NOTES:

Essenity: Oh god, don't get me started about procrastinating. I have to do a review of a play I've seen and it's due in two days. xD I had a whole month to work on it...ohwell. Sex and relationships? xD Sounds like Kei and Sho crazyness to me!

YaoiKitty: I'm telling you, Road sounds like STAY AWAY! And yes. The second to last chapter has changed a lot since you read it. Maybe I'll give you another preview if I see you on AIM sometime soon...;D Or once you UPDATE.

Fujipuri: YES. I PUT THE MIRROR IN THEIR PURPOSELY! Kei needs something or else he'll go insane...xD Maybe I should have put Seppai no Sayonara in there...but that pertains to how I feel at the moment...And I think one more chapter, maybe two, and then the smut comes!

Anna: Ooooh yay. I wish I had some Felix Felicis. And I thought of the photobooth thing in religion class while I was zoning out. That was probably back in September...o.O That's a while...

007: I'm sorry, James. There won't be hot stuff until the second to last chapter! But don't worry, it's already written and utterly smutfilled. ;D And I'm not joking. (but there's a good surprise in this one, don't worry…orkillmewithyouramazingweapons!)

Ahnouthei: I UPDATED, I UPDATED. Don't worry, I'm not dead!

MinuMiro: I feel so bad for Kei. I promise I'll try not to torture him too much...but don't hold me to that promise, 'kay? And I so totally love GacktxHyde. And my new love is KiritoxAiji. It's so...hott...and Kirito always seems to be gagged for some reason...xD

Yvonne: Oooh. Can I put that extra 10 onto my history grade? I sorely need it. xD But thanks! I love when people love my fic and actually leave a review! Annyong? I thought that was hello...Oh well. TV makes my mind weird. (There's an adopted kid named Annyong on Arrested Development...or there was in the first season...)

Oooh. Thanks for the reviews, everyone! They were sorely needed!

Angsty Chapter (at least at the beginning). SORRY! DON'TSHOOTMEEEEE!

Chapter Seven

The next four days dragged by, and Kei was wondering how long amnesia usually lasted. Since Sho was a vampire now, wouldn't it last for less time than normal amnesia? He was slowing beginning to forget what Sho's cheerful voice sounded like. Any time he tried to make conversation, Sho snapped at him, or gave him simply one-word answers. And he constantly followed Kurisu around like a puppy; it was sickening to watch.

"Good morning, Kei!" Kurisu said brightly as she fixed some waffles for Sho, who was sitting at the table, mouthing the words to the song that was blaring on the stereo.

"What's so good about it?" Kei muttered, seeing Sho's eyes flicker towards him menacingly. "I'm just wondering when all of this will be over with…" He sat down next to Sho at the table; Sho, however, seemed to take this offensively and decided to glare at Kei. "What'd I do?" Kei asked, staring at the vampire, unmoved by his stony glare.

"You're too close to me." Sho said.

"So deal with it!" Kei told him. "You're a grown-up…" Sho simply scooted his chair away a few inches and continued to stare at Kei. Kei ignored it and talked to Kurisu in vague sentences. "How much longer will it be?" She glanced at Kei.

"I don't know. Usually it's done by now…" Kurisu said. Sho, thinking they were talking about something else, spoke up.

"How long do waffles usually take to make?" Kei smiled, but let Kurisu answer.

"They're done right now." She told him, scooping the waffles out of the maker and onto a plate, quickly carrying it over to the table and setting it down in front of Sho; Kei made a face. "Would you like some, Kei?" Kurisu offered politely.

"No thanks." Kei replied, watching Sho eat with a sickening look on his face.

"What?" Sho asked, glaring.

"Nothing," Kei muttered, turning to stare blankly out the window at the complete darkness outside. Sho's soft singing made him feel as though he were in a trance.

"Louder, louder…And we'll run for our lives. I can hardly speak I understand why you can't raise your voice to say—"

"To think I might not see those eyes…Makes it so hard not to cry. And as we say our long goodbye...I nearly do." Kei sang softly, still staring out the window. Sho looked at him, speechless.

"You know this song?" Sho asked, abandoning his waffles.

"I'm the one that introduced this song to you…" Kei told him.

"Really." Sho said, uninterested in the rest of the story. He turned away from Kei and returned to eating his waffles in stony silence. Kei, however, was staring at the back of Sho's head and listened to the song playing.

"Light up, light up

As if you have a choice.

Even if you cannot hear my voice

I'll be right beside you dear…"

"Are you all right, Kei?" Kurisu said, standing in Kei's line of vision, but Kei didn't pay any attention—he lost in thoughts of the past, remembering his and Sho's first kiss. Sho turned to look at Kei; he gently touched Kei's shoulder. Kei shook his head slightly and looked at the vampire with a small smile on his face; just the fact that Sho's hand was on his shoulder was enough to make him happy.

"Kei?" Sho said quietly. "You okay?"

"Yeah." Kei replied.

"You look really pale…" Kurisu commented. "Are you sure that you're okay?"

"I—just…" Kei paused for a moment. "I need some fresh air…" He stood up and staggered over to the front door. He could tell that Sho and Kurisu were watching him closely, neither of them knowing his urgent need for blood. Furious footsteps told him that Kurisu was going to stop him.

"Where are you going?" Kei whirled around to find Sho standing a few feet away, looking hurt.

"Out." Kei said shortly.

"Where?" Sho asked, crossing his arms.

"Why do you care?"

"I just want to know." Sho told him, glaring.

"Your not my parent, Sho." Kei shot, making Sho stare at him for a moment.

"I just…want to know." Sho said quietly.

"But you don't need to know, do you?" Kei snapped.

"Well, no—"

"Besides, it's none of your business, Sho-cha…" Kei froze in mid-word, as did Sho. He had almost called him 'Sho-chan' and he could tell the man was furious at him.

"Out." Sho whispered angrily, pointing to the door. Kei opened it slowly, noticed it was pouring outside, and glanced back at Sho. "Get out." Sho repeated, taking an angry step forward. "Now." He shoved Kei out into the rain and slammed the door shut. Kei staggered, lost his balance, and fell down the few stone steps that led to the sidewalk. He turned over, lying on his back, and let the rain mix with his tears of frustration.

After several minutes, Kei sat up slowly. "WHY DO YOU HATE ME?" He screamed into the night. Not waiting for an answer, he stood up and began to stagger down the deserted street, not realizing how drenched he was.

After what seemed to be at least a half anhour, Kei finally collapsed in the park, tired, worn-out, and in need of blood. He managed to sit up against the tree he had fallen down underneath and wiped the raindrops out of his eyes, clearing his vision.

He glanced around the park, trying to see through the rain, but no one was around. Of course, it was late at night, no one would be out—and it was raining. Kei screamed in rage and closed his eyes, giving up hope. He wanted to feed more than anything and even though there was no one around, there was still something holding him back and he didn't know what it was.

Kei sighed softly and stared up at the tree limbs above him. Suddenly, he heard soft footsteps coming towards him. He looked towards the sound and gasped. He knew that figure—

"Luka…" Kei breathed as the man stopped a few feet in front of him. "Luka, I—but—why—how…?" A smile crept upon Luka's flawless face.

"Ah yes. The blabbering vampire I knew and loved is still alive—but barely…"

"B-barely?" Kei choked, staring at Luka incredulously. "Luka—why—how are you here? You died years ago."

"I'm not really here." Luka whispered, kneeling down next to Kei. "I'm simply here to remind you…"

"R-remind me? Of what?" Kei managed to ask. Luka simply smiled and disappeared right in front of Kei's eyes. "L-Luka—LUKA!" Kei gave up and a sob escaped his lips. What had Luka meant—unless…

Sho.

Luka wanted to remind him that he loved Sho. Sho was the reason he was out here in the first place—but Sho hadn't meant it. Kei knew he shouldn't be mad at the vampire, but he couldn't help it. A tear slipped down Kei's cheek as he stood up, somehow stronger than he had been before. Slowly, he began to make his way home…

After Sho slammed the door, Kurisu watched as he ran to the window and opened the curtains slightly, watching Kei from afar. There was a long period of silence before Sho made a sound that was a distinct sob. He staggered backwards and fell on his knees, head in his hands. Kurisu walked over slowly, wondering what was wrong.

"What did I do?" Sho whispered into his hands. "How could I have kicked him out?"

"Sho—" Kurisu tried to console him, but couldn't think of what to do. Sho looked up at her, tears forming in his eyes. She helped him stand up and walk over to the couch, where he laid down next to her and rested his head in her lap.

"I shouldn't have done that," Sho whimpered as Kurisu stroked his hair slowly. "He's so mad at me."

"How do you know he's mad at you?"

"I just know…it's a feeling I have…" Sho whispered, closing his eyes as more tears began to appear. "I didn't mean to kick him out…if he gets home, I swear I'll tell him I'm sorry. I swear—"

"Sho?" Kurisu said softly, wondering if Sho was remembering how much he loved Kei.

"I swear."

"I'm going to make sure you do, Sho," Kurisu said. "But I think you should go to your room and calm down a bit first." Sho nodded and quickly went to his room, closing the door rather loudly. No sooner had his door closed than the front door opened, a drenched vampire appearing in the doorway.

"It's raining." Kei commented as he closed the door and took off his sopping wet jacket.

"Really? I couldn't tell by your drenched state. I just assumed that a fire hydrant blew up right as you walked by," Kurisu said with a smile as Kei pulled off his shoes.

"Very funny," Kei said, walking over to the hallway, pausing for a moment. "Where's Sho?" As soon as he said this, Sho opened the door of his room and walked out, not noticing Kei standing in front of him.

"Kurisu-chan, do we have any chips…?" Sho asked. He froze and finally noticed Kei, who looked appalled. "H-hi Kei." Kei didn't respond, he simply looked at Kurisu for a brief second before storming into the bathroom to change his clothes.

"Kurisu-chan…Kurisu-chan…" Kei muttered to himself as he found a clean pair of leather pants and a shirt sitting on the countertop. "Kurisu-chan." He threw his wet clothes into the hamper violently. How dare Sho suddenly start calling her that! He didn't love Kurisu, he loved Kei—

"He just doesn't know it…" A familiar voice whispered in the back of his mind. Kei sighed as he slipped on the dry shirt and opened up the door to find Sho in mid-knock.

"Kei…" Sho said quietly; Kei simply pushed past him and out into the kitchen where he found a flustered Kurisu.

"He's trying to apologize, Kei," She hissed at him. Kei turned around to find Sho staring at him, sniffing loudly.

"I—I didn't mean to…" Sho whispered quietly as Kei slowly walked over to him. "I'm sorry—I didn't mean it," Sho managed to say before he began to cry.

"Shh—don't cry," Kei whispered as he pulled Sho into a warm hug and smiled as Sho wrapped his arms around Kei's back. "It's okay. I knew you didn't mean it."

"Bu-but I saw you crying!" He sobbed into Kei's shirt.

"I was just angry, that's all. But I'm okay. I forgive you, Sho."

"Thank you, Kei-kun…" Sho said as he broke away from Kei. "I'm tired."

"Going to bed?" Kurisu asked.

"Mm hmm. 'Night," Sho waved at them and walked to his room, closing the door softly behind him.

"Ooooh! He called you Kei-kun!" Kurisu said as she watched Kei blush.

"Shut up," he muttered, rubbing his shoulder where Sho's head had been. "I should probably go to sleep, too…"

"Should I trust you two in the same room all alone?" Kurisu asked.

"Okay, now you're pushing me to my limit." Kei snapped at her. "I wouldn't think of doing that to Sho—especially since he thinks he's seven."

"But if he didn't think he was seven and he knew that he still loved you…?"

"…Then you could probably worry," Kei told her with a smile on his lips. "But I don't think you'll have to." He turned around and headed towards his room, slowly opening the door and slipping into the dark room. "Sho?" He whispered softly.

"Mmm?" A muffled voice replied.

"Sleeping?"

"Trying to…" Sho muttered as he watched Kei's outline walk over to his sleeping bag and slip inside noiselessly. "The rain is keeping me up."

"It is pretty loud," Kei commented. "Just ignore it—dream that you're in a different place…a happy place."

"I'll try," Sho said and Kei heard the distinct sound of Sho turning over. Kei closed his eyes and slowly slipped into a confusing dream that Luka kept slipping in and out of…

"K-Kei?" A teary voice said a few hours later. "Kei?"

"Nnn—I'm sleeping," Kei muttered.

"Kei—please!" The voice said and Kei realized that the scared voice belonged to Sho. He opened his eyes and sat up. Once his vision cleared, he then realized that Sho was sitting up and crying softly.

"What's wrong?" He asked, getting up and sitting down next to Sho.

"It's the storm…" Sho whimpered as a rather loud crash of thunder sounded from above them.

"Of course…you're afraid of thunderstorms…why didn't I remember?" Kei muttered to himself. "What do you want me to do?"

"Stay with me," he whispered. "Please? I don't want the storm to hurt me." Sho threw back the covers slightly so Kei could crawl under the covers as well. He pulled them up over him and jumped slightly when Sho wrapped his arms around his torso tightly, pressing his head against Kei's chest. "Don't let the storm get me, Kei-kun…"

"I won't, I promise," Kei assured him. "Go to sleep. I'll be here right beside you the whole night…"

"Okay…" Sho slowly fell asleep as he listened to Kei's steady heartbeat. Kei sighed and listened to the storm outside, slipping into a daze…

"Sho?" He whispered softly, waking the man up.

"Hmm?" Sho asked, sliding up so he was staring directly into Kei's eyes.

"I want to do something…" And before Sho could stop him, he pressed his lips against Sho's, relishing in the usual feel of petals against his lips. A distinct moan came from Sho as Kei slipped his tongue into his mouth slowly. When Kei paused to suck at Sho's neck, he moaned, "Oh god, Kei!"

Kei pushed Sho onto his back and suddenly ripped off Sho's red shirt, literally tearing it off. He stared at Sho for barely a moment before letting his tongue wander down the bare chest to the waistline of Sho's pants. He dipped his tongue in and out of Sho's naval, hearing low moans of praise from Sho. Kei lifted himself up so he was able to crash his mouth into Sho's as his hand gently traced the outline of the sudden bulge in Sho's pants. He pressed down hard and heard a squeak from Sho.

Suddenly, Kei awoke, breathing quite heavily. Sho was still sleeping peacefully, but he had moved to rest his head on Kei's shoulder instead. Sighing softly, Kei kissed Sho's forehead and closed his eyes, sad that his dream wasn't true…

After several more hours of peaceful sleep, Kei awoke slowly, his mind hazy. He looked around and realized that Sho was staring at him, his eyes wide. "Morning," Kei said thickly.

"I-is the storm over?" Sho asked, pressing himself closer to Kei.

"Yes it is," Kei replied, stroking Sho's hair. Sho stretched out, his feet brushing against Kei's feet.

"Thanks for protecting me, Kei-kun," Sho whispered.

"You're welcome," Kei said as he let go of Sho reluctantly. When would he be able to be that close to Sho again? But Sho hadn't noticed and before he got out of bed, he leaned down and kissed Kei on the cheek swiftly. A few moments later, Sho darted out of the room, trying to conceal his blushing face. Kei smiled softly and touched where Sho had kissed his cheek.

If Sho hated him so much, why had he been blushing when he left the room? Kei sat up and realized that today may not be so bad after all……

The lyrics Sho and Kei sing are Run by Snow Patrol which totally fits my life at the moment, so it's like…my crack song…my sad crack song.

Yes. Sorry for the angst, but I made up for it with the cuteness at the end, right? I actually thought of that scene a few months ago in the summer during a thunderstorm. I've wanted to write that scene for a while.

If any of you would like to help me kill my boyfriend—oh, sorry. Ex-boyfriend. Yes. I was dumped online a few weeks ago…October 12. My boyfriend of a year and a half broke up with me online (the most cowardly way ever). If you've never been dumped, let me tell you that the initial shock is the hardest part—I couldn't stop crying. Then it turns to anger…and then hatred and you just want to kill them…but I took my friend's advice and just relaxed. I worked on my fic and watched TV (we just got digital cable!) and listened to music. And now December Love makes me cry. ;-; Oh well…

Well, you people got a bit of slashyness out of Kei. Or at least out of his dream. XD Oh yes. Kei loves to fantasize…Kei and Sho are now part of my mind. They give me amazing fantasies during my boring classes. And when Kei says the thing about Sho dying right in front of him, those are lyrics from Shiina Ringo's song La Salle de Bain, which I love. Her English is amazing.

"It's raining." Just makes me laugh. Because I love Rain. He can dance. (Rain as in the Korean singer and not the natural…whatever. XD) And he has a song called "It's Raining" and it's so crack in music form. And Kris and I crack up whenever someone says anything about rain or the weather. And we both exclaim: 'IT'S RAINING!' really loudly and everyone stares at us as we both start laughing. (and I totally watched the PV on Revolution last night on the AZN channel. My brothers and two neighbors think I'm insane...xD)

I'm insane. Please review. xD