Author's Notes: To be serious, I was thinking about putting Gou and Makoto together… o.O Still debating with the little chibis in my head. Don't ask.

Jezza-jay: It wasn't intended to be a cliffie, but okay…o.O

Tinanit Enozym: Yah, I am, but I won't go into detail about her. No, Gou's mother WILL NOT be Hilary. I for one dislike KaiHilary to such an extent that I won't read some good fics if they mention it…of course there are exceptions. As for Makoto's mother…she is still undecided. I don't feel like killing of Hilary so I'll come up with something.

SparkyKnight:D

Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi: I am seriously thinking about doing that…but not in this ficcie yet.

deathrosekitty: Gou's mother is an OC of mine…o.O

FireieGurl: XD

Yukiko-Angel: Nah, he won't.

Chapter 3

"Gou!" Makoto waved to his friend from one side of the park. The older of the two was sitting on a bench and reading a book. Makoto ran over, ignoring the sand in his shoes. He stopped in front of Gou and grinned. "What are you doing?"

Gou looked at Makoto over the top of his book. "Reading. What does it look like?"

"It looks boring though. Let's play a game!" Makoto tugged at Gou's arm. "The sand's nice and warm, and look! There's nobody else here! It would be AWESOME!"

Gou set his book on his lap and shook his head. "No, Makoto, I-!"

"Okay! You count, I'll hide!" Makoto grabbed the book and stuffed in Gou's face. "No peeking!" And then he scurried off to hide among the park equipment.

Gou sighed and shook his head, lowering the book. He didn't need to peek. Makoto always hid in the same place. He stood up and stretched, yawning.

So…Makoto's Dad was his own Father's 'special' someone. Did Makoto know this?

Gou frowned and shook his head. Just play with Makoto for a bit…it'll clear my head. He thought to himself.

"Ready or not, here I come!" shouted Gou, marching off towards the slide.

He heard some snickering as he drew closer and rolled his eyes. "Alright, Makoto, I know you're under there. Come out."

Makoto poked his head around the side of the slide and stuck his tongue out at Gou. "You're too good at this Gou!"

"Either that, or I know your hiding places better than you do."

"Megh." Makoto crawled out and stood up, wiping the sand off of his clothes. "Okay! I'll count now! You hide!"

"Alright."


"He freaked out again?" Tyson shook his head at Kai. "Maybe you're just telling him in the wrong ways…"

Kai frowned. "I don't know…maybe I'm not a good Father." He sighed.

Tyson hugged Kai lovingly. "You're a great Father, Kai, and Gou loves you. I love you, and Makoto's going to love you."

Kai smiled and kissed Tyson gently. "Thanks Ty…by the way, have you told Makoto yet?"

"…no…"

"And you're lecturing me for telling Gou wrongly?"

Tyson laughed sheepishly and shrugged. "I think Gou already told him that you're gay."

"What makes you say that?" questioned Kai, laying back on the grass and watching the sky.

"Well…Makoto asked me last night if you were gay. He said that Gou called you a 'dyke'." Tyson lay on his stomach , fiddling with a piece of grass in his hands.

"But I'm not a girl."

"You'd think that'd be obvious, or else this wouldn't be a problem in the first place…"

"Yah, because we'd both be straight. And Gou wouldn't be born." Kai looked at Tyson.

"Sorry…"

They lay in silence for a bit, just enjoying each other's company.

"So, where is Makoto today?" asked Kai.

Tyson blinked as the piece of grass in his hands tore into two. He frowned and plucked up another piece and resumed to his playing. "He said he was going to go look for Gou…maybe do something. Where's Gou?"

"I don't know. He's back to not talking to me." Kai sighed and closed his eyes tiredly.

"Oh…"

Kai opened his eyes again and his ruby orbs reflected fluffy white clouds above. "He needs to try relaxing…he doesn't smile, and he doesn't like to laugh or play with other kids."

"He's like you." Tyson said, glaring at the torn piece of grass in his hands. He threw this one away too and plucked up another piece.

"I guess…but I want Gou to just be normal I guess. Like Makoto."

Tyson laughed. "Makoto's not normal. He's the best because of that…you should just let him be who he wants to be."

"Yeah…I guess…"

The third piece of grass tore again and Tyson angrily plucked another out of the ground and fiddled with that one.

"There won't be any grass left here if you keep doing that Ty."

"Eh, heh, heh…"

"Do you just think about these things randomly Tyson?" Kai asked, sitting up after a bit of silence. "Do you just sit down at night and think about how to look after your son? Isn't that usually a Mother's job?"

"Yeah…I guess." Tyson dropped the blade of grass and looked up at the sky like Kai had before. "But Tia prepared me for these things. 'Be prepared to be two roles Ty, look after our little boy.'" He shook his head. "Those were the last things she said to me, y'know."

"I know. I was there Ty."

"Makoto took her death pretty well…which surprised me."

"He was only...what, two?"

"One year, six months, two weeks and three days."

"Close to two."

"How did Gou take Alex's death?"

"I don't think he realized what happened…" Kai shook his head.

"That's right…he wasn't even a year old."

"Why are we talking about these things?"

"I don't know. You brought it up."

"I brought it up?"

"Yup."

"Alrighty then."


"Lookies! It's my Dad and your Dad!"

Gou looked where Makoto was pointing and saw that the younger was right. His eyes darkened.

"Let's go say hi Gou!" Makoto tugged on Gou's arm.

"No. You can go, I'm staying here."

"Why?" Makoto blinked at him, cocking his head to one side.

"Because I'm mad at them." Gou folded his arms and stood still, glaring up at the couple sitting on the hill farther away from him. His eyes went from his father and then angrily fell on Tyson's back.

"Oh." Makoto went and stood beside Gou, assuming the same position as the taller boy. "Then I'm mad at them too."

"Why are you mad at them?"

"Because you are."

"I see."


Tyson blinked and looked behind him. He smiled and poked Kai. "Look, it's Makoto and Gou."

Kai turned around and saw the two boys. Gou was standing there, adopting the stance that Kai had often used as a teenager. Makoto was beside him, snickering as he tried to keep a straight face and stand like his older friend.

"What are they doing?"

"Looks like Gou glaring at us, and Makoto's…I don't know." Tyson shrugged at his boyfriend.

"HI DADDY!" Makoto jumped up and down and waved happily at Tyson. Tyson waved back and stood up, walking towards the two.

Kai stood up and followed him hesitantly, watching Gou. Gou was glaring at him and then at Tyson. Kai sighed and stopped, hanging back a little farther from Tyson and Makoto.

"Hi Daddy!" Makoto launched himself at his father, grinning happily as Tyson caught him, smiling.

"Hi, what are you two up to?" asked Tyson, looking at Gou. Gou just glared at him. Okay then…

"We're mad at you." Makoto said cheerfully.

Tyson blinked. "What? What did I do?"

"I don't know." Makoto shrugged and hugged his father.

Tyson looked at Kai who gave him a look that clearly said, Tell him.

Tyson made a face, debating with himself whether or not this was a good idea. After a moment he put Makoto down and knelt in front of him. "Hey…Makoto, can I can ask you something?"

Makoto nodded, his smile never fading.

"Do…you remember what I asked you, after your Mother died?"

Makoto frowned and then nodded. "Yeah…you asked me what I would do if you ever fell in love with someone else."

Gou looked at Makoto, listening to the conversation.

"And I said that I would love them too."

Tyson nodded and smiled at his son. "…so you wouldn't mind, if I started dating someone? Or already have…"

Makoto shook his head and his grin returned. "Yup! Mr. Hiwatari's nice anyways."

Kai's face went red and Tyson blinked. Gou just stared at his friend.

"You knew?" asked Tyson.

Makoto nodded. "Yup. I asked Uncle Hiro one day, he said that you and Mr. Hiwatari were…involved." Makoto shrugged.

"…and how long ago was this?"

Makoto thought for a moment and then counted on his finger. "I don't know." He said after a moment. "Three years ago I think. Three plus five is….yup." He nodded in confirmation. He looked over at Kai and grinned at him too.

Tyson stood up and looked at Kai, shrugging.


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