NOTES:

Essenity: I love your teachers. They kinda remind me of my Algebra teacher...except he's insane. And I have the PV for Todo Ai. IWANTTHATAMAZINGTANKTOPTURTLENECKTHING. ZOMG. XD I love vampiiiiires!

YaoiKitty: Sho can get REALLY annoying, don't worry. And he will be really annoying and you'll want to -kill- him in the next chapter probably.

Fujipuri: You're welcome! Yes. I updated actually. AMAZING, I KNOW!

Anne: Kurisu is actually based off of my best friend Kristal. Because she loves vampires. And apparently my boyfriend hates me at the moment, so I'm all depressed and sad, but fics make me happy. xD And Mana says Hi on behalf of himself and Klaha.

007: Damn, I forgot you can find me...well...aren't most seven year olds brats if they don't get what they want? Hahaha. Spanking. Maybe I'll do that in a later chapter. :D

Alex: Wow. Another Alex to add to my list of Alex's I know. xD Glad you like my Moon Child fics (and...have already read all of them)!

Oooooh! Bathing sceeeene! This chapter is amazingly cute and you'll be like: "OOOOHHHH. CUUUUUTE!" So enjoy!

Chapter Six

Sho closed the bathroom door behind him reluctantly. "So…you're really going to stay in here with me the whole time?" He asked, stepping over Kei, who was rummaging around for bath bubbles underneath the sink.

"Well, if you'd like some privacy after a while then I'll leave," Kei said, digging farther underneath the sink. "Got it." He muttered, his hand grasping the bottle of bubbles. "But lets at least get you clean first. Then I'll leave." He looked over at Sho, who had pulled off his shirt and thrown it on the floor. Sho glared at Kei and quickly grabbed his robe and threw it over his shoulders to cover up his bare torso. Kei simply shook his head and crawled over to the bathtub, turning on the water.

"Promise you'll leave?" Sho asked.

"I promise." Kei replied, making sure the water was the right temperature. He poured in the bubbles as Sho turned around and took off his pants, quickly wrapping his bathrobe around him tightly. Sighing softly, Kei sat down on the floor and waited for the tub to fill up with Sho standing next to him, impatiently tapping his foot.

After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence, Kei turned the water off. "Okay. It's ready." He said, looking up at Sho. Sho, on the other hand, was glaring at him.

"I'm not getting in with you watching!…Turn around until I tell you it's okay." Sho said, completely forgetting about the mirror on the adjacent wall. Kei simply shrugged and walked over to the sink, turning around. He watched Sho in the mirror glance at him quickly, before walking over to the tub and letting the robe fall to the ground. Kei let his eyes travel down Sho's naked figure, wishing that Sho remembered him.

He watched Sho step over the side of the tub slowly, muttering, "It's too hot."

"Deal with it." Kei replied. Sho glanced at him quickly and put both feet in the water. He slowly sat down in the water and pulled the bubbles close around him, sinking down lower and lower so that only his head was above the foamy surface.

"You can turn around." Sho said quietly, watching Kei closely.

"You sure?"

"Yes." Sho replied as Kei slowly turned around. He reached up and grabbed the shampoo and conditioner. "It's really warm." Sho commented.

"I would think so…" Kei replied.

"It smells good, though." Sho said softly, closing his eyes.

"Lift your head up out of the water, Sho."

"Why?" He whined, lifting his head up.

"Because I'm going to wash your hair." Kei replied, taking out the delicate hair tie that held Sho's braids in a ponytail. Quickly, he began to undo all of the braids as Sho sat quietly. Of course, it didn't last for long. When Kei was halfway done undoing all of the braids, Sho suddenly threw a glob of bubbles at him, hitting him right in the face. "Sho…" Kei said warningly.

"Fiiiine," Sho said with a sigh. "I'll wash the bubbles off your face."

"Wait—don't you dare—" But it was too late. Sho splashed Kei with the warm, bubble-filled water. Kei gasped in surprise. Wiping away a few bubbles with his hand, he opened his eyes and looked at Sho, who was smiling at him innocently, the childish sparkle in his eyes once more. "You little brat…" Kei said, grinning. "You know I'm going to get you back for that."

"Oh yeah? How?" Sho asked, rolling his eyes in disbelief. Kei simply grabbed a handful of bubbles and threw them in Sho's face. Sho yelled in anger, attracting the attention of Kurisu, who was eating quietly in the kitchen. She simply shook her head in amusement, hearing laughter following the shout of anger.

"Children…" She muttered quietly.

Back in the bathroom, Sho had splashed Kei so many times it looked like he had taken a shower with his clothes on. His shirt was drenched and his hair was dripping wet and full of bubbles.

"Okay. Can I wash your hair in peace now?" Kei asked Sho, who was laughing at how wet he was.

"Yes." Sho replied, sitting up straight so Kei could easily wash his hair for him. Kei poured some shampoo into his hand, rubbed his hands together, and began to run his fingers through Sho's hair slowly. Sho let his eyes close slowly as he leaned his head back. Kei watched him intently as he began to talk quietly. "Why does this seem so familiar, Kei?" He asked softly. "It's like its happened before…but I know it hasn't…we only met a few days ago." Kei sighed softly.

"I don't know, Sho." He replied, rinsing his hands off and grabbing the showerhead. "You'll have to find out on your own." Quickly he turned on the showerhead and began to rinse the suds out of Sho's hair, but the vampire shouted and pulled away.

"COLD!" Sho yelled, glaring at Kei. Kei simply rolled his eyes.

"It's fine now, Sho." He assured the vampire. Sho glared once again, but leaned back and let Kei rinse out the remaining shampoo.

Ten minutes later, Kei had conditioned Sho's hair with relative ease and Sho had kicked him out of the bathroom as he dried off and put on his robe. So Kei wandered out into the kitchen to find Kurisu reading the newspaper. She looked up at him and started to laugh.

"It's not funny!" Kei said. "I'm freezing!"

"That's what you get when you try to give a seven-year-old a bath." Kurisu said. "You're not experienced enough." Kei was about to protest that he had given Sho more baths than she had, but he realized that she had no idea that he was a vampire, so he simply rolled his eyes and sat down.

Sho, on the other hand, was in their bedroom, rummaging around in the top drawer for something to wear. His fingers traced over something that caught his attention, so he pulled it out to find that it was a scrapbook. Finding it interesting, Sho walked over to the bed and sat down, opening the scrapbook up.

On the first page was a collection of pictures of Sho when he was little—dressing up for Halloween and opening presents at Christmas. One picture caught Sho's eyes—it was Kei sitting next to him on the floor of their family room, presents and empty boxes all around them. They were smiling happily—Kei had his arm around Sho's shoulder. Shaking off an awkward feeling quickly, he turned the page. But page after page was himself with one picture out of the collage on each page that had him and Kei in it.

Finally, he turned to the last page to find a photo booth print out of him and Kei taken only a few months before. In the first picture, they were smiling brightly, sitting comfortably next to each other; in the second picture, Sho had his arm around Kei and they were both smiling again, making peace signs; in the third picture, they were looking at each other warmly; in the final picture, they were softly kissing, Kei's arms wrapped around Sho's neck.

The scrapbook slipped out of his hands onto the floor as he screamed suddenly, clamping his eyes shut as a memory flashed before his eyes……

"Oooh! A photo booth, Kei!" Sho said, grabbing Kei and dragging him over.

"You're so childish, Sho." Kei told him as he put two dollars into the photo booth. They climbed in quickly, closing the curtain behind them.

"Okay…uhhh…let's smile for the first one, okay?" Sho said, glancing at Kei, who merely chuckled. They both smiled brightly as their picture was taken.

"Shouldn't we be a bit closer?" Kei asked Sho, who immediately pulled Kei closer. As their picture was taken again, they both made peace signs.

"Close enough?" Sho asked, turning to look at Kei, who smiled.

"Not really…" Kei said, making Sho smile. They barely realized that their picture had been taken again. Kei wrapped his arms around Sho's neck as their lips met softly. Kei pulled away slightly and licked Sho's lips slowly. Sho pushed Kei into another kiss, slipping his tongue into the vampire's mouth right as their picture was taken. Neither of them realized that their "photo shoot" was over with until they pulled away slowly. "Mmm—I love you…" Kei whispered softly.

"I love you, too." Sho replied. "I think we missed our last two pictures…"

"We'll just have to wait and see what we were doing for the last two." Kei told him.

Once their pictures were printed out, they smiled at each other. "Save those forever, Kei." Sho whispered. "I never want you to forget me."

"I could never forget you, Sho…" Kei replied. "You mean too much to me."

Kei and Kurisu rushed into the room to find Sho collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily, his fingers wrapped through his wet hair tightly. Kei made a move to rush forward, but Kurisu stopped him. "Kei—don't!" She hissed.

"Why—"

"Listen!"

Kei paused and listened intently. Sho was indeed whispering something, but he couldn't understand what it was until—

"…Love you, too." Sho whispered. "I—" but the rest of his sentence was cut off by a scream of pain that made Kei nearly cry.

"He's remembering something," Kurisu told him. An ear-splitting scream from Sho followed her statement, making Kei stifle a sob.

"Why can't we help him?" Kei begged, watching Sho writhe in pain. It had been enough torture to watch Sho yell and scream in his sleep, but when he was awake and writhing in pain with tears streaming down his reddening face, it was too much to bear. And Sho thought he was only seven; Kei knew young children had a low pain tolerance. It had to be too much to bear for the young vampire.

"If the memory is interrupted, he may never remember it again." Kurisu told him, pulling Kei out of the room and shutting the door. The screams were stifled slightly, but Kei still flinched each time Sho screamed out in pain. "You don't want that, do you?" Kei looked away, but Kurisu jerked at his arm. "Do you?"

"No!" Kei snarled angrily, his eyes filling with tears of rage. Kurisu jumped back slightly at his response, which made Kei sigh softly. "It's just…I can't stand to hear him in pain. It was like this a couple months ago when he was having the dreams…it was too much for me to bear."

"I've lost someone close to me before." Kurisu said, staring at the closed door with a distant look in her eyes. "H-he ran away one night and I found out he had committed suicide early the next morning." She looked up at Kei and smiled slightly. "He was always suffering before then and it was too much for me. I know what you're going through." Kei smiled back at her warmly and took a step forward, hugging her comfortingly. She sniffed quietly for a few minutes into his shirt.

Suddenly, they both noticed that the screams of pain had died down. The pair looked at each other and Kei broke away from their hug, quickly running inside to kneel down next to Sho, who was now sprawled out and breathing heavily still.

The young vampire's eyes shot open and he looked at Kei, who realized that Sho's eyes were fiercer than he'd ever seen them. Sho barred his teeth at Kei and the older vampire knew what to do. Quickly, he climbed onto Sho's stomach and pinned him down. Sho growled in rage, but Kei watched Sho's eyes intently. Kurisu took a few steps forward and watched the pair intently. "Be careful, Kei. You don't know—"

"I know what he's going to do. Just let me calm him down." He growled, still watching Sho's eyes. Slowly, the piercing cerulean calmed down and Sho's eyes turned back to the pure sapphire Kei loved. Quickly, Kei climbed off of Sho (so Sho wouldn't kill him for being on top of him) and touched the vampire's shoulder gently. "Sho?" He said softly. "Are you okay?"

"W-what happened?" Sho asked as Kurisu kneeled down next to Kei, grabbing the scrapbook and flipping through the pages slowly.

"You—"

"Fainted." Kurisu finished.

"I did?"

"Yes." Kei said. "But are you okay?"

"My head hurts. A lot." Sho explained. "But otherwise I'm okay—" Sho suddenly realized that his robe was wide open and Kei was right there. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?"

"Sho—"

"GET OUT!" Sho yelled. "BOTH OF YOU." Kei and Kurisu quickly left the room, closing the door behind them.

"Now he hates me…again!" Kei moaned softly, but Kurisu hit him on the shoulder. "What?" He then realized she was holding their scrapbook in her hand.

"Would this have anything to do with what just happened?" She asked him as he flipped through it. His eyes landed on the last page with their photos from the photo booth.

"I bet it was this…" Kei whispered softly, his fingers tracing over the last picture. "These were the first pictures we took after we confessed our love…"

"That would explain it…" Kurisu said quietly as the door to Sho's room opened. Kei quickly hid the book behind his back.

"Kei…?" Sho said.

"Yes?"

"Can you braid my hair for me?" He asked.

"Of course!" Kei replied, smiling brightly. "But bring something to do…like a deck of cards—"

"My CD player?"

"Sure."

Sho squeaked in delight and ran back into his room, shouting, "Let me change into something first!" as he slammed the door.

"Whatever…" Kei muttered, shoving the scrapbook into Kurisu's hands and walking into the bathroom. "Hide that somewhere where he won't find it again. I really don't like it when he screams." Grabbing a handful of small, clear rubber bands and a comb and brush, Kei walked out into the family room and sat down on the couch.

"I'm leaving." Kurisu said, opening the door.

"Work?"

"No. I've gotta go pick up his prescription."

"Oh. Well. Have fun." Kei said shortly.

"I'll be back in an hour."

"'Bye." Kei said as Sho walked in, holding his CD player, headphones, and CD case in one hand. He had changed into a pair of black leather pants and a white tank top. A small towel was draped around his neck.

"Where should I sit?" Sho asked as he walked over to Kei.

"Right here." Kei said, motioning to the floor in front of him. Sho sat down reluctantly and brushed his hair behind his ears. He flipped through his CD case quickly and pulled out a disk. "What're you going to listen to, Sho?" He asked.

"Umm…just a mix Toshi made me," Sho said, closing the CD player quickly. Kei glanced down before the CD player closed and noticed that the mix was called "With Love From Kei". He sighed softly and slowly started to brush Sho's hair.

After several minutes of evenly parting pieces of Sho's hair, Kei slowly began to braid Sho's soft hair as Sho began to sing.

"Once again she steals away. And she reaches out to kiss me…and how she takes my breath away pretending that she don't miss me…" Kei sighed softly and listened to Sho's peaceful singing. He had made that mix so long ago for Sho—when the vampire had only been nine or ten—and he hadn't heard Sho sing in years.

The song suddenly changed and Sho started to sing once again, making a smile creep up onto Kei's face. "There is really nothing else I'd rather do, 'cause I'm happy just to dance with you…" And yet again, Sho changed the song again.

"Can't you keep it on one song?" Kei asked softly as he tied a braid.

"Nope." Sho replied shortly. "Being in the silence of the night, fall into my arms and I'll hold you so tight. My kiss will guide our missing hearts…and tell me you'll love again…"

After several more songs and shouts of pain as Kei pulled to hard on Sho's hair, Sho finally found a song that he managed to listen to the whole thing. Halfway through the song, Kurisu returned with Sho's prescription. Kei glanced over at her and watched her pause and listen to Sho's singing. "There was love all around, but I never heard it singing. No I never heard it at all 'til there was you…"

"You've got a beautiful voice, Sho," Kurisu said as she walked over and sat down in front of the TV, facing Sho. Kei could see Sho blush furiously.

"Thanks…" He muttered, averting Kurisu's gaze—and then Kei realized it.

"Sho, why don't you go back and listen to the fifth song again?" Kei suggested.

"Okay." Sho pressed the 'back' button several times and the familiar sound of a big band began to play.

"He's got a crush on you!" Kei said furiously. Kurisu just stared at Kei.

"Oh he can't—"

"Yes he can! It's natural for seven-year-olds to have a crush on an older woman." Kei said, trying not to scream in outrage. Sho was supposed to love him, not her. But a small voice in the back of his mind reminded him that Sho didn't remember him at all. He'll remember, don't worry. The voice said reassuringly, calming Kei.

"That would make sense…" Kurisu said. "But—" She was interrupted by Sho's singing.

"Aishite mo ii kai? Yurenu yoruni…" Kei suddenly blushed furiously. Had he really put that song on there? He tapped Sho on the shoulder quickly and heard the familiar 'beep…beep' that meant it was paused.

"Finished." Kei told him. Sho smiled gratefully.

"Thanks." He stood up and walked over to the kitchen. "So…do we have any food?" Kei and Kurisu looked at each other and smiled.

"You handle it this time," Kei said, leaning back into the couch and closing his eyes, trying to keep Sho's smile fresh in his mind……

This chapter brought to you by Marmalade – "The song that inspires cute scenes with its cuteness!" xD I totally just made that up so go me!

And hooray! The CD Player finally made its debut! ;D I bet it had Diabolos in it at first. xD And yes. I had to put in some slash somehow. Now writing slash is really hard! I was having withdrawals and like…dying a lot.

Yay for Diabolos being out now! And does anyone think Road sounds a bit like STAY AWAY by Laruku? XD I know who's got a secret crush on the lead singer of Laruku! (As if none of us didn't already know that…)

So yes. I have the second to last chapter of Lost Memories completely written out and I can't wait for its debut. It's definitely amazing so don't worry. Since you all love smut, it will be your favorite chapter of any fic you've ever read, I hope. :D

And damn my friend. She's going to the midnight showing of the Goblet of Fire. SHESUCKS. (but I still love her. XD)

Song lyrics used (in order of how Sho sings them): Bleed to Love Her (Fleetwood Mac), I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (The Beatles), December Love (Gackt!), Till There Was You (Beatles), and Vanilla. XD I had to put it in there somehow. :D You're welcome for whoever was expecting it somehow.

So thanks for reading and please review! I know I'm updating later than I usually would, but school is just really stressful. Especially since I'm a sophomore taking a college course history class and I have an algebra teacher who has a hammer in his desk (seriously). XD So update. Or I'll kill you will my algebra teacher's hammer (butnotreally). ;D