Kenren had not meant to beat up his commanding officer.

It wasn't something he had planned, it just…sort of happened.

'It was his fault for being such a jackass.'

I mean really, why couldn't the man leave well enough alone?

'So he doesn't like me, who freakin cares?'

It would seem the man was fed up with Kenren's behavior and he wasn't going to stand for it anymore.

It wasn't Kenren's fault honestly, anyone who had the gall to make him that angry was asking for a beating.

Kenren could feel his impending doom coming closer by the minute, & he figured 'if I have to go I might as well have some fun first.'

So he proceeded to go to a local bar and get himself drunk.

While there, he couldn't just ignore all the beautiful women.

To Kenren there was a process in which you picked them out.

First look at the breasts, and then check out the legs.

A pretty face is always nice too, but if they have the other aforementioned traits then…well you can always turn the lights out right?

"I've heard a lot about you, General Kenren."

Turning around he noted that she wasn't too bad.

She had long hair, pale skin, and was wearing a short red dress...a rather pleasant surprise indeed.

'I give her an 8. I mean, I've had better but I've certainly had worse.'

"Have you really?" he responded back.

Kenren had a feeling he knew this women from somewhere…but he could not quiet place it.

"Yes, though I admit not all of it is good." The look on her face told Kenren she didn't give a damn.

"Well…all I can say about that is some people are jealous," explained Kenren with a grin.

"My husband could learn some things from you I bet. He acts so powerful, but he's pathetically weak. He doesn't know how to treat a lady."

His eyes widening in shock, he remembered. 'This is the Marshals wife!'

"I've heard you know how to treat a lady," she inquired and Kenren knew by the look in her eyes that she wasn't talking about just how to respect one.

'…this could be interesting.'

She leaned over and her perfume and sensuous smile (not to mention her hand now resting on his thigh) was too nice an invitation to pass up.

'Caught with my pants down.' Kenren never would have guessed that the phrase would apply to him, even with his reputation.

So when his commanding officer just happened to walk in on Kenren having sex with his wife, he was a bit startled.

Not startled enough that he couldn't dodge the man's fist and hit back breaking his nose, but still startled.

And that was when Kenren got transferred from Heaven's Western Army, into Heaven's Eastern Army.

Kenren wasn't expecting much.

Most likely his commanding officer would be some bald, boring old man.

Of course he wouldn't like him, that was a given.

So when he heard that said Marshal was not only a looker, but also an interesting guy, he was a bit skeptical. So he was unbelievably surprised when he found out that it was all true.

Tenpou was indeed an interesting man; he was sharp and definitely eccentric.

But somehow, it just made his personality more endearing.

And it never ceased to amaze Kenren, how Tenpou could smile at his worst enemies and tear them apart with his words at the same time.

He could remember a certain incident…there were rumors going around about the two, saying their relationship was more than 'friendly.'

Tenpou had gotten tired of the cat calls and the obscene remarks that day. The man was most likely drunk, because otherwise he wouldn't have the courage to do such a thing.

"I've heard that you're sleeping with your general. You seem to have some admirers, I can see why."

The man stumbled forward and reached his hand out searching for Tenpou's face.

Tenpou grabbed his arm quickly, and the man leaned forward unsurely.

Twisting the man's arm he kicked the man's legs out from under him.

"You know what? I would rather you not keep spreading such ludicrous rumors," he said with a bright smile.

Taking a stray bear bottle off the ground, he dropped it on the man's stomach and said happily "don't forget this."

Of course Tenpou wouldn't tell Kenren about this, but Kenren heard about it the next day anyway.

It seems things get around Heaven rather quickly.

Yep…boy was he wrong to be skeptical. He could still remember that first day clearly, and how different Tenpou was from what he had been expecting.

"Just to get this out of the way, I don't have a wife." Tenpou said as he leaned back on his desk and crossed his arms. There was a sly grin on his face, and he looked pleased with himself.

"That's okay, I'll get over it." Kenren replied with a roll of his eyes.

Tenpou shrugged his shoulders and sat down in his chair grabbing a nearby book. Taking his glasses off he rubbed his eyes tiredly and looked out the window pensively.

Observing the man Kenren thought, 'I have a feeling you wouldn't be too bad yourself.'

And that feeling stayed with him, & it grew into something more powerful. Not too bad was an understatement really, because Kenren had become enthralled with Tenpou.

If anyone had told Kenren that he would find a male, that's attire usually consisted of lab coats, and wore glasses sexy, he would have thought they were insane.

But he was intrigued, and attracted to the Marshals wits and his feminine features.

He was still masculine, but not overtly like some men, with bulging muscles everywhere.

Tenpou was slim, but nicely built…and he had a nice ass too.

'Not that I stare at it or anything…but on the rare occasions that he does wear his army suit it's hard not to notice.'

"Tenpou…you need to take a bath."

Tenpou's sleepy face shot up at the words.

Licking his lips and pushing his hair back, he sighed.

"Alright, no need to tell me again."

He answered as he stretched his arms above his head and made his way to the bathroom.

"That's a good girl."

Kenren shouted as he grinned at Tenpou's back.

Tenpou turned around glaring at him before shutting the door loudly and drawing the bath water.

Walking over and putting his head against the door, he could hear Tenpou mumbling with annoyance in his voice.

Walking back, Kenren sat in Tenpou's chair at his desk.

Putting his boots up on his commander's desk he leaned back and closed his eyes.

'This is…nice,' he thought and sighed. 'But…it would be a hell of a lot nicer if the rumors were true.'

Tenpou was not an easy target.

Not in any way, shape or form.

He had seen Tenpou in battle, so he knew better.

But it went beyond that, it went into other aspects of his life.

Tenpou wasn't easily caught.

Tenpou and he had a…nice relationship.

Drinking and smoking together, holding interesting conversations.

Just being able to feel like someone else is at your level, that they can understand you, is nice.

'But…I would be lying if I said I wouldn't like this to go somewhere else.'

A knock at the door interrupted his thoughts, and he hesitatingly got up to answer the door.

He found a soldier waiting with some documents.

"Sir! I have a very important document that needs to be signed by Marshal Gensui."

'Damn these guys are annoying.'

"Your very important document is going to have to wait, Gensui's preoccupied."

"But I was told to come here and right back! Please, could you just get him to sign this then he can go back to whatever he's doing."

Snatching the paper frustratingly, Kenren went to the bathroom door and knocked.

"Hey Tenpou! Your needed out here."

All Kenren heard was silence.

"Oy, Tenpou! Are you asleep in there again?"

Kenren heard noisy splashing accompanied by "What is it?"

"Your needed out here, you have a paper to sign."

"I'm kind of busy here Taishou."

Throwing his hands up, Kenren replied "I know, I know I told him that. Just come out and sign the freakin paper real quick so the guy can leave okay?"

"Fine," Tenpou said wearily.

Leaning against the desk, Kenren waited.

"Taishou…where are my clothes?"

"What!"

"I forgot to get a fresh pair of clothes…"

Shaking his head, Kenren thought 'it's just like him to forget something like that.'

"So what, just put your old one's back on."

"…I don't want too. First you badger me to take a bath then you want me to put on dirty clothes?"

Opening the door, Tenpou came out in slippers and a towel around his waist.

'Oh my God.'

The messenger boy's eyes were fixed on Tenpou's towel and his jaw dropped.

'Stupid little…keep looking at him like that and I'll castrate you.'

Signing the document quickly, Tenpou pushed the boy's jaw back up and with an "it's not nice to stare," he went into his bedroom.

Author's notes: Um…sorry for this chapter taking so long. I hope to never take that long again, but if I do don't despair this will be continued. It wasn't that I couldn't think of ideas, it's that I had them since last chapter but I couldn't get them wrote down correctly. Anyway, thanks for the reviews, I love you all! And Lady Meru, thanks for the constructive criticism! I tried to fix it, but I can't promise you anything because I have a splitting headache & without a beta reader I bet I looked over some stuff. But if it isn't fixed, I'll try harder next chapter! About next chapter, I don't know exactly what I'm going to do. I might do a little more KenrenxTenpou & show how they got together & then go back to Gojyo. Either way, see you all next chapter.