To Kudo the words seemed too echoed around the room. Rikuo stared at him, first considering what to say, and then deciding how to say it. "Well...you see the thing is...I-" Kudo felt his heart shatter into pieces at the mere words he had just spoken

"Don't bother saying it, I know." Kudo tried to hold in the tears, but couldn't. They started falling down his face, and burning his skin, as he headed to the door.

"I love you too." Rikuo's voice called out to Kudo before he even turned the knob fully around.
"What?" Kudo wiped his eyes, and turned facing Rikuo. Rikuo smiled, motioning his hand for Kudo to come over. Kudo followed the motion as if in a trance. He sat down at the foot of the bed. Rikuo smiled moving closer and put his arm around Kudo's waist, and one around his shoulders.

"I said I love you." Rikuo whispered into Kudo's ear, making him turn redder than he already was.

"Thank you..." Kudo was crying again, this time, tears of joy.

"Oh, and don't change into the dress again. I don't care if people know, I mean look at Saiga and Kakei." Kudo thought for a minute, then pulled away from Rikuo's grip and grabbing on to his hand. He pulled him through the door and in the same direction that he had come from not even a half hour ago.

"Kakei? Saiga?" Kudo knocked on the door, loudly yelling out to them. Rikuo had his hands around Kudo's waist trying to pull him back.

"Kudo...Their not here, they're back at the drug store!" Saiga opened the door with a smile on his face, as Rikuo let go sending Kudo flying into Saiga.

"Whoa, now, now Kudo. Did you miss me that much?" He stroked Kudo's hair like a cat, and laughed manically. Rikuo pushed his way through and grabbed Kudo for the ride.

"What are you guys doing here?" Kakei looked up from his paperwork, his hair seemed more frizzed than it was the last time, and Kakei looked stressed. He roughly rubbed his hand through his hair causing the reason for the frizz.

"Uh...well you see, we decided we needed a vacation." Saiga looked at Kakei not believing his lie himself, nor did he play along with it.

"Just tell them the truth Kakei." Kakei nodded and continued, this time with the truth:

"Okay, this was a phony mission. We snuck on here while you were getting the dress." Kudo's face turned redder as he heard the words leave Kakei's mouth.

"Then why the heck did I wear that dress!" Rikuo shook his head in shame of his new boyfriend's outburst.

"Because, it gave you bad memories of the girl that didn't tell the one she loved. Therefore, it got rid of your fears to tell Rikuo the truth." Saiga piped in, as he hung on Kakei's shoulders:

"And it opened up your blind spot." Kakei smiled, and grabbed onto Saiga's hand. Saiga pulled Kakei back onto the couch and stood in front of him.

"So are you two an item now?" Saiga looked over at Rikuo who nodded, smiling, "Good, than Kudo come sit here, no questions either." Kudo shrugged sitting down next to Kakei. Saiga walked over to Rikuo and began whispering in his ear. Kakei and Kudo shrugged not knowing what they were saying.

Rikuo nodded walking over to Kudo, "Ready Saiga?" Saiga nodded, as he stared into Kakei's eyes.

"I don't trust you..." Kudo tried to push further back in the couch, but failed. Rikuo and Saiga leaned in and kissed their boyfriends on the lips causing them both to turn beat red in surprise. Casually the kissed back and looked at each other.

"I guess it's the black haired guys against the blondes, huh?" Kudo giggled as he gave Rikuo a hug.

"I guess so"


Afterward: Back At the Drug Store: Rikuo pulled his hand away from Kudo's waist and pulled the medicine out of his hand and placing it on the top shelf that Kudo was too short to reach. Kudo smiled clinging onto Rikuo's arm.
"They remind me of us in the beginning." Kakei said casually looking up at Saiga.
"Yep, they truly do." In the distance, Rikuo was tickling Kudo in the middle of the isle.
"Not a phony this time, but" Saiga looked at Kakei confused, "Watch this." Kakei walked over to the newest couple of the drug store, "Hey, boys, I have a mission for you boys. Want it?" Kudo looked up holding onto Rikuo's hand to stop him from continuing to tickle.
"Sure!" Kudo smiled not thinking any of his past missions through. Rikuo sighed, loosening his grip on Kudo's waist:
"Here we go again"
After talk: Thanks to those of you who read this, and to those who replied. I hope you guys liked this fic. I tried to make the characters themselves as best I could. Hope to see you guys in my next fic.