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Chapter Five
Kei waited patiently at the main entrance that evening to take Sho home. And the stubborn vampire was taking his time, too. Kei had been waiting for at least fifteen minutes. Sho had made him leave while he changed out of the hospital robes and back into his leather pants and t-shirt. Kei hadn't protested when Sho yelled, "OUT." at him. He had decided to take his time trying to get Sho's memories back, no matter how tedious of a task it would be.
Five minutes later, Sho was finally walking out of the elevator and towards Kei with Kurisu not far behind. Kei smiled at Sho, but Sho simply ignored him and walked right past and out the door.
"Kei," Kurisu said, tapping him on the shoulder. Kei turned and looked at her. "Come on. Let's go. You've had enough stress…" Kei nodded and followed her obediently, "accidentally" running into Sho, who had been waiting outside in the dark for them.
"Don't do that." Sho hissed at Kei as they followed Kurisu to her car.
"Sorry." Kei muttered; Sho punched Kei in the arm lightly.
"Sorry isn't good enough." Sho replied.
"It isn't good enough?" Kei asked, playfully punching Sho in the shoulder. Sho glared at him.
"No." He replied, suddenly grinning and pushing Kei again. "But you definitely declared war."
"Wha—Sho!" Sho pushed Kei so hard that Kei stumbled slightly, which made Sho laugh. "Oh yeah?" Kei walked over to Sho and wrapped his hands around Sho's neck, pretending to strangle him. Sho merely poked Kei in the side, making Kei's grip slip long enough so he could run up to where Kurisu was watching them, amazed at their childishness. Kei managed to smile at Kurisu, who simply shook her head.
"Great. I'm going to be living with two six-year-olds." She said, continuing to walk to her car.
"No. We're seven." Kei corrected her.
"We are?" Sho asked, looking at Kei, who simply smiled.
"No, Sho. We just act like it."
"Ooh." Sho replied as they followed Kurisu in silence.
By the time they reached Kurisu's car, the silence was broken.
"I wanna sit in the front seat!" Sho whined at Kei, who wasn't anywhere near the car yet.
"Then sit in the front seat," Kei said. "Just let me get in first so I can—"
"But you'll just steal it!" Sho said.
"No I won't." Kei said, walking up to Sho.
"Yes you will!" Sho whined again. Kei sighed and put a hand on Sho's cheek.
"No I won't." Kei said softly, noticing Kurisu watching him intently from the driver's seat.
"Promise?" Sho asked quietly.
"I promise." Kei replied with a smile on his face. "I just need to get in first because I have to climb into the back seat because this is only a two-door car, not a four-door car."
"Ooh." Sho replied. "Okay." He watched Kei climb into the backseat quickly. "Kei?"
"Yeah, Sho?" Kei said.
"C-can I sit back there too?" Sho asked timidly.
"Of course." Kei replied, smiling. While Sho managed to climb into the backseat, Kurisu looked at Kei.
"He's already acting very childish." She whispered to him.
"Oh, but that's what I love about him." Kei replied and Sho managed to close the passenger door. Kurisu started up the car and made her way out onto the main street.
"Okay guys." She said, glancing back at them as they were stopped at a red light. "We're going home in rush hour traffic apparently, so this is going to be a long trip."
"That's okay," Kei said, staring out the window.
"Yeah." Sho said softly.
After about ten minutes of being in traffic, Sho yawned widely and laid down as best as he could, resting his head on Kei's lap. "Sho?" Kei said softly, looking down at the vampire. He was rather startled. Just a few hours before, Sho didn't even want to look at Kei and now he was resting his head on his lap? Sho looked up at him with bloodshot cerulean eyes.
"I'm tired," Sho whispered to him, tears welling in his eyes.
"Then go to sleep." Kei whispered back, brushing the now-falling tears off of Sho's pale cheeks. Sho closed his eyes and sniffed quietly. Kei's fingers trailed through Sho's soft bangs, soothing the tired vampire into a light sleep. Maybe Sho being a seven-year-old again won't be so bad… He though to himself as Sho sighed in his sleep. Kei smiled softly and looked up at Kurisu.
"You all right, Kei?" Kurisu asked him.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Kei replied.
"We've gotta stop at my house first so I can grab some clothes and whatever else I need." Kurisu told him. "So it's a bit of a detour."
"That's okay," Kei said softly, careful not to wake Sho up as he leaned against the cold window……
Thirty minutes later, they were finally at Kurisu's house. Kei sat in the car with Sho, who was still fast asleep, as Kurisu packed her things inside. He sighed softly and looked down at Sho, who was staring up at him with confused blue eyes.
"A-are we home yet?" He asked quietly.
"Not yet. We had to stop at Kurisu's house so she can grab a few things…" Kei replied, smiling serenely at Sho. "Did you sleep okay?"
"Sort of…" Sho replied quietly, rubbing his eyes. "It's not really sleep when you try to sleep in the car." Kei nodded in agreement. "And you're not very soft of a pillow." Sho commented, sitting up.
"I can't do anything about that…" Kei told him. "Unless…well—try my shoulder." Kei said, chancing the fact that Sho might hate him again. But Sho merely slid closer to Kei and slowly rested his head on Kei's shoulder. When Kei wrapped his arms around Sho, the younger vampire pressed himself closer to him. "Better?"
"Yeah," Sho said, sighing softly. He watched Kurisu walk out of her house (with a duffle bag at her side) and to the trunk. Once she had made it to the driver's seat, he asked, "How much longer until we get home?"
"Maybe ten minutes…" Kurisu said, starting the car quickly. "I know where you guys live—Kei told me."
"Okay," Sho said, closing his eyes. Kei smiled at Kurisu, who was grinning at him in the rearview mirror.
"Try not to fall asleep, Sho." Kei whispered as Kurisu sped past cars.
"Why?" Sho whimpered.
"Because I don't want you to be mad at me for waking you up." Kei told him truthfully. "And I probably couldn't carry you inside."
"Oh." Sho said, remaining quiet for the rest of the car ride.
Once they reached their house, the pair climbed out quickly and Kei led them into the house. "It's wonderful," Kurisu breathed, staring wide-eyed at everything.
"Thanks," Kei said, smiling. "Come on, Sho. I'll show you our room." Sho followed Kei obediently.
"Our room?" Sho asked as Kei pushed open the door.
"Yes. Our room, Sho." Sho gasped and walked into the room.
"I—I don't remember my room being like this!" Sho said, opening up one of the many closets to find some of Kei's wardrobe hanging. "Why is all of your stuff in here?"
"Because you let me move in to your room five months ago, Sho." Kei said softly. Sho turned around and looked at Kei.
"You're not staying in here with me." He said firmly.
"What?"
"You're not sleeping in the same bed as me." Sho said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Sho—" Kei began, but Kurisu put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't do anything stupid." She whispered in his ear.
"Then where do you want me to sleep?" Kei asked politely. Sho looked around and pointed to the corner where they had put dozens of pillows.
"There." Sho said.
"What if I just slept on the ground in a sleeping bag?" Kei asked. "It's waay too drafty down there." Sho froze and stared at Kei, mouthing wordlessly. After a few moments, he shook his head and blinked.
"Fine." Sho said, walking over to the bed. "But I'm going to bed, so don't wake me up!" Kei smiled and closed the door quickly, sighing. He turned to say something to Kurisu, but she had disappeared. He walked into the kitchen to find Kurisu rummaging around in the fridge.
"You guys don't have anything to eat." She said, closing the fridge.
"Yeah, that happens…" Kei told her with a smile as he remembered the month before when Sho had come back with the groceries. "I'll go out and get groceries." He walked to the front door and stopped at the coat rack, grabbing Sho's beloved white trench coat and putting it on.
"Would you like me to come with you?" Kurisu offered; Kei smiled.
"No thanks. I need some time to think things over—time to myself." Kei replied. "Besides—what'll happen if Sho wakes up and finds that nobody's home?"
"Oh, I doubt he'll be up for a while," Kurisu replied as Kei closed the door behind him……
Sho walked into the kitchen a few hours later to find Kurisu lying on the couch, flipping through the TV channels blankly. "Where's Kei?" Sho asked her quietly, making her jump in surprise.
"Hey Sho—he went out for groceries," Kurisu said, turning off the TV. "He'll be back any minute."
"Why would he go get groceries?" Sho asked as he sat down at the kitchen table. Kurisu walked over and sat down in the chair next to him.
"Because there's nothing to eat in this house." She replied.
"So there's no cereal?"
"Nope."
"Is Kei buying some?"
"I don't know."
"Why don't you know?"
"Because he didn't tell me what he was going to buy." Kurisu said, becoming agitated by Sho's constant questioning.
"Why didn't he tell you?"
"He said he wanted time alone."
"Why does he want time alone?"
"To think things over."
"What kind of things?"
"I don't know. Maybe what to do with someone who thinks they're an annoying seven year old." Kurisu hinted through clenched teeth.
"That's a stupid thing to think about." Sho replied, resting his head on his hand. "Why would he want to think about that?" Kurisu sighed. Sho hadn't gotten the hint.
"Maybe because he doesn't know how to handle something like it."
"Something like what?" Sho asked. Kurisu was about to reply but Kei walked in the front door holding two full paper bags.
"Oh thank god." She blurted out. Kei smiled, ignoring her comment.
"Morning, Sho." Kei said brightly, walking over and setting the bags on the table.
"Morning?" Sho asked.
"Well yeah. It's two in the morning." Kei told him.
"I want cereal!" Sho whined.
"I want to punch you." Kurisu breathed, making Kei's smile widen.
"Did you buy some?" Sho asked as Kei went back outside. He hadn't heard what Sho had asked. Sho quickly glanced inside the bags on the table. "H-he didn't buy any…" Sho whispered, eyes filling with tears. After a few moments, Kei reappeared in the doorway with another bag. He looked at Sho, who was staring at him with tear-filled eyes, and then at Kurisu, who had pulled out a bowl and spoon and pointed at it furiously. Kei realized what Sho wanted.
As Kei walked over to the table, Sho sniffed loudly. The young vampire watched quietly as Kurisu set the bowl and spoon down in front of him and Kei pulled out a box of Life cereal. "You didn't think I'd buy any?" Kei asked as he opened the box. Sho continued to sniff, his eyes darting from Kei to the box of cereal, back and forth. "It's your favorite. I figured you'd kill me if I didn't buy two or three boxes…" Kei quickly poured the cereal in the bowl.
"This is Life cereal, right?" Sho asked, cautiously poking one of the squares with his finger. Kei rolled his eyes.
"Yes. I inspected every last square of the cereal before I bought it to make sure that it is, in fact, Life cereal." Kei said as Sho grabbed a handful of Life out of the bowl and shoved it in his mouth. Both Kei and Kurisu shook their heads in amusement. They both began to put the groceries away as Sho ate furiously.
After the groceries were put away, Kei said, "You need a shower, Sho."
Sho looked up at Kei. "Can I take a bath?"
"Sure. But I'll have to help you." Kei told him as the vampire handed him his empty bowl. "Is that okay?" Sho looked up at Kei and smiled faintly, nodding his head.
"Yeah…" Sho said as he stood up.
"Well let's go now," Kei said, grabbing Sho's hand and pulling him towards the bathroom.
"WAIT. I NEED A BATHROBE AND A CHANGE OF CLOTHES!" Sho yelled, trying to break away from Kei's grasp.
"Then go and grab them from the closet." Kei told him as he pulled the stubborn vampire into their bedroom. "They're in that closet." Kei pointed to the closet next to the dresser. Sho opened up the closet and grabbed an orange robe.
"I'll get clothes later," Sho said as he followed Kei into the bathroom……
Yes. Sho has mood swings. Don't all little kids? XD;; And I love his constant questioning. I wrote it during religion class one day last week…Sorry it took so long to update, I've had a lot of stuff going on recently…school starting, my mom's birthday…and I'm in AP US History which is a college course class and I didn't do so well on the last test and my parents are threatening to take me out of it and I don'twanttobetakenoutofit! And now my friend is mad because none of us are going to homecoming. I tell you, my group of friends is finally getting some High School drama. xD;;
So yeah. Oooh. Bathing scene next. Heh heh heh. xD I've had it planned out for quite a while so it'll be nice to actually write it. And there'll be some cute scenes in the next chapter, so yay for fluff even though Sho's afraid of Kei getting too close! Oh and if you people have seen the Making of/the actual Executive Monthly commercial with Gackt, that's the robe he's wearing at the end.
Please review and make me happy! Thanks and I hope you liked this chapter!