NOTES:

Essenity: I do hope you know nice people, but I also hope that everyone knows not to dump people online! It's not very courageous. I think I randomly sent you an email...did you get it? You're probably too busy studying for exams...Good luck!

YaoiKitty: It was SO HARD NOT TO MAKE THAT DREAM A REALITY. I was sitting here typing and saying, "It's a dream. Don't take it too far, Kei might accidentally do it in his sleep..." xD And we should totally play Lazer Tag at Beamerz/ZapZone sometime. :D

Fujipuri: Even if vampires don't get amnesia, don't say anything. YOU'LL RUIN THE WHOLE PLOTLINE. Because I can see Sho randomly waking up one day and saying, "Hey Kei-chan. I was faking. Sorry for being so stupid and bratty!" xD But that wouldn't be cute, that would be evil and I think Kei might murder him...And holy crap. I really want to go to Disney World right now.

Anna: Mana's doing fine. He's actually joined a group of freshman at our school that are known as the Fab 14 who are royal bitches. Seriously. But Mana has joined them and it is now the Fab 15. But he's mad because they're making him be around people. He doesn't like people.

007: I will tell my ex that on Tuesday at school (we have tomorrow off). I'll just walk up to him and say: "Hey. You might want to look out. James Bond is after you." And then leave. xD I'm sure he'd think I'm a royal nutcase or something...well, I am, but that's not the point. And James, you can stop hunting me down after next chapter, okay? You'll know why once you read this one. :D

Gackt-fangirl: YAYPOCKY (munches) I have a few sticks left of strawberry and chocolate. My friend and I kind of killed them the other day...xD They're too delicious!

This chapter is cute, so be happy. But then you'll want to shoot Sho at one point, sadly. The end of this chapter is brought to you by Kareha by Shiina Ringo! I'm in love with her…butnotthatway. She's just…amazing. Holy crap. XD;;

Chapter Eight

When Kei wandered into the kitchen a few minutes later, Sho smiled brightly at him, though his face was still quite red from blushing. Kurisu glanced at Sho and then at Kei. "Are you in a good mood, Sho?" She asked as Kei sat down in the chair next to Sho and for once, he didn't move away.

"Mm hmm," Sho replied, taking a drink of his orange juice. "Kei saved me from the thunderstorm last night." Kurisu turned to look at Kei, a mysterious glint in her glowing green eyes that only he understood.

"As ridiculous as he makes it sound, it's true," Kei told her with a smile. "He woke me up in the middle of the night…"

"He's a good protector," Sho commented as he leaned over and wrapped his arms around Kei's torso, resting his head on Kei's shoulder. Kei suppressed a grin by biting down on his lower lip, but Kurisu noticed this and simply shook her head.

"Well, you're welcome, Sho. I'd never let a thunderstorm get you," Kei replied as Sho let go of him, but kept his head resting on his shoulder.

"Should I go get changed?" Sho asked.

"You should probably go take a shower," Kurisu said.

"Do you think you'll need help?" Kei asked hopefully as Sho stood up.

"Nope. I'll be fine!" Sho assured him as he disappeared into the bathroom.

"Kei—"

"What? It's not my fault he woke me up in the middle of the night with his sobbing and begged me to hold him during the night!" Kei said furiously.

"…I actually wasn't going to say anything about that being bad," she said slowly.

"Oh."

"But I was going to say that his amnesia may be disappearing. Slowly, but surely."

"Really?" Kei asked, not really hearing what she had said.

"Well, if you think about it, he kissed you this morning and just gave you a hug and rested his head on your shoulder and before this he wouldn't even let you near him!"

"Well maybe I was too absorbed in the fact that he's letting me hold him again that I didn't realize—what?" Kei stopped his furious rant for a moment, letting Kurisu's words sink in.

"He may be recovering from his amnesia."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes," Kurisu replied, trying to suppress a smile. "And it's wonderful to see your smiling face again." Kei grinned.

"I'm just so happy you think he's recovering!" Kei said happily. A sudden shout of pain from the bathroom told them that Sho had hurt himself.

"I'M FINE!" Sho yelled before they even had a chance to move and help him. The shower turned on a few moments later.

"Do I even want to know?" Kei muttered to himself.

"I know I don't want to know," Kurisu told him. "But my vacation time is up tonight, so I do hope he's going to recover sometime today or else I give you lots of luck with him." Kei simply smiled at her.

The pair talked for quite sometime until Kei realized Sho was shouting for help from their bedroom. "Kei!" Kei sighed and decided to go see what the emergency way.

"I may need backup, so be prepared," Kei warned Kurisu with a smile on his face.

"Relax. How much trouble can a seven-year-old get into?" Kurisu asked, but Kei simply shook his head and walked to their bedroom, knowing just how much trouble Sho could get into if he tried.

"Yes, Sho?" He asked, closing the door behind him. Sho was lying on the floor on his side, rubbing the palms of his hands. Silent tears were streaming down his face. "Are you okay?"

"I—I fell," Sho whimpered as Kei kneeled down next to him. "A-and hurt my hands." Sho sat up and held out his hands for Kei to hold. "Can you make them better?" Kei simply smiled and rubbed the reddened skin softly for a few minutes.

"Better?" Kei asked as he kissed the hurt hands tenderly.

"Mm hmm," Sho said with a small smile. "Thanks."

"You're welcome," Kei replied. He did something to Sho's hand that made him jump back suddenly.

"That tickles!" Sho exclaimed.

"Oh, so you're ticklish?" Kei said, arching an eyebrow, a devilish smile appearing on his lips. Sho's eyes widened; he suddenly stood up and began to run away from Kei, but the vampire was too fast. In a matter of moments, Kei had caught up to Sho and knocked him back onto the bed, tickling any part of the man's torso he could reach.

"K-Kei! St-op!" Sho said through laughter as he suddenly started to fight back and tickle Kei, who began to laugh.

After several minutes, the pair stopped their fight, breathing heavily and smiling brightly. "Truce?" Sho asked Kei, edging closer to the vampire. Kei nodded.

"Truce."

Several anticipated moments later, Sho leaned forward and pressed his lips to Kei's. He pulled away quickly, waiting for Kei's reaction of rage, but it never came. Instead, Kei smiled warmly. Sho moved forward once more and pressed his parted lips to Kei's, letting Kei's arms wrap around him slowly.

When he pulled away, Kei asked, "Are you okay, Sho?" Sho merely smiled and kissed Kei again.

"Never better," Sho replied, brushing a strand of blonde hair out of Kei's face. He leaned down and captured Kei's lips in a breathtaking kiss that made the vampire's spine tingle. When they broke away, Kei smiled.

"Sho-chan?" Kei whispered softly, hoping Sho was back to normal. But at these words, Sho's eyes slipped out of focus. "Sho-chan?" Kei said again, but Sho didn't respond. "SHO!" Kei screamed, catching Kurisu's attention. She stormed in to find Kei close to tears.

"What happened?" She asked as she rushed forward to take Sho's pulse.

"I don't know! We got into a tickle fight and then he suddenly kissed me—"

"How many times?"

"Three. And then I said 'Sho-chan' and this happened!" Kei told her, biting down on his lower lip to prevent any tears from falling. "Is he okay?"

"He will be," Kurisu told him as Sho's eyes suddenly became blank. "But there's something wrong with him."

"What?" Kei's breath caught in his chest.

"He's a seven-year-old boy who's making out with a thirty-year-old guy! If you don't think there's something wrong with that—"

"There isn't anything wrong with that. He's not seven, he just thinks he is!" Kei growled.

"But still—think about it. If he really was seven, would you have pressured him into kissing you—"

"I DID NOT PRESSURE HIM. HE LEANED FORWARD—HE'S THE ONE WHO—" Kei stopped and lowered his voice. "He's the one who leaned forward and kissed me! I did nothing of the sort, it was all him."

"I believe you, but you do have to remember—"

"He's seven, I know, I know," Kei said as Sho suddenly blinked. Kurisu backed away and waited for Sho's reaction. "Sho? Are you all right?" Sho sat up and blinked several times.

"Yes, I'm fine…what were we—" Sho stopped, his eyes widening as he remembered they had been kissing. "You bastard." He hissed, making Kei blink.

"Excuse me?" Kei said, angry and hurt.

"You sick, perverted bastard!" Sho yelled. "You goddamn tricked me into kissing you!"

"I did not!" Kei snarled.

"Get out, get out, GET OUT!" Sho screamed. Kei stood up and backed away from Sho. "You fucking bastard—STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Sho dove for the drawer of the nightstand when Kei didn't heed to his commands. He pulled out a rather large knife and stood up. "Get the hell out or I swear I will murder you right here, right now." Sho hissed menacingly. Kei darted out of the room and into the kitchen. He heard the sound of a knife being dropped on the floor and the door slamming shut. Glancing back, he saw the knife outside of the closed door, but he didn't dare go back. Kei turned around to find Kurisu sitting at the table, looking rather amused, but still a bit frightened.

"I never knew a seven-year-old could have such a colorful choice of words," Kurisu commented as Kei sat down.

"He grew up on the streets," Kei said simply, burying his face in his hands. "God, now he hates me. He thinks it was my doing, but it wasn't! It was his!"

"He's a seven year old. He'll blame all of his problems on everyone else. Nothing is—"

"—Ever his fault, I know…I'm just glad he didn't come at me with the knife. I was sure he was going to…"

"Would he really?" Kurisu asked, looking more frightened than before.

"I wouldn't have been surprised…I would have been dead," Kei said, laughing lightly. "But I doubt he wants to see me at all for the rest of the day."

"I would suggest…uh…camping out in the family room area?" Kurisu said.

"All I need is a blanket and I'll be invisible," Kei said as he quietly made his way to the closet……

Kei spent the whole day on the couch curled up in a ball. For most of the time he stared blankly at the TV, letting his mind wander. He only heard Sho leave his room once and that was to go straight across the hall into the bathroom. Kurisu had been wandering back and forth between the couch and Sho's room. But Kei had only spoken to her once, asking her if Sho was still mad at him.

"I would assume so. I mean anytime I bring you up, Sho simply says 'Him?' or 'You mean the pervert?'" Kurisu had told him.

So Kei remained silent and unnoticed for the entire afternoon. Once evening came and Sho decided to venture out into the kitchen, Kei dozed off into a content dream…

"Sho—you don't remember do you?" Kei asked fearfully. Sho shook his head, his pure cerulean eyes looking saddened.

"I'm sorry, Kei. I don't remember." Sho told him truthfully. Kei grabbed him by the collar and stared into his eyes.

"It was you who was dying there right in front of me. And I couldn't stop my tears—I couldn't hold them in!" Kei said furiously. "And I made you like me. Because I can't stand to live without you." Sho simply stared at him. "I—I love you, Sho. And you love me…do you remember?"

"…Yes." Sho whispered suddenly. "I do…I remember."

"What do you remember?"

"I love you," Sho replied. "And I'm glad you made me like you. I don't think Heaven would be the same without you there with me." Kei grinned and hugged Sho tightly.

"So you do remember me?"

"Of course!"

Kei woke up several hours later to hear laughter. Curious, he followed the noise to Kurisu's room where the door was wide open. Kurisu and Sho were sitting rather on the edge of her bed. Sho had his arms around her shoulders and was whispering something in her ear that made her laugh slightly. Kei stood rooted to the spot as Sho suddenly turned Kurisu and kissed her softly on the lips.

"I love you," Sho said softly to Kurisu, her bright green eyes widening in shock. Kei clasped a hand over his mouth to stop a scream. He could feel his heart slowly breaking as Sho kissed her again. Kei watched as Kurisu's eyes shot to him and flashed him a look that said 'I have no idea what's going on', but he paid no attention. As tears began to stream down his face, he bolted to his and Sho's room, slamming the door behind him. The only thought running through his head was how could Sho do such a thing—and on their sixth month anniversary!

Back in Kurisu's room, she had pushed Sho away from her. "Damn you," she breathed.

"What?" Sho asked.

"You don't love me!"

"…I don't?"

"No, you don't!" Kurisu tried to tell him. "You love Kei."

"I do?"

"YES. YOU LOVE KEI." She sighed and watched Sho think.

"…I love…Kei?" He paused for a moment. "Kei…"

"It's so simple…" Kurisu whispered. "Just say 'I love Kei'. Please, Sho. Just say it."

"I love Kei," Sho said softly, his cerulean eyes lighting up. "I love Kei…" After a few moments, Sho suddenly said, "I do love Kei."

"How long have you known him?" She asked, trying to make sure Sho was telling the truth. Sho suddenly looked at her and blinked.

"Who're you?" He asked, making Kurisu laugh.

"I'm sorry for laughing, but you don't remember me because for the past week, you've had amnesia." Kurisu explained. "I'm your doctor, Kurisu Matsumoto, and you've been making Kei's life a living hell."

"Oh god, I have?" Sho said, running a hand through his hair.

"Yes. You see, you had a special case of amnesia where you thought you were seven and had just met Kei. You could function perfectly, but you just didn't remember anything about Kei…" Sho's eyes widened.

"And what just happened?"

"Kei watched you kiss me and tell me that you love me and he started to cry and ran to your room," Kurisu whispered furiously. "Please, Sho. I'm begging you. Kei's only happy when you love him. And he thinks you love me…his heart is broken into so many pieces."

"And only I can help him…I have to help him. I can't see him suffer!" With that, Sho darted out of Kurisu's room and into their room to find the vampire curled up on the top of their bed, sobbing quietly. "Kei." Sho said softly. He heard Kei's sobs stop quickly, but start back up. "K-Kei!" Sho said again, his voice shaking slightly. Kei suddenly sat up, but didn't face Sho. He didn't know whether the younger vampire wanted to apologize or yell at him for being upset. "Kei-chan, don't cry!" Kei turned around quickly and stared at Sho.

"W-what did you just say?" Kei whispered, his tears stopping.

"I said don't cry—it hurts me too much to see you crying." Sho said with a small smile. He watched Kei slowly get to his feet and walk forward a few steps. Sho wandered over to him quickly, his smile broadening.

"But what did you call me?" He said softly.

"Kei-chan." Sho told him, wrapping his arms around the vampire's waist loosely. "That's your name isn't it?" He chuckled softly. Kei lifted up a hand and placed it on Sho's cheek for a moment before he traced a finger down Sho's jaw line, suddenly laughing for a few seconds. He traced his fingers over Sho's petal soft lips, a smile growing on his face.

"You—you're not pushing me away…?" Kei said, unbelieving.

"Why would I?" Sho asked with a laugh in his voice. Kei wrapped his arms loosely around Sho's neck and buried his face in Sho's shirt.

"Sho…" Kei whispered, breathing in the familiar scent. Sho smiled and rested his chin on the top of Kei's head. He slid his arms up to Kei's back and pinned the vampire against his chest, running one hand over Kei's left shoulder blade and another through the vampire's soft hair.

"Oh Kei," Sho whispered, kissing the top of Kei's head. Kei looked up at Sho who was smiling warmly at him. Suddenly, Kei pressed his lips to Sho's, letting a hand slide up to the back of Sho's head, continually running through his hair. Kei slipped his tongue into Sho's mouth quickly, tracing over the perfect teeth until Sho's tongue had found his. Kei moaned as Sho pushed him back onto the bed, finding Kei's hands and entwining their fingers together. After several minutes, Kei pulled away.

"Sho," Kei said softly. "I've missed you…"

"I've missed you, too…" Sho told him. "…Even though I really don't remember the past two weeks…" Kei laughed and pulled Sho into another passionate kiss.

"And don't tell me this tickles," Kei said a few minutes later as he let Sho hug him tightly. His eyelashes were brushing against Sho's neck slightly.

"Why not?"

"Just don't." Kei replied, sighing contently.

Again. ALL MEN SUCK (except for my loyal fans that are guys. I love you all!). I just found out that after my boyfriend broke up with me, he's already going out with someone else. And she's a complete whore. Even his friends are all asking where the hell his brain went because she's definitely not good looking at all. As my friend said: "Whatever brains he had when he dumped you, he definitely left it with you." I give their "relationship" a week max. (Written on 11/8/05)

11/9/05 – Okay. Now my friends and I are betting on how long they're going to stay together. Now I just need to think of a prize for the winner. xD

Okay. So. Lovely chapter, eh? Sho's finally recovered! HUZZAH! Now, the next chapter is their sixth month anniversary. So let me just warn you:

RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER.

I think you'll remember now. xD Trust me. If you LOVE smut then you'll love the next chapter. It's already written, but I'm not posting it just yet. I need all of my regular readers to review first. :D

Hope you enjoyed this chapter and you'll DEFINITELY enjoy the next chapter! Please review and the smut will be here sooner than you can say "As long as I get my history reading done, I can go to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!" (Now I must go finish my history!)