I really don't know how many chapters this thing will be, but I doubt it'll be too many. I don't know, it's got potential but I don't want to run the risk of looking like I'm writing the same fic and just putting different couples in. But anyway, since you all seem to like it, here's another chapter!

honey bunny boo: Yeah Eyes and Kousuke...when I thought of it I couldn't resist writing it out. I doubt that anyone has ever even considered this couple before, so I had to try it. Thanks for reviewing!

alpha2nd: Yeah, usually I like to make these kinds of feelings mutual (unless they include Hiyono, hehehe; she'll never get Ayumu in any of my fics!), but I thought it would be fun to have it one sided for once. And the thought of Eyes asking someone out is a little over my head, but still fun to write out. And honestly, I don't know what's stranger, Eyes asking someone out, or that lucky bastard saying no (I mean come on, who would say no to Eyes? It's ridiculous. Kanone must be on something.). And I'm not much for this pairing, I definitely would prefer to keep Eyes with Kanone and Ayumu with Kousuke, but there's a first time for everything! Thanks for reviewing!

The three Blade Children finally arrived at Eyes' place and as they shuffled in the door they heard someone playing the piano. They looked to see that it was Eyes, big suprise. Rio walked up to him and watched as his fingers flew across the keys, completely in awe at how he managed to not get them all tangled up in each other. Eyes noticed her staring and stopped playing, drawing her attention to him, "Oh, hi, Eyes!" She said cheerfully. Eyes nodded in response and looked to the other two.

Kousuke smirked as he looked at Eyes, "So let me get this straight, Kanone thinks he can beat you at the thing you do for a living?"

Eyes nodded again and Kanone chose that moment to walk into the room that they were all currently occupying, "Hello everyone, it's good to see you're all well."

Everyone acknowledged him and Kousuke walked up to him, "So, Kanone, what makes you think you're better at playing than Eyes? You do know that he's a professional, right?"

This made Kanone laugh, "Of course I do, Kousuke. But what makes you so sure that I can't play?"

"I never said you couldn't play, but if you can play better than Eyes, then why don't you do it for a living like Rutherford?" Kousuke asked.

Kanone thought about it for a second, "I don't really know. I suppose I just never got into it. The piano has always been Eyes' thing, it's never really interested me that much other than playing for friends."

This statement didn't make Eyes feel much better. Kanone was at least as good as him, if not better and he didn't think anything of it. He talked of it as if it were merely a hobby, where Eyes had taken years of practice to perfect his talents. And what's worse is that he had done it all to impress Kanone, and Kanone didn't seemed impressed the slightest bit. This saddened Eyes that perhaps he may never be able to get Kanone to notice him like he wanted him to. Eyes sighed to himself and then looked to the others, "Shall we get started?" He asked Kanone, wanting to get this over with.

Kanone nodded, "Do you want to go first?" Eyes said nothing but simply sat down at his piano and began playing as he usually did. It was a new song that he had just written a few days ago so he knew that none of them knew it. Eyes didn't neccessarily need the element of a new, interesting song to use to his advantage, but figured that Kanone had a few tricks up his sleeve as well, so he didn't think much of it.

The melody was haunting, but beautiful nonetheless, as was everything Eyes played. The professional could take the simplest of melodies and turn it into something that anyone could appreciate and enjoy. As he reached the end of the song he stood and walked over to Kanone who was with the others, "Your turn." He said and waited for Kanone to start playing. He knew that Kanone had one distinct advantage in this competition; everyone knew Eyes was good, in fact he was perfect. They didn't know what to expect out of Kanone, they had no expectations of him. So even though this was a contest to see who was better, Kanone would be given a slight edge because he didn't make a living out of this. If everyone else took that into consideration then Eyes knew that there was a strong posibility that they would choose Kanone. As Kanone sat down and started playing, Eyes recognized the song that he played. It was the one from earlier when Kanone hadn't known that he was listening. Eyes briefly wondered if that was the only song that Kanone knew, but quickly dismissed that thought and turned his attention to the other three. Rio had her eyes closed and was smiling as she was whisked away to that same world that Kanone had created earlier. Ryoko still had her eyes open but she was smiling as well, completely immersing herself in the music. Kousuke on the other hand was looking quite bored. He loved to hear the piano being played, but the song just didn't interest him. It was more of a cheery tone than what Eyes had played and Kousuke found that sad, soft melodies were more to his liking when it came to the instrument. Still, he couldn't deny that Kanone was good, better than he would have thought.

As Kanone finished Rio stood up and clapped, "Kanone, that was beautiful!" Kanone smiled a little and looked to the other two.

Ryoko smiled and nodded her aprovement, "I've got to say Kanone, I'm suprised. That was as good, if not better than Rutherford."

Kousuke was last and he shrugged, "Yeah, it was okay. Not really my style though." Kanone reminded him that the vote had to be unanimous and Kousuke thought about it, he had liked Eyes' song better, but there was something about Kanone's that he couldn't quite put a finger on. To speed things up he decided to go with Kanone, figuring he wouldn't get Ryoko or Rio to change their vote anyhow.

Eyes glared at the three and walked over to Kanone, "Well, that's it then."

Kanone shook his head, "Not quite, don't forget our bet. You still have to pay up."

This got the other Blade Children's attenion, "Bet? What kind of bet?" Kousuke asked.

Kanone smirked and walked toward the door, "I'll leave Eyes to explain that part. Goodbye." He raised a hand as he left.

The other three turned back towards Eyes who was glaring daggers at the spot where Kanone had been last seen, "Eyes?" Rio asked, tentively, not wanting to get her head bitten off by interrupting Eyes' train of thought.

Eyes turned his attention back to the others who were still waiting for an explanation. Eyes, however, had no intention of explaining to anyone that didn't need to know, "This only concerns Kousuke. You two can leave." He said matter of factly.

Rio started to object but Kousuke beat her to it, "What do I have to do with this?" Eyes just stared at him and walked into his bedroom, waiting for the others to leave so he could tell Kousuke the terms of the bet.

Kousuke finally got the girls to leave, promising that he'd tell them later before he walked into Eyes' room, not bothering to knock, "Alright, Rutherford, I got rid of the girls. Now what exactly is this bet about and why the hell does it concern me?"

Eyes glared at the intruder and walked back out into his living room, not wanting Kousuke in his bedroom for too long. As he sat on his couch he looked to see that Kousuke was sitting next to him, staring impatiently. Eyes stared right back, "The condition of my and Kanone's bet was that if he won we would have to go on a date."

Kousuke stared dumbfounded, "We...as in you and Kanone?" Kousuke asked hopefully, but knowing the answer.

Eyes shook his head, "Kousuke, you know exactly what I mean." he replied, wondering all of a sudden why Kanone had left him to do the explaining. It was obvious that Rio and Ryoko would find out either way, so it's not as if he wanted to save Eyes the embarrassment. Did Kanone know something that Eyes didn't? Before Eyes could think on the topic any longer the words finally registered to Kousuke and he reacted in the only way he knew how.

This chapter wasn't very interesting, but next chapter will be. Eyes and Kousuke get to go on their date, won't that be fun? And also we get to see how Kousuke reacted to all of this. Can anyone guess? If you do you get a cookie; and knowing me it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Well I hope this wasn't too boring, I'll try to get to this asap, review!