of one midget, and he's in my bathroom." Lee paused. "What I want to know is when Kev last ate. He's lost a lot of weight."

"You sure he's not just losing that puppy fat of his? Tyson has the same problem, but Max has him going on long walks and it's starting to burn off, especially now Tyson's getting older. Could be the same with Kev."

"Well, he's certainly getting lanky."

"He's at the age."

"True." Lee sighed. "So I'll let him stay. For now, anyway."

"Just don't kill him. Promise?"

"Yes, I promise. What are you, my conscience?"

Ray simply chuckled. "Play nice."

"Yes Mummy."

Ray rolled his eyes as he hung up the phone.

Heh heh. And many already know what happens with Kevin and Lee. Come a long way, haven't they. :p